Wednesday/Mercredi July/Juillet 9th, 2025

CURRENTLY WRITING

TDJ’s Trance Odyssey: “A Wink to the Past, a Door to the Future” [Beatportal]

“We are hard work - I get it”: We just witnessed the first night of the Oasis comeback. Here’s our take on the Gallagher brothers’ reconciliation [Music Radar]

Top 100 DJs 2025 voting is now open [DJ Mag] vote for me, ZAKI QAYOUMI, Creator of JETLAG RADIO and many more other podcasts

Dancing Astronaut’s New Music Friday: John Alto, Mary Droppinz, Timelapse, Charlotte de Witte, and more (July 4, 2025) [Dancing Astronaut]

An inside look into the rise and reign of viral DJ and producer Ely Oaks [Interview] [Your EDM]

No new updates [EDM Sauce]

SESSION LIVE avec Bekar, Georgio, Hash24, Konga, Sreen... ! #PlanèteRap [SKYROCK FM]

7 Thing You Didn't Know About Big Sean's 'Dark Sky Paradise' [COMPLEX]

Kendrick Lamar and SZA's "luther" Becomes Longest-Running No. 1 on Hot Rap Songs Chart [HYPEBEAST]

LeBron James’ ‘Like’ Fuels Drake-Future Beef [The SOURCE]

Here’s Why These 30 Rappers Are in Jail or Prison Right Now

Read More: Why These 30 Rappers Are in Jail or Prison Right Now [XXL Magazine]

What’s up, everybody! It’s Wednesday, July 9th, 2025. Here are some news about Dance Music and HipHop/RnB. Enjoy!

Until Next Time!

Tuesday/Mardi July/Juillet 8th, 2025

CURRENTLY WRITING

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC), Japanese Government Working Together on Quantum Computing Development [TipRanks] #IntelQuantum

Recent College Graduates Face Higher Unemployment Than Other Workers - for the First Time in Decades [Slashdot.org]

Inside Trump's supercharged version of Bush's "War on Terror" [AXIOS]

Tokyo-based Sakana AI details a new Monte Carlo tree search-based technique that lets multiple LLMs cooperate on a single task, outperforming individual models [TechMeme]

Tariffs could tip the U.S. economy into crisis, according to an economist [Quartz]

Is ChatGPT killing higher education? [Vox]

No-code platform Lovable eyes $150M raise and double unicorn status [TheNextWeb]

How to Enjoy Dining When It’s Hot AF Outside [Eater] Must be nice to afford all these meals dining out. Must be nice. How did you afford all that?

3 Ways to Make Your Office Floor Plan Neurodiversity Friendly — Neurodiverse employees often boost company productivity, but they can get overstimulated without the right support and work environment. [Inc.] there’s no point in doing that if you do not give Neurodivergent employees a salary. You MUST pay them. They cannot afford to work for free. That’s exploitation.

Are TikTok’s viral 5-to-9 videos creating burnout? [Fast Company]

Did MAGA Farmers Believe They Were Getting Their Black Slaves Back? [Medium] AH HELL NAW

How to Build a Side Hustle That Stands on Its Own — Without Burning Out [Entrepreneur]

The Best Kids’ Headphones for Sensitive Little Ears [WIRED]

Microsoft's $3.7 Trillion Contradiction: Why the World's Most Valuable Company Is Laying Off Thousands [TWIT]

5 tips for getting started with Flow [Google Blog]

From research to climate resilience [Google Research]

Astronomers race to learn more about third interstellar visitor [Astronomy Magazine]

How My Team is Working With AI Agents — and Why You Should Too [Salesforce, The 360 Blog]

Turn Complexity into Clarity with SAP Business Suite [SAP] #SAP #IwantToWorkAtSAP #Neurodivergent

What’s up, everybody! It’s Tuesday, July 8th, 2025. Focus on #GeeksNerdsOtakus. Also, I’ll do my best to record a “Coffee With Zaki” VLOG in French.

