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2025-08-26 13:09:29
Long distance #travel by #train in #Europe is trending. Here are latest news on the development of ticketing systems, railways, night trains and tips for destinations not touched by mass tourism.
https://klaava.com/european-railway-news-summary-unified-train-systems-off-the-beaten-rail-tips-mr-bean-restaurant/
European railway news summary: unified train systems, off the beaten rail tips, Mr Bean restaurant
2025-08-24 15:57:00
An overview to the high-speed trains connecting European countries and cities
- National Geographic regards the railway network in France the most extensive and functional in Europe, but the most extensive high-speed train network is in its neighbor country Spain. A number of good tips for train routes
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2025-08-23 08:41:56
AI hype is high, but there is no #app for that:
The real fortunes will lie where they always have, in distribution and application.
https://www.semafor.com/article/08/21/2025/what-ai-leaders-can-learn-from-thomas-edison
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2025-08-21 08:47:06
New #security and #privacy risk on mobile phones: eSIM that connects you to a mobile network, but secretly does things that you didn't ask for.
https://www.itnews.com.au/news/travel-esims-secretly-route-traffic-over-chinese-and-undisclosed-networks-study-619659
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2025-08-20 08:04:29
The idea of #Google, #Microsoft or any other large company having a presence abroad certainly isn’t new. But big tech companies are different from Coca-Cola, McDonald’s and Nike. They’re in the business of acquiring, refining and managing data — which can be extremely profitable. #data #sovereignty
https://www.politico.eu/article/data-tech-google-taxes-buying-habits-produce-eu-uk-us-microsoft/
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2025-08-17 08:15:04
Looks like #EV has moved from early adopter market to mass market product in Europe 29% and in China 30% sales growth in the first half year of 2025.
https://cleantechnica.com/2025/08/13/global-ev-sales-up-27-in-2025-despite-anti-electrification-policies-in-the-us/
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2025-08-15 08:35:50
The future of Windows as #Microsoft sees it:
Do users really want to control their #Windows PCs with touch and pen, and irritate co-workers by barking orders at the operating system in an open-plan office? Or would they prefer #AI everywhere and buy a Copilot+ PC.
https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/14/microsofts_windows_revision_comment_opinion/
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2025-08-10 08:30:01
A new #EU body, called the European Board for Media Services, will oversee the implementation of the laws. The Media Freedom Act is the first-ever EU regulation related to the #press. #media
https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/08/08/landmark-eu-media-law-enters-into-force-aims-to-provide-protection-for-journalists
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2025-08-08 08:50:18
A study finds plenty of #selfhosting in #Finland:
Finland (the homeland of Linux creator Linus Torvalds) is the undisputed leader in digital sovereignty.
https://linuxiac.com/finland-tops-nextcloud-first-digital-sovereignty-index/
Vacation apartment scammers grab your money, and as a bonus may steal your identity as well
2025-08-07 15:30:00
Online scammers who are specialized in renting fake or non-existing vacation villas and apartments are prospering. Statistics collected by the Spanish Ministry of Interior indicate that cheating cases concerning accommodation bookings increased 29.7% in 2024 from the year before. Other key findings were that professional criminal groups are taking over … Read >
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2025-08-06 08:57:46
#Google knows what we search for, where we go, who we email—and diligently stores it all as well. For many users, this has long been too much of a “good thing”. If you want to live a more digitally self-determined life, you can gradually turn your back on #bigtech #adtech spying. #degoogle
https://www.pcworld.com/article/2857908/de-google-your-life-these-17-privacy-obsessed-apps-will-set-you-free.html
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2025-08-04 17:20:49
There are only two kinds of programming languages: the ones people complain about and the ones nobody uses.
--- PHP proudly belongs to the first category.
https://deprogrammaticaipsum.com/the-toyota-corolla-of-programming/