How many weeks till we have the first full-Sora made short films? Changes the TikTok/IG/YT shorts game.
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The EU distributes the misery equally and makes everyone worse off
”The DMA requires that all browsers have equality, meaning that Apple can’t favour Safari and WebKit over third-party browser engines. Therefore, because it can’t offer Home Screen web apps support for third-party browsers, it also can’t offer support via Safari.”
9to5Mac
Apple confirms iOS 17.4 removes Home Screen web apps in the EU, here’s why - 9to5Mac
iOS 17.4 offers a number of changes for the App Store and iPhone in the European Union. This includes things...
The early days of Poaster were fun
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Pretty amazing
”Sora can generate videos up to a minute long while maintaining visual quality and adherence to the user’s prompt”
https://openai.com/sora
”Russia already has an aggressive anti-satellite capability. It has conducted at least one confirmed test of an anti-satellite weapon based in space. In one incident, a mini-satellite was launched from its “mother ship” armed with a projectile that was then test-fired.”
How Putin’s nuclear arms race could make space the new battlefield
If Russia puts nuclear weapons in orbit the US will be forced to develop new counter-measures, adding to global tensions
fiatjaf is the new Linus keeping the nostr core real
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The feed escalated in days from community of builders to token games and shills
Let the federation wars begin
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TechCrunch
Bluesky and Mastodon users are having a fight that could shape the next generation of social media | TechCrunch
As decentralized social networks become more popular, the way different protocols interact could set the stage for the future of the web.
”the Baltic border crossings have become a prime destination for those seeking to evade sanctions on goods that could have both civilian and military uses, as well as luxury items like cars, according to government officials, customs officers and experts”
The Baltic border loophole in EU’s Russia sanctions – POLITICO
”Only around 10 percent of the Russian populace reported experiencing a feeling of moral guilt, which may have accompanied the initial shock, both two years ago and today That there is no direct empathy for Ukraine remains within a large proportion of the Russian population….
No matter which war we look at and which involves Russia's participation, Russia's position has always been that we are defending ourselves, even as everyone else thinks Russia is on the offensive…
that in order for something to change in Russia, it is not enough to replace only the Russian elite, but the entire Russian people must be replaced….
it is not Putin who imposes his will and desires on the Russian people, so to speak, but it is he who reflects the expectations and perceptions of a very large proportion of the Russian people…
no recognizable form of liberalism can be expected in Russia for at least the span of two generations, that is, around 40 years”
ERR
Former Estonian ambassador to Moscow: Russia now in war of national liberation against the West
The Kremlin's initial, stated goals in initiating the war on Ukraine have become obscured, or even completely forgotten, during the two years ...
”It would be the first time businesses in mainland China and India have been hit by EU sanctions.
The list of companies under sanctions will hit 643 if it is approved.
The new names also include businesses in Sri Lanka, Turkey, Thailand, Serbia and Kazakhstan.”
Client Challenge
Duo Meet Google
”With our energy bills, we are indirectly financing a heinous war in Ukraine,” she told the press.
In 2022, Austria imported gas to the tune of some €7 billion. In 2023.
…And local energy utilities in Austria, most of which are part-owned by municipalities or cities, are all too happy to snap it up.”
Euractiv
Austria’s dependence on Russian gas rises to 98%, two years after Ukraine war | Euractiv
Austria’s dependence on Russian gas has grown from 80% to 98% in two years, prompting the country’s energy minister to ring the alarm bell ahea...
”If decels had a face in tech, it would be Big Tech employees, the defanged, corporatized version of the hackers and outcasts who once inspired the tech industry, now imprisoned on motivational posters aimed at self-loathing managers.”
The New Atlantis
“Accelerationism” is an overdue corrective to years of doom and gloom in Silicon Valley
Tech strikes back
”It is also too late for American credibility, in Europe and elsewhere. Seven decades of bipartisan attention to national security have ended in a partisan tantrum. If it can happen once, it can happen again….
”Americans may not grasp or care about the scale of their retreat. But they will live with its consequences”
”…Finland has 300,000 trained reservists ready within days, and can fight for a month, alone. No other European country can do that.”
US message to allies: you’re on your own now
Congress blocking vital $60 billion for Ukraine shows the Atlantic alliance is mortally wounded
Trump is the wake-up call to reality the EU wanted to snooze over.
”The protein profiles allowed researchers to predict dementia with an estimated 90% accuracy nearly 15 years before people received clinical confirmation of the disease.”
the Guardian
Early blood test to predict dementia is step closer as biological markers identified
Scientists have found patterns of four proteins that predict onset of dementia more than a decade before formal diagnosis
How long till the drones are capable of switching targets mid-flight and take down the helis chasing them?
Militarnyi
Russian Mi-24 Chases Drone in Leningrad Oblast
A Russian Mi-24 attack helicopter attempted to intercept an unidentified drone in the skies over the Leningrad oblast