Pedro de las Heras Quirós
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Distributed systems, computer networks, formal methods, ethical CS, free/libre software, world history.
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In a draft proposal seen by FT the EU Commission is considering giving companies breaching the rules on the "highest-risk" AI use--those posing "serious risks" to health, safety or citizen's fundamental rights--a grace period of one year.
They are weakening AI regulation. Here is why:
They are weakening AI regulation. Here is why:
🚨 Contrary to what EU officials are saying, several of the proposed GDPR and EU AI Act amendments WEAKEN AI regulation in the EU and go against the protection of fundamental rights. Here's why: www.luizasnewsletter.com/p/dismantlin...
Dismantling the EU AI Act
Contrary to what EU officials are saying, several of the proposed amendments weaken AI regulation in the EU and go against the protection of fundamental rights | Edition #249
www.luizasnewsletter.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:45 PM
In a draft proposal seen by FT the EU Commission is considering giving companies breaching the rules on the "highest-risk" AI use--those posing "serious risks" to health, safety or citizen's fundamental rights--a grace period of one year.
They are weakening AI regulation. Here is why:
They are weakening AI regulation. Here is why:
"The United Kingdom is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes the attacks are illegal, sources familiar with the matter told CNN."
www.cnn.com/2025/11/11/p...
www.cnn.com/2025/11/11/p...
Exclusive: UK suspends some intelligence sharing with US over boat strike concerns in major break | CNN Politics
The United Kingdom is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes ...
www.cnn.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:39 PM
"The United Kingdom is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes the attacks are illegal, sources familiar with the matter told CNN."
www.cnn.com/2025/11/11/p...
www.cnn.com/2025/11/11/p...
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Cloudflare Tells U.S. Govt That Foreign Site Blocking Efforts Are Digital Trade Barriers * TorrentFreak
Cloudflare Tells U.S. Govt That Foreign Site Blocking Efforts Are Digital Trade Barriers * TorrentFreak
torrentfreak.com
November 11, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Cloudflare Tells U.S. Govt That Foreign Site Blocking Efforts Are Digital Trade Barriers * TorrentFreak
1/ It Is Time to Standardize Principles and Practices for Software Memory Safety
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2/ Memory Safety for Skeptics
If you're tired of hearing about memory safety, this article is for you.
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2/ Memory Safety for Skeptics
If you're tired of hearing about memory safety, this article is for you.
queue.acm.org/detail.cfm?i...
It Is Time to Standardize Principles and Practices for Software Memory Safety – Communications of the ACM
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November 11, 2025 at 9:48 AM
1/ It Is Time to Standardize Principles and Practices for Software Memory Safety
cacm.acm.org/opinion/it-i...
2/ Memory Safety for Skeptics
If you're tired of hearing about memory safety, this article is for you.
queue.acm.org/detail.cfm?i...
cacm.acm.org/opinion/it-i...
2/ Memory Safety for Skeptics
If you're tired of hearing about memory safety, this article is for you.
queue.acm.org/detail.cfm?i...
The New Brutality of OpenAI
The company is pursuing aggressive legal tactics against its opponents, including the family of a teenager that took his life at the encouragement of Open AI's ChatGPT.
www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
The company is pursuing aggressive legal tactics against its opponents, including the family of a teenager that took his life at the encouragement of Open AI's ChatGPT.
www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
The New Brutality of OpenAI
The company is pursuing aggressive legal tactics against its opponents.
www.theatlantic.com
November 11, 2025 at 6:46 AM
The New Brutality of OpenAI
The company is pursuing aggressive legal tactics against its opponents, including the family of a teenager that took his life at the encouragement of Open AI's ChatGPT.
www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
The company is pursuing aggressive legal tactics against its opponents, including the family of a teenager that took his life at the encouragement of Open AI's ChatGPT.
www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
The EU of the US
In a draft proposal seen by FT the EU Commission is considering giving companies breaching the rules on the "highest-risk" AI use--those posing "serious risks" to health, safety or citizen's fundamental rights--a grace period of one year
timesofindia.indiatimes.com/technology/t...
In a draft proposal seen by FT the EU Commission is considering giving companies breaching the rules on the "highest-risk" AI use--those posing "serious risks" to health, safety or citizen's fundamental rights--a grace period of one year
timesofindia.indiatimes.com/technology/t...
