Topic: Fraunhofer

The Fraunhofer Institute has officially terminated its licensing program for the MP3 format, leading to media claims that "MP3 is dead." The hosts argue this is a strategic push by the tech industry to move users toward proprietary, fee-based formats like AAC. They predict that companies like Apple will eventually stop supporting MP3 files to force adoption of licensed alternatives, despite the continued viability of open-source encoders.

LiFi is an emerging technology that uses the rapid flickering of LED lights to transmit data to smartphone cameras. Researchers at Fraunhofer have reportedly achieved speeds of 3 gigabits per second using this method, which offers a localized alternative to traditional radio-frequency Wi-Fi.