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Israel's Leviathan signs $35 billion natural gas supply deal with Egypt


Israel's Leviathan natural gas field has signed the largest export agreement in the country's history, worth up to $35 billion to supply gas to Egypt, NewMed , one of the partners in the field, said on Thursday.


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US F-16s lose out as Thai air force seals US$600 million deal for Swedish Gripen jets


Thailand finalised the deal a week after using its current fleet of F-16s to strike military targets during border clashes with Cambodia.


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Ukrainian drones strike 23,000 targets in July, kill 5,000 Russian troops, military chief says


Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi said first-person-view (FPV) drones and night bombers were responsible for most of the hits.


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Germany halts military exports that could be used in Gaza, Merz says


The German government will not approve any exports of military equipment that could be used in the Gaza Strip until further notice, Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Friday in response to Israel's plan to expand its military operations there.


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India pauses plans to buy U.S. arms after Trump's tariffs


New Delhi has put on hold its plans to procure new U.S. weapons and aircraft, according to three Indian officials familiar with the matter, in India's first concrete sign of discontent after tariffs imposed on its exports by President Donald Trump dragged ties to their lowest level in decades.


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Gold futures soar to record high after reports of US tariffs on Swiss bars


The price of gold futures have soared to a record high after it was reported that the US would put tariffs on imports of 1kg bars in a further trade blow to Switzerland, which dominates the world’s refining industry.

Swiss exports to the US were hit by a crippling 39% tariff on Thursday after the country’s president returned empty-handed from a last-minute dash to Washington in an attempt to get the rate, among the highest imposed by Donald Trump, lowered.

It has subsequently emerged that US customs recommended that certain imports of gold bars that had been in a tariff exemption category should also be covered by the 39% rate.

The detail in a ruling letter – used by the US to clarify its trade policy – was signed on 31 July and seen by the Financial Times.



MovieBox is Still Alive and Preparing to Fight Intellectual Property Thieves


Reports that the Nigerian Copyright Commission had recently shut down a pirate site didn't sound especially interesting. Operating under MovieBox branding, currently seen on endless domains, the local site reportedly received over 130 million visits in the previous three months and was actually still in business. Indeed, plans to develop the MovieBox brand began last month, with an application for intellectual property protection underpinning all kinds of business opportunities.

in reply to Dessalines

Australia, Indonesia, Bolivia, Chile

(It's hard to know which criticisms were propaganda and which were legit, so I can't pick many that I can call my "favourite". I'm 100% confident in Australia, mostly in Bolivia, somewhat in Chile, doubtful of Indonesia).

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in reply to Tenderizer78

As a Labor/Greens voter in Australia, I am still salty about this. They did a entire peaceful coup just to save their little enclave next to Alice spring
in reply to Ascend910

If it weren't for the coup, Australia would be a super-power to rival China and the US combined.
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Gosuki: a cloudless, real time, multi-browser, extension-free bookmark manager with multi-device sync


TL;DR

Hi all !

I would like to showcase Gosuki: a multi-browser cloudless bookmark manager with multi-device sync capability, that I have been writing on and off for the past few years. It aggregates your bookmarks in real time across all browsers/profiles and external APIs such as Reddit and Github.

Features


  • A single binary with no dependencies or browser extensions necessary. It just work right out of the box.
  • Multi-browser: Detects which browsers you have installed and watch changes across all of them including profiles.
  • Use the universal ctrl+d shortcut to add bookmarks and call custom commands.
  • Tag with #hashtags even if your browser does not support it. You can even add tags in the Title. If you are used to organize your bookmarks in folders, they become tags
  • Real time tracking of bookmark changes
  • Multi-device automated p2p synchronization
  • Builtin, local Web UI which also works without Javascript (w3m friendly)
  • Cli command (suki) for a dmenu/rofi compatible query of bookmarks
  • Modular and extensible: Run custom scripts and actions per tags and folders when particular bookmarks are detected
  • Stores bookmarks on a portable on disk sqlite database. No cloud involved.
  • Database compatible with the Buku. You can use any program that was made for buku.
  • Can fetch bookmarks from external APIs (eg. Reddit posts, Github stars).
  • Easily extensible to handle any browser or API
  • Open source with an AGPLv3 license


Rationale


I was always annoyed by the existing bookmark management solutions and wanted a tool that just works without relying on browser extensions, self-hosted servers or cloud services. As a developer and Linux user I also find myself using multiple browsers simultaneously depending on the needs so I needed something that works with any browser and can handle multiple profiles per browser.

