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Pro-Ukrainian partisans disable military communication infrastructure in Russia's Belgorod Oblast, group claims: https://benborges.xyz/2026/02/08/062827.html
Pro-Ukrainian partisans disable military communication infrastructure in Russia's Belgorod Oblast, group claims: https://benborges.xyz/2026/02/08/062827.html
India's updated startup framework doubles deep-tech startup eligibility to 20 years and triples the revenue cap for tax, grant, and regulatory benefits to ~$33M (Jagmeet Singh/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/07/india-has-changed-its-startup…
it's been a lovely year for conspiracy theorists
RE: #ireland
Trump lied
at the National Prayer Breakfast
to take credit for a prisoner freed
who was actually freed during the Obama administration.
https://www.cnn.com/2026/02/06/politics/mariam-ibrahim-release-trump-fact-check?cid=ios_app…
WaPo squandered two precious years under Will Lewis' leadership, and his short resignation note and the lack of a succession plan suggest his exit was unplanned (Max Tani/Semafor)
https://www.semafor.com/article/02/07/2026/washington-post-…
RE: https://podcasts.social/@rechtsbelehrung/116000995465116351
„Es gibt keinen Rechtsstreit gegen Online-Tracking ohne Minimum 50 Seiten Diskussion, ob eine IP-Adresse ein personenbezogenes Datum ist.
Je nachdem, was das für ein Verfahren is…
Hannah Arendt en het beest in elk van ons | VRT NWS: nieuws
#HannahArendt
»Warum Transparenz, Kontrolle und Menschlichkeit jetzt entscheidend sind — Datenschutz im Zeitalter der KI:
Künstliche Intelligenz (KI) verändert derzeit nahezu alle Branchen - von der Verwaltung über das Vertragsmanagement bis hin zum Personalwesen.«
Dies ist mMn noch den wenigsten Firmen wirklich bewusst und wundern sich, dass man sehr viele interne Details über sie findet.
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Billionaire mayor who's presiding over massive cuts to public health, street safety, transit, food aid, and public schools in the midst of an AI boom opposes more city revenue.
https://missionlocal.org/2026/02/sf-lurie-position-business-tax-chart…
Arbeitskreis #Vorratsdatenspeicherung gegen geplante Speicherung von IP-Adressen
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Stoppt die Vorratsdatenspeicherung! - AK Vorrat reicht Stellungnahme gegen geplante IP-Vorratsdatenspeicherung ein (06.02.2026)
h…
"China added 66.43 GW of new-type energy storage in 2025"
#China #Energy #Renewables
Bezos, dem Faschismus ergebener Oligarch in Trumps Wohlwollen, macht die #WashingtonPost zum rechten Propagandamedium.
Sind von den entlassenen Journalist*innen auch welche im Fediverse?
Ist ja vielleicht auch ein Qualitätsmerkmal, wenn man für Trumps Propagandamaschine als ungeeignet erkannt wurde.
Full disclosure in computer security still exists and is complementary to other disclosure models. The evolution of vulnerability disclosure is not linear from full disclosure to responsible disclosure to coordinated disclosure. These models coexist and all need to be taken into account.
You can’t just say “the legal framework will solve it” or “just do coordinated disclosure.” Vendors, researchers, and users are not all rational actors playing the same game.
Vulnerability disclo…
"The moral is to the physical as three is to one.”
– Napoleon Bonaparte
ich habe eine parasoziale beziehung zu tayler swift aufgevaut
I’ve seen a lot of posts from afar to the effect of “Why aren’t people in Minneapolis / the US doing anything?? When will they take action???”
…and, well, running with the metaphor from that thread, I guess maybe they’re looking at the top of the bread and wondering why it’s not golden brown already.
I want you to know, I want the world to know: never in my life, not even after the murder of George Floyd, have I seen the amount of sustained daily action I’ve seen here these last few weeks.
Okay that was a good reveal though.
I swear everyone over on BlueSky is drunk tonight.
Well, most of them are Americans, and I guess that considering what's going on there, getting drunk is not such a weird reaction.