How the US government pressure may have pushed Europe to propose ‘changes’ in its landmark AI law - The Times of India
Tech News News: Europe's AI law faces potential delays in enforcement, with proposals for a one-year grace period on high-risk AI use and postponed fines for transpar
timesofindia.indiatimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 6:30 AM
The EU of the US
In a draft proposal seen by FT the EU Commission is considering giving companies breaching the rules on the "highest-risk" AI use--those posing "serious risks" to health, safety or citizen's fundamental rights--a grace period of one year
timesofindia.indiatimes.com/technology/t...
In a draft proposal seen by FT the EU Commission is considering giving companies breaching the rules on the "highest-risk" AI use--those posing "serious risks" to health, safety or citizen's fundamental rights--a grace period of one year
timesofindia.indiatimes.com/technology/t...
"The K-visa rolled out by Beijing last month is part of China’s widening effort to catch up with the U.S. in the race for global talent and cutting edge technology."
apnews.com/article/chin...
apnews.com/article/chin...
China creates a new visa, competing with the US in wooing global tech talent
China has a new visa scheme that is creating job opportunities for foreign professionals, part of its effort to attract global talent and gain an edge in global technology.
apnews.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:43 AM
"The K-visa rolled out by Beijing last month is part of China’s widening effort to catch up with the U.S. in the race for global talent and cutting edge technology."
apnews.com/article/chin...
apnews.com/article/chin...
Israeli army continuing to carry out demolitions in Khan Younis, Gaza.
www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblo...
www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblo...
Israeli air raids hit Gaza City, drone targets southern Lebanon
Israeli air raids target eastern areas of Gaza City while an Israeli drone hits a vehicle in southern Lebanon.
www.aljazeera.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:50 AM
Israeli army continuing to carry out demolitions in Khan Younis, Gaza.
www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblo...
www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblo...
"For it is AI that has given the American ruling class the final impetus to more or less abolish education. [...] For the first time in centuries, the elite no longer feel they need educated workers and soldiers to uphold and reproduce the system."
thebaffler.com/salvos/we-us...
thebaffler.com/salvos/we-us...
We Used to Read Things in This Country | Noah McCormack
Technology changes us—and it is currently changing us for the worse.
thebaffler.com
November 9, 2025 at 9:53 AM
"For it is AI that has given the American ruling class the final impetus to more or less abolish education. [...] For the first time in centuries, the elite no longer feel they need educated workers and soldiers to uphold and reproduce the system."
thebaffler.com/salvos/we-us...
thebaffler.com/salvos/we-us...
Pensar se está convirtiendo en un lujo
www.nytimes.com/es/2025/07/3...
Thinking Is Becoming a Luxury Good
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/28/o...
www.nytimes.com/es/2025/07/3...
Thinking Is Becoming a Luxury Good
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/28/o...
Opinion | Thinking Is Becoming a Luxury Good
www.nytimes.com
November 9, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Pensar se está convirtiendo en un lujo
www.nytimes.com/es/2025/07/3...
Thinking Is Becoming a Luxury Good
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/28/o...
www.nytimes.com/es/2025/07/3...
Thinking Is Becoming a Luxury Good
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/28/o...
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“The elites are ecstatic about imagining a vast, uneducated, and unproductive population forced to pay companies like OpenAI to access the written word and to approximate thought.”
Must read piece by Noah McCormack with too many quotaboe lines to select one! thebaffler.com/salvos/we-us...
Must read piece by Noah McCormack with too many quotaboe lines to select one! thebaffler.com/salvos/we-us...
We Used to Read Things in This Country | Noah McCormack
Technology changes us—and it is currently changing us for the worse.
thebaffler.com
November 2, 2025 at 5:12 PM
“The elites are ecstatic about imagining a vast, uneducated, and unproductive population forced to pay companies like OpenAI to access the written word and to approximate thought.”
Must read piece by Noah McCormack with too many quotaboe lines to select one! thebaffler.com/salvos/we-us...
Must read piece by Noah McCormack with too many quotaboe lines to select one! thebaffler.com/salvos/we-us...
Western Asia.
Syria's Sharaa arrives in US for Trump talks after sanctions lifted
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Who is Sharaa
www.britannica.com/biography/Ah...
Trump Deploying US Military to Damascus Airbase in Major Syria Shift—Report
www.newsweek.com/trump-syria-...
