WhatsApp scores historic victory against NSO Group in long-running spyware hacking case | TechCrunch (techcrunch.com)
Elon Musk's xAI raises $6B to build more powerful AI supercomputers (www.tomshardware.com)
Fan-less cooling solution for laptops up to 40W launched (www.tomshardware.com)
Device uses movement of ions to generate airflow without any moving parts like in iPads and MacBook Air.
Discord sued by users claiming Nitro subscription is too difficult to cancel (www.dexerto.com)
Startup set to brick $800 kids robot is trying to open source it first (arstechnica.com)
Roasted Christmas Spam from Muhu.ai (soatok.blog)
I never knew that USB-C extensions are not allowed for a reason (www.youtube.com)
There is a reason for USB-C extensions not to be part of the standard. They can be bothersome in the best case and dangerous in the worst.
Scottish Government bans use of WhatsApp for official business (www.scotsman.com)
Waymo dominated U.S. robotaxi market in 2024, but Tesla and Amazon's Zoox loom (www.cnbc.com)
Data centers consumed 4.4% of US power in 2023, could hit 12% by 2028 (www.datacenterdynamics.com)
Possible ban on Chinese-made drones dismays U.S. scientists (www.science.org)
cross-posted from: lemm.ee/post/50462283
2024 Was the Year the Bottom Fell Out of the Games Industry (www.wired.com)
The influencer lawsuit that could change the industry (www.theverge.com)
X jacks up Premium+ prices 37.5%, hits some markets harder (techcrunch.com)
Watching the Generative AI Hype Bubble Deflate (ash.harvard.edu)
what are some ways to make R&D affordable? most of the time companies go bankrupt because development is expensive
The Paper Passport Is Dying (www.wired.com)
YouTube is cracking down on clickbait (www.theverge.com)
Inside Japan's futuristic care homes where robots look after elderly (www.the-express.com)
Metaverse hype fizzles out as Korean tech giants pull plug (koreajoongangdaily.joins.com)
Asus bombards Windows 11 with christmas.exe malware-like Christmas wreath banner (www.windowslatest.com)
Brazil shuts BYD factory site over 'slavery' conditions (www.bbc.com)
Does current AI represent a dead end? (www.bcs.org)
The Ugly Truth About Spotify Is Finally Revealed (www.honest-broker.com)
The CAP Theorem of Clustering: Why Every Algorithm Must Sacrifice Something (blog.codingconfessions.com)
