Japan's High-Stakes Gamble To Turn Island of Flowers Into Global Chip Hub [Slashdot.org]

James Comey, Letitia James prosecutions dismissed [AXIOS]

Anthropic launches Claude Opus 4.5, which the company says is “the best model in the world for coding, agents, and computer use” [TechMeme]

DOGE is dead — and it barely took a bite out of federal spending — DOGE has disbanded, according to a new report — and it failed in its mission to curb spending [Quartz] Note: DOGE Department is different from DOGE the Cryptocurrency

AI is resurrecting the voices of dead famous people [Vox]

The Best Holiday Bars and Restaurants Pop-Ups in San Francisco [Eater]

How ‘Micro Joy’ Can Help You Feel Happier Every Day [Inc.]

4 signs your side hustle is ready for you to go full-time [Fast Company]

The Gathering Storm: Japan, China, and the New Balance of Power in East Asia [Medium] #Japan #China #Relations #Diplomacy

We Could’ve Franchised Our Business. Here’s Why We Didn’t — and How It Paid Off. [Entrepreneur]

Trump Is Boosting MAGA X Accounts Operating Overseas [WIRED]

This Week in Tech 1059 [TWIT]

Introducing Nano Banana Pro [Google Blog]

Reducing EV range anxiety: How a simple AI model predicts port availability [Google Research]

OnePlus 15 Review: This is Not Normal! [MKBHD]

The New Steam Hardware is AMAZING!! [Dave2D]

World's Fastest Man Vs Robot! [Mr. Beast]

41 year old MacWorld Magazine! A piece of Apple history! [iJustine]

This Is Hell, Nor Am I Out of It — On Christopher Marlowe’s Faustian bargains. [Lapham’s Quarterly]

China to launch emergency lifeboat to Tiangong station [Astronomy Magazine]

Today’s Hottest Role: Forward Deployed Engineer [Salesforce, The 360 Blog]

What's New in SAP Analytics Cloud | Deep Dive with Product Experts | Q4 2025 [SAP] #SAP #IwantToWorkAtSAP #Neurodivergent

What’s up, everybody! It’s Tuesday, November 25th, 2025. It’s #Geeks/NerdsOtakus day! I will make a “Coffee with Zack” VLOG in French later tonight.