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Mstyslav Chernov's film '2,000 Meters to Andriivka' wins Directors Guild of America award: https://benborges.xyz/2026/02/09/mstyslav-chernovs-film-meters-to.html

I’m actually shocked that folks I speak to here in Ireland are still planning holidays in the USA.
Here’s a testimonial you might not find on Tripadvisor:
“like a concentration camp, absolute hell” – Seamus Culleton
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/f

OpenAI says ads in ChatGPT are not eligible to appear near "sensitive or regulated topics like health, mental health or politics" (Madison Mills/Axios)
https://www.axios.com/2026/02/09/chatgpt-ads-testing-go-free

OpenAI tests ads in ChatGPT
OpenAI says it is starting to test ads for its Free and Go subscription tiers.

Prime Video: Verbraucherschützer melden 200.000 Anmeldungen zur Sammelklage
Für eine Sammelklage gegen Werbung in Prime Video haben sich mittlerweile über 200.000 Menschen eingetragen. Parallel laufen weitere Verfahren.

«AI Slopageddon and the OSS Maintainers»
– by console.log()
Good article about the use of AI in open source projects and the problems that arise from it, mainly for the maintainers of the projects.
🧑‍💻 https://redmonk.com/kholterhoff/2026/02/03/a…

AI Slopageddon and the OSS Maintainers
AI slop is ripping up the social contract between maintainers and contributors essential to open source development. Practitioners have been repeatedly assured that AI would supercharge their communities, but so far that hasn’t been the case. Just look at what happened last month. Mitchell Hashimoto’s Ghostty implemented a zero-tolerance policy where submitting bad AI-generated code

I might take over the world..
maybe after a nap or two

❤️ https://artlung.com/blog/2026/02/08/we-are-in-a-web-renaissance-now/

RE: https://bewegung.social/@neuSoM/116045528037601788
Ich wünschte wirklich, sowas würde nicht als 'europäische digitale Souveränität' gelabelt.
Nur weil eine Software europäisch ist, ist sie ja nicht automatisch gut. Mir fallen viele Dinge …

porgressive enhancement

Anzahl von #Stromspeichern als #Notstromaggregate in #Deutschland mit Stand vom 07.02.2026.
2845 nicht aktive und 22 Speicher ohne Inbetriebnahmedatum wurden ausgefiltert. Ein…

YouTube launches a Premium paywall for song lyrics on YouTube Music, after testing it in recent months; users get five free lyrics before they have to subscribe (Abner Li/9to5Google)
https://9to5google.com/2026/02/07/youtube-music-lyrics-premium/

YouTube Music lyrics now require a Premium subscription 
After testing in recent months, YouTube Music looks to be widely rolling out a Premium paywall for lyrics...

RE: https://mastodon.social/@emilylowan/116042802063757102
Oh, and here's Green leader Lowan.

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Tucson, January 2026

#GiftLink Very interesting...and highly provocative:
Opinion | Seven Pages of a Sealed Watergate File Sat Undiscovered. Until Now. - The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/08/opinion/trump-nixon-watergate-radford.html?unlocked_article_code=1.K1A.lCND.GXxIUJb4vnHI&smid=url-share

Student loan debt tops $1.6 trillion
The average tuition has doubled in the past 30 years.
At the same time, new federal caps on how much parents can borrow for college placing higher education further out of reach for some families.
Against that backdrop, a growing number of schools are making college more affordable
by providing free tuition to undergraduate students from low- and middle-income families.
The movement dates back 20 years but has gained momen…

More colleges are offering free tuition. Explore our database.
Explore our database of nearly 1,000 colleges and universities that offer free tuition programs.

