OpenAI's ChatGPT-powered browser is codenamed 'Aura'
OpenAI is following Perplexity and is working on its own AI-powered browser codenamed "Aura."
Success for Trump: EU Commission wants to remove digital tax from budget plan
cross-posted from: lemmy.zip/post/44001219
With the potential withdrawal, the Commission apparently wanted to send a signal in the final phase of negotiations on a trade agreement to avoid high tariffs between the EU and the US.
Success for Trump: EU Commission wants to remove digital tax from budget plan
The postponement of the plan for a digital tax was intended to help the EU in customs negotiations with the USA. The backtrack came after just two months.Stefan Krempl (heise online)
La scultura fuori dal contesto che mostra la quarta dimensione facendo muovere il tesseratto - Il blog di Jacopo Ranieri
La scultura fuori dal contesto che mostra la quarta dimensione facendo muovere il tesseratto - Il blog di Jacopo Ranieri
Seduto a gambe incrociate nella mezza posizione del loto, sollevo lievemente le mie palpebre al momento esatto in cui lo spaziotempo sembra essere piegato da una vibrazione transiente.Jacopo (Il blog di Jacopo Ranieri)
The New York Times Finally Stops Avoiding The G-Word
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/33219979
by Caitlin Johnstone
Jul 15, 2025The New York Times has published an op-ed by a genocide scholar who says that he resisted acknowledging the truth of what Israel is doing in Gaza for as long as he could, but can no longer deny the obvious.It’s an admission that may as well have come from The New York Times itself.
In an article titled “I’m a Genocide Scholar. I Know It When I See It.”, a Brown University professor of Holocaust and genocide studies named Omer Bartov argues that “Israel is literally trying to wipe out Palestinian existence in Gaza,” and denounces his fellow Holocaust scholars for failing to acknowledge reality.
The New York Times Finally Stops Avoiding The G-Word
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/33219979
by Caitlin Johnstone
Jul 15, 2025The New York Times has published an op-ed by a genocide scholar who says that he resisted acknowledging the truth of what Israel is doing in Gaza for as long as he could, but can no longer deny the obvious.It’s an admission that may as well have come from The New York Times itself.
In an article titled “I’m a Genocide Scholar. I Know It When I See It.”, a Brown University professor of Holocaust and genocide studies named Omer Bartov argues that “Israel is literally trying to wipe out Palestinian existence in Gaza,” and denounces his fellow Holocaust scholars for failing to acknowledge reality.
The New York Times Finally Stops Avoiding The G-Word
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/33219979
by Caitlin Johnstone
Jul 15, 2025The New York Times has published an op-ed by a genocide scholar who says that he resisted acknowledging the truth of what Israel is doing in Gaza for as long as he could, but can no longer deny the obvious.It’s an admission that may as well have come from The New York Times itself.
In an article titled “I’m a Genocide Scholar. I Know It When I See It.”, a Brown University professor of Holocaust and genocide studies named Omer Bartov argues that “Israel is literally trying to wipe out Palestinian existence in Gaza,” and denounces his fellow Holocaust scholars for failing to acknowledge reality.
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Spain and some other EU countries since time called it what it is and Netanyahu an criminal. Even dicovering that Hamas is supported and funded by Israel to justify this genocide. This makes Netanyahu even more vomitive than it is already and all orange guys which support him
politico.eu/article/israel-fun…
EU’s top diplomat accuses Israel of funding Hamas
Josep Borrell makes explosive claim right before Israeli foreign minister arrives in Brussels on Monday.Šejla Ahmatović (POLITICO)
Remind me what did Josep Borrell do when he had power? This is the "europe is a garden" guy btw.
Not to say that he is wrong here, but this is just lip service from a career politician serving the very same people that pushed the genocide.
I just don't like Spain getting good rep because of empty rhetoric, while in reality they materially support Israel.
It's not the only one who said it, it is known as public domain since years.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_…
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‘Buying quiet’: Inside the Israeli plan that propped up Hamas
Binyamin Netanyahu’s government has encouraged payments of billions of dollars to Gaza militant groupMark Mazzetti in Tel Aviv and Ronen Bergman in Jerusalem (The Irish Times)
The New York Times Finally Stops Avoiding The G-Word
by Caitlin Johnstone
Jul 15, 2025
The New York Times has published an op-ed by a genocide scholar who says that he resisted acknowledging the truth of what Israel is doing in Gaza for as long as he could, but can no longer deny the obvious.It’s an admission that may as well have come from The New York Times itself.
