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What’s disgusting is speaking to a Palestinian person in Gaza this way.
Maybe Mastodon server admins should check for basic humanity before allowing people on. Unless that’s not a necessary prerequisite for membership in your community, of course. https://lemmy.ca/comment/20336687

#TGIQF: Das Quiz rund um Wikipedia
Das Weltwissen auf einer Seite: Wikipedia bietet einen schnellen Überblick über ein beliebiges Thema. Ein kleines Nerdquiz dazu.

Report: China-based Moonshot AI, maker of Kimi models, raised a $500M Series C at a $4.3B valuation led by IDG Capital, with Alibaba and Tencent participating (Iris Deng/South China Morning Post)
https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/arti

China’s Moonshot AI raises US$500 million in latest funding round: report
The Kimi AI model developer is now valued at US$4.3 billion, with cash reserves worth US$1.4 billion.

Next #39c3 talk I watched: «Pwn2Roll: Who Needs a 595€ Remote When You Have wheelchair.py?»
About how an assistive medical device maker software-locks existing hardware features behind a paywall ­– and how to circumvent it.
This is generally a despicable business model, but even more so when it comes to medical devices (that really should be #opensource in the first place).
https://media.ccc.de/v/39c3-pwn2roll-who-needs-a-599-remote-when-you-have-wheelchair-py

ngscopeclient v0.1.1 is out! This is the last release in the v0.1.x series and we'll now be starting a lot of major refactoring and backend work in preparation for v0.2.
https://www.ngscopeclient.org/news/2025-12-31-v0p1p1-release.html

(€) #Ratzeburg plant ein #Nahwärmenetz, das künftig Energie aus #Seewasser gewinnen soll.
Eine mögliche

Energie aus Seewasser: Wie Ratzeburg sein Wärmenetz der Zukunft plant
Die Seen rund um Ratzeburg könnten bald mehr als nur ein landschaftliches Highlight sein. Eine Studie zeigt, dass sie zur klimafreundlichen Wärmeversorgung beitragen können. Ist der Ausbau ein realistisches Ziel? Und wie sieht der Zeitplan aus?

Ravens trade CB Jaire Alexander to Eagles for 2026 sixth-round pick https://www.nfl.com/news/ravens-trade-cb-jaire-alexander-to-eagles-for-2026-sixth-round-pick

Wie die weltweit größte thermische Batterie mit heißem Ziegelstein funktioniert
Rondo Energy will mit solar-elektrisch erhitztem Ziegelstein die industrielle Fertigung grüner machen. Sie sollen Wärme liefern – für ein fossiles Unterfangen.

New York-based Kaizen, which provides a commerce platform for government agencies to offer services like utility billing, raised a $21M Series A led by NEA (Chris Metinko/Axios)
https://www.axios.com/pro/enterprise-software-deals/202…

Exclusive: Govtech startup Kaizen raises $21M for commerce platform
NEA led the round.

Sources: Databricks is raising $5B and expects sales to grow 55% this year, putting its post-money valuation at $134B, as AI costs squeeze gross profit margins (Cory Weinberg/The Information)
https://www.theinformation.com/articles/datab…

Databricks Boosts Sales Forecast, Driving Valuation to $134 Billion
Databricks CEO Ali Ghodsi has been more vocal than other Silicon Valley executives about the dangers of an AI bubble. His company’s new $5 billion round of fundraising, at a higher valuation than ever, epitomizes the risks and rewards of the boom: While sales are growing faster than forecast, AI ...