AMD to resume MI308 AI chip exports to China
AMD to resume MI308 AI chip exports to China
The U.S. Commerce Department told AMD that it will resume reviewing license applications required to send its MI308 products to China.Samantha Subin (CNBC)
AMD to resume MI308 AI chip exports to China
AMD to resume MI308 AI chip exports to China
The U.S. Commerce Department told AMD that it will resume reviewing license applications required to send its MI308 products to China.Samantha Subin (CNBC)
Jeff Bezos taps former Amazon Alexa head to lead $10 billion Earth fund
Jeff Bezos taps former Amazon Alexa head to lead $10 billion Earth fund
The Bezos Earth fund has disbursed roughly $2.3 billion in grants to "preserve and protect the natural world" since launching in 2020.Annie Palmer (CNBC)
Jeff Bezos taps former Amazon Alexa head to lead $10 billion Earth fund
Jeff Bezos taps former Amazon Alexa head to lead $10 billion Earth fund
The Bezos Earth fund has disbursed roughly $2.3 billion in grants to "preserve and protect the natural world" since launching in 2020.Annie Palmer (CNBC)
Unearthed 2014 article shows Zohran Mamdani’s early advocacy for Palestinian rights
A resurfaced college article has shed light on Zohran Mamdani’s long-standing support for the Palestinian cause, years before he became a leading figure in New York politics.
Mamdani, now 33 and the Democratic nominee for New York City mayor, co-authored the piece as an undergraduate at Bowdoin College, where he co-founded the school’s chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP).
Published on January 10, 2014, in Bowdoin’s student paper, The Bowdoin Orient, Mamdani’s article strongly endorsed the American Studies Association’s (ASA) decision to join the academic boycott of 'Israeli' institutions, a move aimed at pressuring 'Israel' to end its occupation of Palestinian territories
Unearthed 2014 article shows Zohran Mamdani’s early advocacy for Palestinian rights
Zohran Mamdani with a screenshot of his college article (Credit: AFP)Roya News
BYD has caught up with Tesla in the global EV race
As always, "here's how" can be excised from a hed without any negative side effects.
In mid-2022, when BYD executive Lian Yubo was asked to compare Chinese manufacturing with Tesla’s technology, he remarked that Elon Musk was an example that all Chinese carmakers could learn from.“Tesla is a very successful company no matter what. BYD respects Tesla and we admire Tesla,” he said in an interview on Chinese state media.
Yet just three years later, Tesla’s technological lead over its Chinese rivals has narrowed dramatically. It is fighting to stay ahead in the world’s largest car market, its sales are falling in many other countries and its efforts to develop fully self-driving vehicles are running into regulatory roadblocks.
Having once scoffed at the idea that BYD could ever be a competitor to Tesla, Musk returned from a visit to China last year with a sombre assessment for his senior management. “He had seen the BYD factories, the cost and their tech,” says one former Tesla executive, adding that Musk believed China was winning the electric vehicle race.
As Tesla’s sales decline following Musk’s forays into US politics and amid a lack of new models, BYD has overtaken it to become the world’s largest manufacturer of EVs. Its annual revenues surpassed $100 billion for the first time in 2024.
BYD has caught up with Tesla in the global EV race. Here’s how.
With technology gap narrowed, BYD is poised to outsell Tesla this year.Financial Times (Ars Technica)
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[Horses] Phones Ruined Everything
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[Horses] Phones Ruined Everything
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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
Any thoughts on Epic Browser or Maxthon?
I've been trying out a bunch of "alternative" browsers based on what I've read here, but there's a couple I haven't really seen discussed much: Epic and Maxthon browsers. I know you guys will have deets and opinions so let me hear them!
So far, I like Maxthon, but it's a bit "sign up for an account" which you can bypass but still... I don't need an account to use a browser, thank you. Otherwise it seems fine. I only just found Epic so I'm still trying that.
Update: I've uninstalled Maxthon because it installs AI chatbot uuGPT on my computer without asking.
