Tootfinder

Binance files for a pan-European MiCA license in Greece, where it has also set up a holding company (Jeff John Roberts/Fortune)
https://fortune.com/2026/01/22/binance-files-for-crucial-eu-wide-license-creates-greek-holding-company/

Binance files for crucial EU-wide license, creates Greek holding company
The crypto firm has filed for a MiCA license with Greek regulators ahead of a critical summer deadline.

Far-Right Arizona Rep Intros Bill To Create Charlie Kirk License Plate That Would Benefit Turning Point USA - Joe.My.God.
https://www.joemygod.com/2026/02/far-right-arizona-rep-intros-bill-to-create-charlie-kirk-license-plate-that-would-benefit-turning-point-usa/

Officially got my CE license in my pocket (exam was last week, now I have the physical doohickey). \o/

The US' TikTok deal is a win for ByteDance: it will keep and license the algorithm instead of selling it, and continue to run TikTok's commercial activities (Jim Secreto/Financial Times)
https://www.ft.com/content/59b91fc8-03a1-48df-9821-e2fdff24bd33
<…

Some of the little things that don’t make the news really get under my skin.
ICE agents blow through stop signs, speed, drive recklessly.
They take off their license plates (illegally), cover their license plates (illegally), •swap• license plates (illegally). We’ve seen the same vehicle show up with different plates on different days There are photos circulating of the •same• license plate number on multiple ICE vehicles side by side.

East Bay Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan, a "Democrat," is proposing to require Class 2 and 3 e-bikes to be registered and display license plates based on some nonsense about them supposedly being the biggest threat to disabled Californians' safety and not, y'know, cars.
You can sign Bike East Bay's petition against it:

Say NO to Mandatory E-Bike License Plates and Registrations - Bike East Bay
Tell the state legislature that increased regulation on legal e-bikes is counter-productive to traffic safety, sustainability, and equity goals.

Tour bus driver charged in fatal wreck entered US illegally -- and was still issued NYS license: feds (New York Post)
https://nypost.com/2025/12/17/us-news/nyc-bus-driver-charged-in-fatal-highway-wreck-entered-us-illegally-but-was-still-issued-license-feds/
http://www.memeorandum.com/251217/p134#a251217p134

Sources: Revolut scrapped plans to buy a US lender and will instead apply for a US banking license, betting Trump's lighter touch on approvals will be faster (Financial Times)
https://www.ft.com/content/908e261f-2b78-4798-8aa2-aff2e828d31a

If you are in the Triangle area, especially near Raleigh, and have been curious about ham radio, my wife and I are helping teach an introductory ham class next month, with three sessions. The class will cover everything you need to pass the test, and then you can take the test for free. Your total cost will be one copy of the

You can get a full liquor license in SF with no customer bathroom? Kinda weird. The new Taco Bell Cantina has none.

#IEEE introduced a repository licence fee #RPL in April 2025 for anyone depositing an #acceptedmanuscript in a repository with a

Still using `npm init -y`?
May I introduce you to `npm init --init-type=module --init-license=AGPL-3.0-only -y`?
:awesome:👍 Free software license (makes “open” as in ”open for business” folks squirm)
:awesome:👍 ES modules (because it’s 2026)
#nodeJS #npm

Mountain View police turn off license plate cameras after data sharing breach
https://www.mv-voice.com/public-safety/2026/02/02/mountain-view-police-turn-off-license-plate-cameras-after-data-sharing-breach/

Mountain View police turn off license plate cameras after data sharing breach
All of Mountain View's license plate cameras are being disabled, effective immediately, Police Chief Mike Canfield announced Monday afternoon.

All my apes gone!
#nwsl

interesting read…
❤️ https://brennan.day/why-i-m-changing-the-license-in-over-80-of-my-code-repos-after-talking-to-the-co-creator-of-fediverse/

Why I'm Changing the License in Over 80 of My Code Repos After Talking to the Co-Creator of Fediverse
Why I'm Switching from MIT to AGPL and from CC BY-NC to CC BY-SA after a conversation with Dr. Matt Lee about copyleft licensing and protecting free software from corporate exploitation.

