Other Barks & Bites for Friday, December 2: Court of Federal Claims Rules CDC Patents Breached Gilead Agreements; Eleventh Circuit Affirms Trademark Win for Viacom; and Delaware Litigation Funding Case Heats Up at CAFC

This week in Other Barks & Bites: Amici urge the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit to Reject Attempts to Curb Delaware Chief Judge’s Litigation Funding Rules; the U.S. Court of Federal Claims rules that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention breached transfer agreements with Gilead Sciences in obtaining patents to HIV…

Parler and Twitter both cut ties with Kanye West as he says, “I like Hitler”

Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | Chris Delmas) Kanye West’s deal to buy the self-described “free speech” social network Parler lasted only a month. Parler’s owner announced the termination of the deal shortly after West—who now goes by Ye—praised Adolf Hitler and Nazis in an appearance yesterday on Alex Jones’ Infowars show. Despite Parler making the…

Our Eleventh Nerdversary: Where Have All the Nerdy Readers Gone? by Donalyn Miller

I don’t ask people, “How’s it going?” anymore. The pre-pandemic response, a reflexive, “It’s fine,” doesn’t really cut it these days. People have something to say about how it’s really going. No one is fine.  The challenges of the past three years have carved us down. Parts are sharper. Parts are missing. Some parts are…

OpenAI’s new chatbot offers solid conversations and fewer hot takes

In this photo illustration, a silhouetted woman holds a smartphone with the OpenAI logo displayed on the screen. Photo Illustration by Rafael Henrique/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Released earlier this week and subsequently tested by outlets including Ars Technica and The Verge, OpenAI’s ChatGPT showcases many promising advancements in improving conversation bots’ ability to answer…