Judge says Twitter can search Musk team’s texts for Twitter whistleblower details

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge The Delaware Court of Chancery says Twitter can proceed with a limited probe to figure out whether whistleblower Peiter “Mudge” Zatko contacted billionaire Elon Musk’s lawyers before he backed out of the deal. The decision was released shortly before Musk reportedly asked to close the deal on its…

Samsung unveils ambitious five-year plan to manufacture advanced chips

Samsung reminds us all that it still makes chips in recent announcement. | Image: Samsung Samsung has announced a five-year plan to expand its production capacity for advanced chips by 2027. The timeline could help the company regain ground from semiconductor giant TSMC. In its Tuesday press release, following an announcement at the annual Samsung…

Vidal Bans OpenSky from VLSI IPR in Precedential Director Review Decision

In a much-anticipated decision, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Director Kathi Vidal today issued a precedential Director review ruling holding that inter partes review (IPR) petitioner OpenSky Industries, LLC abused the IPR process in its conduct with patent owner, Technology LLC, and sanctioning OpenSky by excluding it from the IPR proceedings and “temporarily elevating…