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www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
New York City

As Broadway Rebounds, Some Like It Hot' Gets 13 Tony Nominations

As Broadway's rebound from the pandemic shutdown picks up pace, Tony nominators showered much-sought attention on a wide variety of shows, from razzle-dazzle spectacles to quirky adventurous fare.Some Like It Hot, a musical based on the classic Billy Wilder film about two musicians who witness a gangland slaying and dress as women to escape the mob, scored the most nominations: 13.
Is there any action performed by the supreme court that has not been bought with a bribe?
We don't know: Supreme Court Dodges AI Inventor Question with Denial of DABUS Case
IPWatchdog.com | Patents & Intellectual Property Law
1 year ago
Intellectual property law

Supreme Court Dodges AI Inventor Question with Denial of DABUS Case

"It is now up to Congress to decide whether to change the law to allow inventions to be protected regardless of how AI is used in the inventive process, and to help the US maintain its position as a world leader in innovation." - Professor Ryan Abbott
One day before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is set to hold its first public listening session on AI inventorship, the U.S. Supreme Court today denied certiorari in the case of Thaler v. Vidal, which asked the Court to consider the question: "Does the Patent Act categorically restrict the statutory term 'inventor' to human beings alone?"
AI Inventor and the Ethics Trap for US Patent Attorneys | Patently-O
patentlyo.com
1 year ago
Intellectual property law

AI Inventor and the Ethics Trap for US Patent Attorneys

by Dennis Crouch The Supreme Court denied certiorari in Thaler v. Vidal, a case involving inventor Dr. Stephen Thaler's attempt to patent an invention created by his artificial intelligence (AI) system, DABUS.Thaler argued that DABUS, not himself or any other human, conceived the invention and identified its significance.
#people
www.cbc.ca
1 year ago
Toronto

Unions, advocacy groups call for better treatment of workers ahead of May Day | CBC News

Dozens of unions and advocacy groups gathered in downtown Toronto on Sunday to commemorate and celebrate International Workers' Day while calling for better treatment of workers.Daniel Tarade, chair of the Labour May Day Committee, said the "struggle" continues to build unity among workers and oppressed peoples and to build collective power to fight for what they deserve.
www.mercurynews.com
1 year ago
San Francisco

Will an S.F.-style fentanyl crackdown happen in San Jose?

With the fentanyl crisis reaching epidemic proportions, a renewed push in the Bay Area seeks to stem the steady supply of a deadly drug that has wreaked havoc across the country.On Friday, Gov. Gavin Newsom officially tasked a cadre of California National Guard and California Highway Patrol officials to fight the rampant rise of fentanyl in San Francisco.
www.thisislocallondon.co.uk
1 year ago
Books

"I lapped it up." Miranda Kaufmann Interview by Kaivalya Pullakandam ,Wilson's School

Kaivalya: What inspired you to write about Black Tudors?It was the subject of my PhD research.I was interested in history from an early age.But when I learned about the Tudors at school and at university, there was no mention of anyone that wasn't white in the story.I came across this fact, by accident when a lecturer mentioned that the Tudors started trading to Africa in the middle of the 16th century.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Captain of Afghan refugee cricket team in UK dreams of professional career

The captain of a refugee and asylum seekers' cricket team, who arrived in the UK from Afghanistan on a small boat made from a parachute, has said he hopes he and his fellow team-mates will one day turn professional and play for the big teams.Mohammad, whose name has been changed for security reasons, left Afghanistan on February 20 2022 for his safety because he previously worked with American forces in the country before the Taliban took control.
Bustle
1 year ago
Public health

Netflix's New Medical Docuseries Followed COVID Heroes For Nearly 2 Years

A new eight-part Netflix docuseries,Emergency: NYC, kicks off with the statistic that approximately 2.7 million medical emergency calls are made in New York City per year - or nearly 300 calls every hour.Following the day-to-day lives of NYC emergency medical workers, the high-intensity series highlights the effects the COVID-19 pandemic has had on an increase in those 911 calls, as well as the city's healthcare system as a whole.
www.theguardian.com
1 year ago
UK politics

The Guardian view on hotels and asylum: a cycle of failure | Editorial

Hotel accommodation is expensive and inefficient as a system for managing migration flows to the UK.Alternative facilities might be somewhat cheaper the Home Office puts the cost of hotel rooms at 6m a day but that is not the only reason why Robert Jenrick, the immigration minister, on Wednesday announced a plan to house migrants on barges and military bases.
www.cbc.ca
1 year ago
Toronto

Unions, advocacy groups call for better treatment of workers ahead of May Day | CBC News

Dozens of unions and advocacy groups gathered in downtown Toronto on Sunday to commemorate and celebrate International Workers' Day while calling for better treatment of workers.Daniel Tarade, chair of the Labour May Day Committee, said the "struggle" continues to build unity among workers and oppressed peoples and to build collective power to fight for what they deserve.
www.mercurynews.com
1 year ago
San Francisco

Will an S.F.-style fentanyl crackdown happen in San Jose?

