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Video shows moment Russian drone hits Kharkiv university building; 4 injured in the city: https://benborges.xyz/2025/09/16/video-shows-moment-russian-drone.html

Airia, which is building a governance and orchestration layer for AI agents, raised $50M from its co-founder John Marshall, with an additional $50M commitment (Mike Wheatley/SiliconANGLE)
https://siliconangle.com/2025/09/16/airia-rais…

Airia raises $100M from its co-founder to build the security foundation for enterprise AI - SiliconANGLE
Airia raises $100M from its co-founder to build the security foundation for enterprise AI - SiliconANGLE

Deutscher Bundestag Besuch mit folgenden T-Shirt: All Clöckner Are Beautiful ❤️

Days without incident: 0️⃣

ひいきのお店（カフェとか飯屋）が、メディアに紹介されてバズっちゃったり、特別なセールやタイアップやって賑わっていると、
常連としては（落ち着いた頃に行こう）って思ったりするよね！

#fedihilfe Waren Robin Hood und Lady Maryann eigentlich Butch und Femme, oder Heten?

#fedihilfe Waren Robin Hood und Lady Maryann eigentlich Butch und Femme, oder Heten?

President Trump applauded ABC's move to take Jimmy Kimmel's show off the air and urged NBC to do the same to Jimmy Fallon and Seth Meyers (Ted Johnson/Deadline)
https://deadline.com/2025/09/trump-jimmy-kimmel-reaction-charlie-kirk-1236547516/

Donald Trump Celebrates ABC Decision To Pull Jimmy Kimmel, Urges NBC To Drop Jimmy Fallon And Seth Meyers
Donald Trump reacted to ABC’s decision to pull Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night show in the wake of comments the host made about the suspect in Charlie Kirk‘s assassination. Trump wrote on Truth Social, “Great News for America: The ratings challenged Jimmy Kimmel Show is CANCELLED. Congratulations to ABC for finally having the courage to do what […]

This is the first time since iOS 7 that I really don't want to install OS upgrades, especially not on my computer.

Oh, did you think the israel model would be confined to the Middle East? Why should it? Didn’t all our Western governments just declare it kosher?
First, they came for the Palestinians… https://kolektiva.social/@DoomsdaysCW/115034832497483253

Opinion | The Kirk Crackdown Is Underway - The New York Times
https://archive.ph/2025.09.16-094802/https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/16/opinion/trump-charlie-kirk-crackdown.html

Frankly, They Don’t Give a Damn: “Fair-For-Me-Not-Thee Use” Rulings Leave Artist Consent in Tatters https://musictechpolicy.com/2025/09/16/frankly-they-dont-give-a-damn-fair-for-me-not-thee-use-rulings-leave-art…

Frankly, They Don’t Give a Damn: “Fair-For-Me-Not-Thee Use” Rulings Leave Artist Consent in Tatters
Early rulings in Bartz v. Anthropic and Kadrey v. Meta sidelined the core of copyright—an author’s right to say no. Defendants brushed off consent (shadow libraries, “transformative” copy-and-train…

Finally found a really good solution for placing a display directly below my camera (with the Elgato Prompter attached to it) so that I can still move my desk up and down without covering the cam: I mounted a cheap monitor arm to a light stand. 🤓

Riek Machar, South Sudan’s first vice president, has been charged with murder, treason, and crimes against humanity.
https://www.ictj.org/latest-news/south-sudan-charges-vp-machar-treason-murder-over-military-attack

Shoddy excuse 1: “Maybe it was technically a work device, provided by and owned by the employer, and she shouldn’t have used it for personal things”
Then both the employer and the tech vendors involved should have made it not only possible but easy by default for her to quarantine her personal use.
The onus for that kind of opsec should not fall to individuals. That’s just ducking accountability, the kind of cognitive outsourcing large players use to dodge the costs of running their own org.
This is basically “we don’t need to install railings on our corporate balconies; employees just need to never fall off.”
2/

from my link log —
Guided by the beauty of our test suite: snapchot texting, fuzz testing, and panic freedom in Rust.
https://www.mattkeeter.com/blog/2025-01-20-guided/
saved 2025-01-22

As if we needed more proof that "free speech" is dead:
"Disney pulls ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ indefinitely following Kirk comments"
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/09/17/disney-jimmy-kimmel-live-kirk-00570355

To me, encryption and (data) privacy has always seemed both cool and nerdy.
Nowadays, however, I think:
What if/when an extreme party gets the majority in government? Would I want this government to easily gain access to my communications?
Can we please go back to cool & nerdy again? 🥺

Markus Beckedahl beschreibt Big Tech als „digitale Monarchie“: Musk holt Daten wie andere Briefmarken, Palantir katalogisiert Bürger*innen nach „Nützlichkeit“ – und wir? Wir reichen brav die Schlüssel zu den Daten.#Datenschutz ist Brandschutz für die #Demokratie

Willkommen im digitalen Faschismus
In den USA rauft sich Big Tech um den Präsidenten. Wie und warum wir so etwas in Deutschland verhindern sollten, erläutert Markus Beckedahl.

