CAFC Delivers Win and Loss for Uniloc in Separate Precedential Rulings on Standing

In a precedential decision issued Friday, the U.S. Court of Appeal for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) affirmed a district court decision that Uniloc USA, Inc., Uniloc Luxembourg, S.A. and Uniloc 2017 all lacked standing to sue Motorola and Blackboard for patent infringement because it was collaterally estopped by a previous decision in its case with…

NASA’s New Horizons mission begins again at the edge of the solar system

The New Horizons spacecraft, seen in this artist’s illustration, is cruising toward the edge of the solar system. NASA/JHUAPL/SwRI Disclaimer: The author worked with the New Horizons team as a student researcher while she was an undergraduate. On New Year’s Day three years ago, a small spacecraft zoomed by a chunk of ice billions of…

Former MoviePass executives indicted for fraud, “attempted scam”

MoviePass may be relaunching, but former CEOs of the movie subscription service are still embroiled in scandal. As reported by Variety, the former CEO of MoviePass’s parent company Helios & Matheson Analytics Inc., and the former CEO of MoviePass Mitchell Lowe have each been charged with four counts of fraud: one count of securities fraud,…

Elon Musk said a monetization model is coming ‘for all forms of content’ on Twitter — it may beat YouTube’s

Elon Musk has axed thousands of jobs at Twitter. Susan Walsh/AP Elon Musk said a monetization model is coming “for all forms of content” on Twitter. He said on Saturday that the forthcoming model intends to surpass YouTube’s current creator rates.  He also announced incoming content formats like adding “long-form text to tweets” and longer…

Election deniers are trying to influence the midterm elections at the polls, in the courts, and on the ballot

Arizona gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake embraces former President Donald Trump at a rally on October 9, 2022. Mario Tama/Getty Images Election deniers who challenged the 2020 presidential election are influencing the 2022 midterms. About 300 election deniers are on ballots — with many likely to win, The Washington Post reported. There have been reports of…

Facebook’s Meta and Russian oligarch are sued by massacre victim’s family accusing them of ‘radicalizing’ the Charleston church massacre killer: lawsuit

Facebook’s Meta and Yevgeny Prigozhin faces lawsuit alleging they played a role in claiming they played a role in “radicalizing” the killer of the Charleston church massacre. Abdulhamid Hosbas, Mikhail Svetlov/Getty Images Facebook’s Meta and Russian oligarch named in a lawsuit accusing them of “radicalizing” a killer. The family of a state senator who was…

California Proposition 27: Voters will decide on legalizing sports gambling with revenue going toward social causes

Getty Images; Insider California Proposition 27 would legalize sports betting and give the proceeds to social causes. Tamera Kohler, CEO of the Regional Task Force on Homelessness for the San Diego Area, calls it a “win-win.” Chairman James Siva of the California Nations Indian Gaming Association says it will “undercut tribal sovereignty.” A “yes” on…

California Proposition 26: Voters will decide on legalizing specific types of gambling on Native American lands

Getty Images; Insider California Proposition 26 would allow for specific types of sports betting on Native American lands. Mark Macarro, chairman of Pechanga Band of Luiseño Indians, argues that residents deserve “highly regulated” and “safe” gambling. Kyle Kirkland, president of the California Gaming Association, argues the proposition would create a tribal casino monopoly.  A “yes”…