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@Techmeme@techhub.social
2025-12-19 02:25:51

The US Senate confirms Trump pick Michael Selig as chairman of the CFTC, as lawmakers consider legislation to give the agency more control over digital assets (Lydia Beyoud/Bloomberg)
bloomberg.com/news/articles/20

Senate Confirms Selig as Chief of CFTC and Hill to Run the FDIC
The US Senate on Thursday night confirmed Michael Selig as chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and Travis Hill as chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., installing permanent chiefs of two agencies that play critical roles overseeing financial markets and banks.

@cdarwin@c.im
2025-11-19 02:47:52

Mastodon’s creator, Eugen Rochko,
is stepping down as CEO of the open source, decentralized social network and X riva
as part of the organization’s transition to a nonprofit structure,
announced at the beginning of the year.
The change is Mastodon’s most significant leadership overhaul to date, and one designed to ensure Mastodon’s longevity

Mastodon CEO steps down as the social network restructures | TechCrunch
Eugen Rochko is stepping down as CEO of decentralized social network Mastodon. Felix Hlatky will now become the Executive Director as the company become structured as a nonprofit government by a board.

@Sustainable2050@mastodon.energy
2026-01-18 20:50:07

Chilean president declares state of catastrophe as wildfires kill at least 15. Fires blaze through 8,500 hectares, forcing 50,000 people to evacuate as firefighters struggle to extinguish flames in scorching heat: temperatures up to 38°C (100F)
thegu…

Chilean president declares state of catastrophe as wildfires kill at least 18
Fires blaze through 8,500 hectares, forcing 50,000 people to evacuate as firefighters struggle to extinguish flames

@steve@s.yelvington.com
2025-11-19 00:34:44

techcrunch.com/2025/11/18/mast

Mastodon CEO steps down as the social network restructures | TechCrunch
Eugen Rochko is stepping down as CEO of decentralized social network Mastodon. Felix Hlatky will now become the Executive Director as the company become structured as a nonprofit government by a board.

@axbom@axbom.me
2026-01-19 10:10:17
“When we think of technology as a tool that can be used for good as well as evil, we also think that we are in control of why, when, and for what it is used. But this is only partly the case. We may decide to buy a car to drive ourselves to work. And thus we may think of the car as a tool to achieve our goal of getting to work as fast as possible. But we never made the decision that fast is better than slow. It’s an idea that comes with the car. So is the idea that it should be easy and conveni…
@netzschleuder@social.skewed.de
2026-01-18 22:00:36

as_skitter: Skitter IP graph (2005)
An aggregate snapshot of the Internet Protocol (IP) graph, as measured by the traceroute tool on CAIDA's skitter infrastructure, in 2005.
This network has 1696415 nodes and 11095298 edges.
Tags: Technological, Communication, Unweighted
networks.skewed.de/net/as_s…

as_skitter: Skitter IP graph (2005). 1696415 nodes, 11095298 edges. https://networks.skewed.de/net/as_skitter

as_skitter — Skitter IP graph (2005)
An aggregate snapshot of the Internet Protocol (IP) graph, as measured by the traceroute tool on CAIDA's skitter infrastructure, in 2005.

@Mediagazer@mstdn.social
2025-12-17 13:20:44

BBC News hires Lindsay McIntosh, previously Head of News at The Sunday Times, as its Executive News Editor (BBC Press Office on LinkedIn)
linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:l

We are delighted to announce Lindsay McIntosh as the new Executive News Editor, BBC News.    As Executive News Editor, Lindsay will be at the heart of the BBC newsroom – driving the BBC’s editorial… | BBC Press Office
We are delighted to announce Lindsay McIntosh as the new Executive News Editor, BBC News.    As Executive News Editor, Lindsay will be at the heart of the BBC newsroom – driving the BBC’s editorial agenda and working across BBC News to ensure we continue to deliver high quality, distinctive news across our platforms.   Lindsay joins us from The Sunday Times where she is currently the Head of News and oversees its award-winning political and investigative journalism across digital and pr…

@benb@osintua.eu
2026-01-17 21:50:23

📉 $35 oil sinks Russia’s budget as UK detains shadow fleet and funds go to Ukraine: benborges.xyz/2026/01/17/oil-s

Tracking information about the Russian War against Ukraine — Modern art makes me want to rock out
A blog running on Micro.blog

@NFL@darktundra.xyz
2026-01-18 18:55:32

Jeff Ulbrich staying on as Falcons defensive coordinator nfl.com/news/jeff-ulbrich-stay

Jeff Ulbrich staying on as Falcons defensive coordinator
Jeff Ulbrich will stay on and continue to serve as defensive coordinator for the Atlanta Falcons, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported on NFL GameDay Morning. 

@kubikpixel@chaos.social
2025-12-17 20:45:18

Bursting AI bubble may be EU’s “secret weapon” in clash with Trump, expert says:
Spotify and Accenture caught in crossfire as Trump attacks EU tech regulations.
The US threatened to restrict some of the largest service providers in the European Union as retaliation for EU tech regulations and investigations are increasingly drawing Donald Trump’s ire. […]
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Bursting AI bubble may be EU’s “secret weapon” in clash with Trump, expert says
Spotify and Accenture caught in crossfire as Trump attacks EU tech regulations.

