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"Shanghai Achieves 98% Industrial Recycling Rates After 2019 Waste Management Plan"
#Shanghai #Recycling

Shanghai Achieves 98% Industrial Recycling Rates After 2019 Waste Management Plan
A national waste management score of 100, Shanghai scored 86.9—the highest for a city of its size in the country. 

An interview with Smartbird CEO Nadia Carlsten about the shoe company Allbirds becoming an AI infrastructure company, plans to deploy compute clusters, and more (Tim Fernholz/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/19/the-ceo-of-allbirds-new-a…

The CEO of Allbirds' new AI biz has a plan, but no employees | TechCrunch
Call it a startup with a sole founder and a very large seed round, but what's next is less clear.

Heute mal was Gutes aus der @Bundesregierung - bitte liebe #SPD, macht das richtig gut und fangt die dicken Fische!
#Hubig und #Klingbeil stellen Plan gegen Steuerhinterziehung vor

Steuerkriminalität: Hubig und Klingbeil stellen Plan gegen Steuerhinterziehung vor
Die Regierung will gegen Steuerkriminalität vorgehen. Steuerhinterziehung soll als Verbrechen eingestuft, durch Selbstanzeige keine Straffreiheit mehr gewährt werden.

Einige der zuletzt hier besonders häufig geteilten #News:
Weg von Big Tech: Deutschland und Frankreich beschließen Souveränitäts-Plan

Weg von Big Tech: Deutschland und Frankreich beschließen Souveränitäts-Plan
Mit einer neuen Definition und in sechs Kernbereichen nebst Kriterien treiben Deutschland und Frankreich Europas digitale Unabhängigkeit konkret voran.

Plan to restore nature in England by 2030 criticised as ‘completely insufficient’ https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jul/13/england-rewilding-plan-restore-nature-2030-criticised

Policy thriller im #Hanoi: to ban or not to ban fossil-fuel powered vehicles? The party of the people aggressively pushed a low-emission goal. Consumers were blamed for pollution. Suddenly, everything’s postponed. 🪄

Hà Nội delays approval of low-emission zone plan in Ring Road 1
City authorities seek further review of the proposed low-emission zone scheme after concerns over implementation, social impacts and funding support measures.

Plex says the price for the Lifetime tier of its Plex Pass plan will increase from $249.99 to $749.99 in July (Chance Miller/9to5Mac)
https://9to5mac.com/2026/05/19/plex-increasing-lifetime-plex-pass-cost-to-whopping-750/

Plex increasing Lifetime Plex Pass cost to whopping $750 - 9to5Mac
Plex has announced a massive price increase for the Lifetime tier of its Plex Pass plan. Starting in July, Plex...

Matilda Radio
Writer and filmmaker Sal and photographer Mark have a five year plan to sail their Swan 47 MATILDA from Palma, Spain back to Sydney Australia...
Great Australian Pods Podcast Directory: https://www.greataustralianpods.com/matilda-radio/

@… im @spiegel: Katherina Reiche: Ihre Pläne müssten eigentlich »Investitionsbremsegesetz« heißen - Reiche will zehn Jahre lang neuen Wind- und Solarausbau in weiten Teilen Deutschlands verhindern. Netzausbau liegt 80 % hinter Plan. Lösung? Den Netzbetreibern weitere zehn Jahre Aufschub. Manchmal ist die einfachste Erklärung auch die richtige.

Free Will
Fawzia Khan
Hopkins, Minnesota
2024
Handwoven wool and cotton, hydrostone, audio recording

Currently on exhibition at the North Dakota Museum of Art (NDMOA)
"Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?"
-Mary Oliver

"The newest AI boom pitch: Host a mini data center at your home"
this a good or bad idea i am wondering? 🤔 (and comments about why are welcome)
https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/05/the-newest-ai-boom-pitch-host-a-mini-data-center-…

The newest AI boom pitch: Host a mini data center at your home
The plan aims to speed up AI compute deployment while compensating residents.

