Leftovers

• Hackaday ☛ Something New Every Day, Something Relevant Every Week?

  The site is called Hackaday, and has been for 21 years. But it was only for maybe the first half-year that it was literally a hack a day. By the 2010s, we were putting out four or more per day, and in the later 20-teens, we settled into our current cadence of eight hacks per day, plus some original pieces over the top. That’s a lot of hacks per day! (But “Eight-to-Ten-Hacks-a-Day” just isn’t as catchy.)

• Hackaday ☛ Neat Techniques To Make Interactive Light Sculptures

  [Voria Labs] has created a whole bunch of artworks referred to as Lumanoi Interactive Light Sculptures. A new video explains the hardware behind these beautiful glowing pieces, as well as the magic that makes their interactivity work.

• Rlang ☛ What’s In The Box: Wrapped but not streamed 2025

  I’m a music fan who is anti-streaming and instead I stubbornly maintain a large music collection. At this time of year, streamers receive a round-up of their year’s listening in a “wrapped” report.

• Rlang ☛ New Preprint: Model Checking for Vector Autoregressive Models

  Time series have become pervasive in psychological research and Vector Autoregressive (VAR) models have become one of the most popular classes of models to study within-person dynamics in such data.

• Science

  • Science Alert ☛ A 180-Year Assumption About Light Was Just Proven Wrong

    "Light doesn't just illuminate matter, it magnetically influences it."

  • Science Alert ☛ Startling Sounds From 6,000-Year-Old Shells Hint at Their Ancient Use

    This will get your attention.

  • Science Alert ☛ Trove of 225 'Exceptional' Egyptian Figurines Solves Long-Standing Mystery

    "We knew right away it was going to be amazing."

  • Science Alert ☛ This Week in Science: Vampire Squid, a Galactic Tornado, And Much More!

    Our weekly science news roundup.

  • Science Alert ☛ Tinnitus Triggers Your Body's 'Fight or Flight' Response, Study Finds

    It's the first time we've seen this.

  • Science Alert ☛ Athletes Have a Mysteriously Higher Risk of Irregular Heartbeat

    Too much of a good thing?

  • Science Alert ☛ Is Working From Home Good For You? A New Study Reveals The Answer.

    There's one key takeaway here.

• Hardware

  • Hackaday ☛ Standalone USB-PD Stack For All Your Sink Needs

    USB PD is a fun protocol to explore, but it can be a bit complex to fully implement. It makes sense we’re seeing new stacks pop up all the time, and today’s stack is a cool one as far as code reusability goes. [Vitaly] over on Hackaday.io brings us pdsink – a C++ based PD stack with no platform dependencies, and fully-featured sink capabilities.

  • Hackaday ☛ F1 Light Box Helps You Know The Current Race Status

    [joppedc] wrote in to let us know that the Formula 1® season is coming to an end, and that the final race should be bangin’. To get ready, he built this ultra-sleek logo light box last week that does more than just sit there looking good, although it does that pretty well. This light box reacts to live race events, flashing yellow for safety cars, red for red flags, and green for, well, green flags.

  • Hackaday ☛ The ZX Spectrum Finally Got An FPS

    The ZX Spectrum is known for a lot of things, but it’s not really known for a rich and deep library of FPS titles. However, there is finally such a game for the platform, thanks to [Jakub Trznadel]—and it’s called World of Spells.

  • Hackaday ☛ USB Video Capture Devices: Wow! They’re All Bad!!

    [VWestlife] purchased all kinds of USB video capture devices — many of them from the early 2000s — and put them through their paces in trying to digitize VHS classics like Instant Fireplace and Buying an Auxiliary Sailboat. The results were actually quite varied, but almost universally bad. They all worked, but they also brought unpleasant artifacts and side effects when it came to the final results. Sure, the analog source isn’t always the highest quality, but could it really be this hard to digitize a VHS tape?

  • Tom's Hardware ☛ 1950s mechanical calculator crumbles in the face of divide-by-zero conundrum — relic spins its gears uncontrollably in 'chaotic loop' of endless motion

    Divide by zero is one of computing’s most notorious error conditions - and an old mechanical calculator doesn't handle it gracefully.

• Health/Nutrition/Agriculture

  • The Straits Times ☛ Parents in Malaysia welcome under-16 social control media ban

    The ban is anticipated to come into effect on Jan 1.

