Education Secretary Miguel Cardona says the department is ‘moving full speed ahead’ to implement student debt relief despite an appeals court temporarily blocking the plan

President Joe Biden, left, answers questions with Education Secretary Miguel Cardona as they leave an event about the administration’s student-loan forgiveness plan at the White House on October 17, 2022. AP Photo/Susan Walsh Miguel Cardona says student debt relief is “moving full speed” despite a temporary hold on the plan. Cardona in an USA Today…

Elon Musk responds ‘good point’ to tweet saying there was less uproar over Jeff Bezos buying The Washington Post than Musk buying Twitter

Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk. Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images and Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images Elon Musk’s deal to buy Twitter has drawn concern about the management of free speech, misinformation, and dangerous content on the platform if it happens. A Twitter user said people weren’t worried about Jeff Bezos’ purchase of The Washington Post the…

A bizarre video appears to show Putin ally Kadyrov being presented with 3 Ukrainian POWs by his teenage sons

Chechnya’s regional leader Ramzan Kadyrov addresses servicemen attending a review of the Chechen Republic’s troops and military hardware in Grozny, the capital of the Chechen Republic, Russia, Friday, Feb. 25, 2022. AP Photo/Musa Sadulayev Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov posted a video of his teenage sons presenting him with Ukrainian POWs. Kadyrov previously revealed that his…

EA says it “will do better” after its first Behind The Sims Summit “did not fairly represent” players

EA has promised The Sims fans it “will do better” after its recent Behind The Sims Summit only featured a single “black simmer”. As part of its first ever Behind the Sims Summit Stream event , EA gave a “super early” look at its next Sims game, codenamed Project Rene, and shared a few future…

Facebook warns it could block news in Canada over proposed legislation

Nick Barclay / The Verge Facebook might ban news sharing in Canada if the country passes legislation forcing the company to pay news outlets for their content (via The Wall Street Journal). In a post shared on Friday, Facebook parent company Meta says Canada’s proposed Online News Act falsely presumes that it “unfairly benefits from…

Eligibility Comments to USPTO Suggest Alice/Mayo Framework Changes, While PTAB Practices RFC Sees Copy-Paste Campaign

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is currently assessing comments collected pursuant to a pair of requests for public input, one focused on the agency’s subject matter eligibility guidelines for examining patent applications for 35 U.S.C. § 101 issues, and the other seeking feedback on several practices surrounding patent validity trials at the Patent…

Trump joked that the ‘only way’ to find the SCOTUS leaker from Roe decision is threaten they will be the ‘bride of a prisoner’

Former U.S President Donald Trump speaks at a ‘Save America’ rally on October 22, 2022 in Robstown, Texas. Brandon Bell/Getty Images Donald Trump said threats of being a “bride of another prisoner” should be used to find the source of the Dobbs leak. The court investigation into the Dobbs leak has not yet produced any…

Liz Cheney says Trump’s Jan. 6 committee testimony won’t be a ‘circus,’ ‘food fight,’ or like his ‘first debate against Joe Biden’

Former U.S. President Donald Trump gestures to the crowd as he arrives at the podium for a campaign rally at Legacy Sports USA on October 09, 2022 in Mesa, Arizona. Mario Tama/Getty Images Liz Cheney said the January 6 committee won’t let Donald Trump turn his testimony “into a circus.” The committee officially subpoenaed Trump…