@Techmeme@techhub.social2026-02-06 13:40:52
How an appeal changed the way the USPTO assesses AI patents under the US Patent Act, signaling a shift towards more favorable treatment of AI and ML inventions (Matthew Carey/Bloomberg Law)
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/tech-and
@cdarwin@c.im2026-01-06 23:50:04
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting has voted to dissolve after Republicans rescinded $1.1B at President Trump’s behest.
This ends the 58-year-old agency that distributed federal funds to NPR, PBS and more than 1,500 local public radio & television stations. https://apple.news/AXdo2-zPuRCiJSiIVd3
@Mediagazer@mstdn.social2026-01-06 21:50:39
Mark Silverman, Fox Sports president and COO, is stepping down and moving into a consulting role; Fox Sports executive Brad Zager will reportedly succeed him (Ben Axelrod/Awful Announcing)
https://awfulannouncing.com/fox/mark-silverman-out-as-fox-sports-presid…
@tezoatlipoca@mas.to2026-01-06 19:05:15
So I hear #beatport has a streaming service. Great, I haven't perused Beatport in a few years, tho I used to purchase a shit ton of EDM from them.
Hurh. This streaming service is only to integrate with DJ software. Well THAT sucks. I was expecting to be able to stream say the current Top 100 dubstep tracks instead of what you can in the track browser which is listen to a 30 second snippe of e…
@unixviking@social.linux.pizza2026-01-07 21:39:10
You can think what you want about Apple, its business model, and its crazy pricing policy and rip-offs—I'm definitely not a fan either—but one thing fascinates me: since November, I've had an iPad Mini 7 Cellular so I can read the news, watch the occasional YouTube video, or quickly and conveniently reply to an email while on the go or in bed at night.
Very compact, very practical, it fits perfectly in my small shoulder bag or in my smartphone holder next to my bed.
But w…
@ErikJonker@mastodon.social2026-02-06 07:10:29
@cheryanne@aus.social2026-03-05 08:24:49
Disability Practice Safeguarding Quality Service Delivery: A Podcast Series From The Living With Disability Research Centre
Each episode coincides with one of the book's chapters, featuring discussions the chapter's author and a series of take-home messages to apply to disability service delivery...
Great Australian Pods Podcast Directory:
@gwire@mastodon.social2026-01-07 17:44:26
US President says they won't sell Venezuelan oil "at a discount".
Well, yes. The reason Venezuela couldn't sell oil at market price was due to US sanctions (that the US doesn't apply to its own oil companies).
@usul@piaille.fr2026-01-02 13:15:51
@cdarwin@c.im2026-03-05 16:05:41
Kristi Noem repeatedly declined to deny her widely-reported sexual relationship with her shadow chief of staff Corey Lewandowski,
twisting into all sorts of remarkable rhetorical shapes to avoid uttering the word “no” while under oath.
“I am shocked that we’re going down and peddling tabloid garbage in this committee today,”
Noem told Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-Calif.),
who pushed back: “You should be able to answer if someone asks if you or any federal official is …