Dutch with a camera: Angled!
Dutch with a bike: Straight up!

Thousands in Slovakia protest Fico's Russian-friendly stance, economic policies: https://benborges.xyz/2025/09/17/thousands-in-slovakia-protest-ficos.html

Critics say the Philippine government is prioritizing collecting online casino license fees, projected at ~$1B in 2025, over tackling online gambling addiction (Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-09-14/on…

ウチで代表的なのは、iPhoneとかのモバイル表示で、下部固定したメニューが動いちゃったりチラチラするなどの不具合かな。みづらいね！

In der Behörde E:
Beamtin: Ich kann Sie nicht allein im Büro lassen. Sie könnten ja Akten klauen. Mein Chef ist da sehr dahinter.
Ich: Also wenn ich hier Akten klauen wollte, dann über das Internet.
Beamtin: Ja, so wie unsere IT aussieht, wäre das der bessere Weg
Ich: ....?!

#Degitalisierung

In der Behörde E:
Beamtin: Ich kann Sie nicht allein im Büro lassen. Sie könnten ja Akten klauen. Mein Chef ist da sehr dahinter.
Ich: Also wenn ich hier Akten klauen wollte, dann über das Internet.
Beamtin: Ja, so wie unsere IT aussieht, wäre das der bessere Weg
Ich: ....?!

#Degitalisierung

The UK's Channel 4 purchases a majority stake in a production company, Firecrest Films, for the first time; it will now be able to own British IP (Max Goldbart/Deadline)
https://deadline.com/2025/09/channel-4-buys-firecrest-films-first-majorit…

Channel 4 Makes History By Taking First Ever Majority Stake In A Production Company
Channel 4 has bought Firecrest Films, the producer of 'Murder Trial' and its first ever majority stake in a production company.

Roughly 180 complaints filed against Texas teachers for alleged comments on killing of Charlie Kirk
https://www.ksat.com/news/texas/2025/09/16/roughly-180-complaints-filed-against-texas-teachers-for-alleged-comments-on-killing-of-charlie-kirk/

Indie Email Marketing: Real World vs. "Experts"
#MusicianTips #IndieMarketing
https://

Indie Email Marketing: Real World vs. "Experts"
Stan Stewart - @muz4now

Well that’s a first!

IAEA reports shelling, black smoke near Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant: https://benborges.xyz/2025/09/17/iaea-reports-shelling-black-smoke.html

Singapore-based used car marketplace Carro raised $60M led by Japan sovereign wealth fund Cool Japan Fund to promote Japanese cars in the Asia-Pacific region (Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/singapores-c…

不具合あるよ(笑)

"Europeans, we will destroy you all" – new threats on Russian TV! #shorts: https://benborges.xyz/2025/09/17/ampquoteuropeans-we-will-destroy-you.html

WA health inspectors on cusp of gaining access to Tacoma immigrant detention center • Washington State Standard
https://washingtonstatestandard.com/2025/09/16/wa-health-inspectors-on-cusp-of-gaining-access-to-tacoma-immigrant-detention-center/

Comscore: movie auditoriums with enhanced formats like Imax or Dolby make up a record 14.9% of tickets sold in the US and Canada in 2025, up from 9.8% in 2019 (Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/business/media-tel

China calls US-China framework deal to move TikTok's US business to American ownership a "win-win"; Trump and Xi are expected to confirm the agreement on Friday (Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/world/china/china-

Ukraine's 'revenge operation' in Russia's far east blows up troops accused of war crimes, intelligence source claims: https://benborges.xyz/2025/09/16/ukraines-revenge-operation-in-russias.html

OK Schools Told To Hold Moment Of Silence For Kirk - Joe.My.God.
https://www.joemygod.com/2025/09/ok-schools-told-to-hold-moment-of-silence-for-kirk/

Filing: cloud cybersecurity software startup Netskope raised its IPO price range to $17-$19 per share, up from $15-$17, aiming to raise $908.2M, up from $812.6M (Bailey Lipschultz/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/20

