Merck to Buy Verona Pharma for About $10B
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2025-07-09/merck-to-buy-verona-pharma-for-about-10b-video?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Gazastreifen: Israel plant Auffanglager - Sorge vor Vertreibung
Israels Verteidigungsminister will im Süden des Gazastreifens ein Lager für 600.000 Menschen errichten. Er selbst spricht von einer "humanitären Stadt" - viele Palästinenser sehen darin jedoch eine Vorstufe zur Vertreibung. Von Julio Segador.
Borsa: Milano chiude in rialzo (+1,59%), in luce Unicredit - Notizie - Ansa.it
https://www.ansa.it/sito/notizie/economia/2025/07/09/borsa-milano-chiude-in-rialzo-159-in-luce-unicredit_4afcd25f-0348-41c1-9c42-10c42da864ba.html?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Borsa: Milano chiude in rialzo (+1,59%), in luce Unicredit - Notizie - Ansa.it
Piazza Affari ha chiuso la seduta in positivo con il Ftse Mib in crescita dell'1,59% a 40.821 punti ai livelli dell'autunno 2007. A spingere il listino è stata Unicredit (+4,59%). (ANSA)Agenzia ANSA
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Elon Musk addresses Grok's antisemitic posts, says it was "too compliant to user prompts" and "too eager to please and be manipulated, essentially" (Herb Scribner/Axios)
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Elon Musk addresses Grok's antisemitic posts, says it was “too compliant to user prompts” and “too eager to please and be manipulated, essentially”
By Herb Scribner / Axios. View the full context on Techmeme.Techmeme
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Invalsi, Cangini 'più scrittura a mano e lettura su carta' - Libri - Altre Proposte - Ansa.it
https://www.ansa.it/sito/notizie/cultura/libri/altre_proposte/2025/07/09/invalsi-cangini-piu-scrittura-a-mano-e-lettura-su-carta_71d4d668-39a1-4cfc-947e-4c4598c6ec9b.html?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Invalsi, Cangini 'più scrittura a mano e lettura su carta' - Libri - Altre Proposte - Ansa.it
"Di male in peggio. Dal rapporto Invalsi 2025 emerge che solo il 51,7% degli studenti giunti al termine dell'ultimo ciclo scolastico raggiunge il livello 3, considerato in linea con le indicazioni nazionali. (ANSA)Agenzia ANSA
The INDIA STREET LETTERING campaign finally has some STRETCH GOALS —
💸 $16,000 ➡️ Dust jackets
💸 $17,000 ➡️ Fancier dust jacket with embossed title
💸 $17,500 ➡️ @blaft will match all book donations to the Free Library Network
💸 $20,000 ➡️ Everyone who ordered a physical book will ALSO get a ✨ 24-page full-colour photo zine ✨ featuring lettering from my favourite Indian cemeteries 🪦👻
So tell your friends please, and keep boosting!
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The image is a Kickstarter funding tier chart with a yellow background and blue text. It lists four different funding levels and the rewards associated with each. The first tier, at $16,000, offers "Dust jackets." The second tier, at $17,000, provides "Fancier dust jackets with embossed title." The third tier, at $17,500, includes "Blatf Publications will match all book donations to the Free Library Network 1:1." The final tier, at $20,000, states "You get a zine! You get a zine! Everyone gets a zine!" This tier also mentions that each person who ordered a physical book will receive a 24-page full-color photo zine by Pooja that gathers lettering from her favorite Indian cemeteries. The Blatf Publications logo is visible at the bottom left, and the Kickstarter logo is at the bottom right.
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The image features a promotional graphic for a Kickstarter campaign titled "India Street Lettering." The background is a solid dark blue, with the text "STRETCH GOALS!" in large, bold, yellow letters at the top. Below this, a pink circular badge reads "KEEP THE LOVE COMING!" The main visual elements include a book cover and an open book page. The book cover, titled "India Street Lettering," showcases a collage of colorful street signs and typography in various scripts, including English and Devanagari. The open book page displays photographs of street signs, with one prominently featuring the text "Simla Tailoring House" in a stylized font. The bottom left corner features the logo of "BLAFT Publications Private Limited," and the bottom right corner has the word "KICKSTARTER" in white text. The overall design is vibrant and eye-catching, emphasizing the theme of street lettering in India.
