Nvidia’s value has skyrocketed in recent years, as each new technological trend seems tailored to boost its business. Case in point, GPUs are great for mining cryptocurrency, and the company sold a boatload of chips for this purpose during the crypto boom. Some Nvidia investors aren’t happy with how Nvidia …
Read More »Jung Ho Kang from the Pirates appears in court for DUI trial
Pittsburgh Pirates infielder Jung Ho Kang appeared in a South Korean court on Wednesday as judges began hearing arguments in a trial over charges that the baseball star fled the scene after slamming a car into a guardrail while driving under the influence of alcohol. A friend of Kang also …
Read More »Florida court: Google permitted to delist sites regarded as spam under First Amendment
Under US law it’s well established that the First Amendment of the US Constitution gives search engines near-total discretion over the content on their pages and ranking algorithms. However, a court in Florida previously allowed a case against Google to survive a motion to dismiss (plaintiff’s links were removed as …
Read More »Google wins ‘right to be forgotten’ case in Japanese high court
According to the The Wall Street Journal, Japan’s high court has ruled against a man seeking to have search results about him “forgotten.” While the court apparently didn’t take up the issue of an EU-style “Right to Be Forgotten,” it elevated the speech status of search results and declined to …
Read More »Court won’t reconsider DOJ argument in Microsoft customer data case
Microsoft won a narrow victory in the Second Circuit Court of Appeals today, as the court split 4-4 on whether to rehear arguments from the Department of Justice about why it wants to access Microsoft customer data stored on servers in Ireland. The Justice Department and Microsoft have grappled over …
Read More »Florida court says iPhone passcode must be revealed
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The Florida court has said the suspect can be compelled to reveal his iPhone’s passcode A court in Florida has said a suspected voyeur can be made to reveal his iPhone passcode to investigators. The defendant was arrested after a woman out shopping saw …
Read More »Sodje in court accused of fraud
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The ex-Reading and Nigeria defender denied fraudulent trading charges Former Premier League footballer Sam Sodje has appeared in court alongside three brothers accused of charity fraud. The ex-Reading defender denied fraudulent trading charges relating to the Sodje Sports Foundation – a charity to raise …
Read More »Samsung scores an 8-0 Supreme Court ruling in Apple patent case
This morning’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling was nothing if not decisive. The nation’s highest court handed down an 8-0 ruling in favor of the South Korean smartphone maker in its on-going legal battle against its chief competitor. The case, which dates back to 2011, centers around design patents. Apple sued the …
Read More »Samsung Wins In Supreme Court Against Apple
Samsung and Apple have been fighting it out in court since 2011, Apple were previously awarded damages against Samsung of $399 million relating to 11 patents on the iPhone. The U.S. Supreme Court has now ruled 8-0 in favor of Samsung, the company had challenged the amount that it would …
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