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Leaked ‘Gaza Riviera’ plan dismissed as ‘insane’ attempt to cover ethnic cleansing
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/sep/01/leaked-gaza-riviera-plan-dismissed-as-insane-attempt-to-cover-ethnic-cleansing

Interview with Lovable CEO Anton Osika on competition, staying in Europe, and more; the company now has 2.3M active users, including 180K paying subscribers (Dominic-Madori Davis/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2025/09/01/lovables-ceo-is…

Lovable's CEO isn't too worried about the vibe-coding competition | TechCrunch
Lovable specializes in helping people build apps and websites, especially people with no coding experience. It's one of the standouts in the popular AI category known as vibe-coding, which lets users guide AI models as they produce code, websites, or whole applications.

In which I (probably foolishly) make a bunch of predictions about the future of #GenAI: https://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/202x/2025/09/26/GenAI-Predictions

"Yuki's Revenge": Tarantino produziert neue "Kill Bill"-Szene in Unreal Engine
Quentin Tarantino hat einen Kurzfilm in der Unreal Engine produziert. "Yuki's Revenge" zeigt eine gestrichene Szene aus "Kill Bill".

RE: https://infosec.exchange/@catsalad/115296254025813418
@… Wonder how many more you'll get by the end of 2025?

Ukraine war latest: Chornobyl Nuclear Plant loses power after Russian attack on nearby town, Kyiv says: https://benborges.xyz/2025/10/01/ukraine-war-latest-chornobyl-nuclear.html

NYT began bundling its digital subscription with The Economist in the UK earlier in 2025; the bundled price is less than an annual digital sub to The Economist (Max Tani/Semafor)
https://www.semafor.com/article/09/01/2025/new-yo…

New York Times teams up with Economist in play for worldwide readers
The US paper quietly rolled out the bundled subscription with the UK-based finance and business-focused publication earlier this year.

#TIL Beim Schlampenfest im Fat Cat des Slutwalk in München gibt es Slutty Yoga, pussy eating Workshop, Slutty Lesung und Linoldruck.
Was ist denn #Linoldruck?
https://www.slutwalk-muenchen.de/

Good old "move fast, break things" to "builder" pipeline

during covid and home office bosses installed programs that tracked your every move on your laptop to specifically mark you as 'working' if your mouse moved enough and you made enough keyboard types
now microsoft office announces 'vibe working' (AI assisted excel spreadsheets and word documents) since 'vibe coding' worked out so well ❤️

Now this is progress: London considering planting trees in former parking places:
https://fitzrovianews.com/2025/10/01/trees-could-be-planted-in-former-car-parking-spaces-in-fitzrovia-west/

Trees could be planted in former car parking spaces in Fitzrovia West - The Fitzrovia News
Streets in Fitzrovia West could benefit from extra greening in a scheme to plant trees on "highway build-outs" in former car parking spaces.

Meeting LISA
LISA: the Lightweight In Situ Analysis box is one of a kind, built by our friends at PICE in the Niels Bohr Institute. Later this year we're taking LISA to #Antarctica for the first time ever, to analyse shallow #snow and #firn cores directly in the field. We hope LISA will help us understand how much snow falls in Dronning Maud Land, how much it varies from year to year and what is the influence of sea ice and far field atmospheric processes on the rate…
http://sternaparadisaea.net/2025/09/30/meeting-lisa/

Rest in peace, Jane Goodall! 😢
#RIP

from my link log —
Tracing JITs for Python in the real world.
https://antocuni.eu/2025/09/24/tracing-jits-in-the-real-world--cpython-core-dev-sprint/
saved 2025-09-26

Tracing JITs in the real world @ CPython Core Dev Sprint
My experience at the CPython Core Dev Sprint

I love waking up to the smell of a fresh ChatGPT Pulse in the morning.

グロ版、R18Gかと思ったが違った

Die monatliche #Energieerzeugung meiner #Kernfusionskollektoranlage im Vergleich zu Prognosedaten aus einer Simulation.
Gesamtleistung: 480 Wp
Ausrichtung: West
Anstellwinkel: 58 Grad
👉 So berechnest Du die Jahresertragsprognose:

@… oh that one is great!

I really do like the "Stop #Hacklore!" recommendations from https://www.hacklore.org/
However, in my opinion, they do ignore the gigantic

A Russian YouTuber posts an unboxing of the alleged M5 iPad Pro, which looks identical to the M4 model; the same YouTuber leaked the M4 MacBook Pro in 2024 (Chance Miller/9to5Mac)
https://9to5mac.com/2025/09/30/leaked-unboxing-video-reveals-unann…

Leaked unboxing video reveals unannounced M5 iPad Pro in full - 9to5Mac
Remember last year when an unboxing video of the M4 MacBook Pro leaked before it was even announced? Well, it’s...

