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Starlink Still Works in Unauthorized Countries Despite Warnings

Elon Musk’s Starlink service is still operating in multiple unauthorized regions, defying warnings issued by the company last month that its satellite internet will be shut down by May 1 in areas where it doesn’t have a license to operate.

By Loni Prinsloo, Mohammed Alamin and Simon Marks

Drake, Rihanna to Return to Tiktok After Universal Feud Ends

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Huawei Secretly Backs US Research, Awarding Millions in Prizes

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Big Law Firms Shrink Equity Partner Ranks at Their Own Peril

A very simple metric is one of the best predictors of a law firm’s long-term health: the rate of growth in its equity partnership.

California Eyes AI Rules to Limit Training Data, Protect Minors

California policymakers are taking several steps that would limit how artificial intelligence companies use personal data to train their technology.

Microsoft CEO Pledges $2.2 Billion in Latest Asian AI Investment

Microsoft Corp. will invest $2.2 billion to build digital infrastructure in Malaysia, the latest in a series of big-ticket bets on Asia’s rising prominence as a technology market.

Owner of ‘open.ai’ Domain Countersues OpenAI Over Trademarks

OpenAI Inc. was hit with a countersuit Wednesday from a technologist who claims ownership of the trademark “Open AI” and owns the open.ai web domain.

Google’s Payments to Apple Reached $20 Billion in 2022, Cue Says

Alphabet Inc. paid Apple Inc. $20 billion in 2022 for Google to be the default search engine in the Safari browser, according to newly unsealed court documents in the Justice Department’s antitrust lawsuit against Google.

Fervo Energy Says Ormat Turbine Patent Dispute Belongs in Texas

Fervo Energy Co. told a Texas federal judge turbine supplier Ormat Technologies Inc.'s motion to dismiss a lawsuit related to a patent dispute for jurisdictional reasons ignores the multiple times they made contact in the Lone Star State.

California Ad Tax Bill Taps Amazon, Google, Meta to Fund News

Amazon.com Inc., Google, and Meta would pay a 7.25% tax on California advertising revenue over $2.5 billion to fund tax credits for California news organizations under a bill introduced on Wednesday.