Reddit taking down multiple of my piracy related posts
I posted an updated guide on r/Adobe Zii a bit ago. It got taken down last week and I re-posted it here: lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/43935446 Super grateful that this community exists. I posted to r/Adobe Zii that my guide was taken down and warning that it looks like reddit is cracking down on piracy (I am guessing an Adobe spokesperson is abusing reddit's copyright reporting system). Now today reddit emails me saying that I received another copyright warning for posting that my other post was removed: reddit.com/r/AdobeZii/comments…
I decide hey lets try and appeal as there was not any copyrighted material in my post about my guide being removed. Turns out they want my full name, address, and other identifying info to send to the copyright complainant. Not doing that.
Just disappointed as I've actively used reddit for years and love all the communities on this place. Seems like its slowly going down hill. Guess I should have seen that coming with the whole API shenanigans last year.
TL;DR reddit sucks and it does not appear any way to appeal without giving Adobe my info
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Migliori siti hosting immagini gratis nel 2025
Migliori siti hosting immagini gratis nel 2025
Sei in cerca del provider di hosting immagini gratis migliore? Scopri le piattaforme top per archiviare, organizzare e condividere con chi vuoi.TantiLink
Il leghista Sasso e la sua ossessione per le drag queen
Il leghista Sasso e la sua ossessione per le drag queen
Il leghista Sasso sostiene che a lui non fregherebbe nulla delle drag queen, anche se poi parla sempre e solo di loro.Gayburg
Brasile, un tribunale ha autorizzato il genere neutro nei documenti
Brasile, un tribunale ha autorizzato il genere neutro nei documenti
Per la prima volta nella storia del Paese, un'Alta Corte brasiliana ha consentito a una persona di potersi identificarsi di genere neutro nei propri documenti ufficiali.Gayburg
Salt Lake City e Boise aggirano i divieti di Utah e Idaho contro la bandiera rainbow
Salt Lake City e Boise aggirano i divieti di Utah e Idaho contro la bandiera rainbow
Nel 2025, i repubblicani di Utah e Idaho hanno approvato due leggi che vietano di esporre bandiere bandiere arcobaleno nei luoghi pubblici.Gayburg
Trump ordina ai militari trans di dimettersi. Se non lo faranno, li priverà dalla pensione
Trump ordina ai militari trans di dimettergli o li priverà dalla pensione
Il Pentagono ha già annunciato che circa mille persone trans sono state allontanate con effetto immediato, alle altre verrà concesso un un mese di tempo per dimettersi.Gayburg
Loredana Cannata nomina Adinolfi: «Ha invocato i fucili contro le unioni civili degli omosessuali »
Loredana Cannata nomina Adinolfi: «Ha invocato i fucili contro le unioni civili degli omosessuali»
La presenza di Mario Adinolfi all'Isola dei famosi è abbastanza imbarazzante.Gayburg
Geppi Cucciari vittima dell'odio della destra: ha osato invitare i cittadini a esercitare il loro dovere civico
Geppi Cucciari vittima dell'odio della destra: ha osato invitare i cittadini a esercitare il loro dovere civico
Max Del Papa è probabilmente una delle figure più sgradevoli della propaganda populista.Gayburg
I repubblicani propongono una legge per rendere illegale la pornografia in tutti gli Stati Uniti
I repubblicani propongono una legge per rendere illegale la pornografia in tutti gli Stati Uniti
Mentre Giorgia Meloni imporrà lo Spid ai siti pornografici italiani in meno di sei mesi, il suo amico Trump punta a vietare la pornografia a livello federale in tutti gli Stati Uniti.Gayburg
Germ-theory skeptic RFK Jr. goes swimming in sewage-tainted water
Germ-theory skeptic RFK Jr. goes swimming in sewage-tainted water
The National Park Services bars all swimming and wading due to the health hazard.Beth Mole (Ars Technica)
Al via i bonus giovani e donne previsti dal Decreto Coesione
Al via i bonus giovani e donne previsti dal Decreto Coesione
Incentivi all’occupazione 2024–2025: tutte le opportunità dei Bonus Donne e Giovani Il Decreto Coesione 2024 (D.L. 60/2024) ha introdo...Antonio Marano (Blogger)
China leads US in quantity, quality of chip research, report finds
Tech war: China leads US in quantity, quality of semiconductor research, report finds
Chinese scholars published 160,852 semiconductor-related papers from 2018 to 2023, more than the next three ranked countries combined.Iris Deng (South China Morning Post)
The Pa. House is set to approve new voter ID rules, reversing years of Democratic opposition
The Pa. House is set to approve new voter ID rules, reversing years of Democratic opposition
The vote is the first step towards breaking a years-long stalemate over election law in Pennsylvania, as House Democrats want to negotiate on a top GOP priority in exchange for election reforms.Gillian McGoldrick (The Philadelphia Inquirer)
Die Wissenschaft schützen: TIB baut Dark Archive für arXiv auf
Forschung und Wissenschaft sind international, nicht umsonst spricht man von internationalen Fachcommunities. Ein Dienst wie arXiv wird zwar von einer in den USA ansässigen Einrichtung, der Cornell University, betrieben, genutzt wird arXiv aber von Forschenden weltweit, wie zum Beispiel die Statistik der Submissions eindrücklich beweist. Auch ein Teil der Finanzierung von arXiv ist seit 2010 mit Einführung der arXiv Membership internationalisiert worden. Die TIB finanziert den deutschen Beitrag gemeinsam mit der Helmholtz-Gesellschaft Deutscher Forschungszentren (HGF) und der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft (MPG).