Russian troops start leaving Belarus after Zapad-2025 drills, Ukraine says: https://benborges.xyz/2025/09/17/russian-troops-start-leaving-belarus.html

A US House committee asks the CEOs of Discord, Steam, Twitch, and Reddit to testify at an October 8 hearing on the "radicalization of online forum users" (David Shepardson/Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-house-

Sen. Ted Cruz: "Hate Speech Is Absolutely Protected" - Joe.My.God.
https://www.joemygod.com/2025/09/sen-ted-cruz-hate-speech-is-absolutely-protected/

Change of Command in 47th Mechanized Brigade: https://benborges.xyz/2025/09/17/change-of-command-in-th.html

Hill added $100 billion-plus since 2022 on unrequested weapons - Roll Call
https://rollcall.com/2025/09/16/hill-added-100-billion-plus-since-2022-on-unrequested-weapons/

Ai Weiwei on his exploration trip to wartime Ukraine: https://benborges.xyz/2025/09/17/ai-weiwei-on-his-exploration.html

Console, which uses AI agents in Slack to resolve lower-level IT support tickets, raised a $23M Series A led by DST Global Partners and Thrive Capital (Alex Konrad/Upstarts Media)
https://www.upstartsmedia.com/p/console-ai-for-it-raises-series-a

Console, AI For IT Startup, Raises $22 Million From DST, Thrive
One-year-old startup Console works with Ramp, Flock Safety and Scale AI. CEO Andrei Serban has raised a $23 million Series A to go beyond IT into HR and finance.

Shaheds over NATO countries: Moscow calls it "UFO"!: https://benborges.xyz/2025/09/17/shaheds-over-nato-countries-moscow.html

CDC pauses work-from-home permission for those with disabilities | STAT
https://www.statnews.com/2025/09/16/cdc-temporarily-revokes-remote-work-approvals-disabilitiies/?utm_campaign=rss

A look at AI-powered stuffed animals like Grem, Grok, and Gabbo, which are being promoted as an alternative to screen time for children as young as 3 (Amanda Hess/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/15/arts/ai

They’re Stuffed Animals. They’re Also A.I. Chatbots.
New types of cuddly toys, some for children as young as 3, are being sold as an alternative to screen time — and to parental attention.

Russia openly intimidates Poland, recalling 1939!: https://benborges.xyz/2025/09/17/russia-openly-intimidates-poland-recalling.html

‘Lied with His Whole Chest!’: Chris Cuomo Stutters After a Savage Takedown for Repeating Trump’s Worst Lines and Becomes Laughingstock of the Internet
https://atlantablackstar.com/2025/09/16/chris-cuomo-stutters-after-a-savage-takedown-repeating-trumps-worst-lines/

US and Ukraine earmark $150 million for minerals deal: https://benborges.xyz/2025/09/17/us-and-ukraine-earmark-million.html

How Walmart plans to leverage its $2.3B Vizio acquisition to push shoppable TV experiences; Walmart's ad business had just $4.4B of sales in FY 2025 (Jaewon Kang/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/20

Charlie Kirk wasn't just a misogynist, racist, Christian nationalist, but a blathering anti-semite
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2025/9/16/2343851/-Charlie-Kirk-wasn-t-just-a-misogynist-racist-Christian-nationalist-but-a-blathering-anti-semite

Ukraine's parliament passes law on military ombudsman: https://benborges.xyz/2025/09/17/ukraines-parliament-passes-law-on.html

Ukraine ratifies historic 100-year partnership with UK: https://benborges.xyz/2025/09/17/ukraine-ratifies-historic-year-partnership.html

UPDATE: His body was found in a tree Monday, on a Mississippi college campus.
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2025/9/16/2343869/-His-body-was-found-in-a-tree-Monday-on-a-Mississippi-college-campus

Ukraine to receive Patriot, HIMARS missiles, Zelensky says: https://benborges.xyz/2025/09/17/ukraine-to-receive-patriot-himars.html

There's No Absolution For Biglaw Firms Suing The Administration After Bending A Knee To Trump - Above the Law
https://abovethelaw.com/2025/09/theres-no-absolution-for-biglaw-firms-suing-the-administration-after-bending-a-knee-to-trump/

Ukraine brings back 16 children from Russian-occupied territories: https://benborges.xyz/2025/09/17/ukraine-brings-back-children-from.html

European Parliament head visits Kyiv to meet Zelensky, top officials: https://benborges.xyz/2025/09/17/european-parliament-head-visits-kyiv.html

Ukraine stops Russia at Pokrovsk and strikes command posts in Donetsk!: https://benborges.xyz/2025/09/17/ukraine-stops-russia-at-pokrovsk.html