In an article titled “I’m a Genocide Scholar. I Know It When I See It.”, a Brown University professor of Holocaust and genocide studies named Omer Bartov argues that “Israel is literally trying to wipe out Palestinian existence in Gaza,” and denounces his fellow Holocaust scholars for failing to acknowledge reality.
The New York Times Finally Stops Avoiding The G-Word
Listen to a reading of this article (reading by Tim Foley):Caitlin Johnstone (Caitlin’s Newsletter)
Elbows to the Left – Is Canada Worth Fighting For?
Elbows to the Left – Is Canada Worth Fighting For?
Rhetorical and real threats to Canadian sovereignty pose a tough question to critics of the Canadian state: Do we align with liberal nationalists in defense of the Canadian project or do we remain …Alberta Advantage Podcast
In Colombia, The Hague Group Charges Israel With Genocide
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Jose Olivares
Jul 15, 2025
The Hague Group was created last year through the help of Progressive International, an organization founded in May 2020 to unite, organize, and mobilize progressive forces around the world. The Hague Group is pushing for an end to Israel’s offensive, and has organized this week’s emergency conference. Other organizations, including international human rights groups and organizations advocating for Palestinian rights, are present such as the Hind Rajab Foundation. Notably, Qatar and Egypt, which are overseeing negotiations between Hamas and the Israeli government, are in attendance.“There is nothing to negotiate about. Israel needs to withdraw from Gaza totally and unconditionally,” Albanese told Drop Site News during a press conference on Tuesday afternoon when asked about the negotiations between Hamas and Israel. “This is the first thing. And then Israel owes huge reparations to Palestinians for what it has done,” she added.
In Colombia, The Hague Group Charges Israel With Genocide
Jose Olivares
Jul 15, 2025
The Hague Group was created last year through the help of Progressive International, an organization founded in May 2020 to unite, organize, and mobilize progressive forces around the world. The Hague Group is pushing for an end to Israel’s offensive, and has organized this week’s emergency conference. Other organizations, including international human rights groups and organizations advocating for Palestinian rights, are present such as the Hind Rajab Foundation. Notably, Qatar and Egypt, which are overseeing negotiations between Hamas and the Israeli government, are in attendance.“There is nothing to negotiate about. Israel needs to withdraw from Gaza totally and unconditionally,” Albanese told Drop Site News during a press conference on Tuesday afternoon when asked about the negotiations between Hamas and Israel. “This is the first thing. And then Israel owes huge reparations to Palestinians for what it has done,” she added.
In Colombia, The Hague Group Charges Israel With Genocide
A multilateral coalition arrived to Bogotá to take action to stop Israel’s genocide, despite U.S. condemnation and sanctions against the UN and international courts.Jose Olivares (Drop Site News)
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China’s ‘green great wall’ in Inner Mongolia traps 3 more deserts
China’s ‘green great wall’ in Inner Mongolia traps 3 more deserts
Last straw checkerboard placed at Badain Jaran Desert completes 1,856km green belt that also runs across the Tengger and Ulan Buh deserts.Victoria Bela (South China Morning Post)
Recensione di Elsa Crema Marmori. L'ultima fatica di Giuseppe Iannozzi
Due delle mie poesie preferite, le più viscerali per me: "Padre e figlia" e "Sorella di Perfezione".
"Padre e figlia" è un potente inno alla vita, alla gioia, al sorriso che apre il cuore e scaccia le lacrime. Il tutto di fronte alla Bellezza dell'esistenza e della natura con i suoi momenti belli e brutti.
"Sorella di Perfezione" appare un testo denso e potente, ricco di urla fra i denti: è impossibile sfuggire a errori e passi falsi: la perfezione è un obiettivo, un ideale per cui lottare e imparare a crescere, e crescere, lo sappiamo
Wikipedia is Introducing WikiVault: AI powered editing assistant that helps with translation and generating new draft articles with citations.
