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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.

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"

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

Wow, what a wonderful day at @… ! They put on a great conference and I was honored to have been part of it. I held a privacy workshop and gave a #fedvierse talk. I just posted the worksheets from the workshop and the presentation from the talk over on the …

Doxers Posing as Cops Are Tricking Big Tech Firms Into Sharing People’s Private Data
A spoofed email address and an easily faked document is all it takes for major tech companies to hand over your most personal information.
👉 https://www.wired.com/stor…

Eric Stokes, Jack Bech, Darien Porter and Dont'e Thornton Scrums | Week 11 vs. Cowboys https://www.raiders.com/video/eric-stokes-jack-bech-darien-porter-donte-thornton-scrums-week-11-cowboys

Global smartphone shipments in 2026 are set to shrink 2.1% due to rising memory costs, led by Chinese OEMs; DRAM price surges are set to raise costs by 10%-15% (Counterpoint Research)
https://counterpointresearch.com/en/in