@radioeinsmusicbot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-01-18 10:47:15

🇺🇦 Auf radioeins läuft...
Dan Mangan:
🎵 About As Helpful As You Can Be Without Being Any Help At
#NowPlaying #DanMangan
danmangan.bandcamp.com/track/a
open.spotify.com/track/3N74seW

@cowboys@darktundra.xyz
2026-02-18 01:59:20

Rich Bisaccia steps down as Packers special teams coordinator foxsports.com/articles/nfl/ric

Rich Bisaccia steps down as Packers special teams coordinator
Rich Bisaccia has stepped down as the Green Bay Packers special teams coordinator after four seasons

@markhburton@mstdn.social
2025-12-18 09:02:18

“For voters opposed to Reform UK, tactical voting represents the most obvious counterstrategy – one of the explanations for the lopsided result in the Caerphilly byelection (which used FPTP). But to be effective, tactical voting requires clear information: voters must know which party has the best chance of defeating Reform UK in their own constituency."
Reform holds 11% lead over Plaid Cymru in Westminster election poll, as centre left vote fragments in Wales

Reform holds 11% lead over Plaid Cymru in Westminster election poll, as centre left vote fragments in Wales
Martin Shipton Reform UK has an 11 point lead over Plaid Cymru in the latest YouGov/Cardiff University opinion poll for Westminster voting intentions, as centre-left support becomes increasingly fragmented across multiple parties amid an increase in support for the Greens. The latest poll conducted by YouGov for Cardiff University shows Reform UK at 30%, while […]

@veit@mastodon.social
2026-01-17 17:47:43

Trump announces 10% punitive tariffs from 1 February 2026 against Germany, among others – as leverage in the Greenland dispute. From 1 June, the tariff will rise to 25%. This serves as a reminder that dependence makes us vulnerable to blackmail. It is time to detach ourselves from the United States as quickly as possible – especially digitally: away from big tech, US platforms and US offices.

Donald Trump says eight European countries face 10% tariff for opposing US control of Greenland – Europe live
Denmark, Norway, Sweden, the UK, France, Germany, the Netherlands and Finland will face tariffs from 1 February

@raiders@darktundra.xyz
2026-02-18 02:08:47

Rich Bisaccia steps down as Packers special teams coordinator foxsports.com/articles/nfl/ric

Rich Bisaccia steps down as Packers special teams coordinator
Rich Bisaccia has stepped down as the Green Bay Packers special teams coordinator after four seasons

@Techmeme@techhub.social
2026-02-17 20:55:51

Benchmark hires Jack Altman, the founder of Alt Capital and Lattice, as its fifth general partner; three Alt Capital team members will join him at Benchmark (The Information)
theinformation.com/briefings/b

Benchmark Hires Jack Altman as Newest General Partner
Benchmark on Tuesday said it had hired Jack Altman , the founder of early-stage firm Alt Capital and HR software company Lattice, as its fifth general partner. Benchmark—known for backing Uber and Snap in its early years—has kept its fund sizes relatively small and continued to operate as an equal partnership , even as its Silicon Valley competitors have raised multi-billion dollar funds and

@servelan@newsie.social
2026-01-17 17:41:20

As US Officials Showed Off a Self-Driving Robo-Bus - It Got Hit By a Tesla Driver - Slashdot
tech.slashdot.org/story/26/01/

@primonatura@mstdn.social
2026-02-17 13:00:11

"‘Hothouse’ Earth: Scientists sound alarm as multiple climate systems near critical tipping points"
#Climate #ClimateChange

Multiple climate tipping points closer than believed, study warns
Sharp changes could result in a cascade of subsystem interactions that would steer the planet toward extreme warming and sea level rise.

@thomasfuchs@hachyderm.io
2026-01-17 14:48:41

It’s amazing how these people talk about AGI as if it was actually possible (it’s not).
What’s being sold as “AI” currently is slightly random statistical token chain generation; it has zero to do with thinking, intelligence or creativity.
theguardian.com/technology/202

@memeorandum@universeodon.com
2026-02-18 22:55:57

Carr dismisses Colbert uproar as a 'hoax' (John Hendel/Politico)
politico.com/news/2026/02/18/c
memeorandum.com/260218/p109#a2

@detondev@social.linux.pizza
2026-02-16 18:27:29

Den of Angels is a forum dedicated to the appreciation of resin ball-jointed dolls and the artisans who make them, started in May 2002 as a Yahoo! Group
denofangels.com/

oorn. fantasy elf type shit, couldn't find the og page
"This is Aminata. She is an Aziza which is a type of fairy from West African Folklore. She loves collecting trinkets and exploring."
miao miao "Two words: cyclops octokitty! She's weird and scary and her giant eye stares into the depths of my soul - how could I not get her?" "I can change what goes inside her head - I can have a giant octopus emerge from her eye or put a tiny octopus sitting in front of a console inside." "I consider her to be Rosemii's monster daughter, and her father is (as of now) a head that is yet to be named. Said head is also a monster who has tentacles sprouting from his eye socket and mouth, so I…
noodle boi "I knew I had to have him as soon as I saw him. He’s the absolute gem of my collection. If the house was on fire and I could only save one, he’s it." "He’s HUGE!!! He’s as long as I am tall. I feel like I’m cuddling a toddler when I pick him up. (I realize these are typically seen as negative points, but I really love the big dolls.)" "A joint on his left wing broke in transit. I can reattach it, but it’s still a downer."
@netzschleuder@social.skewed.de
2025-12-17 12:00:38

as_skitter: Skitter IP graph (2005)
An aggregate snapshot of the Internet Protocol (IP) graph, as measured by the traceroute tool on CAIDA's skitter infrastructure, in 2005.
This network has 1696415 nodes and 11095298 edges.
Tags: Technological, Communication, Unweighted
networks.skewed.de/net/as_s…

as_skitter: Skitter IP graph (2005). 1696415 nodes, 11095298 edges. https://networks.skewed.de/net/as_skitter

as_skitter — Skitter IP graph (2005)
An aggregate snapshot of the Internet Protocol (IP) graph, as measured by the traceroute tool on CAIDA's skitter infrastructure, in 2005.

@aral@mastodon.ar.al
2026-01-17 12:53:23

“Apple is only continuing to patch iOS 18 on devices that can’t run iOS 26.”
arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/0
Wow. So not only has Apple los…

Are people avoiding iOS 26 because of Liquid Glass? It’s complicated.
Liquid Glass is controversial, but adoption rates aren't as low as they seem.

@hex@kolektiva.social
2026-02-17 19:45:29

The first time I ever really felt at home, comfortable and safe, was in an anarchist space in Seattle called "The Wildcat." It only existed for a few months, maybe a year, after I found it. Since then I've found similar places here in Amsterdam, and other places.
I want these places to be as comfortable, as much of a refuge, for everyone as they have been for me. Part of that is acknowledging and addressing the things they make physical and organizing spaces hostile.

@tante@tldr.nettime.org
2026-01-15 22:36:01

"Software is no longer seen as an asset, as something to care for, to maybe even take pride in. It’s a throw-away product. Like a napkin. Just get one quick, wipe your mouth and throw it away. Like a novelty t-shirt."
(Original title: Software as Fast Fashion)
tante.cc/2026/01/15/software-a…

Software as Fast Fashion
Clothes have never been cheaper. These days a t-shirt is often cheaper that a decent cup of tea in a cafe. The wonders of capitalism. At least that is how it is often described. And when you point at the underpaid, gruesome labor that people in poorer regions of the planet have to do to […]

@cdarwin@c.im
2025-12-18 16:07:27

Various news about a possible future collider,
all pointing to the CERN FCC-ee as the leading proposal.
The Chinese CEPC plan is now on hold, as a decision was reached to not include it in China’s plans for the next five years (2026-30).

As part of the European Strategy for Particle Physics update process, recommendations drafted earlier this month have now been released
As expected, the main recommendation is to pursue the FCC-ee project, which will cost an esti…

Future Collider Update
Various news about a possible future collider, all pointing to the CERN FCC-ee as the leading proposal. For up to date background technical information on proposed colliders, including cost estimat…

@rainerzufall_le@mastodon.social
2026-01-19 08:21:22

"ICE has been using “brake-checks” as pretense for detaining observers. Another observer car pulls up and my city council member steps out. He strides up to the Wagoneer, blowing his whistle. (Absolutely everyone is confronting ICE—I’ve encountered my old boss from the local cafe scuffling with agents, too.) Someone on the street starts filming and the bicyclist we know in the chat as “small fry” shouts at the agents to get out of Minneapolis."

ICE vs. Everyone | Erin West
What we’re doing now is this: The trainings have evolved into street medic workshops on protecting yourself from chemical weapons and lessons on digital security; there’s a meet-up to sew reinforced umbrellas as shields from mace and a collection spot for barricade materials. And this is what it’s like: Sometimes you’re chasing ICE off your street, maybe you’re buying groceries for a family, but a lot of the time you’re on your phone.

@kurtsh@mastodon.social
2026-01-19 06:48:28

Binge watching #StarTrek #StrangeNewWorlds Season 3.
Not bad but not quite as good as S1 & S2.
▫️E1 was great as expected
▫️E2-E4 are cheesy & less creative
▫️E5-E6 is more my taste
(watching E7 now)
Still the best thing for me on

@georgiamuseum@glammr.us
2025-12-17 13:00:00

We're happy to be teaming up with the Athenaeum at the Lamar Dodd School of Art (#UniversityOfGeorgia), on a pair of exhibitions focusing on #BeverlyBuchanan. Known nationally as a bold experimental artist who worked in land art and video as well as more familiar forms, she lived in Athe…

A small sculpture by Beverly Buchanan titled "Shot Gun House." It's mostly painted a dark barn red, made of and decorated with found materials including buttons and a Georgia license plate for the roof. A sign with the words "shot gun" appears on the side.
@zachleat@zachleat.com
2026-02-17 22:00:42

@… not as a consumer, but as a builder!

@catsalad@infosec.exchange
2025-12-17 12:33:45

My body is a machine that turns cats into kissed cats. 💋

Photo of someone with pale skin, glasses, and long hair kissing a fluffy kitty they are holding outside. One of the cat's eyes is partially closed as it looks away thinking of how to escape. Kitty tried showing one fang as a deferent, but alas, they still got kissed.
@blakes7bot@mas.torpidity.net
2025-12-18 13:22:33

B02 - Shadow
CALLY: Yes. Once the moon discs had broken through my isolation; as soon as I was no longer alone I could fight it. fight it.
VILA: But what about the key? How did you get Orac's key while he was up here and you were down there? Long arms?
blake.torpidity.net/m/202/611

Claude Sonnet 4 describes the image as: "This image shows a man with a distinctive bowl-cut hairstyle wearing a cream or off-white colored garment that appears to be a tunic or simple shirt with a high neckline. The setting appears to be indoors with warm, golden lighting in the background that creates a soft, atmospheric mood. The lighting and overall aesthetic suggest this is from a television production, likely from the 1970s or early 1980s based on the visual quality and styling. The man ha…
@khalidabuhakmeh@mastodon.social
2026-01-18 15:35:43

As soon as I see a loot box and in-game currency, I'm deleting your game

@Sustainable2050@mastodon.energy
2026-02-18 07:11:45

Renewables on the march in coal country.
reneweconomy.com.au/records-tu

Records tumble as nine wind and solar projects, 1 GW of batteries join grid in just three months
If Angus Taylor thought there was "too much wind and solar" on Australia's grid back when he was federal energy minister in 2018, have we got news for him in 2026.

@johnhobbs@mstdn.ca
2026-02-17 22:14:29

As many of you know, I very much enjoy classical music. I have many favorites. One of those is the William Tell Overture by Gioachino Rossini – a portion of which was used at the as the theme music for the TV series “The Lone Ranger” in the 50’s and 60’s.
Recently I encountered a concert hall version of this piece that took a very entertaining approach to that classical work. For those of you who remember The Lone Ranger (and everyone else as well) I encourage you to click on the embedded link – to both enjoy the music as well as the humor.
youtube.com/watch?v=BLXwpGCn2K
And please, tell me what you think about this performance. 😄

@ErikJonker@mastodon.social
2026-02-18 13:00:06

"Is the software I’m making for myself on my phone as good as handcrafted, bespoke code? No. But it’s immediate and cheap. And the quantities, measured in lines of text, are large. It might fail a company’s quality test, but it would meet every deadline. That is what makes A.I. coding such a shock to the system."

Opinion | The A.I. Disruption Has Arrived, and It Sure Is Fun
We’re entering a new renaissance of software development. We should all be excited, despite the uncertainties that lie ahead.

@mapto@qoto.org
2025-12-18 05:18:35

“If the market can keep the faith to persist, it buys the necessary time for the technology to mature, for the costs to come down, and for companies to figure out the business model,” Wu said. But US “companies can end up underwater if AI grows fast but less rapidly than they hope for,” he suggested.

