More influence for Musk and VCs, potentially reversing Section 174, pro-crypto, uncertainty for Big Tech, and more. Also: a third embarrassing security issue for Okta in two years | Continue reading
The justices heard arguments Wednesday in Facebook v. Amalgamated Bank, their first securities case of the year. The case involves the 2015 Cambridge Analytica-Facebook data breach, and considers whether Facebook’s disclosures to investors before the breach was public improperly … | Continue reading
Der Beitrag Kommt jetzt ein Dachgarten auf den Bahnwärter Thiel? – Daniel Hahn spricht im MUNICH NEXT LEVEL Podcast über seine Projekte erschien zuerst auf MUCBOOK. | Continue reading
Simon Kinberg has reportedly been tapped to write a new chapter of the Star Wars saga... one that could potentially carry on the Skywalker Saga, or begin a new one entirely. | Continue reading
The Fitbit Inspire 3 offers a bright, easy-to-read OLED display, which is a nice perk at this price. | Photo by Victoria Song / The Verge Google’s Pixel Watch 3 is still down to a record low price, but honestly not everybody wants to — or even needs to — fork out $275 on a smartw … | Continue reading
For the last 18 years, Adam Smith has spoken to every Nobel laureate just after they’ve heard the news. “They are genuinely amazed. It takes their breath away, I suppose, in almost all cases.” But sometimes: “I’m kind of busy.” 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org → | Continue reading
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Here’s another job opportunity for baseball enthusiasts and Stan users! The Boston Red Sox are building out their R&D group and are currently hiring for the position of Senior Analyst, Baseball Analytics. Although the listed qualifications don’t specifically mention Stan, … Conti … | Continue reading
Boimler and Mariner help a Klingon get his groove back, while Rutherford and Tendi battle Klowahkan food critics... The post “This is gonna be Klingon as hell!” — Star Trek: Lower Decks: “A Farewell to Farms” appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading
I’ve just been to two traditional Czech open source conferences – LinuxDays and OpenAlt – and I’ve noticed one interesting shift: the communication on social media during the conferences has disappeared. After 2010, we suddenly all had a device in our pocket that we could easily … | Continue reading
The cat-and-mouse game between China and the world’s semiconductor companies is already having enormous consequences. | Continue reading
The main thing I realized recently is how lost my mind has become. I stopped meditating, I stopped reading books, and I'm consuming an unhealthy amount of news. The worst part of all this is that I’m painfully aware of all this happening. I’m mindful enough to notice the inner wo … | Continue reading
For the past 50 years, the Coast Guard has nominated a senior officer to apply to the MIT Sloan Fellows MBA program. “When you leave MIT Sloan, you want to change the world,” says one alumnus. | Continue reading
If you need to avoid the world for a couple of hours, here is a video of one of my favorite Disneyland vloggers riding a lot of rides. I love Freshbaked's updates on Disneyland. His park status videos, covering everything from crowds to construction, are wonderful for a fan who i … | Continue reading
Once one of the world’s most dangerous border crossings, Berlin's symbol of death and division has been turned into a tangible way to experience history | Continue reading
You can install and run Windows 11 on a Mac, without having to overwrite the MacOS operating system, by installing Windows 11 into a virtual machine. Virtual machines are self-contained installations of operating systems that can be used for a variety of purposes, from testing to … | Continue reading
Food is more than just fuel for our bodies. According to author Lavanya Lakshminarayan, food is well, pretty much everything! Dig in to the Big Idea for her newest novel, Interstellar Megachef and see what she’s been cooking up. LAVANYA LAKSHMINARAYAN: I’m here to convince you th … | Continue reading
Hafsa Kanjwali in Aeon: Even as Nehru proclaimed the moral superiority of India for taking a stance against colonialism in all forms, he oversaw India’s colonial occupation of Kashmir. In Kashmir, Nehru said, ‘democracy and morality can wait’. In the middle of the 20th century, a … | Continue reading
Here's a strange pairing of objects, from Chinese manufacturer Olight. Their Baton 4 Premium Edition is a tiny LED flashlight—less than 2.5" long--that comes with its own charging case. Despite its tiny size, the Baton 4 has a 1,300-lumen output, and the company claims it can thr … | Continue reading
Experts were assembled, tales told, and cocktails consumed. It was fun! | Continue reading
A Copa Airlines passenger flying from Brazil to Panama tried to make a quick getaway through the plane's emergency exit mid-flight — but his plans were foiled when his fellow passengers tackled him to the floor. The incident occurred on Tuesday about 30 minutes before landing whe … | Continue reading
My short-form podcast is back again! Timetable, episode 133, recorded today. It’s the best snapshot of how I’m feeling and what I want to do about it. Only 7 minutes long. | Continue reading
That comes out to about 3 hours of usage per day. | Continue reading
If someone uses an LLM as a replacement for search, and the output they get is correct, this is just by chance. Furthermore, a system that is right 95% of the time is arguably more dangerous tthan one that is right 50% of the time. People will be more likely to trust the output, … | Continue reading