OMG, I didn’t think they would attempt a second pass at corporate suicide, but they are!
Grab the popcorn folks!
https://mastodon.gamedev.place/@slembcke/115742185079110692

Texas is making a list of transgender Texans using DMV data | KUT Radio, Austin's NPR Station https://www.kut.org/politics/2025-12-15/texas-trans-transgender-drivers-license-id-list-privacy

Texas is making a list of transgender Texans. It’s using driver's licenses to help.
A year after the state blocked transgender Texans from updating their state IDs, it has collected information on more than 100 people who have tried. Officials won’t say what they’re using the list for.

We were trying to import and add as source the vulnerability database of GitLab into vulnerability-lookup as a new feed.
But we discovered the license terms
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/security-products/gemnasium-db/-/blob/master/LICENSE.md

LICENSE.md · master · GitLab.org / security-products / advisory-database · GitLab
The GitLab Advisory Database, used in GitLab Ultimate Dependency Scanning and Container Scanning.

UK Issues License to Hand £2.5 Billion Chelsea Sale Funds to Ukraine (Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-12-17/uk-issues-license-to-hand-2-5b-chelsea-sale-funds-to-ukraine
http://www.memeorandum.com/251217/p47#a251217p47

RE: https://mograph.social/@thevfxfeed/115922513913743456
That press release is full of insults.
One license model supposedly helps them speed up development? B*llshit, the RLM server takes care of that, nothing to do with the main app.
The who…

Saw a 1973 Bristol 411 series 3 on the walk home last night

Yes I have a valid/paid for Rar license.
Honestly it is quite a bit more capable than 7-Zip on Linux and indeed pretty much all the other Linux archivers
#Winrar

I only know of this site because #Flock is trying to take it down (and @… reporting). Go-go-gadget streisand effect!
https://

Have I Been Flocked? - License Plate Privacy Check - Search Flock Safety Audit Logs
Have police looked up your travel history? Search Flock Safety audit logs for your license plate

Open Printer | Crowd Supply
Open Printer will use the Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 4.0 license for all of its files, including electronics and mechanical design files, firmware code, and the bill of materials.
https://www.crowdsupply.com/open-tools/open-printer

Los grandes de la música popular también homenajean a las nuevas generaciones. ¡Eso me encanta!
Aquí David Byrne versiona «drivers license», original de Olivia Rodrigo y el resultado me parece muy bueno.
https://album.link/s/6iOxLa8TkhA9ZNM0DdUb0C

🇺🇦 Auf radioeins läuft...
Byrne, David:
🎵 Drivers license
#NowPlaying #Byrne #David
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https://open.spotify.com/track/2MTz9AjGhnRvZi4agwP6BG

Sources: Disney has been hesitant to license its IP to Roblox because it doesn't consider it a safe platform, bucking the trend followed by Netflix and others (Jennifer Maas/Variety)
https://variety.com/2025/gaming/news/roblox-fortnite-hollywood-…

Roblox and Fortnite Team With Hollywood: Brand Collabs, Safety Issues
How Roblox and Fortnite are being utilized by Hollywood studios to spread brand awareness, even as safety proves to be an issue.

Maybe we should establish a "maintenance.md" practice just like "readme.md" or "LICENSE" where you just clearly outline the amount of maintenance the project/development team are planning to put into the code base and under which conditions.
I have seen that a few times but maybe it should be more of a standard.

FreeScout is AGPL licensed shared inbox,with one-time-purchase AGPL modules https://freescout.net/modules-faq/#license
I got the chance to try out buying / installing a module for FreeScout, adding CRM features
I run it on Cloudron, and after paying $16.99CAD and entering the lic…

I've often wondered if a Canadian EV "Kei Car" type program would help the country achieve zero emission goals, provide affordable transportation, and reduce grid lock in our cities.
In 1949, Japan created a special category of keijidosha (light vehicles) created for affordability and maneuverability in dense cities. The Kei car quickly became popular despite strict limits on dimensions (length, width, height) and engine displacement (under 660cc). They were given unique license plates for enforcement purposes and had tax benefits for owners.
What if an "Ion" vehicle category was created in Canada:
- must be manufactured in Canada
- minimum 100Km range, suitable for any urban commute
- limited to 50Km/hr
- restricted to street use, not to be used on highways
- size restrictions, perhaps Smart Car sized for personal vehicles, larger for commercial vehicle category
How many city-dwelling Canadians would buy a cheap EV to run errands and give the finger to big oil?
#KeiCars
https://youtu.be/LtTirdKvyeI

