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How The US Patent Office Got So Screwed Up

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PATENT FOREVER PENDING How The US Patent Office Got So Screwed Up popularmechanics.com Over the last two decades the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has been rocked by the velocity of technological change and roiled by "patent trolls." Could it be that the biggest impediment that innovators now face is the very system that was created to protect them? WHAT'S HAPPENING Federal Panel Approves First Use Of CRISPR Gene-Editing Tech In Humans North Korea Reportedly Fires 2 More Ballistic Missiles Elon Musk's Tesla Offers To Acquire Elon Musk's SolarCity For $2.8B In Stock A Promising Anti-Aging Drug Will Soon Start Human Testing BANKING WE DIGG | SPONSORED Money Magazine Didn't Call This 'The Best Checking Account In America' For Nothing aspiration.com The Summit Account from Aspiration lets you earn up to 100x more interest on your checking account. Plus, they have no monthly service fees and free access to every ATM in the world. IS IT TIME FOR LUNCH YET? JUST EAT IT How To Overeat Professionally (It's Not Easy) luckypeach.com Professional eater Crazy Legs Conti discusses some tricks of the trade and the extremes to which he and his fellow contestants push their bodies. FINALLY, YOU CAN EAT YOUR VEGETABLES Silicon Valley's Bloody Plant Burger Smells, Tastes And Sizzles Like Meat npr.org This summer, diners in New York, San Francisco and Los Angeles will get their hands on a hamburger that has been five years in the making. The burger looks, tastes and smells like beef. It sizzles on the grill and even browns and oozes fat when it cooks. And it's made entirely from plants. VERY CALMING TO WATCH WATCH: How To Make 'Life-Changing' Pizza Dough digg.com Keep it simple. All you need is four ingredients, two hands, a mixer, and an oven. A QUIET PLACE IN THE COUNTRY ROCKIN' THE SUBURBS Millennials Want To Own A Home In The Suburbs Too curbed.com The only problem is that no one is building a product that they want. UP ALL NIGHT, DOWN ALL DAY How A Lack Of Sleep Can Ruin A Relationship features.wearemel.com No sleep? No sex — and a lot more fighting. THIS TIT IS NOT AGING WELL Stressful City Life Causes Some Birds To Age Faster gizmodo.com Hard to believe, but these two birds pictured above are the same age. The only difference is that the one on the right grew up in an urban environment. BEFORE YOU GO IS...IS IT FLOATING!? Rolls-Royce Unveiled Its Newest Concept Car And It's Unbelievably Cool digg.com Someone over at Rolls-Royce has a really big time machine and stole a car from some poor schlub in 2052. That's all for now! Wanna try this plant burger? View the Edition at Digg.com »

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