Less dodging TIE fighters, more tracking orbital debris. Welcome to EU Space.

The European Union has its eyes firmly on the skies, but for a much more dangerous, practical reason.

Check out the Inside the Files episode to find out why space trash - not an Imperial fleet - is the real threat to our global technology 👇

https://youtu.be/tW5WH0hfCuY?si=10bD5sIKJoI9EolT

To my northern neighbours suffering from the current heat wave.

I lived in approx 38C with 90% humidity for 20 years, and I have a few pieces of advice.

1. Don't do anything fast that you can do slow.
2. Umbrellas aren't just for rain. They work for sun, too.
3. Sweat is your friend. Drink lots of liquid, eat and drink things that trigger sweating.

4. Cold showers and baths trigger your body to warm up. Room temp showers work best - and don't bother drying off.

€45M for submarine cables security.

The EU is boosting the capacity to monitor & respond to threats to critical submarine cable infrastructure.

1️⃣ Two Regional Cable Hubs to reinforce surveillance & response:
▪️Baltic Sea Hub 🇫🇮🇸🇪🇩🇪🇱🇻🇪🇪🇩🇰
▪️Mediterranean Sea Hub 🇮🇹 🇬🇷🇨🇾🇲🇹

2️⃣ New funding for repair capacities in the Atlantic Ocean & the Mediterranean Sea, strategically positioned to respond faster to urgent cable disruptions.

Discover more: https://link.europa.eu/qCWMvW

#WSocial will open up their beta program today… and I have a SCOOP for you: it appears that they have quietly gone closed-source!

This is ironic, considering that the @EUCommission just unveiled their Tech Sovereignty Package, emphasizing the importance of #OpenSource. And yet they have migrated their main ATproto accounts to W Social - whose code can no longer be inspected!

My full article - with a great analysis by @aral:

🔗: https://blog.elenarossini.com/w-social-public-institutions-and-the-theater-of-european-digital-sovereignty/

#FOSS #DigitalSovereignty #BigTech

Video games providers must treat consumers fairly.

Under EU consumer law consumers must be informed about the duration and conditions of a video game’s lifespan.

If the supply is stopped earlier than the contract states, players should be reimbursed.

We will work with consumer authorities and organisations to raise awareness about these rights and their active application.

🎮 https://link.europa.eu/r3XhyM

A defining moment for Europe. 🇪🇺🤝🇲🇩🇺🇦

All EU countries have now agreed to open the first accession negotiations cluster with Ukraine and Moldova.

Today, we're launching talks on the backbone of the accession process: including justice, freedom, and fundamental rights.

We've seen the hard work these countries have put in, and we are rewarding it with a clear path forward.

Enlargement is our strategic choice. Our best investment in a shared future of peace, security and prosperity

Looking for recommendations for a garden wildlife camera for my mother. She isn't techy, doesn't have a smartphone, but does have a computer (Windows 10) and can manage simple stuff like emails and online shopping. It's just to capture the foxes, badgers etc that visit her garden of an evening. UK based.

Please boost

#Tech #Wildlife

Edited to include # and location