Tuesday, January 21st, 2025

CURRENTLY WRITING

macOS Sequoia 15.3 and iOS 18.3 Enable Apple Intelligence Automatically [Slashdot.org]

Survey of 3,000+ game devs: 11% were laid off in the past year, 58% back unionization, 30% say generative AI is having a negative impact on the industry, more [TechMeme]

Historic winter storm hits Gulf Coast as Calif. fire risk continues [AXIOS]

ChatGPT's new feature, Nvidia's healthcare AI, and Synthesia's millions: This week's AI launches [Quartz]

It’s getting harder to measure just how good AI is getting [VoxDotCom]

TNW Conference 2025 is reborn — with a new startup mission [TheNextWeb]

Where to Eat in 2025 [Eater]

How High Performing CEOs Across 6 Industries Are Preparing for Trump 2.0 : From bolstering inventory to reshoring supply chains, here’s how some of America’s most successful companies are prepping for another four years of Donald Trump. [Inc.]

Trump executive orders: How they’ll impact energy, the environment—and your bills [Fast Company]

Who Regrets Divorce the Most? People Who’ve Been There Say the Same Thing [Medium]

37% of Employers Would Rather Hire a Robot or AI Than a Recent Grad: 'Theory Alone Is No Longer Enough' [Entrepreneur]

Trump Frees Silk Road Creator Ross Ulbricht After 11 Years in Prison [WIRED] I’m sorry but this site was even more dangerous than TOR. There’s reason for law enforcement to be worried about this. People don’t just buy drugs from this site, they buy weapons and many other illegal activities, like hitmen.

This Week in Tech 1015 [TWIT]

State-of-the-art video and image generation with Veo 2 and Imagen 3 [Google Blog]

Google Research 2024: Breakthroughs for impact at every scale [Google Research]

Reflecting on Three Years of Grantmaking and Looking Ahead [Poetry Foundation]

Blue Origin has successfully launched its New Glenn rocket to orbit [Astronomy Magazine]

Nurturing the Next Generation of SAP Enterprise Architects at the SAP Academy for Engineering [SAP] #SAP #IwantToWorkAtSAP #Neurodivergent

What’s up, everybody! It’s Tuesday, January 21st, 2025. Whoa, last night was incredible! I attended a SacValley (THE) Ohio State University Alumni Group. Over 100 people came, and we enjoyed the CFB National Championship against Notre Dame. OSU are now Champions, despite the miserable loss to TTUN earlier a few months ago. It appears that Mark Rubio is going to be the next Secretary of State (State Department). Let’s see how the next couple of weeks are, because there’s a lot on the menu, and America was almost in 6 wars at the same time due to Netanyahu’s stupidity. There’s #GazaCeasefire, #LebanonCeasefire, #WestBankSurge, #TwilightZone, #TwoStateSolution, #AvoidWarInIran, #DontForgetAfghanSIVs and so much more.

Until Next Time!

Monday, January 20th, 2025

CURRENTLY WRITING

U.S. Sanctions Chinese Cybersecurity Firm Over Treasury Hack Tied to Salt Typhoon [The Hacker News]

Viral sicknesses rise amid ‘quad-demic’ in US [Yahoo News]

Israel’s government approved the Gaza ceasefire deal, paving the way for the agreement to take effect on Sunday. Hamas is expected to release the first hostages that day. Hard-right members of Binyamin Netanyahu’s coalition oppose the deal and have threatened to resign in protest. [The Economist]

The Burned and the Saved: What the LA Fires Spared [1843 Magazine]

Don’t Wait for Promotion Cycles to Advocate for Your Best Employees [Harvard Business Review]

Gaza ceasefire to begin on Sunday morning after Israeli ministers approve deal [BBC News]

The LA Wildfires Should Change the Way We Live [Bloomberg]

Immigrant US farmworkers prepare for Trump mass deportation plan [Reuters]

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,059 [AL-Jazeera News]

How David Lynch Became an Icon of Cinema [The New Yorker]

Microsoft triples down on AI / A trio of AI announcements hint at what’s to come for Microsoft in 2025. [The Verge]

Biden just announced there’s a new constitutional amendment. Huh? [Vox]

Bumble founder Whitney Wolfe Herd to reclaim CEO position in March [TechCrunch]

Deciding the fate of “leftover” embryos [MIT Technology Review]

Amazon has a new way of checking whether employees are really coming into the office five days a week [Business Insider]

Galette des Rois at #LaFrenchTechSF [LinkedIn] sorry, I couldn’t afford to go… =/ I really need a new salary job asap, a new apartment in the SF Bay Area, and a new Company car.

