US CHIPS Act-funded SMART USA Institute, focused on digital twins for chipmaking, says the Department of Commerce will terminate its $285M five-year contract (Samuel K. Moore/IEEE Spectrum)
https://spectrum.ieee.org/semiconductor-digital-twins-funding
A look at the system for distribution of direct media subsidies developed for the government of Denmark, which spends ~0.2% of its GDP on direct media subsidies (Rasmus Kleis Nielsen/Nieman Lab)
https://www.niemanlab.org/2…
Niners' injury probe includes looking into substation https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/47685487/niners-look-everything-including-substation-theory
Elodie Emery, pour le spectacle « Ceci n’est pas une religion » - Abus au sein de communautés bouddhistes : "Les dynamique de pouvoirs, on les trouve absolument partout" https://auvio.rtbf.be/media/le-monde-e
Mailbag: Are defensive substitutions a problem? https://www.dallascowboys.com/news/mailbag-are-defensive-substitutions-a-problem
Substack challenger Beehiiv expects to nearly double its annual revenue to $50M in 2026; it now has over 40,000 MAUs, including nearly 15,000 paying subscribers (Jaspreet Singh/Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/business/substack-
Mailbag: Are defensive substitutions a problem? https://www.dallascowboys.com/news/mailbag-are-defensive-substitutions-a-problem
49ers to look at 'everything' that could be causing injuries, including an electrical substation https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6990321/2026/01/21/san-francisco-49ers-injuries-electrical-substation/
A look at Google's TPU evolution, its decision to sell chips to competitors after 12 years of internal use, the TPU vs. GPU architecture showdown, and more (The Chip Letter)
https://thechipletter.substack.com/p/tpu-mania
Analyzing Gemini 3's model card and safety framework report: the model is excellent but the safety report withholds or makes it difficult to understand key info (Zvi Mowshowitz/Don't Worry About the Vase)
https://thezvi.substack.com/p/gemini-3-model-card-and-sa…