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As part of the AWS deal, OpenAI says it will immediately begin running workloads on AWS infrastructure, tapping hundreds of thousands of Nvidia GPUs in the US (MacKenzie Sigalos/CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/11/03/open-ai-amazon-aws-cloud-deal.html

Amazon closes at record after $38 billion OpenAI deal with AWS
OpenAI will immediately begin tapping Nvidia's AI processors using infrastructure from Amazon Web Services.

Die Räntän sinn sischa. 🤪
#Altersrente

Altersvorsorge: Vertrauen in die Rente ist bei Mehrheit der Bevölkerung gering
Viele Menschen zweifeln daran, ob sie mit der gesetzlichen Rente ihren Lebensstandard halten können. Das zeigen die Ergebnisse des diesjährigen "Altersvorsorge-Reports".

Ouroboros is technically vore

Ein Satz mit X .. schade, aber dafür gibt's einen entspannteren Congress!! \o/ #39c3
Hätte gern (mit euch) darüber geredet, wann netzpolitische Kampagnen früher erfolgreich waren und was nötig wäre, damit sowas wie die #Chatkontrolle nicht immer wieder von vorn abgewehrt werden muss.…

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/02/world/asia/xi-jinping-china-south-korea-spying.html
“You can check if there’s a backdoor.” What a knee slapper.
That Time When China’s Leader Joked About Espionage

That Time Xi Jinping Joked About Espionage
Xi Jinping gave two cellphones to South Korea’s president, who asked how secure they were. “You can check if there’s a backdoor,” he said with a laugh.

Powerful explosions reported at Shakhtarsk oil depot in Russian-occupied Donetsk Oblast: https://benborges.xyz/2025/11/02/powerful-explosions-reported-at-shakhtarsk.html

from my link log —
Homotopy type theory for dummies.
http://www.chriswarbo.net/blog/2015-09-11-hott_for_dummies.html
saved 2025-11-03 …

‘Het is cru, maar Europeanen moeten zorgen dat Oekraïne het gevecht levert, zodat de oorlog dššr blijft en niet hier komt’ - NRC
https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/11/02/europeanen-moeten-zorgen-dat-oekraine-het-gevecht-levert-zodat-de-oorlog-daar-blijft-en-niet-hier-komt-a4910300#/krant/2025/11/03/#110
Waarschijnlijk is het meest cruciale punt om de (Europese) Navo te laten overleven wel de betere samenwerking in de productie en ontwikkeling van wapens en munitie in Europa.
Naar mate de oorlog in Oekraïne langer duurt, worden die banden verstevigd.
Een belangrijk interview over de staat van de NAVO, de EU en geopolitiek.
(Via @… )

Optionales Windows-Update sorgt für Task-Manager-Zombie
Nach einem neuen Update für Windows 11 lässt sich der Taskmanager nicht mehr über das "X" beenden. Abhilfe ist jedoch einfach.
https://www.

"Greece still buries nearly 80% of its waste despite billions spent and bins everywhere"
#Greece #Environment

Why does Greece continues to bury its rubbish and recycle very little?
The waste problem is particularly critical in Athens and the wider area of the Greek capital.

“They stood in a silence so heavy it seemed to bend the light around them.
Their smiles were hesitant — like doors that had forgotten how to open. And in that moment, I realized: freedom itself can be fragile.
We who survived war thought we had endured the worst — the bombs, the hunger, the endless waiting. But their stories shattered that belief.”
– @…

When I heard the prisoners were to be released, a fragile pulse stirred inside...
They stood in a silence so heavy it seemed to bend the light around them. Their smiles were hesitant — like doors that had forgotten how to open. And in that moment, I realized: freedom itself can be fragile. We who survived war thought we had endured the worst — the bombs, the hunger, the endless waiting. But their stories shattered that belief. They spoke of nights drenched in cold water while they slept, of wrists bound until flesh gave way, of blows that d...

Spotify reports Q3 revenue up 12% YoY to €4.3B, above €4.23B est., subscribers up 12% YoY to 281M, MAUs up 11% YoY to 713M, and a €582M operating income (Ashley Carman/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-11-04/spoti…

Anyway, back the Kickstarter for this book because I have selfish reasons for it to succeed (I want to read it!)
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/bzotto/go-computer-now-the-story-of-sphere

A beer the the first person to sneak an image of a massive dildo past the censors and onto this Christmas tree display by Apple… https://www.apple.com/uk/newsroom/2025/11/apple-invites-the-uk-to-participate-in-your-tree-on-bat…

Apple invites the UK to participate in Your Tree on Battersea and express creativity on iPad this Christmas
Apple invites the UK to express their creativity on iPad in honour of Your Tree on Battersea, a new Christmas tree drawing competition.

