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Lead DevelopmentFACT · 4/5•24 Aug '26•Via CNBC Technology

Jim Cramer: Don't Sell Meta Over Litigation Risk

Jim Cramer and Bank of America argue investors should not sell Meta Platforms stock solely because of mounting litigation over allegations the company fostered addictive behavior in children. Bank of America maintained a buy rating and an $810 price target, citing Meta’s valuation and growing AI capabilities. Meta is facing a federal trial brought by 29 state attorneys general in Oakland that could lead to billions in damages or remedies affecting Facebook and Instagram, though some claims have already been dismissed and juries’ findings are advisory to judges. Other firms, such as Mizuho, warn the case could mirror Big Tobacco and result in tens of billions in fines. The article also notes Meta’s ad-driven revenue mix and the company exploring selling excess cloud compute capacity.

•Bank of America maintained a buy rating on Meta and kept a $810 price target.
•Meta is facing a federal lawsuit brought by 29 state attorneys general; a bellwether trial is underway in an Oakland court.
•Meta shares were down about 26% year-to-date in 2026 at the time of publication.

Entities:Meta Bank of America Mizuho Financial Group CNBC VERSANT Thomson Reuters OneTrust

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FACT · 4/513 Aug '26· Via Cord Cutters News

Leading CA Democratic Candidate Urges Settlement in Paramount-WBD Antitrust Case

Xavier Becerra, the leading Democratic candidate for California governor, said a negotiated settlement would be the preferable outcome for the multistate antitrust lawsuit seeking to block the proposed merger between Paramount Skydance Corporation and Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. The suit, led by California Attorney General Rob Bonta with 11 other states, challenges a roughly $110–$111 billion combination on federal antitrust grounds and is scheduled for trial in early March 2027. Federal antitrust authorities and some international regulators previously cleared the deal, but the state-led litigation has delayed closing; the companies agreed not to consummate the transaction until five days after a final merits determination or June 1, 2027. Daily fees and a potential termination fee of about $7 billion raise stakes for the firms, while Paramount has warned it may relocate operations if delays persist.

•Xavier Becerra said a negotiated settlement would be preferable to a full trial in the multistate antitrust lawsuit over the proposed merger between Paramount Skydance Corporation and Warner Bros. Discovery Inc.
•The lawsuit was filed in mid-July by California Attorney General Rob Bonta alongside counterparts from 11 other states, challenging a roughly $110 billion to $111 billion merger on federal antitrust grounds.
•A trial in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California is scheduled to begin in early March 2027 and is expected to last approximately two weeks.

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FACT · 4/54 Aug '26· Via techcrunch

Apple Seeks Injunction, Alleges More Ex-Employees Shared Data with OpenAI

Apple has asked a court for a preliminary injunction in its trade-secrets lawsuit against OpenAI, aiming to stop the company from developing AI devices or products based on Apple technology. In a new filing Apple requested expedited discovery from accused OpenAI employees Chang Liu and Tang Yew Tan, OpenAI (and its foundation), and io, the device startup co-founded by Jony Ive. Apple says its investigation indicates 11 additional former Apple employees may have been witnesses or involved, and alleges former employees took screenshots or discussed proprietary information before joining OpenAI. OpenAI publicly denied the claims, calling the injunction request false and unnecessary.

•Apple filed for a preliminary injunction in its trade-secrets case against OpenAI seeking to stop development of AI devices or products based on Apple technology.
•Apple requested expedited discovery from accused OpenAI employees Chang Liu and Tang Yew Tan, OpenAI (and its foundation), and io (the device startup co-founded by Jony Ive).
•Apple's ongoing investigation identified 11 additional former Apple employees who may have been witnesses or otherwise involved in the matter.

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FACT · 5/54 Aug '26· Via Adweek

Teads Sues Google Over Ongoing Ad Auction Abuses

Teads filed an 85‑page antitrust lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York alleging Google/Alphabet maintained anti-competitive ad‑tech practices after promising reforms. The complaint accuses Google of tying Google Ads to AdX, preserving auction mechanics such as Last Look/First Look and a bid‑rigging scheme dubbed 'Project Bernanke,' and asserts those practices deprived rival exchanges of scale — roughly 6.88 trillion impressions from 2017–2023 (methodology not disclosed). Teads seeks treble, punitive and other restitutionary damages, warned of investor risk ahead of Q2 results, and notes it still maintains commercial ties with Google. The filing follows a federal ruling in the Eastern District of Virginia finding Google liable for monopolising the open‑web display exchange market, joins suits by other SSPs, and comes amid EU and UK regulatory scrutiny; Google calls the claims meritless and has moved to dismiss.

•Teads filed an 85-page antitrust lawsuit in the Southern District of New York alleging Google/Alphabet maintained anti-competitive ad-tech practices.
•The complaint alleges tying Google Ads to AdX, preserving auction mechanics (Last Look/First Look) and 'Project Bernanke,' and claims these actions cost rival exchanges about 6.88 trillion impressions (2017–2023; methodology not disclosed).
•Teads seeks treble, punitive and other restitutionary damages and warned of investor risk ahead of Q2 results; Google called the allegations meritless and has moved to dismiss.

