@Techmeme@techhub.socialOpenAI expands its ~$5 ChatGPT Go plan to 16 new Asian countries, including Malaysia, Pakistan, the Philippines, and Vietnam, after launching it in August (Ivan Mehta/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/09/openais-affordable-ch…
@primonatura@mstdn.social"Nature recovery plan in England hit by clause allowing contracts to end with a year’s notice"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Nature
@cheryanne@aus.socialThe James Donald Forbes McCann Catamaran Plan
Writer/comedian/low-income husband and father James Donald Forbes McCann does not own a boat—yet...
Great Australian Pods Podcast Directory: https://www.greataustralianpods.com/catamaran-plan/
@Mediagazer@mstdn.socialCrunchyroll announces it is shutting down its free ad-supported streaming option on December 31; Crunchyroll subscriptions start at $7.99/month or $79.99/year (Luke Bouma/Cord Cutters News)
https://cordcuttersnews.com/crunchyroll-is-shutting-down-its-free…
@ErikJonker@mastodon.social
@servelan@newsie.socialThe response has not been enthusiastic in its support.
Trump Announces Plan For 50-Year Home Mortgages - Joe.My.God.
https://www.joemygod.com/2025/11/trump-announces-plan-for-50-year-home-mortgages/
@andres4ny@social.ridetrans.itToday in #AbolishStateDOTs news..
#NYC #CrossBronxExpressway
@dnddeutsch@pnpde.social@… ich darf keinen Plan machen. Pläne sind der Spontanitätskiller. Pläne sind der kleine Tod, der die völlige Auslöschung mit sich bringt. Ich werde meinen Mitspielenden ins Auge blicken. Ich werde zulassen, dass sie über mich und durch mich hindurchgehen. Und wenn es vorbei ist, werde ich das innere Auge richten, um eine Improvisation zu se…
@newstik@social.heise.deBeware of #spam calls offering you significant discounts on your phone or internet plan and a free high-end smartphone.
They start asking questions to collect info about you. It starts innocent: Who is your provider? How much data do you have on your own?
Don't tell them anything. Ask about the details of their offer, be insistent, they will give up.
Or just hang up.
@hikingdude@mastodon.socialPlan C turned out to be a nice day in the mountains. But Woah was there a chill wind. Good that I was prepared.
#hiking #wandern #mountains
@_tillwe_@mastodon.socialSchade, dass der Nachtzug nach Malmö nun doch nicht kommt. Wobei ich ein kleines bisschen Verständnis dafür habe, dass die Schweiz sich nicht so ganz als Subventionsgeber für im großen Teil deutsch-dänisch-schwedische Verbindungen ansieht ...
https://www.badische-zeitung.de/nachtzug-v
@thesaigoneer@social.linux.pizzaLove it when a plan comes together.
KDE Plasma 6.5.2 Wayland on FreeBSD 15 beta 5. My how-to will be updated tomorrow (some minor tweaks), but this is running solid on that laptop.
Thanks to @… for useful additions!
#freebsd
@hex@kolektiva.socialAlso my #infosec friends could learn a thing or two here from disaster prep if this isn't already a familiar idea.
Do you have a MISL for a large scale cvss 9 0-Day that's being exploited in the wild? Have you run a table top? You fucking should. Especially since we've all been through that shit several times now. You should absolutely have a clear plan of what's gonna happen, and your whole team should be able to respond.
@jorgecandeias@mastodon.socialRE: https://mastodon.social/@badastro/115350341474213632
This is a cute little piece. Great in particular if you plan to write some Martian science fiction with scenes set at the surface of the planet. Or on one of the moons. Or in orbit.
@Techmeme@techhub.socialGoogle launches a cheaper AI Plus plan in India, costing ~$2.21 per month for the first six months and ~$4.44 thereafter, to compete with ChatGPT Go (Ivan Mehta/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/10/google-launches-sub-5-ai-pl…
@shriramk@mastodon.socialThought I had a good sabbatical plan for the spring, but it's been upended by a one-time opportunity: I've ended up on the committee creating India's new national 11th and 12th grade curriculum/textbook in computer science. So much for the best laid schemes, but also exciting!
