Japan sets new internet speed world record — 4 million times faster than average US speeds
Japan sets new internet speed record — it's 4 million times faster than average US broadband speeds
A team of scientists in Japan shattered the record for the fastest internet speed by developing new fiber optics.Perri Thaler (Live Science)
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Author Adam Shatz on ‘The World since October 7’ (II)
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July 19, 2025
Author Adam Shatz on ‘The World since October 7’ (II)
July 19, 2025Author Adam Shatz on ‘The World since October 7’ (II) - World-Outlook
In this essay, author Adam Shatz raises important issues that deserve further discussion in light of the gruesome October 7, 2023, attack led by Hamas that targeted civilians in Israel, the genocidal war Israel unleashed in retaliation on the entire …world-outlook.com (World-Outlook)
Author Adam Shatz on ‘The World since October 7’ (II)
Author Adam Shatz on ‘The World since October 7’ (II) - World-Outlook
In this essay, author Adam Shatz raises important issues that deserve further discussion in light of the gruesome October 7, 2023, attack led by Hamas that targeted civilians in Israel, the genocidal war Israel unleashed in retaliation on the entire …world-outlook.com (World-Outlook)
A Prominent OpenAI Investor Appears to Be Suffering a ChatGPT-Related Mental Health Crisis, His Peers Say
It's a very delicate thing to try to understand a public figure's mental health from afar. But unless Lewis is engaging in some form of highly experimental performance art that defies easy explanation — he didn't reply to our request for comment, and hasn't made further posts clarifying what he's talking about — it sounds like he may be suffering some type of crisis.If so, that's an enormously difficult situation for him and his loved ones, and we hope that he gets any help that he needs.
At the same time, it's difficult to ignore that the specific language he's using — with cryptic talk of "recursion," "mirrors," "signals" and shadowy conspiracies — sounds strikingly similar to something we've been reporting on extensively this year: a wave of people who are suffering severe breaks with reality as they spiral into the obsessive use of ChatGPT or other AI products, in alarming mental health emergencies that have led to homelessness, involuntary commitment to psychiatric facilities, and even death.
Psychiatric experts are also concerned. A recent paper by Stanford researchers found that leading chatbots being used for therapy, including ChatGPT, are prone to encouraging users' schizophrenic delusions instead of pushing back or trying to ground them in reality.
Lewis' peers in the tech industry were quick to make the same connection. Earlier this week, the hosts of popular tech industry podcast "This Week in Startups" Jason Calacanis and Alex Wilhelm expressed their concerns about Lewis' disturbing video.
A Prominent OpenAI Investor Appears to Be Suffering a ChatGPT-Related Mental Health Crisis, His Peers Say
Bedrock co-founder Geoff Lewis has posted increasingly troubling content on social media, drawing concern from friends in the industry.Joe Wilkins (Futurism)
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Amazon Ring Cashes in on Techno-Authoritarianism and Mass Surveillance
Ring founder Jamie Siminoff is back at the helm of the surveillance doorbell company, and with him is the surveillance-first-privacy-last approach that made Ring one of the most maligned tech devices. Not only is the company reintroducing new versions of old features which would allow police to request footage directly from Ring users, it is also introducing a new feature that would allow police to request live-stream access to people’s home security devices.
‘FUCK CRIME:’ Inside Ring’s Quest to Become Law Enforcement’s Best Friend
Amazon's surveillance company has seeped into hundreds of American communities by throwing parties for police and giving them free devices.Caroline Haskins (VICE)
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Top House Dem Hakeem Jeffries doesn’t endorse socialist Zohran Mamdani in NYC mayoral race in lukewarm statement after highly-anticipated meeting
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and socialist mayoral hopeful Zohran Mamdani finally sat down Friday for the first time since New York City’s primary — but the Democratic nominee left without an endorsement.
In a lukewarm statement, Jeffries called the pair’s hourlong meeting in his Brooklyn stomping grounds “constructive,” but did not indicate whether he would throw his weight behind the lefty candidate.
“We don’t really know each other well,” he has said. Jeffries has said Mamdani needs to “clarify” his stance on “Globalizing the Intifada” — a controversial phrase in the Israel-Gaza conflict.