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One Survey by NASA’s Roman Could Unveil 100,000 Cosmic Explosions
One Survey by NASA’s Roman Could Unveil 100,000 Cosmic Explosions - NASA
Scientists predict one of the major surveys by NASA’s upcoming Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope may reveal around 100,000 celestial blasts, ranging fromAshley Balzer (NASA)
Trump’s stablecoin push “will open floodgates to massive fraud,” lawmaker warns
Trump’s stablecoin push “will open floodgates to massive fraud,” lawmaker warns
Trump’s crypto bills could turn trusted big tech companies into the next FTX.Ashley Belanger (Ars Technica)
A Year Since the UK Riots, Elon Musk's X Is Still 'Profiting From Anti-Muslim and Anti-Migrant' Hate
Fuelling Hate — Center for Countering Digital Hate | CCDH
CCDH’s new research shows that X remains a breeding ground for anti-Muslim and anti-migrant hate, one year after the 2024 UK summer riots.Center for Countering Digital Hate
Cloudflare Starts Blocking Pirate Sites For UK Users - That's a Pretty Big Deal
Cloudflare has become the first internet intermediary beyond local residential ISPs, to block access to pirate sites in the UK. Users attempting to access certain pirate sites are greeted with 'Error 451 - Unavailable for Legal Reasons'. In theory, ISP blocking should prevent UK users from even seeing this notice, but a combination of Cloudflare's blocking mechanism and choices made by some VPN users results in a piracy dead end.
Cloudflare Starts Blocking Pirate Sites For UK Users - That's a Pretty Big Deal * TorrentFreak
Cloudflare has become the first intermediary to join the UK's pirate site blocking program. It's a shift that may surprise VPN users too.Andy Maxwell (TF Publishing)
In Poland, two factories burned in two days — they blame "Russian agents"
In Poland, two factories burned in two days — they blame "Russian agents": EADaily
EADaily, July 15th, 2025. Each fire is assessed in terms of whether it could have been the result of an act of sabotage, Polish Interior Minister Tomasz Semoniak said in response to large fires in the cities of Semianowice-Slensk and Minsk-Mazowiecki…EADaily
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Where counter intelligence?
No one to blame or owner f-cked up? Blame Russia 😅
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We're Not Innovating, We’re Just Forgetting Slower
We're Not Innovating, We’re Just Forgetting Slower
We’ve mistaken complexity for progress — and forgotten how things work. A 41-year-old computer still boots instantly, while today’s “smart” tech buckles.Elektormagazine
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Over a week, more than twenty civilians of the Russian Federation died from the shelling of the Ukrainian Nazis.
Over a week, more than twenty civilians of the Russian Federation died from the shelling of the Ukrainian Nazis.
Throughout the week, an extremely high level of intensity of attacks by the Ukrainian Armed Forces on civilian targets continued. On average, it reached 400 arrivals per day.newsmaker1 newsmaker1 (English News front)
iCloud for Linux
I’m wondering if anyone has any experience with this?
I’m working on transitioning to Linux from Mac pretty casually and I’ll still be using this iPhone til it’s dead. So I’m figuring out solutions to my current computer-usage before I switch my main machine. I’d like to maintain some interoperability between my phone and desktop computer so this has me intrigued.
Is it well-maintained? Trustworthy? Easy to use?
I have an old Thinkpad T420 I’m testing stuff on before I take the plunge but I figured I’d ask before giving it my credentials.
Edit: thanks so much for all the advice. I’m going to try a couple different ways to do it and see what I like 😀
Edit again a few weeks later: My tests on my experimental computers went so well that I took the plunge on installing Mint on my MacBook Pro (2015 I think).
I ended up using Syncthing to sync my iCloud Documents and desktop folders on my desktop Mac with what I’m now calling my Mintbook. That automatically syncs to iCloud, so I can get the important stuff on my phone easily.
Then I created a web wrapper of iCloud.com/calendar using Mint’s built-in web app creator. It works well enough; my only complaints are that I can’t copy and paste events by right-clicking like I can on the Mac app, and no notifications on Mint.
From there it’s easy enough to switch from calendar to notes, photos, FindMy, etc. so I’m happy with my iCloud “app” for my laptop usage.
