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commercial bits ⚓ New⠀⇛ 2. ⚓ Android_Leftovers⠀⇛ Android finally getting ability to restore credentials in phone move 3. ⚓ ReiserFS_Reaches_Its_Final_Chapter⠀⇛ Linux kernel 6.13 says goodbye to ReiserFS 4. ⚓ Stable_kernels:_Linux_6.12.1,_Linux_6.11.10,_Linux_6.6.63,_and_Linux 6.1.119⠀⇛ All users of the 6.12 kernel series must upgrade 5. ⚓ Cybershow_News_Autumn_2024⠀⇛ The sad reality is that beyond SE-Linux and Apparmor Free and Open Source offerings for effective application whitelisting is still quite thin on the ground and difficult to use. We need some better UX around that. 6. ⚓ Khronos_Group_takes_over_cross-platform_Slang_shading_language_from NVIDIA⠀⇛ Interesting industry news here for you, especially for developers 7. ⚓ Programming_Leftovers⠀⇛ Development picks 8. ⚓ Security_and_Windows_TCO_Leftovers⠀⇛ news about patches and incidents 9. ⚓ today's_howtos⠀⇛ many howtos for now 10. ⚓ IBM_and_Red_Hat_Leftovers⠀⇛ IBM stuff and mostly RedHat.com 11. ⚓ Android_Leftovers⠀⇛ Android will soon instantly log you in to your apps on new devices 12. ⚓ Proxmox_VE_8.3_Released_with_Enhanced_Features⠀⇛ Proxmox Virtual Environment 8.3 is here with faster backups, SDN-firewall integration, webhook notifications, and improved hypervisor migration 13. ⚓ Anti-Cheat:_A_Thorny_Problem_For_Linux_Gamers⠀⇛ The anti-cheat situation on Linux is getting worse. Let's see what you can do about it 14. ⚓ Rhino_Linux:_The_Unique_Distro_That_Combines_Ubuntu_and_Rolling Releases_Needs_Your_Support!⠀⇛ The ambitious project is now asking for help. Let's try helping them 15. ⚓ Huion_Kamvas_Pro_19_-_review_on_GNU/Linux⠀⇛ This blog post here is a list of my installation method, scripts and tweaks to install the device under a GNU/Linux operating system 16. ⚓ Free_and_Open_Source_Software,_howtos_and_Installations⠀⇛ This is free and open source software 17. ⚓ How_RHEL_and_Fedora_Shape_Red_Hat’s_Linux_Offerings⠀⇛ Not all Linux distributions provide platforms for enterprise and non-business adopters 18. ⚓ Games:_Dungeon_Clawler,_Steam_Deck,_and_More⠀⇛ Latest from GamingOnLinux 19. ⚓ Security_Leftovers⠀⇛ Security related picks 20. ⚓ Distributions_and_Operating_Systems:_Kali_Linux,_BSD,_SUSE,_and_More⠀⇛ BSD and GNU/Linux leftovers 21. ⚓ OSI_Openwashing_(Funded_by_Microsoft)_and_Free,_Libre,_and_Open_Source Software_Leftovers⠀⇛ Some FOSS and fake FOSS picks 22. ⚓ POSETTE_and_PGConf.dev_2025_Preparations_(Postgres_Events)⠀⇛ Postgres news 23. ⚓ Programming_Leftovers⠀⇛ Development related news picks 24. ⚓ Open_Hardware/Modding:_Arduino,_Raspberry_Pi,_ESP32,_and_More⠀⇛ some devices and more 25. ⚓ Red_Hat_/_CentOS_/_IBM_/_Oracle_Linux_/_Alma_Leftovers⠀⇛ RHEL camp and IBM 26. ⚓ Games:_Proton_Experimental_and_Bug_in_CS2⠀⇛ a pair of gaming picks 27. ⚓ today's_howtos⠀⇛ long batch for Friday 28. ⚓ Today_in_Techrights⠀⇛ Some of the latest articles ⚓ New⠀⇛ 29. ⚓ 11_Reasons_Why_You_Should_Switch_from_Windows_to_Linux⠀⇛ Here are a number of reasons why you should consider GNU/Linux as your next operating system 30. ⚓ libtool-2.5.4_released⠀⇛ The Libtool Team is pleased to announce the release of libtool 2.5.4 ========================================================================= The corresponding text-only bulletin for Friday contains all the text. 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I couldn't sit anymore. I spent the next [null] minutes pacing between the kitchen and the dining room, where Constable is stationed, peering intently into the eyepiece. He collected water, as well as a sample of bladderwort.i said I was pacing, but it was really more of a drugged shamble. One foot in front of the other. I stood at the counter of the kitchen, looking fifteen feet ahead to the wall in the dining room. Nothing exactly looks real. I feel like I'm a paper cutout of myself, dimensionless. I'm moving to the wall and as I do, the countertop fades into an unreachable past, ancient memories of youth. I feel like I'm never going to reach the wall. Constable is providing a near-continual stream of commentary on his findings. # ⚓ grado_headphones⠀⇛ another brand of headphones i love is grado. my silver sr325 are my daily driver when it comes to open-back headphones. since the early '90s, grado has essentially kept to the same house sound, as well as general aesthetic. # ⚓ Horror_has_a_low_skill_floor⠀⇛ Over the past few years, there has been a number of fairly popular "IPs" – a collection of creative works that together form a marketable whole – that have finally escaped the grasp of copyright and entered the public domain. That they have taken so long to get to this point is worrisome and not ideal, but it is not the point of this small bit of writing which I have delayed writing for more than a year; what I would like to discuss is what is being done with this newfound freedom after it has finally been granted to us normal people. As it turns out, these last few IPs have all more or less met the same first encounter. There's no name for this phenomenon, so I'm describing it in plain language: make horror from it. The first thing to do with this new material is to turn it dark and broody and "frighten" (not literally, but that abstract ineffable sense) others. # ⚓ 150_Day_Streak_in_Duolingo⠀⇛ Génial! I have a 150 day French learning streak on Duolingo! I'm going to Roubaix, France for a week in February next year. I will attend a one week framebuilding course arranged by LaFraise Cycles. # ⚓ Why_Stay_in_the_Occult?⠀⇛ Honestly, for me? Because it's fun. I mean, yes, it is fulfilling and gives me direction and encouragement to keep pursuing the higher goals in my life, and I find the methods of esotericism and the occult (in all its many and varied ways, from religious contemplation to nitty-gritty in-the- dirt-and-blood magic) to keep me empowered enough to pursue my life's work, whatever it might be or look like in the end. That's the prim and proper and polite answer, at least—and such an answer, as sensible as it might seem, is like saying that animals have sex to procreate and further their species. Sure, that might be the biological cause, but that's not the individual reason. The reason animals (including humans) have sex is because it feels good. Likewise, I do magic, religion, spirituality, and esoteric/occult stuff because it feels good to research, to write about, to talk about, to imagine about, and most importantly, to do. And, like, why do anything if it doesn't feel good? This is basically Epicurus' own OG hedonism, not merely seeking pleasure blindly, but with sense and reason in a way that satisfies without penalty. # ⚓ Hey [Ed: New capsule]⠀⇛ Hello world # ⚓ Hey_~bartender!_Did_ya_forget_to_unlock_the_door?⠀⇛ You'll have to excuse me, I broke in through the bathroom window a couple nights ago so I could get some free Maker's, and I kinda noticed I've been here all alone the last few days. # ⚓ News_and_Links_Digest_(publ._2024-11-22)⠀⇛ # ⚓ Karen⠀⇛ "Um, excuse me, we don't do that here," she says as she walks up in her pink windbreaker and her medium-sized dog on a leash. I look up at her curiously. She is a middle-aged white woman...let's call her Karen. "It's against the law to smoke anywhere in the park." We aren't even in the park. We are outside the park on a trail. "Thank you," I state noncommitally. o § Politics and World Events⠀➾ # ⚓ ICBMs⠀⇛ Just a moment after i argued with someone in usenet that nobody would be so stupid to use ICBMs with an conventional warhead in a conflict i read that the russian military did exactly that... what.the.fuck... And looking into reddit (using Gopherreddit for sanity reasons) you see tons of edgy teenagers (or people stuck in the mindset of those) writing about how empty a threat this is, how much small-dick- energy (sic!) this transports and that we should now nuke moskow... has the whole fucking world lost its fucking mind? Well... seems like i should climb to the attic and see if my old black biker gear still fits, its better to be prepared if we are heading into mad max territory. o § Technology and Free Software⠀➾ # ⚓ writing_from_the_CLI⠀⇛ So I've locked myself out of my desktop environment because I thought I'd be all fancy-pants and give the Alpine distro a go with Xfce. Clearly it's beyond my capabilities. On a plus side I've been forced to learn a few things like using the w3m TUI web browser and this here smolpub.sh CLI script that allows me to post from the terminal. As soon as I get access to a Windows machine* I'll be loading a USB with Ubuntu again because I found that distro the most user friendly. I might also load another couple with Debian and Fedora out of curiosity. =============================================================================== * Gemini_(Primer) links can be opened using Gemini_software. It's like the World Wide Web but a lot lighter. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 795 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐃𝐀𝐈𝐋𝐘 𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐊𝐒 ═════════════════════════════════════════════╕ ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Links 23/11/2024: Celebrating Proprietary Bluesky (False Choice, Same Issues) and Software Patents Squashed⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Nov 23, 2024 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇Berries_covered_in_frost⦈_ 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴 🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽 ⦇GNOME bluefish⦈ § Contents⠀➾ * Leftovers o Mobile_Systems/Mobile_Applications o Science o Career/Education o Hardware o Health/Nutrition/Agriculture o Proprietary/Artificial_Intelligence_(AI) o Security # Integrity/Availability/Authenticity # Privacy/Surveillance o Defence/Aggression o Transparency/Investigative_Reporting o Environment # Energy/Transportation # Wildlife/Nature # Population 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/Monopsonies # Patents # Trademarks # Copyrights * § Leftovers⠀➾ o ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Creating_And_Control_Of_Magnetic_Skyrmions_In Ferromagnetic_Film_Demonstrated⠀⇛ Magnetic skyrmions are an interesting example of solitons that occurs in ferromagnetic materials with conceivable solutions in electronics, assuming they can be created and moved at will. The creation and moving of such skyrmions has now been demonstrated by [Yubin Ji] et al. with a research article in Advanced Materials. This first ever achievement by these researchers of the Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science (KRISS) was more power efficient than previously demonstrated manipulation of magnetic skyrmions in thicker (3D) materials. o ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Quick_And_Very_Dirty_Repair_Gets_Smoked_PLC_Back_In The_Game⠀⇛ When electronics release the Magic Smoke, more often than not it’s a fairly sedate event. Something overheats, the packaging gets hot enough to emit that characteristic and unmistakable odor, and wisps of smoke begin to waft up from the defunct component. Then again, sometimes the Magic Smoke is more like the Magic Plasma, as was the case in this absolutely smoked Omron programmable logic controller. o ⚓ Federal News Network ☛ Federal_contractors_agree_to_pay_fines_for False_Claims_Act_violations⠀⇛ The Justice Department said Dell Technologies and Iron Bow will each pay more than 2 million dollars to resolve a Qui Tam lawsuit. o § Mobile Systems/Mobile Applications⠀➾ # ⚓ Modern Diplomacy ☛ Using_a_QR_Code_Generator_for_Traveling to_the_USA:_Make_Your_Trip_Easier_and_More_Organized⠀⇛ QR codes can be particularly helpful when traveling to the USA, especially for newcomers unfamiliar with navigating new locations. With a free qr code generator, you can create codes for all the places you plan to visit, local transportation schedules, and more. Having these resources ready will allow you to explore freely without needing constant Wi- Fi access or a cellular signal. # ⚓ Barry Kauler ☛ Motorola_Moto_G75_phone⠀⇛ Bought this today. Reason, want to make videos for YouTube, and my current phone (until today) can do 1080p at only 23.98 fps (frames per second) -- even though the documentation says it will do 30 fps. 1080p is OK, but want higher frame rate. o § Science⠀➾ # ⚓ Science Alert ☛ Deep_'Blue_Hole'_in_The_Bahamas_Holds Secrets_Going_Back_to_The_Ice_Age⠀⇛ But can we get them out? # ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Gear_Up:_A_15-Minute_Intro_On_Involute_Gears⠀⇛ If you’re into CNC machining, mechanical tinkering, or just love a good engineering rabbit hole, you’re in for a treat. Substack’s [lcamtuf] has written a quick yet insightful 15-minute introduction to involute gears that’s as informative as it is accessible. You can find the full article here. Compared to Hackaday’s more in-depth exploration in their Mechanisms series over the years, this piece is a beginner-friendly gateway into the fascinating world of gear design. # ⚓ Science Alert ☛ Expert:_'Bomb_Cyclone'_Pounding_The_US_Will Be_Strong_And_Unpredictable⠀⇛ Like an out-of-control firehose. # ⚓ Science Alert ☛ Earth_Is_Heating_Up_at_The_Fastest_Rate Ever_Recorded,_Evidence_Suggests⠀⇛ You miss 100% of the shots you don't take. # ⚓ Science Alert ☛ Asbestos_Still_Shows_Up_in_Some_Cosmetics. Here's_Why.⠀⇛ How is this even possible? # ⚓ Science Alert ☛ Fat_Cells_Seem_to_Cling_to_The_Memory_of Being_Obese,_Study_Finds⠀⇛ This could explain a lot. # ⚓ Science Alert ☛ Scientists_Reveal_Humanity's_First_Close-Up of_a_Star_Beyond_Our_Galaxy⠀⇛ Prepare to be amazed. # ⚓ Science Alert ☛ The_People_in_Your_Life_Are_Sharing_Their Gut_Microbes_With_You⠀⇛ We have so much in common. o § Career/Education⠀➾ # ⚓ Chronicle Of Higher Education ☛ Texas_Governor_Orders_New Restrictions_on_Colleges'_Ties_to_China_and_Other 'Adversarial'_Countries⠀⇛ The executive order, by Gov. Greg Abbott, could hobble academic engagement between Texas colleges and a country that remains a major source of international students and a critical research partner. o § Hardware⠀➾ # ⚓ CNX Software ☛ SoundSlide_capacitive_touch_USB-C_adapter aims_to_ease_volume_control_on_laptops⠀⇛ SoundSlide is an open-source hardware USB-C adapter that adds a capacitive touch interface to your laptop or keyboard PC in order to control the volume without having to reach out to the volume keys on the keyboard that may require Alt or Fn presses. SoundSlide is meant to be more intuitive than pressing keys and works without drivers with macOS, Windows, and Linux. # ⚓ Hackaday ☛ FREE-WILi_Turns_DC32_Badge_Into_Hardware_Dev Tool⠀⇛ With few exceptions, electronic event badges are often all but forgotten as soon as the attendee gets back home. They’re a fun novelty for the two or three days they’re expected to be worn, but after that, they end up getting tossed in a drawer (or worse.) As you might imagine, this can be a somewhat depressing thought thought for the folks who design and build these badges. # ⚓ Tom's Hardware ☛ China_warns_Japan_over_ramping semiconductor_sanctions_–_threatens_to_block_essential manufacturing_materials⠀⇛ Senior Chinese officials have repeatedly warned Japan about ramping semiconductor sanctions hand- in-hand with the U.S. # ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Custom_Mouse_Rocks_Neat_Thumbstick_Design⠀⇛ A mouse is just two buttons, and a two-dimensional motion tracking system, right? Oh, and a scroll wheel. And a third button. And…now you’re realizing that mice can be pretty complicated. [DIY Yarik] proves that in spades with his impressive—and complex—mouse build. The only thing is, you might argue it isn’t really a mouse. # ⚓ CNX Software ☛ AAEON_FWS-2370_network_appliance_features defective_chip_maker_Intel_Atom_Parker_Ridge/Snow_Ridge processor,_up_to_14_Ethernet_ports⠀⇛ The FWS-2370 is a network appliance powered by the defective chip maker Intel Atom C Series “Parker Ridge” or P Series “Snow Ridge” processor family (Atom C5315 by default), tailored for SD-WAN and uCPE applications. It incorporates defective chip maker Intel QAT and defective chip maker Intel VT- d/VT-x to accelerate encryption, decryption, and virtualization tasks. # ⚓ CNX Software ☛ 216MHz_GigaDevice_GD32G5_Cortex-M33_MCU features_analog_interfaces_and_accelerators_for_industrial applications⠀⇛ Starting with the GD32G553 SKUs, the 216 MHz GigaDevice GD32G5 high-performance Arm Cortex-M33 microcontroller family features 256KB to 512KB of embedded Flash with dual-bank Flash support, 128KB of SRAM, and a range of hardware accelerators including a DSP, single-precision FPU, a trigonometric function accelerator (TMU), and other hardware acceleration units, filter algorithms (FAC) and Fast Fourier Transform (FFT). o § Health/Nutrition/Agriculture⠀➾ # ⚓ New Yorker ☛ Will_Kids_Online,_In_Fact,_Be_All_Right?⠀⇛ A new documentary reveals social-media platforms’ iron grip on the lives of teen-agers, one that’s increasingly being linked to a slew of mental- health issues. How scared should we be? # ⚓ Science Alert ☛ Plastic_Found_In_More_Than_50%_of_Plaques From_Clogged_Arteries⠀⇛ This could be bad for heart health. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Drug_Overdose_Deaths_Are_Declining_Due_to Changes_in_the_Drug_Supply⠀⇛ Experts are puzzling over which interventions are saving lives. The evolving illicit supply itself may hold important clues. # ⚓ The Strategist ☛ Collaborative_planning_for_Australian_food security_preparedness⠀⇛ Australia’s food security, commonly assumed safe thanks to our being a net food exporter, is increasingly vulnerable in a world marked by geopolitical and environmental instability. # ⚓ Latvia ☛ Latvia_launches_HIV_awareness_campaign⠀⇛ Although Latvia has the highest number of newly diagnosed HIV cases in the European Union (EU), the majority of the public believes that they are not affected the Disease Prevention and Control Center (SPKC) said at the launch of the public awareness campaign "Is everything as good as it looks?" on November 20. # ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ South_Korea_to_extend_paid_leave_for women_who_experience_miscarriages_or_stillbirths⠀⇛ The changes are slated to take effect on Feb 23, 2025. # ⚓ Science Alert ☛ Type_2_Diabetes_Linked_to_Accelerated_Brain Shrinkage,_Study_Reveals⠀⇛ A concerning new pattern has emerged. # ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ Elon_Musk_blasts_Australia’s_planned ban_on_social_control_media_for_children⠀⇛ The US billionaire called the move a backdoor way to control Australians' access to the internet. # ⚓ Science Alert ☛ Venting_Doesn't_Reduce_Anger,_But_Something Else_Does,_Study_Shows⠀⇛ Blowing off steam may do more harm than good. # ⚓ NYPost ☛ Wisconsin_Sen._Ron_Johnson_threatens_legal_action to_get_COVID-19_vaccine_data⠀⇛ Sen. Ron Johnson has threatened to issue a subpoena when he becomes chairman of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations if three federal health agencies continue to withhold data on the adverse health effects wrought by the COVID-19 vaccine. # ⚓ University of Michigan ☛ Boston_Fed_President_Susan_M. Collins_returns_to_UMich_to_discuss_monetary_policy_in_the wake_of_COVID-19⠀⇛ Susan M. Collins, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston and former Ford School of Public Policy dean, spoke at the Public Policy School Wednesday afternoon as part of the school’s “policy talks” series. o § Proprietary/Artificial Intelligence (AI)⠀➾ # ⚓ CS Monitor ☛ What_is_Bluesky_and_why_did_1_million_people join_it_in_a_week?⠀⇛ A million new users flooded onto the social control media platform Bluesky in the week after Election Day. It’s like X, but the mood is less blustery and there are fewer trolls. Here’s a guide on how it works. # ⚓ InfoWorld ☛ Red_Hat_Linux_to_be_official_WSL_distro [Ed: As usual, only Microsofters celebrate this as it's Windows falsely described as "Linux"]⠀⇛ o § Security⠀➾ # § Integrity/Availability/Authenticity⠀➾ # ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ Fraud_ring_accused_of_posing_as soldiers_and_UN_officials_scammed_$1.3m_from_14_victims in_S._Korea⠀⇛ One scammer claimed to be a sailor stuck in the middle of the ocean and needed money urgently. # ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ China_claims_‘wipe-out’_of_large telecom_fraud_centres_in_northern_Myanmar⠀⇛ An operation at the weekend saw more than 700 arrested. # ⚓ Silicon Angle ☛ Meta_takes_down_millions_of_accounts related_to_‘pig-butchering’_scams⠀⇛ To thwart one of the fastest-growing and most sophisticated online scam industries, Meta Platforms Inc. today said it has removed about 2 million accounts related to investment scams known as “pig-butchering.” # ⚓ Scoop News Group ☛ Microsoft_seizes_websites_tied_to Egypt-based_DIY_phishing_kit-maker [Ed: Microsoft as an Internet cop?]