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POLICY & REGULATION
SpaceX Seeks Green Light On Gen3 System
By Nadia Dreid
Since the FCC is already in the middle of overhauling its satellite licensing framework to presume applications are in the public interest if they follow certain rules, SpaceX wants the agency to apply that presumption to the 100,000-satellite constellation it has proposed.
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LITIGATION
Google Beats Cert. Bid Over User Tracking In Safari Browser
By Rae Ann Varona
A Delaware federal court denied class certification Thursday in a long-running litigation over allegations that Google bypassed privacy settings on Apple's Safari browser to track users without consent, saying the plaintiffs failed to show that the encryption keys Google destroyed would have provided a reliable way of identifying class members.
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VW Can't Toss Claims Audi E-Tron Batteries Are 'Time Bombs'
By Craig Clough
A Georgia federal judge refused to dismiss a proposed class action Thursday accusing Volkswagen Group of America Inc. of concealing and failing to adequately repair an alleged defect in the high-voltage batteries of certain Audi electric vehicles, keeping alive claims the autos are "ticking time bombs" that can lose power, short-circuit and catch fire.
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EV-Maker SPAC Investors Reach $4M Chancery Settlement
By Jarek Rutz
Former stockholders of the special purpose acquisition company that took electric vehicle manufacturer Lion Electric public have agreed to a $4 million cash settlement with seven individuals who served as Northern Genesis Acquisition Corp. directors, officers or alleged controllers to end Delaware Chancery Court claims over the 2021 deal.
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DEALS
Deals Rumor Mill
SoftBank Weighs Big Bet On Humanoid Maker, And More
By Al Barbarino
SoftBank is looking to acquire a majority stake in humanoid robotics developer 1X Technologies at a $6 billion valuation, investment bankers are shopping Warner Bros. Discovery assets around as Paramount Skydance seeks potential remedies in its effort to complete its $110 billion acquisition of the media company, and Vanguard Group is set to acquire fintech platform Altruist for around $4 billion.
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ENFORCEMENT
Chamber Says FTC's Meta Appeal Trying To 'Rewrite' Law
By Bryan Koenig
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and other amicus filers urged the D.C. Circuit not to revive the Federal Trade Commission monopolization lawsuit targeting Meta's purchases of WhatsApp and Instagram, taking issue Thursday with how the FTC characterizes social media competition, consumer behavior and the law allowing it to sue.
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Feds Want Ex-Google Engineer To Get Over 5 Yrs For AI Theft
By Dorothy Atkins
Prosecutors have urged a California federal judge to sentence ex-Google software engineer Linwei Ding to nearly 6 years in prison for stealing artificial intelligence trade secrets, while Ding argued that the government's suggestion is based on speculative evidence and he deserves only home confinement since he was acquitted of economic espionage.
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EXPERT ANALYSIS
Series
Taekwondo Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Taekwondo has taught me to recognize when to fight for a position and when to focus on finding a solution, and that the best outcomes are often achieved by solving problems — all of which has improved my work as a bankruptcy lawyer, mediator and Subchapter V trustee, says Amy Denton Mayer at Berger Singerman.
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