The Ruling Desk: Tech https://therulingdesk.com/category/tech/ The industry, the platforms and the policy that decide what ends up in your hands. en Mon, 28 Sep 2026 18:15:00 GMT Nvidia stock buyback: what the $150B increase means https://therulingdesk.com/articles/nvidia-150-billion-stock-buyback/ https://therulingdesk.com/articles/nvidia-150-billion-stock-buyback/ Mon, 28 Sep 2026 13:43:00 GMT Tech Nvidia AI infrastructure The Nvidia stock buyback grows by $150 billion to $235 billion through fiscal 2028. What an authorization is, who calls it a record, and what it signals. Apple Taction verdict: why Apple owes $5.7B over haptics https://therulingdesk.com/articles/apple-taction-haptics-patent-verdict/ https://therulingdesk.com/articles/apple-taction-haptics-patent-verdict/ Sun, 27 Sep 2026 14:00:00 GMT Tech Apple Patents Apple Watch The Apple Taction verdict: a jury says the Taptic Engine infringes two haptics patents. What they claim, how big $5.7B is, and whether iPhone buyers feel it. Meta New Mexico verdict: 43.9M violations, up to $219B https://therulingdesk.com/articles/meta-new-mexico-verdict-cambridge-analytica/ https://therulingdesk.com/articles/meta-new-mexico-verdict-cambridge-analytica/ Sun, 27 Sep 2026 00:05:00 GMT Tech Meta Facebook Privacy The Meta New Mexico verdict found 43.9 million violations of state law. How the jury counted, why $219B is only the ceiling, and what the judge decides next. Comma.ai NHTSA investigation: what owners need to know https://therulingdesk.com/articles/comma-ai-nhtsa-investigation-openpilot/ https://therulingdesk.com/articles/comma-ai-nhtsa-investigation-openpilot/ Thu, 24 Sep 2026 13:41:00 GMT Tech Comma.ai NHTSA Driver assistance The Comma.ai NHTSA investigation covers comma devices, openpilot and forks after five crashes into stopped or slow cars, two fatal. What it means for owners. Starship Flight 14 reaches orbit, splashes down early https://therulingdesk.com/articles/starship-flight-14-first-orbital-launch/ https://therulingdesk.com/articles/starship-flight-14-first-orbital-launch/ Thu, 24 Sep 2026 00:15:00 GMT Tech SpaceX Starship Starlink Starship Flight 14 reached orbit, deployed all 26 Starlink V3 satellites and splashed down about 7 hours early. What happened, and what's still unclear. Polymarket fake bets: how the influencer campaign worked https://therulingdesk.com/articles/polymarket-fake-bets-influencers/ https://therulingdesk.com/articles/polymarket-fake-bets-influencers/ Wed, 23 Sep 2026 22:54:19 GMT Tech Polymarket Prediction markets Influencer marketing CFTC Polymarket fake bets were filmed on a lookalike site and spread by paid creators. What's proven, what's alleged and where the two lawsuits stand.