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Electronic Frontier Foundation
9 months ago
Privacy professionals

Supreme Court Sends Bad Spaniels Back to Obedience School, Leaves Rogers Test Mostly Intact

1) The Supreme Court recently reaffirmed the two-part Rogers test to determine whether a trademark is inherently distinctive. The test requires a trademark to be both conceptually and commercially distinct.
2) In the case at hand, the Supreme Court found that the mark 'Bad Spaniels' was too descriptive to be inherently distinctive and could not be registered as a trademark.
3) The Supreme Court reaffirmed that trademark law is meant to protect consumers from confusion in the marketplace and
Electronic Frontier Foundation
1 year ago
Privacy professionals

Only A Few More Weeks Left to Support EFF Through The CFC!

The Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) is the world's largest and most successful annual charity campaign for U.S. federal employees and retirees.The pledge period for this year's campaign ends on January 14, 2023, and you can donate to support EFF's mission in fighting for digital freedoms for every internet user.
Electronic Frontier Foundation
1 year ago
Privacy professionals

U.S. Federal Employees Can Take A Stand for Digital Freedoms

It's that time of the year again when the weather starts to cool down and the leaves start to turn all different shades and colors.
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architecture
Dezeen
10 months ago
Design

Dezeen Agenda features BIG's masterplan for octagonal port city in Neom

The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features BIG being named as the masterplanner of the floating city of Oxagon, which is part of Saudi Arabia's Neom development.Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now.Danish architecture studio BIG has been announced as the masterplanner of the port city of Oxagon at the Zero Gravity Urbanism exhibition during the Venice Architecture Biennale.
Dezeen
11 months ago
Design

Ten standout projects and installations at this year's Milan design week

Following this year's Milan design week, Dezeen has highlighted ten standout exhibitions, installations and shows at the Milanese festival, ranging from textiles made from brick to a denim-clad jet plane.Milan design week is the biggest annual design event in the world and encompasses a number of exhibitions, shows and installations across the city of Milan, as well as hosting Salone del Mobile - the world's largest and most important furniture fair.
Dezeen
1 year ago
Design

Eight upcoming stadiums being built around the world

Following the completion of the 2022 World Cup Qatar stadiums, we look at the next generation of sports venues being designed by studios including David Chipperfield Architects, OMA and BIG.Stadiums make up some of the world's largest and most impressive buildings.In Qatar, eight were recently built or heavily renovated to host this year's World Cup by architecture studios including Foster + Partners and Zaha Hadid Architects.
morearchitecture
www.independent.co.uk
10 months ago
France news

In Cannes, standing ovations stretch on and on but they're designed to

The Cannes Film Festival is on, which means stopwatches are out.Nowhere are the length of standing ovations at high-wattage premieres more carefully recorded and parsed than in Cannes.Did a movie garner a triumphant eight-minute standing ovation?Or did the audience stand for a mere four or five minutes?
Dezeen
10 months ago
Design

Neom designs presented at Venice Architecture Biennale exhibition

Large scale models of The Line and other developments at the controversial Neom project in Saudi Arabia are being presented at the Zero Gravity Urbanism exhibition during the Venice Architecture Biennale.Curated by Ramon Part and produced by UK studio Squint/Opera and Italian studio We Exhibit, the exhibition lists architecture studios Adjaye Associates, BIG, Coop Himmelb(l)au, Delugan Meissl Associated Architects, Studio Fuksas, LAVA, Luca Dini Design and Architecture, Morphosis, Oyler Wu Collaborative, Pei Cobb Freed & Partners, CHAP and UNStudio as contributors.
Dezeen
10 months ago
Design

BIG named as masterplanner of Neom's octagonal port city

Danish studio BIG has been named as the masterplanner of the floating port city of Oxagon, which is part of the Neom development in Saudi Arabia, at an exhibition at the Venice Architecture Biennale.The studio is listed as a contributor to the Neom project alongside UK studio Adjaye Associates, Austria studios Coop Himmelb(l)au and Delugan Meissl Associated Architects, Italian practices Studio Fuksas and Luca Dini Design and Architecture, and German studio LAVA, at the Zero Gravity Urbanism exhibition that opened today in Venice.
Washington Post
1 year ago
Business

