°µÍø½ûÇø: Technology /technology?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section Latest articles for: Technology Copyright 2025 °µÍø½ûÇø. en-US Tue, 03 Jun 2025 22:50:45 +0000 Calif. Suffers Setback In Tariff Suit, But Gets Shot At 9th Circ. /technology/articles/2348907?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /technology/articles/2348907 A California federal judge said Monday that the U.S. Court of International Trade has exclusive jurisdiction over California's lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump's recent tariffs, but declined the federal government's request to transfer the case to the CIT and instead dismissed the suit so that California can appeal her decision to the Ninth Circuit. Tue, 03 Jun 2025 22:39:55 +0000 Apple Can't Get Litigation Funding Docs In Haptic Patent Suit /technology/articles/2348996?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /technology/articles/2348996 Apple can't force Haptic Inc., which accuses the technology giant of infringing a "tap gesture" patent, to produce documents related to its efforts to secure litigation funding, a California federal judge ruled Tuesday. Tue, 03 Jun 2025 22:38:27 +0000 Fla. Taking Halt Of Teen Social Media Law To 11th Circ. /technology/articles/2348944?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /technology/articles/2348944 A Florida federal judge on Tuesday blocked the state from enforcing a new law that would ban children 13 and under and restrict 14- and 15-year-olds from social media after finding the measure is likely unconstitutional, prompting the state's attorney general to immediately appeal the ruling to the Eleventh Circuit. Tue, 03 Jun 2025 22:19:33 +0000 Google Taps Ex-SG, Munger Tolles Partner For Monopoly Fight /technology/articles/2348980?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /technology/articles/2348980 Google has hired former U.S. Solicitor General and prominent U.S. Supreme Court attorney and Munger Tolles & Olson LLP partner Donald B. Verrilli Jr. to represent it in high-profile litigation accusing the tech giant of monopolizing the online search market, according to a notice filed in District of Columbia federal court Tuesday. Tue, 03 Jun 2025 21:43:02 +0000 Orgs. Urge Congress To Tackle Music Royalties On Radio /technology/articles/2348598?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /technology/articles/2348598 Radio is the one music platform that doesn't pay royalties for playing music, and it's about time that changes, several groups came together to tell Congress, suggesting a new bill aimed at preventing automakers from phasing out AM radio is the perfect buddy for the royalty legislation. Tue, 03 Jun 2025 21:41:16 +0000 Foes Urge Court To Assume Google Hid Evidence /technology/articles/2348636?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /technology/articles/2348636 Advertisers, publishers and other users of Google's online advertising placement technology come armed with receipts of the search giant's personnel apparently knowingly avoiding their discovery obligations, as the multidistrict litigation plaintiffs tee up a bid to sanction the company with a court presumption that deleted chats hide key evidence of monopolization. Tue, 03 Jun 2025 20:45:56 +0000 Valve Patent Troll Case Paused Over Legal Fee Dispute /technology/articles/2348954?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /technology/articles/2348954 A Washington federal judge paused video game company Valve Corp.'s lawsuit over alleged patent trolling on Tuesday to give the defendants time to find new legal counsel, as their current attorneys seek to exit the dispute, claiming unpaid legal bills. Tue, 03 Jun 2025 20:20:17 +0000 Consumers Defend Amending Apple, Amazon Antitrust Case /technology/articles/2348657?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /technology/articles/2348657 Consumers accusing Apple and Amazon of reaching a deal to restrict the sale of Apple devices on the e-commerce site told a Washington federal court there's no need to reconsider letting them amend the complaint despite the original lead plaintiff dropping out of the case. Tue, 03 Jun 2025 20:15:35 +0000 Wash. Judge Clears The Way For Redfin Merger Vote /technology/articles/2348880?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /technology/articles/2348880 A Washington federal judge on Tuesday refused to stop Redfin shareholders from voting Wednesday on a $1.75 billion merger with Rocket Cos., finding that with new disclosures made by the company, investors have enough information to make an informed decision. Tue, 03 Jun 2025 20:07:18 +0000 T-Mobile Wants To Duck Counterclaims In Spectrum Fight /technology/articles/2348159?