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In blow to patent trolls, US Supreme Court rules 8-0 that patent infringement suits can only be filed in the jurisdiction of targeted firm's incorporation — WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday tightened rules for where patent lawsuits can be filed in a decision that may make it harder …
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Amazon confirms Java creator James Gosling will join AWS — Amazon Web Services has added another computer science heavyweight to its employee roster. James Gosling, often referred to as the “Father of Java,” announced on Facebook Monday that he would be joining the cloud provider as a distinguished engineer.| Ryan Whitwam / Android Police: |
Source: Nest working on indoor security camera with 4K resolution for smart digital zoom, priced higher than current cameras at $300, expected end of May — Google-owned Nest used to be one of the few companies selling WiFi home security cameras, but now everyone is doing it.
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GitHub launches GitHub Marketplace, a store for development tools that assist with tasks like continuous integration, code reviews, and project management — Online store will try to make developer tools work better for businesses — Social code repository GitHub is making it easier for developers to fetch data and spend money.| Kate Conger / Gizmodo: |
PayPal files suit in Manhattan federal court against Pandora claiming its new “P” logo is “unlawfully similar” to PayPal's logo — PayPal sued Pandora on Friday, claiming that the struggling music streaming service ripped off its distinctive blue logo in the hopes of piggybacking on PayPal's popularity.
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Sources: LeEco planning massive layoffs in US as soon as this week, will keep 60 of 500 employees; CEO YT Jia has stepped down but will remain on the board — LeEco, a Chinese company that made a big splash in the U.S. last fall, is preparing for a round of layoffs that may happen as soon as Tuesday, according to sources.
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Dubai to introduce fleet of robots with face scanning-tech to its police force May 24; citizens can ask them questions, report crimes, and pay fines — Writer Isaac Asimov's Three Laws of Robotics are a fictional creation with real-world value: — A robot may not injure a human being or … | Cecilia Kang / New York Times: |
Pittsburgh officials and residents have regrets 9 months after Uber began testing self-driving cars in the city, with lack of shared data among disappointments — PITTSBURGH — When Uber picked this former Rust Belt town as the inaugural city for its driverless car experiment, Pittsburgh played the consummate host.
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Former IBM developer Xu Jiaqiang pleads guilty to theft of source code with intent to give it to China; sentencing scheduled for October 13 — A former developer for IBM pled guilty on Friday to economic espionage and to stealing trade secrets related to a type of software known as a clustered file system … | Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Dish integrates with Amazon Alexa for hands-free TV, the first TV provider to do so — TV provider Dish Network is today rolling out new technology that will make watching television a hands-free experience, via a new integration with Amazon Alexa. The company says that its pay TV customers using either … | Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Amazon rolls out Echo Look camera companion app for iOS and Android, giving owners live preview option and letting them take pictures, mark favorites, more — Amazon's odd foray into the world of selfie cameras via the Echo Look is now complete with the launch of a companion application …
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Echodyne raises $29M Series B led by NEA to develop radar sensors for drones and autonomous vehicles, bringing its total raised to $44M — Echodyne's radar arrays are designed to bring some of the power and precision of massive, heavy, military-grade radars to a tablet-sized device.Sponsor Posts
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