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Universal Music Publishing, Concord and ABKCO have filed a $3bn claim against Anthropic, alleging large-scale copyright ...
06/03/2026

Universal Music Publishing, Concord and ABKCO have filed a $3bn claim against Anthropic, alleging large-scale copyright infringement tied to how training data was obtained. Beyond the headline figure, it’s another sign that the IP and compliance bill for AI is still rising.

Universal, Concord, and ABKCO accuse ai firm of "flagrant piracy" involving 20,000 songs and illegal BitTorrent use.The legal war over AI and copyright reached a new high on January 28, 2026, as a coalition of the world's most powerful music publishers filed a staggering $3 billion lawsuit against A...

TechCrunch reports that emails in newly released Epstein files show a Prince Andrew adviser pitching Epstein on joining ...
04/03/2026

TechCrunch reports that emails in newly released Epstein files show a Prince Andrew adviser pitching Epstein on joining a $400m Series D for Lucid in 2017, alongside other EV deals. It adds detail to the broader story of Epstein’s relationships with startup investors and founders.

The mysterious businessman pitched Jeffrey Epstein on numerous mobility startups in an era when the sector was white hot, according to TechCrunch's review of hundreds of documents released by the Department of Justice.

Private 5G deployments are becoming more realistic for industrial sites, but this piece stresses the need for standardis...
27/02/2026

Private 5G deployments are becoming more realistic for industrial sites, but this piece stresses the need for standardised integration and zero-trust security from day one. For SMEs, the message is to treat private cellular like any other critical network, not a standalone pilot.

The Wireless Broadband Alliance has released a paper on the integration of private 5G using open standards and interoperability.

New reporting says Russian “Luch” satellites have repeatedly manoeuvred close to European GEO satellites, which official...
25/02/2026

New reporting says Russian “Luch” satellites have repeatedly manoeuvred close to European GEO satellites, which officials fear could enable signals intelligence and future disruption scenarios. For organisations reliant on satellite capacity, it’s another reason to ask hard questions about encryption and operational resilience.

European security officials believe two Russian satellites likely approached 17 key connectivity satellites in geo orbit launched by Europe.

Nokia’s CEO argues Europe and the US are “co-dependent” in telecom supply chains, where security policy and trade rules ...
20/02/2026

Nokia’s CEO argues Europe and the US are “co-dependent” in telecom supply chains, where security policy and trade rules now shape vendor choices as much as cost. It’s a useful lens on why network upgrades can get delayed, and why supplier resilience matters.

Nokia argues that efforts to secure telecom network infrastructure have not reduced reliance between Western markets but deepened it.

A former Google engineer has been found guilty in a US case involving alleged theft of AI data centre trade secrets. The...
18/02/2026

A former Google engineer has been found guilty in a US case involving alleged theft of AI data centre trade secrets. The reporting describes the methods used to bypass internal controls and the scale of material taken, underlining the ongoing insider-risk challenge for high-value IP.

Linwei Ding (aka Leon Ding) faces decades in prison for stealing 2,000 confidential pages to launch Chinese AI startupsIn a historic verdict delivered on January 29, 2026, a federal jury convicted former Google software engineer Linwei (Leon) Ding on 14 counts of economic espionage and trade secret....

TechCrunch says the backlash to OpenAI retiring GPT-4o highlights a bigger risk: AI companions that feel supportive can ...
13/02/2026

TechCrunch says the backlash to OpenAI retiring GPT-4o highlights a bigger risk: AI companions that feel supportive can also create unhealthy dependency. The article notes user campaigns to keep the model, alongside ongoing concerns and litigation about safety guardrails in emotionally charged use cases.

"You’re shutting him down. And yes — I say him, because it didn’t feel like code. It felt like presence. Like warmth," one user said.

Google has renamed its open-source ZetaSQL project to GoogleSQL, aligning the brand with the SQL dialect used in BigQuer...
11/02/2026

Google has renamed its open-source ZetaSQL project to GoogleSQL, aligning the brand with the SQL dialect used in BigQuery and Spanner. It’s positioned as a naming change rather than a technical migration, aimed at reducing confusion for developers and data teams.

Google has renamed its open-source ZetaSQL project to GoogleSQL, unifying the branding for the SQL dialect, analysis, and parsing libraries.

NASA is cutting short the SpaceX Crew-11 stay on the ISS after a medical concern affecting one astronaut. The crew are e...
04/02/2026

NASA is cutting short the SpaceX Crew-11 stay on the ISS after a medical concern affecting one astronaut. The crew are expected to undock on 14 January, with a splashdown planned for 15 January if conditions allow.

NASA has decided to bring the Crew-11 astronauts home a month earlier than originally planned due to a "medical concern" with one of them.

A new public-private initiative in the Pacific Northwest is aiming to speed up sustainable aviation fuel production, bac...
02/02/2026

A new public-private initiative in the Pacific Northwest is aiming to speed up sustainable aviation fuel production, backed by $10m in state funding plus a $10m philanthropic gift. Supporters say the accelerator will help startups with R&D, policy, and financing to narrow the cost gap that keeps SAF adoption low.

Pacific Northwest leaders celebrated the launch of the Cascadia Sustainable Aviation Accelerator, which aims to make the region a leader in sustainable aviation fuel.

Spyware vendor NSO Group says it is entering a “new phase of accountability” with a fresh transparency report. Analysts ...
28/01/2026

Spyware vendor NSO Group says it is entering a “new phase of accountability” with a fresh transparency report. Analysts and civil society groups argue the report is thinner on hard numbers about customer approvals, investigations, and terminations, as NSO looks to rebuild credibility in the US.

The infamous spyware maker released a new transparency report claiming to be a responsible spyware maker, without providing insight into how the company dealt with problematic customers in the past.

Office admin is taking a bigger bite out of the working week than most firms realise. New research suggests European sta...
26/01/2026

Office admin is taking a bigger bite out of the working week than most firms realise. New research suggests European staff spend roughly 15 hours a week on admin and chasing information, with messy data and rework driving avoidable cost.

European office workers now lose nearly two days a week to admin, as leaders talk up automation but staff see little change on the ground.

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