Interviews with copywriters on generative AI's impact: job losses to AI, work used for training, falling wages and rates, freelancers losing clients, and more (Brian Merchant/Blood in the Machine)
https://www.bloodinthemachine.com/p/i-was-forced-to-use-ai-until-the
"Thanks to a series of relay stops (to swap electric tractors, drivers and trailers), each electric truck travels a daily distance of 810 km on the North loop and 704 km on the South loop. This system makes it possible to cover long distances without stopping the load."
https://www.renault-…
Formation of Substructure in Luminous Submillimeter Galaxies (FOSSILS) - Evidence of Multiple Pathways to Trigger #Starbursts in Luminous Submillimeter Galaxies: https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/1538-4357/ae157e -> Multiple Origins Behind The Extreme Star Formation In “Monster Galaxies”: https://alma-telescope.jp/en/news/press/multipleorigins-202601.html
utter respect to this absolute @…
legend. my sunday mornings will never be the same. https://ohai.social/@jbm/115562259628919397
Remind me, who was president in 2020?
Oh, the *same* Donald J. Trump who is president during this *other* worst year for job growth, you say?
-- Mrs Betty Bowers
https://bsky.app/profile/mrsbettybowers.bsky.social/post/3ma5p47h6k22g
CSUN Researchers Call for Public’s Help in Documenting Joshua Trees’ Surprise Out-of-Season Bloom
https://newsroom.csun.edu/2025/12/16/csun-researchers-call-for-publics-help-in-documenting-joshua-trees-sur…
Tech whistleblowers like Yaël Eisenstat say coming forward has unexpectedly derailed their lives and careers; Meta is in litigation with Sarah Wynn-Williams (Naomi Nix/Washington Post)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/12/15/big-tech-whist…
Sources: Google is in talks with broadband operator Radiate to set up a JV to hold their fiber assets; Stonepeak Partners will invest $1B to support the deal (Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-16/goo…
Sources and a memo: Amazon plans to cut 370 jobs, or ~8.5% of its 4,370 employees, at its European HQ in Luxembourg, the country's biggest layoffs in 20 years (Benoit Berthelot/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/20
Sources: Apple to launch 3 high-end iPhones next fall, with lower-end iPhones and likely new Air in Q2 2027; Mac Pro gets deprioritized; Jeff Williams retires (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters…