Music streaming service Tidal was hit with a false advertising lawsuit by a Kanye West fan, who alleges that the platform promised that West's new album, Life of Pablo, would only be available on Tidal. Around six weeks after its release, the album appeared on Apple Music and Spotify.

Mediacom has expanded a lawsuit against Iowa City to claim that the conspired with local network operator InOm "to allow ImOn to build out its cable infrastructure in violation of franchise laws," and that ImOn wrongfully "interfered with Mediacom's franchise agreement with the city." The suit is similar to one brought by Cox Communications against Tempe, which struck a deal with Google Fiber, according to DSLReports.

Former Reuters editor Matthew Keys was sentenced to two years in prison for violating the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act by conspiring with hackers to deface the Los Angeles Times by changing the headline on one of its articles. Keys allegedly posted log-in credentials for the Times in a chatroom used by hacking group Anonymous. Keys' lawyers said the defacement was a prank, but the prosecutor said Keys acted out of "rage driven by profound narcissism.” Keys plans to appeal.

UC Davis paid outside consultants at least $175,000 to remove negative online posts stemming from a November 2011 incident in which campus police pepper-sprayed protesting students. One of the consultancies, Nevins & Associates, said in its proposal that its objective included “eradication of references to the pepper spray incident in search results on Google for the university and the Chancellor.”

An administrative law judge in California recommended Tuesday that the state Public Utilities Commission approve Charter's plan to acquire Time Warner Cable and Bright House Networks. The agency is expected to vote on the deal May 12. The FCC and Department of Justice still must approve the deal.

Sprint pulled an ad that featured a white customer calling T-Mobile "ghetto." The ad was only online for a few hours on Tuesday, but drew criticism from Twitter users who criticized it as "racist" and 'disrespectful.'

The record industry wants the Digital Millennium Copyright Act revised to require a "notice and stay down" regime, Recording Industry Association of America head Cary Sherman says. "There are 100 copies of a song. We can’t just say to YouTube “we didn’t license this Pharrell song, take it down,” Sherman says. "They will not just take down all 100 copies. They’ll take down only the one file that we’ve identified."

Uber said Tuesday it has provided information on more than 12 million riders and drivers to U.S. regulators, and on 469 users to law enforcement agencies. Many of the law enforcement requests related to fraud investigations.

New York lawmakers are considering a bill that would require all drivers involved in accidents to hand over their cell phones for a "textalyzer" -- a new test that could determine whether people were using cell phones while driving. The Israeli firm Cellebrite -- which reportedly helped the FBI to open a locked iPhone -- is developing the textalyzer technology.

Republicans on Capitol Hill are pushing a bill that would prohibit the FCC from regulating rates of broadband carriers. FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler says the bill's wording could prevent the agency from enforcing net neutrality rules, including rules against blocking. The House could vote on the bill this week.