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"A group of robocallers impersonating FCC employees made the amateur mistake of trying to scam actual commission employees last year. They likely had no idea they had inadvertently dialed the very regulators responsible for cracking down on them": FINALLY! FCC Gets Tough on Robocall Fraud securityboulevard.com/2025/02/…

FINALLY! FCC Gets Tough on Robocall Fraud - Security Boulevard

KYC isn’t a Thing, claims telco: Commissioner Brendan Carr (pictured) wants $4.5 million fine on Telnyx, for enabling “illegal robocall scheme.”
Richi Jennings (Security Boulevard)

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#AndroidAppRain at apt.izzysoft.de/fdroid today with 12 updated (6 RB) and 1 added apps:

* traced it: Quick notes with time & amounts 🛡️

at apt.izzysoft.de/magisk 1 module was updated and 1 new module was added:

* OpenEUICC: provide eSIM support on Android devices that do not support eSIM

Enjoy your #free #Android #apps with the #IzzyOnDroid repository :awesome:


IzzyOnDroid F-Droid Repository

This is a repository of apps to be used with your F-Droid client. Applications in this repository are official binaries built by the original application developers, taken from their resp. repositories (mostly Github, GitLab, Codeberg).
IzzyOnDroid App Repo
#android #free #apps #AndroidAppRain #izzyondroid

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Nasce Fedimercatino.it

Grazie alla collaborazione tra Devol, Open For Future Italia, Ufficio Zero e Feddit ha preso vita fedimercatino.it un mercatino decentralizzato, open source e federato. Il progetto nasce con l’idea di ridare valore agli oggetti inutilizzati, contrastando la cultura dello spreco. Fateci un salto! 🛍️ ♻️

@mercatino

#ZeroSprechi #Mercatino #Scambio #Rigenerati #Ambiente #Sostenibilita #Flohmarkt

FediMercatino - flohmarkt

A flohmarkt instance, sell and buy 2nd hand items from other users
fedimercatino.it
#flohmarkt #zerosprechi #scambio #rigenerati #ambiente #sostenibilita #mercatino @Il Mercatino del Fediverso 💵♻️
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Investors worry about EU satellite operators Eutelsat and SES amid soaring debt and rise of Starlink, which now has 6,000+ satellites and serves ~130 countries (Euan Healy/Financial Times)

ft.com/content/a5cfd3b1-2013-4…
techmeme.com/250208/p7#a250208…


Investors fret over Eutelsat and SES finances as Starlink threat looms

Growing competition from US rivals weighs on indebted European satellite operators
Euan Healy (Financial Times)

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Are you interested in joining the XMPP Standards Foundation as a member?

Well, now is the right time to do it!

Please apply until February 16th, 2025, 00:00 UTC!

#XSF #XMPP #IETF #Standard #Protocol #Decentralizion #Federation

wiki.xmpp.org/web/Membership_A…

Membership Applications Q1 2025 - XMPP WIKI

wiki.xmpp.org
#xmpp #federation #protocol #standard #xsf #ietf #decentralizion
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Perhaps I'll take some heat for being enthusiastic about a proprietary thing that's only implemented by one vendor so far, but I now think that Cloudflare Workers (workers.cloudflare.com/) is fundamentally the right way to develop, operate, and pay for web application backends on the public Internet.

Cloudflare Workers©

Build your next application with Cloudflare Workers
workers.cloudflare.com

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Meta accusata di aver utilizzato 81,7 TB di libri piratati per addestrare modelli di intelligenza artificiale


Meta sta affrontando accuse di aver scaricato oltre 81,7 terabyte di libri piratati per addestrare i suoi modelli di intelligenza artificiale, secondo documenti giudiziari appena desecretati. Queste rivelazioni sono emerse in una causa per violazione del copyright intentata da autori, tra cui Sarah Silverman, Richard Kadrey e Christopher Golden, che sostengono che Meta ha utilizzato le loro opere senza autorizzazione per sviluppare le sue tecnologie di intelligenza artificiale.

ghacks.net/2025/02/07/meta-acc…

@pirati


Meta Accused of Using 81.7TB of Pirated Books to Train AI Models - gHacks Tech News

The unsealed emails suggest that Meta's executives, including CEO Mark Zuckerberg, were aware of and approved the use of data from Library Genesis
Agencies Ghacks (Ghacks Technology News)
@Pirati Europei

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Někdo to hacknul, nebo tu žije tolik imbecilů? 🤔

Deník.cz: https://www.denik.cz/cerna-a-bila/petr-pavel-milos-zeman-prezident-srovnani-anketa.html (Martin Komárek, Kateřina Součková)

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Dva roky nedávno uplynuly ode dne, kdy Petr Pavel v prezidentských volbách přesvědčivě porazil Andreje Babiše. Nabízí se tedy otázka, zda je jako hlava státu dobrý. Ta je složitá a na celou diplomovou práci. Položme ji tedy jednodušeji.