Bursting AI bubble may be EU’s “secret weapon” in clash with Trump, expert says
Spotify and Accenture caught in crossfire as Trump attacks EU tech regulations.

@NFL@darktundra.xyz
2026-01-18 02:55:10

Falcons to hire former Browns coach Kevin Stefanski as new head coach nfl.com/news/kevin-stefanski-f

Falcons to hire former Browns coach Kevin Stefanski as new head coach
It didn't take long for Kevin Stefanski to rejoin the head coaching ranks. The Falcons are hiring Stefanski as their new head coach, NFL Network Insiders Ian Rapoport, Mike Garafolo and Tom Pelissero reported Saturday.

@kubikpixel@chaos.social
2026-02-17 19:10:04

Researchers Show Copilot and Grok Can Be Abused as Malware C2 Proxies
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed that artificial intelligence (AI) assistants that support web browsing or URL fetching capabilities can be turned into stealthy command-and-control (C2) relays, a technique that could allow attackers to blend into legitimate enterprise communications and evade detection.
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Researchers Show Copilot and Grok Can Be Abused as Malware C2 Proxies
Researchers show AI assistants can act as stealth C2 proxies, enabling malware communication, evasion, and runtime attack automation.

@Techmeme@techhub.social
2025-12-18 22:25:49

Sources: OpenAI's new fundraising round could value it at as much as $830B; it aims to raise up to $100B and complete the round by the end of Q1 at the earliest (Wall Street Journal)
wsj.com/tech/ai/openais-new-fu

@Mediagazer@mstdn.social
2025-12-18 17:40:53

Netflix hires ESPN anchor Elle Duncan as its first on-air host for live sports and cultural events; she has appeared on SportsCenter, College GameDay, and more (Todd Spangler/Variety)
variety.com/2025/tv/news/netfl

Netflix Hires ESPN Anchor Elle Duncan as First Sports On-Air Host
Netflix Hires ESPN anchor and TV sports veteran Elle Duncan as its first on-air sports host.

@cowboys@darktundra.xyz
2026-01-18 13:10:16

Cowboys May Pass on a Bronco for Daronte Jones as Defensive Coordinator insidethestar.com/cowboys-may-

Cowboys May Pass on a Bronco for Daronte Jones as Defensive Coordinator » Inside The Star
I've gone back and forth on the Cowboys defensive coordinator search more times than I can count, and I keep circling back to Daronte Jones.

@servelan@newsie.social
2026-01-17 20:14:57

Epstein 'cool as fuck' says influential Hitler-loving virgin Nicholas J. Fuentes - Canary
thecanary.co/trending/2026/01/

@cdarwin@c.im
2025-12-18 07:03:06

Donald Trump is worried that Republicans aren’t as afraid of him as they used to be.
Despite his self-billing as a dealmaker,
the president has only ever had one tool to control his party: fear.
GOP politicians have been afraid of career damage and literal physical harm if they crossed him.
Trump is not above reminding elected officials that he has unhinged followers who are known to be violent.
But as his approval ratings fall and the 2026 midterm elections …

Republicans are quiet quitting on Trump
The White House chief of staff says the president has “an alcoholic’s personality”

@markhburton@mstdn.social
2025-12-17 14:16:48

A sound move by Jamie Driscoll.
Thrown under a bus by the Starmer clique.
Appears to see YP as too much of a mess to be realistically considered.
Former Labour mayor Jamie Driscoll joins Green Party - BBC News
bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cdrnm5
…

Former Labour mayor Jamie Driscoll joins Green Party
The ex-North of Tyne Mayor describes politics as "a mess", but Labour calls him as a "liability".

@raiders@darktundra.xyz
2025-11-19 02:03:53

Raiders' season hits new low as Cowboys take knee before two-minute warning foxsports.com/articles/nfl/rai

Raiders' season hits new low as Cowboys take knee before two-minute warning
The Raiders have faced another tough loss, falling 33-16 to the Cowboys

@memeorandum@universeodon.com
2026-01-17 21:51:07

Israel fumes at Gaza oversight panel makeup as Trump invites Erdogan to peace board (Jacob Magid/The Times of Israel)
timesofisrael.com/israel-fumes
memeorandum.com/260117/p53#a26

@NFL@darktundra.xyz
2026-02-18 00:10:36

ILB coach Zak Kuhr hired as full-time Patriots defensive coordinator nfl.com/news/ilb-coach-zak-kuh

ILB coach Zak Kuhr hired as full-time Patriots defensive coordinator
Patriots inside linebackers coach Zak Kuhr is being promoted to New England's defensive coordinator, NFL Network Insiders Ian Rapoport, Tom Pelissero and Mike Garafolo reported on Tuesday.

@Techmeme@techhub.social
2025-12-18 00:35:41

Sources: OpenAI has held preliminary discussions with investors about raising tens of billions of dollars, and as much as $100B, at a valuation of around $750B (The Information)
theinformation.com/articles/op

OpenAI Has Discussed Raising Tens of Billions at Valuation Around $750 Billion
OpenAI has held preliminary discussions with some investors about raising new funding at a valuation of around $750 billion, according to three people with knowledge of the discussions. It could raise tens of billions of dollars, and as much as $100 billion, according to two of the people. Talks ...

