Links 20/07/2024: Tesla's UK Lawsuit for 5G Patents Licence Thrown Out by UK Court, Censorship Examples Surface
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Leftovers
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Hardware
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Tom's Hardware ☛ TSMC establishes new Foundry 2.0 paradigm — could help address regulatory concerns of a monopoly
TSMC takes a page from Intel's IDM 2.0, proclaims itself a Foundry 2.0 company.
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Proprietary/Artificial Intelligence (AI)
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New York Times ☛ Data for Hey Hi (AI) Training Is Disappearing Fast, Study Shows
New research from the Data Provenance Initiative has found a dramatic drop in content made available to the collections used to build artificial intelligence.
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Make Tech Easier ☛ 2024-07-18 [Older] Investigation Shows Tech Companies Trained AI on YouTube Transcripts
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New York Times ☛ How Getty and Shutterstock Are Building Hey Hi (AI) Image Generators
Companies like Getty have begun developing Hey Hi (AI) models with their own data, part of a broader push to build artificial intelligence with licensed content.
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Comic Book ☛ Fallout, Starfield Developers Become Microsoft's First Fully Unionized Studio
A total of 241 developers working at Bethesda Game Studios have come together to form the "first wall-to-wall union" among Microsoft's owned video game studios, the group announced this week. The Bethesda developers joined the Communications Workers of America group with their newly founded union now recognized by Microsoft as well. The unionization of the developers follows a period of ramping layoffs affecting the gaming industry with Bethesda and other parts of Microsoft hit early last year with layoffs.
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After half a year of layoffs and closures, more than 240 Bethesda workers come together to unionise
Yesterday evening, Bethesda Game Studios workers announced it had formed a union under the Communication Workers of America (CWA), making it the first studio to fully do so since being acquired by Microsoft. Bethesda Montreal filed for unionisation last month, and QA workers at Zenimax, Bethesda's parent company, did the same in 2023, but with the Dallas, Rockville, and Austin sites forming this union, the entirety of US-based Bethesda studios have now unionised. It's also the first "wall-to-wall" union at a Microsoft video game studio, as of the 241 workers that have unionised, there are members "including artists, engineers, programmers and designers have either signed a union authorization card or indicated that they wanted union representation."
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Neowin ☛ Microsoft-owned Bethesda Game Studios developers have voted to unionize
Bethesda Game Studios, the Microsoft-owned game developer responsible for games like the Elder Scrolls series, Fallout 3, Fallout 4, and most recently Starfield, confirmed late on Friday that its development team members have voted in favor of joining a union.
Specifically, the union is the Communications Workers of America, which made the official announcement. It states that 241 members of the Bethesda Game Studios development team have voted to either get a signed union authorization card, or they will claim they want union representation from an online portal.
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Amdocs Layoffs: Software Firm To Lay Off Around 3,000 Employees Amid Restructuring Plans; Check Details
Amdocs, the software company, is reportedly preparing for another round of layoffs, which might impact five percent to ten percent of its global employees. The Amdocs layoffs may count approximately 3,000 employees facing job cuts. Multiple reports suggest that the company aims to maintain its competitive edge and streamline its operations.
As per a report of ABP Live, Amdocs is gearing up for layoffs, which will likely affect a sizable portion of its employee. The company might be looking to reduce costs and improve efficiency. The tech layoffs in 2024 have already seen numerous companies making job cuts and Amdocs is the latest to join this trend. The job cuts at Amdocs are said to be a step to ensure the company remains competitive and financially stable in the long term.
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Defence/Aggression
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New York Times ☛ Social Media Reacts to an Attempted Assassination; Tech Elites for Trump; and TikTok’s Jawmaxxing Trend
“The 2024 internet is just different than the internet we lived on four years ago.”
