Still annoyed by this. I am part of some lgbt tech groups here in bcn where people have been asking if increased STDs is a fact or rumour and the most recent state data is 2022. Now @ecdc.europa.eu says it's rising but doesn't actually link or publish any of the data it is withholding.

European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control@ecdc.europa.eu · 2w ago

☀️ Summer brings new places, new experiences and sometimes new connections. Sexual health belongs in the conversation too. Many STIs have no symptoms, so prevention and testing matter. Know your options and enjoy your summer. ❤️ 👉️ bit.ly/ECDCSafeSummer #SafeSummer #SafeSex #TestTreatPrevent

I need some new accountability. Person all writing: 992 words today

Great new series from @apievangelist.com providing course corrections and beat practice's on a range of API governance and other topics. Affordable bite sized chunks that summarise where the industry is at and how to move forward on the issues that just seem to keep popping up over and over

API Evangelist@apievangelist.com · 3w ago

Three teams building the same API is not a tooling problem. Reuse fails before the first line of code. https://papers.apievangelist.com/papers/fundamentals-of-api-reusability/

A year ago in our state of the api economy report I predicted that finops - and in particular ensuring AI costs did not spiral - would become a key issue this year. Up until a few months ago people were still disputing that this would be the case.

Joseph Cox@josephcox.bsky.social · 3w ago

New: Microsoft has introduced new limits to how much its engineers can spend on AI tools at work and told employees that maximizing AI use internally is not the company’s goal, according to an internal Microsoft email obtained by 440 Media. www.404media.co/microsoft-te...

Every Andreessen Horowitz company that ships an API, scored the way a machine reads it. A thesis is a claim. The APIs are the evidence. https://papers.apievangelist.com/papers/a16z-api-portfolio/

"Big Tech is selling AI to Big Oil to find more fossil fuels to burn, faster" explains DeSmog. "Big Tech has gone from promising climate breakthroughs to breaking the climate." 😡 Fossil fuel-powered data centres + data centre-powered oil & gas expansion = 🔥🌍🔥🌎🔥🌏🔥 www.desmog.com/2026/07/16/b...

Big Tech Joins Big Oil in Ruining Summer

The industry has abandoned its climate pledges in favor of fossil fuel-powered AI data centers.

desmog.com

Quick question: how good is Pan Amsterdam? tidal.com/album/436619... & tidal.com/album/530398...

Pan Amsterdam & Leron Thomas - Confines

Listen to Confines on TIDAL

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New data shows that Microsoft's carbon emissions rose 25% from June 2024 to June 2025, after plateauing for several years, as electricity use surged to power artificial intelligence heatmap.news/daily/micros...

Microsoft’s Climate Pollution Surged 25% Last Year

Plus, the Trump administration appointed a new “beacon of rational thought.”

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Sources and leaks from Amazon, Adobe, Atlassian, Citi, and more show what is really happening with AI right now: companies are trying to rein in AI use as costs spiral out of control. @evystadium.bsky.social has more. @josephcox.bsky.social story: www.404media.co/companies-ar...

Hi Folks! I write friendship-centred, Epic SciFi/Fantasy, in which people saving the world happen to be Queer & ND! With mystery, monsters, magic, banter & adventure. Sythe Series also explores aro-ace, autistic & nonbinary identities, trauma & healing All🔗 elisecarlson.com/sythe-series/ Direct⬇️

Elise Carlson, Fantasy Author

Elise is a restless adventurer and passionate educator, with an endless list of 'what if?' questions to explore in epic fantasy and SciFi-Fantasy. They write neurodiverse, queer-led adventures for tho...

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“The idea of this successful, grassroots, genuine community of women is very appealing to young people looking for connection,” archivist Stuart Hinds said.

How a Group of Lesbians Created 'Womontown,' a Queer Utopia in Missouri

“The idea of this successful, grassroots, genuine community of women is very appealing to young people looking for connection,” archivist Stuart Hinds said.

rewirenewsgroup.com

“Data work is a popular side gig for many Philippine football league players looking for additional income…”

Rest of World@restofworld.org · 2mo ago

The FIFA World Cup’s advanced AI tools rely on thousands of data workers manually logging match actions to fuel the sports betting industry https://restofworld.org/2026/fifa-world-cup-ai-data-workers/?utm_campaign=row-social&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_content=1782232049

Anyone else on TIDAL? Wanna listen to my monthly playlists? Here's April, I'm doing a may-june one at the moment but have one for each month of the year: tidal.com/playlist/39c...

April 2026

Playlist - April 2026 - 29 items

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EU leaders gather in Brussels for #EUCO meeting today They will discuss #competitiveness & #deregulation among other topics Check out how the biggest corporate lobbies are pushing this self-interested agenda, which cuts our social & environmental protections corporateeurope.org/en/2026/06/e...