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How to avoid contributing to overtourism in Mexico City as residents protest against gentrification
https://www.euronews.com/travel/2025/07/09/how-to-avoid-contributing-to-overtourism-in-mexico-city-as-residents-protest-against-gentr?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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How to avoid contributing to overtourism in Mexico City as residents protest against gentrification
Here’s our pick of the best neighbourhoods to stay and alternative museums, to help travellers tread lightly.Rebecca Ann Hughes (Euronews.com)
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Bufera su Grok: il chatbot di X si autoproclama "MechaHitler" e offende gli ebrei
Grok, il chatbot di X, accusato di pubblicare contenuti antisemiti dopo l’ultimo aggiornamento. Musk tace, l’ADL chiede azioni urgenti.Umberto Stentella (Lega Nerd)
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Griechenland setzt Bearbeitung von Asylanträgen auf Kreta aus
Täglich kommen Hunderte Migranten auf Kreta an. Nun will Griechenland auf der Insel für zunächst drei Monate keine Asylanträge mehr bearbeiten - und alle Bootsflüchtlinge inhaftieren.
Denen haben sie doch ins Hirn geschissen.
(Die Netiquette gilt hier nicht, weil die Tagesschau das gar nicht mitbekommt 😁)
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Brazil coach Carlo Ancelotti sentenced to one-year jail term in Spain over tax fraud
https://apnews.com/article/carlo-ancelotti-tax-fraud-jail-spain-bf6c6681dadebb5b0f0df9cc2dbb8476?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Mastodon's latest version has the ability to fetch missing replies from a conversation (under an experimental flag, not enabled by default).
This is a big deal, especially for smaller instances. Mastodon joins other platforms - of which I know of: Streams, GoToSocial, IceShrimp.NET and Bonfire - that pull back replies on request.
The hard work on the backend is done, and now there needs to be a discussion about how this interaction works as part of the user experience.
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Right now the experience is a bit awkward on most platforms:
* Open a post detail view
* This triggers a request to pull down missing replies in the background.
* Sit and wait X number of seconds/minutes, hope the reply task is finished, refresh the screen - and maybe some/all of the extra posts are downloaded.
Not the best user experience.
What is needed to improve it? A streaming endpoint? A "pull all replies" button that auto-updates, displays them as they come in?
This will require front end updates to every client, which will obviously each handle this a bit differently.
What we've seen in the past tho, like with post quotes, is that once a single app figures out a way to represent the process, the others follow suit.
I fundamentally believe the correct way to do this is a button:
* Showing only the replies an instance knows about by default is a kind of social filter mechanism — you or your close network (instance) has been made aware of these replies. Fair chance they are the most relevant to you. Like AI selectors on other platforms, but better.
* But then able to fetch more on request. An interaction people are used to.
* Saves bandwidth by only fetching upon request
@cheeaun @tchambers I don't think this provides the functionality that I was thinking of:
* Only show known replies by default
* User can request to show all replies, upon which they are fetched (spinner etc while fetching) and shown when they have been retrieved (or a certain threshold has been reached, after which more can be retrieved)
I think there are good reasons to do it this way. Gives user control and 'best' replies first.
(cc @Gargron)
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Wafrn, the social media that respects you
Wafrn is a federated social media inspired by tumblr that connects with the fediverse and blueskyapp.wafrn.net
@tchambers @Glatorius @cheeaun if it constantly fetches then the replies screen would randomly bounce around, potentially by quite big steps?
Also you’d lose the benefit of the ‘social filter’ on replies (your server and network defining which replies appear first).
I kind of like the latter. We don’t have algorithms defining what is important, we have our neighbourhood. So to speak 😀
a certain amount can be fetched, with a further ‘fetch more’ as needed. This can also work into the deeper nooks (branches) of a conversation. Much like how Reddit does it (again, meaning this model is familiar). So upon request the fetcher follows to a certain depth. It then indicates more can be fetched.
Ideally ‘Fetch More’ should not appear if there are no more new replies. But that would require at least a ‘are there more?’ ping.
La IA generativa dispara la demanda energética y el consumo de agua, con datacenters que duplicarán su uso eléctrico global para 2030.
