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US government invented the iPhone, not Steve Jobs. Is that right?

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Steve Jobs  unveiled the iPhone  on June 1st 2007 and it revolutionised the mobile industry. Nearly a decade later, Nancy Pelosi, Minority Leader of the United States House of Representatives,  claimed on Thursday  that the federal government invented the iPhone and not tech giant Apple or its former CEO, Steve Jobs. During her speech, Nancy went on to list different elements of the iPhone that various parts of the government had contributed to in certain ways. Holding up a smartphone she said, "In this smartphone, almost everything came from federal investments in research. GPS came from military, flatscreen, digital camera, digital data compression,voice recognition….The list goes on and on. If you want to learn more, look at the Association for the Advancement of Science in America, and they have the full list.." She want on to claim that though Steve Jobs did a good job designing and putting the iPhone together, the Federal research invented it. Nancy’s c

JLR to sue Chinese automaker that copied Range Rover Evoque

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A Chinese automaker notorious for copying European automakers' designs is being taken to court by Jaguar Land Rover. The actual, copyrighted Range Rover Evoque Even though the Chinese crossover appears to be a clear copy of the British original, the case may not be as simple as it seems. JLR says its Range Rover Evoque served as more than inspiration for the Landwind X7. JLR is suing Jiangling over what it sees as copyright infringement. The X7's design is so similar to the Evoque that body kits are available to convert it to look exactly like an Evoque, badging and all. The British company has been successful in barring Jiangling from selling the X7 in a number of markets outside of China. Landwind X7 It is rare for a foreign firm to win a court case in China, though, especially one over copyright violations. The X7 has been on sale since last year, but JLR has held off on legal action, in part because Chinese consumers react negatively to foreig