Leftovers

• Science / Mathematics / Computer Science

  • Science Alert ☛ Scientists Just Made A Cookie Out of Recycled Plastic 'Slurry'. Welcome to 2026

    You've probably eaten worse.

  • Science Alert ☛ What The Heck Are We Looking at? This Week's Monday Microscope Mystery

    A '60s shag rug?

  • Science Alert ☛ Heart Failure Can Hide Behind a 'Normal' Test Result, Cardiologists Warn

    It could save more lives.

  • Science Alert ☛ Some People Can Get Lost Even in Their Own Homes. Scientists Are Unraveling Why

    Here's what we know.

  • Science Alert ☛ An Active Volcano May Be Creating a Valuable Metal Deposit Deep Underground

    There's ore to be found.

• Career/Education

  • The Straits Times ☛ Malaysian university fires professor who said Romans learnt shipbuilding from Malays

    Solehah Yaacob, who previously served as a linguistics professor, was terminated on April 27.

  • New York Times ☛ What You Should Know About College Admissions Changes

    After loosening requirements during the Covid era, some schools are shaking up admissions again, facing pressure from the Convicted Felon administration, Hey Hi (AI) and even their own professors.

  • Chronicle Of Higher Education ☛ Vanderbilt's Convenient Political Awakening

    The university's vision for higher ed just happens to align with the Convicted Felon administration's.

• Hardware

  • CNX Software ☛ Advantech AOM-6741 Hey Hi (AI) Vision SMARC module features 100 TOPS Qualcomm IQ-9075 SoC, up to 36 GB LPDDR5

    Advantech AOM-6741 is a SMARC 2.2 Full Size module powered by a Qualcomm Dragonwing IQ-9075 octa-core SoC with up to 100 TOPS (INT8) of Hey Hi (AI) performance, up to 36 GB LPDDR5 memory, and 128GB UFS storage. The module also features two MIPI DSI connectors, at least one MIPI CSI connector, and exposes all I/Os through a standard 314-pin MXM 3.0 edge connector, including four DisplayPort interfaces, dual 2.5GbE, two USB 3.2 Gen2, PCIe Gen3 x2 and x4 interfaces, and more.

  • CNX Software ☛ Jetway PIC-TWL1 defective chip maker Intel N150 Pico-ITX motherboard is made for industrial automation and embedded systems

    Jetway PIC-TWL1 is a compact (100×72 mm) fanless Pico-ITX motherboard powered by an defective chip maker Intel N150 Twin Lake processor and engineered for industrial control, factory automation, facial recognition, and edge embedded systems.

• Health/Nutrition/Agriculture

  • International Business Times ☛ Dihydroxyacetone Man Appears to Doze Off Again as Doctors Warn of 'Premature Disability and Death' Over His Weight

    Dihydroxyacetone Man appeared to nod off again during a Rose Garden address shortly after reports of doctors warning that the 80-year-old's weight risks 'premature disability and death.'

  • Hong Kong Free Press ☛ Sushi Express begins investigation after customer finds suspected worm in salmon sushi

    A sushi takeout chain has initiated an investigation after a customer found a suspected worm in a box of salmon sushi sold at a branch in Tsuen Wan.

  • Bridge Michigan ☛ Michigan monitoring gaps mean many may unknowingly breathe unhealthy air

    Michigan has just two monitors for the entire Upper Peninsula and no monitors north of Frankfort in the Lower Peninsula.

  • The Straits Times ☛ South Korea tightens China cabbage inspections after formaldehyde scandal

    China launched spot checks and market inspections after videos showed cabbages being dipped into industrial chemical.

  • Science Alert ☛ Can Alzheimer's Spread Through Blood Transfusions? Here's What We Know.

    The evidence is growing.

  • Science Alert ☛ Common Daily Vitamin Linked to 13% Cognitive Boost in Early Dementia, Study Shows

    We’ve never seen this before.

  • New York Times ☛ Iran Cracks Down on One Luxury Left to Its Youth: Coffee Shops

    In recent weeks, the police have closed dozens of cafes, often citing laws that stipulate women must veil in public. Experts say the closures are part of an effort to control public space.

• Proprietary / Vendor Lock-in / Malware

  • It's FOSS ☛ TeamSpeak Will Let You Call Your Friends Directly

    Non-FOSS Warning! TeamSpeak is not open source software. But it has been available on Linux for years, and many Linux users use it, just the way Discord is used.