Overheid liet nog geen enkel product met speelzand testen op asbest: "Worden morgen naar een labo gebracht"  | VRT NWS: nieuws
#België #speelzand

DOJ removes redactions from some Epstein files in response to Massie, Khanna's complaints co-conspirators' names were hidden (Victor Nava/New York Post)
https://nypost.com/2026/02/10/us-news/doj-removes-redactions-from-some-epstein-files/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260210/p9#a260210p9

An eight-month study at a US tech company finds AI tools didn't reduce work but intensified it, as employees worked faster and took on a broader range of tasks (Harvard Business Review)
https://hbr.org/2026/02/ai-doesnt-reduce-work-it-intensifies-it

AI Doesn’t Reduce Work—It Intensifies It
One of the promises of AI is that it can reduce workloads so employees can focus more on higher-value and more engaging tasks. But according to new research, AI tools don’t reduce work, they consistently intensify it: In the study, employees worked at a faster pace, took on a broader scope of tasks, and extended work into more hours of the day, often without being asked to do so. That may sound like a win, but it’s not quite so simple. These changes can be unsustainable, leading to workload…

Ukraine to start exporting drones in 2026 with 10 European hubs and German production, Zelensky says: https://benborges.xyz/2026/02/09/ukraine-to-start-exporting-drones.html

A 14-year-old Palestinian Bled to Death for 45 Minutes as Israeli Soldiers Stood Nearby
https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2026-02-08/ty-article…

Fritzbox 7632: Fritz' günstigster Router für G.fast-Anschlüsse
Fritz bringt seinen dritten WLAN-Router, der sich für G.fast eignet. Darüber ist 1 Gbit/s möglich, wenn ein Provider Glasfaser bis zum Gebäude legt.

Heute ist #SaferInternetDay und das wäre doch der perfekte Tag für die #DIDay Kampagne, um sich von #Ecosia zu verabschieden.
Eine Suchmaschine, die mit 'grüner KI' wirbt: Ganz schle…

Really cool !
https://rmendes.net/bookmarks/2026/02/09/b44f9

Ricardo Mendes
9 February 2026 🔖 https://brennan.day/announcing-three-new-free-jamstack-blogging-themes/ - Really cool ! Really cool ! Bookmarked: https://brennan.day/announcing-three-new-free-jamstack-blogging-the...

Sources: Live Nation-US DOJ settlement talks divide the Trump admin; DOJ antitrust boss Gail Slater is sidelined as Live Nation lobbies against a March trial (Semafor)
https://www.semafor.com/article/02/08/2026/live-nation-settle…

Exclusive: Live Nation settlement talks are dividing Trump’s DOJ
Ticketing giant Live Nation has been negotiating with senior DOJ officials outside the antitrust division to avert a trial over whether the company is operating an illegal monopoly, according to people familiar with the matter.

5 Linux servers that let you ditch the public cloud and reclaim your privacy - for free
European Union countries are moving away from American tech giants to run their own clouds and servers to control their digital destiny. You can do this, too. Here's how.
💻 https://www.z…

5 Linux servers that let you ditch the public cloud and reclaim your privacy - for free
European Union countries are moving away from American tech giants to run their own clouds and servers to control their digital destiny. You can do this, too. Here's how.

People with the highest daily intake of caffeinated coffee had an 18% lower risk of developing dementia compared to those with the lowest such intake, according to a study based on responses to questionnaires by 132,000 U.S. adults spanning four decades.

@… who is saying that 😅

Lyft launches teen accounts in the US more than two years after Uber, with safety features such as PIN verification, real-time tracking, and audio recordings (Samantha Subin/CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/09/lyft-teen-accounts-uber-rideshare-waymo.html…

Lyft debuts teen accounts more than two years after Uber
CEO David Risher also addressed the company's autonomous vehicle strategy amid rising competition from Waymo, Uber and Tesla.

Ukrainian forces take control of Ternovate on the Zaporizhzhia axis: https://benborges.xyz/2026/02/09/ukrainian-forces-take-control-of.html

RE: https://chaos.social/@icing/116045235392496155
And once more for those in the back…

heise | Plattenspieler-Kaufberatung: Worauf Sie achten sollten
Musik auf Vinyl liegt weiter im Trend und die Auswahl an Plattenspielern steigt. Darauf sollten Sie achten, wenn Sie ins Vinyl-Hobby einsteigen möchten.

RE: #Watergate

»ID photos of 70,000 users may have been leaked, Discord says:
Discord, a messaging platform popular with gamers, says official ID photos of around 70,000 users have potentially been leaked after a cyber-attack.«
Discord wants to collect the data from you for "security" in order to evaluate you via ID. Now this, this shows how insecure data hunger is, especially in the age of BigTech.
🤷

ID photos of 70,000 users may have been leaked, Discord says
The platform says hackers targeted a firm that helped to verify the ages of its users.