The few solutions that exist require manual management of bookmarks. Gosuki automatically catches any new bookmark in real time so no need to manually export and synchronize your bookmarks. It allows a tag based bookmarking experience even if the native browser does not support tags. You just hit ctrl+d and write your tags in the title.

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in reply to Dessalines

People think normal people will be able to go to the moon base and it won't just be penthouses for the 1% to rule the Earth from somewhere that Mario's brother can't get to?
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in reply to Dessalines

I was imagining tunnels underground. Like lava tubes.
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Germany stops military exports that could be used in Gaza


BERLIN (AP) — Germany will not authorize any exports of military equipment that could be used in Gaza “until further notice,” Chancellor Friedrich Merz announced Friday, in a strikingly quick response by one of Israel’s strongest international backers to a decision by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Cabinet to take over Gaza City.

The move by Germany, which has previously stopped short of tougher lines against Israel’s government taken by some of its European Union allies, appeared likely to further isolate Israel in the wake of the controversial military takeover plan that has been decried by the United Nations and supporters of Israeli hostages still held in Gaza.

It wasn’t immediately clear which military equipment from Germany would be affected. Asked by The Associated Press for details about which military hardware would be affected, the German government declined to comment.

https://apnews.com/article/germany-mideast-weapons-b957e28b73ee94ed33fbd2d4e4d36246

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Germany stops military exports that could be used in Gaza


BERLIN (AP) — Germany will not authorize any exports of military equipment that could be used in Gaza “until further notice,” Chancellor Friedrich Merz announced Friday, in a strikingly quick response by one of Israel’s strongest international backers to a decision by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Cabinet to take over Gaza City.

The move by Germany, which has previously stopped short of tougher lines against Israel’s government taken by some of its European Union allies, appeared likely to further isolate Israel in the wake of the controversial military takeover plan that has been decried by the United Nations and supporters of Israeli hostages still held in Gaza.

It wasn’t immediately clear which military equipment from Germany would be affected. Asked by The Associated Press for details about which military hardware would be affected, the German government declined to comment.

https://apnews.com/article/germany-mideast-weapons-b957e28b73ee94ed33fbd2d4e4d36246

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in reply to geneva_convenience

The even harsher military action by the Israeli army in the Gaza Strip [...] makes it increasingly difficult for the German government to see how these goals will be achieved.


(Emphasis mine)

Is that a bad translation? I hope so, otherwise he seems to be saying if Israel could be successful he would support it.

Edit: I think it's quoting without context and he's referring to the goals of "the release of Israeli hostages and purposeful negotiations toward a cease-fire in the 22-month conflict".

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in reply to wewbull

I might have stripped out a bit too much propaganda I'll change the paragraph in the summary
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Gosuki 1.2.0 release: extension-free, multi-browser real-time bookmark manager. Now with multi-device sync


TL;DR

Hi all !

Back again for a massive Gosuki 1.2.0 release, a multi-browser real time bookmark manager.

I posted about this project a month ago and had very positive feedback. Many users asked for multi-device sync so now Gosuki offers two methods to automatically synchronize your bookmarks across devices. Integration/import from other self hosted bookmark managers is in the works.

This is a project I have been writing on and off for the past few years. It aggregates your bookmarks in real time across all browsers/profiles and external APIs like as Reddit and Github.

Features


  • A single binary with no dependencies or browser extensions necessary. It just work right out of the box.
  • Multi-browser: Detects which browsers you have installed and watch changes across all of them including profiles.
  • Use the universal ctrl+d shortcut to add bookmarks and call custom commands.
  • Tag with #hashtags even if your browser does not support it. You can even add tags in the Title. If you are used to organize your bookmarks in folders, they become tags
  • Real time tracking of bookmark changes
  • Multi-device automated p2p synchronization
  • Builtin, local Web UI which also works without Javascript (w3m friendly)
  • Cli command (suki) for a dmenu/rofi compatible query of bookmarks
  • Modular and extensible: Run custom scripts and actions per tags and folders when particular bookmarks are detected
  • Stores bookmarks on a portable on disk sqlite database. No cloud involved.
  • Database compatible with the Buku. You can use any program that was made for buku.
  • Can fetch bookmarks from external APIs (eg. Reddit posts, Github stars).
  • Easily extensible to handle any browser or API
  • Open source with an AGPLv3 license
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in reply to rhabarba

It relates to automated detection and merging of tags without any manual intervention.