En España, zonas como Aragón enfrentan presión en redes eléctricas e hídricas.
Microsoft elevó su consumo de agua un 34%. #IAImpactoEnergético #CrisisHídrica #CentrosDatos
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La IA generativa dispara la demanda energética y el consumo de agua, con datacenters que duplicarán su uso eléctrico global para 2030. En España, zonas como Aragón enfrentan presión en redes eléctricas e hídricas.Telegram
Bitchat: l’app di Jack Dorsey che ti fa chattare come una spia in un rave senz’acqua
di Rosetta Perfetta Jack Dorsey (sì, quello di Twitter prima che diventasse X e poi un meme) ha partorito un nuovo mostriciattolo digitale: si chiama Bitchat e serve a chattare senza internet, senza login, senza tracce, senza amici (perché devono essere vicinissimi a te, tipo Bluetooth-rapporto carnale). L’app funziona come una rete mesh*, cioè: se non hai gente intorno, parli da solo.
gaiaitalia.com/2025/07/09/bitc…
Bitchat: l’app di Jack Dorsey che ti fa chattare come una spia in un rave senz’acqua
di Rosetta Perfetta Jack Dorsey (sì, quello di Twitter prima che diventasse X e poi un meme) ha partorito un nuovo mostriciattolo digitale: si chiama Bitchat e serve a chattare senza internet, senz…Gaiaitalia.com Notizie | Politica Cultura & Opinioni
The image features a cartoon-style illustration of a male doctor wearing a white lab coat, a blue shirt, and a black tie. He has short, dark hair and is pointing upwards with his right index finger. A stethoscope is draped around his neck. The background is a simple, light blue with a window-like pattern. To the right of the doctor, there are two green rectangular labels with black text. The top label reads "HEMODIALYSIS," and the bottom label reads "PERITONEAL." The doctor's expression is neutral, and he appears to be in a medical setting, possibly explaining or discussing the two types of dialysis treatments mentioned.
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EU Seeks to Plug Ukraine's $19Bln Budget Gap in 2026
The European Union is urgently exploring options to cover Ukraine's $19 billion budget deficit in 2026, including by using frozen Russian state assets, as US support for Kiev continues to decline and a ceasefire remains out of reach, the media report…Sputnik International
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Enruta’t invita a descubrir la cocina del vino de Lleida con catorce recetas maridadas
La Ruta del Vino impulsa una propuesta gastronómica exclusiva en una acción que cuenta con la colaboración del Patronato de Turismo de la Diputación de LleidaVinetur
(C'est l'IA de xAI qu'on peut interroger sur X). Elon Musk avait annoncé la mise en ligne d'une amélioration de Grok. Quelques heures plus tard, l'IA (qui s'auto-surnomme "MechaHitler") insulte, tient des propos antisémites et glorifie Hitler. [1/n]
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Dal sito #notiziescientifiche
@scienza
Pubblicato su Nature Biomedical Engineering,[1] questo studio descrive un biosensore rivoluzionario in grado di monitorare in tempo reale molecole nel sangue per un’intera settimana, una durata mai
Molecole nel sangue monitorate per una settimana, la rivoluzione arriva da un sensore ispirato all’intestino
Pubblicato su Nature Biomedical Engineering,[1] questo studio descrive un biosensore rivoluzionario in grado di monitorare in tempo reale molecole nel sangue per un'intera settimana, una durata mai raggiunta prima.Notizie scientifiche.it
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I decided to finish watching Person of Interest. I was only half way through the series.
The show builds on mass surveillance post 911, and a bunch of ridiculous conspiracy theories. But I have to say it's still a little weird watching the now ±10 years old show in the context of current AI tech, which isn't particularly intelligent and therefore very different, but also in the context of the big tech surveillance industry. Sometimes the stories are a little on the nose. 😅
I recently watched the whole series in a binge.
I really want a sequel series.
ICL-CIT: **The strike at Jeremias goes on! Support the strikers!**
"5th week of strike at the Jeremias factory in Poland has begun. Call for international solidarity! The IP section at the Jeremias chimney systems factory in Gniezno (Poland) has been on strike since the 3th of June. The workers’ demands are: 800 PLN (around 200 EUR) wage increase, extension of the break to 30 minutes, […]"
Der nächste Angriff gegen Wallasch: Hier unsere Antwort an die Landesmedienanstalt
Sollen wir ihn von der Leine lassen?Alexander Wallasch | DE
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Zebra Finch #finch #Zebrafink #fink
#bird #birds #birdphotography #nature #photography
#throwback 📅 05. Oct 2024 ⌛
Jesus was a Palestinian Jew.
