Alphabet’s Waymo and Uber have agreed to bury the hatchet and settle a lawsuit revolving the latter’s self-driving vehicle aspirations. As a result, Uber will pay Alphabet a hefty sum (in the eyes of mere mortals): $244 million. But in the grand scheme of things, it’s still a relatively small figure for Uber, which has […]
Two of the biggest players in self-drive technology are having their day in court today in San Francisco. The case where Uber is being sued by Waymo, the self-driving company spun out of Google, started today. Uber is accused of stealing and using trade secrets relating to Lidar (light detection and ranging) – one of […]
LG has reached an agreement with lawyers representing owners of select smartphones and will offer impacted class members cash. The settlement puts to rest the bootloop problem that plagued a number of LG smartphones, including the G4, G5, V10, V20, and Nexus 5X. Manufacturing defects led the devices to crash and then automatically reboot, rendering […]
Spotify was sued by Wixen Music Publishing Inc last week for allegedly using thousands of songs, including those of Tom Petty, Neil Young and the Doors, without a license and compensation to the music publisher. Wixen is seeking damages worth at least $1.6 billion along with injunctive relief. Spotify failed to get a direct or […]
A number of lawmakers and public officials at the state level have promised to fight the FCC’s Dec. 14 vote to overturn net neutrality rules. The Republican-led FCC voted along party lines to eliminate the existing rules, suggesting they limited investment in broadband services. New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman was among the first to […]
The US trial between self-driving car giants Uber and Waymo has been delayed after the judge said that Uber had withheld evidence. The trial would have started next week. Judge William Alsup said it would be a “huge injustice” to begin the trial so soon, after new evidence had come to light. Uber is accused […]
The U.S. Department of Justice has sued to stop the proposed merger between AT&T and Time Warner. The DOJ argues the combined entity would lead to higher TV content prices for consumers. The DOJ also suggests the deal would hurt AT&T/Time’s rivals, “forcing them to pay hundreds of millions of dollars more per year for […]
The U.S. Supreme Court today said it will not review an appeal made by Samsung to overturn a $120 million fine owed to Apple for violating the latter’s patented technology. In May 2014, a jury found Samsung guilty of infringing on Apple’s slide-to-unlock, autocorrect, and quick link patents. Later, a three-judge panel reversed the decision […]
Samsung will get another chance to reduce the amount of money it owes to Apple for copying the look of the iPhone. The original verdict is not in question: Samsung is guilty of violating Apple’s design patents in a case that dates back to April 2011. What’s at stake is the jury award, which was […]
Qualcomm has filed more lawsuits against Apple, this time seeking to prevent Apple from manufacturing and selling the iPhone in China. The fresh litigation was filed in an intellectual property court in Beijing. The two companies are embroiled in a series of legal battles over licensing fees. Apple insists that Qualcomm overcharges by requiring compensation […]
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