In 2 paragraphs, the limits of social democracy:
'Another plan floated by the government, to persuade supermarkets to consider a price freeze of their own, was rejected by furious fat-cats.
'Treasury minister Dan Tomlinson had indicated that ministers were looking for self-restraint by the high-street monopolies, while stressing that there was no question of mandatory price caps.'
But, Labour could see off Reform with a ‘Burnham bounce’.
And he's the tac…

In just 7 months, Katalyst built the
400 kg LINK servicing spacecraft under a $30M NASA contract.
Its job: rendezvous with Swift, capture it with three robotic arms, and boost it to a higher, stable orbit.
https://skywriter.blue/@drnereide.bsky.social/3montkodbsc2r…

"Former Turkish PM & Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu’s proposal to establish a joint maritime security force—composed of Indonesia, Malaysia, Pakistan, and Turkey—to secure and temporarily administer the waterway offers this alternative precisely. By leveraging the unique reservoir of political trust these specific nations enjoy ... this formula provides a pragmatic, honor-saving way out of the current quagmire."
Can the Davutoglu "Middle Powers Plan" Reopen Hormuz?
https://www.juancole.com/2026/05/davutoglu-middle-powers.html

Australia just approved its largest wind farm ever. The Warracknabeal Energy Park will feature 219 turbines generating over 1.5 gigawatts of clean power, plus battery storage to keep the lights on when the wind stops. The $5 billion project will create nearly 950 construction jobs in Victoria's Wimmera region and help the state hit its renewable energy targets.

State green-lights plan for Australia's biggest wind farm, with 219 turbines and two big batteries
Plans to build what would be Australia's biggest wind farm in have cleared a major development hurdle, after winning environmental approval from the state government.

Gemini 3.5 Flash costs $1.50 per 1M input tokens and $9 per 1M output tokens, 3x the price of Gemini 3 Flash Preview and 6x the price of Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite (Simon Willison/Simon Willison's Weblog)
https://simonwillison.net/2026/May/19/gemini-35-flash/

Gemini 3.5 Flash: more expensive, but Google plan to use it for everything
Today at Google I/O, Google released Gemini 3.5 Flash. This one skipped the -preview modifier and went straight to general availability, and Google appear to be using it for a …

Fahlström, like Laffoley, relies on intricate detail that most online images aren't big enough to capture and, like Laffoley, it makes me want to kill myself. This one's titled "Sketch for Kidnapping Kissinger" I want to know his plan but I prolly have to pay insane amounts for some museum or book to find out

Won't happen for me.
1. Bus service all too many days is unreliable and I don't want to be stuck.
2. On some days I have meals in the slow cooker. Why? Wife is disabled and has challenges cooking so I make sure she has a meal ready to eat and I would like to be home having dinner with her rather than waiting for a bus.

The #DemocraticParty is silent on these abuses - and there comes a time when our legislators need to speak out against #EthhnicCleansing.
This is why #AIPAC contributions to

Israeli ministers announce plans for new illegal settlements in Gaza and West Bank
Defence minister seeks three ‘Nahal’ outposts in Gaza as top commander says Israel now controls 65% of the strip, violating Trump ceasefire deal

The #DemocraticParty is silent on these abuses - and there comes a time when our legislators need to speak out against #EthhnicCleansing.
This is why #AIPAC contributions to

Israeli ministers announce plans for new illegal settlements in Gaza and West Bank
Defence minister seeks three ‘Nahal’ outposts in Gaza as top commander says Israel now controls 65% of the strip, violating Trump ceasefire deal

Yesterday, I ordered a new pair of hemp shoes from 8000kicks.
UPS says they had in in Leiria, Portugal 2 hours ago - and plan to deliver it to me BY END OF DAY. That's about 2000km in less than 12 hours.
I'm not sure if that means I have to clear the field outside our house for landing of a freight plane or a helicopter - or if I just should expect a giant crater.

