July 13th 2024

Nasty Spoofing Attack Resurrects Internet Explorer Vulnerability in Windows 10 and 11 [Slashdot.org]

Reality bites for Gen X retirement [AXIOS]

An experiment where writers had access to GPT-4 for short story ideas finds it boosted creativity for some but reduced the collective diversity of novel content [TechMeme]

Volkswagen is having a tough time [QUARTZ]

Is TikTok breaking young voters’ brains? TikTok has made itself into a hub for Gen Z political expression. But as Zoomers change politics, how is the app changing them? [Vox]

Employees Want Better Benefits -- but Might Not Understand the Value of Your Company's OfferingsIneffective communication about benefits packages might be undercutting employers' efforts to stay competitive in a global talent market. [Inc.]

What is an answer engine? It’s different from a search engine. Here’s what you need to know [Fast Company]

What coffee can teach you about marketing [Medium]

To Make Your First Million Dollars, Draw Up This Venn Diagram: 'You Want to Fall Right In the Middle. If You Do, I Think It'll Take 5 Years' [Entrepreneur]

Hurricanes Are Trapping Small Island Nations in Ever-Worsening Spirals of Debt [WIRED]

10 years ago, Android expanded to 3 new platforms [Google Blog]

Human I/O: Detecting situational impairments with large language models [Google Research]

Landsickness [Poetry Foundation]

This NASA project could create staggeringly powerful telescopes [Astronomy Magazine]

First-Of-Its-Kind LLM Benchmark Ranks Generative AI Against Real-World Business Tasks [Salesforce 360 Blog]

A Peek Behind the Scenes: SAP's Innovations Keynote at SAP Sapphire Barcelona 2024 [SAP] #SAP #IwantToWorkAtSAP

What’s up, everybody! Here’s another VLOG from my official YouTube channel.

Until Next Time!

July 12th 2024

The next terrifying war: Israel v Hizbullah [The Economist] all the more reason for Netanyahu to stop his escalation in the Region.

The rage of Ukraine’s army wives [1843 Magazine]

3 Exercises to Boost Your Emotional Intelligence, According to Research [Harvard Business Review]

Democrats pile pressure on Biden, as president tries to reassure Nato leaders [BBC News]

NATO Set to Call Out China Over Support for Russia’s War Machine [Bloomberg]

Bird flu response in Michigan sparks COVID-era worry on farms [Reuters]

The nightmare of Gaza [AL-Jazeera News]

The Culture Wars Inside the New York Times [The New York Times]

George Clooney Calls On Biden To Drop Out: 'We Are Not Going To Win In November' [Huffington Post]

Trump is Planning for a Landslide Win [The Atlantic]

NATO leaders move to ‘Trump-proof’ the alliance in Washington [The Washington Post]

US election: Kamala Harris becomes tempting alternative to a weakened Joe Biden [Le Monde]

'Severance' Season 2 finally has a release date — and an ominous first look [Mashable]

EVEN CENTRISTS ARE QUESTIONING BIDEN. BUT THE SQUAD IS DIVIDED.

Several Squad members who were vocal critics of Biden’s handling of Israel’s war on Gaza have voiced support for the president. [The Intercept_]

Check these surprising places for skin cancer [Nat Geo]

Houston power outages: CenterPoint releases outage map; 1.3 million still without power after Beryl [NPR]

Hundreds of deaths, thousands of injuries, billions of dollars: The cost of extreme heat in California [CapRadioNews]

Ce qu’on appelle génocide [Le Monde diplomatique]

How China Trapped Itself in America’s Fentanyl Crisis [Foreign Policy]

Putin’s New War Economy: Why Soviet-Style Military Spending—and State Intervention—Won’t Save Russia [Foreign Affairs]

How America’s Fastest Swimmers Use Math to Win Gold [Quanta Magazine]

La #PhotoDeLaSemaine présente la course de relais annuelle du CERN, organisée par le Running Club et l'Association du personnel. [CERN_FR]

Gateway: Illuminating the Future [NASA]

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What’s up, everybody! It’s July 12th, here’s another VLOG from the past.

Until Next Time!

