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"Conservatives organized the sixth annual Principles First summit just outside Washington, D.C., on Saturday and Sunday, an event estimated to draw around 750 attendees, the Associated Press reported. No currently elected Republican official attended the two-day event""
Republicans seethe about Trump at half-empty conservative summit: 'Threat to everything' - Raw Story
https://www.rawstory.com/republicans-2675292543/

KI-Update kompakt: AI Impact Summit, Security Dashboard, Ring-Kameras, KI-Bremse
Das "KI-Update" liefert drei mal pro Woche eine Zusammenfassung der wichtigsten KI-Entwicklungen.
https…

Azerbaijan’s President Aliyev skips St. Petersburg CIS summit as ties with Russia sour after deadly plane shootdown: https://benborges.xyz/2025/12/22/azerbaijans-president-aliyev-skips-st.html

A bit of #mountainMonday ! I took this in January 2024.
I hiked that mountain and decided not just to hike to the summit but to spend some considerable time and try to capture some photos that express cold & #winter.
I layed down to the ground and waited for the wind to blow s…

Belated #MonochromeMonday / #MountainMonday: A moody winter day in the Ammergau Alps. A view down the snowed-in river bed of the Linder with the Notkarspitze summit catching the last light in the distance...

Call for Participation für den transform_D Summit (18. bis 19. Juni 2026 in Berlin)
Der transform_D Summit 2026 lädt Innovator:innen der Zivilgesellschaft ein, eigene Impulse einzubringen. Ob Digitalisierung, gesellschaftlicher Zusammenhalt oder Klimaschutz – auf der Bühne habt ihr die Chance, Akzente zu setzen und eure Themen mit nachhaltigen Lösungen in einem 60-minütigen Format zu präsentieren.
Bewerbungsphase bis zum 23. 01. 2026

What did countries agree to at COP30? #environment

What did countries agree to at COP30?
The COP30 climate summit has drawn to a close after two weeks in the Amazonian city of Belem where protests, street marches and even a fire caused unexpected moments of drama.

From The Conversation
Three ways Canada can navigate an increasingly erratic and belligerent United States
Charles Conteh
Professor of Public Policy and Administration, Department of Political Science, Brock University
"...the Canada-U.S. relationship is a complex picture of deep interdependence, marked by significant power imbalances, and the creative ways Canada has learned to adapt and prosper. ..."

The Gates Foundation says Bill Gates will not deliver his keynote at India's AI Summit after "careful consideration" amid controversy over his Epstein ties (Cherylann Mollan/BBC)
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c309qv9zglno

Bill Gates pulls out of India's AI summit over Epstein files controversy
The Gates Foundation said the decision was made to "ensure the focus remains on the summit's key priorities".

Arnie im Stanglwirt - Fitter Schwarzenegger versteigert sich selbst #News #Nachrichten

Out to Innovate is holding its first in-person event in years, featuring a slate of policy experts and community leaders, and also yours truly with a workshop on "speaking for data" — brainstorming ways to serve your community with science.
March 7 at USC and online, come Out to Innovate https://

Welcome to Computing's weekly roundup of tech news in Asia. This time we look at the Global AI Impact Summit in New Delhi, Australia’s Palantir deal and Chinese datacentres turning to liquid cooling.
https://www.computing.co.uk/news/2026/ai/indi…

India’s audacious AI data city - Asian Tech Roundup
Welcome to Computing's weekly roundup of tech news in Asia. This time we look at the Global AI Impact Summit in New Delhi, Australia’s Palantir ...

from my link log —
The 2019 Linux storage, filesystem, and memory-management summit.
https://lwn.net/Articles/lsfmm2019/
saved 2019-05-17 https://do…

The schizophrenia of these people is mind-blowing:
"Europe faces growing tensions with the US – its chief supplier of liquefied natural gas – over Donald Trump’s desire to take over Greenland. At a summit in Davos on Tuesday, the US commerce secretary, Howard Lutnick, criticised Europe’s adoption of solar and wind, arguing that its lack of domestic battery factories risked making it “subservient” to China.
“If you are going to be dependent on someone, it had better be your be…

India's AI Summit highlighted the limits of the country's AI ambitions, as the US and its tech companies largely dismissed India's push for global AI governance (Krishn Kaushik/Financial Times)
https://giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/acti…

“My friend, we are completely aligned on Syria. We can do great things in Iran. I don’t understand what you are doing in Greenland”
– Macron to Trump in private message
My friend, we should be fucking over Brown people together like we always do, I don’t understand why you are trying to fuck over white people.

