Vietnam's ruling Communist Party re-elects To Lam as general secretary
Vietnam’s To Lam has been re-elected as the general secretary of its ruling Communist Party. The decision was made Friday at the conclusion of the National Party Congress, the country's most important political conclave.
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Revealed: Australian taxpayers subsidising the IDF, illegal settlements in Israel
Australian taxpayers are subsidising donations to Israel’s military and to organisations operating illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian Territories through a network of registered charities with deductible gift recipient (DGR) status, an MWM investigation has found.
Under Australia’s tax system, donations to DGR-endorsed charities reduce a donor’s taxable income, meaning the public indirectly contributes to the charity’s activities. Documents reviewed by MWM indicate that several Australian charities have raised and transferred funds to Israeli military units and to settlement-linked projects in occupied Palestinian territory.
The Chai Charitable Foundation reported more than $19 million in revenue in 2024, with the vast majority of its funding directed overseas. Registered with the ACNC in 2017, Chai says its purpose is "to alleviate poverty, distress and suffering in Australia and internationally."
While the charity says it supports low-income families and “civilian victims of terror” in Israel, it has also hosted fundraising campaigns linked to organisations that openly provide equipment to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF).
Revealed: Australian taxpayers subsidising the IDF, illegal settlements in Israel - Michael West
Australian taxpayers are subsidising the Israel Defense Forces and illegal settlements in the West Bank via the ACNC charities regulatorStephanie Tran (Michael West)
UAE abruptly cuts aid to vital hospitals after withdrawing from Yemen
Following the move, Saudi Arabia pledged to fund dozens of humanitarian and development projects
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UAE abruptly cuts aid to vital hospitals after withdrawing from Yemen
The sudden exit of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) from Yemen early this month came with a decision to end years of humanitarian support for key hospitals, abruptly cutting off access to specialised healthcare for many Yemenis.MEE correspondent (Middle East Eye)
TikTok announces it has finalized deal to establish US entity, sidestepping ban
Majority US-owned venture includes Larry Ellison’s Oracle, private-equity group Silver Lake and Abu Dhabi’s MGX
UK grapples with widespread aspirin shortage as medicine added to export ban list
The UK Government recently added aspirin to its export ban list to protect supplies
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Intel Confirms 14A Wafer Capacity Expansion Only Follows Customer Commitments
Intel's concluded its Q4 and full-year 2025 earnings call, revealing interesting things about its foundry operations and node selection. When talking about the upcoming 14A node, Intel confirmed that the node is on track for 2027, with yields that are in good shape. However, the bulk of the 14A external capacity Intel will dedicate depends on customers willing to sign manufacturing contracts first, before Intel spends insane amount of funds required to expand manufacturing capacity. Intel CEO Lib-Bu Tan noted "Engagements with potential external customers on Intel 14A are active. We believe customers will begin to make firm supplier decisions starting in the second half of this year and extending into the first half of 2027. We also have the opportunity to provide strong differentiation in advanced packaging, particularly with EMIB and EMIB-T."
Germany: Nord Stream suspect cannot claim immunity
German judges have nixed an appeal by a Ukrainian national suspected of helping blow up an underwater gas pipeline to be freed from prosecution. Neighboring Poland is refusing to extradite his alleged co-conspirator.
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Intel optimism wanes after disappointing outlook
Since the appointment of CEO Lip-Bu Tan, Intel has had the wind in its sails again. Investments from large companies and the US government, strong quarterly figures, and a restoration of confidence in its chip production contributed to positive sentiment. Now that Intel has set its expectations lower than expected for Q1 2026, doubts have made a comeback. Is that justified?
Intel optimism wanes after disappointing outlook - Techzine Global
Intel has experienced a resurgence under Lip-Bu Tan as CEO, but the most recent figures and forecasts are sowing doubt.Erik van Klinken (Techzine)
China rejects UN experts' concerns for alleged forced labour in Xinjiang
China defended its human rights record on Friday after UN experts said alleged forced labour involving Uyghurs and Tibetans in the Xinjiang region and other parts of China might amount to "enslavement".
