G.M.
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🧵 In sole due settimane, Musk sta smantellando il sistema pubblico della ricerca negli Stati Uniti, con danni incalcolabili e duraturi per gli interessi americani e il benessere del resto del mondo.
Perché dovremmo preoccuparcene tutti, anche in Europa. 👇
1/19
Perché dovremmo preoccuparcene tutti, anche in Europa. 👇
1/19
February 6, 2025 at 12:35 PM
🧵 In sole due settimane, Musk sta smantellando il sistema pubblico della ricerca negli Stati Uniti, con danni incalcolabili e duraturi per gli interessi americani e il benessere del resto del mondo.
Perché dovremmo preoccuparcene tutti, anche in Europa. 👇
1/19
Perché dovremmo preoccuparcene tutti, anche in Europa. 👇
1/19
Well, after all, deepseek.com KNOWS about Tienanmen Square 😬
January 28, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Well, after all, deepseek.com KNOWS about Tienanmen Square 😬
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The man favored to be Germany’s next chancellor opened the door to working with the Alternative for Germany to pass tough new immigration restrictions, potentially breaking a longstanding effort to shun a party with neo-Nazis ties classified as “confirmed extremist” by German domestic intelligence.
‘Firewall’ Around the Far Right Wobbles in Germany
Responding to the killing of a child, the poll-leading Christian Democrats are pushing to overhaul migration laws — possibly with votes from the Alternative for Germany.
www.nytimes.com
January 27, 2025 at 7:58 PM
The man favored to be Germany’s next chancellor opened the door to working with the Alternative for Germany to pass tough new immigration restrictions, potentially breaking a longstanding effort to shun a party with neo-Nazis ties classified as “confirmed extremist” by German domestic intelligence.
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Welcome to the public domain, HAPPY DAYS ARE HERE AGAIN (1929)! 👀 Watch The Saw Lady 🪚 perform a poignant rendition of this classic anthem of optimism & resilience. 🎼🎉
Learn more ➡️ https://blog.archive.org/2025/01/01/welcome-to-the-public-domain-in-2025
#PublicDomain #PublicDomainDay
Learn more ➡️ https://blog.archive.org/2025/01/01/welcome-to-the-public-domain-in-2025
#PublicDomain #PublicDomainDay
January 27, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Welcome to the public domain, HAPPY DAYS ARE HERE AGAIN (1929)! 👀 Watch The Saw Lady 🪚 perform a poignant rendition of this classic anthem of optimism & resilience. 🎼🎉
Learn more ➡️ https://blog.archive.org/2025/01/01/welcome-to-the-public-domain-in-2025
#PublicDomain #PublicDomainDay
Learn more ➡️ https://blog.archive.org/2025/01/01/welcome-to-the-public-domain-in-2025
#PublicDomain #PublicDomainDay
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Back on the bird flu beat... A new virus strain called H5N9 was found on a CA farm, but announced by the Paris-based World Org of Animal Health - not the USDA or CDC. It's a concerning for scientists as govt health information is on pause. @bloomberg.com Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
US Investigates Worrying Bird Flu Strain on Duck Farm in California
US officials are investigating the appearance of a strain of bird flu identified in the US for the first time, a worrying sign that the virus is evolving in ways that could make it harder to contain.
www.bloomberg.com
January 27, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Back on the bird flu beat... A new virus strain called H5N9 was found on a CA farm, but announced by the Paris-based World Org of Animal Health - not the USDA or CDC. It's a concerning for scientists as govt health information is on pause. @bloomberg.com Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Is Joe Wright's 'M. Son of the Century' the Best Series of the Year? search.app/a38xRtoZhpaM...
Inside Joe Wright’s Scarily Prescient Benito Mussolini Series ‘M. Son of the Century’
'The Old Guard' star Luca Marinelli plays Mussolini in the eight-parter, about which the director says: "The rise of the far-right was a strong reason for wanting to do this particular story right now...
search.app
January 27, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Is Joe Wright's 'M. Son of the Century' the Best Series of the Year? search.app/a38xRtoZhpaM...
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The death in Spain of Maksim Kuzminov, a pilot who delivered a helicopter and secret documents to Ukraine, has raised fears that Russia’s European spy networks continue to operate and are targeting enemies of the Kremlin.
A Russian Defector’s Killing Raises Specter of Hit Squads
The death in Spain of Maksim Kuzminov, a pilot who delivered a helicopter and secret documents to Ukraine, has raised fears that the Kremlin is again targeting its enemies.
www.nytimes.com
March 31, 2024 at 6:22 PM
The death in Spain of Maksim Kuzminov, a pilot who delivered a helicopter and secret documents to Ukraine, has raised fears that Russia’s European spy networks continue to operate and are targeting enemies of the Kremlin.
