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A source close to Thinking Machines alleged that ex-CTO Barret Zoph, who is returning to OpenAI, had shared confidential company information with competitors (Maxwell Zeff/Wired)
https://www.wired.com/story/thinking-machines-lab-cofounders-leave-for-openai/

Two Thinking Machines Lab Cofounders Are Leaving to Rejoin OpenAI
The news is a blow for Thinking Machines Lab. Two narratives are already emerging about what happened.

Missing Link: Gasversorgung – Zwischen echten Problemen und Panikmache
Die Deutschen schauen nicht mehr nur auf den Benzinpreis, sondern auch auf den Füllstand der Gasspeicher. Die sind leer wie nie – doch ist das ein Problem?

'Making the Invisible Visible' Highlights an Ambitious Digitization Project at Harvard — Colossal
https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2026/01/making-the-invisible-visible-harvard-museums-insects/

"Study shows people have misconceptions about the environmental impact of everyday food"
#Environment #Food

Study shows people have misconceptions about the environmental impact of everyday food
A new study has given new insights into people's understanding of the environmental impact of the food they eat and shown that they often misperceive it, supporting the need for environmental impact labeling.

Several people confronted Border Patrol personnel at a gas station in Minneapolis, Minnesota,
after agents stopped a man pumping gas and demanded proof of citizenship.
https://bsky.app/profile/nbcnews.com/post/3mcaeamzlgn2r

NBC News (@nbcnews.com)
Several people confronted Border Patrol personnel at a gas station in Minneapolis, Minnesota, after agents stopped a man pumping gas and demanded proof of citizenship.

For better or worse, I’ve had a revelation re: low-profile mechanical keyboards:
Low-Profile Gateron Mechanical Brown switches are at best uninspiring. I’ve gotten to know these via the Keychron K3. It’s fine, but mushy. In the future I will probably skip low-profile mechanical switches altogether.

Missing Link: Technikfolgenabschätzung trifft KI-Romantik
KI zwischen Illusion und Erkenntnis: Ein Gespräch über Bewusstsein, Emotion und das neue Verhältnis von Mensch und Maschine.
https://www.

Should the Raiders bother making an aggressive play for Mike Tomlin? https://raiderswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/raiders/2026/01/14/should-the-raiders-bother-making-an-aggressive-play-for-mi…

One bright spot from its depraved violence: ICE is making an airtight case for abolishing itself
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2026/1/13/2363177/-One-bright-spot-from-depraved-violence-ICE-is-making-an-airtight-case-for-abolishing-it

„Staatliche Überwachungsapp“: WhatsApp feuert gegen russischen Messenger Max
WhatsApp kritisiert, dass der Messenger in Russland blockiert wurde. Den neuen russischen Messenger Max hält WhatsApp für eine „staatliche Überwachungs-App“.