ITC judge denies Qualcomm’s request, won’t stop iPhone imports

While the patent lawsuit battle between Qualcomm and Apple is far from over — remember how long it took for things to get settled with Samsung? — we do have an update. On Friday, U.S. International Trade Commission judge Thomas Pender found (PDF) that the iPhones violate one of Qualcomm’s patents, but still refused to […]

Wikileaks denies Assange sought Russian visa amid sex misconduct allegations

WikiLeaks has denied claims that its founder Julian Assange sought a Russian visa in 2010 amid sexual misconduct allegations. A report, published by Associated Press (AP) as an exclusive based on leaked WikiLeaks documents, alleges that Assange wrote to the Russian consulate in London to give an associate of his permission to facilitate the visa […]

International Biathlon Union denies Russia application for full membership, remains provisional

The International Biathlon Union (IBU) has voted against awarding Russia full membership status at its 2018 congress on Friday, meaning the country will remain only a provisional member. READ MORE: 4 Russian biathletes facing fresh doping allegations named At the union’s annual congress, held in Porec, Croatia, it voted against handing Russia a doping reprieve in […]

Cisco stock shoots up 3% after Amazon officially denies that it’s going to become a competitor (CSCO, AMZN)

REUTERS/Mike Blake Amazon says it will not produce its own networking switches, contradicting a recent report.  Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins and Amazon CEO Andy Jassy talked it over on the phone directly, says a Cisco spokesperson.  Cisco stock shot up about 3% after the denial. Amazon Web Services, the retailer’s cloud computing business, has officially […]

US says Chinese laser attacks injured plane crews, China strongly denies

Senior Airman Patrick P. Evenson/USAF The United States formally complained to China after Chinese nationals pointed lasers at U.S. military aircraft near Djibouti in recent weeks, the Pentagon said on Thursday. “They are very serious incidents … We have formally démarched the Chinese government and we’ve requested the Chinese investigate these incidents,” Pentagon spokeswoman Dana […]

Tom Brokaw Denies Sexual Harassment Accusations, Says He Was 'Ambushed'

Tom Brokaw is responding to accusations of sexual harassment with a vigorous denial. The longtime NBC news anchor has fired back at media reports that allege Brokaw made unwanted sexual advances towards former NBC co-worker Linda Vester. In a letter to colleagues obtained by the Los Angeles Times, Brokaw said he “was ambushed and perp […]

Daybreak Games denies reported links to sanctioned Russian oligarch [Updated]

Enlarge / Daybreak’s story on the money behind this logo has been changing recently. Back in 2015, the former Sony Online Entertainment announced it was being bought by investment management firm Columbus Nova and changing its name to Daybreak Game Company (Everquest II, H1Z1, Planetside 2). Now that the US Treasury Department is sanctioning the […]

US denies Syria strikes after state media reports explosions at military airfields

Syrian state media reports that a government airfield in Syria has been hit by military airstrikes.  A Syrian state news agency said the US may have been behind the attack. The Pentagon has denied US involvement in the attack. Syrian state media reports that a government airfield in Syria has come under fire by military airstrikes.  […]

‘If my plane explodes, ask CIA’: Duterte denies seeking alliance with China & Russia against US

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte isn’t ruling out that the US might be very annoyed by his decision to procure weapons from China and Russia, after Washington refused to supply Manila with arms, and considers Duterte a threat. The Philippines has been seeking modern weapons and small arms to step up combat against ISIS-linked Islamists, ever […]