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Meta Facing Lawsuits Claiming Its Algorithms Cause Addiction

Meta (parent company of Facebook and Instagram) is facing eight lawsuits filed in courthouses across the US over the last week that allege that excessive exposure to platforms including Facebook and Instagram has led to attempted or actual suicides, eating disorders and sleeplessness, among other issues, Bloomberg reported. More specifically, the lawsuits claim that the company built algorithms into its platforms

When Will Patent Squatting Become Monopolistic?

Every week we hear either a patent that Apple applied for, then the next week it's a story on how Apple is suing another company for their patents. Some of these patents are pretty ridiculous.  Some of it feels more like a squatting practice. So when will patent squatting become more a monopolistic practice for a company like Apple? Owning a patent

The RIAA Is Throwing Away Money

Recently documents came into the public realm that show some of the RIAA's financial dealings in 2008.  Apparently they have decided that, like their credibility, they need to throw away their money as well.  I am referring to files recently released by P2Pnet that show: "The RIAA paid Holmes Roberts & Owen $9,364,901 in 2008, Jenner & Block more than