Wikimedia CEE Meeting 2025
Wikimedia CEE Meeting 2025 (#WMCEE) is an annual conference centered on Wikimedia projects (Wikipedia and other related projects) in countries of Central and Eastern Europe (more recently, also […]\nDiff
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Laid off Candy Crush studio staff reportedly replaced by the AI tools they helped build
- Many of the staff cut will effectively be replaced by the AI tools they built and trained
- The London-based Farm Heroes Saga team is being ‘cut in half’ with about 50 people leaving, including key leadership
- One staffer claims employees are being targeted by HR for loudly expressing dissatisfaction internally
- King told staff it will present a new org chart in September after union negotiations. Many staff are now in limbo for the summer
- A recent internal survey showed morale at an all-time low – it’s now “in the gutter”
Laid off King staff set to be replaced by the AI tools they helped build, say sources
Insiders paint a grim picture at King with half the Farm Heroes Saga team set to depart and morale “in the gutter”.Mobilegamer.biz
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AI Isn’t Responsible for Slop. We Are Doing It to Ourselves
AI Isn’t Responsible for Slop. We Are Doing It to Ourselves
Our inability or unwillingness to have our attitudes and beliefs challenged isn’t just an aesthetic problem, it is a political one, writes José Marichal.José Marichal (Tech Policy Press)
Research leaders urge tech industry to monitor AI’s ‘thoughts’
Chain of Thought Monitorability: A New and Fragile Opportunity for AI Safety
Twitter | Paper PDF Seven years ago, OpenAI five had just been released, and many people in the AI safety community expected AIs to be opaque RL agents.www.greaterwrong.com
Palestinian American comedian uses humor to process the war in Gaza
Palestinian American comedian uses humor to process the war in Gaza
Comedy has long been a way to bring a different, lighter lens to heavy topics. That holds true for Palestinian American comedian Sammy Obeid, who has taken to the stage to spotlight the pain of the war in Gaza.Amna Nawaz (PBS News)
AI that delivers smarter glucose predictions without compromising privacy
AI that delivers smarter glucose predictions without compromising privacy
Managing diabetes is a daily challenge faced by nearly 40 million Americans. It involves tracking food intake, timing medication and engaging in physical…National Science Foundation
Former U.S. Soldier Pleads Guilty to Hacking and Extortion Scheme Involving Telecommunications Companies
Former U.S. Soldier Pleads Guilty to Hacking and Extortion Scheme Involving Telecommunications Companies
A former Army soldier, who was most recently stationed in Texas, pleaded guilty today to conspiring to hack into telecommunications companies’ databases, access sensitive records, and extort the telecommunications companies by threatening to release …www.justice.gov
Looking for an alternative to google wallet, when it’s the default option to download a German travel card.
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/33213275
I now reside in Germany and my current employer pays 50% of this so called Deutschland-Job-Ticket. There is no physical card but travel information you download to an android wallet, but apparently google wallet is the only available option. See the picture:
Google is a company I don’t trust with my data, neither do I expect your regular public transportation authority employee to care about his privacy (he looked at me as I was asking if 2 + 2 equal 4). I am not aware of non google based wallets where I can download the travel information.
I tried some f-droid and droidify options but it turns out they’re pure crap.
The site: abo.ride-ticketing.de/app/ I log in with my username and password, get my travel information and on the bottom the picture I uploaded.
Any workarounds?
This being Germany, shouldn’t there be an alternative to those who refuse google? Don’t I have that right as a consumer?
Another question: I screenshot my logged in session on the link I provided where you see my qr code and my billing data. The public transportation employee told me that’s not allowed (wtf?). Can anyone here provide a rationale?
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Are you 100% sure there is no physical card? Did you ask the local provider? I just ask, because I have a physical card for the Deutschland Ticket.
Other than that there is a Deutschland Ticket app. But it won't work for every provider. It does not for mine.
play.google.com/store/apps/det…
Deutschlandticket.de App - Apps on Google Play
View your Germany ticket and manage your subscription.play.google.com
What happens if you go to the same website on desktop mode? In some regions they provide the Deutschlandticket as a qr code. Just make a screenshot of that.
il mio quaderno delle uccisioni 🥰 (quadernino per raccogliere i cadaveri delle zanzare)
Ormai lo sappiamo: la probabilità di riuscire casualmente a cacciare fuori nuove idee geniali e prestigiose è inversamente proporzionale alla “sanità mentale” (intesa come la intendono i normaloidi, che puntualmente sono quegli individui sempre perfettamente banalotti e persistentemente dimenticabili) media del momento preso in esame… Ed è proprio per questo che io mi rifiuterò sempre […]
Looking for an alternative to google wallet, when it’s the default option to download a German travel card on my android.
