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Microsoft said the workers, who were protesting the company's links to the Israeli military, broke into the office of a top company executive.Mary Cunningham (CBS News)
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Collapse of critical Atlantic current is no longer low likelihood, study finds | Scientists say ‘shocking’ discovery shows rapid cuts in carbon emissions are needed to avoid catastrophic fallout
Collapse of critical Atlantic current is no longer low likelihood, study finds
Scientists say ‘shocking’ discovery shows rapid cuts in carbon emissions are needed to avoid catastrophic falloutDamian Carrington (The Guardian)
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Vuoto a perdere: un destino segnato
MONDO REALE: la storia di Mark Wilson “vuoto a perdere” è vagamente ispirata a quella di Mark David Chapman, l’uomo che nel 1980 ha ucciso John Lennon.
FANTASIA: Mark Wilson si è rassegnato al test HIV perennemente negativo e che vedrà Freddie solo in fotografia. Ma Bugliano non perdona e ha in serbo una sorpresa per lui…
2021. Vuoto a perdere: test negativo
A Bugliano come a Londra non contavo più le occasioni in cui il rituale scandiva la mia esistenza: prelievo, attesa, busta chiusa, telefono muto. Mai una volta che qualcuno mi dicesse “C’è bisogno di una seconda conferma, signor Wilson”.
Anche il mio nome stava bene con la sfortuna; il signor Wilson era il pallone del film Castaway con Tom Hanks, su un tizio che sopravvive in un’isola deserta dopo un incidente aereo.
Allora decisi di non spostarmi più da casa, i test fai da te comprati su Internet potevano dirmi il mio stato senza mai farmi alzare il culo dalla sedia né andare negli ospedali gestiti dai Poteri Forti.
Passai un anno intero in cerca di avventure nelle app di incontri mordi e fuggi: mai una domanda né troppi convenevoli con i partner, e per quanto la promiscuità aumentasse la probabilità di convertirmi, il mio test non cambiò mai. Negativo.
I miei colleghi e allievi non capirono perché continuassi a lamentarmi; mentre loro andavano sempre in bianco, io avevo sempre qualcuno di nuovo davanti alla porta. Finché un giorno accadde l’impensabile.
Tigre Frida
Era il 24 novembre 2021 e quando arrivò dal nulla un nuovo messaggio su un’app di dating, io ero intento a leggere i social network su Freddie Mercury e la sua morte.
“So chi sei e cosa cerchi”, mi scrisse in chat lo pseudonimo Tigre Frida; dal nome pensavo si trattasse di una donna particolarmente aggressiva, così preparai casa con le solite candele, cioccolatini e fiori che piacciono tanto al pubblico femminile.
In poco tempo iniziammo a scriverci dei reciproci desideri sessuali, prendendoci una confidenza contraria a ogni logica razionale; il sangue e il mio cuore erano proiettati verso quella persona sconosciuta come se fosse l’ultima avventura della mia intera esistenza.
Finalmente, verso sera, il mio telefono si accese col messaggio che attendevo da tutto il giorno: “Apri la porta, sono qui sotto! Tigre Frida.”
Lavato e vestito elegante, corsi incontro alla mia ospite preparato a ogni evenienza: avrebbe voluto uscire a cena, o altro?
Con passo lento la persona salì per le scale, finché ci trovammo entrambi sul pianerottolo…
Tutto potevo aspettarmi, tranne chi si presentò di fronte a me! Non credetti ai miei stessi occhi: a volere un’avventura sessuale con me era l’agente di polizia Adriano La Scala, la cui presunta integrità morale gli aveva fatto superare brillantemente due master di criminologia, uno a Bugliano e l’altro a Washington al cospetto dei federali.
Senza dirmi una parola mi prese per mano guidandomi dentro il mio appartamento come fosse casa propria: “meglio così”, pensai; questo vuole andare subito al sodo. Ce la godiamo poi fuori di qui e non se ne parla più! Niente relazioni omosessuali tra criminologo e insegnante, evitiamo gli scandali!
Appena entrati nella mia stanza da letto, lui mise tutto subito in chiaro: “Sei certo delle conseguenze? Io non sono qui per accontentare un perditempo capriccioso. O sei serio, o nulla.” Mi mostrò il suo medaglione col simbolo del rischio biologico e lo abbracciai con orgoglio: c’erano voluti anni ma finalmente qualcuno mi avrebbe dato il virus che cercavo.
“Vedi Wilson”, lui ricambiò il mio abbraccio. “Tigre Frida non esiste perché è l’anagramma di Adri Gifter!”
Le sorprese non finiscono
Definirlo intelligente era un eufemismo; uno abituato agli enigmi sul proprio nome, sicuramente avrebbe saputo scovare anche i peggiori serial killer e io dovetti frenare le mie confidenze. Mai avrei potuto raccontargli che avevo cercato di dissanguare Freddie Mercury e, in fondo, mi tentava parecchio anche il suo sangue di agente con qualità fuori dal comune.
Restammo insieme l’intera notte e, la mattina, mi portò pure la colazione a letto! Per la prima volta da quando era morto il povero Andrew non mi sentivo considerato come un giocattolo.
“Come ti senti, Mark?” mi domandò, con in mano la tazzina ancora mezza piena. “Ti sei pentito per ieri sera?”
“No”, gli sorrisi calmo, bevendo l’ultimo sorso di caffè; “mai stato meglio! Perché, tu hai rimorsi?”
