September 13, 2012
A University of California patent licensee which has sued some of the biggest U.S. companies is taking on three more — Facebook Inc, Wal-Mart Stores Inc and the Walt Disney Co. Eolas Technologies Inc and the Regents of the University …
July 18, 2012
Nasdaq OMX Group Inc and investors who sued the exchange operator over Facebook Inc’s $16 billion initial public offering have asked a judicial panel to keep their dispute separate from dozens of related shareholder lawsuits. The No. 1 social network …
July 9, 2012
Facebook Inc and Yahoo Inc agreed to forge a broad Internet advertising and licensing partnership on Friday, laying to rest their dueling patent lawsuits. The pact settles accusations of technology patent infringement that began under the stewardship of ex-Yahoo CEO …
April 30, 2012
Yahoo is bringing out more artillery in its patent battle with Facebook. It is adding new allegations of intellectual property theft to its six-week-old lawsuit against Facebook. In court papers filed Friday, Yahoo Inc. now says Facebook’s online social network …
March 26, 2012
Facebook and lawmakers have warned employers against requesting Facebook passwords while screening job applicants, a controversial practice that underscores the blurring distinction between personal and professional lives the era of social media. The practice has reportedly grown more commonplace as …
January 10, 2012
At restaurants, at movies and at the office, checking Facebook has become a regular habit for many of the Internet social network’s more than 800 million users. Now that habit has reached a new frontier: the automobile. Mercedes-Benz USA is …
December 28, 2011
In the weeks and months after tornadoes tore through homes across the South, pictures and documents rained on yards hundreds of miles away. An Alabama woman began collecting them in an online database, posting the cherished scraps of people’s lives …
November 30, 2011
Facebook has settled complaints that it disregarded its users’ privacy, agreeing to establish a raft of measures to better protect its 800 million members’ data. The settlement with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission on Tuesday will require Facebook to obtain …
November 4, 2011
A man who’s been staying in Ireland while his lawsuit claiming half ownership of Facebook is argued has been told to come home. The Buffalo News reports that a federal judge ordered Paul Ceglia on Wednesday to return to New …
October 26, 2011
A Facebook page left up on a computer at a burglary scene has resulted in the arrest of a Jackson, Miss., man. The Clarion-Ledger reports that prosecutors told a judge Monday that the Facebook page is a key piece of …