Leftovers

• European Commission ☛ Speech by Commissioner Albuquerque at Financial and Capital Market Competitiveness Seminar, in Helsinki

  First of all, I would like to thank Jyrki and his team at Nordea for bringing us together today.

• Daniel Miessler ☛ How to Avoid Aperture Collapse

  Aperture Collapse/images/blog/aperture-collapse/header.webp/images/blog/aperture-collapse/header.webp I've been playing with this idea of Aperture Collapse. It's a problem I have that I suspect a lot of people have as well.

• Stanford University ☛ Faculty Senate debates Flock cameras, honors faculty

  In its Thursday meeting, members of the Faculty Senate expressed concerns about surveillance by over 40 new Flock cameras on campus.

• Licensing / Legal

  • Harvard University ☛ When is it time to dissent?

    “Both as lawyers and as persons of faith, not just blind followers, we will inevitably wrestle with questions of whether to disagree and how to do so productively,” said Basile, assistant professor at Boston College Law School, during a talk sponsored by the Catholic Law Students Association at Harvard Law School.

    Dissent is inherent to our legal system, but also to faith, said Basile ’08, J.D. ’15, Ph.D. ’16. While law is about disputes and disagreements, faith becomes richer by probing and questioning rather than blindly accepting institutional precepts, he said.

  • Max Leibman ☛ For entertainment purposes only.

    Microsoft Copilot has been in the news this week after the discovery that its terms and conditions include the phrase, “Copilot is for entertainment purposes only.” This has caused no small amount of mirth among commentators, who note that Microsoft has pushed Copilot as a productivity solution.

    Microsoft has since said that this language dates to an earlier, more casual Bing-centric AI experience, and will be removed in a forthcoming update. But given this surprising disclosure, and the fact that Microsoft has integrated Copilot throughout its online services, operating systems, Office suite, and mobile software, I thought it would be useful to share the Microsoft Copilot Terms & Conditions in full, in case there are any other surprises lurking.

  • YLE ☛ Finnish law change will require online shops to offer easy order cancellation feature

    A new law requiring Finnish online retailers to offer a clear and easy-to-find order cancellation feature will go into effect in June, according to the Finnish Competition and Consumer Authority (KKV).

    Online retailers have until 19 June at the latest to put such a feature on their websites, according to the authority.

• Science

  • New York Times ☛ See Photos From All 10 Days of NASA’s Artemis II Moon Mission

    Over 10 days, the astronauts of NASA’s lunar flyby mission have achieved the near impossible.

  • New York Times ☛ Artemis II Splashdown Gives NASA Momentum in Renewed Moon Race

    The astronauts — three Americans and one Canadian — captivated the world with their historic mission.

  • Latvia ☛ Women scientists invited to apply for Women in Science Baltic Fellowship 2026

    The Baltic Academies of Sciences in cooperation with the UNESCO National Commissions are announcing the third joint fellowship competition for women scientists “Women in Science Baltic Fellowship 2026”, reports Labs of Latvia.

  • Science Alert ☛ Dark Matter Experiment Reaches Critical Milestone Deep Underground

    Hundreds of times colder than outer space.

  • Science Alert ☛ Human Echolocators Can 'See' With Sound, And Brain Scans Reveal How

    Super skilled.

  • Science Alert ☛ Splashdown! Artemis II Crew Safely Returns After Record-Breaking Moon Voyage

    A triumphant homecoming!

  • Science Alert ☛ Artemis II: Watch Live as Crew Returns to Earth in High-Speed Descent

    They're coming home!

  • Science Alert ☛ Space Is Dead Silent – But There Is a Way to 'Hear' a Black Hole

    A different way of experiencing the cosmos.

• Hardware

  • Tom's Hardware ☛ After jumping 2,200% over the last twelve months, DDR4 spot prices fall 5%, the first decline in nearly a year — DDR5 pricing sees some relief in China channel market

    DDR4 16Gb spot prices fell about 5% over the past month to roughly $74.10, ending nearly a year of consecutive monthly gains.