Trump shares private message from Macron offering G7 meeting in Paris
French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday offered to host a G7 summit in Paris in a private text message to US President Donald Trump, adding that he could invite “the Russians” on the sidelines. The US president then posted the message, which was authenticated on Tuesday morning by the French president's entourage, on his Truth Social platform.

Indische Universität gibt chinesischen Unitree-Roboterhund als eigenen aus
Eine offenbar übereifrige Mitarbeiterin hat auf dem AI Impact Summit einen chinesischen Roboterhund als Entwicklung einer indischen Universität ausgegeben.

The most prominent American voice at the COP Climate Summit in Belém was that of the California governor, Gavin Newsom.
During the five days he spent in Brazil, Newsom described Donald Trump as an “invasive species”
and condemned his rollback of policies aimed at reducing emissions and expanding renewable energy.
Newsom, long considered a presidential hopeful, argued that,
as the US retreated, California would step up in its place as a
“stable, reliable” climat…

Azerbaijan's president cites 'busy schedule' to skip Russia summit despite Kremlin expecting his attendance: https://benborges.xyz/2025/12/22/azerbaijans-president-cites-busy-schedule.html

Almost forgot #MountainMonday . But I wanted to share this one with you from quite a while ago.
I didn't go to this summit as the way would have been ways too dangerous. But still I loved the view!
#winter

Veteran Becomes First Double-Amputee to Climb Highest Peak on Every Continent: Conquering the 7 Summits https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/veteran-is-first-double-amputee-to-climb-highest-peak-on-every-continent…

Veteran Becomes First Double-Amputee to Climb Highest Peak on Every Continent: Conquering a 7-Summit Challenge
A veteran who lost both his legs became the first double amputee to reach the summit of the highest peaks on every continent in the world.

Trump jabs European leaders over Greenland as Davos becomes emergency summit (Washington Post)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/01/20/trump-davos-greenland-europe-denmark/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260120/p22#a260120p22

Broncos to wear Summit White jerseys, pants for Week 14 game vs. Raiders https://www.denverbroncos.com/news/broncos-to-wear-summit-white-jerseys-pants-for-week-14-game-vs-raiders

Roots of uprooted tree near the summit of Shindagin Hollow State Forest
#photo #photography #forest #landscape

60 years ago tonight, the velvet underground at summit high school in new jersey, opening for the myddle class, both acts' 1st proper shows. sometimes called the VU's debut, rob norris’s classic scene report, “i was a velveteen” (from kicks #1) mentions they’d just been fired from cafe wha?, so maybe there was one earlier, too? some great local coverage, too!

India's AI Summit: Modi orchestrated a photo op with tech and business leaders holding hands in a line, but Sam Altman and Dario Amodei awkwardly refused (Saritha Rai/Bloomberg)

“[open social] must be funded like infrastructure, not consumer apps. In fact, given the scale of hybrid threats, it should be funded from defense budgets, not innovation leftovers.
The strategic layer of democracy is the information layer. And right now, it is outsourced.” @seabass.bsky.social
<…

Democrats that are very ineffective and weak in their opposition to Trump, telling he will be gone in three years, not exactly credible..
#democrats

Democrats seek to reassure Europe about post-Trump America
Opposition politicians flocked to a summit in Munich to offer an alternative to America First - and stake a claim as future party leaders.

Inside India's AI Impact Summit: 300 exhibitors, 500 sessions, 250K visitors, billions in investment, and entrepreneurs touting solutions to real-world issues (New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/19/busines

NY Mayor Zohran Mamdani invited dozens of "new media" figures to City Hall for a tour and private news conference while excluding legacy media outlets like NY1 (Michael M. Grynbaum/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/07/busines

Mamdani Hosts Influencer Summit, Sidestepping Traditional Media
A friendly summit at New York’s City Hall with digital content creators and social media stars symbolized the new mayor’s attitude toward the changing news media.

