2026-05-28 05:01:42
Swiggy CEO Sriharsha Majety says his company plans to stay out of the spending war as Amazon and Flipkart ramp up their quick commerce efforts across India (Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/20
Swiggy CEO Sriharsha Majety says his company plans to stay out of the spending war as Amazon and Flipkart ramp up their quick commerce efforts across India (Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/20
Just heard that my posts are being blocked on indieweb.social.
I’m very clear about who I am and what I stand for. So you make of them what you will.
🤷♂️
Große Folgeempfehlung für die @… aus Thüringen, welche dieses Jahr sich dem Bundesparteitag der AfD in Erfurt Widersetzen werden! 🕊️ 🚩
Sie bereiten ihren Account grad noch vor — aber heute kommt schon was ;)
Go crypto, suffer the consequences, by @… -->
https://pluralistic.net/2026/05/28/we-live-in-a-society/#rubber-hose-cryptan…
Chatbots, for when you want to use the command line but only want it to do what you say half of the time.
Interesting movement, will be interesting to see if Commission manages to push it through against #UStech lobbying #DigitalAutonomy #DigitalSovereignty
EU pushes for ‘tech sovereignty’ to cut reliance on US - https://giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/actions/redeem/89b6b9da-2d83-4a8d-a3a3-14f09fb4f26d via @FT
RE: https://mastodon.social/@ekis/116644740714248230
Today I learned:
Filing: CNN sues Perplexity in New York for allegedly unlawfully copying and distributing CNN content, after failing to agree on terms with Perplexity in 2025 (Brian Stelter/CNN)
http://www.cnn.com/2026/05/28/media/cnn-sues-perplexity-ai-copyright
After 88 days of near-total internet blackout in Iran,
long-delayed messages, images and poems flooded phones and social media feeds at about 5pm on Tuesday,
when still-limited connectivity flickered back to life.
The first reactions, however, were not celebratory.
Many new posts were threaded with scepticism, anxiety and anger.
Ellie*, 42, an artist from Tehran, was able to connect for the first time since 28 February.
“I lit a cigarette, played SoundCloud…
Temperature: 37°
Feels Like: 🔥Aaaaaaaaah!!🔥
RE: #conjunction - they are closest on 9 June. See https://skyweek.wordpress.com/2026/05/25/allgemeines-live-blog-ab-dem-25-mai-2026/#May27 ("Jupiter und Venus über Bochum ...") for a comparison on the last three evenings.
The Internet Archive working with the NOAA Library to bring much of it digital and as accessible as possible is wonderful, and a wonderful model: lets flip more libraries digital.
https://archive.org/details/noaa
"Russia is not winning. Russia is not going to win": US Senator Blumenthal and Representative Himes met with Zelenskyy in Kyiv after Russia's massive strike - Euromaidan Press
https://euromaidanpress.com/2026/05/28/russia-is-not-winning-russia-is-not-going-to-win-us-senator-blumenthal-and-representative-himes-met-with-zelenskyy-in-kyiv-after-russias-massive-strike/
Thai court acquits opposition politician accused of royal insult (Panu Wongcha-um/Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/thai-court-acquits-opposition-politician-accused-royal-insult-2026-05-28/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260528/p2#a260528p2
Sehr gelacht.
"Axel Springer, Politico execs meet with staff after letter warns CEO risks ‘undermining our reputation’"
https://www.semafor.com/article/04/27/2026/axel-springer-pol…
Tipps, Tests, Reports: Mac & i 3/2026 jetzt vorab als Heft und PDF erhältlich
Ab Freitag gibt's die Mac & i am Kiosk, schon jetzt bekommen Sie das Heft versandkostenfrei im heise-Shop.
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あらためて考えてみると、私がブロックされてても何も支障がないのは、ローカルタイムライン使わない生活だからだねえ。
Global AI hardware demand is easing China's concerns over a stronger yuan hurting exports, as AI hardware exports surge and chip equipment imports rise (Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-05-28/world…
RE: https://mastodon.social/@DrALJONES/116650243651991279
Fascism flips everything on its head. When the worst criminals are in charge, decent people are branded criminals.
