By: Molly Codeanne While virtual reality has not yet reached the courtroom, technology is constantly progressing and permeating new areas of our lives on a regular basis. Virtual Reality (“VR”) has made its way into millions of homes and continues to be used in a plethora of facets in our lives. In some court proceedings,… Read More Will Virtual Reality Become Our Courtroom Reality?
By: Karlie Rubin Earlier this year, the Biden-Harris Administration announced its agenda to reduce America’s emissions in the industrial sector. According to the fact sheet that was released by the White House, the industrial sector is key to tackling climate change issues. In addition, this Administration is looking to advance its decarbonization technologies during… Read More Is Net Zero Carbon Emissions By 2050 Feasible with the New Biden-Harris Administration Roadmap?
By: Alexandra Evarts What counts as fraud when promoting a company to attract investors? The answer to this question was recently addressed by a jury in the U.S. District Court of Southern New York. The jury convicted Trevor Milton, former CEO and founder of Nikola Motor company, on three separate counts of fraud. The verdict… Read More Will the conviction of Nikola founder and former CEO serve as a warning to tech companies seeking to go public through SPACs?
By: Lily Keene Technology companies are becoming subject to greater scrutiny by the European Union (“EU”) as part of its efforts to constrain their power. Throughout 2022, Apple held a market share of 21% of the European market. Apple’s customers widely use Apple Pay to make contactless purchases of items in-store. Apple Pay is used… Read More Tension Between the European Union and Apple: Antitrust and Apple Pay
By: Annabelle Hentz Industry giant and household name Nike, Inc. has filed a lawsuit against online sneaker retailer StockX in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. Nike is claiming trademark infringement and unfair competition based upon the unauthorized use of the Nike mark in StockX’s Vault Non-Fungible Token (“NFT”) Collection. NFTs… Read More Sneaker Wars: New World Advertising or Old School Trademark Infringement
By: Theodore Brothers With the world making unprecedented strides towards a society fully supported by electric transportation, there is a key question that still remains unknown – how do we charge them all? Currently, the majority of electric vehicle (“EV”) owners charge their vehicle at home, but with it being all but certain that there… Read More Title: America’s Quest For Electric Charging Infrastructure
By: Jacob Hartzler Tax incentives are a powerful tool utilized by the federal government to influence consumer and producer behavior in the United States. Tax deductions and tax credits are two common such examples. Generally, a tax deduction reduces the amount of income attributable to a taxpayer for a taxable year. This thereby reduces that… Read More The Clean Vehicle Credit: An Incentive or a Setback for the Electric Auto Industry?
By: Natalie Kempton On September 27th, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) released a long overdue Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“NPRM”) to combat the increased quantity of robotexts American citizens receive on their phone daily. Robotexts are texts sent to a mobile phone using an autodialer. This type of texting is a massive issue in the United… Read More The FCC Works to Halt Illegal Robotexting
By: Casey Reilly Whether you occasionally scroll through videos on your “For You” page, create content of your own, or avoid downloading the app altogether, chances are that you have heard a thing or two about TikTok. This video sharing app has quite literally captured the interest of teenagers and lawmakers alike – albeit, for… Read More TikTok Privacy Concerns: What Are They Really About?
By: Hayden McGuire A single transaction with bitcoin has a power cost that is equivalent to the average U.S. household’s 50-day consumption. Since the cryptocurrency’s popularization in 2016, the high-electricity-consuming coin has had detrimental effects to the environment. If the power consumption that bitcoin uses was measured as its own country, it would be in… Read More Will Profit Compromise the Ability to Go Green? Proposals for Industry and Government to Create Standards in Crypto-assets
By: Jack Gagner Between Hawaii and Mexico lies a 1.7 million square mile tract of ocean floor that may hold the key to the global shift to clean energy. Scattered across the sea floor in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone are rocks rich in manganese, nickel, cobalt, and copper; all minerals required to produce batteries for electric… Read More A Deep Sea Dance Around International Law
By: Douglas DeBettencourt Many people are familiar with billionaire Elon Musk, whether it is for leading the electric car industry, buying Twitter, or flying civilians to space. However, Elon Musk has made headlines recently for different reasons when he announced he was activating Starlink satellite internet service in Iran. This decision came as an effort… Read More Fighting Suppression with Technology: Can the Recent Activation of Starlink Really Help Iranians?
By: Erin Howlin If you look closely at some logos or the inside cover of a book, you’ll discover a small “C” enclosed by a circle. Although small, this symbol represents a protection that a company or brand has from others copying their work. The Copyright Act of 1976 is the basis of copyright law… Read More The C with the Circle: How American Copyright Laws Affect Technology and Vice Versa
By: Andrew Ciulla In 2018, the Supreme Court paved the way for states to legalize sports betting by striking down the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act, passed in 1992, by a 6 to 3 vote. The Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act prohibited sports betting except in four states where it had already been… Read More Massachusetts is All In on Sports Betting: How Governor Baker’s New Bill Will Dramatically Affect Residents’ Gambling Ability
By: Aleksandra Conway Silina Mobileye, an Intel subsidiary acquired in 2017 for $15.3 billion, develops chips, maps, and software for self-driving cars. Mobileye has filed for an initial public offering (“IPO”). Mobileye works with BMW, Nissan, Volkswagen, and other major car companies, developing its own fleet of autonomous vehicles for shipping and livery services. Intel’s… Read More Does AV need an IV?
By: Alexandra Evarts Apple, Inc. launched its newest Apple Watch, the Apple Watch Series 8, at its annual iPhone conference in September. Using the Apple Watch Series 8, users will now be able to track their fertility through wrist temperature data. With the launch of this new fertility tracking feature coming just a few months… Read More Apple’s New Fertility Tracking Feature Presents New Privacy Concerns Under Dobbs
By: Kendall Casey Picture this: you meet someone on a dating app, develop a relationship, and then they ask, “Can I teach you to invest in crypto?” Naturally, you want to know more about what they are interested in, so it sounds like a great idea when they suggest investing to start a future together. … Read More Penniless and Partnerless: Cryptocurrency Romance Scams Target Younger, Tech-Savvy Victims
By: Lily Keene Increasingly, digital products are now a part of everyday life, opening the door to a new era of marketing. With the growing popularity of social media platforms, many companies have shifted to various forms of digital marketing, including using social media “influencers” to curate promotional content for their brands. Utilizing TikTok trends… Read More Vicarious Copyright Infringement Through Social Media Marketing
By: Karlie Rubin Non-fungible tokens, otherwise known as NFTs, are quickly sweeping through the cryptocurrency market making a name for themselves valued by the richest of the rich. Although NFTs are seemingly acting like cryptocurrency, every NFT has a unique identification code and metadata that distinguishes them from each other. When NFTs first hit the… Read More Why NFT Marketgoers Should Be Weary of Copyright Laws Before Buying Into the Hype
By: Catherine Nicholson Non-Fungible Tokens, more commonly known as “NFTs,” are a digital form of artwork that can be bought and sold on OpenSea – the largest and most commonly used NFT Marketplace. NFTs have recently taken the technology world by storm within the past two years and their rapid increase in popularity can be… Read More NFT Scammer’s Recent Rug-Pull Leaves Purchasers Defrauded and Feeling “Frostie”