I think the only things holding me back from switching my desktop now are photos syncing, and I haven’t tried DaVinci Resolve on Linux yet (I do some light video editing from time to time.) and I’ll need to buy another 5TB hard drive to transfer from my APFS formatted storage drive to a Linux-formatted drive. (I believe the transfer process will be easy once I get it thanks to SyncThing)
So, I’m a third of the way to abandoning apple on my most-used machines. Feeling pretty good about it.
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The difficult reality is many people, no matter how interested and technically skilled, aren’t going to have the time, money (yes, money, due to hardware), and energy to immediately go with fully self-hosted OSS paired with a LineageOS (or similar) phone.
For one, you have to either acquire the hardware to run a server for self-hosting or get a VPS (admittedly not a huge financial hurdle, but still effort required). Additionally, you then have to take the time to migrate from iCloud to the alternatives. There’s also the fact that it’s a moderately expensive proposition to purchase a new phone capable of running something more libre like LineageOS. Until you switch operating systems, Apple makes using at least a little bit of iCloud difficult; for instance, you’ll probably need to use Find My at least once.
These reasons largely explain why I’m still on iPhone for now. I usually don’t use iCloud for the storage, but I frequently have to use Photos, Mail, and Find My.
I certainly plan to jump ship, but being stuck for now due to personal circumstances, I can’t blame OP.
You pretty much said what I would’ve said, but probably better 😀
I have 3 Macs I want to switch to Linux, so I’m approaching this conversion piece by piece, using my thinkpads as placeholders. Figuring out new cloud software can wait until they’re all switched.
Luckily, I’m down to just an iPhone.
I used to use iPad Minis, but I was otherwise more of a Windows guy until 2022.
The only other kind of Apple thing I have is a GPU-accelerated Hackintosh running under KVM, which mostly gets used for adding non-streaming songs to my Apple Music library these days. I do plan to quit Apple Music eventually - I’ve been collecting and ripping CDs by TMBG, which is mostly what I listen to anyway.
I’m planning a similar exodus. I like my apple stuff but considering its heavy reliance on the cloud, lower level system access I can’t control, and that it’s an American company operating under a Nazi regime, I really can’t trust it anymore.
Moving to Linux isn’t so bad, but I’m really struggling with leaving iOS. Android has a lot of limitations if you try to break free from Gemini-surveilled stuff. Simple things I take for granted like tap to pay wouldn’t be practical on such a device anymore.
It kills me there’s nothing I can do software-wise to make the Samsung z fold7 an acceptable option for me. Really impressed by that device and my carrier does have some compelling promos for it, but even under this regime, I don’t trust Samsungs software.
They don't even hide their racism
Fateh was born in Washington, D.C., and is the son of immigrants from Somalia. He graduated from Falls Church High School and earned undergraduate and graduate degrees from George Mason University.
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[Article] British marathon runner Fauja Singh dies in road accident aged 114
"...was hit by a car and suffered fatal injuries while trying to cross a road in his birth village Beas Pind, near Jalandhar in Punjab, [India] ..."
RIP to an inspirational person. He only started distance running at 89!
British marathon runner Fauja Singh dies in road accident aged 114
His London-based running club and charity, Sikhs In The City, said their upcoming events in Ilford, east London, will be a celebration of his life.PA News Agency (Your Local Guardian)
Why such hostility when you were asking a question about how people can live to that age and run?
There are countless things that can get in the way, but if you're lucky with your health, that's what it takes to live old and be able to run.
sorry if it came off as hostile, not my intention.
but yeah i wasn’t asking for your opinion on life advice but just if this was a legitimate article.
Meteo Italia: Instabilità in settimana, poi torna il caldo africano | Meteo POP
Meteo Italia: Instabilità in settimana, poi torna il caldo africano
Una nuova fase di instabilità interessa l’Italia tra mercoledì 16 e giovedì 17 luglio, ma il caldo tornerà protagonista nel weekend. Durante la parte centrale della settimana, l’alta pressione diRedazione RMA (METEO POP - RMA APS)
I totally missed the point when PeerTube got so good
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German court rejects Yemenis' claim over US strikes
Karlsruhe (Germany) (AFP) – Germany's highest court on Tuesday threw out a case brought by two Yemenis seeking to sue Berlin over the role of the US Ramstein airbase in a 2012 drone attack, ending a years-long legal saga.Plaintiffs Ahmed and Khalid bin Ali Jaber first brought their case to court in 2014 after losing members of their family in the strike on the village of Khashamir.
