𝕿𝖊𝖈𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖌𝖍𝖙𝖘 Bulletin for Friday, April 28, 2023 ┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅ Generated Sat 29 Apr 02:40:41 BST 2023 Created by Dr. Roy Schestowitz (𝚛𝚘𝚢 (at) 𝚜𝚌𝚑𝚎𝚜𝚝𝚘𝚠𝚒𝚝𝚣 (dot) 𝚌𝚘𝚖) Full hyperlinks for navigation omitted but are fully available in the originals The corresponding HTML versions are at 𝒕𝒆𝒄𝒉𝒓𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒔.𝒐𝒓𝒈 Latest in 𝒉𝒕𝒕𝒑://𝒕𝒆𝒄𝒉𝒓𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒔.𝒐𝒓𝒈/𝒕𝒙𝒕 and older bulletins can be found at 𝒉𝒕𝒕𝒑://𝒕𝒆𝒄𝒉𝒓𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒔.𝒐𝒓𝒈/𝒕𝒙𝒕-𝒂𝒓𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒔 Full IPFS index in 𝒉𝒕𝒕𝒑://𝒕𝒆𝒄𝒉𝒓𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒔.𝒐𝒓𝒈/𝒊𝒑𝒇𝒔 and as plain text in 𝒉𝒕𝒕𝒑://𝒕𝒆𝒄𝒉𝒓𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒔.𝒐𝒓𝒈/𝒊𝒑𝒇𝒔/𝒕𝒙𝒕 Gemini index for the day: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2023/04/28/ ╒═══════════════════ 𝐑𝐄𝐂𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐁𝐔𝐋𝐋𝐄𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐒 ════════════════════════════════════╕ Previous bulletins in IPFS (past 21 days, in chronological order): QmVUT45ycsKRgi37kQLNiQNuCh7cuvozaw12yokkLJKB6L QmUSqzedHUcKwLvcEf9D3XCctMhAPyN4mNay8FKYAZkx4t QmVRuwEr1EKmtByWys7jARxX4mYTQ7LTTqA9ZdrqMttGYR QmVrcQmfEQYVJRLokWriUwoUTrBKxPtp8uxEaYrY5dFHJG QmaZKc4FiFz4h7QFc3KF64jMmtXbsHerkpNJoAY12ZC4XY 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⦿ No More Microsoft-Branded Peripherals After the Massive Layoffs | Techrights ䷼ Bulletin articles (as HTML) to comment on (requires login): http://techrights.org/2023/04/28/irc-log-270423/#comments http://techrights.org/2023/04/28/microsoft-down-www/#comments http://techrights.org/2023/04/28/no-more-microsoft-peripherals/#comments ䷞ Followed by Daily Links (assorted news picks curated and categorised): http://techrights.org/2023/04/28/dropbox-collapses/#comments http://techrights.org/2023/04/28/gnu-lightning-2-2-2/#comments ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 54 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at http://techrights.org/2023/04/28/irc-log-270423/#comments Gemini version at gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2023/04/28/irc-log-270423/ ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ 04.28.23⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ Gemini_version_available_♊︎ ✐ IRC_Proceedings:_Thursday,_April_27,_2023⠀✐ Posted in IRC_Logs at 2:32 am by Needs Sunlight Also 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⦇IPFS logo⦈ § Bulletin for Yesterday⠀➾ Local_copy | CID (IPFS): QmagVDKAew4AMq9Fs6yk4r4iAkxKc4L1W353hB8S99nTn1 ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 181 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at http://techrights.org/2023/04/28/microsoft-down-www/#comments Gemini version at gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2023/04/28/microsoft-down-www/ ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ 04.28.23⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ Gemini_version_available_♊︎ ✐ Netcraft_Report_for_April_2023:_Microsoft_Down_Sharply,_Now_Less_Than_10%_of Web-Facing_Machines⠀✐ Posted in Microsoft, Servers at 8:11 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz The Web is getting smaller and Microsoft is getting increasingly feeble in what’s left of it (we suggest people move to Gemini to the extent possible) 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇The_Web's_size_going_down!⦈_ Summary: As we noted the other day in Daily Links, Microsoft’s demise is accelerating on the Web, based on this_report_published_yesterday 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version at gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2023/04/28/no-more-microsoft-peripherals/ ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ 04.28.23⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ Gemini_version_available_♊︎ ✐ No_More_Microsoft-Branded_Peripherals_After_the_Massive_Layoffs⠀✐ Posted in Hardware, Microsoft at 1:21 pm by Dr. Roy Schestowitz As usual, they pretend to still have something instead (like the time they shut down all the Microsoft stores and decided to spin that as “moving online”) 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇Microsoft-made_mice_and_keyboards_aren't_going_away,_but_the Microsoft_brand_name_is._The_company_told_The_Verge_that_it_will_stop_selling Microsoft-branded_keyboards,_mice,_and_other_accessories_following_a_series_of layoffs_that_affected_its_hardware_division._The_company_will_refocus_its efforts_on_higher-end_Surface-branded_keyboards_and_mice,_which_represent_just a_tiny_fraction_of_all_the_accessories_Microsoft_currently_sells.⦈_ 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇Microsoft’s_webcams_are_being_discontinued._Image: Microsoft⦈_ Summary: In spite of the epic (but very typical, in Gates-funded publishers) Microsoft spin, one of their old cash cows is going away; what’s left at the company anyway? 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This laptop is an affordable, enterprise-ready system designed to exude quality everywhere the customer looks and touches. This is the fourth Focus model featuring Kubuntu LTS and the KDE Plasma interface. o § Audiocasts/Shows⠀➾ # ⚓ The BSD Now Podcast ☛ BSDNow_504:_Release_the_BSD⠀⇛ FreeBSD 13.2 Release, Using DTrace to find block sizes of ZFS, NFS, and iSCSI, Midnight BSD 3.0.1, Closing a stale SSH connection, How to automatically add identity to the SSH authentication agent, Pros and Cons of FreeBSD for virtual Servers, and more o § Kernel Space⠀➾ # ⚓ Linux Magazine ☛ Linux_Kernel_6.3_Release_Includes Interesting_Features⠀⇛ Although it’s not a Long Term Release candidate, Linux 6.3 includes features that will benefit end users. # ⚓ Neowin ☛ Following_Windows_ReFS_improvements,_Linux_getting F2FS,_Btrfs,_EXT4_performance_boosts [Ed: Now Neowin is piggbacking Linux news to name-dtop and promote Microsoft, as usual]⠀⇛ As Microsoft makes more progress with ReFS on Windows 11, Linux is also getting performance optimizations and improvements on some of its major file systems, namely, F2FS, Btrfs, and EXT4. # ⚓ Bootlin ☛ Bootlin_at_Embedded_Open_Source_Summit_2023_in Prague,_June_28-30⠀⇛ In the Embedded Linux ecosystem, the Embedded Linux Conference is the most important event, covering all topics related to the usage of Linux in embedded systems, and probably gathering the largest audience of embedded Linux developers and maintainers. o § Applications⠀➾ # ⚓ OMG! Linux ☛ Quickly_Identify_Songs_on_Linux_Using_Mousai⠀⇛ Mousai is a song recognition app for Linux built in GTK4/libadwaita and Rust. It uses the AudD song recognition API to match the music you ask it to listen to with songs to established work. o § Instructionals/Technical⠀➾ # ⚓ OSTechNix ☛ How_To_Reset_Root_Password_In_Fedora_38,_37, 36,_35⠀⇛ Forgot the root password in Fedora? Do you want to change the root user password in your Fedora system? No problem! This brief guide explains how to change or reset root password in Fedora. # ⚓ FOSSLinux ☛ How_to_find_default_gateway_IP_in_Linux⠀⇛ In this guide, we will explore various methods to find the default gateway IP in Linux, using both command-line tools and the graphical user interface. Whether you’re a seasoned Linux user or just starting your journey, these techniques will equip you with the knowledge you need to navigate the world of Linux networking with confidence. # ⚓ Dante Catalfamo ☛ Mounting_FreeNAS_Shares_on_OpenBSD⠀⇛ For whatever reason, I’m only able to mount the share if used the TCP option. I’m not sure if this is a me issue, an OpenBSD issue, or a FreeBSD issue, but I’m putting it out there in case anyone else runs into the same problem. # ⚓ University of Toronto ☛ I_can’t_recommend_serious_use_of_an all-in-one_local_Grafana_Loki_setup⠀⇛ Grafana Loki is often (self-)described as ‘Prometheus for logs’. Like Prometheus, it theoretically has a simple all in one local installation mode of operation (which is a type of monolithic deployment mode), where you install the Loki server binary, point it at some local disk space, and run Promtail to feed your system logs (ie, the systemd journal) into Loki. This is what we do, to supplement our central syslog server. Although you might wonder why you’d have two different centralized log collection systems, I’ve found that there are things I like using Grafana Loki for. However, I can no longer recommend running such an all-in-one Grafana Loki setup for anything serious, including what you might call ‘production’, and I think you should be wary about attempting to run Grafana Loki yourself in any configuration. # ⚓ Linux Capable ☛ How_to_Install_Microsoft_Edge_on_openSUSE Leap_|_Tumbleweed [Ed: Edge is Microsoft malware that steals people's passwords and spies on everything. Why promote malware to GNU/Linux users?]⠀⇛ Microsoft Edge is a modern web browser developed by Microsoft, designed to provide users with a fast, secure, and feature-rich browsing experience. # ⚓ FOSSLinux ☛ How_to_mount_and_manage_external_storage devices_on_Ubuntu⠀⇛ In this guide, we’ll walk you through the process of mounting and managing external storage devices on Ubuntu. We’ll cover detecting devices, mounting and unmounting, file system compatibility, and using external drives with Ubuntu Server. # ⚓ LinuxStans ☛ How_to_Run_an_Ubuntu_Update⠀⇛ In this tutorial, we will show you how to run an Ubuntu update – how to update your software/ packages on Ubuntu and how to update the version of Ubuntu you’re running. # ⚓ UNIX Cop ☛ How_to_batch_convert_JPG_to_PNG_files⠀⇛ In this post, you will learn how to batch convert JPG to PNG files. The process is simple, but believe me, many times it can save you. Imagine you have many JPG files and, for whatever reason, you need to convert them to PNG. # ⚓ Linux Capable ☛ How_to_Install_RetroArch_on_Ubuntu_22.04_| 20.04⠀⇛ As a Linux user, you might have encountered various gaming and emulation platforms like Citra or Dolphin. However, if you are a true retro gaming aficionado, there’s one software that you should consider installing: RetroArch. # ⚓ Linux Capable ☛ How_to_Install_Terminator_on_Ubuntu_22.04_| 20.04⠀⇛ Terminator is a sophisticated terminal emulator program designed for users requiring a more advanced and customizable environment than traditional terminal emulators. # ⚓ Linux Links ☛ Alternatives_to_popular_CLI_tools:_whois⠀⇛ whois searches for an object in a RFC 3912 database. We spotlight alternative tools to whois. # ⚓ Linux Capable ☛ How_to_Install_Redis_on_Ubuntu_22.04_| 20.04⠀⇛ Redis, which stands for Remote Dictionary Server, is a powerful, open-source, in-memory data structure store that has taken the world of data storage by storm. It is renowned for its versatility, as it supports various data structures such as strings, hashes, lists, sets, and more. # ⚓ Linux Capable ☛ How_to_Install_Citra_on_Ubuntu_22.04_| 20.04⠀⇛ Welcome to the fascinating world of Citra, a high- performance open-source 3DS emulator designed to bring the incredible Nintendo 3DS gaming experience to your Ubuntu computer. # ⚓ Unix Men ☛ How_To_Install_and_Use_the_Linux_Bat_Command⠀⇛ The bat command works just like the cat command does on Linux. The difference is that the bat command is more modern, boasting a more readable design and features like Git integration and syntax highlighting.  # ⚓ Unix Men ☛ How_To_Install_Discord_on_Linux_(Step_by_Step)⠀⇛ 2015 was a great year for gaming – some of the top games of the year included Witcher 3, Super Mario Maker, Bloodborne, Rocket League, and Until Dawn.  # ⚓ It’s Ubuntu ☛ How_To_Fix_‘NTFS_Partition_Is_In_An_Unsafe State’_Error_In_Linux⠀⇛ You might come across this error when you try to boot a live cd on Windows 10 or Windows 11 or even Windows 8 too. # ⚓ Linux Hint ☛ What_is_the_Purpose_of_a_docker-compose.yml File_in_Docker?⠀⇛ The main purpose of a “docker-compose.yml” file is to simplify the process of deploying and managing multi-container Docker applications. # ⚓ Linux Hint ☛ What_is_the_Difference_Between_Docker_and Podman?⠀⇛ Docker uses a client-server architecture whereas Podman is a Daemon less container engine. Podman is more secure, lightweight, and portable than Docker. # ⚓ Linux Hint ☛ What_is_Docker_Bind_Mounts?⠀⇛ A Docker bind mount is a type of mount that permits users to map a directory or file on the host system to a directory or file inside a container. # ⚓ TecMint ☛ Explanation_of_“Everything_is_a_File”_and_Types of_Files_in_Linux⠀⇛ If you are new to Linux or have used it for a few months, then you must have heard or read statements such as “In Linux, everything is a File”. # ⚓ Make Tech Easier ☛ How_to_Block_Ads_with_Pi_Hole⠀⇛ A Pi-Hole is a network-wide ad blocker that intercepts ads on any device on your network. It targets a list of thousands of ad-serving domains and directs their content to a black hole, removing them from sight. It can work any any device that’s connected to your network, without additional software. It even runs in mobile device apps, reducing bandwidth usage and improving performance. This tutorial shows how to run Pi Hole on your Linux machine. # ⚓ Linux_Audio_and_Video_Command_Cheat_Sheet⠀⇛ Linux audio and video commands refer to command lines for tools and utilities for processing, converting, playing, and recording audio and video. The following commands are useful for developers, audio engineers, and video editors who work with multimedia files on Linux. Command Description ffmpeg Tool used to convert and process video and audio. # ⚓ Linux Links ☛ Alternatives_to_popular_CLI_tools:_find⠀⇛ This article spotlights alternative tools to find. # ⚓ Linux Journal ☛ Troubleshooting_the_“Temporary_Failure_in Name_Resolution”_Error_in_Linux⠀⇛ Linux users may encounter the “Temporary failure in name resolution” error while trying to access websites or execute networking commands. This error indicates that the system is unable to translate a domain name into its corresponding IP address. Several factors can contribute to this error, including network connectivity issues, incorrect configuration of the resolv.conf file, and firewall restrictions. In this guide, we will explore the common causes of this error and provide solutions to help you resolve the issue. § Common Causes and Solutions # ⚓ Best_way_to_install_Chrome_browser_on_Ubuntu_Linux⠀⇛ We can use GUI and the command line method to install Google Chrome on Ubuntu Linux, however, the terminal is the best way to configure the Chrome browser. # ⚓ CNX Software ☛ Use_Kea_DHCP_server_as_ISC_DHCP_server_ (dhcpd)_is_being_phased_out⠀⇛ The ISC DHCP server (dhcpd) was traditionally used to set up a DHCP server in Linux, but the software is reaching end-of-life, and the Internet Systems Consortium is now recommending their own Kea DHCP server or alternatives such as Dnsmasq or udhcpd (as found in Busybox) as a replacement. # ⚓ ID Root ☛ How_To_Install_Cacti_on_Fedora_38⠀⇛ In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Cacti on Fedora 38. If you’re a network administrator, you know the importance of monitoring your network’s performance. One of the best tools for doing this is Cacti, an open-source network monitoring and graphing tool. # ⚓ Kifarunix ☛ Introduction_to_Kubernetes:_What_is_it_and_why do_you_need_it?⠀⇛ This tutorial serves as an introduction to Kubernetes: What is it and why do you need it? If you are into containers, there are high chances that you have heard about Kubernetes, commonly abbreviated as K8s. So what is Kubernetes? Why do you need Kubernetes, how does Kubernetes work? # ⚓ All_About_the_Raspberry_Pi_Pico_File_System⠀⇛ Have you tried playing around with the Raspberry Pi Pico file system? Have you tried storing anything else besides Python script files? # ⚓ Trend Oceans ☛ How_to_Install_MySQL_Server_and_Client Properly_on_Linux⠀⇛ To install MySQL server on your Linux machine, follow this article step-by-step, which provides you with clear instructions on how to download and install MySQL as well as how to configure and secure it. o § Games⠀➾ # ⚓ Tom’s Hardware ☛ Steam_Deck_Controls_a_Real_Ukrainian_Army Machine_Gun_Turret:_Report [Ed: That's GNU/Linux with KDE]⠀⇛ The Ukrainian army has demonstrated a remote machine gun turret that appears to be powered and/ or controlled by Valve’s Steam Deck. # ⚓ Godot Engine ☛ Godot_Showcase_–_Cassette_Beasts⠀⇛ We interviewed Jay and Tom from Bytten Studio about Cassette Beasts. # ⚓ Björn Wärmedal ☛ My_Continued_Romance_With_OpenTTD⠀⇛ I keep playing this game regularly. I enjoy it immensely in single player and multiplayer alike and I’m not just going down the rabbit hole; I’m actively digging it deeper. I’ve already mentioned that I’ve made my own mod for it, called Tea Tea Deluxe. That was some time ago by now, of course. A lot has happened since. o § Desktop Environments/WMs⠀➾ # § GNOME Desktop/GTK⠀➾ # ⚓ OMG! Linux ☛ GNOME_44.1_Arrives_with_Bug_&_Memory Leak_Fixes⠀⇛ To me, it feels like only yesterday that GNOME 44 was released but it has in fact been a month — and the first point release is now available. * § Distributions and Operating Systems⠀➾ o ⚓ GNU ☛ Dragora_3.0-beta2_released⠀⇛ I am pleased to announce the release of dragora 3.0- beta2. Dragora is an independent GNU/Linux distribution project which was created from scratch with the intention of providing a reliable operating system with maximum respect for the user by including entirely free software. Dragora is based on the concepts of simplicity and elegance, it offers a user-friendly Unix- like environment with emphasis on stability and security for long-term durability. It has been a long time since there was an announcement about a version of Dragora, and it is that work continues on it, as who says “better late than never!”. It is worth mentioning that Dragora series 3 is a new development that started back in 2012 to give rise to new research and to try to improve the quality taking into account the previous experience in the achieved series. This series offers a fully automated build process, made from scratch to achieve a distribution without any contamination from the host system, in order to obtain a controlled and pure system. The current technical scheme consists of the C Musl library, SysV init, Perp for reliable monitoring of services (or critical system daemons), own text-menu based tools (for configuring the keyboard map, console mouse, and an interactive installer), plus a local package manager called Qi to complement a powerful tool called Graft for local package management under a single directory hierarchy; packages are installed in the /usr/ pkg hierarchy where it is possible to enable/disable, or change package versions via graft. In terms of security, Dragora offers the security that can be found in commercial distribution projects. This is by using LibreSSL, the security features provided by the C library plus the security options provided by the GNU C compiler (GCC). Added to the good practices that are intended to be put in Dragora. We are not mentioning the ethical part here, since Dragora is the first distribution to fully adopt the Linux kernel of our preferred flavor, Linux-libre!. Being a controlled build process, it is assumed that the distribution remains 100% libre (or free as in freedom). If it is not, please report it immediately for correction. Note: this also helps security in the sense that we don’t have problems with cumbersome or un-auditable code in an honest way. Changes in this version: Many, many things have happened since the release of dragora-3.0-beta1. The bad news is that it is still not complete as we would like it to be, the good news is that it has been completing as follows. * The performance has been greatly improved compared to - beta1. * The hybrid live ISO creation has been enhanced. Now the ISO image includes all software packages to date, the initial screen where you can choose to run the current (full) version of the live system, or where you can install it on hard disk. The packages are located inside the /var/ cache/qi/packages directory. It is worth mentioning that the password requirement has been removed. * All Dragora tools have been improved, including better messaging and bug fixes in the code. Thanks to all who contributed to this. * Dragora now features the Trinity Desktop Environment (TDE). Thanks to the developers of TDE for the feedback!. * The LLVM compiler (v15.0.7) has been added to this beta, along with the Rust programming language (v1.64.0). * As part of version control systems, this beta now includes: fossil-2.20, mercurial-6.4.2, cvs-1.12.13, rcs-5.10.1. * The shipped kernel is linux-libre-6.1.23 with a new generic configuration. Also we ship linux-libre-firmware-1.4. * GNU Wget2 has been added, version 2.0.1. * The Python 2 support has been removed, we provide Python 3.9.16 instead. * Meson 1.1.0 and Ninja 1.11.1 have been added to Dragora. * The Lua programming language and luarocks have been added to Dragora. * We offer xorg-server-21.1.8 along with an upgraded stock; i.e, drivers, libraries, applications. * On this occasion, Connman, IW, and IWD have been added to complement the networking support on user-space. It would take too long to mention the rest of the changes here, and it’s not meant to be boring; rather communicate that the project continues to improve, respectively the website plus the ongoing documentation. We appreciate your interest in trying Dragora, as well as any help you can provide. Thank you! The homepage is at https://www.dragora.org Dragora can be downloaded from an available mirror, please check https://dragora.org/en/mirrors.html The SHA256 sum is: c40f4a1a8755cde20cd69289e1c595524d69862a1d178ce8697334684f828014 dragora-3.0-amd64-beta2-dvd.iso Please test and send suggestions to . Best regards, Matias Fonzo, Dragora author and maintainer. o ⚓ Barry Kauler ☛ More_Flatpaks_added_to_Installer⠀⇛ The nickname for the Flatpak Installer is “Flapi”. I recently reported on a showstopper problem: https://bkhome.org/news/202304/still-struggling-with-the- flatpak-sandbox.html …the report was ‘ldconfig’ failing when attempted to run QGIS. Well, it is worse then that. It is not just QGIS, the showstopper affects all installed Flatpaks. Something happened that triggered this need to run ‘ldconfig’ and create a temporary cache under /run. Once this has happened, that’s the end of the line, finito for Flatpaks. o ⚓ Barry Kauler ☛ Restrict_list_of_apps_offered_to_run_in_a container⠀⇛ In EasyOS, the inbuilt browser is Chromium; however, there are two menu entries in the “Internet” category, “Download latest Firefox” and “Download latest Vivaldi”. Alfons sent me an email that Firefox does not work in a container. When Firefox is downloaded and installed via the menu entry, it will run in the main filesystem, as user “firefox”. Firefox has its own sandbox and in combination with running as user “firefox”, this is already a pretty secure situation. Maybe not quite as good as running in a container, but pretty good. o § Fedora Family / IBM⠀➾ # ⚓ Fedora Project ☛ Fedora_Community_Blog:_CPE_Quarterly Update_Q1_2023⠀⇛ This is a summary of the work done by Red Hat’s Community_Platform_Engineering_(CPE) Team. Each quarter, the CPE Team, together with CentOS and Fedora community representatives, chooses initiatives to work on. The CPE Team is then split into multiple smaller sub-teams that will work on chosen initiatives + day to day work that needs to be done. Some of the sub-teams are continuous efforts in the team and some are created only for the initiative project. # ⚓ Red Hat Official ☛ Introducing_hirte,_a_deterministic multi-node_service_controller⠀⇛ Now that your environment has been set up, deploy a sample application on an OpenShift Local cluster. # ⚓ Red Hat Official ☛ Deploy_an_application_in_Red_Hat OpenShift_on_your_laptop⠀⇛ Now that your environment has been set up, deploy a sample application on an OpenShift Local cluster. o § Open Hardware/Modding⠀➾ # ⚓ Tom’s Hardware ☛ Linux_to_Support_Firewire_Until_2029⠀⇛ Further, Takashi Sakamoto says that his work will help users transition from Firewire to more modern technology standards (like perhaps USB 2.0). Apparently, Firewire still has a dedicated fanbase that is big enough to warrant six more years of support. But we suspect this will be the final stretch for Firewire support, surrounding Linux operating systems. Once 2029 comes around, there’s a good chance Firewire will finally be dropped from the Linux kernel altogether. # ⚓ Raspberry Pi ☛ Doom_on_a_LEGO_brick⠀⇛ We’ve seen portable games projects before, but nothing quite this small! Maker James Brown took on the huge challenge of embedding a playable game of the classic first-person shooter Doom in a LEGO brick, powered by Pico’s RP2040 chip and featuring a tiny OLED screen. # ⚓ Olimex ☛ New_Product_Preview:_RP2040-PICO30_Raspberry_Pico with_30_GPIO_available!⠀⇛ For our new Neo6502 design, we needed to use all 30 GPIOs on the RP2040. Although the RP2040 has 30 GPIOs, only 26 of them are available for the user, as GPIO23 controls the power supply, GPIO24 detects if USB is connected, GPIO25 is connected to the status LED, and GPIO29 measures the power supply after the 3.3V voltage regulator. While all these features are nice to have, there are many situations when you need to use ALL available GPIOs. [...] This board is currently in the prototype stage and will be available for sale in late May. [...] # ⚓ SparkFun Electronics ☛ What_Can_You_Do_With_Teensy?⠀⇛ So, let’s say you’ve got a few Teensy’s lying around or have been interested in working with the Teensy line. Maybe you’ve been sitting on a Teensy or two, just waiting to be inspired to make your next project. This crazy fast microcontroller equips makers with a wide-range of potential use cases and possibilities – so many that it might even get a bit overwhelming. Good news! We’ve assembled some creative fodder from around the web for you to chew on while you contemplate what to make next with a Teensy. o § Mobile Systems/Mobile Applications⠀➾ # ⚓ Neowin ☛ MEmu_Android_Emulator_9.0.1_–_Neowin⠀⇛ # ⚓ SlashGear ☛ Best_Android_Phones_Under_$500_You_Can_Buy Right_Now⠀⇛ # ⚓ Computer World ☛ 6_more_out-of-sight_Android_features_worth finding_|_Computerworld⠀⇛ # ⚓ SamMobile ☛ Samsung_owns_Google_and_other_Android_brands_in software_updates_–_SamMobile⠀⇛ # ⚓ Gadgets Now ☛ How_Google_fought_bad_Android_apps_in_2022: Five_biggest_numbers_|_Gadgets_Now⠀⇛ # ⚓ Make Use Of ☛ How_to_Use_Package_Tracking_in_Gmail_for Android⠀⇛ # ⚓ XDA ☛ How_to_disable_Google_Assistant_on_your_Android phone⠀⇛ # ⚓ 9to5Google ☛ How_to_downgrade_from_Android_14_to_Android_13 on_Pixel_[Video]⠀⇛ # ⚓ Giz China ☛ Samsung_gives_this_cheap_smartphone_4_years_of Android_updates!