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Digital Music News ☛ Will YouTube Shorts Outpace Fentanylware (TikTok) Soon? — Growth Data Seems to Suggest So
With the looming Fentanylware (TikTok) ban in the United States, YouTube Shorts growth is beginning to outpace TikTok. That’s thanks to YouTube’s huge appeal in the United States—but also because the competitor is mimicking YouTube features.
2024-07-17 [Older] TikTok owner loses appeal against EU 'gatekeeper' label
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Gizmodo ☛ 2024-07-18 [Older] Libs of TikTok Is Getting People Fired for Joking About Trump’s Assassination Attempt
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Gizmodo ☛ 2024-07-17 [Older] Trump Courts Gen Z With Pledge He Won’t Ban TikTok [Ed: More like colluding with Xi, nothing to do with young people]
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US News And World Report ☛ 2024-07-18 [Older] Chile to Speed up Construction of Maximum Security Prison to Fight Organized Crime
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US News And World Report ☛ 2024-07-16 [Older] Iran Threat Prompted More Security at Trump Rally as Officials Warn of Potential for Copycat Attacks
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Vox ☛ 2024-07-16 [Older] The Trump shooting points to shocking Secret Service security lapses
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NL Times ☛ 2024-07-14 [Older] After Trump attack: Wilders wants stricter security measures for right-wing politicians
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NL Times ☛ 2024-07-16 [Older] Syrian man convicted of firebombing Israel embassy in The Hague gets 2.5 years in prison
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US News And World Report ☛ 2024-07-17 [Older] Syrian Official Who Oversaw Prison Where Alleged Abuse Took Place Arrested by US Officials
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HRW ☛ 2024-07-18 [Older] Syria: Mass Unlawful Asset Freezes
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The Strategist ☛ Lacking: Japanese security cooperation with Taiwan
‘Only thunder, no rain’ is the Chinese saying.
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Defence Web ☛ DRC conflict risks spreading: African leaders must push for solutions beyond military intervention
In response to the deepening crisis in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the United Nations Security Council established a panel of independent experts in 2023 to examine the situation and provide it with options to address the conflict. In June 2024, the UN released the panel’s final report.
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Russia, Belarus, and War in Ukraine
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CPJ ☛ 2024-07-15 [Older] Russia sentences journalist Masha Gessen to 8 years in absentia on ‘fake’ news charges
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US News And World Report ☛ 2024-07-15 [Older] US Journalist Masha Gessen Is Convicted in Absentia in Russia for Criticizing the Military
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The Age AU ☛ 2024-07-20 [Older] ‘Sham conviction’: Russian court jails US reporter for 16 years in spying case
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Spiegel ☛ 2024-07-19 [Older] Russian Tech Billionaire Arkady Volozh: "Europe Should Be Smart Enough to Use These People Who Fled Russia"
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International Business Times ☛ 2024-07-15 [Older] Why Are Russian Soldiers And Cops Paying £100 Up To £19K To Fund The Ukrainian Army?
