Here s what s going on in tech.
Judge throws out $625.6 million verdict against Apple in patent case. Apple had been found to infringe four VirnetX patents related to secure communications; VirnetX had asked for FaceTime and iMessage to be shut down.
Uber is investing $500 million in a global mapping project to wean itself off Google Maps, the Financial Times reports.
ICYMI: Apple CEO Tim Cook to host a fundraiser for Hillary Clinton on Aug. 24. He reportedly previously hosted one for Paul Ryan.
Gawker Media CEO Nick Denton files for personal bankruptcy. The filing names his largest creditor as Hulk Hogan, the wrestler who won a $140 million judgment against Gawker over a sex tape.
New York governor bans sex offenders from playing online games including Pokémon Go. (In the Bay Area, our reporters have found that Pokémon Go can take players to homes where registered sex offenders live.)
Photo: An Uber decal is displayed in the window of a car. (Nabil K. Mark/Centre Daily Times via AP)
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