When humans use AI to earn patents, who is doing the inventing?
US patent law says inventors must be human, but they can use AI. This changes the nature of invention and raises the question: Is this what the founders had in mind when they set up the patent system?The Conversation
"Es gibt nur noch eine formelle und keine inhaltliche Brandmauer mehr. Das bedeutet, dass wir uns rekalibrieren mรผssen, sodass klar ist: Wir protestieren nicht gegen formelle Bรผndnisse, sondern gegen menschenfeindliche Inhalte โ egal von wem sie kommen."
~~ @arnesemsrott
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Autor รผber AfD-Tendenzen der CDU: โDas ist einfach nur saugefรคhrlichโ
Der Journalist Arne Semsrott hatte in einem Buch durchgespielt, was passiert, wenn die AfD regiert. Nun kommt die Union seinen Prognosen zuvor.Gareth Joswig (taz)
Literally shutting down
โFederal agencies will begin to vacate hundreds of offices across the country this summer under a frenetic and error-riddled push by #Musk โs budget-cutting advisers to terminate leases that they say waste moneyโ
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Hundreds of federal offices could begin closing this summer at DOGE's behest
Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency is listing all the federal real estate leases it is ending, but new records obtained by The Associated Press show when those cancellations are expected to take effect.Ryan J. Foley (AP News)
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Regime goes after two Boston-area colleges for being woke
The rapidly shrinking federal Department of Education announced today it is taking time out from its efforts to self immolate to launch "civil rights" investigations into MIT and the New England College of Optometry for daring to try to help minorityโฆUniversal Hub
E2E encryption coming to RCS - "End-to-end encryption is a powerful privacy and security technology that iMessage has supported since the beginning, and now we are pleased to have helped lead a cross industry effort to bring end-to-end encryption to the RCS Universal Profile published by the GSMA. We will add support for end-to-end encrypted RCS messages to iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and watchOS in future software updates."
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End-to-end encrypted RCS messaging on iPhone coming in future software update - 9to5Mac
In collaboration with the GSM Association, Apple today announced it will add support for end-to-end encryption for RCS messages. This...Benjamin Mayo (9to5Mac)
Somehow, I never had a bunny as a pet. They always seemed pretty boring to me.
Looking at these memes, I can tell that I was wrong!
Like this #meme? Try the #stream!
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Novelty Records, Parodies, Weird Covers, Outsider Music, Oddities, Mashups, Comedy, Nonsense & Cringe.FunHouse Radio
Some owners would rather sell their car than be associated with Tesla now.
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reshared this
When putin speaks about #peace, listen closely to the real message: installing a puppet regime in #Ukraine, dismembering the country, and ensuring permanent instability.
In short โ no peace. Decode the kremlin double-talk and #DontBeDeceived
*If you want every object in your domestic life to look like it was hand-drawn by your nephew, yeah, this is the way to go
*Also: super-practical when you're trapped in a favela
Air, shelter*, water & food are needs. Everything else is want.
*Shelter = protective structure (sleeping & protection from exposure) AND community (social)
Europeans boycott US products to protest against Trump tariffs
As US President Donald Trump escalates a trade war with the European Union โ most recently by threatening a 200% tariff on wine and champagne โ Europeans are taking matters into their own hands by starting grassroots boycotts of American products that are mobilising tens of thousands of consumers.
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Europeans boycott US products to protest against Trump tariffs
As US President Donald Trump escalates a trade war with the European Union โ most recently by threatening a 200% tariff on wine and champagne โ Europeans are taking matters into their own hands by starting grassroots boycotts of American products thaโฆJoanna YORK (FRANCE 24)
Buy less, live more.
Unsustainable consumption fuels environmental destruction and injustice, piling up waste so vast itโs visible from space.
Letโs make the lower levels of this pyramid our new normal.
#Newsmax reached a โconfidentialโ settlement with #Smartmatic last year. We now know how much the #MAGA outlet paid
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#news #politics #uspol #uspolitics #GOPCult #ethics #corruption #election
Newsmax reached a โconfidentialโ settlement with Smartmatic last year. We now know how much the MAGA outlet paid
Exclusive: The hefty settlement, which was initially left secret, was disclosed in an investment prospectus this week as the right-wing network looks to go public.Justin Baragona (The Independent)
There is nothing like "Fake News". The correct description is a good old word: lies .....
Babies 6-11 months should get extra MMR dose for some domestic travel, experts say.
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Over 7,000 scientists call for more climate engagement from future German gov't
"We are very concerned," says open letter to politicians
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How the pandemic changed the world of disease control for worse -- and for better
https://www.npr.org/sections/goats-and-soda/2025/03/14/g-s1-53181/pandemic-infectious-disease-detection?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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