Analysis | How a $600 Billion Fund Is Building Saudi Arabia's Post-Oil Future

In a world where deep-pocketed investors are becoming harder to find, Saudi Arabia's $600 billion sovereign wealth fund is spreading around the oil-rich kingdom's largesse as never before.The Public Investment Fund has snapped up sports teams and electric carmakers and funded new cities in the desert as it seeks to amass $2 trillion in assets by 2030.
Washington Post
2 years ago
Business

Analysis | How Giant Saudi Wealth Fund Is Building a Post-Oil Future: QuickTake

Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund has been transforming almost as quickly as the country itself.
Washington Post
2 years ago
Business

Analysis | How Giant Saudi Wealth Fund Is Building a Post-Oil Future: QuickTake

Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund has been transforming almost as quickly as the country itself.
the Guardian
2 years ago
World news

Saudi Arabia transfers $80bn in shares to wealth fund for green projects

Saudi Arabia has transferred shares worth $80bn to its sovereign wealth fund as the oil-rich nation hopes to rival Norway and Singapore's state-managed funds and invest in green projects.
Washingtonian - The website that Washington lives by.
10 months ago
Washington DC

The World's Largest Bouncy House Is in Maryland. Should You Go? - Washingtonian

Last month, we reported that a massive, adult-friendly bounce house would be inflating near DC.Now it's here, and we went to give it a try ahead of its opening on May 20.The colorful, plump behemoth of a bounce house-the world's largest, apparently-is currently basking in a field at Fort Washington's Rosecroft Raceway (6336 Rosecroft Dr., Fort Washington).
Exchangewire
10 months ago
Marketing tech

Clear Channel & Hivestack Partner for Programmatic Digital-Out-Of-Home (DOOH) In Italy

Hivestack, the world's largest, independent, programmatic digital-out-of-home (DOOH) ad tech company today (May 17th, 2023) announced the expansion of its multi-country partnership with Clear Channel through its latest integration with Clear Channel Italy.Clear Channel Italy is a part of the Clear Channel Europe group, one of the world's leading out-of-home (OOH) media companies.
Podcasternews
10 months ago
Podcast

Sound Story Appoints Jane Elliott As Communications Director

Sound Story, a strategic public relations and communications agency for ambitious brands disrupting the global entertainment industry, has announced the appointment of Jane Elliott as its first Communications Director.Elliott will join Sound Story on June 13 from NOVA Entertainment, where she has been leading communications as its National Publicity Director for 15 years.
Exchangewire
10 months ago
Marketing tech

Adludio Supercharges US Operations with the Appointment of Benjamin Arnold as President North America

Adludio, the global AI-powered platform delivering attention-led and data-driven mobile advertising, announces the appointment of Benjamin Arnold as President, North America.The former US CEO of socially-led creative agency We Are Social will be responsible for leading all US operations across creative, media, marketing, and revenue.
Adweek
1 year ago
Marketing

Netflix Adding Media Quality Measurement Thanks to DoubleVerify Partnership

Netflix's ad tier just got an upgrade.Top line
When Netflix first launched its ad-supported tier at the end of 2022, it said capabilities from DoubleVerify would arrive in the first quarter of this year.Now, the streamer has delivered on that promise.Between the lines
DoubleVerify initially partnered with Netflix at launch to help the streaming service verify the viewability and traffic validity of its ads as the service waded into ad-supported content for the first time.
Exchangewire
1 year ago
Marketing tech

DoubleVerify Continues CTV Momentum as Media Quality Measurement is Now Available to Current Netflix Advertisers

DoubleVerify, a leading digital media measurement, data, and analytics software platform today (March 20th, 2023) announced that DV's measurement solutions are now available for all Netflix advertisers.With this release, Netflix advertisers can ensure that their video ads are safe from fraud and invalid traffic ("IVT") and are fully viewable by real people.
Exchangewire
1 year ago
Marketing tech

