Poland accuses Russia of orchestrating arson attack on Warsaw shopping centre
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Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski said the country would close the Russian consulate in Krakow in response.Flipboard
Google’s Gemma AI models surpass 150M downloads
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Google's openly available Gemma collection of AI models has reached a milestone: over 150 million downloads.Kyle Wiggers (TechCrunch)
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Le intelligenze artificiali non sono solo strumenti tecnologici, ma riflettono strutture di potere, modelli economici e scelte politiche. L’intervista di Alberto Puliafito a Kate Crawford, tra le massime esperte mondiali sul mondo delle ia.
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Le intelligenze artificiali non sono solo strumenti tecnologici, ma riflettono strutture di potere, modelli economici e scelte politiche. L’intervista a Kate Crawford, tra le massime esperte mondiali sul mondo delle ia. LeggiAlberto Puliafito (Internazionale)
Die #Linke will "die Hoffnung organisieren".
Dann sollte sie sich aber ehrlich machen, und "sagen, was ist", nach Rosa L. die revolutionärste Tat.
Und was ist? #Kollaps ist. #Faschisierung ist, und zwar *von unten gewollt*. Hoffnung glitzert nicht mehr.
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Kampf gegen die Klimakrise: Eine Hoffnung, die nicht glitzert
Nach 17 Jahren Klimaaktivismus sagt Tadzio Müller: Der Kampf ist gescheitert. Trotzdem findet er in der Akzeptanz des Klimakollaps auch neue Utopien.Tadzio Müller (taz)
what kind of shithole country allows its president to accept ginormous bribes
Donny’s gifted his very own jet — and gets to keep itJeff Tiedrich (everyone is entitled to my own opinion)
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As Trump crows about having made a "deal" with China and the market jumps up, sane commentators cast a cold eye on the empty rhetoric of victory:
"Trump might claim China tariff victory – but this is Capitulation Day."
~ Heather Stewart
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Trump might claim China tariff victory – but this is Capitulation Day
The president’s retreat suggests he might negotiate elsewhere, but leaves corrosive uncertainty in its wakeHeather Stewart (The Guardian)
"I’m not wasting space and time on Trump trade 'breakthroughs' other than to say a weak position is being exposed, so he’s hiding it with loud ‘announcements.’"
~ Greg Dworkin
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Abbreviated Pundit Roundup: The worst is by design
Damon Linker/ New York Times: These Thinkers Set the Stage for Trump the All-Powerful With a blitz of moves in his 100 days in office, President Trump has sought to greatly enlarge executive power.Daily Kos
"I guess it’s good news that Trump slammed on the brakes before driving completely off the cliff. But if you think that rationality has returned to the policy process, that the days of government by ignorant whim are now behind us, you’ll be sorely disappointed."
~ Paul Krugman
Krugman notes how high tariffs will remain despite the "deal," and that the one who backed down was the big "dealmaker" — not China.
"The Marxist-Leninist Movement and the World Crisis of Capitalism" (1979) by Enver Hoxha
#socialism #communism #capitalism #anarchism #anarchy #marxism #anticapitalism #revolution #classwar #politics
Making PyPI's test suite faster
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Making PyPI's test suite 81% faster
See how we slashed PyPI’s test suite runtime from 163 to 30 seconds. The techniques we share can help you dramatically improve your own project’s testing performance without sacrificing coverage.The Trail of Bits Blog
Laurence Tosi’s WestCap Backs Digital Infrastructure Startup
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Eagles get rival Cowboys for NFL regular-season opener on Sept. 4
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La guerra dell’informazione. Gli stati alla conquista delle nostre menti
L’informazione non è un pranzo di gala; non è un’opera letteraria, un disegno, un ricamo; non la si può fare con altrettanta eleganza, tranquillità e delicatezza, o con altrettanta dolcezza, gentilezza, cortesia, riguardo e magnanimità. La rivoluzione è un’insurrezione, un atto di violenza con il quale una classe ne rovescia un’altra». Se sostituiamo la parola informazione alla parola rivoluzione nel testo originale di Mao Zedong qui parafrasato dal “Libretto Rosso” (pp.12-13), possiamo condensare in una frase tutto il significato che il professore David Colon ha voluto trasferirci con il suo nuovo libro La Guerra dell’Informazione. Gli Stati alla conquista delle nostre menti (Piccola Biblioteca Einaudi, 2025).
