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Michael Weinberg mastodon (AP)
For the 3rd month in a row (& 5th time total, + 1 on YouTube), WMG has targeted the Engelberg Center's 2019 podcast episode discussing how music experts evaluate copyright infringement with a takedown notice on Spotify.

Every time we counternotice because it is a comically strong example of fair use, every time it goes back up, every time Spotify . . . doesn't do anything to prevent WMG from coming right back at us.

https://www.nyuengelberg.org/news/how-explaining-copyright-broke-the-spotify-copyright-system/

Hanse Mina mastodon (AP)
Ukrainian forces blunted one of the largest Russian mechanized assaults in #Ukraine since October 2023 in western #Donetsk Oblast on July 24.

🧵https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1816640317690642559.html

#Russia

Hanse Mina mastodon (AP)
Map Updates

Russian forces recently marginally advanced north of #Kharkiv City amid continued assaults north and northeast of Kharkiv City on July 25. Geolocated footage published on July 24 indicates that Russian forces recently marginally advanced north of #Hlyboke.

🧵 https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1816662279288402249.html

#Ukraine #Russia

🇪🇺🇺🇦 Today, the EU is transferring €1.5 billion in proceeds from immobilised Russian assets to the defence and reconstruction of #Ukraine - President of the European Commission

🇺🇦 🇷🇺 Signing an agreement with #Russia to stop the war with #Ukraine would amount to signing a deal with the devil, a top adviser to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, as pressure mounts on the country to seek an end to more than two years of fighting (interview).

https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-war-zelenskyy-podolyak-32cf93a025c3c713ce861c8e279328be

Hanse Mina mastodon (AP)
Latest Defence Intelligence update on the situation in Ukraine - 26 July 2024.

#Ukraine #Russia #UK #IntelligenceUpdate

🇵🇱 🇧🇾 Polish lawmakers were set to vote on Friday on a bill making it easier for security services to use weapons against migrants on the #Belarus border, legislation that has public support but that critics say infringes human rights.

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/polish-bill-using-arms-belarus-border-sparks-human-rights-concerns-2024-07-26/

#poland

Hanse Mina mastodon (AP)
From 24.02.2022 to 26.07.2024 (Day 884), estimated losses #Russia suffered in #Ukraine.

Highlights:
+950 Personnel
+36 Artillery
+73 UAVs
+56 Other Vehicles

Statistics: https://www.reddit.com/r/RussianLosses/comments/1ecf81o/estimated_russian_losses_from_24022022_to/

#RussianLosses

taz (inoffiziell) friendica (via ActivityPub)
Personen aus marginalisierten Gruppen werden manchmal übergriffige Fragen gestellt. Am besten ist, sie direkt zu konfrontieren, findet unsere Autorin.#Diskriminierung #PeopleofColor #Kommunikation #KolumneDiskurspogo #Kolumnen #Gesellschaft #Serie

🇭🇺 #Hungary is seeking a solution to restore its oil supplies after #Ukraine halted deliveries of the raw material from Russian group Lukoil, Gergely Gulyas, an aide to the Hungarian prime minister, said on Friday.

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/hungary-exploring-options-resolve-oil-supply-situation-says-pms-aide-2024-07-26/

#russia #oilandgas

🇷🇺 Boosty, a Russian app used by content creators to receive donations from their followers, has been accused of helping circumvent sanctions by collecting donations for the Russian military from its users both inside and outside #Russia

https://novayagazeta.eu/articles/2024/07/26/netherlands-based-donation-service-accused-of-offering-workaround-for-russian-sanctions-en-news

🇬🇧 #Britain is considering developing long-range missiles that can take out Putin’s nuclear weapons launched from inside #Russia as fears mount in #Europe that he may be prepared to use them.

The UK has signalled it will work with #Germany to build a weapon with a range of about 2,000 miles, diplomatic sources disclosed.

https://www.thetimes.com/uk/defence/article/uk-considers-long-range-missiles-to-counter-putins-nuclear-threat-rgx5p0dpq

Archive: https://archive.is/1VqxU

🇷🇺 Officially there are just 15 Russian athletes at the Games, all competing as neutral competitors thanks to the country’s invasion of Ukraine. Unofficially, there are dozens more.

https://www.wsj.com/sports/olympics/secret-russian-athletes-olympics-ban-paris-2024-435f56f1

Archive: https://archive.is/FTlzV

#russia #olympics

Hanse Mina mastodon (AP)
French train operator #SNCF on Friday said that the country’s high-speed network had been targeted by "malicious acts" including arson attacks, resulting in a disrupted system just hours before the opening ceremony of the 2024 #Paris #Olympics.