The case has since been through several German courts. But the Constitutional Court on Tuesday ultimately ruled that Berlin is not required to take action against such attacks, which were not judged to be in breach of international law.
Washington has for years launched drone strikes targeting suspected Al-Qaeda militants in Yemen, an impoverished country that has been torn by fierce fighting between its beleaguered Saudi-backed government and Iran-backed rebels.
The two Yemeni men, supported by the Berlin-based European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights (ECCHR), had argued that Germany was partly responsible for the attack because the strike was aided by signals relayed via the Ramstein base in western Germany.
"Without the data that flows through Ramstein, the US cannot fly its combat drones in Yemen," the group said.
The ECCHR's Andreas Schueller argued that "the German government must put an end to the use of this base -- otherwise the government is making itself complicit in the deaths of innocent civilians".
The court found that Germany "does have a general duty to protect fundamental human rights and the core norms of international humanitarian law, even in cases involving foreign countries".
However, in order for this duty to be binding, there must be "a serious risk of systematic violation of applicable international law".
"Measured against these standards, the constitutional complaint is unfounded," the court said.
The ECCHR said the ruling had "failed to send a strong signal" and meant that "instead, individual legal protection remains a theoretical possibility without practical consequences".
However, Schueller said the verdict "leaves the door open for future cases".
"Violations of international law can be subject to judicial review, even if the court imposes high hurdles. This is an important statement by the Constitutional Court in these times," he said.
According to the ECCHR, the two Yemeni men were having dinner ahead of the wedding of a male family member in 2012 when they heard the buzz of a drone and then the boom of missile attacks that claimed multiple lives.
Their case against Germany was initially thrown out, before the higher administrative court in Muenster ruled in their favour in 2019.
However, the government appealed and a higher court overturned the decision in 2020, arguing that German diplomatic efforts were enough to ensure Washington was adhering to international law.
In a statement shared by the ECCHR, the two men called the ruling "dangerous and disturbing".
"(It) suggests countries that provide assistance to the US assassination programme bear no responsibility when civilians are killed. Our hearts are broken, and our faith in international law is shaken," they said.
The German government welcomed the ruling, which it said showed that Berlin had "a wide margin of discretion in assessing whether the actions of third states comply with international law".
"According to the ruling, the government has no fundamental duty to protect foreigners abroad who are affected by military action by third states if, in the government's assessment, these attacks are within the bounds of what is permissible under international law," the defence and foreign ministries said in a statement.
Windows 11 will soon be able to describe images on your screen using AI — and it'll all be done locally
Windows 11 will soon be able to describe images on your screen using AI — and it'll all be done locally
A new "Describe Image" feature is coming soon to Click To Do, which will allow Windows 11 to use AI to describe an image that's currently on your screen.Zac Bowden (Windows Central)
An image is worth a thousand words. How is reading a text describing what is on the screen going to be better than just looking at the screen yourself, something you'll need to do to read the description anyway? Aside from accessibility for the blind, the practicality such a technology is questionable.
The motivation behind this is obviously to facilitate the collection and reporting user profiling data. Accessibility for the blind is only a side effect. Tech companies have been doing it with automated audio transcriptions for years already, now they're after what you look at on your screen.
Seagate Ships 30TB Drives to Meet Global Surge in Data Center AI Storage Demand
today announced the global channel availability of up to 30TB Exos ®M and IronWolf® Pro hard drives. Built on Seagate’s Mozaic3+™ platform and powered by heat-assisted magnetic recording (HAMR) technology, these drives are engineered to meet increasing demand for scalable, high-performance storage driven by the rise of AI deployments that are supplementing traditional enterprise infrastructure development.
