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Brazil’s Supreme Court upholds X ban – despite Elon Musk backlash | Science & Tech News
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Brazil’s Supreme Court has unanimously upheld a decision to block Elon Musk’s social media platform X. The move undermines the billionaire businessman’s claims the original judge who banned the platform “violated the constitution of Brazil repeatedly and egregiously, after swearing an oath to protect it”. The tech tycoon posted a series of messages on X…
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X ‘closes operations’ in Brazil after row with supreme court justice | World News
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Social media company X says it will close its operations in Brazil, after claiming a judge on the country’s supreme court threatened to arrest its legal representative in Brazil if the company did not comply with his orders. X, formerly Twitter, said it was removing its remaining staff in Brazil “effective immediately” though the service…
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Future of new oil and gas projects in UK thrown into doubt after landmark Supreme Court decision | Science & Tech News
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The future of new oil and gas projects in the UK has been thrown into doubt following a landmark decision by the Supreme Court. The court concluded the environmental impact of emissions from burning fossil fuels must be considered in planning applications for new extraction projects – not just the impacts of the emissions produced…
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Elon Musk investigated by Brazilian supreme court judge after allegedly waging public ‘disinformation campaign’ | World News
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X owner Elon Musk is being investigated by Brazil’s highest court for allegedly waging a public “disinformation campaign” on the social media platform. The tycoon is under investigation for a possible obstruction of justice after he said he would defy court orders to restrict accounts accused of spreading false information on X, formerly Twitter, which…
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AI cannot be named as the inventor, Supreme Court rules in patent dispute | UK News
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Artificial intelligence (AI) cannot be legally considered an inventor to secure patent rights, the Supreme Court has ruled. In Wednesday’s judgment, the UK’s highest court said “an inventor must be a person” in order to apply for patents under the current law. In a lengthy patent dispute, an American technologist has created an artificial intelligence system which…