Es ist nun wieder Ende des Monats und das heißt neue Rechnungen für die Server! Wir haben diverse Ausgaben und Moderationsarbeit nimmt leider viel Zeit, weswegen wir uns über eine kleine Unterstützung sehr freuen würden! :boost_requested:
:liberapay: LiberaPay
:paypal:
Bari Weiss appoints longtime tech journalist Nick Bilton as the executive producer of 60 Minutes, replacing Tanya Simon, a 30-year veteran of the show (Benjamin Mullin/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/28/business/media/nick-bilton-60-mi…
Discovery of a z ≃ 4.9 Lyα Emitter #Protocluster - Wavelength-dependent Environmental Effects on Galaxy Structure: https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/2041-8213/ae5824 -> Just 1.2 Billion Years After the Big Bang, Galaxies Were Already Shaped by Where They Lived: https://subarutelescope.org/en/results/2026/05/25/3716.html -> Local Environment Shapes Galaxy Growth in Early Universe: https://www.nao.ac.jp/en/news/science/2026/20260526-subaru.html
Fellow MA-4 citizens (Brookline, Needham, Newton, Wellesley, among others), we have a chance to primary the coin-operated nepo baby that represents us.
I will be going to this event:
https://poulos.house/events
"The pork industry is another casualty of China’s economic slowdown. The property market is in a yearslong slump, dragging down spending, including at restaurants, a big driver of pork sales. Construction activity has also weakened, reducing demand for pork, long a staple for workers on building sites, according to a report from Nomura, the Japanese bank."
What Plunging Pork Prices Say About China’s Economy - The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/28/business/china-pork-prices-economy.html
CSS vs. JavaScript:
Exploring the performance implications of different animation strategies
One of the most common questions around animation performance is whether JS-based animations are slower than CSS-based ones. Should we always strive to use CSS transitions, or is it OK to use JavaScript animation libraries?
😉 https://www.…
RE: https://mastodon.social/@tazgetroete/116480804032416978
Sehr schade, dass es keine gedruckte taz mehr gibt. Die hätte ich gekauft.
じゃあ、Xに対抗して『あなたが気に入りそうな投稿に自動的にリアクションを付けます』機能を……
After Google announced its huge overhaul to Search last week,
I overheard a woman on the phone saying she was switching to DuckDuckGo
because you can “opt out of using AI.”
“Google just isn’t Google anymore,” she said.
It seems that others had the same idea.
ht…
Mark Zuckerberg tells shareholders that a Meta cloud computing business is "definitely on the table" if it overspends on data centers and has excess capacity (Jonathan Vanian/CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/27/mark-zuckerberg-s…
Noch ein paar der zuletzt hier besonders häufig geteilten #News:
Massiver Datendiebstahl in Litauen
https://www.…
RE: https://techhub.social/@Techmeme/116652916669609461
The folks who helped Hitler carry out the Holocaust will only use it for good, don’t worry.
YouTube launches new Premium podcast features, including an AI-powered recommendation tool, an "Auto speed" setting, and a new on-the-go listening mode (Aisha Malik/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/28/yout
Don't forget to check in on @… to point and laugh while he's stuck using Window 11 for a month 🤭
RE: https://fosstodon.org/@pamelafox/116646778033917029
Token arbitrage gets a fancy name!
Huh, #CrepuscularRays as a news story topic: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-20/crepuscular-rays-weather-phenomenon-nt-sunsets-bom/106691518. Not that rare, here are some of mine: https://bonnstern.wordpress.com/tag/krepuskularstrahlen/
The CFTC files alongside Gemini to nullify Gemini's $5M settlement in January 2025, arguing that the agency's current management wouldn't have pursued the case (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2026/05/27
RE: https://mastodon.social/@_elena/116645486985827346
Who’s behind W Social?
Folks like this:
“Ingmar Rentzhog, an entrepreneur who claims he found and helped develop the Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg into a world phenomenon, also use…
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Sources: Reuters news executive Simon Robinson is expected to be appointed news director of Australia's ABC, replacing Justin Stevens, who resigned on Wednesday (Amanda Meade/The Guardian)
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/may/28/simon-robinso…
Record Q1 data center spending of $6.2B, up ~100% QoQ, boosted Australia's investment growth, supporting an economy strained by energy costs and high rates (James Mayger/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/20
If your success criteria for technology is measured in dollars and cents you’re going to end up with billionaires every damn time.
And where you have billionaires, you can be sure fascism is not far behind.
