@roelgrif@mstdn.socialLCPS cijfers van afgelopen donderdag en vrijdag.
Uiteindelijk kwamen de cijfers van vrijdag dan toch ergens in de loop van de zaterdag online.
Dus alsnog het weekdraadje!
Met donderdag 18 en vrijdag 19 nieuwe opnames. Dat is voor het eerst dat dit aantal onder de 20 is sinds 11 augustus 2023.
#qp2t
@servelan@newsie.socialUS Orthodox symposium on women deacons proposes a way forward
https://religionnews.com/2023/11/14/us-orthodox-symposium-on-women-deacons-proposes-a-way-forward/
@stefanmuelller@climatejustice.social2/ Hat mir gerade jemand geschickt. Also #Philosophie scheint auch die Schnauze voll zu haben und sagt Tschüss. Sehr schön! #PoliticalPhilosphy #Wiley
„Die Open Library of Humanities hat jetzt Political Philosophy im Angebot. Political Philosophy ist ein großes Ding, jedenfalls in der theoretischen Politikwissenschaft. Es geht aus dem Wiley-Journal The Journal of Political Philosophy hervor, das aktuell kein Editorial Board hat.
Wiley hat den Editor in Chief, Robert Goodin, gefeuert, als dieser sich weigerte, mehr Artikel pro Jahr in dem Journal zu veröffentlichten. Daraufhin hat der Rest des Boards, ebenfalls sehr respektable Leute, hingeschmissen. [1] Du wirst Robert Goodin wahrscheinlich mögen, er hat u.a. ein Standardwerk zur politischen Theorie von Grüner Politik verfasst.
Wiley versucht offenbar, die Steuergelder abzuschöpfen, die in Gold-OA-Gebühren fließen. Diese Praxis kannte ich bisher nur von MDPI oder Frontiers. Die Preise bei Wiley für das Journal: $3840 oder 3190€. Ich glaube wir alle wissen, wie diese Preise zu bewerten sind ...“
[1] https://dailynous.com/2023/04/27/wiley-removes-goodin-as-editor-of-the-journal-of-political-philosophy/
@Techmeme@techhub.socialSources: Gopuff, one of the last fast-delivery startups in the US after Getir's exit, burned ~$400M in 2023 and wants to start generating cash by early 2025 (The Information)
https://www.theinformation.com/articles/fast-delive…
@aardrian@toot.cafeJAWS, NVDA, & VoiceOver have Braille viewers built in. These are no substitute for testing with Braille displays and users who use them.
But these viewers can surface stuff (like live region issues, emoji exposure, etc.) before you waste a tester’s or user’s time reporting problems.
https://
@wyliesau@noauthority.socialA simple copy paste from 2022 to 2023.
Can’t wait to anal ize the 2024 one.
https://x.com/mazemoore/status/1765956299081105625?s=61
@zachleat@zachleat.com@… the data suggests not much. I was surprised to see that the 70K twitter account sitting dormant since June 2023 too
@gadgetboy@gadgetboy.socialObsolete satellite antennas in Swiss Alps are being repurposed with solar panels https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/climate-energy/swiss-satellite-antennas-make-comeback-solar-powerhouses-2023-10-19/…
@Mediagazer@mstdn.socialNews Corp reports The Sun revenue down 5% to £305.2M, losses down 48% to £65.9M in the year to July 2, 2023, The Times revenue up 3% to £385.8M, profit down 17% (Charlotte Tobitt/Press Gazette)
https://pressgazette.co.uk/media_busin
@krone@frawas.deFußball-Unterhaus - „Derbysieger“ war auch am Pokertisch die Nummer 1 #News #Nachrichten
@Techmeme@techhub.socialAn independent investigation commissioned by OpenAI has found that Sam Altman's conduct before his ouster "did not mandate removal" (Alex Heath/The Verge)
https://www.theverge.com/2024/3/8/24094885/openai-sam-altman-investigat…
@cybeardjm@masto.aiKing Ayisoba – Work Hard
https://amf.didiermary.fr/king-ayisoba-work-hard/
“Work Hard” solidifies King Ayisoba‘s reputation as both a shamanic performer and a restless sonic experimenter.
