Venezuela says US navy raided a tuna boat in the Caribbean as tensions rise
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Personnel from a U.S. warship boarded a Venezuelan tuna boat with nine fishermen while it was sailing in Venezuelan waters, Venezuela’s foreign minister said on Saturday, underlining strained relations with the United States.
The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Tensions between the two nations escalated after U.S. President Donald Trump in August ordered the deployment of warships in the Caribbean, off the coast of the South American country, citing the fight against Latin American drug cartels.
While reading a statement on Saturday, Foreign Minister Yván Gil told journalists the Venezuelan tuna boat was “illegally and hostilely boarded by a United States Navy destroyer” and 18 armed personnel who remained on the vessel for eight hours, preventing communication and the fishermen’s normal activities. They were then released under escort by the Venezuelan navy.
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Microsoft doesn't understand the Fediverse
The admin of the Mastodon instance cyberspace.social just received an AI powered notice to delete the parody account @microsoft@lea.pet
CEO of Russian Fertilizer Firm Found Decapitated Near Kaliningrad - The Moscow Times
Police investigators in Russia’s Kaliningrad region on Monday discovered the decapitated body of the CEO of a local fertilizer company.
The chief executive, Alexei Sinitsyn, is believed to have died by suicide, according to a law enforcement source cited by the Vedomosti business newspaper.
Investigators told state news agencies that Sinitsyn’s body was found with an attached towing cable under a bridge outside the city of Kaliningrad. They said they were establishing the circumstances of his death.
Sinitsyn, 43, was the CEO of K-Potash Service, which has been developing the Nivensky-1 potassium-magnesium deposit in Kaliningrad since 2014. The ambitious project was originally planned to be launched in 2021, but has since been pushed back to 2032.
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Taiwan to lose 6.67m workers in two retirement waves
Taiwan is projected to lose a working-age population of about 6.67 million people in two waves of retirement in the coming years, as the nation confronts accelerating demographic decline and a shortage of younger workers to take their place, the Ministry of the Interior said.
Taiwan to lose 6.67m workers in two retirement waves
Bringing Taiwan to the World and the World to Taiwan台北時報
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That was a PRC policy, don't be ignorant. There were government recommendations to only have two kids, not a regulation, and it was over 60 years ago.
The problem in Taiwan stems mostly from women chafing against patriarchy in a modern world.
Thanks for the info.
Will own and admit my ignorance.
This info does flip it for me still.
Good for the women sticking it to the Gov and showing them that without (happy) women you don’t have a continuing workforce.
Playing Dirty: Rubio’s War on Cuban Athletes
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/36123347
[from Cuba In Context - weekly newsletter of the Belly Of The Beast news/video collective]
From basketball to table tennis to girls' softball, Cuban teams have been blocked from competing in international tournaments on U.S. soil.This week, journalists Dariel Pradas and Reed Lindsay take a look at the de facto travel ban on Cuban athletes that could include the World Baseball Classic and even the Olympics.
Also:
* Former Trump officials make millions lobbying administration
* Expedia dodges lawsuit over Cuba bookings
* Trump keeps WWI law against Cuba in place
* DoJ busts Florida smuggling ring
Japan sets new record with nearly 100,000 people aged over 100
The number of people in Japan aged 100 or older has risen to a record high of nearly 100,000, its government has announced.Setting a new record for the 55th year in a row, the number of centenarians in Japan was 99,763 as of September, the health ministry said on Friday. Of that total, women accounted for an overwhelming 88%.
Japan sets new record with nearly 100,000 people aged over 100
The number of Japanese centenarians rose to 99,763 in September, with women making up 88% of the total.Jessica Rawnsley (BBC News)
Ig Nobel Prizewinner Debunks Supposed "Blue Zones", Where People Live Exceptionally Long Lives
According to the new preprint, clerical errors, pension fraud, and a lack of birth certificates explain blue zones and their above-average numbers of centenarians.Dr. Russell Moul (IFLScience)
From a other article:
Several prominent blue zone researchers wrote a rebuttal earlier this year, calling Newman’s work “ethically and academically irresponsible”.
Not going to call sides, but seem this research is controversial within the science community.
People are just like that in academic spaces.
Just rock up to any Edgar Allan Poe discussion forum and ask about the Orangutan.
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Elon Musk calls for dissolution of parliament at far-right rally in London
Tech boss was addressing the ‘unite the kingdom’ protest organised by Tommy Robinson via video link
Elon Musk has called for a “dissolution of parliament” and a “change of government” in the UK while addressing the crowd attending the “unite the kingdom” rally, organised by the far-right activist Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, known as Tommy Robinson.
