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Cognition acquires Windsurf, saying Windsurf employees will have vesting cliffs waived and receive fully accelerated vesting for their work to date (Mike Isaac/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/14/technology/cognition-ai-windsurf.html

Cognition AI Buys Windsurf as A.I. Frenzy Escalates
The deal follows Google’s $2.4 billion investment in Windsurf, an A.I. start-up, as companies race to gain technological talent and provide A.I. tools.

30 Jahre MP3: Als die Musik ins Internet kam
Am 14. Juli wird die Audio-Datenreduktion MP3 ein Vierteljahrhundert alt – eine Erfolgsgeschichte aus Deutschland, die noch lange nicht zu Ende ist.
https://www.

Growing pains: The lives of Ukrainian teenagers at war: https://benborges.xyz/2025/07/14/growing-pains-the-lives-of.html

Shipping rates for USPS go up today... that coupled with one of the more expensive components for the products I sell going up almost 30% is not great news for me.
https://news.usps.com/2025/07/14/usps-adjusts-prices/

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/14/us/elmo-x-hack-antisemitism.html
Hacker Impersonating Elmo Makes Antisemitic X Posts

Hacker Makes Antisemitic Posts on Elmo’s X Account
The owner of “Sesame Street” said it was working to restore control of Elmo’s social media account after the cyberattack on the fuzzy red monster, a beloved character on the children’s show.

On mainstream platforms like Windows/Android sharing files from your computer to your phone is still a weirdly big deal in 2025.
I see lot of young people do this via Discord of all places, often in public channels. It’s just easier to them than other methods.

Modern US republicans.
(Original title: Standing Aside Athwart History)
https://leftycartoons.com/2025/07/12/standing-aside-athwart-history/

Standing Aside Athwart History
This cartoon is by me and Jenn Manley Lee. TRANSCRIPT OF CARTOON This cartoon has four panels. Each panel shows the same two characters, wealthy men, as they relax inside an exclusive country club.…

The one job AI cannot steal: unemployment

"Let’s be honest,
an idea of 30 percent tariff rate is effectively prohibitive to the mutual trade,”
Maros Sefcovic, the European Union’s trade commissioner, told reporters in Brussels on Monday.
“The current uncertainty caused by unjustified tariffs cannot persist indefinitely,” he added.

Companies in Europe Are Frozen as Tariff Uncertainty Drags On
After European Union leaders said they would keep negotiating instead of immediately retaliating against President Trump’s latest threat, businesses remain unable to develop long-term plans.

If anything, my OP was insufficiently derogatory.
#TeslaTakedown
https://electrek.co/2025/07/14/tesla-penis-shaped-robotaxi-expansion-illustrates-unserious-business/

When I said these guys were the enemy, you thought I was exaggerating.
Maybe you’ll recognise them now when they’re in uniform.
https://breakingdefense.com/2025/06/anduril-meta-openai-execs-to-commission-into…

Palantir, Meta, OpenAI execs to commission into Army reserve, form ‘Detachment 201’
“There’s an urgency to change and transform the Army and these guys [are] going to help,” said Col Dave Butler.

„Roland Kern vom Dachverband für Kinder- und Schülerläden erklärt sich die sinkende Nachfrage in den Innenstadtbezirken mit den steigenden Mieten. Viele könnten sich keine Wohnung für Ihre Familie leisten“
https://www.rbb24.de/panorama/beitrag/2025

Adobe Analytics: Prime Day's four-day event drove over $24B in US e-commerce sales, up 30.3% YoY; traffic from generative AI sources was up 3,300% YoY (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/14/prime-day…

Prime Day event drove over $24B in U.S. e-commerce sales, gen AI traffic was up 3,300% | TechCrunch
Amazon's Prime Day, which leads to an overall boost to U.S. e-commerce thanks to competitive sales, saw a significant increase in retail traffic driven by

BSI mahnt: "Windows 10 wird unsicher" – rascher Wechsel nötig
Microsoft stellt zum 14. Oktober den Support für Windows 10 ein. Das BSI mahnt ein schnelles Upgrade etwa auf Windows 11 an. Eine Datensicherung sei ratsam.

Keith Kellogg in Kyiv: the U.S. is preparing a new defense deal with Ukraine!: https://benborges.xyz/2025/07/14/keith-kellogg-in-kyiv-the.html

Okay! 3D printed sign handle for your protest sign to fight fascism is now available!
#3Dprinting

3D Printed Sign Handle
Hold your sign up high...