Was ist arXiv?
Die Plattform arXiv.org ist ein frei zugängliches Online-Archiv für wissenschaftliche Preprints, also Vorabveröffentlichungen von wissenschaftlichen Arbeiten, die noch nicht oder noch nicht endgültig begutachtet (Peer-Review) wurden. Der Preprint-Serverdienst arXiv hat große Bedeutung in der Informationsversorgung für die Physik, Mathematik und Informatik und angrenzende Fächer. Über arXiv haben Forschende die Möglichkeit, auf neueste Forschungsergebnisse noch vor der eigentlichen Veröffentlichung in einem qualitätsgesicherten Journal zugreifen zu können. Seit seiner Gründung 1991 als erster Online-Preprintdienst dient arXiv eine Vorbild für die Entwicklung von Preprint-Diensten in anderen Fächern (vgl. Rzayeva et al. 2025, doi.org/10.31235/osf.io/xdwc4_…).
Wenn also die Trump-Regierung Entscheidungen fällt, die fatale Folgen für Wissenschaft und Forschung in den USA haben, hat das auch Konsequenzen weit über den Golf von Mexiko hinaus: In den letzten Tagen häufen sich in deutschen Medien Meldungen, die von der Furcht der Forschenden nicht nur vor Datenverlusten, sondern auch vor dem Verlust etablierter Informationsportale wie zum Beispiel PubMed zeugen.
Gefährdete Forschungsdaten sichern
Initiativen wie „Safeguarding Research and Culture“ bemühen sich, bedrohte Forschungsdaten und Websites für die Forschungscommunities und die Nachwelt zu sichern. Die bedrohten Inhalte reichen von den Sozialwissenschaften (zum Beispiel Forschung zu LGBTQIA+-Themen), Medizin (zum Beispiel Impfstoffe)
bis zu den Naturwissenschaften (zum Beispiel Klimaforschung). Während Forschung mit Bezügen zu politischen Debatten den offensichtlichsten und schärfsten Repressalien ausgesetzt ist, kann prinzipiell jede Forschung von „Einsparungs-“ und Umstrukturierungsmaßnahmen bedroht sein. Dies zeigt sich zum Beispiel an der geplanten Schließung der traditionsreichen Atomspektroskopie-Gruppe am National Institute of Science and Technology (NIST).
Dezentrale Infrastrukturen in der Wissenschaft
Leider ist von einer weiteren Eskalation der schon jetzt bedrückenden Einschränkungen der Wissenschaftsfreiheit in den USA auszugehen. Nicht zuletzt aufgrund der großen Bedeutung US-amerikanischer Institutionen im internationalen Wissenschaftssystem betreffen diese Entwicklungen Forschungsinfrastrukturen weltweit. Wie „Safeguarding Research and Culture“ in ihrem Mission Statement schreiben, erfordert dies ein Umdenken, unter anderem hin zu dezentralisierten und dadurch resilienteren Infrastrukturen.
Für arXiv gab es bis zum letzten Jahr ein System, das hier zumindestens zeitweise hätte helfen können: In den Anfangszeiten des Internets, die ja auch die Anfangszeiten von arXiv waren, gab es neben dem Hauptserver arXiv.org ein weltweit verteiltes Netz von Spiegeln oder arXiv mirror sites, die es ermöglichten, auf einen geografisch näheren Abzug der arXiv-Inhalte zuzugreifen. Legendär war hier zum Beispiel der Augsburger arXiv-Spiegel de.arXiv.org, der häufig mit kürzeren Zugriffs- und Antwortzeiten überzeugte.
Mit den Jahren und dem technischen Fortschritt ließen sich dann aber keine Unterschiede mehr zwischen der Performance der lokalen Spiegel (unter anderem bei der Europäischen Organisation für Kernforschung CERN, oder am Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) in Frankreich und Japan) und dem Hauptserver arXiv.org festzustellen, sodass über neunzig Prozent des Traffics über diesen Server lief und die Spiegel nur noch wenig genutzt wurden. Der Aufwand für die Pflege und Aktualisierung der Spiegel stand damit nach Ansicht des arXiv-Teams in keiner angemessenen Relation mehr, wie im arXiv-Blog unter Attention arXiv users: arXiv mirrors to shut down September 15th, 2024 nachzulesen ist.
