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• The Register forums.

I am running grapheneos and got nc from fdroid if it matters. I also use nc on my local network only.

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A Chinese cargo ship has visited the Russian-occupied port of Sevastopol in Crimea — making an unprecedented series of stops by a major foreign vessel to one of the Ukrainian ports seized by Russia.

The use of Sevastopol has been barred by western sanctions since 2014, when Russia annexed Crimea. Allies of Kyiv have sought to prevent Moscow from exploiting the occupied regions and third parties from treating the territories as part of Russia.

While China has not adopted the western sanctions regime against Russia, its commercial ships have previously avoided Russian-held ports.

The Heng Yang 9 — a Panama-flagged ship that is owned and operated by the Guangxi Changhai Shipping Company, based in Guangxi — has been spotted docking in Crimea at least three times in the past few months, according to Ukrainian officials.

The Financial Times has been able to independently verify the most recent of these trips in September using optical satellite imagery, radar imagery, transponder data and conventional photographs.

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The Heng Yang 9 made at least two visits to Sevastopol this summer, according to the office of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

The container ship was in the port from June 19 to June 22 — its first stay in Sevastopol, the president’s office told the FT. According to Ukrainian officials, the vessel also requested entry to load 101 containers on August 15.

After those previous alleged calls to the Crimean port, it called at ports in Turkey before travelling to Alexandria in Egypt.

“Ukraine has made it clear that such actions are unacceptable and expects all international partners and companies to strictly avoid contacts with the occupied territories,” Vladyslav Vlasiuk, the Ukrainian president’s commissioner for sanctions policy [said].

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During the two-week voyage in the Black Sea in September, the vessel appears to have falsified its tracks, using its transponder to report false positions and disguise its movements. The vessel appears to have sailed to Novorossiysk, a Russian port on the east side of the Black Sea where it was caught on a satellite image on September 6.

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However, a European Space Agency Sentinel-1 satellite took radar images of the port on September 9 just 10 minutes after the vessel reported its position in the harbour. No ship was at the reported location.

Similarly, the ship was passed by two Sentinel-2 satellites, which take optical photographs, on September 11 and 15. In both cases, the passes came within an hour of the vessel reporting a position. There was no vessel present in the location where its transmissions implied it should be.

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https://archive.ph/2025.09.23-062925/https://www.reuters.com/business/nvidia-invest-100-billion-openai-2025-09-22/

The EU is probing three U.S. tech firms and one European company regarding how well they protect users against online scams.

The model is already available to government agencies in the United States and a handful of other countries.

The Department of Homeland Security has sparked a Pokémon backlash after using the kids’ game to promote ICE deportation raids.

The DHS social media team posted a video to X on Monday of dramatic immigration raids—including one that was bungled yet still posted online by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem—spliced with animé imagery from the popular Japanese cartoon and collectibles game, which is part owned by Nintendo.

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Splintered Fate is powering up with its biggest update since launch! With both free and paid content, there is something for everyone. We are taking the game to the next level on September 30, 2025.

NEW ARCADE MODE – HEX AND FLEX YOUR WAY (Free). Arcade Mode is intense, fast-paced, and offers unique challenge runs.

NEW PLAYABLE CHARACTER – METALHEAD (DLC). He is our first full-range hero, armed with a powerful laser gun, explosive landmines, and tactical skills.

METALHEAD COMPANION CONTENT (Free). Metalhead’s debut ties directly into the free Arcade Mode, bringing additional narrative and content for all players.

GAME IMPROVEMENTS (Free). We’ve also added over 100 improvements across the game.

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXGD8H4X0KI

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Splintered Fate is powering up with its biggest update since launch! With both free and paid content, there is something for everyone. We are taking the game to the next level on September 30, 2025.

NEW ARCADE MODE – HEX AND FLEX YOUR WAY (Free). Arcade Mode is intense, fast-paced, and offers unique challenge runs.

NEW PLAYABLE CHARACTER – METALHEAD (DLC). He is our first full-range hero, armed with a powerful laser gun, explosive landmines, and tactical skills.

METALHEAD COMPANION CONTENT (Free). Metalhead’s debut ties directly into the free Arcade Mode, bringing additional narrative and content for all players.

GAME IMPROVEMENTS (Free). We’ve also added over 100 improvements across the game.

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXGD8H4X0KI

• Hacker News.

Gotta Catch ‘Em All.

Source: The Department of Homeland Security on X/Twitter.

Source: The Department of Homeland Security on X/Twitter.

Source: The Department of Homeland Security on X/Twitter.

Source: Source: The Department of Homeland Security on X/Twitter.

Source: Source: The Department of Homeland Security on X/Twitter.

Source: Source: The Department of Homeland Security on X/Twitter.

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) reply:

Pope Leo XIV has rejected the idea of an AI Pope, saying in an interview with biographer Eloise Allen that "if there's anybody who should not be represented by an avatar, I would say the Pope is high on the list" (first spotted by The Register). Pope Leo, who is forthright about his views on the new technology, also said that he had been asked for his authorisation to create an AI Pope

"Someone recently asked authorization to create an artificial me so that anybody could sign onto this website and have a personal audience with 'the Pope'," said the pontiff. "This artificial intelligence Pope would give them answers to their questions, and I said, 'I'm not going to authorize that'."

White House officials claim the deal will be a win for the app's US users and American citizens.

Today Mozilla is excited to announce Raffi Krikorian — technologist, innovator and community builder — as our first-ever portfolio wide Chief Technolog

Wizordum has arrived on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4|5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X|S.

Step into the boots of a powerful Mage as you battle across the kingdom of Terrabruma, tracking down the source of Chaos. Armed with enchanted weapons and devastating spells, you’ll fight goblins, skeletons, ghosts, and worse across sprawling levels packed with puzzles, traps, and secrets.

The Digital Markets Act (DMA) is “the EU’s law to make the markets in the digital sector fairer and more contestable”.

F-Droid strongly aligns with many of the ideals of the DMA regarding ensuring user choice and privacy.