The album is a wild mashup of Ayisoba’s frenetic kologo sound and mu…
@Mediagazer@mstdn.socialITV reports 2023 external revenue down 3% YoY to £3.6B, ITV Studios revenue up 4%, digital revenue up 19% to £490M, linear ads down 15%, and ITVX MAUs up 19% (Variety)
https://variety.com/2024/tv/global/itv-financial-results-2023-1235932848/
@aligyie@digitalcourage.social
@brian_gettler@mas.toI watched "Let the River Flow" (2023) yesterday. I know very little about Sšmi or Norwegian history, so I can't speak to its accuracy. Still, its themes of discrimination, resource extraction, language, culture, and relation to the land and community strongly resonate with the recent history of colonialism in North America. Plus, it's a visually beautiful film.
@kcarruthers@mastodon.socialSomething something rule of law: A Brazil court has banned Bolsonaro from running for election until 2030
https://www.npr.org/2023/06/30/1185364211/brazil-bolsonaro-court-banned-election
@cheryanne@aus.socialThe Champagne Lounge
Great Australian Pods Podcast Directory: #GreatAusPods
@carlos@social.perceptiveconstructs.com
@cowboys@darktundra.xyzCowboys’ starting defensive line was exposed in 2023 https://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/articles/cowboys_starting_defensive_line_was_exposed_in_2023/s1_17100_40059417
@Techmeme@techhub.socialCanalys Q4 2023 smartphone chip shipments: MediaTek rose 21% YoY to 117M, Apple rose 7% YoY to 78M, Qualcomm rose 1% YoY to 69M; Samsung dropped 48% YoY to 13M (Ben Schoon/9to5Google)
https://9to5google.com/2024/03/05/google-pixel-tensor-shipments-q4-2023/…
@cybeardjm@masto.aiKing Ayisoba – Work Hard
https://amf.didiermary.fr/king-ayisoba-work-hard/
“Work Hard” solidifies King Ayisoba‘s reputation as both a shamanic performer and a restless sonic experimenter.
The album is a wild mashup of Ayisoba’s frenetic kologo sound and mu…
@zimpenfish@social.rjp.is2023 Sheffield United may have scored more points (currently 13) than 2007 Derby County (11) but with a goal difference of -50, 72 conceded goals, and 11 games left, they stand a good chance of beating the records (held by Derby 2007, natch) of -69 GD and 89 goals conceded.
They're already in the top 5 "Worst GDs" of the 38 game era.
Shambolic.
#Football
@cdarwin@c.imBelow find the list of the most visited cities in the world by international tourists:
1 Istanbul, Turkey: 20.2 million
2 London, United Kingdom: 18.8 million
3 Dubai, United Emirates: 19.8 million
4 Antalya, Turkey: 16.5 million
5 Paris, France: 15.5 million
6 Hong Kong: 14.7 million
7 Bangkok, Thailand: 12.2 million
8 New York, USA: 11.7 million
9 Cancun, Mexico: 10.8 million
10 Mecca, Saudi Arabia: 10.8 million
Source: Eurom…
@PRO_BAHN@mastodon.socialNeues aus Hessen: Der Regionalverband Großraum Frankfurt von PRO BAHN hat auf 56 Seiten interessante Artikel seines Newsletters aus 2023 zusammengestellt. Dieser Jahresrückblick wird als PDF-Download zur Verfügung gestellt.
Der Fahrgastverband PRO BAHN Hessen weist außerdem auf die im April beginnende Veranstaltungsreihe "Hessisches PRO BAHN Forum" hin. Am 8.4.2024 startet die Reihe mit dem Thema "Fernbahntunnel Frankfurt" und einem Vertreter der DB InfraGO AG.
@fanf@mendeddrum.org2023 retro-link! https://sabrinajewson.org/blog/errors - Modular errors in Rust.
@Sustainable2050@mastodon.energyBREAKING (the climate):
Based on daily values, the April average of atmospheric CO₂ at Mauna Loa was 426.5-426.6 ppm. That's a big jump of ~3.2 ppm from last year's 423.35 ppm!
It's also the highest CO₂ concentration the world has experienced in 14 million years.
#emissions #co2
@arXiv_nlinAO_bot@mastoxiv.pageThis https://arxiv.org/abs/2403.02006 has been replaced.
link: https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=a
@soc_i_ety@mstdn.ca"Less than 6%" tithed by Billionaires, a pithy amount of ill-gotten gain.
