(Reuters) -A federal judge on Tuesday denied Apple ( AAPL ), Google and Meta Platforms' ( META ) requests to dismiss lawsuits claiming they promoted illegal gambling by hosting and accepting commissions from casino-style apps that addict users. U.S. District Judge Edward Davila in San Jose, California, rejected the companies' main argument that Section 230 of the federal Communications Decency...

(Reuters) -The U.S. agency that enforces workplace anti-discrimination laws sued Apple ( AAPL ) on Tuesday, claiming the manager of a retail store made antisemitic comments and denied a Jewish employee's requests for time off before firing him. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission says the manager of the Reston, Virginia, Apple ( AAPL ) store told the worker, Tyler Steele,...

* Defendants accused of addicting app users * Judge rejects Section 230 immunity claims * Apple ( AAPL ), Google, Meta allowed to appeal immediately By Jonathan Stempel Sept 30 (Reuters) - A federal judge on Tuesday denied Apple ( AAPL ), Google and Meta Platforms' ( META ) requests to dismiss lawsuits claiming they promoted illegal gambling by hosting...

(Refiles to fix a typo in paragraph 2) By Douglas Gillison WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The top U.S. watchdog agency for consumer finances told staff on Tuesday it will continue to operate in the event of a government shutdown after midnight, according to an email seen by Reuters. Like other banking regulators, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's funding is not set by...