Het dragen van een logo op de kleding is voldoende … dit gaat Palestine Action VK achterna. Het is afgelopen met onze democratie als dit doorgaat.
Wetsvoorstel tegen verheerlijking van terrorisme naar de Tweede Kamer https://nos.nl/l/2619330

Wetsvoorstel tegen verheerlijking van terrorisme naar de Tweede Kamer
Het gaat om een oud plan, dat gevoelig ligt in de huidige coalitie. Het is nog niet zeker of D66 ermee gaat instemmen.

https://www.nyc.gov/mayors-office/news/2026/06/standing-up-for-trans-new-yorkers--mayor-mamdani-launches--15-mi

Standing Up for Trans New Yorkers: Mayor Mamdani Launches $15 Million Plan to Expand Access to Gender-Affirming Care

Disney says select Hulu subscribers can now link their Hulu profiles to Disney , bringing their Hulu watch history, watchlist, and recommendations into Disney (Todd Spangler/Variety)
https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/disney-plus-hulu-unified-app-phase…

Disney+ Adds Hulu Integrations, No Current Plan to Phase Out Hulu App
Disney continues to add more features hitching Hulu and Disney+ together as it takes steps toward the goal of "fully integrating" Hulu into the Disney+ service.

That's certainly a good start!
Burnham to scrap Starmer’s digital ID scheme in ‘reset of priorities’ https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/jul/18/burnham-to-scrap-starmers-digital-id-scheme-in-reset-of-priorities

Burnham to scrap Starmer’s digital ID scheme in ‘reset of priorities’
Incoming PM will reallocate unspecified resources from unpopular plan to helping with cost of living

A hair-raising article in *The New Yorker* about Trump's plans to acquire Greenland.
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2026/06/22/inside-the-ludicrous-deadly-serious-plan-to-take-over-greenland

Inside the Ludicrous, Deadly Serious Plan to Take Over Greenland
“We want Greenland,” Trump said. Four men sprang into action to make fantasy a reality. Ben Taub reports.

Moonshot AI pauses new subscriptions, saying that over the past two days Kimi K3 demand nearly passed the limit of its capacity, and also reworks its plan tiers (@kimi_moonshot)
https://x.com/kimi_moonshot/status/2078855608565207130

Kimi.ai (@Kimi_Moonshot) on X
Kimi K3 has received far more love than we expected, and our GPUs are feeling it. Over the past 48 hours, demand has pushed close to the limits of our current capacity. To protect the experience of existing subscribers, we're temporarily pausing new subscriptions and

RE: #DigiD #yivi

Weg von Big Tech: Deutschland und Frankreich beschließen Souveränitäts-Plan
Mit einer neuen Definition und in sechs Kernbereichen nebst Kriterien treiben Deutschland und Frankreich Europas digitale Unabhängigkeit konkret voran.

Weg von Big Tech: Deutschland und Frankreich beschließen Souveränitäts-Plan
Mit einer neuen Definition und in sechs Kernbereichen nebst Kriterien treiben Deutschland und Frankreich Europas digitale Unabhängigkeit konkret voran.

Waiting for the electrification action plan > delivering the electrification action plan

I remember seeing some funny posters at @… this year.
A 9front / Plan 9 reference:
Uriel was right.
German:
Anti-bashistische Aktion - Her zu uns
And an invitation to https://bsmconf.com/

Sources: Chinese startup Moonshot AI is seeking formal approval from investors to start a Hong Kong IPO process, which could happen in as soon as six months (Juro Osawa/The Information)
https://www.theinformation.com/briefings/moonshot-ai-seeks-…

Moonshot AI Seeks Investor Approval to Begin IPO Process
Chinese startup Moonshot AI, whose powerful new open-source model is upending Silicon Valley, is seeking formal approval from investors to begin preparations for an initial public offering in Hong Kong, according to two people with knowledge of the matter. The Beijing-based company recently distributed a shareholder resolution regarding its IPO plan, according to the people. The timing of its

Nope. The worldwide depression won't be over until he and all his ilk are out of office and out of money.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/17/trump-us-iran-war-mou-deal

Trump signs Iran peace plan, claiming deal averts ‘worldwide depression’
Details of the 14-point agreement revealed as senior US officials claim ‘major win’ despite significant concessions to Tehran

No investments in high-risk pipelines and LNG projects.
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) manages the retirement savings of nearly every working and retired Canadian outside Quebec. As climate impacts intensify and the global economy shifts toward clean energy, investing in new fossil fuel infrastructure like pipelines and LNG terminals puts Canadians’ pensions and retirement security at unnecessary risk. Our pension manager must say “NO” to investing in these projects.