“Neanche mezzo”, Adri finì di bere e posò la tazza sul comodino accanto alla mia; “ma se cambi idea posso accompagnarti in ospedale per la profilassi, al massimo entro due giorni.”
“Stai scherzando? Dopo trent’anni che aspetto questo momento tu mi vuoi riempire di medicine? No, e poi no!”
“Allora mi raccomando”, rispose abbracciandomi; “chiamami se nelle prossime settimane avverti sintomi. Febbre, debolezza, sudorazioni notturne… Vorrà dire che ci siamo riusciti.”
Ci salutammo così, abbracciati davanti alla porta di casa, verso l’inizio di una vita che non sarebbe mai più stata normale.
Cambiamento in atto
Tre settimane dopo l’evento, i segnali arrivarono puntuali: sudavo come un mulo e avevo la febbre alta.
“I tuoi giorni da negativo sono finiti”, mi scrisse Adriano quando lo avvisai in chat; “per un test fai da te è prestissimo ma quello dell’antigene, il test combo, in teoria dovrebbe già dirci qualcosa. Vuoi che venga con te a farlo?”
Il giorno in cui mi accompagnò in ambulatorio era un venerdì 17, unico in cui Adri era libero e io non dovevo tenere lezioni; almeno avrei potuto ribattezzare una data sfortunata in quella più felice della mia vita!
Quanto era carino il mio gifter: mi venne a prendere sotto casa come un vero cavaliere, addirittura mi aprì la portiera dell’auto e in ambulatorio rimase sempre al mio fianco.
“Anche se non ti è arrivato dalla fonte originale è sempre l’autentico HIV di Freddie Mercury”, mi disse, probabilmente per darsi un tono; “ora è solo questione di confermarlo!” Feci finta di niente, ma i ricordi di Freddie e le occasioni mancate per dissanguarlo, mi stavano logorando la mente.
Appena uscimmo dalla sala prelievi mi accompagnò a casa e mi tolse il cerotto dal braccio; osservai le poche gocce di sangue rimaste sul cotone e gli proposi di raggiungermi nella stanza da letto per un altro incontro stavolta fra positivi e lui scoppiò a ridere: “Sei positivo fino a prova contraria! Meglio se ci vediamo nel pomeriggio quando ti arriva il risultato.”
Qualcosa non va!
Senza nemmeno salutarmi, prese la porta e se ne andò. Dov’era il gifter generoso che avevo conosciuto? Troppe domande mi riempirono la mente per l’intera mattina, poi la consapevolezza arrivò all’improvviso: Già, è un poliziotto, e quando lavora non c’è vita privata che tenga.
Il mio telefono rimase muto per ore. Sapevo che di fronte a un risultato positivo al test sul sangue, dall’ambulatorio sarei stato chiamato per gli esami di conferma e i consulti medici a cui avrei, deliberatamente, dato buca.
Mai e poi mai avrei accettato i loro consigli e medicine! Una, due, tre volte mi collegai al sito web del laboratorio analisi con le mie credenziali, finché alle 15 qualcosa apparve. “Test combinato, anticorpi e antigene P24. HIV 1 e HIV 2, campione negativo.” Venerdì 17 confermato essere il giorno della sfortuna!
La verità viene a galla
Maledizione, maledizione e ancora maledizione! Il mio smartphone era in carica sul tavolo e trattenni l’impulso di buttarlo dalla finestra perché vidi un nuovo messaggio di Adri: “Vieni, sono sotto casa tua. Parliamo del test, meglio confrontarci di persona!”
Scesi le scale di corsa, intenzionato ad ammazzarlo di cazzotti perché nessuno aveva i miei dati per accedere al portale sanitario e questo voleva dire una cosa sola: Adri sapeva fin da subito come mi sarebbe andata!
“Ehi! Vuoto a perdere! Allora?” Lo stronzo sorrise beffardo, come avesse vinto un terno al lotto.
Lo vidi in piedi di fronte a me, stranamente in divisa da poliziotto ma ero troppo devastato per chiedergli ulteriori spiegazioni.
“Allora confermi che sei un vuoto a perdere!”
Restai in silenzio con le orecchie tese, avvertii dei vaghi rumori di persone in movimento provenire dal retro del mio palazzo e Adriano che mandava messaggi però evitai di distogliere il mio sguardo dal suo, volevo mi dicesse in faccia il motivo per cui mi avesse tradito a quel modo.
“Sai com’è, tesoro”, mi prese in giro; “io ho dovere di tutelare il mio virus e tu, un bene così prezioso, non l’avrai mai! Capito? MAI! Io sono non rilevabile e neanche volendo potrei trasmettertelo!”
Nemmeno ebbi il tempo di sferrargli un pugno, perché le persone da dietro casa si palesarono: erano tre poliziotti anche loro in uniforme, che immediatamente mi bloccarono e Adri stesso mi infilò le manette ai polsi.
“Mark Wilson, sei in arresto per terrorismo!”
Non opposi resistenza, come avrei potuto farlo? Conoscevo benissimo il mio ruolo e non potevo in alcun modo tradirmi adesso. Negativo e in galera, forse è questo che davvero meritavo! Mi feci portar via senza dire altro, da solo con la mia rabbia e il sorriso trionfante di Adriano accanto a me.
Epilogo
Dal carcere ho avuto il tempo per riflettere e sono arrivato alla conclusione di dover compiere una buona azione, almeno una: dare all’opinione pubblica quello che vuole.
