CARDIFF, Wales, April 7 -- Cardiff University posted the following news: * * * "We are living with disinformation. We are not going to eradicate it", global expert argues * Disinformation communicated by and on behalf of foreign powers is now part and parcel of digital statecraft in the information age, an expert from Cardiff University has said. Professor Martin Innes, co-director of the Security, Crime and Innovation Intelligence Institute, gave evidence to two UK inquiries. One was led  more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 7 -- VELOX XR LIMITED, , United Kingdom has been assigned a patent (No. US 12597149 B2, initially filed Oct. 27, 2023) developed by Oleksandr Grona, Woking, United Kingdom, and Vladyslav Merdov, Kyiv, Ukraine, for "Apparatus, method, and computer program for network communications." more PT

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis posted the following commentary on April 7, 2026, by Ferenc Nemeth, research fellow and program manager at the Hungarian Institute of International Affairs: * * * Hungary's Election: It's the Villages, Stupid Understanding Hungarian politics means looking beyond Budapest. As the country nears its watershed April 12 election, the countryside is in sharp focus. * At first glance, little seems to be happening in sleepy towns and vi more PR

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis posted the following commentary on April 7, 2026, by Julius Strauss, former foreign correspondent for the Daily Telegraph: * * * Hungary's Moment of Truth What will happen when Hungarians vote on April 12? What comes after that? These questions loom before Hungary's most contested elections yet. * There are two questions that I am most asked when I say that I am (half) Hungarian and spend a lot of time in Budapest. The first is: more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 7 -- SIMPLISAFE, INC., Boston, Massachusetts has been assigned a design patent (No. US D1121669 S1, initially filed Sept. 20, 2023) developed by Oleksandra Rudenko, Lviv, Ukraine, for "Display panel or portion thereof with a computer icon." more PT

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 7 -- SIMPLISAFE, INC., Boston, Massachusetts has been assigned a design patent (No. US D1121634 S1, initially filed Sept. 20, 2023) developed by four inventors Oleksandra Rudenko, Lviv, Ukraine; Stephanie Leathe, Wenham, Massachusetts; Irene Lee, Boston, Massachusetts; and Jordan Thayer, Boston, Massachusetts, for "Display screen or portion thereof with a graphical user interface." more PT

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 7 -- SIMPLISAFE, INC., Boston, Massachusetts has been assigned a design patent (No. US D1121645 S1, initially filed July 5, 2024) developed by eight inventors Jessica Pitocco, Arlington, Massachusetts; Nadeem Hussain, Worcester, Massachusetts; Alice Chiang, Arlington, Massachusetts; Irene Lee, Boston, Massachusetts; Stephanie Leathe, Wenham, Massachusetts; Oleksandra Rudenko, Lviv, Ukraine; Hanyu Gong, Foster City, California; and Madeleine Fougere, Boston, Massachus more PT

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 7 -- SIMPLISAFE, INC., Boston, Massachusetts has been assigned a design patent (No. US D1121644 S1, initially filed July 5, 2024) developed by eight inventors Jessica Pitocco, Arlington, Massachusetts; Nadeem Hussain, Worcester, Massachusetts; Alice Chiang, Arlington, Massachusetts; Irene Lee, Boston, Massachusetts; Stephanie Leathe, Wenham, Massachusetts; Oleksandra Rudenko, Lviv, Ukraine; Hanyu Gong, Boston, Massachusetts; and Madeleine Fougere, Boston, Massachuset more PT

SOUTH BEND, Indiana, April 7 -- The University of Notre Dame Law School posted the following news: * * * Eka Tkeshelashvili LL.M. '01, Former Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia, Delivers First Lecture in New "Life After Notre Dame" Series * Notre Dame Law School recently welcomed distinguished alumna Eka Tkeshelashvili LL.M. '01 for a lecture, "Transforming the State from the Inside: Corruption, Accountability, and the Foundations of Human Rights and the Rule of L more PR

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- Hudson Institute, a research organization that says it promotes leadership for a secure, free and prosperous future, issued the following commentary on April 7, 2026, by Daniel Kochis, senior fellow in the Center on Europe and Eurasia, to RealClearDefense: * * * Russian Aggression Heightens American Costs in Iran In aiding Iranian strikes, Russia reverts to an old playbook to harm the US. * Last week's Iranian strike against the Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia  more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 7 -- ZSCALER, INC., San Jose, California has been assigned a patent (No. US 12598208 B2, initially filed Sept. 5, 2023) developed by six inventors Jeevan Reddy Ragula, Hyderabad, India; Abhijeet Singh Rawat, Hyderabad, India; Shyam Baitmangalkar, Hyderabad, India; Aparna Saripaka, Hyderabad, India; Robert Valek, Odessa, Ukraine; and Oleksii Stetsyk, Kyiv, Ukraine, for "Infrastructure as code (IaC) scanner for infrastructure component security." more PT