Top House Dem Hakeem Jeffries doesn't endorse socialist Zohran Mamdani in NYC mayoral race in lukewarm statement after highly-anticipated meeting
Schumer is expected to meet with Mamdani soon, but no date has yet been set.Craig McCarthy (New York Post)
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Do you understand the difference between optics and abandoning all principles?
Martin Luther King Jr.’s Challenge to his Liberal Allies | AAIHS
Martin Luther King Jr. press conference, Atlanta GA, Southern Christian Leadership Conference office 1966. (Photo: Bob Fitch Photography Archive, Stanford U ...Jeanne Theoharis (AAIHS)
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There is no food in Gaza
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Breaking | In an urgent and important press statement, Gaza Health Ministry reports and appeals to the world:⭕️Unprecedented numbers of starved civilians of all ages are arriving at emergency departments in severe exhaustion and fatigue.
⭕️We warn that hundreds of severely emaciated Palestinians are at imminent risk of death due to hunger and their bodies’ inability to endure any longer.
Gaza Update Summary (July 16th - July 19th, 2025)
🚨 The past four days have been defined by a dual crisis of escalating IOF massacres and a catastrophic, deepening famine. IOF operations systematically targeted civilians in designated "safe zones" and at aid distribution points, particularly in Khan Younis and Rafah, while the north faced relentless demolition. We saw the famine's death toll rise, sparking popular protests against aid hoarders as the humanitarian situation collapsed completely.
Wednesday, July 16th: The slaughter of civilians was marked by a horrific massacre at an American aid distribution center in Rafah, where over 20 martyrs ascended due to suffocation and gas, including those on a "pre-approved list." This pattern was repeated throughout the day, targeting the displaced and hungry in tents in Mawasi Khan Younis and Nusseirat. Shelters were not spared, as the IOF bombed the Abu Helou school in Bureij, resulting in 4 martyrs, and struck the historic Latin Church in Gaza City, resulting in 3 martyrs from the Christian community. In Jabalia, the entire Shahab famil (father, mother, and their five daughters) was annihilated under the rubble of their home. 94 martyrs ascended and over 370 were wounded. 26 aid seekers were martyred as well.
Thursday, July 17th: The crisis of starvation reached a terrifying new peak, with children like Zain Al-Dremeili ascending due to malnutrition and reports of people collapsing from hunger in the streets. The bombardment escalated on Khan Younis, with airstrikes, artillery, and demolitions. IOF drones targeted tents in Mawasi. New evacuation orders were issued in Jabalia, and a strike resulted in 8 martyrs near Tawam roundabout who were protecting an aid convoy. At least 50 martyrs ascended on Thursday.
Friday, July 18th: The deepening famine ignited a "Revolution of the Hungry", with citizens storming merchants' warehouses in search food, only to be met with IOF drone fire. The IOF's campaign of genomicde continued with the massacre of the Abu Sahloul family in Khan Younis, where at least 8 were martyred under the rubble of their home. The famine claimed another life as the infant Sanaa Al-Lahham ascended, while in Deir al-Balah, 5 more were martyred in the chaos of an aid delivery. Further, the IOF continued to bomb tents, such as in Mawasi. A strike in Jabalia Al-Nazla claimed 5 more martyrs, while a bombing of a school saw two more. Another 50 martyrs on Friday.
Saturday, July 19th: Between the famine and bombing, another day of horrific massacres against entire families. We saw the annihilation of the Aql family in Nusseirat, where a single strike resulted in 12 martyrs, mostly women and children. The slaughter of the hungry reached a new low with over 60 martyrs ascending, including 35 aid seekers killed by IOF fire near the "Netzarim" axis. The famine continued to claim children's lives, including Joad Al-Anqar and Yahya Al-Najjar, as the IOF expanded its operations to the sea, raiding the Gaza beach and abducting several fishermen. Northern Gaza saw intense bombing in Sheikh Radwan and Jabalia, as well as martyrs killed while attempting to reach their homes. Today, over 116 martyrs have ascended so far, including 38 aid seekers.
Over 310 martyrs ascended in the last four days, amidst international and global silence despite calls for escalation and action. #GazaSummary
Descendants of the survivors of the Warsaw ghetto create a new "Warsaw ghetto" 85 years later.
