Stephen Wilson
@the-starfish-boy.bsky.social
No DM’s or PM’s. TOO many scams in today’s world. Yes, I was the boy in the starfish story. It really happened.
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Journalists in Europe found it was "easy" to spy on top European Union officials using commercially obtained location data sold by data brokers, despite the continent having some of the strongest data protection laws in the world.
Phone location data of top EU officials for sale, report finds | TechCrunch
Journalists in Europe found it was "easy" to spy on top European Union officials using commercially obtained location data sold by data brokers, despite the continent having some of the strongest data protection laws in the world.
techcrunch.com
November 4, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Journalists in Europe found it was "easy" to spy on top European Union officials using commercially obtained location data sold by data brokers, despite the continent having some of the strongest data protection laws in the world.
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UK's biggest mobile operator starts 3G switchoff, hopes it won't catch out April fools
UK's biggest mobile operator starts 3G switchoff, hopes it won't catch out April fools
VMO2 starts in the north of England, says it's already contacted 'known vulnerable customers'
UK telco Virgin Media O2 (VMO2) is preparing to retire its 3G services, and is set to start with the city of Durham in northeast England this April.…
dlvr.it
March 20, 2025 at 10:44 AM
UK's biggest mobile operator starts 3G switchoff, hopes it won't catch out April fools
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Starliner astronauts' stay drags on as Crew-10 launch scrubs
Starliner astronauts' stay drags on as Crew-10 launch scrubs
Hydraulic problems stop the countdown clock at T-44 minutes
The launch of the next crew to the International Space Station (ISS) was postponed to no earlier than Friday, March 14, due to a hydraulic issue with a group support clamp arm for the SpaceX…
dlvr.it
March 13, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Starliner astronauts' stay drags on as Crew-10 launch scrubs
Happy holiday!
February 14, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Happy holiday!
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Seasonal sunrises.
February 5, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Seasonal sunrises.
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Blue Origin successfully launches New Glenn rocket into space
Blue Origin successfully launches New Glenn rocket into space
Jeff Bezos’ spaceflight company Blue Origin launched its new mega-rocket, called New Glenn, into orbit for the first time. The rocket lifted off at 2:03AM ET on January 16 from Cape Canaveral, Florida, and crossed the official boundary into space a few…
tcrn.ch
January 16, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Blue Origin successfully launches New Glenn rocket into space
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From new commercial Moon landers to asteroid investigations, an aerospace engineer looks at the most exciting space missions planned for 2025:
From new commercial Moon landers to asteroid investigations, expect a slate of exciting space missions in 2025
From exploring the Moon to revealing mysteries of the solar system, space agencies around the world are gearing up for an exciting year of launches and flybys.
theconversation.com
January 2, 2025 at 3:24 AM
From new commercial Moon landers to asteroid investigations, an aerospace engineer looks at the most exciting space missions planned for 2025:
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Malaysia says X and Google haven't applied for a new social media license; X cites under 8M Malaysian users, while Google disputes YouTube's classification (Ram Anand/Bloomberg)
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
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January 2, 2025 at 5:55 AM
Malaysia says X and Google haven't applied for a new social media license; X cites under 8M Malaysian users, while Google disputes YouTube's classification (Ram Anand/Bloomberg)
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
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UK ICO not happy with Google's plans to allow device fingerprinting
UK ICO not happy with Google's plans to allow device fingerprinting
Also, Ascension notifies 5.6M victims, Krispy Kreme bandits come forward, LockBit 4.0 released, and more
in brief Google has announced plans to allow its business customers to begin "fingerprinting" users next year, and the UK Information…
dlvr.it
December 23, 2024 at 9:33 AM
UK ICO not happy with Google's plans to allow device fingerprinting
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YouTube is informing customers that monthly price for YouTube TV's base plan will jump from $73 to $83 in January 2025, after raising it from $65 to $73 in 2023 (Matt Yoder/Awful Announcing)
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December 12, 2024 at 3:55 PM
YouTube is informing customers that monthly price for YouTube TV's base plan will jump from $73 to $83 in January 2025, after raising it from $65 to $73 in 2023 (Matt Yoder/Awful Announcing)
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
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A decade on from maiden flight, NASA's Orion is still waiting for its Moon moment
A decade on from maiden flight, NASA's Orion is still waiting for its Moon moment
Hopefully it won't be another 10 years before the capsule is troubled by a crew
It is ten years since NASA sent the Orion spacecraft into space on the Exploration Flight Test-1 mission.…
dlvr.it
December 11, 2024 at 10:33 AM
A decade on from maiden flight, NASA's Orion is still waiting for its Moon moment
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FoIIow (us) 👇 for more! @beautifullocity.bsky.social
December 9, 2024 at 11:24 PM
FoIIow (us) 👇 for more! @beautifullocity.bsky.social
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FoIIow (us) 👇 for more! @beautifullocity.bsky.social
December 10, 2024 at 6:19 AM
FoIIow (us) 👇 for more! @beautifullocity.bsky.social
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TikTok yesterday filed an emergency motion requesting a temporary injunction on a US law that requires its owner, ByteDance, to sell off the app by January 19 or else be banned in the US due to national security concerns.
US businesses will lose $1B in one month if TikTok is banned, TikTok warns
US ban would also impact tens of millions of global users, TikTok claimed.
arstechnica.com
December 10, 2024 at 3:24 PM
TikTok yesterday filed an emergency motion requesting a temporary injunction on a US law that requires its owner, ByteDance, to sell off the app by January 19 or else be banned in the US due to national security concerns.
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Assad Returns To Ophthalmology At Moscow LensCrafters
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December 10, 2024 at 4:05 PM
Assad Returns To Ophthalmology At Moscow LensCrafters
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Just when we think we've seen it all, along comes a PR agency weaponizing Creative Commons licenses
Insist the content of announcements and quotes from execs are CC licensed, requiring attribution -- fine -- but crucially, a link through to the source
Thus ensuring clients get links in articles
Insist the content of announcements and quotes from execs are CC licensed, requiring attribution -- fine -- but crucially, a link through to the source
Thus ensuring clients get links in articles
December 4, 2024 at 11:59 PM
Just when we think we've seen it all, along comes a PR agency weaponizing Creative Commons licenses
Insist the content of announcements and quotes from execs are CC licensed, requiring attribution -- fine -- but crucially, a link through to the source
Thus ensuring clients get links in articles
Insist the content of announcements and quotes from execs are CC licensed, requiring attribution -- fine -- but crucially, a link through to the source
Thus ensuring clients get links in articles
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The more time goes by, the more emails I receive (personal or professional, but not spam) that are clearly written using AI.
It shows, and I feel less and less like bothering to reply. 😅
(💡If it pisses you off to just *write* me, don't bother.)
It shows, and I feel less and less like bothering to reply. 😅
(💡If it pisses you off to just *write* me, don't bother.)
December 4, 2024 at 11:54 PM
The more time goes by, the more emails I receive (personal or professional, but not spam) that are clearly written using AI.
It shows, and I feel less and less like bothering to reply. 😅
(💡If it pisses you off to just *write* me, don't bother.)
It shows, and I feel less and less like bothering to reply. 😅
(💡If it pisses you off to just *write* me, don't bother.)