Sources: AI legal software startup Harvey seeks to raise $200M led by Sequoia and GIC at an $11B valuation, up from $8B after raising $160M in December 2025 (Iain Martin/Forbes)
http://www.forbes.com/sites/iainmartin/20

Legal AI Startup Harvey In Talks To Raise $200 Million At $11 Billion Valuation
The startup, which develops AI software for lawyers and big law firms, is raising additional capital, increasing its valuation from $8 billion just two months ago.

@… you’re welcome

At least 5 killed, 36 injured in Russian attacks on Ukraine over past day: https://benborges.xyz/2026/02/09/at-least-killed-injured-in.html

KI-Agenten spielen römisches Brettspiel und ermitteln so dessen Regeln
Vor wenigen Jahren hat ein Archäologe einen runden Stein entdeckt, der wohl einst als Spielfeld gedient hat. Dank KI wurden jetzt die Spielregeln rekonstruiert.

🥳 New Kitten release
The release I pushed a few minutes ago brings preliminary Web Numbers support to Kitten.
What are Web Numbers? Well, they’re just a friendlier name for IP Addresses, now that we can deploy secure sites at them. They’re also a cornerstone of how I’m implementing the Small Web.
https://ar.al/2025/06/25/web-nu…

Web Numbers
Domains? Where we’re going, we don’t need domains! Until the end of this year, the only way to have a secure web site is to have it accessible via a domain name. That, however, is changing. And the design of the Small Web will be changing along with it. IP addresses are about to make a comeback on the web in a big (ok, small) way, thanks to upcoming support for security certificates for IP addresses by Let’s Encrypt.

Kremlin says Ukraine breakthrough hinges on 'Anchorage' understandings: https://benborges.xyz/2026/02/10/kremlin-says-ukraine-breakthrough-hinges.html

"Encrypted" Doesn't Mean "Private": What Your Messaging Apps Really Know About You
Encryption protects your words. Not your secrets.
🔒 https://snugg.social/en/blog/encrypted-doesnt-mean-private

"Encrypted" Doesn't Mean "Private": What Your Messaging Apps Really Know About You
WhatsApp says it's encrypted and private. But Meta still knows who you talk to, when, how often, and can infer almost everything else. Here's what "encrypted" actually means.

Archive.today: Betreiber setzt Nutzer für DDoS-Attacke ein
Der Betreiber von Archive.today setzt Besucher seiner Seite unwissentlich für eine DDoS-Attacke. Betroffener ist ein finnischer Blogger.
https://www.

@… one-two punch!

Sam Bankman-Fried, who is serving 25 years for fraud, files a long-shot request for a new trial, says new witness testimony could refute the prosecution's case (Bob Van Voris/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/20

'Second stage' of Ukrainian military's corps reform underway, Syrskyi says: https://benborges.xyz/2026/02/10/second-stage-of-ukrainian-militarys.html

Siemens oder SAP – das Rennen um die Dax-Krone
Lange lag SAP einsam an der Spitze der wertvollsten Unternehmen im Dax. Warum aus dem Soloflug ein Zweikampf geworden ist.
https://www.heise.de/news/…

Spotify reports Q4 revenue up 13% YoY to €4.5B, Premium users up 10% YoY to 290M, MAUs up 11% YoY to 751M, and a €701M operating income, above €639.1M est. (Ashley Carman/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02…

There are levels to this thing…

General Staff: Russia has lost 1,247,580 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022: https://benborges.xyz/2026/02/09/general-staff-russia-has-lost.html

Galaxy S26: Samsung verzichtet abermals auf Magnete für Qi-Laden
Samsung verzichtet bei seiner Galaxy-S26-Serie laut Zertifizierungsdokumenten abermals auf den Einsatz von Magneten für das kabellose Laden per Qi2.

Gary Shapiro plans to step down as CEO of the Consumer Technology Association, the owner and producer of annual CES events in Las Vegas, after 35 years (Todd Spangler/Variety)
https://variety.com/2026/digital/news/cta-ceo-gary-shapiro-ste…

Gary Shapiro Stepping Down as CTA CEO After More Than 35 Years
Gary Shapiro is exiting his role as CEO of CTA after more than 35 years at the helm. Kinsey Fabrizio will take over the CEO role effective May 1.