Their bubbes must be so proud of them!
What's happening to my post? Blurred, red flagged?
Can't make sense of it. Might be flagged remotely as AI? I'm the mod. Shouldn't I be able to see what this is about?
Just catching up, night be suspiciously too many posts back to back?
It's also getting downvoted. Somebody has an issue with it
Edit: Nevermind, he's an AI artist. I didn't realize, am taking down.
Could publicly-owned grocery stores break Canada’s grocery oligopoly?
Could publicly-owned grocery stores break Canada’s grocery oligopoly? - Ricochet
A bold proposal from New York’s Zohran Mamdani is sparking interest north of the border. Experts say a Canadian public option is not only possible — it’s long overdueJeremy Appel (Ricochet)
Please read what I actually wrote above because it addresses your question. There's no contradiction here, BoC expects inflation to rise as a result of QE, but the reason for that people who own companies decide to raise prices. Let me know if you're still having trouble understanding this, and need me to use smaller words.
The only thing weird here is that a grown ass adult would have trouble understanding something so basic.
La notte dei biplani
Metti insieme un po' di neuralink, un po' di Firefox volpe di fuoco e un buon 5% del pil e viene fuori un bel prodottino veramente utile al genere umano.
Che poi, uomini. Mica erano uomini quelli. Ragazzi? Bambini spaventati. Con il cavo del BOT che gli spenzolava dal collo e le mani che non riuscivano a star ferme per via dei tremori.
"Non bevete l'Absynx", ci dicevano," una droga, vi fa male, vi distrugge il cervello". Ah si, certo. Perché il BOT, invece? Cosa combina al cervello? Quando siamo collegati tutti insieme, noi del carro, io sento i loro pensieri, entro nei loro corpi,e vedo. Vedo. E poi a cosa vi servono i nostri cervelli in fondo?
Volete che sopravviviamo per uccidere e farci uccidere.》
Freddo.
Ci avete mandato in battaglia. Contro il nemico? No. In Irlanda. Ma che ci avevano fatto gli irlandesi? Parlano la nostra lingua, sono proprio come noi."Non importa", dicevate, "dovete fare il vostro dovere e basta". Così l'abbiamo fatto. Ci siamo trasformati in un mostro ircocervo con cento gambe, cento braccia, dita di mitragliatrice e naso di cannone. Abbia-
mo sparato. E sapete una cosa?È stato bello. Bello, si, perché quando diventi un mostro, l'orrore è meraviglia.)
Non vedeva più niente, non sentiva niente. Era scivolato in una valle d'ombra da cui non c'era ritorno.
Poi ci avete mandato al fronte, dove c'erano i nemici veri, dove ci saremmo fatti onore. Invece ho visto solo trincee fangose, uomini pieni di pidocchi, sguardi tristi, filo spinato. E il nemico? Altre trincee, pidocchi, sguardi, filo spinato. Proprio come noi, anche quelli li. E io tremavo ormai, bevevo, avevo freddo, e Faulkner ci è morto a cena, stavamo mangiando e lui ha gridato ed è piombato a faccia in giù nella scodella del brodo, stava male già da tempo, perdeva sempre sangue dal naso."Pazienza", avete detto,"ve ne manderemo un altro".
"Domani ci sarà battaglia?", ho chiesto io."Ma certo Maddox
Economy under threat this year as hundreds of thousands of people leave U.S.
Economy under threat this year as hundreds of thousands of people leave U.S.
With the U.S. expected to have a population exodus of hundreds of thousands of people, at least 500k individuals, the stability of the economy is on the line.Alexangel Ventura (The Daily Drop)
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Visio mensuelle XR Auxerre
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Le groupe local d'Extinction Rébellion d'Auxerre se retrouve une fois par mois en présentiel et une fois par mois en visio pour une plus grande accessibilité à toustes sur notre territoire rural.
🖥️ Prochaine rencontre en visio : lundi 4 aout à 20h.
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Au programme : Accueil, retour sur les actions passées et projets en cours.
Si vous voulez rejoindre XR dans l'Yonne, vous êtes les bienvenu·e·s à cette visio.
