@Sustainable2050@mastodon.energyAnother year in which we've been making the climate crisis worse faster. And the role of aviation continues to grow nastier: probably good for 1/6 of the increase this year, caused by a small minority of the global population.
https://news.m…
@Techmeme@techhub.socialSources detail how Anduril's fast-moving approach with its defense tech led to setbacks; Ukraine stopped using Anduril's Altius drones in 2024 due to problems (Wall Street Journal)
https://www.wsj.com/politics/national-security/anduril…
@metacurity@infosec.exchangeThings I have read in major newspapers and cyber publications over the past week that are just really fiction, totally false, and yet have become conventional wisdom among cyber journos:
--TP-Link routers are a US security threat. (not more than any other router)
--The SEC's settlement with SolarWinds is evidence of how little Trump cares about cyber (utterly false -- fed judge pooped on the SEC's legality in 2024 and much more).
--Coinbase is playing fast and loose…
@seeingwithsound@mas.to(PhD thesis, 2024) Prototyping phosphene vision: Simulation-based optimization of visual neuroprosthetics using deep learning #BCI
@rmdes@mstdn.socialRéfutation des affirmations de Soteria International sur la "communauté bouddhiste persécutée OKC" et son fondateur Robert Spatz
https://blog.rmendes.net/2024/12/15/rfutation-des-affirmations.html
@radioeinsmusicbot@mastodonapp.uk🇺🇦 Auf radioeins läuft...
Omer Adam (Feat. Arisa):
🎵 Tel Aviv
#NowPlaying #OmerAdam #Arisa
https://ulisesmorellodj.bandcamp.com/track/omer-adam-tel-aviv-radio-edit-rework-by-ulisesmorellodj-2024
@Techmeme@techhub.socialDeepSeek says its new DeepSeekMath-V2 model got gold-medal level status on the International Mathematical Olympiad 2025 and Chinese Mathematical Olympiad 2024 (Matthias Bastian/The Decoder)
https://the-decoder.com/deepseekmath-v2-is-deepseeks-late…
@alm10965@mastodon.social#BizimKiez kämpft gegen Gentrifizierung und andere Formen der #Verdrängung
Ein kleiner Kiezkrimi über Untermiete und Schikane
@mariyadelano@hachyderm.ioI share this because it’s important to understand that the impulse to turn to AI seems strongest when a worker is stretched thin, burnt out, sick, or otherwise unable to meet a deadline.
I’ve seen this before, and experienced it myself in 2024 / early 2025 before I quit using LLMs.
I think those of us who are against LLMs and want to reduce society’s dependence on these tools need to contend with that and look for solutions both for individual situations and on a larger scale.
@lysander07@sigmoid.socialHave you ever wondered to what extend LLMs are used to support writing of scientific publications? Here is a chart indicating the fraction of LLM-modified sentences in scientific publications over time.
c.f. Liang et al, Mapping the Increasing Use of LLMs in Scientific Papers (2024)
https://arxiv.org/html/2404.01268v1
@tinoeberl@mastodon.onlineJährlicher Zubau und Rückbau von #Balkonsolarleistung in Deutschland mit Stand vom 22.12.2025.
Unplausible Inbetriebnahmedaten von 1900 bis 2017 wurden durch das Registrierungsdatum der #Steckersolaranlage ersetzt.
👉 Zusatzlesestoff:
@berndsonneck@mastodon.socialDieses Thema liegt mir am Herzen. Bitte hier unterzeichnen:
https://weact.campact.de/petitions/afd
@PaulWermer@sfba.social"...who campaigned on a promise to extricate the US from decades of “endless wars” during his 2024 run for president."
It'simportant to note these are airstrikes and bombings - and that's very different from wars. It avoids the distressful images of wounded and dead service members returning to the US, while using very expensive technology, thus providing purchase orders to very important business interests, and it provides the psycological benefit of violence to imp…
@cdarwin@c.imTrump may have just created the "kryptonite" that brings down his second administration,
according to a new report
Trump's MAGA movement coalition has started to crack in recent weeks over the administration's handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files,
which Trump promised to release in full during his 2024 presidential campaign.
The administration has sought to withhold files from the public,
and the Justice Department has said it
"nee…
@paulwermer@sfba.social"...who campaigned on a promise to extricate the US from decades of “endless wars” during his 2024 run for president."