Secondo il professore francese, docente di Storia della comunicazione, media e propaganda presso lo Sciences Po Centre d’Histoire di Parigi, nell’era dell’intelligenza artificiale e della guerra cognitiva, i mezzi di comunicazione tradizionali prima e i social media dopo sono il teatro di un conflitto senza esclusione di colpi, che ha come posta in gioco le nostre menti.
Colon descrive con dovizia di particolari trent’anni di questa guerra rimasta a lungo segreta svelando le strategie dei committenti e le logiche dei protagonisti: agenti segreti, diplomatici, giornalisti e hacker.
Pur riconoscendo che la logica dell’uso dell’informazione come arma di guerra abbia i suoi capisaldi nella disinformatia russa, nel political warfare americano e nella dottrina di guerra cinese, russa e americana, il professore decide di avviare la sua narrazione con una vicenda ignota ai più: la battaglia per il controllo dell’informazione all’epoca dell’invasione del Kuwait da parte dell’Iraq di Saddam Hussein. Una storia che fa impallidire tutti coloro che oggi temono le fake news nel processo democratico. All’epoca, infatti, per convincere gli stati Uniti a intervenire a sostegno del piccolo ma ricco paese del Golfo minacciato da Saddam, l’emirato ingaggiò una della maggiori aziende di public relations al mondo, la Hill&Knowlton per creare lo storytelling necessario. Usando circa 30 milioni di dollari, ingaggiando attori e pagando giornali e riviste, il primo evento di quella guerra ad essere propagandato all’unisono dai media internazionali fu infatti il racconto di una giovane infermiera kuwaitiana piangente che, a favore di telecamera, raccontò come la soldataglia di Saddam fosse entrata negli ospedali strappando i neonati dalle culle buttandoli a terra per farli morire di freddo, un fatto che commosse tutto il mondo libero, ma che non era vero. Si trattava di una bufala. Il fatto non era mai accaduto, e la giovane testimone dei presunti fatti era nientemeno che la figlia dell’ambasciatore del Kuwait all’ONU.
Di storie come questa Colon ne tratteggia molte nel suo testo, fino ad arrivare ai giorni nostri, all’occupazione russa della Crimea nel 2014 da parte dei russi e all’invasione del Donbass nel 2022, in una guerra che sicuramente si combatte nel fango del fiume Dnipro ma anche nella trincea di Internet dove eserciti regolari e irregolari si fronteggiano a colpi di virus, malware e propaganda, bianca, grigia e nera.
Lettura attraente che spazia dall’uso dei meme all’intelligenza artificiale nel conflitto Israele-Hamas, per descrivere l’impiego degli hacker di stato che un po’ rubano (cryptovalute), un po’ combattono sul fronte del sabotaggio cibernetico. Con un convitato di pietra, però: l’uso che gli stati democratici fanno dei media nei loro stessi paesi per conseguire quegli obbiettivi che i governi non possono dichiarare.
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Google Worried It Couldn’t Control How Israel Uses Project Nimbus, Files Reveal
Internal Google documents show that the tech giant feared it wouldn’t be able to monitor how Israel might use its technology to harm Palestinians.
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Trump Touts 'Total Reset' with China, 'Full Ceasefire' with India-Pakistan, More
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Lá vamos nós para mais uma leitura de A Cidade Perdida. O livro foi uma indicação do @p450!
Obrigado, estou gostando demais do autor!!
A imagem mostra a tela de um dispositivo digital, possivelmente um e-reader, com um fundo branco. No topo da tela, há a indicação do horário "11:33". Abaixo, em letras maiúsculas e de cor azul, está escrito "CAPÍTULO 3". Em seguida, em letras maiores e negrito, está o título "DA DISCUSSÃO... NASCE A LUZ". A fonte utilizada é simples e clara, facilitando a leitura. A tela parece ser de um dispositivo moderno, com uma borda preta que delimita a área de exibição.
