cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/40502331

Egypt, Qatar, and UAE are reportedly among countries joining President Donald Trump’s proposed “Board of Peace.” The UN says 55,000 families lost property or shelter in Gaza’s recent rainstorms. Mediators to hold talks on phase two of the Gaza ceasefire. Azerbaijan will not join Gaza’s International Stabilization Force. Gaza militia leader says his group receives support from Israel. Israel greenlights a record gas deal with Egypt, while Germany approves a record arms deal with Israel. The Trump administration sets a goal of 100–200 denaturalization cases per month. Trump defends Venezuela blockade, and claims country’s oil belongs to the U.S. The House votes to allow strip searches of migrant children. United States to sell more than $10 billion in weapons to Taiwan. Sudan’s Kordofan sees more than 1,000 newly displaced in two days. Attacks on health care facilities in Sudan have killed more than 1,600 people this year. The United States lifts more sanctions on Syria’s new government. Cambodian fighters allege Thailand is using chemical weapons. 12 killed at mining site attack in Nigeria. Ukraine says it controls 90 percent of Kupiansk. Bolivia’s new right-wing government seeks financial support from the United States.

Peter Link

2025-12-18 17:45:37

Israel secures record gas deal with Egypt and record arms deal with Germany; Four men killed in U.S. airstrike on an alleged “drug boat” in the eastern Pacific

Egypt, Qatar, and UAE are reportedly among countries joining President Donald Trump’s proposed “Board of Peace.” The UN says 55,000 families lost property or shelter in Gaza’s recent rainstorms. Mediators to hold talks on phase two of the Gaza ceasefire. Azerbaijan will not join Gaza’s International Stabilization Force. Gaza militia leader says his group receives support from Israel. Israel greenlights a record gas deal with Egypt, while Germany approves a record arms deal with Israel. The Trump administration sets a goal of 100–200 denaturalization cases per month. Trump defends Venezuela blockade, and claims country’s oil belongs to the U.S. The House votes to allow strip searches of migrant children. United States to sell more than $10 billion in weapons to Taiwan. Sudan’s Kordofan sees more than 1,000 newly displaced in two days. Attacks on health care facilities in Sudan have killed more than 1,600 people this year. The United States lifts more sanctions on Syria’s new government. Cambodian fighters allege Thailand is using chemical weapons. 12 killed at mining site attack in Nigeria. Ukraine says it controls 90 percent of Kupiansk. Bolivia’s new right-wing government seeks financial support from the United States.

Israel secures record gas deal with Egypt and record arms deal with Germany; Four men killed in U.S. airstrike on an alleged “drug boat” in the eastern Pacific

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cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/40502331

Egypt, Qatar, and UAE are reportedly among countries joining President Donald Trump’s proposed “Board of Peace.” The UN says 55,000 families lost property or shelter in Gaza’s recent rainstorms. Mediators to hold talks on phase two of the Gaza ceasefire. Azerbaijan will not join Gaza’s International Stabilization Force. Gaza militia leader says his group receives support from Israel. Israel greenlights a record gas deal with Egypt, while Germany approves a record arms deal with Israel. The Trump administration sets a goal of 100–200 denaturalization cases per month. Trump defends Venezuela blockade, and claims country’s oil belongs to the U.S. The House votes to allow strip searches of migrant children. United States to sell more than $10 billion in weapons to Taiwan. Sudan’s Kordofan sees more than 1,000 newly displaced in two days. Attacks on health care facilities in Sudan have killed more than 1,600 people this year. The United States lifts more sanctions on Syria’s new government. Cambodian fighters allege Thailand is using chemical weapons. 12 killed at mining site attack in Nigeria. Ukraine says it controls 90 percent of Kupiansk. Bolivia’s new right-wing government seeks financial support from the United States.