⠀⇛ * § Free, Libre, and Open Source Software⠀➾ o ⚓ It’s FOSS ☛ FOSS_Weekly_#23.17:_i3_Guide,_Kernel_6.3,_Essential Linux_Apps_and_More⠀⇛ An in-depth i3 customization guide, Opera’s new browser and a real open source chatGPT alternative are the highlights of this edition. o § Web Browsers/Web Servers⠀➾ # ⚓ FOSSLinux ☛ The_10_Best_Web_Browsers_for_Ubuntu_in_2023⠀⇛ Ubuntu is one of the most popular Linux distributions out there, and it’s also one of the best choices for people looking for a stable, secure, and easy-to-use operating system. One of the critical components of any operating system is its web browser. Ubuntu comes with a built-in web browser called Firefox, but there are also many other excellent web browsers available that you can use. This article will explore the 10 best web browsers for Ubuntu in 2023. We’ll review each browser’s features, pros, and cons and provide installation guides. Whether you use the internet frequently or perhaps occasionally, there’s a browser on this list that will suit your needs. o § SaaS/Back End/Databases⠀➾ # ⚓ PostgreSQL ☛ PGConf.be_:_Schedule_online⠀⇛ PGConf.be 2023 will be held in Haasrode, Leuven, about 25km from Brussels. The conference will take place on May 12th, 2023. Registrations are open until May 4th, after that you can still register, but you will have to provide your own food. Schedule and speakers are available online. The spoken language will be English. # ⚓ PostgreSQL ☛ PostgreSQL_Community_Code_of_Conduct_Committee Annual_Report_for_2022⠀⇛ The PostgreSQL Community Code of Conduct Committee Annual Report for 2022 is now available at: https://www.postgresql.org/about/policies/coc/ reports/2022/ All complaints, actions, and statistics are anonymized and aggregated to protect the identities of all parties involved. You can contact the Committee with questions or comments by email: [...] Regards, Michael Goldberg PostgreSQL Community Code of Conduct Committee, Chair o § FSF⠀➾ # ⚓ FSF ☛ Tech_team_intern_Nick_Shrader_shares_why_free software_is_important⠀⇛ Hello all! My name is Nick Shrader, and I’ve recently completed my internship with the Free Software Foundation (FSF) tech team from December 12, 2022 to March 3, 2023. I also assisted the tech team at this year’s LibrePlanet conference in person in Boston, MA, which was held March 18-19, just a few weeks after completing my internship. I am thirty-three and relatively new to free software. I became interested in free software approximately four years ago, after a bad case of proprietary software rot led me to start my journey up the freedom ladder. My Windows 8 computer had started routinely giving me one-hour-or-longer software upgrades. I had already reinstalled the operating system (OS) maybe twice when I thought, “Am I getting prodded into upgrading the OS on my fairly new computer already?” The computer was only a year or two old, so I expected it to work without unwanted “upgrades.” Mainly, I used my computer for music production and gaming, and, after some cursory Internet searches, I found that the software I needed for those were available on free operating systems. Soon thereafter, I installed a distribution of GNU/Linux. Nowadays, for music production I use Ardour, and for gaming I use Freeciv, Red Eclipse, and Warzone 2100. Moreover, my free operating system doesn’t prod me into unwanted “upgrades.” o § Programming/Development⠀➾ # ⚓ Matt Rickard ☛ Principle_of_Least_Astonishment⠀⇛ Systems should behave in a way that is least surprising to the user. This idea is the overarching theme of many of my thoughts on product development. It shows up again and again in different places. # ⚓ Daniel Lemire ☛ Hotspot_performance_engineering_fails⠀⇛ Developers often believe that software performance follows a Pareto distribution: 80% of the running time is spent in 20% of the code. Using this model, you can write most of your code without any care for performance and focus on the narrow pieces of code that are performance sensitive. Engineers like Casey Muratori have rightly criticized this model. You can read Muratori excellent piece on his blog. # ⚓ Earthly ☛ Five_Common_Mistakes_To_Avoid_When_Learning Golang⠀⇛ Golang (or Go) is an open-source programming language that was developed by Google engineers. It was designed to build efficient, reliable, and robust applications, and it is a statically compiled language used for building modern and scalable applications. Go is known for it’s concurrency support, which makes it easy to write programs that can perform multiple tasks simultaneously. It has a garbage-collected runtime and a rich standard library, making it easy to develop applications without relying on external dependencies. It has gained popularity among developers over the years for a variety of reasons. One of the main reasons is its simplicity. Go has a clean, easy-to- learn syntax, which makes it easy for new developers to pick up and start using. Additionally, it places a strong emphasis on readability, which makes it easier for teams to collaborate and maintain code. Go is also known for its performance. It is a compiled language, which means that it is compiled into machine code that can be directly executed by the computer’s processor. This makes Go programs fast and efficient, especially when compared to interpreted languages like Python or Ruby. However, when learning Golang, there are common mistakes made by beginners or experienced developers in understanding basic concepts. In this article, we will go over these five common mistakes and how to ensure we avoid them. # ⚓ Murena_is_eating_the_world⠀⇛ # ⚓ Chris ☛ Precel:_Like_Excel_but_for_Uncertain_Values⠀⇛ # ⚓ Qt ☛ Unifying_Qt::TimeSpec_within_QTimeZone⠀⇛ Qt 6.5 sees a quiet revolution in QDateTime’s API, built on one in QTimeZone. # ⚓ Venture Beat ☛ InfluxData_releases_InfluxDB_3.0_product suite_for_time_series_analytics⠀⇛ InfluxData is betting on Rust (the programming language) to power the newest version of its InfluxDB time series database product portfolio. # ⚓ Linux Hint ☛ What_Are_Structures_in_Golang⠀⇛ In Golang, a structure is a composite data type that consists of zero or more named fields, each of which has a specific type. Read more in this guide. # ⚓ Bryan Lunduke ☛ Funny_Programming_Pictures_Part_XXX⠀⇛ Yep. XXX. Oooooh, boy! You know what that means! # § Shell/Bash/Zsh/Ksh⠀➾ # ⚓ TecAdmin ☛ How_to_Remove_Substrings_Using_${}_in_Bash Scripts⠀⇛ String manipulation is a vital skill for any programmer or developer, and the ability to work with strings effectively can significantly enhance your efficiency and productivity. In Bash, one of the most common string operations is removing substrings from a given string. # § Java⠀➾ # ⚓ Geeks For Geeks ☛ Introduction_to_Doubly_Linked_Lists in_Java⠀⇛ Doubly linked list is a data structure that has reference to both the previous and next nodes in the list. * § Leftovers⠀➾ o ⚓ Quartz ☛ Elizabeth_Holmes_made_an_eleventh_hour_attempt_to_delay her_prison_sentence⠀⇛ Elizabeth Holmes has managed get a bail extension one day before she was due to report to prison. o ⚓ MWL ☛ I_Have_A_Dream⠀⇛ If someone demanded I summarily declare why I have achieved my modest success where so many other writers haven’t, I would have to say it’s because I mercilessly separate dreams and goals and only act upon the latter. What’s the difference? A goal is something I control. o ⚓ Shadowproof ☛ Protest_Song_Of_The_Week:_‘We_Are_All_Prostitutes’ By_The_Pop_Group⠀⇛ Mark Stewart made several contributions to the canon of protest music as part of the pioneering UK post-punk band The Pop Group, his solo work, and various other projects. He died on April 19, 2023, at the age of 62, and no cause of death was immediately shared. o § Science⠀➾ # ⚓ RTL ☛ DNA_study_of_famed_US_sled_dog_shows_what_made_him_so tough⠀⇛ “Balto’s fame and the fact that he was taxidermied gave us this cool opportunity 100 years later to see what that population of sled dogs would have looked like genetically and to compare him to modern dogs,” said Katherine Moon, a postdoctoral researcher at the University of California, Santa Cruz and the main author of the study. It was published Thursday in the journal Science. # ⚓ Science Alert ☛ The_Tail_on_This_Bizarre,_Comet-Like Asteroid_Isn’t_Quite_What_Anybody_Expected⠀⇛ It might not be alone, either. # ⚓ Science Alert ☛ Plastic_Particles_Found_in_The_Brains_of Mice_Just_Two_Hours_After_They_Ate⠀⇛ It really is everywhere. # ⚓ Science Alert ☛ Scientists_Built_a_Machine_From_Lego_That Can_Grow_Human_Skin⠀⇛ Look what I made mom! # ⚓ Science Alert ☛ Mysterious_Radio_Signals_in_Space_Keep Repeating_–_Astronomers_Just_Picked_Up_25_More⠀⇛ This could help us figure out what’s causing them. # ⚓ Science Alert ☛ SpaceX’s_Starship_Is_Grounded_After Reducing_Its_Launchpad_to_Rubble⠀⇛ Just too powerful. # ⚓ Science Alert ☛ We_Finally_Know_How_Quasars_Become_The Brightest_Objects_in_The_Universe⠀⇛ True bonfires among the stars. # ⚓ Science Alert ☛ A_Cypress_in_Chile_Could_Soon_Break_The Record_For_World’s_Oldest_Tree⠀⇛ Oh the stories it could tell us. # ⚓ Science Alert ☛ Early_Crop_Plants_Were_Easier_For_People_to ‘Tame’⠀⇛ Who chose whom? # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Part_of_Swedish_Research_Rocket_Lands_in Norway,_Causing_Friction⠀⇛ The research rocket landed in a mountain range across the border, creating some rare friction between the two neighbors, with Norway saying protocols hadn’t been followed. # ⚓ Quartz ☛ ispace’s_missing_lander_shows_how_hard_it_is_to touch_down_on_the_Moon [Ed: No, it could be done in the 1960s, but not by a greedy private company]⠀⇛ Hopes were high, but viewers watching the faces of the flight controllers at ispace headquarters in Tokyo could see the news was bad. # ⚓ Science Alert ☛ Franklin’s_Contribution_to_DNA_Helix Discovery_Was_More_Profound_Than_We_Thought⠀⇛ A new twist to the story of the double helix. # ⚓ Science Alert ☛ We’re_About_to_Enter_a_Solar_Maximum._An Expert_Explains_What_to_Expect⠀⇛ You might not even notice. # ⚓ Quartz ☛ iSpace’s_missing_lander_shows_how_hard_it_is_to touch_down_on_the_Moon⠀⇛ Hopes were high, but viewers watching the faces of the flight controllers at iSpace headquarters in Tokyo could see the news was bad. The company lost contact with its Hakuto-R_moon_lander as it sped toward the_lunar_surface, and now fears that it is lost. # ⚓ France24 ☛ Japanese_Moon_lander_likely_crashed,_company says_after_losing_contact⠀⇛ Japanese startup ispace inc said its attempt to make the first private moon landing had failed after losing contact with its Hakuto-R Mission 1 (M1) lander, concluding it had most likely crashed on the lunar surface. # ⚓ Science Alert ☛ First_Private_Moon_Landing_Ends_in_Failure as_Japanese_Company_Loses_Contact⠀⇛ # ⚓ Science Alert ☛ Think_You’re_a_Fast_Learner?_New_Study_Says That’s_Not_What’s_Behind_Your_Success⠀⇛ It’s a question of opportunity, not skill. # ⚓ Science Alert ☛ There’s_a_Big_Difference_in_How_Octopuses And_Squid_Taste_The_World_Around_Them⠀⇛ Different priorities. o § Education⠀➾ # ⚓ Neil Selwyn ☛ What_is_the_‘critical’_study_of_education_and technology_doing?⠀⇛ Celikates argues that while this mainstream ‘critical’ turn across the social sciences over the past 20 years or so may be well-intentioned, it is sorely lacking some of the defining qualities traditionally associated with the critical tradition. In particular, Celikates highlights a drift away from the principle that critical scholarship is entwined with the emancipatory struggles of our times. This is the idea that critical scholarship arises from the concerns, grievances and struggles of minoritized and marginalised groups – extending these struggles by making connections to other social movements, and then working to raise a broader critical consciousness. Without starting from these emancipatory struggles and conflicts, Celikates reasons that the current cohort of critical scholars runs the risk of simply talking amongst themselves. More specifically, these are likely to be conversations around issues that academics have themselves identified as ‘critical’, while superciliously presuming that others have not had the time or insight to notice for themselves. # ⚓ Austin Z Henley ☛ The_future_of_programming:_Research_at CHI_2023⠀⇛ The esteemed CHI conference is happening this week, and I’m jealous that I can’t be there. Instead, I’m going through the proceedings and reading all of the papers related to programming, of which many involve AI. Here are some papers that stood out to me: [...] # ⚓ uni Stanford ☛ From_the_Community_|_Motivations_for unionization_among_Stanford_resident_and_fellow_physicians⠀⇛ Stanford Housestaff Union was invited to speak at the Faculty Senate to share its motivations around unionization, but a week before the meeting, that invitation was rescinded. “To that end I want to make available the message that we were planning on sharing at the Faculty Senate,” writes Philip Sossenheimer, one of the Union’s organizers, “so that any faculty member who wants to understand our position has the opportunity to do so.” # ⚓ uni Stanford ☛ Stanford_Graduate_Workers_Union_files petition_for_unionization_vote⠀⇛ The decision comes after the University announced they have rejected the request to voluntarily recognize the union. If the petition is passed, the National Labor Relations Board will supervise an election. # ⚓ Latvia ☛ Latvian_teachers’_union_and_government_come_to conceptual_agreement⠀⇛ The Latvian Education and Science Workers’ Trade Union (LIZDA) and the government’s representatives have reached a conceptual agreement on the increase in teachers’ pay, with additional funding of €4.168 million, LIZDA’s head Inga Vanaga and Prime Minister Krišjānis Kariņš (New Unity) said after a meeting on Tuesday, April 25. # ⚓ Latvia ☛ Extra_4_million_euros_allocated_to_Latvian teachers’_wages⠀⇛ On Wednesday, April 26, the government approved amendments to the Cabinet rules submitted by the Ministry of Education and Science (IZM), granting an additional EUR 4,168,067 for targeted grants to local governments to increase teacher pay. # ⚓ Latvia ☛ Latvia’s_teachers_return_to_work_after_three-day strike⠀⇛ The three-day teacher strike ended on Wednesday, so on Thursday, April 27, teachers will return to work, Inga Vanaga, head of the Latvian Education and Science Workers Union (LIZDA), said in the “Today’s Question” program of Latvian Television on Wednesday evening. o § Hardware⠀➾ # ⚓ Linux Gizmos ☛ IBASE_Mini-ITX_runs_on_AMD_R2000_series⠀⇛ IBASE recently launched a Mini-ITX compatible with AMD Ryzen processors from the Embedded R2000 family. The MI993 includes 2x GbE LAN ports, 1x SATA port, up to 4x display ports and various serial interfaces. The product announcement mentions that the MI993 can be equipped with the following AMD processors with 14nm process. # ⚓ Quartz ☛ Colorado_has_made_it_legal_for_farmers_to_repair their_tractors_and_combine_harvesters⠀⇛ Colorado governor Jared Polis signed a “right to repair” bill on Tuesday (April 25), ensuring the rights of farmers to fix their own tractors and combine harvesters. The law also mandates that manufacturers of farm equipment provide the necessary manuals, tools, parts, and software to their customers. # ⚓ CS Monitor ☛ Colorado_passes_farmers’_right_to_repair_law. Why_the_opposition?⠀⇛ Colorado has become the first state to legally protect farmers’ right to fix their own equipment. The legislation, passed Tuesday, also requires manufacturers to provide tools and parts needed for repairs. # ⚓ CNX Software ☛ XCVR_LoRa-based_IoT_development_board_& reference_design_features_SX1261,_SX1262,_or_LLCC68_chip⠀⇛ Semtech Corporation and “Connected Development” engineering firm have launched the XCVR development board and reference design based on Sentech SX1261, SX1262, or LLCC68 transceivers with the last one targeting Smart Home applications. # ⚓ Devever ☛ Heterogenous_v._homogenous_manufacturing⠀⇛ For some time, I’ve come to the conclusion that would not actually be possible for us to establish a colony on another planet — Mars, for example — which is independent of Earth with our existing systems of technology. I don’t just mean with our existing technology; obviously, we would need many technological advances beyond what we currently have to make such a thing happen. Rather, I believe that our entire system of technology is fundamentally unsuitable for such a task. This isn’t something that can be rectified simply by creating more contemporary manmade technologies. The reason for this is simple: it seems apparent that it is simply not possible to solve the spare parts problem with any technology we possess. This is not necessarily a problem with a colony if we accept it being dependent on Earth for a supply of spare parts. Even then, the logistics of delivering such parts in a timely fashion poses serious issues. But to form a colony which is entirely independent of Earth, it poses a seemingly intractable problem. # ⚓ Quartz ☛ Xerox_is_giving_away_the_lab_that_birthed_the_PC, mouse,_and_laser_printer⠀⇛ Two innovation powerhouses in Silicon Valley are joining forces. o § Health/Nutrition/Agriculture⠀➾ # ⚓ France24 ☛ Tobacco_giant_to_pay_more_than_$635_mln_in_North Korea_sanctions_case⠀⇛ British American Tobacco Plc has agreed to pay more than $635 million to US authorities after a subsidiary pleaded guilty to charges that it conspired to violate US sanctions by selling tobacco products to North Korea and commit bank fraud, a US court filing and the company said on Tuesday. # ⚓ France24 ☛ World_Malaria_Day:_Social_workers’_activist approach_helps_reduce_cases_in_India’s_Odisha⠀⇛ Malaria is both a curable and preventable disease but it remains deadly in several parts of the globe, claiming the life of one child every two minutes according to the World Health Organisation (WHO). To mark World Malaria Day on Tuesday, FRANCE 24 reported from the state of Odisha in eastern India to look at efforts there to eradicate the disease. # ⚓ Arduino ☛ The_Environmental_Sense_Mask_monitors_air_quality in_real-time⠀⇛ In order to get values for the air quality index (AQI), CO2, volatile organic compounds (VOCs), and temperature/humidity, Karthik selected the Nicla Sense ME due to its onboard Bosch BME688 sensor module. In addition to providing this data over Bluetooth® Low Energy, the Nicla Sense ME also sends it over I2C to a MKR WiFi 1010 which is responsible for parsing the data. Once done, a comment is generated for the current AQI ranging from “excellent” to “hazardous.” This reading is displayed on an attached OLED screen and a ring of 24 NeoPixel LEDs are illuminated according to the level of dangerous pollutants. # ⚓ Michael West Media ☛ Medicine_shortage_fears_are_a_scare campaign:_Butler⠀⇛ Health Minister Mark Butler has accused pharmacy peak bodies of scaremongering on upcoming changes to prescription medicines. As many as six million Australians will be able to pay less for medicines, with the government to allow people to buy two months’ worth of subsidised medicines on a single prescription, rather than two separate prescriptions. # ⚓ Spiegel ☛ Health_Care_in_Africa:_Hospitals_Experience Fringe_Benefits_of_COVID_Pandemic⠀⇛ Many changes had to be made to health care in many African countries to address the COVID pandemic. Things that otherwise would have taken years happened overnight. A number of hospitals have succeeded in finding a silver lining in the global tragedy. # ⚓ Science Alert ☛ Scientists_Have_Found_30,000_New_Viruses Hiding_in_The_DNA_of_Microbes⠀⇛ This is… fine? # ⚓ Science Alert ☛ Throat_Cancer_Is_Becoming_an_Epidemic,_And Our_Sex_Lives_Could_Be_Behind_It⠀⇛ Luckily there’s a vaccine! # ⚓ Science Alert ☛ Melatonin_Gummies_Could_Give_Kids_Far Higher_Doses_Than_The_Label_Suggests⠀⇛ What exactly are we giving them? # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Leaked_Documents_Reflect_Persistent Speculation_on_Putin’s_Health⠀⇛ Leaked materials include unsubstantiated intelligence about a Ukrainian politician’s claim that the Russian leader is undergoing chemotherapy. # ⚓ Spiegel ☛ Oxford’s_Malaria_Breakthrough:_New_Vaccine_Could Save_Hundreds_of_Thousands_of_Children⠀⇛ More than 600,000 people die each year of malaria, mostly children. An effective vaccine has now been developed at Oxford that could save hundreds of thousands of lives. # ⚓ uni Michigan ☛ U-M_center_awards_$1.9M_to_promote_global vaccine_equity [Ed: So you should abolish patents]⠀⇛ U-M’s Center for Global Health Equity has awarded $1. 9 million to two research teams working to ensure eligible recipients have full, affordable access to recommended vaccinations. o § Proprietary⠀➾ # ⚓ Dignited ☛ Opera_One:_A_Web_Browser_for_the_AI_Age, Multitaskers_and_Procrastinators⠀⇛ # ⚓ Linuxiac ☛ The_New_Opera_One_Browser_Comes_to_Linux_Users Later_This_Year⠀⇛ Opera One, planned to replace the flagship Opera Browser, will please users with new features and a liquid navigation experience. # ⚓ Techstrong Group ☛ Linux_6.3:_What’s_New_¦_AWS_Layoffs_are a_Worry⠀⇛ More AWS employees are being let go by the Bezos machine. Does this mean there’s worse to come for tech careers—DevOps in particular? # ⚓ DataCenter Dynamics ☛ Layoffs_begin_at_Amazon_Web Services⠀⇛ Amazon has begun laying off workers at its cloud and HR divisions, after announcing 9,000 job cuts earlier this year – which came after 18,000 layoffs in the months before then. The company has started notifying employees in the US, Canada, and Costa Rica whether they have been laid off. Employees in countries with stronger labor laws will learn their fate in the months to come. # ⚓ KUOW TV ☛ Amazon_cuts_9,000_workers_in_latest_round_of layoffs⠀⇛ Thousands of Amazon employees learned they are out of job Wednesday morning as the company carried out its latest round of layoffs. Last month, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy announced 9,000 positions would be cut by the end of April, bringing the total to 27,000 this year. The layoffs were primarily concentrated in Amazon’s cloud and human resources departments. “It is a tough day across our organization,” said Amazon Web Services CEO Adam Selipsky in an email to employees shared with KUOW. “I fully realize the impact on every person and family who is affected.” Amazon’s latest layoff is part of a broader trend across the tech industry. Microsoft, Meta, Google, and other large and mid-sized tech companies have been slashing thousands of jobs amid an uncertain economic environment. Seattle-based companies account for 15% of tech layoffs so far this year, according to Roger Lee, an entrepreneur and creator of the site Layoffs.fyi. Lee began tracking layoffs early in the pandemic in the hopes of recruiting talent to his startup. He took his tool public so that others in the tech industry and media could keep track of the trend. # ⚓ Tim Bray ☛ Amazon_Q1_2023_Financials⠀⇛ In recent years I’ve posted a quick analysis of Amazon’s results each quarter in a Twitter thread. I don’t use Twitter much any more, and Mastodon doesn’t make it easy to post threads, so the blog it is; this is the second outing. Summary: Amazon’s retail business loses money (as usual) but the AWS and Advertising businesses are huge, throw off loads of cash, and continue to grow fast. They subsidize the money-losing retail operation in a way that seems deeply unfair to me. # ⚓ India Times ☛ Cybercriminals_often_target_supply_chains with_ransomware:_Theuns_Kotze,_BSI [iophk: Windows TCO]⠀⇛ Ransomware, a malware that prevents or limits users from accessing their system until a ransom is paid, has become increasingly sophisticated, with cybercriminals often targeting supply chains to maximize impact by threatening the entire ecosystem of an organization that impacts multiple businesses. Shipping and Logistics companies are on the radar of cybercriminals. Phishing is the practice of cybercriminals pretending to be legitimate people or organizations to contact target businesses via email, phone, or text message. As a result, to track and monitor cargo, transportation and logistics firms increasingly rely on sensors and internet of things (IoT) gadgets. Cybercriminals have a chance because many businesses do not treat operational and IoT technology with the same level of attention as they do information technology. # ⚓ IT Wire ☛ Australia_had_the_fourth-highest_cybercrime density_in_the_world_in_2022_finds_Surfshark_research [iophk: Windows TCO]⠀⇛ There was a very minor 4.8% increase in cybercrime density between 2021 and 2022, but Australia remained the fourth country in the world by cybercrime density in both years. # ⚓ Bruce Schneier ☛ Security_Risks_of_AI⠀⇛ Stanford and Georgetown have a new report on the security risks of AI—particularly adversarial machine learning—based on a workshop they held on the topic. # ⚓ Lawfare ☛ Addressing_the_Security_Risks_of_AI⠀⇛ Most of that work cited academic studies, as opposed to attacks in the wild. So when Stanford and Georgetown convened a group of experts last summer for a workshop that informed our new report, I specifically asked if there was any doubt that real-world implementations of AI were vulnerable to malicious compromise. Or was this merely a theoretical concern? Uniformly, participants from industry and government—those developing and using AI—agreed that the problem was real. Some pointed out that there are so many vulnerabilities in digital systems that the AI in those systems is not yet an attack vector of choice, but all agreed that, with the continued incorporation of AI models into a wider range of use cases, the frequency of deep learning-based attacks will grow. Moreover, all agreed the time to begin addressing the problem is now, as new systems are being designed and new deployments are occurring. (It actually would have been better to start years ago, before AI technologies had begun to be deployed in a wide range of commercial and government contexts, but now is second best.) o § Privatisation/Privateering⠀➾ # ⚓ Quartz ☛ More_than_half_of_India’s_water_bodies_are_private property⠀⇛ Around 55% of India’s water bodies are privately owned, with most lying in the states of West Bengal, Assam, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, and Jharkhand. o § Security⠀➾ # ⚓ XSAs_released_on_2023-04-25⠀⇛ The Xen_Project has released one or more Xen security_advisories_(XSAs). The security of Qubes OS is not affected. Therefore, no user action is required. # ⚓ SANS ☛ VMware_releases_Security_Advisory_VMSA-2023-0008, multiple_security_vulnerabilities_in_VMware_Workstation_and Fusion_with_CVSS_scores_ranging_from_7.3_–_9.3,_please_patch. https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2023- 0008.html,_(Wed,_Apr_26th)⠀⇛ # ⚓ Security Week ☛ VMware_Patches_Critical_Vulnerability Disclosed_at_Pwn2Own_Hacking_Contest⠀⇛ VMware this week released patches for a critical vulnerability disclosed at the Pwn2Own Vancouver 2023 hacking contest. # ⚓ Security Week ☛ Kaspersky_Analyzes_Links_Between_Russian State-Sponsored_APTs⠀⇛ Kaspersky believes that Russia-linked threat actors Tomiris and Turla are cooperating at least at a minimum level. # ⚓ Security Week ☛ US_Cyberwarriors_Thwarted_2020_Iran Election_Hacking_Attempt⠀⇛ Iranian hackers broke into to a system used by a local government to support its election night operations but were kicked out before any attack could be launched, according to U.S. military and cybersecurity officials. # ⚓ Security Week ☛ Organizations_Warned_of_Security_Risk_in Default_Apache_Superset_Configurations⠀⇛ Attackers can exploit Apache Superset installations with default configurations to gain administrator access and execute code on servers and databases. # ⚓ Latvia ☛ Cyber_attacks_on_Latvian_public_sector_quadrupled last_year⠀⇛ Last year, the number of cyber-attacks in Latvia increased by 40%, with four times more attacks on public authorities and seven times more searches for different vulnerabilities in the system. Most of these attacks were not noticed by the majority of the public, according to the body “Cert.lv” and the Latvian State Radio and Television Centre (LVRTC), Latvian Radio reported April 26. # ⚓ Security Week ☛ FIN7_Hackers_Caught_Exploiting_Recent_Veeam Vulnerability⠀⇛ Russian cybercrime group FIN7 has been observed exploiting a Veeam Backup – Replication vulnerability patched in March 2023. # ⚓ SANS ☛ Strolling_through_Cyberspace_and_Hunting_for Phishing_Sites,_(Wed,_Apr_26th)⠀⇛ From time to time and as much as my limited time permits, I often explore the Internet and my DShield logs to see if I can uncover any interesting artifacts that suggest nefarious behaviour. Time-driven events such as tax filing are also considered when I perform such hunting activities. I recently discovered one such site masquerading as the Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (IRAS) and observed some interesting points. # § Privacy/Surveillance⠀➾ # ⚓ Scoop News Group ☛ Return_of_the_EARN_IT_Act rekindles_encryption_debate_at_critical_moment_for privacy-protecting_apps⠀⇛ Critics of the bill say the Supreme Court’s abortion ruling and state laws targeting LGBQT+ rights make the stakes higher than ever. # ⚓ AccessNow ☛ Are_surveillance_tech_companies_in_Latin America_respecting_human_rights?