NSF supported Summit on #Graphite, University of Peradeniya, April 27-May 1, 2026 #geology #SriLanka ⚒️🧪

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"Why hosting the UN climate summit in the Amazon was so important, despite the disappointing outcome"
#UN #UnitedNations #ClimateSummit

Why hosting the UN climate summit in the Amazon was so important, despite the disappointing outcome
Extreme heat, fires and flooding—all hallmark consequences of climate change—directly influenced this year's UN climate change conference COP30 in Belém, Brazil.

Google Bankrolled Secret Summit For Key State Lawmakers (Luke Goldstein/The Lever)
https://www.levernews.com/google-bankrolled-secret-summit-for-key-state-lawmakers/
http://www.memeorandum.com/251211/p144#a251211p144

The Open Hardware Summit (@…) is looking for people to do talks, workshops and tabling for their open hardware projects in Berlin this year! Maybe one year it’ll be in Toronto? https://2026.oshwa.org

What the actual fuck?
The 13yo kept wanting to know if #Mamdani has seen K-pop Demon Hunters (don't ask me why, but he was bugging me to look it up all afternoon while we were out; I was discussing Mamdani w/ the family for other reasons:

Dozens of world leaders and national delegations will meet in Washington DC on Thursday for the inaugural meeting of Donald Trump’s Board of Peace,
-- as major European allies declined to join the group and criticised the organisation’s murky funding and political mandate.
The White House has indicated that the summit for his new ad hoc council at the renamed Donald J Trump Institute of Peace will heavily function as a fundraising round,
with Trump announcing on social medi…

Summit (aka Deft, aka ServerCentral):
"In our Elk Grove Village location, our CAM costs increased by 11% [...]  We will be passing this increase through [...]
We have also renewed our lease at Elk Grove Village resulting in increased costs of 30%. This renewal reflects the impact of high demand and increasing costs in the data center space.  This renewal is effective on July 1st, 2026 and we will be passing this increase through"

Ah, NATO SG Rutte finally speaks up about Greenland. "NATO needs to protect it." Against Russia and China that is, not against his 'daddy' Trump.
https://nos.nl/l/2597905

Rutte: NAVO-landen moeten Groenland beschermen
Het bondgenootschap zou werken aan 'stappen' om de veiligheid van Groenland te versterken. Volgens ingewijden gaat het mogelijk om een nieuwe militaire missie.

This is at Selby & Western, between Nina’s and W. A. Frost.
Some context for out-of-towners: this is a fairly affluent neighborhood, fairly white, mix of renters and homeowners, lots of lavishly restored 19th- and early 20th-century brick buildings and popular restaurants. There are old railroad tycoon mansions a few blocks away on Summit Ave. The St. Paul cathedral is just up the street.
If you were trying to preserve a sense of safety and normalcy among the comfortable and the influential in order to survive an upcoming election, this is the sort of place you’d tell your secret police goons to steer clear of.
Photos are from here: https://bsky.app/profile/andrewkarre.bsky.social/post/3melwi55orm2w

Only one way to go here, always forward... just as in life!
(This is the equally stunning & adventurous ridge between Feigenkopf and Große Klammspitze, the summit ahead, almost touching the clouds — if you zoom in, you can just about make out the summit cross... One of my fave hikes ever. Picture is from early May 2022)
#SilentSunday

As the AI Impact Summit in New Delhi draws attention, a look at India's AI opportunities and the political economy gridlock that threatens its ambitions (Shruti Rajagopalan/Get Down and Shruti)
https://srajagopalan.substack.com/p/indias-ai-wedding-buffet-generous

India’s AI Wedding Buffet: Generous Portions, Political Economy Heartburn
India's AI Summit promises a revolution. The electricity grid, the tax code, and the literal ground beneath the chip fab have other plans.

