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."By S. Fielding, 12.20.2023
The Supreme Court will hear case on government’s contacts with social media companiesA lower court order preventing Biden officials from talking to social media companies will remain on hold, for now.By K. Bell, 10.20.2023
Epic Games asks Supreme Court to reconsider Apple antitrust rulingThe company previously attempted to force Apple to change its App Store payment practices.By M. Saleh, 09.27.2023
Epic loses bid to make Apple change its App Store payment rules right nowThe Supreme Court rejected a request to immediately enforce an on-hold injunction.By K. Holt, 08.09.2023
Elon Musk is taking his SEC fight to the Supreme CourtThe Tesla chief is appealing a loss over his 'funding secured' tweet.By J. Fingas, 07.25.2023
Apple wants to take the Epic Games case to the Supreme CourtPrior rulings could reduce its App Store profits. By S. Fielding, 07.04.2023
Supreme Court rules in Twitter and YouTube's favor in terrorism liability casesSection 230 protections for online platforms remain intact for now.By K. Holt, 05.18.2023
Supreme Court will decide if government officials can block social media criticsTwo cases will test whether social media bans violate the First Amendment.By J. Fingas, 04.24.2023
Two Supreme Court cases could upend the rules of the internetSection 230 is on the docket, and it could change content moderation as we know it.By K. Bell, 02.20.2023
Florida asks Supreme Court to decide fight over social media regulationThe attorney general wants to know if states can force platforms to host speech.By J. Fingas, 09.21.2022
Meta says it mistakenly restricted a Planned Parenthood post about abortion pillsThe admission comes after the company made a similar mistake in June.By I. Bonifacic, 08.24.2022
Engadget Podcast: How bad is the Supreme Court’s EPA ruling?It's yet another stumbling block on the road to mitigating climate change.By D. Hardawar, 07.08.2022
Supreme Court ruling guts the EPA’s ability to enforce Clean Air ActThere goes one more way to combat climate change.By A. Tarantola, 06.30.2022
Big tech's abortion travel policies do nothing for its contractor workforceFor some companies, these policies exclude the majority of their workforce.By A. Ellis, 06.29.2022
The Supreme Court won't hear the Apple-Qualcomm patent caseApple claimed Qualcomm might use two patents to sue again.By J. Fingas, 06.27.2022
Google tells workers they can relocate 'without justification' following Supreme Court decision“This is a profound change for the country that deeply affects so many of us, especially women."By I. Bonifacic, 06.25.2022
Senators ask Apple and Google to prohibit data collection that targets abortion seekersThe group said the tech giants "must" act to protect individuals exercising their right to choose.By I. Bonifacic, 05.28.2022
Engadget Podcast: Windows 11 and a chat with Ratchet & Clank devsThat leaked Windows 11 copy ended up being fairly complete.By D. Hardawar, 06.25.2021
What the Supreme Court Snapchat decision means for free speech onlineIt's one of the first times the Supreme Court has weighed in on a case involving student speech online.By K. Bell, 06.23.2021
Supreme Court rules that ‘F--- school’ is free speech in student Snapchat caseA few Snapchat posts have set a new precedent.By D. Hardawar, 06.23.2021