Lutto all’università: suicida il docente Mark Wilson
Bugliano (PI) – 20 dicembre 2021. Una notizia dell’ultima ora sconvolge l’università buglianese: il noto docente Mark Wilson si è tolto la vita in carcere mordendosi i polsi fino a morire dissanguato.
“Soffriva di depressione da tempo”, ha dichiarato alla redazione la sorella Virginia. Titolare del locale House In Virginia adiacente al campus universitario, la donna non ha voluto fornire ulteriori dettagli sulla vita privata del professore.
L’insegnante era stato arrestato lo scorso 17 dicembre dopo un lungo e accurato pedinamento da parte dell’agente profiler Adriano Adri La Scala, secondo il quale Wilson corrispondeva al presunto mitomane dissanguatore che darebbe la caccia alle persone sieropositive a Bugliano e nel mondo.
La confessione
Lo stesso Mark Wilson prima di morire ha lasciato in cella una lettera confessione che noi pubblichiamo integralmente, rivolta a tutti i cittadini di Bugliano.
Bugliano, 19 dicembre 2021.
Sono io lo stalker, il dissanguatore, l’omicida. Ho ucciso io nel 1988 la donna italiana trovata morta a San Pietroburgo, dopo aver intercettato le sue lettere a Freddie Mercury mentre quest’ultimo era il mio datore di lavoro.I due avevano avuto una relazione e io non potevo permettere che si riconciliassero mentre io invece ero completamente solo e Freddie mi rifiutava!
La morte per AIDS del mio ex fidanzato Andrew Jones, mi ha talmente sconvolto da avermi causato un’ossessione per il virus. Non ho mai potuto provare che sia stato Mercury a contagiare il mio amore ma da allora volevo riprendere il legame con entrambi grazie alla loro malattia. Sarebbero stati dentro di me fino alla mia morte ma, anche se ho bevuto il sangue della ragazza e mi sono ferito con lo stesso coltello usato per tagliarle la gola, i miei test HIV sono sempre risultati negativi e quand’ho saputo che Freddie Mercury era sotto la protezione del mio ex compagno di scuola Raymond Still, ho deciso di vendicarmi molestando chi porta dentro di sé lo stesso virus del mio idolo.
Ma ora che mi avete messo in prigione non ho più niente ed è giunto per me il momento di dire addio a un mondo in cui forse, non dovevo nemmeno esistere. Sono stanco dei miei continui fallimenti!
Mark Wilson
Come redazione, non ci sentiamo di commentare ulteriormente la lettera, sarà competenza degli inquirenti valutarne l’autenticità e considerare ulteriori sviluppi del caso.
Hiv 1-2 Combo
Prelievo di sangue Il virus dell’immunodeficienza umana (HIV) è la causa dell’AIDS (sindrome da immunodeficienza acquisita). Esistono due tipi di viru...CDC Gruppo Affidea
AI experts return from China stunned: The U.S. grid is so weak, the race may already be over [Eva Roytburg | August 14, 2025 | fortune.com]
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A 600-word bullet point summary focusing on statistics, comparing China and the US's energy infrastructure readiness for AI development.
- China views energy availability for AI development as a "solved problem," unlike the US where it's a major bottleneck.
- McKinsey projects a $6.7 trillion investment in new data center capacity globally (2025-2030) to meet AI's energy demands.
- US data center development is limited by power grid stress; some companies build their own power plants. Ohio households face at least a $15/month electricity bill increase due to data centers.
- Goldman Sachs highlights AI's power demand outpacing grid development cycles.
- China annually adds more electricity demand than Germany's total annual consumption. One Chinese province matches India's total electricity supply.
- China maintains an 80-100% reserve margin, meaning it has at least twice the needed capacity, allowing it to absorb AI data center demand.
- The US typically operates with a 15% reserve margin or less, leading to warnings about grid strain during peak demand.
- China's energy planning is coordinated through long-term, technocratic policy, anticipating demand. The US relies heavily on private investment with shorter-term return expectations (3-5 years), unsuitable for long-term power projects (decade-long build and payoff).
- China directs state funding to strategic sectors, accepting some project failures to ensure capacity when needed. The US lacks this public financing for long-term energy projects.
- China's pragmatic approach to renewables and coal use, focusing on efficiency and results, contrasts with the US's politically charged debates.
- Without significant changes in US energy infrastructure funding and development, China's lead will widen.
AI experts return from China stunned: The U.S. grid is so weak, the race may already be over
China is “set up to hit grand slams,” longtime Chinese energy expert David Fishman told Fortune. “The U.S., at best, can get on base.”Eva Roytburg (Fortune)
Tesla sales plunge 40% in Europe as Chinese EV rival BYD's triple
Tesla sales plunge 40% in Europe as Chinese EV rival BYD's triple
Tesla faces a number of challenges in Europe including continued intense competition and brand damage from Elon Musk's political involvement.Arjun Kharpal (CNBC)
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The ebike option meme is so laughable. I recently did some research on cargo bikes and the entry models cost as much as a used ICE car with no air con, no rain cover, no heating, no safety. Ebike people are straight up delusional in thinking this is ready to replace cars.
Getting a second hand ice car is objectively the best thing you can do right now for everyone involved unless you ride half a million km a year.
I don't think it is laughable.
A new cargo is 5000€ and you can find used or discounted ones for less than 3000€.
A used car will cost far more in repairs, insurance and gas, my 2010 car is valued around 3000€ and it costs us around 1000-1500€/year.
