Tech & Telecom Law News

Musk Makes Surprise China Visit in Search of Tesla Revenue Boost

Tesla Inc.’s Elon Musk made an unannounced trip to China on Sunday, seeking approval for driver-assistance software that could help arrest the carmaker’s revenue decline.

By Bloomberg News

Samsung, Zeiss to Bolster Cooperation in Chip Manufacturing

<-bsp-bb-link state="{"bbHref":"bbg://securities/005930%20KS%20Equity","_id":"0000018f-25fc-d583-afbf-e7fcfdb80000","_type":"0000016b-944a-dc2b-ab6b-d57ba1cc0000"}">Samsung Electronics Co. says Executive Chairman <-bsp-person state="{"_id":"0000018f-25fc-d583-afbf-e7fcfdb80001","_type":"00000160-6f41-dae1-adf0-6ff519590003"}">Jay Y. Lee met with the CEO of German optical component maker Zeiss Group and discussed expanding cooperation on advanced semiconductor equipment, according to a statement.

TikTok, ByteDance US General Counsel Andersen to Exit Role

<-bsp-person state="{"_id":"0000018f-219c-d583-afbf-e3dcacb50000","_type":"00000160-6f41-dae1-adf0-6ff519590003"}">Erich Andersen, the US-based general counsel for TikTok and its Chinese parent company ByteDance Ltd., is stepping down from that role, the social media app said.

TikTok Sale-or-Ban Law Spurs Promise of Legal Fight: Explained

President Joe Biden signed into law a bill this week that requires Chinese ByteDance Ltd., TikTok Inc.‘s parent company, to sell the app in less than a year or face a ban in the US. The action sets up a likely legal battle between the app—which has vowed to fight the policy in court—and the US government.

Apple’s OpenAI Talks Intensify as It Seeks to Add AI Features

<-bsp-bb-link state="{"bbHref":"bbg://securities/AAPL%20US%20Equity/BQ","_id":"0000018f-25ff-d583-afbf-e7ff844e0000","_type":"0000016b-944a-dc2b-ab6b-d57ba1cc0000"}">Apple Inc. has renewed discussions with OpenAI about using the startup’s technology to power some new features coming to the iPhone later this year, according to people familiar with the matter.

Zimmerman Reed Loses Mass-Arbitration Effort Against L’Occitane

Zimmerman Reed LLP won a battle but lost the war in its effort to force L’Occitane Inc. to arbitrate 3,144 individual privacy claims brought by the law firm’s clients over the cosmetics firm’s alleged sharing of their information with Google Inc. and other third parties.

‘Game of Thrones’ Mobile App False-Ad Claims Sent to Arbitration

Players of “Games of Thrones: Conquest,” a mobile game made by Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc., suffered a blow to their proposed class action alleging false advertising after a federal appeals court on Friday reversed the denial of Warner Bros.’ motion to compel arbitration.

Porn Site Must Pay Texas $675,000 Fine Over Age-Check Failure

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) has secured a six-figure settlement with a pornographic website his office says violated a new age verification law aimed at limiting minors’ access to sexual content.

Amazon Defeats White Entrepreneur’s Suit Over Diversity Grants

A White woman lost her class lawsuit challenging an Amazon.com Inc. program under which only certain minority business owners are eligible for $10,000 grants to cover start-up costs related to becoming Amazon delivery service partners.

New York’s Low-Income Broadband Law Gets Reinstated on Appeal

A New York law requiring internet service providers to offer broadband to low-income households at reduced prices was revived Thursday when a federal appeals court threw out an injunction that barred its enforcement.