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Warren Buffett's Squishmallows sues Build-A-Bear over 'knockoff' toy line
Not to be outdone, Build-A-Bear filed its own lawsuit against Jazwares, saying Skoosherz are based on its existing plush animals, and that its advertising and marketing since last month's launch...
Top US venture capitalists invest billions in Chinese tech — at the expense of American national security
Nearly half of the most powerful American players in venture capitalism are quietly investing billions in Chinese tech startups over US competitors for massive returns.
Durham’s exposed Clinton-camp bull, the pandemic’s ‘true heroes’ and other commentary
Clinton’s allies and lawyers fed the FBI a stream of rumor and innuendo.
Hawley's feckless bid to slap Disney is a blatant abuse of power
Sen. Josh Hawley's Copyright Clause Restoration Act limits copyrights to 56 years and applies the rule retroactively, stripping Disney of its rights immediately.
Xi Jinping wins the Chutzpah Award for 2022 with call for international cooperation
China’s Xi Jinping won the Chutzpah Award for 2022 with his call at the World Economic Forum “to discard Cold War mentality and seek peaceful coexistence and win-win outcomes.”
GOP Sen. Cotton blasts Biden's UN General Assembly speech 'disgrace'
President Biden "walked into the United Nations and slapped a giant 'Kick Me' sign on Uncle Sam's back" with his remarks before the General Assembly Tuesday, Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.)...
Sacha Baron Cohen sues cannabis company over 'Borat' billboard
Sacha Baron Cohen is suing Massachusetts cannabis company Solar Therapeutics for using his popular “Borat” character and “It’s nice” catchphrase to sell marijuana, a product he doesn’t use.
A rising ‘anti-racist’ menace and other commentary
Medical beat: A Rising ‘Anti-Racist’ Menace In a guest column at Bari Weiss’ Common Sense site, Katie Herzog highlights “the rapid spread of a deeply illiberal ideology in the country’s...
Make Google, Facebook pay for all the reporting they take for free
Australian lawmakers are looking to make Google and Facebook pay the owners of the journalism they now use as if it were theirs — and Microsoft says the United States...
Handling the Huawei threat safely means ditching 'free market' foolishness
The feds for the first time have accused a large corporation of violating racketeering laws usually used to go after the Mafia. Chinese telecom giant Huawei, they charge, is not...
Report finds US is failing to stop China from stealing research
WASHINGTON — The United States government has failed to stop China from stealing intellectual property from American universities and lacks a comprehensive strategy for dealing with the threat, a congressional...
FBI director: China is America's biggest espionage threat
FBI Director Christopher Wray on Tuesday said China poses more of an espionage threat against the United State than any other country, including Russia, and that the agency has more...
Acting defense chief rips China over tech theft, military outposts
Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan denounced China’s efforts to steal technology from other nations and militarize man-made outposts in the South China Sea as a “toolkit of coercion,” saying activities...
Marco Rubio: Don't let China's spies near the NYC subway
If you asked New Yorkers how they would feel about riding in subway cars made in China, I’m sure they would be as enthusiastic as they are about the New...
The sports photo that rocked a nation is turning into a cash grab
The photo that rocked Australia last week is back in focus — this time in the form of a T-shirt that’s been banned on intellectual property grounds, according to an...
Chinese spies targeting biomed research at US labs
The race in China to score money and prominence for biomedical research projects in their homeland is creating something of a cottage industry there — trying to steal work being...
Countering China's cellphone espionage offensive
When I heard the news of the arrest in Canada of Wanzhou Meng, Huawei’s chief financial officer, my thoughts turned to Al Capone. Capone was targeted for running Chicago’s underworld...
China using 'economic espionage' to grab US tech
A new report issued by several prominent experts on Chinese and American foreign policy claims that China is using a range of methods to misappropriate US technology. The 200-page report,...
Shamrock Capital purchases Stargate music catalog
Shamrock Capital has acquired the publishing catalog of the Norwegian duo behind major hits for Beyoncé, Rihanna and Katy Perry. The buyer said on Tuesday that it’s placing the catalog...
$2B suit claims Walmart stole tech that helps keep produce fresh
Walmart Inc. was sued on Wednesday by a Silicon Valley company that accused the largest US retailer of stealing its technology to prolong the shelf life of produce and reduce...