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February 23, 2024 at 6:23 PM
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On one hand, it is rather disheartening to see how companies have just let copyright bots become private policemen that have kangaroo courts for appealing their basically final decisions.
On the other hand, Moby just got struck down by Moby
On the other hand, Moby just got struck down by Moby
February 23, 2024 at 10:01 PM
On one hand, it is rather disheartening to see how companies have just let copyright bots become private policemen that have kangaroo courts for appealing their basically final decisions.
On the other hand, Moby just got struck down by Moby
On the other hand, Moby just got struck down by Moby
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The tension between publishers and libraries over e-book lending has real-world consequences for library budgets, responsible use of public funds, and lasting concerns about preservation of our published record. Learn more: www.context.news/ai/us-e-book...
US e-book lending boom pits US publishers against libraries | Context
Publishers and libraries at odds as rise of e-book lending raises challenges over digital rights, access issues
www.context.news
February 22, 2024 at 12:09 AM
The tension between publishers and libraries over e-book lending has real-world consequences for library budgets, responsible use of public funds, and lasting concerns about preservation of our published record. Learn more: www.context.news/ai/us-e-book...
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"After a decade of pushing a utopian vision of the future, tech’s most optimistic pitch is a return to America’s past. Connecting the world is out. Rearming the arsenal of democracy is in.“ Such a great new @nitasha.bsky.social story: www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
How Silicon Valley learned to love America, drones, and glory
After a decade of building the future, tech’s new guard is going back to the American past, spurring a funding frenzy in defense technology
www.washingtonpost.com
February 17, 2024 at 1:23 PM
"After a decade of pushing a utopian vision of the future, tech’s most optimistic pitch is a return to America’s past. Connecting the world is out. Rearming the arsenal of democracy is in.“ Such a great new @nitasha.bsky.social story: www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
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Allies of Donald Trump are planning ways to restrict abortion rights if he returns to power that would go far beyond proposals for a national ban or the laws enacted in conservative states across the country.
Trump Allies Plan New Sweeping Abortion Restrictions
His supporters are seeking to attack abortion rights and abortion access from a variety of angles should he regain the White House, including using a long-dormant law from 1873.
www.nytimes.com
February 17, 2024 at 7:21 PM
Allies of Donald Trump are planning ways to restrict abortion rights if he returns to power that would go far beyond proposals for a national ban or the laws enacted in conservative states across the country.
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Developers, build in an open ecosystem that will never lock you out 🛠️
Check out tutorials, starter templates, and a project showcase for the Bluesky API on our new docs site here!
docs.bsky.app
Check out tutorials, starter templates, and a project showcase for the Bluesky API on our new docs site here!
docs.bsky.app
Bluesky Documentation | Bluesky
Explore guides and tutorials to the Bluesky API.
docs.bsky.app
February 6, 2024 at 3:21 PM
Developers, build in an open ecosystem that will never lock you out 🛠️
Check out tutorials, starter templates, and a project showcase for the Bluesky API on our new docs site here!
docs.bsky.app
Check out tutorials, starter templates, and a project showcase for the Bluesky API on our new docs site here!
docs.bsky.app
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4️⃣: Our Servers! To sustain the growth over time, we build and maintain all our own systems. We need reliable infrastructure, which is why we rely on the support of our users. archive.org/donate/?orig...
December 28, 2023 at 4:45 PM
4️⃣: Our Servers! To sustain the growth over time, we build and maintain all our own systems. We need reliable infrastructure, which is why we rely on the support of our users. archive.org/donate/?orig...
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Developers, looking for some "light" holiday reading? 😉
Read our blog post from May on Bluesky's federation architecture: blueskyweb.xyz/blog/5-5-202...
Read our protocol roadmap: atproto.com/blog/2023-pr...
Read our blog post from May on Bluesky's federation architecture: blueskyweb.xyz/blog/5-5-202...
Read our protocol roadmap: atproto.com/blog/2023-pr...
December 28, 2023 at 8:31 PM
Developers, looking for some "light" holiday reading? 😉
Read our blog post from May on Bluesky's federation architecture: blueskyweb.xyz/blog/5-5-202...
Read our protocol roadmap: atproto.com/blog/2023-pr...
Read our blog post from May on Bluesky's federation architecture: blueskyweb.xyz/blog/5-5-202...