@blakes7bot@mas.torpidity.net
2025-12-18 16:24:48

Series D, Episode 04 - Stardrive
PLAXTON: I don't know you.
DAYNA: -space drive. Why it doesn't look anything like as sophisticated as the prototype you were working on at the academy, but that's only to be expected having to work under these conditions.
blake.torpidity.net/m/404/358

Claude Haiku 4.5 describes the image as: "# Scene Description This image shows two actors in what appears to be a science fiction setting, likely from a television production. The scene takes place in a modern, minimalist interior with large windows and sleek architectural features visible in the background. On the left is a character wearing an elaborate costume featuring striking gold and colorful face paint with geometric patterns, along with an ornate outfit composed of a multicolored tun…
@benb@osintua.eu
2026-01-16 13:14:51

Putin pitches himself as mediator after calls with Israel, Iran amid regional tensions: benborges.xyz/2026/01/16/putin

Tracking information about the Russian War against Ukraine — Modern art makes me want to rock out
A blog running on Micro.blog

@netzschleuder@social.skewed.de
2026-02-17 13:00:06

word_assoc: Edinburgh word associations
A network of word associations showing the count of such associations as collected from subjects, from the Edinburgh Associative Thesaurus (EAT). Each node represents a word, and a directed edge (i, j) denotes that word i was used as a stimulus to which word j was given as a response. Multiple edges are allowed.
This network has 23132 nodes and 312342 edges.
Tags: Informational, Language, Unweighted, Multigraph

word_assoc: Edinburgh word associations. 23132 nodes, 312342 edges. https://networks.skewed.de/net/word_assoc

word_assoc — Edinburgh word associations
A network of word associations showing the count of such associations as collected from subjects, from the Edinburgh Associative Thesaurus (EAT). Each node represents a word, and a directed edge (i, j) denotes that word i was used as a stimulus to which word j was given as a response. Multiple edges are allowed.

@Sustainable2050@mastodon.energy
2026-01-18 16:59:09

EU trade ‘bazooka’ back on the table, as Greenland tariff threat blows up US deal
euractiv.com/news/eu-trade-baz

@cdarwin@c.im
2025-12-19 06:03:35

The first of at least seven straight days of rain begins Friday in the Bay Area
as an atmospheric river is set to soak the region with a stream of subtropical moisture from Hawaii.
The phenomenon, known as a Pineapple Express, generally brings heavy rain and mountain snow to the West Coast.
“When it reaches the west coast, the Pineapple Express can dump as much as 5 inches of rain on California in one day.”
Friday marks the first of what could be three different round…

@cowboys@darktundra.xyz
2025-12-17 23:52:17

Trevon Diggs pops up with new injury as Cowboys prepare for Week 16 si.com/nfl/cowboys/onsi/news/t

Trevon Diggs pops up with new injury as Cowboys prepare for Week 16
The situation with Trevon Diggs and the Dallas Cowboys has taken another turn with the cornerback suddenly dealing with a hip injury.

@servelan@newsie.social
2026-02-19 01:22:39

Gaza death toll exceeds 75,000 as independent data verify loss | Israel-Palestine conflict | Al Jazeera
aljazeera.com/features/2026/2/

@raiders@darktundra.xyz
2025-12-17 23:58:34

Versus: Raiders must find an answer in the trenches as they go up against the league's No. 1 defense raiders.com/news/versus-raider

Versus: Raiders must find an answer in the trenches as they go up against the league's No. 1 defense
The Silver and Black will be facing a Houston Texans defense that's allowed the fewest yards and points entering Week 16.

@Mediagazer@mstdn.social
2026-02-18 09:10:50

News Literacy Project survey: 84% of US teens describe news media negatively, and 94% think news or media literacy should be part of their education (Diane Sylvester/Editor and Publisher)
editorandpublisher.com/stories

Teen distrust of journalism is rising — media literacy may be the industry’s best defense
When the News Literacy Project surveyed American teens last fall, the results were sobering: 84% described news media as “biased,” “boring” or “bad.” In her latest report for E&P, Diane Sylvester unpacks what’s driving that skepticism — and why it may say as much about the broader information ecosystem as it does about young people themselves. From classroom gaps to social media overload, the findings reveal a generation struggling to distinguish journalism from everything else …

@netzschleuder@social.skewed.de
2025-12-18 20:00:06

word_assoc: Edinburgh word associations
A network of word associations showing the count of such associations as collected from subjects, from the Edinburgh Associative Thesaurus (EAT). Each node represents a word, and a directed edge (i, j) denotes that word i was used as a stimulus to which word j was given as a response. Multiple edges are allowed.
This network has 23132 nodes and 312342 edges.
Tags: Informational, Language, Unweighted, Multigraph

word_assoc: Edinburgh word associations. 23132 nodes, 312342 edges. https://networks.skewed.de/net/word_assoc

word_assoc — Edinburgh word associations
A network of word associations showing the count of such associations as collected from subjects, from the Edinburgh Associative Thesaurus (EAT). Each node represents a word, and a directed edge (i, j) denotes that word i was used as a stimulus to which word j was given as a response. Multiple edges are allowed.

@benb@osintua.eu
2026-01-16 17:33:03

This is EUROPE as you see it for the FIRST TIME: TOTAL rearmament and its own ARMY! #shorts: benborges.xyz/2026/01/16/this-

Tracking information about the Russian War against Ukraine — Modern art makes me want to rock out
A blog running on Micro.blog

@Techmeme@techhub.social
2025-12-18 17:55:49

Netflix hires ESPN anchor Elle Duncan as its first on-air host for live sports and cultural events; she has appeared on SportsCenter, College GameDay, and more (Todd Spangler/Variety)
variety.com/2025/tv/news/netfl

Netflix Hires ESPN Anchor Elle Duncan as First Sports On-Air Host
Netflix Hires ESPN anchor and TV sports veteran Elle Duncan as its first on-air sports host.

@servelan@newsie.social
2026-01-17 20:18:10

Dozens of US Colleges Close as Falling Birth Rate Pushes Them Off Enrollment Cliff - Slashdot
news.slashdot.org/story/26/01/

@cowboys@darktundra.xyz
2025-12-18 16:51:14

Cowboys Headlines: Dallas navigates injuries; Jerry Jones honored cowboyswire.usatoday.com/story

Cowboys Headlines: Dallas navigates injuries; Jerry Jones honored
Cowboys headlines ahead of the Charges game focuses on the roster as a handful of players are ready to return as others nurse injures ahead of L.A.

@netzschleuder@social.skewed.de
2025-11-19 01:00:14

petster: Pet owner social networks (2016)
A network of friendships among users on catster.com and dogster.com. Node represents a user, and edge exists if two users self-identify as friends on either website. The dogster/catster network also contains family links between dog and dog, cat and cat, as well as dog and cat.
This network has 623766 nodes and 15699276 edges.
Tags: Social, Online, Unweighted

petster: Pet owner social networks (2016). 623766 nodes, 15699276 edges. https://networks.skewed.de/net/petster

petster — Pet owner social networks (2016)
A network of friendships among users on catster.com and dogster.com. Node represents a user, and edge exists if two users self-identify as friends on either website. The dogster/catster network also contains family links between dog and dog, cat and cat, as well as dog and cat.

