Australia's largest fuel retailer has acknowledged that the long-term future of petrol is fading as electric vehicles continue to gain market share. The company is now investing heavily in EV charging infrastructure, signaling a major shift in strategy as Australia's transport industry moves toward an electric future.

https://www.drive.com.au/news/petrols-days-are-numbered-says-key-australian-fuel-refinery-operator/

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A growing number of candidates are seeking federal office without the backing of either major party, as more Americans identify as political independents heading into the 2026 midterm elections.

A Newsweek analysis of independent congressional candidate lists found 217 entries across U.S. House and Senate races in the 2026 cycle: 170 for the House and 47 Senate hopefuls.

When multiple candidates running in the same House district or Senate state are combined, the lists cover 153 distinct contests—129 House districts or at-large seats and 24 Senate races. The largest concentrations appear in Texas, Illinois, New York, California, Washington and Virginia.

The question is purely academic. I am not having technical issues and I am NOT asking for technical support.

I understand that technically, my ISP had probably choked the previous port.

I also know that some nation states, organizations or other actors - such as ISPs - block Tor connections for whatever (political?) reasons.

What I don't understand is what legal grounds they have to do this. I have read the Terms of Service. Twice. And there is nothing explicit about having specific ports blocked for whatever reason. It does say that they have the right to limit my bandwidth if they deem that my usage is impacting their other customers' connection negatively. Perhaps they somehow force it into this paragraph? As in, according to them, running a Tor relay doesn't count as "normal use"?

If you have any experience or knowledge on the matter, please advise. 😊

The question is purely academic. I am not having technical issues and I am NOT asking for technical support.

Infineon Technologies has opened its Smart Power Fab in Dresden, Germany, months ahead of schedule, bringing the world’s largest manufacturing facility for intelligent power semiconductors and analog/mixed-signal technologies into operation.

The facility represents a €5 billion (about $5.7 billion) investment, the largest in the company’s history. It creates 1,000 direct jobs and doubles Infineon’s manufacturing capacity in Dresden.

The factory will produce chips that improve how electricity is converted and managed. Those devices will support AI data centers. They will also help power electricity grids and software-defined vehicles.

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The European Commission ... has approved definitive anti-dumping duties on imports of certain tires from China used on passenger cars and light trucks and buses.

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The duties range from 4.3% to 45.3%, depending on the manufacturer. The Commission said the measures are intended to offset the effects of dumping and help ensure fair competition for tire makers operating within the EU.

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The measures were adopted under the European Union’s trade defense framework, which permits anti-dumping duties when imported goods are found to be priced below their normal value and to have caused harm to producers in the bloc.

The decision comes amid broader trade frictions between Brussels and Beijing, with both sides pursuing trade-related investigations and other measures affecting a range of industrial products.

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cross-posted from: https://piefed.world/c/tech/p/1255245/ai-surveillance-is-being-supercharged-and-it-will-chill-social-progress

Lobsters.

I just thought it'd be hilarious if a dev named their game, like, "Warhound 2" or something when there was never an original "Warhound" lol (and like, do so seriously, not just as a parody or joke, at least primarily so).

Small sand dollar.

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Hey everybody, first time post here.

Here's a quick rundown of my setup. I'm running an ubuntu server with a Nextcloud/redis/maria db stack. I've enabled collabora online built in CODE server for my online nextcloud office. On my pixel i use the collabora app and my linux mint desktop I'm using either libre office or collabora office. I'm currently just a single user and I use a wireguard server on my router for remote access. I'm fine with not having live web based editing for now as I'm the only user. My syncs between my phone and my nextcloud server UI are flawless.

The PROBLEM I'm experiencing is on my desktop when I open say a .xls(using calc) or .docx(using writer), libre office or collabora opens them with a ".~lock." When this is opened it wipes the data in the file and resyncs my nextcloud server UI and my phone nexctcloud app with the wiped version.

Has anyone else experienced this and found a solution??

I've also only recently been tinkering with servers and self hosted applications for about 5 months, so this is all new to me and I could easily be overlooking a few things.

Many thanks in advance

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Plus, I doubt the person making the threat would wait for any actual preparations such as canceling various subscriptions. And I don't think they'd allow for the necessary witnesses required while I'm writing my will.