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/33213275
I know android is minimally related to linux and the question doesn't resemble a typical question for a linux forum but each time I've asked here you've provided valuable information:I now reside in Germany and my current employer pays 50% of this so called Deutschland-Job-Ticket. There is no physical card but travel information you download to an android wallet, but apparently google wallet is the only available option. See the picture:
Google is a company I don’t trust with my data, neither do I expect your regular public transportation authority employee to care about his privacy (he looked at me as I was asking if 2 + 2 equal 4). I am not aware of non google based wallets where I can download the travel information.
I tried some f-droid and droidify options but it turns out they’re pure crap.
The site: abo.ride-ticketing.de/app/ I log in with my username and password, get my travel information and on the bottom the picture I uploaded.
Any workarounds?
This being Germany, shouldn’t there be an alternative to those who refuse google? Don’t I have that right as a consumer?
Another question: I screenshot my logged in session on the link I provided where you see my qr code and my billing data. The public transportation employee told me that’s not allowed (wtf?). Can anyone here provide a rationale?
I'm using fWallet for Eurostar, plane tickets, etc anything with PkPass. Very minimalist, just does the job.
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- f-droid delivery f-droid.org/packages/business.…
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The Pentagon wants to build millions of drones without Chinese parts. It's off to a bad start.
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Profitez des vidéos et de la musique que vous aimez, mettez en ligne des contenus originaux, et partagez-les avec vos amis, vos proches et le monde entier.www.youtube.com
WeTransfer says files not used to train AI after backlash
WeTransfer says files not used to train AI after backlash
Some social media users had threatened to delete their accounts after WeTransfer's terms were updated.Imran Rahman-Jones (BBC News)
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Hugging Face Is Hosting 5,000 Nonconsensual AI Models of Real People
Hugging Face Is Hosting 5,000 Nonconsensual AI Models of Real People
Users have reuploaded 5,000 models used to generate nonconsensual sexual content of real people to Hugging Face after they were banned from Civitai.Emanuel Maiberg (404 Media)
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Corbyn-Sultana party could draw level with Labour, new polling suggests
The survey, conducted by pollsters Find Out Now, indicates that a Corbyn-Sultana party could significantly dent Labour’s share of the vote. Of the 650 people polled, 15% said they would support the new party, matching Labour’s 15% share.
The greatest level of support for a potential new party comes from those aged 18–29, with 33% saying they would back a new left-wing party — ahead of Reform UK (24%) and Labour (18%).
Sultana, MP for Coventry South, resigned the Labour whip earlier this month to focus on leading a new party with the former Labour leader. There has not yet been a formal launch, but Mr Corbyn has pledged the party will “be for justice”.
Corbyn-Sultana party could draw level with Labour, new polling suggests
A new poll suggests that a party jointly led by Zarah Sultana and Jeremy Corbyn could be level with Labour in national voting intention.Connor Hand (LBC)
They could draw level with Labour, sure. But hypothetical polls like this are pretty much worthless in terms of predictive value.
What this does show is that lots of people, especially young, left wing people, are angry at the government and want them to change direction.
In Abilene, Stargate Project Puts AI Boom Ahead of Human Health
This article was originally published by the Texas Observer, a nonprofit investigative news outlet and magazine. Sign up for their weekly newsletter, or follow them on Facebook and X.
Aditya Panangat for Texas Observer
The first data center for a $500-billion artificial intelligence project arrives in small-town Texas, alongside a potentially harmful natural gas plant.
The first data center in the Stargate project—a $500 billion artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure initiative backed by OpenAI, Oracle, and SoftBank—is being built in a surprising location: Abilene.
The data center is set to cost $1.1 billion, and, to hear local officials say it, Abilene and its 130,000 residents have just struck gold. “It will impact the rest of the economy—our restaurants, our homebuilders—with that many new people coming in and taking these jobs,” Mayor Weldon Hurt has said.