RE: https://ruhr.social/@sonjalemke/116012800173809691
Irgendwas läuft falsch, wenn MdB @…
from my link log —
Arcan Explained: A browser for different webs.
https://arcan-fe.com/2026/01/26/arcan-explained-a-browser-for-different-webs/
saved 2026-02-07
"Contre les « lois Duplomb » visant Š réintroduire des pesticides, des rassemblements annoncés partout en France ce week-end"
https://www.lemonde.fr/planete/article/202
👻 #Mythos zum #Frühstück: 😱
„Erneuerbare Energien sind die teuersten“.
Eine Umfrage hat diesen Glauben in der deutschen Bevölkerung erst 2025 wieder gezeigt. Schauen wir uns die Kosten an. Wie schneiden
Rarely do people communicate; they just take turns talking.
Does the Measured Abundance Suggest a Biological Origin for the Ancient Alkanes Preserved in a Martian Mudstone? #Mars Organics: https://science.nasa.gov/blogs/science-news/2026/02/06/nasa-study-non-biologic-processes-dont-fully-explain-mars-organics/
What Causes Wars: An Introduction to Crisis Bargaining Theory by Lines on Maps Extra
#uspol
Time For 9 o'clock #HashTagGames hosted by @…
#FrenemyASongOrPoem
RE: https://gatovolo.com/2017/03/04/ocupacion-sector-mercado/
Abajo cito una publicación del blog de mi amigo Luis @… en …
RE: https://mastodon.social/@annaecook/116026050478540983
Me looking at every ‘cool’ new CSS trick by some CSS influencer (typically funded by a major browser vendor or astroturfing another ill-advised CSSWG feature).
Epstein's network included Russian tech investors with past Kremlin ties (Joseph Menn/Washington Post)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2026/02/06/epsteins-network-included-russian-tech-investors-with-past-kremlin-ties/?pwapi_token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJyZWFzb24iOiJnaWZ0IiwibmJmIjoxNzcwMzU0MDAwLCJpc3MiOiJzdWJzY3JpcHRpb25zIiwiZXhwIjoxNzcxNzM2Mzk5LCJpYXQiOjE3NzAzNTQwMDAsImp0aSI6IjUzMjE0NDUxLWNmZmMtNDhiZS04MjEyLTI2MGE2NDAwZGY2NSIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lndhc2hpbmd0b25wb3N0LmNvbS90ZWNobm9sb2d5LzIwMjYvMDIvMDYvZXBzdGVpbnMtbmV0d29yay1pbmNsdWRlZC1ydXNzaWFuLXRlY2gtaW52ZXN0b3JzLXdpdGgtcGFzdC1rcmVtbGluLXRpZXMvIn0.NvzLFZpmB3zl1sShsGNI_SL2rWb8z27A_tbAjf_q6hM&itid=gfta
http://www.memeorandum.com/260206/p78#a260206p78
Zelensky calls Air Force performance 'unsatisfactory,' orders changes to boost air defenses: https://benborges.xyz/2026/02/08/zelensky-calls-air-force-performance.html
Sources: Mercor rival micro1 has told investors it is now generating $200M in recurring revenue; Mercor is offering micro1 employees signing bonuses up to $2M (Anna Tong/Forbes)
http://www.forbes.com/sites/annatong/2026/02/05/the-ai-talent-wars-have…
Noch ein paar der zuletzt hier besonders häufig geteilten #News:
Kryptobörse verschenkt versehentlich 44 Milliarden Dollar
Es ist ja irgendwie immer noch so, dass Männer zum jammern zu Frauen kommen, und dann andere Männer die Treppe hochziehen.
State Department will delete all pre-Trump X posts : NPR
https://www.npr.org/2026/02/07/nx-s1-5704785/state-department-trump-posts-x
Verder in het artikel blijken op vele plekken informatie verwijderd te worden.
