It is becoming easier for plaintiffs to choose where to sue internet retailers

It is becoming easier for plaintiffs to choose where to sue internet retailers

(Reuters) – If you’re an online retailer delivering products to the US West Coast, now would be a good time to find yourself a regular local consultant. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Wednesday in Herbal Brands Inc. v. Photoplaza, Inc. that Arizona courts have specific personal jurisdiction to hear Herbal Brands trademark … Read more

Microsoft-backed AI startup Inflexion raises $1.3 billion from Nvidia and others

Microsoft-backed AI startup Inflexion raises $1.3 billion from Nvidia and others

[1/3]The words AI Artificial Intelligence are seen in this illustration taken May 4, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo June 29 (Reuters) – Inflection AI, a startup backed by several Silicon Valley giants, said on Thursday it raised $1.3 billion from investors including Microsoft and Nvidia amid an AI boom (TO THE). The investment, a mix of … Read more

China lures billionaires in race to catch US in AI

China lures billionaires in race to catch US in AI

China is a landscape held back by US tech sanctions, data from regulators and calls for censorship China’s tech sector has a new obsession: competing with US titans like Google and Microsoft Corp. in the breakneck race of global AI. Billionaire entrepreneurs, mid-level engineers and foreign firm veterans alike now nurture a remarkably consistent ambition: … Read more

The United States will spend $42 billion to make Internet access universal by 2030

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WASHINGTON, June 26 (Reuters) – The White House on Monday split $42 billion among the nation’s 50 U.S. states and territories to make access to high-speed broadband universal by 2030, launching a new ad campaign for economic policies of President Joe Biden. Funding under the Broadband Equity Access and Deployment program was authorized under the … Read more

Alphabet bets on lasers to provide Internet in remote areas

Alphabet bets on lasers to provide Internet in remote areas

[1/3]A terminal device to deliver the Internet with mirrors and lasers created by Taara, a project in Alphabet’s so-called ‘Moonshot factory’ X, is seen in a laboratory in Mountain View, California, U.S. June 22, 2023. REUTERS/Nathan Frandino MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., June 26 (Reuters) – Google’s parent Alphabet (GOOGL.O) has already tried unsuccessfully to bring Internet … Read more