It seems inevitable that OpenAI and Anthropic will lobby the U.S. government to ban Chinese models in much the same way car companies effectively got Biden to ban Chinese EVs with 100% tariffs.

This puts them on a collision course with the hyperscalers like Microsoft who’ll happily host GLM & Kimi.

‘Vespa is a way of life’: Thousands ride through Rome as Italy’s iconic scooter turns 80.

Thousands of Vespa enthusiasts rode through Rome on Saturday as Italy celebrated the 80th anniversary of its iconic scooter.

Created in the aftermath of World War II, the Vespa has evolved from an affordable means of transport into a global symbol of Italian design, lifestyle and cinematic glamour.

https://mediafaro.org/article/20260627-vespa-is-a-way-of-life-thousands-ride-through-rome-as-italys-iconic-scooter-turns-80?mf_channel=mastodon&action=forward

#Vespa #Italy #Scooter #Culture #Design #Transport

I’d love Dario to explain the philosophical difference between Anthropic buying books and using that content to train Claude and Alibaba paying for the Claude API and using those conversations to train Qwen? 🤔

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwyklykn5dwo

Twenty five years ago today I started the #Safari and #WebKit projects at #Apple Computer.

Which means Safari is now old enough to rent itself a car. But let's not speculate about my age.

I'm still sad I can't use Safari on my Windows PC. Alas, I lost the battle to keep it there. But at least WebKit's DNA seeded or influenced most browsers we use today.

And I'm proud of that impact. Along with the wonderful team I built who made it all happen. Here's to another 25, friends.

Cheers. 🥂😊💖

Sharing this not because it’s about AI/LLMs but because it’s solid advice and the recommendations work equally well for *people* coding web applications (funny that, almost like these things were made by people for people or something).

TL;DR: Use web and platform standards; don’t reinvent the wheel.

https://www.jimmont.com/llm-style-token-costs

#web #dev #webStandards #legacy #code #LLMs #AI

New EU crypto rules could force hundreds of firms to exit the market.

MiCA is the EU’s first comprehensive law for the crypto industry, bringing exchanges, brokers and digital wallet providers under the kind of formal oversight that has long applied to banks and other financial firms.

Fewer than 1 in 5 of the bloc’s registered crypto firms have secured a licence to keep serving European clients.

https://mediafaro.org/article/20260624-new-eu-crypto-rules-could-force-hundreds-of-firms-to-exit-the-market?mf_channel=mastodon&action=forward

#EU #MiCA #Cryptocurrency #FinancialRegulation #Crypto #Binance #Coinbase