TikTok pledges €12B European investment over 10 years as work on Norwegian data center begins | TechCrunch (techcrunch.com)
Cum-Ex Kanzler Olaf Scholz in Bedrängnis || "Der Jesus von der Alster" (www.t-online.de) German
What the fuck are bagged eggs? (lemmy.world)
There has been some dispute regarding bagged eggs recently....
Russians' support of Ukraine war collapses, finds poll (www.euronews.com)
Dans l'ombre du Marché de Noël, les sans-abris n'ont jamais été si nombreux à Strasbourg - Rue89 Strasbourg (www.rue89strasbourg.com) French
Vidéosurveillance et reconnaissance faciale : des députés européens interpellent Macron dans une lettre ouverte (www.lemonde.fr) French
Rassemblement d'extrême droite à Paris : la justice autorise finalement la manifestation (actu.fr) French
Dans l’après-midi, la préfecture de Police avait ordonné la fermeture anticipée des lycées Louis Le Grand, Henri IV et Saint-Louis, situés à proximité immédiate du Panthéon, par mesure de précaution. Plusieurs centres de Paris I – Panthéon-Sorbonne ont aussi été fermés dès 18 heures....
Spain wants to change how it evaluates scientists—and end the ‘dictatorship of papers’ (www.science.org)
Spain’s much-maligned system for evaluating scientists, in which the sole criterion for career advancement is the publication of papers, is set to be overhauled under new proposals from the country’s National Evaluation and Accreditation Agency (ANECA)....
I need a drink (ani.social)
Amazon's Fire TV is Adding Full-Screen Video Ads That Play When You Start Your Fire TV (cordcuttersnews.com)
PC gaming news: Stalker 2, Baldur's 30GB patch, Godot arrival, GTA 6 trailer, StormGate and more (yewtu.be)
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Remedy Teases New Game Plus For Alan Wake 2 This Month (www.gamespot.com)
Halo Infinite riffs on Rockstar's GTA 6 trailer announcement, teasing new reveal (archive.is)
Ukraine Update: Russia is not winning the war (www.dailykos.com)
If anything, russia is showing clear signs of sunk-cost fallacy...
Why Bethesda Responding to Starfield's Steam Reviews Is Part of a Rising Games Industry Trend (me.ign.com)
Ukraine and Lithuania jointly put paid to Russia's election bid to chemical weapons watchdog board (www.pravda.com.ua) Ukrainian
SteamWorld Build Gets A Big Launch Day Discount (www.gamespot.com)
The Witcher 4 devs want their new RPG to be a good entry point, even if you didn't play The Witcher 3 (www.gamesradar.com)
See OSM edits in almost realtime (osmlab.github.io)
Not All Batteries are Created Equal | Hackaday.io (hackaday.io)
This week in KDE: changing the wallpaper from within System Settings (pointieststick.com)
Russia Imported Over 100,000 Asian Migrants to Donbas, Plans to Create Cross-Border Commonwealth (www.kyivpost.com) Ukrainian
The AP Interview: Ukraine's Zelenskyy says the war with Russia is in a new phase as winter looms (apnews.com) Ukrainian
The Russian Invasion of Ukraine: A Personal Account of the Battle for Avdiivka by 28-Year-Old Ukrainian Volunteer Yana (frontelligence.substack.com) Ukrainian
Inside the 'arms race' between YouTube and ad blockers (www.engadget.com)
From the article: “In some ways, the current situation has spurred an arms race. YouTube has inadvertently improved ad blockers, as the new knowledge and techniques gained from innovating within the YouTube platform are also applicable to other ad and tracking systems.”