Monday/Lundi July/Juillet 7th, 2025

CURRENTLY WRITING

The TV shows people risk death to watch — Why fluffy, glossy K-dramas tempt North Koreans to brave the firing squad [The Economist]

Also on the daily podcast: the Dalai Lama’s future and the fancy-fruit frenzy [The Economist Podcasts]

Hybrid Still Isn’t Working [Harvard Business Review]

Thousands turn out to mark Dalai Lama's 90 birthday [BBC World]

Israel sends delegation to Qatar for Gaza talks ahead of Netanyahu trip to US [Reuters]

What’s in Trump’s ceasefire proposal and can it end Israel’s war on Gaza? [AL-Jazeera News]

What Therapists Treating Immigrants Hear [The New Yorker]

Russia’s Recognition Of Taliban Risks Legitimising Abuse, Warns UN Rapporteur [Afghanistan International]

How Trump's megabill could slam the job market [POLITICO]

Lenovo Chromebook Plus 14 review: the new king of Chromebooks [The Verge]

How Black artists are reclaiming the American flag [Vox]

Microsoft is closing its local operations in Pakistan [TechCrunch] Satya Nadella should invest in Afghanistan instead. It would alleviate the country from poverty.

The Power Issue [MIT Technology Review]

I moved from the US to Argentina for the lower cost of living. It helped me pay down student debt, but living abroad had its dark side. [Business Insider]

Il était une fois, c'était 2 jours de partage sous le signe de l'identité Rouge et Noir entre ateliers et conférences. Merci à tous les supporters présents. 🔴⚫️ Le résumé de l’évènement dans les commentaires. [LinkedIn] #StadeRennais #SRFC

‘I want my vote back’: Trump-voting family stunned after Canadian mother detained over immigration status [The Guardian]

Parents of Children Missing From Camp Mystic Endure an Agonizing Wait [The New York Times]

Party Pooper - Elon Musk Says He's Formed A New Political Party: The 'America Party' [Huffington Post]

The U.S. Is Switching Sides — Donald Trump is giving Vladimir Putin every incentive to keep killing Ukrainians. [The Atlantic]

With GOP megabill signed, Trump turns back to tariffs [FiveThirtyEight]

Death toll nears 70 as flood warnings complicate rescue effort [The Washington Post]

Israeli negotiators due in Qatar for Gaza truce talks [Le Monde FR] #Gaza #GazaDoctorsUnderAttack #GazaGenocide #GazaCeasefire #WestBankEscalation #TwilightZone #TwoStateSolution

Adam Levine's 'Hot Ones' starts off strong, gets derailed hard [Mashable]

Raekwon’s New Album ‘The Emperor’s New Clothes’ Will Feature Guests Like Ghostface Killah and Nas [VICE]

We’re Publishing the Speech That Harvard Suppressed for Mentioning Genocide [The Intercept_]

After 41 years in captivity, this celebrity sea turtle is finally swimming home [Nat Geo]

Knives, bullets and thieves: the quest for food in Gaza [NPR]

Behind the mic: Sacramento’s post-hardcore band - Dance Gavin Dance [CapRadioNews]

Le Tour de France et ses routes parallèles [Le Monde diplomatique]

Why Don’t the Iranian People Rise Up? [Foreign Policy]

The End of the Age of NGOs? [Foreign Affairs] after graduating from The Ohio State University in 2009, I applied to 200 NGOs via DEVEX. Not a single job interview nor job offer, even though I had a B.A. in Economic Development Studies. That’s the level of racism I endured. These NGOs claim they go to the Middle East and Southeast Asia to help poor people, but they refused to hire me because I was not White.

State Department employees in anxious limbo over massive staff cuts [DEVEX]

Reframing the French Indo-Pacific: New Caledonia, How to Overcome the Geopolitical Impasse? [The Diplomat]

To Counter China, Reform U.S. Intelligence for the Digital Age [The Cipher Brief]

L'Événement | États-Unis, Qatar — IA dans le Golfe : grâce à son influent premier ministre, Doha tisse un réseau haut de gamme à Wall Street [Intelligence Online FR]

Physicists Start To Pin Down How Stars Forge Heavy Atoms [Quanta Magazine]

La #PhotoDeLaSemaine présente AMS-02, un spectromètre magnétique pour la physique des particules, en service à bord de la Station spatiale internationale depuis 2011. [CERN_FR]

Roscosmos 92 [NASA]

What’s up, everybody! It’s Monday, July 7th, 2025. I hope you all had a safe July 4th weekend. It’s a new week! I’m making progress in Death Stranding 2, keep watching my latest livestream videos. I watched PSG vs Bayern Munich, and Real Madrid vs BVB highlights. Can’t wait to see PSG and Real Madrid in the FIFA CLUB WORLD CUP semi-finals. Also, gotta record a “Coffee With Zack” in English VLOG today.