¡AC/DC vuelve a Chile en 2026! La banda confirmó su regreso a Santiago con la gira "Power Up"
Agendaron el 11 de marzo en el Parque Estadio Nacional. Los acompañarš la banda The Pretty Reckless. La venta de entradas comienza el 7 de vuelve a las 10:00 por ticketmaster.

THIS. What @… said.
With your up-to-date hours, phone number, address, and menu. Right at the danged top where I can find them. That’s it. That is all I need.
And sure, put your carousel with food porn photos underneath if you really must. Whatever. I do not care.
https://mastodon.social/@Sadsquatch/115487996081932738

@… @… hab erst letzteWoche nachgefragt und auch nur Grillenzirpen gehört. Bisher ist von WotC auf Deutsch nur das Heroes of the Borderlands Starterset für das kommende Jahr angekündigt. Squink und Tru…

This is wonderful. The Normandy has superb room tone.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ii-mET4cHnY

@… 韓国語で、漢字とハングルの対応にも使われていますよ

Pretty much every subsidiary website on the @… seems to have gone offline...
Just me?
https://climate.esa.int/en/news-events/

60 Minutes Edits Donald Trump
Telling Them 60 Minutes Should Edit Donald Trump Talking About
How 60 Minutes Paid Him For Editing Kamala Harris
https://www.techdirt.com/2025/11/03/6…

60 Minutes Edits Donald Trump Telling Them 60 Minutes Should Edit Donald Trump Talking About How 60 Minutes Paid Him For Editing Kamala Harris
60 Minutes is under new management and things are getting stupid faster than you might expect. Last night’s episode featured President Trump, which is currently being described as “nuts.” There are…

The translation of "just use our docker image" into human language is "we don't have good docs and we don't give a shit".

BREAKING: Israeli prosecutor who leaked torture camp rape video goes ‘missing’
https://www.thecanary.co/skwawkbox/2025/11/02/yerushalmi-missing/

Spotify reports Q3 revenue up 12% YoY to €4.3B, above €4.23B est., subscribers up 12% YoY to 281M, MAUs up 11% YoY to 713M, and a €582M operating income (Ashley Carman/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-11-04/spoti…

Umfrage: Chips aus Europa dürften nur wenig teurer sein
Wieviel mehr wären Unternehmen bereit, für sicherere Chiplieferketten auszugeben? Die Antwort darauf ist eindeutig.
https://www.h…

Mit @… Digital-Abo könnt Ihr jetzt meine neue Kolumne über einen seltsamen Text des Digitalministeriums lesen:
https://nd.digital/editions/nd.DerTag/

Last stand for Pokrovsk | Ukraine This Week: https://benborges.xyz/2025/11/02/last-stand-for-pokrovsk-ukraine.html

from my link log —
Why doesn’t Isabelle use dependent types?
https://lawrencecpaulson.github.io//2025/11/02/Why-not-dependent.html
saved 2025-11-02

MongoDB CEO Dev Ittycheria is stepping down after 11 years, replaced by Cloudflare President of Product & Engineering Chirantan Desai, effective November 10 (Jordan Novet/CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/11/03/mongodb-ceo-dev-ittycher…

MongoDB CEO Dev Ittycheria steps down, replaced by Cloudflare executive CJ Desai
Dev Ittycheria, who took MongoDB public in 2017, is leaving the CEO role but will stay on the company's board.

https://chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdogs/2025/11/02/crytpo-cryptocurrency-crime-chicago-digital-mint-ransom-ransomware-hack
When the hackers become the helpers.
Rogue employees of a Chicago compa…

Hack attacks carried out by rogue workers at Chicago firm tackling ransomware threats, FBI says
Employees of DigitalMint, a company that specializes in negotiating ransoms in cyber attacks, were part of a small crew the feds say conducted five hacks that scored more than $1 million.

#Bruttospeicherleistung je #Speichertechnologie in #Deutschland mit Stand vom 01.11.2025.
Betrachtet werden Datensätze mit Betriebsstatus „aktiv“ und vorhandenem Inb…

What's a programming language/platform you are emotionally biased against? (Think: I avoid running that stuff if I can and not just for rational reasons)
Pick the one it applies the most to.

