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@… introduced secure #backups: https://signal.org/blog/introducing-se

U.S. Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) introduced dumb-ass legislation today
that would allow private entities to play at Pirates🏴‍☠️in the Caribbean
The "Cartel Marque and Reprisal Reauthorization Act"
authorizes felon-president Trump to commission American pirates,
under "letters of marque"
to seize property and persons on land or sea.
Representative Tim Bimbo Burchett (R-TN) introduced the House version of the legislation.

Patriots of the Caribbean: Lee Bill Authorizes American Privateers to Seize Cartel Assets with President’s Approval
U.S. Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) introduced legislation today that would allow private entities to stop drug cartel smuggling and violence. The Cartel Marque and Reprisal Reauthorization Act authorizes President Trump, as provided under the Constitution, to commission American operators under letters of marque to seize cartel property and persons on land or sea. Representative Tim Burchett (R-TN) introduced the House version of the legislation.

Spotify expands Song Credits to include all contributors to a track, like engineers and mixers, and launches SongDNA, a map showing connections between songs (Steven J. Horowitz/Variety)
https://variety.com/2025/music/news/spotify-expands-…

Spotify Expands Song Credits, Introduces New Audio Features
Spotify announced plans to expand song credits and introduce new features for a deeper listening experience.

Introducing MSVC AddressSanitizer for ARM64 targets #visualstudio
https://devblogs.microsoft.com/cppblog/introducing-msvc-addresssanitizer-for-arm6…

Rython?
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Proposal-Rust-In-CPython

Python Developers Looking At Introducing The Rust Programming Language In CPython
A proposal has been raised by two CPython core developers to introduce the Rust programming language to CPython

US senators introduce bipartisan sanctions bill targeting Russian oil profits: https://benborges.xyz/2025/12/17/us-senators-introduce-bipartisan-sanctions.html

I don't think I've ever written an #introduction here. Now, I'm doing it elsewhere in the context of my research in the #DigitalHumanies, so, also sharing it here:
I'm a technical researcher coming from #edtech

Manoeuvre, Crui: cuts mean the country does not need universities. Bernini: it's propaganda, there are no cuts of 700 mln
The president of the Conference of Italian University Rectors, Giovanna Iannantuoni, at a hearing in the Budget Committee. "On average, an Italian citizen pays two coffees a week for the university system. This is how much the Italian university costs our state".

Hey everyone,
I’d like to introduce you to @… who joined the fediverse a few days ago.
Casey has been holding video calls with people from Gaza independently of us to verify them and protect them from scammers. And she’s been helping to carry their voices online with her videos starting on Instagram, then Bluesky, and now here on Mastodon.
Here’s a…

The company known for good design messing up so bad they have to introduce a toggle to turn off their new design.
Truly epic stuff.
Can Cook resign yet and let someone who knows what they're doing run the show?

OpenAI introduces a framework to evaluate chain-of-thought monitorability and a suite of 13 evaluations designed to measure the monitorability of an AI system (OpenAI)
https://openai.com/index/evaluating-chain-of-thought-monitorability