Taiwanese tech companies have completed a record $14.5B of debt deals so far this year, as they race to secure financing to meet soaring demand for AI capacity (Aileen Chuang/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/20
Report on AI content licensing marketplaces: TollBit/Sphere.ai takes 0% from rights holders, ScalePost takes 15%, Cloudflare takes 30%, and ProRata takes 50% (Andrew Deck/Nieman Lab)
https://www.niemanlab.org/2026/05/the-emer
“Corporations are people”
– Famous last words, Homo Sapiens @… https://infosec.exchange/@FritzAdalis/116643483355447185
„868-BACK“ angespielt: Digitales Brettspiel zum Selberhacken
Die Fortsetzung des Hacking-Kultspiels „868-BACK“ ist da. „868-BACK“ bietet komplexe Rundenstrategie auf kleinstem Raum mit kryptischen Regeln.
https:/…
The US DOD announces a $9.7B five-year deal with Dell to provide Microsoft 365, advanced cloud subscriptions, and on-premises licensing to the US military (Garrett Downs/CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/27/dell-dod-pentagon-software-deal-di…
Neue Verordnung soll Klarheit in den Kritis-Dschungel bringen
Die sogenannte Kritis-Verordnung soll mehr Klarheit für von Kritis-Dachgesetz und NIS2 gleichzeitig Betroffene bringen. Doch es bleibt komplex.
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Companies are using AI at their global capability centers in India to bring more creative work in-house, cutting turnaround times and reliance on ad agencies (Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/global…
Die Telekom verzichtet freiwillig aufs Buddeln! 🎉
In Brandenburg und Mecklenburg-Vorpommern setzt der Marktführer erstmals auf Bitstrom-Vorleistungen regionaler Netzbetreiber, statt eigene Leitungen zu verlegen. 🌐
Zum Artikel: https://heise.de/-11308981?…
RE: https://tldr.nettime.org/@remixtures/116648866000876258
That’s interesting… what with Google Android itself being spyware and all.
Anthropic and OpenAI seem to have finally found product-market fit with coding agents, which are quickly becoming daily drivers for highly paid professionals (Simon Willison/Simon Willison's Weblog)
https://simonwillison.net/2026/May/27/product-market-fit/
DSA-Strafe: Temu soll 200 Millionen Euro zahlen
Die EU-Kommission hat gegen den chinesischen Online-Marktplatzbetreiber Temu eine Geldstrafe von 200 Millionen Euro unter dem Digital Services Act verhängt.
https://www.…
snek 🐍
Kuaishou reports Q1 revenue up 3.4% YoY to ~$5B and Kling AI revenue up 300% YoY to ~$96M; Kling reached a ~$500M annualized revenue run rate in March 2026 (Coco Feng/South China Morning Post)
https://www.scmp.com/tech/article/3355027/
RE: https://xoxo.zone/@davidcelis/116648574548589154
<always have been meme>
Sources: ByteDance is developing its own CPUs to support growing AI infrastructure needs, as chip price hikes and supply shortages constrain expansion plans (Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/world/china/bytedance-developing…
Last.fm: Musiktracking-Dienst wird nach 19 Jahren wieder unabhängig
Last.fm ist wieder ein eigenständiges Unternehmen. Scrobbles, Nutzerprofile und das Team bleiben erhalten.
https://www.
Oh, you mean real ones, I thought you meant billionaires.
https://e360.yale.edu/digest/climate-change-snakebite-study
Via @…@…
Oura Ring 5: Smart-Ring wird kleiner und teurer
Oura hat die fünfte Generation seines Smart-Rings vorgestellt. Das neue Modell ist 40 Prozent kompakter, bietet neue Tracking-Funktionen und kostet 429 Euro.
https://www.
Kirkland & Ellis, the world's highest-grossing law firm, is setting aside $500M to build its own AI platform rather than rely on tools available to its rivals (Financial Times)
https://www.ft.com/content/1825bb59-7b28-460d-b009-ee3cea5dbac3
RE: https://mastodon.world/@oldrawgabbit/116648449860227866
Now if they could just also tear down the other side…
Trade Desk's market cap fell ~70% from a December 2024 peak as it contends with frustrated agency partners, competition from Google, and a new entrant, Amazon (Patience Haggin/Wall Street Journal)
https://www.wsj.com/bu…
KI-Code führt vermehrt zu Produktionsausfällen
Die schnelle Einführung von KI-generiertem Code führt laut einer Umfrage vermehrt zu Produktionsausfällen.