⠀⇛ The kits, which the company said were a sophisticated approach to bypassing multifactor authentication, pose a particular threat to the financial services sector. # ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ North_Korea_hackers_behind_$55.7m Ethereum_heist_in_2019,_South_Korea_police_say⠀⇛ More than half of the assets were laundered through three crypto exchanges set up by the hackers themselves. # ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ Milk_tea_chain_Chagee_apologises after_employee_in_Malaysia_accused_of_rigging_lucky draw_contest⠀⇛ Some netizens have called for a boycott of the brand. # § Privacy/Surveillance⠀➾ # ⚓ Martin_Thompson:_Everything_you_need_to_know_about selective_disclosure⠀⇛ A lot of governments are engaging with projects to build “Digital Public Infrastructure”. That term covers a range of projects, but one of the common and integral pieces relates to government-backed identity services. While some places have had some form of digital identity system for years — hi Estonia! — there are many more governments looking to roll out some sort of digital identity wallet for their citizens. Notably, the European Union recently passed a major update to their European_Digital_Identity Regulation, which seeks to have a union-wide digital identity system for all European citizens. India’s Aadhaar is still the largest such project with well over a billion people enrolled. # ⚓ Privacy International ☛ UK_MPs_ignore_concerned constituents_questions_about_Facial_Recognition Technology⠀⇛ # ⚓ Medevel ☛ Telegram:_The_Messaging_App_Shaping_Global Communications_in_Times_of_Crisis [Ed: A mass surveillance tool, too]⠀⇛ In an era where digital communication platforms can make or break the flow of information during critical times, Telegram has emerged as both a hero and a subject of controversy. # ⚓ Scoop News Group ☛ Privacy-focused_mobile_phone launches_for_high-risk_individuals [Ed: Well, privacy and devices like these are not compatible]⠀⇛ The mobile company Cape’s Android-based phone complies with U.S. law but claims to offer a higher degree of privacy for users. o § Defence/Aggression⠀➾ # ⚓ Myanmar’s_Kachin_insurgents_take_control_of_their_border with_China⠀⇛ The rebels captured the last border gate days after the junta, with China’s backing, renewed a call for talks. # ⚓ Are_Chinese_private_armies_entering_the_fray_in_Myanmar?⠀⇛ Deployment of PMCs demonstrates Chinese unease and junta desperation. # ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ China_willing_to_maintain_communication on_submarine_infrastructure_security⠀⇛ China is willing to maintain communication with relevant parties and to jointly safeguard the security of international submarine infrastructure, its foreign ministry said on Thursday. # ⚓ Defence Web ☛ South_Africa_facing_three_major_terrorism threats_–_expert⠀⇛ Right wing extremist groups, Islamist terrorism, and generating funding for terrorist networks are the three main terrorism threats facing South Africa, according to Institute for Security Studies (ISS) expert Willem Els. # ⚓ Defence Web ☛ Nigeria_strives_to_contain_banditry_problem⠀⇛ On Christmas Day in 2023, fighters commonly called “bandits” killed more than 115 people in northern Nigeria. The bandits destroyed more than 220 homes in about 10 communities. They killed more than 400 people in Plateau State in attacks in the last quarter of 2023, the Jamestown Foundation reported. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Israel_Strikes_Near_Beirut_as_U.S._Envoy Pushes_for_a_Cease-Fire_in_Lebanon⠀⇛ The envoy, Amos Hochstein, was in Israel and planned to meet with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, seeking a truce in the country’s war with the militant group Hezbollah. # ⚓ France24 ☛ Gaza_strikes_kill_dozens_as_ICC_issues_arrest warrants_for_Netanyahu,_Gallant_and_Hamas’s_Deif⠀⇛ Israeli strikes killed dozens of people in Gaza on Thursday as the International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, his former defence minister Yoav Gallant and Hamas military chief Mohammed Deif for war crimes and crimes against humanity. # ⚓ AccessNow ☛ Know_your_customer:_ICC_arrest_warrants_for Israeli_leaders_put_Big_Tech_on_notice⠀⇛ Today, the Pre-Trial Chamber I of the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, and ex- Defense Minister, Yoav Gallant, for war crimes... # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Who_Has_the_ICC_Charged_With_War_Crimes?⠀⇛ The short list includes Omar Hassan al-Bashir, the deposed president of Sudan, and President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia. # ⚓ The Strategist ☛ India_and_Philippines_speak_different strategic_languages._Australia_must_be_multilingual⠀⇛ The ‘emerging axis’ of autocratic powers epitomised by China’s support for Russia’s war against Ukraine is, as Australia’s top intelligence chief Andrew Shearer recently said, one of the most troubling strategic developments today. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Why_Some_Countries,_Including_the_U.S., Won’t_Join_the_I.C.C.⠀⇛ More than 120 countries are members of the court. The United States, China, India, Russia and Israel are not. # ⚓ Site36 ☛ 200_people_or_events_canceled_in_Germany_for criticising_Israel_or_showing_solidarity_to_Palestinians⠀⇛ A German foundation withdraws a prize due to calls for a boycott of Israel, a festival cancels an exhibition of children’s drawings from Gaza. Since 7 October 2023, more and more such cases have become known. # ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ Distress_over_North_Korea_loudspeakers compromising_border_residents’_health:_Province⠀⇛ The noise has resulted in sleep disorders, heightened stress levels and persistent anxiety. # ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ North_Korea’s_Kim_accuses_US_of_stoking tension,_warns_of_nuclear_war⠀⇛ Kim said the Korean peninsula has never faced such risks of nuclear war as now. # ⚓ United_Nations_adopts_resolution_on_North_Korean_human rights⠀⇛ The US House of Representatives also passed a bill to reauthorize the 2004 North Korean Human Rights Act. # ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ Malaysian_man_to_be_publicly_caned_at mosque_for_Islamic_crime_of_close_proximity⠀⇛ The 42-year-old father pleaded guilty to khalwat, in what was his third offence. # ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ Vietnam,_Malaysia_seek_to_smooth tensions_in_South_China_Sea⠀⇛ The two countries agreed to elevate ties and explore closer cooperation. # ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ US_backs_Philippine_forces_in_South China_Sea_with_task_force⠀⇛ Defence ties between the Philippines and the US have strengthened rapidly in the past few years. # ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ Taiwan_says_son_of_jailed_former_senior Chinese_official_Bo_Xilai_is_visiting⠀⇛ Taiwan's government said on Thursday that the son of jailed former senior Chinese leader Bo Xilai was visiting the island for personal reasons after marrying a Taiwan citizen, a rare trip for someone linked to China's political elite. # § Russia, Belarus, and War in Ukraine⠀➾ # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Putin_Says_Russia_Fired_New_Intermediate Missile_At_Ukraine_After_ICBM_Accusations⠀⇛ Russian President Vladimir Putin said his military fired a new intermediate-range missile into Ukraine following accusations by Kyiv that it was an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM). # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Putin_Escalates_Threats_to_the_West With_New_Ballistic_Missile_Launch⠀⇛ The intermediate-range missile did not carry nuclear weapons, but it is part of a strategic arsenal that is capable of delivering them. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Russia_Gifts_Bears_and_a_Lion_to North_Korea⠀⇛ Vladimir Putin also presented a lion to Pyongyang Zoo, one of the more than 70 animals he sent as an emblem of the deepening friendship between the two nations. # ⚓ Meduza ☛ ‘We_are_prepared_for_any_turn_of_events’:_In a_televised_speech,_Vladimir_Putin_claims_a_hypersonic missile_attack_on_Ukraine_and_warns_the_West_of_more_to come_—_Full_transcript_—_Meduza⠀⇛ # ⚓ Meduza ☛ Putin_says_Moscow_has_a_right_to_strike military_facilities_of_countries_that_allow_their weapons_to_be_used_against_Russia_—_Meduza⠀⇛ # ⚓ Meduza ☛ Putin_says_Russia_struck_Ukraine’s_Dnipro with_new_experimental_ballistic_missile_—_Meduza⠀⇛ # ⚓ Meduza ☛ Man_who_climbed_Moscow_billboard_with_banner reading_‘Putin,_where_are_you,_bitch,_make_room_for_me’ jailed_for_15_days_—_Meduza⠀⇛ # ⚓ Latvia ☛ Saeima_approves_support_plan_for_Ukrainian refugees⠀⇛ On Thursday, November 21, in the final reading, the Saeima supported changes in the law on the support of Ukrainian civilians, which provides for extending the state support for Ukrainians for another year, as well as some additional changes. # ⚓ Latvia ☛ Drone_Coalition_help_to_Ukraine_worth_1.8 billion_euros_this_year⠀⇛ The Latvian Ministry of Defense said November 20 that the support of the member states of the international drone coalition for Ukraine's drone capabilities will reach 1.8 billion euros in 2024. # ⚓ Atlantic Council ☛ ‘You_cannot_separate’_the_‘unholy alliance’_that_is_Russia,_China,_Iran,_and_North_Korea, warns_Congressman_Michael_McCaul⠀⇛ Ukraine is central to US interests because if Ukraine falls, it will embolden US adversaries, McCaul said at an Atlantic Council Front Page event. # ⚓ Atlantic Council ☛ Congressman_Michael_McCaul_on_why a_deal_with_Russia_on_Ukraine_must_have_‘enforcement’⠀⇛ McCaul addressed the threat that Russian aggression poses to US interests, highlighting Moscow’s expanding alliances with North Korea, Iran, and China. # ⚓ France24 ☛ Russia_uses_a_‘new_type’_of_missile against_Ukraine:_What_we_know⠀⇛ There’s been varying reports regarding what missile hit the central Ukrainian city of Dnipro on Thursday. Initially, Ukraine claimed that Russia hit Dnipro with an intercontinental ballistic missile, which would have been a clear sign of escalation from Moscow. These claims were quickly disputed by the US and later Russia, who say they used a ‘new type’ of conventional intermediate range missile. We explain in this edition of Truth or Fake. # ⚓ France24 ☛ Reporters_Without_Borders_on_debunking Russian_propaganda_and_fake_news⠀⇛ In the words of Antoine Bernard, disinformation is "the kingdom of confusion". The director of advocacy and assistance at Reporters Without Borders (RSF) spoke to FRANCE 24 about the organisation's project to fight fake news and analyse the geopolitics of propaganda: The Propaganda Monitor. In its first "season", the project is focusing on Russian propaganda, which Bernard says has "gained a lot of traction" since the start of the war in Ukraine. He speaks of an intricate disinformation "apparatus" in which fake news is "laundered, propelled and amplified" by the Russian government. # ⚓ France24 ☛ What_we_know_about_the_'experimental' ballistic_missile_Russia_fired_at_Ukraine⠀⇛ Ukraine's air force said on Thursday that Russia launched an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), which are designed to deliver nuclear warheads, at targets in the Ukrainian city of Dnipro. But US officials said they believed the strike was carried out using an "experimental" medium-range ballistic missile. Here's what we know so far. # ⚓ France24 ☛ US_says_supplying_Ukraine_with antipersonnel_mines_will_help_slow_Russian_troops⠀⇛ U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Washington’s decision to send antipersonnel land mines to Ukraine was needed to "help slow down" the advance of Russian ground troops. The announcement comes two months before Donald Trump replaces Joe Biden in the White House. Trump has criticized the amount the U.S. has spent on supporting Ukraine. # ⚓ LRT ☛ Belarusian_volunteer_deported_from_Lithuania detained_by_KGB⠀⇛ A Belarusian citizen who fought for Ukraine and later tried to settle in Lithuania but was deported has been arrested in Minsk. # ⚓ RFERL ☛ U.S._Sanctions_Last_Major_Russian_Bank_To Weaken_Country's_Economy⠀⇛ The United States has sanctioned Gazprombank, Russia’s third-largest lender, and dozens of other financial institutions as President Joe Biden seeks to further curtail the Kremlin’s ability to finance its war in Ukraine before he leaves office in two months. # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Ukrainian_Oligarch_Firtash_Among_8_Hit_By Latest_U.K._Sanctions⠀⇛ Influential Ukrainian tycoon Dmytro Firtash is among eight people targeted by fresh British sanctions that accuse the group, which includes his wife, Lada, of large- scale, international corruption. # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Belarusian_Opposition_Leader_Condemns Extradition_Of_Activist_From_Vietnam⠀⇛ The office of Belarusian opposition leader Svyatlana Tsikhanouskaya has issued a statement condemning the recent extradition from Vietnam to Belarus of Vasil Verameychyk, who fought on the Ukrainian side against invading Russian troops. # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Vietnam_Repatriates_Belarusian_Opposition Activist_Who_Fought_For_Ukraine⠀⇛ Vietnam has extradited a Belarusian national who fought as a volunteer in Ukraine on Kyiv's side to Minsk, Belarusian media reported on November 20. # ⚓ CS Monitor ☛ Why_many_in_Ukraine_oppose_a_‘land_for peace’_formula_to_end_the_war⠀⇛ Should Ukraine surrender land to Russia to end the war? Opposition had been strong throughout the conflict, but Ukrainians are shifting on whether their territory is inviolate. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Trump’s_Vow_to_End_the_War_Could Leave_Ukraine_With_Few_Options⠀⇛ One question is whether the new administration and Europe will provide security guarantees to prevent Russia from taking more territory. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Ukraine_Strikes_Inside_Russia_With U.S._Missiles⠀⇛ The next two or three months in Ukraine are likely to be exceedingly violent, in a war that has already been the deadliest in Europe in the past 80 years. Marc Santora, who has been reporting from Ukraine since the beginning of the war with Russia, explains why. # ⚓ Meduza ☛ Russia_launches_first_intercontinental ballistic_missile_at_Ukraine,_Kyiv_says_—_Meduza⠀⇛ # ⚓ Meduza ☛ Caught_in_Orwell’s_pages_Meduza’s_readers describe_their_battle_with_hopelessness_as_year_four_of Russia’s_Ukraine_invasion_approaches_—_Meduza⠀⇛ # ⚓ France24 ☛ Putin_says_Moscow_'has_right'_to_hit states_whose_weapons_Ukraine_uses_to_strike_Russia⠀⇛ Russian President Vladimir Putin said in a televised message Thursday that Moscow has the right to strike the military targets of countries who have supplied weapons to Ukraine to hit Russia. Putin's statements came after Russia launched a new intermediate-range missile at the Ukrainian city of Dnipro in response to Kyiv's long- range missile attacks earlier this week. # ⚓ Meduza ☛ Ukrainian_strike_reportedly_injures_high- ranking_North_Korean_general_—_The_Wall_Street_Journal —_Meduza⠀⇛ # ⚓ Meduza ☛ Ukrainian_parliament_cancels_Friday_session amid_fears_of_Russian_airstrike_—_Meduza⠀⇛ # ⚓ Meduza ☛ Foreign_Ministry_spokeswoman_called_during briefing,_told_not_to_comment_on_reports_of_ballistic missile_strike_on_Ukraine_—_Meduza⠀⇛ # ⚓ Meduza ☛ No_real_military_value_What_open-source footage_tells_us_about_the_new_ballistic_missile_Russia launched_at_Ukraine’s_Dnipro_—_Meduza⠀⇛ # ⚓ Atlantic Council ☛ As_Russia’s_war_effort_heads toward_a_breaking_point,_Europe_must_remain_steadfast⠀⇛ If Western resolve holds over the next twelve to eighteen months, then the conflict’s outcome could defy the Kremlin's expectations. # ⚓ Atlantic Council ☛ Five_questions_(and_expert answers)_about_major_new_US_sanctions_on_Russia’s Gazprombank⠀⇛ To decipher these moves, we turned to some of our top sanctions experts to reveal what’s behind the decision and what to expect next. # ⚓ France24 ☛ Hybrid_warfare?_China_sabotaging_Baltic Sea_cables_would_be_‘super_surprising’,_experts_say⠀⇛ A Chinese vessel has sparked major interest after it was tracked travelling near the two internet cables that were mysteriously severed on the bottom of the Baltic Sea in recent days. While it remains unclear whether the incidents were accidental or intentional, experts say that the notion that China would support its ally Russia by conducting hybrid war operations in this part of the world would be more than surprising. # ⚓ JURIST ☛ Russia_approves_laws_that_ban_transgender adoption_and_restrict_LGBTQ+_visibility⠀⇛ Russia’s upper house of parliament approved two laws on Wednesday that will prohibit the visibility of LGBTQ+ people in media and ban citizens of countries that allow gender transitioning from adopting Russian children. # ⚓ LRT ☛ Spanish_citizen_plotting_attack_in_Lithuania also_a_Russian_national_–_media⠀⇛ One of two Spanish citizens detained for allegedly plotting a terror attack in Lithuania is also a Russian national, El Mundo, a major Spanish daily, reported on Tuesday. # ⚓ LRT ☛ Social_Democrat_PM_candidate_says_no_change_in Lithuania’s_policies_towards_Russia⠀⇛ The Lithuanian Social Democratic Party’s candidate for prime minister Gintautas Paluckas says his government will not change the country’s policies towards Russia and Belarus. # ⚓ Questions_raised_over_Chinese_ship_seen_near_undersea Baltic_cables⠀⇛ Germany says the cutting of the cables was likely sabotage, amid warnings over Russian 'hybrid' warfare # ⚓ Indonesia_requests_more_weapons_from_Russia:_media⠀⇛ An analyst says Jakarta may opt for ‘less politically sensitive items’ such as armored vehicles # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Report:_Senior_North_Korean_General_Wounded In_Russia⠀⇛ A senior North Korean general has been wounded in Russia’s Kursk region, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing Western officials. # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Russian_Art_Museum_Raided_Amid_Investigation Of_Former_Director⠀⇛ Russian police have conducted searches at the PERMM Museum of Contemporary Art in the city of Perm, as well as at the home of its current director, in connection with a case against former director Marat Gelman. # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Jailed_Russian_Mathematician_Miftakhov_Placed In_Solitary_Confinement⠀⇛ Noted Russian mathematician and political prisoner Azat Miftakhov has been placed in solitary confinement for seven days, following his complaints about threats from his cellmate. # ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ Russia,_North_Korea_agree_to boost_charter_flights_after_trade_meeting,_TASS_and KCNA_say⠀⇛ More than 70 per cent of tourists travelling between the two countries travelled by air. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ U.S._Defense_Firms_Are_Warned_About Russia’s_Sabotage_Campaign⠀⇛ A new warning urges defense companies to increase security and to be on the lookout for surveillance and signs of trespassing. # ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ From_animal_diplomacy_to_tourism: How_North_Korea_and_Russia_are_portraying_a_softer image⠀⇛ Moscow and Pyongyang agreed to expand charter flight services between the two countries. # ⚓ Meduza ☛ Russia’s_tax_on_interest_income_from_bank deposits_expected_to_bring_over_$1.1_billion_in_2024_— Meduza⠀⇛ # ⚓ Meduza ☛ ‘Our_reaction_to_an_absurd_reality’:_A_new game_aims_to_put_a_satirical_spin_on_Russia’s_‘foreign agent’_laws_—_but_those_targeted_by_them_aren’t laughing_—_Meduza⠀⇛ # ⚓ Meduza ☛ Russia’s_State_Duma_approves_2025_federal budget,_allocating_6.31_percent_of_GDP_to_military spending_—_Meduza⠀⇛ # ⚓ Meduza ☛ Political_persecution_in_Russia,_by_the numbers_Human_rights_group_OVD-Info_launches_a_major new_resource_for_tracking_Kremlin_repression_—_Meduza⠀⇛ # ⚓ Meduza ☛ Russia_pre-notified_Washington_about_missile strike_on_Dnipro_through_nuclear_risk_reduction channels_—_Meduza⠀⇛ # ⚓ Meduza ☛ Russia_pre-notified_Washington_about_missile strike_on_Dnipro_through_nuclear_risk_reduction channels_—_Meduza⠀⇛ # ⚓ Meduza ☛ U.S._imposes_sanctions_against_Russia’s Gazprombank_—_Meduza⠀⇛ # ⚓ LRT ☛ Lithuania’s_Kyiv_embassy_cancels_event_but continues_work_amid_air_raid_alerts⠀⇛ As several diplomatic missions in Kyiv closed on Wednesday amid warnings of a large-scale air attack, Lithuania’s embassy cancelled a planned event but remained open. # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Belarus_Pardons_32_More_Political_Prisoners Of_Estimated_1,300_Behind_Bars⠀⇛ Alyaksandr Lukashenka, the authoritarian ruler of Belarus, has pardoned an additional 32 political prisoners, according to reports from the pro-government Pul Pervogo Telegram channel, although an estimated 1,300 such prisoners remain behind bars in the country. # ⚓ France24 ☛ Ukraine_war_escalates_as_NATO_braces_for Trump-brokered_deal:_on_Putin's_terms?