G.O.P. Bill Has $1.1 Trillion in Health Cuts and 11.8 Million Losing Care, C.B.O. Says
Analysis from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office found that Republicans’ new version of the legislation would make far deeper cuts and lead to more people becoming uninsured than previous proposals.
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Windows seemingly lost 400 million users in the past three years — official Microsoft statements show hints of a shrinking user base
Windows seemingly lost 400 million users in the past three years — official Microsoft statements show hints of a shrinking user base
Our mobile-first world is slowly killing the ubiquitous operating system.Jowi Morales (Tom's Hardware)
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‘Lidar is lame’: why Elon Musk’s vision for a self-driving Tesla taxi faltered
After years of promising investors that millions of Tesla robotaxis would soon fill the streets, Elon Musk debuted his driverless car service in a limited public rollout in Austin, Texas. It did not go smoothly.The 22 June launch initially appeared successful enough, with a flood of videos from pro-Tesla social media influencers praising the service and sharing footage of their rides. Musk celebrated it as a triumph, and the following day, Tesla’s stock rose nearly 10%.
What quickly became apparent, however, was that the same influencer videos Musk promoted also depicted the self-driving cars appearing to break traffic laws or struggle to properly function. By Tuesday, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) had opened an investigation into the service and requested information from Tesla on the incidents.
Let me tell you how thrilled we all are to have a new hazard added to Austin streets.
‘Lidar is lame’: why Elon Musk’s vision for a self-driving Tesla taxi faltered
The company’s rollout of its new driverless cars has gotten off to a wobbly start – and rival Waymo remains well aheadNick Robins-Early (The Guardian)
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De som arbetar för fri och öppen programvara. Internet och IT-branschen är på många sätt odemokratiska och diktatoritska. Stora företag baserade i USA dominerar det mesta. De största företagen omsöttningsmässigt är Amazon, Apple, Alphabet (Google), Samsung, Foxconn (Hon Hai), Microsoft, Jingdong, Alibaba, AT&T och Meta (Facebook). Amazon, Apple, Alphabet, Microsoft och Meta brukar kallas de fem stora och de dominerar nätjänster, operativsystem såväl som sociala medier.
Funderar på om @konstellationen faktiskt har ett eget serverrack någonstan med egen hårdvara?
Det hade ju vart rätt så trevligt
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vi är på G! 😀
Vi har en lånad fysisk server. Nu är det mest att ta sig tiden att confa upp så vi kan köra VPS:er på den.
Planen är att vi framöver ska köpa en egen och co-hosta på nåt bra ställe. Men i nuläget lånar vi.
A Win for Fair Use Is a Win for Libraries: Recent legal decision has reaffirmed the power of fair use in the digital age, and it’s a big win for libraries and the future of public access to knowledge
Book Talk: Art Above Everything with Stephanie Elizondo Griest (IN-PERSON)
A 10-year global investigation into the sacrifices women make to be artists. Ticket Link Join us for a presentation and discussion with Author Stephanie Elizondo Griest. 5:45 PM: Doors open […]\nblog.archive.org
A Win for Fair Use Is a Win for Libraries: Recent legal decision has reaffirmed the power of fair use in the digital age, and it’s a big win for libraries and the future of public access to knowledge
Book Talk: Art Above Everything with Stephanie Elizondo Griest (IN-PERSON)
A 10-year global investigation into the sacrifices women make to be artists. Ticket Link Join us for a presentation and discussion with Author Stephanie Elizondo Griest. 5:45 PM: Doors open […]\nblog.archive.org
US hurricane satellite data to be abruptly cut off
US Department of Defense will stop sending critical hurricane satellite data
: No replacement in the wings for info streamed from past their prime rigs, 'termination will be permanent'Richard Speed (The Register)
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Nvidia's latest DLSS revision reduces VRAM usage by 20% for upscaling — optimizations reduce overhead of more powerful transformer model
Nvidia's latest DLSS revision reduces VRAM usage by 20% for upscaling — optimizations reduce overhead of more powerful transformer model
