Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

a technology and media venture based in San Francisco and Los Angeles. Elaine is a seasoned attorney with extensive experience advising clients on intellectual property, internet law, privacy, licensing, litigation and informal dispute resolution.

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Futurism

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

With Protector, users or "Protectees," in the app's lingo can scroll through a selection of law enforcement and military retirees, which includes their name, photo, service background, and a brief bio. The app is sleek and black, invoking the same minimal startup vibes as Uber or Vrbo. None of this comes cheap.

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The Verge

JANUARY 12, 2021

But ultimately labor was outspent and outmaneuvered by companies like Uber, Lyft, and DoorDash, which poured over $200 million into the “Yes on 22” campaign to exempt them from a California state law that would require them to treat their workers like employees.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

Proceeds benefit the American Civil Liberties Union, a nonprofit that works to defend the rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the United States. Proceeds benefit Heal the Bay, a nonprofit dedicated to making the coastal waters and watersheds of Greater Los Angeles safe, healthy, and clean.

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The Verge

JULY 28, 2020

Concerns over the unregulated use of facial recognition in the US, both by law enforcement and private companies, has been steadily growing over the last few years, fueled by studies that show the tech in its current form to be inherently flawed and more likely to misclassify the gender and identity of Black individuals.

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The Verge

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

We cannot let them roll this horrible law out to other States. Instead of paying their workers, gig corporations pumped $200M to pass prop 22, claiming the worker protections guaranteed under the law would force them to drive up cost & pass it on to customers. Gig corporations have no shame.

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The Verge

AUGUST 10, 2020

In May, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra, along with city attorneys of Los Angeles, San Francisco, and San Diego, sued the companies , arguing that their drivers were misclassified as independent contractors when they should be employees under the state’s AB5 law that went into effect on January 1st.

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The Verge

AUGUST 12, 2020

In May, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra, along with city attorneys of Los Angeles, San Francisco, and San Diego, sued Uber and Lyft , arguing that their drivers were misclassified as independent contractors when they should be employees under the state’s AB5 law that went into effect on January 1st.

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TechSpot

MARCH 12, 2023

The successful effort to corner the RAT follows several years of investigation, observation, and planning by law enforcement agencies around the world. Federal authorities in Los Angeles exercised a warrant to seize the worldwiredlabs.com web domain, which was used to sell and distribute the NetWire malware. In addition to the.

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Fast Company Tech

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

The one-bedroom cottage with a woodsy vibe reminded Heather McAlpine of the home she lost to the brutal Los Angeles-area wildfires. California Attorney General Rob Bonta has warned repeatedly of the state’s anti-gouging laws, which limits price increases to no more than 10% from whatever the price was before the emergency.

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TechCrunch

MAY 15, 2022

Uber Eats is launching two autonomous delivery pilots in Los Angeles on Monday with Serve Robotics, a robotic sidewalk delivery startup, and Motional, an autonomous vehicle technology company. ” Serve Robotics is partnering with Uber Eats on an autonomous delivery pilot in Los Angeles.

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The Verge

JULY 3, 2021

To be sure, the Boring Company has only dug three tunnels — a test tunnel in Los Angeles and two 0.8-mile The city says that state law prohibits the release of the specifics of the plan until the competitive process is concluded. Mayor Dean J. Trantalis (@DeanTrantalis) June 30, 2021.

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TechCrunch

JULY 15, 2021

The California legislature changed laws in 2017 to make it easier to build Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs). So far, it’s operating in the Bay Area, Los Angeles and Seattle. The company claims it can deliver an ADU in as little as 30 days in San Jose and Los Angeles thanks to the cities’ pre-approval process.

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The Verge

JUNE 24, 2020

In May, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra, along with city attorneys of Los Angeles, San Francisco, and San Diego, sued Uber and Lyft, arguing that their drivers were misclassified as independent contractors when they should be employees under the state’s AB5 law that went into effect on January 1st.

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The Verge

AUGUST 5, 2020

The classification of drivers as freelance workers has deprived them of “a host of legal protections in violation of California labor law,” the lawsuits say. Uber and Lyft are committing wage theft by misclassifying drivers as independent contractors, California’s labor commissioner alleges in separate lawsuits against the companies.

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The Verge

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

First reported by the Los Angeles Times , the company agreed to pay the fine and improve the way it tracks cases and notifies workers and local health agencies. Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge. Amazon has been ordered to pay a fine of $500,000 for hiding the number of COVID-19 cases at its California workplaces from employees.

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The Verge

MARCH 24, 2022

Now, the two men behind Frosties have been arrested in Los Angeles, California. The Coinbase accounts were linked with a Citibank credit card and government ID that let law enforcement track the pair down. Some scammed community members nonetheless attempted to resurrect the Frosties as a separate NFT lineup.)

