Google has agreed to pay $700 million and implement changes to its Play Store, to settle the antitrust lawsuit that nearly all 50 states in the U.S. asserted against it. This lawsuit alleged that the Play Store operates as an illegal monopoly. The settlement was approved by a federal district court in San Francisco. The separate lawsuit asserted by Epic ...

The Swiss DNS provider Quad9, a non-profit organization that offers domain name translation services and protection against phishing and malicious software, has won an appeal in its legal battle against Sony Music concerning the blocking of websites offering pirated content. The Higher Regional Court in Dresden, Germany, overturned an earlier order that had compelled the service to block pirated websites. ...

The Israeli Tax Authority recently introduced a new procedure that will facilitate the payment of tax by owners of digital currencies, on their profits from these currencies. This move primarily addresses the challenge posed by the refusal of many banks in Israel to accept deposits from digital currency transactions, a concern often linked to fears of money laundering and terrorism ...