Excited to share V2 of our project mapping the data work part of the AI supply chain. This update includes: 📍A new interactive network graph including data work companies, their clients and investors; 📍Profiles of some of the major companies: 📍47 new companies in the database. DataWorkLandscape.org

Data Work Landscape

Tech companies in the AI industry are powered by workers who develop, train, test, and maintain AI systems. We’re shining a light on this shadowy industry.

dataworklandscape.org

I wonder how much of this is from APIs? The Dutch Gov is one of the most advanced with their API governance: developer.overheid.nl

Ontwikkelaarsportaal van de Nederlandse Overheid | developer.overheid.nl

Eén plek met informatie, bronnen, tools en codevoorbeelden van de overheid voor developers over privacy, security, toegankelijkheid, DevOps, infra, data, AI, standaarden, API's, Open Source en meer.

developer.overheid.nl

Dutch Government News@dutchgovnews.com · 3mo ago

The Dutch government has made strides in enhancing operational efficiency, as outlined in the *Annual Business Operations Report 2025*. Presented by State Secretary Eric van der Burg, the report highl... #openrijk

🤖 AI is everywhere — is your platform ready? Sebastian Meyen with @markboyd.bsky.social on why platform engineering is key for modern orgs. 💡 From AI readiness to ecosystems — it’s about being future-proof. 👉 Join us for API London 2026: https://apiconference.net/london/ #APIConference

The EU's current #deregulation agenda resembles nothing we have seen before, in terms of scope, level of ambition, speed and degree of corporate capture 🚨 New must-read report presents the workings of the deeply undemocratic #deregulationmachine that Commission President von der Leyen has built ⬇️

Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO)@corporateeurope.org · 5mo ago

Commissioner Séjourné held 84 meetings on #deregulation. All 84 were with business groups. Not one civil society org. Not one. This isn't consultation. This is what corporate capture looks like. 🧵 Check out our new report 👇 corporateeurope.org/en/2026/04/w...

Timeless new track by Todd Terry and by timeless I mean early 90s house, so good tidal.com/track/502021...

Todd Terry - I'm Not Her (Real House Mix)

Listen to I'm Not Her (Real House Mix) on TIDAL

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#ECJ: National legislation which does not allow a citizen who has exercised their right to free movement to change their gender data are contrary to #EUlaw 🇧🇬 #transgender 👉 curia.europa.eu/site/upload/...

As I'm writing analysis and drawing on a wide range of existing work and adding my own thoughts, this piece aimed at academic writing rings true and motivates me to think directly on the page... patthomson.net/2026/03/08/g...

@robin.berjon.com co-founder of Eurosky is testifying in the French Parliament today - watch live 👇

Robin Berjon@robin.berjon.com · 6mo ago

At 2pm Paris time today I'll be testifying in the French Parliament about digital sovereignty. Watch it live at videos.assemblee-nationale.fr/direct.php!

This is ecosystem thinking. Build infrastructure to distribute power not consolidate it.

Robin Berjon@robin.berjon.com · 7mo ago

"Why do people keep calling for a 'European X' or a 'European Instagram' when instead, by sharing infrastructure as we're doing with @eurosky.social, we could have 20 or 30 social networks?" — @seabass.bsky.social

To celebrate the launch of the @npmx.dev alpha, I wrote up a guide on how to make your first contribution to an open-source project. Let me know if this helps you make your first contribution (and it doesn't have to be code)!

How to make your first contribution to an open source project

Getting involved in open source doesn't have to be scary! Understand how to find a great project and make your first contribution in this ten-step guide.

whitep4nth3r.com

Had a Disney lawyers moment today

Just posted my latest EuroStack newsletter: platformable.beehiiv.com/p/digital-so...

Digital sovereignty and open source technologies

Proposed strategies to support open source technologies in Europe to strengthen and take an open digital ecosystem approach when building communities and delivering value for users.

platformable.beehiiv.com

One of airtable's suggested prompts for using their AI is "Generate brainstorm ideas for our fall activewear campaign". Generate brainstorm? Also, if you are in marketing isn't that the part of your job you *want* to do?

After PEPFAR funding was cancelled I looked for EU health groups I could join to advocate for replacement funding to ensure we keep pace with ending the global AIDS epidemic. I didnt have any luck so i volunteer directly with a human & sexual rights ngo in Nigeria. The issues they face are: ... 1/3

Martin McKee@martinmckee.bsky.social · 7mo ago

🧵1/ Global health is under attack, and not just by pathogens. Governments are walking away from international law, blocking humanitarian access, and even targeting health workers. We need a principled response, which @tiagocorreia.bsky.social & I set out in an editorial in Eur J Public Health

I'm gonna write something up about this a bit more, but i submitted a response to the European Commission's open digital ecosystems consultation last night: drive.google.com/file/d/1W2fy...

As Amazon announced 16,000 layoffs today, worker representatives and MEPs blasted Amazon management for undermining worker health and democracy at work during a European Parliament hearing on working conditions in its warehouses.

Unions and MEPs blast Amazon’s disregard for worker health at European Parliament hearing

As Amazon announced 16,000 layoffs today, worker representatives blasted Amazon management for disregarding worker health at a European Parliament hearing on working conditions in its warehouses.

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