🛒 🇪🇺 Buy European 🇪🇺 (+🇨🇦). USA broke up with you. Get over it 🇪🇺💪12h agoCommunity energy gathers momentum in Estonia
Community energy has emerged as a quiet undercurrent in Estonia, but has yet to firmly establish itself in the broader energy debate. Still, a number of pioneering communities across the country have already taken control of their energy production and consumption. Aiming to replace fossil fuels with cleaner and more affordable alternatives, they have adopted practical solutions that combine local needs, renewable energy and cooperative collaboration. …
Germany: Taiwan’s TSMC drives new growth in Dresden
The arrival of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. in Dresden, Germany, is set to change the city. … The company’s joint venture, European Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (ESMC), will be its first plant in Europe. The fab is scheduled to open by late 2027 and will produce 28-nanometer chips. TSMC has already brought a few dozen Taiwanese employees and their families to Dresden, per Nikkei. About 2,000 employees and their families will eventually settle there for at least three years. The figure will rise to about 15,000 when employees and families of ESMC suppliers of other nationalities are included. … Regarding the influx of Taiwanese employees, Dresden Mayor Dirk Hilbert said, “There are no organized protests against the project, and support within city committees is strong,” per Nikkei. “The influx of new residents is expected to significantly increase regional value creation and also strengthen other sectors such as skilled trades, thereby increasing overall purchasing power,” he added. Kelly Su, president of the Taiwanese Business Association in Dresden, said TSMC’s relocation support differs greatly between its employees and those at smaller supplier companies, … Web Archive link [https://web.archive.org/web/20260420061834/https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/news/6343376]
Fairphone 3 EOL
It seems that Fairphone will finally end the Fairphone 3 (and 3+) support in August after 7 years. I am still using my FP3+ daily - the only thing that has gone wrong with it was that I wore out the USB connector with cheap charging cables… so a new bottom connector (and a spare battery, just in case) and I’m all good again… … which means, I might not be buying another phone for another couple of years yet, let’s see if it’ll make 10 years with LineageOS, etc! I’m sure there’s other phones still chugging along…
An affordable, but powerful CAM software from the Netherlands with native Linux support: Deskproto
DeskProto Website [https://www.deskproto.com/index.php] So, I spent the whole day researching ways to ditch Autodesk Fusion360 and moving to native Linux alternatives. FOSS was not a requirement. The CAD part is sufficiently covered by FreeCAD since version 1.1, but it lacks 3- and 4-axis CAM functionality (it can mostly do 2.5-axis). So far Deskproto is the only software that covered all my requirements: -native Linux support (Appimage) -perpetual licence -not cloud based -relatively affordable (145€ - 995€, depending on functionality) -4-axis support The drawback of this software is that apparently the generated toolpaths are not accurate enough for engineering parts (e.g. injection molds), it’s more geared towards woodworking and model making. The company is located in Utrecht, Netherlands and the software can be paid via bank transfer, no American payment provider required.
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Microsoft pays the price of Donald Trump’s hostile policy against Europe
Key takeaways: Microsoft and its leadership refrained from endorsing Donald Trump during the 2024 campaign, unlike some other major tech companies. However, European governments and enterprises are increasingly breaking ties with Microsoft products in favor of open-source alternatives. Experts say such a transition can be largely attributed to Trump’s hostile policy towards Europe, which sparked digital sovereignty efforts. Microsoft has reiterated its digital commitments, but it is yet to be seen if that’s enough to assuage concerns over dependency on US tech.
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