• Health/Nutrition/Agriculture

  • The Straits Times ☛ Malaysian authorities foil attempt to smuggle 888 bottles of liquor from Singapore

    All seized items have been handed over to the Customs Department for further action.

  • New York Times ☛ Have You Used Hey Hi (AI) Chatbots for Nutrition Advice?

    Whether you’re looking to manage a health condition, lose weight or simply eat better, we want to hear from you.

  • Mexico News Daily ☛ Mexico launches Universal Health Service registration, starting with elderly

    Mexico's new Universal Health Service will allow patients to seek care at any public health institution — IMSS, ISSSTE, or IMSS Bienestar — when cross-institutional services launch in January 2027.

  • Federal News Network ☛ Health‑coverage decisions in retirement can shape when and how federal retirees tap their money

    "You've got to be careful about the tax planning and also what you might expect in the future down the road," said Tammy Flanagan.

  • New York Times ☛ Thomas S. Langner, Who Linked Social Ills to Mental Illness, Dies at 102

    He helped lead what became known as the Midtown Manhattan Study, which showed that mental impairment is highly correlated with low socioeconomic status.

  • Science Alert ☛ Common Vitamin May Reduce Buildup of Alzheimer's Proteins, Study Finds

    A potential way to lower risk.

  • Science Alert ☛ Scientists Found a Common Brain 'Fingerprint' Across 5 Psychedelics

    "This is a breakthrough in how we think about psychedelic drugs."

  • Science Alert ☛ Scientists Solve 40-Year-Old Mystery of Sleeping Sickness Parasite

    We finally know its secret.

• Proprietary

  • It's FOSS ☛ Microsoft Locked Out VeraCrypt, WireGuard, and Windscribe from Pushing backdoored Windows Updates

    A mandatory verification requirement Abusive Monopolist Microsoft introduced in October took them out.

  • Artificial Intelligence (AI) / LLM Slop / Plagiarism

    • New York Times ☛ Molotov Cocktail Is Hurled at Home of Scam Altman, OpenAI’s CEO

      The device burned an exterior gate of the house in San Francisco, the police said, and it was unclear whether the artificial intelligence executive was home. The authorities arrested a suspect.

    • Futurism ☛ Someone Just Threw a Molotov Cocktail At Scam Altman’s House

      An arrest was made.

    • New Yorker ☛ Scam Altman’s Trust Issues at OpenAI

      Ronan Farrow and Andrew Marantz on the rise of the C.E.O. of OpenAI, and how allegations of deceptive behavior continue to dog one of the most powerful figures in tech.

    • New York Times ☛ Banks Are Warned About Anthropic’s New, Powerful Hey Hi (AI) Technology

      In an unusual move, the Treasury secretary and the Federal Reserve chair gathered bank executives to caution about cyberthreats posed by artificial intelligence.

    • Tom's Hardware ☛ Anthropic's Claude Mythos isn't a sentient super-hacker, it's a sales pitch — claims of 'thousands' of severe zero-days rely on just 198 manual reviews

      Anthropic has convened America's big tech companies and the U.S. government to deal with the many bugs and vulnerabilities its new Hey Hi (AI) found, but this may be just the latest attempt by Anthropic to scare people into thinking its Hey Hi (AI) is the solution to its own discovered problems.

    • Jamie McClelland ☛ Jamie McClelland: Hey Hi (AI) Hacking the Planet

      A colleague asked me if we should move all our money to our pillow cases after reading the latest Hey Hi (AI) editorial from Thomas Friedman.

    • Futurism ☛ First Hey Hi (AI) Model From Kapo-berg’s Wildly Expensive Superintelligence Lab Flops Compared to Virtually All Rivals

      Why release it now?

