@thomasfuchs@hachyderm.io2025-10-01 22:24:17
Surprising no one (who shares my opinions), the Apple Vision Pro is dead https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-10-01/apple-shelves-vision-headset-revamp-to-prioritize-meta-like-ai-smart-glasses
@thomasfuchs@hachyderm.io2025-10-01 22:24:17
@Techmeme@techhub.social2025-10-02 04:51:21
London-based "neocloud" startup Nscale closed a $433M pre-Series C SAFE round from Nvidia, Nokia, Dell, and others, after raising a $1.1B Series B on Sept. 25 (John Reynolds/Tech.eu)
https://tech.eu/2025/10/01/nscale-closes-433m-round-days-after…
@heiseonline@social.heise.de2025-10-02 07:28:21
@aral@mastodon.ar.al2025-10-01 09:41:59
Terrorist (n): see Israeli settler. https://assortedflotsam.com/@NewsBot/115298233722842922
@benb@osintua.eu2025-10-31 14:03:54
Russian strike hits Sumy high-rise, injuring 11 including four children: https://benborges.xyz/2025/10/31/russian-strike-hits-sumy-highrise.html
@timbray@cosocial.ca2025-10-01 20:29:28
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
@metacurity@infosec.exchange2025-10-31 10:49:14
Ukrainian extradited from Ireland on Conti ransomware charges
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ukrainian-extradited-from-ireland-on-conti-ransomware-charges/
@catsalad@infosec.exchange2025-10-01 21:55:56
Half black kitten, half otter 🦦
@Mediagazer@mstdn.social2025-10-01 11:25:50
Boston's GBH launches a $225M fundraising campaign to sustain its operations over the next three years following the end of federal funding for public media (Dan Kennedy/Media Nation)
https://dankennedy.net/2025/10/01/gbh-anno…
@toxi@mastodon.thi.ng2025-10-01 19:57:25
@cdamian@rls.social2025-10-31 10:24:24
Friday Links 25-24
I was busy last week, which means more links for today.
I really like the podcast with Charity Majors about teams, and it made me rediscover her blog.
Some interesting posts about security and LLMs and LLMs in general this week.
https://christof.damian.net/2025/10/fr
@zachleat@zachleat.com2025-10-01 21:25:27
@… yeah, I suppose! Seems strange to draw the line there if overriding number and string coercion are fine 😅
@Dragofix@veganism.social2025-10-31 22:04:22
UN sees world's emissions falling 10% by 2035, far short of 60% goal #environment
@tinoeberl@mastodon.online2025-10-31 13:14:25
Man zieht Konsequenzen:
Der Internationale #Strafgerichtshof plant den Wechsel von #Microsoft zur deutschen Bürosoftware #OpenDesk.
Man will sich unabhängiger von den
@cosmos4u@scicomm.xyz2025-10-01 15:51:10
Detection of organic compounds in freshly ejected ice grains from Enceladus’s ocean: #Enceladus
@memeorandum@universeodon.com2025-10-31 15:21:10
If Elected, How Might Mamdani Use Mayoral Power in Ways That Affect Israel? (Benjamin Oreskes/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/31/nyregion/mamdani-boycott-israel.html
http://www.memeorandum.com/251031/p54#a251031p54
@hynek@mastodon.social2025-10-01 09:50:25
@brian_gettler@mas.to2025-10-31 20:23:06
Magda Fahrni, ma co-directrice de thèse d'antan, interviewée par la Presse par rapport Š son nouveau cours de bac sur l’histoire de la santé et de la maladie au Québec.
https://www.lapresse.ca/affaires/portfolio
@ErikJonker@mastodon.social2025-10-02 07:25:41
With Linkedin introducing AI and using your data to train AI on, i think it is a good moment to look for an alternative to this platform. I am wondering whether there are any. Suggestions?
#linkedin #alternative #AI
@servelan@newsie.social2025-10-31 21:25:50
Louisiana to replace SNAP in installments, furlough nearly 800 benefit workers • Louisiana Illuminator
https://lailluminator.com/2025/10/31/snap-louisiana/
@jhamel@social.linux.pizza2025-10-01 07:10:24
Vielleicht ein erster Schritt.
>> Abschaffung von Tierversuchen an Affen <<
Hier gehts zur Petition.
https://epetitionen.bundestag.de/content/petitionen/_2025/_08/_01/Petition_184681.html
@anneroth@systemli.social2025-09-01 19:25:03
Mögen Anne Ameri-Siemens und Many Ameri an ihrem Geld doch ersticken.