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /technology/articles/2348159 T-Mobile wants a California federal court to kill antitrust counterclaims from a telecom the mobile titan has filed a RICO suit against, accusing it of making a series of fake bids to buy licenses for spectrum T-Mobile leases so it will have to buy them or exercise its right of first refusal. Tue, 03 Jun 2025 19:51:13 +0000 Big 3 Wireless Companies Divvying Up UScellular, FCC Told /technology/articles/2348840?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /technology/articles/2348840 T-Mobile, AT&T and Verizon appear to be coordinating to split UScellular among themselves and the Federal Communications Commission needs to review the megadeals in their totality and not just individually, public interest groups said. Tue, 03 Jun 2025 19:32:56 +0000 PTAB Rejects Claim That TikTok's Ties To China Bar IP Fights /technology/articles/2348746?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /technology/articles/2348746 The Patent Trial and Appeal Board has refused to throw out TikTok's bids to invalidate a series of patents related to publishing multimedia content, despite arguments that the challenges should be axed because the Chinese Communist Party allegedly controls the platform. Tue, 03 Jun 2025 19:26:24 +0000 Unsigned Copyright Certificates Raise Validity Questions /technology/articles/2348985?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /technology/articles/2348985 The Trump administration's dismissal of Shira Perlmutter as head of the U.S. Copyright Office, coupled with the ensuing legal dispute over who is leading the agency and whether the firing was lawful, has resulted in the office issuing copyright certificates without a signature, raising questions about whether those are valid. Tue, 03 Jun 2025 19:26:10 +0000 FCC Delays Cutoff For 4.9 GHz User Data As It Mulls 5G Intro /technology/articles/2348697?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /technology/articles/2348697 The Federal Communications Commission is giving public safety agencies with licenses in the public safety band an additional 30 days to share technical data about their existing radio operations, saying it wants the most accurate information available as it moves forward with reforms in the band. Tue, 03 Jun 2025 19:22:57 +0000 Adidas, UChicago Failed To Protect Data In Hacks, Suits Say /technology/articles/2348511?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /technology/articles/2348511 Adidas' American arm and the University of Chicago Medical Center have been sued for allegedly failing to keep sensitive identifying information safe from hackers who stole it through certain third-party vendors. Tue, 03 Jun 2025 19:21:54 +0000 Calif. Startup's Lender Gets Prison For Investor Fraud /technology/articles/2348344?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /technology/articles/2348344 A Greenwich, Connecticut, hard-money lender was sentenced to nearly three and a half years in prison and must pay $9.4 million in restitution to investors in loans he made to the failed California tech startup Bitwise Industries, which operated as a $115 million Ponzi scheme, federal prosecutors said. Tue, 03 Jun 2025 19:15:00 +0000 3rd Circ. Flags 'Double-Counting' Damages In Trade Secrets Trial /technology/articles/2348766?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /technology/articles/2348766 A Third Circuit panel on Tuesday seemed ready to double-check a jury's apparent double-counting of damages in a trade secrets case between two regulatory compliance businesses, noting that the jurors' math indicated they had multiplied an expert's estimate of allegedly ill-gotten profits, while the victor in the case cautioned against trying to divine the jury's thoughts. Tue, 03 Jun 2025 19:10:27 +0000 Peloton 'Hammered' Market With Infringing TM, 9th Circ. Hears /technology/articles/2348757?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /technology/articles/2348757 A professional cyclist's fitness app company, World Champ Tech, urged the Ninth Circuit on Tuesday to reverse Peloton's summary judgment win on trademark claims over its "Bike+" brand, arguing the lower court erred by ignoring that Peloton "hammered the market" with its new brand despite knowing World Champ owned the mark. Tue, 03 Jun 2025 19:06:40 +0000 Tenn. IT Biz Lands $4B Contract For Space Force Work /technology/articles/2348808?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /technology/articles/2348808 Tennessee-based Jacobs Technology Inc. has been awarded a ceiling contract valued at up to $4 billion to support the Space Force, the U.S. Department of Defense said. Tue, 03 Jun 2025 19:05:07 +0000 Canada Customers Agree To Halt 23andMe Data Breach Suits /technology/articles/2348635?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /technology/articles/2348635 23andMe and Canadian customers suing over a data breach agreed on Tuesday to pause lawsuits against non-bankrupt third parties for up to six months amid the DNA testing company's Chapter 11 proceedings in Missouri.