@raiders@darktundra.xyz
2025-12-17 23:16:52

Versus: Raiders must find an answer in the trenches as they go up against the league's No. 1 defense raiders.com/news/versus-raider

Versus: Raiders must find an answer in the trenches as they go up against the league's No. 1 defense
The Silver and Black will be facing a Houston Texans defense that's allowed the fewest yards and points entering Week 16.

@cdarwin@c.im
2026-01-18 23:18:01

As the government continues to pursue mass deportations, Section 111 of Title 18 of the U.S. Code has become a favored tool of the Justice Department for painting opposition to immigration enforcement as a corrosive, lawless force.
The Departments of Justice and Homeland Security often describe these cases in exaggerated language, even referring to defendants as “domestic terrorists,”
though the law has nothing to do with terrorism.
Across the country, prosecutors have ch…

The Trump Administration’s Favorite Tool for Criminalizing Dissent
Federal prosecutors have charged more than 100 people with Section 111 violations. Was their crime anything more than opposing Trump’s immigration policies?

@Techmeme@techhub.social
2026-02-18 14:31:04

Canva COO Cliff Obrecht says the company hit $4B in ARR at the end of 2025, had 265M MAUs and 31M paid users, and expects to IPO in the next "couple of years" (Ivan Mehta/TechCrunch)
techcrunch.com/2026/02/18/canv

Canva gets to $4B in revenue as LLM referral traffic rises | TechCrunch
The creative company's monthly active users increased 20%, growth that was partially propelled by adoption of its AI tools.

@Mediagazer@mstdn.social
2026-01-16 14:02:14

Craig Newmark shifts away from journalism as a primary focus of his philanthropy, saying "a lot of my efforts haven't been as effective as I'd like them to be" (Ben Gose/Chronicle of Philanthropy)
philanthropy.com/news/craigsli

Craigslist Founder Signs Giving Pledge and Narrows Focus
Craig Newmark's philanthropic strategy is shaped as much by what didn’t work as by what did — leading to an approach that favors scale, networks, and trusted intermediaries over scattershot giving.

@benb@osintua.eu
2025-12-16 22:21:31

Explosions reported in Kyiv as Russian drones attack Ukraine's capital: benborges.xyz/2025/12/16/explo

Tracking information about the Russian War against Ukraine — Modern art makes me want to rock out
A blog running on Micro.blog

@servelan@newsie.social
2026-01-17 19:25:45

Russia sold 2 million tons of Ukrainian grain as its own in 2025—intelligence - Euromaidan Press
euromaidanpress.com/2026/01/17

@Techmeme@techhub.social
2026-02-18 15:20:56

OpenAI partners with six Indian education institutions, including IIT Delhi, IIM Ahmedabad, and AIIMS New Delhi, to provide ChatGPT Edu access to 100K students (Jagmeet Singh/TechCrunch)
techcrunch.com/2026/02/18/open

OpenAI pushes into higher education as India seeks to scale AI skills | TechCrunch
OpenAI says its India education partnerships aim to reach more than 100,000 students, faculty and staff over the next year.

@cdarwin@c.im
2026-01-19 02:57:43

According to Chile’s CONAF forestry agency, firefighters were battling 24 active fires across the country as of Sunday morning,
with the largest being in the regions of Ñuble and Bío Bío,
where the government declared the emergency.
The regions are about 500 km south of the capital, Santiago.
“In light of the serious ongoing wildfires, I have decided to declare a state of catastrophe in the regions of Ñuble and Bio Bío. All resources are available,” Boric said on a p…

Chile fires kill at least 18 as firefighters battle extreme heat, winds
Chilean President Gabriel Boric announced a state of catastrophe in two regions in the south of the country early on Sunday as raging wildfires forced at least 20,000 people to evacuate and left at least 16 18 people dead.

@servelan@newsie.social
2025-12-18 07:03:39

Rad Power Bikes files for bankruptcy protection as Seattle e-bike maker pursues potential sale – GeekWire
geekwire.com/2025/rad-power-bi

@netzschleuder@social.skewed.de
2026-02-16 15:00:05

internet_as: Internet AS graph (2006)
A symmetrized snapshot of the structure of the Internet at the level of Autonomous Systems (ASs), reconstructed from BGP tables posted by the University of Oregon Route Views Project. This snapshot was created on 22 July 2006.
This network has 22963 nodes and 48436 edges.
Tags: Technological, Communication, Unweighted

internet_as: Internet AS graph (2006). 22963 nodes, 48436 edges. https://networks.skewed.de/net/internet_as

internet_as — Internet AS graph (2006)
A symmetrized snapshot of the structure of the Internet at the level of Autonomous Systems (ASs), reconstructed from BGP tables posted by the University of Oregon Route Views Project. This snapshot was created on 22 July 2006

@Techmeme@techhub.social
2026-01-18 17:40:34

Similarweb: Threads had 141.5M DAUs on iOS and Android as of January 7, driven by Instagram promotions, while X had 125M DAUs; X continues to lead on the web (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch)
techcrunch.com/2026/01/18/thre

Threads edges out X in daily mobile users, new data shows | TechCrunch
Threads’ daily mobile usage has quietly surpassed X as Meta leans on cross-promotion, creator tools and fast feature rollouts — even as X faces fresh controversies

@cdarwin@c.im
2026-02-19 04:22:07

In recent weeks, the U.S. military has built up forces close to Iran, in what Donald Trump has referred to as an “armada.”
Trump is now deciding whether to take military action against Iran as soon as this weekend, officials said.
But unlike last June, when the United States joined Israel in attacking nuclear sites in Iran, the president’s objectives are less clear.
The "armada" includes the aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln, which is accompanied by three warships …

Maps: Where the U.S. Is Building Up Military Force Near Iran
President Trump has not authorized military action in Iran, but the United States has built up its presence in the region in recent weeks. Now it’s sending even more firepower.