Nachdem das arXiv-System in den letzen Jahren auf eine vollständig cloud-zentrierte Architektur für seine Dienste umgestiegen ist, kam die arXiv-Verantwortlichen zum Ergebnis, dass
„The arXiv mirror network served a role – acting as a backup for the corpus, allowing some degree of load distribution, and providing improved access for users who were geographically closer to a mirror – that is no longer necessary. arXiv now has multiple backups for the arXiv corpus in place, and the Fastly CDN (Content Delivery Network) that we use to deliver content provides excellent service throughout the world.“
Als in Europa angesiedelte Einrichtung haben wir das schon immer etwas anders gesehen – und die aktuellen Entwicklungen scheinen unsere Vorbehalte leider zu bestätigen – und haben uns immer für den Erhalt der Spiegel eingesetzt bzw. uns nach Alternativen umgesehen. Einige Prozesse haben sich dabei leider als langwierig und schwierig herausgestellt, zum Beispiel auch aufgrund der lizenzrechtlichen Rahmenbedingungen. (Open Access ist nicht unbedingt Open Access, wenn die Autor:innen alleine arXiv das Recht zu Bereitstellung gegeben haben.) Andere werden eventuell noch weiterverfolgt werden können.
Warum die TIB arXiv-Daten archiviert
Was wir aber in den letzten Wochen umgesetzt haben, ist ein Dark Archive der arXiv-Inhalte aufzubauen:
Im ersten Schritt muss im Falle eines Dark-Archives-Aufbaus natürlich die Rechteklärung erfolgen. Hier hatte die TIB bereits 2016 ein Rechtsgutachten im Rahmen einer möglichen Kooperation mit arXiv.org in Auftrag gegeben. Hierbei wurden auch die von arXiv genutzten Lizenzen untersucht, die sich grob in die Kategorieren „arXiv.org Lizenz“ , „Creative Commons“ und „Public Domain“ unterteilen lassen. Während der eigentlichen Archivierung der Daten und Metadaten nichts im Wege steht, muss diese Rechtesituation sodann bei der Zugänglichmachung auf die Daten im Rahmen eines Services näher untersucht werden. Dies gilt insbesondere für die mit den arXiv-Lizenzen versehenen Objekten, da dieser Lizenztyp über die Jahre auch verschiedene Versionen durchlaufen hat. In den Jahren 1991 bis 2003 wurden Objekte sogar ohne ausdrückliche Lizenz von Nutzer:innen hochgeladen.
Bevor aber ein Nutzungsdienst zukünftig überhaupt erst aufgesetzt werden kann, müssen die Daten zunächst in die TIB-Infrastruktur geladen werden. Hierzu stellt arXiv selbst für die Volltexte verschiedene Methoden bereit. Da sowohl PDF als auch (La)TeX Sourcen Bestandteil des TIB Dark Archives sein sollen, haben wir uns für den Download über Amazon S3 entschieden. Diese Möglichkeit bietet arXiv als „Requester Pays Buckets“-Methode – dies bedeutet, dass die TIB als abholende Entität die bei Amazon Web Services (AWS) anfallenden Kosten übernimmt. Für die 2.685.172 abgeholten Datensätze mit knapp unter 10 Terabyte Datenvolumen sind im S3 Transfer circa 900 Euro angefallen.
Da die Metadaten aus arXiv schon seit längerer Zeit eine feste Datenquelle des TIB-Portals sind, musste kein neuer Workflow hierfür eingerichtet werden. Dies erleichtert perspektivisch auch die Zugänglichmachung der Datensätze über das TIB-Portal. Einge Möglichkeit hierzu ist beispielsweise die Hinterlegung eines zweiten Download-Links im Hintergrund der arXiv-Datensätze im TIB-Portal. Ist der erste Downloadlink, welcher auf die arXiv-Quelle zeigt, nicht mehr erreichbar, so soll der zweite Link greifen, der auf die nun an der TIB vorliegende Kopie zeigt. Für Nutzende des TIB-Portals ist damit ein nahtloser Zugriff auf die arXiv-Records möglich, auch bei Ausfall der eigentlichen Plattform bei Cornell. Wie weiter oben erwähnt ist diese Zugänglichmachung aber abhängig von den jeweiligen Lizenzen.
Ebenso muss nun nach der ersten Komplettabholung des arXiv-Bestands ein Prozess eingerichtet werden, welcher neu hinzukommende arXiv-Datensätze sowie Versionierungsinformationen für bereits vorhandene Datensätze regelmäßig abholt.
