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Galaxy Watch 5 zuerst: Samsung liefert Januar-Update für seine Smartwatches aus
Samsung liefert ein Software-Update für die Wi-Fi-Variante der Galaxy Watch 5 aus. Es enthält den Sicherheitspatch von Januar 2026.

How a semiconductor investment boom is turning Arizona into "America's Semiconductor HQ", attracting more than $200B in investments in the last five years (Justine Calma/The Verge)
https://www.theverge.com/features/825207/semiconduct…

The new silicon valley (literally)
The US wants to make its own chips again. Will it bring back manufacturing jobs? Or guzzle up too much water in the desert? Can the semiconductor industry avoid repeating the same mistakes it made in Silicon Valley?  

Bericht: Apple will RAM-Inflation durch Großeinkauf bei Samsung ausgleichen
Wenig RAM auf dem Markt – und was es gibt, wird immer teurer: Auch der iPhone-Konzern ist betroffen. Apples Procurement kämpft.

In the US, men who smoke are around 21 times more likely to die from lung cancer than men who have never smoked.
But the damage doesn’t stop there:
smoking also increases the risk of other cancers,
including mouth, throat, bladder and pancreatic cancer,
in addition to other health conditions such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD),
heart disease, and diabetes.
Why does one habit harm so many organs?
Cigarettes carry a mixture of carcinoge…

Smoking increases the risk of death from many causes
Most of us have heard that smoking damages the lungs. The chart drives this home: in the US, men who smoke are around 21 times more likely to die from lung cancer than men who have never smoked.

Two interesting articles about the dubious financials of OpenAI and the recent NVIDIA earnings report (which regardless of positive outcome triggered a sell-off):
The Structural Collapse: How Google’s Integrated Stack Is Dismantling the OpenAI Thesis
https://shanakaanslemperera.substack…

The Structural Collapse: How Google’s Integrated Stack Is Dismantling the OpenAI Thesis
A leaked internal memo reveals the tectonic shift reshaping artificial intelligence, where platform economics are defeating venture-backed innovation at the exact moment markets assumed the opposite.

Smart fridge, smart stove, smart dishwasher, smart washer/dryer or other household appliances... HELL NO! I don't want or need internet connected appliances. If those servers goes offline, if an 'upgrade' glitches or I say no to an update what happens to the basic functionality? What data are they capturing and selling?
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Samsung liefert One UI 8 für ältere Galaxy-Watches
Samsung verteilt das One-UI-8-Update auf ältere Galaxy-Watches. Nicht nur für die 5er-Modelle, sondern auch für die 4er-Reihe.
https://www.

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #MorningShow
The Smashing Pumpkins:
🎵 I Am One
#TheSmashingPumpkins
https://schoolofrocksanramon.bandcamp.com/track/i-am-one-the-smashing-pumpkins
https://open.spotify.com/track/2n6r0bWrKWeo55FWk68wSd

Samsung's Harman agrees to acquire ZF's radar and automotive computing driver-assistance business for €1.5B, as the European auto-supplier sector struggles (Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-12-23…

NASA und Boeing testen längere, schmalere Tragflächen für effizienteres Fliegen
Lange schmale Tragflächen sollen bei Flugzeugen den Treibstoffverbrauch senken und den Komfort steigern. Doch dazu muss das Flügelflattern beseitigt werden.