Stopped For A While
These travellers have yarns to tell, and their stories are here, just without the cool drinks, and maybe a little poetic license...
Great Australian Pods Podcast Directory: https://www.greataustralianpods.com/stopped-for-a-while/

We're happy to be teaming up with the Athenaeum at the Lamar Dodd School of Art (#UniversityOfGeorgia), on a pair of exhibitions focusing on #BeverlyBuchanan. Known nationally as a bold experimental artist who worked in land art and video as well as more familiar forms, she lived in Athe…

I just passed a car with the license plate HRT1337.

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…

I'm trying to play through the implications of some software I've been thinking about maybe designing.
It's legal to make a digital copy of the media that you own (videos, audio) physical copies of. It's legal to give a physical copy of your media to someone else or loan it out, which transfers your viewing license while they have It. Then it should also be legal to let someone else use a digital copy of your media given that you don't also use it at the same time. So as long as you keep track of your license, you should be able to let exactly one person stream some media you own.
If someone else then "steals" that content and views it without a license then that has to be legally on them, otherwise streaming platforms would be liable whenever someone cracks some DRM.
So then, it should be completely legal to set up a local community media library streaming service where you can share content you own licenses to as long as you track your license count and don't let more people stream at any given time than there are licenses available.
Is there something obvious I'm missing (aside from the MPAA and RIAA don't care about the law and will just sue anyone they can just to make an example)?

It's fun seeing the old amateur radio licensing paperwork my dad had; one of his early (not quite earliest) from 1965, from the GPO (General Post Office) - typed header and hand filled in. Later ones in the 60-70s are still hand filled in; As it moves from one ministry to another. So much hand written/typed stuff - must have been hell!
#hamradio

Local police aid ICE by tapping school cameras amid Trump’s immigration crackdown | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/10/ice-school-cameras-police-license-plates

Could we become co-owner of #AI models, that used training data, which I published under a viral license?
We have briefly discussed this question in the Austrian #CreativeCommons chapter and came to the conclusion, that copyright can by only claimed by human beings. So the model itself and wha…

Heute vor 4 Jahren: Am 18. Dezember 2021 führte #Indien vor der Küste von Odisha in Balasore erfolgreich den zweiten Test seiner Agni-P durch, einer ballistischen #Mittelstreckenrakete mit nuklearer Fähigkeit.

Monzo receives an Irish banking license, allowing the London-based digital lender to offer current and savings accounts across the EU (Aisha S Gani/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-12-17/monzo-gets-iri…

Ich mag David Byrnes Cover von Olivia Rodrigos "Driver's License". #sound
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LmeeH2c6Xfo

When you ask someone to respect your GPL free/open source license, sometimes they act offended and say you are threatening them with state violence. The thinking seems to be that copyright law comes down to threats to put people in prison. I've only seen this from privileged white men in tech. Where does this come from? It's it a right wing libertarian ideology? (genuine question, I'd like to know!)
Really, the GPL (and AGPL) is all about undermining copyright law, by creat…

Looking at the ARMv8-A ARM and I see implementer ID 0x44 is DEC.
I'm... very confident DEC has never built an ARMv8 CPU core.
Is this just copy-pasted from earlier docs because DEC had an ARM architecture license in years past? Or is this license still valid and held by DEC's successors (I think DEC -> Compaq -> HP -> HPE, does HPE make custom ARM cores?)

ICE assaulting a pregnant woman.
Covering their license plates with fake spray-on snow to hide the numbers.
Getting pelted with snowballs by the crowd and responding with pepper spray — which only increased the snowballs.
Just this afternoon’s local news.
Video of the snowballs (CW: person being assaulted, dragged)
(UPDATE: video attached in case FB blocks; source URL is https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1ZaUBtkGCZ/)

I’ve managed to get a slot in march to take the coveted „3D printer license course“ in march. Which means afterwards I can use the library‘s 3D printers 😁

Seen today in Providence. Excellent license plate.