  • New York Times ☛ Australia’s Social Media Ban for Under-16s Is Coming. The Teenagers Are Skeptical.

    The country is trying to wean children under 16 off the likes of TikTok, Snapchat, YouTube and Instagram with a new law. The teenagers are skeptical.

  • The Straits Times ☛ Subway Korea recalls promotional dish over excessive cadmium

    The company said it will release guidance shortly on how customers can return the dishes.

  • Futurism ☛ Kim Kardashian’s Doctor Finds Holes in Her Brain, Signs of “Low Activity”

    Experts are calling foul.

  • NYPost ☛ Experts warn your preferred sleep position could be harming your health in multiple ways

    Research shows how sleep position matters more than you think for long-term physical health.

  • Mexico News Daily ☛ Ancient genetic engineers: How Mexico’s Mesoamericans bred a tiny plant into corn

    Science still doesn't know which of Mexico's ancient peoples discovered how to breed the tiny teosinte plant into what's still a major food staple for the nation today.

  • France24 ☛ Unraveling chronic fatigue syndrome: Insights from top scientist on myalgic encephalomyelitis

    Myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME), also known as chronic fatigue syndrome, affects over 500,000 people in France, with cases rising significantly since the Covid-19 pandemic. Alain Moreau is one of the world’s top scientists on the question. The director of the interdisciplinary Canadian collaborative myalgic encephalomyelitis research discusses advancements in research, including the genetic signature of ME, current research priorities, and the gap between scientific understanding and public perception.

  • Science Alert ☛ Prion-Like Brain Damage Can Occur Without Infectious Prions, Study Finds

    This is sobering.

  • Science Alert ☛ A Fasting-Style Diet Seems to Result in Dynamic Changes to Human Brains

    It's not just your weight that's affected.

  • Science Alert ☛ Laughing Gas Can Offer Immediate Relief From Depression, Study Finds

    A new generation of rapid-acting treatments.

  • Science Alert ☛ Is The Y Chromosome Vanishing? A New Sex Gene May Be The Future of Men

    Big changes are coming.

  • The Straits Times ☛ Thinness obsession prompts diet drug misuse in South Korea

    Anti-obesity drugs have quickly become popular for aesthetic weight loss in South Korea.

• Proprietary

  • It's FOSS ☛ With This New Feature, Proton Has Made it Even Easier to Move Away from Gmail and Surveillance Giant Google Docs [Ed: It's NOT FOSS]

    The missing piece is here. There is no excuse to stick with Big Tech now.

  • Artificial Intelligence (AI) / LLM Slop / Plagiarism

    • Futurism ☛ AI Researchers Say They’ve Invented Incantations Too Dangerous to Release to the Public [Ed: This whole "AI" narrative is one of the most stupid things the media helped with or was bribed to spread in recent decades. We're meant to think computer translations, voice synthesis and online botfarms are some sort of new and revolutionary thing. What a lie!]

      Whatever you do, don't show them to Hey Hi (AI) models.

    • Tom's Hardware ☛ Critical flaws found in Hey Hi (AI) development tools are dubbed an 'IDEsaster' — data theft and remote code execution possible

      A six-month investigation into AI-assisted development tools has uncovered over thirty security vulnerabilities that allow data exfiltration and, in some cases, remote code execution.

• Pseudo-Open Source

  • Openwashing

    • Open Source Initiative ☛ DPGA’s Annual Members Meeting: Advancing Open Source & DPGs for the Public Good [Ed: Nick Vidal (Microsoft operative) speaks about "Public Good" and pushing slop for his masters]

      The DPGA’s Annual Members Meeting highlighted several priorities that resonate strongly with OSI’s mission, including promoting Open Source software, advancing public-interest AI, and strengthening global collaboration.

• Security

  • Salih Emin: Fix Broken Updates: uCareSystem New Release uCareSystem v25.12

    Let’s be honest. Dealing with broken updates is a nightmare. We’ve all experienced that moment of panic when you run an update, step away for coffee, and return to a terminal screen full of angry red error messages. That is exactly why uCareSystem exists, and today, it gets even better at preventing these issues.

  • Privacy/Surveillance

    • Futurism ☛ Prisoners Alarmed to Discover That a Startup Is Training an Hey Hi (AI) Based on Their Phone Calls

      "There's literally no other way you can communicate with your family."