AfD Sachsen-Anhalt bei 42 % — Schulpflicht soll weg, Euro auch, EU gleich mit. Und manche meinen: „Lasst sie doch mal regieren, dann merken’s die Leute.” Klar. Nur dass die Leute das dann vielleicht nicht mehr so einfach korrigieren können. Schöner Plan. #Tagesanbruch #NoAfD

Die schmerzhafte Wahrheit über die AfD
Besseres Regieren schrumpft die AfD? So einfach ist es nicht mehr.

"Conserving 30% of the planet will only succeed if people are part of the plan"
#Conservation #Environment

Conserving 30% of the planet will only succeed if people are part of the plan
People are central to conservation.

For anyone in the Salish Sea region and thinking about disaster prep, the "Puget Sound: Regional Catastrophic Disaster Coordination Plan and Annexes" is probably worth reading also:
https://mil.wa.gov/asset/5ba4211ba3e85
That one is from 2012.
The Puyallup tribe also created a climate change adaptation report, which is also useful for thinking about how climate change will impact the region (in this case, Tacoma):
https://www.puyalluptribe-nsn.gov/wp-content/uploads/Puyallup-Climate-Change-Impact-Assessment_2016_July-13-v3-pagesV2.pdf

The fact that an autocratic, corrupt and in some ways fascist republican administration only leads to a relatively small lead of the democrats in the polls, is food for thought. People in the US are farther removed from European and democratic values than ever it seems.
https://www.

Who Is Favored to Win the House? Latest 2026 Congressional Ballot Polls
Track the latest Congressional ballot surveys that ask who Americans plan to vote for in the 2026 midterm election.

"Measure, Change, Measure: Assessing Changes to a Traditional Approval Plan" @ Library Resources & Technical Services
https://journals.ala.org/index.php/lrts/article/view/8791
[DOI

«Warum Cloud-Lock-in zum Sicherheitsrisiko wird—Digitale Souveränität braucht einen Exit-Plan:
Mit dem Wechsel hin zu Open-Source-Strukturen hat Schleswig-Holstein Anfang des Jahres ein deutliches Signal gesetzt. Die Abhängigkeit von großen Technologiekonzernen ist kein Naturgesetz.»
Viele verantwortliche Leute glauben wenn sie die Tools aufzuzählen, dass dies ein Plan sei. Es ist komplexer & benötigt Zeit.
💻

Digitale Souveränität braucht einen Exit-Plan
Der Wechsel zu Open-Source-Strukturen in Schleswig-Holstein zeigt, dass Digitale Souveränität einen klaren Exit-Plan benötigt.

Instead of a 3 day trip on the Moldau (which was cancled due to bad weather and other circumstances) I did a bike ride with Gu along the whole Donauinsel, ~47km, with rather strong headwind (in one direction..) - a very nice plan B.

Ever wondered how we plan and implement an intercontinental connectivity investment programme here at GÉANT?
The project team from GN5-IC1 have spent years doing exactly that, and they've now shared their lessons learned, recommendations, and insights from a comprehensive analysis in a new summary document.
🔗 Read more here:

Conserving 30% of the planet will only succeed if people are part of the plan #nature

Conserving 30% of the planet will only succeed if people are part of the plan
What do you see when you imagine a conservation area? Perhaps a remote rainforest, a towering mountain range or a coral reef teeming with life. But do you expect to see any people?

"Trump launched a war to topple Iran’s regime, eliminate its missile program & navy, end its support for terror proxies, & , most important, obliterate (really this time) its nuclear weapons program.
He achieved none of those."
✅ A Concept of a Plan for an Iran Deal - by Jennifer Rubin
https://www.…

A Concept of a Plan for an Iran Deal
What happened — and did — not so far?

Welcome to Computing's weekly roundup of tech news in Asia. This time we look at South Korea’s ambitious plan to provide free AI services to every citizen, Moonshot’s Kimi K3 model which it claims outperforms US LLMs, and TSMC’s bumper quarter.

Samsung Electronics and its South Korean labor union reach a preliminary pay deal; the union says it has decided to suspend a general strike (Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/business/world-at-work/samsung-elecs…

This is criminal
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/may/18/uk-datacentres-plan-to-burn-gas-to-generate-electricity
At least we will have really great LinkedIn infographics!

