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Antonio Vivaldi, Rachel Podger, Bojan Čičić, Johannes Pramsohler, Sabine Stoffer, Alison McGillivray & Brecon Baroque:
🎵 Concerto for 4 Violins and Cello in B Minor, Op. 3 No. 10, RV 580 (3rd movement)
https://open.spotify.com/track/4MntuwJGoNRJicEvSb2SBg

Alexander Smirnov, the ex–FBI informant who admitted to lying about the Biden-Burisma connection, has been released from prison just months into his six-year prison sentence.
In a plea deal in December 2024, Smirnov admitted to completely fabricating the conspiracy that became central to a Republican effort to impeach then-President Joe Biden.
Days later, the Russian asset pleaded guilty to four felony charges, including one count of obstruction, and was sentenced to six years in …

FBI Informant Who Lied About the Bidens Covertly Released From Jail
Alexander Smirnov pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI and was sentenced to six years in jail.

Google details steps it is taking to secure Chrome's upcoming agentic browsing features, including a "User Alignment Critic" model that vets AI agent's actions (Abner Li/9to5Google)
https://9to5google.com/2025/12/08/gemini-chrome-agentic-security/

Google explains Gemini in Chrome’s agentic browsing security, protections
With Gemini in Chrome and the upcoming availability of agentic capabilities, Google is detailing how the browser will protect against threats.

Ex-Tory MP Ben Howlett says he paid £100 for a 50% stake in influential X account PoliticsUK, which he used for posts that aligned with his clients' interests (Democracy for Sale)
https://democracyforsale.substack.com/p/breaking-our-fake-chinese-ai-investor<…

BREAKING: Our fake Chinese AI investor bought access into heart of Labour government
Ex-Tory MP facilitated meetings with 10+ Labour MPs and met ministers in “cash-for-access operation”

It appears that the latest version of Portainer has a significant bug that prevents access to the local server environment, meaning you cannot manage your containers.
Until the developers fix the problem, the temporary solution is to use version 2.20.2.
https://github.com/portainer/portainer

Jaguars kicker sets NFL record against Raiders at Allegiant Stadium https://www.reviewjournal.com/sports/raiders/jaguars-kicker-sets-nfl-record-against-raiders-at-allegiant-stadium-3531840/

Wenn der Staat plötzlich in eurem Wohnzimmer steht – und das ganz legal!
Zum Artikel: https://heise.de/-11103253?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&utm_source=mastodon

»Kann der Arbeitgeber Microsoft-Teams-Chats überwachen?
Die kurze Antwort lautet: Ja, IT-Administratoren können die Chats der Mitarbeitenden in Microsoft Teams überwachen. Dafür sind entsprechende Lizenzpläne und Richtlinien notwendig.«
Ich weiss nicht wie dies rechtlich einzuordnen ist aber dass Microsoft einiges mehr ist als nur Windows und MS Office sollte allgemein bekannt sein.
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Kann der Arbeitgeber Microsoft-Teams-Chats überwachen? | Computer Weekly
Wenn Sie Microsoft Teams nutzen, fragen Sie sich vielleicht, ob Ihre Chats überwacht werden. Lesen Sie hier, wie Administratoren Nachrichten nachverfolgen können.

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Filing: OpenAI President and co-founder Greg Brockman donated $25M to Trump's super PAC, MAGA Inc., in H2 2025; Crypto.com operator Foris DAX donated $20M (Bill Allison/Bloomberg)