With the fentanyl crisis reaching epidemic proportions, a renewed push in the Bay Area seeks to stem the steady supply of a deadly drug that has wreaked havoc across the country.On Friday, Gov. Gavin Newsom officially tasked a cadre of California National Guard and California Highway Patrol officials to fight the rampant rise of fentanyl in San Francisco.
www.thisislocallondon.co.uk
1 year ago
Books

"I lapped it up." Miranda Kaufmann Interview by Kaivalya Pullakandam ,Wilson's School

Kaivalya: What inspired you to write about Black Tudors?It was the subject of my PhD research.I was interested in history from an early age.But when I learned about the Tudors at school and at university, there was no mention of anyone that wasn't white in the story.I came across this fact, by accident when a lecturer mentioned that the Tudors started trading to Africa in the middle of the 16th century.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Captain of Afghan refugee cricket team in UK dreams of professional career

The captain of a refugee and asylum seekers' cricket team, who arrived in the UK from Afghanistan on a small boat made from a parachute, has said he hopes he and his fellow team-mates will one day turn professional and play for the big teams.Mohammad, whose name has been changed for security reasons, left Afghanistan on February 20 2022 for his safety because he previously worked with American forces in the country before the Taliban took control.
Bustle
1 year ago
Public health

Netflix's New Medical Docuseries Followed COVID Heroes For Nearly 2 Years

A new eight-part Netflix docuseries,Emergency: NYC, kicks off with the statistic that approximately 2.7 million medical emergency calls are made in New York City per year - or nearly 300 calls every hour.Following the day-to-day lives of NYC emergency medical workers, the high-intensity series highlights the effects the COVID-19 pandemic has had on an increase in those 911 calls, as well as the city's healthcare system as a whole.
www.theguardian.com
1 year ago
UK politics

The Guardian view on hotels and asylum: a cycle of failure | Editorial

Hotel accommodation is expensive and inefficient as a system for managing migration flows to the UK.Alternative facilities might be somewhat cheaper the Home Office puts the cost of hotel rooms at 6m a day but that is not the only reason why Robert Jenrick, the immigration minister, on Wednesday announced a plan to house migrants on barges and military bases.
morepeople
#legislation
Ars Technica
1 year ago
Artificial intelligence

Nuke-launching AI would be illegal under proposed US law

On Wednesday, US Senator Edward Markey (D-Mass.) and Representatives Ted Lieu (D-Calif.),Don Beyer (D-Va.), and Ken Buck (R-Colo.) announced bipartisan legislation that seeks to prevent an artificial intelligence system from making nuclear launch decisions.The Block Nuclear Launch by Autonomous Artificial Intelligence Act would prohibit the use of federal funds for launching any nuclear weapon by an automated system without "meaningful human control."
Truthout
1 year ago
Left-wing politics

Illinois Governor Signs Bill Guaranteeing Workers Paid Leave

Illinois law now allows workers to accrue paid leave to use "for any reason of the employee's choosing."Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker is pictured on March 31, 2021.Stacey Wescott / Chicago Tribune / Tribune News Service via Getty Images Millions of workers in Illinois are now guaranteed the right to take paid leave for any reason they choose, after Gov. JB Pritzker signed a bill into law on Monday mandating paid time off for nearly all workers in the state.
LGBTQ Nation
1 year ago
LGBT

Joe Biden calls out "terrible" & "sinful" laws targeting trans youth

On the heels of the White House vocally condemning a call to eliminate transgender people, President Joe Biden called out Florida for attacking transgender youth."What's going on in Florida, is as my mother would say, close to sinful," Biden told out actor Kal Penn on The Daily Show in an interview that will air later today.
Ars Technica
1 year ago
Artificial intelligence