⠀⇛ In 2021, Access Now collaborated with Latin American civil society organizations on the report Surveillance Tech In Latin America: Made Abroad, Deployed At Home [...] # ⚓ Michael West Media ☛ Amazon_axes_Halo_fitness_devices in_cost-cutting_move⠀⇛ Amazon is winding down its health-focused Halo devices and membership as the tech giant continues to cut costs. # ⚓ EDRI ☛ EU_plans_allow_Big_Tech_to_exploit_your medical_records,_without_permission⠀⇛ The EHDS would make physicians and other medical professionals complicit in the forced commercialisation and monetisation of every aspect of your health without ever asking for your consent. It would destroy the Hippocratic oath of confidentiality by which every medical professional is supposed to be bound. # ⚓ Bruce Schneier ☛ Cyberweapons_Manufacturer_QuaDream Shuts_Down⠀⇛ Following a report_on_its_activities, the Israeli spyware company QuaDream has shut down. This was QuadDream: Key Findings [...] # ⚓ EDRI ☛ As_AI_Act_vote_nears,_the_EU_needs_to_draw_a red_line_on_racist_surveillance⠀⇛ The EU Artificial Intelligence Act, commonly known as the AI Act, is the first of its kind. Not only will it be a landmark as the first binding legislation on AI in the world – it is also one of the first tech-focused laws to meaningfully address how technologies perpetuate structural racism. o § Defence/Aggression⠀➾ # ⚓ Atlantic Council ☛ A_glimpse_of_Sweden_in_NATO:_Gotland could_be_a_game-changer_for_Baltic_defense⠀⇛ Sweden’s largest military exercise in twenty-five years highlights the strategically important island of Gotland in defending NATO allies. # ⚓ Atlantic Council ☛ Experts_react:_The_US_and_South_Korea strike_a_deal_on_nuclear_weapons._What’s_next_for_the alliance?⠀⇛ US President Joe Biden and South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol are navigating political tensions around nuclear weapons and microchips to find a common future. # ⚓ Scoop News Group ☛ NSA_sees_‘significant’_Russian_intel gathering_on_European,_U.S._supply_chain_entities⠀⇛ Russian hackers are targeting Ukrainian and European supply chains to disrupt the flow of humanitarian goods and lethal aid into Ukraine. # ⚓ France24 ☛ US-South_Korea_talks:_Biden,_Yoon_unveil_new nuclear_deterrence_plan⠀⇛ The United States on Wednesday pledged to give South Korea more insight into its nuclear planning over any conflict with North Korea amid anxiety over Pyongyang’s growing arsenal of missiles and bombs. # ⚓ France24 ☛ French_foreign_minister_in_Azerbaijan_for_talks on_Nagorno-Karabakh_tensions⠀⇛ France’s Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna began a visit to Azerbaijan on Wednesday to hold talks with longtime leader Ilham Aliyev on easing tensions with Baku’s arch-foe and Caucasus neighbour Armenia. # ⚓ JURIST ☛ Washington_state_governor_signs_bill_banning_sale of_assault_weapons⠀⇛ Washington state Governor Jay Inslee Tuesday signed House Bill (HB) 1240, prohibiting the sale, manufacture, import and distribution of assault weapons in the state. # ⚓ RFA ☛ American_Samoa_criticizes_US_plan_to_expand_size_of Pacific_marine_sanctuary⠀⇛ Congresswoman says poor US treatment of American Samoa could be win for China in the Pacific # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Wagner_Group_Leader_Accuses_Russian_‘Decision- Makers’_Of_Treason_For_Lack_Of_Ammunition_In_Ukraine⠀⇛ Yevgeny Prigozhin, the Kremlin-connected businessman who controls the notorious Wagner mercenary group, has accused “decision-makers” in Russia of treason for not providing his troops and military units of Russia’s regular armed forces with ammunition needed to fight in Ukraine. # ⚓ RFERL ☛ U.S._Envoy_Calls_Hungary’s_Call_For_A_Ukraine Cease-Fire_‘Cynical’⠀⇛ The Hungarian government’s call for a cease-fire in Ukraine is “cynical” given large swathes of the country are occupied by invading Russian forces, the U.S. Ambassador to Hungary David Pressman said on April 26. # ⚓ Federal News Network ☛ US_to_send_nuclear_ballistic submarines_to_Korean_Peninsula⠀⇛ President Joe Biden and South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol are set to sign an agreement including plans to have U.S. nuclear-armed submarines dock in South Korea for the first time in more than 40 years. That’s according to three senior Biden administration officials who briefed reporters on the conspicuous show of support to Seoul amid growing worry about North Korean nuclear threats. Wednesday’s announcement of the dock visits is a key element of what’s called the “Washington Declaration,” aimed at deterring North Korea from attacking its neighbor. The agreement also seeks to ward off South Korea from restarting its own nuclear program. The declaration is being unveiled as Biden hosts Yoon for a state visit. # ⚓ Federal News Network ☛ US,_Filipino_forces_show_firepower at_sea_amid_China_tension⠀⇛ American and Filipino forces sank a ship with a barrage of high-precision rockets, airstrikes and artillery in their largest war drills in Philippine waters facing the disputed South China Sea which are likely antagonize China. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. watched the American show of firepower from a tower in northwestern Zambales province. It’s the latest indication of his strong backing of his country’s treaty alliance with the U.S. His order for the Philippine military to shift its focus to external defense amid China’s aggressive actions in the South China Sea is in sync with the Biden administration’s aim of reinforcing an arc of Indo-Pacific alliances to better counter China. # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Russia_Expels_10_Norwegian_Diplomats_In_Tit-For-Tat Move⠀⇛ Russia’s Foreign Ministry said on April 26 that it had summoned Norwegian Ambassador Robert Kvile over Oslo’s expulsion of 15 Russian diplomats earlier this month. # ⚓ teleSUR ☛ Ukraine_Marks_37th_Anniversary_of_Chernobyl Nuclear_Accident⠀⇛ “…the attendees proceeded to pay their respects to the heroic firefighters who tragically lost their lives…” # ⚓ Federal News Network ☛ Chernobyl_anniversary_rouses_specter of_Ukraine_nuke_threat⠀⇛ Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is using the 37th anniversary of the world’s worst nuclear disaster to repeat his warnings about the potential threat of a new atomic catastrophe in Ukraine amid his country’s war with Russia. Zelenskyy drew a parallel between the Chernobyl nuclear disaster on April 26, 1986 to Moscow’s brief seizure of the plant and its radiation-contaminated exclusion zone following its full-scale invasion of Ukraine last year. He said Wednesday in a Telegram post in English that Moscow “endangered the entire world again” with its occupation. Russian forces have also been stationed at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant since capturing the site early in the war. # ⚓ AntiWar ☛ Losing_‘Deterrence’:_How_Palestinian,_Arab Resistance_Changed_Rules_of_War_With_Israel⠀⇛ When Israel launched a war against the Gaza Strip in August 2022, it declared that its target was the Islamic Jihad only. Indeed, neither Hamas nor the other Gaza-based groups engaged directly in the fighting. The war then raised more questions than answers. Israel rarely distinguishes between one Palestinian group and another. # ⚓ AntiWar ☛ The_World_Is_Changing._Is_the_US_Finally Noticing?⠀⇛ Recent statements by two Biden administration officials hint that the US is finally noticing that the world around them is changing On April 11, CIA Director William Burns spoke at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy. # ⚓ JURIST ☛ UK_evacuates_nationals_from_Sudan_as_ceasefire begins⠀⇛ The UK government Tuesday announced that officials began a “large scale evacuation” effort to help British nationals leave Sudan amidst ongoing fighting in the region. The operation follows the 72-hour ceasefire agreement between the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), over a week after fighting began. # ⚓ Federal News Network ☛ Why_the_US_evacuation_from_Sudan left_Americans_behind⠀⇛ The effort to get private citizens out of Sudan by countries around the globe continues, by military airlift, ship and over land. But thousands of Americans remain as violence escalates between Sudan’s two warring factions. While the U.S. has said it won’t conduct a large-scale military evacuation for Americans still in Sudan, it is considering how Navy ships or establishing an increased State Department presence at a key Sudanese sea port or across the sea in Saudi Arabia could help get people out. The State Department has advised U.S. citizens for years not to travel to Sudan and continues to advise them to shelter in place. # ⚓ France24 ☛ These_three_videos_have_nothing_to_do_with_the clashes_in_Sudan⠀⇛ Fighting between the army and paramilitary forces has wracked Sudan since April 15, resulting in civilian casualties due to bombings, gunfire, and other forms of deadly violence. In the midst of this crisis, various social media posts are claiming to document events in Sudan using videos as evidence. However, some of these videos have been taken out of context, and may not accurately represent the situation on the ground. # ⚓ Defence Web ☛ Ramaphosa_calls_for_a_permanent_ceasefire_in Sudan_as_SA_nationals_evacuated⠀⇛ President Cyril Ramaphosa has called for those involved in the conflict in Sudan to immediately cease the violent activities. President Ramaphosa was addressing a media briefing at the Union Buildings where he hosted his Finnish Counterpart President Sauli Niinistö on a State Visit. # ⚓ France24 ☛ Sudan_fighting_continues_despite_initial extension_of_ceasefire⠀⇛ Sudan’s army and a paramilitary force battled on Khartoum’s outskirts on Wednesday, undermining a truce in their 11-day conflict, but the army expressed willingness to extend the ceasefire. # ⚓ France24 ☛ Sudan’s_Bashir_and_allies_out_of_jail_as_fierce fighting_ends_ceasefire⠀⇛ Sudan’s army and a paramilitary force battled on the outskirts of the capital on Wednesday, eroding a truce in an 11-day conflict that civilian groups fear could revive the influence of those loyal to ousted autocrat Omar al-Bashir. # ⚓ PHR ☛ Sudan’s_Warring_Factions_Must_End_Attacks_on Hospitals,_Protect_Civilians:_Joint_Statement⠀⇛ Eight Sudanese and international health and human rights organizations condemn the continued attacks on hospitals and health care in Sudan amid the escalating conflict in the country. # ⚓ Defence Web ☛ South_Africa_remains_ICC_participant, government_says_in_turnaround⠀⇛ The Presidency has moved to clarify that South Africa remains a signatory to the Rome Statute and a participant in the International Criminal Court (ICC). “This clarification follows an error in a comment made during a media briefing held by the governing African National Congress (ANC) on South Africa’s status with regard to the ICC. # ⚓ LRT ☛ Lithuanian_FM_says_issue_‘closed’_after_China clarifies_ambassador’s_remark⠀⇛ Following Beijing’s clarification that its ambassador to France expressed his personal view when he questioned the sovereignty of ex-Soviet nations, the issue is now “closed”, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis has said. # ⚓ LRT ☛ Excessive_Vilnius_NATO_Summit_costs_raise_eyebrows⠀⇛ On Monday, Lithuanian public figure and journalist Andrius Tapinas questioned the price of services purchased for the Vilnius NATO Summit due to take place at the Lithuanian Exhibition and Congress Centre Litexpo in July. Authorities say the procurement was transparent, while the prices were increased by the urgency of the process. # ⚓ LRT ☛ Lithuanian_president_leaves_for_Berlin_ahead_of Vilnius_NATO_Summit⠀⇛ Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda is leaving for a working visit to Berlin on Wednesday. # ⚓ HRW_accuses_Turkey_of_shooting_at_refugees_on_Syria border⠀⇛ The group says it obtained nonexhaustive data from an organization monitoring hostilities in Syria that documented 277 individual incidents between October 2015 and April 2023. # ⚓ CS Monitor ☛ Saudi_Arabia_and_Syria:_Historic_thaw_or_a questionable_alliance?⠀⇛ Syrians on opposite sides of the battle lines have different views on the normalization of ties between Assad’s government and Syria’s neighbors. Government-held residents hope for economic relief, while those in opposition-held areas feel isolated. o § Environment⠀➾ # § Energy/Transportation⠀➾ # ⚓ H2 View ☛ Northwest_German_hydrogen_alliance_formed to_support_industrial_consumption⠀⇛ Seven companies are combining their hydrogen projects in northwest Germany to support industrial consumption. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Heat_Pump_Maker’s_$13.3_Billion_Sale Raises_Questions_in_Germany⠀⇛ Carrier Global Corp., plans to acquire a unit of Viessmann Group that produces heat pumps, seen in Berlin as the heating solution for Germany’s green future. # ⚓ Latvia ☛ Electricity_transmission_rates_to_rise_in July_in_Latvia⠀⇛ Electricity distribution system operator AS “Sadales tīkls” rates could increase by 32% on average from July 1 this year, while the tariffs of the electricity transmission system operator AS “Augstsprieguma tīkls” (AST) will increase by 36%, company representatives told journalists on Wednesday, April 26. # ⚓ YLE ☛ Swedish_reactor_shutdowns_nearly_double Finland’s_electricity_price_overnight⠀⇛ A short circuit encountered during maintenance near Stockholm forced the closure of two nuclear reactors in Forsmark, Sweden. # § Overpopulation⠀➾ # ⚓ uni Stanford ☛ The_Reality_of_Feeding_the_World’s People_–_A_MAHB_Dialogue_with_Jane_O’Sullivan, University_of_Queensland⠀⇛ Geoff Holland – Your academic focus began with plant-based agriculture. What attracted you to become a leading researcher on farming and food plants? Jane O’Sullivan – I had a sense that humanity was facing limits to planetary resources. o § Finance⠀➾ # ⚓ Atlantic Council ☛ Why_emerging_markets_are_stocking_up_on gold⠀⇛ Financial stability concerns, sanctions, and inflation contributed to the largest net purchases of gold in over seventy years last year—raising questions about its potential role in de- dollarization. # ⚓ Michael West Media ☛ Asian_shares_sink_on_bank_jitters,_US economic_concerns⠀⇛ Asian shares extended losses on Thursday as troubles at US lender First Republic Bank continued to unnerve investors amid concerns that growth in the world’s biggest economy could very well surprise to the downside. # ⚓ Latvia ☛ Insolvency_administrator_Bunkus’_murder_case brought_to_trial⠀⇛ On Wednesday, April 26, the prosecutor’s office handed over the criminal case of the murder of insolvency administrator and lawyer Mārtiņš Bunkus, in which three persons have been charged in aggravating circumstances, said the prosecutor’s office. # ⚓ France24 ☛ Macron_vows_1.5_billion_to_improve_access_as disabled_people_protest_against_decades_of_inaction⠀⇛ French President Emmanuel Macron announced Thursday that France is investing €1.5 billion to reinforce accessibility to public places for people with disabilities, a day after associations protested in Paris, angry about decades of unmet promises and showing how difficult it is for them to travel alone by public transport in Paris, ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games. # ⚓ France24 ☛ First_Republic_Bank_stock_plunges_nearly_60%_in a_week⠀⇛ First Republic Bank’s stock continued to sink Wednesday, an ongoing rout that has erased 60% of its value just this week on concerns about the bank’s financial health in the wake of two other bank collapses. # ⚓ Michael West Media ☛ Hard_shift_to_spending_on_essentials recorded_in_March⠀⇛ Consumers are moving away from nice-to-have spending to necessities as high inflation and interest rates take their toll. # ⚓ Michael West Media ☛ Bleak_picture_of_Australia’s_rental crisis_laid_bare⠀⇛ Australia’s rental crisis has reached new heights with tenants on a full-time minimum wage only able to afford less than one per cent of the listings on offer. # ⚓ Neowin ☛ Dropbox_to_lay_off_16_percent_of_its_workforce_as it_pivots_towards_AI_projects⠀⇛ The mass layoffs that have affected nearly everyone in the tech industry claimed another company today. The cloud storage and collaboration company Dropbox announced it would lay off 16 percent of its workforce, or about 500 of its employees. In a blog post today, Dropbox’s co-founder and CEO Drew Houston stated that while the company remains profitable, it has seen its growth slow down in recent times. Also, he stated that the greater growth of AI-driven products and services has caused the company to put more emphasis on projects that use AI. # ⚓ Business Today ☛ Tech_layoffs:_Dropbox_removes_16% workforce,_plans_to_hire_new_employees_with_AI_skills⠀⇛ Dropbox has announced that it will be reducing its global workforce by 16 per cent in a cost-cutting move amid slowing cloud growth. The San Francisco- based firm will be hiring new talent with the necessary skills to develop and deliver AI-powered products. Dropbox had 3,118 full-time employees at the end of 2022. This amounts to around 500 job cuts in the cloud storage business. # ⚓ Newest_Mass_Layoffs_Strike_San_Francisco:_Over_2,000_Jobs Lost_At_Gap,_Dropbox⠀⇛ # ⚓ Breach Media ☛ Despite_exorbitant_cost_of_flying,_crews_say their_pay_is_unlivable⠀⇛ It’s not just WestJet pilots who are fed up with their working conditions. Workers across the aviation industry are fighting unpaid work and low wages # ⚓ Silicon Angle ☛ Shares_of_business_process_automation provider_Pegasystems_drop_on_mixed_results⠀⇛ Shares in Pegasystems Inc. fell slightly in late trading today after the business process management software provider reported mixed earnings results. For its first quarter ended March 31, Pegasystems reported earnings before costs such as stock compensation of 23 cents per share, down 61% from 59 cents per share in the same quarter of last year. ⚓ New York Times ☛ First_Republic_Lurches_as_It_Struggles_to_Find_a_Savior⠀⇛ The bank is sitting on big losses and paying more to borrow money than it is making on its loans to homeowners and businesses. ⚓ teleSUR ☛ First_Republic_Bank_Stock_Crashed_on_Wall_Street⠀⇛ As of March 31, this U.S. regional bank had US$104.47 billion of deposits, down 40.8 percent from Dec. 31, 2022. ⚓ Mexico News Daily ☛ Proposal_to_reduce_workweek_to_40_hours_advances_in Congress⠀⇛ The bill, approved in the Lower House Tuesday, also states that for every five eight-hour work days, Mexicans must get at least two days off. ⚓ Federal News Network ☛ Australia_lifts_minimum_wage_for_skilled_migrant workers⠀⇛ Australia will end a decade-old freeze on the minimum wage for skilled migrant workers as part of an overhaul of what the government describes as a broken migration system. It says the current system fosters exploitation and favors attracting low-paid employees over filling critical skill shortages. Australia has long had a high immigration rate, but the migrant workforce has become increasingly temporary. The Temporary Skilled Migration Income Threshold had been frozen by a previous government at $35,600 a year since 2013. Home Affairs Minister Clare O’Neil said Thursday a new threshold of $46,300 would apply from July 1. She says all temporary skilled workers in Australia will be given clearer pathways to permanent residency by the end of the year. ⚓ Latvia ☛ Producer_prices_up_by_16.2%_on_year_in_Latvia⠀⇛ Data published on April 25 by the Central Statistical Bureau show that in March 2023, compared to March 2022, the level of producer prices in the Latvian industry increased by 16.2 %. ⚓ Michael West Media ☛ Australia_Post_boss_warns_change_is_needed_to_survive⠀⇛ The laws governing Australia Post must change for there to be any hope the struggling service can survive. ⚓ Federal News Network ☛ She_got_$0_from_condo_sale._Supreme_Court_weighs fairness⠀⇛ The Supreme Court will decide the case of a woman who lost her one- bedroom condo in Minneapolis over $2,300 in unpaid taxes, plus interest and penalties. Hennepin County sold Geraldine Tyler’s apartment for $40,000 and kept every penny. Lawyers for the now 94- year-old Tyler say the county violated constitutional protections against having property taken without “just compensation” and excessive fines. A legal foundation representing Tyler says Minnesota is among a dozen states and the District of Columbia allowing local jurisdictions to keep the excess money. The county says Tyler could’ve sold the property and kept whatever was left after paying off the mortgage and taxes. The Supreme Court hears arguments Wednesday. ⚓ Federal News Network ☛ German_court:_naked_landlord_doesn’t_justify_lower rent⠀⇛ A German court says a landlord sunbathing naked in the courtyard of his building isn’t a reason for his tenants to reduce their rental payments. The case involved a building in an upmarket residential district of Frankfurt, which included an office floor. The landlord sued the human resources company that used the office after it withheld rental payments. The company objected, among other things, to his naked sunbathing. The Frankfurt state court rejected the company’s reasoning, finding that “the usability of the rented property was not impaired by the plaintiff sunning himself naked in the courtyard.” It said that it couldn’t see an “inadmissible, deliberately improper effect on the property.” ⚓ NYPost ☛ Chicago_Popeyes_employee_seen_on_TikTok_destroying_restaurant_after allegedly_not_getting_paid_for_a_month⠀⇛ TikTok user Sarah (@itsrah26) posted on Tuesday a now viral video of the unidentified man cutting open bags and boxes of food, and other damage in the fast food restaurant. As of Thursday morning, the video had nearly 101,000 views. ⚓ Silicon Angle ☛ Amazon_shutters_its_Halo_consumer_device_group⠀⇛ Amazon.com Inc. is shutting down its Halo business unit, which had developed a series of fitness and sleep tracking devices for consumers. The company announced the decision in an internal memo that was obtained by The Verge today. In conjunction with the move, Amazon is discontinuing the Halo device series. ⚓ Michael West Media ☛ Battle_for_talent_wanes_as_top_business_concern⠀⇛ Finding workers is no longer the top concern for leaders at middle- tier firms as the ultra-competitive jobs market starts to come off its peak. Battling for talent remains the second most pressing concern for mid-market business leaders as per new survey results, with costs and margin pressures now the number one worry. ⚓ Michael West Media ☛ A_tale_of_two_fossil_superpowers:_what_Australia_can learn_from_Norway⠀⇛ The pressure is on the Government to address a near $1 trillion debt and spiralling cost of living when it presents the Budget on May 9. How different things would be if we had the sense to make multinationals pay properly for the billions they make mining and drilling Australia’s natural resources. Daniel Bleakley reports. ⚓ Quartz ☛ Russia’s_seizure_of_two_foreign_firms’_assets_is_a_warning_shot_to the_West⠀⇛ Moscow is browbeating foreign firms by seizing their assets in Russia. ⚓ New York Times ☛ House_G.O.P._Passes_Debt_Limit_Bill,_Paving_the_Way_for_a Clash_With_Biden⠀⇛ House Republicans narrowly passed a bill to raise the debt ceiling while cutting spending by nearly 14 percent over a decade. President Biden has vowed to veto the measure. ⚓ New York Times ☛ The_Fight_Over_the_Debt_Limit⠀⇛ House Republicans are putting the economy at risk to push spending cuts. ⚓ New York Times ☛ Bain_Consulting_Firm_Is_Latest_Target_of_Chinese_Crackdown⠀⇛ Bain & Company employees were questioned less than a month after Chinese police officials raided the Beijing offices of another U.S. advisory firm. ⚓ Axios ☛ McCarthy’s_debt_ceiling_lesson_for_House_Republicans⠀⇛ House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s debt_ceiling_maneuver taught his members a valuable lesson about how to get what they want, GOP sources tell Axios. Why it matters:Republican lawmakers have seen an example of rabble rousers rewarded, and loyalists burned. ===================================================================== * McCarthy loyalists felt unheard by the speaker after backing him throughout the grueling speakership election — only to perceive the Freedom Caucus as having the influence now, a senior GOP aide told Axios. Zoom in: Midwestern Republicans and Biden-district Republicans are both in that McCarthy loyalist camp — and were both told that the debt ceiling bill wouldn’t be revised with their wish lists. ⚓ The Kent Stater ☛ GOP_leaders_reverse_course_and_change_debt_limit_plan_in push_to_pass_bill_on_Wednesday⠀⇛ CNN– House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and his top allies have reversed course and changed their bill for raising the nation’s borrowing limit – and agreed to make two major changes overnight in a bid to pass the package Wednesday in their standoff with the White House. ⚓ The Hill ☛ Gap_to_cut_1,800_jobs,_joining_growing_list_of_corporate_layoffs⠀⇛ Gap, Inc. announced on Thursday that it plans to cut about 1,800 jobs, joining the growing list of major U.S. companies engaging in corporate layoffs. The company said in a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that it plans to lay off employees from its “headquarters and upper field workforce,” as part of a “restructuring plan” expected to result in about $300 million in annualized savings. ⚓ Morningstar US ☛ Tech_layoffs_roll_on_as_Meta_and_Amazon_make_cuts⠀⇛ More than 184,000 global technology-sector employees have been laid off since the beginning of 2023 Meta and Amazon are the latest big-name tech companies in the layoffs spotlight, joining Dropbox, Electronic Arts, Palantir Technologies, Twilio, Zoom, eBay, Okta, Splunk, PayPal, IBM, SAP, Spotify, Alphabet, Intel, Microsoft, Coinbase, Cisco, and Salesforce. ⚓ Quartz ☛ Why_General_Motors_is_pulling_the_plug_on_the_Chevy_Bolt⠀⇛ After 2023, General Motors will no longer manufacture its much-loved electric car, the Chevrolet Bolt. ⚓ Quartz ☛ Who’s_getting_laid_off_in_America,_by_salary_range⠀⇛ Usually in economic slowdowns, it’s low-income workers who get cut first, but the recent increase in unemployment insurance (UI) claims in the US has been more broad-based. ⚓ France24 ☛ Macron_avoids_crowds_on_latest_trip_to_provincial_France_after pensions_crisis⠀⇛ President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday steered clear from close contact with the public as he made a new foray into provincial France in the wake of his signing of a hugely unpopular pension reform. § AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics⠀➾ * ⚓ Press Gazette ☛ Prince_William_‘agreed_hacking_settlement’_with_Sun_and News_of_the_World_publisher⠀⇛ Prince Harry is newly pursuing News Group Newspapers over claims of unlawful information gathering. * ⚓ Quartz ☛ Another_US_Supreme_Court_justice_obscured_a_real_estate_deal⠀⇛ Nine days after being confirmed by the US Senate to a seat on the Supreme Court, Neil Gorsuch sold a 40-acre property in rural Colorado to the chief executive of Greenberg Traurig, a major law firm. Gorsuch reported earning between $250,000 and $500,000 from the sale in a legally required disclosure form… * ⚓ France24 ☛ Trump_raped_and_‘destroyed’_ex-columnist,_US_civil_trial hears⠀⇛ Donald Trump raped a prominent former American columnist then “ridiculed” her with defamatory comments, a US civil trial hearing a lawsuit against the ex-president was told Tuesday. * ⚓ France24 ☛ ‘Donald_Trump_raped_me,’_writer_E._Jean_Carroll_tells_New York_court⠀⇛ A writer explained in graphic detail on Wednesday how Donald Trump allegedly raped her nearly 30 years ago, at a civil trial to determine whether the former US president assaulted her and then lied about it. * ⚓ France24 ☛ Looking_back_at_20_years_of_Recep_Tayyip_Erdogan_in_power⠀⇛ After two decades in power as prime minister and as president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan is hoping to win a final mandate in the 2023 presidential election next month. But amid mounting anger over his handling of the economy in recent years, the seasoned Turkish politician could be in for a tough fight against his main rival, Kemal Kilicdaroglu. Turkish political scientist Ahmet Insel looks back at Erdogan’s time in power. * ⚓ Press Gazette ☛ From_unlimited_oysters_to_redundancies:_WTF_happened_at Buzzfeed_in_the_UK?