"When the Trump administration shut down Voice of America in March, it silenced one of the few sources of accurate information in countries without a free press," James P. Rubin writes.

"What’s worse is that American defenses against foreign disinformation are being eliminated as well." wapo.st/4iPWIKY

1º computador do mundo que combina cérebro humano com silício está disponível
https://canaltech.com.br/inovacao/1o-computador-do-mundo-que-combina-cerebro-humano-com-silicio-esta-disponivel/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into Inovação @inova-o-canaltech

"Neurons in brains use timing and synchronization in the way that they compute. This property seems essential for the flexibility and adaptability of biological intelligence. Modern AI systems discard this fundamental property in favor of efficiency and simplicity. We found a way of bridging the gap between the existing powerful implementations and scalability of modern AI, and the biological plausibility paradigm where neuron timing matters. The results have been surprising and encouraging.
(...)
We introduce the Continuous Thought Machine (CTM), a novel neural network architecture designed to explicitly incorporate neural timing as a foundational element. Our contributions are as follows:

- We introduce a decoupled internal dimension, a novel approach to modeling the temporal evolution of neural activity. We view this dimension as that over which thought can unfold in an artificial neural system, hence the choice of nomenclature.

- We provide a mid-level abstraction for neurons, which we call neuron-level models (NLMs), where every neuron has its own internal weights that process a history of incoming signals (i.e., pre-activations) to activate (as opposed to a static ReLU, for example).

- We use neural synchronization directly as the latent representation with which the CTM observes (e.g., through an attention query) and predicts (e.g., via a projection to logits). This biologically-inspired design choice puts forward neural activity as the crucial element for any manifestation of intelligence the CTM might demonstrate."

pub.sakana.ai/ctm/

#AI #NeuralNetworks #CTM #ContinuousThoughtMachine

Continuous Thought Machines

Introducing Continuous Thought Machines: a new kind of neural network model that unfolds and uses neural dynamics as a powerful representation for thought.

^{Continuous Thought Machines}

Man burns 100 LGBTQ+, Black, & Jewish library books on social media video - LGBTQ Nation
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/05/man-burns-100-lgbtq-black-jewish-library-books-on-social-media-video/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into LGBTQ Nation @lgbtq-nation-LGBTQNation

Montagne Sainte-Victoire depuis le Grand Saint Jean, Aix-en-Provence, France

#photography #travel #landscape

Il ministero degli esteri polacco ha annunciato la chiusura di un consolato russo, dopo aver accusato i servizi speciali di Mosca di essere responsabili dell’incendio di un centro commerciale nel 2024.

La Polonia chiude il consolato...

La Polonia chiude il consolato russo a Cracovia a causa di un atto di sabotaggio

Il 12 maggio il ministero degli esteri polacco ha annunciato la chiusura di un consolato russo dopo che Varsavia aveva accusato i servizi speciali di Mosca di essere responsabili dell’incendio di un centro commerciale nel 2024. Leggi

^{Redazione (Internazionale)}

Steam Deck sales still going strong over three years later gamingonlinux.com/2025/05/stea…

#SteamDeck #Steam #Valve #SteamOS

Steam Deck sales still going strong over three years later

Back in February we hit the three year mark of Valve's Steam Deck with SteamOS Linux, and as we approach the release of the public SteamOS 3 Beta for more devices, here's an updated look at the sales charts.

^{Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)}

Bessent Says China Tariff Pause Level ‘Obviously a Floor’
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2025-05-12/bessent-says-china-tariff-pause-level-obviously-a-floor?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into Bloomberg Television @bloomberg-television-bloomberg

US and China Showing Willingness to Negotiate says LSE Academic
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2025-05-12/lse-academic-on-us-china-trade-negotiations-video?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into Bloomberg Television @bloomberg-television-bloomberg

#communism #radical #socdem #liberals

Libs gonna lib

MPs, Senators get a salary boost, Carney will now earn $419,600, Scheer $308,800, and Blanchet $261,500
https://www.hilltimes.com/story/2025/05/12/carney-will-now-earn-419600-scheer-308800-and-blanchet-261500/459830/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into News @news-TheHillTimes

MPs, Senators get a salary boost, Carney will now earn $419,600, Scheer $308,800, and Blanchet $261,500

All MPs and Senators got an automatic salary increase on April 1. As well, government and opposition MPs who hold additional roles, such as deputy speaker, assistant deputy speaker, whip, deputy whip, parliamentary secretary, and opposition House lea…

^{Abbas Rana (The Hill Times)}

Yesterday I led a #solarpunk #ttrpg #gameDesign workshop - alxd.org/build-a-better-world-… as a part of itch.io/jam/build-a-better-wor… #gamejam !