Terrorist (n): see Israeli settler. https://assortedflotsam.com/@NewsBot/115298233722842922

61.000 Bitcoin konfisziert: Chinesin gesteht Betrugskampagne in Großbritannien
Jahrelang hat eine Chinesin in ihrer Heimat Menschen Geld aus der Tasche gezogen. In Großbritannien wollte sie die Bitcoin ausgeben – und wurde festgenommen.

Kyiv Independent editor-in-chief Olga Rudenko receives CEPA’s 2025 Freedom Fighter Award: https://benborges.xyz/2025/10/01/kyiv-independent-editorinchief-olga-rudenko.html

Last year I raised the idea of Open Source Quality Institute: https://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/202x/2024/04/01/OSQI
Today, I’m wondering if anyone has tried to launch an Open-Source-Maintainer guild or union or whatever? It could set rates and draft contracts…

OSQI

there are 500 trillion calories of humans in the world 😋

:neocat_evil_3c:

Hey my Steam account can drink alcohol in the US now

というか、人間に説教しても同じく性能落ちるのでは？
QT: https://iwatedon.net/@aquarla/115131930718493814

Ist eigentlich schon entschieden, ob die US-Generäle aufgrund rechtswidriger Befehle der US-Regierung gegen die US-Regierung putschten werden? Aufgrund der Grundsätze der Nürnberger Prozesse müssten sie das ja. In Deutschland müssten sie remonstrieren.

Disney sent a cease-and-desist to Character.AI for misusing its characters in harmful ways, including sexual exploitation; the startup removed Disney characters (Sara Fischer/Axios)
https://www.axios.com/2025/09/30/disney-characterai-cease-desist

Scoop: Disney sends cease and desist letter to Character.AI
Disney believes the responsibility falls on AI platforms to take down content derived from copyrighted works.

RE: https://ec.social-network.europa.eu/@EUCommission/115643458015221823
Jumping on the AI hype while it is collapsing is such a perfect summary for a lot of EU tech policy. This not only shows lack of understanding but lack of leadership …

Imgur blocks UK access after the ICO notified it of a possible fine over its handling of kids' data; the ICO calls Imgur's move a "commercial decision" (Ram Iyer/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2025/09/30/imgur-pulls-out-of-uk…

Imgur pulls out of UK after data regulator warns of fines | TechCrunch
Imgur, one of the web's most popular image sharing and hosting platforms, has shut off access to its site in the U.K., following a notice of a fine by the country's data protection watchdog.

China: Europäische Firmen leiden unter Exportkontrollen und blicken ins Ausland
Der Handelsstreit zwischen China und den USA trifft auch europäische Firmen: Die neuen Exportkontrollen sorgen für Verzögerungen, zeigt eine Umfrage.

Fire erupts at major Russian oil refinery in Yaroslavl: https://benborges.xyz/2025/10/01/fire-erupts-at-major-russian.html

Automatically save every document to Microsoft’s cloud. (Yes, this is the same Microsoft that’s helping Israel carry out the genocide of the Palestinian people.)
There is ZERO reason to use a Microsoft product today unless you are forced to by work.
#BDS #Microsoft

mitch mcconnel syndrome can be cured by term limits ❤️

:neocat_evil_3c:

Too early to make Planet of the Apes jokes?

Google unveils Gemini for Home, replacing Assistant on smart speakers with new voice options and improved conversational skills, and a redesigned Home app (Abner Li/9to5Google)
https://9to5google.com/2025/10/01/gemini-for-home-app-launch/

This is Gemini for Home and the redesigned Home app, rollout starts today 
Gemini for Home does more than just replace Google Assistant on smart speakers and displays. Featuring a rebuilt Home architecture...

Noch einige der zuletzt hier besonders häufig geteilten #News:
Keep Android Open – Abwehr gegen Verbot anonymer Apps von Google

US reportedly deploys submarine-hunting aircraft to Norway amid rising tensions in Baltic region: https://benborges.xyz/2025/09/30/us-reportedly-deploys-submarinehunting-aircraft.html

“This is the last opportunity for Gaza residents who wish to do so to move south. Those who remain in Gaza will be (considered) terrorists and terror supporters.”
– Israeli defence minister Israel Katz
If the Hague were still a thing, this statement alone would be enough for him to hang.

