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Israel has announced it will reopen the Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt in the next few days
as part of the U.S.-brokered ceasefire.
However, the border will only open in one direction:
for Palestinians to exit.
Israeli American human rights lawyer Sari Bashi says the move validates fears that
Israel’s goal is to “continue the ethnic cleansing of Gaza.”
This comes as a coalition of 12 Israeli human rights groups concluded in a new report that …

U.S.-Backed Ceasefire Is Cover for Ethnic Cleansing in Gaza & West Bank: Sari Bashi
Israel has announced it will reopen the Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt in the next few days as part of the U.S.-brokered ceasefire. However, the border will only open in one direction: for Palestinians to exit. Israeli American human rights lawyer Sari Bashi says the move validates fears that Israel’s goal is to “continue the ethnic cleansing of Gaza.” This comes as a coalition of 12 Israeli human rights groups concluded in a new report that 2025 is the deadliest and most de…

In the Netherlands, two new government coalitions appear possible. One that focuses on (European) climate policy, or a right-wing coalition with a party that does not want to pursue climate policy, but instead focuses on “higher dykes, rather than sky-high costs and symbolic politics”. (sic)

»Decreasing Certificate Lifetimes to 45 Days:
Let’s Encrypt will be reducing the validity period of the certificates we issue. We currently issue certificates valid for 90 days, which will be cut in half to 45 days by 2028.«
The @… halving the validity of the keys makes the web more secure (not more anonymous).
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Decreasing Certificate Lifetimes to 45 Days
Let’s Encrypt will be reducing the validity period of the certificates we issue. We currently issue certificates valid for 90 days, which will be cut in half to 45 days by 2028. This change is being made along with the rest of the industry, as required by the CA/Browser Forum Baseline Requirements, which set the technical requirements that we must follow. All publicly-trusted Certificate Authorities like Let’s Encrypt will be making similar changes. Reducing how long certificates are valid …

Sources detail how JD Vance, David Sacks, and others brokered a fragile truce between President Trump and Elon Musk, who threatened to fund an America Party (Washington Post)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/12/29/musk-trump-vance-maga-allia…

How Vance brokered a truce between Trump and Musk
As Trump’s first year in office comes to a close, both he and his Trump world allies have learned hard lessons about Musk’s unusual influence.

Parteiübergreifend sehr empfehlenswerter Talk von Anna Kassautzki (SPD) und Rahel Becker über Einflussmöglichkeiten der #Zivilgesellschaft auf die Politik. Wenn Ihr politisch aktiv seid oder werden möchtet, hört ihn Euch an.
Ergänzung von mir: Auch Zivilgesellschaft ist #Lobbyismus

„Die Tage des Verbrenners sind also auch ohne Ausstiegsdatum gezählt. Den Autoherstellern geht es wohl um etwas anderes: Sie wollen die Vorgaben zur Co2-Reduktion in den kommenden Jahren aufweichen, um in der Übergangszeit mehr Verbrenner verkaufen zu können, das tote Pferd reiten, solange es lukrativ bleibt.“

Selbst ohne fixes Datum für das Verbrenner-Aus werden E-Autos gewinnen
Das Ausstiegsdatum für Verbrenner ist inzwischen irrelevant geworden. Wichtig wäre, die Etappenziele für die Reduktion der Emissionen nicht aufzuweichen

Google launches Disco, a Gemini 3-powered experiment that suggests and creates GenTabs, web apps based on the user's open browser tabs and Gemini chat history (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/11/goog

Google debuts 'Disco,' a Gemini-powered tool for making web apps from browser tabs | TechCrunch
Google Labs is testing a product that will work with your browser tabs to make web apps for you.

Some interesting figures from a new report by the Energy Transition Commission:
All electric cars are more energy efficient than plug-in hybrid and combustion engine vehicles, and weight is much less of a factor (in part due to regenerative braking).
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MAN Trucks and EDF in France have launched an electric truck package that guarantees price parity with the diesel equivalent. Smart charging plays a key role in reducing energy costs by 30–50%.
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/jaapburger_

Is a battery-electric truck achieving cost parity with a diesel truck possible? Yes, that's the guarantee offered by MAN Truck & Bus France in a new package together with EDF. Smart charging plays a… | Jaap Burger
Is a battery-electric truck achieving cost parity with a diesel truck possible? Yes, that's the guarantee offered by MAN Truck & Bus France in a new package together with EDF. Smart charging plays a key role in this. Under the Energy Savings Certificates (CEE) scheme, EDF pays a bonus of up to 25% of the vehicle's price. Changes to the taxation system allow the price difference to a diesel truck to be depreciated more quickly. These changes, along with several other mechanisms, bring costs dow…