It'simportant to note these are airstrikes and bombings - and that's very different from wars. It avoids the distressful images of wounded and dead service members returning to the US, while using very expensive technology, thus providing purchase orders to very important business interests, and it provides the psycological benefit of violence to imp…
@rmdes@mstdn.socialCheck out this compelling rebuttal of Soteria International's claims regarding the OKC case. Get informed about the facts and perspectives presented in the article by visiting: https://blog.rmendes.net/2024/12/15/rebuttal-of-soteria.html
@Techmeme@techhub.socialPitchBook: Nvidia invested in 59 AI startups in 2025 so far, including 10 in the past two months, surpassing 55 investments in 2024 and 12 investments in 2022 (Emily Forgash/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-10-29…
@lightweight@mastodon.nzoss.nzInteresting that an Atlas Network affiliated 'thinktank' is calling out 'grade inflation' at the varsity level. https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/579886/grade-inflation-think-tank-warns-a-s-will-soon-be-mos…
@memeorandum@universeodon.comKoch Political Operation Spent Nearly $550 Million During 2024 Cycle (Theodore Schleifer/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/20/us/politics/koch-network-2024-election-trump.html
http://www.memeorandum.com/251220/p3#a251220p3
@NFL@darktundra.xyzHow NFL Draft can help Lions, Chiefs, other 2024 playoff teams that flopped this season https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6911825/2025/12/23/nfl-draft-2026-lions-chiefs-ravens-outlook/
@fluchtkapsel@nerdculture.deIch habe gestern nach der Bescherung begonnen, meinen Schreibtisch aufzuräumen und alte und lange nicht benutzte Dinge zu entfernen. Meine Frau kommentierte das mit: "Wenn du ein Mal in zehn Jahren den Schreibtisch aufräumst, wer bin ich dich aufzuhalten?"
Meine Antwort war: "Ich brauch halt Platz, ich will die Grafikkarte aufbauen".
Ich weiß, ich weiß, das klingt merkwürdig. Aber Mitte 2024 habe ich mir einen Minisforum UTM780 XTX angeschafft und bin seitdem …
@simon_brooke@mastodon.scot“They won’t imprison us all, they know if they fill the prisons with activists, we will overpower them from within. So flood the damn streets in your millions. Shut down these factories in your thousands! They can never arrest the resistance in our smiles. We will use the shards of our broken hearts to spear the system of injustice.” -- Qesser Zuhrah
#SayHerNamee
@raiders@darktundra.xyzHall of Fame cuts two Raiders including 2024 finalist from list of senior semi-finalists https://raiderswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/raiders/2025/11/22/raiders-2024-senior-hall-of-fame-finalis…
@Kabarett@mastodon.social"Kaarster Stern" für Jonas Greiner
Das Publikum wählte ihn mit deutlicher Mehrheit: Jonas Greiner wird als bester Nachwuchscomedian mit dem Kleinkunstpreis Kaarster Stern ausgezeichnet. Er bekommt den Preis im November 2026. - Am 27.11.25 wird der Kaarster Stern 2024 an Sven Garrecht verliehen.
https://www.
@Mediagazer@mstdn.socialDespite concerns, Labour MPs and other left-wing UK politicians stay active on X; the UK government says it stopped paid ads in 2024, after spending £9M in 2021 (Financial Times)
https://www.ft.com/content/5b0e3ea9-acc9-4dcc-85fe-2273ea8abb86
@wvmierlo@zirk.usHathern (Charnwood, Leicestershire), June 2024
#photography #ukphotographer #documentingbritain #documentingplace
@tinoeberl@mastodon.onlineLeistung der installierten #Windkraftanlagen pro Jahr in #Deutschland mit Stand vom 22.12.2025.
Der Datenbestand enthält ggf. unplausible Datensätze.
