Lego, the Denmark-based building block toy company, has won a major patent case in the General Court of the European Union, the EU’s second-highest court. The decision reverses an earlier case by EU Intellectual Property Office that held that the Lego brick’s design was not patent-protected, as the design is …
Read MoreSupply lines all over the world are strained at best, and the last thing anyone in the industry needed was another problem to deal with. However, coincidence and bad luck have both led to another wrench in global shipping: one of the world’s largest cargo ships has run aground in …
Read MoreOne of the last truly wild rivers in all of Europe is in serious danger. Albania’s Vjosa River, the largest pristine river in Europe, is of enormous ecological importance, and runs a sprawling 300 kilometers from the Adriatic Sea to the mountains of Greece. There are no artificial barriers along …
Read MoreAfter the chaotic events of 2020 caused the 2020 Tokyo Olympics to be delayed into this year, many wondered if the global situation would be any better in 2021. The International Olympic Committee, which oversees the administration of the Olympic Games, has announced that international spectators won’t be allowed to …
Read MoreThe stage is set for the perennial English favorites Arsenal and United to square off in the finals in the Europa league. The finals, which will take place on May 26 in Poland, could be an all-English showdown between the UK’s two most titanic football clubs. United, the club that …
Read MoreThe technology needed to clone animals has been around for nearly 30 years now, but a number of roadblocks have prevented it from becoming a widespread practice. One issue is ethical: many people fear what unchecked advancement in cloning technology could mean for the concept of the “self,” for the …
Read MoreIceland is bracing for what could be a potential volcanic eruption after detecting a series of tremors in the Earth near the capital city of Reykjavik. Over the past month, the region has seen over 20,000 earthquakes. Notably, this region of Iceland hasn’t experienced any volcanic eruptions for over 800 …
Read MoreSpain is in the process of trialing a new type of workweek: the four-day week. The experiment was put forth by the left-wing party Más País, and posits that just because someone works longer hours, that doesn’t mean that they are necessarily more productive. This is seen by some as …
Read MoreThe European League of Football announced this week that they have secured the rights to use the names “Frankfurt Galaxy” and “Hamburg Sea Devils” from the National Football League. The NFL, which is the league that oversees professional football in the United States, originally held the rights to these names, …
Read MoreApple, one of the biggest tech companies in the world, is planning to build a massive design center in Munich, Germany. The new facility will be state-of-the-art, and the company will be exploring new technology related to 5G wireless and other new chipsets. The center will be the hub for …
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