The Case for Patenting AI: U.S. Patent Laws Better Get Smart or Get Left Behind

The idea of patented inventions brings to mind machines fully realized – flying contraptions and engines with gears and pistons operating in coherent symphony. When it comes to artificial intelligence (AI), there are no contraptions, no gears, no pistons, and in a lot of cases, no machines. AI inventors sound much more like philosophers theorizing…

Plaid adds read-only support for thousands of crypto exchanges

Plaid, the company building data transfer technologies to power fintech and digital finance products like smartphone-based wallets, today announced that it’s adding support for thousands of crypto exchanges to its data network. While Plaid previously integrated with large exchanges on an ad hoc basis, the move is an indication that the company sees crypto as…

Powin raises $153M funding from Singapore’s GIC, Trilantic North America and Energy Impact Partners 

Powin, an energy storage technology developer, said today it has raised $135 million in funding led by Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund GIC, with participation from existing investors Trilantic Energy Partners North America and Energy Impact Partners (EIP).  The investment comes on the back of the recent funding from Samsung Venture Investment and a strategic partnership…

Looks like the next Assassin’s Creed is returning to its Middle Eastern roots

The next Assassin’s Creed game is rumored to be set in Baghdad, returning Ubisoft’s sneaky action series to the Middle East for the first time since its initial installment in 2007. That’s according to investigative journalist Jason Schreier, who said the next Assassin’s Creed title – codenamed Rift and thought to be a spin-off game…

Indiana AG says investigating doctor who gave abortion to 10-year-old rape victim from Ohio after Roe overturn

Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita on Fox News on July 13, 2022. Fox News/Internet TV Archive Indiana’s AG said he would investigate a doctor who provided an abortion to a 10-year-old.  Fox News alleged that the doctor had likely not reported the abortion to authorities. The Ohio 10-year-old had came from Ohio to access abortion…