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Modern Diplomacy ☛ 2024-07-19 [Older] Russia Recruiting African Specialists
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Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-07-19 [Older] Ukraine updates: Zelenskyy urges UK to help it strike Russia
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Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-07-18 [Older] Ukrainians say it's time for peace negotiations with Russia
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US News And World Report ☛ 2024-07-18 [Older] Air India Boeing Plane Bound to San Francisco Lands in Russia
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US News And World Report ☛ 2024-07-18 [Older] North Korea Leader Kim Discusses Military Cooperation With Russian Official, KCNA Says
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US News And World Report ☛ 2024-07-17 [Older] Foreign Minister Says Russia Has 'Irrefutable Evidence' Journalist Evan Gershkovich Is a Spy
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US News And World Report ☛ 2024-07-17 [Older] Man Who Smuggled Military Tech to Russia Sentenced to 3 Years in US Jail
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US News And World Report ☛ 2024-07-17 [Older] Russian Drone Downed Over Kyiv Suburb, No Damage Recorded, Mayor Says
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US News And World Report ☛ 2024-07-17 [Older] Russia Ready to Work With Any US Leader, Says Lavrov
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Modern Diplomacy ☛ 2024-07-16 [Older] Joint Chinese-Russian naval exercises: The background
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Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-07-16 [Older] How to use Ukraine's gas pipelines when Russia deal ends
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US News And World Report ☛ 2024-07-16 [Older] Russia Holds a UN Meeting About Global Cooperation. US Calls It 'Hypocrisy' After Ukraine Invasion
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US News And World Report ☛ 2024-07-16 [Older] Russian Chief of Staff Praises Capture of Ukrainian Village, Sets New Targets
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Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-07-15 [Older] Ukraine updates: Russia should be at peace talks — Zelenskyy
2024-07-15 [Older] Armenia Launches Joint Military Drills With the US Amid Souring Ties With Old Ally Russia
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US News And World Report ☛ 2024-07-15 [Older] Exclusive-White House Should Disclose Whether Russia Sharing US Weapons Insight With China, Says Congress
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US News And World Report ☛ 2024-07-15 [Older] Russian Court Orders House Arrest for a General in Custody on Fraud Charges
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US News And World Report ☛ 2024-07-15 [Older] Ukraine Says Russia's Last Naval Patrol Ship Leaving Crimea
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Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-07-13 [Older] Russia: Kara-Murza lawyer visits jailed Kremlin critic
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US News And World Report ☛ 2024-07-15 [Older] Ukraine's Zelenskiy Eyes Second Summit in November, Says Russia Should Attend
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IP Kat ☛ 2024-07-14 [Older] Ukraine's "Melitopol cherry" the latest target of Russian appropriation
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US News And World Report ☛ 2024-07-14 [Older] China, Russia Navies Conduct Joint Patrol in Parts of Pacific, China Media Says
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US News And World Report ☛ 2024-07-14 [Older] Russia Accuses Biden Administration of Creating Atmosphere for Attack on Trump
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US News And World Report ☛ 2024-07-14 [Older] Russia Claims Control of Urozhaine Village in Ukraine's Donetsk Region
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Scheerpost ☛ 2024-07-13 [Older] Russian Officials Vow Response to US Missile Deployment to Germany
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Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-07-13 [Older] Australia chides Russia for meddling in alleged spy case
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US News And World Report ☛ 2024-07-13 [Older] Australia PM Tells Russia to 'Back Off' After Claims Over Espionage Arrests
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US News And World Report ☛ 2024-07-13 [Older] Shelling Kills 4 in Ukraine as a Drone Attack Sparks Fire at an Oil Depot in Russia
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US News And World Report ☛ 2024-07-13 [Older] Russia Can Counter US Missile Deployments in Europe, Kremlin Says
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US News And World Report ☛ 2024-07-13 [Older] Two Dead in Russian 'Double Tap' Attack on Town Near Ukraine's Kharkiv
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Modern Diplomacy ☛ 2024-07-12 [Older] Partnership to Alliance: Convergence in shared isolation between North Korea and Russia
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CBC ☛ 2024-07-12 [Older] This Canadian got caught supplying Russia with $7M in weapon parts
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Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-07-12 [Older] Germany decries Russian plot to assassinate Rheinmetall boss
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Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-07-12 [Older] Ukraine updates: UN urges Russia to leave nuclear plant
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US News And World Report ☛ 2024-07-12 [Older] Former International Mission Worker Is Convicted of Spying in Russian-Held Donetsk
