Leave big tech behind! How to replace Amazon, Google, X, Meta, Apple – and more A handful of companies monopolise the web, with unprecedented access to our data. But there are many more ethical – and often distinctively European – alternatives

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Stephen Lillie on Donald Trump’s State of the Union address – cartoon At just under two hours, the US president’s speech was the longest State of the Union ever delivered

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Only seven new petrol-powered cars sold in Norway in January Data shows 29 hybrid and 98 diesel cars also sold, while the figure for battery electric vehicles was more than 2,000

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Sepp Blatter suggests fans should not travel to US for World Cup The former Fifa president backed a Swiss lawyer who called for a boycott of the tournament due to security concerns in the US

"...just one piece of advice: avoid the United States! ... Upon arrival, fans should expect that if they don’t behave properly with the authorities, they will be immediately sent home. If they’re lucky …"

I guess, in general, the U.S. is simply a case of "don't go there"

Great editorial cartoon by Ward Sutton @wardsutton.bsky.social

How X's new location feature exposed big US politics accounts Dozens of pro-Trump accounts are being accused of misleading followers after the social media site began showing user locations.

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After demolishing the East Wing for his oversized Vegas showroom, Trump now wants to extend his reach in the city with an arch between the Lincoln Memorial and Arlington Cemetery.

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How noise sensitivity disrupts the mind, brain and body Though noise sensitivity is often dismissed by doctors, it can have long-term effects on our mental and physical health.

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RIP Diogo Jota 💔

Please, do not declare shipments of books to Canada as “merchandise”; we don’t pay provincial tax on books unless Canada Post doesn’t know that it is books. Paying tax on top of handling fees makes price reductions much less interesting to customers in Canada.

I had planned to add a crowd to my parade cartoon but ran out of time. Guess I didn't need to anyway.

I wish Kumar weren't in that picture! Oh, how I wish.

Indigenous scientists are fighting to protect their data — and their culture They’re worried about the loss of their research.

“There’s an unknown relationship between what Musk can touch and our data…”

A new AI translation system for headphones clones multiple voices simultaneously Spatial Speech Translation addresses one of automatic translation’s biggest challenges: lots of people speaking at the same time.

It’s neither yellow nor small, and it certainly isn’t leech-like — but it surely comes pretty close to a Babel Fish.

Generative Engine Optimization (GEO) - Qu'est-ce que c'est ? Découvrez le Generative Engine Optimization (GEO), une nouvelle branche du SEO qui fait écho à l'arrivée des moteurs de recherche IA

Pendant que le secteur culturel québécois galère encore avec le SEO, le courant est déjà passé au GEO.

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The Molecular Bond That Helps Secure Your Memories | Quanta Magazine How do memories last a lifetime when the molecules that form them turn over within days, weeks or months? An interaction between two proteins points to a molecular basis for memory.

Memories are different worlds.

This season 3 points better than 7th is massive indeed, get the street party going…

YNWA

This defined part of my childhood, together with that of millions of other innocent children. A permanent Soviet imprint on body and mind.

Yes, we need more people like Musk. (Not.)