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Venezuela Doesn’t Produce Fentanyl. Trump Is Targeting It Anyway.
Lawmakers and narcotics experts say that the Trump administration’s efforts to tie Venezuela to the U.S. fentanyl crisis are misleading.
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Don’t Tread on Frank: How One Man’s Yard Became a Battlefield
The clash is about strong personalities, an exacting homeowners’ association and a partisan divide that has reached the hyperlocal level.
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How Two New York Times Reporters Cover Christianity in Trump’s Polarized America
We asked our journalists who write about religion nationwide about how they navigate debates about what Christianity is and isn’t.
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How AI is Quietly Transforming Everyday Life Beyond the Headlines
Every day, I wake up to the sound of my smartphone’s alarm. It’s not just any alarm; it’s one that adjusts based on my sleep cycle, ensuring I wake up at the optimal time for my body. This is just one small way artificial intelligence (AI) has embedded itself into my life, quietly transforming my…
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Puerto Rico’s Act 60, Income Sourcing and IRS Scrutiny in the Age of Cryptocurrency
Puerto Rico’s Tax Incentives Code (Act 60) has quickly risen to the forefront of tax planning conversations, drawing intense interest from entrepreneurs, investors, cryptocurrency traders and taxpayers holding carried interests in hedge funds, venture capital or private equity. The promise is tantalizing: move to Puerto Rico, become a bona fide resident and potentially pay little……By:…
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Section 101 Roundup: The USPTO, Congress and Realignment
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Director John Squires used Ex parte Desjardins to make a point regarding a Google DeepMind artificial intelligence (AI) patent, holding that Section 101 was not the right place to challenge claim clarity, scope or inventiveness. Instead, those belong under Sections 102, 103 and 112……By: Holland & Knight LLP
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The Patent Door Opens: What the USPTO’s New Approach Means for AI and Tech Companies
Companies that have avoided filing patents because they assumed their AI models, algorithms, or software innovations were not patentable might want to revisit that decision. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)’s new leadership under Director John Squires signals a potential shift in how the agency evaluates patent eligibility for AI and software innovations….By: Fenwick…
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How the California Opt Me Out Act (AB 566) Will Impact the AdTech Ecosystem
Governor Newsom has signed into law AB 566, also known as the California Opt Me Out Act….By: BCLP
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Latest Federal Court Cases: Canatex Completion Solutions, Inc.
In our Case of the Week, the Federal Circuit revisited and clarified the “demanding standard for judicial correction via claim construction,” which permits a court in narrow circumstances to modify claim language to correct obvious errors….By: Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC
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Palestinian Voices Absent from U.S.-Run Center Planning Gaza’s Future
U.S. and Israeli soldiers, foreign diplomats and aid workers are congregated in a warehouse in Israel to talk about the future of Gaza. One key group is missing: Palestinians.