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The Kremlin said it considers the use of SpaceX's Starlink satellite internet service for attacks against Russia to be "dangerous", according to Italian news agency Agenzia Nova. The statement comes amid ongoing Ukrainian strikes inside Russia and questions over whether Kyiv's forces are using Elon Musk's Starlink terminals to coordinate or guide such operations.

Port workers across Italy have begun a 24-hour national strike, halting operations at terminals nationwide. The stoppage is expected to disrupt cargo loading, unloading and shipping schedules until the action ends. Details on the specific grievances behind the strike and which unions are leading it were not immediately available, though port labour disputes in Italy typically centre on pay, contracts and working conditions.

The US government is moving to simplify environmental reviews for natural gas projects, a step officials describe as making project development easier. The change could speed up permitting for pipelines, terminals and other gas infrastructure, cutting the time and paperwork developers face. Environmental groups are likely to object that weaker reviews raise risks to air, water and affected communities.

President Trump announced new fuel economy standards that his administration says will terminate what he calls the Biden-era electric vehicle mandate, declaring 'America is back' as part of the rollout. The move rolls back emissions and mileage requirements that pushed automakers toward EVs, a centerpiece of his effort to unwind his predecessor's climate and auto policies. Supporters hail cheaper cars and regulatory relief, while critics warn it undermines emissions goals and EV investment.

Qantas workers have begun a 24-hour strike at four Australian airports, according to their union. The stoppage affects operations at the affected terminals, and the union says the action is part of an ongoing dispute. Further details on the number of workers involved, the specific airports and the demands behind the strike were not immediately available.

Taliban authorities in Khost province have arrested three people over the alleged use of Starlink satellite internet terminals, according to reports from Kabul-based media. The detictions highlight the Taliban government's strict control over internet access in Afghanistan, where unlicensed satellite connections are banned. Starlink terminals have reportedly circulated among Afghans seeking unrestricted online access since the Taliban returned to power in 2021.

Advocacy groups in Central Florida are calling for action after the termination of Temporary Protected Status for Haitian immigrants. The designation, which had allowed Haitians already in the United States to live and work legally, was ended, putting thousands at risk of losing their legal status. Advocates, including those in the Orlando area's large Haitian community, are pressing lawmakers to intervene and protect affected families.

A Dutch cleaner with autism was dismissed from their job, and an employment court has now made the employer pay a heavy price for the decision. The case, reported by AD, highlights the legal protection autistic employees have in the Netherlands and the obligations employers face before terminating a worker with a disability.

Russian hockey news is dominated by the start of the NHL 2026-27 season and Alexander Ovechkin's fitness for Washington's opener, where he could chase new scoring records. In the KHL, Sibir Novosibirsk terminated Evgeny Kuznetsov's contract without compensation after the star forward failed to establish himself with the club. His mother said his father is in serious condition, adding a personal dimension to the story.

An Australian Crikey article about Anthropic chief executive Dario Amodei and warnings of an AI-driven apocalypse, likened to a Terminator scenario, is being recirculated online. One commenter shared the text again, saying they had missed it when it was first posted days earlier, suggesting the piece is still drawing attention among readers following AI safety debates.

California has approved a law prohibiting companies from dismissing employees based on decisions made exclusively by artificial intelligence, requiring human oversight in termination decisions. The story is gaining traction in Brazil, where it is being discussed alongside local labour cases, including a woman who won compensation after being fired while on maternity leave, keeping dismissal practices in the public debate.

A report describes defunct humanoid robots being dumped into molten steel, drawing comparisons to the Terminator films' iconic molten-metal scenes. The footage shows the decommissioned machines being destroyed, presumably to recycle or permanently retire them, and viewers have responded to the striking, cinematic imagery of robots melting in liquid metal.

The port of Rotterdam is deploying a temporary transformer to relieve grid capacity constraints that limit shore power and electrification at Europe's largest port. With demand for electricity rising as ships and terminals seek to cut emissions, the stopgap solution could ease bottlenecks until permanent grid reinforcements are completed, highlighting how energy infrastructure is becoming a constraint on ports' sustainability plans.