👉 Zusatzlesestoff: #Energiewende
@andres4ny@social.ridetrans.itRE: https://mstdn.social/@Artemis201/115754645089453670
American voters in Nov 2024:
@primonatura@mstdn.social"2025 was third-warmest year on record, research shows"
#Climate #ClimateChange
https:/…
@heiseonline@social.heise.deUrteil: Amazon darf Video-Kunden keine Werbung aufzwängen
Amazon Prime Video sendet seit 2024 Werbespots. Ein Gericht schreitet ein und untersagt dem US-Unternehmen, die Vertragsbedingungen einseitig zu ändern.
ht…
@wyri@toot-toot.wyrihaxim.usWith this being the first Raspberry Pi 5 of the cluster, and since those are notorious for running hotter than the Pi 4. Which I did extensive testing on last year: https://blog.wyrihaximus.net/2024/12/building-a-kubernetes-homelab-w…
@vosje62@mastodon.nl
@kexpmusicbot@mastodonapp.uk🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #VarietyMix
The Brand New Heavies:
🎵 Dream On Dreamer
#TheBrandNewHeavies
https://thebrandnewheavies.bandcamp.com/track/dream-on-dreamer-remastered-2024
https://open.spotify.com/track/6E4vhLRYh1pBK9woMCPHTj
@mgorny@social.treehouse.systems#Microsoft:
> Due to ongoing technical issues, as of October 23, 2024, downloads are temporarily unavailable.
Yeah, I get it. These proprietary systems are like that. You can't do anything without exploiting open source volunteers.
https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/downloads/virtual-machines/
@cowboys@darktundra.xyzBears, Patriots, Jaguars clinch playoff berths in stunning first-year coaching turnarounds https://www.foxsports.com/articles/nfl/bears-patriots-jaguars-clinch-playoff-berths-in-stunning-firstyear-coaching-turnarounds
@wemic@social.linux.pizzaEverytime I stumble upon this, I'm made joyus by Jim's writing! ^^
The Humble Link - Jim Nielsen’s Blog
https://blog.jim-nielsen.com/2024/the-humble-link/
@cwilcke@bildung.social#htmly CMS ist really nice & easy for little blogging projects. Just worked this evening joyfull on https://www.honorardozentenblues.de
@Techmeme@techhub.socialAI sector minted 50 new billionaires in 2025; Crunchbase: investors poured $200B into AI startups in 2025, or about 50% of global funding, up from 34% in 2024 (Alicia Park/Forbes)
http://www.forbes.com/sites/aliciapark/2025/12/25/ai-minted…
@jorgecandeias@mastodon.social
@buercher@tooting.chLe gouvernement vaudois a plongé le canton dans une situation paradoxale: le frein Š l’endettement est activé alors qu’il n’y a quasiment pas de dettes (0,71% de taux d’endettement en 2024), il connaît une crise politique profonde alors que sa situation financière est loin d’être problématique.
https://www.letemps.ch/opinions/y-a-t-il-un-pilote-dans-le-canton-de-vaud?shouldPreventPurchase=true&inAppView=3.19.0&didomiConfig.user.externalConsent.value={"purposes":{"consent":{"enabled":["abtesting-p6FL2BYL","audiencem-hJxaeGrR","cookies","create_ads_profile","create_content_profile","device_characteristics","geolocation_data","improve_products","market_research","measure_ad_performance","measure_content_performance","parselyne-Ya2EC4dG","select_basic_ads","select_personalized_ads","select_personalized_content","use_limited_data_to_select_content"],"disabled":[]},"legitimate_interest":{"enabled":[],"disabled":[]}},"vendors":{"consent":{"enabled":["amazon","c:aws-cloudfront","c:bannerwise-EeHwBjLT","c:chartbeat","c:cloudflare","c:echobox-GqD96L9K","c:forecast-ZRJPAUT7","c:googleana-4TXnJigR","c:hotjar","c:jsdelivr-xdD77X6w","c:jw-player","c:kameleoon-experiment","c:kameleoon-personalization","c:keycdn","c:linkedin","c:magnitein-ePEpbCQ7","c:meta-43HDmFRa","c:microsoft","c:nonli-jnWf8kqD","c:pianohybr-R3VKC2r4","c:pinterest","c:spyri-XAtBPx3i","c:tapadinc-VDTUUcKw","c:tiktok-KZAUQLZ9","c:unrulygro-nKyLqdKi","c:youtube","facebook","google","twitter",1,10,1020,1021,1028,1046,1069,108,109,11,1126,12,120,1269,128,13,130,131,1310,132,136,137,138,142,143,1449,154,156,16,164,202,209,21,211,23,238,24,241,243,25,253,264,28,284,290,30,301,32,36,39,4,412,422,45,469,475,493,50,519,52,559,58,61,612,617,68,684,69,73,76,77,783,790,793,80,81,811,84,85,855,898,91,92,95,965,98],"disabled":[]},"legitimate_interest":{"enabled":[],"disabled":[]}},"user_id":"36B03261-8BC8-4FB4-A026-0543FF748710","created":"2025-05-28T08:36:56.058Z","updated":"2025-11-08T21:05:15.048Z","source":{"type":"app","domain":"ch.letemps.LT"},"action":"webview"}
@rmdes@mstdn.socialRéfutation des affirmations de Soteria International sur la "communauté bouddhiste persécutée OKC" et son fondateur Robert Spatz
https://blog.rmendes.net/2024/12/15/rfutation-des-affirmations.html
@aardrian@toot.cafeWebKit Bug 277290 AX: Scrolling containers inoperable with keyboard (July 2024, critical):
https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=277290
I’m betting if we can convince the Google Chrome team that this is preventing uptake of CSS carousels they’ll dispatch an engineer to fix i…
@cdarwin@c.imEmployers slashed more than 150,000 jobs in October,
the largest wave of layoffs in more than 20 years,
a report from Challenger, Gray & Christmas said Nov. 6.
