X deactivates @npub19ly5...y4lk ad account after the company was fined €120M -
TechCrunch
X deactivates European Commission’s ad account after the company was fined €120M | TechCrunch
X has seemingly penalized the European Commission's account after the commission fined the company over blue checkmarks and ad transparency.
 so much for freedom of speech, musk. EU should close down all its #twitter accounts now
New #london homes delayed by 'energy-hungry' data centres -
BBC News
West London housing was delayed by new data centres, report finds
The London Assembly found the growth of new data centres temporarily halted building some houses in 2022.
 is there anything AI doesn't ruin?
An eco obscenity: Norman Foster’s steroidal new skyscraper is an affront to the New York skyline -
the Guardian
An eco obscenity: Norman Foster’s steroidal new skyscraper is an affront to the New York skyline
It contains enough steel to go round the world twice – and even has a fake breeze to flutter the stars-and-stripes flag in its lobby. If this $4b...
 "It contains enough steel to go round the world twice – and even has a fake breeze to flutter the stars-and-stripes flag in its lobby. If this colossus is just the first of a new breed of bulky supertalls, is Britain next?" #architecture
Another #opensource project dies of neglect, leaving thousands scrambling -
Users scramble as critical open source project left to die
Opinion: Paying Ingress NGINX maintainers for their work might have avoided this outcome
 "Paying Ingress NGINX maintainers for their work might have avoided this outcome" this really needs fixing...
Wikimedia Foundation secures crucial legal win in France -
Diff
Wikimedia Foundation secures crucial legal win in France
On 19 September 2025, the Wikimedia Foundation won an important case at the Paris Civil Court, marking a victory for freedom of expression and for ...
 "marking a victory for freedom of expression and for everyone who contributes to Wikimedia projects" #wikipedia
Benjamin #Netanyahu asks Israel’s president for pardon in corruption case -
the Guardian
Benjamin Netanyahu asks Israel’s president for pardon in corruption case
Request is submitted weeks after Donald Trump called on Isaac Herzog to pardon Israeli prime minister
 outrageous: if he is innocent, he has nothing to fear from justice, no?
Hello, foreign oligarchs and corporations! Please come and sue the UK for billions -
the Guardian
Hello, foreign oligarchs and corporations! Please come and sue the UK for billions | George Monbiot
The case of a planned Cumbrian coalmine shows how governments around the world are being threatened by litigation in shadowy offshore courts, says ...
 we've been warning about #ISDS for over 10 years; UK gov still hasn't addressed this...
A teenager redrew the Alabama voting map – and it’s now state law -
the Guardian
A teenager redrew the Alabama voting map – and it’s now state law
Daniel DiDonato, 18, drafted new state senate districts at home on free software – and a judge picked his map ahead of professionals’ efforts t...
 "Daniel DiDonato, 18, drafted new state senate districts at home on free software – and a judge picked his map ahead of professionals’ efforts to remedy voting rights violations"
#China's #DeepSeek Releases New #OpenSource #AI Model Amid Google's Gemini 3 Roll Out - https://www.investors.com/news/technology/nvidia-stock-google-stock-deepseek-china-open-source-ai-models/ "Other Chinese companies building open source models include tech giants Baidu (BIDU) and Alibaba (BABA) as well as Zhipu AI, MiniMax and Moonshot AI."
UK digital ID plan gets a price tag at last – £1.8B -
UK digital ID plan gets a price tag at last – £1.8B
: OBR says the scheme will cost £600M a year with no identified savings
 "OBR says the scheme will cost £600M a year with no identified savings" UK gov is scrabbling around for pennies, and yet wasting billions on this intrusive and unnecessary scheme