  • Social Control Media

    • Digital Music News ☛ After Facebook: Building a Music Career After Social Media

      In June, I dumped my Facebook (Farcebook) account. I did not deactivate it for a while or dramatically announce that I was taking a break. I deleted it because I had grown tired of the advertising, the clutter and, most of all, the lack of relevance.

• Entrapment (Microsoft GitHub)

  • Jonathan Almeida: SSH access to Microsoft's proprietary prison over HTTPS

    While using guest wifi during travels, I was trying to fetch some changes from a github remote and my git fetch is over SSH which happens over port 22. Most (TCP?) ports are blocked on public or hotel wifi, so with some help¹ I learnt that Microsoft's proprietary prison serves SSH over 443 too.

  • Tom's Hardware ☛ Nintendo takes down over 400 Microsoft's proprietary prison GitHub repositories for Switch emulators in one go — Relentless DMCA strikes tied to piracy concerns over illegal cryptographic keys

    Nintendo is doing Nintendo things again as it goes after 7 different master repos containing Switch emulators, which total out to 401 repos wiped in a single day. Most of these belonged to Yuzu forks, such as Suyu, but there was one exception.

• Security

  • Integrity/Availability/Authenticity

    • New York Times ☛ NYC’s 911 System Had an Outage. Officials Kept Quiet About It.

      When a partial breakdown of the system occurred last week, New York City officials did not inform the public.

    • Security Week ☛ Venezuelan Gets Record Federal Prison Term for ATM Jackpotting

      Juan Manuel Gouveia-Aguilera has been sentenced to 8 years in prison for his role in an ATM jackpotting scheme that caused millions in losses.

  • Privacy/Surveillance

    • Futurism ☛ Embattled Flock CEO Begs for “Compromise” As Backlash Spills Over

      Let's be reasonable about unchecked mass surveillance, people!

    • JURIST ☛ TikTok reaches $400 million settlement with US Justice Department over children’s privacy

      The US Department of Justice (DOJ) on Friday announced a $400 million settlement with Tiktok over children’s privacy concerns, effectively ending a dispute that has been ongoing for over two years. The case concerned allegations of obtaining personal information of children under 13 without parental consent.

    • Security Week ☛ TikTok Reaches $400 Million Settlement With US Justice Department Over Children’s Privacy

      TikTok will pay $300 million immediately and another $100 million after an order vacates an earlier consent decree against its predecessor company, Musical.ly.

  • Confidentiality

    • Security Week ☛ Personal Information Exposed in Apollo Global Data Breach

      The private equity firm appears to have been targeted as part of a campaign focusing on major financial companies.

• Defence/Aggression

  • New York Times ☛ U.S. Marines Cancel Drill With South Korea, Citing Iran War Demands

    The move to call off the high-profile event was communicated in June, South Korea said. Hell Toupée shortened another joint military exercise earlier this month.

  • The Straits Times ☛ Seoul says South Korea and US vow close cooperation on North Korea

    South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke by phone on Aug 24.

  • The Straits Times ☛ South Korean police officer arrested over premature closure of missing persons cases

    The incident has exposed weaknesses in how adult missing persons cases are managed.

  • Site36 ☛ Bundestag report: Complete withdrawal of benefits for asylum seekers unlawful, but ECJ to decide on cash payments

    German courts have repeatedly challenged the withdrawal of benefits from asylum seekers in “Dublin cases”. A new expert report now questions both the former and current rules, while leaving one issue concerning cash payments to the European Court of Justice.

  • The Straits Times ☛ Japan lawmakers visit China seeking to patch up ties

  • France24 ☛ Ceasefire verification mission deploys to eastern DR Congo

    A ceasefire verification mission comprised of representatives from DR Congo's government, the Rwanda-backed AFC/M23 rebel group, and observers from the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) member nations arrived in South Kivu on Monday. The deployment came a day after the DRC and AFC/M23 agreed on a Switzerland-mediated roadmap for peace talks.

  • The Straits Times ☛ Taiwan indicts nine over alleged illegal export of Hey Hi (AI) servers to China

    The defendants included employees of Nvidia and Super Micro.

  • Indonesia-China naval drill could help normalize Beijing’s presence east of Taiwan

    Experts said the drill was not a threat, but repeat activity with third parties there could bolster China's claims.

