"At FediCon, as much happened in the cafes, bars and lobbies around the conference hall as during the talks. Lots of servers in the Fediverse are patches, or Third Spaces. They’re communities."

Energised by FediCon, @michael has put his pen to paper to explore how we can grow the Fediverse by thinking outside of the current space.

Check out the latest Paths & Patches blog here 👉 https://www.blog-pat.ch/patches-paths-the-matrix-fedicon-thoughts-part-i/

#FediCon#Fediverse#SocialWeb#Mastodon#SocialMedia#Tech#Community#Blog

🇨🇭🇺🇸 39% le plus fort taux est pour nous. Merci #trump
🤔 J'espère que ça va faire réfléchirm ceux qui ce sont couchés devant la domination et la toute puissance 🇺🇸 en informatique.
Et vous allez décider quand du boycott et de la taxation à 100% des #gafam ?
⛔🇺🇸 Il va falloir se séparer de bien plus de produits que votre Tesla et arrêter de financer ceux qui nous étranglent.
Arrêter de consommer 🇺🇸 et ça commence par passer aux logiciels LIBRES🐧
#tech #technology #politics #gafam #suisse

🇨🇭🇺🇸 39% le plus fort taux est pour nous. Merci #trump
🤔 J'espère que ça va faire réfléchirm ceux qui ce sont couchés devant la domination et la toute puissance 🇺🇸 en informatique.
Et vous allez décider quand du boycott et de la taxation à 100% des #gafam ?
⛔🇺🇸 Il va falloir se séparer de bien plus de produits que votre Tesla et arrêter de financer ceux qui nous étranglent.
Arrêter de consommer 🇺🇸 et ça commence par passer aux logiciels LIBRES🐧
#tech #technology #politics #gafam #suisse

"At FediCon, as much happened in the cafes, bars and lobbies around the conference hall as during the talks. Lots of servers in the Fediverse are patches, or Third Spaces. They’re communities."

Energised by FediCon, @michael has put his pen to paper to explore how we can grow the Fediverse by thinking outside of the current space.

Check out the latest Paths & Patches blog here 👉 https://www.blog-pat.ch/patches-paths-the-matrix-fedicon-thoughts-part-i/

#FediCon#Fediverse#SocialWeb#Mastodon#SocialMedia#Tech#Community#Blog

The Greek government plans to develop a home-grown industry that will mass produce drone and anti-drone systems — part of a €30 billion program aimed at modernizing the country's armed forces by 2036. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/08/07/tech/anti-drone-greek-defense-industry/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #greece #turkey #drones #tech #defense

Hey tech friends. I'm wondering about alternatives to stripe, specifically to stripe connect for split payouts. Anybody have any opinions about these European alternatives? https://european-alternatives.eu/alternative-to/stripe

I see others like these but many of them have U.S. headquarters. https://tipalti.com/resources/learn/stripe-competitors-and-alternatives/

edit/added couple more tags for visibility.

#stripe #payments#eu#europe #europeanalternatives #tech#saas #startup #software#cloud #aws #gcp #digitalocean

Sony Group has raised its earnings forecast following a strong showing from its entertainment divisions that outweighed the threat of new U.S. tariffs on chips. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/08/07/companies/sony-outlook-entertainment-demand/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #sony #tech #playstation #music #japanesefilm #tariffs #donaldtrump

South Korea's top trade envoy has said that Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix won't be subject to 100% U.S. tariffs on chips, with the country benefiting from favorable rates on chips under its deal with Washington. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/08/07/tech/south-korea-samsung-sk-hynix-tariffs/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #southkorea #samsung #skhynix #us #donaldtrump #trade #tariffs #republicans #semiconductors

Airbnb issued a better-than-expected outlook for the third quarter as it saw encouraging summer travel demand, but warned that growth rates may not keep up later this year due to tough year-ago comparisons. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/08/07/tech/airbnb-outlook-growth/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #airbnb #tourism #tech

U.S. President Donald Trump says he will impose a 100% tariff on semiconductor imports, though companies moving production back to the United States will be exempted. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/08/07/tech/trump-chips-tariff-apple/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #timcook #semiconductors #apple #us #donaldtrump #trade #tariffs

The vision for The Web from the beginning has been that everyone should read and write. These days we primarily read or browse the web. We don’t really write so much anymore, especially long form content. People used to write on blogs. Now their writing is constrained to social media sites. We need a Web Writer app as opposed to the web browser — to leverage URLs, images, and formats to create a true read-write web

#ux #web #tech

The vision for The Web from the beginning has been that everyone should read and write. These days we primarily read or browse the web. We don’t really write so much anymore, especially long form content. People used to write on blogs. Now their writing is constrained to social media sites. We need a Web Writer app as opposed to the web browser — to leverage URLs, images, and formats to create a true read-write web

#ux #web #tech

Brennan Center for Justice Report: The Campaign to Undermine the Next Election
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44816165
#hackernews #tech

Brennan Center for Justice Report: The Campaign to Undermine the Next Election
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44816165
#hackernews #tech

Microsoft can no longer deny it’s directly enabling the oppression and genocide of Palestinians by Israel.

“According to three Unit 8200 sources, the cloud-based storage platform has facilitated the preparation of deadly airstrikes and has shaped military operations in Gaza and the West Bank.”

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/aug/06/microsoft-israeli-military-palestinian-phone-calls-cloud

#tech #microsoft#gaza#palestine #israel#genocide

Microsoft can no longer deny it’s directly enabling the oppression and genocide of Palestinians by Israel.

“According to three Unit 8200 sources, the cloud-based storage platform has facilitated the preparation of deadly airstrikes and has shaped military operations in Gaza and the West Bank.”

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/aug/06/microsoft-israeli-military-palestinian-phone-calls-cloud

#tech #microsoft#gaza#palestine #israel#genocide

Donald Trump is making out like a bandit through crypto scams, and some people see it as an easy way to buy influence.

On Tech Won’t Save Us, I spoke with Jacob Silverman to discuss how Trump is deregulating crypto and the continued tech-MAGA alliance.

Listen to the full episode: https://techwontsave.us/episode/287_trumps_crypto_profiteering_is_worse_than_you_think_w_jacob_silverman

#tech #crypto #donaldtrump #bitcoin #corruption #scams #politics

Australia’s internet watchdog says social media firms are still "turning a blind eye” to online child sex abuse material on their platforms, singling out YouTube as having been unresponsive to its inquiries. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/08/06/tech/australia-regulator-youtube-child-abuse/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #youtube #australia #socialmedia #children #childabuse #apple #google #alphabet #meta #snap #whatsapp