Kate Cox’s case tests Texas abortion laws | The Texas Tribune

Source: Kate Cox’s case tests Texas abortion laws | The Texas Tribune

Hiltzik: The U.S. finally moves to stop drug profiteering – Los Angeles Times

…The significance of Biden’s move can’t be overstated, for it signals that drugmakers that abuse their patent rights by profiteering may lose their patents altogether. You can expect Big Pharma to pay attention to this threat.

Bayh-Dole empowered private companies to commercialize inventions that grew out of federally funded research, but it reserved certain rights for the government to protect the taxpayers’ investments.

Chief among them are “march-in rights.” These allow the government to require that the holder of rights to a federally funded product license the product to manufacturers on “terms that are reasonable…”

Source: Hiltzik: The U.S. finally moves to stop drug profiteering – Los Angeles Times

Tesla recalls nearly all vehicles sold in U.S. to fix defect – Los Angeles Times

Tesla is recalling nearly all of the vehicles it sold in the U.S. — more than 2 million across its model lineup — to fix a defective system that’s supposed to ensure drivers are paying attention when they use Autopilot.

Documents posted Wednesday by U.S. safety regulators say the company will send out a software update to fix the problems.

The recall comes after a two-year investigation by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration into a series of crashes that happened while the Autopilot partially automated driving system was in use. Some were deadly.

Source: Tesla recalls nearly all vehicles sold in U.S. to fix defect – Los Angeles Times