Convert YouTube Videos to Text Instantly
Just wanted to share a tool I came across recently youtubetotranscript.net/. It lets you paste any YouTube link and get a full transcript of the video (even long ones), which is super useful for:
- Note-taking from tutorials or lectures
- Quickly skimming long videos for key info
- Searching specific parts of interviews or reviews
- Accessibility / easier reading
No login, no ads, and works surprisingly fast. Great for when you don’t have time to watch a full video or just want the text version.
Has anyone tried similar tools? Would love to hear recommendations too!
YouTube Transcript Generator – YouTube to Text Using AI
YouTube to Transcript online tool instantly converts YouTube videos into accurate, free transcripts using AI. Perfect for accessibility, note-taking, and content creation.youtubetotranscript.net
Followers-only replies are broken between pixelfed & mastodon (non-mutuals can’t see them)
i ran into a visibility issue when replying from mastodon to a pixelfed user’s followers-only post.
if a pixelfed user has a private account and makes a followers-only post, then a mastodon user (who follows them, but isn’t followed back) replies with the same followers-only visibility, the pixelfed user never sees it, even if they’re mentioned.
apparently this is because “followers-only” on mastodon only includes the sender’s own followers, not the post author or mentioned accounts. this makes cross-platform, non-mutual replies silently disappear.
anyone else think this should be addressed at the AP level? or is it something each app should patch separately (like a “followers + mentioned” visibility option)?
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Russia’s war against Ukraine
U.S. President Donald Trump and NATO chief Mark Rutte shake hands during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House on July 14, 2025. Trump said the U.S. will send more weapons to Ukraine, signaling his growing impatience as Russia ignores his demands for a ceasefire and steps up its military campaign. (Yuri Gripas/Abaca/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Trump threatens Russia with ‘severe’ tariffs if no Ukraine deal reached in 50 days. “We’re gonna be doing very severe tariffs if we don’t have a deal in 50 days. Tariffs that are about 100%, we call them secondary tariffs,” Donald Trump said in a joint press conference in the White House alongside NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte.
Patriot systems, missiles may arrive in Ukraine ‘within days,’ Trump says. When asked when certain weapons, including missiles to Patriot air defense systems, were expected to arrive in Ukraine, Trump responded by saying “a full complement with the batteries… We’re going to have some come very soon, within days.”
Germany says EU discussing ‘more than 3’ Patriot air defense systems for Ukraine. “From the EU perspective, the talks are about more than three Patriot systems for Ukraine,” a German government spokesperson said.
‘He wants to take all of it’ — Putin reportedly told Trump he’ll intensify eastern Ukraine offensive over next 2 months. Russian President Vladimir Putin told U.S. President Donald Trump that Moscow intended to continue offensive operations until it secured the full administrative borders of occupied Ukrainian regions.
Russia vows to ‘firmly defend’ interests in Baltic after Estonia HIMARS test. “The Baltic region is tense due to the aggressive policies of European coastal states,” Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said.
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Ukraine contracts ‘tens of thousands’ interceptor drones. The technology is critical for Ukraine’s air defense as Russia’s aerial attacks have escalated significantly over the past few months
Zelensky announces next prime minister, launches government reshuffle. “I have proposed that Yuliia Svyrydenko lead the Government of Ukraine and significantly renew its work,” President Volodymyr Zelensky said.
Zelensky hints prime minister Shmyhal may be appointed defense minister amid government reshuffle. “Denys Shmyhal’s extensive experience will definitely be valuable in the position of Ukraine’s defense minister,” President Volodymyr Zelensky said.
Denmark to provide European-produced satellite communication services to Ukraine’s military. “Denmark has now contributed to strengthening Ukraine’s satellite-based communications in their defense against Russia. There is a very large potential in space-based solutions that can contribute to both Ukrainian, Danish, and European defense,” Danish Defense Minister Troels Lund Poulsen said.
Slovakia hints it won’t block 18th sanctions package following EU assurances. Slovakia is likely to approve the EU’s 18th sanctions package against Russia following assurances provided by the bloc to Bratislava, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico said on July 14.