The Tow Center releases a tracker that monitors lawsuits, deals, grants, and other developments between news publishers and AI companies (Klaudia Jaźwińska/Columbia Journalism Review)
https://www.cjr.org/analysis/lawsuit-license-openai-micros…

Lawsuit or license? A new tool to keep track of disputes and deals between publishers and AI companies.
Announcing a new tool to keep track of disputes and deals between news publishers and AI companies.

RE: https://phpc.social/@syntaxseed/115855415960085751
I have such conflicted thoughts on this.
What happened? Gross. It's very much a harm as a systemic effect of "AI"
But also _open source industry_ is in fact a thing I think has been deeply destructive and somewhat replaced the collectivist work done before. We could go back to that. That was good stuff.
But TailwindCSS is super popular.
I also think it's a bad technology, meant to undermine the foundations and design of CSS, leading us to technically worse places.
Also the business? It is selling themes and components.
That's a really hard business to be in. The time to buy a license comes in a project's lifecycle too early, so people avoid it. It's a weird business. Not one I think people should plan to have work.

Local police aid ICE by tapping school cameras amid Trump’s immigration crackdown | ICE (US Immigration and Customs Enforcement) | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/10/ice-school-cameras-police-license-plates

☁️ Available as Docker images on Docker Hub and Quay, binary releases on GitHub, and Helm charts for #Kubernetes deployments. #Apache2 license - open source and free for commercial use.
🌐

Three members of a Chicago white nationalist group have been identified thanks to the work of anonymous antifascist infiltrators.
Using license plates from their vehicles and personal details shared in a private vetting chat,
an activist who gained access to their inner circle identified the men behind the group as James Hammans (37), Džiugas Dirzys (22), and Arkadiusz Kowalczyk (38).
Unraveled has verified the information collected and confirmed the identities of the three …

Exposed: White nationalist group responsible for hate spree across Chicagoland
Members of the Windy City Active Club include a USPS worker, a recent finance grad from DePaul, and a Polish American tied to other hate groups.

Reminder: under GPL/AGPL, “Corresponding Source” includes everything needed to build and modify the work. That means AI prompts, generated scripts, and config files as well. Don’t leave them out.
"The "Corresponding Source" for a work in object code form means all the source code needed to generate, install, and (for an executable work) run the object code and to modify the work, including scripts to control those activities."

i have a question. #meshcore, why? in case of disasters? why not a #ham license, or cb / pmr radios, or even a proper freifunk-style p2p wifi based backbone for high bandwidth backhaul before going the last-mile? all of these seem to me better suited for a disaster than meshcore.
/cc

another case of AGPLv3 being used extractively! https://github.com/minio/minio/commit/27742d469462e1561c776f88ca7a1f26816d69e2

update README.md maintenance mode · minio/minio@27742d4
MinIO is a high-performance, S3 compatible object store, open sourced under GNU AGPLv3 license. - update README.md maintenance mode · minio/minio@27742d4

Group of Seven – Experiences in Ethereal Texture
https://www.zenapolae.com/zen324
https://www.

Jei ryt-poryt nuspręsit, kad norit ir sniego džiaugsmus patirti, o ne vien problemas, tai čia nebloga vieta: https://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=16/54.70541/25.37590&layers=N
Priklausomai nuo turimos įrangos ir drąsos dalis žmonių nuo pat viršaus net neband…

Cybersecurity developments are coming fast and heavy right now, so don't miss today's Metacurity for the most crucial developments you should know, including
--Hot new social network Moltbook exposed 1 million credentials,
--Chinese state actors were likely behind Notepad hijacking,
--Bill to allow the Russian government to shut down comms networks moves forward,
--ICE uses app that accesses 1.2B facial images,
--Mountain View disables license plate ca…

