The Military Almost Got the Right to Repair. Lawmakers Just Took It Away - https://www.wired.com/story/the-military-almost-got-the-right-to-repair-lawmakers-just-took-it-away/
The final language of the annual bill that funds the US military is in. It removes provisions that would have helped ensure service members’ ability to fix their own equipment.
Paramount CEO Made Trump a Secret Promise on CNN in Warner Bros. Convo - https://newrepublic.com/post/204166/paramount-ceo-trump-secret-promise-cnn-warner-bros
David Ellison knows what Trump wants on CNN—and he’s willing to give it to him so long as he gets control of Warner Bros. Discovery.
Watching "This Week in Tech", 1061, w/ Leo Laporte , at https://www.youtube.com/live/kMtYUGZi_-Q?si=8BKxDaCuJjD3jPbU #TWiT
Goodbye, Microsoft: Schleswig-Holstein relies on Open Source and saves millions - https://www.heise.de/en/news/Goodbye-Microsoft-Schleswig-Holstein-relies-on-Open-Source-and-saves-millions-11105459.html
Schleswig-Holstein saves 15 million euros in license costs by migrating from Microsoft to free software. The conversion is significantly cheaper.
OpenAI Disables ChatGPT App Suggestions That Users Mistook for Paid Ads - https://techoreon.com/openai-disables-chatgpt-app-suggestions-ads-backlash/
OpenAI has disabled a feature in ChatGPT that suggested third-party applications after users complained the recommendations resembled advertisements.
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What the heck is going on at Apple? | CNN Business - https://www.cnn.com/2025/12/06/tech/apple-tim-cook-leadership-changes
Apple for decades has been known for a consistent string of design-forward, tech-defining consumer products that have shaped how people use technology.
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The AI Wildfire Is Coming. It's Going to be Very Painful and Incredibly Healthy. - https://ceodinner.substack.com/p/the-ai-wildfire-is-coming-its-going
AI won’t crash—it will burn. Like every tech cycle, the fire will clear the brush, redistribute talent, and leave infrastructure to power what comes next. The question is: what kind of plant are you?
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People who talk with their hands seem clearer, more persuasive - Fast Company - https://www.fastcompany.com/91454761/talking-hand-gestures-look-more-competent-ted-talks
In the AI-analyzed TED Talk data, illustrative gestures predicted higher audience evaluations.
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2025 Space Telescope Advent Calendar - https://www.theatlantic.com/photography/2025/12/2025-space-telescope-advent-calendar/685096/?utm_source=feed
Welcome to the 18th annual Space Telescope Advent Calendar, featuring remarkable images from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope and James Webb Space Telescope. Every day until December 25, this page will present a new image of our universe.
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2025 words of the year represent digital disillusionment - Fast Company - https://www.fastcompany.com/91455756/2025-words-of-the-year-digital-disillusionment-ai-slop-rage-bait
This year’s word selections reflect growing unease over how the internet has become a hotbed of manipulation and fake relationships.
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X shuts down the European Commission’s ad account the day after major fine - https://www.engadget.com/social-media/x-shuts-down-the-european-commissions-ad-account-the-day-after-major-fine-173553267.html?src=rss
The European Commission will no longer be able to buy and track ads on X.
Is Netflix Trying to Buy Warner Bros. or Kill It? - Slashdot - https://entertainment.slashdot.org/story/25/12/06/0459202/is-netflix-trying-to-buy-warner-bros-or-kill-it
Why does Netflix want to buy Warner Bros, asks the chief film critic at the long-running motion-picture magazine Variety. "It is hard, at this moment, to resist the suspicion that the ultimate reason... is to eliminate the competition."
[Warner Bros. is] one of the only companies that's keeping m...
Black Friday was a big winner for live-shopping apps - Fast Company - https://www.fastcompany.com/91456012/black-friday-shopping-apps
The livestream marketplace Whatnot reported more than $75 million in single-day live sales, tripling last year’s total. On average, shoppers bought 40 items per second.
Netflix Won't Let You Cast Shows From Your Phone to Your TV Anymore - https://www.wired.com/story/netflix-wont-let-you-cast-shows-from-your-phone-to-your-tv-anymore/
The streaming giant quietly removed the feature that lets you control content on your TV screen using a mobile device. The company says the feature was not widely used.
Instagram chief Adam Mosseri sets five day RTO for US staff in 2026 - https://www.businessinsider.com/instagram-chief-adam-mosseri-announces-five-day-office-return-2025-12
Instagram back-to-office policy: Adam Mosseri demands full-time in-person work in 2026, fewer meetings, and faster product prototypes.
Amazon Tests Ultrafast Delivery Offering - https://www.theinformation.com/articles/amazon-plans-new-u-s-ultrafast-delivery-offering
Amazon is testing a new ultrafast delivery offering for groceries and other daily essentials in major urban areas in the U.S., a critical test of the e-commerce giant’s ambitions to sell more daily staples to consumers and supercharge its grocery business. In recent months, Amazon has approached ...
First Porn, Now Skin Cream? ‘Age Verification’ Bills Are Out of - https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/03/first-porn-now-skin-cream-age-verification-bills-are-out-control
I’m old enough to remember when age verification bills were pitched as a way to ‘save the kids from porn’ and shield them from other vague dangers lurking in the digital world (like…“the
Singapore Extends Secondary School Smartphone Ban To Cover Entire School Day - Slashdot - https://news.slashdot.org/story/25/12/01/1724252/singapore-extends-secondary-school-smartphone-ban-to-cover-entire-school-day
Singapore's Ministry of Education has announced that secondary school students will be banned from using smartphones and smartwatches throughout the entire school day starting January 2026, extending current restrictions beyond regular lesson time to cover recess, co-curricular activities, and suppl...
RoboCop statue rises in Detroit: ‘Big, beautiful, bronze piece of art’ - https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/04/robocop-statute-detroit
A 15-year quest ends with a monument, drawing crowds and nostalgia as Detroit embraces its cult-film past
