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An anonymous reader quotes a report from TechCrunch: The Iranian government abused well-known vulnerabilities in the global telecoms infrastructure to locate U.S. military personnel in the build-up to the Iran War, as well as in the early days of the conflict, according to Financial Times. The Iranian government exploited Signaling System 7, or SS7, a set of protocols for 2G and 3G networks that has long been the backbone of how cellular networks connect to each other to route subscribers' calls and texts around the world, the newspaper reported, citing research by the Mobile Surveillance Monitor, as well as anonymous government officials with knowledge of the spy campaign.

Intelligence agencies have long abused SS7 to track cellphones abroad, which is what happened in this campaign. Using this technique, Iran was reportedly able to locate U.S. military forces stationed in military bases as well as hotels in Iraq, Bahrain, and other countries in the Middle East, which allowed the regime to strike them. These attacks resulted in several injuries. Apart from SS7, Iran also abused advertising technology used to serve tailored ads to cellphone users, another well-known surveillance technique that relies on everyday technology.

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As a teenager I declined a painful operation to straighten my spinal curvature, and it was a decision I sometimes regretted. But through daily stretching and exercise, my relationship with my body was transformed

I was 13 when a spinal surgeon gave me unsolicited career advice. “Scoliosis won’t ruin your life,” he said, peering over his spectacles, “unless you want to do bikini modelling.” As a young teenager, I hadn’t thought much about job prospects, let alone modelling, but his words stung. It also curdled my situation into a lose-lose scenario: either have a painful operation to fuse metal rods with my spine, or endure a lifetime with an abnormally twisted back.

Until this point, I’d perceived my spinal curvature in terms of the inward experience: pain. Now, I became aware of an external dimension: a disfigurement. Something to be hidden. This did me no favours as a teenager in the age of Instagram. While I declined the operation due to the risks and the extended leave from school, the surgeon’s blithe remark burdened me with shame.

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Weer voor Rotterdam ☀️ - 15-07-2026 07:15 CEST

In één oogopslag:
• 20.3°C · Zonnig ☀️ | Min 19.9°C / Max 29.7°C

Verwachting voor vandaag:
• Min 19.9°C, Max 29.7°C (Zonnig) ☀️, 🧭 1021.1 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 24.8 km/u (6.9 m/s), richting: ↙ 43°

Uurlijkse voorspelling voor de komende 12 uur:

• 08:00: 21.2°C (Zonnig) ☀️, 🧭 1021.3 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 13.7 km/u (3.8 m/s), richting: ↙ 40°
• 09:00: 23.0°C (Zonnig) ☀️, 🧭 1021.9 hPa ↗️ +0.6 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 11.5 km/u (3.2 m/s), richting: ↙ 43°
• 10:00: 24.5°C (Zonnig) ☀️, 🧭 1022.2 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 14.0 km/u (3.9 m/s), richting: ↙ 42°
• 11:00: 26.1°C (Zonnig) ☀️, 🧭 1022.1 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 16.6 km/u (4.6 m/s), richting: ↙ 49°
• 12:00: 27.1°C (Zonnig) ☀️, 🧭 1021.8 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 16.9 km/u (4.7 m/s), richting: ↙ 60°
• 13:00: 27.9°C (Zonnig) ☀️, 🧭 1021.7 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 16.9 km/u (4.7 m/s), richting: ↙ 63°
• 14:00: 28.7°C (Zonnig) ☀️, 🧭 1021.5 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 17.3 km/u (4.8 m/s), richting: ↙ 56°
• 15:00: 29.2°C (Zonnig) ☀️, 🧭 1021.1 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 17.3 km/u (4.8 m/s), richting: ↙ 48°
• 16:00: 29.5°C (Zonnig) ☀️, 🧭 1020.8 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 18.4 km/u (5.1 m/s), richting: ↙ 44°
• 17:00: 29.7°C (Zonnig) ☀️, 🧭 1020.4 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 18.4 km/u (5.1 m/s), richting: ↙ 38°
• 18:00: 29.4°C (Zonnig) ☀️, 🧭 1019.9 hPa ↘️ -0.5 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 19.8 km/u (5.5 m/s), richting: ↙ 34°
• 19:00: 29.0°C (Zonnig) ☀️, 🧭 1019.5 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 21.6 km/u (6.0 m/s), richting: ↙ 34°

Voorspelling voor de komende dagen:

