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Univ. of Washington rolls out new licensing process to streamline negotiations with spinouts

GeekWire

This week the UW unveiled Husky FAST Start , a new licensing process meant to speed up startup license discussions. universities more control over technology licensing. 1 in 2018 among public universities for the amount of federal money spent annually on research and development. public university.

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New rules streamline procedures for licensing commercial space imaging systems

GeekWire

The Commerce Department has released a new set of rules aimed at making the procedure for licensing Earth-imaging satellite systems more in tune with what’s technically possible and commercially available on the global market. The regulatory streamlining effort was one of the initiatives sparked by Space Policy Directive 2 back in 2018.

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Facebook will pay $52 million in settlement with moderators who developed PTSD on the job

The Verge

In a landmark acknowledgment of the toll that content moderation takes on its workforce, Facebook has agreed to pay $52 million to current and former moderators to compensate them for mental health issues developed on the job. Scola developed symptoms of PTSD after nine months on the job.

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GitHub previews upcoming ‘Copilot Workspace,’ catering to AI-hungry software developers

GeekWire

GitHub says Copilot Workspace will debut in 2024, using AI to help developers from the outset of a project. Bouyed by the growing wave of software developers adopting artificial intelligence, GitHub is previewing a system called Copilot Workspace that uses natural language to help developers plan and implement projects.

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Here’s why so many video game developers are suddenly abandoning the Unity engine

GeekWire

Unity image) In the wake of a controversial policy change by game engine developer Unity , dozens of small independent video game studios have announced they’ll abandon the engine and/or have called upon Unity to reverse course. 1, 2024, it would change the terms by which it licenses its engine. As an example, Vancouver, B.C.’s

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VMware by Broadcom: Product, service and support news

Network World

So far, the $60 billion Broadcom-VMware deal has led to some layoffs , VMware licensing changes, production rationalizations, and shifts to the partner program. Some questioned whether Broadcom would let VMware further develop tools for 5G, software-defined networking (SDN), and other technologies.

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iOS developer who drew attention to App Store scams is now suing Apple

The Verge

Mobile app developer Kosta Eleftheriou, who publicly called out Apple earlier this year for negligence with regard to policing iOS scams and copycat apps on the App Store, has filed a lawsuit against the iPhone maker in California. It details the development and release timeline of Eleftheriou’s Apple Watch keyboard app FlickType.

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