European governments are moving away from WhatsApp and Signal for official communications and switching to their own secure messaging systems that they fully control.
Countries including France, Germany, Belgium, Poland, the Netherlands and Luxembourg have adopted in-house platforms such as BEAM, Wire and Matrix-based tools.
The European Commission will complete its switch by the end of 2026, and NATO already runs its own dedicated system.
The issue is not encryption strength. Both WhatsApp and Signal use strong end-to-end encryption, their real concern is that these apps are run by US companies under US law and the governments want complete control over servers, metadata, data and access rules.
For individuals and organisations wanting the same level of control, Wire is a strong and accessible choice. It is Swiss-made, open-source, uses modern encryption, and can be self-hosted so your data stays under your control.
It is already used by thousands of German officials.
@TaiwanNewsEN Hilarious people worried about that when the scooter lane that is 1.5 metres across and sandwiched between heavy traffic and parked cars is totally acceptable.
Ryan Gosling’s PROJECT HAIL MARY has officially gotten an extension on its theatrical window, Amazon has agreed to delay its release on Prime Video.
The movie is now expected to cross the $600M mark at the global box office, the second biggest movie in Gosling’s career.
#CinemaCon
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The Artemis II astronauts have splashed down at 8:07pm ET (0007 UTC April 11), bringing their historic 10-day mission around the Moon to an end.
The Artemis II crew's Earthset and eclipse images are now on https://t.co/OOSOoeWeyD in full resolution:
Earthset: https://t.co/pVFle2FKFb
Captured with a Nikon D5 and Nikon 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6 at 400mm, 1/1000, f/8, ISO 400
Eclipse: https://t.co/Ig6WT3s5q1
Captured with a Nikon Z9 and Nikon 35mm f/2D at 2", f/2, ISO 1600
Earthset.
The Artemis II crew captured this view of an Earthset on April 6, 2026, as they flew around the Moon. The image is reminiscent of the iconic Earthrise image taken by astronaut Bill Anders 58 years earlier as the Apollo 8 crew flew around the Moon.
THE ARTEMIS II ECLIPSE.
April 6, 2026.
Totality, beyond Earth. From lunar orbit, the Moon eclipses the Sun, revealing a view few in human history have ever witnessed. Photo: NASA
LIVE: Watch with us as the Artemis II astronauts make their closest approach to the Moon, traveling farther from Earth than ever before. https://t.co/Zpy7GdTqA8
Full interview with @LynAldenContact on why the financial system is rigged against you.
(00:00) Slow Financial Collapse
(02:00) How Money Actually Works
(07:30) End of Gold System
(12:30) Why Life Feels Harder
(18:20) The Debt Trap
(26:00) Who Really Wins
(34:00) Why System Persists
(41:00) Crisis & Bailouts
(48:30) System “Resembles Theft”
(59:20) Default Explained
(10:30) Bitcoin & Alternatives
History in the making
In this new image from our @NASAArtemis II crew, you can see Orientale basin on the right edge of the lunar disk. This mission marks the first time the entire basin has been seen with human eyes.