Tech & Telecom

Okta, Microsoft Drop Suits Against Cybersecurity Patent Owner

Okta Inc. and Microsoft Corp. dropped their dispute against patent owner Biogy Inc. in cases over the technology used in password protection systems.

By Lauren Castle

SeatGeek Offered Venue Insurance to Win Ticketmaster Clients

Live Nation Entertainment Inc.’s Ticketmaster was so dominant in the US live concert business that rival SeatGeek Inc. was offering arenas “retaliation insurance” for any events they lost by switching ticket sellers, according to testimony at a landmark antitrust trial.

Oracle and OpenAI End Plans to Expand Flagship Data Center

Oracle Corp. and OpenAI have scrapped plans to expand a flagship artificial intelligence data center in Texas after negotiations dragged over financing and OpenAI’s changing needs.

Trump Signs Order to Bolster Efforts to Combat Cybercrime

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Friday aimed at fighting cybercrime, including fraud and extortion, directing officials to identify robust tools to combat transnational criminal organizations preying on American families, businesses and infrastructure.

Walmart Fails in Bid to Nix Website Patent Infringement Suit

Walmart Inc. must continue to defend against Adaptive Avenue Associates Inc.'s lawsuit alleging the retailer infringed patents involving a system formaking website presentations, and a system to help navigate through a plurality of sites.

Anthropic at Risk of Huawei-Like Ban After Pentagon Punishment

Anthropic PBC runs the risk of losing a wide range of US government business after the Defense Department declared it a supply-chain risk, a rare designation that until now has only been assigned to companies from adversary nations like China’s Huawei Technologies Co.

Dish Fails to Establish US Ties to UK Streamer’s Alleged Piracy

Satellite-TV provider Dish Network LLC failed to show that a UK-based streaming service’s alleged piracy had sufficient links to the US to sustain its copyright suit, a California federal court said.

Google’s $135 Million Deal to End Phone Data Suit Gets First Nod

Google LLC’s deal to pay $135 million to settle a proposed class action alleging it illegally consumes the cellular data consumers have purchased from their providers was preliminarily approved by a federal court.

Samsung Tells Judges Netlist Memory-Patent Verdict Is Skewed

Samsung Electronics Co. urged the Federal Circuit to wipe out a $303 million jury verdict in a memory-chip patent lawsuit because it rests on an unprecedented, flawed approach to measuring damages.

Madison Square Garden Sued Over Oracle E-Business Suite Breach

A former Madison Square Garden Entertainment Corp. employee sued the company for failing to protect personal information of approximately 130,000 current and former employees that was exposed in a data breach targeting Oracle Corp.'s E-Business Suite software.

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.