VRAM optimizations apply strictly to Nvidia's transformer model, not frame generation.Aaron Klotz (Tom's Hardware)
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'Technofascist military fantasy': Spotify faces boycott calls over CEO’s investment in AI military startup
Spotify faces boycott calls over CEO’s investment in AI military startup
Spotify, the world’s leading music streaming platform, is facing intense criticism and boycott calls following CEO Daniel Ek’s announcement of a €600m ($702m) investment in Helsing, a German defence startup specialising in AI-powered combat drones an…Reem Aouir (Middle East Eye)
SCOTUS upholds part of ACA that makes preventive care fully covered
SCOTUS upholds part of ACA that makes preventive care fully covered
Cancer screenings, statins, vaccines, PrEP, will continue to be covered in full.Beth Mole (Ars Technica)
The Rise of Ukraine’s Domestic Defence Industry: Innovation Under Fire
The Rise of Ukraine’s Domestic Defence Industry: Innovation Under Fire
Since the outbreak of full-scale war in February 2022, Ukraine has undergone a remarkable transformation not only on the battlefield but also behind the lines.Matthew Parish (www.lvivherald.com)
A Public Lands Sell-Off Is Struck From the G.O.P. Policy Bill | Senator Mike Lee, Republican of Utah, said he would withdraw his proposal after it faced intense intraparty opposition.
In short, having huge numbers of Americans complain to Congress, as with this piece of legislation, can influence laws at the margin.
The rest of the bill is still awful; it imposes new and large taxes on wind and solar while eliminating subsidies for them, funds a the deportation of millions, cuts medicaid sharply (in large part through imposing onerous paperwork on people) and cuts taxes for billionaires while raising them on the poor.
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“Apro la finestra così circola un po’ d’aria”
È da incontabili giorni che non ripubblico memi, ma questo spiega così spaventosamente bene la situazione attuale che non potevo ignorarlo… C’è un drago tipo ad infinite teste (che suppongo sia conservato tutto sotto terra, perché altrimenti lo si vedrebbe in giro), ovviamente piazzato sulla terra (e nello specifico la penisola italica) dalla solita organizzazione […]
[JS Required] How Performant are LLM Agents(AI Chatbots) on Real World Work Tasks? They Fail 70% or More of The Time.
TheAgentCompany: Benchmarking LLM Agents on Consequential Real World Tasks
We interact with computers on an everyday basis, be it in everyday life or work, and many aspects of work can be done entirely with access to a computer and the Internet.arXiv.org
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Russia’s war against Ukraine
Civilians undergo state program training aimed at preparing the population for national resistance in Kharkiv, Ukraine on June 27, 2025. Participants practiced practical exercises in firearms, tactics, and engineering training monitored by military instructors. (Serhii Masin/Anadolu via Getty Images)
Ukrainian drone strike on Crimea air base destroys 3 Russian helicopters, SBU claims. The attack destroyed Mi-8, Mi-26 and Mi-28 attack helicopters, and a Pantsyr-S1 self-propelled anti-aircraft missile and gun system, the Security Service of Ukraine told the Kyiv Independent.
Russia revives obsolete T-62 tanks amid equipment shortages, Ukraine’s intel claims. “The key factors limiting the ability to produce modern armored vehicles in Russia are a lack of industrial capacity and a shortage of imported high-tech components,” Ukraine’s military intelligence said.
Ukrainian drones strike missile, drone arsenal in Russia’s Bryansk Oblast. Ukraine’s military intelligence (HUR) struck on June 28 the 1060th Material-Technical Support Center in the city of Bryansk, Ukraine’s General Staff said. The facilities store a Russian missile and drone arsenal, Ukrainska Pravda reported, citing a source in HUR.
Ukraine downs new Russian Grom-1 bomb missile near Dnipro city, official says. To date, neither Russian guided aerial bombs nor the Grom-1 bomb missile had previously reached the city of Dnipro.
Poland’s Duda arrives in Kyiv to meet with Zelensky. “Andrzej has been with Ukraine since the first days of the war, always side by side, a reliable ally and a true friend. This is undoubtedly the level of relations we want to preserve and strengthen with Poland,” President Volodymyr Zelensky said.
