The government needs a warrant to search your home or listen to your phone calls and, soon, it may also need one to view your old email. The U.S. House… Read More
Updated below with President Trump’s response and statement from Department of Homeland Security. After losing the first round in a court battle with Washington state’s attorney general, the White House tonight… Read More
Pet ID tag company PetHub and tracking technology startup Pebblebee have settled a contract dispute over a deal to develop pet tracking tags and a companion smartphone app, according to court records. A Jan.… Read More
Dov Katz, head of the computer vision and machine learning group at Facebook-owned Oculus, appeared in court Thursday to plead not guilty to charges of attempted commercial sexual abuse of a minor.… Read More
Could Amazon’s Alexa be a tattletale? Yes, as could any Internet-connected device in your home, we were all reminded this week. News outlets lit up on Tuesday with news that… Read More
Updated at 4 p.m. with Comcast comment. Comcast on Friday lost an initial attempt to dismiss a $100 million lawsuit filed by Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson, accusing the company… Read More
Amazon is again embroiled in a conflict over counterfeit products, this time counterfeit Apple chargers and power cords that were sold directly by the digital retail giant. In a suit… Read More
A former Amazon.com manager in Michigan is suing the online retail giant, alleging that he was discriminated against, subjected to falsified performance reviews and later fired, primarily because he is a… Read More
Microsoft this morning unveiled a book titled “A Cloud for Global Good,” which CEO Satya Nadella called “a set of policy considerations to help guide technologies in the future.” Nadella and Microsoft… Read More
Two months after Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson filed a $100 million lawsuit accusing Comcast of 1.8 million violations of the Washington Consumer Protection Act, the company has fired… Read More
A King County Superior Court judge has awarded Gravity Payments CEO Dan Price $1.3 million in legal fees from his brother and business partner, Lucas Price — the latest development in… Read More
Post updated below with news conference video and copy of complaint. Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson this morning announced a $100 million consumer protection lawsuit against Comcast. “The lawsuit accuses… Read More
With the housing rental market so tight in many cities, the last thing a tenant wants is to get evicted. So what happens if your landlord says that you didn’t pay… Read More
A judge ruled in favor of Gravity Payments CEO Dan Price on all counts today in a suit filed against him last year by his brother and business partner, Lucas Price — capping, at… Read More
A lawyer for Lucas Price, the minority shareholder in Gravity Payments, asked a King County Superior Court Judge on Thursday to mandate a buyout of his stake in the company, based on… Read More
Zillow has reached a $130 million settlement with Realtor.com operator Move Inc. and the National Association of Realtors to resolve a legal dispute that once threatened to impose as much as $2 billion… Read More
Lucas Price, the minority shareholder and board member of Gravity Payments, testified today that he wasn’t informed, let alone involved, prior to his brother Dan Price’s high-stakes decision to raise… Read More
Updated below with initial details from Dan Price’s testimony. Opening arguments began Tuesday in a civil trial between brothers Dan and Lucas Price, the owners of Seattle-based credit card processing company Gravity Payments,… Read More
A King County Superior Court Judge has denied Move Inc.’s motion for sanctions against its real estate rival Zillow after a lengthy hearing on allegations that two former Move executives… Read More
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella is calling for the U.S. government to establish a better framework of laws to create a “new equilibrium” between the privacy of personal data and the need for national security.… Read More
Microsoft this morning filed suit against the U.S. Justice Department, seeking to overturn a provision of U.S. law that allows the government to prevent tech companies from informing their customers… Read More
Microsoft is suing the U.S. Justice Department, asking a federal judge to declare unconstitutional a provision of U.S. law that lets the government keep Microsoft and other tech companies from informing their customers when… Read More
Updated below with details of judge’s ruling. Lawyers for Gravity Payments CEO Dan Price and his brother and business partner, Lucas Price, squared off in court Friday in a dispute that… Read More
Updated at 8 a.m. Pacific with Target comment. Amazon filed suit Monday against a 16-year veteran of the company, Arthur Valdez, alleging that his new job as a high-ranking supply… Read More
Apple CEO Tim Cook spoke out on the company’s dispute with the FBI at a media event where Apple is expected to announce a smaller iPhone. “We need to decide as… Read More
Apple’s refusal to unlock an iPhone for the FBI has sparked a legal war, and a nationwide debate over law enforcement’s access to private consumer data. But unknown to most people,… Read More
OLYMPIA, Wash. — Business groups are lining up in opposition to a bill in Washington state that would forbid commercial interests from obtaining or selling biometric information from individuals without their consent. “Biometric… Read More
The legal tensions are escalating between Zillow and News Corp.-owned Move Inc. And with good reason. There’s a lot of money at stake. In its fourth quarter earnings report this… Read More
The United States prides itself on guaranteeing justice for all. But inequality in the justice system is still a persistent issue — one highlighted by the blockbuster Netflix documentary Making… Read More
The U.S. Supreme Court agreed on Friday to review a lawsuit between Microsoft and Xbox 360 users who allege that a defect in the console caused their game discs to be scratched, making them… Read More