Google reaches a $27M settlement with employees who accused the company of unfair labor practices in a 2016 lawsuit stemming from Nest terminating an employee
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After a US judge invalidates Sonos' patents, Google brings back support for multiple Speaker Groups across Nest speakers, Nest displays, and Chromecast devices
Just last month, Google was forced to limit Nest and Home devices to one Speaker Group in response to the Sonos lawsuit.
Texas' AG sues Google for allegedly using Photos, Assistant, and Nest features to collect facial- and voice-recognition data without seeking users' full consent
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Texas AG sues Google for allegedly using features in Photos, Assistant, and Nest devices to collect facial- and voice-recognition data without proper consent
State alleges tech giant didn't obtain user consent for biometric-data use — The Texas attorney general sued Alphabet Inc.'s GOOG 2.32%▲ …
The US ITC issues a final ruling declaring Google infringed on five Sonos audio tech patents and is banned from importing products that violate Sonos' IP
and buyers are fuming Ron Amadeo / Ars Technica : Google loses Sonos patent case, starts stripping functionality from speakers Zach Marzouk / IT PRO : Google banned from importing patent-infringing te...
Sonos files another patent lawsuit against Google, alleging infringement of five wireless audio patents across the entire line of Nest and Chromecast products
Rocket docket, engage — Sonos has filed another patent lawsuit against Google, alleging that the search giant …
Google and Honeywell resolve patent dispute over Nest's thermostats
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Google and Honeywell resolve patent dispute over Nest's thermostats
Google and multinational manufacturer Honeywell have resolved their long-running patent dispute over the thermostats produced by Nest Labs, the two companies announced today. Honeywell first filed a ...