Patent eligibility law in the United States is in a state of disarray that has led to inconsistent case decisions, deep uncertainty in the innovative, investment and legal communities, and unpredictable outcomes in patent prosecution and litigation. These facts have been extensively documented in multiple sources, including: the statements of all 12 active judges of…
Monthly Archives: October 2022
Less than two months before Hurricane Ian swept across Florida, its governor, Ron DeSantis, referred to ESG investing as a danger to economic freedom. His office even released a statement saying the practice sought to “advance a woke ideological agenda,” and that investors taking into account environmental, social and governance-related matters into their decisions were…
Healthcare unicorn Ro is notifying employees of a data exposure involving their personal information after a security contractor “inadvertently” uploaded a spreadsheet of employee data to the internet. In a data breach notice obtained by TechCrunch from an affected employee who received the notice this week, Ro said it discovered that the contractor uploaded the…
I sat out Friday’s big Tesla AI event. I was actually looking forward to seeing what the company had cooked up after months of teasing, but a combination of rogue stomach virus and the most inconvenient event timing (Friday at 9:15 PM EDT) outside of something held on the other side of the world meant…
After Elon Musk agreed to buy Twitter after all, his legal team is now motioning for the court to cancel the upcoming trial with Twitter, slated to begin on October 17. But, as Judge Kathaleen McCormick pointed out yesterday, the trial cannot be called off until both parties agree. So, the trial is still technically…
If you’ve ever wished a TikTok was accompanied by a large block of text, you’re in luck! TikTok now allows you to share longer descriptions on videos. Previously, TikTok’s descriptions were limited to a length akin to a tweet, or roughly 300 characters. The character limit has now been upped to 2,200 characters, which is…
A bunch of robotics companies, including Boston Dynamics, came together to pledge to not weaponize their products. So, that’s all folks, no need to worry about killer robots. The companies wrote, in part, in an open letter: As with any new technology offering new capabilities, the emergence of advanced mobile robots offers the possibility of…
Disney’s The Owl House returns for its highly anticipated third and final season on Oct. 15, and a new clip from New York Comic-Con reveals that aspiring witch Luz Noceda (Sarah-Nicole Robles) and her friends are still in trouble. The clip, from “Thanks to Them,” the first of Season 3’s three 44-minute-long specials, picks up…
Threat actors have found a way to disable antivirus solutions and other endpoint protection tools using an increasingly popular method. Cybersecurity researchers from Sophos recently detailed how the method, known as called Bring Your Own Vulnerable Driver, works, and the dangers it brings to businesses around the world. According to the company’s research, ransomware operators…
Hunter Biden. Paul Morigi/Getty Images for World Food Program USA Prosecutors think they have enough evidence to bring a criminal case against Hunter Biden. The Washington Post reported that they believe they can charge Biden with tax crimes. Investigators also think they can indict the younger Biden for making a false statement linked to a…