The fallacy I've experienced in both personal relations and international politics is the belief that there exists an option in which everything stays the same. Not touching the steering wheel, simply continuing as is, will mean all is well, and it's seemingly not as much of a decision as actively interfering is.
The trolly problem exposes this belief, yet we have not really overcome it.

China deutet Ausnahmen von Nexperia-Lieferstopp an
Die Lieferprobleme bei Nexperia könnten zunehmen – und damit auch deutsche Autoindustrie treffen. China lenkt etwas ein.
https://www.heise…

War up close: How Ukraine’s soldier-photographers document their fight: https://benborges.xyz/2025/10/01/war-up-close-how-ukraines.html

Omnicom's DM9 returned three Cannes awards after a NC state senator and CNN Brazil found the company had used AI to manipulate their content and used it for ads (Emmanuel Felton/Washington Post)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/11/30/deep-fake-whirlo…

Deepfake of North Carolina lawmaker used in award-winning Whirlpool video
North Carolina state Sen. DeAndrea Salvador discovered her 2018 TED Talk had been altered by an ad agency working for Whirlpool in Brazil, leading to a lawsuit.

Want to understand the geography of Gaza? Read this thread by Mohammed.
(And then try and help his fundraiser, if you can, as he’s currently being forced to endure genocide and famine.)
👇
#Gaza #geography

Mohammed Shobair from Gaza 🍉 (@mohshbair@mastodon.social)
Attached: 1 image Several of my friends here asked me if I’m in a safe place, but I struggle to explain the geography of Gaza and people from overseas struggle to understand it. So I’m writing a thread. 🧶⬇️⬇️⬇️ #Gaza #FreeGaza #Palestine #FreePalestine #StopGenocide #GazaMutualAid 1/14

It's the end of the month again and that means new bills for the servers! We have various expenses and moderation work unfortunately takes up a lot of time, which is why we would be very happy about a little support! :boost_requested:

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Etwas mehr der heute besonders häufig geteilten #News:
Datenschutz: Bundesregierung will kleine Änderungen mit großer Wirkung

Oil depots explode in Russia as Ukrainian forces liberate towns from occupation: https://benborges.xyz/2025/10/01/oil-depots-explode-in-russia.html

Russia's Ukraine war spurred a new generation of defense tech investors and startups like Helsing, applying a profit-driven model to Europe's military buildup (Patricia Cohen/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/30/business/economy/defens…

A.I. Fighter Jets and Cockroach Spies: Inside the Changing Business of War
Russia’s war on Ukraine changed the course of a generation of start-ups and investors that have applied a new business model to Europe’s military buildup.

🙋‍♂️ What the fuck is wrong with you?
❓ Have you ever seen a bandwagon you didn’t want to jump on?
💩 Can you please be less shit? https://ec.social-network.europa.eu/@EUCommission/115643458015221823

Hell for the invader: Ukraine destroys a $625 million radar and repel assaults near Pokrovsk: https://benborges.xyz/2025/10/01/hell-for-the-invader-ukraine.html

How live sports betting has exploded in popularity in the US, accounting for more than half of the money wagered on FanDuel and DraftKings in recent quarters (Jenny Vrentas/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/30/busin…

In-Game Sports Betting Is Growing. So Are the Concerns.
In-game betting is predicted to grow to more than $14 billion by the end of the decade. It’s a huge part of the sports gambling industry. Public health officials worry that it could be increasing the risks for gamblers.

Pünktlich zum Pflichtstart: Störung bei elektronischer Patientenakte
Ärzte hatten gehofft, dass die elektronische Patientenakte mit Start der Befüllungspflicht stabiler läuft. Doch ePAs Millionen Versicherte sind beeinträchtigt.

“I watch others from afar—chasing dreams I cannot reach, climbing ladders I cannot touch, celebrating victories that sound like whispers from another life. They wake without fear. They plan without hesitation. They move through a world that no longer belongs to me. And I… I measure my days by the tremor of explosions, by the moments when the sky feels ready to collapse.
War steals more than homes—it swallows the ordinary: quiet mornings, free laughter, hands meeting without trembling. …

I live where the sound of silence is broken only by war.
The world outside my window moves on without me—laughing, learning, loving, growing—in colors I cannot touch. Here, the streets are hollow bones. The schools, silent graves. Time itself lies ...

