Tech & Telecom Law News

Lawyers Want $217 Million for Settling Google ‘Incognito’ Case

Lawyers are seeking $217 million in fees for their work crafting a settlement this month in a class action lawsuit alleging Alphabet Inc.'s Google improperly retained users’ web data while they used a private browsing setting.

By Roy Strom

Biden’s Campaign to Stay on TikTok Despite Divestment Law

President Joe Biden’s campaign says it will continue to use its account on TikTok even after he signed legislation into law that forces its parent company, Beijing-based <-bsp-bb-link state="{"bbHref":"bbg://securities/1774397D%20CH%20Equity","_id":"0000018f-11b3-d583-afbf-d3ff88bb0002","_type":"0000016b-944a-dc2b-ab6b-d57ba1cc0000"}">ByteDance Ltd., to sell its stake or face a ban in US app stores.

Billionaire Ellison Is Moving Oracle to Nashville From Texas

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Lyft’s $1 Million Legal Fees Bid Sinks in California Patent Suit

Lyft Inc.’s patent-related settlement with Quartz Auto Technologies LLC blocks the rideshare company from receiving over $1 million in attorneys’ fees in its declaratory judgment action, a California federal judge ruled.

Tesla’s Self-Driving Software Is a Perpetual Revenue Letdown

The chasm between what Elon Musk says about commercializing self-driving technology and what <-bsp-bb-link state="{"bbHref":"bbg://securities/TSLA%20US%20Equity/BICO","_id":"0000018f-1194-d583-afbf-d3dc6eff0001","_type":"0000016b-944a-dc2b-ab6b-d57ba1cc0000"}">Tesla Inc. says later in regulatory filings has never been wider.

Stripe Unlocks Its All-or-Nothing Payment Processing Approach

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TikTok Partly Defeats Trade Secrets, Copyright Lawsuit—For Now

TikTok Inc. won partial dismissal of copyright infringement and trade secret claims brought by a company that alleged an ex-employee took its source code before leaving to work at the short-video social-media company.

Noncompete Ban Amplifies Biden Push to Loosen Worker Contracts

The US Federal Trade Commission’s move to ban virtually all noncompete clauses is the biggest step yet in a broader regulatory crackdown forcing employers to re-evaluate how they recruit and retain workers.

What a TikTok Ban in the US Would Mean for the App: QuickTake

TikTok’s future in the US is heading toward its moment of truth.

Microsoft, Amazon AI Deals Get UK Antitrust Scrutiny

Amazon.com Inc. and Microsoft Corp.’s investments into artificial intelligence startups will get deeper scrutiny from the UK’s antitrust watchdog, the latest example of how global regulators are grappling with how the world’s largest technology firms are influencing the booming market.