USC sues Google in Texas federal court, alleging that Google Earth, Maps, and Google Street View violate its patents for overlaying 2D images onto 3D models
The University of Southern California has sued Google (GOOGL.O) in Texas federal court, alleging that the tech giant's Google Earth …
The Ripple ruling implies securities laws protect only sophisticated investors, the opposite of the US stock market's rule, and seems likely to work out poorly
Crypto tokens are securities unless you are anonymously dumping them on retail investors. LinkedIn: Kelvin Low . Twitter: @smdiehl , @matt_levine , @exlawyernft , @ben_mckenzie , @mcuban , @panekkkk ,...
Researchers say the study of social media's large-scale societal impact should be treated as a “crisis discipline”, like climate science or conservation biology
One challenge is how little we know about the dangers. — Social media has drastically restructured … Tweets: @ct_bergstrom , @ct_bergstrom , @zittrain , @richggall , @bob_wachter , @philnobilejr , @...
How the University of Southern California sees social media content creation and influencing as viable career paths, offering classes like Influencer Relations
it is seen as a viable career path. https://www.nbcnews.com/... - @KalhanR Margot Susca, Ph.D. / @margotsusca : As if you needed another sign of the pending apocalypse. https://twitter.com/... Kat Ten...
Pentagon memo: docs about Google's Project Maven are exempt from disclosure via FOIA inquiries because they constitute “critical infrastructure security” info
In September 2017, Aileen Black wrote an email to her colleagues at Google. Black, who led sales to the U.S. government … Tweets: @samfbiddle , @franticgoat , @openthegov , @samfbiddle , @emilymanna ...
Tinder begins rolling out a new college-only service called Tinder U to iOS devices at four-year, accredited, not-for-profit schools in the US
Earn your swipe cred. Tweets: Norgard / @briannorgard : Today we launch Tinder U, an experience for students to discover students nearby.If you go to USC you will also be able swipe on UCLA, LMU, UCSB...
Braintree founder Bryan Johnson and USC researcher team up on Kernal, a startup building a chip implanted in brains to help people with neurological damage
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Lucas And Spielberg Predict “Massive Implosion” Of Hollywood Caused By Tech Industry
George Lucas and Steven Spielberg aren't so bullish on the future of the film industry. At a talk at USC, the pair agreed that it's on track to have a “massive implosion”.
Snapchat Hiring Massive Sales Team, Said To Be Raising $100M At A Near $1B Valuation To Pay Them
Snapchat is aggressively recruiting sales people from Stanford as well as USC for its impending debut of a monetization scheme, we've discovered. Meanwhile it's raising $100 million …
US government agencies are advertising on accused pirate sites
USC to report that US government is helping to fund intellectual property theft — The US president and vice president have come out against the theft of intellectual property; dozens of congresspeop...