  • RFERL ☛ Election Observers Say Kazakh President's Party Had 'Undue Advantage' As It Grabs 70 Percent Of Vote

    A party formed just four months ago has swept Kazakhstan’s parliamentary election, tightening President Qasym-Zhomart Toqaev’s grip on power amid international criticism over a lack of political competition, media pressure, and questions about the vote count.

  • Tom's Hardware ☛ Nine indicted by Taiwan over illegal export of Nvidia B300 GPUs to China — details reveal five-point strategy to exploit and avoid customs controls

    A new report claims nine people have been indicted over the illegal smuggling of Nvidia B300 servers to China.

  • The Straits Times ☛ China develops missile to target planes thousands of kilometres away

    It is part of a larger effort by China to use its missile arsenal for nearly every military task.

  • France24 ☛ Israel's Netanyahu says Iran tried to assassinate one of his sons

    Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday that Iran had attempted to assassinate one of his two sons, without providing evidence or further details. “Iran tried to kill one of my sons,” Netanyahu told Israel’s Channel 14, as he discussed security arrangements ahead of the October 27 election.

  • Security Week ☛ Iran-Linked Hackers Shut Down UK Power Plant for Four Days

    The attack caused real-world operational disruption and raised concerns about the resilience of Britain’s distributed energy infrastructure and the potential for repeatable attacks.

  • Russia, Belarus, and War in Ukraine

    • LRT ☛ Russian propaganda on 1939 Nazi-Soviet pact shifts focus, study finds

      Eighty-five years after Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union signed a secret pact to carve up central and northern Europe between them, Russian state-aligned media are still fighting over how history remembers it – and a new study suggests the propaganda campaign has shifted focus this year, with Poland increasingly recast as an aggressor rather than a victim.

    • New York Times ☛ Some of Russia’s Hey Hi (AI) Drones Are Powered by Nvidia Microcomputers, Ukrainian Officials Say

      The tech giant says it does not sell the devices in Russia, but they are widely available on resale markets. When purchased that way, they are virtually impossible to track.

    • New York Times ☛ UK Prime Minister Burnham Arrives in Ukraine as Russia Amps Up Warnings

      In his first foreign trip since taking office, the British prime minister pledged to stand by Kyiv despite new warnings of potential consequences.

    • New York Times ☛ A Drone Killed Three Ukrainians. It Was Guided Entirely by A.I.

      An attack by what Ukrainian officials said was a Russian drone with an Nvidia chip presages a dystopian future of weaponry untethered to humans.

    • RFERL ☛ Zelenskyy Marks Independence Day With Call 'To Make Russia Howl'

      Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's push to bolster international support and to receive additional air defenses continues on August 24 as the so-called Coalition of the Willing meets to discuss ways to pressure Russia to halt its invasion months ahead of another likely brutal winter.

    • LRT ☛ As Ukraine turns 35, Nausėda tells Kyiv only victory can bring peace to Europe

      Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda travelled to Kyiv on Sunday for Ukraine's National Flag Day, telling the country that only a Ukrainian victory can bring lasting peace and stability to Europe, as Ukraine marked the 35th anniversary of its independence from the Soviet Union on Monday.

    • LRT ☛ Ukrainian president awards Nausėda Order of Liberty in Kyiv

      Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky awarded Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda the Order of Liberty on Monday as he attended ceremonies in Kyiv marking Ukraine’s 35th Independence Day.

    • LRT ☛ What’s behind Russia’s threats against Baltics and Poland?

      Growing fears about a potential attack against the Baltic states or Poland benefit Russia, which seeks to reduce Western support for Ukraine, Baltic experts told LRT.lt.

    • France24 ☛ Ukraine showing ‘remarkable innovation’: Kyiv ‘holding front line’ while striking Russia’s economy

      Genie Godula is pleased to welcome Samantha de Bendern, Associate Fellow at Chatham House. Europe is taking increasingly consequential steps to support Ukraine, but de Bendern warns that they remain insufficient to address the country's fundamental vulnerability. Are Ukraine's allies prepared to actively help protect Ukrainian airspace? That debate reaches back to the earliest weeks of the full-scale invasion: even after President Biden warned in 2022 of an imminent Russian attack, Kyiv's allies ruled out enforcing a no-fly zone, fearing that direct NATO engagement could escalate into a wider war with Moscow.