    • OpenRightsGroup ☛ Digital ID: ORG warns of mission creep

      On Monday December 8, MPs will debate the introduction of a national digital ID card. The debate has been instigated by a UK parliament petition that has almost 3 million signatures.

    • Futurism ☛ AI Surveillance Startup Caught Using Sweatshop Workers to Monitor US Residents

      Who's watching the watchers?

• Defence/Aggression

  • The Straits Times ☛ Hong Kong finance chief scraps Tokyo visit amid China-Japan row

    The city’s authorities also suspended exchanges with the Japanese Consulate General in Hong Kong.

  • The Straits Times ☛ Concerns mount in Japan over business effects of prolonged Japan-China friction

    The outlook for business diplomacy is uncertain with visits planned for late January by business leaders, now in limbo.

  • The Straits Times ☛ Japan summons China envoy over fighter jet incident

    This comes after Beijing-Tokyo relations soured over the past month.

  • New York Times ☛ Japan Says China Aimed Military Radar at Its Fighter Jets

    Beijing disputed the accusation, the latest flare-up in a festering dispute between the two countries.

  • New York Times ☛ Hong Kong Holds Vote as Officials Move Against ‘Anti-China’ Elements

    The government is pushing hard to raise turnout in an election overshadowed by a deadly fire and public anger over safety lapses and official accountability.

  • The Straits Times ☛ China navy conducts drills in Pacific; Japan scrambles jets

    The drills come amid heightened diplomatic tensions between the Asian neighbours.

  • CS Monitor ☛ Salute or push back? When a military order’s legality is in question.

    With military leaders in the spotlight over drug boat attacks, how do troops know when to follow orders and when to push back?

  • The Straits Times ☛ 18 killed in central Myanmar air strike

    Two bombs were dropped on Tabayin township in Sagaing region on the evening of Dec 5.

  • France24 ☛ At least 18 migrants die as inflatable boat sinks off Greek island of Crete

    At least 18 people attempting to reach Europe by inflatable boat drowned after their dinghy capsized south of the Greek island of Crete, authorities said Saturday. Two people have been rescued so far as the search for survivors continues.

  • France24 ☛ Kallas calls Washington EU's 'biggest ally' after US security strategy slams Europe

    EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas responded Saturday to a new US National Security Strategy accusing Europe of facing "civilisational erasure" due to its immigration policies by saying that Washington remained the bloc's main ally. The strategy also called for the US to aggressively maintain dominance in the Western Hemisphere.

  • France24 ☛ Kaja Kallas says Washington EU's 'biggest ally' after US security strategy published

    European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said on Saturday that the United States remains Europe's biggest ally, after the Convicted Felon administration said in a major strategy document that Europe faces "civilisational erasure" and may one day lose its status as a reliable ally. The new US National Security Strategy, posted on the White House website overnight Thursday-to-Friday, denounced the European Union as anti-democratic and Europe as lacking in self-confidence, and said the goal of the US should be "to help Europe correct its current trajectory". Analysis by FRANCE 24 international affairs editor, Kethevane Gorjestani.

  • New York Times ☛ Dihydroxyacetone Man’s Security Doctrine Leaves Europe at a Strategic Crossroads

    A new White House policy document formalizes Hell Toupée’s long-held contempt for Europe’s leaders. It made clear that the continent now stands at a strategic crossroads.

  • France24 ☛ Dihydroxyacetone Man attacks European values in new security strategy

    National security documents are traditionally published by US presidents, but The Insurrectionist's version marks a major change. The administration's defense strategy singles out Europe and China as problems to be addressed. Story by Antoine Fenaux and Gabrielle Nadler.

  • France24 ☛ Syrians celebrate as one year anniversary of Bashar al-Assad's fall approaches

    In Syria, as the anniversary of former president Bashar al-Assad's fall approaches, people have already started celebrating. Al-Assad held power for 24 years and his family ruled for over 50. Over their rule, the family was responsible for human rights violations and war crimes, including the use of chemical weapons and barrel bombs. While Syrians view the one year anniversary as a joyous occasion, many are still in mourning as all the country suffered at the hands of the al-Assad dynasty. Story by Gabrielle Nadler.

  • France24 ☛ UN rights chief decries 'repressive tactics' in Uganda ahead of vote

    The United Nations deplored Wednesday an intensifying crackdown on the opposition and media in Uganda ahead of next month's general election, urging impartial investigations into alleged arbitrary arrests, disappearances and "torture". The UN rights office highlighted "credible reports" indicating that at least 550 people, including members and supporters of the main opposition National Unity Platform party (NUP) and presidential candidate Bobi Wine, had been arrested and detained since the start of the year. More from FRANCE 24's regional correspondent Juliette Montilly.

