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A flash sale lowers Windows 11 Pro licenses to $9.97 (from $199) through Feb. 1 at 11:59 p.m. PT, featuring options like Copilot, Microsoft Teams, biometric logins, BitLocker, and Azure AD to boost productivity and security.
Sydney Sweeney posted a late-night video showing bras hung on the Hollywood sign to promote her SYRN lingerie line. The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce said the stunt was not authorized and did not grant any license or permission to use the landmark, which is controlled by licensing rules.
Actress Sydney Sweeney posted a video of herself draping bras over the Hollywood Sign to promote her lingerie line, but the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce says the stunt wasn’t authorized for commercial use and no license was granted. While a general permit from FilmLA exists for filming, sign access requires additional clearance and a licensing fee, which the Chamber says was not obtained. The organization is investigating, and no police report has been filed yet. This follows Sweeney’s recent denim-ad controversy.
The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce says it did not authorize Sydney Sweeney’s stunt of climbing the Hollywood Sign to hang bras for a lingerie promo; while a general FilmLA permit was obtained, the sign itself requires a separate license, and no permission or knowledge of the production was granted, with no police report filed yet.
The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce says no production involving Sydney Sweeney was granted permission to climb or hang bras on the Hollywood Sign; a general permit was obtained to film nearby, but altering or accessing the sign itself requires a separate license, which was not reported. TMZ circulated footage of the stunt (said to be for a lingerie line promo), with no comment yet from Sweeney’s representatives, and police have not filed a trespass report at this time.
Hollywood stars including Scarlett Johansson, Cate Blanchett and Joseph Gordon-Levitt back the Human Artistry Campaign’s call for licensing and opt-out protections for human-created works, arguing tech companies train generative AI on copyrighted material without permission; the effort is supported by unions and over 700 signatories, with ads in The New York Times and calls for licensing as a path to consent and compensation, noting Disney/OpenAI as a high-profile example.
More than 700 artists, including Scarlett Johansson, Cate Blanchett and Joseph Gordon-Levitt, have joined a new anti-AI campaign arguing that training AI on copyrighted work without permission is theft, calling for licensing deals to balance innovation with creators’ rights and protect the U.S. entertainment industry.
Around 800 artists, writers, actors, and musicians signed the 'Stealing Isn’t Innovation' campaign warning of an AI 'slop' future as firms copy work without permission, urging licensing and opt-out rights for artists and stronger enforcement.
Governor Murphy signed S4834/A6235 to regulate electric bicycles in New Jersey, expanding coverage to all e-bikes and requiring licensing, registration, and insurance for riders; minimum ages are 17 with a valid driver’s license or 15 with a motorized bicycle license, and motorists must exercise caution around e-bikes. The measure, spurred by fatal crashes, updates safety rules for the first time in six years.
Mashable Deals promotes a Windows 11 Pro license on sale for $9.97 (regularly $199), inviting users to upgrade an older PC with a modern OS that includes Copilot, Teams, enhanced search, and stronger security features like biometric logins, BitLocker, and Windows Sandbox; prices can change and are subject to StackSocial.
Matthew McConaughey filed eight trademark applications featuring his likeness and voice to create a consent-based perimeter around AI use, aiming to deter unauthorized humanoid replicas and provide a pathway to legal action. Experts say the move could set a precedent, but its effectiveness depends on evolving IP and copyright rulings in AI contexts, as Hollywood pushes for stronger protections amid ongoing industry debates and lawsuits.
Netflix and Sony Pictures Entertainment have sealed an industry-first global Pay-1 licensing deal worth over $7 billion, extending SPE titles to Netflix worldwide after their theatrical and home-entertainment windows, with rollout starting later this year and full global availability by 2029–2032. The pact boosts SPE’s international Pay-1 value (about 40%), continues SPE’s existing film/TV licensing framework, and includes titles like The Nightingale, It Ends With Us, Anyone But You, and Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse, while aligning with Netflix’s broader strategy to secure third-party content (alongside ongoing deals with Universal) under a multi-year global licensing framework.
A businessman is leveraging nostalgia for midcentury design by licensing and promoting vintage furniture and lighting, aiming to revive forgotten designers like Carlo Nason and create new markets for their work.
Nvidia has agreed to license technology from startup Groq and hire its CEO, as part of a strategic move to strengthen its position in AI inference, with Groq continuing to operate independently and maintaining its cloud business, amid ongoing competition in the AI chip market.
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