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Fox acquires Caliente TV, a Mexican sports broadcasting platform, and appoints longtime industry exec Carlos Martinez to oversee its broadcast strategy in LatAm (Melissa Repko/CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/06/19/fox-acquires-sports-bro…

Fox acquires sports broadcasting platform Caliente TV
The media company is bulking up its sports offerings to better compete with other streaming services.

https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/de/2025/05/20/ausweitung-des-abpumpverbots-in-westflandern-es-ist-bereits-so/

Ausweitung des Abpumpverbots in Westflandern: "Es ist bereits so trocken wie im legendären Sommer 1976" | VRT NWS: nachrichten
Das Abpumpverbot in Westflandern wird ausgeweitet. Landwirte dürfen auch aus den Flüssen Mandel, Hertsbergebeek und aus dem Trinkwasser-Reservebecken Blankaart kein Wasser mehr abpumpen. In vier weiteren Einzugsgebieten ist dies bereits seit über einer Woche der Fall. Auch das Wasser aus dem Yser (Ijzer in NL) darf vorerst nicht mehr zur Trinkwassergewinnung genutzt werden, weil die Qualität aufgrund von „enormer Versalzung“ nicht ausreicht.

#heiseshow: OpenAI vs. Microsoft, Instant-Apps, EU für Atomkraftausbau
In der #heiseshow: OpenAI und Microsoft droht das Zerwürfnis, Google beerdigt seine Instant Apps und die EU-Kommission rechnet fest mit mehr Atomstrom.

In a letter to CEO Aravind Srinivas, the BBC says it has evidence Perplexity's default model used its content and seeks "a proposal for financial compensation" (Financial Times)
https://www.ft.com/content/b743d401-dc5d-44b8-9987-825a4ffcf4ca

BBC threatens legal action against AI start-up Perplexity over content scraping
British broadcaster makes first move to clamp down on alleged infringement of copyright by tech groups

Check out today's Metcurity for the most critical infosec developments you should know, including
--Israeli-linked hackers seized and destroyed $90 million from Iran's Nobitex exchange,
--Iranian broadcasters hacked to air protest video,
--Iran cyber command warns officials away from connected gear,
--Novel method targeted UK's Keir Giles,
--Viasat was a Salt Typhoon victim,
--Feds seized $225m in romance scam crypto,
--San Diego's PD…

Israeli-linked hackers seized and burned $90 million from Iran's Nobitex exchange
Iranian broadcasters hacked to air protest video, Iran cyber command warns officials away from connected gear, Novel method targeted UK's Keir Giles, Viasat was a Salt Typhoon victim, Feds seized $225m+ in romance scam crypto, San Diego's PD license plate system left open for three weeks, much more

PSA: Last night, after another DM asking when I'd finally join BlueSky, I set up a @… bridge, so in theory people should be able to see my posts there as well now:
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Karsten Schmidt (@toxi.mastodon.thi.ng.ap.brid.gy)
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'The Responsible AI Ecosystem: Seven Lessons from the BRAID Landscape Study'
Report just released: https://braiduk.org/the-responsible-ai-ecosystem-seven-lessons-from-the-braid-landscape-study

The Responsible AI Ecosystem: Seven Lessons from the BRAID Landscape Study

PSA: Last night, after another DM asking when I'd finally join BlueSky, I set up a @… bridge, so in theory people should be able to see my posts there as well now:
https://bs…

Karsten Schmidt (@toxi.mastodon.thi.ng.ap.brid.gy)
Intoxicating, non-toxic! Interdisciplinary open so(u)rcery, computational art/craft/design, landscape photography, electronic music, education. See pinned toots […] [bridged from https://mastodon.thi.ng/@toxi on the fediverse by https://fed.brid.gy/ ]

In a letter to CEO Aravind Srinivas, the BBC says it has evidence Perplexity's default model used its content and seeks "a proposal for financial compensation" (Financial Times)
https://www.ft.com/content/b743d401-dc5d-44b8-9987-825a4ffcf4ca

BBC threatens legal action against AI start-up Perplexity over content scraping
British broadcaster makes first move to clamp down on alleged infringement of copyright by tech groups

OpenAI und Microsoft: Partnerschaft droht der Bruch
OpenAI soll sich bereits auf öffentlichen Streit mit Microsoft vorbereiten – samt Vorwurf des wettbewerbswidrigen Verhaltens.
https://www.