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Shipwreck@shipwreck75.bsky.social

Diplomatic sources in the Gulf say Saudi Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman traveled to Tehran to negotiate a ceasefire with the Houthis that would see Riyadh transfer $1 billion to the group through Iran. One source claims the minister even brought the money aboard a military aircraft.

Shipwreck@shipwreck75.bsky.social

www.israelhayom.com/2026/10/26/s...

JoJoSmile@j0j0smile.bsky.social

Martin's immersed in the garden! Lots of tasty snacks between the nasturtiums. #duck #gardening #flowers #bloomscrolling #pets #CapeTown

Climate, Ecology, War & More: Dr. Glen Barry BigEarthData.ai@bigearthdata.ai

Green Bonds To Green Jobs: Can Climate Finance Power India's Next Growth Story? - BW Businessworld ->Businessworld | More on "Green bonds financing India's climate transition" at BigEarthData.ai | #ClimateFinance #GreenBond

businessworld.inGreen Bonds To Green Jobs: Can Climate Finance Power India's Next Growth Story? - BW BusinessworldIndia’s next phase of economic growth will be shaped not only by capital mobilization but how the capital is deployed. With India moving ahead on three fronts—fast-paced economic development, energy security, and achieving zero-net emissions by 2070- climate finance has become a tool of transformation. “Green bonds,” which are debt instruments used for financing environmentally friendly ventures, have the potential to link long-term investors with renewable energy generation, sustainable transportation, resilient infrastructure, and carbon-neutral industrial processes. But their success will depend on their ability to turn green money into productivity, technology and good jobs. The financing requirement is substantial. The Reserve Bank of India estimates that India will require green finance equivalent to at least 2.5% of GDP annually until 2030. The government’s draft climate-finance taxonomy similarly notes that approximately US$2.5 trillion at 2014-2015 prices, may be required to meet India’s climate commitments by 2030. Conventional public finance cannot meet this requirement alone. Green bonds can therefore play an important role by mobilising institutional savings and directing them towards projects with long gestation periods and significant returns. India has already established a sovereign benchmark. The Union government raised ₹16,000 crore through its first Sovereign Green Bond issuance in FY2022-23 and...

Climate, Ecology, War & More: Dr. Glen Barry BigEarthData.ai@bigearthdata.ai

Reddit's massive developer community r/opensource just banned all AI projects ->India Today | More on "Reddit bans artificial intelligence projects" at BigEarthData.ai | #AI

indiatoday.inReddit's massive developer community r/opensource just banned all AI projectsArtificial intelligence is taking over the tech world, but one of the largest software communities on the internet has just slammed its doors shut. The popular Reddit forum r/opensource, which boasts over 500,000 members, has introduced strict new rules to completely ban all artificial intelligence projects. This sudden decision, which came into effect immediately on October 24, 2026, has sparked a massive debate on the internet between tech enthusiasts and software developers. What the strict new rules actually say The new policy takes a very hardline approach to clean up the platform, enforcing major restrictions. First, any software project that uses AI, is made by AI, or is built for AI applications is no longer allowed on the forum. This means everything from machine learning frameworks to basic AI-assisted tools are completely banned. Second, the community is now strictly English-only. The previous multilingual tolerance is gone, and users who do not speak English are being asked to find other communities. Independent developers have also been hit hard. The forum now demands that all projects must be at least one year old and have multiple contributors, meaning solo creators can no longer share their personal work. Finally, websites that simply collect...

David Gura@davidgura.bsky.social

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Climate, Ecology, War & More: Dr. Glen Barry BigEarthData.ai@bigearthdata.ai

IT professional returns to agricultural roots, builds organic farming venture ->The Tribune | More on "Organic farming and food security" at BigEarthData.ai | #SustainableAgriculture #OrganicFarming #Agricultural

Climate, Ecology, War & More: Dr. Glen Barry BigEarthData.ai@bigearthdata.ai

World-First Cancer Vaccine Cuts Melanoma Recurrence or Death Risk by 42% in Landmark Trial ->ScienceAlert | More on "Personalized mRNA cancer vaccine breakthrough" at BigEarthData.ai | #Health #Vaccine

sciencealert.comWorld-First Cancer Vaccine Cuts Melanoma Recurrence or Death Risk by 42% in Landmark TrialIt's been 20 years since Australian researchers created the world's first vaccine developed specifically to prevent cancer. Thanks to the HPV vaccine, Australia is on track to become one of the first nations in the world to eliminate cervical cancer. Now, research led by scientists Down Under has made another breakthrough – this time for skin cancer. The first personalized mRNA cancer vaccine has now succeeded in a phase 3 clinical trial, reducing the risk of melanoma returning or causing death by 42 percent compared with standard immunotherapy alone. The results are even better than scientists were expecting. The global principal investigator, medical oncologist Georgina Long from Melanoma Institute Australia (MIA), presented the results at the European Society for Medical Oncology Congress 2026. They are set to be published in the New England Journal of Medicine. "These findings are a foundational shift in our approach to cancer: harnessing the immune system in a more personalized way to reduce the risk of melanoma recurrence or death," says Long. "This has not been achieved before in the history of cancer drug development." Medical oncologist Robert Vonderheide, president-elect of the American Association for Cancer Research, who was not involved in the trial, told...

Indivisible ❌👑@indivisible.org

We’ve waited two long years for these midterms. Now we’ve only got one week left to get out the vote and win back power from the fascists.

