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An interesting trademark case, the "Steve Jobs" mark in Europe:
Non sanno nulla di tecnologia, ma sono furbi e sperano di farsi dare milioni di euro da Apple (Business Insider Italy)
https://it.businessinsider.com/non-sanno-nulla-di-tecnologia-ma-sono-furbi-e- sperano-di-farsi-dare-milioni-di-euro-da-apple/
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This is unacceptable. In fact, I’m not surprised, but it’s unbelievable how companies such as Apple can get away with this:
"Apple just confirmed a longtime conspiracy theory - and gave regular customers a big reason to distrust it" (Business Insider)
http://www.businessinsider.com/apple-battery-throttling-gives-customers-reason-to-distrust...
This reminds me of a research note I wrote on the pressing need to innovate and create new ways of manufacturing and commercializing the things we need, to find more sustainable ways of living. If interested:
Kay, L. (2016). We need to innovate fast. Journal of Responsible Innovation, 3(3), 260-265.
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Wrapping up synthesis of empirical evidence on the use of prizes in government.
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Thomas fire getting closer to Santa Barbara - my thoughts with friends who have been affected by this.
Latest coverage on The Santa Barbara Independent:
https://www.independent.com/news/thomas-fire/
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Refreshing startup funding-related concepts:
Model Equity Calculator for Founders with Option Pool Expansion
http://seedcamp.com/resources/model-equity-calculator-for-founders-with-option-pool-expans...
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Interesting report here - read only summary, surprised by number of US tech startups at 171K (much lower compared to other definitions I've seen):
How Technology-Based Start-Ups Support U.S. Economic Growth
http://itif.org/publications/2017/11/28/how-technology-based-start-ups-support-us-economic...
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16 Lessons Learned Bootstrapping Kinsta From $0 to 7-Figures in Revenue
https://kinsta.com/blog/bootstrapping-startup/
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"Traders will be forced to disclose their identities, ending the anonymity that has made the currency attractive for drug dealing and other illegal activities."
Bitcoin: UK and EU plan crackdown amid crime and tax evasion fears (The Guardian)
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/dec/04/bitcoin-uk-eu-plan-cryptocurrency-price...
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Afghan Girls Robotics Team Takes Home A Top Honor In European Contest (NPR)
https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/11/30/567454795/afghan-girls-robotics-team-ta...
When their visas to get into the US were finally approved to participate in the run-up competition, the ended up placed 114th, higher than the teams from the U.S. and U.K.
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Pioneering Physicist Enrico Fermi on the “Utility” of Science, the Aim of Knowledge, and Our Ultimate Responsibility to Nature
https://www.brainpickings.org/2017/11/27/enrico-fermi-science-utility/
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