--Tax the filthy rich to extinction.
:mastodon:
https://www.forbes.com/sites/phoebeliu/202…
@carlos@perceptiveconstructs.com
@v_i_o_l_a@openbiblio.social"Artificial Intelligence (AI) Research Assistants in der Praxis" https://doi.org/10.1515/iwp-2023-2045
@NFL@darktundra.xyzWhich rookies have a chance to start? A look at how the Bucs' draft class fits the roster https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/40070919/tampa-bay-buccaneers-2024-nfl-draft-class-roster-depth
@heiseonline@social.heise.deDeutsche Bahn fährt tiefer in die roten Zahlen
Ein Mix aus mehr Investitionen, weniger Frachtverkehr, mehr Passagiere ergibt für die Bahn für 2023 ein hoher Verlust und einen Umsatzrückgang.
https://www.
@Aboumael@mastodon.social[Le Parisien] - #Chlordécone : les députés votent la reconnaissance de la « responsabilité » de l’État.
En janvier 2023, la justice avait prononcé un non-lieu dans l’affaire sur l’empoisonnement au chlordécone. L’Assemblée nationale a reconnu ce jeudi la responsabilité de l’État dans ce scandale.
@scott@carfree.citySF Chronicle endorses #NoOnPropE, “a sloppy potpourri of public safety ideas, some of which police don’t even seem to want,” such as:
💥🚓 More car chases, “incredibly dangerous in a city as dense as San Francisco. Out of 150 pursuits..from 2018 to 2023, 38% resulted in a collision.”
📸 “Facial recognition technology [with which] Black and Asian people [are] 10 to 100 times more likely t…
@UP8@mastodon.socialPulpaTronics tackles single-use electronics with paper RFID tags
#electronics
@benb@osintua.euZelensky visits Sumy Oblast, inspects fortifications: https://benborges.xyz/2024/03/27/zelensky-visits-sumy.html
@jgkoomey@mastodon.energyHmmm. Made me think about the Chinese banning crypto in a new light. Pentagon Officials Watching a Chinese-Owned Bitcoin Mine in Wyoming: NYT https://www.businessinsider.com/pentagon-chinese-owned-bitcoin-operation-cheyenne-wy…
@tinoeberl@mastodon.online"Zum #Schadensersatz aufgrund von #Fahrradstürzen
#Urteil des LG Magdeburg vom 16.10.2023 (10 O 313/23)
Die Verlegung von Kabeln über einen
@memeorandum@universeodon.comDespite Bans, Number of Abortions in the United States Increased in 2023 (Guttmacher Institute)
https://www.guttmacher.org/2024/03/despite-bans-number-abortions-united-states-increased-2023
http://www.memeorandum.com/240319/p25#a240319p25
@kartoffeleis@mountains.socialA #WaterfallWednesday photo I haven't posted, yet!
It's the very popular #Skogafoss on the Icelandic south coast. Picture was taken in march 2023.
🌊 ❄️ 🌈
#Iceland
@dominiksteiger@swiss.social#Covid
Die UKHSA hat endlich Inzidenzschätzungen publiziert.
In den Grafiken dargestellt als 7-Tage-Summen.
https://www…
@ethanwhite@hachyderm.ioThe best time to stop using Chrome is already. The next best time to stop using Chrome is now.
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/09/googles-widely-opposed-ad-platform-the-privacy-sandbox-launches-in-chrome/
@toxi@mastodon.thi.ngBeen hunting for this beauty of a track for almost a year now, after hearing it (uncredited) in a mix... 10 mins of bliss with blankets of warm perma-chords/pads, minimal bassline, hypnotic broken beats
Burroughs — NREM (2023)
https://yt.artemislena.eu/watch?v=cZYH2S3PwPw
@geant@mstdn.socialTomorrow (20 Feb) is the GÉANT #Innovation Programme 2023 showcase! From 13:00 – 16:00 (CET), the winning projects from 2023 will present and demonstrate their achievements so far. There will also be the chance for questions and discussions.
Register now 👉
@netsec@botsin.spaceTop 10 web hacking techniques of 2023 https://portswigger.net/research/top-10-web-hacking-techniques-of-2023
@hikingdude@mastodon.socialHey, this #photo recently came to my mind again when I was browsing through some #winter memories in the #mountains.
