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Prag will auf Elektrotaxis umstellen
In Prag sollen in wenigen Jahren nur noch elektrisch angetriebene Taxis fahren. Das soll die Luftqualität in der Stadt verbessern.
https://www.heise.de/news/Prag-will-…

In a world with kings, our only agency is to beg “please, sir, be kind.”
#apple #BigTech

20 Years of Digital Life, Gone in an Instant, thanks to Apple
Summary: A major brick-and-mortar store sold an Apple Gift Card that Apple seemingly took offence to, and locked out my entire Apple ID, effectively bricking my devices and my iCloud Account, Apple Developer ID, and everything associated with it, and I have no recourse. Can you help? Email paris AT paris.id.au (and read on for the details). ❤️ Here’s how Apple “Permanently” locked my Apple ID. I am writing this as a desperate measure.

Jesus fucking christ.
https://hey.paris/posts/appleid/

20 Years of Digital Life, Gone in an Instant, thanks to Apple
Summary: A major brick-and-mortar store sold an Apple Gift Card that Apple seemingly took offence to, and locked out my entire Apple ID, effectively bricking my devices and my iCloud Account, Apple Developer ID, and everything associated with it, and I have no recourse. Can you help? Email paris AT paris.id.au (and read on for the details). ❤️ Here’s how Apple “Permanently” locked my Apple ID. I am writing this as a desperate measure.

Germany approves legislation granting Interior Ministry new powers to ban Chinese tech suppliers from critical infrastructure sectors like energy and transport (Sam Clark/Politico)
https://www.politico.eu/article/germany-lines-up-new-powers-to-fend-off-c…

Germany lines up new powers to fend off Chinese tech
New law set to come into place as Germany toughens its stance on China.

Ob du’s glaubst oder nicht: Das Eichhörnchen hat dich längst analysiert. 😍
#DietmarSchneider #Fotogalerie #Foto

Media
-- including Fox News
-- overwhelmingly rejected Hegseth's Pentagon press policy

The network, which is generally supportive of the Trump administration,
has joined ABC, CBS, NBC and CNN in not signing the new Defense Department press policy.
https://w…

Media including Fox News overwhelmingly reject Pentagon press policy
Fox News, along with ABC, CBS, NBC and CNN, said that the Pentagon policy violates their “core journalistic protections.”

The Paper Factory: How Academia Turned Research into Production — From publish-or-perish pressure to the erosion of creativity in modern science https://research-reviewer.blogspot.com/2025/10/publish-or-perish-research.html

The Paper Factory: How Academia Turned Research into Production — From publish-or-perish pressure to the erosion of creativity in modern science
An in-depth reflection on how the ‘publish or perish’ culture, precarious work, and academic metrics have turned research into a paper factory — an...

Nothing muss Smartphone-Preise wegen Speicherkrise erhöhen
Das Londoner Tech-Startup sieht sich in diesem Jahr wegen der Speicherkrise dazu gezwungen, die Preise für seine Smartphones zu erhöhen.
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Steam Machine: Preis angeblich auf Niveau von vergleichbarem PC
Valve verbindet mit der Steam Machine PC-Funktionen mit Konsolen-Komfort. Der Preis wird nicht verraten – es gibt aber zumindest ein paar Andeutungen.

Speicherkrise: Framework erhöht Preise für Notebooks und Desktops
Der US-Computerhersteller Framework kündigt Preiserhöhungen an und begründet diese mit der Speicherkrise. Auch der Desktop-Rechner wird teurer.