July 10th 2024

OpenAI and Arianna Huffington Are Working Together On an 'AI Health Coach' 15 [Slashdot.org]

Biden's dual NATO mission: Reassure America and the world [AXIOS]

The US DOJ and its partners seized two domain names and 968 accounts on X used by Russian actors to create an AI-enhanced bot farm that spread disinformation [TechMeme]

Apple just became the first company ever to hit a $3.5 trillion market cap [Quartz]

Will AI ever become conscious? It depends on how you think about biology. [Vox]

ITER troubles expose need for fusion between startups and governments [TheNextWeb]

This Is Not a Tomato [Eater]

How This Former U.S. Navy SEAL Prevents BurnoutMadefor founder and former SEAL Patrick Dossett has made managing mental health and burnout his business. [Inc.]

Google is giving everyone free dark web monitoring. Here’s how to use it [Fast Company]

Why So Many Highly Intelligent People Are So Unhappy [Medium]

Adopt These 4 Practices to Override Your Negative Impulses [Entrepreneur]

This Ancient Technology Is Helping Millions Stay Cool [WIRED]

MacBreak Weekly 929 [TWIT]

Updates on how we're using AI to support students and educators [Google Blog]

Human I/O: Detecting situational impairments with large language models [Google Research]

My Awesome Stoma [Poetry Foundation]

How to take your own wide-field sky images [Astronomy Magazine]

What are Large Language Models (LLMs)? [Salesforce 360 Blog]

Customer Success Keynote Highlights | SAP Sapphire 2024 [SAP] #SAP #IwantToWorkAtSAP

What’s up, everybody! It’s July 10th, 2024.

Until Next Time!

July 9th 2024

A Russian strike on Ukraine killed at least 36 people. It was the worst attack on the country in months. In Kyiv, the capital, missiles hit a children’s hospital. Volodymyr Zelensky, Ukraine’s president, said that at least 40 missiles had damaged infrastructure in the capital, as well as in Dnipro, a central city, and two eastern cities. On Tuesday NATO allies will meet in America, where they are expected to pledge more military support for Ukraine. [The Economist]

America’s gerontocrats are more radical than they look [1843 Magazine]

What Sets Genius Teams Apart [Harvard Business Review]

'I had to downgrade my life' - US workers in debt to buy groceries [BBC]

Logitech Snubs Its Founder, Denies Request for a New Chair Vote [Bloomberg]

Biden tells wavering Democrats he will not abandon campaign [Reuters]

Israel’s war on Gaza live: Two Gaza City hospitals close on Israeli orders [AL-Jazeera News]

Nicolas Cage is still Evolving [The New Yorker] one of my favorite actors of all-time, forever. I want him to win Oscars. It’s time. PS. The Family Man Trilogy. Let’s do it.

How Japan has avoided the gaming industry’s persistent layoffs [The Verge]

The Democrats who could replace Biden if he steps aside [Vox]

YouTube and LinkedIn have games now, and here’s how you can play them [TechCrunch]

Inside the US government’s brilliantly boring websites [MIT Technology Review]

The status symbols that men are obsessed with in 2024 [Business Insider]

Launch Vehicle on Stand (LVOS) ✅

Five solid rocket boosters installed ✅

Centaur lifted and secured ✅

The hashtag #AtlasV hashtag #USSF51 launch is scheduled for July 30 for the United States Space Force and Space Systems Command. This will be ULA's 100th mission dedicated to delivering critical U.S. national security assets into space.

Learn more: bit.ly/av_ussf51 [LinkedIn]

Three dead and millions without power as Tropical Storm Beryl hits Texas [The Guardian]

Mapping How France Voted [The New York Times]

Biden's Team Scrambles Post-Debate; Trump Leads In New 2024 Poll: Live Updates [Huffington Post]

America Finally Has an Answer to the Biggest Problem With EVs [The Atlantic]

Voters are mad as hell in the UK and France [FiveThirtyEight]

Latino voters aren’t all in for Biden. They’re not sure about Harris, either. [The Washington Post] #SaveDACA #LatinX

French left to name PM candidate 'this week,' says Socialist leader [Le Monde]