⠀⇛ With just two months until Donald Trump’s anticipated return to the White House, tensions are rising on multiple fronts. The Biden administration, in its final stretch, has eased restrictions on Atacms long-range missile use, approved the provision of landmines to Ukraine, and announced $4.7 billion in debt forgiveness for Kyiv. Meanwhile, Russia is ramping up nuclear threats. Although Washington has downplayed Ukrainian claims of Moscow’s first-ever use of intercontinental ballistic missiles, the U.S. was alarmed enough to briefly shut its embassy in Kyiv this week. # ⚓ France24 ☛ Russia's_'underlying'_message_to_Ukraine: 'You're_not_going_to_win_this_conflict',_just_give_in⠀⇛ Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Russia has tested a new intermediate range missile in a strike on Ukraine on Thursday. He's warning that Moscow could use it against countries that have allowed Kyiv to use their missiles to strike Russia. For in-depth analysis and a deeper perspective on FRANCE 24's Nadia Massih welcomes Dr. Gavin Hall, NATO expert and Teaching Fellow in Political Science and International Security at the University of Strathclyde. # ⚓ Atlantic Council ☛ Ukraine_wary_of_Western_disunity ahead_of_possible_Russia_peace_talks⠀⇛ German Chancellor Olaf Scholz's recent call to Vladimir Putin has sparked alarm in Kyiv and criticism from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as Ukraine seeks maximum Western unity ahead of possible Russia peace talks, writes Katherine Spencer. # ⚓ The Strategist ☛ Putin’s_march_of_folly⠀⇛ In a lengthy address at the annual Valdai Discussion Club meeting this month, Russian President Vladimir Putin tried to outline his view of the world. # ⚓ Meduza ☛ American_investor_asks_U.S._government_for permission_to_bid_on_Nord_Stream_2_pipeline_—_WSJ_— Meduza⠀⇛ o § Transparency/Investigative Reporting⠀➾ # ⚓ Federal News Network ☛ This_group_actually_tries_to_stop what_everyone_else_just_complains_about⠀⇛ When corruption comes to light, it's often the Justice Department that takes the lead. Jacklyn DeMar leads a nonprofit that supports whistleblowers. o § Environment⠀➾ # ⚓ DeSmog ☛ Climate_Science_Deniers_Use_Farmers’_Protests_to Attack_Net_Zero⠀⇛ # ⚓ DeSmog ☛ Why_Alberta_Shouldn’t_Be_Celebrating_Trump’s Election_Win⠀⇛ # ⚓ DeSmog ☛ Aquaculture’s_Impacts_on_Land⠀⇛ # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Bathing_in_Oil_at_a_Climate_Summit?_It Leaves_a_Stain.⠀⇛ In Azerbaijan, site of the COP29 climate talks and a petrostate, people aren’t only proud of their oil. They swear by its health benefits and visit resorts to soak in it. # ⚓ CS Monitor ☛ It’s_more_than_money_dividing_nations_at_UN climate_change_conference⠀⇛ Behind COP29 problems in agreeing on a fund to help developing countries face global warming is a threat to the idea of shared global climate action. # ⚓ MIT Technology Review ☛ China’s_complicated_role_in_climate change⠀⇛ This article is from The Spark, MIT Technology Review’s weekly climate newsletter. To receive it in your inbox every Wednesday, sign up here. “Well, what about China?” This is a comment I get all the time on the topic of climate change, both in conversations and on whatever social control media site is currently en vogue.… # ⚓ France24 ☛ Fires_in_the_Amazon:_Brazilian_police_track_down climate_criminals⠀⇛ With the COP29 summit now in its final days, we take a closer look at the Amazon rainforest in Brazil. A major global carbon sink that's nicknamed the lungs of the planet, the Amazon is once again under threat. Illegal fires set by farmers ravaged millions of hectares over the summer. Our France 2 colleagues followed the police as they tracked down those responsible. They bring us this report, with FRANCE 24's Luke Shrago. # § Energy/Transportation⠀➾ # ⚓ Green Party UK ☛ Warm_homes_announcement_“left_too many_householders_out_in_the_cold”_say_Greens⠀⇛ Responding to the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero’s announcement that up to 300,000 homes will benefit from upgrades next year, Green Party Co-Leader Adrian Ramsay said,    “Today’s announcement left too many householders out in the cold. Household heating accounts for almost a fifth of the UK’s greenhouse gas emissions. # § Wildlife/Nature⠀➾ # ⚓ CS Monitor ☛ Loggers_were_stealing_the_forest._These women_started_stealing_their_chain_saws.⠀⇛ As the world’s leaders discuss the planet’s future at COP29, in Nigeria, a group of local women is defending its own forests, vigilante-style. # § Population⠀➾ # ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ Cambodia’s_flagship_canal_in_hot water_as_China_funding_dries_up⠀⇛ Sources said Beijing has expressed misgivings about the project. o § Finance⠀➾ # ⚓ Chinese_TV_studio_famed_for_imperial_dramas_slashes_extras' wages⠀⇛ Studio cites rising costs in economic gloom but online comments say highly paid stars should take the hit instead. # ⚓ CNBC ☛ Synapse_bankruptcy:_Thousands_of_Americans_see_their savings_vanish⠀⇛ CNBC spoke to a dozen customers caught in the Synapse fintech predicament, people who are owed sums ranging from $7,000 to well over $200,000. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Captain_Tom’s_Daughter_Profited_From_the Charity_in_His_Name⠀⇛ The family of Captain Tom Moore, who raised $50 million for Britain’s health service during the pandemic, has been criticized for ‘serious and repeated’ misconduct by an official inquiry. # ⚓ WhichUK ☛ Access_to_cash:_7,000_cash_machines_have disappeared_in_the_last_three_years⠀⇛ ATM closures come as banks continue to cut branch numbers # ⚓ Hong Kong Free Press ☛ Beijing_unveils_new_measures_to boost_foreign_trade_as_China_seeks_to_spark_economic_growth⠀⇛ China unveiled new measures on Thursday to boost foreign trade, as Beijing battles to turn around a slowing economy threatened further by the potentially hostile policies of incoming US president Donald Trump. # ⚓ Atlantic Council ☛ Mark_cited_in_the_US-China_Economic_and Security_Review_Commission’s_annual_report_on_China’s_Zero COVID_policy_and_housing_market⠀⇛ o § AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics⠀➾ # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Buttigieg_Warns_Trump-Panicked_Democrats, ‘We_Cannot_Be_Mesmerized’⠀⇛ The transportation secretary, one of several ambitious Democrats jockeying for prominence, gave advice in a speech but was coy about his own plans: “I know that I will make myself useful again later.” # ⚓ Who_is_Bo_Guagua_–_and_why_do_China_watchers_care_about_his wedding?⠀⇛ The once high-profile son of an elite Chinese couple is set to get married in Taiwan. # ⚓ Hong Kong Free Press ☛ Taiwan_Foreign_Minister_Lin_Chia- lung_visits_European_Parliament_during_unannounced_Brussels stop⠀⇛ Taiwan’s foreign minister Lin Chia-lung met with European Parliament members this week in an unannounced stop in Brussels as part of his first visit to Europe to firm up ties. # ⚓ Off Guardian ☛ Why_do_we_only_support_mob-rule_when_our_mob wins?⠀⇛ The internet and the streets are awash with US Democrat voters moaning about the tyranny they fear will be imposed upon them by Republican voters. As recently highlighted by Larken Rose, their hypocrisy has reached the level of absurdity. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Linda_McMahon,_Trump’s_Education_Secretary Pick,_Named_in_Sexual_Abuse_Lawsuit⠀⇛ Linda McMahon, who ran World Wrestling Entertainment for decades, was accused in the lawsuit of not preventing one of the organization’s employees from victimizing children who helped set up wrestling rings. # ⚓ JURIST ☛ Trump_pick_for_US_attorney_general_withdraws_from consideration⠀⇛ Former US House Representative Matt Gaetz (FL) withdrew his name from consideration for attorney general on Tuesday in the face of considerable Republican opposition in the Senate and a lurking report from a House Ethics Committee investigation into sex trafficking allegations. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Gaetz_Withdrew_From_Attorney_General Consideration⠀⇛ Also, Putin said Russia struck Ukraine with a new missile. Here’s the latest at the end of Thursday. # ⚓ The Kent Stater ☛ Gaetz_withdraws_from_attorney_general consideration⠀⇛ Former Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz announced on X Thursday that he is withdrawing his consideration for attorney general. The decision concludes a controversial pick for the nation’s top law enforcement officer that put a spotlight on prior allegations of sexual misconduct and other impropriety investigated by the Justice Department and House Ethics Committee. # ⚓ France24 ☛ Matt_Gaetz_withdraws_bid_to_be_attorney_general in_incoming_Trump_administration⠀⇛ Former Republican representative Matt Gaetz on Thursday withdrew his bid to serve as attorney general in President-elect Donald Trump's incoming administration after a week of fierce criticism. In addition to his lack of legal experience, Gaetz has previously been investigated by the FBI on sex trafficking allegations and has been facing an ethics committee probe into accusations of sexual misconduct. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Matt_Gaetz_Withdraws_as_Trump’s_Pick_for Attorney_General⠀⇛ Mr. Gaetz has consistently denied the allegations of sexual misconduct and drug use, but his prospective nomination ran into trouble in the Senate. # ⚓ TwinCities Pioneer Press ☛ Candidate_who_won_Roseville-area House_seat_didn’t_live_in_district,_opponent_claims_in lawsuit⠀⇛ The challenge could potentially affect the balance of power in the soon-to-be split Minnesota House, where DFLers and Republicans won 67 seats in this year's election — leaving questions about who will control the chamber’s agenda. # ⚓ TwinCities Pioneer Press ☛ Democrats_strike_deal_to_get more_Biden_judges_confirmed_before_Congress_adjourns⠀⇛ The confirmation battles over circuit court judges are generally much harder fights given their role in hearing appeals from district courts and often having the last word on legal matters. o § Censorship/Free Speech⠀➾ # ⚓ Hong Kong Free Press ☛ Hong_Kong_gov’t_slams_‘untruthful smearing’_by_foreign_critics_of_jail_sentences_in_45 democrats_case⠀⇛ The Hong Kong government has condemned what it described as untruthful smearing and unscrupulous attacks by foreign governments and organisations on the jailing of 45 democracy campaigners in the city’s largest national security case. # ⚓ Hong Kong Free Press ☛ HKFP_Lens:_Tears,_long_lines,_and_an arrest_outside_court,_as_45_democrats_jailed_over_primary election⠀⇛ In 2021, 47 prominent Hong Kong democrats were arrested and charged under the 2020 security law with “conspiracy to commit subversion,” after they organised primaries in a bid to win the 2020 legislative election. They were convicted over planning to use legislative powers to indiscriminately veto bills, ultimately forcing the chief executive’s resignation and a government shutdown. # ⚓ Government_critic_convicted_of_defamation_for_Facebook_ (Farcebook)_comments⠀⇛ Ny Nak was charged after he mocked a Ministry of Commerce statement about registering new businesses. # ⚓ Stanford University ☛ On_Stanford’s_anti-student_free speech_guidelines⠀⇛ The Daily’s coverage on Stanford’s new free speech guidelines failed to mention how the Faculty Senate’s Ad Hoc Committee on University speech has had zero voting student representatives since its inception, Strawser writes. # ⚓ Stanford University ☛ Inside_the_University’s_new_bias- reporting_system⠀⇛ The new Title VI reporting process, introduced at the start of the quarter, replaces the Protected Identity Harm process for reporting bias-related incidents. The policy aims to support students without overstepping boundaries on free speech. o § Freedom of Information / Freedom of the Press⠀➾ # ⚓ Press Gazette ☛ Essex_Police_drops_‘misguided_and_chilling’ action_against_Allison_Pearson⠀⇛ # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Hong_Kong_Media_Mogul_Jimmy_Lai_Takes Stand_in_National_Security_Trial⠀⇛ Jimmy Lai, who is charged with national security offenses, testified that his newspaper “carried a torch to the reality” of people’s desire for freedom in the city. # ⚓ Hong Kong Free Press ☛ Apple_Daily_aimed_to_‘explain’_Hong Kong_protesters’_violent_actions_to_preserve_movement,_Jimmy Lai_trial_hears⠀⇛ Detained media mogul Jimmy Lai wanted to “explain” the thinking behind protesters’ storming of the legislature in 2019 through his newspaper Apple Daily to ensure the movement’s survival, the tycoon’s national security trial has heard. Lai, whose defence questioning expected to take 15 days, took the stand for the second day on Thursday. # ⚓ Press Gazette ☛ Jay_Rayner_leaves_Observer_as_departing editor_slams_planned_sale⠀⇛ Rayner leaves The Observer after 25 years amid a battle over its future ownership. o § Civil Rights/Policing⠀➾ # ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ Complaints_on_deepfake_sex_crimes_surge in_South_Korea⠀⇛ The surge was particularly noticeable in August, when complaints reached 213. # ⚓ Hong Kong Free Press ☛ Japanese_sex_workers_among_65 arrested_in_Hong_Kong_over_suspected_cross-border prostitution⠀⇛ Hong Kong police have arrested 65 people including several Japanese sex workers and porn stars in an joint operation with authorities in Singapore, Japan, and Macau against a cross-border vice syndicate. # ⚓ University of Michigan ☛ Race_guides_location_of_Detroit- area_financial_institutions⠀⇛ The placement of banks, credit unions and alternative financial services is influenced by changes in a neighborhoods' racial composition,, according to a new U-M study. # ⚓ Pro Publica ☛ Homeless_People_Often_Aren't_Reunited_With Belongings_Taken_by_Cities⠀⇛ # ⚓ Pro Publica ☛ Georgia_Dismissed_All_Members_of_Maternal Mortality_Committee_After_ProPublica’s_Report_on_Amber Thurman,_Candi_Miller_Deaths⠀⇛ # ⚓ France24 ☛ Iran_activist_sews_lips_together_in_political protest_after_fellow_campaigner's_suicide⠀⇛ Iranian free speech activist Hossein Ronaghi has sewn his lips together in protest following the reported suicide of fellow activist Kianoosh Sanjari, according to posts on his social control media account. o § Internet Policy/Net Neutrality⠀➾ # ⚓ APNIC ☛ Event_Wrap:_HKNOG_13.0⠀⇛ APNIC presented and delivered training at HKNOG 13.0, held on 1 November 2024 in Hong Kong. # ⚓ Tom's Hardware ☛ Suspected_undersea_cable_sabotage_had ‘little-to-no_observable_impact’_on_internet_service_and quality_—_Clownflare_says_suspected_sabotage_incident mitigated_with_redundant_design⠀⇛ Clownflare reckons that the recent suspected undersea internet cable sabotage in the Baltic Sea has had 'little-to-no observable impact.' # ⚓ APNIC ☛ Just_how_widely_adopted_is_IPv6_in_Australia?⠀⇛ Guest Post: Understanding the limitations and fluctuations in data can help build a more reliable narrative about IPv6 adoption. # ⚓ AccessNow ☛ #KeepItOn:_the_Government_of_Tanzania_and internet_service_providers_must_ensure_open_and_secure internet_access_throughout_the_2024_local_elections⠀⇛ The #KeepItOn coalition calls on authorities and ISPs in Tanzania to ensure internet access during the upcoming elections. # ⚓ AccessNow ☛ #KeepItOn_in_Tanzania:_authorities_must_ensure connectivity_during_local_elections⠀⇛ The #KeepItOn coalition demands that the Government of Tanzania ensure unhindered access to the internet during the upcoming elections. o § Digital Restrictions (DRM)⠀➾ # ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ K-pop’s_profligate_CD_output_draws_fire as_South_Korea_hosts_plastic_waste_talks [Ed: DRM and s streaming are miles worse than plastic pollution]⠀⇛ Millions of fans are not even listening to CDs but are snapping them up for the accompanying K-pop stars' photos. § Monopolies/Monopsonies⠀➾ o ⚓ Silicon Angle ☛ Justice_Department_asks_federal_judge_to_order that_Surveillance_Giant_Google_sell_Chrome⠀⇛ The U.S. Justice Department has asked a federal judge to order that Surveillance Giant Google LLC offload its Chrome browser. The request was included in a court filing that became public late Wednesday. The document also proposes other antitrust measures, including that Surveillance Giant Google change some of its business practices in the search market. o ⚓ France24 ☛ History's_biggest_break-up:_US_federal_prosecutors_say Surveillance_Giant_Google_must_sell_Chrome⠀⇛ In the antitrust trial of the century, the US Justice Department has filed for tech giant Alphabet to separate from its Chrome browser, which is used by around 3.5 billion people globally. It's also asked the District of Colombia judge to rule that if Surveillance Giant Google continues with monopolistic misconduct, it could also lose its Android mobile phone operating system as well. In this business bulletin we take a closer look at the story, as well as Nvidia's earnings call, Australia's social control media ban and French President Emmanuel Macron's defence of cognac. o ⚓ Public Knowledge ☛ Public_Knowledge_Commends_Justice_Department on_its_Proposed_Final_Judgment_for_Remedies_in_U.S._v._Google [Ed: Public Knowledge has Microsoft staff in its Board; this is a severe conflict of interest]⠀⇛ The remedies outline ways in which the court can rectify Google's monopolistic behaviors in the search market. o § Patents⠀➾ # ⚓ Unified Patents ☛ VDPP_video_codec_patent_monopoly_held invalid⠀⇛ On November 19, 2024, the Central Reexamination Unit (CRU) entered a notice of intent to issue a reexamination certificate canceling claims 26 and 27 of U.S._Patent_9,699,444, owned and asserted by VDPP LLC, an NPE. The '444 patent monopoly generally relates to processing image frames from a video stream and generating bridge frames for motion smoothing. # ⚓ Unified Patents ☛ $22,000_for_AutoConnect_vehicle_patents prior_art⠀⇛ Unified Patents added eleven new PATROLL contests, each with a $2,000 cash prize, seeking prior art on the list below. The patents are owned by AutoConnect Holdings LLC, an NPE. The patents generally relate to vehicle ecosystems. The contests will expire on January 19, 2025. Please visit PATROLL for more information or click on each link below. # ⚓ Dennis Crouch/Patently-O ☛ Paws_and_Effect:_Federal_Circuit Rejects_Indirect_Causation_Theory_in_Furbo_Infringement Case⠀⇛ The Federal Circuit has affirmed summary judgment of non-infringement in DoggyPhone LLC v. Tomofun LLC, agreeing to narrowly construe the claim as requiring direct rather than indirect causation. The case involves U.S. Patent 9,723,813, which covers an "Internet Canine Communication System" that allows pet owners to remotely interact with and deliver treats to their dogs. DoggyPhone accused Tomofun's popular Furbo device of infringement, but both the district court and Federal Circuit found the accused product operates differently than what was claimed. Writing for the unanimous panel, Judge Hughes focused particularly on one key limitation requiring that the system "begins transmission to the remote client device of at least one of the audio or video of the pet in response to input from the pet." # ⚓ Dennis Crouch/Patently-O ☛ USPTO_Implements_Substantial_Fee Increases_for_2025:_Revenue_Needs_and_Behavioral_Incentives⠀⇛ The USPTO has issued the final rules that include significant fee increases for patent monopoly applicants (and patent monopoly challengers), all set to take effect January 19, 2025 -- the final day of the Biden Administration. While some changes appear purely driven by inflation and cost recovery, others seem designed also to modify applicant behavior in controversial ways. o § Trademarks⠀➾ # ⚓ NYPost ☛ Katy_Perry_wins_trademark_battle_with_Australian designer_over_name:_‘I_have_lost_everything’⠀⇛ Katy Perry's years-long legal battle with an Australian designer is over. # ⚓ TTAB Blog ☛ TTAB_Remands_Failure-to-Function_Refusal_to USPTO_for_Consideration_of_Descriptiveness_and Deceptiveness⠀⇛ Applicant Litehouse, Inc. filed an appeal from a failure-to-function refusal of the proposed mark VEGGIES IN EVERY BITE for "pasta, macaroni and cheese, pasta sauce, pizza, pizza crust, croutons, frozen meals consisting primarily of pasta or rice." The Board, perhaps fed up with the steady stream of such refusals, suspended the appeal and remanded the application to the Examining Attorney for further examination. In_re_Litehouse,_Inc., Serial No. 97501419 (November 8, 2024) [not precedential] (Opinion by Judge Angela Lykos). o § Copyrights⠀➾ # ⚓ Digital Music News ☛ Miley_Cyrus_Claps_Back_Against ‘Flowers’_Copyright_Infringement_Lawsuit_—_Where’s_Bruno Mars?