Legal Dispute

3 men claiming to be from DOGE show up at San Francisco City Hall, demand records

Three men falsely claiming to represent the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) demanded records at San Francisco City Hall before fleeing when confronted. This incident is part of a broader controversy involving DOGE's attempts to access government data, leading to lawsuits from 14 state attorneys general challenging its authority.

Oracle justified its JavaScript trademark with Node.js—now it wants that ignored

Oracle filed a motion to dismiss Deno's petition to cancel its JavaScript trademark, focusing solely on defending its use of Node.js as proof of trademark rather than addressing JavaScript's status as an open standard. The company claims its Oracle JET screenshot was sufficient evidence for trademark renewal, while avoiding discussion of whether JavaScript is a generic term.