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This article was originally published on The Conversation. When President Barack Obama signed the America Invents Act in 2011, he was surrounded by a group of people of diverse ages, genders and races. The speech he delivered about the legislation, which changed the technical requirements for filing a patent, highlighted this diversity by emphasizing that today anyone can become an inventor in the United States. Despite Obama's optimism about women and people of color inventing and patenting the nation's new and innovative technologies, both groups still lag considerably behind their white ma...

The iconic American inventor is still a white male – and that’s an obstacle to race and gender inclusion Library of Congress When President Barack Obama signed the America Invents Act in 2011, he was surrounded by a group of people of diverse ages, genders and races. The speech he delivered about the legislation, which changed the technical requirements for filing a patent, highlighted this diversity by emphasizing that today anyone can become an inventor in the United States. Despite Obama's optimism about women and people of color inventing and patenting the natio...

Were being handled in a sort of with a that was intended to be surreptitious, and that they were handled through the beijing office. what does that tell you? >> well, but perfectry routinely through normal channels. the north korea thing is particularly interesting. these computers and servers and other equipment -- and technical assistance -- were for the north korean patent office. let me say that again, the north korean patent office. i bet that's a beehive of activity. what could the people in geneva have been thinking when they agreed to this? i think there's more to come. you know, these...

Appears that these transactions were being handled in a sort of with a that was intended to be surreptitious, and that they were handled through the beijing office. what does that tell you? >> well, but perfectry routinely through normal channels. the north korea thing is particularly interesting. these computers and servers and other equipment -- and technical assistance -- were for the north korean patent office. let me say that again, the north korean patent office. i bet that's a beehive of activity. what could the people in geneva have been thinking when they agreed to this? i think there...

Working for steve jobs. he's the guy who's got unparalleled street cred in silicon valley, as far as his vision for leading this company forward. so, you know, if there is a question mark for this company and indeed there are many at this moment, one of the chief ones is, will this group of talented people who have assembled to work for steve jobs continue to work for tim cook. there will be plenty of opportunities for these talented people across silicon valley and indeed across the world. there will be head hunters trying to lure them away. will they stay at apple. >> i'll ask you a question...