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More than 60,000 penguins have starved to death off the coast of South Africa
as a result of collapsing sardine numbers, according to a new study.
From 2004 to 2011, more than 95 per cent of the African penguins on Dassen Island and Robben Island died.
Researchers said they probably died during the moulting period, the annual event where they replace all their feathers at once over a number of weeks.
The climate crisis and overfishing have been attributed to driving…

More than 60,000 penguins starve to death near Africa after fall in sardine numbers
African penguins need sardines to fatten up before a three-week moulting period on land

Agibot: Humanoide Roboter mit gemeinsamer KI Plattform
Vorbei die Zeiten, in denen Roboter nach drei Schritten umfallen. Agibot arbeitet an einer einheitlichen Architektur für vier durchaus agile Robotertypen.
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Coupang is facing scrutiny after a data leak revealed that major portions of its Korean-language service were built and maintained by Chinese devs--the main suspect in its recent breach is a former Chinese employee who worked on the company’s authentication systems.
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Coupang Data Breach Raises Scrutiny of Foreign Developer Hiring, Including Large China-Based Teams - Be Korea-savvy
SEOUL, Dec. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean e-commerce giant Coupang is facing intensifying scrutiny after a major data leak revealed …

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Smart Home von Ikea: 21 neue Matter-Geräte kommen in die Regale
Ikea hat ein neues Sortiment an Lampen, Sensoren, Fernbedienungen und Steckern mit dem Smart-Home-Standard Matter angekündigt.
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Waymo plans to issue a voluntary software recall over how its robotaxis operate around school buses following an NHTSA investigation opened in October (Kirsten Korosec/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/05/waymo-to-issue…

Waymo to issue software recall over how robotaxis behave around school buses | TechCrunch
The voluntary recall comes as scrutiny by federal regulators and local school district officials increases.

I’ve noticed many “AI” boosters being especially into extending their own lifespan. I bet I could put together a talk on how so many “AI” effects are shortening the lifespan of people nobody listens to.

Just a random thought that struck me. Likely not something I’ll pursue. 😬

X faces fresh probes in Europe, India, and Malaysia after Grok generated explicit images of women and children; the UK says it has requested related info from X (Lora Kolodny/CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/01/05/india-eu-investigate-m…

Elon Musk's X faces probes in Europe, India, Malaysia after Grok generated explicit images of women and children
Regulators in Europe, India and Malaysia are scrutinizing X after exploitative images created with the Grok chatbot went viral on Elon Musk's social network.

Tech Billionaire investor Marc Andreessen has long criticized the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)
— calling it an impediment to fintech and crypto companies. 
Andreessen’s investment firm (Andreessen Horowitz aka A16Z) backed many fintech/crypto players that were under CFPB scrutiny,
Under the Trump administration, the CFPB’s enforcement efforts were sharply scaled back:
investigations suspended,
consumer-protection rule-makings shelved,
and …

Tech Billionaire Marc Andreessen Bet Big on Trump. It’s Paying Off for Silicon Valley.
The Trump administration’s gutting of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has been good for venture capitalists like Andreessen, who previously accused the agency of “terrorizing” fintech startups and crypto companies.