I don't think bikes can replace cars for everyone, but many people could use a bike instead or their car 95% of the time, when we see that so much people use a car for less than 5 km.
Only concern is safety to use a bike in the middle of fast cars, but a proper infrastructure (separated bike lanes) solves it for a fraction of the cost of roads and parking places.
Yes it is.
Because it is handcraft compared to car industry (85 millions/year), and not subsidized at all.
Now how much costs a car ? Not only the price, but globally, if you include health impact, infrastructure needs.
You're just pulling stats out of your ass here. What you're doing with your cargo bike in winter? Or summer heat? The cargo bike cult really thinks most of the world is a small town in central Europe when most of the world on avg is mountains in Indonesia.
I swear the sole reason e-bikes are not as big as they should be is the obnoxiously ignorant user base.
uuuh in winter we have things like cloths, even warmed gloves and boots when really cold ? Go in Montreal to figure it out, some are biking there even in winter.
I am pulling stats out of my close area, national stats are : For distances of less than 5 kilometers, cars still account for 60% of commutes. Less than 5 km can you imagine ?
Just put your ass on a bike instead of your fingers, and just try to do things
WhatsApp will help you become a better LLM: Writing Help AI feature, will rewrite your words to help you form a better sentences.
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> Sometimes you know what you want to say, but just need a little help with how to say it.
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> That’s why today we’re introducing Writing Help. It’s our latest AI feature powered by Private Processing that keeps your messages completely private. You can review the suggestions from AI in various styles such as professional, funny, or supportive that you can select or continue editing to deliver that perfect message.Audits:
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Nvidia earnings beat Wall Street’s sky-high expectations, but the stock is falling because ‘there were no H20 sales to China-based customers’
Nvidia recorded no China sales revenue for H20 chips and reported revenue that narrowly beat Wall Street targets in the second quarter, as the AI chipmaker reported financial results on Wednesday.Nvidia has been navigating trade restrictions on H20 shipments to China since April. The U.S. government began issuing licenses for approved buyers in China in July, and Nvidia said a few of its China-based customers had received such licenses. But no H20 chip revenue to China was included in its second-quarter revenue, Nvidia said (It noted that some H20 chip inventory was sold outside of China in the second quarter, adding a $180 million benefit to the topline).
Nvidia said it was not including H20 in its financial forecast for the current quarter, though it estimated that $2 billion to $5 billion worth of H20 chips could be shipped to China if “geopolitical” issues were resolved. The company also repeated its call for the U.S. government to allow it to sell its more advanced “Blackwell” generation of products to China.
Republican election chief accused of slipping MDMA, cocaine into granddaughters’ ice cream
Republican election chief accused of slipping MDMA, cocaine into granddaughters’ ice cream
James Edwin Yokeley Jr. — the 66-year-old Republican chairman of the Surry County, North Carolina, Board of Elections — faces serious criminal charges after authorities in Wilmington, North Carolina, revealed he allegedly slipped illegal drugs into h…Ailia Zehra, Alternet (Raw Story)
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China’s Domestic x86 CPU, the Zhaoxin KX-7000, Debuts in an AI PC by MAXHUB, Positioning It as a Viable Alternative to Intel/AMD Options
Archived ver.: web.archive.org/web/2025082810…Original source, including in-depth tests and other fancy details of the CPU used in the MAXHUB PC itself (written in Mandarin): news.mydrivers.com/1/1070/1070…
CPU-Z Single-Core Benchmark and specs from the original source:
That's an 8-core, ~3GHz Base Speed, 32MB L3 cache CPU for the number-crunchers around here.
On the surface, this CPU seems like it's best suited for general desktop and office use, to see it adopted to a PC build product geared for "AI workloads" is interesting. If I'm not mistaken, AI performance is heavily dependent on the GPU rather than on the CPU, so I think that's fine:
In terms of performance, the MAXHUB's AI+ desktop computer is claimed to play 1080P 30fps and 4K 30fps high-bitrate online videos with decent CPU utilization numbers, showing that the KX-7000 CPU acts decently with media workload. Of course, when compared against competitors like Intel or AMD, Zhaoxin is behind, but the key motive here to create an ecosystem that relies entirely on in-house products, and this has apparently happened here.And that's a good thing, lol.
China’s Domestic x86 CPU, the Zhaoxin KX-7000, Debuts in an AI PC by MAXHUB, Positioning It as a Viable …
China has its very own domestic x86 CPU as well, developed by the manufacturer Zhaoxin, which has seen integration by MAXHUB.Wccftech
WhatsApp will help you become a better LLM: Writing Help AI feature, will rewrite your words to help you form a better sentences.
- Engineering.
- White Paper.
> Sometimes you know what you want to say, but just need a little help with how to say it.
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> That’s why today we’re introducing Writing Help. It’s our latest AI feature powered by Private Processing that keeps your messages completely private. You can review the suggestions from AI in various styles such as professional, funny, or supportive that you can select or continue editing to deliver that perfect message.
Audits:
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- NCC Group.
Source: WhatsApp Blog Post.
Building Private Processing for AI tools on WhatsApp - Engineering at Meta
We are inspired by the possibilities of AI to help people be more creative, productive, and stay closely connected on WhatsApp, so we set out to build a new technology that allows our users around …Chris Wiltz (Meta)
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Meteorologists now face a Trump ‘loyalty test’ when applying to National Weather Service jobs
National Weather Service asks applicants to answer 'loyalty test'
After firing hundreds of meteorologists, the National Weather Service announced it is hiring. Applicants are being asked to detail their support for Trump.Anthony Edwards (San Francisco Chronicle)
the federal government told agencies they aren’t required to use the essay questions for hiring or promotions
I was gonna say, they can ask all they want but the person doing the hiring doesn't have to give a shit. In fact, I'd put ass kissers on the bottom of the list. This will be a big deal when at some point the top is filled with MAGA.