Und ihre "We explore the things that make us human: curiosity, creativity, empathy, exchange"-Agentur gleich mit.
https://www.morgenpost.de/bezirke/pan…
@nelson@tech.lgbt2025-10-31 17:30:18
Content warning: #uspol, ICE
Some more reading on this theme
https://dansinker.com/posts/2025-10-24-understand/
https://blockclubchicago.org/
@digitalnaiv@mastodon.social2025-10-31 10:19:00
@x_cli@infosec.exchange2025-10-31 13:29:13
Anonymisation des adresses IP :
https://00f.net/2025/10/27/ip-anonymization/
Un très chouette article, qui parle d'IPCrypt, une méthode de chiffrement des IP qui préserve du sens.
@markhburton@mstdn.social2025-10-31 17:56:09
Yes, given the chaos, Your Party supporters should now cut their losses and join the Green Party (E&W).
"This [poll] makes the Green Party the primary opposition party to the neo-fascist Reform UK – and is gaining ground on the static Farage outfit."
Green Party leapfrogs Labour, Tories — the old order is crumbling
@kubikpixel@chaos.social2025-10-01 13:25:14
»Schattenflotte—Wie ein russisches Schiff die digitale Kommunikation Europas gefährdet:
Die Jantar ist ein Spionageschiff und seit Monaten beinahe ungestört in der Nordsee unterwegs. Das Ziel - Tiefseekabel kartografieren, anzapfen und sabotieren«
Neu ist das nicht und unter jeglichen Kommunikationskanälen wollen jegliche Staaten einfluss nehmen. Harmlos ist es auf keinen Fall, egal von wem.
🚢
@heiseonline@social.heise.de2025-10-02 07:24:00
@Techmeme@techhub.social2025-10-31 09:46:24
The US CBP signs a two-year deal with AI logistics company Altana, and will use its platform for real-time trade enforcement, forced labor detection, and more (Mackenzie Weinger/Axios)
https://www.axios.com/2025/10/31/cbp-altana-ai-trade
@benb@osintua.eu2025-10-31 12:30:19
It’s all in the cards — Ukrainians consult tarot readers about wartime fears: https://benborges.xyz/2025/10/31/its-all-in-the-cards.html
@thomasfuchs@hachyderm.io2025-10-01 22:24:51
They’re now going full on slop face
@aral@mastodon.ar.al2025-10-31 13:21:18
Hey everyone,
We’d like to welcome @… to the Gaza Verified family.
@…, @…, and I had the pl…
@metacurity@infosec.exchange2025-10-31 10:54:38
Chief Constable rebukes Treasury over PSNI data breach money
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2l7px2y0jo?xtor=AL-72-[partner]-[yahoo.north.america]-[headline]-[news]-[bizd…
@catsalad@infosec.exchange2025-10-01 11:25:38
Snuggle season
@Mediagazer@mstdn.social2025-10-01 18:40:54
PEN America warns that book bans in public schools have become "rampant and common", with 3,750 titles banned in 87 districts during the 2024-25 school year (Elizabeth A. Harris/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/01/books/book-bans-pen-america.html…
@servelan@newsie.social2025-10-31 21:24:25
Virginia Dems Pass Amendment To Redraw House Maps - Joe.My.God.
https://www.joemygod.com/2025/10/virginia-dems-pass-amendment-to-redraw-house-maps/
@memeorandum@universeodon.com2025-10-01 10:50:54
September 30, 2025 -- Last Thursday, September 25, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth suddenly announced ... (Heather Cox Richardson/Letters from an American)
https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/september-30-2025
http://www.memeorandum.com/251001/p9#a251001p9
@cosmos4u@scicomm.xyz2025-10-01 15:25:00
Black Hole Survival Guide - Searching for Stars in the Galactic Center that Endure Partial Tidal Disruption: #Stars that brush past black holes live longer, stranger lives after their close encounters with death: https://www.livescience.com/space/black-holes/stars-that-brush-past-black-holes-live-longer-stranger-lives-after-their-close-encounters-with-death
@heiseonline@social.heise.de2025-10-02 06:28:00
@Techmeme@techhub.social2025-10-02 03:26:09
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-…
@benb@osintua.eu2025-10-31 14:04:03
Ukraine destroyed 'Oreshnik' missile inside Russian territory, Zelensky says: https://benborges.xyz/2025/10/31/ukraine-destroyed-oreshnik-missile-inside.html
@thomasfuchs@hachyderm.io2025-10-01 19:05:09
Too early to make Planet of the Apes jokes?