https://www.heise.de/news/KI-Code-fueh…
RE: https://mastodon.social/@Sarahp/116648057763919880
SOND, a startup that farms you for your vitals while you sleep (and will never share that data with the insurance industry, pinky promise), exits stealth with $7M
“…the device tracks signals like …
Memo: Meta plans to embed engineers and product managers within large corporate customers as part of a new Enterprise Solutions unit to help deploy its AI tools (Jyoti Mann/The Information)
https://www.theinformation.com/articles/met…
Fahrradbranche schafft neuen Kongress in Berlin
Nach Kritik an der Eurobike-Messe startet in Berlin ein neuer Kongress der Fahrradbranche. Im Fokus sind dabei E-Bikes, Digitalisierung und politische Relevanz.
https://www.…
RE: https://todon.eu/@regendans/116647919233756613
“I am not raw material for the self-improvement of the people whose state, with active and pervasive participation from its population, expelled my family and me, stole our homes and heritage and has been activ…
Sources: the Pentagon is pursuing funding deals with US drone companies, potentially with equity stakes, to increase domestic production and lower unit costs (Wall Street Journal)
https://www.wsj.com/politics/national-secu
RE: https://mastodon.social/@arstechnica/116646087495895466
It’s not anti-tech extremism, you fuck muppets, it’s antifascism. Oh wait, they outlawed that too, didn’t they, the fascist fucks.
Last.fm announces it is an independent company again, 19 years after being acquired by CBS; it plans to keep its current team and continue the service as normal (Mariella Moon/Engadget)
https://www.engadget.com/2182644/lastfm-independent-company-cbs-paramo…
Analysis: the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index, which tracks 30 largest US-listed chipmakers, is up ~75% YTD and on track for its biggest annual gain since 1999 (Financial Times)
https://www.ft.com/content/48cdf575-5509-4b50-a54d-1b767e41be47
Sam Altman korrigiert Warnung vor KI-bedingtem Stellenabbau
OpenAI-Chef Sam Altman räumt ein, den KI-bedingten Abbau von Bürojobs überschätzt zu haben.
https://www.heise.de/news/Sam…
Roboter für Satellitenwartung soll im Sommer starten
Mit zwei Jahren Verspätung soll im Sommer ein Roboter ins All geschossen werden, der Satelliten in geosynchronen Orbits warten, nachrüsten und reparieren soll.
http…
Analysis: the share of entry-level hiring in India's tech sector fell to ~15% in 2025 from 28% in 2024 as companies shifted focus to AI and automation roles (Tanya Pandey/The Economic Times)
https://economictimes.i…
Filing: Amazon will acquire Apple's 20% stake in Globalstar as part of its acquisition of the satellite provider and create a subsidiary to conduct the merger (Michael Kan/PCMag)
https://www.pcmag.com/news/amazon-to-take-over-apples-20-…
SoFi says SoFiUSD, its US dollar-pegged stablecoin on Ethereum and Solana, is now available for members to buy, sell, hold, and convert within the SoFi app (Brian Danga/The Block)
https://www.theblock.co/post/402361/sofi-rolls-out-sofiusd-stablecoin…
„The Witcher 3“: Dritte Erweiterung „Songs of the Past“ angekündigt
CD Projekt Red hat die dritte Erweiterung für „The Witcher 3“ angekündigt. „Songs of the Past“ erscheint 2027 und wird gemeinsam mit Fool's Theory entwickelt.
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Surging AI demand has caused shortages and price increases across the entire optical supply chain, from lasers and substrates to optical fibers and connectors (Nikkei Asia)
https://asia.nikkei.com/business/technology/tec…
Hackback-Erlaubnis: Kabinett macht Weg frei
Das Kabinett hat den Weg für neue Befugnisse freigemacht: Das Bundeskriminalamt soll künftig IT-Systeme von Angreifern stören oder zerstören dürfen.
https://www.
Robolympics incomin? 🤖💨 Geht es nach dem chinesischen Hersteller Unitree Robotics, ist das nur eine Frage der Zeit.☝️
Zum Artikel: https://heise.de/-11255799?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&utm_sou…
Noch ein paar der zuletzt hier besonders häufig geteilten #News:
„Pack2TheRoot“: Sicherheitslücke betrifft mehrere Linux-Distributionen
Einige der zuletzt hier besonders häufig geteilten #News:
Werbeblocker Pi-hole: Update stopft Codeschmuggel- und Rechteausweitungslücken
Vor 30 Jahren: Apples Konsolen-Flop Pippin erscheint
Am 28. März 1996 wird in Japan Apples Spielkonsole Pippin veröffentlicht. Sie floppt – aber die Zeche zahlt jemand anderes.
https://www.