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This illustrates what i always thought, there is no copyright issue with regard to AI. It is just a matter of making financial deals...
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The Walt Disney Company and OpenAI reach landmark agreement to bring beloved characters from across Disney’s brands to Sora
Agreement marks a significant step in setting meaningful standards for responsible AI in entertainment.

Las Vegas Raiders say Baltimore Ravens have backed out of trade agreement for edge rusher Maxx Crosby https://www.foxsports.com/articles/nfl/las-vegas-raiders-say-baltimore-ravens-have-backed-out-of-trade-…

Ukraine secures agreements for 250 new Gripen and Rafale fighter jets to bolster air power: https://benborges.xyz/2026/02/09/ukraine-secures-agreements-for-new.html

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The Verification Theater: When Formal Methods Create False Assurance in Cryptographic Libraries
Formal verification of cryptographic implementations is frequently presented as providing "the highest level of assurance" against implementation defects. We examine this claim through a case study of Cryspen's libcrux and hpke-rs, two cryptographic libraries that are marketed as formally verified and high-assurance. We examine five vulnerabilities across these libraries. The first, a platform-dependent cryptographic output failure in SHA-3 intrinsics discovered by an independent researcher in…

The European Union, overcoming deep dissension among its members,
gave the green light to a sweeping trade pact with four South American countries on Friday
that would create one of the largest free-trade zones in the world,
connecting markets with more than 700 million people.
The agreement offers a stark contrast to the amped-up aggression on display this week from the Trump administration.
As Europe worked to extend an era of economic collaboration,
th…

E.U. and South America to Form Free-Trade Zone With 700 Million People
The agreement represents a push for deeper global cooperation, in contrast to the United States’ turning to coercion in its dealings with other countries.

I just created a new acronym for net surfers: LRL, Laughing Really Loud. Example: That dog sure snorted that pasta! LRL! Do u like my acronym

Ravens back out of Maxx Crosby trade after agreeing to send two first-round picks to Raiders

https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/ravens-back-out-of-maxx-crosby-trade-raiders/

Discord, the online communication platform beloved of gamers and chat groups around the world, is experiencing a severe backlash over its rollout of age assurance tech.
https://www.computing.co.uk/news/2026/security/discord-faces-backlash-over-age-…

Discord faces backlash over age verification
Discord, the online communication platform beloved of gamers and chat groups around the world, is experiencing a severe backlash over its rollout of age assurance ...

In BC, Abbotsford and other border areas are under flood evacuation orders, especially from the Nooksack River. The Tyee recently reported on the lack of an agreement on flooding of the Nooksack, which is a perennial problem that the US government has ignored.
British Columbia and Washington need to work on a Cascadia-focused agreement on how to manage the Nooksack without meddling from the United States or Canada, which are apathetic to the real issues facing our region

Cascadia Journal
Observations on news, politics, and the arts in the Pacific Northwest.

Source: Lions to sign ex-Panthers center Mays https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/48154578/source-lions-center-cade-mays-reach-agreement