"Qualcomm is facing a UK trial over allegations that it abused its dominant position in the smartphone chipset market to charge inflated license fees, ultimately driving up device prices for Brit consumers."

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"OpenAI previously said that Nvidia will be a “preferred strategic compute and networking partner” for building new AI datacenters, with AMD comparatively described as a “core strategic compute partner” in today’s announcement."

"Altman has promised rightsholders — who he says are “very excited” for this new kind of ‘interactive fan fiction’” — “more granular control.”"

The quest for every Gap store playlist ever

Tilly Norwood is a gen AI psyop

“No one will be mocking the CDs I’m still holding onto when the internet goes dark forever and the only way to listen to music is through boom boxes we trade canned goods for”

We are very excited to welcome new members to the IDPL editorial journal team. Please do get in touch if you are interested and please share with your colleagues and networks. The deadline is next week. We look forward to hearing from you!

Microsoft CTO says he wants to swap most AMD and Nvidia GPUs for homemade chips

SiPearl unveils Europe's first dual-use sovereign processor with 80 cores — expected in 2027 for government, aerospace, and defense applications www.tomshardware.com/tech-industr...

SiPearl Athena1 : un CPU souverain pour la défense, les gouvernements, l’aérospatial…

"As reported by Reuters, the Dutch court said that the company needs to provide users with simpler options — namely ones that don't rely on an algorithm."

Trump Asks JD Vance To Research Whether President Allowed To Kill Vice President https://theonion.com/trump-asks-jd-vance-to-research-whether-president-allowed-to-kill-vice-president/

"The group of 39 politicians referred to recent investigations that revealed countries such as Italy, Greece, Hungary, and Spain have funnelled millions of taxpayer euros at a time to help support commercial spyware-makers' finances."

Sora 2 and the end of copyright as we know it Something remarkable is happening online, and I don’t quite know how to explain it, but I’ll try. OpenAI has released Sora 2, the latest version of its video-generating tool, and it has landed with a bang. Before launch, Sam Altman made headlines by…

This was published 10 years ago, and I believe it's still the leading article on the topic. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

Export controls now a key factor in AI chip development – adding risk for the whole industry

Nestlé Waters attaque l’eau des égouts de Paris en justice pour plagiat https://www.legorafi.fr/2025/10/01/nestle-waters-attaque-leau-des-egouts-de-paris-en-justice-pour-plagiat/

"Character.ai is freeriding off the goodwill of Disney’s famous marks and brands, and blatantly infringing Disney’s copyrights," a Disney lawyer wrote.

Trump’s solution for high drug prices is a discount portal called TrumpRx

"IT admins miffed at having their authority usurped by a diktat from Redmond can console themselves with the knowledge that [according to Microsoft] Copilot's level of access "is strictly governed by the user’s work account permissions, ensuring enterprise data remains protected."

A key element missing in this piece is the essential need for not just for a ‘well-designed system’ but also for one that is ‘well-regulated and well-governed’. This is crucial for a system that could easily be used for surveillance (not just for identity verification) by many public authorities.

Update on the Gamers Nexus versus Bloomberg AI chips smuggling copyright case: The three-hour investigative video by Gamers Nexus regarding the alleged smuggling of (Nvidia) AI chips into China has been reinstated on YouTube. [1] www.youtube.com/watch?v=9y_K...

Google is blocking AI searches for Trump and dementia

Wikimedia wants to make it easier for you and AI developers to search through its data

Fortnite maker Epic Games said that Apple's new installation workflow, implemented in iOS 18.6, has had a positive impact on its user growth, with a 60%

Le verdict est tombé pour le gang de jeunes hackers français derrière le piratage d’Adecco : retour sur une affaire hors normes

"Almost everyone contemplating using a blockchain to move money around the world imagines either supplanting SWIFT, or stealing a lot of its business. It’s therefore unsurprising that on Monday SWIFT announced its intention to “add a blockchain-based shared ledger to its technology infrastructure"”

With the agency no longer collecting emissions data from polluting companies, attention is turning to whether climate NGOs have the tools—and legal right—to fulfill this EPA function. www.wired.com/story/the-ep...

"[C]ompanies must now generate a Software Bill of Materials (SBOM), tracking vulnerabilities,.... and being transparent about security practices. For open source developers, this means, for the first time, companies must publicly acknowledge and document their open source dependencies."

EU member states pile pressure on Brussels for Chips Act rethink

Martin Shkreli can be sued for copying Wu-Tang’s one-of-a-kind record

Prague University Law School, i owe you an apology, I wasn't familiar with your game

Just using open source software isn't radical any more. Europe needs to dig deeper

Talk Of Fascism Dangerous, Warns Ministry Of Compliance

Grizzled Band-Aid Weathers Third Shower

"For decades, Mark Lemley’s life as an [IP] lawyer was orderly enough. He’s a professor at Stanford University and has consulted for Amazon, Google, and Meta. [H]is democratic values neatly aligned with those of the companies that hired him. But in January ... he "fired Meta as a client.”

"The Secret Service believes that the system could have been capable of activities like "disabling cell phone towers, enabling denial of services attacks, and facilitating anonymous, encrypted communication between potential threat actors and criminal enterprises.""

Céline Dion avoue qu’elle n’ira finalement pas chercher votre âme dans les froids dans les flammes www.legorafi.fr/2025/09/24/c...

"The Ollee Watch One is a replacement mainboard for the Casio F-91W, A158W, and several other watch models that can be installed without the need for a soldering iron or any electronics know-how aside from being able to remove a few screws and clips."

Looking forward to this! Need to find some time to get back into some form of gaming.