Reuters Wednesday October 18, 2023
Adobe owes a software company nearly $33.8 million for infringing a patent that covers a system for controlling access to digital content, a jury in Delaware federal court ruled on Sept. 27. The jury agreed with ViaTech Technologies that Adobe's technology for activating licensed copies of software like Acrobat and Photoshop violates ViaTech's patent rights, notes Reuters.ViaTech said in its 2019 lawsuit that its eLicense software has been used by companies to protect their content from unlicensed users and accused Adobe's software activation technology of infringing one of its patents.
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The Atlantic Wednesday October 18, 2023
In Ukraine’s southern Zaporizhzhia region, about 25 kilometers from front-line battles in Russia’s ongoing invasion of the country, a group of Ukrainian volunteer veterinarians from Kyiv recently traveled to the village of Tavriyske to do checkups and treat injured or sick animals. Residents who remain in the region despite the dangers of near-constant bombardment brought their own pets to the temporary clinic, notes The Atlantic, which features a report from Ukrainian photo team Libkos and Getty Images.
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The New York Times Wednesday October 18, 2023
Since Hamas launched a deadly cross-border attack into Israel, violent videos and graphic images have flooded social media, notes The New York Times. One, which has been viewed more than one million times on X/Twitter, shows a Hamas gunman firing his assault rifle at a car full of Israeli civilians. The posts take advantage of the lack of content moderation on some social media sites — particularly X and Telegram, adds The Times. Meanwhile, Wired declares that the Israel-Hamas war is “drowning in disinformation" on Elon Musk’s social platform.
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David Schonauer Wednesday October 18, 2023
Today we announce the 10 finalists of the American Photography Open 2023 competition. Congratulations to K M Asad; Hardijanto Budiman; Deb Fong; Zay Yar Lin; Charles Mason; R. Tom Sizemore; Aung Chan
Thar; Svetlin Yosifov, Ellis Vener; and Bil Zelman. As we noted recently when we announced the 2023 shortlist, this year's contest brought in entries from all around the world. And choosing our … Read the full Story >>