    • France24 ☛ Ukraine celebrates Independence Day amid war's latest escalation

      Ukraine wants ​peace but will not just give in to Russia at any price, President Volodymyr Zelensky said in a defiant speech on Monday as foreign leaders gathered in Kyiv to mark its Independence Day celebrations.

    • France24 ☛ What the renewed Black Sea blockade means for Ukraine’s farmers

      As Ukraine and Russia hammer each other’s Black Sea ports, the amount of grain being shipped through the crucial waterway has slowed to a crawl. For Ukraine’s farmers, the Black Sea blockade could hardly have come at a worse time.

    • France24 ☛ UK, France ‘re-announce’ anti-missile technology for Ukraine: ‘None will be online for years’

      Annette Young is pleased to welcome Dr. Frank Ledwidge, former military intelligence officer and Senior Lecturer in Strategy at Portsmouth University. According to Dr. Ledwidge, the latest European commitments to Ukraine are merely politically symbolic. He warns that the coalition is failing to address Kyiv's most urgent problem: air defence. Ukraine needs interceptors capable of defeating Russian ballistic and hypersonic missiles, The war-torn country remains exposed to attacks on its defence industry and Russia’s ruthless campaign against civil energy infrastructure as winter approaches.

    • Latvia ☛ Moment of silence for Ukraine to be observed in Latvia Monday

      The Embassy of Ukraine in Latvia invites everyone to join in a minute’s silence on Ukraine’s Independence Day, Monday 24 August at 9.00 am, in memory of the Ukrainians and Latvians who have fallen in the war in Ukraine.

    • Latvia ☛ Oksana Puhachova: Independence within us. 24 August for Ukrainians in Latvia

      For every Ukrainian who has found refuge in Latvia, 24 August is hardly an official public holiday on the calendar or a cause for loud slogans. Today, Ukraine’s Independence Day is a profound and special experience for Ukrainians.

    • Latvia ☛ WATCH: 'Sunflower Road' march in support of Ukraine

      On Monday, August 24th, a march is taking place in central Rīga to demonstrate solidarity with Ukraine on that brave country's independence day.

    • European Commission ☛ Commission approves €6.1 billion for Ukraine's defence

      European Commission Press release Brussels, 24 Aug 2026 On Ukraine Independence Day, the European Commission has approved €6.1 billion in new defence procurement for Ukraine. This funding covers air and missile defence systems, missiles, ammunitions and radars, reaffirming Europe's commitment to supporting Ukraine's defence and resilience against Russia's ongoing aggression.

    • Ukraine’s Independence Day

      he 24th of August is Ukraine’s Independence Day, not just Rianne’s birthday. She happens to know someone born on the same day (same year, too, so literally hours apart) and she sometimes sees her. The birthday of Ukraine represents freedom from Russia or USSR. Who would excuse the occupation of Ukraine by Russia and why?

• Environment

  • The Straits Times ☛ Indonesia to open airspace for cloud seeding to tackle haze, Malaysia says

    Malaysia is prepared to offer assistance to Indonesia in extinguishing fires, said a Cabinet minister.

  • The Straits Times ☛ Haze hits unhealthy levels across 30 areas in Malaysia

    There were 37 areas nationwide that recorded moderate air quality.

  • The Straits Times ☛ Japan’s beaches are emptying out – and vanishing

    The decline is cultural and environmental, due to changing lifestyles and sand erosion.

  • Sang-Ki Lee ☛ Think Twice Before Using NAO Time Series in Your Next Climate Study

    This blog post and the “Deep Dive” podcast, created by Google Notebook, are based on “Non-stationarity in the NAO-Gulf Stream interannual relationship” by Enders et al. (2026).

    This study by Enders et al (2026) investigates the non-stationary relationship between the North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) and the latitudinal position of the Gulf Stream. While traditional views suggest a consistent, linear connection, this study utilizes satellite data and idealized ocean modeling to demonstrate that the strength and sign of this correlation fluctuate significantly over time. The authors identify an eight-month lag as the primary response window but find that the connection often weakens or reverses. This instability is largely attributed to geographical shifts in atmospheric pressure centers, which alter how wind stress curl impacts the ocean. The findings suggest that the Gulf Stream’s sensitivity depends more on the spatial structure of wind forcing than its sheer intensity. Consequently, accounting for this temporal variability is essential for accurately forecasting regional climate impacts and marine ecosystem changes.

