Monthly Archives: October 2022

See Honeywell’s 40-year-old Boeing 757 the company uses for testing things like private jet engines and weather detection technology

Flying on Honeywell Aerospace’s Boeing 757 testbed aircraft. Thomas Pallini/Insider Honeywell’s Boeing 757 test aircraft turned 40 years old in June and has been with the company for 17 years. The jet does not fly commercially but instead acts as a testbed for engines and other technology. Engines like the HTF7000 series were tested on…

13 Team Building Activities for CEOs & Senior Executives

From enhancing communication and collaboration to increasing problem-solving and critical thinking skills, the right team building activities for CEOs and senior executives can provide big benefits for the entire organization.  Updated: October 25, 2022 When you think of team building activities, you might get the idea that they’re mainly intended to benefit employees ranging from entry-level to…

Getty Images CEO says firms racing to sell AI art could be stepping into illegal territory

A robot wields a paintbrush — but AI artwork is created with algorithms not oil paints. | Photo by Hollie Adams/Getty Images Getty Images CEO Craig Peters has criticized companies “racing” to commercialize AI art generators, saying firms aren’t thinking through the potential legal and ethical hazards of the technology. In an interview with The…

What Vifor v. CCI Could Mean for the Intersection of Patent and Antitrust Laws in India

Patent laws and antitrust laws (known as competition laws or anti-competitive laws in other jurisdictions), may seem antithetical to each other at first glance. Antitrust law is concerned with ensuring the existence of a free and fair market by promoting fair competition practices and discouraging monopolies, which often stagnate business innovation. In contrast, patent law…

Verdict on continuation of Meta’s prosecution in Kenya to be made early next year

A ruling on whether or not Meta has a case to answer in Kenya will be made early next year, following legal submissions tabled today by attorneys representing the social media giant and plaintiff Daniel Motaung. Motaung, a South African national is suing Meta and its main content moderation sub-contractor in Africa, Sama, for forced…

Google hit with $113 million fine in India for anti-competitive practices with Play Store policies

India’s antitrust watchdog has hit Google with $113 million fine for abusing the dominant position of its app store, the second such penalty on the Android-maker in just as many weeks in the key overseas market. The Competition Commission of India, which opened the investigation in late 2020, said mandating developers to use Google’s own…