For Chrome based browsers and many others, there is no native support of tags. With Gosuki you can hit ctrl+d, add some #tag and that's it. It will be merged with the database. If it already existed, say from an other browser, the tag will be added.

In other terms you may have the same bookmarks across many browsers and profiles and they will all end up in a single consistent state.

All of this is handles in real-time as if you had a browser extension installed in every browser / profile.

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Video link posts or embedded self hosted video: how does federation of this content work?


Are video files cached or federated in any way?

I want to make posts that include video, and those videos I wish to upload on my own webserver to not rely on external links or expiration dates.

But I fear for bandwith, and I want to know if the videos will be cached on the instance or if every user will be a full web request of the video (that I can of course mitigate via good compression, and/or having a dedicated CDN that won't empty my pockets).

in reply to SSUPII

This depends on the instance of the video being used. Some instances clone a copy of the video, some use proxies, and some send the link directly to the user. I don't recommend it if you have limited bandwidth.
in reply to SSUPII

Videos are not stored in every server. Nobody would have been able to pay for the bills if that was the case.

The videos and images stay on the origin, and are fetched from the origin.

Afaik admins that enable the image proxy cache only the images, not videos.

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Emojis and Lemmy


Why are Lemmy posts and replies (almost?) emoji free? - I like the small emotion symbols, they add a softer human feel to things :]
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in reply to oyzmo

Emojis are for the girls and the homies. Sorry, I don’t know y’all like that.


This is just a perfect advertisement for Debian 😀


in reply to alexcleac

I'm starting to realize that advertising and ethical products don't mix.

We shouldn't be in a rush to be scumbags like our oppressors.

Great video, nonetheless.

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"London Should Be Careful": Israel's Security Card Against UK Recognition of a Palestinian State


According to a report in the British Times, Israel is considering suspending security and intelligence cooperation with the United Kingdom if Prime Minister Keir Starmer proceeds with formal recognition of a Palestinian state.

The move, if carried out, could threaten national security on both sides and potentially damage one of Israel’s strongest defense and trade partnerships in Europe.

Diplomatic sources cited in the report say that Prime Minister Netanyahu’s government is actively weighing this option among several possible responses. One source warned, “London should be careful. Bibi and his ministers have cards to play. Israel values its partnership with the UK, but recent decisions have caused real pressure, and Britain has a lot to lose if Israel chooses to act.”

The fallout would not only be strategic but also economic. Israel is a major exporter of weapons systems, parts, and defense software to UK firms, including BAE Systems. Israeli-made drones have also been used by British forces in operations across Iraq and Afghanistan.

in reply to geneva_convenience

Right, because there are no other intelligence services or weapons manufacturers in the world. I don't think Israel would benefit from proving to the world that they're irrelevant. Combined with the genocidal bloodlust, it's not a great look.
in reply to betterdeadthanreddit

Governments keep buying Israeli weapons and spyware. Then, when people say Israel is a lunatic state the governments say they are too reliant on Israeli weapons and spyware to cut ties. A hilarious catch22.
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Hamas Responds To "Criminal" Netanyahu's Plan To Occupy Gaza


"In response to the statements of the war criminal wanted by the International Criminal Court, Benjamin Netanyahu, to Fox News, in which he confirmed his intention to occupy the Gaza Strip without holding it, and to hand it over to Arab forces that do not threaten the occupying entity, we, the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas), confirm the following:

"Netanyahu's plans to expand aggression confirm beyond any doubt that he seeks to get rid of his prisoners and sacrifice them to serve his personal interests and his extreme ideological agenda.

"We confirm that Gaza will remain steadfast against occupation and attempts to impose guardianship over it. The expansion of aggression against our Palestinian people will not be a walk in the park, and the price will be heavy and costly for the occupation and its Nazi army.

"We call on Arab and Islamic countries and the international community to condemn and reject these dangerous statements, and to take urgent action to stop the aggression and end the occupation, to empower our people to realize their right to self-determination, and to hold the enemy leaders accountable for their ongoing crimes against our Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip."





5 Linux KDE Plasma Features that Completely Changed How I Use My PC


Are you using KDE Plasma but still working the same way you did on Windows? Do you wonder if you're getting the most out of your KDE Plasma setup? Well, here are five game-changing features that completely transformed how I use and interact with my PC!

