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Diablo 4 Season 1: What We Know so Far
Diablo 4 Season 1: What We Know so Far
Here's what you need to know about Season 1
2023-06-13 06:55
This $49 AI tool combines ChatGPT with Google Sheets
This $49 AI tool combines ChatGPT with Google Sheets
TL;DR: As of Sept. 23, a lifetime subscription to SheetMagic is on sale for only
2023-09-23 17:50
The Real Reason You Need to Take Your Laptop Out at Airport Security
The Real Reason You Need to Take Your Laptop Out at Airport Security
TSA agents need a closer look at your computer. Here's why.
2023-07-24 21:22
US Backs Poland Gas Hedging, Drawing Climate Activists’ Ire
US Backs Poland Gas Hedging, Drawing Climate Activists’ Ire
The US International Development Finance Corp. pledged up to $500 million to help increase Poland’s natural gas imports
2023-06-07 09:21
Be wary of scams as Amazon Prime Day kicks off, experts warn
Be wary of scams as Amazon Prime Day kicks off, experts warn
Amazon Prime Day is here
2023-07-11 12:29
Scholarships have helped displaced Afghan students find homes on university campuses across the US
Scholarships have helped displaced Afghan students find homes on university campuses across the US
Those fleeing Afghanistan as the Taliban swept back into power two years ago included university students
2023-07-23 12:16
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor confirmed for PS4 and Xbox One
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor confirmed for PS4 and Xbox One
PlayStation 4 and Xbox One owners will be able to play 'Star Wars Jedi: Survivor'.
2023-08-03 20:29
DeSantis and his team unleash on Rep. Donalds for questioning Florida's new Black history standards
DeSantis and his team unleash on Rep. Donalds for questioning Florida's new Black history standards
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday accused Rep. Byron Donalds -- the only Black Republican in Florida's congressional delegation -- of aligning himself with Vice President Kamala Harris by critiquing the state's new standards for teaching Black history.
2023-07-28 09:28
Sam Bankman-Fried to retake witness stand, face cross-examination in fraud trial
Sam Bankman-Fried to retake witness stand, face cross-examination in fraud trial
By Luc Cohen and Jody Godoy NEW YORK FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried is set to retake the witness
2023-10-30 20:21
Does Microsoft own the letter 'X' trademark?
Does Microsoft own the letter 'X' trademark?
We didn’t think it was possible, but Elon Musk’s tenure at Twitter took an even stranger turn this week after he rebranded the social media platform to “X” out of the blue. It turns out Musk has been obsessed with naming things after the letter all his career, but it still came as a big surprise that he decided to change the name of an internationally recognised brand overnight to something that sounds more like a porn site or gentleman’s club. The logo is a pretty generic graphic, which replaced the famous blue Twitter bird after Musk crowdsourced ideas from users last weekend. It’s left people with more questions than answers at this point – one of them surrounds the issue of Microsoft and potential disputes over the letter “X” as a trademark. “X” is pretty common in names of companies and organisations and the likes of Meta and Microsoft reportedly have intellectual property rights around the letter “X”. Sign up to our free Indy100 weekly newsletter In fact, as Reuters reports, the likelihood is that Twitter – now "X" – could well face legal action over the name change. "There's a 100 per cent chance that Twitter is going to get sued over this by somebody," said trademark attorney Josh Gerben. According to Gerben, there are close to 900 active U.S. trademark registrations surrounding the letter “X”. Microsoft does indeed have an X trademark which it’s held since 2003. However, it’s related to communications about its Xbox video game system. Meta Platforms also owns a trademark for an “X”, which is related to software and social media. According to Gerben, the two companies are unlikely to sue over the Twitter name change unless they believe the move encroaches on their brand equity. Douglas Masters, who is a trademark attorney at law firm Loeb & Loeb, said [via Reuters]: "Given the difficulty in protecting a single letter, especially one as popular commercially as 'X', Twitter's protection is likely to be confined to very similar graphics to their X logo. "The logo does not have much distinctive about it, so the protection will be very narrow." Social media user Keith Edwards posted on the topic by uploading a screen grab of Microsoft’s 2003 patent for “X”, writing: “Microsoft owns the trademark for X. This is just too good.” A community note was added to the post which read: Microsoft only holds this trademark for videogame-related services; this wouldn't affect Twitter. “However, Meta holds the ‘X’ trademark for ‘online social networking services... social networking services in the fields of entertainment, gaming and application development…’” Have your say in our news democracy. Click the upvote icon at the top of the page to help raise this article through the indy100 rankings.
2023-07-25 17:24
TurnOnGreen Initiates Grant Funded Multi-Family Dwelling Electric Vehicle Charging Project
TurnOnGreen Initiates Grant Funded Multi-Family Dwelling Electric Vehicle Charging Project
MILPITAS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun 26, 2023--
2023-06-26 18:51
Facebook owner faces EU ban on targeted advertising, Norway says
Facebook owner faces EU ban on targeted advertising, Norway says
By Gwladys Fouche OSLO The European data regulator has agreed to extend a ban on "behavioural advertising" on
2023-11-01 19:19