It was another surprisingly light week in patent filings, compared at least with recent memory—just 29 new suits and 17 new filings at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB), all inter partes reviews (IPRs). The filings include a few challenges against patents asserted by the Fortress-funded Neo Wireless and Netlist, as well as a…
Monthly Archives: October 2022
Enlarge / Starlink satellite dish seen on September 25, 2022 in Izyum, Kharkiv region, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (credit: Getty Images | Yasuyoshi Chiba) Russia has made some of its most provocative comments yet about Western commercial satellites, which have provided valuable imagery and communications data to Ukraine this year, suggesting they are…
The child mummy, a member of the Austrian aristocracy, was found wrapped in a silk-hooded coat. Nerlich et al, Frontiers, 2022 A moderate amount of sunlight is actually pretty good for us. While going outside might feel really difficult when you’d rather beat the next level of a video game, binge watch a gripping new…
Back in April when Elon Musk said he was buying Twitter, an intense debate kicked off online over whether or not to leave the social media platform. At the time, many users reacted in outrage, vowing to leave the platform over the change of hands and presumed consequences. Now that the reality of Musk buying…
I love the show Bar Rescue — I promise this is coming back to Elon Musk and Twitter, trust me — and it’s taught me something valuable. The show is exactly what it sounds like: Tough-but-fair industry expert Jon Taffer rescues failing bars, usually from negligent, oft-drunk owners. Time and again, the owners are failing…
Microsoft Teams has retained its position as the most popular online collaboration tool in enterprise, even after the height of its popularity seen during the Covid-19 pandemic. The claim was made by Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, speaking on an earnings call for the company’s Q1 2023 financial year results. Nadella claimed users interact with Microsoft…
A worrying issue whereby those using macOS and iOS devices might have their conversations with Siri snooped on and recorded by a malicious third-party in certain circumstances has fortunately been patched out by Apple. This was a serious flaw impacting Mac and iPhone or iPad owners, and it was discovered by app developer Guilherme Rambo,…
There’s a brand new Xbox Series X|S home menu layout in development, and it puts Xbox Game Pass at the forefront. Available now to Xbox Insiders on the Alpha Ring, the new Xbox Series X|S home menu layout prominently features Xbox Game Pass at its core. The layout should roll out to all Xbox Series…
Fans of Call of Duty savored all the detail given in the progression overview, and that’s just a taster of what’s to come on release day. Even though the CoD series ranks high on most lists of the best FPS games, they had a lot to prove. Call Of Duty: Vanguard made a relatively tepid…
Photo by David Paul Morris/Getty Images McDonald’s praised the McRib for driving sales during an earnings call. The McRib returns to menus on October 31 for a limited time. McDonald’s usually brings the McRib back every few years, leading to a boost in sales. McDonald’s is bringing the McRib back once again, and it’s great…