Saturday/Samedi July/Juillet 5th, 2025

Triumph, tears and Federer’s super-fan: It’s WEC Full Access from Le Mans! [FIA WEC]

British Grand Prix Press Conferences [Formula 1]

No new podcasts [ManUTD]

U.S.-Mexico Gold Cup final preview, predictions, more [ESPN FC]

Nouvelle Zélande - France : Le résumé complet (Dunedin) [France Rugby]

Life With My Classic | AMG CLK Black Series vs. Classic SL [Mercedes-Benz]

SPEAK UP FOR AUDI - A film by Audis desperate community - Audi, it's now or never! [Auditography]

DRIVEN: The Porsche 963 RSP street-legal Le Mans hypercar | Henry Catchpole - The Driver's Seat [Hagerty]

BMW M340i | Munnar Gap Road | POV ASMR Drive | 100K Special | RevLimits #m340i #bmw #bmwm340i [RevLimits]

Burning Questions: What’s up with Ohio State’s defensive line recruiting? [Land Grant Holy Land]

Press Coverage: Assessing Ohio State’s 2026 Class in the Trenches, NIL Approach in Recruiting As Jamir Perez Picks Buckeyes, Felix Ojo Picks Texas Tech [Eleven Warriors]

Leon signs for United [ManUTD]

Efforts et intensité au programme du premier entraînement ouvert au public [Stade Rennais]

Lonzo Ball says trade to Cavs is a ‘blessing’ [Fear the Sword]

Game 90: Reds at Phillies (1:35 PM EDT) - Burns vs. Wheeler [Red Reporter]

Match Recap: Republic FC 2 – 0 Las Vegas Lights FC [Sac Republic FC]

What’s up, everybody! It’s Saturday, July 5th, 2025. Don’t forget that Formula 1 is tomorrow. The Silverstone GP (British GP). Becky Hill is singing the (British) National Anthem. It will rain this weekend, so let’s pray for a safe race. Also, there’s a Football (Soccer) Match between USA and Mexico. Ought to be a good one. Whether it’s as good as PSG vs Bayern Munich, and Real Madrid vs BVB, not so sure, but we shall see!

Until Next Time!

Friday/Vendredi July/Juillet 4th, 2025

8 Years Ago Today, Dragon Ball Super Kicked Off Its Best Arc [COMICBOOK]

Japanese Animation TV Ranking, June 16-22 [Anime News Network]

We Finally Have Our First Look At Beyond The Spider-Verse [KOTAKU]

The "Gundam" series will be broadcast free of charge on ABEMA from July 10th. "Zeke Axe", "The Witch of Mercury", "SEED", "W" and more [FAMITSU]

The PC game releases we're most excited about in July [PC Gamer]

Gran Turismo 7 Update 1.60 available today [Playstation.Blog]

Xbox June Update: Copilot for Gaming Available for Testing on Mobile, Aggregated Gaming Library, and More [Xbox Wire]

Best RAM for Gaming: DDR4, DDR5 Kits for 2025 [Tom’s HARDWARE]

Le nouveau jeu Ghost Recon entrera bientôt en phase de test alpha en interne, selon un nouveau rapport [IGN FR] #GhostRecon

Death Stranding's 600-Page Novelization Is Free On Audible [GameSpot]

Ironheart finally brought a long-anticipated Marvel character into the MCU [Polygon]

Diablo 4 Season 9 is here, and it's the ideal time to convince your pals to play [PCGamesN]

no new non-subscription videos [Kinda Funny Games]

What’s up, everybody! It’s Friday, July 4th, 2025. Happy 4th of July! However you celebrate, please be careful when using fireworks, careful with your hands, careful with your children, careful all-together. Also, please don’t set your house or neighbor’s house on fire with fireworks. Very dangerous. Please do not start a forest fire. It could land you in trouble. Thank you for your consideration. As always, my PSA, always wear a seatbelt, do not drink and drive, do not text and drive, use a designated driver, uber/lyft/cab/train/flight etc etc…

Until Next Time!