@thomastraynor@social.linux.pizzaEven if I wanted to go the earthly version of hell I would say fuck no to providing my social media posts.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1dz0g2ykpeo
@j_honegger@swiss.socialFrom #RobertReich @rbreich@instagram.com and @imcivicaction@instagram.com @…
#Trump wants to invoke the
@markhburton@mstdn.socialQuite interesting but "no role for Hamas and other factions", What does that mean? Fatah? And isn't that a matter for the Palestinian people?
A decolonised alternative to Trump’s Gaza peace plan | Donald Trump | Al Jazeera
https://www.a…
@bthalpin@mastodon.socialBritain clearly has a problem with too many people going to university, and Badenoch proposes to change that.
Imagine how much better off the UK would be, if Cameron, Osborne, Bojo, Gove et al had never gone to Oxford!
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/new…
@Techmeme@techhub.socialCrunchyroll announces it is shutting down its free ad-supported streaming option on December 31; Crunchyroll subscriptions start at $7.99/month or $79.99/year (Luke Bouma/Cord Cutters News)
https://cordcuttersnews.com/crunchyroll-is-shutting-down-its-free…
@servelan@newsie.socialInside Stephen Miller’s Secret Plan To Normalize Trump’s Dictator Rule | Portside
https://portside.org/2025-10-08/inside-stephen-millers-secret-plan-normalize-trumps-dictator-rule
@Mediagazer@mstdn.socialYouTube TV plans to launch over 10 genre-specific, cheaper YouTube TV Plans in early 2026, including a Sports Plan featuring ESPN Unlimited and Fox Sports 1 (Todd Spangler/Variety)
https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/youtube-tv-plans-ge…
@paulwermer@sfba.socialExcept, of course, on city-owned property like Potrero Yards, because affordable housing doesn't pencil out.
And SF's Upzoning plan allows towers without on-site affordable, unlike the State Density Bonus, which actually requires significant on site affordable housing. Developers can just fee out for less than half the cost of building affordable units.
SO I wonder - who were the advisors on the Family Zoning Plan, and whose families would be built for?
@PaulWermer@sfba.socialExcept, of course, on city-owned property like Potrero Yards, because affordable housing doesn't pencil out.
And SF's Upzoning plan allows towers without on-site affordable, unlike the State Density Bonus, which actually requires significant on site affordable housing. Developers can just fee out for less than half the cost of building affordable units.
SO I wonder - who were the advisors on the Family Zoning Plan, and whose families would be built for?
@piger@mastodon.socialIt’s time to learn how water leak sensors work and search for one that’s compatible with home assistant or has some sort of API.
This is ruining my previous plan, where I deluded myself into thinking that I could have the patience to figure out how to write a driver for a mouse dongle
@aral@mastodon.ar.alHahaha, the US can fuck right off. You couldn’t pay me enough to visit that shithole country.
#USA
@ingo@social.stuetzle.cc @Mediagazer@mstdn.socialParamount releases its first earnings report since the Skydance takeover, posting Q3 revenue of $6.7B and a net loss of $257M; PSKY jumps 5% after hours (Alex Weprin/The Hollywood Reporter)
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business
@karlauerbach@sfba.socialWho are going to be the five D senators who chicken out and sign a blank check to the trumpies?
These wimpy-D's are willing to give away what little power we have left to obtain magic beans - which are worthless promises that the R's will allow a vote on ACA subsidies. A vote? We know that the R's will roll over that vote, that el-cheato won't sign, and that even if enacted, will simply become a bag of cash that el-cheato will use for whatever purpose he wants.
…
@Techmeme@techhub.social
@heiseonline@social.heise.deEHDS als "Versuchskaninchen": Europas ambitionierter Plan für Gesundheitsdaten
Die EU plant mit Gesundheitsdaten und KI die digitale Souveränität. Experten diskutieren die Chancen, Risiken und wirtschaftlichen Hürden.