Memos: Will Lewis has stepped down as WaPo publisher and CEO; former Tumblr CEO Jeff D'Onofrio, who joined WaPo last June as CFO, is acting publisher and CEO (New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/technology/washington-post-will-lewis.html
"Australian renewables exceed 50% of power supply in Q4"
#Australia #Renewables #Energy
Re-upping this thread, because the stuff in post 4 is exactly, •exactly• what I have seen from my communities here in Minneapolis these last few weeks. https://hachyderm.io/@inthehands/115403766112156810
RE: https://mastodon.social/@annskaja/116034051595389925
Irgendwas läuft falsch, wenn die Co-Chefredakteurin von @…
Blackouts hit Belgorod and surrounding areas after Ukrainian shelling: https://benborges.xyz/2026/02/08/blackouts-hit-belgorod-and-surrounding.html
from my link log —
Magnetic fields can change carbon diffusion in steel.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/01/260125083427.htm
saved 2026-02-06
I wrote this today:
2034: Convicted Border Patrol Commander Wants Freedom - Says He’ll Fight a Wild Boar Naked to Get It
https://stuff.davidaugust.com/bovino-petitions-to-fight-wild-boar-naked-for-sentence-commutation/
Trump speaks with Petro amid nationwide Colombia protests against US after Venezuela intervention
Trump praises Colombian president’s ‘tone’ during call
and says they will meet soon,
while demonstrators rally across Colombia ‘to defend national sovereignty’
Venezuela to continue supplying oil to US ‘indefinitely’, White House says
Venezuela’s interim leader has said US forces’ attack to depose her predecessor
put a “stain” on the countries’ relations,
Die FIFA und auch der DFB haben ja schon gezeigt, dass sie kein Rückgrat haben und sich problemlos wie Trumps Darm winden können.
Wie das mit dem IOC und dem DOSB aussieht können wir jetzt bei der Winterolympiade in Italien beobachten, wo amerikansiche Sportler*innen die Tyrannei der Trumpregierung anprangern.
Haben internatiolane Sporter*innen und Verbände Solidarität mit den Sportler*innen oder den Milliarden der US-Oligarchie?
They’re trying to make her fill the same role Data and Spock and and Dax and the Doctor do in various ways, but so not as well as most of them.
A profile of Ali Ansari, the 25-year-old co-founder of micro1, which recruits human experts to train AI systems; micro1 was last valued at $500M in Sept. 2025 (Nilesh Christopher/Los Angeles Times)
https://www.latimes.com/business/story/202
Zelensky says US proposed renewed energy ceasefire; Kyiv agrees, Russia yet to respond: https://benborges.xyz/2026/02/08/zelensky-says-us-proposed-renewed.html
Column | Hoe Trump te stoppen? Europa kan het antwoord geven - @…
https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2026/02/06/hoe-trump-te-stoppen-europa-kan-het-antwoord-geven-a4919633
- When they go low, we go high. -
Er is geen enkele reden om onze Europese waarden en normen overboord te gooien. Wel is het zaak om de 'pijn' die bij sommige landen harder aankomt veel beter op te lossen.
(Net als onze problemen die alleen maar voortduren door niet door een zure appel heen te bijten.)
Volgtip, net als @…
WaPo terminated the contract of its Delhi bureau chief Pranshu Verma; a source says "there is no clarity if the paper will continue with its bureau in Delhi" (Aban Usmani/Newslaundry)
https://www.newslaundry.com/2026/02/05/what-the-murder-o…
Minneapolis Public Schools have cancelled all school through the end of the week “due to safety concerns related to today’s incidents around the city.”
X unveils a new pay-per-use pricing model for its API, replacing the earlier pricing model that required developers to pay fixed monthly fees of $200 or $5,000 (Rohit Singh/MediaNama)
https://www.medianama.com/2026/02/223-x-developer-api-pricing-pay-per-use-m…
"‘Hot sand for a cooler climate’: Has Finland finally found a solution to industrial heat emissions?"
#Finland #Climate #ClimateChange
As Bitcoin prices continue to plummet and electricity costs climb,
it’s become tough out there for a crypto miner.
The hash price index, which is used to determine how much revenue miners can make by mining crypto,
reached its lowest point on record this week, according to mining services company Luxor Technology.
According to Coindesk, the average cost to mine one Bitcoin is currently around $87,000
— far higher than its current going rate,
making it an e…
Leute, danke! Ich teile nicht alle Meinungen und Positionen in den Drukos - wie auch? Dafür sind sie zu vielseitig. Und das finde ich bereichernd.
Ich feiere auch die Sachlichkeit bei aller Kontroverse und Emotion in dem Thema.