UK power company Drax’s shares plunge amid investigation over source of ‘renewable’ fuel | Investigation by UK watchdog relates to historical statements on wood pellets for power station
UK power company Drax investigated over source of ‘renewable’ fuel
Move by UK watchdog FCA relates to historical statements on wood pellets for power station from January 2022 to March 2024Kalyeena Makortoff (The Guardian)
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Donald Trump’s assault on US nuclear watchdog raises safety concerns | Staff ‘forced out’ and independence curtailed at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission
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Climate change intensified wildfire weather in Greece, Türkiye and Cyprus: Study
Climate change intensified wildfire weather in Greece, Türkiye and Cyprus: Study
Hundreds of wildfires across Europe have burned at least 1 million hectares, or around 2.5 million acres, since the start of the year. That’s made 2025 the worst year for the continent since official wildfire records began in 2006.Conservation news
chiavina terminifera che non fa più uai fai (Netvip chiavetta WiFi morta a caso)
Poco fa era appena tarda mattina e, come si suol dire, se non bestemmio guarda… la giornata non comincia in maniera ufficiale. A quanto pare, la chiavettina WiFi che in questi ultimi giorni stavo usando temporaneamente sul PC fisso ha deciso di morire per sempre stamattina, o qualcosa del genere, semplicemente dal nulla (e quando […]
Google to collect more data about your Android gaming habits soon
Upcoming changes to your Google Play Games profile - Google Play Help
We're updating Google Play Games profiles to give you a more unified view of your gaming journey across all your Android devices. What's New: Your enhanced gaming profile Starting on September 23, 2support.google.com
Google Big Sleep AI Tool Finds Critical Chrome Vulnerability
Google Big Sleep AI Tool Finds Critical Chrome Vulnerability
Google has patched a critical graphics library vulnerability in the Chrome browser, discovered by its AI-powered detection tool, Google Big Sleep.Waqas (Hack Read)
Washington Could Activate a “Kill Switch” to Terminate European Access to US Tech. Here’s How it Could Work.
Washington Could Activate a “Kill Switch” to Terminate European Access to US Tech. Here’s How it Could Work.
Trevor H. Rudolph discusses European fears around the US government cutting off access to US tech and the policy tools that could make it happen.Trevor H. Rudolph (Tech Policy Press)
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Nvidia earnings beat Wall Street’s sky-high expectations, but the stock is falling because ‘there were no H20 sales to China-based customers’
Nvidia recorded no China sales revenue for H20 chips and reported revenue that narrowly beat Wall Street targets in the second quarter, as the AI chipmaker reported financial results on Wednesday.
Nvidia has been navigating trade restrictions on H20 shipments to China since April. The U.S. government began issuing licenses for approved buyers in China in July, and Nvidia said a few of its China-based customers had received such licenses. But no H20 chip revenue to China was included in its second-quarter revenue, Nvidia said (It noted that some H20 chip inventory was sold outside of China in the second quarter, adding a $180 million benefit to the topline).
Nvidia said it was not including H20 in its financial forecast for the current quarter, though it estimated that $2 billion to $5 billion worth of H20 chips could be shipped to China if “geopolitical” issues were resolved. The company also repeated its call for the U.S. government to allow it to sell its more advanced “Blackwell” generation of products to China.
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China’s Domestic x86 CPU, the Zhaoxin KX-7000, Debuts in an AI PC by MAXHUB, Positioning It as a Viable Alternative to Intel/AMD Options
Archived ver.: web.archive.org/web/2025082810…
Original source, including in-depth tests and other fancy details of the CPU used in the MAXHUB PC itself (written in Mandarin): news.mydrivers.com/1/1070/1070…
CPU-Z Single-Core Benchmark and specs from the original source:
That's an 8-core, ~3GHz Base Speed, 32MB L3 cache CPU for the number-crunchers around here.
On the surface, this CPU seems like it's best suited for general desktop and office use, to see it adopted to a PC build product geared for "AI workloads" is interesting. If I'm not mistaken, AI performance is heavily dependent on the GPU rather than on the CPU, so I think that's fine:
In terms of performance, the MAXHUB's AI+ desktop computer is claimed to play 1080P 30fps and 4K 30fps high-bitrate online videos with decent CPU utilization numbers, showing that the KX-7000 CPU acts decently with media workload. Of course, when compared against competitors like Intel or AMD, Zhaoxin is behind, but the key motive here to create an ecosystem that relies entirely on in-house products, and this has apparently happened here.
And that's a good thing, lol.
China’s Domestic x86 CPU, the Zhaoxin KX-7000, Debuts in an AI PC by MAXHUB, Positioning It as a Viable …
China has its very own domestic x86 CPU as well, developed by the manufacturer Zhaoxin, which has seen integration by MAXHUB.Wccftech
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Zhaoxin unveils first NPU-equipped CPU and 96-core server chip at WAIC 2025
At WAIC 2025 in Shanghai, Zhaoxin introduced the KaiXian KX-7000N client CPU with an integrated NPU for offline AI workloads and the Kaisheng KH-50000 server chip delivering 96 cores, PCIe 5.0 lanes, and 384 MB L3 cache.Nathan Ali (Notebookcheck)
An actual article on it- chipsandcheese.com/p/zhaoxins-…
Spoiler: It's slower than AMD Bulldozer.