Saturday night in Suburbia...
My plan: from tonight start watching The Expanse right from the first episode (again).
That should keep my evenings occupied for the next couple months or so.
#TheExpanse #DystopianSciFi

@… I only see my money burning 🙈😅 but since fable is banned, I guess I don't need to switch to the 200$ plan....

UK government plan for music (about 8 months after being announced?) targeting secondary ticketing.
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/turn-it-up-our-plan-for-…

Turn It Up: Our plan for music

Memo: the BBC says it will cut 550 jobs including in its news and content divisions by the start of FY 2027-2028 in the first phase of a plan to save $670M (Ellise Shafer/Variety)
https://variety.com/2026/digital/global/bbc-layoffs-redu…

BBC to Make Layoffs, Reduce Commissioning Spend in Savings Plan
New BBC director general Matt Brittin has outlined his savings plan, which includes cutting 550 jobs and reducing commissioning spend by $107 million.

Ayer leí que en el encuentro de aficionados de Plan 9 de este año en las presentaciones hubo gente mostrando cosas hechas con LLMs.... en Plan 9. Yo también pensaba que ahí nunca llegaría. Por suerte la comunidad de 9front es muy reacia a permitir esas mierdas

"The Guardian not The Onion" headline.
Pete likes his solders HARD!
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/15/us-military-testosterone-screening-hegseth

#FotoDerWoche mit Verkehrsarchitektur aus Esslingen.
https://blog.till-westermayer.de/2026/06/photo-of-the-week-esslingen-train-and-bus-station/

Photo of the week: Esslingen train and bus station
Abgesehen von dem an dieser Stelle weiterhin fehlenden Überweg (der witzigerweise in dem im Bahnhof ausgehängten Plan mit Weg zum SEV eingezeichnet ist ...) bietet der Esslinger Bahnhofsvorplatz, wenn die Sonne richtig steht, einen erfreulichen Anblick.

Summary of the measures relating to EVs in the EU's Electrification Action Plan (and related initiatives), alongside the general adjustments to network tariffs, connection conditions and taxation
https://energy.ec.europa.eu/publications/co…

🦆 Eine Fabel aus dem Ententeich 🦆
Es war einmal ein Teich. Kein großer, kein schöner – ein eher trüber Tümpel im niederbayerischen Schilf, aber die Bewohner hielten ihn für den Mittelpunkt der Welt. „Stark, souverän, eigentlich viel zu schade für die anderen Vögel", schnatterten sie im Chor.
Regiert wurde der Teich vom Erpel Protschka, einem Tier von beachtlichem Selbstbewusstsein und überschaubarem Plan.
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From Multiracial Democracy to White Christian Ethnostate. This is the Plan for America.
https://lucid.substack.com/p/from-multiracial-democracy-to-white

"More than 100 UK datacentres plan to burn gas to generate electricity"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Technology #Emissions

"Church of England votes against plan to rewild 30% of its land by 2030" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/14/church-of-england-votes-against-rewild-land-2030

Church of England votes against plan to rewild 30% of its land by 2030
Campaigners criticise C of E for failing to show moral leadership as one of country’s biggest landowners

UK's incoming PM Andy Burnham is expected to scrap Keir Starmer's plans for digital ID cards; last year a petition opposing the cards attracted ~3M signatures (Geraldine McKelvie/The Guardian)
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/

Burnham to scrap Starmer’s digital ID scheme in ‘reset of priorities’
Incoming PM will reallocate unspecified resources from unpopular plan to helping with cost of living

Not surprised that there is not enough space for staff.
https://ottawacitizen.com/public-service/return-to-office-unachievable

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker signs a state budget with new taxes on social media giants, digital ads, and prediction and crypto markets, all likely facing lawsuits (Mitchell Armentrout/Chicago Sun Times)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/springfie

Gov. JB Pritzker signs $55.9B affordability-focused state budget with tax on social media companies
The eighth state spending plan of Pritzker's tenure includes additional funding for food assistance in the wake of deep federal funding cuts under President Donald Trump.