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US News And World Report ☛ 2024-07-12 [Older] Four Killed, Nine Hurt in Russian Shelling of Ukraine's Donetsk Region, Governor Says
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US News And World Report ☛ 2024-07-12 [Older] Iran's Pezeshkian Rejects U.S. Pressure, Praises Russia, China
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US News And World Report ☛ 2024-07-12 [Older] Russian Passenger Jet Crashes Flying Empty Near Moscow, Killing Its Crew of 3
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US News And World Report ☛ 2024-07-12 [Older] Sullivan Talks to Indian Counterpart Days After Indian PM Modi's Russia Visit
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US News And World Report ☛ 2024-07-12 [Older] Ukraine Dismisses Russian Suggestion It Plans Attacks on Own Power Dams
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RIPE ☛ 2024-07-12 [Older] RIPE NCC Webinars for the Ukrainian Internet Community
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The Local SE ☛ 2024-07-19 [Older] Sweden to donate 13 backup generators to Ukraine
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US News And World Report ☛ 2024-07-19 [Older] Blinken Points to Wider Pledges to Support Ukraine in Case US Backs Away Under Trump
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US News And World Report ☛ 2024-07-19 [Older] Gunman in Ukraine Kills Nationalist Former Parliamentarian
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US News And World Report ☛ 2024-07-19 [Older] Trump Says He Had 'Very Good Call' With Ukraine's Zelenskiy, Pledges to End War
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Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-07-18 [Older] Ukraine updates: Germany to treat 8 after hospital strike
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US News And World Report ☛ 2024-07-18 [Older] In Show of Support, UK's Starmer Invites Ukraine's Zelenskiy to Attend Cabinet
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US News And World Report ☛ 2024-07-18 [Older] UK Defence Firms Discuss Boosting Support for Ukraine With Zelenskiy
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Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-07-17 [Older] Paris 2024: Ukraine Olympian on 'relentless stress' of war
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Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-07-17 [Older] Ukraine updates: 190 prisoners of war released in exchange
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US News And World Report ☛ 2024-07-17 [Older] Ukraine Defense Chief Says His Nation Will Find Battlefield Solutions No Matter Who Wins US Election
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US News And World Report ☛ 2024-07-17 [Older] UK's Starmer Uses European Forum to Press for EU Reset, Ukraine Support
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Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-07-16 [Older] Ukraine updates: Orban says Trump would be 'peace broker'
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US News And World Report ☛ 2024-07-16 [Older] Zelenskiy Proposes Legislation to Strip Awards From Ukrainian 'Traitors'
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US News And World Report ☛ 2024-07-15 [Older] Man Throws Grenade at Ukrainian Army Draft Office, No One Hurt, Police Say
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US News And World Report ☛ 2024-07-15 [Older] Ukraine Needs 25 Patriot Air Defense Systems and More F-16 Warplanes, President Zelenskyy Says
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Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-07-13 [Older] Ukraine updates: Kremlin warns of risk to European capitals
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US News And World Report ☛ 2024-07-13 [Older] Peaceful Pre-Olympic Protest in Paris Honors Fallen Ukrainian Athletes
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US News And World Report ☛ 2024-07-12 [Older] Ukraine Collecting Evidence of Civilian Mine Deaths for ICC
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Copenhagen Post ☛ 2024-07-11 [Older] F-16 fighter jets from Denmark and Netherlands will be in Ukrainian skies “this summer”
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Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-07-11 [Older] NATO allies pledge Ukraine support as US reveals aid package
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Environment
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US News And World Report ☛ 2024-07-12 [Older] Amid Soaring Heat, Texas Residents Suffer Crippling Power Outages
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Finance
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Counter Punch ☛ 2024-07-12 [Older] Banks Keep Breaking Their Promise to Serve the Public Good
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CBC ☛ 2024-07-15 [Older] Banks to start identifying carbon tax rebates as the 'Canada Carbon Rebate' starting today
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Modern Diplomacy ☛ 2024-07-17 [Older] The World Bank’s $1.5 Billion Loan to India: A Revolutionary Move in Green Energy
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AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics
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US News And World Report ☛ 2024-07-15 [Older] Former Polish Deputy Minister Detained in Misuse of Funds Probe
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Censorship/Free Speech
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Reason ☛ Moving to Unseal Material in Pennsylvania Sen. Douglas Mastriano's Lawsuit Related to His Ph.D. Thesis
Sen. Mastriano (who is running for reelection to the state senate, and who ran in 2022 for Governor) is suing for, among other things, libel—but trying to keep the allegedly libelous material under seal.