Thursday/Jeudi July/Juillet 3rd, 2025

Five months after start of Israeli military operation, humanitarian needs escalate in the West Bank [MSF]

Noise-Induced Hearing Loss — Enjoy the fireworks safely by wearing earplugs or protective earmuffs. [NIH]

Helping trainees and fellows develop scientific, professional, well-being, and resilience skills. [NIH]

Researchers address cancer treatments that may harm the heart [NIH]

What’s up, everybody! It’s Thursday, July 3rd, 2025. Be sure to be careful with your health, and that means, if you eat microwaveable meals, don’t eat more than one per day, or more than a few per week, because the high sodium will hurt your kidneys and liver. Very important to know, especially early on when you’re a Freshman in College/University and you live off instant-ramen noodles. Do not say I did not warn you.

Until Next Time!

Wednesday/Mercredi July/Juillet 2nd, 2025

The Top-Selling Tracks, Artists, and Labels of 2025 (Mid-Year Review) [Beatportal]

"If your singing sounds like a dying cat, this finally kills the cat": This hilariously bad mic modelling plugin is free for International Joke Day [Music Radar]

Anfisa Letyago shares new EP, ‘Bubbledance’: Listen [DJ Mag]

Dancing Astronaut’s New Music Friday: Linska, ARTBAT & JOA, Swedish House Mafia, and more (June 20, 2025) [Dancing Astronaut]

‘Breathe’ lands as Armin van Buuren’s latest Trance triumph [Your EDM]

New EDM This Week – July 4th [EDM Sauce]

SESSION LIVE avec Bekar, Gapman, DEELEE S & Lucci ! #PlanèteRap [SKYROCK FM]

The 15 Best Rap Verses of 2025 (So Far) [COMPLEX]

Things We Loved In Music This Week: June 27 [HYPEBEAST]

Scott Storch Says The Roots Threw Shade After Teaming Up With Dr. Dre [The SOURCE]

2025 XXL Freshman Revealed [XXL Magazine]

What’s up, everybody! It’s Wednesday, Hump-Day, July 2nd, 2025. Today is the release of the movie I talked about yesterday or the day before yesterday: HEADS OF STATE, on Amazon Prime Video. Today is WED, therefore here are some news about the world of Dance Music, and Hip-Hop/Rap/RnB. Enjoy!

Until Next Time!

Tuesday/Mardi July/Juillet 1st, 2025

Intel partners with Japanese research institution for next-generation quantum computer [Data Center Dynamics] #IntelCorp #Quantum #IntelQuantum

Microsoft advances quantum error correction with a family of novel four-dimensional codes [Microsoft Quantum] #Microsoft #Quantum #MicrosoftQuantum

'Space Is Hard. There Is No Excuse For Pretending It's Easy' (spacenews.com) [Slashdot.org]

Tech giants play musical chairs with foundation models [AXIOS]

The US takes down a North Korean operation that, from 2021 to 2024, impersonated 80+ people to get remote jobs at 100+ US firms, using “laptop farms” in the US [TechMeme]

Student loan and credit card delinquencies are surging. Here's why — and what it means [Quartz]

The hidden pressure messing with teen birthdays [Vox]

“Europe is not the US”: Tech insiders call for smarter AI rules [TheNextWeb]

Yes, You Should Make Your Own Shaved Ice at Home This Summer [Eater]

10 Ways Chief Marketing Officers Are Harnessing AI Right Now

CMOs share their generative AI strategies to cut costs and drive revenue. [Inc.]

The anatomy of Zohran Mamdani’s winning campaign poster

The creatives behind Mamdani’s striking striking branding talk about how they designed a poster that broke all the rules of political aesthetics. [Fast Company]

The Next 4 Years Will Break Most People. What to Do Right Now [Medium]

Lifelong Access to 1,000+ Skill Courses Is Now Just $20 [Entrepreneur]

My Friends Always Ask Me What MacBook to Buy. Here's What I Tell Them [WIRED]

This Week in Tech 1038 [TWIT]

Gemini CLI: your open-source AI agent [Google Blog]

From research to climate resilience [Google Research]

The New Leadership Test: Master AI for Strategy, Model It for a Smarter Company [Salesforce, The 360 Blog]

