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Emanuel Boeminghaus wrote that he wishes the public broadcaster would promote prosperity, performance, progress, and technological innovation on a daily basis. In his vision, it should focus on topics such as entrepreneurship, research, artificial intelligence, industrial strength, education, and start-ups. Boeminghaus said that Germany should learn to think big again, take risks, acknowledge successes, and promote innovations. However, he stated that this is "unfortunately just a dream." #Innovation #Unternehmertum #Wirtschaft (translated)

Emanuel Boeminghaus wrote that the Dutch government plans to cut around 25,000 of the current 160,000 civil service positions by 2035. Police and defense are excluded from this. By 2027, 900 million euros should be saved, and by 2035, 3.5 billion euros annually. The number of civil servants has nearly doubled since 2018. The government aims to digitize administrative processes, eliminate tasks, and use artificial intelligence to simplify or replace work. Concrete proposals are to follow in early 2027. Boeminghaus also pointed to a public debt ratio of about 44 percent and a budget deficit of approximately 1.9 percent of economic output. He described the planned cuts as a signal for Europe and cited the Handelsblatt from October 26, 2026, as the source. https://t.co/kA76VVTHEc #KünstlicheIntelligenz #Stellenabbau #Niederlande (translated)

Emanuel Boeminghaus wrote, citing Bloomberg from October 26, 2026, that Microsoft is offering voluntary severance packages to around 60,000 of its 223,000 employees worldwide. This corresponds to almost 27 percent of the workforce. Affected are selected business areas in the USA, Canada, India, and the United Kingdom, as well as executives up to certain management levels. Parts of sales, marketing, and data centers are exempt. According to Boeminghaus, Microsoft is investing heavily in artificial intelligence and the necessary infrastructure while also adjusting its cost structure. In July, more than 30 percent of around 8,750 employees who were eligible for a separate early retirement offer had already accepted it. He emphasized that the current offers are voluntary and do not mean that 60,000 layoffs have been decided; Microsoft expects a significantly lower acceptance rate this time. Boeminghaus presented the step as a sign that the AI revolution is changing the staffing structures of large technology companies and warned of the beginning of larger job losses. https://t.co/pA2OxhKgYU #Microsoft #KünstlicheIntelligenz #Stellenabbau (translated)

The Minister of Labor and Social Security, Maria do Rosário Palma Ramalho, advocated for a regime pact for the sustainability of Social Security and anticipated reforms in labor legislation due to the impact of digital platforms, while also announcing the increase in costs for parental leave and other social benefits in the State Budget for 2027. #OrçamentoDoEstado #SegurançaSocial #ReformaLaboral (translated)

André Janones was key in Lula's victory. He opened the WhatsApp channel 'Lula's Army', which grew from 60,000 to 10 million to counter misinformation and bot farms with real digital activists: "I make myself available to the global left to do the same against the far right." (translated)

The writer wrote to Björn Gullander and Fredrik Karrholm that many spoke about the importance of trust and that it was high time for certain parties to stand on the side of the citizens against companies like Meta. According to the writer, Meta's business idea was based on not intervening against fraudulent ads from criminals. #tillit #medborgarrätt #digitaltrygghet #SE (translated)

The author stated that André Janones had been key in Lula's victory and that his WhatsApp channel "Army of Lula" had grown from 60,000 to 10 million members. As he wrote, digital activists used it to counter falsehoods, and Janones offered to help the left replicate the initiative in other countries against the far right. https://t.co/E6U0ZDXRns #Lula #Activismo #Ultraderecha #BR (translated)

Maria Montserrat Alvarado will be the first laywoman and youngest executive at the head of a Vatican Curia agency and plans to merge digital and traditional forms of communication, inspired by football coach Vince Lombardi. #MariaMontserratAlvarado #Vatikan #Kommunikation (translated)

According to the head of cybernetics development, the Estonian government's plan to register AI agents in their current form is dangerous and needs extensive reworking, as there is a lack of understanding of their necessity and safety factors. #tehisintellekt #digiidentiteet #eesti (translated)

The article analyzes the role of doxxing in revealing the alleged control room of the 'October 17 Movement', highlighting how the use of digital techniques by a group of young right-wing extremists has facilitated the identification of key figures involved in recent unrest. #doxxing #privacy #sicurezzaonline (translated)

André Janones has been one of the keys to Lula's victory. He opened the WhatsApp channel 'Lula's Army', which grew from 60,000 to 10 million members after losing the first round, to counter the falsehoods and misinformation from Bolsonaro's far-right with digital activists. (translated)

Pro-Lula Brazilians doing en masse digital organizing against the platforms is interesting. Basically took website/influencer growth hacking techniques—eg everyone go like/comment/share this, get the algorithm to pick it up—and applied them to electoral politics at a grand scale. Thread:

The Netherlands plans to gradually abolish approximately 25,000 civil service positions by 2035 in order to save on public administration and at the same time increase efficiency through artificial intelligence and digitalization. #uměláinteligence #úspory #digitalizace (translated)

The Chinese online retailer Temu has made concessions after a hefty fine of 200 million euros imposed by the EU and promised to submit a mandatory risk report as well as improvements in the risk assessment methodology by the end of November. #DigitalServicesAct #Temu #EUGeldstrafe (translated)

The author stated that André Janones had been key in Lula's victory. According to what he wrote, Janones created the WhatsApp channel "Lula's Army," which grew from 60,000 to 10 million members after the first round, to combat falsehoods and misinformation from Bolsonaro's far-right through digital activists. https://t.co/Z7kkWEYvtz #Lula #Brasil #Desinformación #BR (translated)