„Der Aufbau eines Dark Archives ist Ausdruck unseres langjährigen Engagements für eine verlässliche, internationale Wissenschaftsversorgung und als Partnerin von arXiv. Auch wenn das Dark Archive heute nur im Hintergrund arbeitet, ist es ein entscheidender Baustein für die langfristige Absicherung digitaler Forschungsinhalte, denn im Krisenfall können wir das Archiv öffnen.“Dr. Irina Sens, stellvertretende Direktorin der TIB
Dark Archive: Daten gespeichert, aber nicht öffentlich zugänglich
Die Daten sind also vorhanden, aber im Fall der Fälle bedürfte es einiger weiterer Schritte, um sie öffentlich machen zu können. Ein Datenbankdienst ist schließlich viel mehr eine bloße Sicherungskopie eines Datensatzes: Für den Betrieb im Sinne der Forschenden werden nicht nur technische Ressourcen benötigt, sondern vor allem ein engagiertes Team, welches sich der vielfältigen Aspekte im Hintergrund wie zum Beispiel Qualitätssicherung oder inhaltlicher und technischer Weiterentwicklung annimmt.
Im Falle von arXiv gibt es nicht nur die Zugänglichkeit der Artikel und die Suchfunktion, die Upload-Services für Autor:innen und weitere technische Dienste. Vielmehr ist die Verankerung in der wissenschaftlichen Community das Herz von arXiv: Eine Vielzahl von Forschenden, die sich in diversen Gremien, für die Moderation der Inhalte oder als freiweillige Entwicker:innen engagiert! Dieses gesamte „Ökosystem“ eines Dienstes neu zu verwurzeln, wäre die weitaus größere Aufgabe als eine Sicherungskopie der Daten unter einer neuen URL zugänglich zu machen. Daher gilt es gleichermaßen, das öffentliche Bewusstein für die Wissenschaftsfreiheit zu schärfen, wie auch wissenschaftsintern, die Bedeutung von Diensten wie arXiv zu würdigen – und sie, so gut wie möglich, resilient und nachhaltig zu machen.
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Our Mission
“We must become undisciplined. The work we do now requires new modes and methods of research and teaching; new ways of entering and leaving the archives.root (Safeguarding Research & Culture)
Microsoft laying off 3% of workforce in biggest round of cuts since 2023 - report
Microsoft laying off 3% of workforce in biggest round of cuts since 2023 - report
Microsoft is laying off three percent of its workforce across the business - potentially including its gaming division.Ed Nightingale (Eurogamer.net)
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Qwen3 Technical Report
Qwen3/Qwen3_Technical_Report.pdf at main · QwenLM/Qwen3
Qwen3 is the large language model series developed by Qwen team, Alibaba Cloud. - QwenLM/Qwen3GitHub
Newark airport had three air traffic controllers on duty instead of 14
In a statement, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said it “briefly slowed aircraft in and out of the airport while we ensured redundancies were working as designed.
“Operations have returned to normal.’’
That came after Duffy announced plans to reduce the number of flights arriving and departing from Newark for the “next several weeks” and would meet with the airport’s major carriers to discuss the issues. Flight reductions, he said, would target the hours when international flights arrive.
Duffy said he wanted to raise the mandatory retirement age for air traffic controllers from 56 to 61, to help offset a shortage of about 3,000 air traffic controllers. After the first Newark failure, on 28 April, the union representing air traffic controllers said several members were placed on trauma leave.
“While we cannot quickly replace them due to this highly specialized profession, we continue to train controllers who will eventually be assigned to this busy airspace,” the FAA said earlier in May.
Newark airport had three air traffic controllers on duty instead of 14
On Monday evening the airport had far fewer than the 14 controllers agreed on between the union and regulatorsEdward Helmore (The Guardian)
Qwen3 Technical Report
Qwen3/Qwen3_Technical_Report.pdf at main · QwenLM/Qwen3
Qwen3 is the large language model series developed by Qwen team, Alibaba Cloud. - QwenLM/Qwen3GitHub
Automatic category/community assignment on received object
I'm wondering how content on threadiverse is automatically assigned its community when received by the software (e.g. PieFed, Lemmy, Mbin).
The answer I am expecting is "if the community is addressed (to
, cc
, audience
), then it is slotted into that community".
However that causes issues for compatibility with microblogs... for example, silverpill@mitra.social recently authored a post that mentioned [swf@socialwebfoundation.org](https://community.nodebb.org/category/swf@socialwebfoundation.org)
and it got slotted into that community on NodeBB, which isn't correct since that group is private.
Better practice would be to only trust the addressed community if it is Announce
'd by the community directly, but would fall short if my instance does not receive the Announce
(say, if nobody follows the community), in which case we'd fall back to "uncategorized", which is where all microblog posts currently go. Then it's neither correct nor incorrect, I suppose.
I think this might be an issue where NodeBB tries to be too many things at once (microblog and threadiverse compatible).
