Edition 50

Sunday, 8 November 2026

Lead story

Elvis and Eminem rights holders sue AI music generator Suno

The cases ask whether likeness and voice-cloning law can reach songs produced by AI music tools.

8 Nov 2026 · 1 min read · 2 sources

Security

Iris Ohyama data breach may have exposed records of 7.7 million people

Customers of Iris Plaza and related services now face a higher risk of phishing and unwanted contact, though no misuse has been reported so far.

8 Nov 2026 1 min read 2 sources

Infrastructure

Diamond Foundry unveils 200mm single-crystal diamond wafer for chip cooling

The sample is unpolished and would need more processing before chipmakers could use it, and the company says a 300mm wafer may be possible before 2030.

8 Nov 2026 1 min read 1 source

Infrastructure

Entire launches a Git forge built around coding agents, with live eval scores on every pull request

Pull requests become a running record that agents update on each push, with merges blocked until review findings are closed.

8 Nov 2026 1 min read 1 source

Policy

UK considers extending under-16 social media ban to Vinted and eBay

Messaging features on second-hand marketplaces are under scrutiny, and the scope of the planned March ban remains unclear.

8 Nov 2026 1 min read 1 source