Loongson 3A is infinitely faster if you want a China-domestic-market CPU.
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Why Tony Blair and Jared Kushner were at the White House to discuss Gaza
Why Tony Blair and Jared Kushner were at the White House to discuss Gaza
Former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair and US President Donald Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, are attending a White House meeting on Wednesday to lay out US and Israeli plans for the fate of post-war Gaza, according to media reports.MEE staff (Middle East Eye)
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Campaign to lift Palestine Action ban seeking ways to stop mass arrests of protesters
Campaign to lift Palestine Action ban seeking ways to stop mass arrests of protesters
The campaign group calling for the UK government to lift its ban on direct action group Palestine Action said it is pursuing methods of protest that would make mass arrests of peaceful demonstrators near impossible.Katherine Hearst (Middle East Eye)
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US state department stops issuing visas for Gaza’s children to get medical care after far-right campaign
The US state department announced on Saturday that it would stop issuing visas to children from Gaza in desperate need of medical care after an online pressure campaign from Laura Loomer, a far-right influencer close to Donald Trump who has described herself as “a proud Islamophobe”."All visitor visas for individuals from Gaza are being stopped while we conduct a full and thorough review of the process and procedures used to issue a small number of temporary medical-humanitarian visas in recent days,” the state department said in a message posted on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, from which Loomer was banned before it was purchased by Elon Musk.
In a pair of posts on the social network on Friday, Loomer had shared video of badly injured Palestinian children and their family members arriving in Houston and San Francisco this month, along with false claims that their shouts of joy were “jihadi chants” and that they were “doing the HAMAS terror whistle”.
Loomer also falsely claimed that she had “exclusively obtained” the two video clips she shared. One was copied from a medical aid charity’s public Instagram account and the other was from the Houston Chronicle’s YouTube channel.
US state department stops issuing visas for Gaza’s children to get medical care after far-right campaign
Program providing key aid halted after complaints from Laura Loomer, the far-right influencer close to TrumpRobert Mackey (The Guardian)
The crisis is “expasperating”: Long COVID compounds economic hardship in Argentina
cross-posted from: lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/51686142
Argentina has no dedicated Long COVID clinics, no disability insurance, and no government recognition, leaving patients to diagnose themselves and search for informal care.Only a couple of Long COVID studies are being conducted in Argentina. One includes over 100 patients and involves analysis of MRI brain scans.
Patients live not only with Long COVID but also the stressful situation of living in a country with high inflation and poverty, while they create their support chat groups to share knowledge, treatments, and information.
The crisis is “expasperating”: Long COVID compounds economic hardship in Argentina - The Sick Times
Argentina is facing an invisible Long COVID crisis, marked by a lack of clinics, minimal media attention, no disability insurance to help people with the disease cope with their inability to work, and only a couple of Long COVID studies — all amid a …Delfina Marchese (The Sick Times)
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Have you tried to fight through the endurance issue? That's my plan. I'm scared shitless of the downward spiral so I hope to get my ass out.
Wife and I took a walk last night, and that's the least I usually do. She couldn't tonight even though she's recovering better than I.
I did that. Do not recommend. I ended up bedridden, because every time I pushed it I would get worse.
I recommend resting and letting your body get better.
Thanks! I have "emphysema light" (doctor's words) and if I sit on my ass too long, well, it's not good. I have to constantly move, and move hard, or I go downhill. Hence the question.
I've improved much since I wrote the question. We're hitting the river tomorrow, see how it goes. Manhandling my 10' boat, battery, trolling motor and other gear is going to be a challenge.
Glad to hear your getting better.
Do read this though.
PEM affects a good third of people with LC. And knowing the signs so you know not to push through it is very important because pushing through it can lead to well. Being like me, bedridden since two years.
I do. I caught it in March 2020, yo-yoed in health for a while, and had some surgeries and a treatable cancer which my doctors suspect were related to Long COVID. I’m pretty well marinated in the info, and am happy to share whatever you want to know.
This page from Yale is a great general orientation, though there’s a lot more LC sufferers would want you to know. This “What to Do When I Have Covid” guide from Clean Air Club will be useful.
The best place I know of on Lemmy for a discussion is !chronicillness@lemmy.world. Mastodon has an active and expansive community of people affected by Long COVID.
Condolences on your illness! I hope you’ll have better luck.
Long COVID (Post-COVID Conditions, PCC)
Long COVID refers to new or recurring symptoms that occur four or more weeks after an infection with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.Yale Medicine
Oliver Thomas withdraws controversial facial recognition ordinance in New Orleans — for now
cross-posted from: sh.itjust.works/post/44609842
Oliver Thomas withdraws controversial facial recognition ordinance in New Orleans — for now
BY SARAH RAVITS 31 mins agoNew Orleans City Council member and mayoral candidate Oliver Thomas Aug. 21 quietly withdrew, at least for now, a controversial ordinance granting police the authority to use facial recognition technology to spy on people in public.
The decision has drawn cautious optimism from civil rights groups, though Thomas could bring the ordinance up again as soon as Sept. 11.
If passed, the ordinance would authorize the use of facial recognition technology for real-time surveillance by the New Orleans Police Department or a third-party operator. New Orleans would be the first U.S. city to implement this type of program.