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #JazzRecordRequests
Artie Shaw:
🎵 Summit Ridge Drive
#ArtieShaw
https://open.spotify.com/track/1iS3nkqmufN08SpP5RGkkH

'Schnee und Eis nah dran' #FotoVorschlag ' Snow and Ice closeup'
Oh I have to post this photo again. Sorry if you've seen it in the past already.
But lying on the ground on top of a summit, waiting for the next gust of wind blowing the snow into my direction... this day will stay in my memories! - To me it is my absolute closeup of snow and ice.
(up to …

US reportedly presses allies to block Ukraine from full participation at NATO summit: https://benborges.xyz/2026/02/19/us-reportedly-presses-allies-to.html

The Drupal AI Summit is most definitely full. People sat on the floor etc etc.
#Drupal #drupalaisummit

Linus on point as always.
https://lkml.org/lkml/2021/6/10/957
(yes it's old, but I just found it haha)

@…'s keynote at the EU Open Source #Policy Summit 2026 pressed all the key points that I've been worried about.
#OpenSource is Digital

US backs security guarantees for Ukraine at summit of Kyiv's allies in Paris (John Irish/Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/us-backs-security-guarantees-ukraine-summit-kyivs-allies-paris-2026-01-06/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260106/p145#a260106p145

Zelensky arrives in Brussels to attend crucial EU summit: https://benborges.xyz/2025/12/18/zelensky-arrives-in-brussels-to.html

Critical minerals dropped from final text at COP30
https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/12/critical-minerals-dropped-from-final-text-at-cop30/

Critical minerals dropped from final text at COP30
Delegates at last month’s U.N. climate change summit, or COP30, adopted a new mechanism to coordinate action on a just energy transition worldwide toward a low-carbon economy, away from fossil fuels. However, a proposal at the conference in Brazil to include language on critical minerals within the mechanism’s scope was scrapped at the last minute […]

Some photos from today's hike in the mountains. To escape the fog.
It was very very icy at the bottom. And I was super happy to have my micro spikes.
The way up was pretty calm. Right the #silentsunday I had desired. At the summit there were a bit too many people and I didn't see proper motives. So I just enjoyed the view and the really warm temperature.
On the wa…

At India's AI Summit, Sundar Pichai announces the America-India Connect Initiative to build new fiber optic lines between India, the US, and other countries (Saritha Rai/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/202…

Hoher Peißenberg (September 2024)
(From my series In The Lands Of Via Claudia Augusta, the ancient and most important Roman road through the Alps which connected the Po Valley in the south with Augsburg and the Danube as northern terminus)
#SilentSunday #LandscapePhotography

"What was achieved for Indigenous peoples at COP30?"
#COP30 #Climate #ClimateSummit

What was achieved for Indigenous peoples at COP30?
After two weeks of negotiations in Belém, Brazil, the COP30 U.N. climate summit delivered mixed outcomes, Indigenous delegates say. The event saw the largest Indigenous participation in COP history and landmark pledges made, but also heated protests and last-minute disappointments. “The summit was historic for Indigenous peoples, and this is the result of the Indigenous […]

From 350.org
We’re calling on governments to send ministers to the first-of-its-kind international summit in Colombia this April and turn words into concrete road maps that end fossil fuels for good. Public pressure can move the needle. Let’s make the transition to renewable energy inevitable so that even Trump and the oil lobby can’t save fossil fuels.

End Fossil Fuels Forever
Time is running out. Our planet is hitting record temperatures, while coal, oil and gas giants rake in billions, and our energy bills skyrocket. But we finally have a chance to break the cycle. Over 80 countries are joining forces to phase out coal, oil, and gas. This is a historic opportunity to end the fossil fuel era and ensure a transition away from dirty fuels that protects communities, workers and the planet. But to win, we need more world leaders on board. We’re calling on governments …

A decade of transformation: Regeneration International now connects 700 organizations worldwide, driving the shift to regenerative agriculture. Their 5th People's Food Summit reached 10 million people, while new initiatives expand across Africa and Latin America. Now launching a certification standard and training course to help farmers transition away from harmful chemicals toward practices that heal soils and communities.