Does the tale of ye olde black mirror not weigh on thy conscience?
https://youtu.be/7fNYj0EXxMs

Google adds featured notebooks to NotebookLM from publications, including The Economist and The Atlantic, as well as professors, authors, and select works (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/14/notebooklm-ad…

NotebookLM adds featured notebooks from The Economist, The Atlantic, and others | TechCrunch
Google is adding notebooks from various authors, publications, researchers, and nonprofits to its popular AI-powered research and note-taking assistant NotebookLM.

Für Bergrettungseinsätze: eVTOL Jetson One hält starken Winden stand
Jetson hat sein einsitziges eVTOL Jetson One für den Einsatz bei Bergrettungsmissionen getestet. Die Tests in Polen verliefen vielversprechend.

Patriot PAC-3 interceptor missiles — what they are and why everyone wants them: https://benborges.xyz/2025/07/14/patriot-pac-interceptor-missiles-what.html

Meta says it has taken down around 10M Facebook profiles so far this year that were impersonating or repeatedly reusing content from large content producers (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/14/following-youtu…

Following YouTube, Meta announces crackdown on 'unoriginal' Facebook content | TechCrunch
Like YouTube, Meta says it won't penalize users who are engaging with other people's content, doing things like making reaction videos, joining a trend, or adding their own takes.

Lasiychuk becomes the 7th Corps commander: https://benborges.xyz/2025/07/14/lasiychuk-becomes-the-th-corps.html

Diese 10 VR-Spiele zeigen, wie vielfältig Virtual Reality sein kann
Der "UploadVR Showcase Summer 2025" hatte über 50 VR-Spiele im Gepäck. Wir stellen zehn spannende Titel vor, die für Abwechslung in der VR-Brille sorgen.

Trump says US will send Patriot missiles to Ukraine: https://benborges.xyz/2025/07/14/trump-says-us-will-send.html

Discord launches Orbs, a virtual reward system that incentivizes users to interact with ads by completing Quests to earn digital items, after a seven week beta (Lauren Forristal/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/14/discords-virtual-reward-orbs-la…

Discord’s virtual reward, ‘Orbs,’ launches out of beta | TechCrunch
According to Discord, Orbs have been popular among testers, with millions earned and spent during the seven-week beta period.

Niedersachsen: LKA-Chef will junge Menschen auf Gaming-Plattform ansprechen
Thorsten Massinger ist neuer Präsident des niedersächsischen Landeskriminalamtes. Bei der Prävention setzt der 47-Jährige verstärkt auf das Internet.

Belarus shoots down Russian drone, Ukraine's HUR claims: https://benborges.xyz/2025/07/14/belarus-shoots-down-russian-drone.html

Tesla is set to face a Florida federal jury to defend allegations that Autopilot was at fault in a fatal 2019 crash, as it tests autonomous robotaxis in Austin (Trisha Thadani/Washington Post)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/07/14/tesla-trial-…

As Elon Musk pushes Robotaxis, Tesla faces trial over fatal Autopilot crash
Tesla faces trial in Miami over a fatal 2019 crash involving a distracted driver using its Autopilot technology. A woman died and her boyfriend was gravely injured.

Science statt Fiction: Wie Mars-Fotos mit Mythen aufräumten
Mit der Vorstellung von Marsmännchen war es spätestens 1965 vorbei. Damals sendete die US-Sonde Mariner 4 erstmals Bilder vom Roten Planeten.
https://w…

Russian Mi-8 helicopter goes missing in Far East with 5 aboard: https://benborges.xyz/2025/07/14/russian-mi-helicopter-goes-missing.html

Noch einige der zuletzt hier besonders häufig geteilten #News:
Polizei-Diensthandys: Datenabfluss in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern möglich
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Sources: Meta's new superintelligence lab led by Alexandr Wang has mulled abandoning its top open-source model, Behemoth, in favor of developing a closed model (Eli Tan/New York Times)
https://www.

Meta’s New Superintelligence Lab Is Discussing Major A.I. Strategy Changes
Members of the lab, including the new chief A.I. officer, Alexandr Wang, have talked about abandoning Meta’s most powerful open source A.I. model in favor of developing a closed one.

6 killed, 30 injured in Russian attacks on Ukraine over past day: https://benborges.xyz/2025/07/14/killed-injured-in-russian-attacks.html

Einige der zuletzt hier besonders häufig geteilten #News:
Cyberangriff auf nius.de: mutmaßlich Nutzerdaten veröffentlicht

IDC: the global smartphone market grew 1% YoY in Q2, despite economic uncertainty and weak demand in China; Samsung led with 58M shipments, up 7.9% YoY (Andrew Orr/AppleInsider)
https://appleinsider.com/articles/25/07/14/apple-gains-in-emer…

Apple gains in emerging markets while China demand slows
Apple posted a slight gain in global iPhone shipments in Q2, navigating falling demand in China with growth elsewhere.