  • Tom's Hardware ☛ Chinese Navy base 3D imaged to 50cm resolution in single satellite pass — US spatial intelligence firm boasts accurate high-res 3D terrain map took just 10 hours to create

    US spatial intelligence firm shows off its capabilities by providing high-quality images of a Chinese naval base on Hainan Island.

  • New York Times ☛ Presidential Power Gets Tested Before Supreme Court After Long Conservative Project to Shrink Agencies

    Hell Toupée has repeatedly ousted leaders of independent agencies despite federal laws meant to shield those regulators from politics.

  • France24 ☛ Live: Benin arrests a dozen soldiers over coup attempt, military and security sources say

  • France24 ☛ Benin: the government declares coup attempt has been 'foiled'

    A coup that was announced in Benin on Sunday has been "foiled", the interior minister said in a video on Facebook. Earlier, a group of soldiers had appeared on Benin ’s state TV to announce the dissolution of the government in an apparent coup, the latest of many in West Africa. Details and analysis by FRANCE 24 international affairs editor, Kethevane Gorjestani.

  • France24 ☛ 'If there's a coup, then ECOWAS will be willing to step in': West Africa bloc orders troops to Benin

    The ECOWAS West Africa regional bloc on Sunday ordered the deployment of troops from four countries to Benin following an attempted coup. FRANCE 24's Nigeria correspondent Sam Olukoya gives his analysis on the signal that ECOWAS is sending to other countries across a part of Africa increasingly prone to military putsches.

  • France24 ☛ Nigeria secures release of 100 kidnapped schoolchildren as 165 remain missing

    Nigerian authorities have secured the release of 100 schoolchildren abducted by gunmen from a Catholic school last month, a UN source and local media said on Sunday. The fate of about 165 remaining students and staff is unclear, with officials providing no updates on ongoing rescue efforts.

  • JURIST ☛ New Convicted Felon national security strategy recasts Americas under revived Monroe Doctrine

    President The Insurrectionist’s new National Security Strategy, unveiled late Thursday, puts the Western Hemisphere at the center of US foreign policy and revives the language of the Monroe Doctrine in what it calls the “Dihydroxyacetone Man Corollary.”

  • The Strategist ☛ What Convicted Felon’s National Security Strategy means for Australia

  • The Straits Times ☛ Thailand launches air strikes on Cambodia as border tensions reignite

    The two sides have been trading accusations over the weekend of firing across their border.

  • France24 ☛ Thailand launches air raids on Cambodia, threatening Convicted Felon’s peace plan

    Thailand launched air strikes on Cambodian positions on Monday after Cambodian troops opened fire along a disputed border, killing one Thai soldier, the Thai army said. Both sides traded blame for the clash, which erupted in Thailand’s Ubon Ratchathani province and left four additional Thai soldiers wounded, a spokesman said.

  • New York Times ☛ Not All Targeted Killings Are the Same. Hegseth’s Boat Strikes Are Illegal.

    A former secretary of homeland security on the illegality of Convicted Felon’s boat strikes.

  • New York Times ☛ Democrats Call for Releasing Video of Deadly Boat Strike in the Caribbean

    Top Democratic lawmakers who have seen the footage said Sunday that making the video public would provide transparency around the strikes that killed two survivors on Sept. 2.

  • JURIST ☛ UN urges Syria to step up efforts against ongoing human rights abuses

    The UN human rights office (OHCHR) on Friday urged interim Syrian authorities to increase efforts to address ongoing human rights concerns, citing “distressing accounts” of violations targeting minority groups and individuals allegedly affiliated with the former Bashar al-Assad government. This statement came ahead of the first anniversary of the fall of the Assad regime.

  • Atlantic Council ☛ Syria’s civil society must take center stage in reconstruction

    One year since Bashar al-Assad’s fall, Syria stands to have the most potential to showcase how local ownership can accelerate reconstruction.

  • New York Times ☛ Heathrow Airport Is Briefly Locked Down After Spray Is Used in Altercation

    One man was arrested after a substance that appeared to be pepper spray was used during a fight in one of the airport’s parking garages, the police said.

