patent Archives - Boing Boing

Copyfight UK patent office seeks public's help with prior art that invalidates patent applications Cory Doctorow

tesla Tesla FSD is so good its trainers won't ride in it Jason Weisberger
law Armed with German copyright, Fender threatens makers of Strat-style guitars Rob Beschizza
Technology What actually makes hybrid cars fuel-efficient? Ellsworth Toohey
apple Legendary hacker brings eGPU compatibility to M-Series Macs Séamus Bellamy
Technology Researchers built a language model that thinks it's still 1930 Ellsworth Toohey
Civil War soldiers called the first instant coffee "axle grease" Ellsworth Toohey
youtube Making giant grapes for no other reason than hubris Grant St. Clair
puffery Tesla's driverless future keeps losing the people building it Jason Weisberger
Disney Disney's new Cars ride uses patent technology that lets you steer freely across a mountain race course Ruben Bolling
Technology The Supreme Court won't hear the AI copyright case, ending the last legal path to protect machine-made art Ellsworth Toohey
Technology Lego stuffed an entire computer into a standard brick Ellsworth Toohey
Food Meet the Splayd, the spork's sharper Australian cousin Ellsworth Toohey
Technology BMW patents logo-shaped screw to block DIY repairs Gail Sherman
History How comic publishers tricked the trademark office with garbage comics Ellsworth Toohey
Business The secret society of people who know the WD-40 formula Ellsworth Toohey
Technology Matthew McConaughey combats AI by trademarking his image and voice Séamus Bellamy
Entertainment Patent filing reveals upcoming Disney theme park holograms Ruben Bolling
History The 1718 gun with square bullets to "convince the Turks of Christian civilization" Ellsworth Toohey
Games In case you missed it, Sony just patented AI-generated tutorials Grant St. Clair