#Gaza #Palestine #Syria #iran #lebanon #Genocide #geopolitics
@palestine @lebanon @yemen @irannachrichten #SettlerColonialism
#AntiImperialism #tiktok #cdnpoli
#antiPalestinianracism #canada #usa #yemen
@blackmastodon #freePalestine #GazaGenocide #IsraelTerroristState #StopGenocide
#palestina #StopAIPAC #IDFTerrorists #DismantleZionism
The post Absurde Waffenkontrollen in Darmstadt: Alle Passagiere müssen aussteigen und sich in einer Reihe
Absurde Waffenkontrollen in Darmstadt: Alle Passagiere müssen aussteigen und sich in einer Reihe aufstellen - Apollo News
In Darmstadt hat das Waffenverbot in öffentlichen Verkehrsmitteln zu absurden Szenen geführt: Alle Fahrgäste mussten aussteigen, sich in einer Reihe aufstellen und wurden durchsucht, sogar Schüler.Redaktion (Apollo News)
Ο αριθμός των Ουκρανών που είναι απαισιόδοξοι για το μέλλον της χώρας είναι λέει 47%.
Σε μια χώρα που είναι σε πόλεμο 3 χρόνια, έχει χάσει το 30% των εδαφών της και το 40% του πληθυσμού έχει μεταναστεύσει.
Στο Ελλαντα δεν έχουμε -ακομα- πόλεμο, αλλά έχουμε Κούλη, και άρα το ποσοστό απόγνωσης πλησιάζει το 80%.
Sources: OpenAI plans to launch an open-weight model as soon as next week on Hugging Face and other platforms, its first open-weight release since GPT-2 in 2019 (Tom Warren/The Verge)
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OpenAI’s open language model is imminent
OpenAI is ready to launch its new open AI model. The release could come as soon as next week, according to sources familiar with OpenAI’s plans.Tom Warren (The Verge)
Les incendies à la propagation éclair ont abîmé une Marseille déjà “meurtrie”
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"À Marseille, les violents incendies déclarés le 8 juillet et toujours surveillés par les pompiers ont détruit 750 hectares et endommagé des dizaines d’habitations, en particulier dans les quartiers nord. La rapidité avec laquelle le feu s’est propagé
Les incendies à la propagation éclair ont abîmé une Marseille déjà “meurtrie”
À Marseille, les violents incendies déclarés le 8 juillet et toujours surveillés par les pompiers ont détruit 750 hectares et endommagé des dizaines d’habitations, en particulier dans les quartiers nord.Courrier International
Etwas Verträumtes zum #Meermittwoch
#Ostsee #Sonnenuntergang #Abendstimmung #Meerliebe #Natur #Möwen #Fotografie #BalticSea #sunset #nature #outdoor #gulls #photography
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"Des groupes polonais de la mouvance d'extrême droite patrouillent depuis plusieurs semaines à la frontière avec l'Allemagne pour empêcher les migrants refoulés par Berlin de revenir en Pologne. Alors que ces actions ont été qualifiées
En Pologne, des milices d'extrême droite patrouillent à la frontière allemande pour refouler les migrants
Des groupes polonais de la mouvance d'extrême droite patrouillent depuis plusieurs semaines à la frontière avec l'Allemagne pour empêcher les migrants refoulés par Berlin de revenir en Pologne.La rédaction (Infomigrants)
Der SPD wird das Geld knapp
Nebenbemerkung zu einer Restpartei. [Update] Mehrere Medien wie die Berliner Zeitung oder der SPIEGEL berichten, dass die SPD ihre Bundesgeschäftsführerin Jessika Wischmeier nicht mehr weiter beschäftigt und auch keine neue mehr einstellt – mit der V…Danisch.de
"Israel, as the illegal occupier and land-stealer, has no right to self-defence against Palestinian resistance because the Palestinians are defending themselves against Israel’s occupation and violence: “there is no defence against self-defence”
Video: “There’s no defence against defence” – international law expert destroys Israel’s excuses for genocide – SKWAWKBOX
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Video: “There’s no defence against defence” – international law expert destroys Israel’s excuses for genocide
International law expert Ralph Wilde spoke to Al Jazeera about Israel’s genocide in Gaza and the rights of Palestinians to resist – even armed resistance – the illegal occupation.…SKWAWKBOX
Far-right conspiracy theories spread online in aftermath of the Texas floods
Some social media users falsely claimed that the extreme weather was being controlled by the US government
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@ai6yr FTA:
“I am introducing a bill that prohibits the injection, release, or dispersion of chemicals or substances into the atmosphere for the express purpose of altering weather, temperature, climate, or sunlight intensity,” she wrote on X as the aftermath of the floods continued. “It will be a felony offense.”