Thomas, who co-sponsored the ordinance with Eugene Green, told Gambit he withdrew it from yesterday’s meeting to allow NOPD “to make edits” on the measure.
**But opponents of the ordinance said there are no changes that would resolve their concerns over civil rights and privacy concerns. **
“There are no edits or modifications that could make this proposal safe. It needs to be taken off the table entirely, forever,” said Rachel Taber, an organizer with Union Migrante, a group that supports immigrants’ rights.
Green and Thomas have argued the ordinance would help NOPD stop crime more efficiently and aid in other investigations, particularly focused on violence, sexual assault and illegal drugs.
But opponents of the bill have sounded the alarm over potential civil rights violations, pointing out that a real-time surveillance system of this caliber could easily be used by law enforcement or third parties to target and monitor marginalized communities including immigrants and people of color — regardless of criminal activity.
It could also track LGBTQ activity and monitor people seeking reproductive health care.
While the ordinance does specifically prohibit the NOPD from targeting immigrants, women seeking reproductive health care and LGBTQ people, those restrictions would almost certainly be trumped by state law requiring NOPD to comply with agencies like the Louisiana State Police and federal law enforcement — which, among other things, are currently targeting immigrants for kidnappings and detention.
Taber also pointed to the already-robust private surveillance all over the city that NOPD and other law enforcement agencies can access, if needed.
“If a crime occurs, as is, they can subpoena evidence from nearby cameras,” she said. “No one needs 24/7 access to all faces and license plates all the time, everywhere, without cause.”
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Il Cammino delle Identità in Valtellina : a San Giacomo di Teglio, il Panificio Bresesti
Tutte le volte che i nostri itinerari vagabondi ci hanno portato in Valtellina, non è mai mancata una visita gustosa al Panificio Bresesti di San Giacomo di Teglio.
“Dalla bottega alimentare di nonno Silvio – reduce della campagna di Russia e decorato con la croce al valore – i Bresesti hanno imparato il valore delle tradizioni e l’amore per la cucina tipica della Valtellina. Da oltre quarant’anni il Panificio
Bresesti, aperto da Bruno – figlio di Silvio – lavora con passione, amore e produce, con fatica e dedizione, pane e prodotti tipici del territorio valtellinese, rispettandone le antiche tradizioni.”
Forse sarà per questa storia, che i giornalisti di Borghi d’Europa si sono ricordati del Panificio Bresesti, quando hanno ricominciato il Cammino delle Identità, il
Percorso di informazione che dal 2014 valorizza e fa conoscere le eccellenze della Valtellina nel progetto L’Europa delle scienze e della cultura, Patrocinato dalla
IAI -Iniziativa adriatico ionica,Forum Intergovernativo.
Il 6 e il 7 settembre una delegazione visiterà a Teglio la Mostra a Palazzo BESTA ( Il senso del vino), per poi incontrare alcune aziende della filiera agroalimentare,
I vini di Giorgio Gianatti, i prodotti del Panificio Bresesti; i salumi del Salumificio Testini.
“Un negozio moderno basato su tradizioni antiche. Da noi il pane si produce e si sforna proprio come veniva prodotto e sfornato nelle vecchie contrade telline, mantenendo gusto e croccantezza.
Utilizzando solo materie prime naturali, senza aggiunta di conservanti e additivi chimici, siamo in grado di proporre prodotti genuini e saporiti, che porteranno sulle vostre tavole il vero gusto valtellinese del mangiare bene e in maniera sana.
Pane di segale, dolci, pizzoccheri, prodotti da forno tipici. Panificio Bresesti offre solo prodotti di qualità, nel rispetto della tradizione.”
Da sempre sosteniamo la necessità di una vera e propria ‘carta del pane’, per abbinare in modo corretto i cibi e i vini.
Luca e Simone Bresesti hanno portato idee e hanno saputo valorizzare ulteriormente un prodotto – il pane di segale valtellinese – che già oggi viene consumato per la sua
capacità di regolarizzare l’intestino e migliorare la circolazione.
Il viaggio del gusto di Borghi d’Europa parte dagli inizi di settembre e si svilupperà fino a dicembre 2026, realizzando una intensa campagna d’informazione grazie al Percorso Internazionale I Mulini del gusto e le Vie del Pane.
La rete Borghi d’Europa ha deciso infatti di un creare un percorso dedicato a questi temi, tra le grandi iniziative di informazione del progetto.
Il circuito organizza e promuove dei percorsi per mettere a confronto idee, progetti, capaci di seguire il filo logico della valorizzazione rispettosa degli equilibri sociali culturali e ambientali dei territori di riferimento.
Sono previsti incontri e stages di informazione nei territori,per raccontare a giornalisti e comunicatori le storie dei borghi e delle loro culture.
Ogni ‘tappa’ tocca i luoghi, le storie, i protagonisti della filiera agroalimentare.
Il progetto era stato presentato nell’aprile del 2019 presso la sede del Parlamento Europeo di Milano.
La degustazione di settembre valorizzerà l’abbinamento del Fiocco della Valtellina e della Slinzega con il pane della famiglia Bresesti e i vini di Giorgio Gianatti.
When Genocide Denial Is the Norm
Genocide scholar Martin Shaw argues that ending Israel’s genocide in Gaza and isolating Israel on the international stage must become the cause of every country that claims to represent human values.
While I agree; we've moved past that point unless the US stops Israel; and they will not.
