Category Archives: General Interest

Brent Kendall reported in today’s Wall Street Journal that, “Supreme Court justices were scratching their heads Monday over new government procedures making it easier for companies or individuals to challenge patents without a long and costly fight in federal court. “That is because the new process, which takes place at the U.S. Patent and Trademark… Continue Reading

Katie Benner reported in today’s New York Times that, “For the last few years, LinkedIn, the professional social networking company, has doled out increasingly large amounts of stock to pay its workers. “In 2014, LinkedIn paid employees $319 million in stock, or 14 percent of revenue; in 2015, that rose to $510 million, or 17… Continue Reading

Mike DeBonis reported yesterday at The Washington Post Online that, “The man standing between Supreme Court nominee Merrick B. Garland and a Senate hearing on his confirmation said Tuesday that an hourlong meeting with Garland had done nothing to change his mind. “Sen. Charles E. Grassley (R-Iowa), the Judiciary Committee chairman, hosted Garland for breakfast… Continue Reading

Evan Halper reported in today’s Los Angeles Times that, “Few things scream throwback like a contested political convention, an event that calls to mind conniving party bosses, clouds of stale cigar smoke and throngs of activists in Uncle Sam hats passionately waiving homemade signs. “But while some of those retro touches will surely present themselves… Continue Reading

Robert D. Hof reported on the front page of the business section in Monday’s New York Times that, “Gatorade is one of a growing parade of brands eager to reach people inside messaging apps. With at least 1.4 billion monthly users collectively worldwide, apps such as Snapchat, WhatsApp and Kik, and Weixin and Line in… Continue Reading

Julie Makinen reported on the front page of Sunday’s Los Angeles Times that, “Rural Taobao is an ambitious effort by Alibaba to turn China’s 600 million rural residents into online shoppers — and sellers — at a time when the company’s growth in transactions is slowing and China’s economic growth has ebbed to a 25-year… Continue Reading

Adam Liptak reported in today’s New York Times that, “It was February, and Justice Antonin Scalia had just died. Responding to a question about how the Supreme Court would cope with just eight members, Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. was sanguine. ‘We will deal with it,’ he said. “Now it is April, and it is possible… Continue Reading

Nathaniel Popper reported in yesterday’s New York Times that, “Even as Bitcoin, riven by internal divisions, has struggled, a rival virtual currency — known as Ethereum — has soared in value, climbing 1,000 percent over the last three months. “Beyond the price spike, Ethereum is also attracting attention from giants in finance and technology, like… Continue Reading

David Lazarus penned an interesting column in today’s Los Angeles Times where he noted that, “[Stabucks’] has taken a leadership role in addressing domestic hunger by announcing that it intends to donate all its leftover food to charity. “This year, Starbucks aims to provide nearly 5 million meals to food banks nationwide from its roughly 7,600… Continue Reading

Anna Louie Sussman and Josh Zumbrun reported on the front page of Saturday’s Wall Street Journal that, “Older workers, especially women, increasingly are filling in as contractors across a range of traditional industries, from highway inspectors to health aides. “As companies look to shed noncore tasks and government budgets come under strain, an expanding share… Continue Reading