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21 Lessons From 14 Years at Google
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The RSL Collective, backed by Ziff Davis, Yahoo, and others, launches RSL 1.0, to let publishers set licensing and compensation rules for AI web crawlers (Emma Roth/The Verge)
https://www.theverge.com/news/841222/rsl-licensing-ai-spec-launch

A pay-to-scrape AI licensing standard is now official
A licensing standard aimed at making AI companies pay for the content they scrape across the web is now official. With the publication of the RSL 1.0 spec, publishers can dictate licensing rules and indicate whether they want their content to appear in AI search.

„Turtles“ in VR angespielt: Nostalgischer Ritt auf der Lizenzwelle
„Empire City“ ist das erste VR-Spiel rund um die „Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles“ und erscheint 2026 für Meta Quest 3, SteamVR und Pico-Headsets.

The RSL Collective, backed by Ziff Davis, Yahoo, and others, launches RSL 1.0, to let publishers set licensing and compensation rules for AI web crawlers (Emma Roth/The Verge)
https://www.theverge.com/news/841222/rsl-licensing-ai-spec-launch

A pay-to-scrape AI licensing standard is now official
A licensing standard aimed at making AI companies pay for the content they scrape across the web is now official. With the publication of the RSL 1.0 spec, publishers can dictate licensing rules and indicate whether they want their content to appear in AI search.

I still am very uneasy about Netflix owning Warner Bros.
But this is quite fascinating that they will continue to license to other platforms.
https://appleinsider.com/articles/25/12/08/netflix-will-continue-licensing-warner-bros-h…

Ukraine is looking to order 27 Patriot air defense systems, Zelensky says: https://benborges.xyz/2025/11/10/ukraine-is-looking-to-order.html

lesmis: Les Misérables coappearances
The network of scene coappearances of characters in Victor Hugo's novel "Les Miserables". Edge weights denote the number of such occurrences.
This network has 77 nodes and 254 edges.
Tags: Social, Fictional, Weighted
https://networks.skewed.de/net/lesmis

It's a pretty big day in cybersecurity news, so don't miss today's Metacurity for the critical developments you should know, including
--Korean cops raid Coupang HQ looking for security lapses, breach perpetrator clues,
--Compromise NDAA bill is chock full of cyber provisions,
--FTC rejects petition from spyware company founder,
--Commonwealth Bank of Australia fined A$702k for breaching data rules,
--FBI warns of fake proof of life photos,
--Oz…

Korean cops raid Coupang HQ looking for security lapses, breach perpetrator clues
Compromise NDAA bill is chock full of cyber provisions, FTC rejects petition from spyware company founder, Commonwealth Bank of Australia fined A$702k for breaching data rules, FBI warns of fake proof of life photos, Oz teen social media limits go live tomorrow, much more

Samsung's Galaxy XR gets beta support for Google's realistic avatar system for video calls, a Travel Mode, and a built-in PC remote desktop feature (David Heaney/UploadVR)
https://www.uploadvr.com/samsung-galaxy-xr-android-xr-likeness-beta-travel-mode…

Samsung Galaxy XR Gets Realistic Face-Tracked 'Likeness' Avatars
Samsung Galaxy XR's Android XR now has a Persona-like realistic avatar system for video calls, called Likeness, as well as a Travel Mode and a built-in remote desktop app.

X sues the National Music Publishers' Association and its members, claiming they conspired to force X into group licensing deals at inflated rates (The Hollywood Reporter)
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/music/mu

Music Publishers Sued By X in Growing Licensing Battle
X alleges antitrust violations over music publishers allegedly refusing to negotiate individual licenses with the company.