@… both are bad

Japan to join NATO-led initiative to buy US weapons for Ukraine, media reports: https://benborges.xyz/2026/02/10/japan-to-join-natoled-initiative.html

Durchbruch im Treppenhaus: Leitlinie soll Glasfaserausbau in Gebäuden beflügeln
Millionen Haushalte warten auf schnelles Internet, doch der Ausbau stockte bisher oft an der Wohnungstür. Eine neue technische VDE-Richtlinie räumt Hürden ab.

Russia says 'long way to go' in Ukraine peace talks as Lavrov rejects US optimism: https://benborges.xyz/2026/02/10/russia-says-long-way-to.html

Sources: a VC firm backed by Fidelity billionaire Johnson's family shelves plans to sell its stake in ~40 Chinese tech companies as geopolitical factors ease (Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/20

A casual browse through records on https://www.cve.org/ (Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures):
React ×142 results
WordPress ×30,523 results

Cyberexperte fordert Aufklärungsvideos zu KI-Risiken
„Wir müssen Kinder aufs KI-Zeitalter vorbereiten“, sagt Cyberexperte Rüdiger. Er fordert Aufklärungsvideos bei Tiktok und Co. zu KI-Risiken.
https://www.

EU chief diplomat calls Olympics crowd boos of JD Vance a sign of 'European pride': https://benborges.xyz/2026/02/10/eu-chief-diplomat-calls-olympics.html

Chinese chip designer Montage raised $902M in its Hong Kong IPO, jumping 64% in its market debut, the biggest rise since Kuaishou's $6.2B Hong Kong IPO in 2021 (Julia Zhong/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/20

@… similar, yeah https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNtNIqL8omc

Belgorod blackout: officials drain heating systems in high-rises ahead of freeze: https://benborges.xyz/2026/02/08/belgorod-blackout-officials-drain-heating.html

The UK CMA says Apple and Google committed to making app store changes to ensure fairness to developers and consumers, and asks market players for their views (Upmanyu Trivedi/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/20

@… *looks around* …fair

Russian forces panic as inactive Starlink terminals reportedly broadcast location data: https://benborges.xyz/2026/02/08/russian-forces-panic-as-inactive.html

Franco-Italian chipmaker STMicro agrees to supply AWS with various chips, including for high-bandwidth connectivity and power management; STM jumps 5% (Christina Kyriasoglou/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/202…

Ukraine secures agreements for 250 new Gripen and Rafale fighter jets to bolster air power: https://benborges.xyz/2026/02/09/ukraine-secures-agreements-for-new.html

@… are you under duress

Tech Oversight Project: ahead of a landmark social media addiction trial, Meta paid for 3,500 ads on CNN, Fox, and others to promote Instagram's Teen Accounts (Annie Bang/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/202…

Budapest blasts conscription in Ukraine, backs Hungarian suspected of smuggling draft evaders: https://benborges.xyz/2026/02/09/budapest-blasts-conscription-in-ukraine.html

@… @… sry I have plans to see Book of Porgman at that time

Ukrainian partisans identify command post of Russia’s 328th regiment accused of executing POWs: https://benborges.xyz/2026/02/08/ukrainian-partisans-identify-command-post.html

@… we love to hear it

After resignation, Yermak continues to meet top officials and may see Zelensky, investigation finds: https://benborges.xyz/2026/02/08/after-resignation-yermak-continues-to.html

Satellite executives, investors, and researchers say Elon Musk's aim to launch space data centers by around 2029 is highly ambitious, but the idea is plausible (Tim Bradshaw/Financial Times)
https://www.ft.com/content/a5cf86ec-47cb-448f-b4a3-56ca6390ad8e

Zelensky urges daily deliveries of air defense missiles after Russian missile strikes on Kyiv region: https://benborges.xyz/2026/02/09/zelensky-urges-daily-deliveries-of.html

@… let’s weigh the porgs and cons

Munich-based Constellr, which builds thermal satellite imaging hardware and software, raised a €37M Series A, taking its total funding to €75M (Ingrid Lunden/Resilience Media)
https://resiliencemedia.co/constellr-snaps-up-e37m-to-expand-its-thermal…

🎯 MISSILE GAME-CHANGER and Ukrainians in the PENTAGON. USA: end the war by JUNE – is it possible?: https://benborges.xyz/2026/02/08/missile-gamechanger-and-ukrainians-in.html

@… pogs are back! in pog form!

