1+ hour, 37+ min ago   (719+ words) Data centers have emerged as a major political target in state capitals as they proliferate across the country and elected officials hear voter complaints about the massive, energy-guzzling warehouses. That has put tax breaks for data centers'which can amount to…...

9+ hour, 36+ min ago   (497+ words) Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) sued Snap Inc. Wednesday saying the Snapchat creator misrepresented the app's safety to parents by promoting it as safe for kids over the age of 12 despite having addictive features and inappropriate content. Paxton alleged Snap…...

6+ day, 4+ hour ago   (119+ words) Entropic, Vantiva Resolve Patent Dispute Over Cable Products'Bloomberg Law News Entropic Communications LLC and Vantiva SA are resolving their patent dispute concerning cable modems and TV set-top boxes after an administrative tribunal invalidated most of the asserted claims. Entropic and…...

6+ day, 12+ hour ago   (924+ words) Chatbot developers are facing pressure from state lawmakers and consumer advocates to limit the technology's potential harm amid a swell of private litigation and legislative activity. Policy makers on both sides of the aisle have been eyeing increased regulation of…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (74+ words) Google Sued by NovaCloud Over Cloud, Advertising Tech Patents'Bloomberg Law News NovaCloud Licensing LLC filed the lawsuit Monday in the US District Court for the Western District of Texas. NovaCloud was formed in 2024 to manage patents originally developed by telecommunications…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (114+ words) Data centers siphon huge amounts of energy to power artificial intelligence. But their environmental footprint starts to balloon even before the first server switches on due to the immense amount of carbon-intensive concrete needed to build them. Data centers siphon…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (97+ words) California Lawmakers Weigh Data Center Rules Amid Rate Worries'Bloomberg Law News Data centers haven't made a significant difference on electric rates in California, according to state lawmakers, but they want new rules in place to avoid higher costs as more…...

2+ week, 2+ hour ago   (123+ words) PubMatic Inc. Pares Down Web Data Tracking Class Action Lawsuit'Bloomberg Law News PubMatic Inc., an online advertising company, shed one claim in a lawsuit alleging that it illegally monitored users" web movements through its "pixel tracking" technology. Judge Susan Illston…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (502+ words) TikTok is moving to settle a lawsuit with a woman who alleged that the company and other social media giants designed their platforms to addict young users, the first such case to go to trial. A lawyer for the woman…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (268+ words) A woman who sued TikTok over allegations that the company designed its platform to addict young users is moving to settle her lawsuit with the social media giant. A lawyer for the woman confirmed that an agreement in principle had…...