"in the US, more than 10,000 journalists lost their jobs between 2022 and 2024 (...) Google, Facebook, YouTube, and TikTok have gobbled up the advertising dollars, and campy 30-second videos by influencers now deliver what passes for news on social media”

https://www.thenation.com/article/society/from-foreign-correspondent-to-uber-driver/

Google has known about a bug that breaks VPN apps for 7 months, leaving users exposed with no warning or error, just a VPN app that stopped working in the background.

If you're using ANY VPN on Android, you can help us by getting Google's attention to fix it.

We first reported this bug to Google in September 2025.

Others like @mullvadnet and Wireguard reported it even earlier, in August.

Google's response? "I don't see anything unusual."

Here's what's actually happening ⤵️

Lowering speed limits to 30 km/h can transform streets making them safer, calmer, and more livable. Yet these policies often spark debate. So what can cities learn from Bologna’s experience?

This Thursday, #OUVEMA is delighted to welcome Valentina Orioli for a lunchtime webinar at 12:00 (Swiss time), where she will share insights from Bologna.
👉 Register here to receive the link: https://www.unil.ch/ouvema/fr/home/menuinst/evenements/traffic-calming-policies.html

OUVEMA is the Academic Observatory for Cycling and Active Mobilities at University of Lausanne. Check our website for more info: www.unil.ch/ouvema

"Never forget that a political, economical or religious crisis is enough to cast doubt on women's rights. These rights will never be vested. You have to stay vigilant your whole life."

Simone de Beauvoir, 1949

#WomensDay #IWD2026 #8M

It's International Women's Day, so when you see people zooming by on electric scooters, I remember Lady Norman and her autoped. She was a suffragist who insisted on being mobile without manly "protection" :) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Priscilla_Norman

(UPDATE: Yes, many men in the replies. The autoped used a combustion engine, I know. My post is however NOT about the autoped, it's about the woman standing on it. I know, that's really hard for some of you to deal with. :)

#InternationalWomensDay #Suffragist

The quantity of breaches is rising, and many go unnoticed. We've updated our Data Breach Observatory, check it out to keep on top of our ever-expanding record of 500+ breaches👇

https://proton.me/blog/data-breach-observatory-2026

What we get upset about. Cartoon for Dutch newspaper Trouw: https://www.trouw.nl/cartoons/tjeerd-royaards~bcb45712/

#GasPrices #oil #OilPrices #Iran

Saturday, 28 March, there are many hackerspaces that participate to the "International Open Day".

Boost = ❤️

Visit one of the NL participating spaces :

Ackspace, Heerlen
AwesomeSpace, Hilversum
@bitlair Amersfoort
@hack42 Arnhem
@hackalot Eindhoven
@hermithive Nieuwegein
@hsdrenthe Coevorden
@HSN Nijmegen (nieuwe locatie!)
@maakplek Groningen
@nurdspace Wageningen
@pixelbar Rotterdam
@randomdata Utrecht
@revspace Leidschendam
Space Leiden, Leiden
@TDvenlo Venlo
@TechInc Amsterdam
@tkkrlab Enschede

See also https://hackerspaces.nl/open-dag/
https://wiki.hackerspaces.org/Open_Hackspace_Day_2026

#hackerspaces #makerspaces #DIY #linux #opensource #electronics #arduino