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The Straits Times - Breaking news, Singapore news, Asia and world news & multimedia
The Straits Times - Get latest breaking news, business, sports, lifestyle, tech & multimedia and more news in Singapore, Asia & rest of the world at straitstimes.com.ST
An alternative decentralized internet for sharing text and media: The Gemini Protocol
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See also:en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gemini_(…
It is similar to the old gopher: text files, links, and images form a hypertext optimized for reading. Text is formatted like Markdown - but even simpler.
Clients display text, like an eBook, or images / media.
Servers can run on a PC or Raspberry Pi which needs half a Watt of power. No FAANG companies needed. No expert knowledge needed - not more difficult than running a file sharing client.
I think it is the right thing for defense of democracy and sharing your voice in the digital realm.
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Japan's Takaichi dissolves parliament after only 3 months in office, setting up snap election
Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has dissolved the lower house of Parliament, paving the way for a Feb. 8 snap election.
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CSS Optical Illusions
CSS Optical Illusions
A collection of 50+ optical illusions coded with CSS and HTML. :: Blog post at Alvaro Montoro's Personal Website.alvaromontoro.com
NSFW/NSFL/Spoiler tag for image next time please. As much as I support the right to freedom and self-determination of Palestine and as appalles as I am with the ongoing genocide, I don't want to see nor enjoy seeing dead toddlers in my main feed.
I'm sure unspoilered/untagged posts like this will make others block you or the community entirely.
The time is now: Bye Bye Big Tech
The time is now: Bye Bye Big Tech
Bits of Freedom komt op voor internetvrijheid door de online grondrechten op communicatievrijheid en privacy te beschermen.Bits of Freedom
RRF Caserta. Kaos. Cosa è "Il giorno della marmotta" citato da Zelensky a Davos
Tech Workers Coalition 101 - Onboarding & Overview event Feb 10th
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Register at here for Session A, which will be on Feb 10th at 12pm ET, or register here for Session B, which will be on the same day at 8pm ET 🌀
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: TWC 101. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
Welcome to Tech Workers Coalition 101 call! In this call you will learn more about the history of TWC, as well as meaningful ways you can plug in. If you have ideas of your own, we would love to hear them and make them happen!Zoom
A new cooling technology freezes food without warming the climate
Zero-emissions cooling technology achieves sub-zero
Researchers have built the first refrigerant-free system to reach sub-zero temperatures, a breakthrough that could reduce food waste and greenhouse emissions.Anthropocene Team (Anthropocene Magazine)
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Best way to update a msi oled monitor with linux? It requires an exe and access to displayport
I have come into possession of an oled monitor due to a friend giving it to me, however updating its firmware has become a nightmare. It doesnt seem possible to update it without windows. Windows PE live discs do not work at all either. I've tried wine and a vm, neither worked.
forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic… This forum mentions the issue as well but there is no resolution. Thoughts?
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I am very confused as well.
Must be one of those new fangled ones with "advanced features" that do stuff like game overlay or aim assist or whatever the kids need their monitor to do these days
AI companies will fail. We can salvage something from the wreckage | Cory Doctorow
AI companies will fail. We can salvage something from the wreckage
AI is asbestos in the walls of our tech society, stuffed there by monopolists run amok. A serious fight against it must strike at its rootsCory Doctorow (The Guardian)
AI companies will fail. We can salvage something from the wreckage | Cory Doctorow
AI companies will fail. We can salvage something from the wreckage
AI is asbestos in the walls of our tech society, stuffed there by monopolists run amok. A serious fight against it must strike at its rootsCory Doctorow (The Guardian)
AI companies will fail. We can salvage something from the wreckage | Cory Doctorow
AI companies will fail. We can salvage something from the wreckage
AI is asbestos in the walls of our tech society, stuffed there by monopolists run amok. A serious fight against it must strike at its rootsCory Doctorow (The Guardian)
AI companies will fail. We can salvage something from the wreckage | Cory Doctorow
AI companies will fail. We can salvage something from the wreckage
AI is asbestos in the walls of our tech society, stuffed there by monopolists run amok. A serious fight against it must strike at its rootsCory Doctorow (The Guardian)
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For someone who is engrossed in SCIFI what he is presenting will be salvaged from the wreckage is terribly optimistic.
If society doesn't wake up and organize itself the data centers will likely be used as the operational epicenter of the dystopian police state.