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Ukraine war latest: Trump threatens Russia with ‘severe’ tariffs if no Ukraine deal reached in 50 days
The U.S. will impose “severe tariffs” on Russia unless it agrees to a deal on ending the war in Ukraine within 50 days, U.S. President Donald Trump said in his long-anticipated announcement on July 14.
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Editorial: Right now, Ukraine’s democracy risks a Russian-style backslide
While fighting a war of survival against Russia, Ukraine must not turn into its authoritarian neighbor. As Ukraine’s main independent English-language media outlet, we have a duty to acknowledge and expose this threat.
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Patriot missiles — what they are and why everyone wants them
The U.S.-made Patriot air defense system is one of the few in the world that defend against ballistic missiles, which Russia regularly launches against Ukraine, and which Israel and Iran traded salvos of last month.
Photo: Sam Yeh / AFP via Getty Images
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Growing pains: The lives of Ukrainian teenagers at war
Russia’s war has struck Ukrainian teens in a uniquely cruel way — already navigating the turbulence of adolescence, they also face the emotional and psychological scars the war continues to leave on them.
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Human cost of Russia’s war
Russian drones strike Sumy, Kharkiv oblasts killing 1 person, injuring at least 21. Russian troops launched drone attacks on Kharkiv and Sumy oblasts on July 14, killing one person and injuring at least 21, local authorities reported.
Russian Mi-8 helicopter goes missing in Far East with 5 aboard. The aircraft had three crew members and two technicians on board, Russian pro-government media outlet Kommersant reported.
International response
Putin’s negotiator calls for ‘constructive dialogue’ as Trump shifts stance on Ukraine. “Constructive dialogue between Russia and the U.S. will always achieve more than the tired, destructive language of pressure,” Kirill Dmitriev, head of Russia’s sovereign wealth fund, wrote.
Zelensky meets Trump’s envoy Kellogg in Kyiv. “We discussed the path to peace and what we can practically do together to bring it closer,” President Volodymyr Zelensky wrote.
Belarus shoots down Russian drone, Ukraine’s HUR claims. Russian Shahed-type drones regularly breach Belarusian airspace as they fly towards Ukrainian cities during mass attacks which have escalated significantly over recent weeks.
5 EU members reportedly unhappy with new Ukraine trade deal. “They believe that a new agreement within the framework of the (Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area) DCFTA could destabilize European markets,” a source present during an EU Agriculture Council meeting told European Pravda.
Opinions and insights
Beneath the problematic surface, the New York Times’ Kursk reporting reveals a deeper moral rot
In these fraught times, the New York Times has made a seemingly deliberate and very self-aware choice to paint a picture of this war without the understanding of who is in the right and who is in the wrong.
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5 ways the New York Times fails its readers in its most recent piece about Russia’s war
The New York Times’ recent feature detailing Ukraine’s incursion into Russia’s Kursk Oblast presents a vivid, harrowing account of civilian suffering — it also twists the narrative.
Photo: Tatyana Makeyeva/AFP via Getty Images
In other news
Ukraine’s new Liut ground drone ‘destroys‘ Russian position with machine gun, HUR claims in new video. The deployment took place in Sumy Oblast, a northeastern region bordering Russia that has recently faced renewed Moscow’s attempts to advance.
Ukraine’s economic crimes bureau remains leaderless amid government interference. Ukraine’s economic crimes agency is still without a head following a controversial selection process, raising fresh concerns about the government’s commitment to anti-corruption and international obligations.
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Ukraine’s economic crimes bureau remains leaderless amid government interference
Ukraine's economic crimes agency is still without a head following a controversial selection process, raising fresh concerns about the government's commitment to anti-corruption and international obligations.Yana Prots (The Kyiv Independent)
WeTransfer updates T&Cs, allows it to use your data to train AI
WeTransfer has announced a change in its Terms & Conditions at WeTransfer, however, which formally comes into effect in August. There’s a paragraph under the heading of ‘Content’, clause 6.3, that might generate some concern among its users.You hereby grant us a perpetual, worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, transferable, sub-licensable license to use your Content for the purposes of operating, developing, commercializing, and improving the Service or new technologies or services, including to improve performance of machine learning models that enhance our content moderation process, in accordance with the Privacy & Cookie Policy. Such license includes the right to reproduce, distribute, modify, prepare derivative works based upon, broadcast, communicate to the public, publicly display, and perform Content. You will not be entitled to compensation for any use of Content by us under these Terms.
