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Pinterest Sued Over Consumer-Data Tracking on Third-Party Sites
1+ hour, 44+ min ago (106+ words) A California man sued Pinterest Inc. for allegedly tracking his internet activity across dozens of websites without consent and using the data to target him with advertising. A California man sued Pinterest Inc. for allegedly tracking his internet activity across…...
TikTok Drops Montana-Ban Challenge After Joint-Venture Formation
3+ day, 12+ hour ago (59+ words) TikTok Inc. dropped its lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of Montana's first-in-the-US ban on the service within the state's borders. TikTok Inc. dropped its lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of Montana's first-in-the-US ban on the service within the state's borders. Learn more…...
Pritzker to Halt Data Center Tax Perks as Power Bills Soar (1)
4+ day, 22+ hour ago (116+ words) Illinois Governor JB Pritzker is seeking to temporarily halt incentives for data centers in a bid to contain soaring power bills. Illinois Governor JB Pritzker is seeking to temporarily halt incentives for data centers in a bid to contain soaring…...
Netflix Appeal Deals DivX’s Streaming Patent a Staggering Blow
1+ week, 3+ day ago (114+ words) Netflix Appeal Deals DivX's Streaming Patent a Staggering Blow'Bloomberg Law News The Federal Circuit said an administrative tribunal wrongly rejected Netflix Inc.s challenge to a DivX LLC streaming patent based on a misinterpretation of a key term relating to…...
State Tax Breaks for Data Centers Come Under Fire With AI Boom
1+ week, 5+ day 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…...
Snap Hit With Texas AG Suit Over Addictiveness, Teen Safety (2)
1+ week, 5+ day 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…...
Entropic, Vantiva Resolve Patent Dispute Over Cable Products
2+ week, 4+ day 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…...
Chatbot Developers Brace for Impending Wave of State Regulation
2+ week, 4+ day 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…...
Google Sued by NovaCloud Over Cloud, Advertising Tech Patents
2+ week, 6+ 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…...
The Data Center Surge Has a Hidden Source of Carbon Emissions (Correct)
3+ week, 4+ 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…...