@Techmeme@techhub.socialThe EU's General Court reduces a 2023 EU antitrust fine on Intel to €237.1M, down from €376.36M; the EU fined Intel a record €1.06B in 2009, then overturned (Samuel Stolton/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/20
@cellfourteen@social.petertoushkov.euMy TV series of the year is Platonic's S01 from 2023.
Phoenix - Alpha Zulu (Official Video)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gqN9flclRio
@arXiv_csGT_bot@mastoxiv.pageBeyond Revenue and Welfare: Counterfactual Analysis of Spectrum Auctions with Application to Canada's 3800MHz Allocation
Sara Jalili Shani, Kris Joseph, Michael B. McNally, James R. Wright
https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.08106 https://arxiv.org/pdf/2512.08106 https://arxiv.org/html/2512.08106
arXiv:2512.08106v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: Spectrum auctions are the primary mechanism through which governments allocate scarce radio frequencies, with outcomes that shape competition, coverage, and innovation in telecommunications markets. While traditional models of spectrum auctions often rely on strong equilibrium assumptions, we take a more parsimonious approach by modeling bidders as myopic and straightforward: in each round, firms simply demand the bundle that maximizes their utility given current prices. Despite its simplicity, this model proves effective in predicting the outcomes of Canada's 2023 auction of 3800 MHz spectrum licenses. Using detailed round-by-round bidding data, we estimate bidders' valuations through a linear programming framework and validate that our model reproduces key features of the observed allocation and price evolution. We then use these estimated valuations to simulate a counterfactual auction under an alternative mechanism that incentivizes deployment in rural and remote regions, aligning with one of the key objectives set out in the Canadian Telecommunications Act. The results show that the proposed mechanism substantially improves population coverage in underserved areas. These findings demonstrate that a behavioral model with minimal assumptions is sufficient to generate reliable counterfactual predictions, making it a practical tool for policymakers to evaluate how alternative auction designs may influence future outcomes. In particular, our study demonstrates a method for counterfactual mechanism design, providing a framework to evaluate how alternative auction rules could advance policy goals such as equitable deployment across Canada.
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@Techmeme@techhub.socialDenise Dresser, Slack CEO since 2023, is stepping down to join OpenAI as the company's chief revenue officer (Wired)
https://www.wired.com/story/slack-ceo-denise-dresser-joins-openai-chief-revenue-officer/
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@Life_is@no-pony.farm @life_is@no-pony.farm
@rmdes@mstdn.socialDébat de 2023 sur les victimes de sectes, de l’emprise Š la reconstruction. Quels sont les mécanismes Š l'oeuvre, comment identifier le discours sectaire, comment trouver de l'aide pour s'en sortir et se reconstruire ? https://chardonsbleus.org/debat-victim
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@jake4480@c.imThese were my favorite movies of 2025. Pretty much all horror, sci-fi, comedy. There's still a couple I need to see from this year (Cold Storage!) but these are all my favorites as of now.
#2025Films
@yaya@jorts.horsethe other day I was saying cat cafés exist but I wish there was a cat pub
WELL I HAVE INCREDIBLE NEWS
https://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2023/11/enjoy-a-pint-in-britains-first-ever-cat-pub/
@davej@dice.campIn the last, guttering hours of the year, it’s tradition to look back on the last 12 months’ #TTRPG activity and reflect. You can read last year’s summary at https://dice.camp/@davej/113747664699824381…
@ebinger@bildung.socialMit meinem kindgerechten #Magnificat grüße ich euch von der #FediKirche an diesem 1. Weihnachtstag https://
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@Mediagazer@mstdn.socialBoston Globe editor Nancy Barnes steps down from her role but will remain on staff as editor-at-large; she joined the paper as the first female editor in 2023 (Aidan Ryan/The Boston Globe)
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/12/business/nanc…
@markhburton@mstdn.socialGuatemala’s eco defenders reel from surge in killings and persecution
https://news.mongabay.com/2026/01/guatemalas-eco-defenders-reel-from-surge-in-killings-and-persecution/
@chris@mstdn.chrisalemany.cajust looking at my archive of postgresql backups over the past 2 years of my mastodon instance.
In December 2023 just shy of 1 year since spinning it up, the compressed gz file of the database was 600MB.
By Aug 2024 it was 988MB
In April 2025 it was 1500MB
Today it is 1800MB.
That is a 2 user instance. Not small!
#selfhost #footiMac #Debian #mastodon #fediverse #upgrade
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@stiefkind@mastodon.socialMein Vater war (guter) Kunde im Mitarbeiter-Shop des Unternehmens, bei dem er 2004 nach 35 Jahren Betriebszugehörigkeit in Rente ging. Zuletzt hat er dort 2018 oder 2019 eingekauft, im Januar 2023 ist er verstorben. Ich habe den Shop mehrfach darüber informiert. Kurz vor Weihnachten erneut Werbepost an die Adresse des im Frühjahr 2022 verkauften Elternhauses. Ich überlege jetzt, mal den Datenschutzzuständigen ausfindig zu machen und anzufragen, ob das da alles DSGVO-konform abläuft.
