| U.S. government antitrust regulators are looking into claims about whether Apple’s treatment of rival streaming music apps is illegal under antitrust law, according to three industry sources. Apple recently launched a new music streaming service, Apple Music. It also provides the App Store platform for competing streaming services including Jango, Spotify, Rhapsody and others. |
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| Pirate Bay Founders Acquitted in Belgian Court |
| The founders of The Pirate Bay, arguably the world’s most visible torrenting site, were acquitted by a Belgian court of charges alleging criminal copyright infringement and abuse of electronic communications. “The Pirate Bay Four,” consisting of Gottfrid Svartholm, Fredrik Neij, Peter Sunde and Carl Lundström, have faced an almost comical amount of legal action related to their involvement with the torrenting site, which has proven to be an elusive haven for illegal copyrighted content online. |
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| U.S. Personnel Director Resigns Amid Hack Attacks |
| Katherine Archuleta, the embattled director of the Office of Personnel Management, resigned in the wake of two massive hack attacks against her agency that compromised the data of more than 21 million Americans. White House spokesman Josh Earnest said Archuleta resigned “of her own volition.” He said Archuleta realized that the technology challenges now facing OPM “require a manager with a special set of skills.” |
