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Russia eyes USAID-type development model to expand global influence, official says: https://benborges.xyz/2025/07/09/russia-eyes-usaidtype-development-model.html

The European Space Agency (ESA) successfully established a transmission-reception optical link with NASA’s Deep Space Optical Communications (DSOC) experiment onboard its #Psyche mission, located 265 million kilometres away, using two optical grounds stations developed for this purpose in Greece: https://www.esa.int/Enabling_Support/Operations/Europe_s_first_deep-space_optical_communication_link

Don't miss today's Metacurity for the critical infosec developments you might have missed over the weekend, including
--Embargo may be a rebranded version of ALPHV ransomware group,
--Russian threat group GreedyBear is stealing crypto,
--Israel beat Iran in the brief war's cyber conflicts,
--M&S resumes click and collect orders,
--GPT-5 was a disaster and easy to hack,
--Hacker breached dealership portal and could hack customers' cars,

New Embargo group may be a rebranded version of ALPHV ransomware gang
Russian threat group GreedyBear is stealing crypto, Israel beat Iran in the brief war's cyber conflicts, M&S resumes click and collect orders, GPT-5 was a disaster and easy to hack, Hacker breached dealership portal and could hack customers' cars, Korea's Yes24 ransomwared again, much more

"Research on the construction and application of problem-method-oriented academic graph empowered by LLM" https://doi.org/10.1007/s10791-025-09675-2
"Nowadays, the volume of literature in each field is huge and is growing rapidly, which posts challenge to researchers’ lit…

Y'all I just typed in "heist model of developer collaboration" into Google _on my work account_
and although the AI overview said "this isn't a thing"
the _very top hit_ on the actual links was a Livejournal echo of a post *THAT I WROTE* in 2013
https://trochee.net/20…

“Bank heist” collaboration pattern
Here’s my favorite collaboration pattern so far: the Bank Heist collaboration pattern. This pattern, which we know from The A-Team, Ocean’s 11 and Leverage, among others, shares many pr…

"Spore and peace: fungi power a quiet revolution in nappy waste"
#Fungi #Mushrooms
https://www.

Spore and peace: fungi power a quiet revolution in nappy waste
A US-based biotech firm has developed a plastic-eating fungi, offering an eco-friendly solution to tackle the global nappy waste crisis

> [Miyamoto] views games as ‘products,’ not ‘works of art.’ I think [his] perspective is what leads to game development that’s more aligned with the user.
Interesting lens to view art vs product: my interpretation is that art is for the artist with emphasis on the act of creation whereas a product is for the end user and the emphasis on the final experience.

Ktoś tu używa #Rsyslog? Możecie chcieć rozważyć tę decyzję ponownie.
"rsyslog Goes AI First — A New Chapter Begins"
https://www.rsyslog.com/rsyslog-goes-ai-fi

I’m pretty sure this is a joke, and if so it’s a good one.
But I’m not 100% sure because *hand gestures at everything*.
https://github.com/abyesilyurt/vibesort

GitHub - abyesilyurt/vibesort: GPT powered sorting using structured output
GPT powered sorting using structured output. Contribute to abyesilyurt/vibesort development by creating an account on GitHub.

Finished “You Are Here” by David Nicholls.
A mutual friend convinces Michael & Marnie to hike, at least partway, from coast to coast across the English countryside. Not intended for each other, initially, a sweet & genuine connection deepens with every step. So, too, does healing & growth in the aftermaths of failed marriages.
Great character development & fantastic dialogue. You LIKE them very much. Rushed ending, though.
4/5 stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

You Are Here
Sometimes you need to get lost to find your way . . . …