Singer and actress Selena Gomez and her mother are being sued over their mental health startup, Wondermind. The plaintiffs in the lawsuit say they invested nearly $1.2 million in the startup, and are accusing Gomez of securities fraud and breach of contract. They allege that the startup failed to deliver on its commitments without informing
France has banned unsolicited telemarketing calls under a new law aimed at protecting consumers from intrusive sales pitches and shielding vulnerable people from fraudulent commercial practices. The law backed by President Emmanuel Macron’s government entered into force Tuesday. While several countries have tried opt-out systems, France is hoping more muscular obligatory opt-in rules will be
A US judge has dismissed criminal charges against Indian billionaire Gautam Adani, bringing a high-profile bribery and fraud case against one of India’s richest businessmen to an end. In 2024, Adani was accused of allegedly paying bribes to Indian officials for high-profile renewable energy projects and misleading US investors about it. Adani and his companies
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Immigration and Customs Enforcement Enforcement (ICE) intends to renew its contract with an affiliate of data brokerage giant Thomson Reuters at a rate of up to $25 million per year for up to five years to meet an urgent and “multiplied” demand for data that can identify “unaccompanied minors” as well as anyone involved in
Block has agreed to pay $45 million to settle lawsuits brought by 46 U.S. states alleging that its peer-to-peer payments app, Cash App, failed to adequately protect users from fraud. State attorneys general said they found that Block misled users by falsely advertising that Cash App provided bank-like protections, including advanced fraud detection. Block denied