WeTransfer updates T&Cs, allows it to use your data to train AI
The WeTransfer service, used by creatives to transfer their work, is the latest to want to use your work to train AI models. More here.Simon Brew (Film Stories)
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Navigating the Skies: Growth and Challenges in the UTM Market
The emergence of drone technology has transformed the aviation landscape, paving the way for new applications across industries such as agriculture, logistics, surveillance, mapping, and infrastructure monitoring. However, the rapid rise in unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) operations has introduced significant challenges in airspace management. To address this, Unmanned Traffic Management (UTM) systems have become an essential part of ensuring the safe and efficient integration of drones into national airspace. A new study by Report offers an in-depth analysis of the UTM market, examining its current growth trajectory, technological advancements, and the opportunities and challenges that lie ahead.
As per MRFR Analysis, the Global Unmanned Traffic Management (UTM) Market was valued at USD 1.61 Billion in 2024 and is projected to reach USD 9.72 Billion by 2034, growing at a CAGR of 19.7% from 2025 to 2034.
The study highlights that the exponential increase in drone usage is a primary driver behind the growth of the UTM market. From parcel deliveries by e-commerce giants to agricultural crop monitoring and emergency response operations, UAVs are playing a pivotal role in transforming how services are delivered. However, with more drones taking to the skies, there is a growing need for robust systems that can manage multiple aircraft simultaneously, avoid collisions, and ensure coordination with manned aviation operations. UTM systems are designed specifically to address these needs by enabling real-time tracking, route planning, and traffic conflict resolution.
One of the key growth factors emphasized in the report is the proactive role played by government agencies and aviation regulatory bodies. Organizations such as the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in the United States and the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) are spearheading the development and deployment of UTM frameworks. Programs like the FAA’s UTM Pilot Program and NASA’s UTM research initiatives are laying the groundwork for future airspace integration. These regulatory efforts are aimed at creating standardized protocols for safe UAV operations, including remote identification, geo-fencing, and no-fly zones. Such initiatives are expected to fuel market adoption as they bring legal clarity and operational confidence to drone operators.
According to the study, technological advancements are rapidly shaping the UTM landscape. Modern UTM systems leverage Artificial Intelligence (AI), machine learning, cloud computing, and 5G connectivity to deliver high-performance capabilities. AI-powered algorithms help predict flight paths, detect potential conflicts, and recommend alternative routes in real time. Cloud-based platforms enable centralized data sharing and communication between drones, operators, and air traffic control. The adoption of 5G ensures faster data transmission, low latency, and seamless communication, which are essential for real-time traffic management. These innovations are making UTM systems smarter, more scalable, and more responsive to dynamic aerial conditions.
Il DNA dimostra che gli uomini si trasferivano nella casa delle mogli a Çatal Hüyük
Il DNA dimostra che gli uomini si trasferivano nella casa delle mogli a Çatal Hüyük
Un nuovo studio sul DNA ha appena sfatato uno dei grandi miti della preistoria: non tutte le prime società umane erano dominate dagli uomini .Constanza Vacas (National Geographic Storica)
La nova estraro jam ne respondas
La nuna estraro de UEA estas la plej nerespondema dum la pli ol 20-jara historio de Libera Folio – nur en esceptaj okazoj ni ricevis ajnan reagon al niaj demandoj. La sekva estraro ankoraŭ ne estas elektita, sed la kandidatoj jam sekvas la saman praktikon. El la naŭ kandidatoj nur unu respondis al demandoj senditaj de Libera Folio.
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Robonuggie’s FreeBSD Video Contributions
Christopher Dalby (aka Robonuggie) is one of the most significant and prolific video contributors to FreeBSD. To date, he’s published over 500 videos, covering a vast range of topics and providing important information for both beginners (with tutorials, walkthroughs, etc.) and those looking to delve deeper into the subjects he addresses. Many people I’ve spoken with have confirmed they started exploring FreeBSD thanks to him and his videos.
