Why are American chips ‘no longer safe and reliable’?
Why are American chips ‘no longer safe and reliable’?: Global Times editorial
On December 3, the Internet Society of China, the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers, the China Semiconductor Industry Association, and the China Association of Communications Enterprises issued statements declaring that US chip products a…www.globaltimes.cn
ESPN developing daily SportsCenter, women’s sports show for Disney Plus
ESPN developing daily SportsCenter, women's sports show for Disney Plus
According to CNBC's Alex Sherman, ESPN is developing a daily 'SportsCenter' and a weekly women's sports show for Disney Plus.Ben Axelrod (Awful Announcing)
Anthem Insurance issues new edict to cap anesthesia coverage at a time limit
Anthem Insurance issues new edict to cap anesthesia coverage at a time limit - NewsBreak
The best local & breaking news source in the US, featuring local weather, alerts, deals, events and more.NewsBreak
The Navy's Amphibious Fleet Is In Really Bad Shape
The Navy's Amphibious Fleet Is In Really Bad Shape
The 'Gator Navy' is facing a major readiness crisis with no near-term relief in sight, according to a scathing report from the Government Accountability Office.Geoff Ziezulewicz (The War Zone)
Threads takes an important baby step toward true fediverse integration
Threads takes an important baby step toward true fediverse integration
Threads rolls out the ability to follow fediverse profiles from your Threads account, though it comes with limitations like not showing their posts in your feed.Wes Davis (The Verge)
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Palestinians File German Complaint on Media Giant Axel Springer’s Business in Israeli Settlements
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/23220340
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December 3 2024, 6:00 a.m.
Palestinians File German Complaint on Media Giant Axel Springer’s Business in Israeli Settlements
German media giant Axel Springer is facing regulatory complaint by Palestinians about its business in Israeli settlements in the West Bank.Hanno Hauenstein (The Intercept)
US may push but Ukrainians balk at lowering draft age to 18
US may push but Ukrainians balk at lowering draft age to 18
Washington voices keep asking for more.Aaron Sobczak (Responsible Statecraft)
Bluesky now has 24 million users. Jay Graber is still vowing to keep it from enshittification
Bluesky has seen massive growth in the weeks following the US election. As of Tuesday, there are 24 million users on the social media platform. With great engagement comes great responsibility, which means Bluesky CEO Jay Graber has to do a lot to keep her promise to not “enshittify” the platform with ads while still funding its explosive growth....
Enshittification, as its known, generally comes as social media platforms expand and need to squeeze money out of users in order to please investors and keep the lights on. Since Bluesky doesn’t plan to run ads, WIRED senior writer Kate Knibbs asked, how does Bluesky plan to make money? “Subscriptions are the first step,” Graber said, referring to a plan to have users pay a regular fee for the ability to upload higher-quality video, for example, or access certain customization features.
Bluesky Now Has 24 Million Users. Jay Graber Is Still Vowing to Keep It From Enshittification
At WIRED's The Big Interview event, Bluesky CEO Jay Graber discussed the booming user numbers for the Twitter rival and why giving social media users more control is a recipe for success.Reece Rogers (WIRED)
Everyone says their app will remain pure and innocent until they need to start making money or the owner wants to cash out.
Since Bluesky doesn’t plan to run ads
I've heard this many, many times before.
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Harpenden Thermal Imaging Camera Zoom Information Session
Sustainable St Albans has two thermal imaging cameras the residents of the St Albans District can borrow. A thermal imaging camera enables you to see heat leaking from your house or cold air coming into your house by taking colour-coded pictures highlighting temperature differences.
Using the camera can therefore highlight insufficient loft insulation, gaps in floorboards, draughty windows and badly fitted loft hatches all of which allow precious warmth to escape from your house, meaning you use more fuel to keep your house warm.
In order to borrow the camera you much first attend a zoom information session for the location you will be borrowing from (so if you would like to collect and return a camera to a location in St Albans please book a session for the St Albans Thermal Imaging Camera).
These sessions cover:
- An introduction to the Thermal Imaging Camera project
- What you can learn about your home by using the camera
- Where you can find further resources on, for example, draught proofing your house
- How to use the camera with Q&A.
- The arrangements for booking to borrow the camera, for the safe collection and return of the camera and the handling of deposits, with Q&A.
Before you attend the session please read the Harpenden Information Pack and watch the ten minute video “Harpenden Thermal Camera Settings Overview”. Both are available on our website: sustainablestalbans.org/effici…
It is free for residents of the St Albans District to attend these sessions and to borrow the camera. A refundable £200 security deposit is however required. Donations are always welcome.
South Koreans Defy Biden's Man in Seoul
South Koreans Defy Biden's Man in Seoul
"The D.C. establishment backed Yoon because he was what they have wanted for decades"Tim Shorrock (Drop Site News)
The first paragraph contains a massive factual error that changes the context of the rest of the “hot take” this person has.
Yoon wasn’t overruled by parliament. Parliament passed a resolution (read strongly worded letter) demanding he rescind the martial law declaration, which Yoon then did.
Lmao that's not an error, much less one that means anything.