What few headlines mention, however, is the project’s most troubling feature: a $500 million on-site natural gas plant that will power the data center—and pollute the surrounding community. When it comes to the Stargate data center and power plant in Abilene, the economic impacts are overstated, and the health effects are under-acknowledged. We must push for cleaner energy alternatives before Abilene’s residents feel the consequences.
Much of the Stargate project’s local support stems from its promise to bring jobs to a region that has long been considered part of small-town Texas. And while the economic potential of the Stargate project has understandably generated excitement, the long-term benefits may be far more limited than promised. Building a data center requires a lot of labor, but maintaining one does not—which explains why, despite the 1,500 people currently working on construction, the project has only promised 357 permanent positions. Undeniably, the over 100,000 jobs that OpenAI promised for the overall Stargate project seems fantastical.
Meanwhile, Crusoe, the developer of the data center, has been granted an 85 percent property tax break on billions of dollars of infrastructure—causing Abilene to forgo an enormous amount of potential revenue. Effectively, Abilene has traded its property tax profits away for job creation promises that will likely fall well short of expectations.
Worse yet, after they realize that the promise of job opportunities won’t materialize, Abilene residents will be left with the lasting burden of pollution from the power plant. The on-site natural gas power plant has been authorized to emit 1.6 million tons of greenhouse gases and 14 tons of hazardous air pollutants per year. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, pollutants emitted from power plants can have serious environmental and health consequences.
What makes Abilene’s case especially concerning is how close the plant will be to where people live. Densely populated neighborhoods are less than two miles away, and some homes and buildings are within half a mile. Living so close to a natural gas plant has been shown to have tangible impacts on population health. A 15-year study published in Environmental Health Perspectives found that people living near a power plant experience an 11 percent increase in asthma rates, a 15 percent increase in acute respiratory infections, and a 17 percent increase in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease for residents in the same ZIP code.
Despite these risks, given Abilene’s relative isolation from major economic development, local and state officials are excited to see just about any large-scale investment. Governor Greg Abbott praised the construction, declaring that “Texas is the home of innovation.”
In their excitement, officials appear too willing to make costly sacrifices. “We kind of [have to] scratch and fight for everything good that comes our way,” former city manager Robert Hanna said, justifying the property tax break granted to the data center. But that “scratch and fight” should not require Abilene to trade away its tax revenue and, most importantly, the health of its residents.
Looking back, it’s no surprise that OpenAI, Oracle, and SoftBank decided to build the first Stargate data center and power plant in Abilene. They needed a semi-rural community where pushback would be limited. They needed local political support in a city where environmental concerns don’t sway decision-making. They needed their permits approved in a Texas regulatory environment where energy investment historically has overshadowed concerns about community health.
If this natural gas plant proceeds, Abilenians could face increased risks of asthma, lung infections, and other respiratory diseases. While permits for the natural gas plant have already been approved, the fight is far from over. Regulators still have the authority to require stricter emissions controls, mandate independent environmental reviews and audits, and increase clean energy quotas for the data center.
Most importantly, the public—especially Abilene’s own residents—deserve to know the full health impacts of the natural gas plant being built in their community.
They have the right to decide how much they are willing to give up for 357 promised jobs.
Trump believes Russia will win
Trump believes Russia will win – Politico
The US president sees Russia’s larger economy and military as decisive factors in the Ukraine conflict, according to a White House officialRT
Nothing Personal, Just War: The Cold Business Of Ukraine’s Destruction
Nothing Personal, Just War: The Cold Business Of Ukraine’s Destruction
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Irish tourist jailed by Ice for months after overstaying US visit by three days: ‘Nobody is safe’
Irish tourist jailed by Ice for months after overstaying US visit by three days: ‘Nobody is safe’
Exclusive: For roughly 100 days, Thomas says he faced harsh detention conditions, despite agreeing to deportationSam Levin (The Guardian)
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sure and RT are angels with news brought from heavens of Putin
Zdf Ard are state media funded by each citizen to be neutral and have to verify their sources. They fuck up sometimes but doing overall a good job.
Bild can go to hell as they don't have enough journalistic standards and their former employees join nius fake news network firing for right wing agenda.
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