This day was really .. interesting. More
@primonatura@mstdn.social"Germany's emissions fell by record 10.1% in 2023: How are they cleaning up their act?"
#Germany #Emissions
@raiders@darktundra.xyzRedrafting the 2023 NFL Draft: C.J. Stroud over Bryce Young? Is Puka Nacua a top-10 pick? https://theathletic.com/5417926/2024/04/18/nfl-draft-2023-redraft-cj-stroud-bryce-young/
@carmine@piaille.fr🏔️ "Premières Secousses" récit collectif de l'occupation du Glacier de la Girose dans les Hautes-Alpes en octobre 2023 vient de sortir ! 😙
#SLT #Girose #LutteDesGlaces
@DGIInfo@openbiblio.social"Seit 2019 führt das Deutsche Zentrum für Suchtfragen des Kindes- und Jugendalters (#DZSKJ) am #Universitätsklinikum #Hamburg
@oekologisch_unterwegs@mastodon.online#Klimaschutz in #Radevormwald läuft.
"#Fördermittel wurden größtenteils abgerufen
Die Stadt zieht eine positive Bilanz zur
@cdarwin@c.imBefore we get into the history of Black and Palestinian solidarity, I’d like to talk about Black support for the Zionist cause, which came earlier.
That history goes back to the 19th century. Many Black nationalist thinkers and activists, people like David Walker, Martin Delany, Henry McNeal Turner, really drew a lot of inspiration from the Exodus story in the Hebrew Bible
@wikinaut@berlin.social#Berlin
23.10.2023
Bau/Markierungsbeginn
19.03.2024, fünf Monate später.
Endlich steht das Z244.1 zur Einschaltung der #Fahrradstraße (Prinzregentenstraße/Wilmersdorf) #Handjerystraße
@peti_is@no-pony.farmDie ePetition 158806 an den Bundestag aus dem Bereich Bemessungsgrundlage in der gesetzlichen Rentenversicherung mit dem Titel
Honorierung berufsbegleitender Abschlüsse mit zusätzlichen Rentenpunkten
kann nur noch heute mitgezeichnet werden und hat bislang 60 Mitzeichnende. Nach Ende der Mitzeichnungsfrist wird die Petition von einem MdB im Petitionsausschuss des Bundestags bearbeitet und entschieden werden. Sollte bis zum Ende der Mitzeichnunungsfrist das Quorum erreicht werden…
@carlos@social.perceptiveconstructs.com
@Tupp_ed@mastodon.ieFacial-recognition technology will turn gardaí into roaming surveillance units – The Irish Times https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2023/04/18/facial-recognition-technology-will-turn-gardai-into-roaming-surveillance-units/
@goebelmasse@det.social»Politik ist auch nur ein Vorschussbetrug, der sich einen Schlips umgebunden hat.«
http://spam.tamagothi.de/?p=18812
#Selbstzitat
@Mediagazer@mstdn.socialA look at the decline of cable TV networks like USA Network, Discovery Channel, and MTV; MTV's 2023 average prime-time audience was 256K, down from 807K in 2014 (David Bauder/Associated Press)
https://apnews.com/article/television-
@servelan@newsie.socialYogurt drink instead of a colonoscopy? CRISPR bacteria are tested
https://www.statnews.com/2023/08/10/colon-cancer-test-engineered-bacteria/
@bunnyhero@mstdn.cai had to look up the company that did the colourization on the tubi version. their website is confusing but i found this brochure (PDF). the brochure is also a mess but at least it's all in one file: #monsterdon
@jswright61@ruby.socialTaxes were completed and filed yesterday by 5pm, also made a reasonable stab at income estimate for 24 and paid Q1 estimated taxes. This was a very complicated return because of the sale of our business in 2023. Life and taxes will be simpler going forward.
