Skittish Banks Turn to Little-Used Financing Trick for Buyouts
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-05-16/skittish-banks-turn-to-little-used-financing-trick-for-buyouts?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into Markets @markets-bloomberg

Mysterious lights in the night.
Or the Tower of Evil?
(Dec 2024)

#photography #architecture #FensterFreitag #WindowFriday #urban

"#NewZealand MPs who performed #haka in parliament given unprecedented punishment

#TePātiMāori co-leaders and youngest member to be temporarily suspended from #parliament after performance protesting controversial bill"

The bill in question (the #TreatyPrinciplesBill) wanted to reinterpret the #TreatyOfWaitangi (1840), which upholds #Māori rights

The bill was defeated

I think the proper response to a bullshit punishment for protecting #MāoriRights is a lot more hakas

theguardian.com/world/2025/may…

Israeli officials have expressed growing concerns about signs of rapprochement between Washington and Tehran, with the resumption of nuclear talks in the Omani capital, Muscat, and US statements suggesting a softening stance toward Iran, according to the Jerusalem Post.

The Israeli daily reported that "Israel fears the talks could yield an agreement that falls short of its security needs."

english.almayadeen.net/news/po…

🕎 🇵🇸 ☮️
#Gaza #Palestine
#Press #News

Washington's openness to Tehran worries Tel Aviv: Israeli media

Israeli officials express worry over US-Iran rapprochement amid nuclear talks in Muscat, fearing the deal may not meet Israeli security needs.

^{Al Mayadeen English (Washington's openness to Tehran worries Tel Aviv: Israeli media)}

Threads revealed new link-sharing features. Creators can now add up to five links to their bio, each with a custom title, similar to Instagram. Soon, Threads will begin testing link insights that show how often links in profiles and posts are tapped. #meta #threads #socialmedia

https://www.lindseygamble.com/blog/threads-adds-new-ways-for-creators-to-share-and-track-links?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into THREADS NEWS & UPDATES @threads-news-updates-LindseyGamble_

Threads Adds New Ways for Creators to Share and Track Links

Threads now lets creators add up to five bio links with custom titles and is testing link performance insights. Weekly engagement recaps are also rolling out, offering personalized tips to help users grow and connect with their audience.

^{Lindsey Gamble}

iris
Egge | Witten

#iris #purple #flower #blossom #garden #petal #witten #spring #nature #plant #photo #naturephotography #photography #mobilephotography

Pix é o meio de pagamento mais usado de 2024, com mais de 60 bi de transações
https://canaltech.com.br/mercado/pix-e-o-meio-de-pagamento-mais-usado-de-2024-com-mais-de-60-bi-de-transacoes/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into Mercado @mercado-canaltech

Starving people in need and weakening America’s soft power was apparently so important to the Trump regime that they’re letting food that could feed millions rot in storage rather than giving it out as previously scheduled.

reuters.com/world/us-aid-cuts-…

I finally got an email (well, it was on Tuesday, but stuck in my Spam folder) from Marks & Spencer about their "cyber incident". Obviously it was sent via a 3rd party, Everest Engagement

"Unfortunately, the nature of the incident means that some personal customer data has been taken, but there is no evidence that it has been shared. The personal data could include contact details, date of birth and online order history."

#MarksAndSpencer #security #cybersecurity #technology

US President Donald Trump said Friday he did not consult with Israel before deciding to recognize Syria's new government and lift sanctions.

"I don't know. I didn't ask them about that," Trump told reporters in response to a question about Israeli opposition to the US recognition of Syria’s new leadership.

"I thought it was the right thing to do," he said aboard Air Force One as he concluded his Gulf tour.

aa.com.tr/en/americas/trump-sa…

🕎 🇵🇸 ☮️
#Gaza #Palestine
#Press #News

The Trump administration’s tariffs are harming US national security interests and potentially running afoul of US commitments to NATO, the top Democrats on three Senate national security committees warned in a letter to the White House.

semafor.com/article/05/15/2025…

Tariffs hurt US alliances, Dems tell Trump

A trio of Senate Democrats argue tariffs undermine efforts to boost defense spending, counter China.

