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21 Lessons From 14 Years at Google
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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.

„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.

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…

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.

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

"Brazil fast-tracks paving controversial highway in Amazon with new licensing rule"
#Brazil #AmazonRainforest #Trees

Brazil fast-tracks paving controversial highway in Amazon with new licensing rule
Brazil’s Senate approved an environmental licensing bill that could expedite major infrastructure projects, including paving a highway that cuts through one of the most intact parts of the Amazon Rainforest in northwestern Brazil. The BR-319 highway runs through 885 kilometers (550 miles) of rainforest, connecting Manaus, the capital of Amazonas state, with Rondônia state farther […]

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

heise | Analyse: Projektsterben in der Cloud-Native-Welt
Open-Source-Lizenzen werden ersetzt, populäre Projekte beendet und Images entfernt. Die Anzeichen verdichten sich: Die goldenen Cloud-Native-Zeiten sind vorbei.