Drones strike Belgorod regional government building, Russia blames Ukraine: https://benborges.xyz/2025/09/17/drones-strike-belgorod-regional-government.html

Dmitry Kozak, Putin associate opposed to Ukraine war, resigns from Kremlin post: https://benborges.xyz/2025/09/17/dmitry-kozak-putin-associate-opposed.html

Russian military maimed soldier to prevent desertion, alleged intercept suggests: https://benborges.xyz/2025/09/17/russian-military-maimed-soldier-to.html

Russia paints the "end of Europe" and "erases Ukraine" from the map | Hate Speech: https://benborges.xyz/2025/09/17/russia-paints-the-ampquotend-of.html

‘I wanted to stand beside soldiers’ — Ai Weiwei on his trip to wartime Ukraine: https://benborges.xyz/2025/09/17/i-wanted-to-stand-beside.html

Ukraine aims for Trump meeting during Zelensky’s upcoming New York visit, FM says: https://benborges.xyz/2025/09/17/ukraine-aims-for-trump-meeting.html

82% of Poles reject Trump's claim Russian drone incursion was accidental, poll shows: https://benborges.xyz/2025/09/17/of-poles-reject-trumps-claim.html

Russian strikes kill 3, injure 54, hit Ukrainian railway infrastructure over past day: https://benborges.xyz/2025/09/17/russian-strikes-kill-injure-hit.html

Russian oppositioner Navalny killed 'by poisoning' in 2024, widow cites Western labs: https://benborges.xyz/2025/09/17/russian-oppositioner-navalny-killed-by.html

Ukraine captures Kenyan serving in Russian army, who claims he was tricked into joining: https://benborges.xyz/2025/09/17/ukraine-captures-kenyan-serving-in.html

Lavrov says Putin won’t be swayed by territorial swaps or restored US trade over Ukraine: https://benborges.xyz/2025/09/18/lavrov-says-putin-wont-be.html

Kyiv: Russia quietly builds bypass road in occupied Mariupol for potential new offensive: https://benborges.xyz/2025/09/17/kyiv-russia-quietly-builds-bypass.html

Lavrov says US administration recognizes need to address ‘root causes’ of Ukraine war: https://benborges.xyz/2025/09/17/lavrov-says-us-administration-recognizes.html

Germany shifts stance on frozen Russian funds, now supports use for Ukraine, Bloomberg reports: https://benborges.xyz/2025/09/17/germany-shifts-stance-on-frozen.html

Ukraine’s 57th brigade captures Kenyan track athlete who says he was forced to fight for Russia: https://benborges.xyz/2025/09/18/ukraines-th-brigade-captures-kenyan.html

Pro-Ukraine partisans sabotage railway, disrupt Russian logistics 1,600 km from border, group claims: https://benborges.xyz/2025/09/17/proukraine-partisans-sabotage-railway-disrupt.html

Plan "A" and "B" in the war – Zelenskyy speaks #shorts: https://benborges.xyz/2025/09/17/plan-ampquotaampquot-and-ampquotbampquot-in.html

From Stalin to Putin – the same complaints about Poland #shorts: https://benborges.xyz/2025/09/17/from-stalin-to-putin-the.html

45-kilogram bomber drones – a nightmare for Russians! #shorts: https://benborges.xyz/2025/09/17/kilogram-bomber-drones-a-nightmare.html

Nazi weapons in the Russian army – a shocking discovery! #shorts: https://benborges.xyz/2025/09/17/nazi-weapons-in-the-russian.html

Putin cannot hide the obvious – the economy has collapsed! #shorts: https://benborges.xyz/2025/09/17/putin-cannot-hide-the-obvious.html

Ukraine war latest: Ukraine ratifies historic 100-year partnership with UK: https://benborges.xyz/2025/09/17/ukraine-war-latest-ukraine-ratifies.html

🔥 How much damage have Ukrainian drones inflicted on Russia’s oil empire? | News Pulse: https://benborges.xyz/2025/09/17/how-much-damage-have-ukrainian.html

Poland deports Ukrainian for flying drone over central Warsaw, imposes 5-year entry ban, media reports: https://benborges.xyz/2025/09/17/poland-deports-ukrainian-for-flying.html

Only the name remains of the Russian Airborne Forces, says expert #shorts: https://benborges.xyz/2025/09/17/only-the-name-remains-of.html

"No one has been briefed" — Europe blindsided by Trump's Ukraine weapons deal: https://benborges.xyz/2025/07/17/no-one-has-been-briefed.html