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Apple ‘can’t be trusted to do the right thing’, Epic Games tells court
Epic Games has told a judge that Apple is treating Australian competition laws with “arrogant disrespect” and urged him to order injunctions after he found the tech giant engaged in anti-competitive conduct in the app marketplace.
TikTok denies unlawful axing of biz dev director after complaints
TikTok has hit back at a claim by a former distribution business development director that she was unfairly dismissed after she made workplace complaints, saying her role was made redundant following a restructure.
Apple, Epic Games back in court in app store competition fight
Apple and Epic Games are back in court for a high-stakes fight over the orders a judge should make following his finding that the company engaged in anti-competitive conduct in the app marketplace. 
Federal Court goes its own way with AI practice note
The Federal Court has taken a more permissive approach to the use of generative AI than the NSW Supreme Court, allowing tools like ChatGPT to be used in creating affidavits with the proviso that the use must be disclosed.
Roblox agrees to enhanced child protections amid eSafety threat
Roblox has unveiled a suite of measures to boost protections for kids, after the eSafety Commissioner said it would test commitments made by the popular online gaming company amid concerns about child exploitation on the platform.
Canva settles lawsuit by sacked software engineer
Design tech giant Canva has settled Fair Work proceedings brought by a former software engineer over his sacking. 
In Mastercard case, judge says suppression bids ‘spiralling out of control’
A judge has said he will not be able to decide all the suppression applications in the ACCC’s misuse of market power case against Mastercard ahead of trial, saying the court was facing an “unreasonable, if not oppressive” burden.
Class action firms mull suits after verdicts against Google, Meta
Two US jury verdicts last week in cases over alleged harms caused to children by social media platforms have spurred plaintiff firms to weigh class actions in Australia.
Wisetech’s Richard White sued by former Kyckr CEO
The ex-CEO of Richard White's anti-money laundering software company Kyckr has accused the Wisetech chair of misleading and deceptive conduct, but a judge has told her to go back to the drawing board and replead her claims.
FWC issues draft AI guidance amid ‘unprecedented’ workload increase
The Fair Work Commission has proposed requiring litigants to disclose their use of generative artificial intelligence tools and to check that all details in documents are correct, or risk their case being dismissed.