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"What Lin and Cursor achieved was to show that an AI agent can generate millions of lines of code that’s lifted from other projects, and that don’t compile, let alone work."
(Original title: Cursor lies about vibe-coding a web browser with AI)
https://pivot-to-ai.c…

Cursor lies about vibe-coding a web browser with AI
Here’s an awesome tweet from Michael Truell, CEO of Anysphere, who make vibe code editor Cursor: [Twitter, archive] We built a browser with GPT-5.2 in Cursor. It ran uninterrupted for one week. It&…

The European Commission claims €80B of €120B in post-EU Chips Act investments remain on track, despite the stalled GlobalFoundries-STMicro project in France (Virginie Malingre/Le Monde)
https://www.lemonde.fr/en/economy/article/2…

Europe's relentless semiconductor decline
Microchips: The Oil of the 21st Century' (3/5). When the Chips Act, the plan by the 27 European Union member states to reduce their dependence on the US and China for semiconductors, came into force in 2023, the goal initially appeared 'out of reach.

Der Offshore-Windpark #HeDreiht von #EnBW hat mit der ersten eingespeisten Kilowattstunde Strom einen wichtigen Meilenstein erreicht.
Die 15-MW-Anlage von #Vestas versorgt mit einer Rotorumdrehung re…

EnBW He Dreiht: Erste Anlage produziert Strom | EnBW
Die erste 15-MW-Windkraftanlage des derzeit größten deutschen Offshore-Windparks in der Nordsee produziert Strom.

US court filings detail Anthropic's Project Panama, an effort to "destructively scan" up to 2M books with a hydraulic "cutting machine" led by an ex-Google exec (Washington Post)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2026/01/2…

Inside one company’s secret plan to ‘destructively scan every book in the world’
Court filings reveal how AI companies raced to obtain more books to feed chatbots, including by buying, scanning and disposing of millions of titles.

"Climate change is shrinking children’s height - and humidity is making things worse"
#Climate #ClimateChange #Children

How climate change could stunt millions of children’s growth
Researchers have warned of the unexpected consequences of extremely hot, humid conditions during pregnancy.

If you’re fed up with Meta right now,
you’re not alone.
Google searches for deleting Facebook and Instagram spiked last week
after Meta announced its latest policy changes.
These changes, seemingly designed to appease the incoming Trump administration,
included loosening Meta’s hate speech policy to allow for the targeting of LGBTQ people and immigrants. 
If these changes
—or Meta’s long history of anti-competitive, censorial, and invasive practice…

Mad at Meta? Don't Let Them Collect and Monetize Your Personal Data
If you’re fed up with Meta right now, you’re not alone. Meta tracks you across millions of websites and apps and its business model relies on your data. If you want to limit Meta’s ability to collect and profit from your personal data, here’s what you need to know.

DOJ says it will finish Epstein files review 'in the near term' after combing through millions of pages (NBC News)
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/doj-bondi-epstein-files-review-near-term-reviewed-millions-pages-rcna256283
http://www.memeorandum.com/260128/p56#a260128p56

US court filings detail Anthropic's Project Panama, an effort to "destructively scan" up to 2M books with a hydraulic "cutting machine" led by an ex-Google exec (Washington Post)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2026/01/2…

Inside one company’s secret plan to ‘destructively scan every book in the world’
Court filings reveal how AI companies raced to obtain more books to feed chatbots, including by buying, scanning and disposing of millions of titles.

Billionaires with $1 salaries
– and other legal tax dodges the ultrawealthy use to keep their riches
Billionaires can enjoy growing wealth entirely free of income tax and reporting
Mark Zuckerberg was the lowest-paid employee at Meta in 2024,
and he made US$1.
But he is not the only very rich person who has collected $1 for a year’s work.
Why would incredibly rich CEOs make only $1 a year when they could pay themselves millions?
The reason is taxes…

Billionaires with $1 salaries – and other legal tax dodges the ultrawealthy use to keep their riches
Billionaires can enjoy growing wealth entirely free of income tax and reporting.

Texas sues Delaware nurse practitioner accused of mailing abortion pills across state lines (Carter Sherman/The Guardian)
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/27/texas-abortion-pill-prescriber-lawsuit
http://www.memeorandum.com/260127/p112#a260127p112