David Boggs, Co-Inventor of Ethernet, Dies at 71
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David Boggs, Co-Inventor of Ethernet, Dies at 71 (Published 2022)
Thanks to the invention he helped create in the 1970s, people can send email over an office network or visit a website through a coffee shop hot spot.
Workers behind the first union push at an Amazon retail store just sent management a list of demands, including a starting wage of $25 an hour
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Workers behind the first union push at an Amazon retail store just sent management a list of demands, including a starting wage…
A wave of labor activism is sweeping the commerce giant, including at three US warehouses with active union drives.
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President of USA wants to ban advertising targeted toward kids
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President Biden wants to ban advertising targeted toward kids | Engadget
In his first State of the Union address, President Biden has asked Congress to implement new laws to increase child safety on social media platforms..
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Bungie rejects Steam Deck’s Linux, threatens to ban Destiny 2 players there
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Bungie rejects Steam Deck’s Linux, threatens to ban Destiny 2 players there
We’d been asking about compatibility for months
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China backpedals on climate promises as economy slows
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China backpedals on climate promises as economy slows
When China's President Xi Jinping issued his traditional Lunar New Year wishes from the country's coal heartland in January, the subtext was clear: Beijing is not ready to kick its coal addiction, despite ...
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Company Offers Employees Masturbation Breaks With W*** Pods And VR
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Company Offers Employees Masturbation Breaks With W*** Pods And VR
The Stripchat office will house four high-tech pods fit with VR headsets to give their employees some privacy
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Meta warned it might quit Europe. The data-sharing mechanisms that emerged after Snowden spying revelations are at the heart of it.
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EXPLAINER: Meta warned it might quit Europe. The data-sharing mechanisms that emerged after Snowden spying revelations are at the…
Meta's remarks that it might quit Europe reflect an ongoing legal limbo about how American tech firms should handle the data of European users.
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Netflix acquires another developer to build ‘world class games’
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Netflix acquires another developer to build ‘world class games’
After launching its gaming subscription service.
Apple, Nike and Google join brands limiting services
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Apple, Nike and Google join brands limiting services
Customers won't be able to use Apple Pay, while sportswear firm Nike is no longer taking online orders.
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Epic Games Acquires Bandcamp as ‘Fortnite’ Maker Expands Into Music
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Epic Games Acquires Bandcamp as ‘Fortnite’ Maker Expands Into Music
Epic Games announced that it has bought Bandcamp, the online music store and community geared around independent musicians.
Ice Cream Machine Hackers Sue McDonald's for $900 Million
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Ice Cream Machine Hackers Sue McDonald's for $900 Million
Kytch alleges that the Golden Arches crushed its business—and left soft serve customers out in the cold.
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Amazon is closing all 68 of its Books, 4-Star, and Pop Up physical stores
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Amazon is closing all 68 of its Books, 4-Star, and Pop Up physical stores
Amazon ends most of its retail experiments
Investors poured more than half a billion into solar software in the last week alone
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Investors poured more than half a billion into solar software in the…
Aurora Solar, Complete Solar and Palmetto now have plenty of capital to scale their "capital-light" models.
Facebook's most-viewed page last quarter was taken down for being a suspected data-mining scam
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Facebook's most-viewed page last quarter was taken down for being a suspected data-mining scam
The company's most recent transparency report did not identify its most-viewed page, only saying it was removed after getting millions of views.
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AI Model Detects Mental Disorders Based on Web Posts | Dartmouth
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AI Model Detects Mental Disorders Based on Web Posts
Dartmouth researchers have built an artificial intelligence model for detecting mental disorders using conversations on Reddit, part of an emerging wave of screening tools that use computers to analyze social media posts and gain an insight into people’s…
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The EU filed a case against China at the WTO for restricting EU companies from going to a foreign court to protect and use their patents.
https://www.patentlyapple.com/2022/02/the-eu-filed-a-case-against-china-today-at-the-wto-for-restricting-eu-companies-from-going-to-a-foreign-court-to-protect-thei.html
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The EU filed a case against China today at the WTO for restricting EU companies from going to a foreign court to protect their…
China severely restricts EU companies with rights to key technologies (such as 3G, 4G and 5G) from protecting these rights when their patents are used illegally or without appropriate compensation by, for example, Chinese mobile phone manufacturers.
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Taiwan proposed a new law to prevent China from stealing its semiconductor secrets.
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Taiwan, with eye on China, to boost protection for its semiconductor secrets
Taiwan's government proposed on Thursday a new law to prevent China from stealing its chip technology, amid rising concern in Taipei that Beijing is stepping up its economic espionage.
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TikTok faces investigation into its impact on young people’s mental health
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TikTok faces investigation into its impact on young people’s mental health
State AGs say they’ll look into how it keeps kids watching.
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Elon Musk challenges UAW to hold a union vote at Tesla's California factory | Engadget
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Elon Musk challenges UAW to hold a union vote at Tesla's California factory | Engadget
Tesla will do nothing to stop the vote, he said..