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Russia has amassed 111,000 troops near Pokrovsk, Syrskyi says. Pokrovsk remains the “hottest spot” along the front line but “the situation is under control” and Russia has not crossed the administrative border from Donetsk to Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi said.
Pro-Ukraine partisans disrupt Russian military logistics in occupied Donetsk Oblast, group claims. The Atesh partisan group set fire to a signal cabinet that helps control traffic on a railway line near the Russian-occupied city of Yasynuvata in Donetsk Oblast, a route used for Russia’s military logistics, the group claimed on Telegram on June 28.
Ukraine approves new ‘Murakha’ ground robot for combat use. The Murakha is a tracked robotic platform designed to support front-line units working under challenging conditions, the Defense Ministry said.
Ukraine’s parliament working on bill to organize post-war elections, speaker says. The reason for separate legislation on a post-war election, Stefanchuk said, was due to the fact that Ukraine’s Constitution does not not provide clarity on the details of holding elections following the end of a martial law period.
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Russian mass missile attack targets Ukrainian regions far from front lines
A large-scale Russian missile and drone attack terrorized Ukraine overnight on June 29 as air raid alarms sounded across the country, including in the far-western oblasts.
Photo: Oleh Pereverzev
Human cost of Russia’s war
Married couple killed in Russian drone strike on Odesa high-rise. Russian drones hit a 21-story building, causing a fire on the 7th, 8th, and 9th floors that left residents trapped in their apartments. A couple was killed and 14 others were injured, including three children.
Russian attacks against Ukraine kill 10, injure at least 50 over past day. Ukrainian forces downed 21 out of the 23 drones, including Shahed-type attack drones and decoys, launched by Russia overnight, the Air Force reported.
Warfare in Ukraine has changed… again.
International response
Pope Leo says Ukraine ‘martyred’ in Russia’s ‘senseless war.’ Pope Leo XIV welcomed Ukrainian Greek Catholic pilgrims to the Vatican on June 28 and offered his blessing to mothers of soldiers killed on the front lines.
Germany reportedly scrambles fighter jets to intercept Russian spy plane over Baltic Sea. The incident adds to a series of aerial provocations reported by NATO allies since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022 as Moscow is suspected of using the aircraft to spy on the alliance’s positions.
Slovak PM sees ‘no reason’ to meet with Zelensky, claims Ukrainian president ‘hates‘ him, after reportedly blocking Russian sanctions. Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico said on June 28 that he does not intend to meet directly with President Volodymyr Zelensky, claiming that the Ukrainian president “hates” him, as relations between the two countries continue to sour.
McDonald’s to open 10 new restaurants in Ukraine this year, NYT reports. The 10 new locations will bring the total number close to 120 — more than were operating in Ukraine before the war.
In other news
Former Kharkiv deputy mayor charged with embezzling funds allocated for defense fortifications. A former deputy mayor for Kharkiv is facing multiple charges related to creating and leading a scheme that allegedly embezzled 5.4 million hryvnias ($130,000) of budget funds allocated for fortifications, law enforcement agencies announced on June 28.
Russia reviving efforts to expand LNG exports after US sanctions, Bloomberg reports. An LNG ice-class tanker has reportedly docked at Russia’s Arctic LNG 2 facility for the first time since October, according to ship-tracking data and satellite images.
Serbian police crack down on protestors at mass anti-government rally in Belgrade. The 100,000-person rally marks the latest mass action in a protest movement that started last fall, with activists calling for an end to corruption and the 12-year rule of Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic.
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China-led study proposes global green-energy network to solve power crisis
China-led study proposes global green-energy network to solve power crisis
Researchers evaluate global solar-wind potential to develop a phased pathway to a fully coordinated system by the 2050s.Victoria Bela (South China Morning Post)
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‘Heads will roll’: BBC reckons with bias accusations over Israel and Palestine coverage
‘Heads will roll’: BBC reckons with bias accusations over Israel and Palestine coverage
As controversy still swirls over Gaza documentaries, corporation braces for further criticism from all sides, including insideMichael Savage (The Guardian)
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The Trump Administration is Building a National Citizenship Data System; State and county election officials can now check the citizenship status of their entire voter lists.