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CPJ ☛ 2024-07-19 [Older] In Venezuela, restrictions and self-censorship limit coverage of opposition ahead of election
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Freedom of Information / Freedom of the Press
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Press Gazette ☛ Key ways to futureproof your media career as journalism job cuts bite deep
Most media companies these days are feeling the pinch. As a result, cost-cutting measures are happening across the board. In the wider media landscape, Google, Paramount and Disney shed jobs this year.
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Civil Rights/Policing
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AccessNow ☛ Civil Society Joint Brief on the UN Global Digital Compact
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France24 ☛ Protesters storm prison in Bangladesh, death toll from anti-quota clashes tops 100
Student protesters in Bangladesh on Friday stormed a prison, freeing possibly hundreds of inmates, and staged rallies in the capital Dhaka despite a police ban on gatherings and a widespread internet shutdown. The death toll amid unrest this week topped 100 as protests continued against a quota system for state jobs.
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France24 ☛ Bangladesh police arrest senior opposition leader, ban rallies in Dhaka amid deadly unrest
Bangladesh police on Friday arrested one of the country’s most senior opposition party leaders and banned all public rallies in the capital Dhaka after days of deadly nationwide unrest after student protests that started weeks ago turned violent this week. Dhaka is in the midst of a near-total internet blackout, with phone lines also down.
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AccessNow ☛ #KeepItOn: Bangladesh’s government must restore internet access, ensure connectivity during student protests
#KeepItOn coalition urges authorities in Bangladesh to ensure that people can access open, secure, and unrestricted internet during the ongoing student protests.
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International Business Times ☛ 2024-07-18 [Older] 'We Will No Longer Attend Cultural Awareness Festivals': Another US Company Joins Microsoft In Axing DEI Policies
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Jacobin Magazine ☛ 2024-07-15 [Older] British Workers Are on the Cusp of Winning a Union at Amazon
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Project Censored ☛ 2024-07-18 [Older] House Passes Bill Threatening Tax-Exempt Status of Nonprofit Organizations
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Project Censored ☛ 2024-07-12 [Older] Private Companies in California Reap More than $100m to Sweep Homeless Camps
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Digital Music News ☛ Live Nation Previews Dismissal Arguments in High-Stakes DOJ Antitrust Battle, Targeting ‘Threadbare and Conclusory’ Claims
As it fends off a high-stakes antitrust lawsuit from the DOJ, Live Nation has officially provided a preview of its dismissal arguments. That preview was just recently filed after coming up in an initial pretrial conference late last month.
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New York Times ☛ Landlords Raise Rents Based on RealPage Software, Suits Say
Antitrust cases contend that use of RealPage’s algorithm, which lets property owners share private data, amounts to collusion.
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Patents
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IP Kat ☛ 2024-07-15 [Older] Crystal clear? G 2/21 applied to polymorph patents (T 1994/22)
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US News And World Report ☛ 2024-07-15 [Older] Tesla's UK Lawsuit for 5G Patents Licence Thrown Out by UK Court
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IP Kat ☛ 2024-07-16 [Older] Book review: Terrell on the Law of Patents
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Software Patents
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Unified Patents ☛ $2,000 for Distefano Website Innovations internet patent monopoly prior art
Unified Patents added a new PATROLL contest, with a $2,000 cash prize, seeking prior art on at least claim 1 of U.S. Patent 11,763,316, owned by Distefano Website Innovations, LLC, an NPE. The patent monopoly relates generally to creating and posting web pages to the internet, and more specifically, to a method for more easily developing web pages through the use of a graphical user interface. It has been asserted against ByteDance.
The contest will expire on September 19, 2024. Please visit PATROLL for more information and to submit an entry for this contest.
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