Manchmal sind die Kräfteverhältnisse etwas unausgewogen gewesen, aber alles in allem ist das hier im Fediverse doch eine bessere Debattenkultur.
This would be SO MUCH BETTER if Sam was just a human being weird and human.
Ukraine says situation worsens in Myrnohrad as Russian forces push on northern outskirts: https://benborges.xyz/2026/02/08/ukraine-says-situation-worsens-in.html
Anthropic rolls out a fast mode for Claude Opus 4.6 in research preview, saying it offers the same model quality 2.5 times faster but costs six times more (Simon Willison/Simon Willison's Weblog)
https://simonwillison.net/2026/Feb/7/claude-fast-mode/
Venezolaanse olietankers door Nederland en Curaçao aan de ketting gelegd | de Volkskrant
https://www.volkskrant.nl/binnenland/venezolaanse-olietankers-door-nederland-en-curacao-aan-de-ketting-gelegd~b0a8b555/#Echobox=1770506620
Ook Nederland (en Curaçao) pakken tankers aan wegens gebreken en een die al jaren op de sanctie lijst staat.
OMG THIS EPISODE IS SO ANNOYING.
Also: I see and even appreciate what they're trying to do here but UGH.
Sam is a _completely alien_ entity being played for ~autistic and human here.
Kyiv says Alekseyev assassination attempt was meant to derail peace talks: https://benborges.xyz/2026/02/07/kyiv-says-alekseyev-assassination-attempt.html
Noch ein paar der zuletzt hier besonders häufig geteilten #News:
Deutsche Bahn führt stillschweigend Passkeys ein
https://www.
Om eens terug te kijken ...
Documentaireserie over Acda en De Munnik: van hoe Thomas en Paul elkaar leerden kennen op de Kleinkunstacademie, tot hun laatste optreden in Carré. En we zien hun reünie ontstaan, van voor het eerst weer samen schrijven op Ameland, tot de aanvang van zes uitverkochte shows in Ziggo Dome.
Acda en De Munnik: Woorden van een ander | NPO Start
https://npo.nl/start/serie/acda-en-de-munnik-woorden-van-een-ander/meer-informatie/seizoen-1/acda-en-de-munnik-woorden-van-een-ander
Kijk nu Acda en De Munnik: Woorden van een ander op NLZIET
https://app.nlziet.nl/series/vcwkOF7YhUugWDtDft_QNA
A look at Corning's booming fiber-optic business, boosted by data center demand and a $6B Meta deal, as Nvidia explores Corning's co-packaged optics for servers (Christopher Mims/Wall Street Journal)
https://www.wsj.com/tech/corning-fiber-opt
Shadow EXPORT OF MICROCHIPS: RUSSIA's schemes, sanction evasion, and "FINDINGS" inside WEAPONS: https://benborges.xyz/2026/02/07/shadow-export-of-microchips-russias.html
Tech-Aktien und Bitcoin ziehen nach starken Verlusten wieder an
Nach drei Tagen mit starken Verlusten gewinnen Anleger wieder Vertrauen in Technologiewerte. Die bisherigen Höchstkurse bleiben unerreicht.
htt…
Tijd voor chronisch meer goed nieuws op mn tijdlijn...
Hoe een gestolen eeuwenoude bijbel na 30 jaar weer opdook door een vasthoudende en speurende organist | Baarn | AD.nl
https://www.ad.nl/baarn/hoe-een-gestolen-eeuwenoude-bijbel-na-30-jaar-weer-opdook-door-een-vasthoudende-en-speurende-organist~a4f8f0f5/
(Via @jankas01.bsky.social )
Analysts say a design refresh for the iPhone 17 lineup has reinforced Apple's status-symbol appeal in China, with the "cosmic orange" Pro model going viral (Financial Times)
https://www.ft.com/content/e2d78d04-7368-4b0c-abd5-591c03774c46
❌ Putin's hit a DANGEROUS POINT: 2026 is gonna be a DECISIVE year in all aspects! #shorts: https://benborges.xyz/2026/02/07/putins-hit-a-dangerous-point.html
Chinese regulators reiterate the mainland crypto ban and expand enforcement to cover real-world asset tokenization and offshore yuan-pegged stablecoin issuance (Naga Avan-Nomayo/The Block)
https://www.theblock.co/post/388845/china-
Schaatsland Nederland is voor zijn gouden medailles ongekend afhankelijk van één sport | de Volkskrant
https://www.volkskrant.nl/sport/schaatsland-nederland-is-voor-zijn-gouden-medailles-ongekend-afhankelijk-van-een-sport~bd9e1d4d/#Echobox=1770445806
Ook sport moet renderen.