No wine, chocolate, or coffee but we’ll still have billionaires (or maybe even trillionaires).
Worth it, no? https://mastodon.social/@Snoro/115490957176403898

Disney und Epic kooperieren für "Simpsons"-Monat in "Fortnite"
Epic Games und Disney veranstalten im November ein Crossover-Event von "Die Simpsons" und "Fortnite". Auf Disney erscheinen dazu vier Kurzvideos.

Hong Kong-based crypto investor Animoca Brands plans to list on the Nasdaq via a reverse merger with Currenc Group, set to close in 2026 (Olga Kharif/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-11-03/animoca-brands-pla…

Kremlin spokesperson says 'no need' for Trump-Putin meeting: https://benborges.xyz/2025/11/02/kremlin-spokesperson-says-no-need.html

Hackers steal data, extort $350,000 from massage parlor clients
https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/2025-11-03/national/socialAffairs/Hackers-steal-data-extort-350000-from-massage-parlor-cli…

Hackers steal data, extort $350,000 from massage parlor clients
Police have arrested members of a hacking and phishing crime ring that stole data from massage parlor owner phones in order to scam their clients out of millions of won by threatening to release nonexistent “massage videos” if they didn't pay.

Way to go.
"The Python Software Foundation (PSF) has walked away from a $1.5 million government grant and you can blame the Trump administration's war on woke for effectively weakening some open source security."
https://www.theregister.com/2025/10/27/pyt

#Stromspeicherkapazitäten je #Speichertechnologie in #Deutschland mit Stand vom 01.11.2025.
Betrachtet werden Datensätze mit Betriebsstatus „aktiv“ und vorhan…

Xi Jinping joked about security backdoors when presenting South Korean President Lee Jae Myung with Xiaomi smartphones at APEC, amid US concerns about Huawei (Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-11-03/xi-…

Steht TP-Link das gleiche Schicksal wie Huawei bevor? 🚫 Wie die Washington Post berichtet, unterstützen mehr als ein halbes Dutzend US-Bundesbehörden einen Vorschlag zum Verkaufsverbot von TP-Link-Routern in den USA.
Zum Artikel: https://heise.de/-10964555?wt_…

NUCLEAR SUBMARINE "Khabarovsk": Putin unveils a new weapon of blackmail!: https://benborges.xyz/2025/11/02/160115.html

„Das Unternehmen bestätigte Zahlen der „Süddeutschen Zeitung“, wonach nur knapp 52 Prozent aller Fernzüge ohne größere Verzögerungen ans Ziel kamen. Ein schlechterer Monatswert ist bisher nicht bekannt.“
Ich würde gern mit Ihnen darüber sprechen, ob Privatisierung (= Zwang, Profit zu machen) von Daseinsvorge wirklich so eine gute Idee ist

📊 Meine Top4-Beiträge der letzten Woche mit den meisten Boosts sind:
1. Die #Python Software Foundation hat 1,5 Mio USD #Förderung von US-Regierung abgelehnt.

arXiv ändert Regeln – KI-Studien zwischen Pre-Prints
arXiv.org muss sich gegen AI-Slop und Fake-Studien wehren. Künftig müssen Review-Artikel und Positionspapiere einen Peer-Review-Prozess durchlaufen haben.
https://www…

NY-based Teleskope, which offers smaller LLMs fine-tuned for specific security problems, raised a $25M Series A led by M13, taking its total funding to $32.2M (Leo Schwartz/Fortune)
https://fortune.com/2025/11/03/former-airbnb-engin…

Former Airbnb engineer raises $25 million for AI security platform Teleskope
M13 led the Series A for the New York-based startup with participation from M13 and Lerer Hippeau.

Tehran says Russia will build eight new nuclear power plants in Iran: https://benborges.xyz/2025/11/02/tehran-says-russia-will-build.html

Das Spardiktat von CDU und SPD reduziert die Zahl der Studienplätze in Berlin um 14 Prozent.
Wow.
Diese große Sorge um junge Menschen während der Pandemie hat nicht lange gehalten.
Wissenschaft – Kürzungen an Berliner Unis: Zähneknirschend unterschreiben | nd-aktuell.de

TikTok announces its first ever TikTok Awards show in the US; the live event will take place on December 18 and will be streamed on the TikTok app and on Tubi (Aisha Malik/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2025/11/03/tiktok-announces-its-first-awards-show…

TikTok announces its first awards show in the US | TechCrunch
The awards will include "Creator of the Year," "Video of the Year," "Muse of the Year," "Breakthrough Artist of the Year," and more.

