Trump to hit China with tariffs over intellectual property theft — and it may start an all-out trade war

Jonathan Ernst/Reuters President Donald Trump will announce tariffs on Chinese imports in a move aimed at curbing theft of US technology on Thursday. China has threatened to retaliate by hitting US agricultural exports if tariffs on Chinese imports worth up to $ 60 billion are announced by Washington. While China has stepped up its rhetoric, […]

Jersey Shore Cast Reunites After 5 Years for Intellectual Discourse, Sandwiches

Considering the I.Q. of an average Jersey Shore cast member barely rivals that of a chicken sandwich, it’s only fitting that the MTV reality show’s latest reunion went down at a Burger King. Nearly all of the usual suspects — Snooki, JWoww, Pauly D, The Situation, Sammi Sweethart, Vinny and Deena — appear in a […]

Elite: Dangerous pen-and-paper RPG stymied by intellectual property dispute

Enlarge / Time for a saving throw. (credit: Spidermind Games) Late Friday evenings, backers of the Elite: Dangerous tabletop role playing game received a cryptic e-mail from Kickstarter explaining that the almost-complete crowdfunding campaign had been suspended, pending the resolution of an intellectual property dispute. The message read: Hello, This is a message from Kickstarter’s Integrity […]