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- 1Federal Circuit Backs Google in Advertising Patent Ruling●CAFC Affirms Section 101 Dismissal for Google Over Internet Advertising Patents
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has affirmed a lower court's dismissal of internet advertising patents held invalid under Section 101 of the Patent Act, in a case involving Google. The ruling reinforces the judiciary's strict approach to abstract, computer-implemented ideas and is drawing attention from patent practitioners and technology companies watching how advertising-related patents fare.
- 2Climate Anxiety Support Group Discusses Man-Made Crisis●Climate Change Anxiety Support Group Cafe:Let’sTalk-“This is not a natural calamity: it is being done to us knowingly”-Guardian UK
A climate anxiety support group, Cafe:Let'sTalk, is drawing attention after a discussion centred on the claim that climate change is not a natural calamity but something being done to people knowingly. The conversation, reported in connection with Guardian UK coverage, reflects a growing focus on the psychological toll of the climate crisis and feelings of anger over its human causes rather than treating it as an unavoidable disaster.
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Tanzania are taking on Sudan in the final of the CECAFA U20 championship, with the match being followed live by a large audience. The fixture pits two of East and Central Africa's strongest youth sides against each other for the regional under-20 title, and the live broadcast is drawing heavy engagement as fans track the score in real time.
- 4Cisco in talks with pro-Palestine employees after complaint collapse●Revealed: Cisco talks with pro-Palestine employees over discrimination complaint collapse https:// literature.cafe/post/
Cisco is reportedly holding talks with pro-Palestine employees after a discrimination complaint against the company collapsed, according to a new report. The discussions reportedly concern how the tech firm handled grievances raised by staff, and the outcome of the complaint's collapse has drawn attention to workplace treatment of employees outspoken on the Israel-Palestine conflict.
- 5AI executive calls generative AI 'the largest theft of labor in human history'●AI exec: We may have pulled off “the largest theft of labor in human history.” https:// literature.cafe/post/35870676
An artificial intelligence industry executive has said the sector may have carried out 'the largest theft of labor in human history', referring to the way AI systems were trained on vast amounts of human-created work, much of it taken without payment or consent. The remark has drawn attention to ongoing anger among writers, artists and other workers over uncompensated use of their output.
- 6Machine learning boosts production of licorice-derived drug molecule●Machine Learning and Molecular Scaffolds Supercharge Production of a Licorice-Derived Drug Molecule
Researchers report using machine learning together with molecular scaffold engineering to dramatically increase production of a drug molecule derived from licorice. The approach is described as a way to make plant-derived pharmaceutical compounds more efficiently and at higher yields than traditional extraction or biosynthesis methods allow, drawing attention in the biotechnology community.
- 7Portland coffee shop scraps Gaza cafe plan within a week▼Portland coffee shop announces free cafe in Gaza, then drops plans one week later
A Portland coffee shop announced plans to open a free cafe in Gaza, then reversed course just one week later. The quick about-face has drawn attention and criticism, with observers questioning why the initiative was abandoned so soon after its launch and what it says about the difficulty of delivering aid-linked projects in the territory.
- 8Santa Fe School Cafeteria Workers Threaten Strike Over Underpayment▼Santa Fe school cafeteria workers threaten to strike after weeks of underpayments
School cafeteria workers in Santa Fe are threatening to go on strike after weeks of being underpaid, according to the Santa Fe New Mexican. The workers, who prepare meals for the city's public school students, say payroll errors have left them shortchanged and are demanding corrections. The threatened action could disrupt meal service in local schools if the pay dispute is not resolved quickly.