• donderdag 16 juli: Min 20.8°C, Max 29.0°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, Kans op neerslag 3%, 🧭 1019.1 hPa ↘️ -2.0 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 19.4 km/u (5.4 m/s), richting: ↙ 30°
• vrijdag 17 juli: Min 17.8°C, Max 24.3°C (Gedeeltelijk bewolkt) ⛅, Kans op neerslag 6%, 🧭 1014.5 hPa ↘️ -4.6 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 17.6 km/u (4.9 m/s), richting: ↘ 333°
• zaterdag 18 juli: Min 16.8°C, Max 20.8°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, Kans op neerslag 2%, 🧭 1017.3 hPa ↗️ +2.8 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 20.2 km/u (5.6 m/s), richting: ↘ 328°
• zondag 19 juli: Min 16.0°C, Max 21.0°C (Lichte motregen) 🌦️, Neerslag 0.2 mm, Kans op neerslag 7%, 🧭 1020.5 hPa ↗️ +3.2 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 17.6 km/u (4.9 m/s), richting: ↘ 336°
• maandag 20 juli: Min 15.2°C, Max 20.4°C (Lichte motregen) 🌦️, Neerslag 0.1 mm, Kans op neerslag 5%, 🧭 1021.7 hPa ↗️ +1.2 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 16.1 km/u (4.5 m/s), richting: ↓ 341°
• dinsdag 21 juli: Min 15.3°C, Max 20.6°C (Lichte motregen) 🌦️, Neerslag 0.6 mm, Kans op neerslag 8%, 🧭 1025.0 hPa ↗️ +3.3 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 15.0 km/u (4.2 m/s), richting: ↓ 341°

Details:
• 🌡️ Huidige temperatuur (om 07:15): 20.3°C (Zonnig)
• 🤚 Gevoelstemperatuur: 20.8°C (+0.5°C)
• 💨 Windsnelheid: 13.0 km/u (3.6 m/s), richting: ↙ 37°
• 🌬️ Windstoten: 27.7 km/h (7.7 m/s)
• 💧 Luchtvochtigheid: 68%
• 🧭 Luchtdruk: 1021.3 hPa ↗️ +0.9 hPa/3h
• 👁️ Zichtbaarheid: 21.0 km
• ☀️ UV-index: 0.9
• 🌅 Zonsopgang: 05:40 · 🌇 Zonsondergang: 21:55

Luchtkwaliteit:
• AQI: 34 🟢 (Goed)
• PM2.5: 5.9 μg/m³
• PM10: 9.0 μg/m³

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South Korea’s government has posted a tender seeking suppliers to build a universal basic AI chatbot, and an AI agent for government services. The “AI for everyone” plan calls for private entities to create and operate the AI systems under contracts that expire in the year 2031. Bid documents reveal that Seoul will provide up to 256 Nvidia B200 GPUs to successful bidders. Winners must match government funding. The aim of the policy is to ensure that every resident of South Korea can access a free-to-use quality AI chatbot, a tool Seoul has decided no local should be without. The tender also calls for creation of an agentic system that allows citizens to interact with government services. South Korea’s government wants to ensure that residents can always access a locally hosted and operated service, to reduce reliance on overseas providers and ensure that AI services reflect local culture. Successful bidders must therefore use locally developed AI models as the foundation for the services. Bidders have until August 11th to file their proposals. South Korean media reports suggest local tech giants Kakao, Naver, SK Telecom, and LG are all keen to participate. The tender landed just weeks after the US government compelled Anthropic to prohibit all foreign nationals from accessing its Mythos 5 and Fable 5 models. Because Anthropic has no idea which passports its US-based users hold, it was unable to comply and therefore took both models online. The incident sparked increased interest in sovereign AI capabilities that would mean netizens in each country can’t be cut off from AI services by policy decisions made abroad. South Korea’s lawmakers are surely aware that funding free local AI services will improve the nation’s sovereign capabilities. They also likely recognize that the country is fortunate to have a cohort of tech companies capable of doing the job. Messaging service Kakao is an equivalent to WhatsApp, while Naver is a Google analogue. Past policy decisions have those companies grow: South Korea has restricted Google’s ability to run a mapping service on national security grounds, leaving mapping apps from Naver and Kakao vastly superior and making their other services more attractive. ®

block³ is a puzzle platformer adventure game.

The metroidvania genre has a rich history, and a long standing game jam Metroidvania Month. Puzzle oriented variants within the genre are sometimes called "metroidbrainia" games. block³ is a game in the metroidbrainia tradition that asks you so solve puzzles to grab coins and gems. Each new gem you find lets you create a new kind of block (using the mouse). Other useful tips: * press R to reset to the last flag you've touched and reset the world state. This can be useful when the block state you used to reach a flag is not what you need to proceed. * hold R for 8 seconds to return to the start. Mostly useful if you've softlocked yourself and a normal reset doesn't help. * use the mouse cursor to aim your block generation power.