What happened to the artificial-intelligence investment boom? [The Economist]

Should Joe Biden stand aside in the race for president? [The Economist Podcasts]

A Simple Way to Introduce Yourself [Harvard Biz]

TB Joshua: Megachurch leader raped and tortured worshippers, BBC finds [BBC News]

Hundreds of Flights Canceled Due to Storms Across the US [Bloomberg]

Blinken seeks to avert wider war, Israel says it is not fighting a single enemy [Reuters]

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 684 [AL-Jazeera] Grr.

Aftermath of the January 6th Insurrection [New Yorker]

The hubless electric motorcycle with sci-fi style and a great name [The Verge]

What Houthi attacks in the Red Sea mean for global shipping — and conflict [Vox]

CES 2024: How to watch as Nvidia, Samsung and more reveal hardware, AI updates [TechCrunch]

Making an image with generation AI uses as much energy as charging your phone [MIT Technology Review]

The internet's biggest businesses have a looming growth problem [Business Insider]

Striking a balance with AI and machine learning development can be a challenge. Learn how to weigh your options between legal and ethical obligations.➡️ https://sap.to/6048uLhco [LinkedIn] #SAP

Winter storm brings heavy snow and freezing rain to parts of US north-east [The Guardian]

With Shutdown Looming, House and Senate Leaders Agree on Spending Levels [The New York Times]

'Piece Of S**t': Meghan McCain Rips Trump For Mocking Her Late Father [Huffington Post]

Lloyd Austin Owes Americans an Explanation [The Atlantic]

Which 2024 elections are flying under the radar? [FiveThirtyEight]

Blinken to visit Israel; WHO staff witness ‘sickening scenes’ at al-Aqsa Hospital [The Washington Post]

War in Gaza: The shadow of Alexander the Great's siege [Le Monde]

CES 2024: This laptop's weird touchpad is for YouTube-obsessed users [Mashable]

Machine Learning for Earthquake Seismology with Karianne Bergen - #554 [The TWIML AI Podcast with Sam Charrington]

Ishikawa quake death toll jumps to 161 as snow complicates relief effort [The Japan Times]

Hawaii Department of Transportation Lands Huge Federal Grant for Kahului Airport Upgrade [Hawaii Department of Transportation]

Police Arrest Alleged Leader of Horrific Child Sextortion Ring [VICE News]

A timeline of key moments leading to Japan planes colliding. Human error is seen as a possible cause [AP News]

Blackwater: The Rise of the World's Most Powerful Mercenary Army [Revised and Updated] (Bookclub preview for February 2024 featuring Jeremy Scahill from The Intercept)

Big Zuu on okra stew, goat patties and the best roti in London [National Geographic]

The Pentagon's 2nd in command was not informed of defense secretary's hospitalization [NPR] Look, I don’t give a shit if you have questions, this is one of most powerful black men in the military, I want doctors to do everything in their power to make sure he’s okay, and yes there will be more details in articles from the AP press and elsewhere later.

City to open tiny home, trailer site for homeless residents in north Sacramento [CapRadioNews]

Au temps du conseillisme [Le Monde diplomatique]

What Another Trump-Biden Showdown Means for the World [Foreign Policy]

Putin’s Unsustainable Spending Spree [Foreign Affairs]

The Long History of Enforced Disappearances in Balochistan [The Diplomat]

The Year in Physics [Quanta Magazine]

#ThrowbackThursday à 1976 avec l'équipement de balayage et de mesure avec des rayons aux électrons (ERASME). Conçu pour traiter les films de la Grande Chambre à Bulles Européenne – un grand détecteur autrefois utilisé au CERN pour étudier la #physique des particules [CERN_FR]

NASA Features New Discoveries at American Astronomical Society Meeting [NASA]

BLOGPOST UPDATE IN PROGRESS

What’s up, everybody! Here are JETLAG RADIO 1072 & BENKYO RADIO 1072. Now, a lot of military personnel, fans, veterans, and especially elders who have wild stories about the SR-71, are all wondering about the all-top-secret dark project with a budget so gigantic you wouldn’t believe the R&D cost on this thing, but it is amazing, it is the Son of Blackbird: Darkstar, it does Mach 10, and if you want to see a hollywood production of it (the real thing is very secret), go enjoy some Tom Cruise, Top Gun: MAVERICK, the guy that all of you keep making fun of, well, he flies planes, and it will put a smile on your face. Enjoy. Oh, if you enjoy anime and you’re an OTAKU, watch SENTOU YUSEI YUKIKAZE. Maybe someday it will return, or maybe they’ll make a movie. I’m still waiting for the author to translate the third novel in Japanese. Speaking of which, Tom Cruise was supposed to make a movie with that. Let’s hope he does someday. The great thing about the SR-72 is that it supports the Israel-Palestine Two State Solution. You remember this when you looked at my SR-71 coffee mug photo. Obviously there aren’t any SR-72 coffee mug that you can buy but they do exist. Guess where they are. Area 51. Awww yeah.

Until Next Time!