⠀⇛ Miley Cyrus and her attorneys argue the case wasn’t even filed by Bruno Mars or the song’s co-writers, but by an investment firm. # ⚓ Public Domain Review ☛ Karel_Čapek’s_Letters_from_England⠀⇛ Account of a trip round England by the Czech writer who introduced the word “robot” to the world. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 2747 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐃𝐀𝐈𝐋𝐘 𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐊𝐒 ═════════════════════════════════════════════╕ ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Links 23/11/2024: Press Sold to Vultures, New LLM Blunders⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Nov 23, 2024 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇A_cute_young_girl_is_hiding_behind_a_large_tree,_with_green grass_and_trees_in_the_background.⦈_ 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴 🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽 ⦇GNOME bluefish⦈ § Contents⠀➾ * Leftovers o Science o Career/Education o Hardware o Health/Nutrition/Agriculture o Proprietary/Artificial_Intelligence_(AI) o Security # Privacy/Surveillance o Defence/Aggression 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 Monopolies/Monopsonies # Patents # Trademarks # Copyrights/Broadcast * § Leftovers⠀➾ o ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ Electric_elephants,_digital_donations_and live-stream_prayers:_Faith_goes_high-tech_in_India⠀⇛ Start-ups offering services like virtual ritual prayers and astrology services took off during the pandemic. o ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Hack_On_Self:_The_Un-Crash_Alarm⠀⇛ Ever get home, tired after work, sit down on a couch, and spend an hour or two sitting down without even managing to change into your home clothes? It’s a seriously unpleasant in-between state – almost comfortable, but you know you’re not really at rest, likely hungry, and even your phone battery is likely about to die. This kind of tiredness can get self-reinforcing real quick – especially if you’re too tired to cook food, or you’re stuck in an uncomfortable position. It’s like the inverse of the marshmallow test – instead of a desire, you’re dealing with lack thereof. o ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Enhiker_Helps_You_Decide_If_Its_A_Good_Day_To_Hike⠀⇛ Many of us check the weather before heading out for the day — we want to know if we’re dressed (or equipped) properly to handle what Mother Nature has planned for us. This is even more important if you’re going out hiking, because you’re going to be out in a more rugged environment. To aid in this regard, [Mukesh Sankhla] built a tool called Enhiker. o § Science⠀➾ # ⚓ Science Alert ☛ Lucy_Is_50:_How_a_Bombshell_1974_Discovery Redefined_Human_Origins⠀⇛ She still has secrets to reveal. # ⚓ Science Alert ☛ Phasing_Out_Sugar_Could_Have_a_Profound Effect_on_The_Planet⠀⇛ The issue is much bigger than you might think. o § Career/Education⠀➾ # ⚓ NYPost ☛ PA_Education_Department_drops_requirement_for teachers_to_adopt_‘woke’_guidelines_as_part_of_suit settlement⠀⇛ The Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) has agreed to cancel its requirement for schools to enforce teaching guidelines that were deemed "woke" in a recently settled lawsuit. o § Hardware⠀➾ # ⚓ CNX Software ☛ ASUSTOR_Flashstor_Gen2_NAS_features_AMD Ryzen_Embedded_V3C14,_10GbE_networking,_up_to_12x_NVMe_SSD sockets⠀⇛ ASUSTOR Flashstor 6 Gen2 and Flashtor 6 Pro Gen2 are NAS systems based on AMD Ryzen Embedded V3C14 quad-core processor with up to two 10GbE RJ45 ports and taking up to 6 or 12 M.2 NVMe SSDs respectively. The Flashstor Gen2 models are updated to the ASUSTOR Flashtor NAS launched last year with similar specifications including 10GbE and up to 12 M.2 SSDs, but based on a relatively low-end defective chip maker Intel Celeron N5105 quad-core Jasper Lake processor. # ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Build_Yourself_A_Useful_Resistor_Decade_Box⠀⇛ If you’ve ever worked with guitar pedals or analog audio gear, you’ve probably realized the value of a resistor decade box. They substitute for a resistor in a circuit and let you quickly flick through a few different values at the twist of a knob. You can still buy them if you know where to look, but [M Caldeira] decided to build his own. # ⚓ Hackaday ☛ OLED_Screen_Mounting,_Without_The_Pain⠀⇛ There was a time when no self-respecting electronics engineer would build a big project without at least one panel meter. They may be a rare part here in 2024, but we find ourselves reminded of them by [24Eng]’s project. It’s a 3D printed housing for one of those common small OLED displays, designed to be mounted on a panel with just a single round hole. Having had exactly this problem in the past trying to create a rectangular hole, we can immediately see the value in this. # ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Lasers,_Galvos,_Action:_A_Quest_For_Laser Mastery⠀⇛ If you’re into hacking hardware and bending light to your will, [Shoaib Mustafa]’s latest project is bound to spike your curiosity. Combining lasers to project multi-colored beams onto a screen is ambitious enough, but doing it with a galvanomirror, STM32 microcontroller, and mostly scratch-built components? That’s next-level tinkering. This project isn’t just a feast for the eyes—it’s a adventure of control algorithms, hardware hacks, and the occasional ‘oops, that didn’t work.’ You can follow [Shoaib]’s build log and join the journey here. # ⚓ Tom's Hardware ☛ GlobalFoundries_gets_$1.5_billion_subsidy from_U.S._gov't_after_it_was_fined_for_violating_export_laws to_China⠀⇛ GlobalFoundries signed a deal to get $1.5 billion under the CHIPS and Science Act even after being fined for violating U.S. export laws by supplying advanced chips to Chinese entities. o § Health/Nutrition/Agriculture⠀➾ # ⚓ New York Times ☛ E.P.A._Proposes_Limits_on_Nitrogen Oxides⠀⇛ Nitrogen oxides, a group of gases from the burning of fossil fuels, is linked to a range of health effects. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Stabbing_Suspect’s_Descent_Into_Madness Went_Undetected_by_Authorities⠀⇛ Ramon Rivera, who had a history of mental illness and minor crimes, missed a check-in with a case manager. Days later, he went on a killing spree in Manhattan, according to the police. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Alcohol_Deaths_Have_More_Than_Doubled_in Two_Decades,_Study_Finds⠀⇛ Americans are dying of illnesses related to alcohol at roughly twice the rate seen in 1999. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Can_RFK_Jr._Limit_Ozempic_Access_as_HHS Chief?_Here’s_What_to_Know⠀⇛ President-elect Donald J. Trump is set to nominate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Health and Human Services Department, where he would have limited power over drugs. # ⚓ University of Michigan ☛ Provost’s_Seminar_offers_student mental_health_strategies⠀⇛ Ways that U-M faculty and staff can support the growing number of students with mental health challenges were highlighted at the fall Provost's Seminar on Teaching on Nov. 21. # ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ Children_suffer_as_schools_go_online_in polluted_Delhi⠀⇛ The foul air severely impacts children, with devastating effects on their health and development. # ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ After_gastroscopy_went_wrong,_S’porean lies_in_vegetative_state_in_S._Korea,_waiting_to_go_home⠀⇛ The mother of two is now waiting for an independent medical assessment. # ⚓ Pro Publica ☛ How_Lincare_Cashed_In_on_Distrastrous_Philips CPAP_Recall⠀⇛ # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Covid_Can_Raise_the_Risk_of_Heart_Problems for_Years⠀⇛ People who had severe infections are especially vulnerable. # ⚓ Stanford University ☛ Faculty_Senate_maintains_censure_of Scott_Atlas⠀⇛ The Faculty Senate gave an update on the disciplinary proceedings against Building 10 student protesters and rejected a potential recession of Scott Atlas’ censure. Atlas had spread misinformation on COVID-19 during the pandemic. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Dr_Martin_Makary_Chosen_to_Head_the_FDA⠀⇛ A frequent Fox News commentator, Dr. Makary has a penchant for challenging the medical establishment, and stirred pandemic concerns with his views on Covid immunity and vaccine mandates. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Pat_King_Found_Guilty_for_Role_in_‘Freedom Convoy’⠀⇛ The verdict was in the high-profile case of Pat King, a man accused of helping provoke disruptions during the so-called trucker convoy, which paralyzed Canada’s capital during the pandemic. # ⚓ Science Alert ☛ Common_Heart_Meds_May_Sharply_Reduce Dementia_Risk,_Study_Says⠀⇛ Except in some cases risk increased? # ⚓ Science Alert ☛ Drugs_Like_Ozempic_May_Have_a_Shrinking Effect_on_The_Heart⠀⇛ New tests in mice reveal a concerning red flag. # ⚓ Science Alert ☛ What_Is_Adenomyosis?_The_Little-Known Condition_Affects_Up_to_1_in_5_Women⠀⇛ Here's what we know. # ⚓ Science Alert ☛ WATCH:_Scientists_Filmed_Ovulation_From Start_to_Finish_For_The_First_Time⠀⇛ This is just the beginning. o § Proprietary/Artificial Intelligence (AI)⠀➾ # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Bluesky_Is_Turning_Into_a_Strong_X Alternative⠀⇛ Bluesky has a hint of the old Ex-Twitter magic, but the feeling of freedom it offers might be even better. # ⚓ LinkedIn_Layoffs:_Microsoft’s_Professional_Networking Platform_Reduces_1%_of_Workforce,_Around_200_Positions_Amid Declining_Ad_Sales_Revenue⠀⇛ Microsoft-owned LinkedIn has reportedly laid off hundreds of employees from various departments in the past two weeks. The latest round of LinkedIn layoffs has eliminated 200 roles from the engineering and customer support departments. This round comes a year after when a professional social network for businesses, Microsoft, laid off thousands of employees. # ⚓ Web Pro News ☛ Microsoft_Copilot_Giving_Employees_Access_to Sensitive_HR_&_CEO_Emails⠀⇛ According to the Business Insider article Benioff links to, Copilot is oversharing information to such a degree that some companies are delaying deployment of the tool. Despite the issue, Microsoft says Copilot is not to blame, with companies’ lax data-governance models being the real culprit. “Many data-governance challenges in the context of AI were not caused by AI’s arrival,” a Microsoft spokesperson told BI. “Microsoft is helping customers enhance their central governance of identities and permissions, to help organizations continuously update and manage these fundamental controls,” the spokesperson added. o § Security⠀➾ # § Privacy/Surveillance⠀➾ # ⚓ JURIST ☛ Thailand_court’s_dismissal_of_spyware_misuse lawsuit_spurs_condemnation⠀⇛ Amnesty International on Thursday condemned a Thai court’s dismissal of a spyware misuse lawsuit against NSO Group Technologies, claiming the court’s decision was an “alarming setback.” # ⚓ Hong Kong Free Press ☛ 70%_of_Hong_Kong_companies_saw cyberattacks_this_year,_privacy_watchdog_survey_finds⠀⇛ Almost seven out of 10 Hong Kong companies experienced cyberattacks in the past year, the city’s privacy watchdog has found after a survey revealed that firms’ cybersecurity readiness still stood at “basic” levels. o § Defence/Aggression⠀➾ # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Israel_Strikes_Across_Lebanon_After Ordering_Evacuations_of_Southern_Towns⠀⇛ The wide-scale bombardment continued a day after a U.S. envoy held talks with Israeli officials on a possible cease-fire with Hezbollah militants. # ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ Pakistani_town_in_uproar_after_40 Shi'ites_gunned_down_in_bus_convoy⠀⇛ Angry crowds gathered in the remote Pakistani mountain town of Parachinar on Friday, incensed by an attack on an escorted convoy of buses in which 40 Shi'ite Muslims died after being sprayed with automatic fire in an ambush. # ⚓ Hong Kong Free Press ☛ China_blames_US_support_for_Taiwan for_failure_of_defence_chiefs_Dong_Jun_and_Lloyd_Austin_to meet⠀⇛ China on Thursday blamed Washington’s support for Taiwan for the failure of the two countries’ defence ministers to meet this week, after US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin called Beijing’s no- show “unfortunate”. # ⚓ Atlantic Council ☛ The_United_States_has_trade_leverage with_China,_but_not_as_much_as_Washington_thinks⠀⇛ Diversification away from China is proving far more difficult for high value-added goods such as electronics - and the incoming Trump administration knows that. # ⚓ BIA Net ☛ Turkey’s_main_opposition_party_seeks_intelligence cooperation_to_prevent_'terrorist'_infiltration⠀⇛ CHP’s Özel says this cooperation is specific to membership applications for the party’s overseas offices and aims to prevent infiltration by ISIS, the Gülenists, and the PKK # ⚓ Malaysia,_Vietnam_elevate_ties_amid_South_China_Sea tensions⠀⇛ Both claimant-nations agree to work closer on settlement of disputes, security issues in the South China Sea. # ⚓ France24 ☛ 'Chilling':_Raising_democracy_&_human_rights_on the_world_stage_a_'red_line'_for_Chinese_government⠀⇛ Jailed Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai on Friday said he had advocated for "peaceful resistance" against China's erosion of the city's freedoms as he provides evidence for three days in his trial for collusion with foreign forces, an offence carrying up to life in prison under the sweeping national security law Beijing imposed on the financial hub in mid-2020. As Chinese authorities sentence dozens of democracy activists for subversion, FRANCE 24's Yinka Oyetade is joined by Elaine Pearson is director of Human Rights Watch's Asia Division, overseeing more than 20 countries. # ⚓ What_Jimmy_Lai’s_‘sham’_trial_means_for_Hong_Kong’s freedom:_RFA_Insider_#20⠀⇛ Other topics in this episode: Nov. 22 Kimchi Day, methanol poisoning in laos, politics of taekwon-do # ⚓ France24 ☛ 'We_can_never_stop_migration_by_building_walls': EU_Commissioner_Urpilainen⠀⇛ The EU believes it has an offer than can effectively counter China worldwide – its Global Gateway Investment Strategy. Jutta Urpilainen, the outgoing European Commissioner for International Partnerships, is adamant that this strategy offers long-term human development and avoids the debt traps that Chinese investment in Africa has come with. "We don’t want to create new dependencies," she tells Talking Europe. We discuss the impact that Global Gateway has had since its inception in 2021, as well as the EU's apparent shift in focus towards migration and border security, and what that means for its international partnerships. # ⚓ The Kent Stater ☛ Trump’s_intel_pick_was_placed_on government_watch_list_for_overseas_travel_and_foreign connections⠀⇛ Tulsi Gabbard, Donald Trump’s pick to lead the intelligence community, was briefly placed on a Transportation Security Administration list that prompts additional security screening before flights after her overseas travel patterns and foreign connections triggered a government algorithm earlier this year, three sources familiar with the matter told CNN. # ⚓ Federal News Network ☛ DARPA_tries_a_simple_but_profound concept_to_improve_cybersecurity⠀⇛ "This idea of compartmentalization has a realization by breaking systems up into small pieces," said Howard Strobe. # ⚓ US Navy Times ☛ Could_a_fighter_jet_software_upgrade_have saved_this_pilot’s_life?⠀⇛ Pilots typically regain “useful consciousness” between 45-60 seconds after blacking out, according to Flynn. Flynn said he thinks the Navy and NAVAIR understand the benefits of Auto-GCAS, but have opted to not spend the money and time installing the system in the Super Hornet fleet because “it’s never been important enough for Navy leaders.” # ⚓ France24 ☛ Trump_tariffs_loom_over_Europe:_Is_a_US-EU_trade war_inevitable?⠀⇛ There is nervousness in Brussels about the incoming US administration. That is not just down to Donald Trump's plans for Ukraine, but also because of his pledge to slap tariffs on EU goods of at least 10 percent. Trump insists that the EU will have to "pay a big price" for not buying enough American exports. That could hit key industrial sectors hard, not least car manufacturing. And officials from the European Central Bank are now warning of the damage that US tariffs would do to economic growth in the eurozone. But is a trade war inevitable, or could the two sides negotiate an off-ramp? We put the question to two MEPs. # ⚓ France24 ☛ Netanyahu:_A_wanted_fugitive,_1000_days_of_war in_Ukraine,_G20⠀⇛ It has been a week that has seen the International Criminal Court issue arrest warrants for the Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu and his former minister of Defence Yoav Gallant. They are accused of war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza, alongside the Hamas commander Mohammed Deif. # ⚓ France24 ☛ 'Unprecedented,_justified_and_overdue':_No_int'l court_has_indicted_a_pro-Western_leader_since_WWII⠀⇛ Gazans saw little hope on ICC arrest warrants for Israeli leaders would slow down the onslaught amid fresh Israeli military strikes. For in-depth analysis and a deeper perspective on what is being deemed a "watershed event in the history of international justice", FRANCE 24's William Hilderbrandt welcomes former New York Assistant Attorney General Reed Brody. Mr. Brody is currently an ICJ Commissioner, Human Rights Lawyer, War Crimes Prosecutor, and Author of 'To Catch a Dictator'. # ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ North_Korea_condemns_US_military_drills with_South_Korea_and_Japan⠀⇛ North Korea warned that it would take immediate actions if needed to defend the state. # ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ Husband_and_wife_clinic_owners_in Cambodia_dump_dead_patient_and_a_3-year-old_kid_by_deserted road⠀⇛ The patient died after receiving an injection at the clinic. # ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ North_Korean_leader_Kim_accuses_US_of stoking_tension,_warns_of_nuclear_war⠀⇛ Kim said the Korean peninsula has never faced such risks of nuclear war as now. # ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ Distress_over_North_Korea_loudspeakers compromising_border_residents’_health⠀⇛ The noise has resulted in sleep disorders, heightened stress levels and anxiety. # ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ North_Korea_condemns_US_military_drills with_South_Korea_and_Japan⠀⇛ North Korea condemned on Saturday recent joint military drills by the United States, South Korea and Japan, warning that it would take immediate actions if needed to defend the state. # ⚓ North_Korea’s_Kim_plays_down_prospect_of_better_US_ties under_Trump⠀⇛ Kim says achieving ‘most powerful military’ is the only option in face of unwavering US hostility. # ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ North_Korea’s_Kim_says_past_diplomacy only_confirmed_US’_hostility⠀⇛ The country has abandoned diplomacy since his second summit with Donald Trump collapsed in 2019. # § Russia, Belarus, and War in Ukraine⠀➾ # ⚓ France24 ☛ 'The_Russians_know_they_cannot_win_this war_unless_the_West_quits',_former_US_Army_officer says⠀⇛ Commenting on President Joe Biden's decision to let Ukraine use US-provided long-range missiles to strike inside Russian territory, retired United States Army officer Ben Hodges said "it should have been done two years ago". "You can see how much the Russians dread Ukraine having this capability now that can destroy [their] headquarters, logistics, artillery," he added. For the former officer, "the Russians know they cannot win this war unless the West quits". # ⚓ Meduza ☛ Seoul’s_top_security_adviser_says_Moscow traded_Pyongyang_air_defense_equipment_for_troops_in Kursk_—_Meduza⠀⇛ # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Lukashenka_Threatens_Internet_Shutdown_If There_Are_Protests_During_Presidential_Vote⠀⇛ The authoritarian ruler of Belarus, Alyaksandr Lukashenka, has threatened to shut down the Internet in the event of mass protests during or after the upcoming presidential election, after the previous vote in 2020 erupted in unprecedented unrest amid opposition allegations it was rigged. # ⚓ Meduza ☛ Kremlin_spokesman_says_Russia_needs_migrant workers_amid_‘strained_demographic_situation’_— Meduza⠀⇛ # ⚓ Meduza ☛ Zelensky_revokes_state_awards_from_34 individuals,_including_Russia’s_Patriarch_Kirill,_under new_law_—_Meduza⠀⇛ # ⚓ Meduza ☛ ‘These_are_unprepared_people,_like_in_’41’ Audio_recording_of_alleged_call_between_Prigozhin_and Lukashenko_includes_criticism_of_Russian_security forces_and_talk_of_cash_—_Meduza⠀⇛ # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Russia_Supplies_Antiaircraft Missiles_to_North_Korea,_the_South_Says⠀⇛ Pyongyang has long coveted an advanced air- defense system to guard against missiles and war planes from the United States and South Korea. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Guard_at_U.S._Embassy_in_Norway Accused_of_Spying_for_Russia_and_Iran⠀⇛ The Norwegian man was arrested this week in Oslo and ordered jailed pending further investigation in what the authorities called a ‘very serious case.’ # ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ From_animal_diplomacy_to_tourism: North_Korea,_Russia_highlight_soft_aspects_of partnership⠀⇛ Moscow and Pyongyang agreed to expand charter flights between the two countries. # ⚓ Meduza ☛ Friends_with_(strategic)_benefits_Troops_and missiles_for_oil_and_bears:_What_Russia_gets_from_North Korea,_and_what_Pyongyang_receives_in_return_—_Meduza⠀⇛ # ⚓ Meduza ☛ Russia_to_lift_ban_on_gasoline_exports_ahead of_schedule_—_Meduza⠀⇛ # ⚓ Meduza ☛ In_harshest_desertion_sentence_yet,_Russian court_imprisons_soldier_for_10_years_—_Meduza⠀⇛ # ⚓ Meduza ☛ Norway_arrests_U.S._embassy_security_guard on_suspicion_of_spying_for_Russia_and_Iran_—_Meduza⠀⇛ # ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ Russia_sent_anti-air_missiles_to N._Korea_in_exchange_for_troops,_says_Seoul_official⠀⇛ Moscow is also reportedly helping Pyongyang with its spy satellite programme. # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Russia_Declares_Forum_Advocating_Regional Autonomy_A_Terrorist_Organization⠀⇛ The Russian Supreme Court on November 22 ruled in favor of a petition by the Prosecutor General’s Office, declaring the international organization Post-Russia Free Nations Forum a terrorist group. # ⚓ LRT ☛ Baltics_agree_to_jointly_control_movement_of battlefield_goods⠀⇛ The Baltic states plan to jointly control the movement of goods whose exports to Russia and Belarus are banned because they are used for war. The three countries have agreed to draw up a regional list of sensitive controlled battlefield goods. # ⚓ Atlantic Council ☛ Sanctions_expectations_in_a_second Trump_administration⠀⇛ Sanctions are poised to remain a cornerstone of US foreign policy under a second Trump administration. With a focus on Iran, Russia, and potentially China, Trump's team may lean on tools like secondary sanctions while navigating a tense geopolitical environment. # ⚓ Meduza ☛ ‘Menacing,_but_it_changes_nothing’: Strategic_weapons_expert_Maxim_Starchak_answers questions_about_the_experimental_ballistic_missile system_Russia_just_fired_at_Ukraine_—_Meduza⠀⇛ # ⚓ Meduza ☛ Officials_in_Kyiv_launch_investigation_into executions_of_five_Ukrainian_POWs_outside_Donetsk_— Meduza⠀⇛ # ⚓ Meduza ☛ Russian-Ukrainian_negotiations_bring_home_46 Kursk_region_residents_—_Meduza⠀⇛ # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Ukraine_Cancels_Parliament_Session, Citing_a_Warning_Over_a_Missile_Attack⠀⇛ This is the first time Parliament has canceled a session since Russia invaded Ukraine. # ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ Russian_forces_capture_settlement of_Novodmytrivka_in_eastern_Ukraine⠀⇛ Russia's Defence Ministry said on Friday that its forces had captured the settlement of Novodmytrivka in eastern Ukraine's Donetsk region, their latest gain in what Defence Minister Andrei Belousov described as an accelerated advance. # ⚓ RFERL ☛ U.S._Puts_Sanctions_On_Russia's_Last_Major Bank⠀⇛ The United States has sanctioned Gazprombank, Russia’s third-largest lender, and dozens of other financial institutions as President Joe Biden seeks to further curtail the Kremlin’s ability to finance its war in Ukraine before he leaves office in two months. # ⚓ RFERL ☛ 2_Dead,_12_Wounded_In_Russian_Strikes_On Ukraine's_Sumy⠀⇛ Two people were killed and 12 wounded in Russian strikes on Sumy early on November 22, Artem Kobzar, the mayor of the northeastern Ukrainian city, reported in a video statement on Telegram. # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Moscow_Boasts_Missile_Strike_On_Ukraine_Was 'Warning'_To_West⠀⇛ Ukrainian lawmakers were advised to avoid the government district on November 22 and parliament cancelled a scheduled session due to warnings of a potential missile strike. # ⚓ LRT ☛ Latvian,_Ukrainian_oligarchs_sanctioned_by Britain⠀⇛ Influential Ukrainian tycoon Dmytro Firtash is among eight people targeted by fresh British sanctions that accuse the group, which includes his wife, Lada, of large- scale, international corruption. # ⚓ LRT ☛ Belarusians_rally_in_Vilnius_in_support_of expelled_Ukraine_fighter⠀⇛ Around two dozen Belarusians staged a demonstration outside the European Commission Representation office in Vilnius on Friday. Their protest follows the expulsion of a Belarusian who fought for Ukraine, but was expelled from the EU and subsequently extradited from Vietnam to Minsk. # ⚓ LRT ☛ Ukrainian_Defense_Minister_Umerov_to_visit Lithuania⠀⇛ Ukrainian Defence Minister Rustem Umerov will arrive in Vilnius later on Friday and will meet with his Lithuanian counterpart and the president on Saturday, the Defence Ministry has announced. # ⚓ France24 ☛ Russia_says_hypersonic_missile_strike_on Ukraine_was_a_warning_to_'reckless'_West⠀⇛ The Kremlin said that a strike on Ukraine using a newly developed hypersonic ballistic missile was a message to the West that Moscow will respond harshly to any "reckless" Western actions in support of Ukraine. Analysis by FRANCE 24's Andrew Hilliar. # ⚓ Meduza ☛ Following_U.S._sanctions,_Gazprombank_warns UnionPay_card_clients_traveling_abroad:_‘Bring_cash’_— Meduza⠀⇛ # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Merkel_Memoir_Recalls_What_It_Was Like_Dealing_With_Trump_and_Putin⠀⇛ The new book by former Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany also aims to justify decisions she made that are still affecting her country and the rest of Europe. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ As_Ukraine_Fires_U.S._Missiles, Putin_Sends_a_Chilling_Message⠀⇛ The Russian leader ominously declares that America risks nuclear war as it expands its aid. # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Opera_Singer_Loyal_To_Putin_Has_Performances Canceled_In_Naples⠀⇛ The Teatro San Carlo in Naples, Italy, has canceled appearances by opera singer Ildar Abdrazakov over his support for Russian President Vladimir Putin. # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Putin_Says_Russia_Will_Reuse_New_Missile_In 'Combat_Conditions'_After_Ukraine_Strike⠀⇛ Russian President Vladimir Putin said the country's new intermediate-range ballistic missile, a nuclear-capable weapon, will continue to be tested, including in combat conditions, as Moscow struck several Ukrainian regions with other weapons. # ⚓ France24 ☛ Ukraine_a_'punch_bag':_Despite_Western military_support,_'Russia_can_always_retaliate multifold'⠀⇛ The Kremlin has publicly declared that a strike on Ukraine using a newly-developed hypersonic ballistic missile was designed to warn the West that Moscow will respond to moves by the US and Britain to let Kyiv strike Russia with their missiles. For in- depth analysis and a deeper perspective on Putin's war on Ukraine and the ever-evolving escalation, FRANCE 24's Jean-Emile Jammine is joined by Dr Alexander Titov, Lecturer in Modern European History in the School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics at Queen's University Belfast. # ⚓ France24 ☛ What_we_know_about_the_new_hypersonic Oreshnik_missile_Russia_used_against_Ukraine⠀⇛ Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday that Moscow would continue testing the hypersonic Oreshnik ballistic missile in "combat conditions" a day after firing one on Ukraine. "We will continue testing this newest system. It is necessary to establish serial production," he said in a televised meeting with military chiefs. # ⚓ France24 ☛ FRANCE_24_war_correspondent_on_being embedded_with_Ukrainian_military_in_Russia⠀⇛ In this episode of Scoop we take a look at the origins of embedded journalism, when a reporter is attached to a military unit in a combat zone. Critics say the access comes at the cost of impartiality; proponents say that while it is not a comprehensive overview, it provides vital information from the battlefield. We also speak to FRANCE 24 senior reporter Catherine Norris-Trent. Russia has opened a criminal case against her after she was embedded with the Ukrainian military in Russia's Kursk region. o § Environment⠀➾ # ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ Malaysia_warns_tourists_about_drowning as_deaths_rise_this_rainy_season⠀⇛ There were some 19 drowning cases recorded in November alone # ⚓ France24 ☛ India_banks_on_renewables_to_reduce_greenhouse gas_emissions⠀⇛ At the COP29 summit draws to a close, this report takes us to a renewable energy farm in India, partly owned by billionaire Gautam Adani. He has just been charged in the US for allegedly bribing Indian authorities over contracts for solar plants in the south of the country. As one of the largest producers of greenhouse gases, India is at a critical juncture in its battle against climate change. # § Energy/Transportation⠀➾ # ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Transforming_Drone_Drives_And_Flies⠀⇛ Vehicles that change their shape and form to adapt to their operating environment have long captured the imagination of tech enthusiasts, and building one remains a perennial project dream for many makers. Now, [Michael Rechtin] has made the dream a bit more accessible with a 3D printed quadcopter that seamlessly transforms into a tracked ground vehicle. # § Wildlife/Nature⠀➾ # ⚓ CS Monitor ☛ Moody_chickens?_Playful_bumblebees? Science_decodes_the_rich_inner_lives_of_animals.⠀⇛ New science shows that farm animals and other creatures exhibit signs of conscious experience. How should this make us see them – and ourselves? # ⚓ Science Alert ☛ A_Common_Blood_Pressure_Drug_Extends Lifespan_And_Slows_Aging_in_Animals⠀⇛ The potential is immense. # ⚓ Science Alert ☛ A_Giant,_Mysterious_'Scar'_Was Discovered_in_The_Australian_Outback⠀⇛ Where did it come from? # ⚓ The Revelator ☛ This_Month_in_Conservation_Science: Trojan_Seahorses_and_‘Vampire’_Birds⠀⇛ # ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Mammalian_Ancestors_Shed_Light_On_The Great_Dying⠀⇛ As we move through the Sixth Extinction, it can be beneficial to examine what caused massive die-offs in the past. Lystrosaurus specimens from South Africa have been found that may help clarify what happened 250 million years ago. [via IFLScience] # § Overpopulation⠀➾ # ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ South_Korea's_mountain_of_plastic waste_shows_limits_of_recycling⠀⇛ South Korea has won international praise for its recycling efforts, but as it prepares to host talks for a global plastic waste agreement, experts say the country's approach highlights its limits. o § Finance⠀➾ # ⚓ LRT ☛ Lithuania_revokes_Foxpay’s_banking_licence⠀⇛ The Bank of Lithuania has revoked Foxpay's licence due to the fintech company's "gross and systematic" violations, the central bank said on Friday. # ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ Gold_bars,_cash_bundles_in_kimchi boxes:_Millions_seized_from_S._Korea_tax_dodgers⠀⇛ The tax authorities say they have recovered some $2.4 billion from these tax dodgers as at October. # ⚓ Ruben Schade ☛ We’ve_moved_in! [Ed: Took a mortgage]⠀⇛ AAAAAAAA! A year of house hunting, applying for finance pre- approval from a cooperative, legal adventures that threw a massive and unexpected spanner in the works (maybe a topic for another time), interstate travel, putting in offers, anxiety attacks, weekend after weekend of inspections, having an offer accepted, negotiating, conveyancing, government paperwork, sorting out the mortgage, waiting for settlement, getting the keys, having electrical work tested, levelling the floor, replacing the ancient carpet with wood/hybrid, having the walls painted, having the unit cleaned, booking leave from work, reserving the loading bays in the old and new apartment buildings, having utilities connected, packing, sorting out council rates, more packing, moving fragiles by hand, did we mention packing, and getting the movers in. Now we’re in this apartment full of boxes, flat-pack furniture, cables, and a blinking fibre modem. # ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ How_Gautam_Adani’s_alleged_bribery scheme_took_off_and_unravelled⠀⇛ The Indian tycoon's companies were raising billions of dollars in loans and bonds through international banks. # ⚓ Mexico News Daily ☛ Declining_inflation_fails_to_bring relief_for_food_prices⠀⇛ While fruit and vegetable prices rose to over 18% in early November, overall inflation is trending down. o § AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics⠀➾ # ⚓ Gerry_'The_Monk'_Hutch:_Who_snatched_GerryHutch.com, GerryHutch.ie_&_TheMonk.ie? [Ed: Daniel Pocock keeps registering domains named after political rivals - not a good tactic, potential liability]⠀⇛ When Gerry Hutch released his video this week, he wasn't able to publish it on a web site bearing his own domain name. These names were all proactively registered by Daniel Pocock, a candidate for Dublin Bay South who has worked as a consultant for a number of banks. # ⚓ Gerry_'The_Monk'_Hutch:_The_Hutch:_there_can_be_only_one⠀⇛ Luke "Ming" Flanagan is one of Ireland's most successful independent candidates ever. Ming regularly shares advice with those who want to follow in his footsteps. He recently told_The_Irish Times: ‘The one thing you’ve got to do is be remembered in politics’ When news reports appeared about Gerry Hutch, a.k.a. The_Monk entering politics, Daniel Pocock, candidate for Dublin Bay South remembered his old friend Hutch_Hussein,_formerly_President_of_the Victorian_state_branch_of_the_Australian_Labor Party. Is there room for two Hutches in the world of politics? # ⚓ New York Times ☛ What_Elon_Musk_Needs_From_China⠀⇛ From electric cars to solar panels, Mr. Musk has built businesses in high-tech manufacturing sectors now targeted by Beijing for Chinese dominance. # ⚓ New Yorker ☛ Ayelet_Waldman_on_Quilting_to_Stay_Sane⠀⇛ The writer explains how she took up quilting to help her cope with terrible news, and the science behind why it works. # ⚓ New Yorker ☛ Ketanji_Brown_Jackson_on_Ethics,_Trust,_and Keeping_It_Collegial_at_the_Supreme_Court⠀⇛ The Supreme Court Justice talks with David Remnick about the decline in public trust and questions about the Court’s ethics code, and how Justices get along in a very partisan era. o § Censorship/Free Speech⠀➾ # ⚓ Hong Kong Free Press ☛ Who_are_the_45_Hong_Kong_pro- democracy_figures_jailed_for_subversion?_Part_I_–_Primary election_organisers,_ex-district_councillors⠀⇛ Forty-five of Hong Kong’s most prominent pro- democracy figures were jailed for conspiring to subvert state power on Tuesday as the city’s largest national security case came to a close. # ⚓ Hong Kong Free Press ☛ 8_appear_before_jury_at_Hong_Kong’s second_UN_anti-terrorism trial⠀⇛ The trial of eight people who were allegedly involved in three bomb plots in early 2020 has begun, with seven of them facing the same charge that saw a man sentenced to almost 24 years in prison days ago. o § Freedom of Information / Freedom of the Press⠀➾ # ⚓ Press Gazette ☛ Observer_writer_speaks_out_over_‘grave threat’_to_title_at_press_freedom_conference⠀⇛ Observer writer Carole Cadwalladr has been told to "desist" by management after public statements about Tortoise deal. # ⚓ Press Gazette ☛ Battle_for_future_of_National_World_as shareholder_launches_takeover_bid⠀⇛ Media Concierge is understood to have abstained on executive chairman David Montgomery's re- appointment this year. # ⚓ Press Gazette ☛ Jason_Cowley_bowing_out_after_16_years_as New_Statesman_editor⠀⇛ Cowley will continue to write for the New Statesman as a columnist and essayist.  o § Civil Rights/Policing⠀➾ # ⚓ JURIST ☛ UN_reports_2024_as_deadliest_year_on_record_for humanitarians⠀⇛ The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) on Friday reported that more aid workers, healthcare staffers, delivery personnel and other humanitarians have been killed in 2024 than in any other year, with a recorded death toll of 281 aid workers globally. # ⚓ Latvia ☛ March_for_men's_health_to_be_held_Saturday_in Rīga⠀⇛ On Saturday, November 23, the men's health movement "Men's Test" is organizing a march for men's health starting at the Freedom Monument. # ⚓ 4_inmates_on_hunger_strike_in_Vietnamese_prison⠀⇛ The prisoners were unhappy that paper, pens and books had been taken away by guards. # ⚓ Pro Publica ☛ Mississippi_Segregation_Academies_Are Benefitting_From_Taxpayer_Dollars⠀⇛ # ⚓ Shanghai_factory_workers_block_major_highway_over_layoff payouts⠀⇛ The workers say they have been offered payouts that fall short of the terms in their contracts. # ⚓ North_Korean_women_in_China_catch_‘Disco_Fever’⠀⇛ The female factory workers could get in trouble if Pyongyang finds out they were dancing like decadent capitalists. § Monopolies/Monopsonies⠀➾ o § Patents⠀➾ # ⚓ JUVE ☛ Oppo_infringed_Panasonic_SEP_says_local_division Mannheim_in_first_FRAND_ruling⠀⇛ The ruling from Mannheim comes despite Panasonic and Oppo having, in principle, already agreed to settle their global patent monopoly dispute in October. The courts involved are also aware of this. # ⚓ Dennis Crouch/Patently-O ☛ Senate_Committee_Advances PREVAIL_Act⠀⇛ In a tight 11-10 vote, the Senate Judiciary Committee approved the PREVAIL Act (Promoting and Respecting Economically Vital American Innovation Leadership Act) that would make substantial changes to Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) proceedings. The bill addresses perceived anti- patentee imbalances in the current inter partes review (IPR) system. However, a number of Senators raised concerns and were seeking assurances about a negative impact on generic drug prices. The Bill as adopted by the Judiciary Committee included a friendly amendment by the Bill's co-sponsor Sen. Coons that attempted to address some of the drug- pricing concerns by expanding the scope of who can file IPR/PGR petitions. # ⚓ Unified Patents ☛ Magnetar/Atlantic_IP_entity,_Croga Innovations,_firewall_patent_monopoly_challenge_instituted⠀⇛ On November 21, 2024, two months after Unified filed_an_ex_parte_reexamination, the Central Reexamination Unit (CRU) granted Unified’s request, finding substantial new questions of patentability on all challenged claims of U.S._Patent_10,601,780, owned by Croga Innovations, Ltd., an entity of Atlantic_IP_Services_Limited. o § Trademarks⠀➾ # ⚓ TTAB Blog ☛ TTAB_Affirms_Refusal_of_ENDURELITE_in_view_of ENDUROLETE_for_Supplements,_Rejecting_Strategic_Partners Argument⠀⇛ The Board affirmed a refusal to register the mark ENDURELITE, finding confusion likely with the registered mark ENDUROLETE, both for dietary and nutritional supplements. The marks are "extremely similar," the goods identical in-part, and the channels of trade and classes of consumers for those goods are presumably identical. Applicant argued that, under Strategic Partners, its ownership of a registration for the mark ENDURELITE FUELING FAST & Design (shown immediately below) justifies registration of the standard character mark. The Board disagreed. In_re_Endurelite Supplements,_LLC, Serial No. 90708132 (November 15, 2024) [not precedential] (Opinion by Judge Thomas W. Wellington). o § Copyrights/Broadcast⠀➾ # ⚓ Public Domain Review ☛ Karel_Čapek’s_Letters_from_England_ (1925)⠀⇛ Account of a trip round England by the Czech writer who introduced the word “robot” to the world. # ⚓ Digital Music News ☛ SiriusXM_Made_It_Too_Difficult_for Customers_to_Cancel_Subscriptions⠀⇛ A New York judge rules that SiriusXM made it too difficult for customers to cancel their service, weeks after federal regulators enact a click-to- cancel rule for subscriptions. New York State Supreme Court Justice Lyle Frank ruled on Thursday that SiriusXM made it too difficult for its customers to cancel their subscriptions [...] ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 4208 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐃𝐀𝐈𝐋𝐘 𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐊𝐒 ═════════════════════════════════════════════╕ ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Links 23/11/2024: "Real World" Cracked and UK Online Safety Act is Law⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Nov 23, 2024 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇Highway_bordered_in_light_snow_during_autumn⦈_ 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴 🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽 ⦇GNOME bluefish⦈ § Contents⠀➾ * Leftovers o Science o Career/Education o Hardware o Health/Nutrition/Agriculture o Proprietary/Artificial_Intelligence_(AI) o Security # Privacy/Surveillance o Defence/Aggression o Transparency/Investigative_Reporting o Environment # Energy/Transportation # Wildlife/Nature 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/Monopsonies # Copyrights * § Leftovers⠀➾ o ⚓ James G ☛ Planting_a_link_garden⠀⇛ A heuristic I am using to decide what goes on the page is “have I referred to a web page a few times, or do I think about it often?” The link garden is thus a place to curate rather than to collect. It is a place where I can take my time to add links, and where I do not feel the pressure to make it complete or add everything I find interesting. o ⚓ James G ☛ Adding_direct_answers_to_my_website_search_engine⠀⇛ My website search engine now supports direct answers. Any query starting with what is or what are is processed with logic that aims to find a direct answer to the question. For example, consider the query “what is a trie”. When this query is run, the search engine returns a “direct answer” result at the top of the page, followed by the “10 blue links”. o ⚓ Michał Sapka ☛ Lost_keys⠀⇛ So, as a result I am not using any GPG key at the time being. I’ll re-upload a new one, but only after I come it with a fool-proof backup plan. o ⚓ Ness Labs ☛ Checklists:_The_Key_to_Smarter_and_Safer_Work⠀⇛ Let’s explore the fascinating history of checklists and learn how you can design you own to unlock efficiency, precision, and – perhaps most importantly – peace of mind in your personal and professional projects. o ⚓ Manuel Moreale ☛ P&B:_Em⠀⇛ This is the 65th edition of People and Blogs, the series where I ask interesting people to talk about themselves and their blogs. Today we have Em and her blog, conscienceround.com o ⚓ At This Link ☛ So_What's_Up_With_Those_Tiles?⠀⇛ Readers of this site may notice my little tiles (⠵) I've used for quite some time now as somewhat of a logo. I've never really drawn attention to them but I think it's worth discussing as I feel they sum up what this blog is about. Personally, I think it neatly sums up the kinds of boxes I fit in. The tiles (Actually the braille character for 'Z') give a passing resemblance to the hacker glider - the symbol for all things hacky, nerdy, and geeky. o ⚓ PC Mag ☛ [Crackers]_Breach_Andrew_Tate's_Online_'University,' Exposing_800,000_Users⠀⇛ Tate's website, "The Real World," previously called Hustler's University, sells courses on fitness, finance, content creation, AI, etc. It charges a monthly fee of about $50. The website currently has 113,000 active users. But its security is "hilariously insecure," according to the [crackers], who described "hacktivism" as their motive. o ⚓ The Register UK ☛ Andrew_Tate's_Real_World_website_compromised, data_stolen⠀⇛ Intruders said they copied the contents of Real World's 221 public and 395 private chat servers, as well as 794,000 of its usernames for current and former members plus a list of 324,382 registered email addresses. This info has apparently been sent to the security breach notification service at Have I Been Pwned and the leak site DDoSecrets. o § Science⠀➾ # ⚓ Smithsonian Magazine ☛ This_New,_Yellow_Powder_Quickly Pulls_Carbon_Dioxide_From_the_Air,_and_Researchers_Say 'There's_Nothing_Like_It'⠀⇛ The porous material, known as a covalent organic framework, is called COF-999. Within the framework are compounds called amines, which have a basic pH. When air flows through the material, most components pass freely through, but the amines snatch up acidic molecules of carbon dioxide. # ⚓ ARRL ☛ The_K7RA_Solar_Update⠀⇛ Solar activity was lower this reporting week, November 14-20, with the average daily sunspot number down from 141.6 to 99.3, and solar flux from 203.7 to 152.4. Geomagnetic indicators were quiet. # ⚓ Sightline Media Group ☛ Army_major_becomes_first_reservist to_receive_rare_Astronaut_Device⠀⇛ A little more than a year later, Rubins, already a biomedical researcher and astronaut, received a direct commission to the rank of major in the Army Reserve through training at Fort Sill, Oklahoma. # ⚓ University of Michigan ☛ Hatcher_hosts_A_Celebration_of Celestial_Maps_Through_the_Ages⠀⇛ The University of Michigan Hatcher Graduate Library displayed celestial maps spanning cultures and generations at a Thursday event titled “A Celebration of Celestial Maps Through the Ages.” Celestial maps, also known as astronomical maps, are representations of the universe created by astronomers for purposes such as time-keeping and navigation. # ⚓ The Conversation ☛ Mandelbrot’s_fractals_are_not_just gorgeous_–_they_taught_mathematicians_how_to_model_the_real world⠀⇛ At the beginning of my third year at university studying mathematics, I spotted an announcement. A visiting professor from Canada would be giving a mini-course of ten lectures on a subject called complex dynamics. It happened to be a difficult time for me. On paper, I was a very good student with an average of over 90%, but in reality I was feeling very uncertain. It was time for us to choose a branch of mathematics in which to specialise, but I hadn’t connected to any of the subjects so far; they all felt too technical and dry. # ⚓ Rlang ☛ How_do_we_combine_errors?_The_linear_case⠀⇛ In our research work, we usually fit models to experimental data. Our aim is to estimate some biologically relevant parameters, together with their standard errors. Very often, these parameters are interesting in themselves, as they represent means, differences, rates or other important descriptors. In other cases, we use those estimates to derive further indices, by way of some appropriate calculations. For example, think that we have two parameter estimates, say Q and W, with standard errors respectively equal to \(\sigma_Q\) and \(\sigma_W\): it might be relevant to calculate the amount: [...] # ⚓ Omicron Limited ☛ Scientists_develop_novel_high-fidelity quantum_computing_gate⠀⇛ Using this, they achieved a fidelity of 99.92% for a two-qubit device known as a CZ gate and 99.98% for a single-qubit gate. This breakthrough, which was carried out as part of the Q-LEAP project, not only boosts the performance of existing noisy intermediate-scale quantum (NISQ) devices but also helps pave the way for the realization of fault- tolerant quantum computation through effective quantum error correction. o § Career/Education⠀➾ # ⚓ India Times ☛ Computer-based_test_likely_for_NEET-UG, indicates_Dharmendra_Pradhan⠀⇛ Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan has indicated that National Eligibility cum Entrance Test for Undergraduate (NEET-UG) is likely transitioning to computer-based testing (CBT). # ⚓ Yordi Verkroost ☛ Building_a_Love_for_Books_That_Lasts⠀⇛ The easiest way to develop a reading habit is to always carry a book. Waiting for a train? Read. Ten minutes early for a coffee with a friend? Read. Looking to finally start your nighttime routine? Introduce time to read. # ⚓ The Atlantic ☛ Trump_wants_to_have_it_both_ways_on education⠀⇛ Even as he claims that he will axe the department, Trump is moving forward with staffing it. He has put forth Linda McMahon, a major campaign donor with roots in the professional wrestling world, as his secretary of education. McMahon fits the description of some of Trump’s other recent Cabinet picks: a friend or loyalist who is unqualified for the role at hand. She has scant experience working in or with schools—she once claimed to have a degree in education because she had spent a semester student-teaching, The Washington Post and the Hartford Courant reported. But the choice of McMahon does not send as strong a signal as selecting a louder culture-war voice, such as Moms for Liberty co-founder Tiffany Justice, Oklahoma State Superintendent of Public Instruction Ryan Walters, or the right-wing activist Christopher Rufo—all of whom policy experts speculated about as possible picks—might have. # ⚓ Society for Scholarly Publishing ☛ The_Important_Questions of_Our_Time_-_What_if....⠀⇛ If you’re like me, you’ve spent the last few weeks pondering human existence, and asking the really big questions, like, what would happen if every person on earth shined a laser pointer on the moon? Luckily, we live in a world with Randall Munroe who can provide us with some peace of mind. If you don’t have the time to watch the video below, the answer is, not much. But then, you’re probably thinking, what if we used really big lasers? No, bigger than that. The answers lie within. # ⚓ Freedom From Religion Foundation ☛ Trump_tries_to_put public_education_down_for_the_count_with_education_pick_— Freedom_From_Religion_Foundation⠀⇛ Despite the ongoing campaign to defund public schools, the majority of voters across the country continue to reject school vouchers. Three ballot initiatives on school choice [sic] failed in just the last election alone, including a ballot initiative in Kentucky funneling public money toward private schooling that was defeated by roughly 65 percent to 35 percent. In Nebraska, almost all 93 counties voted to repeal an existing voucher program, and in Colorado, voters rejected an attempt to add a “right to school choice [sic]” to the state Constitution. o § Hardware⠀➾ # ⚓ PC World ☛ Oops!_Intel's_unannounced_Arc_B580_graphics_card leaks_on_Amazon⠀⇛ Wellllllllll those rumors of an impending launch for Intel’s next-gen Arc “Battlemage” graphics cards in December are looking a lot more concrete now. We discussed the whispers on this week’s episode of our Full Nerd podcast, but now, a listing for an Intel B580 desktop graphics card just popped up on Amazon on Friday night. Awkward. # ⚓ Android Authority ☛ Google_Pixel_Tablet_3_could_still_be happening,_after_all⠀⇛ It’s also surprising to hear because it might suggest that Google is giving up on its tablet ambitions entirely, considering a separate report published yesterday claimed that Google is also killing the Pixel Tablet 3. However, we have reason to believe that the device cited in yesterday’s report is actually the Pixel Tablet 2, and not the third-generation tablet after all. Let me break down how we know. # ⚓ Futurism ☛ Real_Dogs'_Reaction_to_Robodogs_is_Terrifying⠀⇛ This tense interaction is pretty much replicated in every viral robodog clip online — real dogs growl, bark, and lunge at their impersonator while their human companions film on their phones and smile. Animals don't find the whole robot thing amusing at all — though it's possible that soon, they won't have a choice. o § Health/Nutrition/Agriculture⠀➾ # ⚓ Omicron Limited ☛ Peaches_spread_across_North_America through_Indigenous_networks,_radiocarbon_dating_and_document analysis_show⠀⇛ Spanish explorers may have brought the first peach pits to North America, but Indigenous communities helped the ubiquitous summer fruit really take root, according to a study led by a researcher at Penn State. o § Proprietary/Artificial Intelligence (AI)⠀➾ # ⚓ Semafor Inc ☛ A_plan_to_democratize_access_to_powerful_AI tools_gets_a_last-ditch_push_in_Congress⠀⇛ Proponents of US legislation that would formally establish a public AI resource and data hub, providing cheaper access to the technology, are making a last-ditch effort to push the plan through during this congressional session. # ⚓ India Times ☛ Accelerated_computing_efficient_solution_for AI_here:_Nvidia⠀⇛ Meanwhile, US-based Qualcomm said it is focused on edge AI and making on-device AI more accessible and efficient for its end consumers. Senior VP at the firm, Srini Maddali highlighted that Qualcomm has already integrated on-device AI into various products such as laptops, smartphones, IoT devices, and smart assistants, and cited the Snapdragon innovations—a comprehensive system-on-a-chip (SoC). # ⚓ India Times ☛ When_AI's_output_is_a_threat_to_AI_itself⠀⇛ All this AI-generated information can make it harder for us to know what's real. And it also poses a problem for AI companies as they develop more and more powerful models, which involve digesting volumes of data so vast that they are approaching the size of the [Internet] itself. # ⚓ Futurism ☛ Newspaper_Fires_Two_AI_Reporters_After_Bizarre Behavior⠀⇛ Hawaiian local broadcaster and newspaper The Garden Island has fired the two AI bots it recently introduced as its new anchors. # ⚓ Futurism ☛ Checkmarked_X_Users_Caught_Promoting_Sites_That Sell_Child_Sex_Abuse_Videos⠀⇛ As the BBC found, the identified accounts were using Saudi Arabic phrases and hashtags to link to websites that sell the appalling content. Other associated accounts even went as far as to upload child sex abuse material (CSAM) straight to the platform. It's a harsh reminder of just how meaningless the company's purported "verification" system has become — while CSAM is flourishing in the absence of effective content moderation efforts. # ⚓ Futurism ☛ AI_Founder_Promised_Amazing_Chatbot_to_Public Schools,_Then_Allegedly_Spent_the_Money_on_a_Lavish_Wedding and_Mansion⠀⇛ After duping the Los Angeles school system into giving her gobs of money, the founder of an AI ed tech firm allegedly spent a lot of it on herself. # ⚓ Los Angeles Times ☛ Founder_of_company_that_created_LAUSD chatbot_charted_with_fraud⠀⇛ The head of an education technology startup that created a highly touted chatbot for the Los Angeles school system has been arrested and charged with fraud. Federal prosecutors, in an indictment unsealed Tuesday, accused Joanna Smith-Griffin of defrauding investors and charged her with securities fraud, wire fraud and aggravated identity theft. # ⚓ Tom's Hardware ☛ Three_days_later,_Microsoft_Flight Simulator_2024_launch_is_still_stumbling_with_access_and bandwidth_problems_—_issues_aren't_going_away_anytime_soon_as more_users_come_online_globally⠀⇛ Microsoft's latest update represents the second update so far, yielding bad news with no permanent solutions. Neumann's only real encouragement was that Microsoft is still working on fixing the backend issues. Neglecting to share a roadmap or a firm date on when playability issues will be solved entirely. # ⚓ The Record ☛ Experts_warn_of_Palo_Alto_firewall exploitation_after_2,000_compromises_spotted⠀⇛ Researchers at the U.K.-based Shadowserver Foundation said Thursday they found about 2,000 Palo Alto Networks firewalls breached worldwide, with hundreds in the U.S. and India affected. # ⚓ Simon Willison ☛ OK,_I_can_partly_explain_the_LLM_chess weirdness_now⠀⇛ Through extensive prompt engineering Dynomight got results out of GPT-4o that were almost as good as the 3.5 instruct model. The two tricks that had the biggest impact: [...] # ⚓ Scott Smitelli ☛ Large_Chainsaw_Model⠀⇛ With all that said, I personally would not trust 90% of the general population to operate a chainsaw safely. To be absolutely clear, I am not suggesting that huge swaths of people lack the intelligence to wield a chainsaw. I believe that most adults are capable of using a chainsaw well as long as they are given adequate training with some amount of supervised experience. # ⚓ Matt Birchler ☛ Ads_killed_the_web_so_now_we_need_AI._Also, we_need_to_pay_for_AI,_so_we’re_going_to_put_ads_in_the_AI 🙃⠀⇛ I can’t help but find it a bit funny to hear all the people going “ads and SEO ruined the web and now we need AI to synthesize all the data people made in that ecosystem so we can present it in a new ecosystem that’s nicer,” are now realizing that ads would be great for monetizing in this new world as well. # ⚓ Futurism ☛ Internet_Notices_Something_Bizarre_in_Image Posted_by_Kesha⠀⇛ But there are some glaring problems with the image. For one, the word "delusional" is misspelled on plenty of the bags — irony much? — a hallmark shortcoming that has long plagued AI image generators. Fans were understandably outraged by the lazy image, accusing Kesha of cheaping out on human labor. # ⚓ Futurism ☛ Henry_Kissinger_Issues_Warning_From_Beyond_the Grave⠀⇛ In an uncanny video introducing his posthumously- published book "Genesis," an AI-generated voice clone of the amply loathed Kissinger likens the burgeoning field of AI to the curse of King Midas. # ⚓ Techdirt ☛ Hertz_Continues_To_Be_Hertz,_Threatens_Customer With_Arrest_For_Using_Too_Many_Of_His_‘Unlimited’_Miles⠀⇛ Somehow, Hertz continues to be an ongoing concern, in both senses of the word. The company that made itself infamous by repeatedly trying to get innocent renters arrested for car theft tried to put all of that behind it with a $168 million class-action lawsuit settlement in 2022. # ⚓ The Register UK ☛ AI_PCs_make_users_less_productive_due_to learning_curve⠀⇛ The Register asked Intel to quantify the task time toll incurred by an inexperienced AI PC user compared to work done on a traditional PC. We've not heard back. # ⚓ The Register UK ☛ A_year_after_Broadcom_took_control_of VMware,_is_it_winning?⠀⇛ Broadcom has also claimed it's cut costs at VMware deeper and faster than it hoped. And its share price has bounced by a greater percentage than can be explained solely by the extra revenue the virtualization giant added to its bottom line. # ⚓ Cyble Inc ☛ CERT-In_Releases_Advisory_For_Zoom Vulnerabilities⠀⇛ CERT-In issued an advisory on Zoom vulnerabilities affecting multiple platforms, risking unauthorized access, privilege escalation, and service disruption. o § Security⠀➾ # § Privacy/Surveillance⠀➾ # ⚓ The Record ☛ Senators_call_for_audit_of_TSA’s_facial recognition_tech_as_use_expands_in_airports⠀⇛ A bipartisan group of 12 senators on Wednesday sent the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) inspector general a letter expressing alarm over the widespread use of facial recognition technology at American airports without an audit of privacy protections or any third-party assessment of the technology’s accuracy. The Transportation Security Administration (TSA), which is housed within DHS, will soon roll the technology out in small and mid-size airports, taking the total number of airports where it is deployed to 430 nationwide, the letter to Inspector General Joseph Cuffari said. # ⚓ Wired ☛ China’s_Surveillance_State_Is_Selling_Citizen Data_as_a_Side_Hustle⠀⇛ China has long been a billion-plus-person experiment in total state surveillance, with virtually no legal checks on the government's ability to physically and digitally monitor its citizens. When so much control of citizens' private data amasses within a few government agencies, however, it doesn't stay there. Instead, that bounty of private info has also leaked onto a lively black market—one where insiders sell off their own access to any scammer or stalker willing to pay. At the Cyberwarcon security conference in Arlington, Virginia, on Friday, researchers from the cybersecurity firm SpyCloud plan to present their findings from monitoring a collection of black market services that offer cheap and easy searches of Chinese citizens' data. The vendors in many cases obtain that sensitive information by recruiting insiders from Chinese surveillance agencies and government contractors and then reselling their access, no questions asked, to online buyers. The result is an ecosystem that operates in full public view where, for as little as a few dollars worth of cryptocurrency, anyone can query phone numbers, banking details, hotel and flight records, or even location data on target individuals. # ⚓ Simon Willison ☛ How_decentralized_is_Bluesky really?