'Futurama' Season 12 trailer promises intergalactic chaos [Mashable]

TRUMP’S CAMP SAYS IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH PROJECT 2025 MANIFESTO — ASIDE FROM WRITING IT [The Intercept_]

Arg: Japan Envoy Said Doha 3 Enhanced Interim Govt's Global Interaction [TOLO News]

Does being the oldest or youngest sibling really shape your personality? [Nat Geo]

White House physician says visits by neurologist were part of Biden's routine physicals [NPR]

High temperatures and fire weather persist for Sacramento this week [CapRadioNews]

France, de la crise au chaos politique [Le Monde diplomatique]

What to Watch for at NATO’s 75th Birthday Bash [Foreign Policy]

A Better Path for Ukraine and NATO [Foreign Affairs]

Japan’s Enhanced Security Engagement With the Pacific Islands [The Diplomat]

What Is Machine Learning? [Quanta Magazine]

La Nuit de la Science 2024 : plongez dans les Cycles de l'Univers. Le weekend passé, le CERN a participé à la 14e édition de la Nuit de la Science avec un stand intitulé "11245 tours par seconde" et deux ateliers scientifiques. [CERN_FR]

NASA Mission to Study Mysteries in the Origin of Solar Radio Waves [NASA]

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What’s up, everybody! It’s July 9th, 2024. Here’s another VLOG from my YouTube official channel. If Biden/Harris does not work, Plan B is Bernie Sanders / AOC (the 99%), and Plan C is Michelle Obama / Gavin Newsom. Alex Padilla will be Speaker of the House, and continue #SaveDACA.

Until Next Time!

July 8th 2024

PlayStation Plus Monthly Games for July: Borderlands 3, NHL 24, Among Us [Playstation Blog]

Best RAM for gaming in 2024: I've tested the best DDR4 and DDR5 RAM to find the right kits for you [PC Gamer]

How to Get All 180 Free Pulls in Zenless Zone Zero (ZZZ) [IGN]

Best Buy's July 4th Sale Is Stacked With Awesome Tech And Gaming Deals [GameSpot]

Zenless Zone Zero captures the perfect action game flow [Polygon]

Japan Introduces Enormous Humanoid Robot To Maintain Train Lines [Slashdot.org]

"I'm going to win again," Biden tells doubters ahead of ABC interview [AXIOS]

Here’s how Qualcomm’s new laptop chips really stack up to Apple, Intel, and AMD [The Verge]

World’s largest fusion reactor hit by more delays and spiralling costs [TheNextWeb]

Food Purses Are the Accessory of Summer [Eater]

7 Summer Movies to Help You Be a Better EntrepreneurFrom the rise and fall of MoviePass to Kevin Costner's $100 million gamble, here are the movies you should catch this summer. [Inc.]

Map: Getting healthcare for transgender youth is harder in much of the country [Fast Company]

The Stories Behind Mysterious Japanese Words [Medium]

How to Balance Family and Business — An Entrepreneur's Guide to Harmonious Living [Entrepreneur]

The Best Tablets for Work and Play [WIRED]

This Week in Tech 986 [TWIT]

Akio Otsuka's "Otsuka Stroll" Exploring KOJIMA PRODUCTIONS' new studio [Kojima Productions]

Actually Playing Cyberpunk 2077 Multiplayer [JuiceHead]

Unlock Your Why: A Masterclass With Simon Sinek [Kevin Rose]

Samovar Tea Talks with Tim Ferriss [Samovar Tea]

AI the Product vs AI the Feature [MKBHD]

MacBooks FINALLY Have Competition [Dave2D]

Maisie from Washington, D.C. is our 2024 Doodle for Google winner [Google Blog]

Rich human feedback for text-to-image generation [Google Research]

Greenhouse gases could indicate alien life — if we ever find them [Astronomy Magazine]

5 Essential Books About AI [Salesforce 360 Blog]

Break Down Barriers With the Help of SAP’s Digital Skills Initiative [SAP] #SAP #IwantToWorkAtSAP

