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Ukraine risks losing key partner or its dignity, warns Zelenskyy,
as Trump sets Thanksgiving deadline to accept deal
US president says ‘Thursday is an appropriate time’ in radio interview as Ukrainian leader weighs up US proposal
Ursula von der Leyen and European Council president António Costa have insisted on Friday that Ukraine must have a central role in deciding its future
and said European leaders would hold discussions on the US-drafted proposal on Saturday.

“W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.2 approved as ISO/IEC international standard”
https://www.w3.org/press-releases/2025/wcag22-iso-pas/
ISO/IEC 40500:2025 (no cost):

W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.2 approved as ISO/IEC international standard
WCAG 2.2 is now ISO/IEC 40500:2025. This standard enables more countries to formally adopt WCAG 2.2. ISO/IEC 40500:2025 is free from the ISO website. Supporting resources and translations are free from the W3C website.

«WSIS 20» - UNO-Entscheid ausstehend: Wer bestimmt die Regeln des Internets?
Vor 20 Jahren haben die UNO-Staaten entschieden, das Internet gemeinsam mit Forschung, Firmen und Zivilgesellschaft zu verwalten. Nun ist das Mandat ausgelaufen. Wird es in der aktuellen Form erneuert werden?
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«WSIS+20»: Die UNO bestimmt, wie es mit dem Internet weiter geht.
Seit 20 Jahren wird das Internet von allen Anspruchsgruppen gemeinsam verwaltet. Dieses Modell muss nun erneuert werden.

"Mit Wikis kehren wir zurück zur eigentlichen Idee des Internet", hieß es auf dem 1. Wikiposium der Österreichischen Computergesellschaft vor zwanzig Jahren.
https://www.heise.de/news/Wikis-Zurueck-in-die-Zukunft-145471.html

Wy też wczoraj mieliście trudności z zaśnięciem, bo zastanawialiście się, czy to już czas skończyć z sieciówkami PR, i pójść w złotą kartę #InterCity?
Zakup pierwszej sieciówki nie wymagał ode mnie wielkiej filozofii. Wówczas roczny bilet kosztował mnie, w przeliczeniu na miesiąc, zaledwie 5 zł drożej niż miesięczny na 30 km, który wcześniej kupowałem (tzn. wcześniej kupowałem ze zniżką stude…

Alina Habba is one of several U.S. attorneys who have remained in power after their 120-day interim tenures expired.
In each case, the Justice Department has taken extraordinary measures to keep its favored prosecutor in charge.
The fundamental disagreement in Monday’s hearing was over whether those measures were legal.
The stakes are high.
If the judges find that the government had the authority to act as it did in Ms. Habba’s case,
it would give Trump enormo…

Appeals Court Weighs Whether Alina Habba Is Lawful U.S. Attorney
President Trump installed his former personal lawyer as the top federal prosecutor in New Jersey. A legal challenge could clarify the limits of his power to keep U.S. attorneys in office without Senate involvement.

Nearly 20 Percent Fewer International Students Traveled to the U.S. in August (New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/10/06/upshot/us-international-student-travel.html?unlocked_article_code=1.rU8.Z_Ar.WGjiIkc-1Acz&smid=url-share
http://www.memeorandum.com/251006/p37#a251006p37

Interviews with copywriters on generative AI's impact: job losses to AI, work used for training, falling wages and rates, freelancers losing clients, and more (Brian Merchant/Blood in the Machine)
https://www.bloodinthemachine.com/p/i-was-forced-to-use-ai-until-the

"I was forced to use AI until the day I was laid off." Copywriters reveal how AI has decimated their industry
Copywriters were one of the first to have their jobs targeted by AI firms. These are their stories, three years into the AI era.

How many more Cloudflare failures do we need to realize that the centralized internet it’s a bad idea?

Oh goody, a LinkedIn connection request with a message!
Let’s break this down:
> …vc backed…
Focused on quarterly profits / RoI instead of outcomes.
> …invite-only…
NDAs and other gag agreements.
> …openAI browser…
Chromium that begs authors for ARIA to parse content.
> …seeing promising results…
Which aren’t genuine results.
> …goal is 100% WCAG testing…
Ah, snake oil.
> …with high capture rates.
Sales…