@roland@devdilettante.com"The Marshall Plan did help rebuild Europe. The Civil Rights Movement did end Jim Crow. Smallpox was eradicated through an international coordination effort. The Montreal Protocol did address the ozone hole. Are these perfect success stories? No, they all happened through a series of shitty compromises, through flawed execution and with unintended consequences." <-- Thanks Joan!
@servelan@newsie.socialTrump Administration Withdraws Plan to Overhaul Homeless Aid - The New York Times
https://archive.ph/m2uAQ
@markhburton@mstdn.socialThe Trump plan: "gives Palestinians the choice between genocide and apartheid".
El mundo entero celebra el plan de Trump para Gaza: lecciones (no) aprendidas de los Acuerdos de Oslo
https://www.eldiari…
@kurtsh@mastodon.socialThis is how you say that the Republicans are rigging the voting systems without saying the Republicans are rigging the #voting systems.
Michael Steele knows. The #Republicans aren't worried about this election because they have a Plan B. Watch this space:
@Techmeme@techhub.socialYouTube TV plans to launch over 10 genre-specific, cheaper YouTube TV Plans in early 2026, including a Sports Plan featuring ESPN Unlimited and Fox Sports 1 (Todd Spangler/Variety)
https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/youtube-tv-plans-ge…
@light@noc.socialhttps://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/propaganda
I plan on doing this with my kids when I have them.
@JSkier@social.linux.pizzaRE: https://mastodon.social/@bagder/115672975717795897
I was having a conversation at work about this recently. AI is a great tool when you have problems and plan for it. It is not, and never will be, a direction to go solely because it is AI 😆
@pavelasamsonov@mastodon.socialAverage man, average man
Median height, weight, and arm span
Fits a shirt, medium size
Airplane legroom will suffice
Average man, average man
Tells his dates he's five foot ten.
Faster than half his peers,
Gets buzzed from a couple beers.
How tough is he? Worry not:
Orders takeout "medium hot."
Average man, average man
Has a 401k plan
Doesn't follow news at all
Skipped his annual physical
Wears ties wi…
@Techmeme@techhub.socialAmazon will invest $35B in India's cloud and AI sector by 2030, adding to the ~$40B it has invested in the country, and says the plan will create 1M more jobs (Dylan Butts/CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/12/10/amazon-ple
@digitalnaiv@mastodon.socialWildbergers Modernisierungsagenda klingt nach digitalem Frühling: weniger Zuständigkeiten, KI im Amt, mutige Experimente. Aber wie Adi Preissler wusste: Entscheidend is’ auf’m Platz. Papier kann vieles, Praxistests zeigen alles. Ohne Unterstützung aus allen Ressorts – und vom Kanzler – bleibt's ein schöner Plan, meint Johannes Winkelhage im FAZ #Digitalwirtschaft Newsletter
@Mediagazer@mstdn.socialA look at Netflix's funding plan for WBD: $59B of debt financing via Wall Street banks, to be eventually replaced with bonds, term loans, and revolving credit (Emily Graffeo/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/20
@joxean@mastodon.socialThe White House published a photo in which Netanyahu is seen forced by Trump to apologize to Qatari PM Al Thani while reading a piece of paper on the phone. I guess the script was 99% sure provided to him by Trump or his administration.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/whitehouse/5
@servelan@newsie.socialTrump Unveils Plan for Tacky Giant Golden Addition to D.C.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/trump-plotting-even-bigger-architectural-234958283.html
@aral@mastodon.ar.alhttps://mastodon.social/@randahl/115507006485634894
This is why @… made the Gaza Verified Archive (e.g., see
@mcdanlj@social.makerforums.infoThe ARRL has a long online text band plan which they have condensed for HF into The Considerate Operator's Frequency Guide which is not really in a convenient form to print and carry with you into the field when operating portable
@domm@social.linux.pizza#AdventOfCode Day 5: My stupid part 1 solution was too slow (because I checked each ingridient instead of compare the ranges). After fixing that it was fast and correct. I have a plan for part 2, but $job to do, so let's see when I get a round tuit (to quote an old #Perl saying).