Power Before Petroleum [Lapham’s Quarterly]

How a signal from a 60-year-old satellite baffled astronomers for over a year [Astronomy Magazine]

SAP Datasphere: Top New Features | June 2025 [SAP] #SAP #IwantToWorkAtSAP #Neurodivergent

What’s up, everybody! It’s Tuesday, July 1st, 2025! A brand-new month! It’s great! Why is that? Because XFINITY DATA reset therefore I have data again. I can do a bunch of livestream sessions of Death Stranding 2, and I’m excited. I’d like to do some THE MAN WHO ERASED HIS NAME (Yakuza Games Series from RGG Studio) as well. A big shout out to all #GeeksNerdsOtakus worldwide, and here’s to hoping I get to spend a #MentalHealth day this week at my favorite Coffee Shop. I was unable for the past 2 weeks, I’m under a strict budget unfortunately. I need a decent monthly allowance, something I have not had in about 8-9 months. My divorce is finalized next month, it’s only going to get worse. I need my disability checks approved as soon as possible (I have a Mental Health condition, stable for over a decade, and Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome). I’ve been unable to find work with a steady paycheck for the past 6 years, despite having a B.A. in Economics, 2 certificates in Data Analysis and Project Management, 14 years of Corporate Experience, and 7 years of Retail experience. Over 30,000 job applications. Mostly denied by Indian Recruiters in India. An African-American was facing discrimination from an app called WORKDAY and sued them. I may have to do that since I cannot seem to receive a new job interview and job offer from Intel Corp in Folsom, CA. I hope someone at OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY LAW department can help me. I am Class of 2009. Thanks in advance.

Until Next Time!

Monday/Lundi June/Juin 30th, 2025

The SR-72 Darkstar is the Future of American Air Power [The National Interest]

How to win peace in the Middle East — After the bombs should come a plan to reset the region [The Economist]

Shock and ore: Scenes from the relentless search for critical minerals [1843 Magazine]

America’s role in the Middle East [The Economist Podcasts]

Trade disruptions demand tough choices. From reconfiguring supply chains to absorbing rising costs, firms are under pressure to adapt. Join EIU's upcoming webinar on July 2nd: http://econgrp.co/VH #TradePolicy #Tariffs #Pharma #Auto #ConsumerGoods [TheEIU]

The AI Revolution Won’t Happen Overnight [Harvard Business Review]

Supreme Court ruling expands Trump's power - and he intends to use it [BBC]

Call Center Workers Are Tired of Being Mistaken for AI [Bloomberg]

Trump wins as Supreme Court curbs judges, but may yet lose on birthright citizenship [Reuters]

LIVE: Israel bombs heavily populated Gaza City area, at least 20 killed [AL-Jazeera News]

Calculating the Damage of Vaccine Skepticism — It’s clear that we’re on the precipice of a surge in preventable diseases. But how bad will it get? [The New Yorker]

Taliban Failing To Curb Terror Threats In Afghanistan, Says US Lawmaker [Afghanistan International] you all knew this would happen and you let it happen, therefore you’re all complicit. That’s the price for not supporting the Northern Alliance.

Fresh megabill text overnight: what’s in and what’s out [POLITICO]

Reddit turns 20, and it’s going big on AIThe go-to platform for answers from humans is thinking a lot about AI. [The Verge]

The Democratic Party is ripe for a takeover [Vox]

FBI, cybersecurity firms say a prolific hacking crew is now targeting airlines and the transportation sector [TechCrunch]

See the stunning first images from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory [MIT Technology Review]

Salesforce says half of its work is being done by AI now. What happens to half of Salesforce's workers? [Business Insider]

You brought the energy, the style, the good vibes, and we loved every second.