A summit has begun in Brussels to decide the fate of aid to Ukraine #shorts: https://benborges.xyz/2025/12/03/a-summit-has-begun-in.html

Halle Berry bashes Gov. Gavin Newsom at NYT summit just before he takes stage: 'Should not be our next president either' (Victor Nava/New York Post)
https://nypost.com/2025/12/03/us-news/halle-berry-bashes-gov-gavin-newsom-at-nyt-summit-just-before-he-takes-stage/
http://www.memeorandum.com/251203/p144#a251203p144

Personal AI Summit is a co-event at SCaLE 23x. We're excited to have them join us in Pasadena. Learn more: https://www.kwaai.ai/summit2026

Maybe Rutte should talk to his daddy.
https://phillipspobrien.substack.com/p/the-new-us-national-security-strategy?r=1tgexa&utm_medium=ios&triedRedirect=true

The New US National Security Strategy
Trump Says Openly That the US Wants to Dominate Europe and Make it MAGA

Bengaluru-based AI startup Sarvam AI announces two models at the AI Impact Summit that it says are tailored to Indian languages and cultures (Saritha Rai/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-18/upstart-sarva…

The European Union on Friday
indefinitely froze Russia’s assets in Europe
to ensure that Hungary and Slovakia,
both with Moscow-friendly governments,
can’t prevent the billions of euros from being used to support Ukraine.
Using a special procedure meant for economic emergencies,
the EU blocked the assets until Russia gives up its war on Ukraine
and compensates its neighbor for the heavy damage that it has inflicted for almost four years.
EU Cou…

EU set to lock up Russia's frozen assets so Hungary and Slovakia can't veto their use for Ukraine
The European Union is set to lock up Russia’s assets in Europe until Russia ends its war on Ukraine and compensates for the damage. The move expected on Friday would allow EU leaders to decide how to use Russian Central Bank assets to support Ukraine financially and militarily when they hold a summit next week. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán opposes the decision. He has accused the European Commission of “raping European law.” The EU has frozen $247 billion in Russian assets. Most…

Sources: while Meta offered OpenClaw creator Peter Steinberger more money than OpenAI, he ultimately aligned more closely with OpenAI's overall vibe and vision (Alex Heath/Sources)
https://sources.news/p/how-did-meta-lose-the-clawfather

How did Meta lose the ClawFather?
After Zuckerberg reached out, Altman ultimately won over OpenClaw creator Peter Steinberger. Also: India's AI Summit kicks off, a new consumer AI agent platform, and Roblox is the gaming market.

Alpenglühen in the Ammergau Alps
(Hochplatte, Branderschrofen, February 2024)
#WildWednesday #LandscapePhotography #Alps

Talks on reparations loan for Ukraine continue as key summit approaches: https://benborges.xyz/2025/12/16/talks-on-reparations-loan-for.html

I realized that a lot of my AI discussions are explaining the difference between hiking a mountain and taking a lift.
If you’ve done both, you know the difference between getting to a summit view efficiently and discovering a mountain.
Apparently though, surprising amount of people literally do not see a difference and I find myself unable to explain it.

Spain will ban social media for kids under 16 https://therecord.media/spain-to-ban-social-media-children

Here's a short video about my hike yesterday. If you want to walk to the summit with me ... go for it! 🙂
There's a nice view at the summit.
(oh seems like the lower resolution versions are about to be coming soon)
https://video.franzgraf.de/w/29hFLK6uPQa6iQdtFA5rAK

Cowboys fans will love Dak Prescott's place in latest QB rankings https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nfl/dallas-cowboys/news/cowboys-fans-will-love-dak-prescotts-place-latest-qb-rankings/583fbe82c4ebcc6…

Sources: top VC firms operating in India are expected to commit investments ranging from $300M to $500M each to India's AI ecosystem at the AI Impact Summit (The Economic Times)
https://economictimes.indi…

Major VCs line up top dollars for coordinated AI capital push in India
Top venture capital firms in India are set to invest $300–500 million each into the country’s AI ecosystem, covering infrastructure, enterprise applications and sector-specific solutions. Global and domestic VCs, including Khosla Ventures, Accel India and Lightspeed, are participating. Combined, these commitments could exceed $1 billion, surpassing last year’s startup funding.

