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Unity Technologies, also known as Unity Software Inc., is an American video game software development company. It was founded in 2004 as Over the Edge Entertainment and changed its name in 2007.

On 12 September 2023, Unity implemented sweeping changes to the pricing model for its Unity Engine that would affect all developers using it, forcing them to either adopt Unity's per-download fee or…

Universal Media Group (UMG) is alleged to have hired a professional team dedicated to making nuisance complaints on YouTube against fair uses of material from the UMG music catalog.[citation needed]…

The Unlocking Technology Act of 2013 was a proposed bipartisan law which would have modified Section 1201 of the DMCA to only restrict breaking digital locks for the sake of copyright infringement…

Microsoft disabled Microsoft Lens on 2026/03/09 which forced users to use OneDrive to create digital versions of written documents. Office Lens supported the local storage of these documents whereas…

United Parcel Service, Inc. (UPS) is an American multinational shipping & receiving and supply chain company.

Urban Air Adventure Park is a children-focused indoor sports entertainment company under Unleashed Brands. It offers attractions such as ziplining, trampolines, and GoKarts.

The Bureau of Consumer Protection is a bureau of the Federal Trade Commission. Its mandate is to "protect consumers against unfair, deceptive or fraudulent practices." The FTC website says the…

US Mobile is an American MVNO that rebrands service from AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile. The carrier is known for competitive pricing on it's plans and very interactive conversations with it's customers…

USAGov is a program within the U.S. General Services Administration's Technology Transformation Services. USAGov manages USA.gov, the official website of the U.S. government.

Tado (tado° GmbH) is a Munich based technology company that specializes in manufacturing home thermostats and air conditioning controls. In 2025, they announced a new policy requiring customers to…

Value Based Pricing (VBP), also known as Value Optimized Pricing (VOP), or Surge Pricing, is the practice of setting the price of a product or service based on its estimated value to a specific…

Valve Corporation (also known as Valve Software) is a software distribution company, most known for being the owner of the distribution service Steam. Valve additionally develops tools frequently…

At an unknown date in 2025, Valve updated its Rules and Guidelines for developers on Steam. These rules granted internet service providers (ISPs) and banks/transaction providers the power to delist…

In September 2024, Valve removed both the individual binding arbitration requirements and class-action waiver from the Steam Subscriber Agreement. That agreement is essentially Steam's End-user…

Varusteleka is a Finnish military surplus and outdoor gear company founded in 2003 in Helsinki by Valtteri Lindholm.

Venmo is an American mobile payment service aimed at users who wish to split their bills. It is owned by Paypal.

In February 2025, Veo Technologies patched a workaround that had allowed camera owners to access and share recordings without a subscription. The change followed months of community discussion on…

Vercel's anti-consumer recharge policy covers Vercel's decision to automatically re-check the auto-renewal every time a user decides to top up their token credits. Every value seems to be designed…

Verisk Analytics, Inc., is an American corporation that collects data and provides it to third parties that use the data for risk assessment. In a letter to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC)…

Verizon Communications, Inc. is a major American telecommunications company headquartered in New York, New York.

Verkada Inc. was founded in 2016 by Filip Kaliszan, and joined by James Ren, Benjamin Bercovitz, and Hans Robertson.

Video game preservation, which falls in the broader category of media preservation, is the act of ensuring the accessibility and playability of older video games for the future. There are many…

Video Games Europe is a corporate lobbying group founded in 1998 and based within Belgium. The group consists of members both from major corporate gaming media publishers — such as Electronic Arts…

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VidIQ is an online education website that offers video tutorials and analytics on YouTube channel growth. VidIQ was founded by Rob Sandie (CEO) and Todd Troxell in Pennsylvania in 2011.

Viessmann is a German manufacturer of heating, climate control and refrigeration systems. Viessmann caters to the upper end of the market and has in the past been known for making very reliable…

Virgin Media Limited/Virgin Media O2 Limited is a telecommunications company from Britain, founded in 2007, which provides telephone, television and internet services in the United Kingdom.[citation…

Virtual Racing School (VRS) was founded in 2016 by Peter Dimov. VRS is a private for-profit hardware and software manufacturer for devices related to simulation racing.

Visa is an American payment card service that serves customers in many nations worldwide, founded by Bank of America in 1958 as BankAmericard. Bank of America gave up control in 1970 to a…

Visual Studio Code is a cross platform text and code editor developed by Microsoft for Windows, Linux, macOS and web browsers.

Vital Proteins sells supplements, and they have product lines that come in containers with a lid on them. These type of containers have a plastic ring under the lid, which break away from the main…

Vitalant (formerly Blood Systems, Inc. and merged with Central Blood Bank) is a blood bank company.

VitalSource is a digital textbook & course material provider serving students & educational institutions, primarily in the United States higher education market. The company offers digital access to…

VitalSource "Lifetime" Access Controversy is in reference to a practice by VitalSource, a large digital textbook & course material provider for college educational markets in the United States…

Vivint is a smart home products manufacturer, that includes doorbell cameras, smart thermostats, indoor cameras, and integrations with lighting. In 2017, Vivint announced a partnership with Airbnb to…

Vizio is a television manufacturer whose advertising & data collection business generates more gross profit than the hardware it sells. In Vizio's final quarter as an independent public company (Q3…

On February 6th, 2017, The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed a lawsuit against American electronics company Vizio alleging privacy violations. The FTC counted unfair tracking, deceptive omission…

Vizio was sued by the SFC in October 2021 over the alleged unfairly appropriated software in their SmartCast system. The SFC argues that Vizio’s alleged failure to adhere to copyleft-licensing…

Vizio Walmart account requirement for smart TV features is Walmart's policy of requiring owners of select new Vizio OS smart TVs to create a Walmart account before they can use smart TV features…

VMware is a major player in the enterprise virtualization software market. The brand has been a subsidiary of Broadcom since November 2023.

On 22 November 2023, Broadcom Inc. completed the acquisition of VMware for $61 billion.

Voice over Long-Term-Evolution or VoLTE is a type of VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) calling that allows voice calls to be made over the 4G/LTE (Long-Term Evolution) mobile networks. Unlike 2G…

VOIPO LLC is a US based telecommunications company founded in May 2006 which provides Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) services.

Volkswagen is a Germany-based automobile manufacturing company. It was established as part of the German Labour Front in 1937.

In 2024, Volkswagen experienced a data-security incident involving customer vehicle information stored on Amazon Web Services (AWS). The incident occurred when Volkswagen's implementation of CARIAD…

In the U.K., Volkswagen equips the ID.3 with a 228bhp engine, then requires customers to pay a subscription to unlock the full performance of the vehicle they've already purchased.

Protection of car diagnosis is a system from Volkswagen designed to protect software-controlled vehicle functions from unauthorized access and manipulation. Access to the cars control units is…

In 2015, NVIDIA voluntarily recalled certain SHIELD Tablets sold between July 2014 and July 2015 after discovering a fire hazard caused by defective lithium-ion batteries. While the recall aimed to…