Nuke-launching AI would be illegal under proposed US law

On Wednesday, US Senator Edward Markey (D-Mass.) and Representatives Ted Lieu (D-Calif.),Don Beyer (D-Va.), and Ken Buck (R-Colo.) announced bipartisan legislation that seeks to prevent an artificial intelligence system from making nuclear launch decisions.The Block Nuclear Launch by Autonomous Artificial Intelligence Act would prohibit the use of federal funds for launching any nuclear weapon by an automated system without "meaningful human control."
Truthout
1 year ago
Left-wing politics

Illinois Governor Signs Bill Guaranteeing Workers Paid Leave

Illinois law now allows workers to accrue paid leave to use "for any reason of the employee's choosing."Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker is pictured on March 31, 2021.Stacey Wescott / Chicago Tribune / Tribune News Service via Getty Images Millions of workers in Illinois are now guaranteed the right to take paid leave for any reason they choose, after Gov. JB Pritzker signed a bill into law on Monday mandating paid time off for nearly all workers in the state.
LGBTQ Nation
1 year ago
LGBT

Joe Biden calls out "terrible" & "sinful" laws targeting trans youth

On the heels of the White House vocally condemning a call to eliminate transgender people, President Joe Biden called out Florida for attacking transgender youth."What's going on in Florida, is as my mother would say, close to sinful," Biden told out actor Kal Penn on The Daily Show in an interview that will air later today.
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www.theguardian.com
1 year ago
Artificial intelligence

This economist won every bet he made on the future. Then he tested ChatGPT

It's almost unprecedented.
#years
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Broken social care system cannot be tweaked', warns Archbishop of Canterbury

The country's social care system is broken and cannot be tweaked, the Archbishop of Canterbury has told Parliament as he stressed the need for a fundamental rethink.While funding mattered, using it as a starting point would mean failure, the Most Rev Justin Welby warned.The senior church leader made his comments as the Government is expected to publish an adult social care reform plan.
www.fastcompany.com
1 year ago
OMG science

NASA discovery reveals an intergalactic gamma-ray burst that could be the brightest of all time

In October, astronomers recorded a singular cosmic explosion across the universea pulse of gamma radiation so fantastic that NASA scientists have dubbed it the BOAT, or brightest of all time.It was astonishing and consequential, and like most faraway whims of space and time whose existence finally make themselves known to our corner of the universeplanet Earthit was also far in the past, long gone from a fleeting moment.
www.mercurynews.com
1 year ago
Parenting

Dear Abby: When I have kids, I plan to push them hard. Is there anything wrong with that?

DEAR ABBY: I'm a medical student.I don't have kids or a family of my own yet, but I'd like it to happen one day.When I have kids of my own, I intend to push them to be the very best in whatever they want to do.I will ingrain in them tough love and demand excellence from them.My classmates, friends and I grew up similarly.
time.com
1 year ago
Wellness

The Challenge of Removing Toxic PFAS Forever Chemicals' from Drinking Water

What's in your faucet can be a dangerous thing.If you're like an estimated 200 million Americans, every time you turn on the tap, a host of contaminants come out with the water.Among these are trace amounts of PFAS, short for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances.Also known as forever chemicalsbecause that's pretty much how long they linger in the environmentexposure to these ubiquitous manufacturing chemicals have been linked by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to potential health consequences including decreased fertility, hypertension in pregnant people, increased risk of certain cancers (especially kidney cancer), developmental delays in children, hormonal irregularities, elevated cholesterol, reduced effectiveness of the immune system, and more.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Free childcare plan a big win' for women but campaigners warn more money is needed

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Campaigners have raised concerns that the government has not pledged enough money to properly implement the new childcare policy unveiled in the Spring Budget.Jeremy Hunt announced 30 hours of free childcare for all under-fives from the point at which maternity care ends for those who are eligible.
Futurism
1 year ago
OMG science

Scientists Figured Out Why Mars' South Pole Looks Like Swiss Cheese

In stark contrast to the rest of the planet's rusty-red surface, Mars' south pole is covered in bizarre, Swiss cheese-like formations.While scientists have known for a few years now what those formations are made of - layers of frozen carbon dioxide and frozen water that have been deposited over many years - researchers have had a difficult time tracing how the formations developed and transformed over shorter periods of time.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Broken social care system cannot be tweaked', warns Archbishop of Canterbury

The country's social care system is broken and cannot be tweaked, the Archbishop of Canterbury has told Parliament as he stressed the need for a fundamental rethink.While funding mattered, using it as a starting point would mean failure, the Most Rev Justin Welby warned.The senior church leader made his comments as the Government is expected to publish an adult social care reform plan.
www.fastcompany.com
1 year ago
OMG science

NASA discovery reveals an intergalactic gamma-ray burst that could be the brightest of all time

In October, astronomers recorded a singular cosmic explosion across the universea pulse of gamma radiation so fantastic that NASA scientists have dubbed it the BOAT, or brightest of all time.It was astonishing and consequential, and like most faraway whims of space and time whose existence finally make themselves known to our corner of the universeplanet Earthit was also far in the past, long gone from a fleeting moment.
www.mercurynews.com
1 year ago
Parenting

Dear Abby: When I have kids, I plan to push them hard. Is there anything wrong with that?

