Day: April 28, 2023

Commission sets out to harmonise EU patent rules

Posted on by Robin Edgar

The European Commission today proposed new rules to improve the protection of intellectual property (IP) in Europe, covering patents relating to industry standards, compulsory licensing of patents in crisis situations, and the revision of the legislation on supplementary protection certificates. These will work hand-in-hand with the unitary patent system that 17 EU countries are to Read more about Commission sets out to harmonise EU patent rules[…]

Senator Brian Schatz Joins The Moral Panic With Unconstitutional Age Verification Bill

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Senator Brian Schatz is one of the more thoughtful Senators we have, and he and his staff have actually spent time talking to lots of experts in trying to craft bills regarding the internet. Unfortunately, it still seems like he still falls under the seductive sway of this or that moral panic, so when the Read more about Senator Brian Schatz Joins The Moral Panic With Unconstitutional Age Verification Bill[…]

This OLED screen can fill with liquid to form tactile buttons | Engadget

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Swiping and tapping on flat screens is something we’ve learned to deal with in smartphones, tablets and other touchscreen gizmos, but it doesn’t come close to the ease of typing on a hardware keyboard or playing a game with a physical controller. To that end, researchers Craig Shultz and Chris Harrison with the Future Interfaces Read more about This OLED screen can fill with liquid to form tactile buttons | Engadget[…]