@Techmeme@techhub.socialMajestic Labs, which makes patent-pending server architecture that promises more memory capacity, raised $100M, including a $71M Series A led by Bow Wave (Jennifer Elias/CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/11/10/majestic-labs-meta-google-ai-funding.html
…
@maxheadroom@hub.uckermark.social
@roelgrif@mstdn.social“Gevraagd of er een plan b is voor als de VS zich terugtrekt antwoordde Rutte ontkennend. Zo'n plan is volgens hem niet nodig.”
De eerste keer dat ik serieus hoop dat Rutte liegt.
NAVO-chef Rutte: Poetin denkt ten onrechte dat hij het langer volhoudt https://nos.nl/l/2593056
@PaulWermer@sfba.socialGee, wouldn't it be nice if Lashinsky actually talked about how the plan would or would not support affordable housing, or had some references to support that upzoning helps develop large amounts of housing affordable to the mix of incomes in the community? (Esp in already densely built areas, liek San Francisco)
Because all of the research I have done says this is family zoning for families making over $250K a year. But I'm sure the Mayor's realtor brother is eager for m…
@paulwermer@sfba.socialGee, wouldn't it be nice if Lashinsky actually talked about how the plan would or would not support affordable housing, or had some references to support that upzoning helps develop large amounts of housing affordable to the mix of incomes in the community? (Esp in already densely built areas, liek San Francisco)
Because all of the research I have done says this is family zoning for families making over $250K a year. But I'm sure the Mayor's realtor brother is eager for m…
@UP8@mastodon.social🌷 China’s lopsided growth puts spotlight on Xi’s five-year plan
#china
@primonatura@mstdn.social"Great British Energy plans 15 GW clean energy investment"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Energy
@vform@openbiblio.socialBücherhallen Hamburg (@…) completes successful switch to new library system
https://librarytechnology.org/pr/31917
@LillyHerself@Mastodon.social@… First I've heard of this - very exciting! https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/jeremy-hansen-moon-1.7649455
@sauer_lauwarm@mastodon.social"We plan to include your paper as an appendix to our book". Abt. #NiceTry
@jswright61@ruby.socialTheir plan seems NOT to try and eliminate or at least minimize these ads, but rather to see if they can extract premium rates because the ads have been IDENTIFIED as scams.
JFC, why would anyone do business with this company. Why would functioning governments (this sadly excludes the US rn) allow this company to operate within its borders.
This is not a whoopsie. This is a deliberate corporate decision to allow users to be preyed upon and profit from it.
@piger@mastodon.socialIt’s time to learn how water leak sensors work and search for one that’s compatible with home assistant or has some sort of API.
This is ruining my previous plan, where I deluded myself into thinking that I could have the patience to figure out how to write a driver for a mouse dongle
@Techmeme@techhub.socialChinese state-backed chipmaker Hygon, which makes server CPUs, calls off merger with its top shareholder and server maker Sugon; the merger was announced in May (Wataru Suzuki/Nikkei Asia)
https://asia.nikkei.com/business/technology/c…
@servelan@newsie.socialExclusive: Dems Fire Back at Trump’s ‘Freaky’ Kid Self-Deportation Plan
https://www.thebulwark.com/p/exclusive-dems-congressional-hispanic-caucus-fire-back-at-trump-freaky-friday-child-minor-self-deportation
@cheryanne@aus.social24 Hour Business Plan Podcast
The business planning podcast for leaders who want clear, practical strategies to drive growth and execution without the jargon...
Great Australian Pods Podcast Directory: https://www.greataustralianpods.com/24-hour-business-plan/ …
@heiseonline@social.heise.de @ErikJonker@mastodon.social @primonatura@mstdn.social"Tory plan to scrap net zero target puts UK climate leadership at risk"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Climate #ClimateChange
@markhburton@mstdn.socialEuropean Union 27, under far right climate denialist pressure, opts for lower carbon emissions target and keeps door open for offsets beyond the EU, despite having been given a highly critical report on them.