DEAR ABBY: I'm a medical student.I don't have kids or a family of my own yet, but I'd like it to happen one day.When I have kids of my own, I intend to push them to be the very best in whatever they want to do.I will ingrain in them tough love and demand excellence from them.My classmates, friends and I grew up similarly.
time.com
1 year ago
Wellness

The Challenge of Removing Toxic PFAS Forever Chemicals' from Drinking Water

What's in your faucet can be a dangerous thing.If you're like an estimated 200 million Americans, every time you turn on the tap, a host of contaminants come out with the water.Among these are trace amounts of PFAS, short for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances.Also known as forever chemicalsbecause that's pretty much how long they linger in the environmentexposure to these ubiquitous manufacturing chemicals have been linked by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to potential health consequences including decreased fertility, hypertension in pregnant people, increased risk of certain cancers (especially kidney cancer), developmental delays in children, hormonal irregularities, elevated cholesterol, reduced effectiveness of the immune system, and more.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Free childcare plan a big win' for women but campaigners warn more money is needed

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Campaigners have raised concerns that the government has not pledged enough money to properly implement the new childcare policy unveiled in the Spring Budget.Jeremy Hunt announced 30 hours of free childcare for all under-fives from the point at which maternity care ends for those who are eligible.
Futurism
1 year ago
OMG science

Scientists Figured Out Why Mars' South Pole Looks Like Swiss Cheese

In stark contrast to the rest of the planet's rusty-red surface, Mars' south pole is covered in bizarre, Swiss cheese-like formations.While scientists have known for a few years now what those formations are made of - layers of frozen carbon dioxide and frozen water that have been deposited over many years - researchers have had a difficult time tracing how the formations developed and transformed over shorter periods of time.
moreyears
@morkof highlighted
www.fastcompany.com
1 year ago
OMG science

NASA discovery reveals an intergalactic gamma-ray burst that could be the brightest of all time

In October, astronomers recorded a singular cosmic explosion across the universea pulse of gamma radiation so fantastic that NASA scientists have dubbed it the BOAT, or brightest of all time.
It was astonishing and consequential, and like most faraway whims of space and time whose existence finally make themselves known to our corner of the universeplanet Earthit was also far in the past, long gone from a fleeting moment.
The signal from the gamma-ray burst, now named GRB 221009A, had been racing through space for 1.9 billion years before reaching the fields of our telescopes.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
World politics

Israel's Government Speeds Judicial Overhaul Despite Defense Minister's Plea

Israel's far-right governing coalition sped up its efforts on Sunday to enact the first part of its contentious judicial overhaul, despite a plea from the country's defense minister to delay the bill because the turmoil caused by the plan had threatened the country's national security.In chaotic scenes in Parliament, lawmakers raced to finalize the text of a proposed law that the coalition hopes to present for a final vote early this week.
Patently-O
1 year ago
Intellectual property law

All Inventors are Human; All Humans are Inventors

by Dennis Crouch
Petitioners in Thaler v. Vidal ask the Supreme Court one simple question:
Does the Patent Act categorically restrict the statutory term 'inventor' to human beings alone?Thaler Petition for Writ of Certiorari.Only a court with substantial hubris would be willing to take-on this case, but I'm confident that the Supreme Court is up for the task.
Creative Bloq
1 year ago
Graphic design

We've found it: the most terrifying AI image prompt ever

(Image credit: @metuiteme on Twitter)
Women have been laughing alone with salad since time began - or at least stock photography can make it feel that way.There are countless photos out there depicting a lone female sharing a cracking joke with some lettuce leaves - but if you thought these looked a little manic, wait until you see AI's interpretation of the meme.
#unsurprisingly
www.standard.co.uk
1 year ago
Manchester United

Fiery Fulham must fix ill-discipline as Aleksandar Mitrovic faces lengthy ban for referee shove