Read our protocol roadmap: atproto.com/blog/2023-pr...
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Most of the content in the Internet Archive is not readily available in my town (pop 85K). The public and university libraries don't hold the titles. ILL can take weeks. In one case, I was able to find an out of print work because I could search the full text. The IA's work is truly transformative!
December 28, 2023 at 6:55 PM
Most of the content in the Internet Archive is not readily available in my town (pop 85K). The public and university libraries don't hold the titles. ILL can take weeks. In one case, I was able to find an out of print work because I could search the full text. The IA's work is truly transformative!
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Both the voters who won the case that pushed Donald Trump off Colorado’s primary ballot and the Republicans appealing the decision are urging the Supreme Court to move fast to review the ruling.
Both Sides Urge Supreme Court to Move Fast on Trump’s Ballot Eligibility
The Colorado Republican Party asked the justices to decide its appeal by Super Tuesday. The voters who won in the Colorado Supreme Court want to move even faster.
www.nytimes.com
December 28, 2023 at 9:54 PM
Both the voters who won the case that pushed Donald Trump off Colorado’s primary ballot and the Republicans appealing the decision are urging the Supreme Court to move fast to review the ruling.
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Breaking news: Maine barred Donald Trump from the primary ballot Thursday, making it the second state in the country to block the former president from running again under a part of the Constitution that prevents insurrectionists from holding office.
Donald Trump removed from Maine primary ballot by secretary of state
Maine is the second state to block the former president from running again under a part of the Constitution that prevents insurrectionists from holding office.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 29, 2023 at 12:18 AM
Breaking news: Maine barred Donald Trump from the primary ballot Thursday, making it the second state in the country to block the former president from running again under a part of the Constitution that prevents insurrectionists from holding office.
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It was a comeback year for the world’s wealthiest.
The combined net worth of the 500 richest people surged by $1.5 trillion in 2023, fully rebounding from the $1.4 trillion lost the year prior, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. And no one did better than Elon Musk
The combined net worth of the 500 richest people surged by $1.5 trillion in 2023, fully rebounding from the $1.4 trillion lost the year prior, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. And no one did better than Elon Musk
Musk Leads World’s Richest to $1.5 Trillion Wealth Gain in 2023
It was a comeback year for the world’s wealthiest.
www.bloomberg.com
December 29, 2023 at 1:49 PM
It was a comeback year for the world’s wealthiest.
The combined net worth of the 500 richest people surged by $1.5 trillion in 2023, fully rebounding from the $1.4 trillion lost the year prior, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. And no one did better than Elon Musk
The combined net worth of the 500 richest people surged by $1.5 trillion in 2023, fully rebounding from the $1.4 trillion lost the year prior, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. And no one did better than Elon Musk
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Elon Musk once scoffed at the notion that China's BYD could compete with his company.
Now, the automaker run by billionaire Wang Chuanfu is poised to be the new No. 1 in electric vehicles
Now, the automaker run by billionaire Wang Chuanfu is poised to be the new No. 1 in electric vehicles
Chinese Carmaker Overtakes Tesla as World’s Most Popular EV Maker
Elon Musk once scoffed at the notion that BYD could compete with his company. Now, the automaker run by billionaire Wang Chuanfu is poised to be the new No. 1 in electric vehicles.
www.bloomberg.com
December 27, 2023 at 2:00 PM
Elon Musk once scoffed at the notion that China's BYD could compete with his company.
Now, the automaker run by billionaire Wang Chuanfu is poised to be the new No. 1 in electric vehicles
Now, the automaker run by billionaire Wang Chuanfu is poised to be the new No. 1 in electric vehicles
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With FIVE days left in 2023, we want to share FIVE reasons to contribute to the Internet Archive.
5️⃣: Our Collections-With millions of books, movies, software, audio & images, collections are at the core of the work we do, all as a result of your desire for knowledge: archive.org/donate/?orig...
5️⃣: Our Collections-With millions of books, movies, software, audio & images, collections are at the core of the work we do, all as a result of your desire for knowledge: archive.org/donate/?orig...
December 27, 2023 at 3:11 PM
With FIVE days left in 2023, we want to share FIVE reasons to contribute to the Internet Archive.
5️⃣: Our Collections-With millions of books, movies, software, audio & images, collections are at the core of the work we do, all as a result of your desire for knowledge: archive.org/donate/?orig...
5️⃣: Our Collections-With millions of books, movies, software, audio & images, collections are at the core of the work we do, all as a result of your desire for knowledge: archive.org/donate/?orig...