Just a quick note for those attending IETF 124 in Montreal next week:

The Montreal ActivityPub community is hosting a special meetup (“Activity In The Pub”) at the Vieux Dublin bar at 5pm on November 2nd.

Everyone interested in ActivityPub is welcome.

mstdn.social/@fedihost/1154314…

The Vieux Dublin bar is at 636 rue Cathcart:

maps.app.goo.gl/CsnR2tmHeyXs3M…

Looking forward to seeing you there!

IETF 124 Montreal

Register today for the IETF 124 Montreal meeting on 1-7 November 2025 with 1000+ participants and 100+ sessions, including an IETF Hackathon.

^IETF

FediHost

2025-10-24 22:11:30

If you’re in #Montreal for the #IETF meeting @evan is running an #ActivityInThePub at Vieux Dublin on November the 2nd
@kini will be there from #FediHost fielding questions about devops and cheese if you’re lucky!

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Activity in the Pub

IETF 124 is happening in Montreal so come along and meet up with other people involved in the fediverse. #ActivityInTheParc #ActivityInThePark #ActivityInThePub

^{mobilisons.ch}

Archive link: Green MP Tamatha Paul on living with lupus and arthritis while serving in Parliament

Pretty inspiring that she’s achieved so much despite her chronic health conditions. It’s also refreshing to see honesty about needing to properly rest to avoid burnout. Too often we see gung-ho statements from people about pushing through and remaining busy.

Green MP Tamatha Paul on living with lupus and arthritis while serving in Parliament

The 28-year-old politician on living with invisible disabilities.

^{Varsha Anjali (The New Zealand Herald)}

And for decades, the Environmental Protection Agency tracked those emissions not by monitoring the air but by relying on a kind of honor system. Companies were allowed to estimate their chemical pollution using methods that even the EPA conceded were often unreliable.

In 2023, the EPA received irrefutable proof that these estimates were highly flawed. The agency had required 20 industrial facilities to temporarily install air monitors around their perimeters — known as fence-line monitoring — to see how bad the pollution actually was.

The results, compiled now for the first time by ProPublica, were shocking.

Air Pollution From Industrial Facilities Is Far Worse Than Estimated. Trump Halted Efforts to Fix It.

The Trump administration has put a stop to EPA rules that would have required more than 130 industrial facilities to install air monitors to measure pollution. Millions of people living near these plants face an increased risk of cancer.

^{andrea.wise@propublica.org (ProPublica)}

In città è appena apparsa una nuova ragazza che si fa chiamare Wrist Cut Warrior, ma che ha un particolare insolito...

stuff.octt.eu.org/2025/10/wris…

The Social Web Foundation is pleased to announce the Social Web Devroom at FOSDEM 2026, and invite participants to submit proposals for talks for the event.

FOSDEM is an exciting free and open source software event in Brussels, Belgium that brings together thousands of enthusiasts from around the world. The event spans the weekend of January 31 to February 1, 2026 and features discussion tracks (“devrooms”) for scores of different technology topics.

The Social Web Devroom will take place in the afternoon of Saturday, January 31.

Format

There will be three available talk formats:

• 50 minutes – for bigger projects, followed by 10 minutes of questions.
• 25 minutes – for bigger projects, followed by 5 minutes of questions.
• 8 minutes – micro-talks on smaller or newer projects, in groups of 3, followed by 6 minutes of combined questions for the group.

Topics

The Social Web Devroom is open to talks all about the Social Web AKA the Fediverse, including:

• Implementations of the ActivityPub protocol or ActivityPub API
• Clients for ActivityPub-enabled software like Mastodon
• Supporting services for the Fediverse, like search or onboarding
• ActivityPub-related libraries, toolkits, and frameworks
• Tools, bots, platforms, and related topics
• Advocacy, organization and social activity in deploying Open Source ActivityPub applications

Important dates

• Submission open: 1 Nov 2025
• Submission deadline: 1 Dec 2025
• Acceptance notifications: 10 Dec 2025
• Final schedule announcement: 15 Dec 2025
• Devroom: 31 Jan 2026

Submissions

Submit talk proposals to pretalx.fosdem.org/fosdem-2026…. Select “Social Web” from the “Track” dropdown, and include the length of your talk (8/25/50) in the submission notes. (Note that the “Lightning Talks” track is a separate event-wide track; if you’re proposing a Social Web micro-talk, please choose the “Social Web” track!)

Code of Conduct

All attendees and speakers must be familiar with and agree to the FOSDEM Code of Conduct.

Contact

Questions about topics, formats, or the Social Web in general should go to contact@socialwebfoundation.org.

Social Web Foundation

Towards a bigger, better fediverse

^{Social Web Foundation}

Routers are about to get a whole lot more expensive.

https://www.tomshardware.com/networking/routers/tp-link-routers-face-potential-u-s-ban-over-alleged-china-related-national-security-concerns-company-vigorously-disputes-department-of-commerces-findings

Taiwan's proposed new law would make damaging its undersea cables more expensive.

Archived version: archive.is/newest/tomshardware…

Disclaimer: The article linked is from a single source with a single perspective. Make sure to cross-check information against multiple sources to get a comprehensive view on the situation.

AMD's AI-focused Ryzen AI Max APUs have redefined what integrated GPUs are capable of, even in gaming.

https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/strix-halo-radeon-8060s-benchmarked-in-games-delivers-butter-smooth-1080p-performance-ryzen-ai-max-395-apu-is-a-pretty-solid-gaming-offering

Bolt talks the software behind its upcoming GPU; AI not mentioned once

https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/bolt-graphics-brings-its-risc-v-graphics-cards-to-ubuntu-summit-zeus-path-tracing-gpus-target-film-and-animation-industry

The Windows 'full screen experience' could be so much better if it copied the Steam Deck.

The Best 'Xbox' Handheld Experience Ignores Xbox Altogether

^{Kyle Barr (Gizmodo)}

More monetization is on the way, including cuts to free AI video allowances.

Sora now lets you pay extra to make more AI videos

^{Robert Hart (The Verge)}

Tinkerer explains this was ‘a fun proof of concept’ but hints work may be done to make it usable for retro enthusiasts.

https://www.tomshardware.com/software/windows/veteran-windows-insider-creates-windows-7-install-measuring-just-69mb-in-size-system-boots-but-has-been-pruned-so-severely-virtually-nothing-can-run-for-now

A legal wrangle over alleged copyright infringement between Universal Music and AI firm Udio has ended with a settlement and a new partnership for a platform to make AI music more accessible to everyday users.

Universal Music Group and AI music firm Udio settle lawsuit and announce new music platform

^{Sarah Miansoni (Euronews.com)}

A spokesperson for the California pension system said it would "further concentrate power in a single shareholder.”

Key Tesla Investor Says It Will Be Voting Against Making Elon Musk a Trillionaire

^{Lucas Ropek (Gizmodo)}

Creating a sonic vocabulary for the fantasy hit was a challenge for sound designer Michael Babcock.

Making KPop Demon Hunters sound magical meant finding the right harmonies

^{Charles Pulliam-Moore (The Verge)}

Recordings and on-demand content is also impacted.

ESPN, ABC, and other Disney channels go dark on YouTube TV

More than 20 Disney-owned channels have been pulled from YouTube TV after Google and Disney failed to reach a new content distribution agreement.

^{Jess Weatherbed (The Verge)}

Prusa channels Steve Jobs for new launch.

https://www.tomshardware.com/3d-printing/prusa-launches-two-new-3d-printers-open-source-filament-tags-and-printable-silicone-at-private-event

Apple and Amazon are also rumored to be interested in WBD.

Netflix is reportedly looking into a bid for Warner Bros. Discovery

Netflix is considering a bid for Warner Bros. Discovery’s studio and streaming business, according to a report from Reuters.

^{Emma Roth (The Verge)}

"Maintenance mode" might be a bit more than just maintenance, AMD tells Tom's Hardware.

https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpu-drivers/amd-clarifies-that-rdna-1-and-2-will-still-get-day-zero-game-support-and-driver-updates-discrete-gpus-and-handhelds-will-still-work-with-future-games

The once fearsome process killer is now a leaker of resources

Microsoft Task Manager now tasking PCs with running multiple copies of itself

: The once fearsome process killer is now a leaker of resources

^{Richard Speed (The Register)}

0.3.1d Patch Notes

• Added support for Path of Exile's 3.27.0 launch.
• Added support for Path of Exile: Keepers of the Flame Twitch drops, Challenge Rewards, and Vault Pass microtransactions.

Downtime should be approximately 15-30 minutes, apologies for any inconvenience.

Early Access Patch Notes - 0.3.1.d Patch Notes - Forum - Path of Exile

Path of Exile is a free online-only action RPG under development by Grinding Gear Games in New Zealand.

^{Path of Exile}

Over 26 million people in the DRC urgently need food aid due to a worsening crisis

Archived version: archive.is/newest/africa.busin…

Disclaimer: The article linked is from a single source with a single perspective. Make sure to cross-check information against multiple sources to get a comprehensive view on the situation.

UN says Congo needs half a billion dollars as 26 million face severe hunger

Over 26 million people in the DRC urgently need food aid due to a worsening crisis.

^{Business Insider Africa}

Two North Korean prisoners of war in Ukraine, captured while fighting for Russia and detained since early 2025, have pleaded with a visiting documentary producer to bring them to South Korea, an activist said Friday.

Archived version: archive.is/newest/koreajoongan…

Disclaimer: The article linked is from a single source with a single perspective. Make sure to cross-check information against multiple sources to get a comprehensive view on the situation.

Captured North Korean war prisoners in Ukraine ask to be brought to South Korea

^{Korea JoongAng Daily}

Drones struck key energy facilities across Russia, hitting the Orel thermal power plant and leaving much of the city without heat as temperatures dropped to 5°C.

Archived version: archive.is/newest/kyivpost.com…

Disclaimer: The article linked is from a single source with a single perspective. Make sure to cross-check information against multiple sources to get a comprehensive view on the situation.

Russian City of Orel Loses Heat After Drone Strike on Power Plant

^{Julia Struck (Kyiv Post)}

According to the officials who spoke to Reuters, Russia attacked Ukraine with the missile 23 over August 2025 alone, as well as on several occasions in 2022.

Archived version: archive.is/newest/kyivindepend…

Disclaimer: The article linked is from a single source with a single perspective. Make sure to cross-check information against multiple sources to get a comprehensive view on the situation.

New missile that pushed Trump to leave nuclear treaty fired by Russia at Ukraine, Reuters reports

^{Francis Farrell (The Kyiv Independent)}

The United States has signed a 10-year defence framework agreement with India, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Friday.

Archived version: archive.is/20251031051904/reut…

Disclaimer: The article linked is from a single source with a single perspective. Make sure to cross-check information against multiple sources to get a comprehensive view on the situation.