How educated are world leaders?

  skyrill.com In democ­ra­cies1, the dri­ver of change is typ­i­cal­ly elec­tions; in autoc­ra­cies, it is typ­i­cal­ly biol­o­gy. It is often said that auto­crat­ic lead­ers are there­fore less like­ly to be edu­cat­ed. Lead­ers’ edu­ca­tion level has been fou… How educated are world leaders? http://flip.it/ITeiQ http://flip.it/RfOhA How educated are world leaders? Related articles MECA Day One...In The … Continue reading How educated are world leaders?

Patent trolls own Sony IP

Jury finds iPhone infringes Nokia, Sony patents owned by “troll” Joe Mullin, arstechnica.com Flickr user Jesus LeonWhen MobileMedia Ideas formed in 2010, it was probably the biggest sign yet that the idea of “patent-trolling” had gone corporate. The company exists solely to get licensing fees from essentially the entire cell phone… RT @arstechnica: Jury finds … Continue reading Patent trolls own Sony IP

Samsung patents voice recognition for emotional state

Samsung patent ties emotional states to virtual faces through voice, shows when we’re cracking up Jon Fingas, engadget.com Voice recog­ni­tion usu­al­ly applies to com­mu­ni­ca­tion only in the most util­i­tar­i­an sense, whether it’s to trans­late on the spot or to keep those hands on the wheel while send­ing a text mes­sage. Sam­sung has just been grant­ed … Continue reading Samsung patents voice recognition for emotional state

Intellectual Ventures: patent hunters and gatherers

  Intellectual Ventures Home.     Related articles Olympus gives in, settles with Intellectual Ventures (news.cnet.com) Intellectual Ventures, Olympus reach truce in patent dispute (geekwire.com) Intellectual Ventures attorney: Settlement with Asian chip makers sends a message (bizjournals.com) Patent Troll Captures Olympus, Still Going After Canon and Nikon (petapixel.com) Non-Practicing Entities in Cleantech (ipstrategy.com) Crowdfunding campaign … Continue reading Intellectual Ventures: patent hunters and gatherers