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Q&A with Rivian founder and CEO RJ Scaringe on founding Rivian in 2009, production challenges, the VW partnership, autonomy, AI, EVs, chips, CarPlay, and more (Ben Thompson/Stratechery)
https://stratechery.com/2025/an-interv

An Interview with Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe About Building a Car Company and Autonomy
An interview with Rivian founder and CEO RJ Scaringe about starting a car company, scaling, and building for an autonomous future.

"Es braucht institutionelle Schranken für Lobbyaktivitäten, wenn sich das neoliberale Credo des „schlanken“ Staates nicht länger in politischen Entscheidungen niederschlagen soll."
(Original title: Einfluss von Lobbyisten: Es braucht klare Schranken)
http://www.taz.de/Einfluss-von-Lobbyisten

Einfluss von Lobbyisten: Es braucht klare Schranken
Lobbygruppen wissen genau, wie sie sich einen Weg in die Politik bahnen können. Dagegen braucht es ein Bewusstsein und institutionelle Schranken.

"Climate change is fast shrinking the world's largest inland sea"
#Climate #ClimateChange

Climate change is fast shrinking the world’s largest inland sea
The Caspian Sea is disappearing fast – and it’s pitting people against nature.

me: "Yeah, this 'no screens' punishment thing isn't working."
A: "And [the 8yo] is using screens responsibly! Right now she's using an app to learn Korean."
8yo: "See? You should let me have screens."
me: "We need to come up with a better punishment! Maybe we should pull out her fingernails?"
8yo: "Hey!"
A: "But that will only work for 10 days"
me: "Oh yeah, good point"

Max #Schrems von @… zu #DSGVO und dem #Omnibus:
"Und das ist …

Apple will now require app developers to disclose and obtain users' permission before sharing personal data with third-party AI providers and companies (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2025/11/13/appl

Apple's new App Review Guidelines clamp down on apps sharing personal data with 'third-party AI' | TechCrunch
Apple updates its App Store rules to restrict apps from sharing personal data with third-party AI without disclosure and explicit permission.

#Steady-#Klimacrew
Undurchsichtige KI-Entscheidungen sorgen für Probleme.
Wie fair sind KI-gestützte Entscheidungen bei der Wohnungsvergabe? Ein Fall aus den USA zeigt, wie Bewerber systematisch benachteiligen können – und warum klare Regeln dringend nötig sind. Es hatten über 400 Betro…

KI bei der Wohnungsvergabe: Diskriminierung durch undurchsichtiges KI-Scoring
Der Fall Mary Louis zeigt: Diskriminierende KI-Scoring-Systeme in der Mietvergabe benachteiligen Menschen. Warum Transparenz und Regulierung nötig sind.

Devin White and Jonah Laulu Scrums vs. Chiefs https://www.raiders.com/video/devin-white-jonah-laulu-scrums-nfl-week-7-chiefs

DirecTV plans to roll out custom shoppable TV screensavers that feature AI likenesses of users, available on DirecTV Gemini devices in 2026 (Emma Roth/The Verge)
https://www.theverge.com/news/798174/directv-glance-ai-shoppable-screensavers

DirecTV will soon bring AI ads to your screensaver
DirecTV is launching a new feature that puts you inside AI-generated ads on your screensaver. The feature, powered by Glance, is coming to DirecTV Gemini devices next year.

A look at Apple's iPhone roadmap; sources say the iPhone 18 Pro lineup will get under-screen Face ID, and the front camera will move to the top-left corner (The Information)
https://www.theinformation.com/articles/inside-apples-ip…

Inside Apple’s iPhone Road Map, From Foldable Screens to Curved Glass Cases
The iPhone family is growing again. Over the next two years, Apple is planning a major expansion of its smartphone product line that could see it selling at least seven new models of its flagship device by fall 2027, up from five iPhone models today, according to multiple people working directly ...