Ukraine’s strikes on Russian refineries spark fuel shortages, export bans, and price hikes: https://benborges.xyz/2025/10/01/ukraines-strikes-on-russian-refineries.html

Source: HR software company Gusto paid ~$600M to acquire Guideline, which offers 401(k) plans to SMBs; Guideline raised $340M and had a $1.15B valuation in 2021 (TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/01/sources-g…

Sources: Gusto paid $600M to acquire Guideline, plans to divest customers linked to rivals | TechCrunch
While the HR tech Guideline was last valued at $1.15 billion, the sale will likely yield a profit for most investors.

Ursache unbekannt: Durch die Milchstraße läuft eine gigantische Welle
Unzählige Sterne in der Milchstraße werden durch eine gigantische Welle angehoben und gesenkt. Das wurde anhand von Daten des Weltraumteleskops Gaia entdeckt.

Chornobyl Nuclear Plant loses power after Russian attack on nearby town, Energy Ministry says: https://benborges.xyz/2025/10/01/chornobyl-nuclear-plant-loses-power.html

The AI boom has led to high demand and more pay for the construction workers that build data centers; a trade group says there is a shortage of ~439K workers (Te-Ping Chen/Wall Street Journal)
https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle…

Russia may be using around 20,000 North Korean workers in military production, Ukrainian general says: https://benborges.xyz/2025/10/01/russia-may-be-using-around.html

Q&A with ex-Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger on the "decay" at Intel, the Chip Act's terrible execution, the irony of Lip-Bu Tan broadly following his strategy, and more (Michael Acton/Financial Times)

Former Intel chief Pat Gelsinger: ‘I’ve been called here for a purpose’
The executive on the ‘hideous’ implementation of the 2022 Chips Act, his new role heading up a Christian AI platform — and why quantum could upend computing

Ukraine's Security Service visits Kyiv Independent CEO’s home, says it’s in unrelated investigation: https://benborges.xyz/2025/10/01/ukraines-security-service-visits-kyiv.html

Simple, an AI-powered health coaching app to help users lose weight, raised a $35M Series B led by Kevin Hart's HartBeat Ventures (Dominic-Madori Davis/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/01/kevin-harts-vc-firm-leads-35m-series-…

Kevin Hart’s VC firm leads $35M Series B for weight-loss app Simple | TechCrunch
Simple is an AI-powered health coaching app that helps people lose weight.

French military intercepts Russian ship suspected of launching drones into European airspace, Guardian reports: https://benborges.xyz/2025/10/01/french-military-intercepts-russian-ship.html

A look at AI adoption across US schools and colleges, as tech companies invest in AI education initiatives, including partnerships with major teachers' unions (Vauhini Vara/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/20

One of Russia's five largest oil refineries mysteriously caught fire #shorts: https://benborges.xyz/2025/10/01/one-of-russias-five-largest.html

Ukrainian forces changed beyond recognition in 11 years, says military expert #shorts: https://benborges.xyz/2025/10/01/ukrainian-forces-changed-beyond-recognition.html

Amazon updates the Kindle Scribe, including a $630 Kindle Scribe Colorsoft with a larger 11-inch E Ink display, lower weight at 400g, and a 5.4mm thin body (Andrew Liszewski/The Verge)
https://www.theverge.com/news/788289/amazon-kindle-scribe-e-ink-digi…

Amazon announces new Kindle Scribes including one with a color screen
Three new versions of the Kindle Scribe are launching later this year with larger screens and improved note taking.

Today drones, tomorrow missiles – Russia will not stop threatening Europe, says Zelensky #shorts: https://benborges.xyz/2025/10/01/today-drones-tomorrow-missiles-russia.html

Marc Benioff says Salesforce has cut its support staff from 9,000 to ~5,000 in the past year after deploying AI agents to handle a growing share of its work (Aidin Vaziri/San Francisco Chronicle)
https://www.sfchronicle.com/tech/article/salesforce-ai-job-…

💥 STRIKE on an oil pipeline in the Moscow region – Ukrainian intelligence operation #shorts: https://benborges.xyz/2025/11/01/strike-on-an-oil-pipeline.html

Anthropic now requires users to accept new privacy terms by October 8, including choosing whether new chats and coding sessions can be used to train AI models (Reece Rogers/Wired)
https://www.wired.com/story/anthropic-using-claude-chats-for-training-how-…

Anthropic Will Use Claude Chats for Training Data. Here’s How to Opt Out
Anthropic is starting to train its models on new Claude chats. If you’re using the bot and don’t want your chats used as training data, here’s how to opt out.

Orban says Hungary will shoot down Russian drones: https://benborges.xyz/2025/09/30/orban-says-hungary-will-shoot.html

Axiom Math, which aims to build an "AI mathematician" and has recruited researchers from Meta, raised a $64M seed led by B Capital at a $300M valuation (Rashi Shrivastava/Forbes)
https://www.forbes.com/sites…

Former Meta Researchers Are Building An AI Math Whiz
Axiom Math, which has recruited top talent from Meta, has raised $64 million in seed funding to build an AI math whiz.