Syria's Sharaa arrives in US for Trump talks after sanctions lifted
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Who is Sharaa
www.britannica.com/biography/Ah...
Trump Deploying US Military to Damascus Airbase in Major Syria Shift—Report
www.newsweek.com/trump-syria-...
Trump deploying US military to Damascus airbase in major Syria shift—Report
Syria's new president, Ahmed al-Sharaa, is due to meet with President Donald Trump at the White House.
www.newsweek.com
November 9, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Western Asia.
Syria's Sharaa arrives in US for Trump talks after sanctions lifted
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Who is Sharaa
www.britannica.com/biography/Ah...
Trump Deploying US Military to Damascus Airbase in Major Syria Shift—Report
www.newsweek.com/trump-syria-...
Syria's Sharaa arrives in US for Trump talks after sanctions lifted
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Who is Sharaa
www.britannica.com/biography/Ah...
Trump Deploying US Military to Damascus Airbase in Major Syria Shift—Report
www.newsweek.com/trump-syria-...
@capitanswing.bsky.social ha publicado una traducción al castellano de este interesante libro sobre la represión dentro de Rusia
November 9, 2025 at 7:35 AM
@capitanswing.bsky.social ha publicado una traducción al castellano de este interesante libro sobre la represión dentro de Rusia
El fútbol es así: es el mercado, amigo.
Cada fin de semana, cientos de servicios digitales sufren apagones que coinciden con los partidos de fútbol
Es una maniobra de LaLiga que, a la espera de la decisión del Constitucional, tiene el visto bueno de la Justicia y del Congreso
💬 “Es una impotencia total. Internet está secuestrado”
Es una maniobra de LaLiga que, a la espera de la decisión del Constitucional, tiene el visto bueno de la Justicia y del Congreso
💬 “Es una impotencia total. Internet está secuestrado”
Un fin de semana con los bloqueados por Tebas y LaLiga: "Es una impotencia total. Internet está secuestrado"
Cada fin de semana, cientos de servicios digitales sufren apagones que coinciden con los partidos de fútbol. Es el resultado de una maniobra antipiratería de LaLiga que, a la espera de la decisión del...
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November 8, 2025 at 11:48 AM
El fútbol es así: es el mercado, amigo.
Actors, like chess players, vindicate a craft practised by humans for humans.
Vince Gilligan: “I have not used ChatGPT, because as of yet, no one has held a shotgun to my head and made me do it.”
Fair.
Fair.
‘Pluribus’ Includes “Made By Humans” Disclaimer In Credits Amid AI Discourse
As artificial intelligence becomes less discernible and more prevalent, Vince Gilligan is setting an example about transparency with 'Pluribus'.
deadline.com
November 8, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Actors, like chess players, vindicate a craft practised by humans for humans.
Los 26 decanos de la mayor universidad española se concentrarán en la Puerta del Sol en contra del desguace de la Universidad Complutense
www.lavanguardia.com/local/madrid...
www.lavanguardia.com/local/madrid...
Los 26 decanos de la Complutense se concentrarán en la Puerta del Sol por la asfixia financiera
El sector universitario se moviliza. Tras estar convocada una huelga los próximos 26 y 27 por la comunidad universitaria (alumnado, docentes y administrativos), ahora se
www.lavanguardia.com
November 8, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Los 26 decanos de la mayor universidad española se concentrarán en la Puerta del Sol en contra del desguace de la Universidad Complutense
www.lavanguardia.com/local/madrid...
www.lavanguardia.com/local/madrid...
The role of foreign countries in the Sudanese Civil War
The U.S.
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Saudi Arabia, UAE, Egypt
edition.cnn.com/2025/11/07/a...
The U.S.
newlinesinstitute.org/political-sy...
Saudi Arabia, UAE, Egypt
edition.cnn.com/2025/11/07/a...
Sudan’s bloody conflict is plagued by foreign influence – here is what we know | CNN
While the war in Sudan has most often been portrayed as an internal conflict between two warring generals, the murky involvement of several foreign powers makes the conflict far more complex – and dea...
edition.cnn.com
November 8, 2025 at 7:24 AM
The role of foreign countries in the Sudanese Civil War
The U.S.
newlinesinstitute.org/political-sy...
Saudi Arabia, UAE, Egypt
edition.cnn.com/2025/11/07/a...
The U.S.
newlinesinstitute.org/political-sy...