@mia@hcommons.socialPeople who got excited about AI in 2022 or 2023, when a chatbot first nicks their content:
People who got excited about AI in any year up to 2022, when they saw it coming but a chatbot nicks their content anyway:
@dichotomiker@dresden.networkRundumschlag gegen die Schwarze Null, für eine finanzpolitische Zeitenwende (Renten, Klima, Inflation, Infrastruktur)
Ein Staat ist keine schwäbische Hausfrau.
https://www.blaetter.de/ausgabe/2024/april/generationengerechtigkeit-statt…
@twcau@mastodon.socialWith apologies to The Angels…
No way, get f*****, f**k off.
https://aus.social/@ajsadauskas/112324992539325968
@digitalnaiv@mastodon.social
@kennysmith@mstdn.socialJust a tiiiiiny bit of Jackson, the state capital and Mississippi’s most populous city, is in Rankin County.
That’s worth keeping in mind with this Times story.
And that story is worth keeping in mind when you follow it up with this story, about “a separate court system and an expanded police force within the city of Jackson — the Blackest city in America — that would be appointed completely by white state officials.”
@arXiv_csCY_bot@mastoxiv.pageThis https://arxiv.org/abs/2303.07529 has been replaced.
initial toot: https://mastoxiv.page/@arXiv_csCY_…
@violanders@mastodon.nuIdag en saison. Fyllig, aningen söt, ganska humlebesk. Och en jädra skumkrona.
Bäst före juni 2023. #öltut
@carlos@perceptiveconstructs.com @stefanmuelller@climatejustice.social„Klimaemissionen sinken 2023 um 10,1 Prozent – größter Rückgang seit 1990.“
Das ist ja erst mal schön. Aber wie schön könnte es erst sein, wenn der Verkehrssektor auch was tun würde. Und vor allem: wie einfach wäre das!
#Klimakatastrophe.
Und mit dem #Faschismus.
Es ist zum Mäusemelken! Was das bedeuten soll, weiß ich nicht. Hat mein Vater immer gesagt.
@Techmeme@techhub.socialLagos-based Moove, which offers car financing to ride-hailing drivers, raised a $100M Series B led by Uber at a $750M valuation, up from $550M in August 2023 (Tage Kene-Okafor/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2024/03/19/uber
@cheryanne@aus.socialMoney Mastery With Marshy
Great Australian Pods Podcast Directory: #GreatAusPods
@cybeardjm@masto.aiFrigid Armadillo – Penga Feat. Njivinator
https://amf.didiermary.fr/frigid-armadillo-penga-feat-njivinator/
The South African duo Frigid Armadillo in 2023 with their EP Penga.
Self-described “pioneers of uncharted house music terrain”, 31-y…
@Mediagazer@mstdn.socialFour female BBC News presenters start legal action against BBC, saying they were forced off air for a year and were victims of a "sham" hiring process in 2023 (Jake Kanter/Deadline)
https://deadline.com/2024/05/bbc-ne…
@UP8@mastodon.social🛰️ The Amazon’s 2023 Drought: Sentinel-1 Reveals Extreme Rio Negro River Contraction
#amazon
@cdarwin@c.imBefore we get into the history of Black and Palestinian solidarity, I’d like to talk about Black support for the Zionist cause, which came earlier.
That history goes back to the 19th century. Many Black nationalist thinkers and activists, people like David Walker, Martin Delany, Henry McNeal Turner, really drew a lot of inspiration from the Exodus story in the Hebrew Bible
@ethanwhite@hachyderm.io"The argument... is that someday—not now, but someday—Google promises to turn off third-party tracking cookies in Chrome, and the new ad platform... is better than the free-for-all that is third-party cookies. The thing is, third-party cookies mostly only affect Chrome users. Apple and Firefox have both been blocking third-party cookies for years and won't be implementing Google's new advertising system—it's only the Chromium browsers that still allow them."
@netsec@botsin.spaceAnalysis of Mirai variant leveraging CVE-2023-1389 https://blog.permafrostsec.com/posts/mirai-variant-cve-2023-1389/
@cowboys@darktundra.xyzCowboys TE Jake Ferguson poised to top 2023's Pro Bowl production https://cowboyswire.usatoday.com/2024/04/10/jake-ferguson-improved-production/
@tinoeberl@mastodon.online"Could a meat tax help fight climate change?
With rising concern about a sector that worldwide accounts for 14.5 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions and shows no sign of slowing, some scientists, activists, and a few world leaders are talking up a contentious option: taxes on meat."
