New York Sues over Net Neutrality, and an Early Uber Investor Leaves His Company
New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman filed a suit to block the FCC from repealing net neutrality protections. The state's top lawyer says the agency's move is "illegal" and that its system to collect comments on the issue was "corrupted."
Plus Shervin Pishevar, one of Uber's early investors and an executive at Virgin Hyperloop One, stepped down from his venture capital firm amid allegations of sexual harassment. He says he's focused on the legal battle against those launching a "smear campaign" against him.
And is Twitter up for sale? A picture posted by Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein with the social media platform's Jack Dorsey sparked speculation that the two might be working on a deal.
Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes fell for the third month in a row in August, as higher mortgage rates, rising prices and a dearth of properties on the market shut out many would-be homebuyers.
John Grisham, Jodi Picoult and George R.R. Martin are among 17 authors suing OpenAI for “systematic theft on a mass scale,” the latest in a wave of legal action by writers concerned that artificial intelligence programs are using their copyrighted works without permission.