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I think it's important to get an Announce
, because the actor who addressed the community might be blocked by that community, or might not be a member of it (if the community is private).
You can try to retrieve the outbox of the addressed community to verify that a post was actually Announce
'd
Re: Automatic category/community assignment on received object
silverpill@mitra.social I thought about checking against the outbox, but there's a potential race condition that could occur if I receive the Create(Note)
at roughly the same time as the community, but the community hasn't processed the activity yet. In that scenario, the activity would not be in the outbox for checking.
The same thing would happen if there was some out-of-band check for object membership in a collection (not that there is one right now).
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They all kind of look like dickheads ngl. Like that annoying kid who always breaks boundaries.
(ie. they all look very full of themselves — I guess that’s how you become a leader…)
Can I fake an LPF file from ElevenLabs or Google Play Books?
Here's my problem:
I wrote a satirical political novel (myself, not with AI) and then I generated an audiobook using AI, read by a famous (infamous?) politician, because it cheekily works well.
I would love to distribute/sell this audiobook, but I can't: Many platforms (like Spotify) won't allow AI-generated voices without an LPF file created by ElevenLabs or Google Play Books. And there's no way for me to legitimately get that LPF file, because ElevenLabs & GPB have their own restrictions. They won't let me generate my audiobook in the voice of this politician, even if it's explicitly satirical.
So... I'm looking for a way to fake an LPF file that can fool Spotify. Does this exist? Anyone know how?
Thank you Lemmy!
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Gaza: Israel denying food to Gaza is ‘weapon of war’, says Unwra chief
Denying food to Gaza is 'weapon of war' says Unrwa chief
The BBC's international editor Jeremy Bowen speaks to the head of the UN agency that supports Palestinian refugees.Jeremy Bowen (BBC News)
Multiple Western Press Outlets Have Suddenly Pivoted Hard Against Israel
After a year and a half of genocidal atrocities, the editorial boards of numerous British press outlets have suddenly come out hard against Israel’s genocidal onslaught in Gaza.
The first drop of rain came last week from The Financial Times in a piece by the editorial board titled “The west’s shameful silence on Gaza,” which denounces the US and Europe for having “issued barely a word of condemnation” of their ally’s criminality, Then came The Economist with a piece titled “The war in Gaza must end,” which argues that Trump should pressure the Netanyahu regime for a ceasefire.
It is odd that it has taken all these people a year and a half to get to this point. I myself have a much lower tolerance for genocide and the mass murder of children. If you’ve been riding the genocide train for nineteen months, it looks a bit weird to suddenly start screaming about how terrible it is and demanding to hit the brakes all of a sudden.
These people have not suddenly evolved a conscience, they’re just smelling what’s in the wind. Once the consensus shifts past a certain point there’s naturally going to be a mad rush to avoid being among the last to stand against it.
This is after all coming at a time when the Trump administration is beginning to rub Netanyahu’s fur the wrong way, recently prompting the Israeli prime minister to say “I think we’ll have to detox from US security assistance” when Washington went over Tel Aviv’s head and negotiated directly with Hamas to secure the release of an American hostage. The US is reportedly leaving Israel out of more and more of its negotiations on international affairs in places like Yemen, Saudi Arabia, and Iran. Something is changing.
So if you’re still supporting Israel after all this time, my advice to you is to make a change while you still can. There’s still time to be the first among scoundrels in the mad rat race to avoid being the last to start acting like you always opposed the Gaza holocaust.
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Mercato dell’arte 2025: calo del 26%, crescono AI e giovani buyer
Mercato dell’arte 2025: calo del 26%, crescono AI e giovani buyer
Mercato dell’arte 2025: frena il fatturato globale (-26%), ma avanzano giovani collezionisti e intelligenza artificiale Il report “Ar...Antonio Marano (Blogger)
Lemmy.one will be shutting down
This post serves as notice that Lemmy.one will be shutting down in 90 days.
Unfortunately, the moderation features in Lemmy never progressed to the point required to continue maintaining this service, and Lemmy simply does not have the userbase to justify the cost of this service. Myself and the moderation team apologize for the inconvenience this will cause.
Why is almost everything on Lemmy political?
Food security experts warn Gaza at ‘critical risk of famine’ amid Israeli blockade
Jason Burke
Mon 12 May 2025 12.51 EDT“Aid workers in Gaza told the Guardian that prices for essentials had risen further in recent days, warehouses were empty and humanitarian teams treating malnourished children were being forced to divide rations designed for one between two patients to give both a chance of survival.”