The X owner, who dialled in via a video link and spoke to Robinson while thousands of attenders watched along, also railed against the “woke mind virus” and told the crowd that “violence is coming” and that “you either fight back or you die”.
Speaking at the rally, he said: “I really think that there’s got to be a change of government in Britain. You can’t – we don’t have another four years, or whenever the next election is, it’s too long. Something’s got to be done. There’s got to be a dissolution of parliament and a new vote held.”
Elon Musk calls for dissolution of parliament at far-right rally in London
US-based tech boss was addressing the ‘unite the kingdom’ protest organised by Tommy Robinson via video linkAneesa Ahmed (The Guardian)
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Kat Abughazaleh’s punk-rock House bid: The 26-year-old Chicagoan is betting that empathy and righteous anger can remake Democratic politics.
Archived at web.archive.org/web/2025092116…
Related, "Laura Ingraham Commends ICE Agent Who Threw Democratic Candidate To the Ground: ‘Good Work’" (arc)
Laura Ingraham Commends ICE Agent Who Threw Democratic Candidate To the Ground: ‘Good Work’
Fox News host Laura Ingraham applauded an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent who threw a Democratic congressional candidate to the ground.Michael Luciano (Mediaite)
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Prediction markets are booming. Oversight is barely there.
When billionaire Bill Ackman suggested on Twitter that Eric Adams could “place a large [Polymarket] bet on Andrew Cuomo and then announce [his] withdrawal” from the New York City mayoral race, he described something that feels profoundly illegal. A politician profiting from non-public knowledge of their own withdrawal from an election surely crosses some line — insider trading? Market manipulation? Election interference? Illegal gambling? Ackman ended his tweet: “There is no insider trading on Polymarket” — not because it doesn’t happen, but because it won’t be charged. He’s right: the Securities and Exchange Commission’s insider trading rules don’t apply here. But that leaves the question: what rules, if any, do?As Ackman says, prediction markets fall outside the SEC’s jurisdiction,a living in a different regulatory world than stock markets where executives get prosecuted for trading on non-public earnings or tipping off friends about upcoming mergers. Unlike crypto’s ongoing turf wars between regulators, prediction markets have a clear home: the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, which oversees futures, swaps, and other derivatives trading. A farmer worried about a poor wheat harvest can buy futures contracts that rise in value if wheat prices increase, helping to offset the money lost from selling less grain. An airline can buy oil-based futures contracts to offset the risk of jet fuel costs rising, effectively letting them budget fuel at today’s prices even if market rates climb before delivery. Some derivatives markets more closely resemble prediction markets, dealing in events rather than commodities — for instance, ski resorts can hedge against poor snowfall by trading weather-based contracts.
While farmers hedging wheat prices serves a clear economic purpose, prediction markets operate in murkier territory. When people trade on sports games or celebrity relationships, are they engaging in legitimate derivatives trading deserving the same regulatory treatment? Or are platforms like Kalshi and Polymarket essentially gambling sites operating under the veneer of financial markets? And with participants potentially losing big money to better-informed insiders, who’s ensuring these markets stay fair? What happens when prediction markets collide with other issues — from market manipulation to gambling addiction to election integrity?
Prediction markets are booming. Oversight is barely there.
Prediction markets once lived on the academic fringe. Now they’re trading billions on politics, sports, and celebrity gossip — under rules never designed for retail gamblers.Molly White (Citation Needed)
Hundreds of Google AI Workers Were Fired Amid Fight Over Working Conditions
More than 200 contractors who worked on evaluating and improving Google’s AI products have been laid off without warning in at least two rounds of layoffs last month. The move comes amid an ongoing fight over pay and working conditions, according to workers who spoke to WIRED.In the past few years, Google has outsourced its AI rating work—which includes evaluating, editing, or rewriting the Gemini chatbot’s response to make it sound more human and “intelligent”—to thousands of contractors employed by Hitachi-owned GlobalLogic and other outsourcing companies. Most raters working at GlobalLogic are based in the US and deal with English-language content. Just as content moderators help purge and classify content on social media, these workers use their expertise, skill, and judgment to teach chatbots and other AI products, including Google’s search summaries feature called AI Overviews—the right responses on a wide range of subjects. Workers allege that the latest cuts come amid attempts to quash their protests over issues including pay and job insecurity.
These workers, who often are hired because of their specialist knowledge, had to have either a master’s or a PhD to join the super rater program, and typically include writers, teachers, and people from creative fields.