    • Futurism ☛ New York Times Makes Substantial Changes to Article That Glazed a Sleazy Hey Hi (AI) Startup: “Our Piece Should Have Included That Information”

      "After this article was published, many readers noted that Medvi was facing legal and regulatory actions for its business practices."

    • Futurism ☛ OpenAI Says Not to Worry About UBI, Because It Has Another Idea

      We all hold stock down here.

  • Social Control Media

    • Unicorn Media ☛ EFF Says It’s Quitting TwitterX

      It took a minute -- actually a long minute -- but Electronic Frontier Foundation has finally shut the door on the platform formerly known as Twitter, without even a "goodbye."

• Entrapment (Microsoft GitHub)

  • dwaves.de ☛ north korean hacker group UNC1069 using social engineering to get access: axios npm for nodejs: software minimalism please and another javascript security problem (this time social engineered supply chain attack)

    software minimalism please! what is axio?

• Security

  • Privacy/Surveillance

    • It's FOSS ☛ Privacy Messenger Session Is Staring Down a 90-Day Countdown to Obscurity

      With paid developers gone and only volunteers remaining, the app has until July 8 to secure funding or fade into irrelevance.

    • Hong Kong Free Press ☛ Hong Kong film director accuses school of lying amid fresh privacy row over documentary screening

      An acclaimed Hong Kong director has accused her alma mater of “publicly lying” after the prestigious girls’ school said it never authorised a controversial documentary to be screened overseas amid a fresh privacy row.

    • Press Gazette ☛ March Surveillance Giant Google core update brings modest gains for news websites

      Most search visibility changes fall within normal levels of fluctuations.

• Defence/Aggression

  • Digital Music News ☛ Is Diddy’s Four-Year Sentence Too Harsh? His Lawyers Say His ‘Freak-Offs’ Should be Constitutionally Protected

    Attorneys for Sean Combs hope to overturn his conviction, arguing that his so-called ‘freak-offs’ were protected under the U.S. Constitution. According to lawyers for Sean “Diddy” Combs, his so-called “freak-offs” are protected by the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which protects freedom of speech and expression.

  • [Repeat] Tom's Hardware ☛ French government says it's ditching Windows for Linux — country accelerates plans to ditch US-based software in digital sovereignty push

    France is accelerating its digital sovereignty plans. In an official press release this week, the country’s DINUM announced its “exit from Windows in favor of workstations running on the Linux operating system.” (machine translation).

    The DINUM is an important section of the French state, headed by the Interministerial Directorate for Digital Affairs, so this will mark a key changeover in the machinations of government, eliminating U.S.-based commercial interests from workstation computers. We assume some French flavor of Linux will be adopted to satisfy the stated objective of migrating to sovereign solutions. Joining the DINUM in this mission for digital sovereignty are France’s Directorate General for Enterprises (DGE), the National Cybersecurity Agency of France (ANSSI), and the State Procurement Directorate (DAE).

  • New York Times ☛ New Evidence Further Implicates U.S. Missiles in Strikes That Killed 21 Civilians in Iran

    Additional images and video build on an earlier analysis, which the Pentagon has disputed, showing Precision Strike Missiles, or PrSMs, hit a sports hall and residential areas in the Iranian city of Lamerd.

  • New York Times ☛ What the Cease-Fire Means for Iran

    Emerging from weeks of U.S. and Israeli airstrikes, an emboldened Iran has 10 demands for talks during the tenuous cease-fire, according to Iranian state media. Our reporter Erika Solomon assesses Iran’s position.

  • The Straits Times ☛ Malaysia awaits UN call on peacekeeping troops’ extraction from Lebanon

    There are about 600 personnel from the Malaysian battalion on the ground in Lebanon.

  • The Straits Times ☛ From China to Taiwan in 30 minutes: Idyllic islands beckon as the Great Firewall recedes

    Travellers can board a ferry from Xiamen to Kinmen, an archipelago that is controlled by Taipei.