Ukraine war latest: Poland detains Ukrainian suspected of Nord Stream sabotage: https://benborges.xyz/2025/09/30/ukraine-war-latest-poland-detains.html

Drone revolution: Ukrainian FPV drone downs helicopter! Belgorod left without power: https://benborges.xyz/2025/09/30/drone-revolution-ukrainian-fpv-drone.html

Ukrainian forces turn the tide: Russia’s offensive slows for a second straight month: https://benborges.xyz/2025/09/30/ukrainian-forces-turn-the-tide.html

Poland detains Ukrainian suspected in Nord Stream blasts, weighs extradition to Germany: https://benborges.xyz/2025/09/30/poland-detains-ukrainian-suspected-in.html

Zelensky warns of 'critical' situation at Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant after weeklong outage: https://benborges.xyz/2025/09/30/zelensky-warns-of-critical-situation.html

Ukraine’s GUR says it killed Russian National Guard lieutenant colonel from Avangard unit in Stavropol Krai: https://benborges.xyz/2025/09/30/ukraines-gur-says-it-killed.html

'Classic false-flag operation' — Kyiv denounces Russian allegations of Ukrainian provocations in Poland: https://benborges.xyz/2025/09/30/classic-falseflag-operation-kyiv-denounces.html

From a Russian prison, Girkin says Trump is right that Russia is a ‘paper tiger’ with no prospect of victory: https://benborges.xyz/2025/09/30/from-a-russian-prison-girkin.html

AI in the Ukrainian defense industry: new innovations on the market! #shorts: https://benborges.xyz/2025/09/30/ai-in-the-ukrainian-defense.html

Emergency situation at Zaporizhzhia NPP! It's extremely critical, says Zelenskyy #shorts: https://benborges.xyz/2025/09/30/emergency-situation-at-zaporizhzhia-npp.html

HUR reports explosions at rail, pipeline hub in Russia’s Novosibirsk, Bryansk oblasts: https://benborges.xyz/2025/12/01/hur-reports-explosions-at-rail.html

ZELENSKYY: These are SPECIAL days when a lot can really CHANGE! #shorts: https://benborges.xyz/2025/12/01/zelenskyy-these-are-special-days.html

Kyiv: Ukraine has destroyed 48% of Russia’s Pantsir air-defense systems: https://benborges.xyz/2025/11/01/kyiv-ukraine-has-destroyed-of.html

Shock! Europe threatened by the "Oreshnik" — What will be the response?: https://benborges.xyz/2025/11/01/shock-europe-threatened-by-the.html

Syrskyi visits Pokrovsk front line, denies reports of city’s encirclement: https://benborges.xyz/2025/11/01/syrskyi-visits-pokrovsk-front-line.html

Kyiv says strikes disable Moscow region fuel pipeline supplying Russian forces: https://benborges.xyz/2025/11/01/kyiv-says-strikes-disable-moscow.html

Ukraine deploys special forces to Pokrovsk amid Russian claims of encirclement: https://benborges.xyz/2025/11/01/ukraine-deploys-special-forces-to.html

🔥 UAVs already over PUTIN’S head! Swarm over MOSCOW! The Baltics anticipate WAR: https://benborges.xyz/2025/11/01/uavs-already-over-putins-head.html

'They're not scary' — Ukraine's drone commander 'Madyar' promises blackouts in Russia after new strikes: https://benborges.xyz/2025/11/01/theyre-not-scary-ukraines-drone.html

Ukraine says stabilization under way in Pokrovsk, denies Russian claim that GUR commandos were wiped out: https://benborges.xyz/2025/11/01/ukraine-says-stabilization-under-way.html

🚀 Controlled exports: Ukraine sells its weapons #shorts: https://benborges.xyz/2025/11/01/controlled-exports-ukraine-sells-itsweaponsshorts.html

❗ MOSCOW'S mayor is truly terrified! UAVs surrounded the KREMLIN #shorts: https://benborges.xyz/2025/11/01/moscows-mayor-is-truly-terrified.html

⚡ We are striking Russia with drone responses for what it does, — Zelenskyy #shorts: https://benborges.xyz/2025/11/01/we-are-striking-russia-with.html

❗️🇺🇦This meeting was productive and successful, - Rustem Umerov #shorts: https://benborges.xyz/2025/11/30/this-meeting-was-productive-and.html