As Trump pledges more Patriot systems, US envoy Kellogg arrives in Kyiv: https://benborges.xyz/2025/07/14/as-trump-pledges-more-patriot.html

Think-Tank: Solarenergie im Juni erstmals EU-weit an der Spitze im Strommix
Günstige Wetterverhältnisse und die ausgebaute Kapazität haben im Juni einen Wechsel an der Spitze im Strommix der EU ermöglicht. Kohlestrom verschwindet.

Ukrainian Forces gain the upper hand in Sumy region amidst Russian struggles: https://benborges.xyz/2025/07/14/ukrainian-forces-gain-the-upper.html

Reddit says it has started verifying UK users' ages before letting them "view certain mature content", in order to comply with the country's Online Safety Act (Jon Brodkin/Ars Technica)
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/20

Reddit’s UK users must now prove they’re 18 to view adult content
Reddit hires company to verify user age with selfie or photo of government ID.

Montag: Chatbots als schlechte Therapeuten, unsicheres KI-System von McDonald's
Studie zu Therapie-Bots Sicherheitslücke im McDonald's-Jobsystem Cyberattacke auf Newsportal Interview mit Bosch zu E-Bikes EU doch ohne Digitalsteuer

BREAKING: Zelensky announces next prime minister, launches government reshuffle: https://benborges.xyz/2025/07/14/breaking-zelensky-announces-next-prime.html

A four-day US military drone exercise in Alaska exposed significant technological and operational gaps compared to Chinese and Russian drone capabilities (Farah Stockman/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/13/business/drones-us-military-manu…

Why the U.S. Is Way Behind China in Making Drones for War
A four-day test in the Alaska wilderness shows how far the U.S. military and American drone companies lag behind China in the technology.

Kryptowährung klauen ist legal? 😳
Das OLG Braunschweig hat in einem Urteil entschieden, dass die unbefugte Übertragung von Kryptowährungen nicht unter das deutsche Strafrecht fällt.
Zum Artikel: https://heise.de/-10484771?wt_mc=sm.re

Putin's negotiator calls for 'constructive dialogue' as Trump shifts stance on Ukraine: https://benborges.xyz/2025/07/14/putins-negotiator-calls-for-constructive.html

Vor genau 30 Jahren wurde ein kleines Stück Technikgeschichte geschrieben, das unseren Musikkonsum für immer verändern sollte! Am 14. Juli 1995 legten die Forscher am Fraunhofer-Institut die Dateiendung ".mp3" fest. 🎧
Zum Artikel: https://heise.de/-1…

BREAKING: US to hit Russia with 'severe' tariffs if no Ukraine deal reached in 50 days, Trump says: https://benborges.xyz/2025/07/14/breaking-us-to-hit-russia.html

Moonvalley, which is developing "ethical" AI video models trained on licensed content, raised $84M led by General Catalyst, bringing its total funding to $154M (Todd Spangler/Variety)
https://variety.com/2025/digital/news/moonva…

Moonvalley Rises $84 Million Funding Round From Comcast, CAA and More
AI research start-up Moonvalley announced $84 million in funding led by existing investor General Catalyst, with participation by CAA and Comcast.

Ukraine's new Liut ground drone 'destroys' Russian position with machine gun, HUR claims in new video: https://benborges.xyz/2025/07/14/ukraines-new-liut-ground-drone.html

The European Commission says France, Spain, Italy, Denmark, and Greece will test an age verification app meant to protect kids online (Foo Yun Chee/Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/boards-pol…

KI-Wettlauf: Meta kündigt den Bau von Rechenzentren im Gigawatt-Bereich an
Der US-Konzern Meta wirbt um Top-KI-Experten und will "Hunderte Milliarden US-Dollar" in die Datenverarbeitung investieren, um Superintelligenz aufzubauen.

“Putin talks nice and then he BOMBS everyone”: the U.S. will send PATRIOT systems to Ukraine #shorts: https://benborges.xyz/2025/07/14/putin-talks-nice-and-then.html

The US DOD announces OpenAI, Google, Anthropic, and xAI have won DOD contracts, each with a $200M ceiling, aimed at enabling agentic AI workflows and more (Deborah Sophia/Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-trans…

Bitkom-Umfrage: Immer weniger deutsche Unternehmen nutzen X
Zahlreiche deutsche Unternehmen kehren dem Kurznachrichtendienst X den Rücken. Das hat viel mit der polarisierenden Figur Elon Musk zu tun, zeigt eine Umfrage.

