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CleverAndSmart.cz - Magazín o informační a kybernetické bezpečnosti, řízení rizik, strategickém managementu a marketinguwww.cleverandsmart.cz
Tuesday morning's least surprising news, ever... 🤬
"Environmentalists decry ‘crushingly disappointing’ Pfas action plan for UK.
Ministers’ proposals to tackle ‘forever chemicals’ fail to match tougher stance taken in Europe, say experts."
“Reform UK’s Plans For a British ICE”
by Olly Haynes in The Byline Supplement on Substack
“Key figures in Nigel Farage’s party are demanding a UK version of Trump’s immigration enforcement agency, in the wake of the killings of Alex Pretti and Renée Good”
open.substack.com/pub/bylinesu…
#Press #SocialMedia #UK #ReformUKLtd #Farage #ICE #Pretti #Good #Murder #Minneapolis #Fascism #Trump
Interestingly Palantir's booming revenue & profits are being driven primarily by US business... the CEO Alex Karp told investors that there is a 'real reticence' among European countries to adopt their technology (except in the UK?) & often countries were keen to develop their own versions of Palantir's tools.
A low-key recognition that Palantir's connections with the Far Right in the USA are not doing so much for their European business?
(time to repost this diagram)
Israel has entered a new phase of territorial expansion and military aggression beyond historic Palestine. This is not due to a shift in strategic goals, but rather because the constraints that kept it confined before October 2023 have loosened.
mondoweiss.net/2026/02/the-new…
Israel has entered a new phase of expansion and military aggression beyond historic Palestine. This is not due to a strategic shift, but rather because the constraints that kept it confined before October 2023 are now too weak to hold it back.Ahmed Alqarout (Mondoweiss)
Judge blocks Trump administration’s stripping of Haitians’ protected status | US immigration | The Guardian
theguardian.com/us-news/2026/f…
'Reyes said in an accompanying 83-page opinion that plaintiffs were likely to prevail on the merits of the case and that she found it “substantially likely” that Noem preordained her termination decision because of “hostility to nonwhite immigrants”.'
Up to 350,000 Haitians legally live and work in the US due to being granted temporary protected statusGuardian staff reporter (The Guardian)
If you're interested in divesting yourself of US-based tech and reducing your digital footprint, there's plenty of guides to help (like these two).
disconnect.blog/getting-off-us…
optoutproject.net/tags/cleanse…
I’m in the process of dropping US tech services. Here’s how I did it, and options you should consider.Paris Marx (Disconnect)
"While LLMs offer immediate convenience, our findings highlight potential cognitive costs. Over four months, LLM users consistently underperformed at neural, linguistic, and behavioral levels. These results raise concerns about the long-term educational implications of LLM reliance and underscore the need for deeper inquiry into AI's role in learning."
media.mit.edu/publications/you…
This study explores the neural and behavioral consequences of LLM-assisted essay writing. Participants were divided into three groups: LLM, Search Engine, and …MIT Media Lab
My favorite part of the job has always been people, and it’s even more true at FOSDEM.
In those “backstage” pictures you can see what I love. People having fun, people taking care of each other, people helping each other.
FOSDEM is where I can thank those who make the software I use. It’s where we can meet. It’s where I can give back.
Like every year I’m exhausted and looking forward to the next one. Thanks all for being part of this.
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RE: mas.to/@TechConnectify/1159852…
Remember the guy from YouTube who taught you how to use a dishwasher? He just posted a new video that is definitely worth watching.
Justin Macleod
in reply to Emeritus Prof Christopher May • • •