Judge denies Wisk Aero’s request for preliminary injunction against Archer Aviation
Electric aviation startup Wisk Aero’s request for a preliminary injunction against rival Archer Aviation was denied by a federal judge Thursday, the latest in an ongoing legal battle over whether Archer stole trade secrets in developing its flagshi.....»»
New York Times OpenAI lawsuit takes a bizarre turn
In a rather baffling turn of events, OpenAI has submitted a request to dismiss aspects of the lawsuit by the New York Times. In its filing, OpenAI contends that the newspaper engaged in “hacking” ChatGPT, and other AI systems. According t.....»»
Big Pharma is “coming to the table” on price negotiations as it loses in court
Negotiating prices is not a "gun to the head," judge rules. Enlarge (credit: Getty | Bodo Marks) Federal health officials this week trumpeted progress in negotiating lower Medicare drug prices as big pharmaceutical compa.....»»
Retired judge predicted SCOTUS wouldn’t allow Trump on the ballot. Hear his reaction to their ruling
Retired judge predicted SCOTUS wouldn’t allow Trump on the ballot. Hear his reaction to their ruling.....»»
Plaintiffs" lawyers who said Tesla paid Elon Musk too much want $6B
Tesla's CEO blasted the request as "criminal," posting on his X platform that "the lawyers who did nothing but damage Tesla want $6 billion.".....»»
Google Search Takedown Requests Rush to 8 Billion at Record Pace
Google has just processed the eight billionth DMCA takedown request for its search engine. With a recent increase in notices, the 10 billion milestone is just a year away. A recent uptick in activity is mainly pushed by publishers, including Korean m.....»»
Hollywood Used ‘Dynamic+ Injunction’ to Shut Down movie-web and Other Pirate Sites
Late last week, the public-facing demo website of movie-web went offline. New information shows that this was likely the result of a 'dynamic+ injunction', ordered by the High Court of Delhi, India on behalf of Netflix and the Hollywood majors. The o.....»»
ISPs Request Records to Show How Piracy Fight Blocked Legitimate Sites
Internet anti-piracy system 'Piracy Shield' has been fully operational for less than a month and has already managed to block large numbers of legitimate platforms. Last Saturday saw the most significant blunder, yet official explanations are notable.....»»
Judge mocks X for “vapid” argument in Musk’s hate speech lawsuit
Judge to X lawyer: “I’m trying to figure out in my mind how that’s possibly true." Enlarge (credit: NurPhoto / Contributor | NurPhoto) It looks like Elon Musk may lose X's lawsuit against hate speech researchers wh.....»»
iPhone spyware company NSO suffers major defeat in US court, in Meta lawsuit
The Android and iPhone spyware company NSO has suffered a major defeat in a US court, after a judge ruled that the company must hand over its Pegasus code to Meta. It’s the latest setback for the company, which has been blacklisted in the US, su.....»»
Tesla must face racism class action from 6,000 Black workers, judge rules
Black factory workers can sue Tesla collectively; trial set for October 2024. Enlarge / Tesla factory in Fremont, California, on September 18, 2023. (credit: Getty Images | Justin Sullivan ) Tesla must face a class-actio.....»»
Researchers discover way to bind nanotubes to metals
Carbon nanotubes have shown promise for everything from microelectronics to aviation to energy storage. Researchers think this material might one day fulfill the science fiction dream of creating an elevator to space......»»
FAA closes investigation into SpaceX Starship"s double-explosion 2nd flight
As SpaceX continues to gear up for flight No. 3 of its massive Starship and Super Heavy from Texas, the Federal Aviation Administration has closed the investigation into the second flight that resulted in explosions of both the booster and upper stag.....»»
Judge issues restraining order keeping DOE from tracking bitcoin miners
The Department of Energy wants to know how 2% of the US's electricity is being used. Enlarge (credit: South_agency) Earlier this month, the US Department of Energy (DOE) announced its intention to gather basic informatio.....»»
New data shows which states were more deadly for pedestrians in 2023
Preliminary road-safety data for the first half of 2023 has been published. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) American pedestrians were at slightly less risk of being killed by a car last year. The Governors Highway Safety.....»»
An earthquake with a preliminary 5.6 magnitude shakes Indonesia"s capital. No reports of casualties
A moderately strong earthquake late Sunday shook parts of Indonesia's main island of Java and the country's capital. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries......»»
Vision Pro visors are cracking, and no one knows why
A growing number of Vision Pro owners are reporting mysterious cracks in the front glass, and Apple support sometimes denies replacements......»»
Snapchat isn’t liable for connecting 12-year-old to convicted sex offenders
Section 230 shields Snapchat from minor’s claims that algorithm enabled rape. Enlarge (credit: Bloomberg / Contributor | Bloomberg) A judge has dismissed a complaint from a parent and guardian of a girl, now 15, who wa.....»»
Apple"s first foldable screen probably won"t be on the iPhone
A new supply chain report denies that Apple has abandoned folding devices, and instead it claims that the company is working on a foldable iPad or MacBook with a folding screen for 2025 or later.OLED will be at the core of a folding iPadThere have be.....»»
Apple still tops in contracting US smartphone market
Figures for US smartphone sales in January 2024 hit a new low, but Apple's iPhone continues to increasingly dominate the market.iPhone 15 Pro lineupPrevious preliminary reports from Counterpoint Research for the whole of 2023 showed a return to grow.....»»
California regulators postpone decision on Waymo"s self-driving expansion plan
Waymo will wait a little longer to hear whether California regulators approve the self-driving tech company's ambitious expansion request......»»