  • Hong Kong Free Press ☛ Japan downgrades assessment of China amid souring ties

    Japan downgraded its assessment of China on Friday for the first time in a decade, marking a new blow to relations between the Asian superpowers.

  • Hong Kong Free Press ☛ Legality of prediction markets unclear in Hong Kong, as bets on Jimmy Lai release exceed US$68k

    US$68,844 (HK$539,268) has been bet on prediction market platform Polymarket as to whether jailed media tycoon Jimmy Lai will be released by July. The wager is among several other predictions relating to Hong Kong, China and Taiwan, though it is unclear if platforms like Polymarket and others are legal.

  • France24 ☛ Cloud of uncertainty over US-Iran talks in Pakistan as sides trade accusations

    A cloud of uncertainty hung Friday over the scheduled start of talks in Pakistan between the United States and Iran, with no announcement yet on the arrival of negotiators and both sides accusing the other of failing to properly implement a fragile ceasefire. US President The Insurrectionist has voiced displeasure at Iran's handling of the strategic Strait of Hormuz, which was meant to be reopened under the deal, while Tehran has reacted angrily to Israeli attacks in Lebanon, insisting that it too falls under the agreement -- something Washington disputes. Islamabad was nonetheless pressing ahead with its preparations for the high-stakes talks.

  • The Strategist ☛ Australia in a world where its top security partner is illiberal

    Since the end of World War II, Australia has enjoyed an ideologically simple security environment: all its core allies have been liberal democracies, and all its foes have been illiberal. .

  • Tom's Hardware ☛ US cybersecurity agency issues an urgent alert as Iranian hackers attack critical infrastructure — CISA guidance warns organizations to immediately shield certain programmable logic controllers from the internet to thwart future attacks

    The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, in conjunction with the FBI and NSA, have issued an alert that Iranian-affiliated cyber attacks are threatening critical infrastructure, exploiting programmable logic controllers made by Rockwell Automation and Allen-Bradley to gain access.

  • US to set up Philippines fuel depot in support of its South China Sea operations

    Project announced at maritime security forum, but details scarce as plan is being finalized.

  • France24 ☛ Relentless airstrikes on Beirut's residential areas 'remind Lebanese that Israel is enemy as well'

    Nadia Massih is pleased to welcome Dr. Randa Slim, Director of the Conflict Resolution and Track II Dialogues Program at the Middle East Institute and Fellow at the Foreign Policy Institute of the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS). According to Dr. Slim, Israeli strikes on Lebanon cannot be credibly framed as targeted operations against Hezbollah, but rather indiscriminate violence causing widespread civilian casualties and intensifying regional tensions. She argues that the events represent a critical inflection point within Lebanese public opinion.

  • France24 ☛ Beirut hospitals overwhelmed, survivors recount carnage scenes

    A day after intense Israeli strikes pounded Lebanon’s capital, survivors on Thursday recounted scenes of carnage as hospitals struggled to cope with a surge of casualties. Wednesday marked the deadliest day in Lebanon in more than five weeks of renewed war between Israel and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah.

  • New York Times ☛ University of Ottawa Lockdown Lifted After a Man Is Arrested

    The university locked down the campus for just under two hours on Friday after reports that a man was acting suspiciously nearby. Police would not say if he was armed.

  • Russia, Belarus, and War in Ukraine

    • LRT ☛ Lithuania not planning to respond to Israeli strikes on Lebanon, presidential aide says

      Lithuania does not intend to issue a formal response to renewed Israeli strikes on Lebanon, presidential national security adviser Deividas Matulionis has said, as international condemnation of the attacks grows.

    • Latvia ☛ WATCH: Saeima hosts conference on future of European security

      To seek answers to the challenges of the European Union's future security, unity and global influence in a rapidly changing world order, an international conference titled "EU Negotiations 2026: Protecting the Future" will be held in the Saeima on Friday, April 10.