Peter Link

2025-12-18 17:45:37

Israel secures record gas deal with Egypt and record arms deal with Germany; Four men killed in U.S. airstrike on an alleged “drug boat” in the eastern Pacific

Egypt, Qatar, and UAE are reportedly among countries joining President Donald Trump’s proposed “Board of Peace.” The UN says 55,000 families lost property or shelter in Gaza’s recent rainstorms. Mediators to hold talks on phase two of the Gaza ceasefire. Azerbaijan will not join Gaza’s International Stabilization Force. Gaza militia leader says his group receives support from Israel. Israel greenlights a record gas deal with Egypt, while Germany approves a record arms deal with Israel. The Trump administration sets a goal of 100–200 denaturalization cases per month. Trump defends Venezuela blockade, and claims country’s oil belongs to the U.S. The House votes to allow strip searches of migrant children. United States to sell more than $10 billion in weapons to Taiwan. Sudan’s Kordofan sees more than 1,000 newly displaced in two days. Attacks on health care facilities in Sudan have killed more than 1,600 people this year. The United States lifts more sanctions on Syria’s new government. Cambodian fighters allege Thailand is using chemical weapons. 12 killed at mining site attack in Nigeria. Ukraine says it controls 90 percent of Kupiansk. Bolivia’s new right-wing government seeks financial support from the United States.

Israel secures record gas deal with Egypt and record arms deal with Germany; Four men killed in U.S. airstrike on an alleged “drug boat” in the eastern Pacific

Drop Site Daily: December 18, 2025

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“Hannah has played a defining role in shaping how people understand OpenAI and the work we do,” said CEO Sam Altman and CEO of applications Fidji Simo in a joint statement. “She has an extraordinary ability to bring clarity to complex ideas, and to do it with care and grace. We’re deeply grateful for her leadership and partnership these last five years, and we wish her the very best.”

Wong joined OpenAI in 2021 when it was a relatively small research lab and has led the company’s communications team as ChatGPT has grown into one of the world’s largest consumer products. She was considered instrumental in leading the company through the PR crisis that was Altman’s brief ouster and rehiring in 2023—a period the company internally calls “the blip.” Wong assumed the chief communications officer role in August 2024 and has expanded the company’s communications team since then.

In a drafted LinkedIn post shared with WIRED, Wong said that OpenAI’s VP of communications, Lindsey Held, will lead the company’s communications team until a new chief communications officer is hired. OpenAI’s chief marketing officer, Kate Rouch, is leading the search for Wong’s replacement.
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“These years have been intense and deeply formative,” said Wong in the LinkedIn post. “I’m grateful I got to help tell OpenAI’s story, introduce ChatGPT and other incredible products to the world, and share more about the people forging the path to AGI during an extraordinary moment of growth and momentum.”

Wong says she looks forward to spending more time with her husband and kids as she figures out the next chapter in her career.

Update: 12/15/2025, 7:30 pm EDT: WIRED has clarified Kate Rouch’s title.

Mozilla is making it clear that they do not care about users any more.

Firefox is full of ads, with ads being in the homepage shortcuts, the news feed and the omnibox dropdown, as well as various ads for Mozilla services throughout the UI. Their ad network is also marketed to companies as allowing them to reach adblocker users.

Mozilla’s 210M+ global users are typically hard to reach. They're usually hidden behind ad blockers, nearly half avoid dominant social media, and most say no to default platforms. They’re selective, tech savvy, and paying attention.
From: mozilla.org/en-US/advertising/

Firefox is also full of tracking, with their mobile app sending data to the tracking company Adjust, and it having options for "personalised extension recommendations" and "Install and run studies". The latter allows them to install what they want into your browser without your consent out of the box.

Their tracking protection also mostly works only in private / incognito mode by default, with tracking scripts being allowed to run in standard windows with just isolated cookies protecting you, which is not a decision that a company who actually cares about privacy would make.

Mozilla is also partnering with Perplexity, an AI search engine who wants to collect as much data as possible even outside of their app to sell "hyper personalized" ads, which is exactly who you shouldn't work with if you claim to care about privacy.
From: techcrunch.com/2025/04/24/perp…

I recommend switching to Librewolf as it takes Firefox and removes this bullshit. Some other alternatives like Brave are just as bad.