How Automated Billing Technology Is Helping Medical Practices Succeed
Automated billing for medical practices has become indispensable. And with so many new medical practices springing up, they will require
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Apple’s newest courtroom foe is a patent-savvy university
This week, however, a federal jury returned a verdict against Apple in a lawsuit brought by a different kind of adversary: a public university. The University of Wisconsin-Madison's licensing arm, the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, convinced a jury that Apple had infringed its patent for improving chip efficiency when the company incorporated the technology into some of its phones and tablets. Research institutions and universities have not traditionally been major players in patent litigation, and even now schools still launch relatively few patent suits compared to private companies – about 40 to 50 cases per year, according to preliminary research by University of Alberta professor Tania Bubela.
Read moreU.S. airline security watch system suffers brief disruption: officials
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Read moreComputer science now top major for women at Stanford University
By Sarah McBride SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Computer science has for the first time become the most popular major for female students at Stanford University, a hopeful sign for those trying to build up the thin ranks of women in the technology field. Based on preliminary declarations by upper-class students, about 214 women are majoring in computer science, accounting for about 30 percent of majors in that department, the California-based university told Reuters on Friday. If more women majored in technological fields like computer science, advocates say, that could help alleviate the dearth of women in engineering and related professions, where many practitioners draw on computer science backgrounds
Read moreBaidu’s iQIYI video unit to stream Lions Gate films
(Reuters) – Film and TV studio owner Lions Gate Entertainment Corp said on Friday that Chinese video streaming company iQIYI, a unit of internet search company Baidu Inc, would stream some of its films.
Read moreObama administration asks U.S. top court to decline Google copyright appeal
By Lawrence Hurley and Dan Levine WASHINGTON/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – The Obama administration on Tuesday sided against Google Inc and said the U.S. Supreme Court should not hear the company's appeal in a case against Oracle Corp with wide implications for the technology industry, according to a court filing. The case involves how much copyright protection should extend to the Java programing language.
Read moreSilk Road drug site staff member avoids further U.S. prison time
By Nate Raymond NEW YORK (Reuters) – An Australian man who moderated the discussion forums on the underground drug website Silk Road was sentenced to time served on Tuesday after already being in custody for 17 months.
Read moreConde Nast eyes digital viewers with virtual reality, scripted shows
By Piya Sinha-Roy LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Privately held Conde Nast may best be known as the publisher of fashion, culture and lifestyle magazines such as Vogue, Vanity Fair and GQ, but it is hoping to draw new consumers and advertisers through the realm of virtual reality. Conde Nast Entertainment (CNE), the publisher's film, television and video division, will unveil two original virtual reality series for the upcoming year at its Tuesday presentation before advertisers at the Newfronts, an annual digital content showcase in New York
Read moreFacebook launches video calling in Messenger app
(Reuters) – Facebook Inc introduced free video calling in its Messenger phone app on Monday as the company seeks to transform its mobile messaging service into a full-featured platform with the same reach as its 1.4 billion user social network.
Read moreU.S. Homeland Security to set up cyber security office in Silicon Valley
By Bill Rigby SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is in the final stages of planning to set up a satellite office in California's Silicon Valley, aiming to build relationships with the technology industry and scout for talent there, the department's secretary said on Tuesday
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