No coverage that I can find in the UK press.
El tirón antiecológico germina en el plan contra el cambio climštico de la Unión Europea
@Mediagazer@mstdn.socialA look at CollectiveMetrics.org, a new nonprofit founded by two ex-Meta ad executives that aims to bring more transparency to digital advertising to fight scams (Craig Silverman/Wired)
https://www.wired.com/story/scam-ads-are-flooding-so…
@digitalnaiv@mastodon.socialDie Chefin der Messenger-App Signal droht damit, sich vom europäischen Markt zurückzuziehen. Grund ist der Plan der EU, Hintertüren in Apps einzubauen, die eine automatische Suche nach kriminellen Inhalten ermöglichen #Tagesschau #Signal
@_tillwe_@mastodon.socialAuch mal was neues: Zug steht mit 6.20 Uhr im System und fährt mir um 6.18 Uhr vor der Nase weg (also, literally, wenn der Kaffee 15 Sekunden früher fertig gewesen wäre, hätte ich ihn noch gekriegt ...). Nicht so dramatisch, weil in 20 Minuten der nächste fährt, aber geplant war das so nicht.
@primonatura@mstdn.social"Senior Tories dismayed at Badenoch’s ‘catastrophic’ vow to repeal Climate Change Act"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Climate
@PaulWermer@sfba.socialFor the past 15 years, I've observed San Francisco leaders talk about how important climate action is - but not actually do a lot. There now a petition asking the Mayor to take meaningful action at
https://sign.moveon.org/petitions/mayor-lurie-implement-…
@paulwermer@sfba.socialFor the past 15 years, I've observed San Francisco leaders talk about how important climate action is - but not actually do a lot. There now a petition asking the Mayor to take meaningful action at
https://sign.moveon.org/petitions/mayor-lurie-implement-…
@heiseonline@social.heise.deSexpuppen in Kinderoptik: Frankreich droht Shein
Sexpuppen mit kindlichem Aussehen bei Shein rufen in Frankreich die Justiz auf den Plan. Die Plattform handelt, doch die Regierung verschärft den Ton.
https://www.
@Techmeme@techhub.socialSeveral of Asia's top tycoons and conglomerates are joining the data center race as tech giants plan $240B in APAC hyperscale expansion over the next five years (Jonathan Burgos/Forbes)
http://www.forbes.com/sites/jonathanburgos/2…
@servelan@newsie.socialCan tourism be respectful? Native Hawaiians have a plan. - The Washington Post
https://archive.ph/zI8QY
@Techmeme@techhub.socialParamount launches a hostile bid to acquire WBD, offering WBD shareholders $30 per share in an all-cash deal; sources say WBD rejected the same bid last week (CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/12/08/paramount-skydance-hostile-bid-wbd-netflix.html
@Mediagazer@mstdn.socialQ&A with Patreon CEO Jack Conte on social media algorithms, studying music at Stanford, streaming, paying out $10B, creators, TikTok, influencers, AI, and more (Katie Drummond/Wired)
https://www.wired.com/story/the-big-interview-podcast-jack-conte-patreon/
@markhburton@mstdn.social"Asad Rehman, chief executive of Friends of the Earth, said:
“Kemi Badenoch’s desperate attempt to sound like Donald Trump on climate change is taking her party further away from the interests of future generations, businesses, and the needs of ordinary people.
"Millions of lives are already being ruined and nature is being pushed to the brink. An act of political vandalism of this scale will not be easily forgiven or forgotten."