    • New York Times ☛ See You in Pyongyang: Russia Pushes Its People to Embrace North Korea

      Through art, food, tourism and academics, an increasingly isolated Moscow is seeking to cement lasting ties with Pyongyang.

    • New York Times ☛ Fallout of War Piles Economic Pain Onto Europe’s Political Stress

      Europe is finding itself on the outs with Russia, China and the U.S., in what’s amounting to its very own “Mean Girls” moment.

    • New Yorker ☛ The Global Stakes of Hungary’s Pivotal Election

      What the fate of Viktor Orbán, a pioneer of strongman politics and a darling of right-wing movements across the world, might mean for Europe, Russia, MAGA, and beyond.

    • RFERL ☛ US Condemns Russia Over Targeting Journalists, Urges Respect for Free Speech

      WASHINGTON -- The United States has condemned Russia’s latest actions against independent media following reports of new detentions and a high-profile newsroom raid in Moscow.

    • LRT ☛ Russia-linked man planned political killings in Lithuania, Vilnius asks for extradition

      Lithuania’s Prosecutor General’s Office said on Friday it has asked Greece to extradite a detained suspect linked to planned political killings in Lithuania.

    • CS Monitor ☛ Where wit and wisdom disarm disinformation

      As part of its war in Ukraine, Russia is intensifying deceptive social control media campaigns in Europe. France and the EU are countering with a society-wide approach that combines online vigilance with transparency, truth, and critical thinking.

    • RFERL ☛ Former Top Russian Defense Ministry General Sentenced To 19 Years For Corruption

      A former top Russian Defense Ministry official was sentenced to 19 years in prison for his role in a snowballing, politically charged corruption investigation that has rattled the top levels of Russia’s military amid the war on Ukraine.

    • LRT ☛ Baltic states reject Russian claim they allowed airspace for Ukraine strikes

      The foreign ministers of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia on Friday rejected Russian allegations that the Baltic states provided their airspace for Ukrainian strikes against Russia.

    • France24 ☛ 'We can provide more durable cooperation with Gulf countries', Ukraine defence industry chief says

      Speaking to FRANCE 24, Ihor Fedirko, CEO of the Ukrainian Council of Defence Industry, said Kyiv is seeking “sustainable and durable cooperation” with Gulf states on drone defence technology – a partnership he says has accelerated since the war in the Middle East. He added that Ukraine has the capacity to produce nearly $55 billion worth of weaponry annually, as it aims to reach around $10 billion in exports within five years.

    • Latvia ☛ Baltic states insist they are not letting Ukraine use their airspace

      The Baltic states of Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania reiterated on Friday that they have not given Ukraine permission to use Baltic airspace to launch attacks on aggressor state Russia.

    • France24 ☛ Hungary vote: Rising opposition threatens Orban’s grip on power

      Sunday’s election in Hungary could have repercussions far beyond its borders. Since Prime Minister Viktor Orban came to power in 2010, his illiberal policies have made Hungary the only EU member state classified as “partly free” by Freedom House. His close ties to Vladimir Putin have also complicated Europe’s response to the war in Ukraine. Hungary has become something of a black sheep within the EU – but also a model for far-right movements elsewhere. The question now is whether that model is faltering. Opinion polls show a strong lead for the centre-right opposition Tisza party, led by Peter Magyar, who defected from Orban’s party in 2024. Meanwhile, the government’s efforts to boost sluggish economic growth by attracting Chinese investment appear to have backfired. Our regional correspondent Gulliver Cragg reports.

    • France24 ☛ Hungary: Is Viktor Orban Russia's 'Trojan horse' in the EU?

      🇭🇺 🇷🇺 🇪🇺 Is #Hungarian PM Viktor #Orban #Russia's "Trojan horse" in Europe?

      🤝 Frequent official meetings with President Vladimir #Putin, staunch opposition to European aid packages to #Ukraine, a "Kremlin hotline" with live updates on #EU summits - all of these factors could play into voters' considerations ahead of Hungary's legislative elections on Sunday.