  • Russia, Belarus, and War in Ukraine

    • RFERL ☛ US, Ukraine Discuss Peace, But No Immediate Breakthroughs Seen In Miami Talks

      Ukrainian President Zelenskyy is scheduled to meet in London on December 8 with the leaders of Britain, France, and Germany following his team's three straight days of talks with US officials in Miami.

    • New York Times ☛ Battlefield Picture Worsening for Ukraine as Convicted Felon Pushes Peace Plan

      Russian forces have advanced on several fronts recently. President Vladimir V. Putin signaled after talks with U.S. officials that he was not budging from demands.

    • France24 ☛ Russia hammers Ukraine's energy infrastructure as Florida peace talks continue

      Moscow hammered Ukraine's energy infrastructure with a massive drone and missile barrage overnight into Saturday as US officials continued to hold talks with a Ukrainian delegation in Florida on ending the war. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he had a "substantive phone call" with the US negotiators.

    • Tom's Hardware ☛ Russia allegedly still using Starlink-guided drones in Ukraine, report claims — Starlink Mini strapped to grounded drone points to ongoing issue, despite U.S. DoD claims threat was blunted

      Russian drones are still flying into Ukrainian airspace to strike their targets with Starlink hardware clearly strapped to them, say Ukrainian media reports.

    • CS Monitor ☛ Russia launches drone and missile attack on Ukraine amid talks

      As U.S. and Ukrainian negotiators continue talks aimed at ending the war, Russia conducted a large drone and missile attack.

    • Mexico News Daily ☛ How a Soviet genius cracked the uncrackable Maya code

      How could a Russian who had never even visited Mexico become the first person since the ancient Maya to underderstand their written language? It all started with a few Mayan codices stolen by the Nazis.

    • JURIST ☛ Germany parliament passes military service law amid tensions with Russia

      German parliament on Friday voted to pass a bill that would impose military conscription, following rising tensions between Russia and European Union (EU) states. With 323 votes in support  and 272 against, the bill introduces a two-stage conscription process.

    • JURIST ☛ German parliament passes military service law amid tensions with Russia

      German parliament on Friday voted to pass a bill that would allow military conscription, following rising tensions between Russia and European Union (EU) states. With 323 votes in support coming from ruling party CDU/CSU and SPD and 272 votes against, the bill introduces a two-stage conscription.

    • The Straits Times ☛ China and Russia hold third joint anti-missile drills on Russian territory

      Both countries have expressed concern over the US president's plans to build a missile shield.

    • The Straits Times ☛ Friendship rekindled: Cam Ranh Bay and a new phase in Moscow-Hanoi ties

      A memorial overlooking Cam Ranh Bay reveals Russia’s longstanding presence in Vietnam and why it matters today.

    • LRT ☛ Paprūsė: Lithuania’s borderlands where Prussia, resistance, and history converge

      Marking 500 years since the establishment of the Duchy of Prussia, Aurimas Kanapkis, an educator at the Vincas Kudirka Museum, explained the Duchy's role in Lithuanian history.

    • Science Alert ☛ Russia Faces Space Mission Crisis After Severe Soyuz Launch Pad Accident

      This could spell trouble for ISS missions.

    • New York Times ☛ Russian Drone Strike on Chernobyl Hasn’t Led to Rise in Radiation Levels

      Despite the finding, the authorities have been unable to fix the damage from a drone that punctured Reactor No. 4’s outermost protective shield in February.

    • France24 ☛ Ukraine's recruitment effort expands to women amid Russian invasion

      Struggling to recruit new soldiers as Russia presses on with its large-scale invasion, Ukraine has expanded its recruitment campaign among women. Here is a look at some of the women, once working in all types of professions, and now deployed on the battlefield. Story by Shirli Sitbon.

    • France24 ☛ Dihydroxyacetone Man says Zelensky ‘isn’t ready’ to approve US peace plan to end Russia-Ukraine war

      US President The Insurrectionist said on Sunday he was “a little bit disappointed” that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky had not engaged with a US proposal to end the war with Russia, after days of talks ended without a breakthrough though Kyiv pledged to pursue further negotiations.

    • RFERL ☛ Next Stop London As Zelenskyy To Press Ukraine’s Cause With Key European Allies

      Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is due to arrive in London on December 8 to meet with his key allies -- the so-called European 3 -- looking to bolster Kyiv's negotiating position following his team’s talks in Florida with US officials.