Finally a solution to the problem of greenhouse gases! 😅
Again? (It sounds extremely familiar but I can't quite remember, another state? passed? failed?)
globalist.it/tendenze/2025/07/…
Temiamo che non ci sarà una pace in Ucraina ma solo una tregua in attesa di capire come si struttureranno i nuovi rapporti di forza.
Ovviamente speriamo di essere smentiti
Papa Leone XIV incontra Zelensky a Castel Gandolfo: "Il Vaticano è pronto a ospitare colloqui di pace"
In un comunicato diffuso poco dopo l'incontro, il Vaticano ha dichiarato che la conversazione è stata “cordiale” e incentrata sul conflitto in corso in Ucraina, ribadendo “l’urgenza di una pace giusta e duratura”.globalist (Globalist.it)
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Ultimate Upgrade for the Amstrad CPC
If you own any of the machines in the Amstrad CPC series – from the CPC464 all the way up to the CPC6128 – then you know it can be difficult to find and maintain the unique Hitachi-base…Tindie Blog
@palestine @lebanon @yemen @irannachrichten #SettlerColonialism
#AntiImperialism #tiktok #cdnpoli
#antiPalestinianracism #canada #usa #yemen
@blackmastodon #freePalestine #GazaGenocide #IsraelTerroristState #StopGenocide
#palestina #StopAIPAC #IDFTerrorists #DismantleZionism
Infinite Mac can now be embedded into any website: infinitemac.org/embed
For a demonstration of what this can enable, see @mwichary's amazing "Frame of preference" article: aresluna.org/frame-of-preferen…
And for a behind the scenes look, there's a blog post: blog.persistent.info/2025/07/i… (spoiler: Marcin was the instigator for all this, conducted over a months-long 100+ message email thread).
Spenderniere ist nicht gleich Spenderniere: Wie kommt welche Nierenqualität zu welchem Organ-Empfänger?
Die im Titel gestellte Frage ist eine der Fragen, die dann, wenn es um Spenderorgane geht, nicht diskutiert werden. Vielmehr wird in der öffentlichen Diskussion gemeinhin so getan, als gäbe es kein…SciFi
Palestinian journalist Ibrahim Muhareb posted a video showing the moment a paramedic performs chest compressions on a #Palestinian child while driving an ambulance filled with wounded people following an #Israeli strike in #Gaza.
#Video from #MiddleEastEye #MEE
#News #politics #press #medical #Palestine #Israel @palestine
Middle East Eye
🎥 Palestinian journalist Ibrahim Muhareb posted a video showing the moment a paramedic performs chest compressions on a Palestinian child while driving an ambulance filled with wounded people following an Israeli strike in Gaza.Telegram
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in reply to tagesschau • • •Norbert Schanne
in reply to tagesschau • • •Netanjahu will nicht nur 600000, sondern alle Einwohner Gazas in Rafah einpferchen. Über 2 Mio (also etwa Hamburg) nicht mehr auf der Fläche Bremens (der Gazastreifen liegt größenmäßig zwischen Stadt und Land Bremen), sondern auf etwa 90% der Fläche Zweibrückens, der kleinsten kreisfreien Stadt Dtlds.
Die Bevölkerungsdichte entspräche dann der von München, wenn jeder dort noch 6 andere Leute in seine Wohnung einquartiert bekäme. Oder Frankfurt mit je 9 Zwangseinquartierungen.