What’s up, everybody! Here is a new VLOG from my YouTube official account. Thankfully le Nouveau Front Populaire won the 2nd round of the Elections Legislatives in France. Unfortunately, nobody had the majority of the votes. There’s still a lot of work to do, hopefully there will be a new NFP Prime Minister. In addition, England did not fall to the Extreme-Right, which would have been dangerous, especially since everybody was Extremely Hot (La Chaleur) due to the weather, and they simply could not handle it, especially with Great Britain being in the Semi-Finals of the Euro 2024. Holland, Netherlands, Pays-Bas (Country that does down), with the miracle of millions of fans and supporters drinking Heineken, the beer of choice for the Champions League, were able to go to the next round of the competition. In amazing fashion, every elder heroes in the French Military were together, drinking PASTIS, having the loudest party ever, praying, wishing, to any being, supreme or not, for France to go to the Semi-Finals. Spain, home of Ibiza, also went to the Semi-Finals. Unfortunately, for Spain, my father lost his wallet in that godforsaken country, which had a photo of his wife, my mother, from their wedding, in a war-torn country under fire by the Soviet Union. Their only original photo from that day. Needless to say, France will beat Spain, with the firepower of Zidane and other former World Cup winners, such as Didier himself. Looking forward to the next couple of days of the competition. I am sorry, I had a terrible weekend, I just saved the world, again. Again? Yes, and it was the July 4th weekend, and I still didn’t get a new vehicle. American Dream and Way of Life under jeopardy. They really want me to do it, they want me to lift the Pyramids of Egypt. I am sick of their bullshit, I want a new car, now. PS, le RN qui perd, le NFP qui gagne, c’était un putain d’miracle.

Until Next Time!

July 4th 2024

Cyberpunk 2077 Sequel to Provide 'Unique Fusion of Film and Game' [GameRant] #Cyberpunk2077 #BreakingNews #Cyberpunk20772 #ProjectOrion

Label of the Month: UKF [Beatportal]

How to connect studio monitors to your audio interface [Computer Music]

“Then of course, both of us realised neither of us had any experience of making drum 'n' bass tunes”: How Ros Atkins gave the BBC News theme a junglist re-rub at Glastonbury [Future Music]

Top 100 DJs 2024 voting is now open [DJ Mag] Please vote for me, ZAKI QAYOUMI, creator of JETLAG RADIO! Thanks!

An open letter to the incoming government of the UK [Mixmag]

Don Diablo and R3HAB unite for first time on ‘Disco Marathon’ [Dancing Astronaut]

Night Tales Release Mesmerizing Deep House Single “Ready” [Your EDM]

ADE REVEALS FIRST WAVE OF OVER 300 ARTISTS HEADING TO AMSTERDAM FOR 2024 CONFERENCE [EDM.com]

New EDM This Week – June 28th Best New Releases [EDM Sauce]

MSF response to Israeli allegations linked to colleague’s killing [Médecins-Sans-Frontières] #MSF

The July 4th Sales [HODINKEE] #Watches #Watchmaking

Drunk Tales and Bitcoin Fails | The Diggnation Reunion (#64) [The Kevin Rose Show] #Diggnation #KevinRose it might bounce back in the future, but that’s not my speciality, I’m a Project Manager. Very excited to listen to the Diggnation Reunion show.

Elizabeth Gilbert and Jack Kornfield (#751) [Tim Ferriss]

Japan’s mind-bending bento-box economics [The Economist]

America’s gerontocrats are more radical than they look [1843 Magazine]

How to Succeed in an Era of Volatility [Harvard Business Review]

Violent attacks shock France ahead of crunch vote [BBC]

Ukraine War Has NATO Lagging on the Other Big Threat: AI [Bloomberg]

In uncertain times, Americans take a break for Independence Day [Reuters]

Ceasefire talks to resume as Palestinian death toll passes 38,000 in Gaza [AL-Jazeera News]

Kamala Harris Makes Her Case [The New Yorker]

The Verge’s favorite board and video games / When you want to escape from your day-to-day responsibilities, a good game can help. [The Verge]

Stop setting your thermostat at 72 [Vox]

Music video-sharing app Popster uses generative AI and lets artists remix videos [TechCrunch]

Job title of the future: Space debris engineer [MIT Technology Review]

