Munich’s Regional Court found AI music startup Suno memorised and reproduced protected songs, granting injunctive relief to GEMA in the first major European ruling on AI training and music copyright.
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Germany’s Bundeswehr hits 36-year spending high at $114bn as Pistorius eyes Europe’s top army
Germany’s combined defense outlay reached €108 billion in 2026 — the first time since 1990 that Berlin has exceeded 2% of GDP on military spending — as Chancellor Merz pursues Europe’s strongest conventional army.
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German court declares Google liable for false AI Overview claims
Munich’s Regional Court found Google directly liable for false AI Overview statements, ruling the summaries are Google’s own speech and not protected search-result listings.
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Trump’s troop pullout threatens the town that lives beside America’s army
The planned withdrawal of 5,000 U.S. soldiers from Vilseck, Bavaria would remove roughly double the town’s own population and strip it of more than $800 million in annual revenue.