A source close to the investigation told AFP the attacks were coordinated acts of "sabotage".

https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20240726-france-s-high-speed-train-network-paralysed-by-malicious-acts

#France #EU #NATO #Ukraine #Russia
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🇺🇦 🇷🇺 Following sounds of explosions heard by local residents, a fire was reported at the Saky military airfield in western town of Novofedorivka in occupied #Crimea, the Telegram channel Crimean Wind reported overnight on July 26.

https://kyivindependent.com/explosions-fire-reported-at-airfield-in-occupied-crimea/

#ukraine #russia

The Turtle mastodon (AP)
We call bullshit on DuoLingo. Jean has been fooling with it in a dedicated fashion every weekday morning for weeks, and so far, no important practical Spanish phrases, like

"Do you have a phone charger?"

"Why does the hotel not have cats available?"

"Pardon me, did you throw up here?"
Mary Hilton mastodon (AP)
I've heard that Babel is far better and you can actually learn stuff.


⚡️The EU transferred Ukraine 1.5 billion euros ($1.6 billion) of profits from frozen Russian assets, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on July 26.  https://kyivindependent.com/eu-transfers-ukraine-1-6-billion-in-proceeds-from-frozen-russian-assets/

🐦🔗: https://nitter.oksocial.net/KyivIndependent/status/1816786881578705059#m

[2024/07/26 10:45]

⚡️ Russian attacks across Ukraine killed at least three civilians and injured at least 19 over the past day, regional authorities reported on July 26. https://kyivindependent.com/attacks-69/

🐦🔗: https://nitter.oksocial.net/KyivIndependent/status/1816724236246950045#m

[2024/07/26 06:36]

⚡️Update: Ukraine hit Russian airfield in occupied Crimea, General Staff confirms. The consequences of Ukraine’s attack on the Saky military airfield in occupied Crimea are being clarified, the military said. https://kyivindependent.com/explosions-fire-reported-at-airfield-in-occupied-crimea/

🐦🔗: https://nitter.oksocial.net/KyivIndependent/status/1816785400939053439#m

[2024/07/26 10:39]

⚡️ Russian man ‘confesses’ to Moscow car bomb attack, says Ukraine’s SBU ordered operation Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) identified the man as Yevgeny Serebryakov, who claimed he was working for the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU). https://kyivindependent.com/russian-man-confesses-to-moscow-car-bomb-attack-says-ukraines-sbu-ordered-operation/

🐦🔗: https://nitter.oksocial.net/KyivIndependent/status/1816778033598017659#m

[2024/07/26 10:10]

⚡️Сeasefire would leave 25% of Ukraine under Russian control, ambassador says. “Many countries have proposed the idea of a ceasefire, but no one thinks about what it means,” Ambassador of Ukraine to Turkey Vasyl Bodnar said. https://kyivindependent.com/seasefire-means-25-of-territories-remain-under-russian-control-ambassador-says/

🐦🔗: https://nitter.oksocial.net/KyivIndependent/status/1816755639479087529#m

[2024/07/26 08:41]

⚡️ Hungary quietly takes record $1 billion loan from Chinese banks. The loan was provided by the China Development Bank, the Export-Import Bank of China, and the Hungarian branch of the Bank of China, Politico writes. https://kyivindependent.com/hungary-non-publicly-takes-record-1-billion-loan-from-chinese-banks/

🐦🔗: https://nitter.oksocial.net/KyivIndependent/status/1816727948184940686#m

[2024/07/26 06:51]

⚡️Ukraine downs 20 of 23 Russian aerial targets overnight, Air Force reports. Ukrainian air defense shot down 20 of the 22 Shahed-type attack drones launched by Russia overnight on July 26, the Air Force reported. https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-downs-20-of-23-russian-aerial-targets-overnight-air-force-reports/

🐦🔗: https://nitter.oksocial.net/KyivIndependent/status/1816701215746465922#m

[2024/07/26 05:04]

⚡️Tennis player Svitolina, swimmer Romanchuk to carry Ukrainian flags at Olympics opening ceremony. https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-olympics-flag-bearers/

🐦🔗: https://nitter.oksocial.net/KyivIndependent/status/1816731500752023609#m

[2024/07/26 07:05]

⚡️ Lithuanian authorities are drawing up plans for mass evacuations of civilians in case of an armed conflict, the LRT public broadcaster reported on July 25, citing the country’s Interior Ministry. https://kyivindependent.com/lithuania-preparing-evacuation-plans-in-case-of-war/

🐦🔗: https://nitter.oksocial.net/KyivIndependent/status/1816710412462637513#m

[2024/07/26 05:41]

⚡️An explosion at the Urengoyskoe East oil and gas field in Russia’s Arctic Yamal-Nenets region killed at least one person and injured seven others, the Russian state-run media outlet RIA Novosti reported on July 26, citing state-run oil company Rosneft. https://kyivindependent.com/explosion-at-russian-arctic-gas-field-kills-at-least-1-injures-7-others/

🐦🔗: https://nitter.oksocial.net/KyivIndependent/status/1816721241375383613#m

[2024/07/26 06:24]

These are the indicative estimates of Russia’s combat losses as of July 26, according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

🐦🔗: https://nitter.oksocial.net/KyivIndependent/status/1816716653305921760#m

[2024/07/26 06:06]

Randahl Fink mastodon (AP)
Trump: "We have to have unity".