@PaulWermer@sfba.socialIf #MayorLurie could only explain how this plan would provide housing affordable to the full mix of household incomes, without trotting out the hypothetical (and misleading) explanations of #filtering and related misleading
@paulwermer@sfba.socialIf #MayorLurie could only explain how this plan would provide housing affordable to the full mix of household incomes, without trotting out the hypothetical (and misleading) explanations of #filtering and related misleading
@Techmeme@techhub.socialInternal memo: Johny Srouji, who oversees Apple's chip division, tells staff that "I don't plan on leaving anytime soon" (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-12-08/apple-chip-chief…
@heiseonline@social.heise.deBundesregierung verabschiedet "Modernisierungsagenda"
Bei seiner Klausurtagung hat das schwarz-rote Bundeskabinett einen Plan zur Modernisierung des Staates verabschiedet – mit einigen offenen Punkten.
https:/…
@Techmeme@techhub.socialQ&A with Patreon CEO Jack Conte on social media algorithms, studying music at Stanford, music streaming economics, creators, TikTok, influencers, AI, and more (Katie Drummond/Wired)
https://www.wired.com/story/the-big-interview-podcast-jack-conte-patreon/…
@markhburton@mstdn.socialTories, incredibly enough led by an African woman, go full fascist.
Conservatives pledge to remove 750,000 migrants under borders plan - BBC News
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c708g5x2yqzo
@heiseonline@social.heise.de @primonatura@mstdn.social"Revised UK environmental plan sets new goals for nature, pollution and farming"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Environment
@Techmeme@techhub.socialSources: Tesla abandoned Elon Musk's goal to make thousands of Optimus robots in 2025 due to significant technical challenges, especially with the robots' hands (Theo Wayt/The Information)
https://www.theinformation.com/articles/el…
@Mediagazer@mstdn.socialMS NOW, formerly MSNBC, plans to launch membership subscriptions in the summer of 2026, offering events, curated insights, and moderated community spaces (Sara Fischer/Axios)
https://www.axios.com/2025/12/04/ms-now-msnbc-subscription-plan-members
@servelan@newsie.socialPutin insists certain elements of Trump’s peace plan to end Ukraine war are unacceptable | The Independent
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/russia-putin-trump-ukraine-peace-plan-b2878544.html
@servelan@newsie.social"My supervisor @ BLM (Bureau of Land Management) just informed his team that they were told not to give a rating higher than a 3 on our performance plan. Anything higher requires a justification to be written"
Employee Prefomance Ratings Vent. : r/fednews
https://www.reddit.com/r/fednews/comments/1pftabq/employee_prefomance_ratings_vent/
@Techmeme@techhub.socialVodafone and AST SpaceMobile plan to establish a Europe-led satellite constellation, operated out of Germany, to provide satellite-to-smartphone connectivity (Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/business/vodafone-ast-spacemobile-launch…
@Mediagazer@mstdn.socialAn interview with Guardian EIC Katharine Viner on plans to produce more video and audio and create jobs focused on social media and visual elements globally (Charlotte Tobitt/Press Gazette)
https://pressgazette.co.uk/news-leaders/kathari…
@Techmeme@techhub.socialMeta says it will invest $600B in the US infrastructure and jobs by 2028; Zuckerberg told Trump at a September dinner that Meta will spend "at least $600B" (Juby Babu/Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/business/meta-plans-600-billio…
@Techmeme@techhub.socialSources: Sequoia's Pat Grady and Alfred Lin plan to deepen the firm's AI focus and reframe its image as less politically partisan, after Roelof Botha's exit (Kate Clark/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/20
@Techmeme@techhub.socialSources: Meta does not plan to abandon building the metaverse, and expects to shift the savings from the layoffs into investments in its AR glasses (Mike Isaac/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/technology/meta-cuts-metaverse-unit.html
@Techmeme@techhub.socialDocuments: Foxconn's subsidiaries and China's Luxshare plan expansions in Vietnam to boost gaming device production, reinforcing Vietnam's supply chain role (Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific
@Techmeme@techhub.socialDisney says Hulu will replace the Star hub on Disney on October 8 in international markets as part of Disney's plan to expand Hulu globally (Jess Weatherbed/The Verge)
https://www.theverge.com/news/790403/disney-plus-hulu-integration-global-expa…
@Techmeme@techhub.socialNetflix quietly removes support for casting from its mobile app to most modern TVs and streaming devices, including Chromecast, regardless of subscription plan (Adamya Sharma/Android Authority)
https://www.androidauthority.com/netflix-casting-chromecas…
