The fact that Musk, a billionaire who benefited from government contracts and loans, who owns an influential social media platform, who supported Trump and got a job in the Trump administration as a reward, is suing Twitch and OpenAI, is totally fine and not a sign the US has descended into an oligarchy where the oligarchs fight each other and gain power and wealth through proximity to the country's leader.
While Beijing hailed Hong Kong's rule of law following the jailing of 45 pro-democracy figures, foreign states and rights groups condemned the case.
In full: https://hongkongfp.com/?p=497484
Trump's going to start putting people in jail and has set it up to convince his voters that it is perfectly normal.
Chris LaCivita, Trump's campaign co-manager, predicted that Pennsylvania election officials will face jail time for allegedly counting mail-in ballots with incorrect or missing dates, following a state Supreme Court ruling against these practices.
"They will go to jail," he tweeted on Sunday. "Count on it."
"As China is not a democracy and different to what people are used to in Taiwan, many social behaviors that are regular and normal in Taiwan might not be allowed there, [the secretary-general of Taiwan's semi-official Straits Exchange Foundation] said.
"Taiwanese should be aware not to visit such an unstable and risky society if not necessary, he added."
https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2024/11/17/2003827037
Laut einer Studie verbringt #Europa jährlich 575 Mio. Stunden mit #Cookie-Banner...
Die Autoren kommen damit auf geschätzte #Kosten von 14 Mrd. Euro.
Allerdings berechnet oder bewertet sie gar keinen #Nutzen!?
https://legiscope.com/blog/hidden-productivity-drain-cookie-banners.html
Bis zu 40 Prozent teurer: Microsoft plant saftige Preiserhöhungen
Für diverse Microsoft-365-Produkte müssen Kunden bald tiefer in die Tasche greifen. Für Copilot führt der Konzern ein Monatsabo ein.
Mein neuer Podcast "Warum ich #Facebook und #Threads verlasse" ist draussen und hier 👉 https://share.transistor.fm/s/1da1d2d6 gibt es die Moeglichkeit den anzuhoeren/abonnieren.
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Warum ich Facebook verlasse erklaere ich hier 👇 - Das geht ja schnell 😎
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