The Paper Passport Is Dying (www.wired.com)
The CAP Theorem of Clustering: Why Every Algorithm Must Sacrifice Something (blog.codingconfessions.com)
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.
Roasted Christmas Spam from Muhu.ai (soatok.blog)
The influencer lawsuit that could change the industry (www.theverge.com)
Elon Musk's xAI raises $6B to build more powerful AI supercomputers (www.tomshardware.com)
2024 Was the Year the Bottom Fell Out of the Games Industry (www.wired.com)
The Ugly Truth About Spotify Is Finally Revealed (www.honest-broker.com)
Asus bombards Windows 11 with christmas.exe malware-like Christmas wreath banner (www.windowslatest.com)
Metaverse hype fizzles out as Korean tech giants pull plug (koreajoongangdaily.joins.com)
Brazil shuts BYD factory site over 'slavery' conditions (www.bbc.com)
YouTube is cracking down on clickbait (www.theverge.com)
WhatsApp scores historic victory against NSO Group in long-running spyware hacking case | TechCrunch (techcrunch.com)
Discord sued by users claiming Nitro subscription is too difficult to cancel (www.dexerto.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.
X jacks up Premium+ prices 37.5%, hits some markets harder (techcrunch.com)
Possible ban on Chinese-made drones dismays U.S. scientists (www.science.org)
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Watching the Generative AI Hype Bubble Deflate (ash.harvard.edu)
Scottish Government bans use of WhatsApp for official business (www.scotsman.com)
Startup set to brick $800 kids robot is trying to open source it first (arstechnica.com)
ruh roh (fedia.io)
TIL in 2012 NASA's messenger mission found icy glaciers on mercury (cosmosmagazine.com)
VPN used for VR game cheat sells access to your home network (www.wired.com)
All of Telegram's Lies About Privacy (donald.cat)
Search for alternative to WordPress surges worldwide amidst rift between WP-Engine and Matt Mullenweg (www.techradar.com)
Data from Google Trends noted search requests around the website builder boomed in October 2024, especially on October 8, where it reached a peak score of 100....