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Il benessere psicologico è oggi al centro dell’attenzione, soprattutto in un’epoca in cui ansia e stress sono in costante aumento. Una recente innovazione sta guadagnando terreno: il test
Test salivare a casa: come rileva stress cronico e rischio di depressione
Test salivare a casa: come rileva stress cronico e rischio di depressione | Scopri come un semplice test salivare da fare a casa può aiutarti a individuare i segnali dello stress nascosto e valutare il rischio di depressione.Annalisa Tellini (Focustech)
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Ich habe am Samstag bei einer Rubbellos-Aktion zwei Freikarten für die nächste "Yours Truly"-Drag-Show in Düsseldorf gewonnen und möchte diese gerne weitergeben an Menschen, die sich den Eintritt sonst eher nicht leisten können (bevorzugt junge Queers und Angehörige anderer marginalisierter Gruppen).
Eine Begründung ist nicht nötig, eure finanziellen Verhältnisse gehen ja niemanden etwas an. Schreibt mir einfach eine kurze Privatnachrichten und ich lasse dann den Zufall entscheiden, wer die Tickets bekommt.
Mehr Infos zu den Shows gibt es hier: yourstruly.gay
#Düsseldorf #Drag #Queer
YOURS TRULY
Yours Truly is a Düsseldorf based drag show featuring artists from across the world!YOURS TRULY
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Deepfakes, Scams, and the Age of Paranoia
As AI-driven fraud becomes increasingly common, more people feel the need to verify every interaction they have online.
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#news #tech #technology #security #privacy #AI #deepseek #openai #chatgpt
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"The primary source of death in Palestine is the fact that Hamas has realized that there are millions and millions of useful idiots... [interrupted] "
- Alex Karp, Palantir CEO
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#DenyDefendDepose #Gaza #Palestine
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OpenAI negotiates with Microsoft to unlock new funding and future IPO
High-stakes talks to revise terms of multibillion-dollar partnership are key to plans to adopt for-profit modelGeorge Hammond (Financial Times)
Gaza - Eines Tages werden alle immer schon dagegen gewesen sein - medico international
Vor aller Augen geht das Töten in Gaza weiter. Wer die Menschenrechte dort nicht verteidigt, wird sie auch hier verlieren. Sprechen Sie darüber. Nicht eines Tages. Jetzt.medico international
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Did Apple get too big for its own good? With Daring Fireball’s John Gruber
Daring Fireball’s John Gruber breaks down the latest in Epic v. Apple.Nilay Patel (The Verge)
This talk by Frederik Zuiderveen Borgesius explores how data-intensive underwriting and behaviour-based insurance are reshaping the industry — and what that means for fairness and discrimination.
🔍 Based on new research & a large-scale Dutch survey
⚖️ Raises important questions about the societal impact of AI in insurance
Learn more 👉 weizenbaum-institut.de/veranst…
#law #fintech #ai #tech #insurance
@Frederik_Borgesius @tuberlin
AI, insurance, discrimination and unfair differentiation: analysis and survey results
This talk by Prof. Zuiderveen Borgesius explores how Artificial Intelligence (AI) is transforming the insurance industry, focusing on two emerging trends: data-intensive underwriting and behaviour-based insurance.Weizenbaum Institut
La imagen muestra un pastel de chocolate con una capa de glaseado y decoraciones en la parte superior. El pastel está cortado, revelando múltiples capas de relleno y una base de hojaldra. Frente al pastel, hay un cartel que dice "ENSALADA CESAR". En la parte superior de la imagen, hay un texto en español que dice: "¿Y quién Soy yo para cuestionar al mundo?". La imagen parece ser de un establecimiento de pastelería, con otros productos de pastelería visibles en el fondo.
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A large majority of Germans still thinks climate & nature protection are very important. But it has declined in recent years and now ranks only #8 among major concerns - not surprising in the light of the systematic onslaught of politicians and lobby groups against a green transformation and drawing down the fossil system. A majority also thinks the gvmt isn't doing enough. Of course there's also the schizophrenia that the same population happily continues the extractive lifestyle.
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A look at what is going on in the three county championship matches that made it to day four, including a strong recommendation that Warwickshire get hit with a points deduction for that Edgbaston pitch. Also a photo gallery.