@cdarwin@c.imWhatever the worst-case scenario, #Janessa #Goldbeck has probably imagined it.
In 2023 the US marine veteran consulted on a documentary that war-gamed a presidential candidate staging a military coup.
Last year she advised local leaders on the hypothetical of troops being deployed to their streets for immig…
@seeingwithsound@mas.toWrite-up of a visit to a festive season exhibition using The vOICe #noninvasive
@usul@piaille.frEn Guadeloupe, une journaliste écartée de l’antenne après un vif échange avec Jordan Bardella
https://www.lemonde.fr/actualite-medias/article/2023/12/11/en-guadeloupe-une-…
@krone@frawas.deAuf Flucht aus Anstalt - Todes-Raserin (36) selbst von Auto angefahren #News #Nachrichten
@girahh@mastodon.socialRedebeitrag zum 12.10.2023 von der Gira Zapatista Gruppe Hamburg
Redebeitrag zum 12.10.2023 von der gira zapatista Gruppe Hamburg
12.10: GLOBALER AKTIONSTAG GEGEN NEOKOLONIALISMUS
Es gibt nichts zu feiern! Seit dem Massenmord durch die spanische Besatzung von Abya Yala, auch Lateinamerika genannt, wird die offizielle Geschichte von 1492 bis heute mit dem Blut indigener Pueblos auf der ganz
@tinoeberl@mastodon.online#Frankfurt hat den 2000. Antrag auf Förderung einer #Photovoltaikanlage bewilligt.
Das Programm „Klimabonus“ unterstützt seit 2023 unter anderem PV-Anlagen, #Stromspeicher,
@paulbusch@mstdn.caGood Morning #Canada
The month of December will typical put a dent in your paycheck, or January if you're using your credit cards, so it's tough to save any money. Canadians rank 21st worldwide with regards to how much of our salary we put into a savings account. According to World Population Review, we put away approximately 7% of our paycheck for a #RainyDay, far behind South Korea at 35%. I'm retired and therefore not a saver at this point, but even during my most successful earnings period I can't imagine I would have been able to put away a third of my salary.
I suspect the savings percentage is driven by a small group of high wage earners as individual Canadian debt has increased. According to Equifax, total consumer debt in Canada reached $2.56 trillion at the end of 2024, a 4.6 per cent increase over 2023.
#CanadaIsAwesome
https://www.equifax.ca/business/blog/all-news/-/story/stable-versus-struggling-canada-s-financial-divide-widens/
@tagesschau_eil@mastodon.social📢 Bundesverwaltungsgericht kippt "Hammerskins"-Verbot
Das Bundesverwaltungsgericht hat das Verbot der rechtsextremen Gruppierung "Hammerskins Deutschland" gekippt. Das Gericht in Leipzig gab mehreren Klagen einzelner Mitglieder und regionaler Chapter der Neonazi-Gruppierung statt. Die damalige Bundesinnenministerin Nancy Faeser (SPD) war 2023 gegen die "Hammerskins" vorgegangen.
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@marcus@hachyderm.ioI would also like #ipv6 to be adopted. However my ISP doesn't even give me a ipv6 allocation, so had to set up a tunnel over tunnelbroker.net. My learnings so far; some of this stuff specially related to dynamic ip allocation isn't that trival to understand. https://www.apalrd.net/posts/2023/network_ipv6/
@netzschleuder@social.skewed.despanish_highschools: Spanish high schools (2023)
Directed networks of friendships obtained through a social survey of spanish high school students.
This network has 145 nodes and 2403 edges.
Tags: Social, Offline, Weighted, Metadata
https://networks.skewed.de/net/spanish
@rmdes@mstdn.socialLe bouddhisme tibétain, ses grandes figures ont gardé le silence sur 3 canaux distincts :
- Le Dalai Lama de 1998 Š 2023
- Shechen Rabjam de 1997 Š 2023
- Matthieu Ricard de 2010 Š 2023
Découvrez pourquoi ces dates sont cruciales :
1/5
@EarthOrgUK@mastodon.energyHome Insulation Works: Barriers to Installation (2023) - Doing the right thing is hard, and insurers do not help! #insulation #netZero #futureReady -
@groupnebula563@mastodon.socialthe UPRS playlist on my channel is now live! check out several years of me reviewing bootleg lcd consoles! revel in how bad my videos used to be! please don't watch anything of mine before, let's say, mid 2023! https://cuddly.tube/w/p/6fp9Ut1VMeByA5QEPBjyG1
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@cowboys@darktundra.xyzInsider Predicts What It Will Cost For Cowboys To Re-Sign Brandon Aubrey https://heavy.com/sports/nfl/dallas-cowboys/brandon-aubrey-contract-george-pickens/
@NFL@darktundra.xyzBuccaneers activate Jason Pierre-Paul: Veteran pass rusher set for first game action since 2023
https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/buccaneers-activate-jason-pierre-paul-panthers/
@krispijn@social.sargasso.nlIsraëlische kolonisten verjagen massaal Palestijnen van hun land https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/11/26/met-treiterijen-vernielingen-en-geweld-verjagen-israelische-koloni…
@carlos@perceptiveconstructs.com @cdarwin@c.imOn February 3, 2023, a Norfolk Southern train carrying hazardous chemicals derailed in the small town of East Palestine, Ohio.