#Veganer
@carlos@social.perceptiveconstructs.com @Techmeme@techhub.socialFiling: Roblox paid out a record $740.8M to over 12,000 game creators in 2023, up 19% YoY; ~3,500 creators earned over $10,000, and ~750 earned over $100K (Cecilia D'Anastasio/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/20
@UP8@mastodon.social🛰️ The Amazon’s 2023 Drought: Sentinel-1 Reveals Extreme Rio Negro River Contraction
#amazon
@carlos@perceptiveconstructs.com
@stefanmuelller@climatejustice.social12/ Ich hatte ja im letzten Jahr schon einen Weg gefunden, mit Fotos unglaublich reich zu werden: Ich blende einfach Werbung ein. Zum Beispiel da oben im Bild. Wenn gerade keiner Werbung schalten will, dann bleibt es eben so.
Ich dachte eigentlich, ich hätte Euch schon darüber informiert. So transparenzmäßig. Aber entweder habe ich das vergessen oder der Post ist gelöscht worden. Hätte so 20.10.2023 gewesen sein müssen.
#LetzteGeneration
@servelan@newsie.social'Tense conversation' heats up as House Republicans draft rules for ousting speaker - Alternet.org
https://www.alternet.org/mike-johnson-greene-gaetz/
@cheryanne@aus.socialThe Third Space
Great Australian Pods Podcast Directory: #GreatAusPods
@Techmeme@techhub.socialApple's reversal on RCS wasn't forced by the EU, but likely by China, whose government began codifying in 2023 a requirement for new 5G devices to support RCS (John Gruber/Daring Fireball)
https://daringfireball.net/2024/02/eu_rcs_imessage
@carlos@perceptiveconstructs.com @stefanmuelller@climatejustice.social12/ Ich hatte ja im letzten Jahr schon einen Weg gefunden, mit Fotos unglaublich reich zu werden: Ich blende einfach Werbung ein. Zum Beispiel da oben im Bild. Wenn gerade keiner Werbung schalten will, dann bleibt es eben so.
Ich dachte eigentlich, ich hätte Euch schon darüber informiert. So transparenzmäßig. Aber entweder habe ich das vergessen oder der Post ist gelöscht worden. Hätte so 20.10.2023 gewesen sein müssen.
#LetzteGeneration
@Techmeme@techhub.socialThe Philippines' new undersea internet cable network is expected to bring jobs to remote islands, boosting the country's BPO sector, which employed 1.7M in 2023 (Yuichi Shiga/Nikkei Asia)
https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Telec
@carlos@perceptiveconstructs.com"Ooh, yeah, you're amazing
We think you're incredible
You say we're fantastic
But still we don't head the bill".
Maybe it's true, maybe it's not.
Either way, play it loud, sing and dance along with #KateBush.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ar7vovnH5I
@Techmeme@techhub.socialSources: Mistral plans to raise €500M at an over €5B valuation from multiple VCs and wealth funds, after raising ~€400M at a €2B valuation in December 2023 (Financial Times)
https://t.co/aldaMDD3Jz
@carlos@perceptiveconstructs.comOvercame procrastination and finally started reading #TheThreeBodyProblem .., slowly and carefully.
Not going to even look at the TV Series trailer until I'm done - most probably with the whole trilogy.
Books that are already published can't be cancelled.
@Techmeme@techhub.socialA look at the data center economy of Ireland, which had 82 data centers in 2023, amid concerns about rolling blackouts due to pressure on the electrical grid (Jessica Traynor/The Guardian)
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/feb/…
@Techmeme@techhub.socialHow tech workers, spurred by geopolitical threats, are embracing battlefield tech; PitchBook: VCs invested $108B in defense tech companies between 2021 and 2023 (Washington Post)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/…
@carlos@perceptiveconstructs.com @Techmeme@techhub.socialPitchBook: VC investment in crypto-related companies rose 2.5% QoQ in Q4 2023 to $1.9B, the first time that crypto startup funding rose since Q1 2022 (Ryan Browne/CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2024/02/15/crypto-vc-funding-cl…
@Techmeme@techhub.socialApple's reversal on RCS wasn't forced by the EU, but likely by China, whose government began codifying in 2023 a requirement for new 5G devices to support RCS (John Gruber/Daring Fireball)
https://daringfireball.net/2024/02/eu_rcs_imessage