Crimtan Appoints New Chief Commercial Officer

As CCO, Andy Houstoun will be setting up a new commercial services division to focus on better supporting existing clients, as well as growing Crimtan's creative and analytical functions.
Exchangewire
1 year ago
Marketing tech

EX.CO Expands Video Tech Platform to Support Premium Video Libraries for Publishers

EX.CO - The Experience Company, the world's leading publisher-first video technology platform empowering publishers to own their video content and monetisation strategies, today (March 28th, 2023) announced the launch of AI-driven recommendations and premium video libraries for publishers.The technology leverages AI-based algorithms to find the most contextually relevant video for each article as well as the highest-yielding feed for a webpage.
Exchangewire
1 year ago
Marketing tech

Calzedonia Invests in AI Technology from Scibids & Dentsu to Optimise the Performance & Results of its Media Buying Efforts

Scibids, a leading technology player in the development of AI solutions, has collaborated with Dentsu and Calzedonia Group to increase the ROI of the Italian fashion group.Starting in 2021, Calzedonia Group decided to rely on the expertise of Scibids and Dentsu to increase the ROI of digital marketing and partner of IAB Italy, signing a collaboration that involved the group's four most iconic brands: Calzedonia, Intimissimi, Tezenis, and Falconeri.
Exchangewire
1 year ago
Marketing tech

Lumen Research and Avocet Combine Forces to Drive a New Category in Attention

Lumen Research, the leader in attention measurement, has announced that it is to merge with Avocet, the two combining to become Lumen.This formalises a long-standing partnership between the two companies, bringing together Lumen's industry-leading panel and Avocet's scaled advertising technology.The merger positions Lumen as the industry's leading attention-measurement platform, with the technological and panel capability of realising omni-channel measurement in a post-cookie/ID landscape.
Exchangewire
1 year ago
Marketing tech

Lay's Achieves a 92.5% VCR with 6-Second Snackable In-Game Video Ads from Anzu & Eskimi - ExchangeWire.com

One of the world's largest and best-known snack companies, Lay's, partnered with Eskimi, a full-stack programmatic data platform, and Anzu.io, the world's most advanced in-game advertising company, to launch an intrinsic in-game video ad campaign to promote its potato chips among the mobile gaming audience in Latvia.
New York Daily News
1 year ago
Tech industry

Meta, owner of Facebook and Instagram, is building its own Twitter: report

Another social media company could be gearing up to compete with Twitter - and this one has a proven track record.Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, told tech site Platformer it's "exploring a standalone decentralized social network for sharing text updates" called P92.Instagram boss Adam Mosseri is reportedly handling the undertaking, which is in its early stages.
The Motley Fool
1 year ago
Tech industry

Is Amazon Stock a Buy Now? | The Motley Fool

It would be an understatement to say that 2022 has not been kind to Amazon investors, who have watched the e-commerce giant's stock lose almost 50% of its value.In fact, after its big run-up during the onset of the pandemic, Amazon stock has been a bit of a bummer to own, first going nowhere in 2021 and then collapsing this year.
www.dw.com
1 year ago
World news

Missing Chinese billionaire aiding in probe, company says DW 02/27/2023

02/27/2023February 27, 2023 The disappearance of Bao Fan, the founder of China Renaissance, has raised worries about a further crackdown on China's financial services sector.Bao Fan, a Chinese billionaire who has been missing for two weeks, is "participating in an investigation" in China, his company said in a statement on Sunday.
New York Daily News
1 year ago
Europe news

Russian oligarch warns his country could be broke by 2024

Brother, can you spare a ruble?Oligarch Oleg Deripaska told attendees at an economic summit in Siberia that Russia could be out of money by 2024."There will already be no money next year," he said, according to the Moscow Times."We will need foreign investors."The 55-year-old billionaire industrialist has close ties to Russian leader Vladimir Putin, who ordered troops into Ukraine in 2022 for a war that's become unexpectedly complex.
www.dw.com
1 year ago
Europe news

Vladimir Putin decrees Russian takeover of Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant | DW | 05.10.2022

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday ordered his government to take control of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) in Ukraine, Europe's largest nuclear power facility.
Nytimes
1 year ago
Europe news

Amid war and destruction, Ukraine is favored to win the wildly popular Eurovision Song Contest.

