Tech & Telecom

Europeans Tally Huge Costs of China’s Controls on Critical Goods

Chinese export controls are forcing European companies to rethink how they operate, according to a survey, after piling on additional costs that could exceed €250 million ($290 million) in the case of one firm.

By Bloomberg News

Texas, Cities Fight Over Sales Tax Allocation in State Court

Texas and several of its cities quarreled over how local sales taxes are allocated in the state, particularly for online sales.

Worldwide Markets Roiled by Data-Center Snafu in Chicago Suburb

One of the first signs of trouble arrived at 9:41 p.m. Eastern time on Thursday, when most of Wall Street was shut and traders were still enjoying the Thanksgiving holiday in the US.

Zscaler Pays $25 Million to Executive Known for Legal Innovation

Zscaler Inc., a cloud security and software company riding a wave in demand for artificial intelligence products, awarded a $24.8 million pay package this year to Sanjeev “Raj” Judge, a former senior partner at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati who has been at the forefront of legal service innovation.

Entropic Expands Cable Patent Infringement Fight Against Comcast

Comcast Corp.'s cable TV services and equipment infringe two Entropic Communications LLC patents covering technology to improve signal quality, according to a federal lawsuit.

Nvidia CEO to Meet Senate Banking Panel GOP Next Week: Punchbowl

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang is set to meet with Republicans on the Senate Banking Committee on Dec. 3 at 2pm, Punchbowl News reports.

Moderna Must Face Northwestern Patent Suit Over Covid Vaccine

A federal judge rejected Moderna Inc.'s request to dismiss the majority of Northwestern University’s lawsuit accusing the biotechnology company of infringing three patents covering vaccine-delivery technology to develop its Covid-19 shot.

Pinterest Again Fails to Escape Content Curation Patent Suit

Pinterest Inc. failed to nullify a trio of targeted-ad and playlist curation patents that a US subsidiary of Switzerland-based Kudelski SA accused it of infringing in Delaware federal court.

Nvidia Faces Class Action Over Scraping YouTube to Train AI

A group of YouTubers filed a putative copyright class action accusing Nvidia Corp. of illegally circumventing protective measures to scrape millions of videos to train its AI.

Satirical Blog Blocks California County Subpoena for Identities

A satirical news outlet in California, the Benito Beet Beat, won a court order blocking the San Benito County board of supervisors from enforcing a subpoena to Meta Platforms Inc. seeking the identity of the paper’s writers.

Is Social Media Big Tobacco 2.0? Suits Over the Impact on Teens

Is social media to blame for the decline in teen mental health? Hundreds of lawsuits argue that they are. But can the claims get past Section 230, big tech's legal shield? In this video, we look at the fight over social media's impact on teens.