Hot new social network Moltbook exposed 1+ million credentials
Chinese state actors were likely behind Notepad++ hijacking, Bill to allow the Russian government to shut down comms networks moves forward, ICE uses app that accesses 1.2B facial images, Mountain View disables license plate cameras in wake of violations, much more

"Because professional, well-trained law enforcement officers do not roll up to a woman in her car, hide their identities, crowd her vehicle, and execute her in broad daylight. But ICE did and does.
And this administration keeps trying to get us to forget that."
https://heatherdelaneyre…

Trump’s endless web of lies
In 1993, I was sixteen and a brand new driver when I was pulled over for going six miles over the speed limit at the bottom of a steep hill. It was the first time I’d ever been stopped by a police officer. And I was so nervous I started to shake because I didn’t understand what was happening. I didn’t realize I had picked up that much speed. The officer was hostile and irritated by my shaking hands as I passed him my license and registration. So much so that he made me get out of the car …

Stripe's stablecoin firm Bridge wins conditional approval from the US OCC to form a national trust bank, which would allow it to issue and manage stablecoins (Krisztian Sandor/CoinDesk)
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2026/02/

Stripe's stablecoin firm Bridge wins initial approval to form national bank trust charter
The license would allow Bridge to issue and manage stablecoins under direct federal oversight.

@… I know there were lingering #OpenStreetMap overload issues from all that #CloudFlare fallout, but are there still supposed to be occasional problems?…

Note: 5051891
OpenStreetMap is a map of the world, created by people like you and free to use under an open license.

Fascinating illustration of the number of surveillance cameras we interact with.
https://apnews.com/photo-essay/chinese-surveillance-silicon-valley-tech-photo-essay-2da6d9ae5c29d973955e761fa42f7798

Photo essay shows how AP photographers captured infrared technology used in surveillance
When you unlock a phone, step into view of a security camera or drive past a license plate reader at night, beams of infrared light - invisible to the naked eye — shine onto the unique contours of your face, your body, your license plate lettering.

Made a userscript to show me the starred date https://greasyfork.org/en/scripts/564752-github-star-date-display

Meshtastic is basically useless unless you are already close enough to simply talk. Nerd toy. Buy a Baofeng. Don't worry about getting a license. If SHTF, just use the radio, it's literally legal to do so in an emergency (in case you're worried the FCC is going to send an Apache after your ass during a natural disaster or civil war)

Local police aid ICE by tapping school cameras amid Trump's immigration crackdown (Mark Keierleber/The Guardian)
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/10/ice-school-cameras-police-license-plates
http://www.memeorandum.com/260210/p51#a260210p51

The First National Website Dedicated To Documenting ICE License Plates Is Here ~ L.A. TACO
https://lataco.com/ice-license-plate-tracker

BOFH excuse #271:
The kernel license has expired

Uh, that's called a pizza cutter. I thought this city knew pizza? https://gothamist.com/news/man-posing-as-fbi-agent-tries-to-free-luigi-mangione-from-jail-with-a-fork-officials-say

Sources: Disney has been hesitant to license its IP to Roblox because it doesn't consider it a safe platform, bucking the trend followed by Netflix and others (Jennifer Maas/Variety)
https://variety.com/2025/gaming/news/roblox-fortnite-hollywood-…

Roblox and Fortnite Team With Hollywood: Brand Collabs, Safety Issues
How Roblox and Fortnite are being utilized by Hollywood studios to spread brand awareness, even as safety proves to be an issue.

RE: https://social.vmbrasseur.com/@vmbrasseur/115997365187881283
That’s a “don’t use my software” license.

I saw my old pickup truck (not just the same model, but the same truck) yesterday. She doesn't have legal license plates and there's a broken windshield now. That makes me a little sad.

In UK parliamentary testimony, a Google executive says the company should not be required to license "freely available" open web content for AI training (Charlotte Tobitt/Press Gazette)
https://pressgazette.co.uk/platforms/google-ai-training-pay-opt-…

Google IP boss: We shouldn't pay for AI training on 'freely available' content
Google's global IP boss has said the tech giant does not believe it should have to pay to use "freely available content" for AI training.

