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8 types of household filters you may be forgetting to clean
You probably know about the HVAC filter, but what about the two (yes, two) that may be in your microwave oven?
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You need to clean your carpet — but hiring a pro may be unnecessary
Properly cleaning wall-to-wall carpet at least once a year is essential to preserve color and texture and maintain the warranty.
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Remember the Alimony Cocktail
A great example of Negroni experimentation, this complex, bittersweet drink alters the classic equal-parts proportions, reducing the gin and replacing the traditional red bitter and vermouth with Cynar, an artichoke-based amaro, and fino sherry.
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An Industry Insider Drives an Open Alternative to Big Tech’s A.I.
The nonprofit Allen Institute for AI, led by a respected computer scientist who sold his company to Apple, is trying to democratize cutting-edge research.
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Live updates: House speaker vote possible today after Jim Jordan fails in second round
Jordan’s struggle has prompted increasing calls from both parties to expand the powers of the interim speaker to overcome the Republican’s intraparty morass.
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Biden to Deliver Oval Office Address as He Seeks Aid for Israel and Ukraine
President Biden is expected to ask Congress to approve about $100 billion in emergency funds to arm Israel, Ukraine and Taiwan and fortify the U.S.-Mexico border.
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Republicans Use Israel Attack to Stoke Fears About U.S.-Mexico Border
G.O.P. lawmakers and candidates regularly invoke record-high border crossings to address a range of issues, including crime and jobs.
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Federal Circuit Patent Watch: “The” Computer Means the Same Computer
Precedential and Key Federal Circuit Opinions – 1. FINJAN LLC V. SONICWALL, INC [OPINION] (22-1048, 10/13/2023) (Reyna, Bryson, and Cunningham) – Cunningham, J. The Court vacated the district court’s judgment of invalidity and remanded for further proceedings and affirmed “the district court’s grant of summary judgment of noninfringement and the district court’s decision to exclude Finjan’s…
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Plaintiffs Continue Website Privacy Lawsuits Using 35-Year-Old Statute
In 1988, Congress enacted the Video Protection Privacy Act (“VPPA”) in response to the confirmation hearing of Judge Robert Bork, where his video rental history was disclosed during his Supreme Court confirmation hearing. Creative plaintiffs’ lawyers in recent years have asserted new claims under this statute, arguing that the use of website tracking pixels that…
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Companies Should Keep in Mind Chatbots, Session Recordings, Mouseclicks: New Consumer Privacy Suits Continue Under Decades-Old Wiretapping Statutes
Numerous new website technologies and tools allow companies to more effectively interact with their customers. These include chatbots, session recording software, tracking pixels (snippets of code that can be used to identify certain designated behavior on a website like seeing which products users are clicking on), and cookies (which remember products previously added to a…