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Überwachung: Das Schweigen der Trump-Regierung zur FISA-Reform
Der US-Kongress steht vor einer Deadline: In zwei Monaten läuft die Rechtsgrundlage für massenhafte Auslandsspionage ab. Abgeordnete streiten über Reformen.

Touchy da fishy

"Face Š l’IA générative, des enseignants optent pour l’objection de conscience"
https://www.lemonde.fr/campus/article/2026/03/01/face-a-l-ia-generative-des-enseignants-optent-pour-l-objection-de-c…

Face à l’IA générative, des enseignants optent pour l’objection de conscience
Quelque 2 800 enseignants et chercheurs ont signé un manifeste contre l’intelligence artificielle générative, qu’ils considèrent être un gouffre énergétique alimentant des usages incompatibles « avec les valeurs de rationalité et d’humanisme » de l’université.

A US judge dismisses a lawsuit brought by ex-Fox News reporter Jason Donner, who claimed Fox News fired him for challenging the network's January 6 coverage (Katie Robertson/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/30/business/media/f…

Employee Lawsuit Against Fox News Is Dismissed
A reporter who claimed the network had fired him for challenging its coverage failed to prove retaliation and discrimination, a federal judge said.

De Fix our Forests Act doet precies het omgekeerde van wat de naam doet vermoeden:
https://open.substack.com/pub/jimehansen/p/fix-our-forests-fiasco?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=e4myx

Fix Our Forests Fiasco
James Hansen

OpenFX, an FX market-making and remittance startup launched by a FalconX co-founder, raised $94M led by Accel and others, a source says at a ~$500M valuation (Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/business/fx-payments-sta…

Certo dia, um bêbado esperava um ``Sussuarana'' no ponto de ônibus. O
tal aparece. E o bêbado sobe ``a bordo''. Então, começou a falar com o
cobrador:
-- ``Se meu pai fosse um gato, eu seria um gatinho!
Se meu pai fosse uma pomba, eu seria uma pombinha!
Se meu pai fosse um cachorro, eu seria um cachorrinho!''
O cobrador, que jš estava louco da vida, perguntou:
-- E se seu pai fosse um viado?
O bêbado respondeu:

Zelensky invites Fico to Kyiv as Druzhba pipeline halt fuels regional tensions: https://benborges.xyz/2026/02/28/zelensky-invites-fico-to-kyiv.html

SpaceX filed a request with the FCC on Friday seeking approval to put a constellation of 1 million data centersatellites into orbit.
While the FCC is unlikely to approve a network that expansive, SpaceX’s strategy has been to request approval for unrealistically large numbers of satellites as a starting point for negotiations.
The filing proposes establishing a network of solar-powered data centers in low Earth orbit that communicate with one another via lasers. The filling speak…

SpaceX wants to put 1 million solar-powered data centers into orbit
SpaceX claims putting data centers in orbit will be cheaper and more environmentally friendly than building them on land.