Volkswagen, still recoiling from their 2015 emission scandal, faces yet another costly lawsuit. U.S. semiconductor supplier Broadcom recently filed a claim against Volkswagen for $1 billion. Broadcom’s lawsuit concerns Volkswagen’s integration of various patents into its navigation and entertainment system. Toyota and Panasonic were also hit with patent infringement lawsuits from Broadcom earlier this year. […]

When the Snapchat (SNAP) app launched in 2011, it quickly became known amongst teenagers and young adults for its revolutionary new way of instantly sharing photos, videos, and disappearing messages. Now, the company is scrambling to keep users engaged with its social media platform following a disastrous application redesign in February. Analysts say that the […]

The Enforcement Division of the SEC issued its annual report of fiscal 2018 on November 2. According to the report, the total amount of disgorgement and penalties ordered over 821 enforcement actions reached $3.945 billion in fiscal 2018, which is a slight increase as compared with last year’s figure of $3.789 billion. Among the total […]

Epic Games, the developer of the hottest online game, Fortnite, recently announced that it raised $1.25 billion in the company’s latest round of investment. Epic Games’ newest investors include the KKR private equity firm, Iconiq Capital, and the aXiomatic group. Fortnite is an online, “battle-royale” style game in which 100 players fight for survival on […]

College athletics have a long history of bribery incidents, so much so that these acts have become institutionalized into the college recruitment process. This large scale issue has recently gained significant notoriety, beginning with the FBI arrest of many high profile basketball coaches and sports executives. On October 24th,James Gatto, former head of global sports […]

European governments grow increasingly concerned that major tech companies are not paying enough taxes to the countries they operate in. Critics argue that because revenue for tech companies is recorded based on where those services are created rather than where they are consumed, tech companies like Amazon, Facebook, and Google benefit from the European market […]

The world’s most valuable company is once again facing allegations of exploiting Chinese laborers. According to a report published by a labor rights group, one of Apple’s suppliers illegally forced high school students to assemble Apple Watches at a factory in China. According to the report, students aged sixteen to nineteen in the city of […]

For many, spring is a time for elation, as long-awaited beams of sunshine slice through the smothering blanket of clouds. The grave silence of winter is disrupted by the chorus of birds, and bleak, frost-covered landscapes explode into a dazzling collage of vibrant colors. For millions of farmers across the United States, however, spring is […]

Since its founding in 2006, Twitter has gradually integrated itself into the social fabric of American life. Today, Twitter touches the lives of many who are not even on the platform and serves as the preferred platform of the President of the United States. Twitter has also been mired in several controversies, ranging from potential […]

In the current political climate, many news sources have been heavily criticized as untruthful and polarized. It’s not only the “traditional” news sources, however, that have come under fire. Much of the condemnation has been directed at tech giants like Facebook, Twitter, and Google. Recently, the Senate questioned Facebook’s commitment to privacy and distribution of […]