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Roberts SCOTUS Advisor Pans Public Disclosure of Lawsuit Funding

The federal judge that serves as a top adviser to Chief Justice John Roberts doesn’t think courts should require outside funding behind lawsuits to be made public.

Zuckerberg Avoids Personal Liability in Meta Addiction Suits

Mark Zuckerberg won his bid to avoid personal liability in about two dozen lawsuits accusing <-rte-company state="{"_id":"0000018e-e458-d583-afbf-e6dcdaca0001","_type":"00000160-4b23-d8bd-adfd-4b3348fd0000"}">Meta Platforms Inc. and other social media companies of addicting children to their products.

Cerebral Telehealth to Pay $7 Million Fine Over Patient Privacy

Cerebral Inc. agreed to pay the US Federal Trade Commission more than $7 million and vowed to stop using health information for advertising after it mailed 6,000 patients postcards without an envelope tying them to medical diagnoses.

Maintech Gets Several Class Action Data Breach Claims Thrown Out

Maintech Inc. won dismissal without prejudice of several claims in a proposed class action alleging misconduct in a January 2023 data breach from a cyberattack that disclosed consumers’ Social Security numbers and financial information.

L’Occitane’s Computer Fraud Claim Against Zimmerman Reed Tossed

Zimmerman Reed LLP convinced a federal district court to dismiss L’Occitane Inc.'s claim that the law firm and its clients visited the company’s site without authorization in violation of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act.

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UnitedHealth Beats Profit Estimates Despite Hack Impact

UnitedHealth Group Inc. shares jumped after the company beat Wall Street’s profit expectations and affirmed its outlook for the year, despite the costs associated with a cyberattack on one of its subsidiaries that has roiled the health-care industry.

UBS Is Said to Face $20 Billion Capital Hit Under Swiss Plan

<-bsp-bb-link state="{"bbHref":"bbg://securities/UBSG%20SW%20Equity/FA","_id":"0000018e-e67f-d583-afbf-e6ff00fc0000","_type":"0000016b-944a-dc2b-ab6b-d57ba1cc0000"}">UBS Group AG faces an increase in regulatory capital requirements that could reach around $20 billion under reforms proposed in the wake of the collapse of Credit Suisse.

Meta Oversight Board Is Reviewing Policies Around Deepfake Nudes

<-bsp-bb-link state="{"bbHref":"bbg://securities/META%20US%20Equity/BQ","_id":"0000018e-e65d-d583-afbf-e6dd07830000","_type":"0000016b-944a-dc2b-ab6b-d57ba1cc0000"}">Meta Platforms Inc.’s Oversight Board is investigating the company’s handling of AI-generated deepfakes of an “American public figure,” following a surge of such images depicting singer <-bsp-person state="{"_id":"0000018e-e65d-d583-afbf-e6dd07840000","_type":"00000160-6f41-dae1-adf0-6ff519590003"}">Taylor Swift earlier this year.

Fading: The Bloomberg Open, Europe Edition

Good morning. China’s economy is already fading after a strong start to the year. UBS says a Fed rate hike is becoming more likely, as dollar strength sends emerging-market currencies tumbling. And Liz Truss tells the FT that she almost fired Andrew Bailey.

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Meta Oversight Board Is Reviewing Policies Around Deepfake Nudes

<-bsp-bb-link state="{"bbHref":"bbg://securities/META%20US%20Equity/BQ","_id":"0000018e-e65d-d583-afbf-e6dd07830000","_type":"0000016b-944a-dc2b-ab6b-d57ba1cc0000"}">Meta Platforms Inc.’s Oversight Board is investigating the company’s handling of AI-generated deepfakes of an “American public figure,” following a surge of such images depicting singer <-bsp-person state="{"_id":"0000018e-e65d-d583-afbf-e6dd07840000","_type":"00000160-6f41-dae1-adf0-6ff519590003"}">Taylor Swift earlier this year.

Social Media Cases Could Impact Public Discourse Online

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