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Open-source licencing needs a re-think in the face of intellectual property abuse, according to open-source advocate Josef Prusa, founder of 3D printer maker Prusa Research (pictured), which publishes full design files for its products. While Prusa concentrates on the stifling effect of open-source leeches on innovation in the 3D printer world, his comments are applicable more broadly. In an open ...
Public health researchers in the US are proposing a novel approach to encourage self-regulation within the AI community, with the aim of reducing harmful outcomes without stifling innovation. “Efforts to promote ethical and trustworthy AI must go beyond what is legally mandated as the baseline for acceptable conduct,” said Jennifer Wager of Penn State University. “We can and should strive ...
There is an argument that government-mandated regulation will have a negative impact as it would stifle innovation
The use of MRI scanners in hospitals would have to be banned if the European Union Electromagnetic Fields Directive is enacted, according to a radiation therapy expert
The European Commission has decided to open formal anti-trust proceedings against mobile phone chipset supplier Qualcomm
Ofcom is proposing to open up radio spectrum used by Vodafone and O2 to new mobile operators as part of a major overhaul of the UK mobile phone market
Tough new RoHS rules in Norway will hit electronics suppliers with gallium arsenide (GaAs) likely to be on the restricted list
The WEEE Directive is forcing manufacturers of electrical and electronic equipment to think way beyond when product leaves the factory gates
A new US/UK defence deal will enable the transfer of key electronic equipment and information to the US
Qualcomm has said it will ask President Bush to veto on safety grounds a decison to ban the import of future 3G mobile handsets incorporating its chipsets
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