Painted Wolf@koorsboom.bsky.social

Hadeda ibis perched in trees over a river. #hadeda #birds #southafrica #africa #wildlife #nature #photography #photographer #wild #africananimals #animal #AfricaWildlife #safari #adventure

ACLU of Maine@aclumaine.bsky.social

Federal law explicitly prohibits the presence of armed federal agents at the polls. But if you encounter intimidation or other issues, call the Election Protection Hotline at 866-OUR-VOTE. Know your rights and make a plan to vote at ACLUMaine.org/Vote

youtube.comWhat Should I do if I Encounter Federal Agents at the Polls?Make a plan to vote by November 3!

Rest of World@restofworld.org

“A massive data center is trying to jump the queue and take our land, water, and energy.” https://restofworld.org/2026/south-africa-ai-data-center-protests/?utm_campaign=row-social&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_content=1792961940

Climate, Ecology, War & More: Dr. Glen Barry BigEarthData.ai@bigearthdata.ai

Iris Energy shares sink as Wall Street doubts its AI cloud bet ->Startup Fortune | More on "AI infrastructure stocks and valuations" at BigEarthData.ai | #AI

startupfortune.comIris Energy shares sink as Wall Street doubts its AI cloud betIris Energy's stock has lost nearly half its value this month even as it signs billion-dollar AI deals. The gap between the contracts and the share price is the whole story. IREN Limited, the company known for years as Iris Energy, closed at $24.91 on October 23, down 2.37% after an 8.37% fall in the previous session. The stock has lost nearly half its value over the past month and touched a 52-week low of $24.85. That's a brutal slide for a company that just months ago was one of the best-performing names tied to the AI buildout. What makes the drop strange is that nothing has gone wrong with the business itself. IREN still has a $9.7 billion, five-year AI Cloud contract with Microsoft, signed in November 2025, covering phased GPU deployments at its Childress, Texas campus. It's still targeting 140,000 GPUs and $3.4 billion in annualized recurring revenue by the end of 2026, up from 23,000 GPUs earlier this year. Canaccord has a $79 price target on the stock, while Cantor Fitzgerald has a $99 target. None of that has changed. What changed is how Wall Street is pricing the risk of how IREN pays for it. Morningstar...

DAPPER DON DHARSHI@dapperdondharshi.bsky.social

Being Best Friends With A Capybara

Micah@rincewind.run

Discworld QOTD, from The Truth

Electronic Frontier Foundation@eff.org

Don’t let the major companies control every bit of tech you touch. Tweak a few settings, or opt out of their options entirely. Either way, you win. www.eff.org/pages/welco...

eff.orgWelcome to Opt Out October. Let’s Take Control of Our Data and OurBig tech companies are hell-bent on taking away our agency and forcing us to use their surveillance-based services, apps, and devices. It’s hard to fight against, and it often feels much easier to

Luca@lucagalletti.bsky.social

David builds elevated tunnels, staggered shelves, and runways that give his 6-year-old half-Savannah, half-Bengal cat named Raja safe climbing and enrichment space. Part 1 IG: @ outdoorsavannah Minnesot, US

Shipwreck@shipwreck75.bsky.social

Trump set to ‘shift gears on Iran,' as attack no longer appears to be 'a question of if, but of when,’ US official.-i24 News

Grandiloquent Word of the Day@grandiloquentwords.bsky.social

Kompology [kom-POL-uh-jee] (n.) - Boastful or vainglorious speech; extravagant self-praise. “Admiral Merriweather’s kompology grew so extravagant that, by the conclusion of dinner, he had claimed credit for thirty-three naval victories, twelve royal marriages, and the invention of the teakettle.”

Painted Wolf@koorsboom.bsky.social

African penguins generally look unimpressed at all times. It happens when every fishing trip involves dodging seals and outswimming sharks. #penguin #birds #southafrica #africa #wildlife #nature #photography #photographer #wild #africananimals #animal #AfricaWildlife #safari #adventure

Climate, Ecology, War & More: Dr. Glen Barry BigEarthData.ai@bigearthdata.ai

'They paved paradise': fighting back over the loss of green spaces in Cameroon's capital ->The Guardian | More on "Urban green space loss in Yaoundé" at BigEarthData.ai | #GreenSpace

theguardian.com'They paved paradise': fighting back over the loss of green spaces in Cameroon's capitalA little piece of paradise is buried under the asphalt that is now lined with parked cars. The romantic spot where Sosthène Hugues Ngono used to bring his first dates had been green and beautiful. “It wasn’t just a park,” he says, standing at the edge of what is now a private car park in Cameroon’s capital, Yaoundé. “It was where I came to clear my head when things felt confused,” he says. “Where I met people; where I fell in love, more than once.” Ngono, 36, a mathematics teacher, watched in dismay as the public park in Essos, a densely populated neighbourhood of Yaoundé, was razed in February last year, but his loss was only a small, personal version of a larger one playing out across the city. Green space in Yaoundé is under mounting pressure from unregulated urban expansion. Yaoundé covered nearly 33 sq miles (85 sq km) in 1984. By 2024 it had spread to cover 181 sq miles , according to a study by the University of Yaoundé. Over the same period, the share of wooded areas in the city’s land cover dropped from 28.6% to just 5.4%. Yaoundé’s rapid development reflects growing demand for housing...

Shipwreck@shipwreck75.bsky.social

Likely due to elections: Military readiness has been raised throughout Israel, per Israel Hayom.

Shipwreck@shipwreck75.bsky.social

President Trump: “There will not be a strike [on Iran] today.”

James Webb 🔴 Gallery@webb-telescope.bsky.social

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope on Flickr (Oct 4, 2022) Stephan's Quintet reveals the intricate interactions of four galaxies, enhanced by new X-ray data from Chandra, showcasing shock waves and star formation. flic.kr/p/2nQLTQh