Legal Affairs
A line in the sand
The recall of Judge Aaron Persky was a far harder battle than it should have been.
He's back!
Michael Arrington has chosen this of all moments to loudly re-enter the public eye.
Karma to Pishevar: You've been Sherved
How dare anyone (except Shervin Pishevar) claim that Shervin Pishevar is tight with Putin.
Facebook will be regulated, just maybe not by America
Zuckerberg's arrogance is giving European lawmakers all the excuse they need.
“Why are we trying to hide this?”: Finally, Uber gets its big, ugly, un-hackable day in court
My vote for 2017’s person of the year: The judicial branch.
"We can do better"
Here’s a good rule of thumb: If the New York Times reporting on what your business does -- not something bad it did, just the actual thing it does to make money -- triggers a wave of outrage from users, then your business is horrible.
British MPs scream pointlessly (for now) at Silicon Valley patsies
But Facebook et al shouldn't ignore growing European frustration in the age of Trump.
Failing New York Times says Trump will regulate big tech. WRONG!!!!!
Once again, look to Germany.
Apple vs Samsung: Copycats really don't need any more help
As if President Elect Donald Trump threatening to force Apple to move its manufacturing to the US wasn’t bad enough, this week another branch of the federal government messed with Apple.
It's official: Techtopus has made it all the way to the White House
The White House's Council of Economic Advisors explains why Silicon Valley wage fixing is so damaging to workers, and the economy.
TSFKAMSFWLIVE: Reasonable Doubtfire
In the latest episode of my US Presidential Election podcast, I'm joined from Las Vegas by capital defense attorney (and Pando contributor) Dayvid Figler.
In death, where is the Gawker for Gawkering Gawker?
Nick Denton reportedly hid away $12.8m for a rainy day. Gawker's fearless army of snarkers united in silence.
Denton denied last minute reprieve, now faces bankruptcy (just as Peter Thiel prepares to speak to RNC)
Thiel might look out over the RNC crowd, pausing just a second longer on the Florida delegation, and consider himself amongst friends.
In Britain, the lunatics are now in charge of the data asylum
A good-news-bad-news day for anyone concerned about government’s ability to access personal data held by global tech companies.
It's all fake! Nick Denton thinks Hulk Hogan might have a secret Silicon Valley backer
Denton sees our conspiracy theory and raises an even more amazing one of his own.
Your monthly helping of serious ridesharing allegations
The latest installment in Pando's ongoing series of ridesharing crime roundups.
The 1099 Self-Organizing Act: Well done, sharing economy startups
As if rising rents weren’t enough, non-techies in California have a new reason to hate startups.
Google promises not to Google potential jurors in its own trial
Does it bother you that Google knows pretty much everything about you? Your hopes, your fears, your dreams and, of course, your fetishes? Then I have some good news.
Facebook is the latest tech giant to face a European antitrust investigation
You know you've made it when...
How to get away with temporarily inflating the price of your Twitter stock
"Let me help you. Let me help you. Because if you do, I promise you will get away with this."
Judge accepts final settlement in Zynga shareholder class action
Finally some good news for Zynga shareholders! (Not really.)
Nondisclosure Nation: A History, From Ober to Assange
As the UN rules in favor of Julian Assange, Mark Ames examines the dark history of non-disclosure agreements used by the US government (and even Assange himself).
The Verge sued for trademark theft by site you’ve never heard of, also called The Verge
They’re going to be so sorry when they find out who Nilay Patel is.
Wealth manager asks us to delete story about MeUndies founder going to federal prison
Surely by now Jonathan Shokrian has learned the importance of entrusting his clean-up work to people who know what they're doing.
NSFWCORP Flashback: City Of LA Finally Charges Me For Reporting On LAPD's Occupy LA Raid
Journalism as Criminal Vagrancy.
Zenefits makes "one-time offer" of cash to former employees, if they promise not to sue over PTO
"If you choose not to take advantage of this offer, Zenefits may contest any and all claims that may arise in the future related to this matter."
Judge finds in favor of Life360 in fight with patent troll, awards almost $700k in legal fees
Yours sincerely, guy who wants to open source all your IP.