From tech to Hollywood, retailers and utilities,
U.S. companies are intensifying job cuts and workforce reductions that began in 2024,
as they focus on cost savings and leaner operations amid a challenging economic environment.
Firms have pointed to a myriad of causes for their layoffs,
fr…
@Dragofix@veganism.social2025 on track to tie second hottest year on record: EU monitor #EU
@dawid@social.craftknight.com @tinoeberl@mastodon.onlineAnzahl der installierten #Windkraftanlagen pro Jahr in #Deutschland mit Stand vom 22.12.2025.
Der Datenbestand enthält ggf. unplausible Datensätze.
👉 Zusatzlesestoff: 14 Tipps zum #Energiesparen
@mapto@qoto.orgThe consequences of the 996 working hour system:
"On the Chinese internet, the country’s current predicament – slowing economic growth, a falling birthrate, a meagre social safety net, increasing isolation on the world stage – is often expressed through buzzwords. There is tangping, or “lying flat”, a term used to describe the young generation of Chinese who are choosing to chill out rather than hustle in China’s high-pressure economy. There is runxue, or “run philosophy”, which re…
@StephenRees@mas.toTransLink preparing transit services for winter weather
Deeper tread tires expanded to 70 per cent of bus fleet to help keep customers moving
TransLink is equipping roughly 500 more buses than last year with tires featuring deeper tread patterns for improved traction, to prepare for winter weather in Metro Vancouver.
Up to 1,100 buses, about 70% of the fleet and double from 2024, will be operating with Michelin Grip D tires this upcoming season.
@wvmierlo@zirk.usJ. Alex Swift Ltd, sock manufacturers, Hathern (Charnwood, Leicestershire), June 2024
#photography #ukphotographer #documentingbritain
@fanf@mendeddrum.orgfrom my link log —
Experience report: it will never work in theory.
https://www.computer.org/csdl/magazine/so/2024/03/10424425/1Ulj1Qa8tJ6
saved 2025-11-09
@nohillside@smnn.chMorgen dann: SBB prüft Rückkehr zum Dampflok-Betrieb.
UKW bleibt: SRG ändert Pläne für Radioprogramme https://www.srf.ch/news/schweiz/nach-abschaltung-2024-srg-plant-nach-parlamentsentscheid-ukw-comeback
@dnddeutsch@pnpde.social@… 2025 war eher so mittel. Ich konnte viel weniger für D3 machen, als ich wollte, weil die Gesundheit nicht passt. Einige Projekte aus 2024, die veröffentlichbar wären, sind es deshalb immer noch nicht und #DnD '24 schafft es nicht über den Event Begeiste…
@mxp@mastodon.acm.org«C’est peut-être un peu surprenant sur le plan de la gestion.» Eh ben, oui.
