Month: February 2025

Fahrräder mit dem Auto zu transportieren, kann umständlich sein. Ein Fahrradträger für die Anhängerkupplung bietet eine einfache und sichere Lösung. (Technik/Hardware)

President Donald Trump’s freeze on federal funding shows little sign of thawing for climate, energy and environmental justice programs.

Despite two federal court orders directing the administration to resume distributing federal grants and loans, at least $19 billion in Environmental Protection Agency funding to thousands of state and local governments and nonprofits remained on hold as of Feb. 14, said environmental and legal advocates who are tracking the issue.

EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin has vowed to seek return of an additional $20 billion the agency invested last year in the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund program, calling for a Department of Justice investigation into what he characterized as a “scheme… purposefully designed to obligate all of the money in a rush job with reduced oversight.”

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Die Datenschutzbedenken gegen Elon Musks Doge nehmen zu, weil nun auch die Bundessteuerbehörde IRS ihre Daten offenbaren soll. (Doge, Politik)

Eine Smartwatch von Blackview mit Telefonfunktion, Gesundheitsüberwachung und über 100 Sportmodi gibt es bei Amazon zum Schnäppchenpreis. (Smartwatch, Wearable)

X, the social platform formerly known as Twitter, is seemingly blocking links to Signal, the encrypted messaging platform, according to journalist Matt Binder and other firsthand accounts.

Binder wrote in his Disruptionist newsletter Sunday that links to Signal.me, a domain that offers a way to connect directly to Signal users, are blocked on public posts, direct messages, and profile pages. Error messages—including "Message not sent," "Something went wrong," and profiles tagged as "considered malware" or "potentially harmful"—give no direct suggestion of a block. But posts on X, reporting at The Verge, and other sources suggest that Signal.me links are broadly banned.

Signal.me links that were already posted on X prior to the recent change now show a "Warning: this link may be unsafe" interstitial page rather than opening the link directly. Links to Signal handles and the Signal homepage are still functioning on X.

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Das Unternehmen, das hinter Tinder steckt, will das Verhalten männlicher Nutzer auf seinen Dating-Plattformen mittels KI verändern. (Tinder, KI)

The likely next leader of NASA, private astronaut and pilot Jared Isaacman, has kept a low profile since the announcement last year that he was President Donald Trump's choice to lead the space agency.

This is understandable, as Isaacman must still be confirmed by the US Senate. No date has yet been put forward for a confirmation hearing before the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, which is chaired by Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Tex.). Typically, during this interim period, nominees meet with Senators behind closed doors before their hearings and limit public comments that could put them in the hot seat during the confirmation process.

This has meant that we've heard little from the person who is in line to lead NASA over the next four years as the space agency confronts a number of issues. These include reconfiguring the Artemis Program, a potential pivot toward Mars, an aging International Space Station, Mars Sample Return, a limited pipeline of science missions, and the likelihood of budget cuts. On top of all of this there is the uncertainty and unease federal workers face as the Trump Administration scrutinizes their activities for efficiency and, in some cases, loyalty.

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Im Netz wird angeblich für 40.000 US-Dollar eine Nintendo Switch 2 angeboten. Für bestimmte Käufer könnte das lohnenswert sein. (Nintendo Switch, Nintendo)

Für seine Neue Klasse hat BMW eine neue Motorsteuerung entwickelt. Das Testfahrzeug beeindruckt mit einem Drehmoment von 18.000 Newtonmetern. Ein Bericht von Friedhelm Greis (BMW, Elektroauto)

Für jede Stimmung das richtige Licht: Die smarte Govee-Stehlampe ist Bestseller bei Amazon und zurzeit um über ein Drittel reduziert. (Smart Home, Technik/Hardware)