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Rep. Sarah McBride will not support us queers when we need it most
Rep. Sarah McBride [D], the only openly trans member of Congress, voted in support of "Honoring the Legacy" of Charlie Kirk
"scratch a liberal and a fascist bleeds" isn't some saying born out of ignorance or a failure to understand nuance, it is painfully accurate. when McBride won her election i lost a friendship after scoffing over her victory because of her Zionism and commitment to Israel. apparently, as a non-binary trans person, i should simply shut up and count her win as a trans goal reached.
today i am vindicated. didn't take long, did it? not even a full year in office and she has shown her true colors. she is incapable of protecting us from Christian authoritarianism because she is a willing participant in its takeover. Charle Kirk spent the last few years demonizing people like her and myself, dehumanizing LGBT Americans, and encouraging the spread of theocratic interpretation of our laws and allegiance to Trump. the rise in younger sycophants and MAGA loyalists can be directly attributed to Charlie Kirk's popularity and closeness to the Trump administration. Kirk was not a mere mouthpiece or figurehead; he wasn't some YouTuber or online guy popular with the kiddos. he was a massive political organizer, and the amount of lies Kirk spread about trans people was immoral, irresponsible, violent, deadly, and deserving of reaction.
Kirk blamed transgender Americans for everything from inflation to moral decay. while appearing on a radio show he wrapped up a comment involving queer people with the following: “someone should’ve just took care of it the way we used to take care of things in the 1950s and '60s." Kirk also referred to Leviticus 18 as "God's perfect law" when attempting to point out how another Christian was cherry-picking which passages of the Bible to follow (Leviticus 18 calls for stoning gay people to death if you read it as such which Kirk does). and here, transgender Rep. McBride [D], is voting to honor this man; a man who would have her killed through violent stochastic actors operating within the MAGA cult and general conservative fascists at large.
the fear and outrage Charlie Kirk was directly responsible for has done incalculable damage nationwide. McBride is offering the genocide of her own minority group if it keeps her protected and in power. she cannot be trusted and should be shunned by all. she is cowardly and will not help you. i have to leave my state because of the validity people like her are giving transphobic bigots like Kirk.
Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg unveils new smart glasses powered by AI
Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg unveils new smart glasses powered by AI
The glasses start at $799 and will be available on September 30 at limited storesRachel Dobkin (The Independent)
The problem with Bernie Sanders’s ‘it is genocide’ admission - The US senator recognises the genocide of the Palestinian people but ends up blaming them for it.
The problem with Bernie Sanders’s ‘it is genocide’ admission
The US senator recognises the genocide of the Palestinian people but ends up blaming them for it.Ahmad Ibsais (Al Jazeera)
New termoelectric cooling breakthrough nearly doubles efficiency compared to older methods.
New cooling breakthrough nearly doubles efficiency
CHESS thin-film materials nearly double refrigeration efficiency compared to traditional methods. Scalable and versatile, they promise applications from household cooling to space exploration.ScienceDaily
European airports getting back online after cyberattack
Heathrow, Dublin and Brussels report gradual recovery from outage
https://www.euractiv.com/news/european-airports-getting-back-online-after-cyberattack/
The Justice Department is basically Trump's personal law firm now
From public demands to go after his political enemies to reportedly closing $50,000 bribery investigations into Tom Homan.
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EU to block Big Tech from new financial data sharing system
Germany argues groups such as Apple and Meta are excluded to protect Europe’s ‘digital sovereignty’
Archived version: archive.ph/YFnzh
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‘Not enough in itself’: wary welcome in West Bank over recognition of Palestine
People in territory call for symbolism of imminent move by UK and others to be translated into practical measures
Archived version: archive.is/newest/theguardian.…
Disclaimer: The article linked is from a single source with a single perspective. Make sure to cross-check information against multiple sources to get a comprehensive view on the situation.
Can you be sued for defaming virtual K-pop stars? South Korea court says yes
They may be fictional characters, but they are voiced by real people, the court says.
2025 Norwin Band Festival – Unedited Photos
I have uploaded the photos I took during yesterday’s Norwin Band Festival to my Smugmug page. Feel free to check them out! I will be editing photos of each group and posting them to my Flickr account over time.
Firefox for Android to raise the minimum supported version to Android 8; Support for Android 5(Lollipop), 6(Marshmallow) and 7(Nougat) to be deprecated.