The UK is about to get a new prime minister — someone Obama has been mentoring for months [Business Insider]

Et si vous accordiez 1 heure de votre temps à votre commune ? 👀

C’est désormais possible grâce à « L’Heure Civique » : une réserve territoriale mise en place pour encourager les citoyens à s'engager dans la vie de leur ville. 🤝

👉 Rendez-vous sur lheurecivique.fr [LinkedIn]

US calls new Hamas ceasefire proposal for Gaza a ‘breakthrough’ [The Guardian]

Jeremy Corbyn Wins Election Against Labour, Party He Once Led [The New York Times]

Trump Throws 4th Of July Fit In 'Disgraceful' New Holiday Tantrum [Huffington Post]

Trump’s New Racist Insult [The Atlantic]

Would Kamala Harris be a stronger candidate than Biden? [FiveThirtyEight]

Biden told governors he needs to get more sleep, avoid events after 8 p.m. [The Washington Post]

French elections: 'I'm not disappointed by Macron. It's a dog's job to be at the Elysée' [Le Monde]

Freaky asteroids flew by Earth, and NASA captured footage [Mashable]

WHETHER IT’S BIDEN OR SOMEONE ELSE, GAZA REMAINS TOP PRIORITY FOR “UNCOMMITTED” VOTERS [The Intercept_]

SCO Members: A Stable Afghanistan is Beneficial for the Region [TOLO News]

3 myths about bald eagles you might have thought were true [National Geographic]

A new way to prevent HIV delivers dramatic results in trial [NPR]

Butte County wildfire spreads, with more hot weather expected. Thousands evacuate [CapRadioNews]

Une fièvre d’ordre [Le Monde diplomatique]

How Europe Could Fracture if Trump Returns [Foreign Policy]

What NATO Means to the World: After 75 Years, the Alliance Remains Indispensable - Without Washington’s embrace, the continent could revert to an anarchic and illiberal past. [Foreign Affairs]

The Doha Meeting: Where Were the Afghan Women? [The Diplomat]

Tracing the Hidden Hand of Magnetism in the Galaxy [Quanta Magazine]

#ThrowbackThursday en 1979, à l'intérieur du tunnel du Super Synchrotron à Protons (SPS), la deuxième plus grande machine du complexe d'accélérateurs du CERN, illustrée sur la première image. [CERN_FR]

En savoir plus :Former NASA Chief Astronaut Patrick Forrester Retires [NASA]

219 criminals arrested and 1,374 victims identified in action week against human trafficking [INTERPOL]

Air Force & Space Forces Almanac 2024 [Air & Space Forces Magazine]

Super Street After Dark Event Will Light Up Los Angeles This September [SUPER STREET on MOTORTREND]

What’s up, everybody! Here are JETLAG RADIO 1227 & BENKYO RADIO 1227. Here is a new YouTube video.

July 2nd 2024

Debian 12.6 “Bookworm” Released with 162 Bug Fixes and 84 Security Updates [9to5Linux] #Linux #LearnAboutLinux

Google Emissions Jump Nearly 50% Over Five Years As AI Use Surges [Slashdot.org]

"Freaking the f*** out": Turmoil in the White House over Biden [AXIOS]

How Ukraine is using AI, code found online, and hobbyist computers to weaponize consumer tech and build low-cost weapons like autonomous drones and machine guns [TechMeme]

This Summer, Supersize These Simple Cocktails [Punch Drink]

Japanese 7-Elevens are known for their snacks — and they're coming to the U.S. [Quartz]

The race to get ahead of the next tornado [Vox]

Ariane 6 will restore independent European access to space. Here’s what that means [TheNextWeb]

How to Feed the Olympics [Eater]

Personality Hires: Hype or Hidden Advantage?In a recent survey, professionals were split on the net value of so-called personality hires, but they agree that these workers can help companies in a few strategic ways. [Inc.]

