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BIG TECH & STARTUPS
BLUESKY SAYS IT WILL COMPLY WITH EU RULES AFTER BEING CALLED OUT (3
MINUTE READ) [5]
Bluesky says it is working to comply with European Union rules after
it was accused of flouting digital regulations. The company is
consulting with lawyers to follow the EU's information disclosure
rules. Bluesky has exploded in popularity as many people are seeking alternatives to X. It added a million users in a single day on
November 15 and last week surpassed 20 million users.
SMART GADGETS' FAILURE TO COMMIT TO SOFTWARE SUPPORT COULD BE
ILLEGAL, FTC WARNS (4 MINUTE READ) [6]
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has warned makers of smart devices
that they may be breaking the Magnuson Moss Warranty Act if they fail
to disclose how long they will support their products with software
updates. The majority of products reviewed by the FTC failed to
disclose the device's support duration or end date. Google's AI
Overviews may provide incorrect software support information. Many
vendors reviewed by the FTC make software support information elusive, sometimes burying the information in specs, support, FAQ pages, or
footnotes.
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SCIENCE & FUTURISTIC TECHNOLOGY
GOLD-BASED DRUG SLOWS CANCER TUMOR GROWTH BY 82%, OUTPERFORMS
CHEMOTHERAPY (4 MINUTE READ) [7]
Researchers from Australia and India have revealed a novel gold-based
drug that shows significant promise in the fight against cancer. The
new gold compound is 27 times more potent against cervical cancer
cells than a widely used chemotherapy drug. It is also 3.5 times more
effective against prostate cancer and 7.5 times more effective against fibrosarcoma than current treatments. The compound is tailored to
interact with an enzyme abundant in cancer cells. It effectively stops
cancer cells from multiplying and developing drug resistance.
WHAT FOSSILIZED DINO FECES CAN TELL US ABOUT THEIR RISE TO DOMINANCE
(6 MINUTE READ) [8]
Coprolites and paleofeces can be a veritable goldmine of information.
They can indicate whether an animal was a carnivore and how they may
have eaten their prey. The size and shape can also reveal what type of
animal it was. Studies of dinosaur coprolites and paleofeces support
the theory that dinosaurs rose to dominance from the Late Triassic
Period to the onset of the Jurassic Period as they were better able to
adapt to a rapidly changing environment brought about by random
processes like volcanic eruptions, climate changes, and other
catastrophic events.
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PROGRAMMING, DESIGN & DATA SCIENCE
FLOUR, WATER, SALT, GITHUB: THE BREAD CODE IS A SOURDOUGH BAKING
FRAMEWORK (9 MINUTE READ) [9]
The Bread Code is a GitHub repository centered around a book called
The Sourdough Framework. It's an open source code base that
self-compiles into new LaTeX book editions that is free to read
online. The repository is centered around one real bread loaf recipe
and has 17 flowcharts, 15 tables, and dozens of timelines, process illustrations, and photos of good and bad examples. The Bread Code was
created by Hendrik Kleinw„chter, a full-stack engineer who has
founded firms and worked at companies related to blogging, e-commerce,
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MISCELLANEOUS
BREAKING DOWN THE DOJ'S PLAN TO END GOOGLE'S SEARCH MONOPOLY (14
MINUTE READ) [11]
The Department of Justice's remedies, aimed at breaking up Google's
search monopoly, range from syndicating the company's search results
to selling the Chrome browser. The remedies could imperil Google's
ability to compete in its core business of search and search
advertising. Google could see billions of dollars shaved off its
empire. There are several potential buyers for Chrome, but some of the
Big Tech companies that might want it, such as Amazon and Meta, would
likely be blocked as potential antitrust threats. Chrome could be
valuable to large language model companies as it could provide a
distribution channel for their services.
THE BEGINNING OF THE END OF BIG TECH (5 MINUTE READ) [12]
Critique of Big Tech is now commonplace. The collateral consequences
of the current Big Tech model - centralization, surveillance, and
information control - are too obvious to ignore. This concentration of
power leads to things like the CrowdStrike outage that happened in the
middle of this year. Big Tech's end will be the beginning of a new and
vibrant ecosystem that is actually innovative and built for benefit,
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QUICK LINKS
INDIA TO EXPAND EV MANUFACTURING INCENTIVES AFTER TESLA
DISAPPOINTMENT, SOURCE SAYS (2 MINUTE READ) [13]
India plans to expand its EV policy to encourage existing automakers
in the country instead of limiting the benefits to only automakers
willing to build new plants.
DUE TO EXPORT RESTRICTIONS, HUAWEI HAS BEEN FORCED TO DEVELOP A WEIRD
HYBRID SSD/TAPE STORAGE DRIVE FOR DATA ARCHIVING (4 MINUTE READ) [14]
Huawei's magnetic-electric drives combine a large SSD with twin tape
spools and drivers all in one handy unit.
CRAFT 3 IS SHOCKINGLY CLOSE TO MY IDEAL PRODUCTIVITY APP (5 MINUTE
READ) [15]
Craft is a tool that helps users organize their entire life.
REDDIT LOOKS TO UK, INDIA, BRAZIL, AND THE PHILIPPINES TO SPUR
INTERNATIONAL GROWTH (1 MINUTE READ) [16]
More than 50% of Reddit's user base is outside of the US, but the US
accounts for 83% of the site's total revenue.
CASIO TURNS BACK TIME WITH THE G-SHOCK THAT STARTED IT ALL (3 MINUTE
READ) [17]
Casio's new G-Shock Dw-5000R is visually nearly identical to the
original Dw-5000C launched in 1983.
WHY THE WORLD'S POWERS ARE LOCKED IN A BATTLE OVER COMPUTER CHIPS (9
MINUTE READ) [18]
Computer chips are vital in processing and understanding the
mountains of data that are the lifeblood of the economy.
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