‘Powerful’ late-night 3.3-magnitude earthquake rocks north-west England
An earthquake was felt in Lancashire and the Lake District on Wednesday night
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UK energy bills to rise by £108 to pay for infrastructure upgrades
Britain’s energy watchdog gives go-ahead to initial £28bn of investment to upgrade UK energy infrastructure but reveals move will push up network charges
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Elephant Micah - Where In Our Woods (2015)
Attesissimo nella scena folk indipendente (sospetto più dagli addetti ai lavori che dagli ascoltatori), il nuovo disco di Joe O’Connell, “Where In Our Woods”, arriva quasi in sordina agli inizi ancora infreddoliti e letargici di questo 2015... Leggi e ascolta...
Meta starts kicking Australian children off Instagram and Facebook
Meta starts kicking Australian children off Instagram and Facebook
The tech giant will begin closing accounts for under 16 year olds, a week before an official ban.Lana Lam (BBC News)
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How My 6-Year Old Almost Became a Copyright Pirate Overnight
Sound the Alarm! How My 6-Year Old Almost Became a Copyright Pirate Overnight | Knobbe Martens
As we previously wrote, in the brave new world of AI, the ability of users to push the boundaries of creativity at breakneck speed raises new challenges for IP owners....Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP
Russia bans Roblox over child safety fears
Russia bans Roblox over child safety fears
Russia’s federal media censor, Roskomnadzor, announced on Wednesday that it had blocked the popular children’s video game Roblox.Meduza
US | Luigi Mangione's court hearing continues on anniversary of UnitedHealthcare CEO's killing
A high-stakes hearing in the New York murder case against Luigi Mangione is continuing a year to the day after prosecutors say he gunned down UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
US | Detainees at ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ facing ‘harrowing human right violations’, new report alleges
Amnesty International finds immigrants at Florida facility were shackled and left outside in metal cage for up to a day
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Indonesia promises action on any mining permit violations as Sumatra floods toll at about 800
Indonesia will revoke mining permits if companies are found to have violated rules on flood-ravaged Sumatra island, the energy minister said as questions intensified about the role of deforestation in worsening the deadly disaster.
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Indonesia promises action on any mining permit violations as Sumatra floods toll at about 800
JAKARTA, Dec 4 - Indonesia will revoke mining permits if companies are found to have violated rules on flood-ravaged Sumatra island, the energy minister said as questions intensified about the role of deforestation in worsening the deadly disaster.ST
Australia says it has received AUKUS submarine review from US
Defence Minister Richard Marles said Australia had received the United States' review of the AUKUS nuclear submarine partnership and is "working through it".
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Australia says it has received AUKUS submarine review from US
SYDNEY, Dec 4 - Defence Minister Richard Marles said Australia had received the United States' review of the AUKUS nuclear submarine partnership and is \"working through it\". Read more at straitstimes.com.ST
Data Centres delay housing delivery in London
A typical data centre now requires significant, concentrated power—sometimes equivalent to the needs of tens of thousands of homes. As the sector expands, these large, site-specific demands can add pressure to local parts of the grid and create challenges for connecting new developments. These pressures make it harder and more costly to bring forward new homes, with implications for London’s wider economic growth and its ability to meet housing targets.
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Turkey to drill for oil off Somalia coast by 2026
Ankara's energy minister says both onshore and offshore drilling for hydrocarbon resources will begin following the results of seismic studies
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Turkey to drill for oil off Somalia coast by 2026
Turkey hopes to begin drilling for hydrocarbon energy resources off the coast of Somalia in 2026, following the results of a seismic study in the area, Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar told journalists on Wednesday.Ragip Soylu (Middle East Eye)
After Years of Controversy, the EU’s Chat Control Nears Its Final Hurdle: What to Know
After Years of Controversy, the EU’s Chat Control Nears Its Final Hurdle: What to Know
After a years-long battle, the European Commission’s “Chat Control” plan, which would mandate mass scanning and other encryption-breaking measures, at last codifies agreement on a position within the Council of the EU, representing EU States.Electronic Frontier Foundation
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Any reason NOT to switch to ProtonVPN from Mullvad?
Is there any reason NOT to switch to ProtonVPN from Mullvad?
Use cases: privacy, torrenting without getting a DMCA letter.
OSs: Linux, Mac.
I know there was a reason I didn't pick up Proton years ago when PIA got bought by Kape but I don't remember what it was. I'd read something on /r/VPNTorrents but that place has since been banned so I can't refer to it again.
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I have both and I use both.
The big benefit from mullvad is that you can get anonymous much easier, it’s easier to ditch an account and it’s harder for you to screw it up. People get mad about proton turning over metadata to authorities or suspending account access but they’re required to do that by law if they can identify the accounts. The structure of what proton offers requires that they have some way of verifying who a user is, so if you’re okay with being able to be identified if someone really tries (or doesn’t really try that hard if you give them payment information or something) then proton is fine for you.
Air is a good cheap vpn for piracy. If you wanna take the maybe smarter route of using separate services for your own privacy and for piracy that’s what I’d do.
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Is it essential that you get the 3rd edition? 1st and 2nd are on Library Genesis+ (from 2017 and 2021 respectively)
Otherwise, my university had some deal with Springer that allowed the purchase of a softcover book for 25€ (I think it increased to 50€ later), but also free access for the online edition (though not necessarily the whole book in a single PDF, but each chapter separately). Have you checked for similar deals at your university's library?
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Report: Pete Gets a Pass for Signalgate
Republicans are already spinning the report as a "nothing burger."