Kristi Noem, months after being ousted from Trump Cabinet, claims China has a ‘thousand-year plan to destroy the United States’ | The Independent
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/kristi-noem-warns-china-plan-destroy-us-b2996730.html

Reheated social democracy. Nothing more.
A plan for Britain
https://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/73773/a-plan-for-britain

A plan for Britain
Labour lacks a philosophy or a plan for government. A few simple changes could transform the country’s fortunes

Didn't think of how Star Wars was gonna be fixed after the sequels.
▶️ Disney’s Secret Plan to Fix the Sequels
https://youtube.com/watch?v=NjXPcFI79JU&si=8H3YPQ_9euD2_jwl

"UK rivers face rising risk of climate 'whiplash'"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Climate #ClimateChange

UK rivers face rising risk of climate 'whiplash'
Climate change could push UK rivers to dangerous extremes and bring more frequent rapid swings between wet and dry conditions—a phenomenon known as hydroclimatic whiplash—according to research led by the University of East Anglia (UEA). Researchers analyzed almost 700 river catchments across the UK to project how river flows may change at 2° C and 4° C of global warming. The results reveal stark regional contrasts and growing challenges for communities and water managers trying to plan fo…

Doc: SpaceX says the EU's plan to reserve satellite spectrum for European operators risks disrupting connectivity, including for emergency services in Ukraine (Financial Times)
https://www.ft.com/content/0b012610-8132-4549-afd9-14bacd9db8cb

«Keine US-Cloud für Schweizer Gesundheitsdaten:
Das Bundesamt für Gesundheit will beim Aufbau des Schweizer Gesundheitsdatenraums offenbar auf US-Technologie verzichten. Dem Plan stehen rechtliche Vorgaben entgegen.»
Einer mMn sehr positive Neuws aus der Schweiz. Doch nun bin ich gespannt wie detailliert dies im Hintergrund durchgesetzt wird und auch bei Drittanbietern auf US-Tech verzichtet wird.
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Keine US-Cloud für Schweizer Gesundheitsdaten
Das Bundesamt für Gesundheit will beim Aufbau des Schweizer Gesundheitsdatenraums offenbar auf US-Technologie verzichten. Dem Plan stehen rechtliche Vorgaben entgegen.

Apple raises the price of Apple Music, with the individual plan up by $1 to $11.99, and some Apple One bundles, the first price hike for Apple Music since 2022 (Chance Miller/9to5Mac)
https://9to5mac.com/2026/07/17/apple-raises-prices-for-apple…

Apple raises prices for Apple Music and Apple One subscriptions - 9to5Mac
Apple has raised the price of Apple Music today in the United States and other countries. Starting today, Apple Music’s...

Kristi Noem, months after being ousted from Trump Cabinet, claims China has a ‘thousand-year plan to destroy the United States’ | The Independent
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/kristi-noem-warns-china-plan-destroy-us-b2996730.html

Sources: Google and Blackstone plan to create an AI cloud company to monetize Google's TPUs to external parties; Blackstone plans to put $5B in the venture (Wall Street Journal)
https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/google-and-bla

Chinese and European plans for truck electrification show a lot of similarities: the smart use and exchange of data between the transport and energy sectors (the grid, renewables) and the direct link to the flexibility potential of ‘batteries on wheels’ bodes well for the next few years!

Over the past two weeks, China published its 'Implementation Plan for Promoting the Large-Scale Adoption of New Energy Heavy-Duty Trucks', whilst in the EU, the European Commission and member states… | Jaap Burger
Over the past two weeks, China published its 'Implementation Plan for Promoting the Large-Scale Adoption of New Energy Heavy-Duty Trucks', whilst in the EU, the European Commission and member states endorsed the first two roadmaps under the 'Clean Transport Corridor Initiative'. What strikes me is how similar the plans of the two regions are. Both emphasise the importance of a coordinated roll-out along major routes, making use of available data on transport movements as well as on the electr…

Bernie Sanders proposes legislation to create a sovereign wealth fund financed via a one-time 50% stock tax on AI companies that reach $200M in annual AI sales (Joey Cappelletti/Associated Press)
https://apnews.com/article/bernie-sanders-ai-publ…