https://www.rts.ch/info/suisse/2025/article/la-ssr-revient-sur-la-fm-apres-la-decision-du-parlement-de-maintenir-la-bande-2908795…
@Mediagazer@mstdn.socialAnalysis: music copyright's global value rose 5.2% YoY to a record $47.2B in 2024; the revenue split favored labels and artists at 62%, above songwriters' 38% (Will Page/Pivotal Economics)
https://pivotaleconomics.com/undercurrents/music-copyright-2025
@nemobis@mamot.frIn the USA there's now bipartisan acceptance that "steaks cost almost 17% more than a year ago" ,[1] 60 % of shoppers buy less beef,[2] 37 % consider plant-based substitutes[3] but not clear how many would simply increase e.g. pulses or go fully #vegan. Prices of lentils are down[4] and production of pulses is expected to go up.[5]
[1]
![U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Producer Price Index by Commodity: Farm Products: Dry Lentils [WPU01130121], retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis; https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/WPU01130121, November 15, 2025.](https://static.mamot.fr/media_attachments/files/115/554/621/123/639/224/original/a8527bc6fbd5a8af.png)
@Techmeme@techhub.socialPitchBook: crypto M&A hit $8.6B across 267 deals in 2025 vs. $2.17B in 2024; 11 crypto IPOs raised $14.6B worldwide, up from $310M from four IPOs in 2024 (Nikou Asgari/Financial Times)
https://www.ft.com/content/b4d5e238-c34a-4602-91d0-4c7300b0006f
@ErikJonker@mastodon.socialOver Wiersma (gratis te lezen),
https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/12/05/schrappen-vertragen-blokkeren-h…
@heiseonline@social.heise.de"Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024" für Playstation 5 erschienen
Der "Flight Simulator 2024" ist für die Playstation 5 erschienen. Dabei hatte Microsoft einen Port zuerst abgelehnt.
https://w…
@dkomaran@social.linux.pizza
@EarthOrgUK@mastodon.energyOn Website Technicals (2024-12) - Tech updates: jq FTW, pasteurisation, freq out, mdash and ndash fun, 2025, webFeed. - https://www.earth.org.uk/note-on-site-technicals-91.html
@Sustainable2050@mastodon.energyChina’s CO2 emissions have now been flat or falling for 18 months.
The rapid adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) saw CO2 emissions from transport fuel drop by 5% year-on-year, while there were also declines from cement and steel production.
While emissions from the power sector were flat year-on-year, a big rise in the chemical industry’s CO2 output offset reductions elsewhere.
@NFL@darktundra.xyz @Kabarett@mastodon.socialDuo Mimikry gewinnt "Knurrhahn"
Das Duo überzeugte beim Wilhelmshavener Festival der Kleinkunst 2024 mit pantomimischer Comedy.
https://www.kabarett-news.de/News-vom-21.11.2025-duo-mimikry-knurrhahn.html
Foto Copyright Duo Mimikry
@cowboys@darktundra.xyzReport: Cowboys' $92M CB facing possible surgery for familiar injury https://cowboyswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/cowboys/2025/12/18/report-cowboys-cb-daron-bland-possible-foot-surgery/87836500007/
@fanf@mendeddrum.orgfrom my link log —
A history of man pages.
https://abochannek.github.io/utilities/2024/12/08/man-pages.html
saved 2025-11-06 https://…
@Mediagazer@mstdn.socialLION: from 2022-2024, local independent online news organizations with dedicated staff for revenue generation had median revenue 700% higher than those without (Eric Rynston-Lobel/Local News Initiative)
https://localnewsinitiative.northweste
@nemobis@mamot.frToday at Pyöräpaja someone brought some green tea candy from China. Delicious. It is imported to the EU by a company in #Prato, Italy. I knew the businesses in Prato Chinatown for the clothing sector, I was not aware of the food importers. Such a blessing!
(The company apparently grew its revenues by 13,000 % in 2024.)
@dnddeutsch@pnpde.social@… das meiste wurde ja bereits beantwortet (danke!). Das 5.1 ("DnD 2014") gab es in den gleichen Sprachen, meine Online-Version basiert darauf. Das 5.2 ("DnD 2024") werde ich versuchen in gleicher Weise aufzubereiten und daneben(!) zu stellen.