#cricket #CountyCricket #CountyChampionship #SUSvWOR #WARvSUR #ESSvYOR #photography #birds #insects #bees #beetles
County Championship Round Six
A look at developments in the three county championship matches that made it to a final day, including a strong recommendation for a points deduction for Warwickshire. Also a points deduction.aspiblog
Photographer Jon Pinter
#Photographer #photography #fotografie #fotografia #coastlife #coastal #westcoast #sunset #sunsetphotography #photo #photomonday ##centralcoast #Coastline #California
Après une 1e journée réussie dans le cadre de la carte blanche autour des représentations du spectacle de Lorraine de Sagazan sur les comparutions immédiates, le programme continue mardi avec des observations d’audience, une performance et un débat.
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La LDH et la pièce Léviathan mettent en lumière les conséquences des comparutions immédiates - LDH
Découvrez la pièce de Lorraine de Sagazancommunication (LDH)
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Irish Times editorial on big powers' wish to remove national veto: If Simion prevails in the second round of the Romanian election, it will increase pressure to move to QMV. The move to QMV would pose enormous challenges for Ireland. www.irishtimes.com/opinion/edit... #EU #Veto #QMV #MajorityRule
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The Irish Times view on qualified majority voteing: a concern for Ireland
The national veto has been the single most effective weapon in preserving the corporate tax regimeThe Irish Times
SAP streicht als Reaktion auf Trumps Politik Diversitäts-Programme
Der deutsche Softwarekonzern SAP verdient viel Geld mit seinem US-Geschäft. Mit Blick auf die Politik von Präsident Trump streicht SAP jetzt Programme für mehr Geschlechtervielfalt und Frauenförderung.
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Können wir noch ein paar Unterschriften aus Deutschland schaffen, gegen Konversionstherapie?
Hinweis für die cis hetero Nerds unter uns, die vielleicht noch nicht wissen, was das ist: Alan Turing hat diese Praxis nicht überlebt.
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Edit: Wir haben es geschafft! Deutschland ist als 8. Land jetzt über der Schwelle, und wir haben auch die benötigte Million insgesamt 🥳
Ein paar mehr Unterschriften können natürlich nie schaden 🙂
11 maggio 2025
intervento alla Marcia #Emmaus #Amendola contro il #riarmo
A parlare è monsignor Franco Moscone, vescovo di Manfredonia
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Labour’s plans for immigration will undoubtedly spawn a new wave of hostile environment policies that use digital technology, AI and automated systems to track, surveil and make life-changing decisions about #migrants.
We urgently need a ban on #AI in areas such as #immigration and policing, where it is being used to treat people as a potential threat.
The government should be focusing on these harms rather than buying into Reform’s rhetoric.
theguardian.com/world/2025/may…
UK risks becoming ‘island of strangers’ without more immigration curbs, Starmer says
PM unveils policies to ‘significantly’ drive down net migration including English tests and degree requirementsRajeev Syal (The Guardian)
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The Next Five Years Will Define U.S. Nuclear’s Fate
Uncover the importance of nuclear energy (including both fission and fusion) to secure the U.S. energy future amidst increasing demand and competition.Carly Anderson, PhD (POWER Magazine)
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This protest came amid intensifying atrocities in Gaza, where the Israeli government has launched what it calls the “concluding moves” of its military campaign.
50,000 protest in Madrid against Gaza genocide of Palestinians and PSOE-Sumar complicity - World Socialist Web Site
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Fiat Topolino domina il mercato dei quadricicli elettrici con praticità, sostenibilità e un'offerta vantaggiosa per maggio.
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in reply to 🌒🌕🌘Aetherius Eldritch🧙♂️⚡ • • •La imagen presenta un diseño con un fondo de color beige que evoca un papel antiguo. En la parte superior, se encuentra el texto "Feliz lunes, brujita de luz!" en un estilo de fuente elegante y llamativo. Debajo, hay un mensaje en español que dice: "Que este nuevo amanecer te envuelva con energía renovada y propósito claro. Hoy, recuerda este tip mágico: coloca unas hojitas de laurel bajo tu almohada y pide claridad en tus sueños — las respuestas llegarán con la luna. Bendiciones infinitas,".
En el centro de la imagen, hay una ilustración de una mujer con un sombrero de bruja, vestida de negro, sosteniendo un ramo de hojas de laurel. Las hojas de laurel están dispersas alrededor de la ilustración, añadiendo un toque mágico y natural. La imagen transmite un mensaje de positividad y magia, enfocado en la energía renovada y la claridad de los sueños.
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