Food security experts warn Gaza at ‘critical risk of famine’ amid Israeli blockade
Report by UN-backed consortium of specialists tells of ‘major deterioration’ since its last assessment in OctoberJason Burke (The Guardian)
Nextcloud cries foul over Google Play Store app rejection
Nextcloud cries foul over Google Play Store app rejection
Exclusive: Claims policy change is really just a way to squeeze out competitionRichard Speed (The Register)
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WHO warns of permanent impact of hunger on a generation of Gazans
By Reuters
May 13, 20255:51 AM EDT"Malnutrition rates are rising in Gaza and hunger could have lasting impacts on "an entire generation", the World Health Organisation's representative for the Occupied Palestinian Territory said on Tuesday."
""Without enough nutritious food, clean water and access to health care, an entire generation will be permanently affected," Peeperkorn told a press briefing by video link from Deir al-Balah, warning of poor health, stunting and impaired cognitive development."
Google might replace the ‘I’m Feeling Lucky’ button with AI Mode
Google Tests AI Mode Button On Google Search Box
Google is testing ways to get more people to try AI Mode with a new AI Mode button in the Google Search bar on the Google home page. We are also seeing Google replace the I'm Feeling Lucky button withBarry Schwartz (Search Engine Roundtable)
Google might replace the ‘I’m Feeling Lucky’ button with AI Mode
Google Tests AI Mode Button On Google Search Box
Google is testing ways to get more people to try AI Mode with a new AI Mode button in the Google Search bar on the Google home page. We are also seeing Google replace the I'm Feeling Lucky button withBarry Schwartz (Search Engine Roundtable)
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[Video] The Humanist Report | Leftist Twitch Streamer Hasan Piker Detained & Questioned Over His Anti-Trump Views
Twitch streamer Hasan Piker announced on Sunday that he was detained and questioned by CBP for approximately two hours at an airport after returning home from an international flight. He explains that a federal agent knew a lot about him and questioned him about his views on Trump and Israel/Palestine. Hasan says he thinks he was detained so the Trump administration could send a message to other content creators like him.
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Audible partners with US publishers to convert print books and e-books into AI-narrated audiobooks, with 100+ AI voices in English, Spanish, French, and Italian
Audible Expands Catalog with AI Narration and Translation for Publishers | About Audible
Audible expands availability of audiobooks through fully integrated, end-to-end AI production technology in partnership with publishers.www.audible.com
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First Solar-Powered & Off-Grid Sauna In The US Combines Finnish Tradition With Sustainable Innovation - Yanko Design
First Solar-Powered & Off-Grid Sauna In The US Combines Finnish Tradition With Sustainable Innovation
Texas wellness company Thermasol introduces Solaris, the first solar-powered, off-grid sauna in the US. Solaris heats up to 76°C (170°F) in just 30 to 40 minuteSrishti Mitra (Yanko Design)
VPN firm says it didn’t know customers had lifetime subscriptions, cancels them
VPN firm says it didn’t know customers had lifetime subscriptions, cancels them
“We acknowledge that notifying users after the deactivation was a poor experience …”…Scharon Harding (Ars Technica)
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Amazon robot tests show they're not ready to replace humans
Amazon tested warehouse robots and found they're not ready to replace humans
: Rise of the machines postponed ... for nowThomas Claburn (The Register)
Anyone else watched Day of the Jackal?
A Low-Tech Aprtment Of The Future | Urban Biosphere Experiment 🌱
- YouTube
Profitez des vidéos et de la musique que vous aimez, mettez en ligne des contenus originaux, et partagez-les avec vos amis, vos proches et le monde entier.www.youtube.com
RFK says "Only very very sick kids should die of measles", hastily adding "nobody should" [Video, 28 sec.]
RFK says "Only very very sick kids should die of measles", hastily adding "nobody should"
clip.place ist eine Video Streaming-Plattform offiziell betrieben von adminForge.de, angetrieben von PeerTube.clip.place
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The first season was the best tho, the whole redemption angle was great, too bad they ruined it.
I am in Germany and want to know what practices to use when pirating.
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The one and only a absolutely necessary precaution is preventing your torrent client from accessing the internet when the VPN is not running.
This must be done by binding your torrent client to your VPN network interface.
[1]A "VPN Kill Switch" or similar is not enough to prevent your IP from leaking to law firms.
It's also a good idea to use a reputable VPN company like AirVPN, ProtonVPN or Njalla VPN.
I'm also german and I've been using torrents for years, so this definitely works well for me. A friend of mine's brother received an "Abmahnung" from a law firm, as well as a more distant person ended up paying around 1000€. I feel like almost any german somehow heard of people getting letters.
