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UK Supreme Court rules AI can't be a patent inventor, 'must be a natural person'
The ruling blocks Dr. Stephen Thaler's years-long attempt to register patents for his AI "creativity machine."
The Supreme Court will hear case on government’s contacts with social media companies
The Supreme Court will weigh in on a controversial case attempting to limit contact between federal officials and social media companies.
Epic Games asks Supreme Court to reconsider Apple antitrust ruling
Epic Games has asked the US Supreme Court to review a ruling from 2021 that found Apple did not violate antitrust laws. Should Epic win its appeal, Apple could stand to lose a substantial source of revenue.
Epic loses bid to make Apple change its App Store payment rules right now
Apple doesn't have to let third-party developers direct iOS users to alternative payment systems just yet. The Supreme Court rejected a request from Epic Games to enforce an injunction over App Store payment rules.
Elon Musk is taking his SEC fight to the Supreme Court
Elon Musk is appealing his loss in an SEC dispute over a Tesla tweet with the Supreme Court.
Apple wants to take the Epic Games case to the Supreme Court
Prior rulings could reduce its App Store profits.
Supreme Court rules in Twitter and YouTube's favor in terrorism liability cases
The Supreme Court has issued two rulings in favor of tech companies that will continue to shield them from liability for what users post on their platforms.
Supreme Court will decide if government officials can block social media critics
The Supreme Court will hear two cases that will determine if government officials can block critics on social networks.
Two Supreme Court cases could upend the rules of the internet
This week, the Supreme Court will hear two cases, Gonzalez v. Google and Twitter v. Taamneh, that give it an opportunity to drastically change the rules of speech online.
Florida asks Supreme Court to decide fight over social media regulation
Florida has petitioned the Supreme Court to rule on whether states can make social media platforms host speech.
Meta says it mistakenly restricted a Planned Parenthood post about abortion pills
Facebook parent company Meta says it by mistake recently removed a Planned Parenthood of Michigan post that included information on where to obtain abortion medication.
Engadget Podcast: How bad is the Supreme Court’s EPA ruling?
This week, Devindra and Senior Writer Sam Rutherford dive into the Supreme Court’s latest EPA ruling, which severely limits the agency’s ability to curtail power plant emissions.
Supreme Court ruling guts the EPA’s ability to enforce Clean Air Act
The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 on Thursday to strip the EPA of most of its regulatory authority.
Big tech's abortion travel policies do nothing for its contractor workforce
Tech companies cannot promise to build the future while vast numbers of their workforces are trapped in 1972.
The Supreme Court won't hear the Apple-Qualcomm patent case
The Supreme Court has denied Apple's effort to invalidate two Qualcomm patents from that played a role in the companies' 2019 legal battle.
Google tells workers they can relocate 'without justification' following Supreme Court decision
Google will allow employees to move between states in response to the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.
Senators ask Apple and Google to prohibit data collection that targets abortion seekers
A group of US senators led by Ed Markey of Massachusetts is calling on Apple and Google to implement new app store policies that prohibit developers from collecting data that would threaten women seeking abortions.
Engadget Podcast: Windows 11 and a chat with Ratchet & Clank devs
Microsoft officially unveiled Windows 11 this week, and Cherlynn and Devindra are ready to dive into everything that’s new.
What the Supreme Court Snapchat decision means for free speech online
An expletive-filled Snapchat Story has become the basis for a Supreme Court ruling on free speech.
Supreme Court rules that ‘F--- school’ is free speech in student Snapchat case
The Supreme Court ruled today that a high school in Pennsylvania violated a student's First Amendment rights by suspending her from the cheerleading team, following Snapchat posts where she criticized the school with expletives.