The world needs to unite in arms to invade Israel. We do not have time for even a major BDS movement. Children are starving every night. Without direct action all the world is doing is watching and wagging its fingers.
And at this point I can't tell which "scholar" or politician is only doing that to be able to say they did in the future. They are coming to the correct side just late enough to wag their fingers.
La cultura della paura nell'era digitale
La cultura della paura nell’era digitale
Dai mostri sotto il letto ai mostri dell’algoritmo: viviamo in uno stato di ansia permanenteE la nave va
Canada absent in multi-nation call to protect Gaza journalists, allow foreign media
Canada absent in multi-nation call to protect Gaza journalists, allow foreign media
OTTAWA — Canada has taken the rare step of not signing onto a multi-country statement that demands Israel stop banning foreign journalists from entering Gaza and that local journalists be protected in the Palestinian territories.Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press (BarrieToday.com)
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Aid workers accuse NGOs of 'whitewashing' Israel's Gaza war – DW – 08/22/2025
Aid workers accuse NGOs of 'whitewashing' Israel's Gaza war
Several international NGOs have limited their language and advocacy on the topic of Gaza, a DW investigation has found. They fear that Israel might otherwise refuse them permits to operate in the Palestinian territories.Naomi Conrad (Deutsche Welle)
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Israeli army database suggests at least 83% of Gaza dead were civilians
IDF database suggests 83% of Gaza dead were civilians
Classified intelligence reveals Israel killed 8,900 militants by May, indicating an almost unparalleled proportion of civilian slaughter.Ben Reiff (+972 Magazine)
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Il fantasma rievocato dai cannoni della caravella che vegliava sull'Unione di Kalmar - Il blog di Jacopo Ranieri
Il fantasma rievocato dai cannoni della caravella che vegliava sull'Unione di Kalmar - Il blog di Jacopo Ranieri
Nell’ideale gerarchia dei responsabili delle migliori scoperte archeologiche dello scorso secolo, al primo posto vengono sempre messi i cercatori.Jacopo (Il blog di Jacopo Ranieri)
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Block Elon Musk’s bid to supply UK home energy, Ed Davey urges
Elon Musk’s company, Tesla, should have its application to supply energy to UK homes blocked on national security grounds, Ed Davey has told ministers.The Liberal Democrat leader argued that giving the electric car manufacturer a foothold in the British energy market would be “a gravely concerning move considering Elon Musk’s repeated interference in UK politics”.
Tesla has a clean energy arm and applied in July for a licence to supply power to British homes.
If the licence is granted by the regulator, Ofgem, the US company could be competing with big UK domestic energy suppliers such as British Gas and Octopus as soon as next year.
Block Elon Musk’s bid to supply UK home energy, Ed Davey urges
Exclusive: Lib Dem leader says giving Tesla a foothold in Britain’s energy market could be national security riskEleni Courea (The Guardian)
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Back in the Roman republic, rich guys would provide public roads, aqueducts, games, etc. this was to get the plebs to see you as their benefactor, not the state. It wasn’t charity, it was name recognition, it was knowing the lower classes were kissing your ass and would protect you.
Don’t let things end up that way, tell this rich fuck to pay his taxes instead and to fuck off into a volcano already
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in reply to Tyra • • •DarkCloud
in reply to silence7 • • •AHemlocksLie
in reply to DarkCloud • • •msage
in reply to AHemlocksLie • • •UK about to be fucked.
Start snow tire business, it's going to go from 0 to 100 quickly.
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in reply to Womble • • •IIRC it's more about the extremes the UK will end up with - hotter and longer hot spells, colder and longer cold spells, longer deluges of rain, longer periods of drought, etc.
edit: Oh and I think there was concern about the pattern of rain in western Africa shifting further ~~north~~ south resulting in mass famines in densely populated areas. climate.mit.edu/ask-mit/what-w…
What would happen if the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) collapses? How likely is it?
MIT Climate PortalTiresia
in reply to AHemlocksLie • • •period of cooling that occurred after the Medieval Warm Period, usually defined as between the 14th (or the 16th) to the 19th centuries
Contributors to Wikimedia projects (Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.)silence7
in reply to DarkCloud • • •Not in any kind of hemispheric or durable sense. It does mean that much of Europe becomes appreciably colder for a period of centuries; think of how different eastern Canada is from Europe today.
Edit: here's a look at what could be expected
What would happen if the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) collapses? How likely is it?
MIT Climate PortalTiresia
in reply to silence7 • • •Eastern Canada isn't a great example because of the prevailing winds. Even without the gulf stream, Europe would have less temperature variation than Eastern Canada because both have prevailing southwesterly winds. The Atlantic serves as a heat sink that dampens the extremes of winter and summer, so Europe would continue have less extreme temperatures than Eastern Canada - including less extreme cold.
Canada's east coast is more similar to Hokkaido and Kamchatka. A better comparison for Europe would be Canada's west coast. Paris would have similar weather to Vancouver, Oslo would be similar to Anchorage, and Lisbon would be similar to San Francisco. Except of course with global warming, you shift everything south again (taking into account that our experience of "similar weather to Vancouver" and climate advisories on the internet are anchored to the current +1.4°C level).
Central Europe doesn't have a great equivalent because all other places have mountains pretty close to the coast, but Ukraine and western Russia are shielded by mountains and landmasses to their southwest similar to central Canada. So Kyiv would have similar weather to Edmonton, and Moscow similar to Fort McMurray (both in Alberta).
So it would be a pretty big shock, but not catastropic. Comparable to the Little Ice Age.