Three days later, Norfolk Southern pressured local authorities to dump and burn five tanker cars full of chemicals,
blasting a mushroom cloud of toxic phosgene and hydrogen chloride into the air.
Nearly three years later, residents like Jami Wallace and her family are still suffering the toxic fallout
@Techmeme@techhub.socialInvestigation: internal Binance files show it failed to stop hundreds of millions in crypto from flowing through suspicious accounts, even after a 2023 US deal (Financial Times)
https://www.ft.com/content/5d8af345-d593-47b1-85ae-758ee60e9a89
@paulwermer@sfba.social"The poverty threshold in the Bay Area is $28,081 annual income for one adult and $52,715 for a family of four, according to Tipping Point Community. The near poverty benchmark is $42,122 for one adult and $79,073 for a family of four."
As reference, San Francisco's minimum wage is $18.57, or $37,140/year (50x40hr weeks) At present the average rent for a studio is about $2300, low rent about maybe $1500 (Zumper website data). At the low rent studio, the rent burden is …
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@newsie@darktundra.xyzNew China-linked hacker group spies on governments in Southeast Asia, Japan https://therecord.media/china-linked-hacker-group-spied-on-asian-govs
@vosje62@mastodon.nl @carlos@perceptiveconstructs.com @jake4480@c.imHaving a bit of a Daisy Ridley week. First, did Magpie a couple days ago, and now doing The Marsh King's Daughter, thanks to @…'s rec. 👊
https://boxd.it/u2Q8
@cdarwin@c.imA languid spiral galaxy appears draped against deep space in a stunning new image from the European Space Agency’s Euclid telescope.
Euclid launched in 2023 on a six-year mission to map the cosmos at scale,
observing billions of galaxies stretching as far away as 10 billion light-years from Earth.
The effort could reveal how galaxies form and evolve and how the universe has expanded over its 13.8-billion-or-so-year history.
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@Dragofix@mastodontti.fiMai Kivelä: Hallitus auttaa suuryrityksiä karttamaan ympäristövastuuta globaalin hiilinielun jatkaessa rapistumista https://vasemmisto.fi/mai-kivela-hallitus-auttaa-suuryrityksia-karttamaan-ymparistovastu…
@NuclearDisorder@mastodon.socialHeute vor 3 Jahren: Am 24. Januar 2023 stellte das "Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists" die #Weltuntergangsuhr auf 90 Sekunden vor 12 - nach 2020 neuer Spitzenwert. Die Gründe sind die russische Invasion in der Ukraine und dadurch schwindendes Interesse für den Klimawandel.
@NFL@darktundra.xyzBucs activate Pierre-Paul for game vs. Panthers https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/47371381/buccaneers-activate-jason-pierre-paul-game-vs-panthers
@tinoeberl@mastodon.online‼️Gern boosten für mehr Antworten‼️
Seit Sep. 2023 immer falsch geraten. 🤨
In wie vielen #Fernsehsendungen des öffentlich-rechtlichen Rundfunks wurde im Dβeβzβeβmβbβeβrβ β2β0β2β5β über den #Klimawandel, dessen Drumherum sowie den
@netzschleuder@social.skewed.despanish_highschools: Spanish high schools (2023)
Directed networks of friendships obtained through a social survey of spanish high school students.
This network has 378 nodes and 3267 edges.
Tags: Social, Offline, Weighted, Metadata
https://networks.skewed.de/net/spanish
@cowboys@darktundra.xyzSchottenheimer Makes Plea to Cowboys on $21 Million Free-Agent Move https://heavy.com/sports/nfl/dallas-cowboys/brian-schottenheimer-cowboys-on-free-agent-star/
@Techmeme@techhub.socialOpenAI's chief communications officer Hannah Wong will leave in January; Wong joined in 2021 and led PR during Sam Altman's brief ouster and return in 2023 (Maxwell Zeff/Wired)
https://www.wired.com/story/openai-chief-communications-officer-hannah-…
@cdarwin@c.imThe Food and Drug Administration rarely uses its authority to pull dangerous medical devices off the market
and is so poorly staffed that it’s sometimes unable to make sure companies are taking critical steps to protect patients during health emergencies,
according to a new report by the Government Accountability Office.
The inquiry by the congressional watchdog was requested nearly two years ago by top members of the Senate
in the wake of an investigation about the 2…
@rmdes@mstdn.socialCurrently retrieving my old blog.rmendes.net data from the internet archive 2020-2023 with the intent to migrate it to this place !
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