Month: January 2025

Mit einem Saugroboter macht der Frühjahrsputz Spaß. Besonders Modelle von Roborock sind bei Amazon derzeit um bis zu 500 Euro reduziert. (Saugroboter, Roborock)

"Wir versuchen, wirklich offen zu sein, und dann leaked alles, was ich sage. Das ist ätzend", kritisiert der Meta-Chef in einem öffentlich gewordenen Meeting. (Meta, Soziales Netz)

Die USS Fitzgerald wurde als erster Zerstörer der US-Marine mit einem KI-System ausgerüstet, das bei der Wartungsplanung helfen soll. (Militär, KI)

Das eng mit der Xbox verbundene Rennspiel Forza Horizon 5 kommt für die PS5. Damit verabschiedet sich Microsoft immer mehr von Exklusivtiteln. (Forza Horizon, Microsoft)

Marvel Rivals hat massive Auswirkungen auf Overwatch 2. Nun plant Blizzard große Änderungen und lädt Dutzende Content Creators ein. (Blizzard, Steam)

Welcome to Edition 7.29 of the Rocket Report! It may be difficult to believe, but we are already one full month into the new year. It will be hard to top this month in launch, however, given the historic debut of New Glenn, and fiery end of the seventh Starship flight test. And in truth, February does look a bit sleepier in terms of launch.

As always, we welcome reader submissions, and if you don't want to miss an issue, please subscribe using the box below (the form will not appear on AMP-enabled versions of the site). Each report will include information on small-, medium-, and heavy-lift rockets as well as a quick look ahead at the next three launches on the calendar.

UK government injects $25 million into Orbex. As some European launch companies have struggled to raise funding, the United Kingdom government stepped up to make a significant investment in the Scotland-based launch firm Orbex, The Financial Times reports. As part of the company's latest fundraising round, valued at $50 million (GBP 40 million), the UK government will become a shareholder in Orbex. The company is working to develop both a small- and medium-lift rocket. Phil Chambers, Orbex's chief executive, said the UK support would be "a strong signal to other private investors, and to the European Space Agency and the EU, that we’re serious about being a part of the future of European launch."

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The first season of Severance walked the line between science-fiction thriller and Office Space-like satire, using a clever conceit (characters can’t remember what happens at work while at home, and vice versa) to open up new storytelling possibilities.

It hinted at additional depths, but it’s really season 2’s expanded worldbuilding that begins to uncover additional themes and ideas.

After watching the first six episodes of season two and speaking with the series’ showrunner and lead writer, Dan Erickson, as well as a couple of members of the cast (Adam Scott and Patricia Arquette), I see a show that’s about more than critiquing corporate life. It’s about all sorts of social mechanisms of control. It’s also a show with a tremendous sense of style and deep influences in science fiction.

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Unternehmen suchen weiter nach Alternativen zu Oracle. Hauptgrund ist die immer noch nicht abgeschlossene Lizenzumstellung im Jahr 2023. (Java, Oracle)

Last September, Apple removed popular music streaming app Musi from its App Store, affecting millions of users.

Apple’s action didn’t come as a complete surprise. Music industry groups had been trying to take Musi down for months, branding it a ‘parasitic’ app that skirts the rules.

IFPI took the lead, calling on other music industry players and YouTube to complain to Apple as well. The mounting pressure eventually paid off.

Delisting from the App Store puts the future of Musi directly at risk. The company initially hoped to resolve the matter with Apple behind closed doors, but since the tech giant was unwilling to reverse its decision, Musi took the matter to court.

Music Sues Apple over App Removal

In a complaint filed at a California federal court last October, Musi alleged that the takedown was unjustified, accusing Apple of breach of contract, among other things.

Wasting no time, Musi requested a preliminary injunction to compel Apple to reinstate the music app. While existing users still have access to the software, it’s no longer available for new users to download, which directly impacts revenue. If this continues, Musi will eventually be put out of business.

Musi argued that Apple’s decision was based on a one-sided view, leading to a “unfair” and “tainted” removal process, influenced by Apple’s alleged “backroom conversations” with key music industry players.

Apple denied any wrongdoing and pointed out that it had received complaints about Musi for a long time. Regardless, the company argued that the terms of the Apple Developer Program License Agreement (DPLA) allow the company to delist apps “at any time, with or without cause.”

Court Denies Reinstatement Request

After reviewing the arguments from both sides, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California denied the request for a preliminary injunction. This means that the app won’t be reinstated while the case is pending.

Judge Eumi K. Lee ruled that the DPLA gave Apple broad discretion to remove applications from the App Store and that Musi had not raised serious questions that Apple acted unreasonably or in bad faith when it removed the Musi app.

The court concluded that Musi’s proposed injunction would not serve the public interest. Musi did not present any compelling public interest arguments that outweigh the interests of copyright holders.

Not in the Public Interest

Notably, the court did not express an opinion on the validity of the complaints against Musi, including those from YouTube and the music companies. At this stage, however, the interests of rightsholders outweigh the potential harm suffered by Musi.

“Musi has not presented any compelling public interest to counterbalance the potential violation of third-party intellectual property right,” Judge Lee writes.

“Musi’s proposed injunction would require Apple to reinstate the Musi app; it would not confer any benefit on any developer other than Musi. Accordingly, the Court finds that a preliminary injunction is not in the public interest.”

All in all, this means that Musi remains unavailable in the App Store but the case itself is far from over. In the next round, Apple is expected to file a motion requesting the federal court to dismiss Musi’s amended complaint.

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A copy of Judge Eumi K. Lee’s order, denying the preliminary injunction, is available here (pdf)

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Lego verwandelt den Millennium-Falken in eine düstere Version mit neuen Charakteren und Spieloptionen, die das Star-Wars-Universum prägt. (Technik/Hardware, Lego)