The Trump administration has, for the first time ever, built a searchable national citizenship data system.The tool, which is being rolled out in phases, is designed to be used by state and local election officials to give them an easier way to ensure only citizens are voting. But it was developed rapidly without a public process, and some of those officials are already worrying about what else it could be used for.
NPR is the first news organization to report the details of the new system.
For decades, voting officials have noted that there was no national citizenship list to compare their state lists to, so to verify citizenship for their voters, they either needed to ask people to provide a birth certificate or a passport — something that could disenfranchise millions — or use a complex patchwork of disparate data sources.
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The Trump Administration is Building a National Citizenship Data System; State and county election officials can now check the citizenship status of their entire voter lists.
The Trump administration has, for the first time ever, built a searchable national citizenship data system.The tool, which is being rolled out in phases, is designed to be used by state and local election officials to give them an easier way to ensure only citizens are voting. But it was developed rapidly without a public process, and some of those officials are already worrying about what else it could be used for.
NPR is the first news organization to report the details of the new system.
For decades, voting officials have noted that there was no national citizenship list to compare their state lists to, so to verify citizenship for their voters, they either needed to ask people to provide a birth certificate or a passport — something that could disenfranchise millions — or use a complex patchwork of disparate data sources.
De som arbetar för fri och öppen programvara. Internet och IT-branschen är på många sätt odemokratiska och diktatoritska. Stora företag baserade i USA dominerar det mesta. De största företagen omsöttningsmässigt är Amazon, Apple, Alphabet (Google), Samsung, Foxconn (Hon Hai), Microsoft, Jingdong, Alibaba, AT&T och Meta (Facebook). Amazon, Apple, Alphabet, Microsoft och Meta brukar kallas de fem stora och de dominerar nätjänster, operativsystem såväl som sociala medier.
Vänsterpartiet Göteborg arrangerar även i år sin populära föreläsningsserie Sommar med Vänstern! Med start veckan efter midsommar och fram till mitten av augusti ges möjligheten att en gång i veckan ta del av intressanta föreläsningar med varierande utgångspunkter. Varje träff är en chans att fördjupa sig, diskutera och träffa kamrater under sommarveckorna.
'Technofascist military fantasy': Spotify faces boycott calls over CEO’s investment in AI military startup
Spotify faces boycott calls over CEO’s investment in AI military startup
Spotify, the world’s leading music streaming platform, is facing intense criticism and boycott calls following CEO Daniel Ek’s announcement of a €600m ($702m) investment in Helsing, a German defence startup specialising in AI-powered combat drones an…Reem Aouir (Middle East Eye)
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'Technofascist military fantasy': Spotify faces boycott calls over CEO’s investment in AI military startup
Spotify faces boycott calls over CEO’s investment in AI military startup
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'Technofascist military fantasy': Spotify faces boycott calls over CEO’s investment in AI military startup
Spotify faces boycott calls over CEO’s investment in AI military startup
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'Technofascist military fantasy': Spotify faces boycott calls over CEO’s investment in AI military startup
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Nvidia GPU scams are rampant right now – here's what to do to stay safe
Nvidia GPU scams are rampant right now – here's what to do to stay safe
Buying a GPU? Outsmart the scammers and save your moneyMonica J. White (TechRadar)
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in reply to miss phant • • •In these third places in Europe, can I film there? Would it be rude or possibly illegal to film there?
Y'all are wildly reading into something that’s pointless. You’re trying to beat someone down in your own class and finding ways to allow a divide in to separate you. These people reviewing food in their car aren’t your enemy. City planners, department of transportation, landlords, and CEOs are your enemy. They’re the ones that make the system the way it is that necessitates people having cars.
A third place isn’t going to solve this. No third place is going to be set for filming. Is going to be socially comfortable for filming. Just let these people exist and move the fuck on.
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