@aral@mastodon.ar.al2025-10-01 07:07:20
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
@heiseonline@social.heise.de2025-10-02 06:28:00
@Techmeme@techhub.social2025-10-02 04:02:00
China's recently launched K visa program hopes to attract foreign STEM graduates, but faces online backlash over fears of companies favoring overseas applicants (Anniek Bao/CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/10/01/cnbcs-the-
@metacurity@infosec.exchange2025-10-31 12:04:36
RE: https://infosec.exchange/@metacurity/115468444872738310
Here's a better version of the video
@servelan@newsie.social2025-10-01 15:25:27
Trump administration freezes $18 billion in New York City infrastructure projects, Vought says
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/10/01/trump-new-york-funding-infrastructure-vought.html
@memeorandum@universeodon.com2025-10-31 11:16:08
Why Mark Warner is sitting out the shutdown (Politico)
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/10/31/mark-warner-shutdown-senate-00631012
http://www.memeorandum.com/251031/p12#a251031p12
@benb@osintua.eu2025-10-31 12:30:15
Spain to reportedly host 'secret' summit of 'Coalition of the Willing' on Nov. 4: https://benborges.xyz/2025/10/31/spain-to-reportedly-host-secret.html
@thomasfuchs@hachyderm.io2025-10-01 18:11:14
The OpenAI weirdo video social network will be interesting to people for like two weeks and then everyone will be bored of it. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
@heiseonline@social.heise.de2025-10-02 05:34:00
@Techmeme@techhub.social2025-10-02 02:01:40
Salesforce launches Agentforce Vibes, an enterprise vibe-coding tool and IDE featuring Vibe Codey, built on a fork from Cline's open source AI coding agent (Rebecca Szkutak/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/01/salesforce-lau…
@metacurity@infosec.exchange2025-10-31 11:04:03
According to a video posted on Telegram, Russian Interior Ministry officials arrested the creators of the Medusa malware
https://www.redhotcyber.com/en/post/russian-interior-ministry-officials-arrested-the-creators-of-the-me…
@aral@mastodon.ar.al2025-09-01 09:35:25
Just ran into a basic flaw in the commonmark spec/parser.
https://github.com/commonmark/commonmark-spec/issues/807
Going to try and work around it in Kitten as I’m using Markdown-it, which implements the commonmark spec, and exhibits the same behaviour.
(This …
@benb@osintua.eu2025-10-31 14:04:01
Russia reports mass Ukrainian drone attacks across regions, energy facilities hit: https://benborges.xyz/2025/10/31/russia-reports-mass-ukrainian-drone.html
@thomasfuchs@hachyderm.io2025-10-01 16:05:40
The fact that the entire board of Ruby Central has not stepped down tells you everything you need to know about how trustworthy that organization is.
We need a new organization with new governance.
@servelan@newsie.social2025-10-01 03:44:25
Scientists turn human skin cells into eggs
https://www.axios.com/2025/10/01/human-skin-cells-eggs-fertility-research
@memeorandum@universeodon.com2025-10-31 19:01:49
@heiseonline@social.heise.de2025-10-02 05:15:17
Noch einige der zuletzt hier besonders häufig geteilten #News:
Oberlandesgericht: Tippen auf E-Zigaretten-Display am Steuer ist verboten
@Techmeme@techhub.social2025-10-31 10:10:59
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says he still hopes to sell the company's Blackwell chips to China "someday", but points out the decision is up to President Trump (Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-tra
@benb@osintua.eu2025-10-31 14:04:08
India's largest oil refiner reportedly buys Russian crude from non-sanctioned entities: https://benborges.xyz/2025/10/31/indias-largest-oil-refiner-reportedly.html
@aral@mastodon.ar.al2025-09-30 15:25:16
Hey everyone,
You know Joy. We run Gaza Verified together. But while I’m safely tucked away in Ireland, Joy is in Gaza, being forced to endure Israel‘s ongoing genocide and the resulting famine.
Last week, we raised $40,200 for families in Gaza stuck under the bombs in the North to help them evacuate South.
Joy got $0 of that.
She and her family need your help too.
Please take some time to donate to her fundraiser.
Joy is one of the most selfless people I …
@heiseonline@social.heise.de2025-10-02 05:00:38
Einige der zuletzt hier besonders häufig geteilten #News:
WhatsApp-Konkurrent Signal droht mit Rückzug aus Europa
https://www…
@Techmeme@techhub.social2025-10-02 02:50:59
Elon Musk became the first person with a net worth of $500B after Tesla shares climbed on October 1; Musk is $150B ahead of runner-up Larry Ellison (Matt Durot/Forbes)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/mattdurot/2025/10/01/elon-musk…
@servelan@newsie.social2025-10-01 20:33:52
WA’s nutrition program for babies and mothers is at risk during federal shutdown • Washington State Standard
https://washingtonstatestandard.com/2025/10/01/wa-nutrition-program-for-babies-mothers-at-risk-in-shutdown/
@thomasfuchs@hachyderm.io2025-10-31 16:34:25
I think I made this shitpost in 2018 and it still true today.
