Tootfinder

A US federal judge orders OpenAI to stop using the word "Cameo" for its Sora products and features, in a trademark lawsuit filed by celebrity video app Cameo (Ivan Mehta/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/17/u-s-court-bars-openai-from-using-cameo/

U.S. court bars OpenAI from using 'Cameo' | TechCrunch
OpenAI has renamed its feature in Sora from "Cameo" to "Characters."

»Blockt Microsoft Mails von europäischen Cloud Providern in outlook.com/hotmail.com?«
— von @…
Wenn dies dann die Wahrheit ist, dann ist das auch nicht überraschend das erste mal wie die USA Druck über das Web ausübt. Auch oder gerade deswegen sollte es viele eigene unabhängige E-Mail Services genutzt werden.
📧

Blockt Microsoft Mails von europäischen Cloud Providern in outlook.com/hotmail.com? | Borns IT- und Windows-Blog
Kurze Frage in die Runde, ob jemand aus dem Leserkreis das bestätigen kann. Mir liegt eine Information vor, dass Microsofts E-Mail-Dienste outlook.com (.de) und hotmail.com E-Mails seit dem 12.

Cam Ward wants to play role in hiring next Titans coach: 'I want to meet all of them' https://www.nfl.com/news/cam-ward-wants-to-play-role-in-hiring-next-titans-coach-i-want-to-meet-all-of-them

from my link log —
After nearly a century, elusive CNO neutrinos from the Sun are finally detected.
https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/after-nearly-a-century-elusive-cno-neutrinos-are-finally-seen-from-the-sun
saved 2…

After nearly a century, elusive CNO neutrinos are finally seen from the Sun
After theorized in the 1930s, CNO cycle neutrinos are finally detected from the Sun.

A US federal judge orders OpenAI to stop using the word "Cameo" for its Sora products and features, in a trademark lawsuit filed by celebrity video app Cameo (Ivan Mehta/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/17/u-s-court-bars-openai-from-using-cameo/

U.S. court bars OpenAI from using 'Cameo' | TechCrunch
OpenAI has renamed its feature in Sora from "Cameo" to "Characters."

Poland bans camera-packing cars made in China from military bases
https://www.theregister.com/2026/02/19/poland_china_car_ban/

Poland bans camera-packing cars made in China from military bases
: Dell, however, is welcome to help build a local-language LLM

»China bans U.S. and Israeli cybersecurity software over security concerns:
China has told domestic firms to stop using U.S. and Israeli cybersecurity software, citing national security concerns amid rising tech tensions.«
Not that China is wrong, but this is also part of their maintenance of power, just like the USA or Europe and Co.
🇨🇳

China bans U.S. and Israeli cybersecurity software over security concerns
China told domestic firms to stop using US and Israeli cybersecurity software, citing national security concerns amid rising tech tensions

So the foreign power (cough, cough, Russia) might have tried to hack two Italian ferries.
Authorities in Naples arrested a second Latvian national on board a vessel in Naples, raising the prospect that two different ships may have been involved
https://maritime-executive.com/arti…

Second Seafarer Arrested in Ferry Malware Case
 Italian police have arrested a second Latvian suspect in connection with an attempted malware attack aboard a Mediterranean ferry, expanding the inte...

Microsoft warns that Copilot Actions in Windows, now in beta and off by default, can infect devices and pilfer data, prompting concern from security researchers (Dan Goodin/Ars Technica)
https://arstechnica.com/security/2025/

Critics scoff after Microsoft warns AI feature can infect machines and pilfer data
Integration of Copilot Actions into Windows is off by default, but for how long?

Vincenzo Iozzo, Joichi Ito and Pablos Holman are barred from future attendance after Justice Department files revealed their roles in efforts to secure Jeffrey Epstein’s access to DEF CON.
https://www.nextgov.com/people/2026/02/def

DEF CON bans hackers, technologists named in Epstein documents
Vincenzo Iozzo, Joichi Ito and Pablos Holman are barred from future attendance after Justice Department files revealed their roles in efforts to secure Jeffrey Epstein’s access to DEF CON.