Raising the Minimum Android Version for Firefox - Future Releases
Mozilla has always aimed to make Firefox available to as many people as possible, including those on older Android devices. For years, we’ve supported versions of Android going all the ...Ryan VanderMeulen (Future Releases)
PEC da Blindagem: 83% das publicações são críticas a aprovação na Câmara, aponta levantamento
PEC da Blindagem: 83% das publicações são críticas a aprovação na Câmara, aponta levantamento
'Congresso inimigo do povo' esteve entre as hashtags mais usadas entre os dias 16 e 19. Reação negativa à proposta levou alguns deputados a pedirem desculpas nas redes após votarem a favor do textoO globo
Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg unveils new smart glasses powered by AI
Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg unveils new smart glasses powered by AI
The glasses start at $799 and will be available on September 30 at limited storesRachel Dobkin (The Independent)
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What Makes System Calls Expensive: A Linux Internals Deep Dive
What Makes System Calls Expensive: A Linux Internals Deep Dive
An explanation of how Linux handles system calls on x86-64 and why they show up as expensive operations in performance profilesAbhinav Upadhyay (Confessions of a Code Addict)
Bill Murray, Andie MacDowell – „Und täglich grüßt das Murmeltier“ (1993)
In Mainz müssen wirklich alle Kalender kaputt sein, oder die Programmplanung läuft noch auf einem PC unter Windows 3.11… denn das war das Betriebssystem zur Zeit der Produktion dieses Films. Wie nur, kann ein Mensch den genau auf das Ende des Sommers programmieren, wenn er doch am 2. Februar spielt? Also mitten im Winter. Was kommt als nächstes, „Drei Haselnüsse für Aschenbrödel“ zur Sommersonnenwende? (ZDFneo)
Bill Murray, Andie MacDowell - "Und täglich grüßt das Murmeltier" (1993)
In Mainz müssen wirklich alle Kalender kaputt sein, oder die Programmplanung läuft noch auf einem PC unter Windows 3.11... denn das war das Betriebssystem zur Zeit der Produktion dieses Films.NexxtPress
Scoprire e salvare opere d'arte nella Striscia di Gaza
Scoprire e salvare opere d’arte nella Striscia di Gaza
È un lavoro complicato che negli ultimi due anni è diventato quasi impossibile, a causa dei continui attacchi e bombardamenti israelianiIl Post
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Acabei de ler Resoluções do XVII Congresso (Extraordinário) do Partido Comunista Brasileiro - Reconstrução Revolucionária, do PCBR.
cross-posted from: lemmy.eco.br/post/16738576
É imprescindível à classe trabalhadora se organizar.
3/13 livros lidos em 2025
Italvolley-Argentina 3-0: Italia ai quarti di finale dei Mondiali di pallavolo 2025
L’Italvolley di Ferdinando De Giorgi rialza la testa e vola ai quarti di finale dei Mondiali di pallavolo 2025 nelle Filippine. Dopo la sconfitta con il Belgio che aveva fatto tremare le certezze degli azzurri, la nazionale italiana ha battuto l’Argentina con un netto 3-0. Una prestazione di carattere, trascinata dal talento di Alessandro Michieletto, dall’esperienza di Simone Giannelli e dalla concretezza di Yuri Romanò.
CRONACA DELLA PARTITA: Italvolley-Argentina 3-0: Italia ai quarti di finale dei Mondiali di pallavolo 2025
Italvolley-Argentina 3-0: Italia ai quarti di finale dei Mondiali di pallavolo 2025
L’Italia batte l’Argentina 3-0 e vola ai quarti dei Mondiali di volley 2025. Michieletto, Giannelli e Romanò protagonisti della vittoria.Redazione (Atom Heart Magazine)
The new iPhone is an emblem of our miserable minimalist era
There’s a new iPhone. Again. Improbably, we are on the 17th iteration (give or take) of the product that single-handedly ruins our lives every day with incessant vibrations alerting us to some horrifying calamity, plus every song in the Bruce Springsteen back catalog. Coming up with new features for the never-ending information machines we all keep in our pockets isn’t easy, but this time, Apple managed to develop a big (or should I say small) one. There’s now a thinner iPhone Air, which is being marketed as the thinnest iPhone ever. These gadgets have never exactly been gargantuan, so it’s kind of like identifying the tiniest grain of sand in the desert. Still, people around the world are fascinated by the sheer lack of phone here.Technology, design, and art are all trending toward a certain scarcity model, prepping us for a lack of bells and whistles, as though both your parents are unemployed and they want you to expect fewer trips to Disneyland. Life on Earth feels more and more like the experience of entering a Sweetgreen – beige, spartan and unobtrusive. Sure, iPhones haven’t gotten cheaper, but they have certainly gotten … lesser. The iPhone Air is so small, I feel like I’ll sit on it and it will slide seamlessly up my rectum, never to be seen again. For some, I’m sure losing your device inside your bowels might be a feature, but I think it’s a rather uncomfortable bug.
