Ars: Ten years ago you kind of made big bets on Starship and Starlink, and most people probably expected one or both of them to fail. Musk: Including me. Ars: Yeah. These were huge bets. Musk: I was interviewed in the early days of Starlink, and they were asking me what’s the goal of Starlink? … Read more
Governor Ferguson has signed HB 1747, which amends Washington’s Fair Chance Act and further restricts employers’ use of criminal records in making employment decisions. As we reported in 2018, Washington’s “Fair Chance Act” prohibits most employers from asking about criminal history before deciding whether an applicant meets … Read more
If you knew that no matter how hard you tried, success was impossible or practically impossible, would you still push yourself to the limit? Or would you rationally pivot to another endeavor with a real chance of success? Personally, if the odds were overwhelmingly against me, I’m not sure I’d bother trying so hard. Since … Read more
I reviewed the first instance judgment in Clifford Change v SocGen here. Soc Gen have unsuccessfully appealed, see Clifford Chance LLP & Anor v Societe Generale SA (Rev1) [2025] EWCA Civ 14, with Phillips LJ not taking up much space to do so. Viz the question whether Clifford Change LLP was bound, he holds [46] … Read more
Photo by Markus Spiske on Unsplash Once again, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has been asked to provide clarity on the concept of “communication to the public” as laid down in article 3 of the 2001 Copyright in the Information Society Directive (InfoSoc Directive). On 20 September 2024, the Dutch Supreme … Read more