⠀⇛ It is ten years since Buzzfeed launched in the UK and shook up Fleet Street. * ⚓ Press Gazette ☛ What_BuzzFeed_News’s_demise_tells_us_about_the_future of_online_media⠀⇛ Lessons for publishers from the end of Buzzfeed News. * ⚓ Press Gazette ☛ Harry_hacking_trial_could_force_News_Group_execs Rebekah_Brooks_and_Robert_Thomson_into_witness_stand,_High_Court_hears⠀⇛ Harry claims he was “kept out of the loop” on hacking. * ⚓ Press Gazette ☛ David_Aaronovitch_on_Substack_launch,_Times_exit_and freedom_to_write_about_Murdoch⠀⇛ Aaronovitch has launched his own Substack, Notes From The Underground, since leaving The Times in March. * ⚓ Press Gazette ☛ Podcast_44:_Life_after_The_Times_for_David_Aaronovitch: Going_solo_on_Substack⠀⇛ David Aaronovitch speaks to Press Gazette’s Future of Media Explained podcast. * ⚓ American Oversight ☛ Records_Reveal_New_Details_About_Kushner’s_and Mnuchin’s_Trips_to_Middle_East⠀⇛ * ⚓ New York Times ☛ Germany_Deems_Youth_Wing_of_Far-Right_Party_an Extremist_Group⠀⇛ The party, Alternative for Germany, has been accused of radicalizing in recent years. Its youth wing is a threat to German democracy, the country’s domestic spy agency now says. * ⚓ NYPost ☛ South_Korean_president_gets_standing_ovation_after_singing ‘American_Pie’_at_WH_state_dinner⠀⇛ South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol stunned President Biden and guests at the White House state dinner on Wednesday with his rendition of Don McClean’s classic song, “American Pie.” * ⚓ Silicon Angle ☛ Bipartisan_bill_aims_to_ban_kids_under_13_from_using social_media⠀⇛ A bipartisan bill introduced today would stop anyone in the U.S. under 13 years of age from using social media as well as put limits on all young people from getting onto such platforms. * ⚓ Press Gazette ☛ Vice_makes_‘long-term_commitment’_to_Twitch_where journalists_can_talk_Pentagon_documents_while_playing_Minecraft⠀⇛ Vice has a team of six or seven people working on Twitch and is now exploring monetisation. * § Misinformation/Disinformation/Propaganda⠀➾ o ⚓ Internet Freedom Foundation ☛ In_Kunal_Kamra’s_Petition_in_the Bombay_High_Court,_the_Government_undertakes_not_to_constitute_its Fact_Check_Unit⠀⇛ The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has undertaken not to notify its Fact Check Unit until July 5, 2023. o ⚓ Internet Freedom Foundation ☛ @PIBFCU,_check_your_inbox,_you_got mail.⠀⇛ The Press Information Bureau’s (PIB) online Fact Check Unit (FCU) account claimed that an article published by The Wire, and authored by two IFF staffers, is misleading. We wrote to them seeking clarification on these claims. o ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ Tucker_Carlson_Emerges_on_Twitter, Doesn’t_Mention_Fox_News⠀⇛ Tucker Carlson has emerged publicly two days after Fox News fired him o ⚓ New York Times ☛ Tweets_Become_Harder_to_Believe_as_Labels_Change Meaning⠀⇛ The elimination of check marks that helped authenticate accounts has convulsed a platform that once seemed indispensable for following breaking news. o ⚓ Quartz ☛ Elon_Musk_is_courting_fresh_FTC_scrutiny_with_his_latest Twitter_fiasco⠀⇛ § Censorship/Free Speech⠀➾ * ⚓ Digital Music News ☛ Roger_Waters_Is_No_Longer_Banned_in_Frankfurt Following_Court_Ruling⠀⇛ An administrative court in Frankfurt ruled in favor of Roger Waters in his dispute with the city over a live appearance. Frankfurt canceled an upcoming Roger Waters show, calling him “one of the world’s most influential antisemites. * ⚓ Hong Kong Free Press ☛ China_charges_Taiwanese_activist_Yang_Chih-yuan with_‘secession’⠀⇛ A Taiwanese man held by Chinese authorities for eight months was charged with “secession” by prosecutors on Tuesday, a move Taipei condemned as a rights violation meant to “create fear”. * ⚓ CS Monitor ☛ Fresh_forms_of_dissent_in_Russia⠀⇛ The Kremlin’s suppression of rights activists opposed to the war has led many to find new ways to make demands for peace and freedom. * ⚓ New York Times ☛ Aleksei_Navalny,_Top_Kremlin_Critic,_Says_New_Charge Carries_Life_Term⠀⇛ The jailed Russian opposition leader said he faced a terrorism case that he described as “absurd.” * ⚓ RFERL ☛ Navalny_Faces_30_Years_In_Russian_Terrorism_Case_He_Calls ‘Absurd’⠀⇛ Jailed Russian opposition leader Aleksei Navalny says a new probe has been launched against him, this time on a charge of terrorism, and that he will be tried on the “absurd” charge by a military court. * ⚓ France24 ☛ Brazil_judge_suspends_Telegram_for_not_complying_in_neo-Nazi probe⠀⇛ A federal judge in Brazil on Wednesday ordered a temporary suspension of messaging app Telegram, citing the social media platform’s alleged failure to provide all information Federal Police requested on neo-Nazi chat groups. The move is regarded as part of the country’s push against a rise in school violence. * ⚓ Netblocks ☛ Telegram_restricted_in_Brazil_after_refusal_to_supply_user data_to_authorities⠀⇛ Network data confirm the restriction of messaging platform Telegram in Brazil as of Thursday 27 April 2023. * ⚓ Federal News Network ☛ Jailed_Kremlin_foe_Navalny_says_he_may_face_life sentence⠀⇛ Imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny says he could be handed a life sentence on a set of new extremism and terrorism charges that he has described as a Kremlin-ordered political vendetta. Navalny exposed official corruption and organized massive anti-Kremlin protests in Russia, and survived a nerve-agent poisoning that he blamed on the Kremlin. He is currently serving a nine-year prison sentence for fraud. Speaking Wednesday via video link from a maximum security prison, Navalny asked for more time to study the 196 files that make up the extremism case. The judge gave him 10 days to study the case pending the trial, for which no date has been set yet. * ⚓ RFA ☛ China_to_prosecute_Taiwan_pro-independence_politician_for ‘secession’⠀⇛ Beijing appears to be ramping up attempts to suppress political speech on the democratic island * ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ Russian_Court_Fines_Wikipedia_Again_for Article_About_War_in_Ukraine⠀⇛ * ⚓ Hong Kong Free Press ☛ UK_report_on_press_freedom_in_Hong_Kong_calls Jimmy_Lai_‘political_prisoner’;_city’s_gov’t_slams_‘fact-twisting’ inquiry⠀⇛ The Hong Kong government has slammed a report by a UK all-party parliamentary group that said the Beijing-imposed national security law had been used to “stifle free media and target individual journalists, which has crushed freedom of expression and media pluralism in Hong Kong. * ⚓ Hong Kong Free Press ☛ Beijing_confirms_missing_Taiwan_publisher_Li Yanhe_is_under_national_security_investigation⠀⇛ >A Taiwanese publisher reported missing while visiting Shanghai is under investigation for suspected national security crimes, Chinese authorities said Wednesday. * ⚓ Hong Kong Free Press ☛ Hong_Kong_gov’t_department_told_to_‘step_up’ efforts_to_ensure_books_do_not_threaten_national_security⠀⇛ Hong Kong government auditors have called on the department managing the city’s public libraries to “step up efforts” to make sure library materials do not threaten national security. * ⚓ Citizen Lab ☛ FAQ:_A_comparison_of_search_censorship_in_China⠀⇛ We discovered over 60,000 unique censorship rules used to partially or totally censor search results across eight China- accessible search platforms analyzed. These findings call into question the ability of non-Chinese technology companies to better resist censorship demands than their Chinese counterparts. * ⚓ Citizen Lab ☛ Missing_Links:_A_comparison_of_search_censorship_in China⠀⇛ We discovered over 60,000 unique censorship rules used to partially or totally censor search results across eight China- accessible search platforms analyzed. These findings call into question the ability of non-Chinese technology companies to better resist censorship demands than their Chinese counterparts. * ⚓ Quartz ☛ India_sought_more_Twitter_censorship_than_nearly_every_other country_last_year⠀⇛ India was one of the top countries to legally seek the removal of content from Twitter in the first half of 2022. * ⚓ EDRI ☛ Online_workshop_on_digital_rights_and_elections_–_Article_19⠀⇛ Following the broad crackdown on media in Turkey in recent years, social media has become one of the last arenas where people can access independent news and express themselves. Online censorship and throttling of social media during sensitive periods remain a common practice in the country. In the run up to the highly contested 14 May elections, any remaining spaces for freedom of expression in Turkey face serious threats. § Freedom of Information / Freedom of the Press⠀➾ * ⚓ Hong Kong Free Press ☛ China_formally_charges_journalist_with_spying, media_rights_group_says⠀⇛ Chinese authorities have formally charged a prominent journalist with spying, over a year after he was detained while having lunch with a Japanese diplomat, a media rights group said. Dong Yuyu, a senior columnist at the Communist Party newspaper Guangming Daily, was detained in February 2022… * ⚓ New York Times ☛ News_Outlets_Call_for_Russia_to_Release_Imprisoned U.S._Journalist⠀⇛ Editors and publishers of The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times and The Washington Post are jointly calling for Russia to immediately release Evan Gershkovich, a Journal reporter. § Civil Rights/Policing⠀➾ * ⚓ JURIST ☛ Indigenous_peoples_march_in_Brazil_capital_to_defend_land rights⠀⇛ Hundreds of indigenous peoples from across Brazil Tuesday marched in downtown Brasilia, the country’s capital, to demand government protection of their land and rights against invaders. * ⚓ JURIST ☛ France_court_stops_plan_to_expel_migrants_from_Mayotte_island territory⠀⇛ A Mayotte, France court Tuesday ordered the government to stop its expulsion of migrants in the Mayotte island territory. Known as Operation Wuambushu, which translates to “Take Back,” the government sought to dismantle “slums” in Mayotte by removing the increasing population of undocumented immigrants on the island and demolishing shelters. * ⚓ ACLU ☛ National_Crisis_in_Policing_Awaits_United_Nations_Delegation⠀⇛ In May 2020, a Minneapolis police officer kneeled on the neck of George Floyd for nine and a half minutes, ending his life. Nearly three years later, starting this week, United Nations experts on racial justice will embark on a first-of-its-kind visit to the United States to examine what has — and hasn’t — changed since George Floyd’s murder sparked a nationwide movement for Black lives. * ⚓ JURIST ☛ US_Supreme_Court_to_weigh_bankruptcy_disputes,_sovereign immunity_on_American_Indian_tribal_lands⠀⇛ The US Supreme Court Monday heard oral arguments in Lac du Flambeau Band v. Coughlin, which focuses on the effect of the Bankruptcy Code on the sovereign immunity of Native American tribes. * ⚓ JURIST ☛ North_Dakota_governor_signs_one_of_the_US’s_strictest_abortion bans_into_law⠀⇛ North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum Monday signed one of the country’s most restrictive abortion bans into law. * ⚓ EDRI ☛ RightsCon_Costa_Rica⠀⇛ RightsCon offers a platform for thousands of participants around the world to convene, connect, and contribute to a shared agenda for the future. Join this global community of business leaders, activists, technologists, policymakers, journalists, philanthropists, researchers, and artists, and explore opportunities to advance human rights in the digital age. * ⚓ EDRI ☛ Welcome_to_the_Digital_Rights_2023_village⠀⇛ Whether you are a technologist, researcher, communications professional, community organizer, policy advocate, or any other profession, there is a career path for you in the digital rights field. Join the “Welcome to Digital Rights” Village and hear from diverse experts on how you can break into the digital rights field, no matter what your background. * ⚓ JURIST ☛ UK_Health_Secretary_takes_legal_action_against_nursing strikes⠀⇛ UK Secretary of State for Health and Social Care Steve Barclay Monday announced he is taking legal action against upcoming strike actions organized by the Royal College of Nursing (RCN). * ⚓ Hong Kong Free Press ☛ ‘Emotional_meltdown’:_Hong_Kong_Labour_Day_demo cancelled,_as_activist_says_security_law_prevents_disclosing_why⠀⇛ A planned Labour Day march in Hong Kong has been scrapped after one of its organisers was said to have gone missing for four hours on Wednesday morning. * ⚓ Hong Kong Free Press ☛ Hong_Kong_NGO_calls_for_‘deep_investigation’ after_73-year-old_cleaner_falls_to_death⠀⇛ A Hong Kong NGO advocating for the rights of industrial accident victims has called on the government to look into the death of a cleaner, whose body was found at the bottom of a lift shaft inside a building where he worked. * ⚓ Hong Kong Free Press ☛ Hong_Kong_Bar_Assoc._censures_ex-lawmaker_Tanya Chan_over_Umbrella_Movement_involvement⠀⇛ A former lawmaker and barrister, Tanya Chan, has been censured by Hong Kong’s Bar Association for bringing the profession into disrepute after being convicted three years ago over public nuisance offences related to the 2014 Umbrella Movement. * ⚓ JURIST ☛ US_senators_to_introduce_legislation_aimed_at_deterring_child labor⠀⇛ US Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Peter Welch (D-VT) Tuesday are to introduce legislation to hold corporations accountable for their child labor practices. * ⚓ Alleged_unlawful_search_in_Kurdish_lawyer’s_home⠀⇛ Accompanied by police officers, the prosecutor ordered all case files and digital materials be seized, including an indictment he had prepared for another case without making copies. § Internet Policy/Net Neutrality⠀➾ * ⚓ APNIC ☛ Event_Wrap:_ARIN_51⠀⇛ Karla Skarda gave an update of APNIC activities at ARIN 51, held from 17 to 19 April 2023 in Tampa, Florida. * ⚓ APNIC ☛ Reflections_on_certificates,_Part_2⠀⇛ Guest Post: A brief guide to certificate best practices. * ⚓ Public Knowledge ☛ Back_to_the_Spectrum_Future_Part_II⠀⇛ Earlier this year, Public Knowledge published Back to the Spectrum Future: The 20th Anniversary of the Spectrum Policy Task Force, a white paper that proposes a backcasting model rooted in core public interest principles to help guide our spectrum policymakers toward a wireless future that serves and includes all Americans. * ⚓ Rlang ☛ I’ve_been_blogging_for_10_years⠀⇛ I’ve been blogging for 10 years, actually even a bit more than that, my very first blog is not online anymore and if I remember correctly was in French. I think it was around 2010 when I was a Master’s student. § Facebook⠀➾ * ⚓ Quartz ☛ One_Meta_feature_is_cannibalizing_its_Facebook_feed_and Instagram_stories⠀⇛ For Meta’s social media apps, Reels are proving the equivalent of a booster shot. If only the ad technology would catch up. * ⚓ Press Gazette ☛ Big_tech_kicks_off_lobbying_effort_as_UK_introduces news_payment_legislation⠀⇛ The much-anticipated Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill was published on Tuesday. * ⚓ RFA ☛ Hun_Sen_publicly_threatens_to_fire_relatives_of_popular_Facebook activist⠀⇛ Son of a military officer, Sorn Dara routinely calls for prime minister’s ouster. § Monopolies⠀➾ * ⚓ France24 ☛ Big_Tech_crackdown_looms_as_EU,_UK_advance_new_rules⠀⇛ TikTok, Twitter, Facebook, Google, and Amazon are facing rising pressure from European authorities as London and Brussels advanced new rules Tuesday to curb the power of digital companies. * § Copyrights⠀➾ o ⚓ Digital Music News ☛ Ed_Sheeran_Takes_the_Stand_in_‘Let’s_Get_It On’_Infringement_Battle,_Pushes_Back_Against_‘Smoking_Gun’_Video Evidence⠀⇛ Ed Sheeran has taken the stand in the high-profile copyright infringement case that he’s fending off for allegedly lifting elements of Marvin Gaye’s “Let’s Get It On” (1973) to create “Thinking Out Loud” (2014). o ⚓ Reason ☛ A_Fake_Drake_Song_Shows_the_Potential_for_A.I.’s Future⠀⇛ Meanwhile, content creators and corporations want copyright regulations for artificial intelligence. o ⚓ Digital Music News ☛ Sony_Music_Publishing_Faces_Lawsuit_Over Allegedly_Unpaid_Lizzo_Royalties⠀⇛ Sony Music Publishing is facing a lawsuit over unpaid royalties from the Lizzo track, “About Damn Time.” Peermusic and Satisfaction Fulfilled Ltd. are suing the publisher over the track “Hey! DJ”, a 1984 release from The World’s Famous Supreme team, which was co-written by Malcolm McLaren. o ⚓ New York Times ☛ Stolen_or_Original?_Hear_Songs_From_7_Landmark Copyright_Cases.⠀⇛ Ed Sheeran is on trial, accused of borrowing from Marvin Gaye. Listen to the tracks at stake in lawsuits involving George Harrison, 2 Live Crew, Led Zeppelin and Katy Perry that may shape his case. § Gemini* and Gopher⠀➾ * § Personal⠀➾ o ⚓ Raven_Photos_2023-04-27_(Fairbanks,_AK,_USA)_From_Yesterday⠀⇛ I caught these moments of a raven in the Fred Meyers parking lot, checking out a coffee container, and then taking flight. This is a common enough sight in Fairbanks, but it was the first time I came across one while having my S5300 camera at hand. o ⚓ Yretek_–_A_fantasy_map_of_small_patch_of_land_called_Las Sierras⠀⇛ It might not have come to your attention that I have uploaded a few fantasy maps. Most of them are made using an online tool called Inkarnate that with a little skill and a wee subscription allows you to produce some half- decent map. All of them, until now, I’ve created as an exercise in nostalgia, as a tool for my stories, or just for pure fun and pleasure with the added hope that it might get useful to somebody * § Technical⠀➾ o ⚓ My_Continued_Romance_With_OpenTTD⠀⇛ I keep playing this game regularly. I enjoy it immensely in single player and multiplayer alike and I’m not just going down the rabbit hole; I’m actively digging it deeper. I’ve already mentioned that I’ve made my own mod for it, called Tea Tea Deluxe. That was some time ago by now, of course. A lot has happened since. o ⚓ Mutt_Configuration_Notes⠀⇛ I recall there were some posts a while back — somebody complaining about there not being enough technical content in geminispace. Or was it too much? I can’t remember. Anyway, here are some notes on Mutt configuration. One of the great things about Mutt is that is can be configured, customized, and reprogrammed with much the same depth and flexibility as you get with other free software packages like Emacs. With Mutt, you don’t get a full-fledged lisp environment to write programs on top of it, like in Emacs. But it does have variables, functions, hooks, and programmable keyboard macros. It also has something called “MuttLisp” but it has less than a dozen words, not including any of the usual lisp primitives you would expect for writing programs or building syntax. =============================================================================== * Gemini_(Primer) links can be opened using Gemini_software. It’s like the World Wide Web but a lot lighter. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 3864 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐃𝐀𝐈𝐋𝐘 𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐊𝐒 ═════════════════════════════════════════════╕ ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ 04.28.23⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ Gemini_version_available_♊︎ ✐ Links_28/04/2023:_Nitrux_2.8_and_GNU_Lightning_2.2.2⠀✐ Posted in News_Roundup at 12:21 pm by Dr. Roy Schestowitz 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴 🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽 ⦇GNOME bluefish⦈ § Contents⠀➾ * GNU/Linux o Desktop/Laptop o Applications o Instructionals/Technical o Games * Distributions_and_Operating_Systems o New_Releases o SUSE/OpenSUSE o Fedora_Family_/_IBM o Debian_Family o Canonical/Ubuntu_Family o Devices/Embedded o Open_Hardware/Modding o Mobile_Systems/Mobile_Applications * Free,_Libre,_and_Open_Source_Software o Programming/Development # Python * Leftovers o Science o Hardware o Health/Nutrition/Agriculture o Proprietary o Security # Fear,_Uncertainty,_Doubt/Fear-mongering/Dramatisation # Integrity/Availability/Authenticity # Privacy/Surveillance o Defence/Aggression o Transparency/Investigative_Reporting o Environment # Energy/Transportation # Wildlife/Nature # Overpopulation o Finance o AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics o Censorship/Free_Speech o Freedom_of_Information_/_Freedom_of_the_Press o Civil_Rights/Policing o Internet_Policy/Net_Neutrality o Digital_Restrictions_(DRM) o Monopolies # Patents # Trademarks # Copyrights * Gemini*_and_Gopher o Personal o Technical # Internet/Gemini * § GNU/Linux⠀➾ o § Desktop/Laptop⠀➾ # ⚓ 9to5Linux ☛ TUXEDO_InfinityBook_Pro_14_Gen8_Linux_Ultrabook Is_Now_Available_for_Pre-Order⠀⇛ If you’re in the market for a new Linux business laptop that has an ultra-lightweight magnesium enclosure and a huge battery, you can check out the 8th Gen TUXEDO InfinityBook Pro 14, which features a 99 Wh battery promising runtimes of around 10 hours in typical work scenarios or up to 16 hours in idle. Under the hood, the TUXEDO InfinityBook Pro 14 Gen8 notebook is powered by an Intel Core i7-13700H “Alder Lake” processor with 14 cores, 20 threads, 24M cache, Intel Iris Xe Graphics, and up to 5.00 GHz clock speed, up to 64GB DDR5 6400 MHz RAM, as well as up to 4TB M.2 SSD (PCI-Express 4.0) storage. o § Applications⠀➾ # ⚓ Make Use Of ☛ How_to_Listen_to_Podcasts_in_Your_Linux Terminal_With_Castero⠀⇛ Podcasts are a great way of keeping up with the news, comedy shows, or topics you’re interested in. You can listen to the latest episodes on your phone, while you’re stuck in traffic, or while you’re trying to get off to sleep. But what if you live your life on the command line? Castero is a terminal app for Linux to help you listen to the best audio podcasts available online. # ⚓ PostgreSQL ☛ EMS_Data_Export_for_PostgreSQL_version_4.0 released⠀⇛ We are pleased to announce the new major version of EMS Data Export for PostgreSQL- the powerful tool to export database data quickly to any of 20 available formats. # ⚓ GNU ☛ lightning_@_Savannah:_GNU_lightning_2.2.2_released!⠀⇛ GNU lightning is a library to aid in making portable programs that compile assembly code at run time. Development: http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/lightning.git Download release: ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/lightning/lightning- 2.2.2.tar.gz   GNU Lightning 2.2.2 main new features:   # Mips release 6 support. # New rbit* instruction, used for reversing bits. # new popcnt* instruction, used to count set bits in a word. # new lrot* and rrot* instructions, used to rotate bits. # new ext*, ext*_u and dep* instructions, used to extract and deposit bits, using a pattern compatible with C bit fields. # New qlsh*, qlsh*_u, qrsh* and qrsh*_u instructions, used to as normal shifts, but that also save overflow or underflow bits in a second output register. # New unld*, unld*_u, unst*, unld*_x and unst*_x instructions, used to read or write unaligned memory. # New mov*_f_w, mov*_w_f, mov*_d_w, mov*_w_d, mov*_d_ww and mov*_ww_d instructions, used to move values from/to gpr from/to fpr registers without using memory (if supported by the cpu). # New fma*, fms*, fnma* and fnms* instructions, used for fused multiply-add. Scheme language. # ⚓ TecMint ☛ 15_Best_Web_Hosting_Control_Panels_for_Linux⠀⇛ As an owner of the website, it is very difficult to manage multiple websites without a control panel. However, to suit the needs, we need a custom hosting plan. A Web hosting control panel is a totally web-based interface that has the capability to manage your web services under a single location. These web- based control panels can manage email accounts, FTP accounts, file management functions, creation of subdomains, disk space monitoring, bandwidth monitoring, create backups, and many more. # ⚓ TecMint ☛ 12_Best_Software_for_Data_Center_Server Management⠀⇛ When a company grows its demand for computing resources grows as well. It works for regular companies as for providers, including those renting out dedicated servers. When the total number of racks exceeds 10 you’ll start facing issues. How do inventory servers and spares? How to maintain a data center in good health, locating and fixing potential threats on time. How to find the rack with broken equipment? How to prepare physical machines to work? carrying out these tasks manually will take too much time otherwise will require having a huge team of administrators in your IT department. o § Instructionals/Technical⠀➾ # ⚓ Red Hat ☛ How_to_add_public_Ingress_to_a_PrivateLink_ROSA cluster⠀⇛ This article demonstrates how to expose applications to the internet by deploying in a PrivateLink Red_Hat_OpenShift_Service_on_AWS (ROSA) cluster within a truly private Virtual_Private Cloud (VPC) that doesn’t have a network address translation (NAT) gateway or an internet gateway attached to it. We will be using a single VPC for Ingress and Egress traffic. However, you might choose to have separate VPCs for Ingress and Egress traffic to provide more security control of this traffic. # ⚓ ZDNet ☛ How_to_install_Ubuntu_Linux_(It’s_easy!)