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Qualcomm Acquires Modular to Expand AI Infrastructure Software
Qualcomm has reached an agreement to acquire AI software infrastructure developer Modular, expanding its software foundation for generative and agentic AI across data center and edge environments. The transaction is expected to strengthen Qualcomm’s ability to deliver a silicon-agnostic compute layer across CPUs, GPUs, NPUs, and custom ASICs without requiring developers to rewrite code for each accelerator. The deal is scheduled to close in the second half of 2026, subject to customary closing conditions and regulatory approvals...
Litigation
Nvidia Faces Federal Lawsuit in California Over Unauthorized AI Model Training
Jamendo, a Luxembourg-based online music platform, has filed a federal lawsuit in California against Nvidia, seeking at least $20.3 million over the alleged unauthorized use of its music database to train AI models. The complaint accuses Nvidia of using a 56,000-track dataset, created by Jamendo and the Music Technology Group at Barcelona’s Universitat Pompeu Fabra, to train its Fugatto and Audio Flamingo products despite restrictions limiting the data to non-commercial academic use...
Policy
DOJ Issues First Ever National Security Division Declination To Bosch
The Justice Department declined to prosecute Robert Bosch GmbH, marking the first time the National Security Division has issued a declination under the department-wide Corporate Enforcement Policy. Between September 2020 and September 2024, two non-U.S. subsidiaries of the engineering company illegally exported over $70 million worth of sensor products and software to Huawei Technologies and its affiliates...
Features
Bloomberg Philanthropies Deploys $260 Million to Expand Global Ocean Protection
Bloomberg Philanthropies is committing $260 million to expand its global ocean conservation work as countries move toward the goal of protecting 30% of the world's oceans by 2030. The funding will help establish the first marine protected areas under the High Seas Treaty while strengthening fisheries transparency, coral reef protection, and community-led conservation efforts. The commitment brings Bloomberg Philanthropies' total ocean conservation investment to $635 million...




