⠀⇛ Also of note: direct messages on Bluesky are currently entirely dependent on the single central node run by Bluesky themselves, and are not end-to-end encrypted. Furthermore, signing keys that are used by ATProto are currently held custodially by Bluesky on behalf of their users. # ⚓ Nick Heer ☛ App_Store_Search_Queries_Appear_to Violate_Data_Minimization_Practices⠀⇛ What I cannot understand is why Apple wants to record all typed text and completed queries and correlate those to millisecond- level time codes and attach all that to someone’s Apple ID. [...] # ⚓ Apple Inc ☛ Shazam_hits_100_billion_song recognitions⠀⇛ Shazam launched in 2002 as an SMS service in the UK, and back then, music fans would dial 2580, hold up their phones to identify music, and receive the song name and artist via text message. Shazam’s following and influence continued to grow in the years that followed, but it was the 2008 debut of the App Store and introduction of Shazam’s iOS app that brought its music recognition technology to millions of users. By the summer of 2011, Shazam had already recognized over 1 billion songs. # ⚓ India Times ☛ OpenAI_considers_taking_on_Google_with browser:_report⠀⇛ OpenAI has spoken about the search product with website and app developers such as Conde Nast, Redfin, Eventbrite and Priceline, the report said, citing people who have seen prototypes or designs of the products. # ⚓ Privacy International ☛ UK_MPs_ignore_concerned constituents_questions_about_Facial_Recognition Technology⠀⇛ In this piece, we unpack the responses received from UK Members of Parliament between November 2023 and June 2024 following the initial launch of our campaign “The End of Privacy in Public”, and discuss the current state of regulation of FRT in the UK. In doing so, we reiterate our call for FRT’s use to be effectively regulated. o § Defence/Aggression⠀➾ # ⚓ The Independent UK ☛ Trump’s_cabinet_is_filling_up_with Project_2025_authors_despite_him_saying_he_has_‘no_idea’_what it_is⠀⇛ But the authors of Project 2025 — a 900-page playbook from a right-wing think tank for the next Republican president’s agenda — are all over Trump’s incoming administration. # ⚓ Nebraska Examiner ☛ Trump_taps_Project_2025_co-author_to lead_White_House_budget_office⠀⇛ Vought is one of the authors of the wide-ranging conservative policy blueprint Project 2025. During the presidential campaign, Trump sought to distance himself from the document, even as Vought and other veterans of his first administration worked on it. Vought, who worked as director of the Office of Management and Budget during Trump’s first term, will be responsible for preparing the president’s annual budget request as well as any emergency spending proposals. # ⚓ Atlantic Council ☛ How_Europe_can_save_NATO⠀⇛ At the global level, the June summit should establish a new division of responsibility among NATO, the EU, and the United States. This could further lighten the US burden. NATO’s prime responsibility would be defense of its treaty area. The EU might take prime responsibility for conflicts to its south, primarily in Africa. Security in the Middle East might be a joint national responsibility with a US lead, as it has been in the Red Sea. # ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ US_Judge_Rejects_SEC_Bid_to Sanction_Elon_Musk⠀⇛ The SEC had sought a declaration that Musk violated a May 31 court order to provide testimony. It said having only to repay travel costs would not deter many other people from ignoring court orders, "much less someone of Musk's extraordinary means." # ⚓ The Washington Spectator ☛ What_Does_Putin_Have_on_Trump?⠀⇛ The books are Interference: The Inside Story of Trump, Russia, and the Mueller Investigation, by Aaron Zebley, James Quarles, and Andrew Goldstein, a trio of attorneys who served as deputies to Robert Mueller in the 2017-2019 special counsel’s office, and Unredacted: Russia, Trump, and the Fight for Democracy, by Christopher Steele, the veteran intelligence expert on Russia for the British secret service, who founded Orbis Business Intelligence in London and was the principal author of the (in)famous “Steele Dossier.” # ⚓ NBC ☛ With_Trump_alliance,_Elon_Musk_became_exactly_what_he vowed_to_expose⠀⇛ Flash forward to today. Donald Trump is heading back to the White House. And Musk, owner of the social media company X (formerly Twitter), is a top donor, surrogate and soon-to-be government “efficiency” overseer. Musk has openly used his platform to boost Trump, attack his opponents and shape the political narrative. The collusion between government and Big Tech is no longer a conspiracy theory — it’s out in the open. Yet suddenly, all those grave concerns about the threat to democracy have evaporated. Most of the same voices who warned of shocking government overreach in the pre-Musk Twitter era are either silent about this turn of events or they’re in wild celebration of the Trump-Musk alliance. This reveals the issue wasn’t a matter of principle; it was a matter of party. # ⚓ Tech Central (South Africa) ☛ Extremists_on_Telegram_pose as_fight_clubs⠀⇛ Communications from so-called Active Clubs surged on Telegram over the past month, as the US election neared, according to civil rights groups and researchers who have studied extremism for years. Some clubs with large followings have shared one another’s messages in a sign of coordination among cells that have previously portrayed themselves as independent. # ⚓ YLE ☛ Interior_Ministry_to_review_refugee_quota_plans following_backlash⠀⇛ According to sources, Interior Minister Mari Rantanen (Finns) and acting interior minister Lulu Ranne (Finns) directed officials to prepare to exclude quota refugees from Muslim-majority countries such as Afghanistan, while increasing the quota for countries such as Venezuela, a Christian- majority nation. # ⚓ SBS ☛ Labor's_social_media_age_ban_to_come_with_$50m fines⠀⇛ Australians under the age of 16 are a step closer to being prohibited from using social media, with the Coalition signalling its support for passing Labor's proposed ban before the year's end. # ⚓ SBS ☛ Elon_Musk_takes_aim_at_Australia's_social_media_ban for_under_16s⠀⇛ Elon Musk has taken aim at the Albanese government's new social media ban for children under 16, claiming the government is trying to "control access to the [Internet]". # ⚓ Atlantic Council ☛ Suspected_sabotage_by_a_Chinese_vessel in_the_Baltic_Sea_speaks_to_a_wider_threat⠀⇛ This is the second time within about a year that a Chinese merchant vessel has apparently damaged undersea cables in the Baltic Sea. The last time, in October 2023, the container ship Newnew Polar Bear quickly left the scene after dragging its anchor across a gas pipeline and, it appears, two undersea cables. It then sailed through the Great Belt and continued northward along the Norwegian coast, and from there on to Russia’s Arctic coast. There wasn’t very much Sweden, Finland, or Estonia—in whose exclusive economic zones the damage had occurred—could do except ask China to cooperate in the investigation. Beijing declined their request. Was this, too, sabotage? Was the Chinese government involved? What about the Russian government? After all, Newnew Polar Bear had just left a Russian port before the cables and the pipeline were hit. # ⚓ RFA ☛ Questions_raised_over_Chinese_ship_seen_near_undersea Baltic_cables⠀⇛ While officials have declined to clarify whether the ship has been detained or searched, the apparent delay in its voyage comes after social media users spotted it slightly slowing down and altering course as it crossed the 730-mile C-Lion 1 undersea cable connecting Finland and Germany and the 130-mile link between Sweden and Lithuania on Monday, around the time that they were cut. Several media reports said the authorities are currently investigating the ship’s activities. # ⚓ BoingBoing ☛ How_a_dictator_keeps_things_fresh:_From polonium_tea_to_severed_cables⠀⇛ The WSJ suggests the sabotage aims to "spread panic, bind security resources, and increase pressure on Western governments," but they're missing the main reason — the sheer pleasure of kicking over human anthills when no one can stop you. # ⚓ Insight Hungary ☛ US-Hungarian_relations_to_enter_a_'golden age',_Orban's_foreign_minister_says⠀⇛ "With the upcoming inauguration of Donald Trump, Hungarian-American relations may again enter a new dimension, a 'golden age' after the 'hostile relations' of recent years and the current low point," Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said at a business forum of the American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) in Budapest, 444 reports. "Many of us hoped there would be a major change and that the pro-peace candidate would win (...) We are very pleased with the outcome of the US presidential election, even if not many European governments share this view," he said. o § Transparency/Investigative Reporting⠀➾ # ⚓ The Dissenter ☛ Unauthorized_Disclosure:_Chip_Gibbons⠀⇛ # ⚓ Axios ☛ Harris'_popular_vote_total_fell_7_million_short_of Biden's_in_2020⠀⇛ Vice President Harris' 2024 vote total has now surpassed President-elect Trump's total in 2020 for third-highest of all time. Why it matters: The Trump-Harris popular vote margin is the narrowest since Bush vs. Gore in 2000, despite Trump's decisive electoral college victory. o § Environment⠀➾ # ⚓ Omicron Limited ☛ Building_climate_resilient_cocoa_farming in_West_Africa⠀⇛ Agroforestry systems, which integrate trees and shrubs into farming, are vital to achieving sustainable cocoa production in West Africa where 70% of the world cocoa is produced. Climate change induced drought means that it is ever more critical to adapt farming practices and find new approaches. # ⚓ DeSmog ☛ Q&A:_Cold_War_Foes_Made_Treaties_to_Limit_the Spread_of_Nukes._Could_a_Similar_Approach_Wind_Down_Fossil Fuels?⠀⇛ Could the world negotiate a wind-down of the fossil fuel industry — just as Cold War adversaries once agreed to limit their stockpiles of nuclear weapons? In an interview for the Climate Consciousness Summit 2024, Tzeporah Berman, founder and chair of the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Initiative said a growing wave of support for the proposal — which has been endorsed by more than 3,000 scientists, 121 cities and sub-national governments, and 14 nations — could ultimately make new fossil fuel projects unacceptable, even in the United States, the world’s biggest producer of oil and gas. # ⚓ CS Monitor ☛ Logging_threatens_their_forest._Nigeria's women_fight_back.⠀⇛ That’s why, in 2018, a group of women in the village of Olum decided to form an informal forest policing squad to save its trees from being chopped up and carried away. Armed with machetes, hoes, and the authority to name and shame locals who participate in illegal logging, they have helped vastly reduce the practice here, according to local authorities and environmental activists. # ⚓ Rolling Stone ☛ COP_29:_How_Big_Oil_Guides_the_United Nations’_Climate_Negotiations⠀⇛ By 1973, the petroleum-focused group already had a name — the International Petroleum Industry Environmental Conservation Association, or IPIECA. Even before the UN announced its launch, Exxon had taken a leadership role, hosting one of the first meetings to discuss the group at its headquarters in New York. It was officially launched in 1974 and in 1995 became its own stand-alone NGO, given “consultant” status by the UN. IPIECA secured industry a seat at the table in other ways, too. In its organizing articles, Ipieca notes that its purpose is both to gather data and information on global environmental issues of interest and for the UN to give the industry a heads-up on pending regulatory shifts, via “early notification and evaluation of programmes under consideration by UNEP which would have an impact on oil industry operations.” In its original constitution, Ipieca describes itself as “a voluntary association of petroleum enterprises concerned that governmental action for the international protection of the environment as it relates to or may affect the oil industry is taken on an informed basis.” # ⚓ Jacobin Magazine ☛ The_EU_Cynically_Pushes_Lithium_Mining in_Serbia⠀⇛ The European Union loves boasting about its green agenda. But its plans rely on electric vehicles — and a push for lithium mining in Serbia, which would outsource the environmental costs of the green transition to a non-EU country. # § Energy/Transportation⠀➾ # ⚓ Deccan Chronicle ☛ Bitcoin_tops_$95,000_for_first time⠀⇛ Bitcoin hit a record on Thursday, topping $95,000 for the first time as it benefits from expectations that president-elect Donald Trump will push through measures to ease regulation of the unit. # ⚓ Deccan Chronicle ☛ Two_e-bikes_catch_fire_in_separate incidents_in_Telangana⠀⇛ Reddy rushed to his house and found that the flames engulfed the bike. Even as he tried to extinguish flames, the bike exploded suddenly. He then alerted the fire service department officials who pressed into service a fire tender to douse the flames. # ⚓ The Local SE ☛ Northvolt_files_for_bankruptcy protection_in_the_US⠀⇛ Northvolt said in September it was slashing 1,600 jobs – a quarter of its staff – and suspending the expansion of its site, as it struggled with strained finances and a slowdown in demand. The figure was slightly reduced after negotiations but more than 1,300 were laid off. # ⚓ The Korea Times ☛ Sweden's_Northvolt_files_for bankruptcy,_in_blow_to_Europe's_EV_ambitions⠀⇛ Northvolt said it has only enough cash to support operations for about a week and said it has secured $100 million in new financing for the bankruptcy process. It said operations will continue as normal during the bankruptcy. "Northvolt's liquidity picture has become dire," the company said in its Chapter 11 petition, filed in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Houston. The company, which has operations in California, has about $30 million of cash, which can support its operations for only about a week. It has $5.8 billion in debts. # ⚓ Energy Mix Productions Inc ☛ Power-Hungry_Data Centres_Can_Become_Grid_Assets,_Experts_Say⠀⇛ Future electricity demand was already projected to rise in an energy transition where fossil fuel-powered technologies—like cars and furnaces—will be replaced by electrified alternatives like electric vehicles and heat pumps. But the projected demand has become more significant as a growing number of data centres in North America become more energy-intensive to support developing artificial intelligence technologies. According to the Canada Energy Regulator, global data centre power use is expected to increase 160% by 2030 because of AI. While a traditional data centre consumes around 7.5 kilowatts per rack of servers, just one new server for high-performance AI tasks requires over 10 kW. “The power and heat density of a GenAI centre is at least four times that of a comparable cloud- computing facility,” ACEEE writes. # ⚓ The Register UK ☛ Battery_Electric_Vehicles_still being_shunned_by_EU_buyers⠀⇛ There was good news and bad news for electric vehicle (EV) makers in the European Automobile Manufacturers Association's (ACEA) latest figures: a modest rise in monthly registrations but a dip in year-on-year volumes. # ⚓ Rlang ☛ Bike_accidents⠀⇛ Mapping the accidents between bicycles and cars in 2023 in France. We have had a few sad accidents recently showing a growing attention on cyclist security and the conflicts on the road. We’ll use the Annual databases of road traffic injuries on an OSM background. # § Wildlife/Nature⠀➾ # ⚓ CBC ☛ These_rare_and_mysterious_deepsea_fish_are washing_up_in_California,_and_no_one's_sure_why⠀⇛ The longest oarfish ever recorded was eight metres long, making them the biggest species of bony fish. Frable says some partial remains suggest they could reach as long as 11 metres. Because they're deepsea fish, humans don't encounter them very often. Footage captured in recent years has shed some light on how they hunt — hovering vertically with their heads up, waiting for prey to swim by. # ⚓ EcoWatch ☛ Ethiopian_Wolf_Is_First_Known_Large Predator-Pollinator_to_Feed_on_Nectar⠀⇛ Ethiopian wolves have been observed foraging for nectar from the Ethiopian red hot poker flower, with some of the canids visiting up to 30 blooms in one round, a press release from University of Oxford said. It is a newly documented behavior for the wolves, and when they partake of the unusual treat, their muzzles get covered in pollen, which could potentially be transferred from flower to flower. o § Finance⠀➾ # ⚓ FAIR ☛ Amos_Barshad_on_Legalized_Sports_Betting⠀⇛ # ⚓ The Register UK ☛ Braintree_API_knocks_PayPal_offline_for hours⠀⇛ PayPal confirmed the matter in a post to its status website that indicates the problem stems from an issue with the GraphQL API that a number of the company's services operate on. According to the outage notice, withdrawals, express checkout, [cryptocurrency] activity, a number of Venmo services and Xoom have all been affected. o § AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics⠀➾ # ⚓ The Register UK ☛ Now_Online_Safety_Act_is_law,_UK_outlines 'priorities'⠀⇛ The UK government has set out plans detailing how it will use the new law it has created to control online platforms and social media – with one telling exception. The Draft Statement of Strategic Priorities for online safety places an emphasis on platform providers preventing online harms in the first place, and collaborating with regulator Ofcom on how the new law – the Online Safety Act – will be implemented. But it provides little detail about how it will use the more controversial aspects of the legislation. # ⚓ Silicon Angle ☛ Hybrid_cloud_solution:_Hitachi_Vantara_and Microsoft⠀⇛ # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Amazon_Invests_$4_Billion_in_Anthropic, Deepening_Its_A.I._Ties⠀⇛ Since last September, the tech giant has pumped $8 billion into the artificial intelligence start-up, a sign of intense competition in developing tools that are reshaping the tech sector. # ⚓ The Register UK ☛ Amazon_plows_another_$4B_into_Anthropic⠀⇛ Tie-ups like these piqued the interest of the US Federal Trade Commission in January, based on concerns that deals between tech giants and AI firms may limit competition. The watchdog agency hasn't announced any action since then beyond issuing a joint statement in July with EU and UK regulators about the need to promote competition among AI firms. # ⚓ Silicon Angle ☛ Amazon_to_invest_another_$4B_in_Anthropic as_part_of_AI,_chip_collaboration⠀⇛ The announcement of the latest $4 billion cash infusion comes about a year after the cloud and retail giant disclosed its first $4 billion commitment to Anthropic. At the time, the OpenAI rival named Amazon Web Services as its primary cloud provider. The deal announced today will see AWS take on the additional role of Anthropic’s primary AI training provider. # ⚓ India Times ☛ anthropic:_Anthropic_receives_additional_$4 billion_investment_from_Amazon⠀⇛ Artificial intelligence startup Anthropic said on Friday it has raised an additional $4 billion investment from longtime backer Amazon.com, underscoring Big Tech's growing genAI investments. # ⚓ Press Gazette ☛ Muslim_news_site_5Pillars_quits_Impress over_'incompatibility_with_Islamic_norms'⠀⇛ 5Pillars, which has been under Impress regulation since 2018, said the body “is run by what we perceive to be liberals whose values are not compatible with Islamic norms”. # § Misinformation/Disinformation/Propaganda⠀➾ # ⚓ India Times ☛ Elon_Musk_says_X_is_number_one_news_ [sic]_app_on_App_Store_in_India⠀⇛ Elon Musk announced that X, formerly Twitter, has become the top news [sic] app on India's App Store. This follows X's introduction of new features like live video rewinding. Despite this success, X experienced a significant user exodus after the 2024 US presidential election, with many users joining competitor Bluesky. # ⚓ The Record ☛ Google_takes_down_fake_news_sites,_wire services_run_by_Chinese_influence_operation⠀⇛ Google’s security team has removed hundreds of news sites and domains from Google News for running pro-China content sourced back to a handful of companies allegedly working together as part of an influence operation. Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) and security subsidiary Mandiant published a report detailing the operations of Glassbridge, which they say is an umbrella group of four companies based in China that operate hundreds of inauthentic news sites and newswire services. All of the sites push pro-China narratives in a “highly coordinated manner.” Google said it has blocked more than 1,000 Glassbridge sites from Google News and Google Discover since 2022. # ⚓ Wired ☛ The_US_Is_Calling_Out_Foreign_Influence Campaigns_Faster_Than_Ever⠀⇛ At the Cyberwarcon security conference in Arlington, Virginia, today, researchers from the Atlantic Council’s Digital Forensic Research Lab are presenting initial findings on the role of attribution in the 2024 US elections. Their research compares the impact of quickly naming and shaming foreign influence actors to other recent US elections in which government attribution was far less common. # ⚓ Silicon Angle ☛ Google_identifies_coordinated_network of_inauthentic_news_sites_in_Glassbridge investigation⠀⇛ The four firms, collectively referred to as Glassbridge, include Shanghai Haixun Technology Co. Ltd. and Shenzhen Bowen Media Co. Ltd., two Chinese companies that were found to be disseminating pro-People’s Republic of China content while posing as independent media outlets. Google has blocked more than 1,000 such sites from its platforms, citing violations of policies on editorial transparency and deceptive behavior. o § Censorship/Free Speech⠀➾ # ⚓ TruthOut ☛ House_Passes_Chilling_“Nonprofit_Killer”_Bill With_15_Democrats_Voting_“Yes”⠀⇛ H.R. 9495, nicknamed the “nonprofit killer” by critics, passed 219 to 184 with 15 Democrats voting “yes.” The legislation, which civil liberties groups have said could deliver a huge blow to the rights to free speech and dissent across the U.S., now goes to the Senate for consideration. The bill would give the Treasury Secretary the ability to revoke the tax-exempt status of any nonprofit they deem to be a “terrorist supporting organization” without due process or substantial evidence, effectively dealing most groups a killing blow. # ⚓ Forever Wars ☛ The_Most_Dangerous_Domestic_Antiterrorism Bill_Since_The_PATRIOT_Act⠀⇛ Proponents of the anti-charities bill, H.R. 9495, exploited the aftermath of Donald Trump’s reelection to fast-track the legislation using a procedure that required a two-thirds majority. Fortunately, a broad coalition of nonprofits sounded the alarm and enough Democrats woke up to defeat the bill—although, shamefully, 52 of them still voted to give the second Trump administration an authoritarian’s ideal housewarming gift. House Republicans appear to be gearing up for another vote as early as next week, one that would require only a simple majority to send the bill on to the Senate. As law, the anti-charities bill would be the most dangerous piece of domestic antiterrorism legislation since the PATRIOT Act. Even if it doesn't survive this lame-duck congressional session, the bill is certain to be reintroduced once the GOP trifecta is in place next year. The next bullet we'll have to dodge is already in the chamber. o § Freedom of Information / Freedom of the Press⠀➾ # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Russian_Journalist_Faces_Legal_Action_Over_Comments To_RFE/RL_On_Chechen_Abduction_Case⠀⇛ Yekaterina Neroznikova, a journalist and member of the Marem human rights group, is facing administrative charges in Russia for her alleged involvement with an "undesirable organization." The charges stem from Neroznikova's participation in an interview with RFE/RL earlier this year, where she discussed the high-profile abduction of Seda Suleimanova, a native of Chechnya. # ⚓ RFERL ☛ RFE/RL_Journalist_Alsu_Kurmasheva_Honored_With International_Press_Freedom_Award⠀⇛ Kurmasheva, who was recently released from detention in Russia after spending 288 days in custody, thanked the CPJ for its efforts toward gaining her freedom. "Journalism is not a crime," she said, noting that more than 20 journalists are currently imprisoned in Russia. # ⚓ VOA News ☛ Harassment_of_Balkan_female_reporters underscores_global_threat,_say_analysts⠀⇛ Menacing incidents aimed at two female journalists in Europe within one week underscore the threatening environment for media, say analysts. In the first incident, in North Macedonia, journalist Miroslava Simonovska received threats online from a fake Facebook profile bearing her name and image. # ⚓ VOA News ☛ ‘We_have_taken_risks_to_tell_the_stories,’_says press_freedom_awardee⠀⇛ This time last year, American journalist Alsu Kurmasheva was in a Russian prison, jailed on bogus charges. On Thursday night, free from her ordeal, she accepted a prestigious press freedom award from the Committee to Protect Journalists, or CPJ, in New York. # ⚓ CPJ ☛ CPJ_recognizes_fearless_journalists_at_2024 International_Press_Freedom_Awards⠀⇛ The 2024 awardees were all honored for their courage in reporting on their communities while experiencing war, prison, government crackdowns, and increasing efforts to criminalize their work. This year’s awardees were: Shrouq Al Aila, a Palestinian journalist based in Gaza and director of Ain Media; Quimy de León, a Guatemalan journalist and co-founder of Prensa Comunitaria; Samira Sabou; one of Niger’s most prominent investigative journalists, and Alsu Kurmasheva, a U.S.-Russian Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/ RL) journalist and editor jailed by Russia in 2023. # ⚓ CPJ ☛ CPJ,_others_condemn_abusive_lawsuits_against_Greek journalists_who_exposed_spyware_scandal⠀⇛ Grigoris Dimitriadis, nephew of the Greek Prime Minister and former Secretary General of the Prime Minister’s Office, filed defamation lawsuits against reporters from several independent outlets following their “landmark reporting on the PredatorGate spyware scandal,” the statement said. # ⚓ CPJ ☛ Press_freedom_organizations_support_Reporters_United &_EfSyn [PDF]⠀⇛ Lawsuit threatens Greek journalists who exposed spyware scandal The undersigned press freedom groups condemn the ongoing, abusive legal action by Grigoris Dimitriadis against the journalists who exposed Greece’s Predator spyware scandal. Greek institutions must enact strong legal protections for journalists against the growing trend of Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation, aimed at silencing critical reporting. # ⚓ International Business Times ☛ Jeff_Bezos_Enforces_5-Day RTO_Policy_At_Washington_Post_Effective_February_2025:_'Come To_Work_Or_Resign'⠀⇛ This controversial decision comes amid broader tensions in the newsroom, exacerbated by the publication's neutrality during the recent presidential election, which saw President-elect Donald Trump defeat Vice President Kamala Harris. The newsroom is grappling with significant challenges, including plummeting subscriptions and mounting financial losses. # ⚓ Michigan Advance ☛ Trump_tells_U.S._Senate_Republicans_they 'must_kill'_journalism_shield_law_•_Michigan_Advance⠀⇛ President-elect Donald Trump ordered congressional Republicans on Wednesday to block a broadly popular bill to protect press freedoms, likely ending any chance of the U.S. Senate clearing the legislation. The measure would limit federal law enforcement surveillance of journalists and the government’s ability to force disclosure of journalists’ sources, codifying regulations the Department of Justice has put in place under President Joe Biden. # ⚓ The Zambian Observer ☛ If_you_woke_up_to_news_of_my_forced disappearance_or_even_death_tomorrow,_please_ask_the President_of_Zambia-_Sishuwa_Sishuwa⠀⇛ On Wednesday this week, I gave an interview to The Mast, one of the main private newspapers in Zambia, in which I criticised President @HHichilema for the continued abuse of the police and the justice system to fix his critics and political opponents. In the interview, reproduced in its entirety below, I demonstrated with clear examples that those at the receiving end of these largely political offences are mostly members of ethnic-language groups who hail from the regions where the President and I do not come from. On Thursday, ruling party online pages including one that is run from State House (see attached, for example) reported that a supporter of Hichilema has formally asked the Zambia police to arrest me for the offence of ‘hate speech’ against the President. # ⚓ Hong Kong Free Press ☛ Speaking_up_for_democracy_movement not_foreign_interference,_Jimmy_Lai_tells_court⠀⇛ Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai has testified at his national security trial that urging other countries to speak up for the city’s pro-democracy movement does not amount to seeking foreign interference. o § Civil Rights/Policing⠀➾ # ⚓ The Register UK ☛ Billionaire_food_app_CEO_seeks_worker willing_to_pay_for_job⠀⇛ The CEO of Indian restaurant booking and food deliver app Zomato has posted a job ad in which he seeks a chief of staff who is willing to pay for the privilege of working with him. # ⚓ International Business Times ☛ Ignorant_TikTok_Accuses Native_American_Children_On_Field_Trip_Of_Being_Illegal Immigrants,_Sparking_Outrage⠀⇛ A now-deleted TikTok video featuring a "content creator" based in Arizona falsely accusing Native American schoolchildren of being illegal immigrants has gone viral, sparking outrage and safety concerns. The incident, which led to threats against a local school in Flagstaff, Arizona, has ignited discussions about racism, misinformation, and community accountability. # ⚓ Techdirt ☛ Will_The_‘Right_To_Repair’_Movement_Survive Trumpism_2.0?⠀⇛ U.S. consumer protection has been beaten to a pulp over the last few decades. Consumer protection regulators are routinely on the ropes, left understaffed, underfunded, and boxed in by an increasingly corrupt and radical 5th Circuit and Supreme Courts stocked with Trump sycophants. One bright spot, however, has been the “right to reform” movement, or efforts to ensure that it’s easier and cheaper for consumers to repair their own technology, without being boxed in or overbilled by corporations (across numerous industries) looking to monopolize repair. o § Internet Policy/Net Neutrality⠀➾ # ⚓ Bruce Schneier ☛ The_Scale_of_Geoblocking_by_Nation_- Schneier_on_Security⠀⇛ The paper: “Digital Discrimination of Users in Sanctioned States: The Case of the Cuba Embargo“: [...] # ⚓ The Lawfare Institute ☛ How_Geoblocking_Limits_Digital Access_in_Sanctioned_States_|_Lawfare⠀⇛ How people get information and communicate, and whether their governments can restrict or shape information, is central to liberal governance. Repressive governments censor the press, ban or surveil activists, and prevent mass protest. With the development of the internet, people were able to find information from sources outside government control, advocate from behind anonymous screen names, and organize in private messaging groups. But the internet’s wide-eyed liberal moment came to an end quickly as governments either shut down access when it threatened their survival or censored users through blocking and filtering. Combating internet repression has been a major U.S. policy goal for 30 years. The U.S. supports a worldwide internet freedom agenda, spending $30 million a year on initiatives at the State Department, USAID, and the Broadcasting Board of Governors (now the U.S. Agency for Global Media). The internet freedom agenda was just another program in a long line of efforts to promote democracy through disrupting repressive governments’ stranglehold on information. # ⚓ Inside Towers ☛ Rosenworcel_to_Leave_FCC_on_January_20⠀⇛ FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel intends to depart the FCC on January 20, 2025, the day of President-elect Trump’s second inauguration. Trump has selected Commissioner Brendan Carr as chair, Inside Towers reported. # ⚓ The Washington Post ☛ Brendan_Carr,_Trump’s_FCC_pick,_vows to_‘smash’_social-media_status_quo⠀⇛ Even before Trump picked him earlier this week as the chairman of the agency, Carr had blasted off letters to the heads of Apple, Google, Meta and Microsoft, warning that their companies’ activities would be reviewed as part of “broad ranging actions to restore the First Amendment rights that the Constitution grants to all Americans.” Elon Musk’s X, which has greatly curtailed efforts to moderate posts both internally or through outside fact- checkers, was not among the social media companies Carr targeted. # ⚓ Tom's Hardware ☛ US_FCC_to_update_undersea_cable regulations_amid_suspected_cable_sabotage_incidents_— proposals_include_restricting_Chinese_companies_from_building cable_components⠀⇛ This physical network handles over 98% of internet traffic, and while damage to one or two cables, especially for well-connected areas, would have a minor impact, any major disruption caused by a deliberate and well-coordinated attack would have global ramifications. For example, while the average user simply relies on these cables for entertainment (i.e., streaming music and videos, casual browsing, and online gaming), the international financial market is also heavily reliant on the internet, and losing that could cost millions if not billions, of dollars in lost productivity. # ⚓ Mat Duggan ☛ Self-Hosting_Isn't_a_Solution;_It's_A_Patch⠀⇛ What people actually need are laws. Regulations like the GDPR must become the international standard for platforms handling personal data. These laws ensure a basic level of privacy and data rights, independent of whether a judge forces a bored billionaire to buy your favorite social network. Suggesting self-hosting as a solution in the absence of such legal protections is as naive as believing encrypted messaging platforms alone can protect you from government or employer overreach. o § Digital Restrictions (DRM)⠀➾ # ⚓ Digital Music News ☛ Warner_Music_Group_Posts_Modest_Q3 2024_Revenue_Bump⠀⇛ And while concrete takeaways depend on one’s definition of “strong,” WMG has identified a 0.2% YoY dip in across-the-board digital revenue for Q3 2024, when the overall streaming category turned in a 1% YoY uptick to $1.05 billion. # ⚓ Digital Music News ☛ Deep_Dive_Into_Data_with_Too_Lost’s Advanced_Analytics⠀⇛ “Independent artists thrive with data—they can feed it into their creative process to make their music more impactful or use it to sharpen their marketing efforts,” Damien Ritter, Director of Marketing for Too Lost tells Digital Music News. Let’s take a look at some of the data drill-down that Too Lost offers music creatives to track the performance of their music online. # ⚓ 404 Media ☛ Spotify_Has_A_Pirated_Software_Problem⠀⇛ People are using Spotify playlist and podcast descriptions to distribute spam, malware, pirated software and cheat codes for video games. Cybersecurity researcher Karol Paciorek posted an example of this: A Spotify playlist titled “*Sony Vegas Pro*13 Crack Free Download 2024 mysoftwarefree.com” acts as a free advertisement for piracy website mysoftwarefree.com, which hosts malicious software. § Monopolies/Monopsonies⠀➾ o ⚓ Wired ☛ Elizabeth_Warren_Calls_for_Crackdown_on_Internet ‘Monopoly’_You’ve_Never_Heard_Of⠀⇛ In a letter delivered today to the Department of Justice and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, a branch of the Department of Commerce that advises the president, the two Democrats accuse VeriSign, the company that administers the .com top-level domain, of abusing its market dominance to overcharge customers. In 2018, under the Donald Trump administration, the NTIA modified the terms on how much VeriSign could charge for .com domains. The company has since hiked prices by 30 percent, the letter claims, though its service remains identical and could allegedly be provided far more cheaply by others. o ⚓ Six Colors ☛ The_App_Store_era_must_end,_and_the_Mac_is_the model⠀⇛ If Apple’s locked-down approach in the App Store era is our future, it’s a bleak one indeed. But there’s good news: Apple has also built a system that provides security, flexibility, and responsibility while letting device owners run the software they want to run. o ⚓ Tech Central (South Africa) ☛ Bookmarks_|_Microsoft_at_50_-_still hellbent_on_domination ⠀⇛ These are the articles, videos and more that caught the attention of TechCentral’s editorial team in the past 24 hours. o § Copyrights⠀➾ # ⚓ Digital Music News ☛ Miley_Cyrus_Claps_Back_Against ‘Flowers’_Copyright_Lawsuit⠀⇛ Cyrus’ team, led by Peter Anderson of Davis Wright Tremaine, argues that Tempo’s acquisition of “partial interest” from songwriter Philip Lawrence only entitles the company to “non-exclusive rights” to the song. And that, her lawyers say, doesn’t give them legal standing to sue under federal copyright law. # ⚓ Futurism ☛ OpenAI_"Accidentally"_Deleted_Evidence_From_Its New_York_Times_Lawsuit⠀⇛ OpenAI made a major oopsie when its engineers accidentally deleted a bunch of evidence sought by the New York Times in its copyright lawsuit against the AI firm and its benefactor Microsoft. In a letter to the judge presiding over the suit, lawyers for the NYT and the New York Daily News said that a ton of evidentiary files went missing while the attorneys were perusing them. # ⚓ Torrent Freak ☛ Real-Debrid_Implements_Extreme_Anti-Piracy Filters_to_Appease_Film_Companies⠀⇛ Real-Debrid, a popular streaming and download service, says it's implementing far-reaching anti- piracy measures, including hash and keyword filters, in response to a notice from the French Federation of Film Distributors. The API and instantAvailability feature are set for deactivation too, while content from "notorious" pirate sites will be blocked. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 6147 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐃𝐀𝐈𝐋𝐘 𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐊𝐒 ═════════════════════════════════════════════╕ ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Links 23/11/2024: "Relationship with Oneself" and Yretek.com is Back⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Nov 23, 2024 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇Shhh_Sign⦈_ 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴 🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽 ⦇GNOME bluefish⦈ § Contents⠀➾ * Gemini*_and_Gopher o Personal/Opinions o Technology_and_Free_Software # Internet/Gemini * § Gemini* and Gopher⠀➾ o § Personal/Opinions⠀➾ # ⚓ Relationship_with_Oneself⠀⇛ I know that others make sense of this idea more than I can, but at least for me, I've never much cared for the idea of "having a relationship with yourself". To me, it assumes that you can Other™ the self, which is…I mean, really, just a contradiction. The whole point of being yourself is to *be your own self*. You don't "relate" to your self, you are your self. Rather than trying to make yourself out to be something other than what you are and only then relating with that (which is just dissociation), understand yourself better, be mindful of the conditions and conditioning around you, be more fully and livingly manifest as what you actually are. If you don't like what you see, then change it! But trying to Other it away as something else than what you already are and what you're already doing, and then trying to work from the outside in when you've already locked yourself away on the inside? It doesn't work that way. # ⚓ New_Beginnings,_Old_Friends⠀⇛ Been standing outside the pub for a while, peering in the window occasionally and thinking about entering, but my nerves usually keep me away. Trying something new, something different, is scary. I hesitate because I am aware of my own tendency towards inconsistency. If I enter a space, ideally I become at least a bit of a regular. But then the pressure of maintaining that begins to weigh. But I started a new job recently; my first full- time position since finally getting my B.A. (I completed it later than most). It has been exciting, and positive, and I feel incredibly fortunate. I think I can brave a bit more new, in light of that. And perhaps it's as easy as pushing the two together. Let me tell you something about my first few weeks there. # ⚓ Packing....⠀⇛ Well, the time is coming soon. Just about everything we're doing now is sorting our "things" into "moving with us" boxes, "selling" boxes, and "get rid of it" boxes. I've seen every major piece of paperwork in my file drawers in the last 24 hours. I've surveyed my Dad's stamp collection which I inherited in 2020... the man was insane, TBH. But he was good... and, well, sorta organized for a disorganized person, or... was it the other way around. # ⚓ 🔤SpellBinding:_ADFORSW_Wordo:_WHAMS⠀⇛ # ⚓ a_compact_calendar⠀⇛ I wanted a yearly calendar to put into my wallet. Like a credit card sized one. I ended up with a stamp sized one. It is based on the idea of the thumb calendar [3] but less artistic and therefore, more compact. o § Technology and Free Software⠀➾ # ⚓ Cgit_with_OpenBSD_httpd_and_slowcgi_on_FreeBSD⠀⇛ Visiting old repo's is a great way to embark on a sentimental journey. In the past, I used GitWeb to browse my Git repo's. Recently I installed OpenBSD httpd with slowcgi in a FreeBSD jail [1]. It didn't require much effort to add Cgit to it. In my setup Cgit is only accessible in my local home network. I use it as a convenient way to browse through my own repo's. # § Internet/Gemini⠀➾ # ⚓ Yretek.com_is_back!⠀⇛ Which might be good news to you, the good old-fashioned yretek you can remember, maybe? Well it doesn't really matter one way or the other. # ⚓ Back_to_Yretek⠀⇛ Way, way back when Gemini was new and the pyramids hadn't been finished yet for the workers were on strike and the pharaoh wanted to add “just a tiny new feature”, I kept that capsule of mine called yretek.com on my own server and such. =============================================================================== * Gemini_(Primer) links can be opened using Gemini_software. It's like the World Wide Web but a lot lighter. ╘══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╛ ¶ Lines in total: 6313 ➮ Generation completed at 02:49, i.e. 4 seconds to (re)generate ⟲