Bernie Sanders unveils plan for public ownership of AI companies
Sen. Bernie Sanders is proposing a plan to give Americans ownership stakes in the country’s largest artificial intelligence companies. The legislation shown first to The Associated Press would impose a one-time 50% tax on the stock of major AI companies and place those shares into a sovereign wealth fund overseen by an independent commission. Sanders estimates the fund would be worth roughly $7 trillion and provide annual payments to Americans. While the idea of public ownership of AI compani…

Angriff auf Infofreiheit: Transparenzbeauftragte wehren sich gegen IFG-Reform
Die Kontrollbeauftragten von Bund und Ländern kritisieren den Plan der schwarz-roten Koalition für drastische Einschnitte im Informationsfreiheitsgesetz scharf.

Angriff auf Infofreiheit: Transparenzbeauftragte wehren sich gegen IFG-Reform
Die Kontrollbeauftragten von Bund und Ländern kritisieren den Plan der schwarz-roten Koalition für drastische Einschnitte im Informationsfreiheitsgesetz scharf.

At a time when their is war on the european continent, our former ally the US does this... Putin will be pleased.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/12/world/europe/us-nato-cuts-drawdown-jets.html?un…

U.S. Plan Is Said to Pull a Third of Fighter Jets It Provides NATO for Europe
The plan, outlined by officials and in a written document, provides rare clarity about the extent to which the Trump administration intends to reduce its commitment to NATO.

Sources: CBS staff at 60 Minutes expect "massive changes" and layoffs after the current season ends, but say there's no plan to overhaul its format or mission (Jeremy Barr/The Guardian)
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/may/16/cbs-bari-weiss-60-minu…

Apple raises the price of Apple Music, with the individual plan up by $1 to $11.99, and some Apple One bundles, the first price hike for Apple Music since 2022 (Chance Miller/9to5Mac)
https://9to5mac.com/2026/07/17/apple-raises-prices-for-apple…

Apple raises prices for Apple Music and Apple One subscriptions - 9to5Mac
Apple has raised the price of Apple Music today in the United States and other countries. Starting today, Apple Music’s...

Sources: the early Chinese backers of Manus, including HSG and Tencent, plan to buy the AI startup back from Meta at the $2B price Meta paid (The Information)
https://www.theinformation.com/articles/manus-revenue-soars-original-investors-…

Manus’ Revenue Soars as Original Investors Move to Reverse Meta Deal
The early Chinese backers of AI firm Manus are planning to buy the firm back from Meta Platforms at the $2 billion price Meta paid, in response to a Chinese government order that the deal be reversed, according to two people with direct knowledge of the matter. While the government’s order has ...

Swiss right-wing plan to cap population rejected by narrow margins | Politics | Al Jazeera
https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/6/14/swiss-right-wing-plan-to-cap-population-rejected-by-narrow-margins

"The World Cup is one wildfire away from an air quality disaster"
#WorldCup #Sports #Football

The World Cup is one wildfire away from an air quality disaster
FIFA says it's prepared for "climate-related risks" but doesn't appear to have a plan for wildfire smoke, which can be harmful to players and fans.

The EU accepts X's plan to meet DSA transparency obligations and give researchers access to data, giving X six months to implement it, following a €120M fine (Foo Yun Chee/Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/business/eu-accepts-act…

"Labour must fulfil promise to introduce clean air act, charities urge"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Emissions

FDA approves Colorado’s plan to import cheaper drugs from Canada | STAT
https://www.statnews.com/2026/06/15/colorado-drug-imports-canada/?utm_campaign=rss

Q&A with Byron Allen on his plan to place BuzzFeed and HuffPost content on his AVOD service, Local Now, and his plan to buy Starz, in which he has an 11% stake (Erik Hayden/The Hollywood Reporter)
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business

Byron Allen Bought BuzzFeed. He Wants Starz Next
The mogul went to the bargain bin to snap up a Millennial media brand. That's just one part of his plan.