Analysis: despite AI ads outnumbering traditional Super Bowl ad categories like beer, nostalgia-driven ads from Budweiser and Dunkin' dominated social media (Patrick Coffee/Wall Street Journal)
https://www.

Russian ATTACK on Odesa: “Shahed” drones hit the city #shorts: https://benborges.xyz/2026/02/09/russian-attack-on-odesa-shahed.html

is your company porganizationally healthy

ByteDance releases Seedance 2.0, an update to its AI video generation model that can make multi-shot scenes, available to select Jimeng and Jianying users (Juro Osawa/The Information)
https://www.theinformation.com/briefings/bytedances-seedance-2-0…

ByteDance’s Seedance 2.0 Video Model Generates Buzz
ByteDance’s new AI video generation model Seedance 2.0, unveiled over the weekend, is generating a lot of buzz on social media, with some calling it a game changer. The new model is the latest indication of how Chinese companies are playing central roles in the advancements of AI video technology, and confirms an earlier report by The Information. Early users of the model are praising its

PENTAGON and TWO UKRAINIAN DRONE MAKERS – now working together! #shorts: https://benborges.xyz/2026/02/08/pentagon-and-two-ukrainian-drone.html

Ukrainian ENERGY COMPANIES are restoring substations attacked by RUSSIA #shorts: https://benborges.xyz/2026/02/08/ukrainian-energy-companies-are-restoring.html

porgs, basically
porgs.

Discord plans to roll out age verification globally starting in March to access some content; all accounts will have a "teen-appropriate experience by default" (Stevie Bonifield/The Verge)
https://www.theverge.com/tech/875309/discord-age-verification-g…

Discord will require a face scan or ID for full access next month
Starting in March, all Discord users will have a “teen” experience by default unless they complete age verification using a video selfie or ID.

porgressive web apps

Sources: KPMG negotiated lower fees from auditor Grant Thornton by arguing that AI will make it cheaper to do the work, and threatened to find a new auditor (Stephen Foley/Financial Times)
https://www.ft.com/content/c891c47c-b21f-4e0f-84b3-b80c794eff3d

General Staff: Russia has lost 1,248,560 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022: https://benborges.xyz/2026/02/10/general-staff-russia-has-lost.html

OpenAI says it has started testing ads in ChatGPT in the US for logged-in adult users on the Free and Go tiers and that the ads do not change ChatGPT answers (OpenAI)
https://openai.com/index/testing-ads-in-chatgpt/

THOUSANDS of drones and missiles AGAINST UKRAINE – ESCALATION amid Russian failures: https://benborges.xyz/2026/02/08/thousands-of-drones-and-missiles.html

Moldova's new prime minister makes first official visit to Ukraine to deepen EU, security ties: https://benborges.xyz/2026/02/10/moldovas-new-prime-minister-makes.html

Onsemi reports Q4 revenue down 11% YoY to $1.53B, vs. $1.54B est., as its two biggest business units continue to post sales declines; ON drops 4% after hours (Katherine Hamilton/Wall Street Journal)
https://www.

Ukraine war latest: Zelensky warns of 'risk' US, Russia could strike bilateral deals on Ukraine without Kyiv: https://benborges.xyz/2026/02/08/ukraine-war-latest-zelensky-warns.html

X limits Grok's image generation and editing to paying subscribers after widespread outcry over its use to create sexually explicit and violent imagery (Helena Horton/The Guardian)
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jan/09/gro…

🏚 Russians took MY HOME: emotions of a UKRAINIAN woman from occupied TOKMAK #shorts: https://benborges.xyz/2026/02/08/russians-took-my-home-emotions.html

Senior Russian official says Moscow needs 'security guarantees': https://benborges.xyz/2026/02/10/senior-russian-official-says-moscow.html

11-year-old child killed alongside mother after Russia strikes Sloviansk with glide bombs: https://benborges.xyz/2026/02/10/yearold-child-killed-alongside-mother.html