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The Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, a protege of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and two-time presidential candidate who led the Civil Rights Movement for decades after the revered leader’s assassination, died Tuesday. He was 84.

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And yes, I know people will say block keywords and communities, but people don’t understand some communities have rules and people must follow them.

Anthropic refuses to allow Claude to be used by the US military to directly execute military research or operations.

Electronic music artist and tech creator Look Mum No Computer has been chosen to represent the UK at this year’s Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna, the BBC has announced.

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Here’s the thing: Last summer, obviously too late, I planted a few Brussels sprout plants. In fall/early winter, the sprouts were still too small to harvest, and, lazy as I am, I left the plants where they were. Now, at the beginning of February, I was actually able to harvest some decent sprouts.

I’ll miss my HOTAS / HOSAS / SIMPIT / DIY Discord channels starting next month.

The decision to commence the inquiry was notified to XIUC on Monday 16 February. The purpose of the inquiry is to determine whether XIUC has complied with its obligations under the GDPR, including its obligations under Article 5 (principles of processing), Article 6 (lawfulness of processing), Article 25 (Data Protection by Design and by Default) and Article 35 (requirement to carry out a Data Protection Impact Assessment) with regard to the personal data processed of EU/EEA data subjects.

On Thursday evening around 7:00 PM, police arrested a 40-year-old man from Ridderkerk on Prinses Beatrixstraat in Ridderkerk for computer hacking. Due to a police error, the man had inadvertently gained access to confidential police documents. When ordered to relinquish these documents, he refused. He stated that he would only comply if he received something in return. Therefore, the decision was made to arrest the man, search his home, and secure the confidential files to prevent possible dissemination.

The recent rain hasn’t been bad for everyone.

Die lokale CDU kopiert im Landtagswahlkampf offen die Kulturkampf- und Fake News-Strategien der AfD. Wie man etwas durch Verdopplung halbieren will, wissen nur die Rechenexperten der Partei. Immerhin: Am Vorwurf der mangelnden Schulbildung scheint schon länger etwas dran zu sein, wenn in nur drei Sätzen des Wahlkampf-Flyers zwei bis fünf Fehler stecken… Was darf Satire?

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So everyone keeps reporting that the DoJ has released 3 million files, with redactions.

We are heading towards the unknown, seemingly with no brakes. Our fate now more than ever truly is up in the air. What do you think life will be like in the future?

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Dutch lawyers increasingly have to convince clients that they can’t rely on AI-generated legal advice because chatbots are often inaccurate, the Financieele Dagblad (FD) found when speaking to several lawfirms. A recent survey by Deloitte showed that 60 percent of lawfirms see clients trying to perform simple legal tasks with AI tools, hoping to achieve a faster turnaround or lower fees.

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i visit and i post. been thinking about this a lot so i guess that’s just what i’ll be posting.

Build your own fishmongers in post-war ancient sci-fi Rome.

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Today’s game is Animal Crossing: New Horizons. I’ve been checking in on this one daily. Did I maybe sort of promise to stick to New Leaf regularly? Maybe. Did I break that promise to myself? Definitely. Am I going to stick with this one? Probably not.

[a character is sitting in the lotus position, looking zen, an “ohmmmmmmmm” going through their mind] I am a pacifist I strive for global peace I do not care how many people have to die to achieve global peace

Gentoo now has a presence on Codeberg, and contributions can be submitted for the Gentoo repository mirror at https://codeberg.org/gentoo/gentoo as an alternative to GitHub. Eventually also other git repositories will become available under the Codeberg Gentoo organization. This is part of the gradual mirror migration away from GitHub, as already mentioned in the 2025 end-of-year review. Codeberg is a site based on Forgejo, maintained by a dedicated non-profit organization, and located in Berlin, Germany. Thanks to everyone who has helped make this move possible!

Italy, Spain and Poland are reshaping the bloc’s food export balance

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BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Monday enthusiastically endorsed Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán ‘s bid to serve a fifth straight term after the April elections, emphasizing during a visit to Budapest the strong personal relationship between the nationalist leader and U.S. President Donald Trump.

LONDON (AP) — Elon Musk’s social media platform X faces a European Union privacy investigation after its Grok AI chatbot started spitting out nonconsensual deepfake images, Ireland’s data privacy regulator said Tuesday.

French President Emmanuel Macron arrives in India on Tuesday for a three-day visit focused on artificial intelligence cooperation, defence deals and strengthening strategic ties, with discussions expected on a potential multibillion-dollar Rafale fighter jet agreement.

Schon ein Karton kann die Katze glücklich machen. Doch warum freuen sich die Stubentiger so sehr über etwas so Simples? Die Wissenschaft hat Antworten parat.

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A new light-based sensor can spot incredibly tiny amounts of cancer biomarkers in blood, raising the possibility of earlier and simpler cancer detection.

Airport workers issued a strike notice last week after an agreement between the union and authorities to improve labour conditions, pay, and benefits stalled. The airport is a major transport hub for regional and international travel.

Lutris founder Mathieu Comandon released Lutris 0.5.20 today as the latest stable version of this popular and open-source game management software for GNU/Linux distributions.

Federal and state law enforcement in Arizona are still looking for Nancy Guthrie, the mother of NBC News anchor Savannah Guthrie. There’s hope that a found glove may contain DNA from a potential suspect.

Bottles, an open-source tool built on Wine that lets users run Windows applications and games on Linux with a user-friendly GUI, has released version 62.0.