Senate Democrats are crafting changes to an antitrust bill aimed at the largest tech platforms to address concerns the legislation could hamper efforts to moderate disinformation online.

Google failed to a persuade a state court judge to toss out Washington’s lawsuit claiming the technology giant secretly collects user location data for targeted advertising, Bob Ferguson, the state’s attorney general said on Twitter Friday.

US regulators allowed more time for critics of Standard General LP’s proposed acquisition of TV station owner Tegna Inc. to make their case, after a union and consumer advocates said the deal would let private equity firms jack up prices.

Microsoft Corp. owes $7 million to an inventor after the Federal Circuit upheld a jury verdict finding that the tech giant infringed a database patent.

A proposed settlement resolving claims that California Pizza Kitchen Inc. failed to safeguard workers’ data from a breach is inadequate, a duo of employees is arguing in California federal court.

Elon Musk has said that his $44 billion purchase of Twitter Inc. hinges on the accuracy of one figure: the number of bots on the platform. That’s triggered a race for answers.