A federal judge in Virginia ruled that Norfolk's use of ~200 Flock automated license plate scanners is constitutional and doesn't violate the Fourth Amendment (Cyrus Farivar/Ars Technica)
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/20

Angry Norfolk residents lose lawsuit to stop Flock license plate scanners
Plaintiffs called Norfolk's Flock camera network a “dragnet."

California DMV says a California administrative law judge recently ruled Tesla engaged in deceptive marketing around its Autopilot and Full Self-Driving systems (Lora Kolodny/CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/12/16/california-judge-say…

California judge rules that Tesla engaged in deceptive marketing around Autopilot
An administrative law judge in California ruled Tesla's license to sell or manufacture cars in the state should be suspended for 30 days.

ICE agents in Minnesota are violating state law by switching license plates | MPR News
https://www.mprnews.org/story/2025/12/24/ice-agents-in-minnesota-are-violating-state-law-by-switching-license-plates

The OpenAI deal gives Disney a fair amount of oversight and control over how its IP is used, including a joint steering committee to monitor user creations (Axios)
https://www.axios.com/2025/12/11/openai-disney-sora

Walt Disney to invest $1 billion in OpenAI, license characters for Sora
It's a huge endorsement of AI-created content from one of the biggest media companies in the world.

Judge green lights NY driver's license law, rejecting a Trump administration challenge (Associated Press)
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/12/24/judge-green-lights-ny-drivers-license-law-rejecting-a-trump-administration-challenge-00705736
http://www.memeorandum.com/251224/p27#a251224p27

The handweaving.net archive seems great and a huge effort, but getting together out of copyright patterns, digitising them and then charging people $6.50 a month to access them under a restrictive license seems a bit wrong?
Surely if you digitise out of copyright patterns you don't have copyright over your derivative work?

It is time for one of my favorite annual rituals -- laughing at how marketers cite the Super Bowl when they haven't paid for the license to mention the Super Bowl, the National Football League, or any NFL teams or mascots.
(Second only to laughing at how costume manufacturers describe their Halloween costumes to avoid infringing on trademarked character names or copyrighted titles.)

Sources: Disney's Sora deal is entirely in OpenAI stock rather than a cash licensing fee; Disney has the option to buy additional stock beyond the $1B stake (Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-12-15/ope…

Chats on Air Force One,
prior to this presidency,
were mostly off-the-record
and almost never on camera.
Administrations, prior to Trump’s, engaged in some level of message discipline,
planning what the president would say, how and when.
There is no such coherent planning in this White House.
In summary, Trump’s problem with the press are primarily of his own making.

When the President Hates the Press — and Has the Espionage Act
From license-stripping threats to sedition talk, Trump’s media crusade isn’t just bluster — it fits a troubling American pattern

License plate trackers promise to root out local crime. Amid ICE crackdowns, local governments say they can't be trusted. (Faith Wardwell/Politico)
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/11/30/license-plate-trackers-pushback-00670550
http://www.memeorandum.com/251130/p24#a251130p24

Trump family's World Liberty Financial says its entity World Liberty Trust has applied for a US banking license, which would let it issue the USD1 stablecoin (Vicky Ge Huang/Wall Street Journal)
https://www.wsj.com/finance/currencies/wor<…

Federal review finds 44% of US trucking schools don't comply with government rules (Josh Funk/Associated Press)
https://apnews.com/article/commercial-drivers-license-trucking-california-pennsylvania-96fee86df4f9bfb0ef65af20da878a57
http://www.memeorandum.com/251201/p100#a251201p100

UK satellite company Open Cosmos wins a highly contested Ka-band spectrum license, used for high-speed internet, beating companies backed by Peter Thiel (Josh Gabert-Doyon/Financial Times)
https://www.ft.com/content/8262dff8-38da-4230-855d-9b7da1bc1c36

The UK raises the TV license fee, the BBC's main funding source, from £174.50 to £180 a year from April 1, saying it gives the BBC a "stable financial footing" (The Guardian)
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/feb/06/bbc-licence-fee-to-rise-…

Trump Administration Revokes Licenses of Thousands of Training Centers for Truckers (Karoun Demirjian/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/01/us/politics/trump-trucking-license-accreditation.html
http://www.memeorandum.com/251201/p123#a251201p123

The OpenAI deal gives Disney a fair amount of oversight and control over how its IP is used, including a joint steering committee to monitor user creations (Axios)
https://www.axios.com/2025/12/11/openai-disney-sora

Walt Disney to invest $1 billion in OpenAI, license characters for Sora
It's a huge endorsement of AI-created content from one of the biggest media companies in the world.