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The Verge

MAY 21, 2021

The man pictured had no connection to the fires, and once he was located by law enforcement, he was quickly released for lack of evidence. “We More recently, the company raised alarm for operating an SUV labeled as “private patrol” in downtown Los Angeles , although company representatives insist the vehicle is not engaged in security work.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 17, 2022

Video of a sidewalk delivery robot crossing yellow caution tape and rolling through a crime scene in Los Angeles went viral this week, amassing more than 650,000 views on Twitter and sparking debate about whether the technology is ready for prime time. It turns out the robot’s error, at least in this case, was caused by humans.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 19, 2020

FixFake: Founded by Kathryn Harrison and Jason Law, FixFake offers decision support tools to reduce fraud in e-commerce. It is based in Los Angeles, CA. ? It is based in Seattle, WA. ? Womp.ai : Founded by Gabriela Trueba, Womp wants to help anyone explore, create, and share 3D. It is based in Brooklyn, NY. ?

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The Verge

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

The Department of Justice says that it’s the largest recovery of cryptocurrency to date — and that it was willingly given up by Los Angeles resident Glenn Arcaro, who has called himself BitConnect’s “number one promoter.”.

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The Verge

JULY 14, 2020

In May, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra, along with city attorneys of Los Angeles, San Francisco, and San Diego, sued the companies , arguing that their drivers were misclassified as independent contractors when they should be employees under the state’s AB5 law that went into effect on January 1st.

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The Verge

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Spin has forged an “exclusive partnership” with the Los Angeles-based Drover AI to use the startup’s PathPilot technology in Spin’s next-generation Insight monitoring platform in US cities. New York City is expected to announce the winners in spring 2021.

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The Verge

JUNE 17, 2021

Amazon-owned Ring used Los Angeles police officers as brand ambassadors for its security cameras, providing free products and discount codes in exchange for recommendations, the Los Angeles Times reported. We stopped donating to law enforcement and encouraging police to promote our products years ago.”.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 2, 2022

The company, based in Los Angeles and originally incubated at Y Combinator, says its customers — which include fashion labels like Ralph Lauren and Kangol, LVMH, crystal icon Baccarat, as well as media behemoth Pokemon — use MarqVision to scan places where their brands are most likely to be misappropriated.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 19, 2022

If these purchases were indeed processed as gifts, it would be a revenue misclassification that impacts the way MTBF is taxed and could land Awodele in serious trouble with the law, including jail time, two financial experts and attorney David Reischer of Reischer & Reischer told TechCrunch. FIC could not be reached for comment.

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The Verge

MAY 24, 2021

And despite two officers showing up at his front door with the cohort, neither of them, nor anyone else in the cohort, accused McDaniel of breaking the law. Regardless, people on the forefront of law enforcement technology eventually began to see pre-crime, person-based predictive policing as a real-world possibility.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

It allows renters to find an apartment in more than 25 markets — including Austin, Houston, Phoenix, Jacksonville, Los Angeles, Miami, San Diego, Sacramento and Tampa — where they can Airbnb a spare room, or the whole apartment while they’re away.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 22, 2024

He also did stints in other markets including Los Angeles, Sacramento and Albuquerque. Additionally, Theresa serves as a Development Specialist for The Wende Museum and sits on the fundraising committee for Girls Inc Los Angeles. Vanessa has always been fascinated with the world of auctioning.

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The Verge

JUNE 4, 2021

Photo by Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times / Getty Images. But the rise in reckless driving may say more about road design in the US than it does about Americans’ skills as drivers, said Greg Shill, associate professor at the University of Iowa College of Law and a faculty member at the National Advanced Driving Simulator.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

MARCH 25, 2021

Advancing Justice — Asian Law Caucus is the nation’s first legal and civil rights organization serving low-income Asian Pacific American communities with a focus on housing rights, immigration rights, labor, and employment issues.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 25, 2013

Many law firms do much more pro bono work than 50 hours. TechSoup has had an ongoing relationship with the famous Silicon Valley law firm, Cooley LLP for several years. TechSoup’s Pro Bono Law Firm, Cooley LLP. employment, intellectual property, business law etc). OK, I do know that lawyers in the U.S International.

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The Verge

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Schaben / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images. Even if there were a conflict, the filing continues, the lawyers in question have already been taken off the case and the DFEH is being represented in this case by an outside law firm.

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Fast Company Tech

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

A key question that was before Hawaii Supreme Court was whether state laws controlling health care insurance reimbursement also apply to casualty and property insurance in limiting companies ability to pursue independent legal action against those held liable. Supreme Court.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 6, 2022

An easing of laws around the construction of accessory dwelling units (ADUs) around the U.S. Many Bay Area residents are turning to ADUs as rentals to bring in extra income since laws in the state have relaxed. The California legislature changed laws in 2017 to make it easier to build accessory dwelling units (ADUs).

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The Verge

JANUARY 12, 2022

The news was first reported by the Los Angeles Times.). If the capabilities of the feature meet the definition of an autonomous vehicle per California’s law and regulations, DMV will take steps to make certain that Tesla operates under the appropriate autonomous vehicle permits,” Gordon writes.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 2, 2009

She holds a master’s degree in Political Sciences, Public Law and Contemporary History from University of Konstanz, Germany. Before coming to HRDAG, Jule was co-founder and deputy president of the German student organization Studies Without Borders.

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