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Editor’s Note: This story was updated to include a comment from a Meta spokesperson. A former Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ:META) engineer has filed a lawsuit against the tech giant, alleging wrongful termination due to his efforts to rectify content suppression related to the Gaza conflict....

Akoustis Technologies (NASDAQ:AKTS) was trading nearly 200% higher during the Wednesday pre-market session as the company floated the probability of bankruptcy after losing a lawsuit against semiconductor manufacturer Qorvo Inc. (NASDAQ:QRVO). What Happened: At the time of writing, Akoustis was...

The debate over U.S. cannabis legalization is complex, spanning economics, law and social justice. As of April 2024, recreational cannabis is legal in 24 states, and half of all Americans live in a state where recreational cannabis consumption is permitted. Despite this, cannabis remains illegal...

A groundbreaking court case filed in Massachusetts against U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland has captured the attention of the cannabis industry, promising to potentially reshape its future. The lawsuit challenges the federal government's classification of state-legal cannabis operations as...

In a significant legal triumph, BBK, the manufacturer of the renowned RAW rolling papers, secured a win on crucial legal points in its trademark dispute with Central Coast Agriculture, Inc. (CCA). The contention centered around CCA's employment of the "RAW GARDEN" name for its...

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) has filed a lawsuit against a former employee, Andrew Aude, for allegedly leaking sensitive information about the company’s first-generation mixed-reality headset, Vision Pro and Journal app. What Happened: The lawsuit, filed in a California state court last week...

Elon Musk saw a lawsuit he filed against a nonprofit for calling X out for hate speech get dismissed. What Happened: The Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) published reports documenting the spike in racist, antisemitic and extremist commentary on X, formerly Twitter, ever since Musk bought...

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has finally discussed the ongoing lawsuit with Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, sharing his perspective on the lawsuit and the events that led to it. What Happened: In the latest episode of the Lex Fridman Podcast posted on Monday, Altman discussed the lawsuit, which...

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) has been denied a motion to dismiss a lawsuit that claims stalkers are using its AirTag devices to track their victims. What Happened: A U.S. District Judge, Vince Chhabria, in San Francisco, ruled on Friday that Apple must face the lawsuit, which alleges that the...

South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem (R), one of the top contenders for Donald Trump’s running mate, is facing a lawsuit for promoting a Texas-based dentistry company on her social media. What Happened: The lawsuit, filed on Wednesday, by consumer advocacy group Travelers United, alleged that...

Mark Zuckerberg-led Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ:META) has filed a lawsuit against its former Vice President, Dipinder Singh Khurana, also known as T.S. Khurana, for allegedly stealing confidential documents before joining a "stealth" AI cloud computing startup. What Happened: Khurana...

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) has agreed to pay $14.4 million to settle the “Batterygate” class-action lawsuit in Canada. The lawsuit accused Apple of secretly slowing down iPhones as their batteries aged. Approved by a Canadian court, the settlement will see eligible iPhone users receive...

Nintendo ADR (OTC: NTDOY) filed a lawsuit against the developers of the Yuzu emulator for the Nintendo Switch, accusing them of facilitating the illegal download of over one million copies of "The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom" before its official release. Filed on Feb. 26 in the...

Former President Donald Trump has sought a postponement in the enforcement of the $83 million defamation verdict against him, citing an ongoing appeal as the reason for the delay. What Happened: Trump’s lawyers have petitioned a New York judge, Lewis A. Kaplan, to halt the enforcement of the...

On Friday, following Justice Arthur Engoron’s ruling in the case against Donald Trump for fraudulently inflating his net worth to obtain more favorable loan terms, the former President slammed the "Justice System in New York State, and America as a whole" in a series of posts on his social...