@benb@osintua.eu
2025-12-16 14:06:35

Russia rejects Christmas truce as U.S. ramps up peace push: benborges.xyz/2025/12/16/russi

Tracking information about the Russian War against Ukraine — Modern art makes me want to rock out
A blog running on Micro.blog

@servelan@newsie.social
2025-12-19 04:50:39

Port of Seattle Commission condemns Trump travel ban expansion as discriminatory - The B-Town (Burien) Blog
b-townblog.com/port-of-seattle

@cdarwin@c.im
2026-01-18 21:40:24

After years of failing to produce a profitable augmented reality platform,
Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta is pounding one of the final nails into the coffin of its metaverse efforts
— the ones that were once so central to its vision that it renamed the entire company after them.
This week, the Wall Street Journalreported Meta was laying off some 1,500 employees from its Reality Labs division,
-- the department working on Meta’s virtual reality products.
As part of the …

Meta Lays Off Thousands of VR Workers as Zuckerberg’s Vision Fails
The company has laid off some 1,500 virtual reality developers as part of a broader shift toward AI wearable devices.

@Techmeme@techhub.social
2025-12-17 11:50:37

Source: Tencent tells staff that Yao Shunyu, an ex-OpenAI researcher who joined in September, is now its chief AI scientist, reporting to President Martin Lau (Juro Osawa/The Information)
theinformation.com/briefings/t

Tencent Names Former OpenAI Researcher Chief AI Scientist
Tencent Holdings internally announced that Yao Shunyu, a researcher who joined from OpenAI in September, is now serving as a chief AI scientist overseeing the Chinese tech giant’s large language model department as well as its newly established AI infrastructure department, according to a person with knowledge of the matter. Yao’s major role, part of Tencent’s office of the CEO and president,

@benb@osintua.eu
2026-02-17 10:36:06

1 killed, 25 injured across Ukraine as Russia launches latest mass missile, drone attack: benborges.xyz/2026/02/17/kille

Tracking information about the Russian War against Ukraine — Modern art makes me want to rock out
A blog running on Micro.blog

@servelan@newsie.social
2026-02-19 04:38:19

Zelensky says Ukraine won’t withdraw from Donbas, 'won’t lose dignity' as peace talks stall on territory
kyivindependent.com/zelensky-s

@cdarwin@c.im
2026-01-18 22:24:00

On Jan. 18, 2026, Chilean President Gabriel Boric declared a state of catastrophe for the Nuble and Biobio regions
as wildfires killed at least 16 people and forced more than 50,000 to evacuate.
A severe summer heat wave and prolonged drought since December created conditions highly favorable to wildfire ignition,
with dry foehn-type winds and 38 C daytime temperatures.
Fire agencies said nearly 4,000 firefighters are battling about 24 active wildfires as blazes have …

Wildfires in Chile Kill at Least 16 People, Force More than 50,000 to Evacuate
At least 16 people are confirmed dead and 20,000 are evacuated as fires rage in two southern regions.

@netzschleuder@social.skewed.de
2025-11-19 11:00:07

wiki_users: Wikipedia user interaction (2011)
A network derived from interactions between editors of the English language Wikipedia, as derived from the edit histories of 563 wiki pages related to politics. A positive sign indicates positive links such as trust or similarities, and a negative sign indicates distrust or disagreement.
This network has 138592 nodes and 740397 edges.
Tags: Social, Online, Signed

wiki_users: Wikipedia user interaction (2011). 138592 nodes, 740397 edges. https://networks.skewed.de/net/wiki_users

wiki_users — Wikipedia user interaction (2011)
A network derived from interactions between editors of the English language Wikipedia, as derived from the edit histories of 563 wiki pages related to politics. A positive sign indicates positive links such as trust or similarities, and a negative sign indicates distrust or disagreement.

@servelan@newsie.social
2026-02-19 01:43:22

‘Love That Stormy Detail’: Trump Floated Through a Parade as a Jaw-Dropping Spectacle, and One Hilarious Detail Revives a Chapter He Forgets
atlantablackstar.com/2026/02/1

@cdarwin@c.im
2026-01-18 21:43:23

While X still dominates Threads on the web,
the Threads mobile app for iOS and Android has seen an increase in daily active users over the past several months.
Similarweb’s data shows that
Threads had 141.5 million daily active users on iOS and Android as of January 7, 2026, after months of growth,
while X has 125 million daily active users on mobile devices.
This appears to be the result of longer-term trends,
rather than a reaction to the recent X contro…

Threads edges out X in daily mobile users, new data shows | TechCrunch
Threads’ daily mobile usage has quietly surpassed X as Meta leans on cross-promotion, creator tools and fast feature rollouts — even as X faces fresh controversies

@netzschleuder@social.skewed.de
2026-02-15 16:00:06

caida_as: CAIDA AS graphs (2004-2007)
A sequence of 122 network snapshots denoting Autonomous System (AS) relationships on the Internet, from 2004-2007, inferred using the Serial-1 method from RouteViews BGP table snapshots and a set of heuristics.
This network has 25158 nodes and 102468 edges.
Tags: Technological, Communication, Unweighted, Temporal

caida_as: CAIDA AS graphs (2004-2007). 25158 nodes, 102468 edges. https://networks.skewed.de/net/caida_as#20070528

caida_as — CAIDA AS graphs (2004-2007)
A sequence of 122 network snapshots denoting Autonomous System (AS) relationships on the Internet, from 2004-2007, inferred using the Serial-1 method from RouteViews BGP table snapshots and a set of heuristics.

@servelan@newsie.social
2026-01-17 17:38:33

Russia to hand occupied Mariupol to Chechen Akhmat units as "payment" for loyalty — partisans report new forces arriving - Euromaidan Press
euromaidanpress.com/2026/01/17

@cdarwin@c.im
2025-12-18 15:08:07

The American patrol satellite had the targets in its sights:
two recently launched Chinese spacecraft flying through one of the most sensitive neighborhoods in space.
Like any good tactical fighter,
the American spacecraft, known as USA 270, approached from behind,
so that the sun would be at its back, illuminating the quarry.
But then one of the Chinese satellites countered by slowing down.
As USA 270 zipped by, the Chinese satellite dropped in behind its…

Military satellites dogfighting as tensions escalate in orbit
U.S. and Chinese satellites routinely spy on each other in orbit, rehearsing for more aggressive operations in the event of war.

