Technology
Winklevoss Undeterred by Wall Street’s Slow Embrace of Crypto
Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss aren’t licking their wounds after the Securities and Exchange Commission rejected their proposal for a Bitcoin-based exchange-traded fund for a second time. While demand […]
Google Location Tracking Approach May Draw Regulatory Look
Alphabet Inc.’s Google could find itself under fresh regulatory scrutiny after a report that it collects location data for certain apps even if users turn off location history […]
Musk’s Belated Explanation Unlikely to Get SEC Off His Back
Elon Musk is finally offering more details on his bombshell tweet that he had “funding secured” to take Tesla Inc. private. It’s unlikely to get U.S. regulators off […]
Safely Navigating Social Media Discovery with the Sedona Conference Primer on Social Media
Social media is used by billions of people for personal and professional purposes. Our pocket-sized cell phones provide a gateway for instant connection and gratification through social media, […]
Wake Up Call: After $289 Mil. Verdict, Plaintiffs Lawyers Look to Pile on Roundup Suits
• After a San Francisco jury last week awarded more than $289 million to a former groundskeeper who said he got cancer from Monsanto’s weed killer, plaintiffs lawyers […]
Accused Russian Hacker’s Lawyers Say He May Be Mentally Ill
Attorneys for a Russian national accused of hacking U.S. technology companies want a psychiatric evaluation of Yevgeniy Nikulin to determine whether he’s mentally fit to face trial in […]
Sensors to Smartphones Bring Patent Wars to Diabetes Monitoring
Diabetes treatment has evolved since Mary Fortune was diagnosed in 1967 and hospitalized because there was no reliable way monitor her blood sugar. These days, a glucose skin […]
Tesla Said to Seek Wide Investor Pool for Take-Private Plan
Tesla Inc. Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk and advisers are seeking a wide pool of investors to back a potential take-private of the automaker to avoid concentrating ownership […]
Pre-IPO Talks With Potential Investors Allowed in House Bill
Unicorns such as Uber Technologies Inc. and Airbnb Inc. soon could be allowed to gauge the interest of big-time investors before taking the plunge into public markets, an […]
Tesla, Theranos, Yahoo!: SEC’s San Francisco Office Keeps Busy
The Securities and Exchange Commission’s San Francisco office is no stranger to high-profile tech cases — with the firestorm swirling around Tesla Inc. just the latest to involve […]