Meedoen was belangrijker dan winnen.
Jammer dat de lijst in absolute cijfers is en niet in procenten. Dat had het veel zichtbaarder gemaakt.
AI.com: 70 Millionen Dollar für KI-Agenten
Die Domain AI.com wurde für den bislang höchsten bekannten Preis verkauft. Unter der Adresse soll eine Plattform für autonome KI-Agenten entstehen.
https://www.
"The first FRONTLINE that can crack inside RUSSIA is the" – @AnnafromUkraine | Wrap-Up Analytics: https://benborges.xyz/2026/02/07/ampquotthe-first-frontline-that-can.html
De Israëliër achter Trumps vastgoeddroom voor Gaza, vergaarde zijn fortuin ook in Nederland | de Volkskrant
https://www.volkskrant.nl/economie/de-israelier-achter-trumps-vastgoeddroom-voor-gaza-vergaarde-zijn-fortuin-ook-in-nederland~baefca9b/
Longread
Nach verdächtigen Mails: Fairphone-Shop wohl nicht gehackt
Fairphone-Besitzer berichten von erhaltenen E-Mails mit verdächtigen Kaufbestätigungen. Fairphone geht derzeit nicht von einem Hack oder Datenleck aus.
h…
Ford plans to launch an AI voice assistant on its apps this year before expanding to its vehicles in 2027, and aims to debut Level 3 autonomous driving in 2028 (Andrew J. Hawkins/The Verge)
https://www.theverge.com/transportation/857400/ford-ai-as…
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Oeps .. Na al die tijd wel even een paar accounts op de negeer zetten die elke paar minuten wat nieuws de lucht in sturen
#NowPlaying
CHAOS and FRIENDLY FIRE – Russians LOST STARLINK on the FRONTLINE! Ukraine in the EU by 2027?: https://benborges.xyz/2026/02/06/chaos-and-friendly-fire-russians.html
Samsung expects Q4 operating profit up 208% YoY to ~$13.8B, vs. ~$12.3B est., and revenue up 23% to ~$64.2B, as demand for AI servers lifted memory chip prices (Yoolim Lee/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/20…
Zelensky announces Air Force personnel changes amid regional air defense concerns: https://benborges.xyz/2026/02/06/zelensky-announces-air-force-personnel.html
USA anno 2026
Exclusive: Detention Center Captives Are Throwing Lotion Bottles Wrapped With Notes to Organizers Outside Otay Mesa Facility ~ L.A. TACO
https://lataco.com/captive-lotion-bottle-note
'As soon as organizers saw the bottles flying through the air, they rushed to grab them. It was a race between the vigil attendees and the CoreCivic security truck operated by detention facility staff. The vigil attendees won this time, securing the bottles and the precious, uncensored information inside.'
Arm creates a "Physical AI" unit to focus on robotics and automotive sectors, as part of a reorganization that includes "Cloud and AI" and "Edge" business units (Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-tra
Second round of ABU DHABI TALKS: summary of agreements #shorts: https://benborges.xyz/2026/02/06/second-round-of-abu-dhabi.html
After talking with ~40 people at Anthropic, a look at its "Yes, and..." culture where every idea is welcomed and judged based on vibes, like a hive mind (Steve Yegge)
https://steve-yegge.medium.com/the-anthropic-hive-mind-d01f768f3d7b
Noch ein paar der zuletzt hier besonders häufig geteilten #News:
Teilchenbeschleuniger FAIR: Start des Probebetriebs nach Großbrand verschoben
Einige der zuletzt hier besonders häufig geteilten #News:
Angriff per Signal: BfV und BSI warnen Politiker, Militärs und Diplomaten
Cyera researchers detail Ni8mare, a critical RCE flaw that lets hackers access local instances of the n8n workflow automation platform, impacting ~100K servers (Bill Toulas/BleepingComputer)
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/secur…