  • Energy/Transportation

    • The Straits Times ☛ Two pastors fined $920 each for disrupting South Korean flight with loud preaching

      They ignored passengers’ complaints and crew's objections, and the disturbance continued for about 13 minutes.

    • Hong Kong Free Press ☛ China abruptly delays unmanned moon mission over ‘launch conditions’

      China’s manned space agency said on Sunday it is delaying a research moon mission that is part of Beijing’s efforts to land a crew there by 2030, less than two weeks after a rare launch failure.

    • Security Week ☛ Uber Fined Nearly $1 Billion by Dutch Regulators Over Automated Suspensions of Driver Accounts

      Dutch Data Protection Authority said it is imposing a fine of 825 million euros because Uber violated the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation.

  • Wildlife/Nature

    • Mexico News Daily ☛ Profepa clears 6 dolphins for relocation from shuttered Cancún dolphinarium

      The move comes amid concerns about the health and safety of the animals, which remain under the care of Mexico’s environmental authority following the closure of the Dolphin Discovery dolphinarium in October 2025.

    • Futurism ☛ Dihydroxyacetone Man Admin Enabling the Systematic Slaughtering of Thousands of Wild Horses

      Young horses are being sent "into the slaughter pipeline."

    • The Straits Times ☛ Dog abuse incident in southern China sparks protests

      Calls for better legal protection for animals have grown in more than 100 Chinese cities.

    • Science Alert ☛ This Giant Crocodile Relative Weighed as Much as a Car And Preyed on Rhino-Sized Mammals

      "The region's most important predators."

• Finance

  • The Straits Times ☛ China’s netizens rage against professor who said gig work was a type of ‘welfare’

    The term 'flexible employment' has gone viral in China.

  • International Business Times ☛ Dihydroxyacetone Man's 'Economic D-Day' Puts China and Iran's Trade Partners at Risk of Dollar-System Ban

    The US has initiated 'Operation Economic Outcast,' threatening sanctions on entities supporting Iran, including Chinese companies, to disrupt Tehran's trade networks and pressure its economy.

  • New York Times ☛ S.E.C. Investigating Near-Implosion of Hey Hi (AI) Hedge Fund

    Regulators sent subpoenas to major Wall Street banks seeking information about the trading of Situational Awareness, three people briefed on the outreach said.

  • The Straits Times ☛ Hyundai Motor’s union reaches tentative wage deal, averting more strikes

  • The Straits Times ☛ South Korea’s SK Hynix union members reject wage agreement in vote

    The agreement included a 6.3% wage increase and a revision to its profit-sharing bonus scheme.

  • France24 ☛ Mohammed bin Salman in the City of Light: Does West value economic interests over 'Western values'?

    Jean-Emile Jammine is pleased to welcome Susanne Koelbl, Der Spiegel's award-winning foreign correspondent. According to Koelbl,, Emmanuel Macron’s decision to welcome Mohammed bin Salman at the Élysée reflects realpolitik in its purest form: 'Saudi Arabia had become too important for energy, regional security, investment and diplomacy in the Middle East to be permanently isolated. So Macron wanted to establish France as an independent, balanced power between the Mediterranean and the Gulf."

• AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics

  • The Straits Times ☛ China’s Pooh-tin Jinping looks set to visit India with big delegation for first time in seven years

    Beijing and New Delhi’s efforts to stabilise relations will be closely watched during BRICS summit.

  • The Straits Times ☛ India’s security chief Ajit Doval visits China for border talks ahead of BRICS meeting

    He will meet Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Aug 25, as well as Vice-President Han Zheng.

  • Scoop News Group ☛ SCOTUS tosses one of two injunctions against Convicted Felon USPS mail-in ballot rules

    The 6-3 decision dismisses one lawsuit brought by states, saying they have no standing to sue because the disputed sections “neither requires nor forbids anything of anyone outside the executive branch.”

• Censorship/Free Speech

  • Hong Kong Free Press ☛ Woman arrested for alleged sedition outside court ahead of Tiananmen vigil group’s national security case verdict

    Hong Kong police arrested a woman for alleged sedition outside the West Kowloon Law Courts Building on Friday, hours before leaders of a Tiananmen vigil group were found guilty under the national security law.