I n the time it takes to boil a kettle, Fulham went from potential FA Cup semi-finalists to boiling over, with Aleksandar Mitrovic, unsurprisingly, the man to flick the switch.Sunday was supposed to be the club's grand day out their first FA Cup quarter-final since 2010.But no sooner were they setting their sights on a Wembley showdown with Brighton, than they were two men down three if you include manager Marco Silva and heading out at the hands of United.
Futurism
1 year ago
Artificial intelligence

World Leaders Debate Whether It's Okay to Kill People With Terminator-Style Robots

It's been - presumably - a truly bizarre week at the Hague, where backdropped by the ongoing circus of Microsoft's Bing AI publicly melting down into a monstrous, homewrecking, Pinocchio-role-playing chaos machine, military leaders from 50 countries gathered to discuss " responsible" use of artificial intelligence in the military.
www.standard.co.uk
1 year ago
Manchester United

Fiery Fulham must fix ill-discipline as Aleksandar Mitrovic faces lengthy ban for referee shove

I n the time it takes to boil a kettle, Fulham went from potential FA Cup semi-finalists to boiling over, with Aleksandar Mitrovic, unsurprisingly, the man to flick the switch.Sunday was supposed to be the club's grand day out their first FA Cup quarter-final since 2010.But no sooner were they setting their sights on a Wembley showdown with Brighton, than they were two men down three if you include manager Marco Silva and heading out at the hands of United.
Futurism
1 year ago
Artificial intelligence

World Leaders Debate Whether It's Okay to Kill People With Terminator-Style Robots

It's been - presumably - a truly bizarre week at the Hague, where backdropped by the ongoing circus of Microsoft's Bing AI publicly melting down into a monstrous, homewrecking, Pinocchio-role-playing chaos machine, military leaders from 50 countries gathered to discuss " responsible" use of artificial intelligence in the military.
moreunsurprisingly
#uncertainty
New York Daily News
1 year ago
Brooklyn Nets

Kyrie Irving reacts to Kevin Durant trade and breakup of Nets: 'This was in the works after Year 1

The great superstar experiment in Brooklyn is over.And if you listen to Kyrie Irving the breakup of the Nets was in the works "after Year 1."
James Harden was the first to go.Then Irving ( who was dealt to the Mavericks two days after asking for a trade).And now the stunning overnight trade that will send Kevin Durant to the Suns.
IPWatchdog.com | Patents & Intellectual Property Law
1 year ago
Intellectual property law

USPTO Asks Whether AI Inventorship Uncertainty Requires Change

"If these technologies are in fact capable of significantly contributing to the creation of an invention, the question arises whether the current state of the law provides patent protection for these inventions."- USPTO Federal Register Notice
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is requesting public comments on artificial intelligence (AI) and inventorship via a Federal Register Notice published today, February 14.
New York Daily News
1 year ago
Brooklyn Nets

Kyrie Irving reacts to Kevin Durant trade and breakup of Nets: 'This was in the works after Year 1

The great superstar experiment in Brooklyn is over.And if you listen to Kyrie Irving the breakup of the Nets was in the works "after Year 1."
James Harden was the first to go.Then Irving ( who was dealt to the Mavericks two days after asking for a trade).And now the stunning overnight trade that will send Kevin Durant to the Suns.
IPWatchdog.com | Patents & Intellectual Property Law
1 year ago
Intellectual property law

USPTO Asks Whether AI Inventorship Uncertainty Requires Change

"If these technologies are in fact capable of significantly contributing to the creation of an invention, the question arises whether the current state of the law provides patent protection for these inventions."- USPTO Federal Register Notice
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is requesting public comments on artificial intelligence (AI) and inventorship via a Federal Register Notice published today, February 14.
moreuncertainty
Funcheap
1 year ago
San Francisco

Presentation: Honeybees in San Francisco

Find out why bees can flourish in an urban area, how they organize themselves to survive and what we can do to help them overcome the many natural and man-made challenges they face.Local beekeeper, Kevin McKean, will cover a few key lessons that human beings might learn from our oldest and best insect allies and he'll bring samples of local honey for those who want a taste!
BBC Sport
1 year ago
Soccer (FIFA)

Burnley extend lead at top with win at Luton

Championship leaders Burnley extended their lead at the top of the table to 11 points with a hard-fought win at play-off contenders Luton Town, who ended with 10 men.Luton centre-back Tom Lockyer was then sent off for a second bookable offence, and the Clarets closed out the match for their 11th win in 12 league outings.
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