'He wants to take all of it' — Putin reportedly told Trump he'll intensify eastern Ukraine offensive over next 2 months: https://benborges.xyz/2025/07/14/he-wants-to-take-all.html

Jamming in Ostsee: Erfolgreicher Test einer Laser-Verbindung zwischen Schiffen
Ein litauisches Startup hat zusammen mit der Marine das Freiraum-Laserterminal Polaris erfolgreich auf See ausprobiert. Es soll gegen Funkstörungen immun sein.

Russian drones strike Sumy, Kharkiv oblasts killing 1 person, injuring at least 21: https://benborges.xyz/2025/07/14/russian-drones-strike-sumy-kharkiv.html

Datenleck bei McDonald's und der für Einstellungen beauftragten KI-Firma Paradox
McDonald's nutzt einen KI-Chatbot für Einstellungsgespräche, doch die dabei gesammelten Daten waren kaum geschützt. Sicherheitsforscher fanden einfach Zugriff.

Ukraine war latest: Trump threatens Russia with 'severe' tariffs if no Ukraine deal reached in 50 days: https://benborges.xyz/2025/07/14/ukraine-war-latest-trump-threatens.html

Intel kündigt hunderten Ingenieuren
Auch Intels Chipfertigung bleibt nicht von Kündigungen verschont. Knapp 3800 Mitarbeiter müssen diese Woche ihre Plätze räumen.
https://www.heise.de/news/Intel-kuendigt…

NEWSFLASH: Trump will sell arms to Ukraine via NATO: https://benborges.xyz/2025/07/14/newsflash-trump-will-sell-arms.html

Manager verrät: Google will ChromeOS und Android zusammenlegen
ChromeOS und Android sollen verschmelzen. Das hat ein Google-Manager fast beiläufig in einem Interview bestätigt. Gerüchte gibt es schon länger.

Ukraine contracts 'tens of thousands' interceptor drones: https://benborges.xyz/2025/07/14/ukraine-contracts-tens-of-thousands.html

KI-Update kompakt: Tech-Riesen auf Einkaufstour, OpenAI, Therapie-Chatbots, Kimi
Das "KI-Update" liefert werktäglich eine Zusammenfassung der wichtigsten KI-Entwicklungen.
https://www.…

Belarusian helicopter downs Russian drone in airspace breach: https://benborges.xyz/2025/07/14/belarusian-helicopter-downs-russian-drone.html

Gravitationswellen: Massereichste Kollision zweier Schwarze Löcher lässt rätseln
Erneut wurden Gravitationswellen beobachtet, deren Ursprung es eigentlich gar nicht geben dürfte: eine Kollision von Schwarzen Löchern mit "verbotener" Masse.

Minerals were all the talk at the largest Ukraine Recovery Conference: https://benborges.xyz/2025/07/14/minerals-were-all-the-talk.html

Microsoft: Outlook-Probleme dauern an – auch Business-Kunden betroffen
Vergangene Woche wurden Störungen von Outlook.com und Outlook-Clients bekannt. Die dauern an und betreffen auch Geschäftskunden.
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Kremlin without borders: spying, terrorist attacks and “meat farms”: https://benborges.xyz/2025/07/14/kremlin-without-borders-spying-terrorist.html

Solarbetriebener Roboter bekämpft Unkraut mit KI und Hacke
Herbizide gegen Unkraut belasten die Nahrungsmittel, sind in der Landwirtschaft aber unerlässlich. Wirklich? Roboter können Unkraut umweltfreundlich beseitigen.

Patriot systems, missiles may arrive in Ukraine 'within days,' Trump says: https://benborges.xyz/2025/07/14/patriot-systems-missiles-may-arrive.html

Fußball in VR: Offizielles Premier League-Spiel für Meta Quest jetzt kostenlos
In "Premier League Player" können Fußballfans ikonische Momente aus realen Matches in VR erleben. Mit dem letzten Update wurde das Spiel zum Free-to-Play-Titel.

Russia vows to 'firmly defend' interests in Baltic after Estonia HIMARS test: https://benborges.xyz/2025/07/14/russia-vows-to-firmly-defend.html

Umgang mit Conni-Memes im Internet: Zweite Klarstellung des Carlsen-Verlags
Dank KI-Bildgeneratoren werden in sozialen Netzen Memes unter Bezug auf die Kinderbuchfigur Conni verbreitet. Der Verlag hat sich dazu geäußert.