These industries might benefit most from a 4-day workweek [Fast Company]

The Stories Behind Mysterious Japanese Words [Medium]

How to Maximize Every Hour of Your Day for Unstoppable Productivity [Entrepreneur]

Everything You Need to Know About USB Ports and Speeds [WIRED]

MacBreak Weekly 928 [TWIT]

Gemma 2 is now available to researchers and developers [Google Blog]

Smart Paste for context-aware adjustments to pasted code [Google Research]

The Stoker [Poetry Foundation]

Asteroid Bennu sample shows more signs of a watery past [Astronomy Magazine]

From Holland to Harrods: Beau’s Inspiring Journey in Tech and Transportation [SAP] #SAP #IwantToWorkAtSAP

What’s up, everybody! It’s July 2nd, 2024. Here’s another video from my VLOGGING series, this one is in English.

Until Next Time!

June 29th 2024

Joe Biden should now give way to an alternative candidate [The Economist]

Rogue otters and vicious letterboxes: on the campaign trail in the Outer Hebrides [1843 Magazine]

5 Signs Your One-on-Ones Aren’t Working [Harvard Business Review]

'A reality show': World reacts to Trump-Biden debate [BBC]

Macron’s Approval Drops Two Days Ahead of French Election [Bloomberg] Aucun souci, je vote pour #ElectionsLegislatives Samedi à SF. Macron reste Président. François Hollande sera Premier Ministre, ou Raphael ou Jean-Luc. Jamais le RN. Tout le monde, votez pour le Nouveau-Front-Populaire ce week-end et la semaine prochaine. La France est en vos mains. Il ne faut pas la perdre.

US Supreme Court raises bar for obstruction charge against Trump, Jan. 6 rioters [Reuters] I am sick of these white privileged folks who caused a Terrorist Attack in Washington D.C. meanwhile Black & Brown people go to jail over weed. This stuff is scandalous.

Israel war on Gaza live: 60,000 flee street battles in Shujayea area [AL-Jazeera News] there was a distraction, it’s time to arrest Netanyahu at the Hague / ICC / ICJ. He is now doing a worst genocide in Palestinian Territories. Gaza & West Bank will be destroyed if the United Nations do not do something soon. #GazaGenocide #GazaCeasefire #TwoStateSolution #NoMoreNetanyahu

The Man who Could Paint Loneliness [The New Yorker]

Framework Laptop 16, six months later / We gave the one-of-a-kind notebook more time in the oven. [The Verge]

Will Biden be the nominee? 3 scenarios for what’s next. Open convention? Swap in Harris? Or stay the course? [Vox] THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH HARRIS AS PRESIDENT AND BIDEN AS VP. HAVE YOU TRIED BEING PRESIDENT, ASK OBAMA, IT’S TIRESOME. LET HIM RELAX FOR A BIT.

Volkswagen’s Silicon Valley software hub is already stacked with Rivian talent [Techcrunch]

How AI video games can help reveal the mysteries of the human mind [MIT Technology Review]

A cult was taking over his Los Angeles dance community. He made a Netflix documentary to spread the word. [Business Insider]

Pour le secrétaire général, l’Estonie montre l’exemple au sein de l’OTAN [LinkedIn] #OTAN #NATO #French #français

Texas megachurch pastor tried to pay off his child sexual abuse victim, phone transcript shows [The Guardian]

U.S. Presses to Avert Wider War Between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon [The New York Times]

Barack Obama Defends Joe Biden's Performance: 'Bad Debate Nights Happen' [Huffington Post]

Look at the Interactive Electoral Map Is this a joke? Did ABC News become another Fox News subdivision? They’re predicting #TrumpFelon? #TrumpPedophile? #TrumpTheMentallyChallengedGuy? #TrumpWhoKilled1MillionAmericans? Fuck this guy! #DNC, get to work! I’m not a fucking volunteer, I’m staff material, Goddamnit. Mail me my paycheck and let’s get to work. Place the local GOP representative in jail for interference. [FiveThirtyEight]

Justices strike obstruction charge for Jan. 6 rioter, likely impacting others [Washington Post]

The French left's hopes and fears: 'It's no longer far-right voters who stay silent, it's left-wing ones' [Le Monde]

NASA craft snaps unprecedented photo of largest volcano in solar system [Mashable]

“The Night Won’t End”: New Film Investigates Civilian Killings in Gaza and U.S. Backing of Israeli Assault [Democracy NOW!]