Sources: MS NOW is in advanced discussions with Crooked Media on a licensing deal to air some of the podcast network's programs on MS NOW's linear channel (Oliver Darcy/Status)
https://www.status.news/p/ms-now-crooked-media-podcasting-deal

MS NOW’s Crooked Play
MS NOW’s push into video podcasts is accelerating, with the progressive network now in advanced discussions to license popular digital shows for air from Crooked Media and others, Status has learned.

The US CFTC grants crypto exchange Gemini a DCM license, allowing it to launch its prediction markets platform Gemini Titan (Daniel Kuhn/The Block)
https://www.theblock.co/post/382142/gemini-cftc-approval-prediction-market-crypto-future…

Microsoft launches the Publisher Content Marketplace in partnership with Condé Nast, Hearst, AP, and others, to let publishers license content to AI companies (Anu Adegbola/Search Engine Land)
https://searchengineland.com/microsoft-launch…

Microsoft launches Publisher Content Marketplace for AI licensing
New marketplace lets publishers set terms, track usage, and get paid when AI systems ground answers in premium, licensed content.

The FCC approved the transfer of five broadcast TV licenses to Sinclair, in Oregon, California, Maine, Virginia, and Tennessee; DirecTV opposed the move (Matthew Keys/TheDesk.net)
https://thedesk.net/2026/02/fcc-approves-transfer-of-five-tv-station-…

FCC approves transfer of five TV station licenses to Sinclair
The FCC approved five broadcast TV license transfers to Sinclair, creating duopolies in markets where it already operated stations.

As Trump and Big Tech aim to build SMRs to win the AI race, a look at the issues they face; none of the 50 SMRs under development have a US operating license (Jamie Smyth/Financial Times)
https://www.ft.com/content/9f6c4db1-559f-48e1-8c21-ac0bc1a1237c

Arm reports Q3 revenue up 26% YoY to $1.24B, vs. $1.22B est., and license and other revenue up 25% to $505M, vs. $519.9M est.; ARM drops 7% after hours (Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/business/retail-cons…

Sources: US Commerce Dept. has finished review of Nvidia's license to sell China H200s, but the State Dept. seeks tighter restrictions, delaying final approval (Financial Times)
https://www.ft.com/content/d963c6c9-3618-4d83-8efe-eccf74cd637f

Microsoft launches the Publisher Content Marketplace in partnership with Condé Nast, Hearst, AP, and others, to let publishers license content to AI companies (Anu Adegbola/Search Engine Land)
https://searchengineland.com/microsoft-launch…

Mistral launches Mistral 3, a family of 10 models under the Apache 2.0 license, including the flagship Mistral Large 3 and nine smaller Ministral 3 models (Michael Nuñez/VentureBeat)
https://venturebeat.com/ai/mistral-launches-mistral-3-a-fami…

TSMC says the US government has granted the company an annual license to import US chip manufacturing equipment to its facilities in Nanjing, China (Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/us-grants-annual-approv…

Sources: the US has granted an annual license to Samsung and SK Hynix to ship their chip manufacturing equipment to their facilities in China for 2026 (Hyunjoo Jin/Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/world/china/samsung…

Sources: Nvidia's licensing deal with Groq, which has raised ~$1.8B, includes payouts to Groq's key execs and investors, including BlackRock and Tiger Global (The Information)
https://www.theinformation.com/articles/nvidia-struck-20-billion-megadeal-gro…

Why Nvidia Struck a $20 Billion Megadeal with Groq
Nvidia stunned Silicon Valley on Wednesday by agreeing to pay about $20 billion to license technology from Groq, one of the best-funded startups trying to challenge Nvidia’s dominance in chips for powering AI applications, known as inference computing, according to a person involved in the deal. ...