Senator George Lang speaking at J. D. Vance's rally a few days later, saying what they really think:

unusual_whales mastodon (AP)
When the S&P 500 fell 19% in 2022, retail traders collectively lost $350 billion, according to Vanda Research.

The average retail portfolio was down 30%.

#news #finance #economics #stocks #options

No, you don’t need to be drinking raw milk.

Raw (also known as unpasteurized) milk can contain a variety of disease-causing pathogens, as shown by numerous scientific studies – and the risks have only risen with bird flu spreading across dairy farms.

#health #food #farming

MacRumors.com mastodon (AP)
Apple Agrees to Follow President Biden's AI Safety Guidelines https://www.macrumors.com/2024/07/26/apple-agrees-to-ai-safety-guidelines/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

Researchers develop innovative battery recycling method | ScienceDaily. Cobalt-based battery cathodes -- typically used in EVs is is easily separated. This breakthrough results in an overall 98% recycling rate!

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/07/240724171602.htm

Juan Nunez-Iglesias mastodon (AP)
Reminder: @numba is an *excellent* accelerator for numeric computations in Python. Also, issues with Python's stability are greatly exaggerated. Case in point: I just ran my 8yo n-body benchmarks without modification:

https://github.com/jni/nbody-numba

and they were just 10% slower than the fastest C code — and that's including all the Python launch time and JIT warmup!

#numba #Python
timing results of running an n-body simulation written in C (taking 3.204 seconds) and one written in Python using the numba just-in-time compiler (3.636 seconds).

⚡️Explosions, fire reported at airfield in occupied Crimea. Following sounds of explosions heard by local residents, a fire was reported at the Saky military airfield in the western town of Novofedorivka in occupied Crimea, the Telegram channel Crimean Wind reported overnight on July 26. https://kyivindependent.com/explosions-fire-reported-at-airfield-in-occupied-crimea/

🐦🔗: https://nitter.oksocial.net/KyivIndependent/status/1816655898561118494#m

[2024/07/26 02:04]

kim_harding ✅ mastodon (AP)
Scientists, deep-sea miner spar over ‘dark oxygen’ discovery
https://www.eenews.net/articles/scientists-deep-sea-miner-spar-over-dark-oxygen-discovery/
The Metals Co. is trying to discredit new research that bolsters opponents’ claims that the deep sea is too unknown to mine.

Let's be clear, this is research funded by Metals Co. and published in Nature Geoscience. But they don't like what the science is telling them, so they try to discredit it. The same play book as the fossil carbon industry has used to stop action on #ClimateChange

Cameron MacLeod mastodon (AP)
Cyclist killed on Bloor just east of University/Avenue yesterday around 8:30-9:00am. I biked past this tragic event shortly after it happened. Three ambulances, six police cruisers still arriving as I reached this spot and a frightening amount of blood on the roadway.

I bike past this spot every commute. I consider it one of the safer areas that I bike.

Yikes.

#bikeTO https://mas.to/@rzaichkowski/112850168112760318

Given today's #BikeTO death on Bloor east of Avenue, I wrote a reflection on what has become a record breaking year for cyclist deaths in this city and highlighted some things we need to keep fighting for. #TOpoli #VisionZero #YouNeverRideAlone http://www.twowheeledpolitics.ca/2024/07/a-record-breaking-year-for-toronto.html


Drew mastodon (AP)
All I want is for someone in the #WhiteHouse to make clear that they know that #Hamas is not the same thing as the entire country of #Palestine #uspol #uspolitics #kamala2024

My very talented friend Renan Bernardo has a solarpunk graphic novel up on backerkit (via Android Press), and I highly recommend you check it out!

"Janet and her outdated android friend Lyria live in the post-fossil fuel city of Sundyal in this story about accepting loss and the importance of ensuring utopia is accessible to everyone."

#solarpunk #hopepunk #graphicnovel
https://www.backerkit.com/c/projects/android-press/anticipation-of-hollowness-a-solarpunk-graphic-novel
cartoon solarpunk world with a young woman and her android friend

A solarpunk graphic novel
Anticipation of Hollowness
Renan Bernardo, Michele Paris, Lorenzo Livieri

Russian Opposition mastodon (AP)
"Famous killers are already riding around the city, calling us back, promising not to mess around anymore". The investigator of special cases in St. Petersburg told about the prisoners who returned from the war in Ukraine https://novayagazeta.eu/articles/2024/07/26/znatnye-killery-uzhe-kataiutsia-po-gorodu-otzvanivaiutsia-nam-obeshchaiut-bolshe-ne-shalit-sledovatel-po-osobo-vazhnym-delam-v-peterburge-rasskazal-o-vernuvshikhsia-s-voiny-v-ukraine-zakliuchennykh-news
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