By default, KDE Plasma can feel like another desktop environment (DE) trying to nail the Windows look and feel, but it's so much more than that! Plasma offers unique features that can fundamentally reshape how you think about desktop computing, turning routine tasks into effortless interactions. These aren't just a different way of doing things, but rather a better way as they eliminate entire categories of friction and open up more efficient workflows. Here I've shortlisted my top five favorite KDE Plasma features, how they've changed my approach to desktop computing, and why I can't go back!

in reply to Jure Repinc

I actually didn't know you could nest Virtual Desktops within activities, so that was nice. Now I can make my setup even more absurdly complicated for anyone who's not me to use lol.
in reply to Jure Repinc

Plasma is nuts, it's customizability is wonderful. I just spent a few hours last week redoing my layout and theming with a gruvbox feel for my desktop system. I named the configuration gruvfox.

I used gnome for the longest time, but after discovering the true power of KDE I don't think there is ever any going back for me.

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Oops Safari, I think You Spilled Something!


Lobsters.



Come un alieno.


👤 Quando parli di Linux, Fediverso, Privacy, ecc ... ti guardano strano

Ci sono momenti in cui ti accorgi che il mondo attorno a te non parla la tua lingua.
Non quella fatta di parole, ma quella fatta di passioni.
Quando dici "sto lavorando su un server", "gestisco un'istanza Fediverse", "mi piace la decentralizzazione", vedi subito gli sguardi cambiare.

Ti osservano come se stessi parlando in codice binario, come se stessi perdendo tempo in un mondo tutto tuo, inutile.
E invece no.
Quel mondo ha valore, senso, umanità, costruzione, appartenenza.

🧠 Non mi sto isolando: mi sto esprimendo

Quando scegli Linux, il software libero, il Fediverso, non lo fai per moda.
Lo fai perché credere nella libertà digitale oggi è un atto rivoluzionario.
Lo fai perché vuoi essere parte di qualcosa che non è controllato da pochi, ma costruito da molti, insieme.

Ma per chi ti sta vicino e non conosce questo mondo, sei solo quello "fissato col computer".
Se poi – come me – sei anche in carrozzina, allora l’etichetta è servita:
"poverino, si rifugia lì perché non ha altro da fare."

E invece no.
Quello è il mio modo di essere utile.
È lì che metto le mie energie, le mie idee, la mia voglia di contribuire a qualcosa.

🤝 La rete a cui contribuisco nella costruzione è fatta di persone vere

Nel Fediverso ho trovato relazioni autentiche, collaborazione, ascolto.
Nel gestire server, istanze, spazi condivisi… ritrovo me stesso.
In un mondo che spesso ti fa sentire inutile, lì posso essere parte attiva.

Non serve camminare per muoversi nel mondo digitale.
Basta voler esserci davvero.

🙏 Non chiedo comprensione. Chiedo solo rispetto

Non tutti devono capire cosa faccio.
Ma almeno, non giudicatelo.
Non riducete tutto a "passatempi da nerd", a "roba da smanettoni".
Perché per me – e per tanti altri – questo è un modo di vivere, di partecipare, di resistere.

E se qualcuno là fuori si è mai sentito guardato "diverso" per quello che ama, voglio dirti: non sei solo.

Se ti ritrovi in queste parole, rispondi, condividi, racconta.
Perché non siamo pochi. Siamo solo troppo sparsi per farci sentire.

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lemmy - Collegamento all'originale
Snow Lemmy

Ottimo lavoro, bravissima, la curiosità, è la nostra vera forza. 💪 Per quanto riguarda Qwant, ti allego un mio post. 🙏 goto.casasnow.noho.st/@snow/st…


🔍 Qwant o SearXNG? Ecco il dilemma! 😏

Da una parte c’è Qwant: elegante, europeo, semplice da usare... ma con un piccolo segreto: per anni ha preso in prestito i risultati da Bing.
Negli ultimi tempi sta cercando di diventare più indipendente (anche grazie a Ecosia), ma il suo codice resta chiuso e un po’ misterioso. 🤫

Dall’altra parte c’è SearXNG:
💻 open-source, trasparente, senza tracking, personalizzabile al 100% e, se vuoi, pure ospitabile sul tuo server.
Nessuna pubblicità invasiva, nessuna azienda curiosa a frugare tra le tue ricerche… insomma: la vera privacy è qui. 🚀


📊 Confronto rapido

Privacy

  • Qwant: Buona, ma con tracce di Bing e CNIL (2025)
  • SearXNG: Ottima, nessun tracking, anonimato elevato

Trasparenza

  • Qwant: Codice proprietario
  • SearXNG: Open-source e configurazioni visibili

Autonomia

  • Qwant: In crescita (progetto EUSP)
  • SearXNG: Totale, istanze autogestite

Facilità d’uso

  • Qwant: Immediato e semplice
  • SearXNG: Richiede configurazione o uso di istanze pubbliche