It's available on YouTube - youtube.com/watch?v=6yuozcuXju… and PeerTube - tube.tchncs.de/w/apk1VqSPFA5ym…

We discussed how to represent hope, communities, technology-as-infrastructure and its cultural effects in game mechanics, building stories which give players agency in the face of the overwhelming disasters.

#games #rpg #futurism #climateChange #climate

Build a Better World TTRPG Jam Solarpunk Workshop

Game jam banner art by Roque Romero Continuing research into the topic of game design from my previous overview post I was a positively surprised to find a Build a Better World TTRPG Jam: “We live in capitalism,” said Le Guin, “Its power seems inesca…

^{alxd - solarpunk hacker}

🎮 Sony acquisisce Oriental Pearl - La PlayStation si prepara a conquistare la Cina! Un nuovo capitolo entusiasmante per gli appassionati di gaming 🚀 #Sony #PlayStationInCina

🔗 tomshw.it/videogioco/sony-comp…

Sony compra Oriental Pearl, PlayStation si espande in Cina

Sony PlayStation in Cina: l'acquisizione di Oriental Pearl segna un passo decisivo per rafforzare la distribuzione nel mercato asiatico.

^{Andrea Riviera (Tom's Hardware)}

Consumer Confidence Rises in Canada After Carney’s Election Win
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-05-12/consumer-confidence-rises-in-canada-after-carney-s-election-win?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into Economics @economics-bloomberg

Florida kids love this mosquito center. Just don’t call it a museum.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/travel/2025/05/12/florida-mosquito-museum-st-augustine/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into By The Way Travel @by-the-way-travel-WashPost

The Paris robbery of Kim Kardashian changed how celebrities think about exposure
https://apnews.com/article/kim-kardashian-robbery-trial-paris-fashion-week-a9a559cdc71fe20e943e7cba6e36d294?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into Entertainment @entertainment-AssociatedPress

South Korean conductor Myung-Whun Chung named La Scala's first-ever Asian musical conductor
https://apnews.com/article/south-korea-conductor-chung-la-scala-65a84992e5615269349853ca517e5243?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into Entertainment @entertainment-AssociatedPress

Son Dakika: Erdoğan'dan son dakika açıklamalar!: SON DAKİKA HABERİ: Cumhurbaşkanı Erdoğan, Danıştay'ın 157. Kuruluş Yıl Dönümü Töreni'nde gündeme ilişkin önemli açıklamalarda bulunuyor.

Erdoğan'ın açıklamaları şu şekilde:

Kaynak: HABER7.COM#ESHAHABER.COM.TR

#haber #gündem #sondakika #news #press #worldnews eshahaber.com.tr/haber/son-dak… EshaHaber.com.tr #sondakika #Erdoğan #gündem #haber #Türkiye

(1/2) Heute Abend startet die Jahresversammlung der #Hochschulrektorenkonferenz (HRK) an der #Universität #Magdeburg.
Gemeinsam mit @WissRat hatte die #HRK im April ihre #Solidarität mit den #Forschenden in den USA erklärt
👉 wissenschaftsrat.de/DE/Home/Bu…
und festgestellt: 📣 „Die wissenschaftsfeindliche Politik der Regierung #Trump ist aus Sicht von WR und HRK eine ernsthafte Bedrohung für die amerikanische und internationale Wissenschaftsgemeinschaft.“

Jawohl, dem stimmt das Aktionsbündnis neue #sozialeMedien ausdrücklich zu. 👏

Aus unserer Sicht gehen die Entwicklungen in den #USA auf die verantwortungslose Nutzung von Internet-Plattformen wie #X u.a. zurück, auf denen völlig ungehindert #Wissenschaftsfeindlichkeit, #Hass und #Hetze verbreitet werden.

Die #Hochschulen 👩‍🎓 👨‍🎓 in Deutschland sollten zur Nutzung von wirklich sozialen Medien wie #Mastodon übergehen, wie wir es in unserer Petition
👉 openpetition.de/UnisInsFediver… vorgeschlagen haben.