The EU accepts X's plan to meet DSA transparency obligations and give researchers access to data, giving X six months to implement it, following a €120M fine (Foo Yun Chee/Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/business/eu-accepts-act…

Then they should go back to the plan to oust judges.
Supreme Court Rejects Virginia Democrats’ Effort to Reinstate New Voting Map - The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/15/us/politics/supreme-court-virginia-redistricting.html

The AP confirms it is laying off an unspecified number of US-based journalists today; News Media Guild: of 120 journalists offered buyouts, around 40 took them (Jocelyn Noveck/Associated Press)
https://apnews.com/article/news-industry-ap-layoffs-3906d6f2c…

AP lays off small group of US-based journalists, part of restructuring plan
The Associated Press has confirmed it is laying off an unspecified number of U.S.-based journalists. The layoffs are part of a restructuring that would turn the news organization’s focus away from print journalism and newspapers to visual journalism and other revenue sources. The AP would not say how many employees were affected. The News Media Guild, which represents AP journalists, said 20 journalists had been laid off by midafternoon Friday. AP said the layoffs were in Iine with a restruct…

A profile of PsiQuantum, which raised $1B in 2025, is building a quantum computer with photonic chips made by GlobalFoundries and is closely monitored by DARPA (James O'Donnell/MIT Technology Review)
https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/07/1

PsiQuantum has a plan to make a massive quantum computer out of light
The company has drawn governments, a major chipmaker, and the Pentagon into an effort to control fragile photons and build a useful quantum machine. It aims to be the first.

Sources: execs expect a judge to grant a temporary restraining order requested by 12 state AGs in the Paramount-WBD merger, delaying it by two to three weeks (Brian Stelter/CNN)
http://www.cnn.com/2026/07/15/media/paramount-wbd-merger-lawsuit-tro-bonta

Paramount and Warner Bros. expect a delay in closing the deal
Executives involved in the pending Paramount–Warner Bros. Discovery deal expect that a judge will hit pause on the takeover plan in the coming days.

OpenAI launches personal finance tools for US ChatGPT Pro users, letting them connect to 12K financial institutions to analyze spending, plan finances, more (Ivan Mehta/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/15/openai-la…

OpenAI launches ChatGPT for personal finance, will let you connect bank accounts | TechCrunch
Once users connect their accounts, they will see a dashboard of their portfolio performance, spending, subscriptions, and upcoming payments.

Mike Johnson tipped hand on GOP plan to gut Social Security with radio remark - Raw Story
https://www.rawstory.com/mike-johnson-2677036828/

Source: Demis Hassabis plans to hold meetings with US policymakers in Washington next week about his proposed US-based Standards Body for "Frontier-class" AI (Shirin Ghaffary/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/20

Netflix says its ad tier now has 250M monthly active viewers, up from 94M in 2025, and is expanding to 15 new countries, as it tests an ad personalization tool (Emma Roth/The Verge)
https://www.theverge.com/streaming/929627/netflix-ads-plan-upfront-2026

Netflix’s ad ambitions just keep growing
Netflix’s ad-supported streaming tier reaches 250 million users each month, the company announced during its 2026 upfront presentation.

Same thing they tried the first time, just as unconstitutional now.
A Texas town may offer a preview of a Trump plan to force noncitizens from public housing | The Independent
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/trump-gulf-coast-hud-fears-mexico-b2977041.html

Netflix says its ad tier now has 250M monthly active viewers, up from 94M in 2025, and is expanding to 15 new countries, as it tests an ad personalization tool (Emma Roth/The Verge)
https://www.theverge.com/streaming/929627/netflix-ads-plan-upfront-2026

Netflix’s ad ambitions just keep growing
Netflix’s ad-supported streaming tier reaches 250 million users each month, the company announced during its 2026 upfront presentation.

RNC Launches Sinister Plan as Trump Threatens to Send Troops to Polls | The New Republic
https://newrepublic.com/post/210342/rnc-election-plan-trump-send-troops-polls

The UK government proposes a default overnight social media curfew for 16- and 17-year-olds and disabling features like auto-play and infinite scroll by default (Muvija M/Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/technology/uk-plans-default…

How Anthropic is pursuing a state-by-state push for ever-tougher AI safety laws, in contrast with OpenAI's "reverse federalism" strategy for common state rules (Politico)
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/07/15/ins…