Apple reaches possible settlement with the startup it sued for trade secret theft
Apple has reached a possible settlement with Rivos, the Mountain View startup it accused in 2022 of poaching its employees and stealing its trade secrets. In the companies’ filing seen by Bloomberg and Reuters, they told the US District Court for the Northern District of California that they have signed…
Tesla settles California hazardous waste lawsuit for $1.5 million
Tesla and the 25 California counties that sued the automaker for mishandling hazardous waste at its facilities around the state have already reached an agreement just a few days after the lawsuit was filed. The court has ordered the automaker to pay $1.5 million as part of the settlement, which…
Tesla sued by 25 California counties for allegedly mishandling hazardous waste
Tesla is facing a lawsuit from 25 California counties accusing it of mishandling hazardous waste at facilities around the state, according to a complaint filed in San Joaquin County Superior Court. The lawsuit, which seeks civil penalties and an injunction forcing Tesla to correctly handle waste, was filed after months…
The Pokémon Company is investigating ‘Pokémon with guns’ satire Palworld
The Pokémon Company knows about Palworld and is very much aware that the game is drawing a lot of comparisons with its intellectual property, based on a statement it has published. While the company didn’t explicitly name Palworld, it said it’s going to investigate a game “released in January 2024”…
Supreme Court declines appeals from Apple and Epic Games in App Store case
The US Supreme Court has declined to hear the appeals filed by both Apple and Epic Games following a judge’s ruling that Apple must allow developers to offer alternative methods to pay for apps and services other than through the App Store. It did not provide an explanation as to…
More non-fiction authors are suing OpenAI and Microsoft
In November, a group of non-fiction authors filed a lawsuit accusing OpenAI and Microsoft of using other people’s intellectual property without permission to train the former’s generative AI technology. Now, more non-fiction writers are suing the companies for using their work to train OpenAI’s GPT large language models (LLM). Journalists…
Some Vizio TV owners can claim a share of a $3 million settlement over misleading marketing
Vizio TVs’ “effective” refresh rates have been confusing customers for years, and the company may now owe payments to some buyers who were misled by the term. As spotted by The Verge, Vizio recently agreed to settle a class action lawsuit in California over what plaintiffs claim is “false and…
Former Trump ‘fixer’ Michael Cohen admits using Google Bard to cite bogus court cases
Donald Trump’s former “fixer,” Michael Cohen, used Google Bard to cite made-up legal cases that ended up in a federal court. The New York Times reported Friday that Cohen admitted in unsealed court papers that he passed on documents referencing bogus cases to his lawyer, who then relayed them to…
Federal judge rejects X’s claim that California’s content moderation law violates free speech
A federal judge in California has shot down Elon Musk’s attempt to invalidate a state social media law, first reported by The Verge. The state’s AB 587 requires social companies to publish their content moderation policies, something Musk’s X (formerly Twitter) claimed violated the First Amendment. US District Judge William…
Google agrees to settle $5 billion lawsuit accusing it of tracking Incognito users
In 2020, Google was hit with a lawsuit that accused it of tracking Chrome users’ activities even when they were using Incognito mode. Now, after a failed attempt to get it dismissed, the company has agreed to settle the complaint that originally sought $5 billion in damages. According to Reuters…