The entire FreeBSD community is grateful to him, and I’m happy to share his latest video, “What Can You Do With FreeBSD?“
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Against fragmentation: unifying dev discussions with forum federation
On a recent episode of the Dot Social podcast, John O'Nolan of Ghost said;
"For the size of the group [working on federating long form articles], which as you say is not large, man, we are spread across Mastodon DMs sometimes, an email thread other times, a Discord backchannel on the other hand, it's all over the place. We could get more organised here I think, but it's a start."
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The fragmentation of dev discussions is something I hear about a lot lately. Forum federation could be a solution!
Imagine every federated software project has its own forum space. Smaller projects might be content with a dedicated category on a community-hosted dev forum. More well-resourced projects might host their own instance of Discourse or NodeBB or whatever suits them.
Cross-project forums like SocialHub can then have a dedicated category for each software they know about, and use forum federation to sync that with the home forum space preferred by that project.
Eg the Discourse category on SocialHub is synced with the ActivityPub tag on meta.discourse.org. Any post in that SH category appears on Meta with that tag, and vice-versa.
With enough careful plumbing, that solves the fragmentation of public dev discussion across forums. But a lot of potentially insightful chats start in micro-posting threads. Adding a limited ability to start a new forum topic, by mentioning the relevent category or tag actor (eg @discourse@socialhub.ActivityPub.rocks), could bring those in too.
However, most of the examples John gives are private chats (fedi DMs, email, Discord, etc). I encourage devs to gird their loins and apply the 'release early, release often' principle to dev chat. Make public the default for dev chatter, unless it really is sensitive.
That said, with some careful work, support could be added for federating private conversations between forums too. Ideally in a way where AP actors could be included, that automatically open the chat to trusted groups.
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Rediscovering the Magic of the Blogosphere, with John O’Nolan and Matthias Pfefferle
Social networks were built on short posts designed for speed and scale. But what if the next era of the web was built for something deeper?Two of the social web’s “longformers” are working on this. John O’Nolan, the founder and CEO of Ghost, and Matthias Pfefferle, the developer behind the ActivityPub plugin for WordPress, are at the forefront of integrating social features with blogs, newsletters, essays — anything that doesn’t fit in a box of 500 characters or less.
In this episode of Dot Social, they talk with Flipboard CEO Mike McCue about rediscovering the magic of the blogosphere; why formatting, identity, and interoperability are tricky problems to solve; and where writing belongs in the next chapter of the internet.
Highlights of this conversation:
1:24 Why should writers and bloggers care about this topic?
8:35 How the plugin has been received
12:15 Building social into blogs
17:35 Will this increase discovery?
20:15 Models for discovery
23:03 Tumblr in its heyday and status of integration
25:17 How they’re thinking about AT Proto
33:20 Thoughts on bridging
37:16 Core principles around integrating long-form content into protocol
44:06 Leveraging lessons from email?
46:16 Need for collaboration
49:10 Rough edges
52:50 New experiencesMentioned or related to this episode:
- Julian Lam of Node BB nodebb.org/
- “Digital Sovereignty Is the New Influencer Status, with Citation Needed's Molly White” dot-social.simplecast.com/epis…
- “Steps Forward in Long-form Text” socialwebfoundation.org/2025/0…🔎 You can find John at john.onolan.org/ and Matthias at pfefferle.dev/.
✚ You can connect with Mike McCue at @[url=https://flipboard.social/users/mike]Mike McCue[/url] and @mmccue.bsky.social.
🌊 Catch the wave! Surf the social web and create your own custom feeds at surf.social, a new beta from the people at Flipboard. about.surf.social/Matthias Pfefferle
Webworker, podcaster and blogger, advocate of the #openweb and citizen of the @indieweb and the @fediverse, working on #activitypub & @IndieWeb for @WordPresspfefferle.dev
Re: Against fragmentation: unifying dev discussions with forum federation
The technical specifics behind how forum federation works, and how it is accessible in other sites shouldn't be top of mind (or thought about at all) for anybody except those who are maintaining it.
For everybody else, it should just work.
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