A very talented Swedish Elkhound named Helix creates wonderful music by walking on the piano keys and singing in the key that he is playing. | Continue reading
A recent report highlights how hospitals will often egregiously mark up the costs of antivenom. | Continue reading
"This is amazing!" Chef demonstrates easy, one-step hack to revive wrinkled cucumbers: 'Get them fresh and crunchy again' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge Google could soon add “AI Replies” to the Phone app’s call-screening feature. A line of code spotted by 9to5Google suggests the app will generate “new AI-powered smart replies” based on how someone responds to the call screen. Google widely rolled … | Continue reading
Hey everyone. I don’t have a whole lot to say about the election results and probably won’t talk about it too much here over the coming days. I don’t know what kottke.org’s “role” will be in this altered world we awoke to on Wednesday, but for my own sanity, I need to get back to … | Continue reading
Today's unexpected Drop emphasizes online safety, privacy, and resilience amidst growing threats from tech companies and governments. It starts a conversation about secure communication tools like Signal and offers resources for reducing online privacy exposures. | Continue reading
Palantir and Anthropic have signed a deal to bring Claude to the Pentagon. | Continue reading
Canonical has developed a unique onboarding process that enables new hires to quickly settle and establish themselves in our globally distributed environment. In this series, we interview team members who joined the company within the last year to ask them about their experience … | Continue reading
The Relist Watch column examines cert petitions that the Supreme Court has “relisted” for its upcoming conference. A short explanation of relists is available here. The Supreme Court continues to whittle down its backlog of relisted cases. At the last conference, the court dispos … | Continue reading
Raspberry Pi has unveiled another low-price own-brand product, this time a 4-port USB 3.0 hub compatible with most of its single-board computers. In the past few months we’ve seen the company expand its range of official accessories and add-ons to encompass everything from AI HAT … | Continue reading
GoBots were second-rate compared to Transformers, and I could never be taught to care about them without a backstory. My little brother loved the GoBots. I thought Cy-Kill was cool, but his wheel was always missing, as it had to be removed to transform. — Read the rest The post R … | Continue reading
Interesting research: “Hacking Back the AI-Hacker: Prompt Injection as a Defense Against LLM-driven Cyberattacks“: Large language models (LLMs) are increasingly being harnessed to automate cyberattacks, making sophisticated exploits more accessible and scalable. In response, we p … | Continue reading
The work, now on view at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, tells the story of two characters on the island—the last people alive in the world | Continue reading
A French mobility company called Mobilize has designed a new type of vehicle from scratch. Two, actually: The Duo, an enclosed two-seater electric quadricycle, and its sibling the Bento, which ditches the back seat for a large storage box.Both vehicles were meant to be strong urb … | Continue reading
In the dying months of World War II, American spies waged a unique battle against Nazi Germany — not with bullets and bombs, but with letters and stamps. Operation Cornflakes, a psychological warfare campaign, turned the German postal service into an unwitting delivery system for … | Continue reading
When a country shows you who they are, believe them. | Continue reading
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EDITOR’S NOTE: For this installment in Storyboard’s occasional series on effective editing, we bring readers a conversation with an independent editor who works one-on-one with writers and has built a suite of services on his own. By Carly Stern lenn Stout was about 14 when he re … | Continue reading
Researchers have identified a potential diagnostic tool for schizophrenia by measuring brain cell activity between the cerebral cortex and thalamus during uncertain tasks. People with schizophrenia show distinct neural patterns when making decisions with conflicting information, … | Continue reading
When Republicans flipped the Senate, they took the keys to three critical energy and climate-focused committees. These are among the most powerful institutions for crafting climate policy on Earth. The Senate plays the role of gatekeeper for important legislation, as it requires … | Continue reading
Analysis of ancient DNA from the ashen casts of Pompeii victims changes presumed relationships between them, and reveals the port city's socioeconomic and geographic diversity. | Continue reading
An ancient-DNA analysis of victims in Pompeii who died in Mount Vesuvius' eruption reveals some unusual relations between the people who died together. | Continue reading
TL;DR: Ditch the pricey international phone plans and get aloSIM, a digital SIM card that comes with $50 in credit to spend on affordable data for $24.97 (reg. $50). Are you traveling abroad for the holidays or checking off a bucket list destination? — Read the rest The post Stop … | Continue reading
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