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How the current patent system actually hurts innovation (and how patent trolls are being fought)

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Originally, patents had a simple purpose: By filing a patent, an inventor or company showed how their new technology worked, in exchange for legal protection for the duration of the patent. billion , predominantly for the approximately $4 billion worth of patents it possessed around smartphone technology. Does this system still work?

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Hackathon Survival Guide: What You Need To Know Going Into A Hackathon

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There’s nothing quite like walking into a campus cafeteria, a large conference room, or endless halls stacked together for a weekend-long hackathon. Developers of all skill levels, with various backgrounds in countless programming languages and areas of expertise, all coming together for one purpose: to build something new.

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How fintechs forced banks to rethink their user experience

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In today’s age, where customers have easy access to research and reviews at the touch of a button, companies need to show their audience that they are genuinely there for them. Over the past 15 years, we have been hit by intense and rapid technological changes that have transformed everyday life. Technology changes frequently.