Modus raises $10M to save lawyers ‘getting crushed’ by data

Legal tech startup Modus announced raising $10 million in funding to continue expansion of its successful eDiscovery service, which helps lawyers manage ballooning amounts of data while building a case.

E-hailing startups given green light by NY Court of Appeals

New York's Mayor Bloomberg announced that New York's highest court unanimously upholds the state law authorizing "street hail livery service." This means that startups like Uber, Lyft, SideCar, Hailo, Relay Rides, and Instacab are allowed to operate.

Apple accuses Samsung Galaxy S4 of patent infringement (with 21 other products)

In other words, Apple's saying, Samsung can't have its cake and eat it to. Or, what's good for Pauline is good for Petra.

Move over C-SPAN, Congress is getting supercharged YouTube channels

It's difficult to connect with our members of congress, who have busy schedules traveling between their hometowns and Washington D.C., but YouTube is trying to make things a bit easier.

Wevorce wants to make divorce suck less

Wevorce combines family law expertise with software to make the divorce process cheaper, more friendly, and easier on everyone involved.

Why copyright law won’t be able to keep up with the crazy world of 3D printing

3D printing is moving fast, and existing copyright law is having a rough time keeping up.

5 crucial questions to ask before hiring a startup lawyer

A lot of firms work with very established clients. Many don’t have the experience of setting up a business from scratch.

Federal judge to decide whether tech will see more or fewer patents in the future

Patents. Nothing gets technologists going quite like the subject of patents and when — if ever — they should be implemented in software.

Now, a federal appeals court is taking a sweeping look at the topic of software patenting, especially …

Is a patent troll watching your business now?

You just invested in a promising startup, e-Widgets. The future looks bright. Suddenly, out of nowhere, e-Widgets gets a certified letter in the mail. The letter claims that the company’s flagship software is infringing on an existing patent. What do you do?

Dutch judge agrees with Samsung: iPad’s rounded corners are not unique

Rounded corners are not patentable in Holland.

MIT president issues statement on Aaron Swartz’s death, appoints investigator

Facing criticism for taking a hard line against accused academic journal downloader Aaron Swartz, who committed suicide Friday, MIT has issued a statement.

Amazon deletes negative feedback, but only for its own shipping service

Amazon is giving itself an unfair advantage, third-party merchants say, by deleting negative feedback pertaining to shipping problems -- but only when merchants use Amazon's own shipping service.

Why 2012 was the year we started to care about tech policy

Most U.S. tech policy is either non-existent or horribly outdated. And 2012 was the year we woke up to that fact.

Patent office apparently invalidated Apple’s ‘pinch to zoom’ patent

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has reportedly invalidated one of the key patents in the Apple v. Samsung dispute.

Autonomy founder lashes out at HP over failed acquisition

Autonomy founder Michael Lynch and HP, which acquired the company last year, are trading public statements over alleged financial improprieties at Autonomy that led HP to write off $8.8 billion recently.

Former HP CEO Apotheker ‘stunned’ by Autonomy fiasco, but defends the deal

HP's former CEO cleanly avoids blame over missing Autonomy's accounting issues.

UK court spanks Apple over ‘Samsung didn’t copy iPad’ note, orders a redo

We weren't the only ones who found Apple's UK court-ordered note, in which it admitted that Samsung didn't copy the iPad's design, somewhat lackluster.

Apple wins preliminary International Trade Commission ruling against Samsung

One day after Apple's massive new product introduction event, the company has won a preliminary ruling against Samsung at the International Trade Commission.

Judge Koh forces Apple to reveal iPhone profitability data

Always wanted to know exactly what Apple banks when it sells an iPhone? Pretty soon you won't have to guess.