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'Universal cancer vaccine' trains the immune system to kill any tumor
'Universal cancer vaccine' trains the immune system to kill any tumor
Following on from a breakthrough human trial that reprogrammed the immune system to overpower an aggressive brain tumor, scientists have now used the same mRNA tech to attack any cancer. It could make chemotherapy, surgery and radiation redundant.Bronwyn Thompson (New Atlas)
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Vehicle drives into Los Angeles crowd injuring 30 people
A vehicle drove into a busy crowd of people waiting to get into a nightclub in Los Angeles early Saturday, injuring 30 people, with at least five in critical condition.
The incident took place on Santa Monica Boulevard, the city’s fire department said, and people were quickly transported to local hospitals and trauma centers.
According to Cpt Adam VanGerpen, the public information officer for the LA fire department, the line of people struck by the vehicle, a Nissan Versa, were mostly female, and were waiting to get into the nightclub when the car also hit a taco truck and a nearby valet stand.
Vehicle drives into Hollywood crowd injuring more than 20
Los Angeles fire department says up to five people are in critical condition after incident on Santa Monica BoulevardGuardian staff reporter (The Guardian)
👋🏼 Bonjour à toustes,
Le groupe local d'Extinction Rébellion d'Auxerre se retrouve une fois par mois en présentiel et une fois par mois en visio pour une plus grande accessibilité à toustes sur notre territoire.
🗣️ Prochaine rencontre en présentiel : vendredi 25 juillet à 20h00.
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Timelapse of Texas flooding shows the breathtaking power of nature
Timelapse of Texas flooding shows the breathtaking power of nature
Instance PeerTube généraliste francophone. General French-speaking PeerTube instance.Mes Numériques
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qbittorrent has a ton of unofficial search plugins wow
Unofficial search plugins
Search plugins for the search feature. Contribute to qbittorrent/search-plugins development by creating an account on GitHub.GitHub
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Trump administration to destroy nearly $10m of contraceptives for women overseas
The Trump administration has decided to destroy $9.7m worth of contraceptives rather than send them abroad to women in need.
A state department spokesperson confirmed that the decision had been made – a move that will cost US taxpayers $167,000. The contraceptives are primarily long-acting, such as IUDs and birth control implants, and were almost certainly intended for women in Africa, according to two senior congressional aides, one of whom visited a warehouse in Belgium that housed the contraceptives. It is not clear to the aides whether the destruction has already been carried out, but said they had been told that it was set to occur by the end of July.
Trump administration to destroy nearly $10m of contraceptives for women overseas
As part of president’s shuttering of USAID, destruction of the contraceptives will cost US taxpayers $167,000Carter Sherman (The Guardian)
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DuckDuckGo now lets you hide AI-generated images in search results | TechCrunch
DuckDuckGo now lets you hide AI-generated images in search results | TechCrunch
DuckDuckGo's new search feature comes as the internet is being flooded with AI-generated slop.Aisha Malik (TechCrunch)
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People Are Being Involuntarily Committed, Jailed After Spiraling Into "ChatGPT Psychosis"
Who are these people? This is ridiculous. 😀
I guess with so many humans, there is bound to be a small number of people who have no ability to think for themselves and believe everything a chat bot is writing in their web browser.
People even have romantic relationships with these things.
People Are Being Involuntarily Committed, Jailed After Spiraling Into "ChatGPT Psychosis"
People experiencing "ChatGPT psychosis" are being involuntarily committed to mental hospitals and jailed following AI mental health crises.Maggie Harrison Dupré (Futurism)
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I use chatGPT to kind of organize and sift through some of my own thoughts. It’s helpful if you are working on something and need to inject a simple “what if” into the thought process. It’s honestly great and has at times pointed out things I completely overlooked.
But it also has a weird tendency to just agree with everything I saw just to keep engagement up. So even after I’m done, I’m still researching and challenging things anyway because it want me to be its friend. It’s very strange.
It’s a helpful tool but it’s not magical and honestly if it disappeared today I would be fine just going back to the before times.