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- The Jamestown Foundation issued the following commentary on April 7, 2026, by political analyst Peter Fazekas in its Eurasia Daily Monitor: * * * Orban's Rule Could End Despite Russian Interference Executive Summary: * Hungary's April 12 parliamentary election is shaping up to be its most competitive since 2010, with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban's Fidesz-Christian Democratic People's Party (KDNP) alliance facing a serious challenge from Peter Magyar's pro-EU T more PR

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- The Jamestown Foundation issued the following commentary on April 7, 2026, by Paul Goble, specialist on ethnic and religious questions in Eurasia, in its Eurasia Daily Monitor: * * * Putin Seen Making Ever More Mistakes, Sending Approval Rating Down Executive Summary: * As Russian anger about President Vladimir Putin's moves against the internet grows, Russian commentators are pointing to other mistakes the Kremlin leader has been making and to polls showing his approv more PR

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- The Jamestown Foundation posted the following commentary on April 7, 2026, by Beka Chedia, professor of political science for the independent research institute Varieties of Democracy at the Department of Political Science of the University of Gothenburg in Sweden, and a political scientist from Tbilisi, Georgia, in the foundation's Eurasia Daily Monitor: * * * Russian Intelligence Enters Battle of Georgian Patriarchal Throne Executive Summary: * The death of Georgian  more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 7 [Category: Energy]-- 350.org, an organization that works to end the age of fossil fuels and build a community-led renewable energy, posted the following news release: * * * Momentum for EU windfall profits tax must not stall * 350.org lauded the initiative of economy and finance ministers from Italy, Germany, Spain, Portugal and Austria urging the European Union (EU) to revive windfall taxes on oil and gas companies profiting from the West Asia conflict. Camp more PR

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Murphy on Substack: Pay Attention When Your President Promises to Commit War Crimes * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) this week published a Substack article sounding the alarm on President Trump's threats to wipe out Iran's civilian energy infrastructure. Blasting Trump's failed war of choice, Murphy warns the president's unhinged call for mass war crimes against the Irani more PR

BRUSSELS, Belgium, April 7 -- NATO issued the following news: * * * NATO Militaries Strengthening Allied Medical Resilience * This winter, NATO Allies raised the bar on medical resilience across the Alliance through a series of major exercises designed to strengthen civil-military coordination and ensure life-saving care can be delivered at scale in crisis or conflict. Brigadier General Petter Iversen, Chair of the Committee of Chiefs of Military Medical Services in NATO (COMEDS), undersco more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, April 7 -- Yale Law School posted the following news: * * * Professor John Fabian Witt Takes First Look at Biden Years * Professor John Fabian Witt '99 is among the leading historians offering a first look at Joseph R. Biden's presidency in a new book.  Witt contributed a chapter to "The Presidency of Joseph R. Biden: A First Historical Assessment." The book, edited by political historian Julian Zelizer and published by Princeton University Press, provides insights  more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 7 -- SAP SE, Walldorf, Germany has been assigned a patent (No. US 12596348 B2, initially filed Dec. 15, 2022) developed by six inventors Jochen Steinbach, Bad Schoenborn, Germany; Alexander Skorokhodov, Kyiv, Ukraine; Sven-Eric Eigemann, Sandhausen, Germany; Georg Henneboel, Wiesloch, Germany; Nikhil Javaraju, Walldorf, Germany; and Elise Rudolf, Ladenburg, Germany, for "Source to target translation for manufacturing." more PT

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 7 -- AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC., Seattle, Washington has been assigned a patent (No. US 12597328 B1, initially filed June 24, 2024) developed by six inventors Yevhen Tsyba, Kyiv, Ukraine; Illia Bondariev, Arlington, Virginia; Roman Moshin, Kyiv, Ukraine; Oleg Savelyev, Vancouver, Canada; Mykyta Sytyi, Chernihiv, Ukraine; and Nataliia Pikozh, Wroclaw, Poland, for "Techniques for implementing customized intrusion zones." more PT

ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 7 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in Massachusetts. *** Lipid Prodrugs of JAK Inhibitors and Uses Thereof ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 7 -- MONASH UNIVERSITY, Victoria, Australia has been assigned a patent (No. US 12594339 B2, initially filed Feb. 28, 2020) developed by twelve inventors Joseph Bolen, Wayland, Massachusetts; Daniel Kenneth Bonner, Sharon, Massachusetts; Ketki Karanam, Newton, Massachusetts; Christopher John Porter, South Melbour more ST

LONDON, England, April 7 [category: Accounting] -- The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants issued the following news: * * * Ukraine explores how finance teams take on the green challenge * How the finance function should lead on ESG reporting was explored in Ukraine at a key meeting attended by government, business and academics. The event was co-ordinated by a leading global accountancy body and an organisation representing UK financial and professional services. The Kyiv event more PR

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, April 8 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas Health San Antonio issued the following news release: * * * UT Health San Antonio researchers report breakthrough findings significantly reducing symptoms for combat PTSD victims An advanced version of a procedure using magnetic fields to stimulate brain nerve cells in treating depression was significantly effective for 85% of active military and veterans suffering from combat post-traumatic stress disorder enrolled in a recent s more PR