Judge: xAI can't claim OpenAI stole trade secrets just by hiring ex-staffers

Judge: xAI can't claim OpenAI stole trade secrets just by hiring ex-staffers

• Elon Musk appears to be grasping at straws in a lawsuit accusing OpenAI of poaching eight xAI employees in an allegedly unlawful bid to access xAI trade secrets connected to its

Consumer Tech · February 25, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 2 min · 262 words
Judge doesn't trust DOJ with search of devices seized from Wash. Post reporter

Judge doesn't trust DOJ with search of devices seized from Wash. Post reporter

• A federal court will conduct a search of devices seized from a Washington Post reporter after a magistrate judge decided yesterday that the Department of Justice cannot be truste

Consumer Tech · February 25, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 2 min · 275 words
55 years ago, the first computer search warrant was issued - in February 1971, a Santa Clara judge authorized police to seize punch cards and a 'computer memory bank'

55 years ago, the first computer search warrant was issued - in February 1971, a Santa Clara judge authorized police to seize punch cards and a 'computer memory bank'

• 55 years ago, the first computer search warrant was issued - in February 1971, a Santa Clara judge authorized police to seize punch cards and a ‘computer memory bank’ Authorities

A judge ruled Tesla still has to pay $243 million for a fatal crash involving Autopilot

A judge ruled Tesla still has to pay $243 million for a fatal crash involving Autopilot

• Trending: Apple event on March 4: What to expect Hands-on with Google’s Pixel 10a Tesla drops ‘Autopilot’ upsell in California Samsung Galaxy Unpacked 2026 is Feb. • 25 iPhone Fo

Consumer Tech · February 21, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 284 words

A new way to judge how the economy performs in booms and busts

• When the economy grows or shrinks, we often focus on how long the phase lasts or how deep it goes. • A new paper asks a sharper question: How does actual growth compare with stea

Science · February 20, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 162 words
Tesla has to pay historic $243 million judgement over Autopilot crash, judge says

Tesla has to pay historic $243 million judgement over Autopilot crash, judge says

• Tesla Tesla has to pay historic $243 million judgement over Autopilot crash, judge says A federal judge has rejected Tesla’s bid to overturn a $243 million jury verdict over a fa

Tennessee judge issues injunction blocking state move against Kalshi

Tennessee judge issues injunction blocking state move against Kalshi

• Tennessee judge issues injunction blocking state move against Kalshi US Federal Judge Aleta Trauger granted Kalshi a preliminary injunction against Tennessee, finding its sports

FinTech · February 20, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 303 words