    • RFERL ☛ US, Ukraine Discuss Peace, But No Immediate Headway Seen In Miami Talks

      Ukrainian President Zelenskyy is scheduled to meet in London on December 8 with the leaders of Britain, France, and Germany following his team's three straight days of talks with US officials in Miami.

• Environment

  • The Straits Times ☛ ‘Everything destroyed’ as Indonesia’s Aceh grapples with disease after floods

    There is also a lack of medical care as workers struggled to help residents at the lone hospital.

  • Wildlife/Nature

    • Science Alert ☛ An Animal Expert Explains Why Your Dog Keeps Hiding Everything

      This makes a lot of sense.

• Finance

  • New York Times ☛ Social Security at 70? Why the Gold Standard Advice Works for Only a Few

    The standard advice is to hold off, but most retirees claim the benefit as soon as they can, at age 62. Here’s what to know when you’re planning the unplannable.

• AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics

  • France24 ☛ Hong Kong heads to the polls for legislative elections after deadly fire

    Hong Kong voters trickled into polling stations on Sunday to choose new lawmakers under Beijing's "patriots only" rules, with some urging candidates to help with government relief efforts after the city's deadliest fire in decades. Analysis by Kerry Brown, professor of Chinese Studies and idrector at the Lau China Institute at King's college, London.

  • France24 ☛ Macron threatens tariffs on Chinese goods but seeks trade deal with EU

    French President Emmanuel Macron has threatened tariffs on Chinese goods, just days after a state visit to China, in an interview published Sunday by Les Echos. He also stated that he still believes a negotiated solution is possible to address the trade deficit between the world’s second-largest economy and the European Union (EU).

  • The Straits Times ☛ South Korea to move presidential office to roll back Yoon legacy

    The move is to be completed by the end of 2025.

  • JURIST ☛ Georgia’s new laws criminalize peaceful protest, rights group warns

    Human Rights Watch on Thursday condemned Georgia’s new laws stating they effectively criminalize peaceful protest by imposing heavy fines and empowering police to detain protestors. These measures, adopted in late 2024 and enforced throughout 2025,  have left citizens vulnerable to detention and financial penalties simply for exercising their right to peaceful assembly.

• Censorship/Free Speech/Blame-Shifting

  • The Straits Times ☛ Hong Kong man arrested after posting online about deadly fire

    It is the first arrest that the national security police have confirmed in relation to the fire.

  • New York Times ☛ Hong Kong Man Arrested After Posting Online About Deadly Fire

    The arrest was part of a crackdown on speech that the authorities say is inciting hatred of the government. Critics say officials are silencing calls for accountability.

  • Hong Kong Free Press ☛ 71-year-old first to be arrested over ‘prejudicing’ nat. security case; warning issued over Tai Po fire mourning site

    The police and national security officers have arrested a 71-year-old man in Sheung Shui for alleged sedition. The man was arrested on Saturday upon suspicion of “prejudicing of investigation of offences endangering national security” and “doing an act that has a seditious intention with a seditious intention,” a police press release said.

  • Hong Kong Free Press ☛ Hong Kong weighs blanket smoking ban at construction sites following deadly Tai Po fire

    In the wake of the fatal Tai Po fire, the Hong Kong government has said it will seek lawmakers’ consensus on imposing a blanket smoking ban at construction sites after the new legislature is formed next month.

• Freedom of Information / Freedom of the Press

  • Futurism ☛ Google Caught Replacing News Headlines With AI-Generated Nonsense

    When will it stop?

  • New York Times ☛ China’s National Security Office in Hong Kong Summons Foreign Journalists

    The authorities accused “some foreign media” of smearing the government’s response to a fire at a high-rise complex, saying: “Do not say you have not been warned.”

  • Hong Kong Free Press ☛ ‘Don’t say we didn’t warn you’: China’s nat. sec office in Hong Kong summons international media

    China’s national security agency in Hong Kong summoned international media representatives for a “regulatory talk” on Saturday, saying some had spread false information and smeared the government in recent reports on a deadly fire and upcoming legislative elections.

• Internet Policy/Net Neutrality

  • APNIC ☛ The final stretch: APNIC statement on the WSIS+20 Outcome Document Revision 1

    APNIC welcomes the publication of the WSIS+20 Revision 1. APNIC remains committed to inclusive, sustainable digital development through responsible stewardship of Internet number resources, technical capacity building, and active participation in multistakeholder governance.