Alberto Passalacqua

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Anthropic sues Trump administration over Pentagon blacklisting.

The firm alleges the US government retaliated against Anthropic for refusing to let its Claude AI model be used for autonomous lethal warfare and mass surveillance of Americans

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BREAKING The US Federal Aviation Administration says it has lifted a brief order grounding all JetBlue flights, after the airline suffered a system outage.

The FAA said in an advisory that the ground stop, which was in force for less than an hour, was issued at the airline's request

Qantas hikes fares on international routes as fuel costs surge on Mideast conflict Qantas Airways said on Tuesday it would hike fares ​on its international routes this week in response ‌to the surge in jet fuel costs due to the conflict in the Middle East.

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Agent Hooks in VS Code let you enforce policies, run checks, and guide Copilot at key moments during a session. Instead of repeating prompts, you can program how agents behave in your workflow.

Learn how hooks work and when to use them. aka.ms/Hooks

Nvidia plans open-source AI agent platform ‘NemoClaw’ for enterprises: Wired Nvidia is planning to lean into the agentic AI craze and launch an open-source platform for AI agents called 'NemoClaw,' according to a report.

Nvidia is planning to lean into the agentic AI craze and launch an open-source platform for AI agents called 'NemoClaw,' according to a report.

EU fails to deliver on promise of local energy communities, ECA warns People living in so-called energy communities are usually enthusiastic about producing their own renewable energy, but certain complaints and frustrations keep coming up, the latest EU auditors' audit reveals. Resistance from energy generators is also blocking progress.

EU fails to deliver on promise of local energy communities, ECA warns

Rising temperatures result in fewer boys being born, study finds As temperatures rise due to climate change, heat above 20°C leads to fewer male births, according to a new study.

As temperatures rise due to climate change, heat above 20°C leads to fewer male births, according to a new study.

Microsoft Teams phishing targets employees with backdoors Hackers contacted employees at financial and healthcare organizations over Microsoft Teams to trick them into granting remote access through Quick Assist and deploy a new piece of malware called A0Backdoor.

Hackers contacted employees at financial and healthcare organizations over Microsoft Teams to trick them into granting remote access through Quick Assist and deploy a new piece of malware called A0Backdoor.

Why SETI Might Have Been Missing Alien Signals Turbulent plasma near distant stars could blur ultra-narrow signals before they leave their home star systems, making them difficult to detect.

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Swiss vote places right to use cash in country’s constitution Switzerland joins Hungary, Slovakia and Slovenia as European countries looking to make it a right to hold cold, hard cash.

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TSA Security Lines Are Dragging On for Hours, and Airports Say to Brace for More Airports are warning travelers to prepare to spend hours in security checkpoint lines, with the partial government shutdown stretching federal security workers.

Airports are warning travelers to prepare to spend hours in security checkpoint lines, with the partial government shutdown stretching federal security workers.  on.wsj.com/4ssokLE

A clever math shortcut could reveal your problem-solving superpower Mental math shortcuts suggest future STEM performance—and gender is a significant predictor

Mental math shortcuts suggest future STEM performance—and gender is a significant predictor

EU promises 48-hour ‘Delaware’ regime won’t lead to boom in bad bosses Trade unions say it’s an “open fast, fire fast” model. Justice Commissioner Michael McGrath tells POLITICO workers’ rights will be fully protected.

The European Commission’s upcoming proposal for an EU-wide one-stop shop for founding companies will not undermine national labor standards, Justice Commissioner Michael McGrath told POLITICO.

SIPRI: Europe is the world's biggest arms importer

2 'Lazarus' animals thought to be extinct for over 7,000 years found alive in New Guinea The pygmy long-fingered possum and the ring-tailed glider, until now known only through fossils, have been rediscovered.

Two marsupial species thought long extinct, until now known only from fossils, were found alive in New Guinea through a collaboration of scientists, indigenous communities and citizen scientists.

Security checkpoint lines are hours long across the country as TSA experiences a staff shortage due to a partial government shutdown.

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European markets set to slump on Middle East turmoil as oil price surges European stocks are expected to start the new trading week heavily lower as traders track developments in the Middle East and a surge in oil prices.

European stocks are expected to start the new trading week heavily lower as traders track developments in the Middle East and a surge in oil prices.

Oil prices soar above $100 a barrel as Iran conflict impacts supplies Crude prices surged on Monday morning as investors weighed the prolonged impact of the war in Iran on energy supplies.

Crude prices surged on Monday morning as investors weighed the prolonged impact of the war in Iran on energy supplies.

OpenAI's massive Stargate data center canceled as firm can't reach terms with Oracle

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😂 I have given up long ago. My personal email used to be a Hotmail account. You get the idea. They have more info about me that I can remember. 🤣

Device ignited at Gracie Mansion protest was an improvised explosive, NYPD says Two men were taken into custody after one of two devices was ignited during an anti-Islam demonstration and a counterprotest outside the mayor's residence.

BREAKING: A device ignited outside Zohran Mamdani's mayoral residence yesterday during an anti-Islam protest and counterprotest was confirmed to be an improvised explosive, New York City police say.

Kansas City airport evacuated as authorities, including the FBI, investigate a potential threat Portions of Kansas City International Airport were being evacuated Sunday afternoon as authorities looked into a potential threat.

Portions of Kansas City International Airport were being evacuated Sunday afternoon as authorities looked into a potential threat.

Police investigate an explosion outside the U.S. Embassy in Oslo, Norway Police in Norway were investigating an explosion early Sunday outside the U.S. Embassy in Oslo, the capital of the Scandinavian country, officials said.

The explosion was caused by some sort of incendiary device, according to Frode Larsen, leader of the Oslo police joint unit for investigation and intelligence. Investigators believe the embassy was the target and are searching for the perpetrators and their motive. https://to.pbs.org/46MywpQ

Useful feature in the "new Outlook" is the automatic delay in sending emails that allows sending to be undone for a few seconds. It comes handy if one catches a mistake while quickly answering emails 😅. I also like the in-person meetings tag.

The whole conversation about Proton Mail giving information about their accounts (not email content) shows how uninformed users are. Any company responds to the laws of the countries where it operates. Proton received a request from Swiss authorities, they had to comply. It ends there. 🤷

Anthropic’s Ethical Stand Could Be Paying Off The AI company gave up a $200 million contract—and might be getting something more valuable in return.

Anthropic’s principled stand against the Department of Defense continues to pose enormous risks for the company—but some early indications suggest that it just might pay off, Ken Harbaugh argues.

China’s foreign minister says Iran war ‘should never have happened’ Wang Yi cautioned against a return to the ‘law of the jungle’ but stopped short of criticising Trump directly War in the Middle East “should never have happened”, China’s foreign minister Wang Yi has declared, even as he struck a more conciliatory tone with the US ahead of a highly anticipated visit by Donald Trump. Regime change, a key stated aim of the US president as the US and Israel continue to attack Iran, “will find no popular support”, Wang said on Sunday. “A strong fist does not mean strong reason. The world cannot return to the law of the jungle,” he added. Continue reading...

China’s foreign minister says Iran war ‘should never have happened’

Why women are disappearing from Europe’s tech workforce Workplace culture is the biggest reason why women are leaving their tech jobs, a new report shows.

Workplace culture is the biggest reason why women are leaving their tech jobs, a new report shows.