JUN
7
2017

Supreme Court to rule on cellphone location privacy

The justices agreed Monday to hear what will be the latest in a string of cases testing the clash of technology and privacy.

JUN
6
2017

US diplomat in China quits ´over Trump climate change policy´

A top diplomat at the US embassy in Beijing has stepped down, apparently because he disagreed with President Donald Trump´s climate change policy

JUN
6
2017

San Francisco investigating whether Uber, Lyft are public nuisances

San Francisco has issued subpoenas to Uber Technologies Inc and Lyft Inc for a broad scope of records on driving and business practices as part of an investigation

JUN
6
2017

Massachusetts judge allows right-to-die lawsuit to move forward

The lawsuit aims to include Massachusetts among states such as Oregon, Washington, Vermont, California and Colorado and the District of Columbia that allow physicians to provide aid in dying

JUN
5
2017

New York top prosecutor accuses Exxon of false climate change predictions

Scott Silvestri, Exxon spokesman, accused Schneiderman of making "inaccurate and irresponsible allegations about proxy cost."

JUN
5
2017

Guatemala judge pleads guilty in FIFA fraud case

FIFA has struggled with corruption charges

JUN
5
2017

California lawmakers pass sanctuary bills protecting undocumented immigrant students

The bills are seen as a response to the Trump administration´s controversial policies towards undocumented immigrants

JUN
2
2017
JUN
2
2017

EU approves Biogen´s Spinraza for lead genetic cause of infant death

The availability of the drug in the EU will vary by country, depending on access

JUN
2
2017

Trump administration asks Supreme Court to revive travel ban

The move comes after the Richmond, Virginia-based 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on May 25 upheld a Maryland judge´s ruling blocking the order

MAY
31
2017

Swiss court convicts man over ´defamatory´ Facebook likes

He was accused of being anti-Semitic and racist

MAY
31
2017

Uber fires self-driving car engineer amid legal fight with Google

Uber has fired the engineer accused of stealing secrets from Google-owner Alphabet after he failed to assist with an investigation related to the lawsuit

MAY
31
2017

China to implement cyber security law

China´s data industry has had no overarching data protection framework, being governed instead by loosely defined laws

MAY
31
2017

U.S. top court restricts patent owners´ right to block resale of goods

A consortium of investors led by Apex Technology Co Ltd and PAG Asia Capital acquired Lexmark in 2016

MAY
30
2017

India Supreme Court grants extension to move alcohol out of state

The state government had opposed the extension because the continued presence of alcohol within the state could lead to illegal trading

MAY
30
2017

Uzbekistan bans video games over ´distorting values´

The ban makes it illegal to import and distribute the games across the central Asian country

MAY
30
2017

Australia plans to deny passports to convicted paedophiles

Convicted paedophiles would be denied passports in Australia under a "world-first" plan proposed by the government

MAY
30
2017

PepsiCo in bid to acquire Vita Coco owner

The acquisition would help PepsiCo diversify its offerings as it grapples with stagnant sales

MAY
29
2017

Australian pension funds push for more female company directors

AustralianSuper begins voting against senior directors on all-male boards

MAY
29
2017

US might extend cabin laptop ban worldwide

The US already has a ban on laptops on flights to and from eight mostly-Muslim countries

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