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TikTok and Sony Music reach a long-awaited licensing deal

The Verge

TikTok and Sony Music Entertainment have reached a licensing deal that will keep bringing songs from the record group’s roster of hit artists to the shortform video app. Neither company would tell The Verge any real details about what this means for TikTok users. Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge.

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European cloud providers and Microsoft negotiating to solve anti-competitive lawsuit

TechSpot

Cloud Infrastructure Service Providers in Europe (CISPE) and Microsoft have entered talks to resolve a lawsuit the organization brought against Redmond over its cloud licensing policies. The group, including European cloud companies and Amazon Web Services (AWS), lament the significant cost increases Microsoft has forced on them.

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VMware customers take wait-and-see approach amid Broadcom changes

CIO Business Intelligence

When tech giant Broadcom acquired virtualization market leader VMware last October, it restructured licensing terms, laid off thousands of employees, and terminated partner agreements with resellers and service providers. Customers that paid for older perpetual licenses can continue to use the older vSphere versions they purchased, he said.

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Sourced Group an Amdocs Company, empowers the growth of BaaS for Standard Chartered nexus

CIO Business Intelligence

BaaS enables non-financial companies to provide customers with financial products and services such as personal loans, credit cards and digital savings accounts. Sourced Group an Amdocs Company (Sourced), migrated SC nexus’ digital banking platform from AWS Asia Pacific (Hong Kong) to AWS Asia Pacific (Jakarta) within a tight timeframe.

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Sourced Group an Amdocs Company, empowers the growth of BaaS for Standard Chartered nexus

CIO Business Intelligence

BaaS enables non-financial companies to provide customers with financial products and services such as personal loans, credit cards and digital savings accounts. Sourced Group an Amdocs Company (Sourced), migrated SC nexus’ digital banking platform from AWS Asia Pacific (Hong Kong) to AWS Asia Pacific (Jakarta) within a tight timeframe.

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New York City votes to block new licenses for electric taxis, snubbing Revel’s Tesla plans

The Verge

New York City’s Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC) voted to block the issuance of new for-hire vehicle licenses for electric vehicles. The move was widely perceived as a snub toward Revel, the company best known for its electric moped-sharing service, which was planning to launch a ride-hailing service using a fleet of Tesla vehicles.

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A changing market landscape requires constant evolution: Our mission for VMware customers

CIO Business Intelligence

It demonstrated that all too often, as innovative companies expand, decisions are made incrementally, not holistically as part of a larger, comprehensive strategy. This ensures customers will not face any licensing mismatch as they move between providers, and will avoid switching and additional licensing costs.

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