#UnisInsFediverse #eXit #WissXit #SaveSocial #WissKomm

An update posted yesterday to Liz Cullinane's GoFundMe appeal for my wife and me:

"Last night, Given suffered an episode of atrial fibrillation. It was her third in the last four months. She spent New Years Eve in a public hospital in the nearby town of Ejido as she did in February, a week after Valentine's Day.

"Given has suffered a chronic form of the condition for nearly a decade. Aggressive episodes used to occur every six months, each requiring hospitalisation and cardioversion (a procedure in which the heart is stopped and restarted under anaesthetic). She underwent a laser ablation of the heart in Berlin but an error in the procedure put her in intensive care for ten days. A change of medication following another episode in England felt promising when, for the first time, her heart got through eighteen months without the slightest flutter.

"Until this year.

"It is clear that Given needs much better specialist care than she receives as a transient patient in different emergency words across Europe. She has had to bear the costs of these visits as a private patient (our prescription medications already cost about €uro 300 a month, depending on where we are) and although it has been a financial strain, it is a mere fraction of what we would have had to spend in the USA, even if we were fortunate enough to be insured.

"This latest episode underscores the urgency of our quest to settle somewhere and through a temporary residence, gain access to a national health care system and the regular care of competent physicians and specialists. Not to put too fine a point on it, our lives depend on it.

"We had planned to sail eastwards to Italy as soon as we re-launch the boat. But we are now considering an interim plan to fly to Rome, where we could stay with friends and where, also, we know excellent specialists who are willing to review both Given’s and my health and organise essential tests with an understanding of our limited finances. Some hospital services would be covered by a reciprocal healthcare agreement Australia has with Italy.

"We could leave Wrack ashore here in Almerimar and maybe even put her up for sale, the proceeds of which could help us rent somewhere. But old boats sell exceedingly slowly and in the meantime we would be adrift and shelterless. There is still no certainty that we will be granted residency anywhere — and thus be allowed to work and support ourselves, however modestly — even though we are optimistic. That said, a month or two anywhere would allow me to finish (finally) my long-promised book for the Dutch publisher, Thomas Rap.

"It is a desperate, complicated situation for which there are no simple solutions. Neither Given nor I have homes to which we can return. The help of this community has enabled us to survive 'in the wild' for a few years now but with the world the way it is, these days, we know that all of you are being confronted by the need to harbour your resources.

"This weekend, a dear friend had to lend us money so we could get groceries. We haven’t eaten much in order to invest in ensuring Wrack's seaworthiness. I spent today sitting with Given, whose heartbeat is still erratic, keeping her calm, staring at a heart monitor, and listening to the depth of her every breath as she rests.

"I wish this was a more positive update, especially as we have almost completed Wrack's maintenance and repair, thanks to you all and the community Liz Cullinane has created for us here. Given and I long for a different, more hopeful, less fear-filled narrative of our lives. Nonetheless, we are grateful for everything you have given us.

"Thank you."

Good morning from Harlem

#Photography #GoodMorning #Sunrise #NYC #Windows​ #GoodMorningFromHarlem

Apple’s upcoming iOS 19 will simplify public Wi-Fi connections by allowing devices to automatically reconnect to previously visited networks, ideal for frequent travelers. The update will also sync Wi-Fi access portals across devices, eliminating the need to re-enter details on each one.

#iOS19 #AppleUpdate #PublicWiFi #Privacy #Security #WWDC2025 #TechNews #TECHi

Read Full Article Here :- techi.com/ios-19-auto-public-w…

Unravel

Pablo Reinoso (2016), We Watch You Too.

#Photography #MonochromeMonday

🇩🇪 Germany has shifted its policy on weapons transparency: Gov’t spokesman Stefan Kornelius says Berlin will no longer publicly confirm details of missile aid, including Taurus. “We can’t disclose how cruise missile support currently looks,” he noted.

bild.de/politik/waffenruhe-ode…

How should the EU interpret the trade agreement between the US and the UK?
https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/05/12/how-should-the-eu-interpret-the-trade-agreement-between-the-us-and-the-uk?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into Europe News @europe-news-euronews

How should the EU interpret the trade agreement between the US and the UK?

The United Kingdom is the first European country to have reached a compromise with the United States on trade. But some analysts believe the deal sends the wrong signal.

^{Gregoire Lory (Euronews.com)}