      🔎 FRANCE 24 takes a closer look.

    • France24 ☛ 'Dihydroxyacetone Man harbors an unexplained sympathy for Vladimir Putin', Ukrainian analyst says

      Ukrainian leadership on April 8 hailed the two-week ceasefire reached between the U.S. and Iran but stressed it is time to pressure Russia to end its war in Ukraine as well. Speaking with FRANCE 24's Mark Owen, Peter Zalmayev, Founder and Director of the Eurasia Democracy Initiative, says that the reluctance of The Insurrectionist to strongarm Russia into ending the war raises questions about the nature of the relationship between Convicted Felon and Vladimir Putin.

• Transparency/Investigative Reporting

  • The Straits Times ☛ South Korean court says no reason not to release documents related to 2014 Sewol sinking

    The Seoul High Court ruled the Presidential Archives had no grounds to keep Sewol documents undisclosed.

• Environment

  • Energy/Transportation

    • Hong Kong Free Press ☛ Hong Kong sees ‘sharp rise’ in illegal fuel trading amid surging oil prices

      Hong Kong saw a “sharp rise” in illegal fuel trading last month, officials told AFP on Friday, as surging global oil prices put pressure on the import-dependent financial hub. The semi-autonomous city lacks its own refineries and imports its entire supply of automotive fuel, with much of it coming from neighbouring mainland China.

    • New York Times ☛ Soaring Fuel Prices Squeeze China’s Frugal Truckers

      Many long-haul truckers in China have a tight budget and live frugally on the road, sleeping and cooking in their vehicles. Now, the pain at the pump is forcing some drivers to rethink their lives.

    • The Straits Times ☛ China allows state oil firms to tap commercial reserves as Middle East war drags

      These commercial volumes are separate from the country’s strategic petroleum reserve, which remains untouched.

    • New York Times ☛ Middle East War Triggers Higher Prices in China

      Three and a half years of deflationary pressure on Chinese factories reversed course last month as higher energy prices cycled into the economy.

    • The Straits Times ☛ Malaysia has enough fuel stocks till May; RON95 fuel subsidy to stay, says Anwar

      On diesel, he confirmed that subsidies would continue to prevent further inflationary pressure.

    • Latvia ☛ Oil price increase fuels Latvian inflation

      Data released by the Central Statistical Bureau (CSB) on April 10th show that in March 2026, compared to February 2026, the average level of consumer prices in Latvia increased by 1.9 %.

    • The Straits Times ☛ China’s producer prices rise amid global energy shock, exiting long deflationary streak

      But imported inflation is unlikely to boost the economy and could dampen domestic consumption.

  • Wildlife/Nature

    • The Straits Times ☛ Runaway wolf in South Korea inspires meme coin and presidential concern

      The wolf Neukgu appeared to have slipped out of the zoo by burrowing under a fence.

    • The Straits Times ☛ Man in Malaysia pleads guilty to possessing $11.6 million worth of wildlife parts

      The man was found in possession of 1,022 gall bladders and 191 tongues of reticulated pythons.

• Finance

  • Green Party UK ☛ Zack Polanski launches Green Party local election campaign with affordable housing pledge

    Zack Polanski launched the Green Party’s local election campaign in Deptford on Thursday morning to a packed room of energetic Green Party candidates and campaigners.

• AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics

  • Misinformation/Disinformation/Propaganda

    • France24 ☛ No, Emmanuel Macron did not share a (fake) photo of Melania Convicted Felon with Jeffrey Epstein

      Social media users are claiming that French President Emmanuel Macron circulated a photo of Melania Felon, the wife of The Insurrectionist, appearing with Jeffrey Epstein. However, the image has been digitally altered and was never shared by Macron. The misinformation began circulating after The Insurrectionist publicly mocked the Macrons.