🤦‍♂️ COP30 climate pledges favor unrealistic land-based carbon removal over emission cuts, says report
https://phys.org/news/2025-11-cop30-climate-pledges-favor-unrealistic.html

COP30 climate pledges favor unrealistic land-based carbon removal over emission cuts, says report
An analysis of national climate plans released today at the COP30 climate summit in Brazil warns that countries are failing to carry out core work required to reduce emissions by halting and reversing deforestation and forest degradation, and are instead pushing unrealistic carbon removal schemes, such as large-scale tree planting.

As India prepares to host its AI Impact Summit in New Delhi this week, the country is set to promote a frugal AI strategy focused on solving local issues (Tripti Lahiri/Wall Street Journal)
https://www.wsj.com/tech/a…

The Global Industry Summit is bringing together an unprecedented coalition to solve a critical challenge: how can developing nations raise living standards without repeating the fossil-fuel mistakes of industrialized countries?
Governments, business leaders, and innovators will collaborate on low-carbon alternatives that deliver prosperity without the pollution. It's about finding climate solutions that work for both people and the planet.

Q&A with Replit CEO Amjad Masad, who says India is Replit's second-largest market by active users, on integrating Razorpay's tech, AI's impact on SaaS, and more (Bhavya Dilipkumar/Moneycontrol)
https://www.

"African forest hornbills gain new protections from unsustainable trade"
#Birds #Animals

African forest hornbills gain new protections from unsustainable trade
Negotiators discussing wildlife trade rules have agreed overwhelmingly to back a proposal that regulates the currently unrestricted trade in all seven species of African forest hornbills. Eight West and Central African countries had tabled the proposal at the ongoing summit of CITES, the global wildlife trade convention, taking place in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. It calls for […]

Kilauea’s nearly year-long eruption continued Saturday with the start of episode 38.
The U.S. Geological Survey said the latest eruptive episode began at around 8:45 a.m. with sustained lava fountains of about 50 to 100 feet.
Webcam livestreams at the summit showed the fountains had increased in height by 9 a.m.

Episode 38 of Kilauea’s ongoing eruption gets underway
The USGS said fountaining began at about 8:45 a.m. Saturday.

Sam Altman says that India has 100M weekly active ChatGPT users, the app's second-largest userbase after the US, ahead of the AI Impact Summit (Jagmeet Singh/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/15/india-has-100m-weekly-active-chatgpt-u…

India has 100M weekly active ChatGPT users, Sam Altman says | TechCrunch
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says India has the largest number of student users of ChatGPT worldwide.

European leader spoke of shock at Trump's state of mind after Mar-a-Lago meeting (Politico)
https://www.politico.eu/article/donald-trump-florida-robert-fico-eu-summit-nato/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260128/p2#a260128p2

🔊 #NowPlaying on #BBCRadio3:
#JazzRecordRequests
- Off the Wall/Saxophone Summit
Alyn Shipton has saxophones to the fore with Bobby Wellins, Harry Allen and Serge Chaloff. Plus we hear from jazz vocalists Anna Pancaldi, Cyrille Aimee and Peg LaCentra.
Relisten now 👇
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002q3zp

Kremlin pushes for closed-door Ukraine talks, says Alaska summit understandings are foundational: https://benborges.xyz/2026/02/10/kremlin-pushes-for-closeddoor-ukraine.html

Abhishek Singh, CEO of IndiaAI Mission, says India will seek international agreement on a "global AI commons" at this week's AI Impact Summit in New Delhi (Financial Times)
https://giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/actions/redeem/03efd373…

My #silentsunday.. I only had a chat with two guys at the summit and one guy a bit below.
Besides that... 4-5h silence. If we don't count the minutes I was following the activities of a woodpecker a couple of meters away from me 😊
It took me really efforts to get out. But - as usual - it was worth it.

Oh, almost forgot #silentsunday!
My last hike led me to this summit which is usually very well visited.
But given the weekday & weather, I was totally alone while I was up there. Noone around. No human made sound. Just me and nature. It felt so much like real freedom.
#hiking

"Europe eyes investments in Africa into clean energy and infrastructure"
#Europe #Africa #Energy

EU partners with Africa to step up clean power and infrastructure
European and African leaders met in Luanda during the EU-African Union summit where they pledged to increase trade in renewable energy and critical raw materials. Shortly before, European leaders met in Johannesburg for the G20, where the bloc struck a trade deal with South Africa.

