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Meta, TikTok, and Snap agree to undergo independent assessments to rate how effectively they protect teen users based on 24 standards developed by experts (Ian Duncan/Washington Post)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2026/02/10/meta-tiktok-snap-tee…

Under growing pressure, the biggest social networks agree to be rated on teen safety
The three major social media companies have agreed to undergo independent assessments of how effectively they protect the mental health of teenage users.

»Why Shortened URLs Pose a Security Risk«
On Mastodon / Fediverse, shortening the URL is not necessary at all, because they are not marked in their full length. Apart from the shorter tracking, their data collection frenzy as well as their timing is also very inconvenient.
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Why Shortened URLs Pose a Security Risk - Acer Corner
Shortened URLs are widely used in the digital world. They are small, concise links that replace long web addresses, making them easier to share across social media, emails, and text messages. Popular services like Bitly and TinyURL have become household names for this reason. Despite their convenience, shortened URLs also…

⚡️ Zelenskyy gave Putin TWO WEEKS to agree to a PEACE plan #shorts: https://benborges.xyz/2026/01/11/zelenskyy-gave-putin-two-weeks.html

Bob Weir: 'Speaking with Rolling Stone, Mr. Weir said he hoped he would be remembered for bringing cultures together.
“I’m hoping that people of varying persuasions will find something they can agree on in the music that I’ve offered,” he said, “and find each other through it.”'
Truckin' on.

I fully agree, no borders—prison abolition, and honestly this tracks because Snufkin spends the series tearing down private property signs.
#Anarchism #Anarchy #Moomins

Nice blog in the discussion about AI & coding,
"AI can replace most of programming, but programming isn’t the job.
Programming is a task. It’s one of many things you do as part of your work. But if you’re a software engineer, your actual job is more than typing code into an editor."
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AI Can Write Your Code. It Can’t Do Your Job.
The companies building AI are spending billions to acquire engineers, not replace them. Here’s why your job is safer than you think.

👿 How a ‘green gold rush’ in the Amazon led to dubious carbon deals on Indigenous lands
https://news.mongabay.com/2025/11/how-a-green-gold-rush-in-the-amazon-led-to-dubious-carbon-deals-on-indigenous-lands/

How a ‘green gold rush’ in the Amazon led to dubious carbon deals on Indigenous lands
BARCELONA — In December 2022, one of Brazil’s largest Indigenous territories and one of the smallest would each sign a 118-page, 10-year contract they would soon come to regret —as would faraway investors looking to capitalize on the billion-dollar carbon and biodiversity markets. In Brazil’s lush westernmost states of Amazonas and Acre, which border Peru, […]

South Korea's KT Corp. launches a sovereign cloud for Korean enterprises built on Azure, with encrypted in-memory computing and strict local data governance (Jie Ye-eun/The Korea Herald)
https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10614445

KT rolls out sovereign public cloud with Microsoft - The Korea Herald
KT Corp. on Wednesday announced the launch of its public cloud service, developed in partnership with Microsoft, in a strategic bid to bolster its foothold in K

Payment infrastructure provider Rezolve Ai agrees to acquire UK-based cashback rewards company Reward for $230M (PYMNTS.com)
https://www.pymnts.com/acquisitions/2026/rezolve-ai-acquires-reward-to-bolster-ai-commerce-strategy/

Rezolve Ai Acquires Reward to Bolster AI Commerce Strategy | PYMNTS.com
Commerce and payments infrastructure provider Rezolve Ai has acquired U.K.-based cash-back rewards company Reward. The $230 million

Dutch payments group Mollie agrees to acquire London-based fintech GoCardless for €1.5B, set to close in 2026; GoCardless was last valued at $2.1B in early 2022 (Financial Times)
https://www.ft.com/content/7904647c-91ea-4e90-b496-5d249a7a5d91