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March 27, 2025
Meta Gets Stiff-Armed On FuriosaAI Offer, And More Rumors
In a bold move that underscores the growing confidence and independence of artificial intelligence startups, FuriosaAI reportedly rejected an $800 million acquisition offer from Meta. Nvidia is also on the verge of acquiring Lepton AI, and Apollo is mulling a sale of Cox Media. Here, Law360 breaks down these and other notable deal rumors from the past week.
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March 27, 2025
Ex-Netflix Exec Urges 9th Circ. To Wipe Bribery Conviction
Counsel for Netflix's former vice president of information technology urged a Ninth Circuit panel on Thursday to undo his conviction for taking bribes from vendors, saying prosecutors tainted the verdict by improperly intertwining two different fraud theories.
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March 27, 2025
Colo. Picked For Sundance As Tax Break Advances
The Sundance Film Festival will relocate to Boulder, Colorado, its organizers announced Thursday, as a bill with a tax break to attract the event advanced to the full state Senate.
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March 27, 2025
Apple Says Its Affidavits Are Admissible In Google Case
After an unsuccessful bid to intervene in the remedies phase of the Justice Department's antitrust case against Google, Apple is urging a D.C. federal judge to consider its affidavits from company executives as the court weighs the proper fix for Google's search monopoly.
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March 27, 2025
Disney Seeks $5.7M Atty Fee Award After 'Moana' IP Trial Win
The Walt Disney Co. sought $5.7 million in attorney fees Tuesday after beating an animator's trade secret and copyright suit claiming it ripped off his Polynesian adventure story to create "Moana," arguing he engaged in bad-faith tactics like forging evidence, perjuring himself and improperly inflating purported damages.

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