We live during a time of live, real-time culture. Telecasts, spontaneous tweetstorms, on-the-scene streams, rapid-response analysis, war rooms, Clubhouses, vlogging. We have to interact with the here and now, feel that frisson of action. It’s a compulsion: we’re enraptured by the dangers that are terrorizing whole segments of the planet. Just this past month, we […]
Twitch sues users over alleged “hate raids” against streamers
Lawsuit accuses anonymous users of “targeting black and LGBTQIA+ streamers.”
What’s happening in venture law in 2021?
The venture world is growing faster than ever, with more funding rounds, bigger funding rounds, and higher valuations than pretty much any point in history. That’s led to an exponential growth in the number of unicorns walking around, and has also forced regulators and venture law researchers to confront a slew of challenging problems. The […]
The legal world needs to shed its ‘unicorniphobia’
As policymakers and scholars work out how securities regulation can be used to address climate change, they should not overlook the potentially important role unicorn regulation can play.
20 years later, unchecked data collection is part of 9/11’s legacy
Twenty years from now, will we look back on this decade as a turning point in protecting and upholding individuals’ right to privacy, or will we still be saying, “Never again,” again and again?
California Senate passes warehouse workers bill, taking aim at Amazon
For years, algorithms have driven workers to meet punishing quotas.
House bill would eliminate natural gas, impose sweeping changes on economy
From clean energy to EV chargers, wide-ranging bill would have lasting effects.
Texas law could force social media to host misinformation and hate speech
Big Tech ready to sue, says ban on social media “censorship” violates 1st Amendment.
SpaceX calls Amazon’s protest of Starlink plan an irrelevant “diatribe”
SpaceX: “Another week, another objection from Amazon against a competitor.”
Amazon fights high warehouse turnover with offer of free college tuition
Benefit comes as Amazon warehouses face increasing turnover and scrutiny.