May 13, 2022, 10:00 p.m. ET
For 11 weeks, Ukrainians have been braving war, destruction and loss.
Washington Post
2 years ago
Europe news

Atom-smashing CERN lab ratchets up measures against Russia

GENEVA - The sprawling European science lab that houses the world's largest atom smasher is taking new steps that will further limit its cooperation with Russian research institutes in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
the Guardian
2 years ago
Europe news

Italian authorities seize one of world's largest superyachts from oligarch

Italian authorities have seized a €530m (£444m) superyacht owned by Russian businessman Andrey Melnichenko as part of EU sanctions following Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine.
IPWatchdog.com | Patents & Intellectual Property Law
1 year ago
Intellectual property law

Patterson + Sheridan LLP is Seeking a Technical Advisor, Patent Agent, or Patent Attorney with EE background - IPWatchdog.com | Patents & Intellectual Property Law

Patterson + Sheridan is seeking a technical advisor, patent agent, or patent attorney with a background in Electrical Engineering and patent law experience, including patent preparation and prosecution.This is a full-time, permanent position in any of the following P+S offices: Houston, TX; Dallas, TX; Waco, TX; San Jose, CA; Shrewsbury, NJ; Greensboro, NC.
www.npr.org
1 year ago
Arts

It's easy to focus on what's bad 'All That Breathes' celebrates the good

Mohammad Saud cares for black kite birds in Delhi, India, in the documentary All That Breathes.HBO In Anne Lamott's book on writing, she tells a great story about facing tasks that seem overwhelming.Her 10-year-old brother was doing a big school project on birds, and as the deadline loomed, he became paralyzed by how much he still had to do.
Consequence
1 year ago
Music

Metallica announce theatrical listening parties for new album 72 Seasons

Metallica will host listening parties for their upcoming album in select movie theaters worldwide for one night only on April 13th, the eve of the album's release.Each of the LP's 12 tracks will be presented in exclusive theater-ready surround sound and feature a corresponding music video along with commentary from the band.
Washington Post
1 year ago
Science

All hail, 'Toadzilla': Giant toad in Australia could be world's largest

Australian park rangers believe they have stumbled upon a record-breaking giant toad deep in a rainforest of the country's northern Queensland state.(Video: Reuters)
As Kylee Gray got out of her car, she looked to the ground and gasped in disbelief.The ranger at Conway National Park in Queensland, Australia, had stopped the vehicle last week in a wild rainforest after she saw a snake slithering across the track.
www.npr.org
1 year ago
Science

The Large Hadron Collider will embark on a third run to uncover more cosmic secrets

Ten years ago, scientists were able to discover the Higgs Boson particle and help make sense of the our universe using the Large Hadron Collider.
HiP Paris Blog
1 year ago
Paris

A Weekend in Bordeaux - HiP Paris Blog

Bordeaux is famous for the region's prized wines, however, the city itself has a lot to offer.Less than 2.5 hours by high speed train from Paris, it's never been easier to get away for a weekend break to the elegant capital of Nouvelle-Aquitaine.What to do if you have two days in the city?Wander its picturesque streets, sample delicious bordelaise cuisine and discovering local hangouts.
HiP Paris Blog
1 year ago
Paris

Paris 2024 Olympic & Paralympic Games: Everything to know

In 2024, the City of Light will host the world's largest sporting event again, 100 years after the first Paris Olympics.Though almost 2 years away, early preparation is key!
Theregister
1 year ago
Marketing