The new iPhone is an emblem of our miserable minimalist era
The barely there iPhone Air is in line with trends in tech, design and art – unsullied by thought, risk or humorDave Schilling (The Guardian)
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Unisciti a noi per una serata di scoperta e discussione su come Linux può arricchire il tuo approccio al mondo digitale.
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Ti hanno sempre detto che la Vitamina E serviva solo per combattere la sterilità?
Vitamina E: Molto più di un Toccasana per la Prole
Quando si parla di vitamine, si tende spesso a semplificare, a ridurle a semplici "pillole magiche" per questo o quell'altro p...Giuliano (Blogger)
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Cosa possiamo offire per dessert?
Il ‘Posto per il Dolce’: un Inganno Biologico a Danno della Nostra Salute e a vantaggio del Portafoglio del Ristoratore!
"Il dolce non si rifiuta" e, novantanove volte su cento, anche dopo un pranzo o una cena pantagruelica, dove sembrerebbe che non...Giuliano (Blogger)
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Domenica In 2025 compie 50 anni: anticipazioni e ospiti della prima puntata del 21 settembre
Oggi, domenica 21 settembre 2025, torna su Rai 1 Domenica In, lo storico contenitore della domenica pomeriggio che quest’anno festeggia i 50 anni. Alla guida resta Mara Venier, affiancata da Tommaso Cerno, Teo Mammucari ed Enzo Miccio, per una formula completamente rinnovata e “corale”.
In onda in diretta dagli Studi Fabrizio Frizzi di Roma, dalle 14:00 alle 17:10, il programma inaugura la nuova stagione con una puntata speciale ricca di ospiti, musica, ricordi e momenti di grande emozione.
Leggi tutti gli ospiti e le novità qui: Domenica In 2025 compie 50 anni: anticipazioni e ospiti della prima puntata del 21 settembre
Domenica In 2025: ospiti e anticipazioni prima puntata per i 50 anni
Domenica In festeggia 50 anni: Mara Venier torna il 21 settembre 2025 su Rai 1 con una puntata speciale ricca di ospiti, musica e omaggi.Redazione (Atom Heart Magazine)
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FLX1s is Launched
cross-posted from: lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/53766411
Mobile phone Debian based
FLX1s is Launched - FuriPhone FLX1s Linux Phone
It is with great excitement that we can now release the FLX1s. Pre-sales are open and the phone is in production which is due to complete end of October 2025. Following that we can start shipping.…wayne (Furi Labs: Planned Permanence)
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Microsoft CEO Concerned AI Will Destroy the Entire Company
Microsoft CEO Concerned AI Will Destroy the Entire Company
The possibility of Microsoft being made obsolete as it races to keep up is something that keeps CEO Satya Nadella up at night.Victor Tangermann (Futurism)
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Opinion: Ukraine is becoming a global defence tech powerhouse
Opinion: Ukraine is becoming a global defence tech powerhouse
The full-scale war has reshaped priorities for Ukraine’s tech sector. Innovative military technologies and advanced defence solutions are not only essential for the country’s security ...Stepan Veselovskyi (The Next Web)
La leggenda delle pietre che ancoravano su vette caucasiche le code draconiche della Preistoria - Il blog di Jacopo Ranieri
La leggenda delle pietre che ancoravano su vette caucasiche le code draconiche della Preistoria - Il blog di Jacopo Ranieri
Il mostro Illuyanka era una creatura della mitologia Ittita con caratteristiche serpentine, la cui storia è conosciuta grazie a tavolette cuneiformi ritrovate presso il sito archeologico di Hattusa e un’incisione parietale molto successiva a Malatya.Jacopo (Il blog di Jacopo Ranieri)
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I Cast Fist
in reply to Vittelius • • •Oh my fucking god! Please, M$, do continue!!
Kevin Beaumont
2025-09-09 11:27:41
panda_abyss
in reply to I Cast Fist • • •I do not understand why they want to remove minecraft videos.
Minecraft videos have been a huge part of it's growth... and it's impossible to imagine a scenario where these videos are harming MS or their brand. They already make money off of viewers buying the game... this is stupid
I Cast Fist
in reply to panda_abyss • • •For the same reason they went after the admin of the wrong instance asking them to delete the fake microsoft account - it's a dumb algorithm doing a shit job. That this is a separate company that is being paid while doing such a shitty job says a lot about microsoft
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