When a closed, limited, explorative App Store is on an open platform it can’t compete. For some reason.
@memeorandum@universeodon.com2025-10-31 11:16:08
JPMorgan Alerted U.S. to Epstein Transfers Involving Wall St. Figures (New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/30/business/jpmorgan-jeffrey-epstein.html
http://www.memeorandum.com/251031/p15#a251031p15
@benb@osintua.eu2025-10-31 14:03:56
French intelligence links Holocaust memorial vandalism to alleged Russian hybrid campaign: https://benborges.xyz/2025/10/31/french-intelligence-links-holocaust-memorial.html
@heiseonline@social.heise.de2025-10-02 04:52:00
@Techmeme@techhub.social2025-10-01 10:31:25
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…
@thomasfuchs@hachyderm.io2025-10-02 00:23:25
For sale: Vision Pro, never worn
@servelan@newsie.social2025-10-01 15:34:25
Hundreds of celebrities relaunch a McCarthy-era committee to defend free speech : NPR
https://www.npr.org/2025/10/01/nx-s1-5559223/committee-for-the-first-amendment-jane-fonda-billie-eilish-pedro-pascal-gracie-abrams
@memeorandum@universeodon.com2025-10-31 15:46:05
"Unacceptable": UN human rights chief condemns Trump admin's boat strikes (April Rubin/Axios)
https://www.axios.com/2025/10/31/un-condemns-us-boat-strikes-trump
http://www.memeorandum.com/251031/p56#a251031p56
@benb@osintua.eu2025-10-31 12:30:22
New missile that pushed Trump to leave nuclear treaty fired by Russia at Ukraine, Reuters reports: https://benborges.xyz/2025/10/31/new-missile-that-pushed-trump.html
@Techmeme@techhub.social2025-10-01 23:46:01
Seattle-based Phaidra, which develops AI agents to help make data centers more resource efficient, raised over $50M in a Series B led by Collaborative Fund (Alan Neuhauser/Axios)
https://www.axios.com/pro/climate-deals/2025/10/01/phaidra-nvidia…
@benb@osintua.eu2025-10-31 14:04:13
Ukraine war latest live: Special Operations Forces destroy Buk-M3 air defense system, Nebo-U radar in Russia's Rostov Oblast: https://benborges.xyz/2025/10/31/ukraine-war-latest-live-special.html
@memeorandum@universeodon.com2025-10-31 14:06:12
Inside Barack Obama's stepped-up plans to fight back against Donald Trump (Edward-Isaac Dovere/CNN)
https://www.cnn.com/2025/10/31/politics/barack-obama-donald-trump
http://www.memeorandum.com/251031/p42#a251031p42
@Techmeme@techhub.social2025-10-02 06:21:16
Public records show AWS is aggressively promoting AI surveillance tech to law enforcement agencies, partnering with companies such as Flock Safety and ZeroEyes (Thomas Brewster/Forbes)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/thomasbrewste
@heiseonline@social.heise.de2025-10-31 19:16:00
Chipkrise: Nexperia stoppt Ausfuhr von Wafern nach China
Trotz der Lieferprobleme bei Nexperia blieben bisher Produktionsstopps bei deutschen Autobauern aus. Doch nun droht eine Verschärfung des Konflikts.
