Counterfeiters now manufacture the entire bike, not just components. www.cyclingweekly.com/news/largest...

Big AI companies courted controversy by scraping wide swaths of the public internet. With the rise of AI agents, the next data grab is far more private. www.wired.com/story/expire...

Realising that all those EU regulations and the administrative obligations they impose on clueless businesses are a terrible burden is welcome. Using this as an excuse to allow LLMs to train on EU citizens' personal data, not so much. ec.europa.eu/commission/p...

Ten percent of Meta's revenue is from scams and illegal content. I hate them so much.

The EU is once again trying to push a dangerous legislative proposal that undermines encrypted communication and obliterates our rights to private conversations. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...

Samsung, Google, and Xiaomi are all trying to develop contextual assistants based on AI. Meanwhile in Cupertino: look, you can now hang your iPhone on your backpack next to your Labubu.

This one burn is worth more than all AI-generated slop Newsom's team regurgitated.

Google's AI summaries are - killing traffic to legitimate sites - producing summaries that can be wrong - in the long run probably making you a dumbass www.404media.co/googles-ai-i...

Somehow, I doubt “the EU” is still so proud of this co-funding.

That’s a rather peculiar line of reasoning from the UK representative: since the crypto bros are throwing money at Web 3.0, we should apparently respond by wedging “the blockchains naming spaces” into the DNS root. #IGF2025

Musk already concentrates enough real power in his hands. There’s no need to make some up. Starlink isn’t the only satellite ISP. There are Viasat and Hughesnet, and even a French one oneweb.net #IGF2025

There's a whole world unknown to me with some really interesting IP rights matters. I am truly intrigued by “eSports” and how everything can be monetised. #IGF2025

Well, that was reassuring. The OpenAI representative wrapped up a session on safety in innovation by declaring that AI is already smarter than us. Nothing like a casual existential threat to end on a high note. #IGF2025

Listening to Meta’s stakeholder engagement director talk about safety, one gets the impression he’s unfamiliar with the platform in practice: or blessed with a very curated feed. #IGF2025 www.wsj.com/tech/meta-fr...

That’s an odd one. Numerous registries are offering (selling) IDN domain names, but their mail servers are not compatible with email, including non-Latin addresses. Universal acceptance starts at the root. #IGF2025 www.idnworldreport.eu/idn-world-re...

Good to see universal acceptance - aka non-Latin domain names - being promoted outside of ICANN. Well done @euregistry.bsky.social #IGF2025

I will never cease to be amazed by diplomatic euphemisms. « amongst the reasons for not having internet access is the **the local context** » #IGF2025 The local context:

I think that’s Norwegian for "brown-tinted water with commitment issues" . #IGF2025

ICC’s prosecutor on the panel explained that even offline crimes involve digital evidence nowadays. #ThingsOverlooked #IGF2025

Is it because it’s scheduled at noon? I would have thought a cyber threat mitigation session would attract a bigger crowd. #IGF2025

Jorge Cancio is right. The issue isn’t so much the split of participants into tracks but the absence of joint sessions between those. IGF could look at ICANN to see how to do it. #IGF2025

Whenever someone talks about “AI skills,” I get flashbacks to when everyone suddenly became a “social media ninja.” Unless you’ve got a PhD in computer science or applied mathematics, let’s be honest: you’re a very enthusiastic user, not an AI expert. #IGF2025

How do I know that's a Parliamentary session I am attending? Easy, the guy next to me is taking a nap. #IGF2025

I understand the need to reduce plastic, but the absence of badges makes it very hard to know who you are talking to. If recycling is the issue, make exiting the conference centre contingent upon returning your badge. #IGF2025

I missed the Terminator part where the Vatican warns us about Skynet. #IGF2025

The “unlike Meta” was not said, but we all heard it. TikTok works with fact-checkers… TikTok put transparency at its core… #IGF2025

I thought Joseph Gordon-Levitt would go on a rant against AI and not being paid. But he was actually more thoughtful about the need for regulation and accountability. #IGF2025

Will the President of Mauritius talk about the .io goldmine?

I had no idea strong drugs were legal in Norway. This opening ceremony was conceptual… #IGF2025

This! Before talking about AI sovereign solutions, we need sovereign hyperscalers. Owning your ship but sailing it on the neighbour's private lake doesn’t make you independent. gigaom.com/2025/06/13/w...

@reesmarc.bsky.social @linforme.com un jour il faudra enquêter sur edifice.io et comprendre comment avec des apps codées avec les pieds, bourrées de trackers… ils ont réussi à faire basse sur tous ces établissements scolaires. Au moins elles sont hébergées chez OVH, c’est déjà cela...

Ugh, direction was the weakest element of Thunderbolts*

Today’s Daily Cartoon, by Lisa Rothstein. #NewYorkerCartoons nyer.cm/QAnwGsj

They looked nothing alike. But thanks to the wonders of botox and bad surgery, they look like brothers now! #Family

Fabletics is posting a “Tariff Surcharge” on their receipts. I hope other companies follow suit.

Je ne suis pas constitutionnaliste, alors je ne connais pas la procédure. Mais maintenant que Lepen est condamnée, peut-elle rejoindre le Conseil constitutionnel ou y a-t-il un délai ?

Ad hoc: Latin for amateur.

I was Today’s old when I realised it wasn’t Felicity Jones in Blade Runner 2049.

Oh for real @disneyplusfr.bsky.social, spoiling your own TV Show… #Idiot

Great writeup by @luc.seufer.fr regarding last week's ICANN82

Mademoiselle chante le blues -> Mémé sort le décolleté #TheVoice

The internet right now.

Nicholas Hoult is the new Pedro Pascal.

Matt is cribbing from the best now...

Godwin's law needs to be amended to include fascism.

In 2022, it was Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Mary J. Blige, 50 Cent and Kendrick Lamar. This year it’s only Kendrick Lamar. Not sure what Apple was thinking.

I won’t either.

@evacide.bsky.social I just heard you on the podcast hosted by Clare Duffy. That was refreshing, I swear! Thank you!