^{Morgan Chalfant (www.semafor.com)}

"Labour: More Tory Than Tory"

bylinetimes.com/2025/05/16/kei…

#Starmer #KeirStarmer #Tories #UKPOL #UKPOLITICS #IslandOfStrangers #Labour #Immigration

'Keir Starmer's Government Is Now Even More Anti-Migrant Than Its Conservative Predecessors' – Byline Times

Hopes that Labour would abandon the Conservative trend of treating incomers as disposable and lesser beings have been dashed, argues Daniel Sohege

^{Daniel Sohege (Byline Times)}

TCW’s Bond Veteran Targets ‘IMF Candidates’ That Trailed Peers
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-05-16/tcw-s-bond-veteran-robbins-targets-imf-candidates-that-trailed-peers?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into Profiles @profiles-bloomberg

Lost & Found, concerto di solidarietà all’oratorio di San Vito
Il gruppo a fianco della Comunità di Sant’Egidio per una raccolta fondi per portare bimbi bisognosi in vacanza durante l’estate

luccaindiretta.it/cultura-e-sp…

Lost & Found, concerto di solidarietà all'oratorio di San Vito - LuccaInDiretta

^{LuccainDiretta}

HBO’s no good very bad rebrand
https://www.theverge.com/the-vergecast/668368/hbo-max-rebrand-carplay-ultra-vergecast?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into Google News @google-news-theverge

HBO’s no good very bad rebrand

Now that Warner Bros. Discovery has renamed its service from Max to HBO Max, and ESPN has just decided on ESPN, The Vergecast hosts debate streaming names.

^{David Pierce (The Verge)}

🚀 Si parla già di AMD Zen 6: la potenza si chiama 'Medusa Point' - 22 core a portata di mano? Una rivoluzione in arrivo! #AMD #MedusaPoint

🔗 tomshw.it/hardware/si-parla-gi…

Si parla già di AMD Zen 6: 'Medusa Point' avrà 22 core?

Ci sono già le prime indiscrezioni su AMD Zen 6 e sulle APU basate su questa architettura: forse ci saranno più di 16 core.

^{Marco Pedrani (Tom's Hardware)}

Carbon Brief analysis shows that the growth in China's clean power generation has caused its CO2 emissions to fall despite increasing power demand.

The decline in power-sector emissions is attributed to the growth in renewable energy, specifically wind, solar, and nuclear power, which has led to a decrease in coal-power output. This trend of falling power-sector emissions is likely to continue in 2025.

carbonbrief.org/analysis-clean…

#china #cleanenergy #technology

Analysis: Clean energy just put China’s CO2 emissions into reverse for first time - Carbon Brief

For the first time, the growth in China’s clean power generation has caused the nation’s carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions to fall despite rapid power demand growth.

^{Lauri Myllyvirta (Carbon Brief)}

Wizards turn their attention to prospects not named Cooper Flagg
https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/05/16/wizards-nba-draft-combine-prospects/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into Sports @sports-WashPost

Shoppers Dodge Price Hikes as Companies Absorb Tariffs, For Now
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-05-16/are-prices-rising-because-of-tariffs-retailers-absorb-costs?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into Business @business-bloomberg

Flechten

#photography
#nature

VietJet Misses First Court-Ordered Payment, London Creditor Says
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-05-16/vietjet-misses-first-court-ordered-payment-london-creditor-says?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into Business @business-bloomberg

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Di mirco_radicula su IG

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Le Conseil de l’Europe interpelle Israël et dénonce "une famine délibérée" à Gaza : "Cela sème les graines du prochain Hamas"

'Le moment est venu de tirer des conclusions morales du traitement des Palestiniens, ce qui n’a que trop tardé', a...#PALESTINE #GAZA #ISRAEL

Le Conseil de l’Europe interpelle Israël et dénonce 'une famine délibérée' à Gaza : 'Cela sème les graines du prochain Hamas' - RTBF Actus

'Le moment est venu de tirer des conclusions morales du traitement des Palestiniens, ce qui n’a que trop tardé', a...

^{Par @la-redaction-237 avec @afp-1 (RTBF.be)}