Monthly Archives: August 2022

Colorado GOP Senate nominee rejects a Trump presidential campaign in 2024: ‘I hope he doesn’t run’

Colorado Republican Senate nominee Joe O’Dea. AP Photo/David Zalubowski Colorado GOP Senate nominee Joe O’Dea on Friday dismissed a Trump presidential candidacy in 2024. “I think a lot of people are ready to move our country forward,” O’Dea said on Friday. O’Dea, a first-time candidate, won a primary against a more conservative challenger in June….

Biden tests negative for COVID-19 but will continue White House isolation, physician says

President Joe Biden. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images President Joe Biden tested negative for COVID-19 on Saturday after rebound case. Biden will continue his isolation in the White House pending the results of a second antigen test. He first tested positive for the virus on July 21 and started taking the antiviral drug Paxlovid. President Joe Biden…

Activision Blizzard’s mobile games make more money than console and PC sales combined

More than half of Activision Blizzard’s revenue came from mobile games in April – June (Q2) 2022. According to Activision Blizzard’s most recent financial report, the developer/publisher generated £535m from its PC and console sales in Q2 2022 – £275m ($332m) on PC and £310m ($376m) consoles – while £688m ($831m) came from its “mobile…

California DMV accuses Tesla of making false claims about Autopilot and Full-Self Driving

Photo by Sean O’Kane / The Verge California’s Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) has accused Tesla of falsely advertising its Autopilot and Full Self-Driving (FSD) features, as reported earlier by the Los Angeles Times (via CNBC). The agency filed two separate complaints with the state’s Office of Administrative Hearings on July 28th, alleging Tesla made…

Unleashing the Power of AI to Fight Bad Faith Trademark Registrations

Summer has been historically associated with celebrating the enactment of the Trademark Act of 1946 (the “Lanham Act”). Accordingly, Congress now annually introduces resolutions celebrating July, along with Independence, as “anti-counterfeiting awareness month.” These non-binding resolutions are an important reminder of the national importance of trademarks—and a reminder that counterfeiting, and related bad faith trademark…

Balenciaga is selling an $1,800 trash bag that ‘looks exactly like a Hefty bag you’d use in your kitchen’

Balenciaga trash bag Balenciaga Balenciaga is selling a $1,790 trash bag as part of its fall collection.  The “Trash Pouch” first turned heads after making its debut on the runway at Paris Fashion Week in March. Twitter users are calling out the ostentatious product.  Balenciaga has never been shy to push boundaries, but the edgy…