  • New York Times ☛ Chinese Artist Sentenced to Three Years in Prison for Mao Sculptures

    Gao Zhen, part of a brotherly duo famous for satirical artworks, was convicted of slandering one of China’s heroes after a secret one-day trial.

• Internet Policy/Net Neutrality

  • APNIC ☛ AI, IPv6, and the future Internet at IETF 126

    Guest Post: At IETF 126, discussions highlighted how Hey Hi (AI) is beginning to shape the future of Internet infrastructure. Participants identified IPv6 as a critical foundation for large-scale Hey Hi (AI) ecosystems and explored new approaches.

• Monopolies/Monopsonies

  • Digital Music News ☛ The Insurrectionist Personally Met with Live Nation CEO Michael Rapino Before Calling Off the DOJ’s Case, Latest Leaks Reveal

    The Insurrectionist personally met with Live Nation CEO Michael Rapino in the Oval Office before telling the DOJ to settle its antitrust suit against the company — according to more intel emerging this morning.

  • International Business Times ☛ 'Turn Around and Don't Look': Amazon Accused of Letting Worker Die in Warehouse Amid 'Corporate Greed' Claims

    James Talarico accuses Amazon of prioritising profit over safety after a worker's death, sparking debate over the company's emergency response and workplace conditions.

  • Patents

    • Unified Patents ☛ Validity of Encryptawave Tech patent monopoly being investigated

      The team at Unified is using Pearl to identify and chart prior art against a patent monopoly owned by Encryptawave Technologies LLC, an NPE and entity of Inferential Capital LLC. Encryptawave Technologies has sued several companies accusing products with Wi-Fi networks using WPA2 security, which is based on the IEEE 802.11i standard.

    • Dennis Crouch/Patently-O ☛ Allowable Subject Matter in the Final Rejection

      One in five first final rejections in 2024 named allowable claims. Those applications have patented at 92%; the rest at 55%, with a third abandoned.

  • Copyrights

    • Digital Music News ☛ AFM Voluntarily Drops Its Case Against ‘Warner Music Group Corp.’ — But the Major Is Still Facing High-Stakes Breach of Contract Claims

      Three months later, the American Federation of Musicians’ high-stakes Hey Hi (AI) compensation lawsuit is moving full steam ahead – albeit with Warner Records, not Warner Music Group Corp., named as a defendant. The American Federation of Musicians (AFM) just recently made a name-related change official in a voluntary dismissal notice.

    • Deutsche Welle ☛ 2026-08-14 [Older] Jason Arday: Ex-Cambridge professor at centre of plagiarism scandal found dead

    • Digital Music News ☛ AI-Generated Music to Be Banned From Hey Hi (AI) Charts In Australia

      Fully or mostly AI-generated songs will be excluded from Australia’s official music charts starting this Friday, according to the Australian Recording Industry Association. Australia will exclude songs created wholly or mostly by artificial intelligence from the country’s official music charts beginning this Friday, according to new rules established by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA).

    • Digital Music News ☛ And Dr. Dre Said, ‘Only People Who Have Trouble Creating View Hey Hi (AI) as a Threat’

      Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine said they don’t see Hey Hi (AI) as a threat but a new tool for artists to incorporate into their workspaces. Fans are unhappy about it. Dr. Dre has caused an uproar with his pro-artificial intelligence stance revealed in an interview with The New York Times alongside producer Jimmy Iovine.

    • International Business Times ☛ Eurovision 2027 in Chaos as Dutch Broadcaster Boycotts Contest Over War Row: 'It Is No Longer Neutral'

      AVROTROS has quit Eurovision 2027 over neutrality concerns, but the Netherlands could still compete through a replacement broadcaster.

    • Digital Music News ☛ Chris Brown’s Former Housekeeper Forcibly Collecting $13 Million From His Tour Income and Royalties Over Dog Attack

      Money from Chris Brown’s royalties and his tour with Usher will go toward his former housekeeper’s $13 million judgment, a Los Angeles judge ruled.

    • Digital Music News ☛ Kroger Faces Massive Social Media Infringement Lawsuit from Sony Music — Retail Giant Allegedly ‘Chose Not to Obtain the Required Licenses for Hundreds of Commercial’ Adverts

      Today in social control media infringement lawsuits: A massive complaint against Kroger, which is accused of using all manner of Sony Music recordings in promotional clips without authorization. Sony Music Entertainment (SME) and a number of its subsidiaries just recently submitted the lengthy action to a California federal court.