Je Petr Pavel lepším prezidentem, než byl Miloš Zeman? Pište, hlasujte

Martin Komárek, Kateřina Součková (Deník.cz)

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Call with a universal credit agent a couple of days ago.
'So can you upload a CV?'
'Yes sure, I can do that.'
'How will you do that, can you use a computer?'
'Yep, no problem.'
'How do you do that, do you use bra-lay?'
'What?'
'Bra-lay.'
'Oh, you mean Braille?...'
'Yes, yes. Braille. That's it.'
'Well, I can read braille but I will use a screen-reader.'
'Oh, you use a screen-reader?'

Yep, that's how my call went. I've heard of some weirdness in my time but 'Bra-lay' for Braille, that, is a special kind of special right there.

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‼️ La XXV Edición de la Fiesta del PCA ya está aquí. Reserva los días 28, 29 y 30 de marzo para disfrutarla en #Córdoba.

🎸Con las actuaciones de cuatro grupazos y muchas actividades que iremos desgranando.

🙋‍♀️¡Te esperamos en la #FiestaPCA2025!

🌐 pcandalucia.org/fiesta25/

PCA - Fiesta del PCA 2025

Partido Comunista de Andalucía. Federación Andaluza del Partido Comunista de España.
pcandalucia.org
#cordoba #fiestapca2025

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🚨BREAKING: Google will soon install an app called #AndroidSystemSafetyCore

They say it's a "safety measure" to protect your #privacy, but in fact it's client-side scanning.

Yet, we all know that client-side scanning is bad: tuta.com/blog/eu-client-side-s…

Deinstall the app on your #Android: System -> Apps


"There is no prosecution at any cost." | Tuta

Germany opposes client-side scanning planned by EU - it would create an unprecedented surveillance monster that violates fundamental rights.
Tuta
#android #privacy #androidsystemsafetycore

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I swear the MAME developers sometimes find the goofiest things to emulate. Take this one from a few years back. Talking Wrinkles, a talking hand puppet plushy dog from 1986. This one is of special interest to me as I received one for Christmas in 1987 when I was nine years old. IIRC the product packaging said it can say 1,000 things. I had tons of fun with it at the time. Now I mostly find it annoying. Emulation isn't perfect, but here's around 6 and a half minutes of me playing with the thing in various ways. At one point I emulate putting the toy bone it comes with (it has a magnet at one end) in his mouth and letting him chew on it for a while. Then twice I put it in, then take it away too soon, which he doesn't like. During the last part when he is snoring, I have deleted about thirty seconds of silence before he finally says "Bye," and powers off. In particular, notice the extremely electronic-sounding speech and doggy noises. It has 32K of ROM and, surprisingly, a cartridge slot, though no cartridges are known to have ever been released for it. The speech is not LPC, it sounds more like Digitalker to me.

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Jayson Smith

Here's a Youtube video about this talking dog, where the guy talks about it for a while, then plays with it, gets more and more annoyed with it, finally rips its batteries out, then takes it apart to show us what's inside. youtube.com/watch?v=b4ovn4aT9b…

Wrinkles The Talking Dog Puppet from 1986

This is the ONLY electronic toy I still have from my childhood. I got this from a babysitter in 1987 when I was four years old. This toy has spent 1997 throu...
YouTube

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Thanks to amazing work by @icing and friends, we nailed it. 26 hours from #curl crash report to confirmed fix.

github.com/curl/curl/issues/16…


kodi segfault since curl 8.12.0 · Issue #16236 · curl/curl

I did this I updated my system and got curl 8.12.0, that caused a segfault in kodi when it tried to do https requests somewhere. Rebuild kodi for testing against curl 8.12.0 but that did not change...
GitHub
#curl @Stefan Eissing

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I did a static analysis on the DeepSeek Android app

tl;dr it does aggressive device fingerprinting, root detection, has anti-tampering mechanisms, bundles native code and has dynamic code loading and execution facilities

none of which should be necessary for an app like this

more here: michael.bacarella.com/2025/02/…

Static analysis of the DeepSeek Android App

Introduction
mbacarella (Michael Bacarella)