Asian nations dominate mobile usage and revenue raising

Asian nations have been revealed as the primary drivers of the mobile ecosystem, according to data.ai - a mobile analytics firm previously known as App Annie - in its 2023 State of Mobile report.In the firm's measurement of which nation's residents spend most time on their phones, Indonesia came out on top with 5.7 average hours a day.
www.cbc.ca
1 year ago
Toronto

Is the bus back? Why these companies are betting Ontarians will travel this way in 2023 | CBC News

With the main competitor out of the way, bus companies are eyeing Ontario as the latest market to capitalize on travellers, tourists and students looking for better ways to cross the province and the border.Red Arrow, an Alberta-based company in operation since 1979, is one of them.It launched in the province early December with a route connecting downtown Toronto, Scarborough, Kingston and Ottawa  something John Stepovy, director of the company's motorcoach division, says partly came out of requests from customers to set up shop in Ontario.
Exchangewire
1 year ago
Marketing tech

Stingray Advertising Partners with Hivestack to Power Retail Audio Advertising in the United States, Mexico, and Australia

Hivestack, the world's largest, independent, programmatic digital out-of-home ad tech company, has announced an expanded exclusive partnership with Stingray, a leading music, media, and technology company, to power their retail audio advertising network across several markets.The integration of Stingray's proprietary streaming media player into Hivestack's suite of supply side technology, including the Hivestack Ad Server and Supply-Side Platform (SSP), is already active in Canada and will now allow for retail audio advertising inventory to be available programmatically in the United States, Mexico, and Australia for the first time.
Exchangewire
1 year ago
Marketing tech

Hivestack Launches Programmatic Digital Out of Home (DOOH) Marketplace in South Africa

Through this partnership, Xaxis will leverage Hivestack's Demand Side Platform (DSP) bringing automation and performance measurement to brand campaigns in DOOH in South Africa.
Exchangewire
1 year ago
Marketing tech

Hivestack Named Official Member of Prebid.org

The announcement represents Hivestack's commitment to driving excellence, innovation, and standardisation across the programmatic DOOH industry.
Exchangewire
1 year ago
Marketing tech

PilotTV Media has Selected Hivestack as its Supply Side Platform (SSP) for Programmatic Buyers in Taiwan

Through this partnership, PilotTV Media's digital place-based media inventory will be available programmatically to both local and global advertisers via Open Exchange deals and Private Marketplace (PMP) buys.
the Guardian
1 year ago
World news

'Josh Frydenberg for PM': stories in Chinese circulating on WeChat are positively gushing over the treasurer

As profiles go, they do not come any more gushing.
"Australians look forward to Josh Frydenberg as Prime Minister!The 'Prince of Tennis' in Australian federal politics, all the way Ace to the final!"
Exchangewire
1 year ago
Marketing tech

Hivestack Expands C-Suite with Appointment of Global Chief Marketing Officer (CMO)

Continued development of the global Hivestack brand and operations will be a crucial part of the role but it will also be expected that the CMO brings a wealth of experience working with international markets which require a focus on building localised, relevant and authentic narratives.
Independent
1 year ago
OMG science

Webb Space Telescope spots early galaxies hidden from Hubble

Nasa's Webb Space Telescope is finding bright, early galaxies that until now were hidden from view, including one that may have formed a mere 350 million years after the cosmic-creating Big Bang.stronomers said that if the results are verified, this newly discovered throng of stars would beat the most distant galaxy identified by the Hubble Space Telescope, a record-holder that formed 400 million years after the universe began.
Washington Post
1 year ago
Business

Analysis | FTX Is a Signal to Brush Up on Your Red Flags

Sam Bankman-Fried, founder and chief executive officer of FTX Cryptocurrency Derivatives Exchange, speaks during the Institute of International Finance (IIF) annual membership meeting in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, Oct. 13, 2022.This year's conference theme is "The Search for Stability in an Era of Uncertainty, Realignment and Transformation."
Washington Post
2 years ago
Business