Teads Google Index Exchange Magnite OpenX PubMatic ADWEEK Equativ Alphabet

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FACT · 4/54 Aug '26· Via Linas Newsletter

OpenAI Publishes Messages in Apple Trade-Secret Suit

OpenAI publicly released internal iMessages, emails and a blog post on August 3 to rebut Apple's trade-secret lawsuit, arguing the complaint relies on sloppy lawyering, mischaracterized facts, and Apple's failure to revoke system access for departing employees. The move — atypical for a defendant in active federal litigation — is described as part legal defense and part pre-IPO reputation play; released emails reportedly expose an error by Apple’s outside counsel that weakens the original complaint, while iMessages complicate the narrative around employee Chang Liu. The newsletter also notes deeper analysis of Coinbase's Q2 2026 financials and a bonus look at Robinhood's recent results.

•OpenAI published internal iMessages, emails, and a blog post on August 3 to publicly rebut Apple’s trade-secret claims.
•OpenAI’s central argument is that Apple’s lawsuit rests on sloppy lawyering, mischaracterized facts, and Apple’s failure to revoke system access when employees leave.
•The published emails reportedly reveal an embarrassing blunder by Apple’s outside counsel that weakens the original complaint.

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FACT · 4/522 Jul '26· Via Cord Cutters News

News Corp Sues Brave Over AI Copyright Claims

News Corp has filed a federal lawsuit against Brave Software alleging that Brave’s AI features and search capabilities systematically infringe News Corp’s copyrighted news content. The complaint focuses on Brave’s AI sidebar and search, claiming Brave hid web crawlers to harvest articles and produced summaries that closely mirror original texts, then sold access to scraped content to enterprise AI clients. News Corp says these practices predate March 2025, undercut its licensing efforts, and harm the economic incentives for quality journalism. The dispute follows failed licensing negotiations and prior cross-litigation in which Brave asserted fair use for indexing. The outcome could set legal precedent on web crawling, transformative use in AI, and content licensing for AI-powered search tools.

•News Corp filed a lawsuit alleging Brave Software systematically infringed News Corp copyrighted material via its AI features.
•The complaint centers on Brave’s AI sidebar tool and search capabilities and accuses Brave of hiding web crawlers to evade publisher detection.
•News Corp alleges Brave scraped substantial volumes of its content prior to March 2025 and sold access to that data to enterprise AI clients.

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FACT · 4/514 Jul '26· Via CNBC Technology

Meta sued for alleged discriminatory AI-assisted layoffs

A group of 26 current and former Meta employees filed a lawsuit in the U.S. Northern District of California alleging Meta used internal AI systems in its May layoff round in a way that discriminated against workers on protected leave and with disabilities. The complaint says the company's 'constellation of internal artificial-intelligence systems' relied on inputs — including performance ratings, calibration scores, productivity metrics, 'AI-native' ratings, and token consumption — that disadvantage employees who cannot accumulate those signals while on approved absences. Plaintiffs seek a preliminary injunction to maintain their employment pending an independent audit and arbitration. Meta called the claims meritless and said workforce decisions were made by people. The story references a recent related court ruling allowing a separate Workday AI hiring case to proceed.

•26 unnamed current and former Meta employees filed a lawsuit in the U.S. Northern District of California alleging discriminatory use of AI in layoffs.
•Plaintiffs say Meta's internal AI systems failed to account for approved absences and used metrics (e.g., token consumption, AI-native ratings) that penalized employees on protected leave.
•The plaintiffs were among the roughly 10% of Meta's workforce cut in the company's May 2026 layoff round.

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FACT · 4/514 Jul '26· Via Adweek

Book Publishers Sue Google Over AI Training

A coalition of major publishers and authors — including Hachette Book Group, Cengage, Elsevier, novelist Scott Turow and S.C.R.I.B.E. — filed a class-action lawsuit against Google on July 14, 2026 in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. The complaint alleges Google trained its Gemini models on copyrighted books sourced from Google Books and titles uploaded to Google Play without permission, and removed or altered copyright information to conceal that use. Plaintiffs cite internal Google estimates of potential liabilities in the tens to hundreds of billions and say the practice displaces sales and undermines licensing markets. The filing is part of a broader wave of litigation over AI training data and follows publisher tactics such as crawler blocks and threats to delist from search.

•Class-action lawsuit filed against Google on 2026-07-14 in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.
•Plaintiffs include Hachette Book Group, Cengage Learning, Elsevier, author Scott Turow and S.C.R.I.B.E.
•Complaint alleges Google trained Gemini on copyrighted books from Google Books and Google Play without permission and removed/altered copyright information to conceal the use.

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FACT · 4/59 Jul '26· Via techcrunch

NYT Accuses OpenAI of Hiding Evidence in Lawsuit

The New York Times and The Daily News allege that OpenAI misled the court about its capacity to search training data and ChatGPT conversation logs and withheld evidence in their two-year copyright lawsuit over use of the Times’ journalism. A court-ordered deposition by OpenAI data privacy engineer Vinnie Monaco reportedly revealed internal searches, an internal database of about 78 million de-identified ChatGPT conversations, and a toolset called “Project Giraffe” (including a “Bloom” filter) used to detect regurgitation. Plaintiffs say OpenAI produced an over-redacted 20 million-log sample, deleted billions of outputs in violation of preservation orders, and substituted logs, and they are asking the judge for discovery sanctions. OpenAI denied the claims through spokesperson Drew Pusateri, framing the reporting as an attempt to access private user conversations.

•The New York Times and The Daily News claim OpenAI lied about its ability to search chat logs and training datasets.
•A deposition by OpenAI data privacy engineer Vinnie Monaco reportedly revealed OpenAI conducted internal searches and evaluations of its training corpus.
•OpenAI allegedly amassed a database of about 78 million de-identified ChatGPT conversations and implemented a regurgitation-detection toolset called "Project Giraffe" (including a "Bloom" filter).

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