Merci to the dream team behind the scenes: FT Board & Ambassadors, Partners, Victor Angel Campos, Axelle Gouverneur, and all the volunteers. French Tech San Francisco magic at its best ❤️ ✨ [LinkedIn] #LaFrenchTechSF

Elon Musk calls Trump’s big bill ‘utterly insane and destructive’ as Senate debates [The Guardian]

Taking a Turn in the Restaurant That Makes New York Go Round [The New York Times]

Dominique Thorne’s ‘Ironheart’ Is A ‘Testament’ To This Marvel Staple’s Legacy [Huffington Post]

The Red State Where Republicans Aren’t Afraid of Trump [The Atlantic]

Legal scholar analyzes Supreme Court ruling limiting nationwide injunctions [FiveThirtyEight]

Checks and balances limiting Trump’s power [The Washington Post]

Serge Hefez, psychiatrist: 'Our children are too alone in front of screens' [Le Monde FR]

Live from space! Watch Earth live streamed on Mashable. [Mashable]

‘It’s Unsettling’: The School Where American Kids Rehearse Militia Warfare [VICE]

Children Are Starving in Gaza, as Soldiers Kill People Looking for Food [The Intercept_]

When climbing the world’s tallest mountains, what counts as cheating? [Nat Geo]

Israel's leaders slam a news report on a Gaza 'killing field' near food sites [NPR]

Blind, deaf and neurodivergent artists take center stage at ALL IN festival [CapRadioNews]

Pourquoi Gaza ? [Le Monde diplomatique]

Can NATO Keep It Together? [Foreign Policy]

Might Unmakes Right — The Catastrophic Collapse of Norms Against the Use of Force [Foreign Affairs]

Japan’s WWII Anniversary Strategy and China’s Memory Politics [The Diplomat]

NATO Lures Trump Back - at a Cost [The Cipher Brief]

Profusion de colloques sur le renseignement à la rentrée [Intelligence Online FR]

When Did Nature Burst Into Vivid Color? [Quanta Magazine]

[Communiqué de presse] L’avenir de la physique des particules se dessine à Venise [CERN_FR]

En savoir plus :What’s Up: June 2025 Skywatching Tips from NASA [NASA]

Focus: Organized Crime — Leading the fight against the criminal networks plundering our planet [INTERPOL]

Air Force and Space Force Hit 2025 Recruiting Goals 3 Months Early [Air & Space Forces Magazine]

Toyota's Sporty GR Family Could Get a New GR86—and an MR2 Revival [MOTORTREND]

What’s up, everybody! It’s Monday, June 30th, 2025. Brand-new week, and almost the month of July. Heads of State will be out on July 2nd I believe on Amazon Prime Video. Looks great! I’ll do a video VLOG on today, Monday, hopefully.

Until Next Time!

Saturday/Samedi June/Juin 28th, 2025

Entry list released for Rolex 6 Hours of São Paulo [FIA WEC]

PRACTICE DEBRIEF: Are McLaren the team to beat at the Austrian Grand Prix? [Formula 1]

UTD PODCAST: FA CUP FINAL [ManUTD]

Will USMNT's star absentees hurt their 2026 World Cup hopes? [ESPN FC]

France A : Le résumé complet du match contre Angleterre XV [France Rugby]

The New CONCEPT AMG GT XX | Walkaround [Mercedes-Benz] Jesus Christ, this mofo is the German Sephiroth

2025 Audi RS6 Avant - Magnificent The Unique Audi Quality! [CAR TV]

One step closer to infinity | Porsche 963 at the 24 Hours of Le Mans 2025 [Porsche]

BUYING THE FIRST BMW M5 WAGON IN AMERICA! [TJ HUNT]

You’re Nuts: Which high school recruit should Ohio State be prioritizing? [Land Grant Holy Land]

Ohio State Has the No. 3 Team, No. 3 Offense and No. 5 Defense in EA Sports College Football 26 [Eleven Warriors]

Heaton signs new contract [ManUTD]

Découvrez le calendrier de la Ligue 1 25/26 ! [Stade Rennais]

8 takeaways from Cavs 2025 NBA Draft [Fear the Sword]

Near no-no from Nick Martinez, Spencer Steer’s three homers lead Reds past Padres [Red Reporter]

Republic FC Academy finishes out stellar 2024/25 season [Sac Republic FC]

What’s up, everybody! It’s Saturday, June 28th, 2025. I hope you’re having a wonderful weekend. There’s a lot of commotion in the world, therefore I am very glad I am able to watch MSNBC/CNN/BBC after 8 months without it. Let’s just pray for peace and stability, and for Netanyahu to end up in handcuffs for CORRUPTION since nobody is willing to arrest him for war crimes in Gaza Strip and the West Bank. It’s SPA weekend! Enjoy, guys!

Until Next Time!