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Microsoft faces new antitrust complaint over cloud software licensing in Europe

CIO Business Intelligence

Changes Microsoft made to its cloud licensing of Windows and application software to “make bringing workloads and licenses to partners’ clouds easier,” the company says, have drawn the ire of those cloud partners, some of whom have jointly filed an antitrust complaint in the European Union.

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Nintendo is finally creating officially-licensed esports tournaments for ‘Super Smash Bros.’

GeekWire

tournament scene, Nintendo of America has announced a new partnership that will see the debut of the first officially-licensed Smash tournament series. Ultimate for the Nintendo Switch and its 2001 GameCube predecessor Super Smash Bros. We've partnered with @PandaGlobal to launch the first officially licensed Super Smash Bros.

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Bang & Olufsen is making audio gear for the Xbox

TechSpot

Designed for Xbox is a licensing program that was introduced with the launch of the original Xbox in 2001. Partners are given access to Xbox guidelines, specifications and IP, and gain valuable internal connections as well as prominent placing on the Xbox storefront.

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How copyright lawsuits could kill OpenAI

Vox

This did not escape the notice of the record companies, and in 2001, a federal court ruled that Napster was liable for copyright infringement. But that was 2001 — before the iPhone, before YouTube , and before generative AI. The company has already announced licensing deals with folks like the Associated Press and Axel Springer.

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Metal Gear games are temporarily disappearing from digital stores

The Verge

Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty and Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater are disappearing from digital storefronts today, while Konami renews the licenses for the “historical archive footage” they contain, their publisher has announced. Other games hit by similar licensing issues haven’t been so lucky. Screenshot: Metal Gear Solid 2.

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Goodbye, Ctrl+F: AI startup aims to help financial analysts scour corporate filings with chatbot tool

GeekWire

The platform is in development and the plan is to sell it through a software-as-a-service (SaaS) license. The SEC’s EDGAR advanced search tool lets users search electronic filings dating back to 2001 using keywords and names. The company is actively testing it with multiple customers, Alberg said.

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This could be the next big game for Microsoft’s Xbox platform

GeekWire

Bethesda Game Studios has primarily worked on games in the Elder Scrolls and Fallout series since it was spun off into its own division in 2001; its first project as Bethesda Game Studios was 2003’s Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind. Before then, Bethesda was all in on Elder Scrolls and the occasional licensed game.