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Moderna Appeals District Court Infringement Judgment over COVID Vaccines
By Kevin E. Noonan – One of the beneficial characteristics of the response to the COVID-19 pandemic were pledges from companies involved in developing vaccines (such as Moderna, Pfizer, BioNTech, a…
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DNA on the Shroud of Turin reveals centuries of hidden history
DNA traces in the Shroud of Turin reveal a remarkable mixture of human lineages, microbes, plants, animals, and coral accumulated through centuries of handling and travel. The findings do not prove it...
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Three significant wins for the public in IP cases yesterday: 1. The Ninth Circuit held that a dog toy doesn't tarnish the Jack Daniel's brand 2. The Eleventh Circuit held that keyword advertising isn't trademark infringement 3. The Ninth Circuit held that Amazon couldn't block price-comparison bots
Unhealthy smoke across most of the NW today. I prefer purpleair.com's map since it updates every few seconds (be sure to use the US EPA "Apply conversion" option). EPA airnow.gov data updates only once per hour and is up to a 12-hour average, so does not show rapidly changing conditions as well.
THE U.S. HAS DEPLETED NEARLY 80% OF ITS THAAD INTERCEPTORS, ABOUT HALF OF ITS PATRIOT MISSILES AND SIGNIFICANT NUMBERS OF OTHER PRECISION MUNITIONS DURING THE IRAN CONFLICT, PROMPTING SENIOR MILITARY COMMANDERS TO WARN THAT KEY STOCKPILES ARE DANGEROUSLY LOW. - CNN
“.. The Magnificent 7 have seen their total annual returns shrink each year since 2023." @dailychartbook.bsky.social $MAGS
(Reuters) - Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix are evaluating chipmaking equipment from China's Advanced Micro-Fabrication Equipment (AMEC) for possible use at their Chinese factories, three people familiar with the matter said .. @reuters.com $SKHY www.reuters.com/world/china/...
EXCLUSIVE: Samsung, SK Hynix test Chinese chip tools as hedge against US risks
Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix are evaluating chipmaking equipment from China's Advanced Micro-Fabrication Equipment (AMEC) for possible use at their Chinese factories, three people familiar with t...
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GOV. ABBOTT: ".. Our top priority is to protect Texans’ safety and quality of life. .. Any project that fails to comply .. must be denied connection to the Texas grid. Simply put, Texans must come first.” #Texas www.texastribune.org/2026/08/03/t...
New Texas data center projects frozen until state audits them
On Monday, the governor ordered the Public Utility Commission of Texas and the Electric Reliability Council of Texas to audit all data centers wanting to connect to the state’s power grid.
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This Thursday, SpaceX insiders will be released from their first post-IPO stock lockup and can cash out early. As I've been saying, this has all the hallmarks of a Ponzi scheme.
Strait of Hormuz deal does not foresee transit fees for ships, sources say. The Iranian-Omani proposal – that is currently under negotiation – to reopen the Strait of Hormuz would have no tolls or service fees for ships transiting the waterway, sources said.-CBS News
How the sound changed in the Notre Dame in Paris. #longread #music
'The space is like an instrument': How Notre-Dame found its voice after fire muffled it
Performers and visitors to the famous gothic cathedral in the midst of the River Seine may find some subtle differences to the way sound bounces around its walls.
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“We are simply missing one-third of the water volume that our hydropower plants would normally process.” #Hydropower flow in the Alpine region is “close to an all-time low” amid Europe’s worsening summer #drought www.euronews.com/2026/08/04/e... #ClimateEmergency #oilandgas #KatharinaReiche
Europe’s drought is draining hydropower in the Alpine region
“We are simply missing one-third of the water volume that our hydropower plants would normally process.”
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Acting AG Todd Blanche plans to outlaw abortion nationwide: We're working to get solutions so that the Dobbs decision becomes permanent in every single state. We're putting policies in place so that states can't do things like mail abortion drugs. We will have victory, and it will be permanent.
Technological Advancements Allow Data Centers To Run On Even More Electricity — theonion.com/technologica...
Technological Advancements Allow Data Centers To Run On Even More Electricity
SAN FRANCISCO—Hailing rapid developments in the infrastructure needed to support artificial intelligence, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman announced Tuesday that technological advancements were now allowing data...
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Amazon Loses CAFC Mandamus Bid for Stay Due to ‘Customer Suit Exception’
The CAFC on Monday denied a petition for a writ of mandamus filed by Amazon.com Services LLC requesting that a district court proceeding be stayed pending the outcome of a separate proceeding against ...
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