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Thanks to YouTube I now know I really didn't miss much by not watching the Samsung unpacked event, it turns out you can summarize it in about 40 seconds. Also is it just me or is there some sampling potential here, future idea for someone's Movuary track perhaps? youtube.com/watch?v=UyyYbl0huC…

Samsung Unpacked 2025 But It's Just "AI"

Did anyone else start hearing "hey, guy...?"Disclaimer: This video is a transformative work under the Fair Use doctrine (Section 107 of the Copyright Act). I...
YouTube

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And here's yesterday's AI slop security report in #curl. This might not be immediately obvious to the untrained eye;

hackerone.com/reports/2981245


curl disclosed on HackerOne: ("possible") UAF

Title: Potential Use-After-Free Vulnerability in cf_h2_proxy_ctx_free Function of libcurl Vulnerability Overview: A potential Use-After-Free (UAF) vulnerability has been identified in the...
HackerOne
#curl
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⚪ Mehr... Lieblingsfotos?
🟤 More... Favorite photos?
📷 by Artist: #MatejaŠkraba / #FrachellaCom in Loc.: #Ljubljana Slovenia 🇸🇮 10/2020 - Title: untitled 🍷- #Art #Streetart #PhotoArt #Artist #Mood #Weekend #Fotografie #Photography #BnW #Wine ➡️ #APhotoLove
Photography. A black and white photo of a young woman in bed. The photo shows a wide bed with white crumpled sheets, with an arm sticking out of the middle. One hand holds up a full glass of red wine. The person cannot be seen. Just a slightly darkened room, an arm and a glass. There is no better way to express time out, a weekend off and serenity. Unless, of course, she has a drinking problem, in which case it would have a completely different meaning
#art #photography #artist #Wine #fotografie #mood #streetart #aphotolove #photoart #bnw #weekend #ljubljana #matejaskraba #frachellacom

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In Massachusetts, one of our regional transit providers found that eliminating fares:

• Saved time and maintenance
• Lowered rider complaints
• Eliminated conflict between drivers and riders
• Led to 60% higher ridership than pre-pandemic

This is while the nearby MBTA's ridership is down 36%.

mass.streetsblog.org/2025/02/0…


MeVa Study Finds Benefits of Axing Fares 'Far Exceed' Lost Revenue - Streetsblog Massachusetts

The MeVa Advisory Board voted on Thursday to adopt a "permanent" fare-free policy on all its routes.
mass.streetsblog.org

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PlayStation Network has been experiencing a multi-hour outage, affecting account management, gaming and social, and PlayStation Video, Store, and Direct website (Jay Peters/The Verge)

theverge.com/news/608946/plays…
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PlayStation Network is down

PlayStation Network (PSN) is experiencing some major problems as of Friday evening. Account management, gaming and social, PlayStation Video, PlayStation Store, and the PlayStation Direct website are all dealing with issues.
Jay Peters (The Verge)

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Zapomenutý veterán...

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Pilot Fajkus byl zapomenutý. Toužil po uznání a chtěl se vrátit do Česka, které měl moc rád, říká historik

Ve věku 101 let zemřel ve Spojených státech válečný pilot Antonín Fajkus. Příběh „zapomenutého pilota“ popsal Radiožurnálu historik Jiří Klůc, který ho objevil pouhou náhodou.
Tomáš Pavlíček (iROZHLAS.cz)

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🌍📱 Looking for a smartphone that lasts for years and protects your privacy at a great price?

Meet the Murena Fairphone 4.

🔹 Replaceable parts = less waste
🔹 No data tracking and more privacy with @e_mydata
🔹 Ethical & affordable = smart choice

It’s not just a phone—it’s a statement.

Available in Europe & the USA! 🌍

🔗 Get yours today: murena.com/

#Privacy #OpenSource #Smartphone #Ethical #USA #Fairphone #Fairphone4
@gael

Murena Fairphone 4

Murena - deGoogled and privacy by design smartphones and cloud services.

Escape the digital surveillance now. We combine privacy by design smartphones with safe and transparent online services.
Murena
#opensource #privacy #fairphone #smartphone #USA #ethical #Fairphone4 @Gaël Duval - /e/OS & Murena @/e/OS - deGoogled mobile OS

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If anybody is interested, here's the link to my first of two lectures about accessible games. If this link doesn't work, look for the CCB podcast in your podcast app of choice. castro.fm/episode/jsysC3

The Canadian Council of the Blind Podcast: 140. Unseen Touch Screen Course Session 26 (58m)

We learn best when we’re busy having too much fun to realize that it’s happening. With their power to engage us, games can teach us lessons about ourselves, each other, and the technology we use to play them.
castro.fm

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