[1] protonvpn.com/support/bittorre…
How to torrent safely with a VPN | Proton VPN
With any paid Proton VPN plan, you can torrent safely using our optimized P2P torrent servers.Proton VPN
Moon missions: How to avoid a puncture on the Moon
Moon missions: How to avoid a puncture on the Moon
Giant tyre firms are testing tyres that can survive conditions on the Moon and Mars.Padraig Belton (BBC News)
Apple Reportedly Weighs iPhone Price Increase
Apple Reportedly Weighs iPhone Price Increase
Apple is reportedly exploring a potential iPhone price increase, as indicated by a recent report from The Wall Street Journal.Adam Brown (Sunrise Geek)
FBI opens inquiry into 764, online group that sexually exploits and encourages minors to self-harm
FBI opens inquiry into 764, online group that sexually exploits and encourages minors to self-harm
Agency is investigating 250 people affiliated with networks that manipulate and threaten young victims in cyberspaceGuardian staff reporter (The Guardian)
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Lmao. When I lived in Austria I remember I chilled with a friend and he let me take a couple sips from his Beer.
The next day he asked me to wire him 0.3 euro for half the beer 😭.
I just told him next beer is on me.
No house generation: the impossibility of buying property in Switzerland
No house generation: the impossibility of buying property in Switzerland
In many countries, buying a home is slipping further out of reach for young people. Switzerland is no exception.www.swissinfo.ch
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InlineStyle, open fediverse based cloud
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/29544013
Hey folks,
We have been working on a project called InlineStyleA European, open-source, fediverse based alternative to the Google ecosystem.
It’s a single platform with these services:
* 📧 Email address @inlinestyle.it
* 📹 Video sharing via PeerTube
* 🎵 Music streaming with Funkwhale
* 📝 Docs and Drive via Collabora/NextCloud
* 📒 Markdown based notes
* 🎮 Browser-based FOSS games (Celeste Classic, Tyrian, SuperTux, etc.)
* 🌍 Static personal site hostingAll hosted in Europe. No telemetry, no ads, no corporate BS.
It’s not a startup pitch, just something we built because we got tired of being locked in.
The idea is to keep it sustainable with a simple support plan (€1.90/month) that unlocks upload features and personal email/webspace.
Free tier available too, no login needed to browse.🔗 mastodon.social/@inlinestyle
Would love your thoughts.
What should I improve? What’s missing for you to consider switching?Our goal is to try to build a real #DeGoogle fediverse based path that doesn’t feel like a downgrade.
It will take time, but we are willing to try and stay committed to the mission.
InlineStyle, your open cloud
The easiest way to access open-source software in the cloud for everyday life and business.www.inlinestyle.it
Israel’s Continuing Defiance of International Law and Contempt for Palestinian Lives
Israel’s Continuing Defiance of International Law and Contempt for Palestinian Lives - CounterPunch.org
The United Nations General Assembly (GA) asked the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to give a non-binding advisory opinion on Israel’s obligations to facilitate aid into Palestinian territory.Daniel Warner (CounterPunch.org)
German Aerospace Center dismisses researcher over suspected espionage for China
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The woman who appeared before the Munich Labor Court earlier this year was once considered a star of German scientific research. The researcher, whose name we are shortening to Z., was celebrated, honoured, and in high demand. She revolutionised an entire field; her lectures filled halls, she was showered with praise and prestigious awards. She was among the most frequently cited researchers in Germany and gained international attention as a top talent.But her employment with the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Luft- und Raumfahrtzentrum, DLR) quietly came to an end almost unnoticed. No one spoke publicly about the reasons for her dismissal. In 2022, Z. lost her prestigious position there, and took legal action.
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It was a suspicion of espionage that led to the DLR’s break with the brilliant researcher from China. A grave allegation that could destroy her career, should it be substantiated.
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At this stage, it is neither possible to confirm nor deny whether Z. was in fact spying for China at the DLR.
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[As an] investigation reveals, Z. maintains extensive connections to the Chinese defence apparatus. In Munich, she orchestrates a network of doctoral candidates and visiting researchers who previously worked at institutions linked to the military in China.
It cannot be ruled out that intelligence from Munich may have flowed into Chinese military technology. Several of the institutions with which Z. collaborated on research projects are involved in China’s notorious satellite programme. Experts suspect that the programme is intended, among other things, to monitor naval movements in the South China Sea – crucial to the territorial dispute over Taiwan.
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At the TUM she is responsible for publicly funded multi-million-euro projects in the field of remote sensing combined with AI or social media data. She develops highly complex algorithms to extract geoinformation from satellite imagery – enabling, for example, the mapping of cities or the tracking of natural disasters.
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According to the official project description, the research findings [of projects led by Z.] would be “invaluable for many scientific, governmental, and planning tasks.” This project supposedly puts Germany in “pole position” in the race for this technology.
In another publicly funded project, Z. explored the extent to which social media posts can be integrated into Earth observation, and delivered impressive findings. Her algorithms help determine, for instance, whether buildings are residential properties or offices. In her interview with the Helmholtz magazine, she says: “We know, for example, that in a residential building, many tweets are sent in the morning and evening, whereas in an office building, they are mainly sent during the day.”
