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How Low Can Uber Go? Here Are 3 Recent Revelations That Continue to Tarnish the Brand.
The ride-sharing company has been reportedly accused of everything from negligent hiring to paying hush money to hackers.
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Theranos Has Listed Its Headquarters for Rent
Four floors of the Palo Alto, Calif., office building are available for 12-year leases.
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Dish Fined $280 Million for Illegal Robocalls
The company should have known that its third-party call centers were violating federal and state 'do not call' laws, a court found.
By Tom Brant
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Google Says It Would Cost Too Much to Gather Wage Gap Data
Mountain View's lawyers called the Labor Department's requests 'unconstitutional.'
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Nokia and Apple Are Exploring Health Tech Partnership Following Their Patent Fight
The companies have ended their patent fight and said they're planning to explore 'future collaboration in digital health initiatives.'
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PayPal Sues Pandora Over Logo Similarities
PayPal claims Pandora ignored 110 pages of examples showing how its logo is causing consumer confusion.
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Qualcomm Ramps Up Its Fight Against Apple Fight by Suing iPhone Makers
Qualcomm on Wednesday filed suit against Apple device manufacturers Foxconn, Pegatron, Wistron and Compal Electronics for refusing to pay their licensing fees.
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SpaceX Settles With Underpaid Employees for $4 Million
Most of the 4,100 plaintiffs, however, will only get $500 each.
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Judge Sends the Uber vs. Waymo Case to DOJ for Investigation
U.S. District Judge William Alsup also partially granted Waymo's bid for an injunction.
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Palantir Settles Discrimination Claims for $1.7 Million
The company will have to pay back wages and the value of stock options to several Asian candidates it passed over for employment, in addition to re-extending job offers.
By Tom Brant
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Tesla’s Autopilot Lawsuit Ends With a Ho-Hum Settlement
It won't chase after a former director who allegedly took sensitive info.
By Jon Fingas
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Qualcomm Must Refund BlackBerry $815 Million in Fees
Qualcomm is also the recipient of a lawsuit from Apple and the subject of multiple government investigations into its business practices.
By Tom Brant
Business News
Uber’s Legal Defense: Waymo Does LiDAR Better, for Now
The ride-hailing company admits it's still using off-the-shelf components.
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Feds, Seeking Twitter Account Data, Get Lawsuit Instead
Twitter claims that the Trump administration is abusing its power by trying to find out the identity of an anonymous account that criticizes the president.
By Tom Brant
Business News
Russian Hackers Indicted for Yahoo Breaches
Two Russian hackers initiated a breach that affected more than 500 million Yahoo user accounts, the Department of Justice says.
By Tom Brant
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Sex Toy Company Will Pay $3.75 Million to Settle Spying Claim
Standard Innovation, which makes the We-Vibe vibrator, collected user data without permission, a lawsuit alleged.
By Tom Brant
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Waymo Asks Court to Halt Uber’s Self-Driving Cars
Uber allegedly stole technology from Google's self-driving car project, now called Waymo.
By Tom Brant
Business News
This May Not be the News You Want But Bringing a Lawsuit Just Got Easier
An insurance startup has a new policy that will cover the costs of bringing a case that you lose.
By Peter Page
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Female Engineer Sues Tesla Over Sexist Culture
News of the lawsuit follows allegations of sexism and sexual harassment at Uber.
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Uber Stole Trade Secrets, Alphabet Subsidiary Alleges
Waymo, which took over Google's self-driving car project, says its trade secrets are now in Uber's hands.
By Tom Brant
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3 Legal Decisions Every Founder Must Face
Why a strong legal foundation can prove to be an indispensable asset from inception to exit.
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Apple Accused of Intentionally Breaking FaceTime on iOS 6
A California lawsuit alleges the company broke the protocol to save money.
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Oculus Ordered to Pay $500 Million to ZeniMax
The spat dates back to 2014 when ZeniMax sued the virtual reality firm for misappropriating trade secrets.
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Tesla Sues Former Employee for Stealing ‘Hundreds of Gigabytes’ of Data
Ex-Autopilot program manager Sterling Anderson 'looks forward to' debunking Tesla's claims in court.
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Faraday Future: Car Maker, Hype Machine or Both?
The company wants to build a supercar's supercar, but it apparently is unable to pay its bills for lavish expenditures.
By Tom Brant
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Apple Sues Qualcomm for $1 Billion in Royalty Dispute
'For many years Qualcomm has unfairly insisted on charging royalties for technologies they have nothing to do with.'
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Uber Will Pay $20 Million Over Misleading Claims to Drivers
The FTC settlement is the latest in a string of enforcement actions against the ride-hailing startup.
By Tom Brant