The "#Mastodon #Peak #Loop" delivers
desert scrubland, summit views stretching to the Salton Sea, and mine ruins perched on a ridgeline
-- across a short 2.6-mile trail in Joshua Tree's southern region
Age is …

Mastodon Peak, Joshua Tree CA
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(LIVE) Zelensky meets Macron in Paris as leaders gather for Coalition of the Willing summit: https://benborges.xyz/2026/01/06/live-zelensky-meets-macron-in.html

I never tried a video for #MountainMonday 🤔
I'm not sure if it is appreciated or not. But you might want to join me walking this summit (some might have seen it already):
https://video.franzgraf.de/w/29hF…

Three people were found dead on Mt. Baldy on Monday,
days after a winter storm blanketed the peaks of the San Gabriel Mountains with snow.
At around 11:30 a.m., search and rescue teams responded to a request to find an injured man, 19,
who had fallen 500 feet while hiking near Devil’s Backbone,
a sharp ridge flanked by steep drops that leads to the summit,
the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department said in a news release.
A friend who had been traveli…

Three hikers found dead on Mt. Baldy. Harsh weather blocks recovery
Three people died on Mt. Baldy, and powerful Santa Ana winds have prevented helicopters from recovering their bodies, authorities said Tuesday.

Witkoff, Kushner to join Paris summit on Ukraine security guarantees, source says: https://benborges.xyz/2026/01/05/witkoff-kushner-to-join-paris.html

Witkoff, Kushner to join Paris summit on Ukraine security guarantees, source says: https://benborges.xyz/2026/01/05/witkoff-kushner-to-join-paris.html

Trump Says South Africa Is Not Invited to G20 Summit in U.S. in 2026 (John Eligon/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/world/africa/trump-south-africa-g20.html
http://www.memeorandum.com/251127/p17#a251127p17

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #EssentialClassics
Richard Strauss, London Symphony Orchestra & Bernard Haitink:
🎵 Alpine Symphony, Op 64 (On the summit)
#RichardStrauss #LondonSymphonyOrchestra #BernardHaitink

The Philippines just secured its first fixed-bottom offshore wind auctions—a major leap for clean energy in Asia.
The GEA-5 program targets 3.3 gigawatts of capacity, focusing on proven technology that can move to construction faster. This strategic approach positions the country as one of Asia's fastest-advancing offshore wind markets.

First Fixed-Bottom Offshore Wind Project Auctions In The Philippines Secured - CleanTechnica
Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. At the 2025 APAC Wind Energy Summit of the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) last September, the Philippines made its strongest commitment yet to building a commercial offshore wind industry (OSW). This month, a breakthrough Green Energy Auction Program Round ... [continued]

DealBook Summit: Palantir CEO Alex Karp says "the more constitutional you want to make" the US' Caribbean boat strikes "the more you're going to need" Palantir (Ece Yildirim/Gizmodo)
https://gizmodo.com/palantir-ceo-says-

Palantir CEO Says Making War Crimes Constitutional Would Be Good for Business
Alex Karp vows to use his "whole influence" on immigration and defense policy.

At the Cisco AI Summit, Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan says the company plans to build GPUs and has already hired a chief GPU architect (Jeffrey Dastin/Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/business/intel-ceo-says-company-will-make-gpus-has-hired-…

Yesterday shortly before reaching the summit. - I need warmer socks and maybe a warm inlay-sole.
#hiking

While I'm settling now at home and think about having a walk in the dark to prevent just falling asleep right now - I enjoy the memories from a recent hike.
As you can see at the frosty cross, it was a bit chill. -- Actually .. I'm quite undecicive whether I like summer or winter more? Summer is green and all, but in winter I like the chill and the cold ...
Maybe I don't have to prefer a season? Yes, I guess I just call myself lucky that I can enjoy every season.

I usually post in the evening today's post inthe morning for the 'Fotovorschlag' somehow broke my routine.
Anyways, I wanted to share this photo from my hike on sunday. It was my first winter-hike this season! Saturday was a great cloud inversion - which I missed - sunday greeted me (and QUITE some more hikers) with a plain blue sky.
I hope I can get out again on the weekend to test warmer socks.
Well - enjoy!