One could easily argue that is the expected end use of the data centers by their owners and the AI hype cycle is deliberare con forcing the plebs to forge their own chains with their retirement accounts.
AI companies will fail. We can salvage something from the wreckage | Cory Doctorow
AI companies will fail. We can salvage something from the wreckage
AI is asbestos in the walls of our tech society, stuffed there by monopolists run amok. A serious fight against it must strike at its rootsCory Doctorow (The Guardian)
Asking Grok to delete fake nudes may force victims to sue in Musk's chosen court
Asking Grok to delete fake nudes may force victims to sue in Musk's chosen court
Millions likely harmed by Grok-edited sex images as X advertisers shrugged.Ashley Belanger (Ars Technica)
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RRF Caserta Focus. Cosa è il Board of Peace di Trump che sta scuotendo il mondo
L'Unica - Genova Le foto inedite del palazzo Ex INPS appena venduto a Genova
In esclusiva per L’Unica, una carrellata di fotografie inedite degli appartamenti del palazzo fantasma ex INPS di corso Italia 30, venduto all’asta per 15 milioni e 870 mila euro dopo essere stato per due decenni praticamente disabitato.
In Europe, Wind and Solar Overtake Fossil Fuels
European Electricity Review 2026 | Ember
The EU’s electricity transition reached a new milestone in 2025 with wind and solar generating more power than fossil fuels.Ember
London PR firm rewrites Wikipedia for governments and billionaires— Founded by Keir Starmer’s comms chief, Portland helps rich clients ‘protect their reputation’ – with a shady, off-the-books service
London PR firm rewrites Wikipedia for governments and billionaires
Founded by Keir Starmer’s comms chief, Portland helps rich clients ‘protect their reputation’ – with a shady, off-the-books serviceClaire Wilmot (The Bureau of Investigative Journalism)
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I don't know about how they're good at detecting it.
Look up at the story of David Woodward spamming his own bio on all Wikipedia languages.
Sweden | More children under 15 should be able to be searched, government proposes
Children under the age of 15 may be strip-searched and have their homes searched for stolen goods and drugs in more cases than at present
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US | Luigi Mangione is due in court as judge weighs legality of police seizing his backpack
Luigi Mangione is set to return to court as a judge weighs whether to allow or exclude certain evidence from his federal death penalty case in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson
US | Trump withdraws Canada's invite to join Board of Peace
Trump did not provide a reason for the decision, which comes after Canada's PM Mark Carney warned of a "rupture" in the US-led global order.
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China's Xi urges Brazil's Lula to jointly protect Global South interests
China and Brazil should safeguard the shared interests of the Global South and jointly maintain the United Nations' core role, Chinese President Xi Jinping told his Brazilian counterpart on Friday, state news agency Xinhua said.
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China's Xi urges Brazil's Lula to jointly protect Global South interests
BEIJING, Jan 23 - China and Brazil should safeguard the shared interests of the Global South and jointly maintain the United Nations' core role, Chinese President Xi Jinping told his Brazilian counterpart on Friday, state news agency Xinhua said.ST
A second Sphere venue is coming to the US
The imposing Sphere in Las Vegas might soon have a little sibling on the East Coast. The company behind it has announced its intent to build a similar venue at National Harbor in the Washington DC metropolitan area.
Sweden's Largest Pension Fund Dumps $8.8B in US Bonds
Sweden’s largest private pension fund has divested up to $8.8 billion in US Treasuries, marking the most significant withdrawal yet from American government bonds since President Donald Trump’s Greenland crisis erupted.
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Indian security forces kill 16 Maoist rebels
India has launched an all-out campaign against the insurgents and vowed to end the rebellion by March. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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Campaigner launches £1.5bn legal action in UK against Apple over wallet’s ‘hidden fees’
James Daley says anti-competitive behaviour led to additional charges that have pushed up costs for millions
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in reply to j4yc33 • • •Wait, gopher didn't use certificates? What's wrong with these people? And of course these are going to be just gpg certificates, not authoritative I imagine, or it would defeat the entire decentralised thing.
I really don't get this stuff. If you want pure text websites, just make them, you are allowed to use pure html, you don't have to use JavaScript if you don't want to. You can get real certificates for free from Let's Encrypt, and you can use any free DNS service you want
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