Tech & Telecom Law News

Kardashian Shapewear Shoppers Spied on by Meta, Lawsuit Claims

<-bsp-person state="{"_id":"0000018f-2d95-d4b6-a98f-fdb5077a0000","_type":"00000160-6f41-dae1-adf0-6ff519590003"}">Kim Kardashian’s fashion brand allows <-rte-company state="{"_id":"0000018f-2d95-d4b6-a98f-fdb5077a0001","_type":"00000160-4b23-d8bd-adfd-4b3348fd0000"}">Meta Platforms Inc. to “eavesdrop” on shoppers as they browse for underwear and other apparel on the Skims.com website, in violation of California privacy laws, according to a proposed class-action lawsuit.

By Robert Burnson

California Digital Ad Tax Bill Stalls Under Business Opposition

A California bill levying a 5% tax on digital advertising to fund youth mental health services stalled in the Assembly Revenue and Taxation Committee Monday.

Appeals Court Rejects Cell Carriers’ Bid to Block California Fee

California won’t be preliminarily enjoined from applying a surcharge on telephone access lines in the state to fund its universal service program after the Ninth Circuit affirmed the denial of an injunction.

AI Faces Its Oppenheimer Moment Amid Killer Robot Arms Race

Regulators who want to get a grip on an emerging generation of artificially intelligent killing machines may not have much time left to do so, governments were warned on Monday.

TikTok, Tesla Show US-China Battle Over Data Is Just Beginning

The US push to ban TikTok marks a new phase in its approach to data security that could eventually impact everything from electric vehicles to health care, reshaping trade relations between the world’s biggest economies.

Authors’ Attorney in OpenAI Cases Denied in Bid for Lead Counsel

A San Francisco class action attorney representing comedian Sarah Silverman, Pulitzer-Prize winning novelist Michael Chabon, and other authors in a copyright lawsuit against OpenAI Inc. was denied his motion to serve at the plaintiffs’ interim lead counsel.

MicroStrategy’s Saylor Reaps Windfall From Bitcoin’s Rally

<-bsp-person state="{"_id":"0000018f-2bb7-d4b6-a98f-ffb706dd0000","_type":"00000160-6f41-dae1-adf0-6ff519590003"}">Michael Saylor’s decision back in 2020 to start buying Bitcoin has paid off in spades this year for the co-founder and executive chairman of MicroStrategy Inc.

Supreme Court Spurns Musk’s Twitter Sitter Appeal in SEC Win

The US Supreme Court rejected an appeal from Elon Musk in his “Twitter sitter” case, leaving intact his agreement with the <-bsp-bb-link state="{"bbHref":"bbg://securities/13165Z%20US%20Equity","_id":"0000018f-2bd6-d4b6-a98f-fff71d050001","_type":"0000016b-944a-dc2b-ab6b-d57ba1cc0000"}">Securities and Exchange Commission to have an in-house lawyer pre-approve his social media posts about Tesla Inc.

Tesla Soars on Tentative China Approval for Driving System

Elon Musk’s quick visit to China paid immediate dividends, with Tesla Inc. receiving in-principle approval from government officials to deploy its driver-assistance system in the world’s biggest auto market.

Wireless Carriers Say They’ll Fight FCC on Customer Data Fines

The top three US wireless providers vowed to fight fines totaling almost $200 million by regulators who said the carriers illegally shared customers’ location information.