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On July 30, 2024, Meta Platforms, Inc. (formerly known as Facebook, Inc.) agreed to pay $1.4 billion to the State of Texas to settle a lawsuit alleging that Meta unlawfully captured and used biometric identifiers of millions of Texans without their consent.

The Texas Data Privacy and Security Act (“TDPSA” or the “Act”) came into effect on July 1, 2024.

The story of artificial intelligence (“AI”) is one of technological promise and societal challenge, and its impact on the U.S. electric power grid is fast becoming a pivotal chapter.

The Vinson & Elkins team discussed equity and executive compensation issues affecting technology companies.

The facts are an oft-told business email compromise horror story: a hacker interjects themselves into an email discussion of a business deal, changes the wire instructions to their own account, and disappears with the misdirected funds.

On February 28, 2024, President Joe Biden issued a landmark Executive Order titled “Preventing Access to Americans’ Bulk Sensitive Personal Data and United States Government-Related Data by Countries of Concern” (the “Order”).

Public companies are now required to comply with new cybersecurity disclosure requirements in their Annual Reports on Form 10-K for fiscal years ending on or after December 15, 2023.

On February 26, 2024, the United States Supreme Court is set to hear oral argument in two cases currently before the Court, Moody v. NetChoice¹ and NetChoice v. Paxton.² At their core, these cases raise the question as to whether the First Amendment prohibits state laws restricting “social media platforms” from engaging in content moderation and making editorial choices about whether and how to publish speech on their platforms. In addition to resolving a split between the Fifth and Eleventh Circuits on the issue, the Supreme Court’s decision could impact content moderation and regulation beyond social media sites, including on generative artificial intelligence (“AI”) platforms.

On February 8, Vinson & Elkins Partner and Co-Head of Government Investigations & White Collar Defense Palmina Fava joined Jill Malandrino on Nasdaq TradeTalks.

The Vinson & Elkins team discussed employment law developments affecting technology companies.

On December 8, 2023, representatives of the European Council and the European Parliament reached a provisional agreement on the EU’s Artificial Intelligence Act (“AI Act”).

Vinson & Elkins lawyers provided an overview of standard technology agreements.