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Company backed by Donald Trump Jr.'s firm nabs $620M government contract
Vulcan Elements, a rare-earth magnets startup, has secured a $620 million contract from the U.S. defense department.
Public AI: Free and Ethical AI models with Social good in mind
Found from Bruce Shneier's blog. This model is free, ad-free, privacy respecting, and likely to stay that way. If you or folks you know are heavily using GPT, and likely to be hurt when it starts introducing ads (and otherwise enshittifying) soon, do make sure they know there are alternatives like this.
This particular chat model uses a system prompt chosen by the swiss government, with the intention of providing LLM access as a public utility (like a library). I believe models are intentionally trained on ethical datasets (see the details of Aptertus here), with an effort towards sustainable energy use.
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This is the definition of ethically sourced data from the Apertus website:
[...] the training corpus builds only on data which is publicly available.
So they still train on Websites, Blogs and Social Media. Ethical my ass.
Satellites keep photobombing the Hubble telescope, and it’s getting worse
Overcrowded orbits are making astronomers’ jobs harder.
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Satellites keep photobombing the Hubble telescope, and it’s getting worse
Astronomers are going to increasingly struggle to take images in space without satellites interfering, researchers warn.Justine Calma (The Verge)
US | Palantir CEO Says Making War Crimes Constitutional Would Be Good for Business
Alex Karp vows to use his "whole influence" on immigration and defense policy.
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Maximum-severity vulnerability threatens 6% of all websites
Open source React executes malicious code with malformed HTML—no authentication needed.
Mojang is simplifying the Minecraft version numbering system on Bedrock, Java, and snapshots
Minecraft's convoluted version numbering system is getting a shakeup soon, with Mojang introducing a year-based naming scheme for easier use.
Amazon hopes to jump-start its AI coding tool Kiro by giving it away to startups
Why Hegseth's Alleged War Crime Will Never Be Revealed
Lethal strike on alleged drug boat in Caribbean is shrouded in an above-top secret world
GTA To IDF: How Toronto Produces Israeli Soldiers
A new database exploring GTA institutions associated with Canadians who served in Israel’s military
Marquis data breach impacts over 74 US banks, credit unions
Financial software provider Marquis Software Solutions is warning that it suffered a data breach that impacted dozens of banks and credit unions across the US.
French DIY retail giant Leroy Merlin discloses a data breach
French home improvement and gardening retailer Leroy Merlin is notifying customers that their personal info has been compromised in a data breach.
Freedom Mobile discloses data breach exposing customer data
Freedom Mobile, the fourth-largest wireless carrier in Canada, has disclosed a data breach after attackers hacked into its customer account management platform and stole the personal information of an undisclosed number of customers.
Russia blocks Roblox over distribution of LGBT "propaganda"
Roskomnadzor, Russia's telecommunications watchdog, has blocked access to the Roblox online gaming platform for failing to stop the distribution of what it described as LGBT propaganda and extremist materials.
University of Phoenix discloses data breach after Oracle hack
The University of Phoenix (UoPX) has joined a growing list of U.S. universities breached in a Clop data theft campaign targeting vulnerable Oracle E-Business Suite instances in August 2025.
[Announcement] What Will Happen When the Rise of the Abyssal League Ends
With the Last of the Druids Content Update launching next Friday, you may be wondering what will happen to the current Rise of the Abyssal leagues and your existing characters.
Your fight with the Abyssals is not over yet, as the mechanic will be added to Path of Exile 2's core in The Last of the Druids Content Update. We'll tell you all the details during the livestream on December 4th PST at 11AM.
The Rise of the Abyssals league will end on December 8th at 1PM PST. All your characters and their items will be migrated to the Standard or Hardcore Early Access league. There will not be any wipes, so once migration is complete, you can play your characters in the Standard/Hardcore Early Access league.
When The Last of the Druids releases on December 12th PST, you will be able to start playing in a new League with a fresh economy.
Thanks to everyone for playing in the Rise of the Abyssal! We can't wait to see you experiencing the upcoming Fate of the Vaal league. See you all on the livestream soon!
Early Access Announcements - What Will Happen When the Rise of the Abyssal League Ends - 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
Accepting US car standards would risk European lives, warn cities and civil society
Accepting US car standards would risk European lives, warn cities and civil society
Opening the EU market to vehicles certified under US standards would weaken the protections that save lives in Europe, say more than 80 civil society organisations and the administrations of Amsterdam…ETSC
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Some House Republican women are in open revolt against Speaker Mike Johnson
Female lawmakers in the House GOP conference have had some high-profile splits with leadership in recent weeks. Some are heading for the exits.
This week alone, Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla., launched a discharge petition to go around Johnson and force a floor vote on a congressional stock trading ban, posting on X that she’s “pissed” that leadership isn’t moving fast enough on the issue while clarifying, “I like Mike.” Johnson prefers to go through regular order, and there has been an initial hearing on the issue.
Rep. Elise Stefanik of New York, the chair of House Republican Leadership, not only signed on to Luna’s petition but also publicly unloaded on Johnson over an unrelated issue in the national defense bill, suggesting in a series of social media posts that Johnson lied about the matter. The spat has seemingly since been resolved, but the bad blood between the two has long been simmering.
Some House Republican women are in open revolt against Speaker Mike Johnson
Speaker Mike Johnson is staring down a revolt from House Republican women. Meanwhile, several are exiting the House, weighing retirement or quitting Congress early.Melanie Zanona (NBC News)
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