Netflix’s first show with generative AI is a sign of what’s to come in TV, film
Netflix used generative AI in an original, scripted series that debuted this year, it revealed this week. Producers used the technology to create a scene in which a building collapses, hinting at the growing use of generative AI in entertainment.During a call with investors yesterday, Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos revealed that Netflix's Argentine show The Eternaut, which premiered in April, is "the very first GenAI final footage to appear on screen in a Netflix, Inc. original series or film.” Sarandos further explained, per a transcript of the call, saying:
The creators wanted to show a building collapsing in Buenos Aires. So our iLine team, [which is the production innovation group inside the visual effects house at Netflix effects studio Scanline], partnered with their creative team using AI-powered tools. ... And in fact, that VFX sequence was completed 10 times faster than it could have been completed with visual, traditional VFX tools and workflows. And, also, the cost of it would just not have been feasible for a show in that budget.Sarandos claimed that viewers have been "thrilled with the results"; although that likely has much to do with how the rest of the series, based on a comic, plays out, not just one, AI-crafted scene.
Netflix’s first show with generative AI is a sign of what’s to come in TV, film
The Eternaut debuted on Netflix with a generative AI-assisted scene.Scharon Harding (Ars Technica)
Zohran Mamdani and the “Black Vote”
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Mychal Denzel Smith
July 18 2025, 2:30 p.m.
Last month’s results in some 15 percent of voting precincts with majority-Black populations, though, don’t tell the whole story. Rather than being a race about a mythically monolithic “Black vote,” Mamdani’s campaign could show us a different side of politics in New York — one that speaks to Black voters based on their material needs.Staying on message about affordability was Mamdani’s route to victory in the primary, and it could hold the key in the general, too. If he can win over some Black voters — rather than the “Black vote” — he may yet again shock political observers and land himself in the mayor’s office. His foes, however, are already seizing on his primary performance.
Zohran Mamdani and the “Black Vote”
Mychal Denzel Smith
July 18 2025, 2:30 p.m.Last month’s results in some 15 percent of voting precincts with majority-Black populations, though, don’t tell the whole story. Rather than being a race about a mythically monolithic “Black vote,” Mamdani’s campaign could show us a different side of politics in New York — one that speaks to Black voters based on their material needs.Staying on message about affordability was Mamdani’s route to victory in the primary, and it could hold the key in the general, too. If he can win over some Black voters — rather than the “Black vote” — he may yet again shock political observers and land himself in the mayor’s office. His foes, however, are already seizing on his primary performance.
Zohran Mamdani and the “Black Vote”
Mamdani struggled against Andrew Cuomo to win the "Black vote" — but his lackluster performance may not tell the whole story.Mychal Denzel Smith (The Intercept)
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According to this page, seemingly sourced from Ookla, US has way higher average speeds these days.
Japan had way faster internet on average than the US like twenty years ago, but the US actually did a decent amount of broadband growth even if it still doesn't cover rural areas well.
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in reply to Da Cap’n • • •Ignoring clickbait title, this is impressive. Networked devices used to be the limit on data transfer.
Are there any devices even capable at reading/writing at 125,000G/sec?
Seems breakthroughs here are more relevant to for backhaul networks.
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in reply to Da Cap’n • • •I have 75 mbps and it's plenty enough except maybe for that one time once in a while where I'm downloading a game on Steam and would like it a little quicker. I see no point of paying three times what I'm paying right now per month to get 300 mbps. Even if it's available, even if I can afford it. I'd need to download a whole bunch of stuff at the same time to ever make use of that kind of bandwidth.
I can tell some ISPs are blatantly preying on ignorant people, selling them 300 mbps connections at a premium while all they do is google stuff, check their e-mails and browse their social media. They'll never use more than a tenth of what they're paying for, the rest is just wasted money. But they don't know that.
Average internet speeds in a country can be a very misleading stat as a result.
Edit: Looks like two people don't like that they've realized they're overpaying for their internet.
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Not really an 'internet' world speed record, but really a wired data transmission record if I'm reading correctly.
World Record Achieved in Transmission Capacity and Distance: With 19-core Optical Fiber with Standard Cladding Diameter 1,808 km Transmission of 1.02 Petabits per Second | 2025 | NICT - National Institute of Information and Communications Technology
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