https://w…
@memeorandum@universeodon.com2025-10-31 11:16:08
Democrats plot messaging blitz ahead of Obamacare hikes (Liz Crampton/Politico)
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/10/31/aca-obamacare-enrollment-democrats-republicans-00630819
http://www.memeorandum.com/251031/p11#a251031p11
@Techmeme@techhub.social2025-10-02 04:31:05
Data center real estate investment trust Fermi, co-founded by former US Energy Secretary Rick Perry, closed up 55% in its Nasdaq debut, valuing Fermi at ~$19.3B (Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-10-01/ric…
@memeorandum@universeodon.com2025-10-31 18:26:12
SNAP benefits must continue despite shutdown, judge tells Trump administration (Dan Mangan/CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/10/31/snap-trump-judge-food-stamps-shutdown.html
http://www.memeorandum.com/251031/p94#a251031p94
@Techmeme@techhub.social2025-10-02 05:26:13
@benb@osintua.eu2025-09-30 21:52:25
Poland detains Ukrainian suspected in Nord Stream blasts, weighs extradition to Germany: https://benborges.xyz/2025/09/30/poland-detains-ukrainian-suspected-in.html
@Techmeme@techhub.social2025-10-01 16:51:03
Sources: European prosecutors are investigating Northern Data for allegedly claiming a tax break on approximately €500M worth of GPUs it used for crypto mining (Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-10-01/eur…
@Techmeme@techhub.social2025-10-02 05:51:29
Source: OpenAI completed a secondary sale letting staff sell ~$6.6B in shares at a $500B valuation, making it the world's most valuable startup ahead of SpaceX (Shirin Ghaffary/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/20
@Techmeme@techhub.social2025-10-31 09:40:53
Letter: Nexperia suspends supplies of wafers to its Chinese assembly plant, citing a failure to "comply with the agreed contractual payment terms" (Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/nexperia-suspends…
@Techmeme@techhub.social2025-11-02 05:50:51
Copenhagen-based Formalize, whose compliance software serves organizations in 80 countries, raised a €30M Series B co-led by Acton Capital and Blackfin Tech (Tamara Djurickovic/Tech.eu)
https://tech.eu/2025/10/28/formalize-raises-eur30m-to-a…
@Techmeme@techhub.social2025-10-01 11:56:02
Sam Altman signs a letter of intent with Samsung and SK Hynix to supply Stargate; Samsung and SK Hynix say demand from OpenAI could hit 900K wafers per month (Yoolim Lee/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-1…
@Techmeme@techhub.social2025-09-30 10:25:48
Education software maker Anthology files for bankruptcy, listing $1B to $10B in both assets and liabilities after its Blackboard merger debt became unmanageable (Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-09-30/v…
@Techmeme@techhub.social2025-10-02 06:41:05
Silver Lake, whose $24B deal to take Dell private in 2013 became its calling card, sees a similar setup in EA: a recognizable brand with predictable cash flows (Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-09-30/si…
@Techmeme@techhub.social2025-10-31 11:02:07
Google releases its first AI-generated ad, promoting Search's AI mode, but chooses not to include a label disclosing it was made with Veo 3 and other tools (Patrick Coffee/Wall Street Journal)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/googles-first
@Techmeme@techhub.social2025-10-31 08:46:42
YouTube is revamping its TV app to mimic paid streamers like Netflix, organizing videos by seasons and episodes, blurring the lines between pro and user content (Janko Roettgers/The Verge)
https://www.theverge.com/column/809883/inside-youtubes-transformation-…
@Techmeme@techhub.social2025-10-01 11:25:55
Peloton unveils its Cross Training Series, including a $1,695 Bike and $6,695 Tread Plus, and AI-based Peloton IQ to track workouts on new and old machines (Victoria Song/The Verge)
https://www.theverge.com/tech/789282/peloton-cross-training-…
@Techmeme@techhub.social2025-10-02 05:16:30
Sources: Universal Music and Warner Music are nearing landmark AI licensing deals with companies including Google, Spotify, ElevenLabs, Stability AI, and Suno (Anna Nicolaou/Financial Times)
https://www.ft.com/content/1a1ae15b-af1a-4daf-8d1f-4c8a7db77865
@Techmeme@techhub.social2025-10-02 02:36:07
OpenAI's Sora 2 openly features copyright infringing content, including numerous AI-generated clips of SpongeBob, Pikachu, and Mario (Jason Koebler/404 Media)
https://www.404media.co/openais-sora-2-copyright-infringeme…
@Techmeme@techhub.social2025-10-02 00:56:09
Sources: China curbs the use of European suppliers Nokia and Ericsson in its telecoms networks, requiring lengthy national security reviews for their contracts (Financial Times)
https://www.ft.com/content/7d08731c-189e-4835-8cfa-048fe68611bd
@Techmeme@techhub.social2025-11-02 04:45:55
How the Venezuelan government is using crypto and stablecoins like USDT to manage the downturn; Venezuela sells most of its oil to China and is paid in crypto (Anatoly Kurmanaev/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/20…
@Techmeme@techhub.social2025-10-01 09:50:55
Epic says Apple's iOS 18.6 "updated user experience" for alt app marketplaces increased installations "for the first time", cutting drop-offs from 65% to ~25% (Jess Weatherbed/The Verge)
https://www.theverge.com/news/789421/epic-games-s…
@Techmeme@techhub.social2025-11-02 02:10:56