Katja Muñoz

Compilations of 15 second Sora videos posted on accounts like this are already doing big numbers, along with Sora generated rage bait. Legislation should require AI detection tools to be an integral part of the posting process, and tag likely AI generated posts and lower their algorithmic ranking.

Interesting… VPN use is also disclosed.

Kann man machen, aber auch dort werden diese Farms ja auch eher ausgehoben, als in den üblichen Ländern. Darum sind die ja meist dort…

Aber in der Masse halt nicht… masking IP Addressen kostet Zeit. Vielleicht interessant für bestimmte Menschen, aber bots in zb Pakistan, 50k? Sollte man nicht ausser Acht lassen.

This transparency feature could actually do a lot for information integrity…

The EU Summit set important impulses on the path to EU Sovereignty. Many concepts of our article made it into the mainstream debates…

It is definitely worth a read :)

Nine-month-old AI company you've never heard of that revealed its first product last month wants to be valued as much as Ford

Trump defends Saudi crown prince over Khashoggi killing The de facto Saudi ruler was branded a pariah in 2018 after the killing of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi. Now, U.S.-Saudi relations are approaching a high point.

You can oversee the bloody dismemberment of a Washington Post journalist with a bone saw, and the president of the United States will smile, shake your hand and threaten to pull the license of a news outlet whose reporter asks you a question about it.
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3,5 Milliarden User: Gesamtes WhatsApp-Verzeichnis abgeschnorchelt Wiener Forscher haben alle WhatsApp-Nummern abgerufen. Die 3,5 Milliarden Profile sind der größte Datenabfluss der Geschichte – und übler, als man meinen würde.

3,5 Milliarden User: Gesamtes #WhatsApp-Verzeichnis #abgeschnorchelt

"Wiener Forscher haben alle WhatsApp-Nummern abgerufen. Die 3,5 Milliarden Profile sind der größte Datenabfluss der Geschichte – und übler, als man meinen würde."
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In den letzten 4 Wochen insgesamt 3 mal passiert. Wahltag in den Niederlanden, globaler AWS Ausfall for 2 Wochen, cloudflare Ausfall vor einigen Tagen… Monopole sind nicht resilient…

"Former workers and local campaigners told Rest of World that most of the positions are in security and cleaning."

Voters’ anger at high electricity bills looms over 2026 midterms Communities with fast-rising electric bills or debates over who pays for Big Tech's energy needs are pivotal.

"Voter anger over the cost of living is hurtling forward into next year's midterm elections, when pivotal contests will be decided by communities that are home to fast-rising electric bills or fights over who's footing the bill to power Big Tech's energy-hungry data centers."

Meta's fraud problem: The social media giant projected 10% of its 2024 revenue would come from ads for scams and banned goods, documents seen by @Reuters show reut.rs/4qJTpdH

AfD-Treffen mit Medwedew: Kreml organisiert Widerstand gegen Merz – auch BSW verstrickt Russland baut Kontakte zu Abgeordneten aus AfD und BSW auf. Sie sollen Bundeskanzler Friedrich Merz untergraben. AfD-Politiker treffen Dmitri Medwedew in Russland.

Die eine Hälfte der AfD fährt nach Washington, die andere nach Moskau, aber alle verfolgen dasselbe Ziel.

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Australia has so much solar that it's offering everyone free electricity Australia's extensive solar power penetration makes so much energy that the government wants to offer free electricity at peak hours.

Australia has so much electricity from solar power that it is going to start offering free electricity to everyone for at least three hours during the day as the wholesale price of power goes negative

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Mayor-Elect Mamdani Can Build a Tech Agenda for New York and a Model for the Country | TechPolicy.Press By resisting surveillance, extraction, and exploitation, Mamdani can show how technology truly serves the people, writes Rebecca Williams.

Former FTC chair Lina Khan was just named to NYC Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani's transition team—just one sign that his new administration will take tech matters seriously, writes Rebecca Williams. She offers a tech agenda for the new mayor to advance his campaign goals:

This really hasn’t gotten enough attention this week.

@wired.com #ICE
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Determining Which Researchers Can Collect Public Data Under the DSA | TechPolicy.Press The DSA opens important opportunities for researchers collecting publicly available data, but leaves key questions unresolved, writes Daphne Keller.

The European Commission just announced that, under the new DSA rules, researchers will gain access to data from large online platforms. Here's Daphne Keller's take on what the rules have said thus far and what it means for platform accountability research in Europe.

Such a nice setting to talk about impact in think tanking. Also loved seeing Wiebke again..

A survey of 16K+ creators in eight countries: 86% use creative GenAI tools, 60% use multiple, 48% use them for ideation, and 52% for creating video and more (Adobe Newsroom)

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Grokipedia Is the Antithesis of Everything That Makes Wikipedia Good, Useful, and Human Grokipedia is not a 'Wikipedia competitor.' It is a fully robotic regurgitation machine designed to protect the ego of the world’s wealthiest man.

Grokipedia is not a 'Wikipedia Competitor.' It is the antithesis of Wikipedia in every possible way, and it is not going to work:

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Microsoft Needs to Open Up More About Its OpenAI Dealings The company’s disclosures on its OpenAI stake are scant. That is no longer tenable.

"How Microsoft has managed to avoid disclosing such basic details is baffling. The company in its financial reports identifies OpenAI as an equity-method investment. That means OpenAI, by definition, is a related party of Microsoft under the accounting rules."

Europas digitale Zeitenwende Die Europäische Union braucht eine wertebasierte Grand Strategy für das digitale Zeitalter

In unserem Beitrag für @internationalepolitik.de beschreiben @kzenner.bsky.social &ich einen 🇪🇺 Weg der digitalen Souveränität - eine wertebasierte Alternative, die sich bewusst vom 🇺🇸 Techno-Kapitalismus & 🇨🇳 Digital-Autoritarismus abgrenzt.

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We are publishing an "Ideas for Europe" series from leading experts on how Europe can turn its sovereignty ambitions into action. In this piece, MEP @alexandrageese.bsky.social asks: Does Europe lack control over the digital infrastructure it depends on?

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China Gears Up for More Tech Confrontation With U.S. China will seek to become more self-sufficient technologically over the coming five years, the ruling Communist Party said in a new economic blueprint.

The Chinese Communist Party’s new five-year plan emphasizes self-sufficiency and advanced manufacturing as a rivalry with America looms large

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French lawmakers vote to hike tax on American tech giants President Donald Trump has warned he would retaliate against any move that targets U.S. companies.

French lawmakers have voted in favor of a fivefold increase on the taxation of tech giants in France amid ongoing negotiations on the country’s 2026 budget.

Putin Plays to Trump’s Ego as U.S. Wavers on Ukraine Aid After Thursday’s phone call with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia, President Trump appeared to express doubts about supplying Ukraine with more powerful weapons.

News Analysis: After President Trump's phone call with President Vladimir Putin of Russia, Trump appeared to express doubts about supplying Ukraine with more powerful weapons.

A classified network of SpaceX satellites is emitting a mysterious signal An amateur satellite tracker stumbled across the signal which is coming from Starshield satellites in a "hidden" part of the radio spectrum.

An amateur satellite tracker stumbled across the signal which is coming from Starshield satellites in a "hidden" part of the radio spectrum. n.pr/3WGaS8X