"Walk Me": Toyota zeigt laufenden Roboterstuhl
"Walk Me" soll Menschen auf vier Beinen transportieren, die nicht mehr so gut laufen können. Der Roboterstuhl funktioniert zwar, ist jedoch noch eine Studie.
ht…

Anzahl der #Batteriespeicher je #Batterietechnologien in #Deutschland mit Stand vom 01.11.2025.
2273 nicht aktive und 2 Batteriespeicher ohne Inbetriebnahmedatum wurden a…

Trump 'not really' considering Tomahawk transfers to Ukraine, for now: https://benborges.xyz/2025/11/03/trump-not-really-considering-tomahawk.html

Indian digital payments company Pine Labs prices its IPO at $2 to $2.5/share, valuing it at $2.9B at the top end of the range, down from a $5B valuation in 2022 (Jagmeet Singh/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2025/11/03/pine…

Pine Labs aims to take Indian fintech global even as it cuts valuation for IPO | TechCrunch
The Indian fintech already has a presence in 20 countries worldwide.

In vielen Filmen und Fernseh-Krimis werden Frauen sehr häufig überängstlich kreischend und quietschend dargestellt.
Damit wird ein Frauenbild verfestigt, dass nicht bloß unangehm und unrealistisch, sondern letztlich gefährlich ist.
Amanda Knox: »Es kam ihnen nur auf die Story an«
Amanda Knox wurde vom Boulevard als Mörderin verkauft. Vier Jahre saß sie unschuldig im Gefängnis. Ein Gespräch über Medienversagen und Sexismus.

Aluminium: Ein US-Startup will alte Dosen in Wärme und Wasserstoff verwandeln
Das Startup Found Energy meint, mit Aluminiumabfällen einen vielversprechenden Weg gefunden zu haben, industrielle Prozesse ohne Öl und Gas zu betreiben.

Entwicklung der Kapazitätsgrößen von #Batteriespeicher​n von Unternehmen in #Deutschland mit Stand vom 01.11.2025.
289 Datensätze ohne #Batteriespeichertechnologie…

Alphabet's X is increasingly spinning out independent companies via a dedicated Series X Capital fund, which has raised $500M with a minority Alphabet stake (Connie Loizos/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2025/11/02/alph

Alphabet is increasingly launching "moonshot" projects as independent companies -- here's why | TechCrunch
Despite the emphasis on detachment from ideas, X employees do have significant skin in the game when projects spin out.

Turkey cuts Russian oil imports amid Western sanctions, Reuters reports: https://benborges.xyz/2025/11/02/turkey-cuts-russian-oil-imports.html

Cyber-Resilienz im Fokus: IT-Sicherheitstag Gelsenkirchen
Am 18. November diskutieren Profis in Gelsenkirchen, wie Unternehmen ihre IT gegen immer intelligentere Cyberangriffe stärken können.
https://www.

Verteilung der #Speicherkapazitäten für sonstige #Batterien nach Bundesland in #Deutschland mit Stand vom 01.11.2025.
49 nicht aktive und 0 sonstige Batterien ohne Inbetrieb…

Microsoft signs a five-year, ~$9.7B deal to buy AI cloud capacity from Sydney-based IREN, giving Microsoft access to Nvidia's GB300 in IREN's Texas facility (Dina Bass/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/20

Orban's unexpected headache — Trump's offensive against Russian energy: https://benborges.xyz/2025/11/02/orbans-unexpected-headache-trumps-offensive.html

Proofpoint says it has "high confidence" that hackers are working with organized crime groups to infiltrate trucking and freight companies to steal cargo (Emily Forgash/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/20

Putin’s nuclear threshold: How Trump influences the war and NATO's red line?: https://benborges.xyz/2025/11/02/putins-nuclear-threshold-how-trump.html

How Portugal is investing ~4.6% of its GDP around the port of Sines, seeking to transform it from a tourism-dependent economy to a tech and industrial hub (Sofia Horta e Costa/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/20

Etwas mehr der heute besonders häufig geteilten #News:
Optionales Windows-Update sorgt für Task-Manager-Zombie
https://w…