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For those at the TUM, where she remained a professor, the exact circumstances of her dismissal from the DLR were initially unknown. However, some of the roughly 40 members of staff at her department began to prick up their ears. Rumours started to circulate among employees in the department about supposed irregularities on the servers under Z.’s supervision.
It was the period shortly after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Experts assumed that China could attack Taiwan in the near future. In light of global political threats, research collaborations with China were under greater scrutiny than ever before. Since 2022, CORRECTIV has published several investigations revealing how the Chinese state apparatus systematically uses research findings from international collaborations to advance its military technologies. This has been state doctrine in China for years and is referred to as the “military-civil fusion”.
Just over a year ago, a woman from Z.’s immediate professional circle contacted CORRECTIV with an initial tip-off. She wondered whether the research being carried out at the department might be falling into the hands of the Chinese military.
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Z.’s biography is certainly impressive, but her official CV at on the TUM website does not disclose where she got her bachelor’s degree: namely, the National University of Defence Technology (NUDT) in Changsha – China’s most important military institution. It reports directly to the Central Military Commission, the highest military authority in the People’s Republic.
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A “very large volume of data” from the satellite was reportedly transferred to a server under Z.’s supervision. Apparently, there was a “permanent streaming connection” between this server at the TUM and the DLR. While this was, in principle, permitted, the DLR’s counterintelligence team later determined that the server had not been adequately secured. According to their findings, it was not protected by the “TUM’s firewall” and was accessible from anywhere on the internet.
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According to the DLR, a hacker attack on the server occurred in May 2022. The server was allegedly used for so-called Bitcoin mining – where cybercriminals illegally generate cryptocurrency using third-party servers or computers. The DLR concluded that “unauthorised third parties” thereby had access to all data stored on the server – including to the aforementioned sensitive satellite data.
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She [Z.] hired individuals from institutions with military affiliations in China on many occasions, at times bypassing the DLR’s security clearance procedures. According to the DLR’s written statement to the works council, one such case was the original trigger for her dismissal in 2022: Z. is said to have made multiple attempts to continue funding a doctoral student with DLR funds, despite the institution’s rejection of him. Z. responded by saying that “there were never any specific or individual security concerns” about the researcher in questions. This, she argued, amounted to blanket suspicion.
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The Munich Professor Accused of Espionage - correctiv.org
A renowned scientist was recently dismissed by the German Aerospace Center. A serious accusation hangs in the air: espionage for China.Till Eckert (CORRECTIV)
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AI Surveillance Camera
Introduction
The AI surveillance camera market is rapidly expanding due to the increasing need for intelligent security solutions in public safety, commercial, and residential sectors. These cameras use artificial intelligence to enhance image analysis, facial recognition, motion detection, and real-time threat assessment, offering smarter and more efficient monitoring.
Types of AI Surveillance Cameras
Facial Recognition Cameras – Identify and verify individuals in real time.
Thermal AI Cameras – Detect heat signatures, useful for perimeter security and health screening.
Smart IP Cameras – Internet-connected cameras with AI-based analytics and cloud integration.
ANPR Cameras – Automatically recognize vehicle license plates for traffic and law enforcement.
Edge AI Cameras – Process data locally, reducing latency and bandwidth usage.
Applications
Public Safety & Smart Cities (crowd monitoring, crime prevention)
Retail & Commercial Security (customer analytics, theft detection)
Residential Use (smart home security systems)
Transportation & Infrastructure (traffic control, access management)
Industrial & Corporate Surveillance (workplace monitoring, safety compliance)
Regional Analysis
Asia-Pacific leads in deployment, especially in China and India for urban surveillance and smart cities.
North America sees strong growth in retail and critical infrastructure security.
Europe adopts AI cameras with a focus on GDPR compliance and public safety.
Latin America & MEA are emerging markets with increasing investment in city surveillance.
Future Outlook
The AI surveillance camera market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 15–20% through 2030, driven by the rising demand for real-time analytics, enhanced public security, and automation in monitoring systems. Growth will be supported by advancements in edge computing, 5G, and AI algorithms.
AI Surveillance Camera Market Size, Growth, Forecast Till 2031
The AI Surveillance Camera Market is expected to grow from USD 5.60 Billion in 2024 to USD 19.95 Billion by 2031, at a CAGR of 19.90% during the forecast period.Report Prime
Hamas: General Principles and Policies
Hamas: General Principles and Policies
Encyclopedia of Jewish and Israeli history, politics and culture, with biographies, statistics, articles and documents on topics from anti-Semitism to Zionism.www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org
Réunion d'accueil en commun, organisée par Extinction Rebellion Montpellier et le comité local des Soulèvements De La Terre Montpellier
Envie de nous rencontrer et pourquoi pas de nous rejoindre ❓❗
Tu ne peux ou ne veux pas nous rejoindre sur le terrain ❓❗
Tu peux nous soutenir financièrement 💶😉
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