⠀⇛ If you can install an app, you can install Linux. Here’s how. # ⚓ TecMint ☛ How_to_Fix_“Command_‘pip3’_not_found”_Error_in Linux⠀⇛ PIP is the conventional package manager for Python, which is the standard tool for installing and managing Python packages alongside their dependencies which are not included in the standard Python library. When using pip, you might encounter the error “pip command not found” on the terminal. Below is an excerpt of the error as captured on the Ubuntu system. # ⚓ TecMint ☛ How_to_Fix_“-bash:_sudo:_command_not_found”_in Linux⠀⇛ Have you ever tried to run a Linux command using sudo only to see the warning “sudo command not found” splashed on your terminal? This can be quite frustrating and it prevents you from working on your system as a non-root user while performing administrative tasks. In this guide, we look at how to fix the “sudo command not found” error in Linux. # ⚓ Linux Handbook ☛ What_is_$0_in_a_Bash_Script?⠀⇛ As you know, the $ sign in the bash is used to indicate the variables. This is a variable too but a different one. # ⚓ Beebom ☛ Tar_Command_in_Linux:_Syntax,_Options,_and Examples⠀⇛ Archiving and unarchiving files in Linux is an essential feature that every Linux user should know for efficient file management. When it comes to compressing both files and directories, the “tar command” in Linux can prove to be a lifesaver. Whether you are a beginner or a seasoned Linux user, having a good know-how of the tar command with its options can be useful for various tasks. In this article, we will show you how to use the tar command in Linux; complete with its syntax, options, and examples. [...] As for the tar command, short for “Tape Archive”, it is a Linux utility tool that’s used to create and manage archive files of various types. The tar command is a collection of many different types of tools with which you can create and modify archive files. With the tar command, you can create various different types of archive files like .tar, .tar.gz, and .tar.bz2 comprising both files and directories. All these file types have different types of compression rates and overall file sizes. # ⚓ Beebom ☛ How_to_Exit_Vim_in_Linux_(Three_Ways)_|_Beebom⠀⇛ Vim is a versatile editor that you can use for simple text editing to make huge coding projects, as it comes packed with some great features like custom keybindings, a powerful search and replace tool, etc. All these features make Vim a perfect choice among developers. However, for beginners, Vim can be quite intimidating, especially when it comes to exiting the editor. So, in this article, we will teach you how to exit Vim, so you can spend more time writing code and less time figuring out how to close the editor. # ⚓ HowTo Geek ☛ How_to_Create_a_User_on_Linux⠀⇛ Adding users to a Linux computer is a basic administration task, and there are several ways to achieve this. Each method of creating users has benefits and drawbacks, and we’ll walk you through three different user creation techniques. # ⚓ It’s Ubuntu ☛ How_To_Boot_Into_Rescue_Mode_Or_Emergency Mode_In_Ubuntu_22.04_/_20.04_/_18.04⠀⇛ In this tutorial, we will show you the solution to the following question…. # ⚓ Linuxiac ☛ How_to_Install_Google_Chrome_on_Fedora_Linux Quick_and_Easy⠀⇛ This step-by-step guide shows you how to easily install Google Chrome on your Fedora Linux. Upgrade your browsing experience now! # ⚓ UNIX Cop ☛ How_to_Install_Foliate_on_Ubuntu_22.04_LTS⠀⇛ If you’re an Ubuntu 22.04 user who enjoys reading eBooks, you may be interested in installing Foliate, a free and open-source eBook reader. # ⚓ UNIX Cop ☛ How_to_Install_Pixelorama_on_Ubuntu_22.04_LTS⠀⇛ Pixelorama is a free and open-source pixel art creation tool that allows users to create stunning graphics with ease. If you’re an Ubuntu 22.04 LTS user, you may be wondering how to install Pixelorama on your system. In this article, we’ll walk you through the steps to install Pixelorama on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. # ⚓ UNIX Cop ☛ How_to_Install_Deluge_on_Ubuntu_22.04⠀⇛ Deluge is a popular, free and open-source BitTorrent client that’s widely used on Ubuntu and other Linux systems. # ⚓ FOSSLinux ☛ How_to_compile_and_run_Java_from_command-line in_Linux⠀⇛ Developers often use Java as a programming language, while Linux serves as a popular platform. The combination of these two can result in a robust development environment. Our tutorial will provide step-by-step guidance on how to run Java through the command-line in Linux. # ⚓ Linux Capable ☛ How_to_Install_Brave_Browser_on_openSUSE Leap_|_Tumbleweed⠀⇛ In the world of web browsing, openSUSE users have a plethora of options to choose from, including popular choices like Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, and Microsoft Edge. However, there’s a relatively new player in the field that has been making waves in recent years: the Brave Browser. # ⚓ Linux Capable ☛ How_to_Install_VSCodium_on_openSUSE_Leap_| Tumbleweed⠀⇛ VSCodium is an open-source alternative to the popular Visual Studio Code (VS Code) code editor. While both editors share many similarities, VSCodium offers a variety of unique features that make it an attractive choice for openSUSE users. # ⚓ LinuxTuto ☛ How_to_Install_Vtiger_CRM_on_Ubuntu_22.04⠀⇛ Vtiger CRM is a cloud-based customer relationship management (CRM) software that helps businesses manage their sales, marketing, and customer support activities. # ⚓ Unix Men ☛ Exploring_Game_Development_on_Linux:_A_Step-by- Step_Guide⠀⇛ Game development is an exciting field that can pay off as big for you as it does for the players who play your games. But game development on Linux? That’s an entirely different story.. o § Games⠀➾ # ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ The_Last_of_Us_gets_more_optimizations_and another_Steam_Deck_fix⠀⇛ Slowly but it’s happening, The Last of Us is getting fixed up after the poor launch and it’s getting a little closer to being playable on Steam Deck now too. On desktop Linux at least, it ran pretty well at release (aside from all the confirmed game bugs and issues) but on Steam Deck it was especially rough. # ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Charming_monster_collector_Cassette_Beasts is_out_now⠀⇛ Cassette Beasts is the second full release from Bytten Studio following Lenna’s Inception. It’s a rather sweet evolution on the Pokémon-like monster catching games. # ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Cities:_Skylines_final_expansion_announced for_May_23rd⠀⇛ Paradox Interactive announced today that the mini- expansion Cities: Skylines – Hotels & Retreats is due for release on May 23rd. On top of the mini- expansion they’ve also revealed three content creator packs. # ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Street_Fighter_6_on_Steam_Deck_and_Linux tested,_Valve_sets_it_to_Proton_Experimental⠀⇛ Street Fighter 6 is coming up for release in June and there’s a demo now available to try out on Steam, which Valve has now set to use Proton Experimental. # ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Proton_Experimental_upgraded_for_April_26th brings_fixes_and_new_game_support⠀⇛ Here we go, now that Proton 8 is out and Proton Experimental has been rebased on top of Proton 8, there’s more fixes and improvements coming in for Steam Deck and Linux desktop gamers. * § Distributions and Operating Systems⠀➾ o ⚓ It’s FOSS ☛ 7_Super_Lightweight_Linux_Distros⠀⇛ The variety of Linux distributions available is not a disadvantage but a helpful trait. There is something for everyone. And here, we want to address the options tailored for users who wish to run Linux on dated hardware and systems with shallow storage space. Or maybe, you want the operating system to occupy the least space while you can carry out specific tasks on your computer? So, let me highlight some super lightweight Linux distros for such use cases. o ⚓ Make Use Of ☛ The_4_Best_New_Manjaro_22.1_“Talos”_Features_You Should_Know_About⠀⇛ Manjaro 22.1 Talos, the latest Arch-based Linux distribution, is finally here after its predecessor, Manjaro Sikaris. With new updates, bug fixes, and polished desktop variations, the newest Manjaro will make your life flavorful with its colorful, vibrant desktops. If you are an avid Manjaro fan, you can choose from three different desktop flavors for your machine. Each desktop environment differs; however, since the distro is powered by Arch under the hood, you can always expect top-notch performance from Manjaro. Here are the top features to look out for in Manjaro 22.1 Talos. o § New Releases⠀➾ # ⚓ 9to5Linux ☛ Nitrux_2.8_Released_with_Linux_6.2,_Zswap, Support_for_Android_Apps,_and_More⠀⇛ Powered by the Linux 6.2 kernel series from Liquorix with zswap enabled by default, Nitrux 2.8 ships with the latest KDE Plasma 5.27.4 LTS desktop environments, which is accompanied by the KDE Frameworks 5.105 and KDE Gear 23.04 software suites. In other words, you’re getting the best Plasma desktop experience to date! A major change in Nitrux 2.8 is the inclusion of WayDroid by default, a container-based approach to boot a complete Android system on a regular GNU/ Linux system. This means that you will now be able to install and use Android apps on your Nitrux- powered computer. o § SUSE/OpenSUSE⠀➾ # ⚓ OpenSUSE ☛ KDE_Gear,_Grep,_GTK4_update_in_Tumbleweed⠀⇛ This week’s openSUSE Tumbleweed had a decent amount of software packages in each snapshot. The rolling release updated applications for both GNOME and KDE, with several KDE Qt5 Patch Collection packages and command-line utility grep receiving updates. Just a few packages updated in the latest snapshot, 20230426. The changes in firewalld 1.3.2 were minimal but for testing functions, which two were related to iptables. The 20230425 version was the second update of the week for the selinux-policy package. This package added a policy for wtmpdb, which will provide a more accurate calculation of boot time. Two other packages to update in the snapshot were a 2.4.0 version of 389-ds and 2.0.16.21 version of numactl. # ⚓ OpenSUSE ☛ Home_instance_of_NextCloud_with_Leap_Micro_5.4, Leap_Micro_5.2_is_EOL,_Leap_15.5_enters_RC⠀⇛ Leap 15.5 enters the Release Candidate phase! According to the roadmap users can expect the final release shortly after the openSUSE Conference 2023 on June 7th. o § Fedora Family / IBM⠀➾ # ⚓ Business Wire ☛ ELevate_Project_Now_Allows_In-place Upgrades_for_Red_Hat_Clones_from_8.x_to_9.x⠀⇛ The AlmaLinux OS Foundation today announced an incredible update to the ELevate Project, an open source initiative to assist users perform migrations between different Red Hat Enterprise Linux based distributions. The project has been expanded to allow in-place upgrades from AlmaLinux 8.x, EuroLinux 8.x, or Rocky Linux 8.x to 9.x of the same distribution. o § Debian Family⠀➾ # ⚓ Thomas_Lange:_New_feature_for_FAI.me_build_service⠀⇛ After the initial installation of a new machine, you often want to login as root via ssh. Therefore it’s convenient to provide a ssh public key for a passwordless login. # ⚓ Arturo Borrero ☛ Arturo_Borrero_González:_Kubecon_and CloudNativeCon_2023_Europe_summary⠀⇛ This post serves as a report from my attendance to Kubecon and CloudNativeCon 2023 Europe that took place in Amsterdam in April 2023. It was my second time physically attending this conference, the first one was in Austin, Texas (USA) in 2017. I also attended once in a virtual fashion. # ⚓ Debian ☛ [Debian]_bookworm_release_planned_on_2023-06-10 and_the_last_weeks_up_to_the_release⠀⇛ o § Canonical/Ubuntu Family⠀➾ # ⚓ 9to5Linux ☛ Ubuntu_23.10_“Mantic_Minotaur”_Is_Slated_for Release_on_October_12th,_2023⠀⇛ Ubuntu 23.10 “Mantic Minotaur” will be Canonical’s 39th Ubuntu release and it’s another interim release that will be supported for only nine months with software and security updates, until July 2024, and the last interim release before the next LTS (Long Term Support) release, Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. Canonical kicked off today the six-month development cycle with the toolchain upload and an official release schedule that suggests September 21st as the release date for the beta version and October 12th for the final release of Ubuntu 23.10. o § Devices/Embedded⠀➾ # ⚓ CNX Software ☛ Mixtile_Core_3588E_Rockchip_RK3588_system- on-module_works_with_NVIDIA_Jetson_TX2_NX_carrier_boards⠀⇛ Mixtile provides both Android 11 and Debian 11 BSPs for the Rockchip RK3588 module which contrasts with the Ubuntu 18.04 or 20.04-based JetPack SDK for the NVIDIA Jetson modules. Besides the different supported operating systems, the Mixtile Core 3588E should offer a better price/performance ratio than the 260-pin Jetson modules it aims to replace, of course, depending on the exact workload you are trying to run. There are most likely some compatibility issues with some of the carrier boards designed for the NVIDIA Jetson TX2 NX, but Mixtile does not discuss those, or which carrier board the company has tested with the Core 3588E. In all fairness, this looks like an early announcement, so all information may not be available yet. A few more details may be found on the product page. # ⚓ ROS_2_on_Ubuntu_20.04_is_now_available_on_iWave_portfolio of_Single_Board_Computers_powered_by_i.MX_8QM,_i.MX_8M_Plus, and_i.MX_8M_Mini_Applications_Processor⠀⇛ ROS is an open-source robot meta-operating system. It performs operating-system-like functions such as hardware abstraction, low-level device control, implementation of commonly-used functionality, message passing between processes, and package management. # ⚓ CNX Software ☛ Tinker_Board_S_R2.0_SBC_features_Rockchip RK3288-CG_W_processor⠀⇛ The Tinker Board S R2.0 and Tinker Board R2.0 (no eMMC flash) single board computers support the Debian-based TinkerOS sand Android 12, but I must have missed some changes, as some of the newer OS images are provided only for the R2.0 models unless it’s just for the different wireless module., or the original Tinker Board SBCs have been phased out. It’s unclear when ASUS introduced the new R2.0 SBCs, but they are already for sale on various websites as we’ll explain below, and I can see the Rockchip RK3288-GC W was added to the datasheet in May 2018. I’ve never heard about it, but it looks like it supports higher CPU (1.8 GHz) and GPU (600 MHz) frequencies compared to the earlier RK3288 introduced in 2024, or at least does so in a more stable manner. # ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Using_An_Old_Smartphone_In_Place_of_A_Raspberry Pi⠀⇛ The Raspberry Pi was a fairly revolutionary computing device when it came on the scene around a decade ago. Enough processing power to run a full Linux desktop and plenty of GPIO meant almost certain success. In the past year, though, they’ve run into some issues with their chip supplier and it’s been difficult to find new Pis, which has led to some looking for alternatives to these handy devices. [David] was hoping to build a music streaming server and built it on an old smartphone instead of the ubiquitous single-board computer. Most smartphones are single-board computers though, and at least the Android devices are fully capable of running Linux just like the Pi. The only problem tends to be getting around the carrier or manufacturer restrictions like a locked bootloader or lack of root access. For [David]’s first try getting this to work, he tried to install Navidrome on a Samsung phone but had difficulties with the lack of memory and had to build the software somewhere else and then load it on the phone. It did work, but the stock operating system kept killing the process for consuming too much memory. o § Open Hardware/Modding⠀➾ # ⚓ Jonathan_McDowell:_Repurposing_my_C.H.I.P.⠀⇛ Way back at DebConf16 Gunnar managed to arrange for a number of Next_Thing_Co._C.H.I.P. boards to be distributed to those who were interested. I was lucky enough to amongst those who received one, but I have to confess after some initial experimentation it ended up sitting in its box unused. The reasons for that were varied; partly about not being quite sure what best to do with it, partly due to a number of limitations it had, partly because NTC sadly went insolvent and there was less momentum around the hardware. I’ve always meant to go back to it, poking it every now and then but never completing a project. I’m finally almost there, and I figure I should write some of it up. TL;DR: My C.H.I.P. is currently running a mainline Linux 6.3 kernel with only a few DTS patches, an upstream u-boot v2022.1 with a couple of minor patches and an unmodified Debian bullseye armhf userspace. o § Mobile Systems/Mobile Applications⠀➾ # ⚓ The Sun ☛ Billions_of_Android_owners_warned_over_THREE ‘criminal’_apps_–_check_yours_today_|_The_US_Sun⠀⇛ # ⚓ 9to5Google ☛ Nothing_Phone_(1)_will_get_Android_14_Beta_in coming_weeks⠀⇛ # ⚓ Android Police ☛ Android_14_Beta_1_confirmed_for_the Nothing_Phone_1⠀⇛ # ⚓ Mirror UK ☛ Google_bans_another_38_popular_Android_apps, millions_warned_to_delete_them_today_–_Mirror_Online⠀⇛ # ⚓ Gadget Bridge ☛ How_to_Monitor_Android_for_Free:_Best_5 Android_Monitoring_Apps⠀⇛ * § Free, Libre, and Open Source Software⠀➾ o ⚓ OpenSource.com ☛ 3_reasons_to_host_a_docathon_for_your_open source_project⠀⇛ Your open source project’s documentation is essential to your customers. Your target audience must understand the purpose of your project and how to use it, and documentation is what bridges that gap. A project is rarely ever truly done, so it’s equally important for resources to be maintained and updated with your project’s continuous improvement. But what happens when you have lots of documentation to maintain but lack the resources to keep it current? The answer is pretty simple: Host a docathon! o § Programming/Development⠀➾ # ⚓ Unix Men ☛ Custom_Software_Development_for_Small_Businesses and_Linux [Ed: It looks like unixmen is posting webspam/SEO spam; this is worrying]⠀⇛ # ⚓ Unix Men ☛ Why_UNIX_Professionals_Are_Increasingly_Adopting DevOps [Ed: "devops" is a silly cargo cult; nothing to see here...]⠀⇛ Picture this: you’re a UNIX pro who’s spent years honing your skills in a world of terminals, scripts, and shell commands. It’s been a wild ride, but you’ve got a feeling that something’s missing. A new buzzword keeps popping up in conversation: DevOps. So, what’s the deal with this DevOps thing, and why are UNIX pros like you jumping on the bandwagon? # ⚓ Computers Are Bad ☛ 2023-04-27_los_alamos_–_compound_to county_pt_I⠀⇛ This weekend, I found myself staying in Los Alamos for a volunteer role in which I judge children on the quality of their software. Clearly this is not the kind of opportunity I would turn down, but I also always take an excuse to drive back up the hill. I only lived in Los Alamos briefly, but it left a big impression. It’s a unique place in many ways, born of a rather unusual history. The role that Los Alamos as a place, Project Y and the Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory as an institution, and more broadly the Manhattan Engineering Works played in World War II is widely documented. The Manhattan Project-era history of Los Alamos is actually surprisingly uninteresting to me, because few physical remnants of it exist in publicly accessible areas. There has been a concerted effort to offer more frequent public tours of places like Omega Canyon as part of the Manhattan Project National Historic Park, but the reality of DoE security requirements and complete paralysis of DoE outreach efforts during COVID mean that these have not made much forward progress. Unfortunately, LANL remains littered with historic buildings—demarcated by a brown sign bearing an “H” placed by the laboratory historian—that no one other than employees will ever see. And employees don’t tend to make much note, because when you work in the institution it seems rather unremarkable. The nuclear weapons program poses a fascinating historiographical puzzle that way, and I sometimes lament that the laser-focus of most nuclear history on the pre-1945 period leaves even many nuclear history enthusiasts oddly unaware of the evolution of DoE facilities in even the 1950s. While unfortunate, this blindness to the Cold War era is quite practical: once the arms race kicks in, the proportion of historical record that remains classified shoots steeply upwards. # ⚓ Scott_Moser:_Today_I_learned:_set_-e_sucks_even_more.⠀⇛ ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Today I learned: set -e sucks even more.⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ Summary: Just don’t use set -e. I’ve never been a fan “errexit” in shell. You’ve probably seen this as set -e, or set -o errexit or sh -e. People write lists of shell commands in a file and want the script to exit on the first one that fails rather than barreling on and causing damage. That seems sane. # ⚓ Stéphane_Cerveau:_ESExtractor:_how_to_integrate_a dependency-free_library_to_the_Khronos_CTS⠀⇛ § ESExtractor, how to integrate a dependency-free library to the Khronos CTS Since the Vulkan_CTS is now able to test and check Vulkan_Video_support including video decoding, it was necessary to define the kind of media container to be used inside the test cases and the library to extract the necessary encoded data. In a first attempt, the FFMpeg_media_toolkit had been chosen to extract the video packets from the A/V ISO base media format chosen as a container reference. This library was provided as a binary package and loaded dynamically at each test run. As Vulkan video aims to test only video contents, it was not necessary to choose a complex media container, so first all the videos were converted to the elementary stream format for H264 and H265 contents. This is a very elementary format based on MPEG start codes and NAL unit identification. # § Python⠀➾ # ⚓ Linux Hint ☛ Python_List_to_Comma_Separated_String⠀⇛ To convert a Python list to a comma-separated string, apply “join()” method, “join()” with “List Comprehension” approach, “for” loop, or the “StringIO” module. # ⚓ Linux Hint ☛ Python_Math_Exp⠀⇛ In Python, the “math.exp()” function of the “math” module is used to calculate the exponent power of numeric values such as “int” and “float”. # ⚓ Linux Hint ☛ Python_os.path.expanduser()_Method⠀⇛ The “os.path.expanduser()” method allows us to easily expand paths that start with “~” or “~user” to the appropriate home directory path. # ⚓ Linux Hint ☛ Python_StringIO⠀⇛ In Python, the “StringIO” module is used to manipulate strings as if they were files. This module provides various methods to perform specific tasks in Python. # ⚓ Linux Hint ☛ Seaborn_Save_Plot⠀⇛ The matplotlib “plt.savefig()” function can be applied to save seaborn plots in various formats, including “png”, “jpg”, or “pdf”. # ⚓ Linux Hint ☛ Seaborn_Horizontal_Bar_Plot⠀⇛ To create, and customize the horizontal bar plot the “seaborn.barplot()” function of the “seaborn” library is used with various parameters in Python. # ⚓ Linux Hint ☛ Python_Write_String_to_File⠀⇛ To write a string to file various methods such as the “write()” method, “with” statement, and “fileinput” module are used in Python. # ⚓ Linux Hint ☛ How_Do_I_Convert_an_Exception_to_a String_in_Python⠀⇛ To convert an exception to a string the “str ()” function, “traceback.format_exc()” function, and “repr()” function is used in Python. # ⚓ Linux Hint ☛ How_to_Unzip_Files_in_Python⠀⇛ The “zipfile” module and the “shutil” module are used to unzip single or multiple files from the specified zip file in Python. # ⚓ Linux Hint ☛ Python_Count_Characters_in_String⠀⇛ To count characters in a string in Python, apply the “len()” function, “Counter” class from the collections module, “dictionary comprehension”, etc. # ⚓ Linux Hint ☛ Python_Count_Occurrences_in_List⠀⇛ To count the occurrences in a list in Python, apply the “count()” method, “Counter” class, “operator” module, “List Comprehension” approach, or the “for” loop. # ⚓ Linux Hint ☛ Matplotlib_Bold_Text⠀⇛ The “fontweight” and “weight” parameters are used to bold a text in Matplotlib. It is used to emphasize key information and enhance visualizations. # ⚓ Linux Hint ☛ Convert_String_to_Set_Python⠀⇛ To convert the given string to a set, various methods such as “set()” function, “add()” method, or the “set comprehension” can be used in Python. # ⚓ Linux Hint ☛ How_to_Use_Xrange_in_Python⠀⇛ The xrange() function in Python 2.x or range () function in Python 3.x is used for efficient iteration over a range of values. # ⚓ Linux Hint ☛ Python_Finds_the_Index_of_All Occurrences_in_a_List⠀⇛ The “for” loop, “enumerate()” function, “index()” method, or the “defaultdict()” function can be used to find the index of all occurrences in a list in Python. # ⚓ Linux Hint ☛ NumPy_Astype⠀⇛ The “astype()” method of the numpy module is used to change the data type of a NumPy array into other data types such as str, int, complex, etc. # ⚓ Linux Hint ☛ How_Do_I_Check_If_a_String_Is_Empty_in Python⠀⇛ “not” operator, “len()” function, “strip()” function, “==” operator, “__eq__()” method, or “not + str.isspace()” method can check if string is empty in Python. * § Leftovers⠀➾ o ⚓ Latvia ☛ Faster_driving_allowed_as_of_Friday_on_highways_of Latvia⠀⇛ By April 28, an increased permitted speed will be introduced at certain stages of the country’s major roads, according to “Latvian State Roads”. o ⚓ Scheerpost ☛ Bloodline⠀⇛ o ⚓ Scheerpost ☛ From_Military_to_Policing,_Say_No_to_a_Federal Budget_That_Prioritizes_Violence⠀⇛ Biden’s budget would increase sky-high military spending and expand the police — and Republican proposals are worse. o ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Cheap_Deburring_Tool_Is_Game_Changer_For_3D_Printing⠀⇛ 3D printing’s real value is that you can whip up objects in all kinds of whacky geometries with a minimum of fuss. However, there’s almost always some post-processing to do. Like many manufactured plastic objects, there are burrs, strings, and rough edges to deal with. Fussing around with a knife to remove them is a poor way to go. As explained by [Adrian Kingsley-Hughes] on ZDNet, a deburring tool is the cheap and easy solution to the problem. o § Science⠀➾ # ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Solving_The_Mystery_Of_The_Mayan_Calendar’s_819- Count_Cycle⠀⇛ Despite the mysticism that often clouds the Mayan calendar in popular culture, fact remains that the calendar system in use by the Mayans was based on a system used throughout the pre-Columbian Mesoamerican societies, dating back to at least the 5th century BCE. Characteristic of this system is the cyclical nature, with the Mayan calendar featuring three common cycles: the Long Count, Tzolk’in (260-day) and the 365-day, solar-based Haab’. Combined, these three cycles formed what is known as the Calendar Round and which lasts for 52 haab’ (years). o § Hardware⠀➾ # ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Smooth_Animations,_Slick_Bar_Graphs,_But_No Custom_Characters_On_This_16×2_OLED⠀⇛ Sometimes, finding new ways to use old hardware requires awesome feats of reverse engineering, software sleight of hand, and a healthy dose of good fortune. Other times, though, it’s just as simple as reading the data sheet and paying attention to details. # ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Op_Amp_Challenge:_What’s_Your_Monitor’s_Delay?