General Staff: Russia has lost 1,035,060 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022: https://benborges.xyz/2025/07/14/general-staff-russia-has-lost.html

Nächste Übernahme: Meta kauft Stimmengenerator PlayAI
PlayAI ist ein Startup für das Generieren von KI-Stimmen. Künftig gehört das Unternehmen samt Belegschaft zu Meta.
https://www.heise…

Trump gives "green light" to Patriot: historic support for Ukraine | News Pulse: https://benborges.xyz/2025/07/14/trump-gives-green-light-to.html

Kremlin: Russian-American dialogue to continue despite diplomatic tensions: https://benborges.xyz/2025/07/14/kremlin-russianamerican-dialogue-to-continue.html

Studie: KI-Therapie-Bots geben mörderische Tipps und verletzen Leitlinien
Beliebte Chatbots sind kein guter Ersatz für menschliche Therapeuten. Forscher mahnen zu mehr Fingerspitzengefühl beim Einsatz von ChatGPT & Co. als Berater.

Germany says EU discussing 'more than 3' Patriot air defense systems for Ukraine: https://benborges.xyz/2025/07/14/germany-says-eu-discussing-more.html

Ukrainian Security Forces foil Russian intel's terror plots, arrest two agents: https://benborges.xyz/2025/07/14/ukrainian-security-forces-foil-russian.html

EU expected to agree on new Moscow sanctions, Russian oil price cap, Reuters reports: https://benborges.xyz/2025/07/14/eu-expected-to-agree-on.html

Ukraine’s economic crimes bureau remains leaderless amid government interference: https://benborges.xyz/2025/07/14/ukraines-economic-crimes-bureau-remains.html

PM Shmyhal considered for defense minister role amid upcoming cabinet reshuffle, sources say: https://benborges.xyz/2025/07/14/pm-shmyhal-considered-for-defense.html

Denmark to provide European-produced satellite communication services to Ukraine's military: https://benborges.xyz/2025/07/14/denmark-to-provide-europeanproduced-satellite.html

Moscow on edge: Trump’s shift to support Kyiv sends Kremlin into panic mode as nuclear fears rise: https://benborges.xyz/2025/07/14/moscow-on-edge-trumps-shift.html

Beneath the problematic surface, the New York Times’ Kursk reporting reveals a deeper moral rot: https://benborges.xyz/2025/07/14/beneath-the-problematic-surface-the.html

US Envoy Kellogg to spend a week in Ukraine as President Zelensky looks to bolster defense cooperation: https://benborges.xyz/2025/07/14/us-envoy-kellogg-to-spend.html

Counterintelligence and long-range weapons: the world against Russia | Front Line with @StarskyUA: https://benborges.xyz/2025/07/14/counterintelligence-and-longrange-weapons-the.html

Germany won't supply Ukraine with Taurus missiles, urges weapons makers to step up, defense minister says: https://benborges.xyz/2025/07/14/germany-wont-supply-ukraine-with.html

Germany faces constraints in supplying more patriot air-defense systems to Ukraine, says Defense Minister: https://benborges.xyz/2025/07/14/germany-faces-constraints-in-supplying.html

JUST IN! Kellogg arrives in Ukraine and meets with Zelenskyy #shorts: https://benborges.xyz/2025/07/14/just-in-kellogg-arrives-in.html

The Russians are PUSHING in the East! Ukraine is fighting BACK #shorts: https://benborges.xyz/2025/07/14/the-russians-are-pushing-in.html

Trump sets CLEAR conditions for Putin — 50 days to make a DEAL! #shorts: https://benborges.xyz/2025/07/14/trump-sets-clear-conditions-for.html

The war continues only because of RUSSIA! Zelenskyy thanks Trump for SUPPORT #shorts: https://benborges.xyz/2025/07/14/the-war-continues-only-because.html

BREAKING! Trump announces the MASSIVE offensive and defensive aid package for Ukraine #shorts: https://benborges.xyz/2025/07/14/breaking-trump-announces-the-massive.html

Russia denies Putin pushed Iran for 'zero enrichment' nuclear deal: https://benborges.xyz/2025/07/14/russia-denies-putin-pushed-iran.html

“Ukraine's victory is a chance for the world to return to values” – Zhadan: https://benborges.xyz/2025/07/14/ukraines-victory-is-a-chance.html

Culture vs War: Serhiy Zhadan – the life of a poet in a city under shelling: https://benborges.xyz/2025/07/13/culture-vs-war-serhiy-zhadan.html

Kellogg to visit Ukraine: Zelensky on U.S. support: https://benborges.xyz/2025/07/13/kellogg-to-visit-ukraine-zelensky.html

Large recovery budget: Ukraine is a priority for the EU: https://benborges.xyz/2025/07/13/large-recovery-budget-ukraine-is.html