Gerasimov sacks generals after false report to Putin on Pokrovsk, journalist says: https://benborges.xyz/2025/11/02/gerasimov-sacks-generals-after-false.html

Ukraine receives promised Patriot air defense systems from Germany, Zelensky says: https://benborges.xyz/2025/11/02/ukraine-receives-promised-patriot-air.html

Some podcasters are embracing AI voice clones from ElevenLabs and other startups, aiming to augment, translate episodes, and even replace in-studio performances (Reggie Ugwu/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/31/arts/podcast-ai-voices-clones.html…

For Podcasters, a Voice Clone Is a Double-Edged Sword
Are A.I. replicas a boon for productivity or a betrayal of the bond with listeners?

Goldman Sachs: just 33 US counties accounted for 72% of all US data center capacity as of July; places like Umatilla have been transformed by an AWS build-out (David Uberti/Wall Street Journal)
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/w…

Ukraine receives additional Patriot air defense systems from allies, Zelensky says: https://benborges.xyz/2025/11/02/ukraine-receives-additional-patriot-air.html

Crypto.com strikes a deal with Hollywood.com to let users make predictions related to movies, actors, shows, and awards (Rob Golum/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-11-03/crypto-com-teams-up-for-bets-on-holl…

Series of operations by Ukrainian intelligence: Rosneft facilities in Tuapse attacked!: https://benborges.xyz/2025/11/02/series-of-operations-by-ukrainian.html

Sources: WeRide is set to raise ~$308M in its Hong Kong listing, planning to price shares at ~$3.48, representing a ~4% discount to its Monday Nasdaq close (Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-11-04/weride…

DEBT PIT: Russia pays 4.2 trillion for Special Military Operation! Kremlin lies on economy: https://benborges.xyz/2025/11/02/debt-pit-russia-pays-trillion.html

Cisco launches Unified Edge, an all-in-one system to help retail stores, health care facilities, and factories use AI with a single equipment rack (Dina Bass/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-11-03/cis…

Ukrainian drones strike Tuapse oil terminal, damaging tanker and knocking out four berths: https://benborges.xyz/2025/11/02/ukrainian-drones-strike-tuapse-oil.html

These people just escaped Russian-occupied Ukraine — but some say they need to go back: https://benborges.xyz/2025/11/02/these-people-just-escaped-russianoccupied.html

Apple launches the App Store on the web, with dedicated pages for the iPhone, iPad, Mac, TV, Watch, and Vision (Chance Miller/9to5Mac)
https://9to5mac.com/2025/11/03/apple-launches-rich-new-web-interface-for-the-app-store/

Apple launches rich new web interface for the App Store - 9to5Mac
Apple has launched a dramatic new web interface for the App Store. You can now get the full App Store...

Ukrainian soldiers killed in Russian missile, drone strikes on Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, military says: https://benborges.xyz/2025/11/02/ukrainian-soldiers-killed-in-russian.html

Palantir reports Q3 revenue up 63% YoY to $1.18B, vs. $1.09B est., US government revenue up 52% to $486M, and forecasts Q4 revenue above estimates (Samantha Subin/CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/11/03/palantir-pltr-q3-earnings-2025.html

Palantir tops estimates, boosts fourth-quarter guidance on AI adoption
Palantir's earnings topped third-quarter results and the company issued strong guidance, attributing much of its rapid growth to artificial intelligence.

Ukraine war latest: Russian oil tanker on fire after strike by Ukrainian drones in Krasnodar Krai, source says: https://benborges.xyz/2025/11/02/ukraine-war-latest-russian-oil.html

Baidu says its Apollo Go robotaxi hit 250,000 weekly orders globally as of October 31, matching Waymo's 250,000 weekly paid US rides reported in April 2025 (Evelyn Cheng/CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/11/03/china-baidu-robotaxis-alphabet-waymo-.html…

China's Baidu says it's running 250,000 robotaxis a week — same as Alphabet's Waymo did this spring
In the race to prove to regulators and investors that robotaxis have a viable track record, Baidu's Apollo Go is claiming orders on par with Waymo.

RUSSIA WHICH WILL NEVER BE SHOWN ON TV! #shorts: https://benborges.xyz/2025/11/02/russia-which-will-never-be.html

Nintendo reports Q2 revenue of $3.7B, vs. ~$3B est., and net profit of ~$667M, vs. ~$412M est.; it now expects 19M Switch 2 sales by March 2026, up from 15M (Arjun Kharpal/CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/11/04/nintendo-raises-switch-2-sales-fo…

Nintendo hikes Switch 2 sales forecast to 19 million units as flagship console momentum grows
Nintendo is riding a wave of momentum after launching its latest console called the Switch 2.