IEEE Spectrum has published a retrospective on the Bloomberg terminal, the financial data workstation that has linked Wall Street professionals since the early 1980s. The piece traces how Michael Bloomberg's company turned specialized market data hardware and software into one of finance's most essential and enduring tools, and readers are discussing its legacy and continued dominance.

The head of the ports organization is pursuing maritime diplomacy as a way to secure new shipping partnerships and fill underused port capacity. The approach signals a push to attract foreign vessels and cargo through international cooperation rather than domestic demand alone, as port operators look to offset idle terminals and stabilize revenues amid soft trade flows.

A landscape photographer has shared images of the keeper of Pier 21, the historic ocean-terminal site in Halifax, Nova Scotia, where more than a million immigrants landed in Canada. The photos circulated under the hashtag SeaWednesday, drawing attention to the landmark's maritime setting and its enduring role in Canadian immigration history.

Hockey club Sibir has terminated its contract with Kuznetsov after just eight matches, according to Sport Mail. The abrupt end to the deal raises questions about a possible compensation payout to the player. The short stint has drawn attention from Russian hockey fans debating whether the club made the right call.

Dame Esther Rantzen, the veteran broadcaster and ChildLine founder, has become a prominent public advocate in Britain's assisted dying debate. Speaking openly about her terminal cancer diagnosis and her wish to travel to Dignitas in Switzerland, she has pressed politicians, including Sir Keir Starmer, to allow a vote on changing the law, keeping the issue high on the national agenda.

A new study reported by 404 Media concludes that our solar system is terminally unstable and will ultimately be completely destroyed. The finding has drawn attention for its stark framing of the solar system's long-term fate, suggesting planetary orbits cannot remain stable indefinitely and will eventually collapse into chaos, ending the system as we know it.

Members of Bill Belichick's football staff at the University of North Carolina inadvertently signed termination release documents before they were meant to, according to a report by Sportico. The story centers on the former New England Patriots coach's first year running the Tar Heels program and the paperwork mishap surrounding staff employment terms. It adds to the scrutiny and awkward headlines following Belichick's high-profile move to college football.

Developer Pablo Stanley's yoinks, a TypeScript command-line tool described as a way to download videos straight from the terminal with 'no shady ads', is drawing attention on GitHub. The project is climbing the trending rankings, with users interested in a lightweight alternative to ad-heavy downloader websites.

A guide circulating among Linux users explains how to query and compare several large language models, including Claude, ChatGPT, DeepSeek, Grok and GLM, from the command line using Python and API aggregators. It walks through setting up access to multiple providers so outputs can be reviewed side by side, aimed at developers choosing between AI services or testing models on their own machines.

Earendil Works has released pi, an open-source AI agent toolkit written in TypeScript. The project bundles a unified API for multiple large language models, an agent loop, a terminal user interface, and a command-line coding agent. The toolkit is drawing attention among developers building agent applications, quickly rising on GitHub's trending list.

Apple has published a developer announcement covering updates to Full Disk Access in macOS, the privacy permission that governs which apps can read users' files across the system. The changes affect how applications request and retain this sensitive entitlement, and developers on Hacker News are debating what the tightened handling means for utilities like backup and terminal tools that rely on broad file access.

Developer Mat Duggan has published an essay arguing that a terminal multiplexer like tmux should form the core of an operating system's user interface. He outlines his ideal OS UI, one built around keyboard-driven window management, persistent sessions and text-based workflows rather than conventional desktop environments. The piece has sparked debate among Hacker News readers about the merits of terminal-centric computing.

Claude Code, an agentic coding tool from Anthropic, is drawing attention on GitHub. The TypeScript-based tool runs in the terminal, understands a developer's codebase, and executes routine tasks, explains complex code, and handles git workflows through natural language commands. Developers are discussing it as part of the growing wave of AI-assisted coding assistants aimed at speeding up everyday programming work.

A new open-source tool called Corral is being showcased, designed to kill every command that an AI coding agent starts. It gives developers a way to contain or terminate agent-spawned processes, addressing concerns about runaway commands when autonomous agents execute code on a machine.