Analysis | Seizing Superyachts Is Not the Best Way to Help Ukraine

One of President Joe Biden's most fist-pumping lines in his State of the Union address was his brash promise to go after "the Russian oligarchs," as he called them.
Creative Bloq
1 year ago
Graphic design

Gillette's "mixed-reality" NFL ad is terrifyingly dystopian

With the state of our collective attention span these days, advertisers are having to go bigger and bolder than ever to make an impression.From 3D billboards to firework-assisted logo reveals, we've seen all sorts of weird and wonderful examples.But this might be the most ridiculous yet.Razor company Gillette has just run the first ever "mixed-reality" tv ad, incorporating its products directly into a live NFL match.
www.7x7.com
1 year ago
San Francisco

The Best Leaf-Peeping Adventures for Fall Foliage

Walking along the forest floor with bright yellows, stunning oranges, shocking crimsons, and enchanting maroons overhead is an unforgettable experience.
Funcheap
1 year ago
San Francisco

'90s Dance Party for Bay Area Singles (SF)

Dance to your favorite hits from the 90s at a lovely new lounge in The City!
Exchangewire
1 year ago
Marketing tech

Lotame Reports 36% Increase in High-Quality Data Investment in EMEA 1H 2022

Lotame reports seeing a 10% normalisation in data investment globally from 1H 2021 to 1H 2022 due to macro-economic uncertainty and a return to pre-pandemic marketer spend.
the Guardian
2 years ago
World news

Australia's Future Fund to divest $200m holdings in Russian companies

Australia's Future Fund will wind down its $200m of holdings in Russian companies, joining a wave of divestments as the country is hit with expanding international sanctions for its invasion of Ukraine.
Nytimes
1 year ago
World politics

I Lived in Russia? Annexation Is News to Key City Reclaimed by Ukraine

Without access to electricity, radios or the internet, residents of Lyman said they were unaware of President Vladimir V. Putin's grandiose celebration of an illegal land grab.
Fatherly
1 year ago
Fathers

Results Are In On The UK's 4-Day-Workweek Trial - And They're Astounding

Midpoint results are in for one of the world's largest four-day work week trial, and the rdata so far is encouraging.
www.cnn.com
1 year ago
Health

A giant space tarantula has been caught by NASA's Webb telescope

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Acm
1 year ago
Digital life

World's Largest Mechanical Robot Suit

Canadian artist and engineer Jonathan Tippett has built the world's largest four-legged exoskeleton, as recognized by the Guinness Book of World Records.
Nytimes
1 year ago
New York City

A Few Words From a Master Journalist

Francis X. Clines wrote thousands of lyrical, acutely observed articles for The New York Times.Here are excerpts from a few of them.
March 22, 1991
Podcasternews
1 year ago
Podcast

Podcast Giant Marc Maron Joins Acast

Acast, the world's leading independent podcast platform has entered into a three-year partnership with podcast creator Marc Maron and his podcast WTF with Marc Maron.
Nytimes
1 year ago
Photography

Chasing a Mighty Relic of Yesteryear: Union Pacific 4014

The World Through a Lens
A train enthusiast reflects on the grandeur of the world's largest operating steam locomotive, recently returned to service.
London On The Inside
2 years ago
London

MSG Sphere Coming to London | Lifestyle | London On The Inside

Is it a bird?Is it a planet?
Nytimes
2 years ago
NYC food

McDonald's, Coca-Cola and Starbucks temporarily stop sales in Russia.

After days of silence and seeming reluctance to take a stance while facing rising pressure to respond to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, several iconic American food and beverage companies said on Tuesday that they were pausing operations in Russia.
SFGATE
2 years ago
SF real estate

$2.4M Can Buy You the SoCal Home With the 'World's Largest Blossoming Plant'

There are plenty of homes with gardens designed to putter around in.
Eater Portland
2 years ago
Portland food

Celebrated West African Spot Akadi Returns This Spring With Both a Restaurant and Grocery

Back in 2020, chef Fatou Ouattara closed her rising star West African restaurant, Akadi, with the intention of reopening in 2021.
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