⠀⇛ In the days of CRT displays, the precise synchronization between source and display meant that the time between a video line appearing at the input and the dot writing it to the screen was constant, and very small. Today’s display technologies deliver unimaginable resolutions compared to the TV your family had in the 1970s, but they do so at the expense of all their signal processing imposing a much longer delay before a frame is displayed. This can become an issue for gamers, but also with normal viewing, because in some circumstances the delay can be long enough for it to be audible in a disconnect between film and soundtrack. It’s something [Mike Kibbel] has addressed with his video input delay meter, and it makes for a very interesting project. # ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Compressed_Air_Keeps_Screws_Moving_Through Modular_Production_System⠀⇛ If there’s an unsung hero of manufacturing, it’s the engineer who figures out how to handle huge numbers of small parts. It’s one thing to manually assemble something, picking each nut, bolt, and washer by hand. It’s another thing to build a machine that can do the same thing, but thousands of times in a row, ideally without making mistakes. o § Health/Nutrition/Agriculture⠀➾ # ⚓ Breach Media ☛ Grocery_giants_are_screwing_Canadians—and farmers_have_proof⠀⇛ The main cause of rising food prices is the small bloc of powerful companies who control Canada’s food processing and retail industries # ⚓ Axios ☛ Abortion_bans_fail_to_pass_in_2_conservative states⠀⇛ Two bills severely restricting abortion in South Carolina and Nebraska’s Republican-dominated legislatures both failed to pass on Thursday. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Abortion_Bans_Fail_in_South_Carolina_and Nebraska⠀⇛ The conservative state legislatures couldn’t muster enough votes to pass bills that would have severely restricted the procedure. # ⚓ Quartz ☛ How_much_melatonin_is_actually_in_your_children’s gummies?⠀⇛ Sleep is a wonderful thing, a fact of which parents, especially those of small children, are all too keenly aware. Studies show that parental sleep deprivation can be so significant that it can have mental health consequences, and continue for the first six years of a child’s life. # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ WHO’s_Proposed_Limits_on_PFAS_in_Drinking Water_Far_Too_Weak:_Experts⠀⇛ The World Health Organization’s draft drinking water guidelines for two “forever chemicals” reveal a “striking and inappropriate disregard of the best available science” and must be “extensively revised” to adequately protect public health. # ⚓ teleSUR ☛ Seizures_of_Synthetic_Drug_3-Cmc_Increase_in Sweden⠀⇛ “…The spread of it (3-CMC) started to increase at car meets where youth gathered during the (COVID- 19) pandemic…” o § Proprietary⠀➾ # ⚓ 9to5Google ☛ Google_Chrome_is_improving_dark_mode_support on_Linux⠀⇛ Chrome has supported dark mode settings for a few years now, including the ability to sync the toggle to the system you’re running the browser on. Now, Google Chrome is preparing support for following the system dark mode setting of Linux, including Ubuntu. OMG Ubuntu spotted that Google Chrome v114 on Linux respects the system setting for dark mode not just in the browser itself, but also on websites. This is new behavior compared to previous releases, which wouldn’t toggle the dark mode of otherwise compatible websites. It’s a minor change, but one dark mode enthusiasts will surely appreciate. # ⚓ It’s FOSS ☛ Opera’s_New_Redesigned_Web_Browser_is_Also Available_on_Linux [Ed: Proprietary software from China. Why does a site called "It's FOSS" promote this?]⠀⇛ Opera is a cross-platform web browser that uses Chromium at its core. It can distinguish itself from other Chromium-based browsers with its unique features and a well-made interface. Not to forget, its gaming browser, Opera GX, is one of its unique offerings that could use a debut on Linux. With a recent announcement, the folks at Opera have introduced the latest evolution of the popular web browser, i.e., Opera One. o § Security⠀➾ # ⚓ LWN ☛ Security_updates_for_Thursday_[LWN.net]⠀⇛ Security updates have been issued by Fedora (chromium, perl-Alien-ProtoBuf, and redis), Oracle (kernel), SUSE (dmidecode, fwupd, libtpms, libxml2, openssl-ibmca, and webkit2gtk3), and Ubuntu (cloud- init, ghostscript, linux, linux-aws, linux-aws- 5.15, linux-azure, linux-gke, linux-gke-5.15, linux-gkeop, linux-hwe-5.15, linux-ibm, linux- lowlatency, linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.15, linux- oracle, linux-oracle-5.15, linux, linux-aws, linux- azure, linux-gcp, linux-hwe-5.19, linux-ibm, linux- kvm, linux-lowlatency, linux-oracle, linux-raspi, and linux, linux-aws, linux-kvm, linux-lts-xenial). # ⚓ CBS ☛ Cyberattack_disrupts_Lowell_city_government,_shuts down_computers_–_CBS_Boston⠀⇛ The city of Lowell is alerting residents to a cyberattack that impacted the municipality’s computer systems starting early on Monday. “We realized Monday morning around 3 to 5 a.m. that there was a breach,” said City Manager Tom Golden. Golden says that phones, emails and other city systems are down as a result. # ⚓ Aeries_Settles_Data_Breach_Lawsuit_for_$1.75M;_Illuminate Suit_is_Dismissed_–_For_Now_—_THE_Journal⠀⇛ In a class-action lawsuit filed on behalf of students at San Dieguito Union High School District, a federal judge in March gave final approval to a settlement ordering Aeries Software to pay $1.75 million to members of the class, which includes nearly 100,000 former and current San Dieguito Union students whose PII was compromised in a November 2019 breach of Aeries databases. Last week, a proposed national class-action lawsuit filed against Illuminate Education over its January 2022 data breach was dismissed by the same court, the U.S. District Court Central District of California, Western Division. The judge dismissing the lawsuit against Illuminate — formed when civil suits filed last summer in New York and California were combined — wrote in his decision that the plaintiffs did not successful establish standing to sue or that actual harm was imminent, and the court gave the plaintiffs 21 days to amend the complaint and re-file. # ⚓ Ransomware_attack_reported_in_Spartanburg_County,_South Carolina⠀⇛ “We recently detected and responded to a ransomware attack on our computer network. As soon as we learned this, we began working to investigate, to restore operations, and determine the effects of the incident. We are also working with nationally recognized third-party cybersecurity consultants. We continue to actively monitor the situation and are coordinating with law enforcement. # ⚓ Data Breaches ☛ NYSARC_Columbia_County_Chapter_confirms July,_2022_ransomware_incident⠀⇛ Nine months after detecting abnormal activity on their systems, and seven months after first publicly acknowledging a breach, NYSARC Columbia County has issued another press notice. Their newest notice is somewhat confusing in that it states that they “will issue notices to affected individuals and relevant state and federal agencies about the incident.” But then in the next paragraph, they state, “While COARC is unaware of any misuse of personal information, out of an abundance of caution, we notified the potentially affected individuals by mail.” So have they notified them already or will they first be notifying them? # ⚓ Krebs On Security ☛ Many_Public_Salesforce_Sites_are Leaking_Private_Data⠀⇛ A shocking number of organizations — including banks and healthcare providers — are leaking private and sensitive information from their public Salesforce Community websites, KrebsOnSecurity has learned. The data exposures all stem from a misconfiguration in Salesforce Community that allows an unauthenticated user to access records that should only be available after logging in. # § Fear, Uncertainty, Doubt/Fear-mongering/Dramatisation⠀➾ # ⚓ Dark Reading ☛ Linux_Shift:_Chinese_APT_Alloy_Taurus Is_Back_With_Retooling [Ed: Targets Microsoft Exchange]⠀⇛ # ⚓ Bleeping Computer ☛ Chinese_hackers_use_new_Linux malware_variants_for_espionage [Ed: Originally a Windows issue, this does not target anything in Linux itself]⠀⇛ # ⚓ Hacker News ☛ Chinese_Hackers_Spotted_Using_Linux Variant_of_PingPull_in_Targeted_Cyberattacks [Ed: This is a Windows issue; but when spotted in "Linux" the Linux-hostile media was all over this]⠀⇛ The Linux flavor of the malware, which was uploaded to VirusTotal on March 7, 2023, boasts of similar functionalities as its Windows counterpart, allowing it to carry out file operations and run arbitrary commands by transmitting from the C2 server a single upper case character between A and K, and M. # ⚓ Hacker News ☛ RTM_Locker’s_First_Linux_Ransomware Strain_Targeting_NAS_and_ESXi_Hosts [Ed: The issue here is VMware (proprietary), not "Linux"]⠀⇛ The Linux flavor is specifically geared to single out ESXi hosts by terminating all virtual machines running on a compromised host prior to commencing the encryption process. The exact initial infector employed to deliver the ransomware is currently unknown. # § Integrity/Availability/Authenticity⠀➾ # ⚓ Nango ☛ Why_is_OAuth_still_hard_in_2023?⠀⇛ We implemented OAuth for the 50 most popular APIs, such as Google (Gmail, Calendar, Sheets etc.), HubSpot, Shopify, Salesforce, Stripe, Jira, Slack, Microsoft (Azure, Outlook, OneDrive), LinkedIn, Facebook and other OAuth APIs.‍ Our conclusion: The real-world OAuth experience is comparable to JavaScript browser APIs in 2008. There’s a general consensus on how things should be done, but in reality every API has its own interpretation of the standard, implementation quirks, and nonstandard behaviors and extensions. The result: footguns behind every corner. If it weren’t so annoying, it would be quite funny. Let’s dive in! # ⚓ Simon Josefsson ☛ A_Security_Device_Threat_Model:_The Substitution_Attack⠀⇛ I’d like to describe and discuss a threat model for computational devices. This is generic but we will narrow it down to security-related devices. For example, portable hardware dongles used for OpenPGP/ OpenSSH keys, FIDO/U2F, OATH HOTP/TOTP, PIV, payment cards, wallets etc and more permanently attached devices like a Hardware Security Module (HSM), a TPM-chip, or the hybrid variant of a mostly permanently- inserted but removable hardware security dongles. Our context is cryptographic hardware engineering, and the purpose of the threat model is to serve as as a thought experiment for how to build and design security devices that offer better protection. The threat model is related to the Evil maid attack. # § Privacy/Surveillance⠀➾ # ⚓ Scoop News Group ☛ Critics_suggest_intelligence agencies_should_get_a_warrant_for_FISA_searches⠀⇛ A hearing Thursday marks the beginning of debate over reforming the intelligence community’s warrantless searches under Section 702. # ⚓ Techdirt ☛ Senator_Brian_Schatz_Joins_The_Moral_Panic With_Unconstitutional_Age_Verification_Bill⠀⇛ Senator Brian Schatz is one of the more thoughtful Senators we have, and he and his staff have actually spent time talking to lots of experts in trying to craft bills regarding the internet. Unfortunately, it still seems like he still falls under the seductive sway of this or that moral panic, so when the bills actually come out, they’re perhaps more thoughtfully done than the moral panic bills of his colleagues, but they’re still destructive. # ⚓ Scheerpost ☛ Your_Messaging_Service_Should_Not_Be_a DEA_Informant⠀⇛ The bill, named the Cooper Davis Act, is likely to result in a host of inaccurate reports and in companies sweeping up innocent conversations, including discussions about past drug use or treatment. # ⚓ Terence Eden ☛ So,_farewell_then_COVID-19_App⠀⇛ The app was, by any reasonable measure, a success. A team of experts at the Pandemic Sciences Institute at the University of Oxford and Department of Statistics at the University of Warwick estimate the NHS COVID-19 app prevented around 1 million cases, 44,000 hospitalisations and 9,600 deaths during its first year. # ⚓ Scoop News Group ☛ Return_of_the_EARN_IT_Act rekindles_encryption_debate_at_critical_moment_for privacy-protecting_apps⠀⇛ Lawmakers will markup legislation next week that would hold tech companies accountable for child sexual abuse materials and images distributed on their platforms, part of a growing push in Washington, across the U.S. and abroad to crack down on activity online related to harming minors. This marks the third time Sens. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., and Richard Blumenthal, D- Conn., have put the bill — the Eliminating Abusive and Rampant Neglect of Interactive Technologies Act — forward. The bill previously failed to see a floor vote, instead drawing backlash from security experts and privacy advocates over its potential to weaken the availability of end- to-end encryption. o § Defence/Aggression⠀➾ # ⚓ Atlantic Council ☛ What_Russian_mercenaries_tell_us_about Russia⠀⇛ Host and nonresident senior fellow Alia Brahimi speaks with Russian defence analyst Pavel Luzin about what the proliferation of Russian mercenaries abroad tells us about Russia at home. # ⚓ Daniel Pocock ☛ Daniel_Pocock:_Anzac_Day_in_Vevey, Switzerland_2023⠀⇛ Some photos from the Anzac Day ceremony on Tuesday Please_see_some_of_my_other_pages_about_Anzac_sites that_I’ve_visited_around_the_world and the micro- sites I’m creating at Anzac.site # ⚓ France24 ☛ Ailing_Erdogan_tries_to_project_health_in_video link_appearance_with_Putin⠀⇛ Turkey’s ailing President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday re-emerged from a two-day absence and spoke by video link with Vladimir Putin at a virtual ceremony unveiling a Russian-built nuclear power plant. # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Ailing_Erdogan_Reemerges_At_Virtual_Ceremony_With Putin⠀⇛ Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on April 27 reemerged from a two-day absence and spoke by video link with Russian President Vladimir Putin at a virtual ceremony to unveil a Russian-built nuclear power plant. # ⚓ Erdoğan,_Putin_speak_over_phone_ahead_of_nuclear_plant opening⠀⇛ President Erdoğan will attending today’s “fuel loading ceremony” via videoconference due to his recent illness. # ⚓ Erdoğan:_‘We_will_hopefully_take_action_for_our_2nd_and_3rd nuclear_power_stations’⠀⇛ The ceremony was held for the first nuclear fuel delivery to the Akkuyu plant. President and Justice and Development Party Chairperson Recep Tayyip Erdoğan participated in the ceremony via teleconference. # ⚓ LRT ☛ Lithuania_ready_to_help_Moldova,_says_FM⠀⇛ Lithuania is ready to help Moldova ward off Russian pressure, Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis has said during a visit of foreign ministers of the Nordic-Baltic Eight (NB8) to Chișinău. # ⚓ RFERL ☛ U.S._Imposes_Sanctions_On_Iran’s_IRGC_Intelligence Unit,_Russia’s_FSB_For_Detentions_Of_U.S._Citizens⠀⇛ The United States on April 27 added new sanctions against the intelligence unit of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) and Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) for allegedly taking part in the detention of Americans in Iran and Russia. # ⚓ AntiWar ☛ The_Growing_Russia-India_Relationship⠀⇛ The US has made much of its success in isolating Russia internationally. But that boast is hard to take too seriously when Russia is growing ever closer to the two largest countries in the world. # ⚓ Atlantic Council ☛ Iranian_and_Syrian_factors_shape_Israeli response_to_Russia’s_Ukraine_invasion⠀⇛ Israel has sought to minimize its involvement in the international response to Vladimir Putin’s Ukraine invasion, but deepening military cooperation between Russia and Iran may force a change in the Israeli position. # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Youth_Delegates_Call_for_Embrace_of_Global Nuclear_Ban_Treaty_Ahead_of_Hiroshima_Summit⠀⇛ Youth-led peace activists on Thursday wrapped up a summit in Hiroshima by urging Group of Seven leaders slated to meet next month in the Japanese city—where more than 100,000 people died in a 1945 U.S. atomic bombing—to sign a landmark treaty banning nuclear weapons. # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ ‘Brass_for_Gold’:_Warren_Report_Details Revolving_Door_Between_Capitol_Hill_and_War_Profiteers⠀⇛ Nearly 700 former Pentagon officials, congressional lawmakers and staffers, and other federal employees now work for major military contractors, primarily as lobbyists, confirming that the revolving door between the U.S. government and the weapons industry is “still spinning rapidly” and must be closed through “legislative and regulatory overhauls.” # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ ‘War_Is_Not_Green’:_Climate_Groups_Call_On Biden_to_Support_Peace_Talks_in_Ukraine⠀⇛ From greenhouse gas emissions stemming from rocket attacks to the threat of “the ultimate environmental crime” of nuclear war, U.S anti-war and climate action groups on Thursday told President Joe Biden and members of Congress that the long-standing call for peace talks in Ukraine is “all the more urgent” as the damage the Russian invasion has done to the planet so far becomes clearer. # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Why_I’m_Saying_No_to_the_IDF_as_a_17-Year- Old⠀⇛ As a soon-to-be 18-year-old Israeli high school student, enlistment is the only thing waiting for me after I finish my studies in six months. We have speeches every other week, telling us how important it is to serve and complete a “meaningful service” for the country. Of course, meaningful service means serving in fighting roles, roles that include violence. # ⚓ The Nation ☛ The_Most_Dangerous_Game:_How_Shadow_War_Over Ukraine_Nearly_Triggered_Nuclear_Holocaust⠀⇛ A little-known front in the battle for Ukraine is getting a lot hotter. Unnoticed by the world’s press, this shadow war has the potential to turn what so far has remained largely a regional conflict into an all-out nuclear war. On September 29, 2022, a British electronic surveillance plane assigned to NATO took off from RAF Waddington in England, flew over Europe, and headed to the Black Sea. Its mission—codenamed Rivet Joint—was to eavesdrop on military and intelligence communications taking place in Russian-controlled Crimea. The aircraft, an RC-135W (a variant of a Boeing 707), was manned by a crew of about 30, and had an exterior covered with a porcupine-like array of antennas. # ⚓ The Nation ☛ The_Left_Should_Support_Ending_Violence_in Ukraine⠀⇛ The Ukraine conflict—now headed toward its 500th day—has descended into a grinding war of attrition. Russia’s winter offensive gained little ground. Ukraine’s spring counter­offensive is sapped by an exhaustion of weapons and troops. The costs to Ukrainians—in lives and welfare—continue to mount, as do the pressures to escalate.1 # ⚓ The Nation ☛ Think_the_Pentagon_Budget_Is_Too_High_Now? I’ve_Got_Bad_News.⠀⇛ Why is the Pentagon budget so high? # ⚓ Scheerpost ☛ Bipartisan_US_Bill_Aims_to_Prevent_AI_From Launching_Nuclear_Weapons⠀⇛ “As we live in an increasingly digital age, we need to ensure that humans hold the power alone to command, control, and launch nuclear weapons—not robots,” said co-sponsor Sen. Ed Markey. # ⚓ Meduza ☛ Telegram_abuzz_with_claims_Russia’s_Deputy_Defense Minister_fired._Kremlin_spokesman_declines_to_comment._— Meduza⠀⇛ According to Russia’s top pro-war military Telegram channels, Colonel General Mikhail Mizintsev, Russia’s deputy defense minister for materiel, may have been fired. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Brazilian_Judge_Bans_Telegram_App_Amid School_Attacks_Inquiry⠀⇛ The Federal Police requested the app’s suspension because it failed to provide complete user data from two group chats that the authorities said had inspired an attack. # ⚓ Meduza ☛ Parliamentary_Assembly_of_the_Council_of_Europe reportedly_recognizes_Russia’s_deportation_of_Ukrainian children_as_genocide_—_Meduza⠀⇛ The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) has adopted a resolution recognizing the forced displacement of Ukrainian children to Russia as genocide, according to the Ukrainian news outlet Evropeiska Pravda. # ⚓ Atlantic Council ☛ The_day_the_US-South_Korea_alliance became_truly_nuclear-armed⠀⇛ What does the Washington Declaration mean for the alliance, and how will it play in Seoul? Will the pact hold together in the long run? Our experts weigh in. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Ukrainian_Troops_Repel_Russian_Attacks, and_Hope_Western_Arms_Turn_the_Tide⠀⇛ Fierce fighting has yielded heavy casualties but little movement. Ukrainian forces need heavy weapons to change that, but they say it is no guarantee. # ⚓ Scheerpost ☛ Biden_to_Send_Nukes_to_South_Korea⠀⇛ The deployment is part of an agreement announced by President Biden and South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol, who is visiting Washington. # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Yoon_Suk_Yeol’s_State_Visit:_U.S._Backing of_Far-Right_Leader_Bad_for_South_Korea⠀⇛ South Korea’s far-right President Yoon Suk Yeol, who was elected by a narrow margin of 0.7% last year, is in Washington, D.C. this week for a state visit at the invitation of President Biden. # ⚓ Scheerpost ☛ Bombshell_Filing:_9/11_Hijackers_Were_CIA Recruits⠀⇛ At least two 9/11 hijackers had been recruited into a joint CIA-Saudi intelligence operation that was covered up at the highest level, according to an explosive new court filing. # ⚓ Meduza ☛ Russian_missile_attack_on_Mykolaiv_kills_one_and injures_at_least_23_—_Meduza⠀⇛ At least one person was killed and at least 23 were injured by a missile attack on the Ukrainian city of Mykolaiv on the night of April 26–27, Governor Vitaly Kim reported on Telegram. # ⚓ Pro Publica ☛ 9/11_Family_Lawsuit_Focuses_on_Saudi_Student Who_May_Have_Been_Spy⠀⇛ From the first weeks after the 9/11 attacks, suspicions about a possible Saudi government role in the plot have focused on a mysterious, 42-year- old graduate student who welcomed the first two Qaida hijackers after they landed in Los Angeles in January 2000. The Saudi student, Omar al-Bayoumi, claimed to have met the two terrorists entirely by chance; he said he was just being hospitable when he helped them settle in San Diego. Both the FBI and the 9/11 Commission supported Bayoumi’s account, dismissing the suspicions of agents who thought he might be a Saudi spy. # ⚓ Democracy Now ☛ The_Monroe_Doctrine,_Revisited:_How_200 Years_of_U.S._Policy_Have_Helped_to_Destabilize_the Americas⠀⇛ This weekend, Democracy Now! co-host Juan González gives the opening plenary at American University’s one-day conference, “Burying 200 Years of the U.S. Monroe Doctrine,” marking 200 years since the Monroe Doctrine, the foreign policy directive from President James Monroe that effectively declared all of Latin America a U.S. sphere of influence. For the past two centuries, the Monroe Doctrine has been repeatedly used to justify scores of invasions, interventions and CIA regime changes in the Americas. On today’s show, we speak to two other conference guests, CodePink’s Medea Benjamin and The Red Nation’s Nick Estes, about the Monroe Doctrine’s long and brutal legacy within U.S. imperialism. # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ ​US_Spends_More_on_Military_Operations_in Somalia_Than_Nation’s_Annual_Revenue⠀⇛ The United States’ counterterrorism efforts in Somalia, which were ramped up after the emergence of the armed group al-Shabab in 2006, are worsening the East African country’s instability, according to a new analysis released Thursday as progressives in Congress voted for a withdrawal of all U.S. troops from the nation. # ⚓ France24 ☛ Sudan’s_army_and_RSF_militants_agree_to_extend truce_but_fighting_continues⠀⇛ Sudan’s two warring factions said on Thursday they would prolong a ceasefire agreement by 72 hours, but violence again rocked the capital Khartoum and the western region of Darfur as the US said ceasefire violations were worrying. # ⚓ France24 ☛ Dozens_of_soldiers_killed_in_attack_on_east Burkina_Faso_military_post⠀⇛ An attack on a military detachment in east Burkina Faso on Thursday left 33 soldiers dead and 12 injured, the military-led government said, the latest bout of violence in a country locked in fighting against a jihadist insurgency. # ⚓ France24 ☛ Khartoum_echoes_with_gunfire_as_foreign_powers seek_Sudan_truce_extension⠀⇛ Sudan’s army and a paramilitary force battled in Khartoum on Thursday, testing U.S. and African efforts to pause a conflict that has turned residential areas into war zones and sent tens of thousands of people fleeing for their lives. # ⚓ CS Monitor ☛ In_Uganda,_rolex_is_a_timeless_street_food⠀⇛ Uganda’s street food staple illustrates both the joyful connection and perils food can bring in a globalized world. # ⚓ France24 ☛ Sudan_fighting_continues_despite_preliminary extension_of_ceasefire⠀⇛ Sudan’s army and a paramilitary force battled on Khartoum’s outskirts on Wednesday, undermining a truce in their 11-day conflict, but the army expressed willingness to extend the ceasefire. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Khartoum’s_Residents_Cope_With Paramilitary_Fighters_in_Sudan⠀⇛ In parts of Khartoum that have been taken over by a feared paramilitary force, the civilians who have not fled endure an uneasy coexistence with fighters who are battling the regular army. # ⚓ The Economist ☛ Rampant_jihadists_are_spreading_chaos_and misery_in_the_Sahel⠀⇛ Burkina Faso is at the centre of a growing jihadist crisis that is engulfing much of the Sahel, an arid strip south of the Sahara. Last year the conflict claimed more than 4,200 lives in Burkina. In just the first three and a half months of this year it has taken about 3,000 more. Neighbouring Niger and, especially, Mali are also being hit by terrorists inspired by a mix of local grievances and links to al-Qaeda and Islamic State. Their progress south means Ouagadougou, the capital, could soon be encircled within a radius of about 125km (see map). In Mali jihadists are once again attacking on the doorstep of the capital, Bamako. Last year Hans- Joachim Lohre, a German priest who had lived in Mali for 30 years, was kidnapped in Bamako. A year earlier he had told your correspondent that his house was watched by the jihadists. # ⚓ Scoop News Group ☛ Pro-Russian_hacktivism_isn’t_real,_top Ukrainian_cyber_official_says⠀⇛ “More than 90% of all cyber attacks targeting Ukraine are either conducted by special services or by state sponsored groups,” Vitiuk. “I do believe that there is no so-called ‘hacktivism’ in Russia at all.” # ⚓ Eesti Rahvusringhääling ☛ Finnish_broadcaster:_Violent gangs_[sic]_in_Sweden_run_from_abroad⠀⇛ The Finnish public broadcaster writes that Sweden has been experiencing problems with gang violence for the past 20 years, which has only picked up momentum in recent years. There have been multiple shootings in the capital Stockholm almost daily since Christmas, Swedish broadcaster SVT reports. # ⚓ Meduza ☛ Explosion_of_unknown_cause_destroys_abandoned power_plant_near_St._Petersburg_—_Meduza⠀⇛ An explosion occurred at an abandoned thermal power plant in Pavlovsk, a town near St. Petersburg, on Wednesday evening, the news site Fontanka reported. According to the outlet, the blast was heard “by the entire town,” and completely destroyed the facility, leaving a 6-by-1.5-meter (20-by-5-foot) crater in its place. # ⚓ Meduza ☛ Wartime_ecology_When_Western_European_markets stopped_buying_Russian_timber,_Russia’s_largest_logging company_scrapped_environmental_protections_—_Meduza⠀⇛ Segezha Group, Russia’s largest timber company (and part of the conglomerate Sistema, which oligarch Vladimir Yevtushenkov owns), has stopped observing an opt-in ban on logging environmentally valuable forests since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. After Western sanctions made “ecologically sensitive markets” unavailable to Russian timber companies, Segezha stopped abiding by the logging moratoria it had previously agreed to for important areas. The company has withdrawn 1.5 million hectares of forest (3.7 million acres) across Russia from those agreements. In Karelia, in Russia’s northwest, the company has started logging on the territory of a planned nature preserve, a large tract of old growth forest that’s home to endangered species. Experts fear that other timber companies are likely to follow Segezha’s lead and back out of their own agreements around environmental protection. Original reporting on this story appeared in iStories. Meduza is publishing an English version. # ⚓ Meduza ☛ Russia_denies_U.S._Embassy’s_request_to_visit jailed_American_journalist_Evan_Gershkovich_in_retaliation for_visa_denial_—_Meduza⠀⇛ Russia’s Foreign Ministry has denied a request by the U.S. Embassy in Russia for a consular visit to jailed American journalist Evan Gershkovich on May 11. # ⚓ Meduza ☛ FSB_obtains_arrest_order_for_third_treason_suspect in_past_3_days_—_Meduza⠀⇛ Moscow’s Lefortovo District Court has granted the third petition submitted by the Federal Security Service (FSB) in the past three days, seeking the arrest of a treason suspect. # ⚓ France24 ☛ Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine_highlights_national identity_issues_in_Lithuania⠀⇛ The Russian invasion of Ukraine sparked a rally- around-the-flag effect in Lithuania as the tiny Baltic state offered refuge to dissidents fleeing violence and oppression in neighbouring Belarus and Russia. But new restrictions on migrants threaten Lithuania’s liberal values. # ⚓ France24 ☛ Russia’s_forced_transfer_of_Ukraine_children ‘genocide’,_Council_of_Europe_says⠀⇛ Russia’s forced transfer of Ukrainian children amounts to genocide, the Council of Europe said Thursday in a resolution adopted by its parliamentary assembly. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky hailed the resolution as an “important” decision that will help “hold Russia and its leaders to account”. Read our live blog to see how all the day’s events unfolded. All times are Paris time (GMT+2). # ⚓ France24 ☛ 🔴_Live:_Russia_launches_attacks_on_cities_across Ukraine⠀⇛ Russia attacked cities in a wide arc across Ukraine early on Friday extending from the capital, Kyiv, through central and southern regions and at least five people were killed, according to media and officials. Follow FRANCE 24′s live blog for all the latest developments on the war in Ukraine. All times are Paris time (GMT+2). # ⚓ Hong Kong Free Press ☛ China_warns_US,_South_Korea_against ‘provoking_confrontation’_with_North_Korea⠀⇛ China warned Washington and Seoul against “provoking confrontation” with North Korea on Thursday, after President Joe Biden and his South Korean counterpart said Pyongyang would face the “end” of its leadership if it uses its nuclear arsenal. # ⚓ JURIST ☛ Ukraine_dispatch:_Zelensky-Xi_call_improves wartime_relations_with_China,_but_path_to_peace_with_Russia still_not_clear⠀⇛ Ukrainian law students and young lawyers are reporting for JURIST on developments in and affecting Ukraine. This dispatch is from Yulii Kozub, a law student from Taras Shevchenko National University in Kyiv. He files this from Vienna. # ⚓ LRT ☛ New_NATO_defence_plans_for_Baltics_take_note_of Ukraine_invasion⠀⇛ NATO’s new defence plans for the Baltic countries will be “more detailed and concrete” than the current ones, which were activated following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on Thursday. # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Zelenskiy_Welcomes_Council_Of_Europe_Resolution_On Forced_Transfer_Of_Ukrainian_Children⠀⇛ Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has welcomed a resolution adopted on April 27 by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) saying Russia’s forced transfer of Ukrainian children amounts to genocide. # ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ 5_Killed_in_Russian_Missile_and Drone_Attack_on_Ukraine⠀⇛ Russia fired more than 20 cruise missiles and two drones at Kyiv and other parts of Ukraine early Friday, killing at least five people and striking a residential building in central Ukraine # ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ Air_Raid_Alerts_Issued Throughout_Ukraine,_Explosions_Reported⠀⇛ Air raid alerts were issued throughout Ukraine early on Friday and Interfax Ukraine news agency reported explosions in cities… o § Transparency/Investigative Reporting⠀➾ # ⚓ Shadowproof ☛ The_Myth_Of_Daniel_Ellsberg_As_The_‘Good Leaker’⠀⇛ The framing somberly noted how Ellsberg faces terminal pancreatic cancer, and to him, the war in Ukraine is eerily similar to the Vietnam War he helped end. “I’m reliving a part of history I had no desire to live again. And I hoped I wouldn’t. And by the way, that makes it easier to leave,” Ellsberg declared.But Barrett and the Post brought in Steven Aftergood, who is known in Washington, D.C., for his work with the Federation of American Scientists’ Government Secrecy Project, to comment on Ellsberg. Aftergood held up Ellsberg as the “archetypal” leaker of government secrets and pits him against many of the more recent whistleblowers, who Ellsberg himself has supported. # ⚓ The Dissenter ☛ The_Myth_Of_Daniel_Ellsberg_As_The_‘Good Leaker’⠀⇛ # ⚓ Democracy Now ☛ Medea_Benjamin:_Pentagon_Leaks_Show_Ukraine War_Is_a_Stalemate._Why_Isn’t_the_U.S._Pushing_for_Peace?⠀⇛ Chinese President Xi Jinping spoke by phone with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky this week for the first time since Russia’s invasion last year. The call comes two months after China put forward a 12-point peace plan to end the war, and Xi reportedly said negotiations are “the only viable way out” of the conflict. The Chinese president also offered to send a special envoy to Ukraine to help resolve the crisis. To talk more about the war in Ukraine and growing calls for negotiations, we are joined by Medea Benjamin, co- founder of CodePink and co-author of the new book War in Ukraine: Making Sense of a Senseless Conflict. “The world is calling for negotiations, and the U.S. keeps saying no,” says Benjamin. “We are the ones who are holding up a peace process.” Her latest piece in The Progressive is headlined “Pentagon Leaks Punch a Hole in the U.S. Propaganda War.” o § Environment⠀➾ # ⚓ The Strategist ☛ The_ADF_will_have_to_deal_with_the consequences_of_climate_change⠀⇛ The Albanese Government has accepted a recommendation in the Defence Strategic Review (DSR) that the Australian Defence Force be released from most of its domestic disaster response roles to concentrate on the increasing regional security… # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Climate_Change_Made_East_African_Drought 100_Times_as_Likely,_Study_Finds⠀⇛ The findings starkly show the misery that the burning of fossil fuels, mostly by rich countries, inflicts on societies that emit almost nothing by comparison. # § Energy/Transportation⠀➾ # ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ US_Court_Orders_South African_Firm’s_CEO_to_Pay_$3.4_Billion_for_Bitcoin Fraud⠀⇛ # ⚓ Spiegel ☛ Germany’s_Flat-Rate_Train_Ticket⠀⇛ The history of the Deutschland Ticket shows how complicated progress is in a country where pettiness is often the order of the day. And how, sometimes, politicians in Germany can find solutions that they weren’t even looking for. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ F.B.I._Searches_Home_of_Top_FTX Executive⠀⇛ Ryan Salame, a former top FTX executive and a prolific Republican donor, faces mounting legal pressure for his role in Sam Bankman- Fried’s business empire. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Russia’s_Gas_Exports_Are_Expected_to Drop_by_50%_in_2023⠀⇛ Estimates suggest gas exports by pipeline from Russia could be halved this year compared with 2022, which was an especially bad year. Here is what else we’re covering: # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Investigation_Details_How_Gas Industry_Exploited_Ukraine_War_to_Boost_LNG_Expansion⠀⇛ In what it calls “one of the most blatant examples of the ‘shock doctrine,’” a new Greenpeace report released today reveals how the gas industry took advantage of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine to lock Europe and the U.S. into building new liquefied natural gas (LNG) infrastructure that threatens the well- being of both frontline communities and the entire planet. # ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Making_Hydrogen_With_Solar_Energy,_With Oxygen_And_Heat_A_Bonus⠀⇛ Hydrogen is a useful gas. Whether you want to float an airship, fuel a truck, or heat an industrial process, hydrogen can do the job. However, producing it is currently a fraught issue. While it can be produced cleanly using renewable energy, it’s often much cheaper to split it out of hydrocarbon fuels using processes that generate significant pollution. # ⚓ David Rosenthal ☛ [Cryptocurrency]:_My_Part_In_Its Downfall⠀⇛ I was asked to talk about cryptocurrencies to the 49th Asilomar Microcomputer Workshop. I decided that my talk would talk the form of a chronology, so I based the title on a book by the late, great comic Spike Milligan. It became Crypto: My Part In Its Downfall1. Below the fold is the text, with links to the sources. # ⚓ Cepsa ☛ The_high_cost_of_the_cryptocurrency_race⠀⇛ The University of Oxford estimates that they already consume 0.63% of the world’s energy and result in higher electricity bills for households # ⚓ The Guardian UK ☛ Bitcoin_is_terrible_for_the environment_–_can_it_ever_go_green?⠀⇛ A 2022 report, titled Revisiting Bitcoin’s Carbon Footprint, conducted by climate and economics researchers across Europe estimates that “Bitcoin mining may be responsible for 65.4 megatonnes of CO2 per year … which is comparable to country-level emissions in Greece (56.6 megatonnes in 2019).” # ⚓ Arduino ☛ How_to_solve_an_energy_crisis_with technology_and_automation⠀⇛ Energy crises are nothing new, but they’re always painful. Right now, the world is dealing with a serious energy crisis that has led to skyrocketing utility bills, economic uncertainty, and widespread questions about how we supply our homes with power. One of the biggest questions being asked right now is, “how do we avoid this kind of energy crisis in the future?” What steps can we take — as individuals and societies — to mitigate energy crises and deal with them more effectively when they do come around? Automation is one powerful tool at our disposal here. It can be used not just by governments and energy companies, but also by individual households. The good news is that tools like Arduino and the Arduino Cloud can help you build automated devices to better manage your energy usage and save money in times of crisis. In this article, we’ll take a look at how automation can help us use our energy more efficiently, avoid major crises, and pave the way to a more sustainable and reliable energy future. # § Wildlife/Nature⠀➾ # ⚓ IDA ☛ Capture_the_Dark_2023:_Meet_the_Judges⠀⇛ In celebration of the impact that photography has had on the dark sky movement, the International Dark-Sky Association is hosting the fourth annual Capture the Dark Photography Contest. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ From_Alpacas_to_Yaks,_Mammal_DNA Yields_Its_Secrets⠀⇛ The genomes of monkeys, bats, whales and many other mammals are helping scientists tackle big questions about physiology, evolution and one very famous sled dog. # § Overpopulation⠀➾ # ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ In_Arizona,_Fresh_Scrutiny of_Saudi-Owned_Farm’s_Water_Use⠀⇛ In Arizona, worsening drought has brought renewed attention to a farm owned by a Saudi Arabian company and whether the state should be doing more to protect its groundwater resources o § Finance⠀➾ # ⚓ YLE ☛ High_interest_rates_may_weaken_economy_more_than expected,_Bank_of_Finland_warns⠀⇛ Loans taken when rates were low “can turn out to be excessively large, even where a household’s financial standing ought to be sufficient for managing repayments,” the central bank’s deputy governor says. # ⚓ Turkey_keeps_interest_rate_constant⠀⇛ The Central Bank said it will continue to use all available instruments “until strong indicators point to a permanent fall in inflation.” # ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ Fed’s_Review_of_Role_in_Silicon Valley_Bank_Collapse_Due_Out⠀⇛ The Federal Reserve is scheduled Friday to release a highly-anticipated review of its supervision of Silicon Valley Bank, the go-to bank for venture capital firms and technology start-ups that failed spectacularly in March, setting off a crisis of confidence for the banking industry # ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ US_Regulators_Worried_About Uninsured_Deposits_Before_March_Crisis⠀⇛ By Douglas Gillison(Reuters) -Four months before the second-largest bank failure in U.S. history, key banking regulators worried… # ⚓ Marcy Wheeler ☛ Jack_Teixeira’s_February_2022_Logs⠀⇛ The logs from searches Jack Teixeira did of government files start two days after the Russian invasion of Ukraine … but he asked one of the Discord kids to delete everything from that same month. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Airman_in_Leaks_Case_to_Remain_in_Custody While_Judge_Considers_Motions⠀⇛ A magistrate judge in Massachusetts did not immediately rule on whether to release Jack Teixeira, the 21-year-old Air National Guardsman, to his parents before his trial. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Snap’s_Sales_Fall_for_First_Time_as_a Public_Company⠀⇛ As other tech companies returned to growth, Snap continued to struggle with advertising sales and lost money in the first quarter. o § AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics⠀➾ # ⚓ Telex (Hungary) ☛ Many_Fidesz_voters_also_feel_government is_bullying_capital,_survey_shows⠀⇛ # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Feinstein_Resignation_Calls_Grow_After Manchin_Sides_With_GOP_on_Pollution_Rule⠀⇛ U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein is facing fresh calls to resign after her extended absence—and Sen. Joe Manchin’s inclination to partner with Republicans—led to the Wednesday passage of a resolution to roll back Biden administration emissions standards for heavy-duty trucks. # ⚓ Telex (Hungary) ☛ Bracing_for_US_sanctions,_Russian financier_in_Budapest_was_busy_securing_personal_offshore assets,_leaked_documents_reveal⠀⇛ # ⚓ Telex (Hungary) ☛ Commander_of_Hungarian_Defence_Forces Romulus_Ruszin-Szendi_relieved_of_his_duties_by_President Novák⠀⇛ # ⚓ Scheerpost ☛ Why_Should_We_Pay_Attention_to_Robert_F. Kennedy_Jr.?⠀⇛ “Kennedy has been marginalized by the mainstream media for 18 years…but I know him to be deeply honest, totally dedicated to his beliefs and willing to back them up with personal courage and scientific evidence.” # ⚓ Michael West Media ☛ The_race_is_on_–_the_line-up_to replace_Joko_Widodo_as_Indonesia’s_next_president_is revealed⠀⇛ Indonesia’s grand old dame, Megawati Soekarnoputri, has finally announced her preferred candidate for next year’s presidential election. It means the race to replace Joko Widodo as president is on in earnest. Duncan Graham reports on the leading candidates and their relationships with Australia. Indonesia is the world’s third largest democracy after India and the USA. It is also our closest neighbour, but you wouldn’t know it if you only read mainstream media who have barely reported on the latest developments. Who the president of Indonesia is matters to Australia. At least the candidates themselves seem to be aware of that, using Australia to show their international ‘form’. # ⚓ Alex Ewerlöf ☛ Technical_Committee_Lifecycle⠀⇛ A while back I was asked to join a Technical Committee. 😲 I politely declined but my excuse became the core of this post. This post briefly defines what a Technical Committee is, its lifecycle, the reasons it’s a bad idea and when to actually use it. # ⚓ Michael Geist ☛ The_Bill_C-11_Compromise_That_Never_Came⠀⇛ While there was no shortage of hyperbole throughout Bill C-11’s journey, the lingering question is why was the government so determined to retain user content regulation in the bill? When Bill C-10 was introduced, it was excluded. The decision to amend the bill by removing an exception on user content late in that bill’s process literally sparked years of opposition and concern. Many of the traditional Canadian Heritage stakeholders didn’t care about the issue at all. In fact, if you were to ask whether they would have preferred passing a bill without user content in 2021 or waiting until 2023 to get a bill with it in, my guess is they would unanimously take passing the bill two years ago over a delayed, contentious process that offers practically no additional benefits to the sector by including user content regulation. That leaves either the prospect that the government wants to retain the power to regulate user content (a real possibility) or that, egged on by a handful of largely Quebec-based culture groups, it was unwilling to admit that it had made a legislative mistake. If so, given the choice between Quebec- based lobby groups and admitting error or the myriad of opponents, the government preferred the appearance of being compromised over compromise. # ⚓ The Beat ☛ IDW_“goes_dark”_on_the_NYSE,_lays_off_39%_of their_staff⠀⇛ While the PR did not specifically mention other layoffs among the 39% of the workforce laid off, The Beat has learned that the entire marketing and PR staff and half of editorial have been let go, including publisher Nachie Marsham. We are working to get names of remaining staff, and information on the fate of imprints such as Top Shelf, as well as details on the editorial reorganization. # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Activists_Implore_Biden_to_Eschew_‘Brutal’ Trade-Offs_in_New_Migrant_Policy⠀⇛ While welcoming parts of the Biden administration’s newly announced plans to expand refugee resettlement and family reunification parole in the Americas, migrant rights advocates on Thursday warned that provisions restricting the rights of asylum-seekers undermined the policy. # ⚓ Meduza ☛ Journalists_say_unidentified_‘aerial_military object’_found_in_Polish_forest_is_missile_with_Russian writing_—_Meduza⠀⇛ Polish Justice Minister Zbigniew Ziobro reported Thursday that the remains of an unidentified “aerial military object” have been found in northern Poland. According to Ziobro, the remains were found in a forest near the city of Bydgoszcz. # ⚓ Meduza ☛ Journalists_reveal_names_of_13_figures_who_have joined_Viktor_Medvedchuk’s_new_political_project_—_Meduza⠀⇛ Journalists from Radio Liberty have learned the names of 13 public figures who have joined a new political initiative launched by Viktor Medvedchuk, the pro-Kremlin politician who was stripped of his Ukrainian citizenship in January after being sent to Russia in a prisoner swap last year. # § Misinformation/Disinformation/Propaganda⠀➾ # ⚓ NPR ☛ He_‘Proved_Mike_Wrong.’_Now_he’s_claiming_his $5_million⠀⇛ Zeidman, who voted for Trump twice, says the data provided at the symposium not only failed to prove any Chinese election interference that could have tipped the outcome in favor of Joe Biden, the data included no discernible information whatsoever. “It was pages and pages of numbers. And in other cases, a table full of gibberish, as if someone had sat there for hours and just typed random stuff into a word processor,” he says. o § Censorship/Free Speech⠀➾ # ⚓ Shirish_Agarwal:_John_Grisham’s_books,_Evolution_removed from_textbooks⠀⇛ A few days ago, NCERT (one of the major bodies) that looks into Indian Education due to BJP influence has removed Darwin’s Theory of Evolution. You can’t even debate because the people do not understand adaptability. So the only conclusion is that Man suddenly appeared out of nowhere. # ⚓ Hong Kong Free Press ☛ Hong_Kong_woman_jailed_for_4_months over_‘seditious’_Twitter_and_Facebook_posts⠀⇛ A Hong Kong woman has been jailed for four months after she admitted to making more than 60 social media posts that were deemed to be seditious under the colonial-era Crimes Ordinance. # ⚓ Vice Media Group ☛ The_Imgur_Apocalypse_Is_Going_to_Break Large_Parts_of_the_Internet⠀⇛ It’s not just porn that’s getting deleted from Imgur. Millions of images that are embedded elsewhere will also eventually be taken down. # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Moscow_Court_Shuts_Down_Sova_Think_Tank_In_Russian Capital⠀⇛ A Moscow court on April 27 approved the Justice Ministry’s request to shut the Sova analytical center in the Russian capital as a crackdown on providers of independent information continues. # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Russia_Fines_Wikimedia_Over_Refusal_To_Remove Information_On_Military_Unit⠀⇛ A Moscow court on April 27 fined the Wikimedia Foundation, owner of the online encyclopedia Wikipedia, 2 million rubles ($24,440) for failing to remove information about a military unit involved in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. # ⚓ Techdirt ☛ The_EU_Designates_17_Sites_As_‘Very_Large_Online Platforms’_Subject_To_DSA’s_Most_Stringent_Rules⠀⇛ I’ve been criticizing the EU’s Digital Services Act (DSA) approach to internet regulations, because they’re doing this “wink, wink, nudge, nudge” bit in which they insist that the DSA is not regulating speech, but then they admit that the point of the DSA is to see less “bad” speech on the internet. # ⚓ Quillette ☛ Nudity_and_Nonconsensual_Viewing⠀⇛ Compared to the violence of ISIS, practically any other suppression of art seems trivial. Still, the shrouding of Talepasand’s busty figurines on the grounds of offending Islamic modesty doctrines, and the row over Michelangelo’s iconic sculpture because it might be deemed pornographic, reveal a worrying trend. The question of whether an artwork is offensive is now determined by the least generous interpretation of the most sensitive viewer. This trend gets us closer to the “quasi- theocratic” society that Gore Vidal dreaded. When Christopher Hitchens interviewed director Miloš Forman about The People vs. Larry Flynt, Forman revealed that his decision to work on the movie was motivated by the fact that the Nazis and the Soviets, who had both occupied his native Czechoslovakia, had insisted on “cleaning things up.” Supposedly pornographic art was low-hanging fruit and, as Forman recalled, the crackdown even won applause from the locals. What followed, under both occupations, was a steady ratcheting up of oppression, despotism, and “casual humiliation.” Having experienced firsthand the damage caused to freedom by the censorship of images, Forman knew the importance of resisting it. He did not have the luxury of taking the First Amendment for granted, which is why he strove to defend it in the country he had adopted as his own. # ⚓ VOA News ☛ Russian_Court_Fines_Wikipedia_Again_for_Article About_War_in_Ukraine⠀⇛ Wikimedia did not immediately respond to a request for comment. It has previously said information that Russian authorities complained about was well- sourced and in line with Wikipedia standards. Wikipedia is one of the few surviving independent sources of information in Russian since a state crackdown on online content intensified after Moscow invaded Ukraine last year. o § Freedom of Information / Freedom of the Press⠀➾ # ⚓ Court_arrests_four_Kurdish_journalists_after_massive raids⠀⇛ Ten journalists were among over 120 people who were detained as part of an investigation into Kurdish- linked political parties, journalists, lawyers and artists. # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Russia_Rejects_U.S._Request_For_Second_Consular Visit_With_Journalist_Amid_Visa_Fight⠀⇛ Russia has rejected a U.S. Embassy request for a visit with jailed journalist Evan Gershkovich next month, saying the move is in response to Washington’s refusal to issue visas to Russian journalists who planned to accompany Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov to the UN in New York this week. # ⚓ Meduza ☛ Navalny_supporters_plan_worldwide_rallies_to protest_his_prison_conditions_and_new_‘terrorism’_trial_— Meduza⠀⇛ The supporters of Alexey Navalny, an imprisoned opposition politician once again on trial in Russia, are planning a worldwide series of protests against what looks like a concerted effort by Vladimir Putin’s regime to keep Navalny in prison indefinitely, and to make his conditions there intolerable. # ⚓ Meduza ☛ State_Duma_deputy_asks_that_Russian_soccer_blogger be_investigated_for_disclosing_‘state_secrets’_—_Meduza⠀⇛ Roman Teryushkov, a State Duma deputy with the United Russia party, asked for law enforcement to open a criminal case against soccer blogger Yevgeny Savin for the disclosure of “state secrets.” # ⚓ Scheerpost ☛ Joe_Lauria:_State_Dept._&_Senate_Leaders_Troll Assange⠀⇛ Increasing pressure is being brought by politicians and the public on the DOJ to drop the charges against Julian Assange. Despite some progress, the political obstacles are formidable. # ⚓ Meduza ☛ Russian_blogger_Yelena_Blinovskaya_arrested_at border,_marking_latest_in_string_of_tax_evasion_cases_against Instagram_personalities_—_Meduza⠀⇛ Russian law enforcement officers have arrested blogger Yelena Blinovskaya on suspicion of tax evasion and large-scale money laundering, the country’s Investigative Committee reported on Thursday. # ⚓ VOA News ☛ Ukrainian_Journalist_Ambushed,_Killed_by Suspected_Russian_Snipers⠀⇛ A Ukrainian journalist working with an Italian newspaper was shot dead by suspected Russian snipers in southern Ukraine on Wednesday. His Italian colleague was injured, the paper reported. o § Civil Rights/Policing⠀➾ # ⚓ JURIST ☛ Human_Rights_Watch_report_shows_hundreds_of_deaths along_Turkey/Syria_border⠀⇛ Human Rights Watch (HRW) published a report Thursday claiming that Turkish border guards are shooting Syrian refugees while also using excessive force and torture against asylum seekers entering the country. The report cited hundreds of recent deaths along the Turkey/Syria border and condemned the actions of the Turkish government. # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Prosecutor_Seeks_12_Years_For_Former_Chief_Of Navalny’s_Team_In_Bashkortostan⠀⇛ The prosecution has asked a court in Ufa, the capital of Russia’s Bashkortostan region, to convict and sentence Lilia Chanysheva, the former leader of jailed opposition politician Aleksei Navalny’s team, to 12 years in prison. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ New_York_State_Bill_Could_Give_Class- Action_Lawsuits_a_Boost⠀⇛ If a new consumer protection bill passes in New York State, false advertising and mislabeling cases could get another boost, experts say. # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Two_Crimean_Tatar_Activists_Detained_After_Homes Searched⠀⇛ Police in Ukraine’s Russian-occupied Crimea region have detained two Crimean Tatar activists, Edem Ismailov and Bari Bariyev, for unspecified reasons after searching their homes on April 27. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Call_Them_Dissidents._But_Don’t_Call_Them Feminists.⠀⇛ Over the last 60 years, Brazil’s women artists made work about universal rights abuses, not gender issues, a new show finds. “It was all of us, all citizens, who didn’t have rights.” # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ ‘Disappointing_Day_for_Women’:_Senate_GOP Filibuster_Blocks_Equal_Rights_Amendment⠀⇛ Equal Rights Amendment supporters on Thursday slammed the vast majority of U.S. Senate Republicans for filibustering a resolution that would make the 100-year-old measure the 28th Amendment to the Constitution. # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Ban_on_Multinational_Corporate_Spending_on Political_Campaigns_About_to_Become_Law_in_Minnesota⠀⇛ Campaign finance reform advocates on Thursday cheered final passage by legislators in Minnestoa of a bill prohibiting multinational corporations from spending money on state elections. # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Worker_Militancy_Has_Fueled_a_Surge_in Union_Growth_and_Popularity⠀⇛ If there’s one picture to summarize the growing militancy of many unions and workers, let’s call it the picket sign. Behind that image is an important message as well–forceful challenges to big corporations benefit all working people and resonate with the broader public. # ⚓ The Nation ☛ Impeach_Clarence_Thomas_and_Remove_Dianne Feinstein⠀⇛ Although we commonly refer to justices on the federal bench as being appointed “for life,” Article III of the Constitution says rather that judges “shall hold their Offices during good Behaviour.” Violations of this standard, the Constitution stipulates, are determined via impeachment by the House and trial by the Senate. A total of 15 federal judges have been impeached—on charges ranging from drunkenness and mental instability to bribery, perjury, and treason. Eight were removed from office, including Robert Archbald, who in 1910 took his wife on a trip to Europe paid for by Henry Cannon, an officer of railroad and coal companies that sometimes had business before the court.1 # ⚓ The Nation ☛ Harry_Belafonte_Never_Betrayed_His Revolutionary_Spirit⠀⇛ When Harry Belafonte celebrated the 110th anniversary of the birth of his friend and mentor Paul Robeson in 2008, he recalled that1the cruelties visited upon him by the power of the State stands as a great blemish on the pages of American history. But despite the attempt to wipe him from memory, he has endured and continues to influence. It speaks to our most strategic interests that African American children be instructed about the truth of his existence. Indeed it would be in the best interest of all Americans to know what this great patriot offered this nation.2 # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Harry_Belafonte’s_Commitment_to_a_Better World_Was_His_Most_Beautiful_Performance⠀⇛ In May 1963, as civil rights demonstrations rocked the city of Birmingham, Alabama, Harry Belafonte was at a cocktail party in Manhattan, scolding the then-attorney general of the United States. # ⚓ The Nation ☛ Will_We_Lose_the_Right_to_Abortion?⠀⇛ It took five Supreme Court justices to take away the right of more than half the people in the country to end a pregnancy. It took only one lower court Texas judge to ban the most popular method of doing so. That would be Matthew Kacsmaryk, a Trump- appointed federal judge in Amarillo, Tex., with a substantial record of anti-abortion views. # ⚓ The Nation ☛ Women’s_Bodies,_Women’s_Rights⠀⇛ # ⚓ Meduza ☛ The_art_of_decolonization_How_Eastern_European_art became_the_latest_battlefront_in_countering_Russian imperialism_—_Meduza⠀⇛ # ⚓ Pro Publica ☛ His_Conviction_Was_Overturned._NYC_Said_He Didn’t_Deserve_a_Dime.⠀⇛ As members of the New York City Council convened last month to discuss the Law Department’s budget, they asked the city’s top lawyer to account for the rising cost of police misconduct. The topic had been driving headlines for weeks. In February, an analysis of payout data had shown that the city shelled out $121 million in NYPD-related settlements and judgments in 2022, a five-year high. Weeks later, officials announced that millions more in taxpayer dollars would go toward what lawyers for demonstrators called a “historic” deal to settle claims involving the NYPD’s violent response to racial justice protests in 2020. Of particular concern to some members of the council’s Committee on Governmental Operations was reporting by ProPublica and New York Magazine on how city lawyers aggressively fight these kinds of misconduct claims, even in the face of compelling evidence that officers crossed the line. # ⚓ Democracy Now ☛ Oklahoma_Parole_Board_Denies_Clemency_for Richard_Glossip,_Rejecting_Plea_from_State_Attorney_General⠀⇛ We speak with investigative reporter Liliana Segura about the remarkable case of Oklahoma death row inmate Richard Glossip, whose execution is set for May 18. Oklahoma’s Pardon and Parole Board on Wednesday denied Glossip clemency even though Oklahoma’s own Republican attorney general has sought to vacate Glossip’s conviction. Glossip has always maintained his innocence. The case dates back to 1997, when Glossip was working as a motel manager in Oklahoma City and his boss, Barry Van Treese, was murdered. A maintenance worker, Justin Sneed, admitted to beating Van Treese to death with a baseball bat, but claimed Glossip offered him money for the killing. The case rested almost entirely on Sneed’s claims, and no physical evidence tied Glossip to the crime. Sneed, in exchange for his testimony, did not get the death penalty. “From the beginning, the evidence in this case was weak,” says Segura, a senior reporter for The Intercept who has been following the case since 2015. # ⚓ Insight Hungary ☛ Hungarian_President_vetoes_controversial law_that_targets_LGBT_people⠀⇛ Hungarian President Katalin Novak has vetoed a controversial whistle-blower law that makes it possible to anonymously report rainbow families to authorities. The Hungarian Parliament approved the law earlier this month.  In theory, the law transposes an EU directive protecting whistleblowers but it also allows citizens to report those who contest the “constitutionally recognized role of marriage and the family” and those who contest children’s rights “to an identity appropriate to their sex at birth.”  # ⚓ Vice Media Group ☛ Girls_Do_Porn_Victims_Say_Cloudflare Participates_in_‘Criminal_Venture’_by_Servicing_Sites_That Host_Videos_of_Their_Abuse⠀⇛ Victims of the sex trafficking ring Girls Do Porn are demanding that Cloudflare stop providing services to websites that host videos of their abuse. # ⚓ Techdirt ☛ How_Refugee_Applications_Are_Being_Lost_In_ (Machine)_Translation⠀⇛ That’s a tiny difference, and one that today’s machine translation programs can easily miss, especially for languages where training materials are still scarce. And yet the consequences of the shift from singular “I” to plural “we” can have life-changing consequences – in the case above, whether asylum was granted to a refugee fleeing Afghanistan. There are other problems too: [...] # ⚓ VOA News ☛ UN_Experts_Say_China_Forcing_Tibetans_Into ‘Vocational_Training’⠀⇛ “Hundreds of thousands of Tibetans have reportedly been ‘transferred’ from their traditional rural lives to low-skilled and low-paid employment since 2015, through a program described as voluntary — but in practice their participation has reportedly been coerced,” the experts said. They said the labor transfer program was facilitated by a network of vocational training centers, “which focus less on developing professional skills and more on cultural and political indoctrination in a militarized environment.” # ⚓ NPR ☛ Tribal_nations_were_once_excluded_from_Colorado_River talks._Now_they’re_key_players⠀⇛ It’s been almost exactly 100 years since the first “law of the river” – the Colorado River Compact – was negotiated among the seven basin states: Colorado, Wyoming, New Mexico, Utah, Arizona, Nevada and California. Back then there were no Native people in the room, let alone even near it. o § Internet Policy/Net Neutrality⠀➾ # ⚓ Techdirt ☛ AT&T_Shoves_Long_Neglected_DSL_Customers_To Wireless,_Insists_That’s_Good_Enough⠀⇛ A few years ago AT&T, a company that tried to cheap out on upgrading its broadband lines to fiber, effectively stopped selling DSL. While that’s understandable given the dated copper-based tech, the problem is that thanks to concentrated telecom monopolization, many of these customers were left without any replacement options due to a lack of competition. # ⚓ Techdirt ☛ Republicans_Keep_Taking_Credit_For_Billions_In Broadband_Subsidies_Only_Made_Possible_By_The_COVID_Relief And_Infrastructure_Bills_They_Vehemently_Opposed⠀⇛ There’s an historic $50 billion in broadband subsidies currently heading to the states courtesy of the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) and the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). There are plenty of potential hiccups on stuff like mapping that could screw things up, but, any way you slice it, this money should still have an amazing, positive impact on affordable broadband expansion. o § Digital Restrictions (DRM)⠀➾ # ⚓ Variety ☛ Streaming_Audio_May_Never_Be_the_Same_After_AI. And_That’s_a_Good_Thing⠀⇛ Universal Music Group had much harsher words for AI following the Drake debacle. “The recent explosive development in generative AI will, if left unchecked, both increase the flood of unwanted content hosted on platforms, and create rights issues with respect to existing copyright law, in the U.S. and other countries, as well as laws governing trademark, name and likeness, voice impersonation and right of publicity,” chairman-CEO Lucian Grainge said Wednesday on the earnings call. “Any way you look at it, this oversupply, whether or not AI-created is, simply, bad. Bad for artists. Bad for fans. And bad for the platforms themselves.” # ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ Canadian_Senate_Passes_Bill_to Compel_Local_Content_on_Streaming_Giants⠀⇛ # ⚓ Digital Music News ☛ Spotify_Sets_Sights_On_Raising_Prices Following_Amazon_Music,_Apple_Music_Increases:_‘I_Would_Like and_Hope_for_Us_to_Do_That_in_2023’ [Ed: Ripoff that spies and denies saving; this company is still losing money]⠀⇛ Spotify CEO Daniel Ek has seemingly doubled down on existing plans for a Spotify price increase in the U.S. and potentially elsewhere – albeit while noting that label negotiations and other factors will impact the increase’s timing. Ek broached the subject (and additional interesting topics) during Spotify’s first-quarter earnings call. o § Monopolies⠀➾ # ⚓ Security Week ☛ Big_Tech_Crackdown_Looms_as_EU,_UK_Ready New_Rules⠀⇛ TikTok, Twitter, Facebook, Google, and Amazon are facing rising pressure from European authorities as London and Brussels advanced new rules Tuesday to curb the power of digital companies. # ⚓ CoryDoctorow ☛ Convicted_monopolist_prevented_from_re- offending⠀⇛ Cloud gaming isn’t really a thing right now, but it might be. That was Microsoft’s bet, anyway, as it plonked down $69b to acquire Activision-Blizzard – a company that shouldn’t exist, having been formed out of a string of grossly anticompetitive mergers that were waved through. Activision-Blizzard is a poster-child for the failures of antitrust law over the past 40 years, a period in which monopolies were tolerated and even encouraged by the agencies that were supposed to prevent monopolies from forming and break up the ones that slipped past their defenses. Activision- Blizzard is a giant, moribund company whose “innovation” consists of endless sequels to its endless sequels, whose market power allows it to crush its workers while starving competitors of market oxygen, ensuring that gamers and game workers have nowhere else to go. # ⚓ Chris Hannah ☛ UK_regulators_cause_Microsoft/Activision Blizzard_merger_to_collapse⠀⇛ When I heard about this potential merger, I can’t say I particularly cared much, apart from the effect it could have on one of my favourite games, World of Warcraft. But now I’ve read more about the potential monopoly it could give Microsoft, and also their childish response to the decision, I’m coming quite happy that the UK blocked the deal. # ⚓ BBC ☛ Furious_Microsoft_boss_says_confidence_in_UK ‘severely_shaken’⠀⇛ Although US and EU regulators have yet to decide on whether to approve the deal, the UK regulator the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said: “Activision is intertwined through different markets – it can’t be separated for the UK. So this decision blocks the deal from happening globally.” If it had been approved, the $68.7bn (£55bn) deal would have been the gaming industry’s biggest ever takeover, and would have seen Microsoft get hold of massively popular games titles such as Call of Duty, Candy Crush and World of Warcraft. Both Microsoft and Activision have said they will appeal against the CMA’s decision. # ⚓ RTL ☛ Microsoft_says_EU_more_attractive_after_UK_blocks deal⠀⇛ The CMA said its decision showed Britain was supporting competition and was “absolutely open for business”. # ⚓ Computer World ☛ UK_regulators_block_Microsoft’s acquisition_of_Activision_Blizzard⠀⇛ In a statement outlining its reasons for preventing the deal, the CMA said although Microsoft submitted a proposal to address some of its concerns, that proposal ultimately contained a number of significant shortcomings. These included a failure to sufficiently open up to providers who might wish to offer versions of games on PC operating systems other than Windows, and not taking into consideration different cloud gaming service business models. # ⚓ Techdirt ☛ Whoa:_UK’s_CMA_Blocks_Microsoft’s_Acquisition_Of Activision_Blizzard⠀⇛ We’ve been following the entire saga of Microsoft’s proposed acquisition of Activision Blizzard for some time now. The whole thing has been decidedly messy, for various reasons. For starters, there are three main regulatory bodies that most of us have been waiting to hear from: the UK’s CMA, the USA’s FTC, and the EU. And those bodies have been in different places and on different timelines to date. The EU gave its tacit approval to the deal, while the FTC signaled it wanted more information before making any decisions, while the CMA has voiced some very serious concerns about approving the deal. If you’re an American reading this, you may be conditioned to roll your eyes at all of this talk of regulation. The FTC in this country has behaved largely as though it lacks fangs when it comes to antitrust activity. # § Patents⠀➾ # ⚓ JUVE ☛ No_major_changes_in_EU_Commission_final proposal_for_FRAND_regulation [Ed: Thierry Breton still pushing for an illegal system, shaped by lobbyists of the rich (he worked for Rothschild Bank)]⠀⇛ The EU Commission today published a comprehensive package of measures on intellectual property in Europe. It includes proposals to regulate EU-wide supplementary protection certificates (SPCs) and compulsory licensing on patents. However, of particular interest is the setting out of new rules on standard essential patents (SEPs) in Europe. # ⚓ Unified Patents ☛ Patent_transaction_data_now available_through_Q1_of_2023⠀⇛ Unified’s_Portal now includes patent transaction data through Q1 of 2023. Users can search for patents that are For_Sale or Likely_Sold to understand secondary market behavior and make predictions on future assertions activity. This data is available through Richardson_Oliver_Insights, an insights provider offering a proprietary deal database and deep connections with the patent broker and seller community. Richardson Oliver_Insights have provided customers with actionable information in the form of reports, analysis, and insights on live information on specific assets. # ⚓ JUVE ☛ Nauta_Dutilh_partner_Anne_Marie_Verschuur_to succeed_Gertjan_Kuipers_at_De_Brauw [Ed: JUVE is still posting spam for sponsors and hopes it won't get caught disguising this as 'journalism'; JUVE is a lobbying apparatus of litigation fanatics and profiteers]⠀⇛ Anne Marie Verschuur, who is one of the best- known patent lawyers in the Netherlands, will join De Brauw as a partner from Nauta Dutilh. She is not only active in the patent litigation field, but also advises in the life sciences and tech sectors. # § Trademarks⠀➾ # ⚓ TTAB Blog ☛ TTABlog_Test:_Which_of_These_Three Section_2(d)_Refusals_Was/Were_Reversed?⠀⇛ So far this year, the percentage of Section 2 (d) affirmances is lower than the historical average of about 90%. Here are three more refusals on appeal. At least one was reversed. How do you think these three cases came out? [Results in first comment]. # § Copyrights⠀➾ # ⚓ Digital Music News ☛ TikTok_Rival_Triller_Agrees_to Pay_$4.5_Million_in_Damages_to_Sony_Music Entertainment⠀⇛ Triller has agreed to pay more than $4.5 million in damages to Sony Music Entertainment to resolve claims that Triller breached an agreement covering its use of musicians’ songs on the platform. # ⚓ Digital Music News ☛ Montana_Governor_Wants_to_Expand TikTok_Ban_to_Include_Other_Apps⠀⇛ Montana governor Greg Gianforte (R) is asking state lawmakers to expand its existing TikTok ban to include other apps. Earlier this year, state lawmakers passed the first TikTok ban in the United States. It goes beyond prohibiting state and federal employees from using the app and extends to the entire state. # ⚓ Digital Music News ☛ YouTube_Music_Officially_Rolls Out_Podcasts_—_No_Subscription_Required [Ed: Nasty DRM and other resrictions, spying and costs aside]⠀⇛ YouTube Music is finally rolling out support for listening to podcasts—in the US only for now. The update is rolling out gradually, so users may not see it for a few weeks. # ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ Ed_Sheeran,_on_Guitar, Gets_Musical_With_a_New_York_Jury⠀⇛ British singer Ed Sheeran sang a few lyrics from one of his songs and played a few chords on a guitar for a New York jury, hoping to hit the right notes with a jury deciding whether the song violates the copyrights of Marvin Gaye’s soul classic “Let’s Get It On.” # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Ed_Sheeran_Defends_Himself_in Copyright_Case,_With_His_Guitar⠀⇛ The pop star strummed a four-chord progression from “Thinking Out Loud” in a Manhattan courtroom, seeking to separate his work from Marvin Gaye’s “Let’s Get It On.” # ⚓ KOL411_|_IP_Law_Tutorial,_Part_2:_Copyright_Law⠀⇛ As noted in KOL409 (Part 1: Patent Law), although I’ve done dozens of speeches and interviews over the past 20 or so years on libertarian aspects of intellectual property, or IP, that is, on IP policy, I’ve never done any in depth lectures for libertarians on IP law itself. In KOL409, I did a brief overview of various types of IP law, and then focused on the patent law and patent application process itself. # ⚓ Torrent Freak ☛ Pirate_Streaming_Giant_Pobre.tv_Was Bigger_Than_Netflix,_Now_It’s_Gone⠀⇛ With more web traffic than Netflix and Disney, pirate streaming site Pobre.tv was hugely popular in Portugal. A few days ago the site mysteriously went offline without any word from its operators. No anti-piracy agency has taken credit either, but ACE says that it obtained several disclosure orders related to the site in recent weeks. # ⚓ Torrent Freak ☛ Vietnam_Could_Kill_Several_Major Pirate_Sites_Worth_Billions_of_Visits⠀⇛ Some of the world’s largest pirate sites, offering movies, TV shows and anime for free, are reportedly operated from Vietnam. The statistics are nothing short of extraordinary and measured in billions of visits per year. Fmovies, Bmovies, Bflix and 9anime are just a few of the sites causing problems for rightsholders. Despite U.S. concerns, Vietnam seems unwilling to pull the plug. * § Gemini* and Gopher⠀➾ o § Personal⠀➾ # ⚓ Album_#234:_Fatboy_Slim_–_You’ve_come_a_long_way_baby⠀⇛ I expected to resent this, given how thoroughly it saturated the UK when it came out. It wasn’t a chore though. It’s still fun. # ⚓ Album_#247:_Screaming_Trees_–_Dust⠀⇛ Author: I’ve got a few to catch up on actually. Do you want to listen to Fat Boy Slim or Sheryl Crow next? # ⚓ Album_#246:_Supergrass_–_I_Should_Coco⠀⇛ If I had been writing up my daily listens at the time, I’d have said the same about their next album ‘In it for the Money’, which I was also surprised how much I enjoyed. `Better than expected!` (⭐⭐⭐), I wrote at the time. Fortunately my music criticism has come on leaps and bounds since then. # ⚓ Debord’s_“Society_of_the_Spectacle”⠀⇛ i recently read Guy Debord’s 1967 work “The Society of the Spectacle”[a]. i found it dense, but ultimately comprehensible[b]. The following is a collection of quotes that particularly stood out to me, irrespective of whether or not i agree with them. (In particular, i found Debord’s repeated invocations of “false consciousness” to be …. problematic.) # ⚓ 🔤SpellBinding:_DEGINWY_Wordo:_MASTS⠀⇛ # ⚓ Album_#166:_Selected_Ambient_Works_85-92⠀⇛ Selected Ambient Works 85-92 must to be on the list with justifications like ‘impact’ and ‘influence’. It’s fine. It’s a sign of more interesting things to come. From a 2023 perspective it’s not all that interesting. I’m familiar-ish with Aphex Twin, but more later albums. Here there are hints of what’s to come, but individually the sounds quite basically seem to explore one idea, something rhythmic or specific sounds, and move on. # ⚓ Album_#240:_Parliament_–_Mothership_Connection⠀⇛ This is the third of 3 Parliament/Funkadelic albums in the book for me, which is a shame – this is a good one. I mean, all three have been pretty good. Maggot Brain is still the clear favourite, but what this album is pure funk, with less of the psychedelia that puts me off some of the other albums. It still has its WEIRD spots, sure. But musically it feels tighter than One Nation, and has less of the rock guitar than the other two so far on the list. But no less of the fun. # ⚓ Album_#245:_The_Triffids_–_Calenture⠀⇛ These are the sort of moments that keep me going on this – a band I’ve got 0 context for, presented with no biases or genre information or expectations. Alright so there’s a moody guy on the cover, which hasn’t been a good omen so far, but let’s see how it goes. A quick aside: there’s that early moment on Neutral Milk Hotel’s ‘In the Aeroplane over the Sea’ where, if I suggest the album to someone, I cross my fingers and hope they make it past. Not the stained mountain tops, a little before that. It’s a wonderful album, but *that part* feels a little confrontational to people who are going in cold. # ⚓ It’s_dark_this_early_Friday_morning⠀⇛ I managed to awaken and feel rather awake just before 4:00am, today. Part of it is the gout in the hand knuckle in the ring finger of me left had, the place I usually experience gout symptoms first after having eaten too much of what I shouldn’t, especially in a degrees of dehydration context. Joints injured in the past tend to manifest crystallized uric acid sooner than other joints. I injured this particular joint while horsing around with a girlfriend in my parents’ swimming pool over forty years ago. o § Technical⠀➾ # ⚓ 3D_Printing_Something_Useful⠀⇛ An obvious question to a 3D printing enthusiast: what is it good for? Well, I found one use. Next to my desk and under the window is a shelf; and under the shelf was a power strip just hanging there awkwardly. Wouldn’t it be great, I thought, to clip the power strip under the shelf? # § Internet/Gemini⠀➾ # ⚓ Gemini_Server⠀⇛ # ⚓ Hello_World2⠀⇛ I just got a Gemini pod and tried using the CLI interface to smol.pub and something is awry. So I am now trying it from the web interface to see if what is wrong is me, my bash, or the internet or what. # ⚓ re:_why_gemini_is_boring⠀⇛ Having read a couple of posts about Gemini being boring I wanted to join the conversation. I think that for me, even if Gemini in intentional about this, I can’t just write something that I don’t think people will read. It might be still being contaminated by social media dirt and the pursue of views/ likes/relevance, but just writing what I find interesting, i.e. talking to the void, is kind of scary. =============================================================================== * Gemini_(Primer) links can be opened using Gemini_software. 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