American TOLERANCE to PUTIN's tricks: truth or myth? #shorts: https://benborges.xyz/2025/11/02/american-tolerance-to-putins-tricks.html

Google says it has removed its AI model Gemma from AI Studio; in a letter to Google, Sen. Blackburn said it fabricated sexual misconduct allegations against her (Anthony Ha/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2025/11/02/goog

Google pulls Gemma from AI Studio after Senator Blackburn accuses model of defamation | TechCrunch
Senator Martha Blackburn argued Gemma’s fabrications are “not a harmless ‘hallucination,’" but rather “an act of defamation produced and distributed by a Google-owned AI model.”

⚡ POWs from North Korea ask KYIV not to send them back home #shorts: https://benborges.xyz/2025/11/02/pows-from-north-korea-ask.html

Microsoft plans to spend $7.9B on data centers, cloud, and staff in the UAE over the next four years, taking its total UAE investment to $15B from 2023 to 2029 (Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-11…

⚡ SSU night operations – RUSSIAN logistics and warehouses hit #shors: https://benborges.xyz/2025/11/02/ssu-night-operations-russian-logistics.html

Grab reports Q3 revenue up 22% YoY to $873M, vs. 869M est., and an adjusted EBITDA of $136M, helped by offerings like group food orders and cheaper shared rides (Olivia Poh/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/20…

Ukraine’s air defense: aircraft, drone swarms, and innovation, – Zelenskyy #shorts: https://benborges.xyz/2025/11/02/ukraines-air-defense-aircraft-drone.html

The UK CMA says it will launch an in-depth investigation into Getty and Shutterstock's proposed merger after their proposed remedies failed to address concerns (Raechel Thankam Job/Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/susta…

In a reply to Elon Musk's post of "you stole a non-profit", Sam Altman says OpenAI's structure is needed to create "what should be the largest non-profit ever" (Lauren Edmonds/Business Insider)
https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-

Elon Musk and Sam Altman are still trading jabs over OpenAI
In response to Elon Musk, Sam Altman wrote on X that he "helped turn the thing you left for dead into what should be the largest non-profit ever."

Apple releases version 26.1 of its full family of OSes, including a "tinted" option for the Liquid Glass design to reduce transparency and increase contrast (John Voorhees/MacStories)
https://www.macstories.net/news/apple-releases-26-1-updates-…

Apple Releases 26.1 Updates to Its Operating Systems
Today, Apple released version 26.1 of its full family of OSes. Every platform received attention, including the proverbial “bug fixes and feature enhancements,” but it was iOS 26.1 and iPadOS 26.1 that received the most changes that are likely to be noticed by users. Liquid Glass: Tinted Let’s start with iOS 26.1 because most of

Sources: China offers to cut data center power bills by up to 50% to Alibaba and others, if they use local chips like Huawei's over foreign ones like Nvidia's (Financial Times)
https://www.ft.com/content/cad2cdd6-7cce-4de3-8710-977de667378c

Coca-Cola releases upgraded AI-generated ads for 2025 holidays, after finding people didn't know or care about the use of AI, despite criticism for its 2024 ads (Katie Deighton/Wall Street Journal)
https://www.w…

Augmented Intelligence, which is building neuro-symbolic AI models, raised $20M in a bridge SAFE round at a $750M valuation, bringing its total funding to ~$60M (Carl Franzen/VentureBeat)
https://venturebeat.com/ai/the-beginning-of-the-end…

DeFi protocol Balancer says its V2 Composable Stable Pools suffered an exploit, which security experts estimate resulted in total losses worth about $128M (Ryan S. Gladwin/Decrypt)
https://decrypt.co/347173/balancer-exploited-128-million-across…

Balancer Exploited for $128 Million Across Ethereum Chains as Berachain Halts Network
Some $128 million in crypto was stolen from Balancer liquidity pools on Ethereum and beyond, with Berachain halting its chain as a result.

Anthropic announces a deal with Cognizant, under which Cognizant will deploy Claude to its 350,000 employees and co-sell Claude models to its business customers (Belle Lin/Wall Street Journal)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/anthropic-l…