Trump used “Palestinians” as a Slur. Biden & Debate Moderators Didn’t Say a Word. [The Intercept_] 448 pages. It’s too late. The 4 Zionists Illuminatis have too much control on Washington D.C. It’s time to arrest all 4 of them immediately and fly them to INTERPOL for questioning. Robert Mueller III was powerless. Jack Smith is doing his best. Christopher Wray is embarrassed. The longest FBI female Special Agent is crying in the mirror with her mascara, and at this point in time, I want Trump in a maximum prison facility on an island for all sorrows since 2016. I’m gonna build some kind of weapon running on sunflower seeds I swear to God.

‘We need calm’: New Caledonia prepares for France elections as tensions simmer [The Guardian]

Why dopamine drives you to do hard things—even without a reward [Nat Geo]

What to know about France's high-stakes election, where the far right is gaining ground [NPR]

‘Total system breakdown’: California firefighters with PTSD face a workers’ comp nightmare [CapRadioNews]

La justice internationale dans le chaudron de Gaza [Le Monde diplomatique]

Yes, Biden Flopped. But Let’s Not Overreact. [Foreign Policy]

Africa Needs More American Involvement—Not Less [Foreign Affairs]

Afghan Hopes Are Riding on the Doha Conference [The Diplomat]

Why Is This Shape So Terrible to Pack? [Quanta Magazine]

Du tennis #quantique 🎾 La #PhotoDeLaSemaine présente l'exposition Quantum World au Portail de la Science. Vous trouverez ici, parmi de nombreuses activités interactives, ce jeu amusant où les joueurs utilisent des raquettes pour jouer au tennis. [CERN_FR]

Is Earth getting hotter? Yes. Let's talk about it. NASA Chief Scientist and Senior Climate Advisor Kate Calvin and our experts are discussing the far-reaching impacts of soaring temperatures on our home planet. Send questions using #AskNASA [NASA]

BLOGPOST UPDATE IN PROGRESS

What’s up, everybody! Here are JETLAG RADIO 1226 & BENKYO RADIO 1226. Sheesh! Over 1200 blogposts! Lots of words! Over 2 million of them! Hundreds of YouTube Videos! Tens of thousands of hours of music therapy. I do so much work around here, still haven’t got paid, the least people could do is tell me when FULL METAL PANIC: FAMILY (VOLUME 1) is being released in English. I cannot wait to read this. Been waiting over 25 years for this sequel. Thank you to the creator/staff of the manga/anime. Can’t wait until it’s in anime format as well. Thank you for the audiobook version as well, I will make sure to listen to volume 3 & volume 4 on Audible.

Until Next Time!

June 28th 2024

The Majority of Gen Z Describe Themselves as Video Content Creators [Slashdot.org]

Democrats openly admit "sense of doom" over Biden debate [AXIOS]

TeamViewer warns that its corporate environment was breached on June 26, and attributes the cyberattack to the Russian hacking group APT29 aka Midnight Blizzard [TechMeme]

The FDA has issued a nationwide recall hitting over 140 canned coffee brands [Quartz]

The Supreme Court hands an embarrassing defeat to America’s Trumpiest court [Vox]

Lynn Conway finally receives recognition for rocketing chip design into the future [TheNextWeb]

This Summer, Supersize These Simple Cocktails [Punch Drink]

How the Best Workplaces Hacked Company CultureIn its eighth edition, the Best Workplaces list showcases the best in employee benefits and workplace culture despite widespread engagement woes. [Inc.]