📌 Conclusione?
Se vuoi qualcosa di pronto e immediato → Qwant.
Se invece la privacy per te non è uno slogan ma un requisito, SearXNG è il tuo migliore amico (anche se dovrai sporcarti un po’ le mani). 😉


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lemmy - Collegamento all'originale
Snow Lemmy
😅 Ok, ricevuto. 🤗


in reply to Sunshine (she/her)

By the way, if you're using software that supports following users(Like MBin), you can follow them @ecosia@mastodon.social. Their last post seems to be from a month ago, so I hope it's not abounded


The 17-character code that runs the automotive world




nyarch


github.com/NyarchLinux

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Qwant and Ecosia debut Staan, a European search index that aims to take on Big Tech


cross-posted from: lemmy.sdf.org/post/39942527

European search engines Qwant and Ecosia said on Wednesday that they have both started serving search queries through an index they developed together, Staan, which aims to be a cheaper, more privacy-focused alternative to Google and Bing.

Last year, French privacy-focused search engine Qwant struck a joint venture with German non-profit search engine Ecosia, to develop a European search index. Called European Search Perspective (EUSP), the JV now aims to serve around 50% of French queries and 33% of German queries by the end of the year.

Qwant said it is using the new index to power some of its features, like AI summaries for search, and Ecosia has plans to add some AI features soon to its platform, too.

EUSP is also in talks with companies to spur the adoption of its index for enabling search within apps. Notably, it is targeting chatbots, presenting Staan as a cheaper alternative to Google and Bing.

“If you’re using ChatGPT or any other AI chatbot, they all do knowledge grounding with web search […] our index can power deep research and AI summary features. Google and Bing’s solutions are also pricey, and our index can offer power search features at a tenth of the cost,” Christian Kroll, CEO of Ecosia, told TechCrunch.

EUSP, like Proton, is pushing to develop a European tech stack that doesn’t rely on technology from the U.S. or China.

“The timing could not be more urgent. The outcome of the 2024 U.S. election has reminded European policymakers and innovators just how exposed Europe remains when it comes to core digital infrastructure. Much of Europe’s search, cloud, and AI layers are built on American Big Tech stacks, putting entire sectors – from journalism to climate tech – at the mercy of political or commercial agendas,” the companies said in a statement.

Kroll added that through this index, combined with European privacy laws, EUSP can offer a more privacy-friendly search solution as compared to its U.S. counterparts.

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Rotten Apple: Dozens of Former Israeli Spies Hired by Silicon Valley Giant


cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/34342710

Apple has made headlines in recent weeks for touting its commitment to privacy and human rights, rolling out tools to limit surveillance and spyware. But behind the corporate messaging lies a much darker reality.

The company has quietly brought in dozens of veterans from Unit 8200, Israel’s shadowy military intelligence unit known for blackmail, mass surveillance, and targeted killings.

Many of these hires took place as Israel escalated its war on Gaza, and as CEO Tim Cook publicly expressed support for Israel while disciplining employees for pro-Palestinian expressions. Apple’s deepening ties to Israel’s most controversial intelligence raise uncomfortable questions, not only about the company’s political loyalties, but also about how it handles vast troves of personal user data.

A MintPress News investigation has identified dozens of Unit 8200 operatives now working at Apple. The company’s hiring spree coincides with growing scrutiny of its ties to the Israeli government, including its policy of matching employee donations to groups such as Friends of the IDF and the Jewish National Fund, both of which play a role in the displacement of the Palestinian people. The intense pro-Israel bias at the corporation has led many former and current employees to speak out.

This investigation is part of a series examining the close collaboration between Unit 8200 and Western tech and media companies. Previous investigations examined the links between Unit 8200 and social media giants like TikTok, Facebook and Google, and how former Unit 8200 spies are now responsible for writing much of America’s news about Israel/Palestine, holding top jobs at outlets like CNN and Axios.

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It's not theft


Source: Spelling Mistakes Cost Lives

Alt Text: Bluesky.

Full size photo: X.

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Is Pirating Battlepass Type Stuff Doable?


I'm so tired of battlepasses but some games have such cool skins that I do not want to pay for.
Is there a way to pirate stuff like that?
in reply to nefarioushoneybee

I dont know about battlepass but the skins are possible with mods, but are only visible to you, not to other players.
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in reply to nefarioushoneybee

Don't rely on mods, multiversus have disabled them after it released.