Saudi Arabia, UAE, Egypt
edition.cnn.com/2025/11/07/a...
Countries of the European Union of The United States are governed directly from the Washington D.C. metropolis.
Holland:
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Hungary:
edition.cnn.com/2025/11/07/e...
EU as a whole:
www.reuters.com/business/eu-...
Holland:
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Hungary:
edition.cnn.com/2025/11/07/e...
EU as a whole:
www.reuters.com/business/eu-...
Trump grants Hungary one-year exemption from Russian energy sanctions, White House says | CNN
President Donald Trump told Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán that the United States will not penalize Hungary for continuing to purchase Russian energy for one year, softening the impact of sanct...
edition.cnn.com
November 8, 2025 at 6:55 AM
Countries of the European Union of The United States are governed directly from the Washington D.C. metropolis.
Holland:
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Hungary:
edition.cnn.com/2025/11/07/e...
EU as a whole:
www.reuters.com/business/eu-...
Holland:
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Hungary:
edition.cnn.com/2025/11/07/e...
EU as a whole:
www.reuters.com/business/eu-...
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Years ago, billionaire Peter Thiel said that high student debt and the lack of affordable housing were causing young Americans to lose faith.
A 2020 email from Peter Thiel on why young people may turn on capitalism is circulating after Zohran Mamdani's win
Years ago, billionaire Peter Thiel said that high student debt and the lack of affordable housing were causing young Americans to lose faith.
www.businessinsider.com
November 6, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Years ago, billionaire Peter Thiel said that high student debt and the lack of affordable housing were causing young Americans to lose faith.
"Mamdani built a massive advantage with young voters, the survey found. He outperformed Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo by 60 percentage points among voters ages 18 to 19 and by 38 points among voters ages 30 to 44."
www.businessinsider.com/peter-thiel-...
www.businessinsider.com/peter-thiel-...
A 2020 email from Peter Thiel on why young people may turn on capitalism is circulating after Zohran Mamdani's win
Years ago, billionaire Peter Thiel said that high student debt and the lack of affordable housing were causing young Americans to lose faith.
www.businessinsider.com
November 8, 2025 at 5:55 AM
"Mamdani built a massive advantage with young voters, the survey found. He outperformed Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo by 60 percentage points among voters ages 18 to 19 and by 38 points among voters ages 30 to 44."
www.businessinsider.com/peter-thiel-...
www.businessinsider.com/peter-thiel-...
"Ubuntu 26.04 will use the Rust-based uutils/coreutils for Linux's default core utilities. This setup includes ls, cp, mv, and dozens of other basic Unix command-line tools."
www.zdnet.com/article/insi...
www.zdnet.com/article/insi...
Inside Canonical's plan to make Ubuntu 26.04 the Linux desktop that finally goes mainstream
Canonical CEO Mark Shuttleworth and VP of Engineering Jon Seager share their vision for Resolute Raccoon.
www.zdnet.com
November 8, 2025 at 5:10 AM
"Ubuntu 26.04 will use the Rust-based uutils/coreutils for Linux's default core utilities. This setup includes ls, cp, mv, and dozens of other basic Unix command-line tools."
www.zdnet.com/article/insi...
www.zdnet.com/article/insi...
"Many employees, even when exposed to AI tools that companies spend a lot on, aren’t biting."
www.wsj.com/tech/ai/ai-w...
www.wsj.com/tech/ai/ai-w...
November 8, 2025 at 3:29 AM
"Many employees, even when exposed to AI tools that companies spend a lot on, aren’t biting."
www.wsj.com/tech/ai/ai-w...
www.wsj.com/tech/ai/ai-w...
No matter how many times you have seen the Tacoma Narrows Bridge collapse, you can't help but watch it again and again.
It reminds us of the importance of safety in engineering.
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It reminds us of the importance of safety in engineering.
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Science history: The Tacoma Narrows Bridge collapses, forcing a complete rethink in structural engineering — Nov. 7, 1940
One morning, the Tacoma Narrows Bridge began bouncing up and down and twisting to and fro before ultimately collapsing into the Puget Sound.
flip.it
November 7, 2025 at 3:42 PM
No matter how many times you have seen the Tacoma Narrows Bridge collapse, you can't help but watch it again and again.
It reminds us of the importance of safety in engineering.
flip.it/ImsE4N
It reminds us of the importance of safety in engineering.
flip.it/ImsE4N