@Techmeme@techhub.social
2026-02-17 15:50:50

Raspberry Pi stock rose as much as 42% on Tuesday in a record two-day rally, amid demand for single-board computers to run low-cost AI agents like OpenClaw (Danilo Masoni/Reuters)
reuters.com/technology/raspber

@servelan@newsie.social
2026-02-18 19:43:49

REPORT: Graham Lobbed Multiple "Sneering" F-Bombs At Danish Prime Minister, Mocked Her As "Little Lady" - Joe.My.God.
joemygod.com/2026/02/report-gr

@netzschleuder@social.skewed.de
2026-01-17 23:00:05

budapest_connectome: Budapest Reference Connectome 3.0
A parameterizable consensus brain graph, derived from connectomes of 477 people, each computed from MRI datasets of the Human Connectome Project. Nodes are brain regions, and edges are weighted by the number of "tracks" that run between two nodes, as well as fiber length, fractional anisotropy and the number of occurrences in each of the 477 individuals.
This network has 1015 nodes and 71604 edges.
Tags: Biolo…

budapest_connectome: Budapest Reference Connectome 3.0. 1015 nodes, 71604 edges. https://networks.skewed.de/net/budapest_connectome#all_20k

budapest_connectome — Budapest Reference Connectome 3.0
A parameterizable consensus brain graph, derived from connectomes of 477 people, each computed from MRI datasets of the Human Connectome Project. Nodes are brain regions, and edges are weighted by the number of "tracks" that run between two nodes, as well as fiber length, fractional anisotropy and the number of occurrences in each of the 477 individuals.

@Techmeme@techhub.social
2026-02-17 15:41:13

Render, which is positioning itself as an alternative to Salesforce-owned Heroku, raised $100M at a $1.5B valuation, says 4.5M developers use its tools (Jordan Novet/CNBC)
cnbc.com/2026/02/17/render-rai

Cloud startup Render raises funding at $1.5 billion valuation as AI-built apps boom
Render is one of the beneficiaries of growing competition in the cloud computing world spurred by the booming demand for artificial intelligence.

@Techmeme@techhub.social
2025-12-18 06:30:39

Tim Sweeney says Fortnite will not return to iOS in Japan in 2025, as Apple is "charging a competition-crushing 21% junk fee on third-party in-app payments" (Tim Sweeney/@timsweeneyepic)
x.com/timsweeneyepic/status/20

Tim Sweeney (@TimSweeneyEpic) on X
Sadly, Fortnite will not return to iOS in Japan in 2025 as promised. Apple was required to open up iOS to competing stores today, and instead of doing so honestly, they have launched another travesty of obstruction and lawbreaking in gross disrespect to the government and people

@Techmeme@techhub.social
2026-02-17 14:25:46

Crypto VC firm Dragonfly closes a $650M fund, its fourth, as the crypto VCs go through a "mass extinction event"; Dragonfly backed Polymarket's Series B (Leo Schwartz/Fortune)
fortune.com/2026/02/17/dragonf

Exclusive: Crypto venture firm Dragonfly closes $650 million fourth fund—even as blockchain VCs face ‘mass extinction’
An inside look at the fast-rising firm, from its early Polymarket bet to its mysterious founding partner.

@Techmeme@techhub.social
2026-02-18 18:56:01

OpenAI hires Instagram's VP of global partnerships, Charles Porch, as its first VP of global creative partnerships, seeking to win over a skeptical Hollywood (Julia Black/Vanity Fair)
vanityfair.com/news/story/open

Exclusive: OpenAI Has Poached Instagram’s Celebrity Whisperer
Charles Porch’s newly created role as OpenAI’s VP of global creative partnerships signals the AI giant’s new focus on the entertainment industry

@Techmeme@techhub.social
2025-12-18 06:15:40

SoftBank Group Corp was among the Japanese tech stocks that fell on Dec. 18, as AI infrastructure spending worries on Wall Street crossed into the Asian markets (Lim Hui Jie/CNBC)
cnbc.com/2025/12/18/japan-tech

SoftBank leads decline in Japanese tech stocks as worries over AI spending spill over to Asia
The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite slipped 1.81%, dragged by losses in Oracle, Broadcom, Nvidia and other AI names.

@Techmeme@techhub.social
2026-02-18 21:31:01

Figma reports Q4 revenue up 40% YoY to $303.8M, vs. $293.15M est., and forecasts Q1 revenue above estimates; FIG jumps 15% after hours (Jordan Novet/CNBC)
cnbc.com/2026/02/18/figma-fig-

Figma stock jumps 20% as company sees AI monetization accelerating growth
The design software company maintained its gross margin even as more people adopted the Figma Make artificial intelligence tool.

@Techmeme@techhub.social
2026-01-17 14:50:56

Beaconcha.in: a record ~36M ethereum tokens, or 30% of ethereum's total supply, worth ~$119B, are now staked, as institutional investors grow their share (Sage D. Young/Sherwood News)
sherwood.news/crypto/a-record-

A record 36 million ethereum tokens are now dedicated to staking
The duty to defend the blockchain is referred to as staking, per ethereum cofounder Vitalik Buterin.

@Techmeme@techhub.social
2025-12-17 17:40:53

Meta say it has frozen its third-party Horizon OS headset program, announced in 2024 with Asus and Lenovo as the first partners to build headsets (Ben Lang/Road to VR)
roadtovr.com/meta-horizon-os-t

Meta "Pauses" Third-party Headset Program, Effectively Cancelling Horizon OS Headsets from Asus & Lenovo
Meta has “paused” its initiative to bring third-party Horizon OS headsets to the market. The company says it has shifted focus to “building the world-class first-party hardware and software needed to advance the VR market.” The News A little over a year and a half ago, Meta made an “industry-altering announcement,” as I called the …