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How Intel is partnering with ESPN at the X Games, and why the company loves sports technology

Posted on January 29, 2016 by verx in Science & patent news

Intel is doubling down on its investment in sports technology. That much was evident at CES in Las Vegas earlier this month, when the tech giant spent half of its 90-minute keynote announcing partnerships with companies like ESPN, New Balance,...

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No other tech company spends more on lobbying than Google, new stats show

Posted on January 26, 2016 by verx in Science & patent news

Google spent $ 16.6 million on lobbying in the United States, far outspending any other tech company, according to research from Statista, a internet analysis company. The tech company that spent the next...

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Several top execs leaving Twitter as company to add new board members

Posted on January 24, 2016 by verx in Science & patent news

Several of Twitter’s top executives are leaving in a major shakeup at the social media giant. Recode reported on Sunday that Twitter’s head of engineering, head of media, and head of product are on their way out, with an official announcement reportedly coming from the company...

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Feds sanction health insurance company for erroneously denying coverage

Posted on January 22, 2016 by verx in Science & patent news

(credit: Chris Potter/Flickr)

Cigna Corp. announced Friday that it is temporarily banned from enrolling new customers in its Medicare Advantage and standalone prescription-drug plans following an October audit from the US Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).

In a letter dated January 21, the CMS reported that “widespread and systemic failures” at the insurer resulted in...

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As Seattle regulates Airbnb, company releases study showing its $178M annual impact on local economy

Posted on January 21, 2016 by verx in Science & patent news

As Seattle lawmakers decide how to regulate Airbnb, the Bay Area hospitality company wants to show the positive impact it is making on the local economy. Airbnb Regional Head of Policy David Owen joined local leaders and Airbnb hosts in Seattle today to...

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Above the world in 80 minutes: Balloon company will fly to the edge of space

Posted on January 20, 2016 by verx in Science & patent news

Who wouldn't want to see space from the comfort of a balloon capsule? (credit: World View)

There are balloon rides, and then there are balloon rides. And although it may sound like something out of a Jules Verne novel, a company called World View says it will begin taking passengers to the edge of outer space by...

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Court agrees, company can fire employee for Yahoo messaging after fair warning

Posted on January 16, 2016 by verx in Science & patent news

(credit: Phil Whitehouse)

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has ruled that companies are allowed to monitor employees' Internet activities, including online chats, provided they have been warned beforehand that the private use of company resources is forbidden. Because this decision has been handed down by the ECHR, the highest human rights court in Europe,...

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Company takes a stand with design of easy, affordable stand-up desk

Posted on January 14, 2016 by verx in Science & patent news

An Ori is designed to sit atop a traditional desk. (Oristand via Vimeo)

If you’ve considered purchasing a stand-up desk for yourself or your company and have been put off by the price, you’re going to want to sit down for this. Oristand, a new...

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Chinese company unveils a drone so big it can carry a human – but is it a drone?

Posted on January 9, 2016 by verx in Science & patent news

Look! Up in the air! It’s a drone, it’s a plane, it’s … Super-Quadcopter! Droves of drones were unveiled this week at the International CES show in Las Vegas, but the one that made the biggest splash was arguably the...

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Toyota has 1,400 self-driving car patents—twice as many as any other company

Posted on January 6, 2016 by verx in Science & patent news

According to a report put together by Thompson Reuters’ Intellectual Property and Science Division, Toyota spent the last couple of years filing hundreds of patents related to autonomous driving. The report said that Toyota’s 1,400 patents outstripped any other automaker or tech company by a factor of two.

The report also noted that automakers in general have more patents related to autonomous vehicles than Silicon...

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