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Tesco chief Dave Lewis tells court of profits 'shock'

2018-10-10 19:19:57| BBC News | Business | UK Edition

Dave Lewis tells Southwark Crown Court of "genuine shock" on learning of a 250m profits overstatement.

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Google iPhone data privacy case blocked by High Court

2018-10-08 12:24:33| BBC News | Business | UK Edition

Campaign group Google You Owe Us wanted compensation for people whose handsets were allegedly tracked.

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US Department of Justice takes California to court after governor signs net neutrality into law

2018-10-01 09:04:00| Telecompaper Headlines

(Telecompaper) The US Justice Department has taken legal action against California after the state's governor Jerry Brown signed into law the net neutrality legislation passed earlier by state lawmakers, a filing at the Justice Department shows. The news was first reported by the Washington Post. The California law, which is expected to go into effect on 1 January, aims to stop internet providers from blocking or throttling legal apps and websites, and prohibits the prioritisation of content. It also bans zero-rating for specific apps in a point going further than the nation's 2015 net neutrality laws, since revoked by the FCC in 2017.

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How the Texas Supreme Court Nixed an Anti-litter Ordinance

2018-09-11 16:24:00| Waste Age

Noting a roving, roiling debate over local control of public affairs, the Texas Supreme Court struck down a municipal anti-litter ordinance that would have prohibited merchants from providing single-use plastic bags.

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