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  • Slashdot: Cloud Services Market Is ‘Not Working,’ Says UK Regulator

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    Source URL: https://news.slashdot.org/story/25/01/28/1411257/cloud-services-market-is-not-working-says-uk-regulator?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Cloud Services Market Is ‘Not Working,’ Says UK Regulator Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has identified significant competition issues in the cloud services market, which is predominantly controlled by Amazon Web Services and Microsoft. This lack of competition is…

  • Slashdot: FSF: Meta’s License for Its Llama 3.1 AI Model ‘is Not a Free Software License’

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    Source URL: https://news.slashdot.org/story/25/01/25/2311217/fsf-metas-license-for-its-llama-31-ai-model-is-not-a-free-software-license?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: FSF: Meta’s License for Its Llama 3.1 AI Model ‘is Not a Free Software License’ Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses Meta’s launch of its open-source AI model, Llama 3.1, while highlighting concerns raised by the Free Software Foundation (FSF) regarding its license agreement.…

  • The Register: Microsoft joins CISPE, the Euro cloud crew that tried to curb its licensing

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/21/microsoft_joins_cispe/ Source: The Register Title: Microsoft joins CISPE, the Euro cloud crew that tried to curb its licensing Feedly Summary: From fighters to friends in six months, despite AWS voting against it Exclusive Microsoft is to become the latest member of CISPE months after negotiating a settlement with the trade association of European…

  • The Register: Free-software warriors celebrate landmark case that enforced GNU LGPL

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/10/german_router_maker_avm_lgpl/ Source: The Register Title: Free-software warriors celebrate landmark case that enforced GNU LGPL Feedly Summary: On the Fritz: German router maker AVM declines to appeal in device rights case after coughing up source code Sebastian Steck, a software developer based in Germany, has obtained the source code and library installation scripts for…

  • Hacker News: US Antitrust Watchdog Launches Broad Microsoft Investigation

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    Source URL: https://news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/us-antitrust-watchdog-launches-broad-microsoft-investigation Source: Hacker News Title: US Antitrust Watchdog Launches Broad Microsoft Investigation Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is investigating Microsoft for potential antitrust violations concerning its cloud computing, software licensing, and cybersecurity practices. This scrutiny arises from concerns about Microsoft’s market dominance and…

  • The Register: Google offered millions to ally itself with trade body fighting Microsoft

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/28/google_offered_millions_to_cispe/ Source: The Register Title: Google offered millions to ally itself with trade body fighting Microsoft Feedly Summary: El Reg has seen the presentation to CISPE members which sources say was intended to keep the lawsuit over licensing alive Exclusive Google Cloud dangled hundreds of million of euros worth of financial incentives to…

  • Hacker News: Microsoft Faces Broad Antitrust Investigation from US FTC

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    Source URL: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-11-27/us-antitrust-watchdog-launches-broad-microsoft-investigation Source: Hacker News Title: Microsoft Faces Broad Antitrust Investigation from US FTC Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is investigating Microsoft Corp. for potential antitrust violations, focusing on its cloud computing and AI products among other areas. This investigation could significantly impact the…

  • Slashdot: FTC Launches Broad Microsoft Antitrust Investigation

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    Source URL: https://yro.slashdot.org/story/24/11/27/2237242/ftc-launches-broad-microsoft-antitrust-investigation?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: FTC Launches Broad Microsoft Antitrust Investigation Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is conducting an antitrust investigation into Microsoft, focusing on allegations of market power abuse related to its software licensing and cloud services. This inquiry implicates concerns in cybersecurity and AI…

  • The Register: Microsoft shuttering dedicated licensing education and certification site

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/25/microsoft_licensing_info_site_retirement/ Source: The Register Title: Microsoft shuttering dedicated licensing education and certification site Feedly Summary: Spreading the content around other sites – and may also sprinkle some AI around because why not Microsoft has quietly revealed it’s binning a site dedicated to software licensing info and education that it currently promotes as “a…

  • The Register: European Cloud Competition Observatory created to keep an eye on software licensing

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/20/european_cloud_competition_observatory/ Source: The Register Title: European Cloud Competition Observatory created to keep an eye on software licensing Feedly Summary: Initiative follows Microsoft settlement with CISPE consortium Exclusive The Cloud Infrastructure Services Providers in Europe (CISPE) consortium has launched the European Cloud Competition Observatory (ECCO) to keep an eye on software licensing practices in…