Everyone lost in the first presidential debate [Fast Company]

The Debate Incident: Understanding President Biden's Performance and the Urgency of His Re-election [Medium Article 1]

Why Are Women Like Teachers Gravitating to Sex Work Like OnlyFans? [Medium Article 2]

Simplify Complex Problems with Microsoft Visio -- Now Just $20 [Entrepreneur]

The Best MacBook Accessories [WIRED]

Tech News Weekly 343 [TWIT]

110 new languages are coming to Google Translate [Google Blog]

Efficient data generation for source-grounded information-seeking dialogs: A use case for meeting transcripts [Google Research]

If Today Were Tomorrow [Poetry Foundation]

The Sky This Week from June 28 to July 5: Catch some cosmic fireworks [Astronomy Magazine]

Innovation Keynote Highlights | SAP Sapphire 2024 [SAP] #SAP #IwantToWorkAtSAP

What’s up, everybody! Here are JETLAG RADIO 1225 & BENKYO RADIO 1225. The YouTube below has been censored. I will have to re-record it to discuss the main topic I wanted to talk about: my MEDEVAC experience multiple years ago, but remove the other content. I will do my best to record this soon, whenever I can. Thank you for your patience.

Until Next Time

June 25th 2024

The exponential growth of solar power will change the world [The Economist]

Asteroid mining could be here sooner than you think [The Economist Podcasts]

The reconfiguring of supply chains and the likelihood of unpredictable climate conditions will apply upward pressure on prices, keeping inflation rates well above pre-pandemic lows. Discover the factors affecting inflation in EIU’s latest webinar: http://econgrp.co/D3 [The EIU]

Building Your Company’s Vision [Harvard Business Review]

'High risk' of famine in Gaza persists, new UN-backed report says [BBC]

16 Nobel Prize-winning economists say Trump policies will fuel inflation [Reuters]

Afghanistan erupts in celebration as team reaches T20 World Cup semifinal [AL-Jazeera News]

How “The Real World” Created Modern Reality TV [New Yorker]

ChatGPT’s Mac app is here, but its flirty advanced voice mode has been delayed / OpenAI now plans to start testing ChatGPT’s upgraded voice mode next month. [The Verge]

The whole time? The Boys has been making fun of Trumpers the whole time?! [Vox]

VW to invest up to $5B in Rivian software deal [TechCrunch]

What’s next for MDMA [MIT Technology Review]

Apple wants you to know it still doesn't like Meta [Business Insider]

#ULARocketShip and #VulcanRocket are on the move!

Soon, the #Cert2 booster and Centaur V will be arriving in Cape Canaveral, Florida ahead of its launch planned later this year. [LinkedIn] #ULA

The starvation of Gaza is a perverse repudiation of Judaism’s values [The Guardian]

Heat Is Killing Thousands, and Big Events Have Not Adjusted [New York Times]

Reports: Criminal Charges Against Boeing Recommended To DOJ After Deadly Crashes [Huffington Post]

It’s All Catching Up to Bibi Netanyahu. Israel’s governing coalition could be headed toward an early exit. [The Atlantic] #Illuminati #GazaGenocide

Who Is Favored To Win The 2024 Presidential Election? [FiveThirtyEight]

Key primaries in New York, Colorado and Utah [Washington Post]

Reindustrialization is a fragile bulwark against the rise of the far-right in France [Le Monde]

The 10 best books of 2024 so far, according to BookTok [Mashable]

The Day Israeli Tanks Fired Directly At AFP’s Gaza Bureau [The Intercept_]

The legendary community that fought for its freedom in Jamaica [Nat Geo]

High risk of famine across Gaza as hunger spreads, experts say [NPR]

Gavin Newsom warns that dark forces are threatening California [CapRadioNews]

Écoquartiers, un alibi pour verdir le béton [Le Monde diplomatique]

Netanyahu Rejects Permanent Gaza Cease-Fire Proposal [Foreign Policy] Grr. Look how much of a Monster, Netanyahu is. We need a stronger person who can turn into a Monster just to defeat this guy, because BinLadenyamin “Bibidi” Netanyahu continues to massacre Palestinians on a daily basis, a genocide since October 2023.

Should Ukraine Keep Attacking Russian Oil Refineries? [Foreign Affairs]

Mongolia’s Precarious Energy Security [The Diplomat]

Across a Continent, Trees Sync Their Fruiting to the Sun [Quanta Magazine]

Happening now at @PortCanaveral: @ulalaunch offloaded its Vulcan booster and Atlas V upper stage, which will support the rocket’s second certification mission. @torybruno said the mission is nominally set for launch in September 2024. 📸: @ABernNYC for Spaceflight Now [ULA] #ULA

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