Ich finde das Regelupdate nicht schlecht, hätte es aber auch nicht gebraucht und spiele d…
@primonatura@mstdn.social"Australia installs 5.2 GW of solar in 2024"
#Australia #SolarPower #Energy #Renewables
@metacurity@infosec.exchangeFollowing law enforcement’s disruption of two high-profile ransomware groups, ransomware incidents reported to FinCEN decreased in 2024, with 1,476 incidents, reflecting $734 million in the aggregate value of reported payments in BSA reports.
https://www.fincen.gov/news/news-rele…
@Techmeme@techhub.socialEdtech startup Physics Wallah closed up 44% in its Indian IPO, giving it a ~$5B market cap; it was last valued at $2.8B in 2024 when it raised a $210M Series B (Jagmeet Singh/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2025/11/18/phys
@tinoeberl@mastodon.onlineAnzahl der installierten #Windkraftanlagen pro Jahr in #Deutschland mit Stand vom 13.11.2025.
Der Datenbestand enthält ggf. unplausible Datensätze.
👉 Zusatzlesestoff: 14 Tipps zum #Energiesparen
@NFL@darktundra.xyzBrandon Aiyuk put on reserve/left squad list; season, and likely 49ers tenure, over https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6887016/2025/12/13/brandon-aiyuk-49ers-season-over/
@Techmeme@techhub.socialNebius signs a ~$3B, five-year deal to provide Meta with AI infrastructure and reports a $100M loss in Q3, up from a $39.7M loss in Q3 2024 (Deborah Sophia/Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/technology/ai-cloud-firm-…
@Mediagazer@mstdn.socialSource: livestream shopping app Whatnot nears ~$1B in revenue for 2025; Whatnot says it has passed $6B in gross sales this year, more than doubling 2024's sales (Ann Gehan/The Information)
https://www.theinformation.com/briefings/live…
@rmdes@mstdn.socialRéfutation des affirmations de Soteria International sur la "communauté bouddhiste persécutée OKC" et son fondateur Robert Spatz
https://blog.rmendes.net/2024/12/15/rfutation-des-affirmations.html
@tinoeberl@mastodon.onlineJährlicher Zubau und Rückbau der #Windenergieleistung in #Deutschland. Stand: 13.11.2025.
Summen der Inbetriebnahmen und Stilllegungen pro Jahr.
Der Datenbestand enthält ggf. unplausible Datensätze.
👉 Zusatzlesestoff: Energiewende-Mythos: „Erneuerbare Energien sind …
@Techmeme@techhub.socialStudy: AI's 2025 power demand could hit 23GW, above 2024 Bitcoin mining levels, and AI carbon emissions could hit 32.6M to 79.7M tons, compared to NYC's 50M (Justine Calma/The Verge)
https://www.theverge.com/news/845831/ai-chips-data-center-power-water
@NFL@darktundra.xyzCowboys LB DeMarvion Overshown returns from knee injury to boost D: 'It's only up from here' https://www.nfl.com/news/cowboys-lb-demarvion-overshown-returns-from-knee-injury-to-boost-d-it-s-only-up-from-here<…
@Mediagazer@mstdn.socialAmid US public media funding cuts, a look at how the model of private donations can lead to an audience that's older, whiter, and richer than average Americans (Sarah Scire/Nieman Lab)
https://www.niemanlab.org/2025/11/funding-c…
@Techmeme@techhub.socialShipments of AI servers from Taiwan to the US are set to double in 2025 vs. 2024, as Foxconn, Quanta, and Wistron ramp up production to meet demand (Hideaki Ryugen/Nikkei Asia)
https://asia.nikkei.com/business/technology/taiwan-s-top-a…
@Techmeme@techhub.socialAmazon says ads on Prime Video reach 315M viewers across its series and films, live sports and events, and free, ad-supported live channels (Dade Hayes/Deadline)
https://deadline.com/2025/11/amazon-prime-video-ad-supported-reach-315-million-…
@Mediagazer@mstdn.socialUS Press Freedom Tracker: 32 journalists arrested or charged in 2025, vs. 50 in 2024, and 170 assaulted, nearly as many as the previous three years combined (Jem Bartholomew/Columbia Journalism Review)
https://www.cjr.org/the_media_today/reporting-with-one-hand-tied.php<…
@Techmeme@techhub.socialMeta Chief Revenue Officer John Hegeman is leaving, after 17 years at Meta; Clara Shih, who joined in November 2024 to lead its Business AI unit, is exiting (Kurt Wagner/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/202…
@tinoeberl@mastodon.online2025 wird voraussichtlich eines der drei heißesten Jahre seit Beginn der #Wetteraufzeichnungen.
Der November lag global 1,54 Grad über dem vorindustriellen Niveau und damit über dem Ziel des #PariserAbkommens.
Zwischen 2023 und 2025 könnte erstmals ein Dreijahresze…
@Techmeme@techhub.socialLondon-based PolyAI, which makes call center AI voice assistants, raised an $86M Series D led by Georgian, Hedosophia, and Khosla, after raising $50M in 2024 (John Reynolds/Tech.eu)
https://tech.eu/2025/12/15/polyai-raises-86m/
@Techmeme@techhub.socialAnalysis: Tata, Infosys, and Cognizant are set to bear the brunt of Trump's $100K H-1B fee; from 2020 to 2024, 93% of Infosys' H-1B hires would have had to pay (Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-12…
@tinoeberl@mastodon.onlineJährlicher Zubau und Rückbau von #Balkonsolarleistung in Deutschland mit Stand vom 03.12.2025.
Unplausible Inbetriebnahmedaten von 1900 bis 2017 wurden durch das Registrierungsdatum der #Steckersolaranlage ersetzt.
👉 Zusatzlesestoff:
@Techmeme@techhub.socialOpera says in the 12 months ending with October, it saw a 88% surge in daily active iOS users across Europe, partly due to the changes mandated by the DMA (Marcus Mendes/9to5Mac)
https://9to5mac.com/2025/11/13/opera-ios-growth-europe-dma/
@Techmeme@techhub.socialAn analysis of 5,290 AI research papers at NeurIPS: 141, or ~3%, had US-China AI lab collaboration, up from 134 in 2024; Llama featured in 106 Chinese papers (Will Knight/Wired)
https://www.wired.com/story/us-china-collaboration-neurips-papers/
@Techmeme@techhub.socialSearch and browser startup Brave says it has passed $100M in annualized revenue in Q1, and had 100M MAUs as of September, up from 77M at the end of 2024 (Stephanie Palazzolo/The Information)
https://www.theinformation.com/articles/li
@Techmeme@techhub.socialDune and Keyrock: bets placed on prediction markets rose from <$100M per month in early 2024 to $13B per month in November, as Polymarket and Kalshi compete (Jill R Shah/Financial Times)
https://www.ft.com/content/bc300579-4b19-4f82-b232-e537e992c310
@Techmeme@techhub.socialSource: livestream shopping app Whatnot nears ~$1B in revenue for 2025; Whatnot says it has passed $6B in gross sales this year, more than doubling 2024's sales (Ann Gehan/The Information)
https://www.theinformation.com/briefings/live…
@Techmeme@techhub.socialChatGPT was 2025's most downloaded free app in the US iOS App Store, up from No. 4 in 2024, followed by Threads, Google, TikTok, WhatsApp, and Instagram (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/10/chatgpt-is-apples-most-downloaded…
@Techmeme@techhub.socialInternal documents: Meta earned $18B in annual ad sales from China in 2024, making up 10% of its global revenue, with $3B linked to fraudulent ads like scams (Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/investigations/meta-tolerates…
@Techmeme@techhub.socialTSMC reports a 16.9% rise in October sales, the slowest pace since February 2024, highlighting uncertainty over the AI boom's sustainability; TSMC is up 37% YTD (Debby Wu/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-11-…
@Techmeme@techhub.socialSources: Vinted is exploring a share sale that could value the company at ~€8B; Vinted says it expects 2025 revenue to cross €1B , up from €813M in 2024 (Financial Times)
https://www.ft.com/content/76b8784e-438b-49aa-b044-b1b590a5af0b
@Techmeme@techhub.socialInvestment in subsea cable projects is expected to reach $13B between 2025 and 2027, almost 2x the amount invested between 2022 and 2024, driven by AI buildout (Magdalena Petrova/CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/11/08/big-tech-ai-underwater-cables.html
@Techmeme@techhub.socialA survey of UK adults in 2025: on average, they spend 4.5 hours per day online, up 10 minutes on 2024, and 50% of time is on Google- and Meta-owned services (Ofcom)
https://www.ofcom.org.uk/media-use-and-attitudes/online-h…
@Techmeme@techhub.socialArmis, which helps businesses secure and manage IoT devices, raised $435M at a $6.1B valuation, up from $4.2B after raising a $200M Series D in October 2024 (Samantha Subin/CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/11/05/armis-raises-435-million-at-6point1-bi…
