Merlin and Udio sign AI deal
Following its agreement with Eleven Labs last summer, Merlin today announced a license with music AI Udio. The signing of a licensing agreement between Merlin and Udio’s music AI, announced today, is part of a now familiar sequence: rights holders seeking to regulate, rather than suffer, the use of their…
AI Act Omnibus: Parliament takes control of the timeline
The European Commission wanted to move quickly to adjust the AI Act. The European Parliament, however, has chosen to take its time. The LIBE and IMCO committees have just appointed their respective rapporteurs: Michael McNamara, who confirms that he will not act hastily, and Arba Kokalari. The parliamentary procedure on…
AWS: sovereignty by control, not by ownership
AWS today formalized its European sovereign cloud announced at the end of 2025, providing an operational response to European injunctions on digital sovereignty. A concept of sovereignty redefined in terms of control, local operation, and governance, far from political rhetoric on technological independence, but aligned with real market constraints. Amazon…