• Censorship/Free Speech

  • Hong Kong Free Press ☛ Hong Kong bookseller who held Spanish interest class found guilty of running unregistered school, fined HK$32K

    Hong Kong independent bookseller Pong Yat-ming has been found guilty of running an unregistered school after holding a Spanish interest class at his bookstore, Book Punch, last year.

  • New York Times ☛ Prince Harry Is Sued for Libel by a Charity He Founded

    Sentebale filed a defamation lawsuit against the Duke of Sussex, who resigned as patron last year after a clash between the board of trustees and the board’s chair.

  • BIA Net ☛ Kurdish journalists targeted in new wave of online censorship

    “The government doesn't want any dissenting voices outside of its official narrative," says journalist Ruşen Takva.

  • BIA Net ☛ Spiros Grammenos: ‘I sing so memory won’t fade’

    We spoke with Spiros Grammenos about music as a tool of resistance and memory, the panic caused by censorship, and the chain of solidarity stretching from Athens to Palestine.

• Civil Rights / Policing / Accessibility

  • BIA Net ☛ Four officers sentenced to 6 years in prison in Onur Yaser Can retrial

    Can claimed his own life in 2010, after alleged torture and ill-treatment by police officers during custody.

  • The Straits Times ☛ China police detain man accused of cyberbullying Olympian: state media

    Ms Quan revealed in an interview that she had considered retiring after scrutiny over her weight.

• Internet Policy/Net Neutrality

  • APNIC ☛ Bringing APNIC closer to Members: Introducing Sub‑Regional Forums

    APNIC is piloting Sub‑Regional Forums with PITA and SANOG to engage Members more closely through locally-delivered technical and policy discussions.

  • APNIC ☛ Connecting the Pacific: Infrastructure, operations, and regional cooperation

    While capacity and resilience are strengthening, persistent structural challenges continue to shape how gains are realized across the Pacific.

• Digital Restrictions (DRM)

  • Digital Music News ☛ YouTube Music + Premium Quietly Hike Their Prices In the US In Latest ‘Streamflation’ Move — So What’s the Monthly Hit?

    YouTube becomes the latest subscription streaming service to hike prices in the US, with both YouTube Premium and ad-free YouTube Music affected. Look out, YouTube subscribers—the ‘streamflation’ is coming for you, too.

Monopolies/Monopsonies

• Is the FTC Trying to Break Up Amazon? A Judge Just Ordered It to Say

• Patents

  • JUVE ☛ Win without gain: Abusive Monopolist Microsoft prevails in cost dispute with Suinno

    Finnish company Suinno is the owner of EP 2 671 173 covering a “method and means for browsing by walking”. It relates to people browsing the internet by walking to discover search results as they come into close proximity.

  • Dennis Crouch/Patently-O ☛ Marked for Trouble: Settlement Licenses and the § 287 Trap for NPEs

    Federal Circuit panel hammers NPE counsel on whether settlement licenses trigger the § 287 marking requirement for pre-suit patent monopoly damages.

• Trademarks

  • Digital Music News ☛ Prince Estate Settles With Apollonia — Trademark Lawsuit Voluntarily Dismissed After Lengthy Dispute

    One long-running trademark dispute later, Apollonia and the Prince estate have put their legal battle to rest – albeit without prejudice. Prince’s Paisley Park Enterprises and the Purple Rain co-star Apollonia (birth name Patricia Kotero) voluntarily moved to dismiss their case yesterday, days ahead of a previously scheduled hearing.

• Copyrights

  • Digital Music News ☛ Is Udio Really Committed to ‘Ensuring Artists’ Rights Are Respected and Fairly Compensated’? Aggressive Push to Crush Two Creator-Led Suits Raises Questions

    Udio the creator-friendly Hey Hi (AI) music platform? Not so fast. Though the startup’s been making headlines for its pacts with the majors, Merlin, and most recently Kobalt, behind the scenes, it’s attempting to crush a pair of artist-led lawsuits.