South Korean lawmakers – who had scrambled earlier in the night to block the martial law order with a parliamentary voteLawmakers worked swiftly to block the martial law decree
The leader of the opposition Democratic Party, Lee Jae-myung, said the emergency martial law declaration was “unconstitutional"
"Overruled" is a fair characterization. You just don't like the article.
So your argument is that he voluntarily backed down from a coup that otherwise would have continued and worked even after the military knew the rest of the government, including those in his own party, rejected his claim? Like he had some earnest change of heart rather than knew it was failing?
Coups aren't resolved by rules and regulations on who gets to command the military, they're about whose message gets out as "official" and who the security forces follow, and he was obviously not winning that struggle. There were soldiers on the street apologizing and that the members of parliament even got into the building indicates the security forces weren't fully on board. The very publicized opposition leader bypassed the restrictions by jumping a waist high fence.
And none of this subjective determination of which individual entity held the most sway in ending the coup matters to anything else in the piece. It's not even a terribly important question.
South Korea’s 6-Hour Martial Law
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on Tuesday declared martial law, suspended the South Korean legislature and banned elected representatives from accessing the National Assembly building using massive police presence.
And then six hours later he rescinded the order.
President Yoon had declared in a public address to the Korean people that the move was to protect a “liberal South Korea from the threats posed by North Korea’s communist forces and to eliminate anti-state elements.” He said: “I will restore the country to normalcy by getting rid of anti-state forces as soon as possible.”
But all the members of South Korea’s National Assembly, which Yoon had shut down, voted to reverse Yoon’s edict Tuesday and he then heeded the call.
South Korea’s 6-Hour Martial Law
Yoon does not want to lose power, writes Kiji Noh, but more importantly the U.S. cannot allow Yoon to lose power. He is key to the Asian force posture against China.scheerpost.com
Fedora Moves Towards Forgejo - Fedora Magazine
Fedora Moves Towards Forgejo - Fedora Magazine
Numerous factors were involved in the decision to move to Forgejo and this article will discuss them, present some background on the process, and invite one more chance for feedback.Akashdeep Dhar (Fedora Project)
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Trump's tariffs would 'spell disaster' for GM, Ford — and the rest of the auto industry 🎉
Trump's tariffs would 'spell disaster' for GM, Ford — and the rest of the auto industry
His threatened taxes on imports would raise vehicle prices by thousands of dollarsWilliam Gavin (Quartz)
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She Joined Facebook to Fight Terror. Now She’s Convinced We Need to Fight Facebook.
She Joined Facebook to Fight Terror. Now She’s Convinced We Need to Fight Facebook.
Hannah Byrne joined Facebook to combat far-right extremism. She’s now convinced the tech giant can’t be trusted with such power.Sam Biddle (The Intercept)
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I don't subscribe to the Intercept and read them all the time you can click out of their paywall.
Spoiler it's everyone's favorite whodunnit with Syrian chemical weapons.
Opinion: Why Pay $60 For A Concert When You Could Just Take Edibles At A Pet Store?
Opinion: Why Pay $60 For A Concert When You Could Just Take Edibles At A Pet Store?
It’s the weekend! Time to unwind from work and have the time of your life.Rob Steinberg (The Hard Times)
UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson fatally shot in New York in targeted attack
UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson fatally shot in New York in targeted attack
Thompson, who led the largest private insurer in the U.S., was set to attend UnitedHealth Group's investor day, which the company canceled.Annika Kim Constantino (CNBC)
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Telegraph tells us about the new Jihadi DEI program
How Syria’s ‘diversity-friendly’ jihadists plan on building a state
Hayat Tahrir al-Sham’s leader has issued statements aimed at allying fears among the population aligned with the Assad regimeThe Telegraph
Biden and Starmer are destroying international law to protect Israel’s genocide
Biden and Starmer's lies for Israel are destroying the liberal democratic order. Darkness will follow
When everything is exposed as a lie, the biggest liars triumph. The forces of darkness rush in to fill the void. That is the future awaiting usMiddle East Eye
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Netanyahu wishes to turn ICC arrest warrants into global no-confidence motion in international law
Prime minister Netanyahu will try to persuade Israelis that the ICC case isn't against just him, but against all Israelis – while attempting to dismantle commonly agreed upon liberal norms.Noa Landau (Haaretz)
... the ICC’s delay in issuing the arrest warrants reflects its nervousness with where this process it has initiated could ultimately lead.It will be hard to restrict the charges to Netanyahu and Gallant, or even other Israelis, especially when western leaders, including Biden, Starmer and Lammy, show they deserve to be in the dock alongside them.
i bet this is why nothing will come of the icc's charges; if anything comes from them at all.
Max Launches Live Feeds of HBO Programming in New In-App 'Channels' Feature
Max Launches Live Feeds of HBO Programming
Channels, which includes a total of five simulcasts in its initial launch, will appear for a small subset of adult profile users on the Ad-Free and Ultimate Ad-Free tiers in the U.S.Lucas Manfredi (TheWrap)
Swappiness is set to 10 and the swap usage is still high
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