Ceasefire to come into effect at 8.30am local time on Sunday [The Guardian]

The Sheikh, the Mogul and the Diplomat: The Trio Who Sealed the Gaza Truce [The New York Times]

It's Not Clear Who Will Lead The Pentagon When Trump Takes Office. What Happens Then? [Huffington Post]

Trump Triggers a Crisis in Denmark—And Europe [The Atlantic]

What can we expect from Trump's first 100 days? [FiveThirtyEight]

LeBron James: A sense of where he is [Washington Post]

Why Macron belongs to the 'far center' [Le Monde]

Scientists capture absolutely stunning image of the Andromeda galaxy [Mashable]

Wildfire: Surreal Photos of Los Angeles in Ashes [VICE]

Biden Commuted Their Death Sentences. Now What? [The Intercept_]

Wildfires set Los Angeles's memories ablaze [Nat GEO]

'The hydrants up here are dead.' Radio traffic shows how LA firefighters lost water [NPR]

California Assembly lawmakers announce legislation for fire relief [CapRadioNews]

Fin de règne chaotique pour le président français [Le Monde diplomatique]

The U.S. Case for Ukraine’s Reconstruction [Foreign Policy] talking about rebuilding Ukraine without rebuilding Afghanistan is the most racist piece of shit article I’ve ever read.

Trump’s Threat to U.S. Intelligence: Disruption and Demands for Loyalty Would Undermine National Security [Foreign Affairs]

The Case for South Korea Prohibiting Anti-North Korean Leaflet Launches [The Diplomat]

Heat Destroys All Order. Except for in This One Special Case. [Quanta Magazine]

1️⃣ L'intérieur de la chambre à bulles Gargamelle (1970)

2️⃣ Gargamelle installée sur le faisceau de neutrinos dans la zone Ouest (1976)

3️⃣ La chambre à bulles à liquide lourd Gargamelle lors de son installation au Synchrotron à protons (1970)

4️⃣ Le premier exemple de courant neutre à un seul électron. Un antineutrino invisible entrant projette un électron vers l'avant, créant une trace qui semble surgir de nulle part (1973). [CERN_FR]

NASA’s Webb Reveals Intricate Layers of Interstellar Dust, Gas [NASA]

INTERPOL operation highlights the human and environmental impact of illegal mining in Western Africa [INTERPOL]

Former Space Force Officer Tapped to Be New Air Force Undersecretary [Air & Space Forces Magazine]

Latest Magazine issue [Airman Magazine]

Best Car Buffers: Achieving a Professional-Grade Finish at Home [MOTORTREND]

What’s up, everybody! It’s Monday, January 20th, 2025. A very tragic day for America, because Trump will be President (temporarily, he will be discharged because he’s a Pedo, and you can’t be president if you molest little girls, see #TrumpPedoFiles and convicted felon with 34 counts. Also #TrumpRussia and #StolenNuclearSecrets. Please don’t give Trump access to the Red Button, too dangerous. He might want to use it. Anyway, while that goes on for Monday, we’ll be busy watching the National College Football Championship between The Ohio State University and Notre Dame. GO BUCKS!

Until Next Time!

Sunday, January 19th, 2025

Amazon Best Sellers [Amazon]

Meilleures ventes Livre [FNAC]

Announcing Our 2024 Book of the Year [Barnes & Noble]

Books + Coffee: The perfect pair [Bookish Modesto]

The New York Times Best Sellers [New York Times]

Washington Post hardcover bestsellers [Washington Post]

Stanford location [Blue Bottle Coffee]

UC Davis locations [Peet’s Coffee]

Roseville locations [Starbucks]

What’s up, everybody, it’s Sunday, January 19th, 2025. I am writing a special Sunday update (as you know, on Sundays, it’s good to read Books, a bit of detox from screens) and because today is the beginning of the Gaza Ceasefire. Let us thank Jesus, Allah, Buddha, Optimus Prime, Yoda, the Universe, so on and so forth. Here are the latest news from AL-Jazeera News.

Saturday, January 18th, 2025

United dump Arsenal out of the cup at the Emirates [Talk of the Devils: Manchester United podcast]

🚨 EXTRA TIME THRILLER 🚨 Real Madrid vs. Celta Vigo | Copa del Rey Highlights [ESPN FC]

Mercedes' Engineers Are Insane For This! (2025 S63) [Ben Hardy]

Moments of 2024 - This is Audi. [Audi]

La Carrera Panamericana 2024 – for the love of racing [Porsche]

Inside the BMW Panoramic iDrive with ‪@Thetechchap‬ [BMW]

Ryan Day, players preview title game one last time before heading to Atlanta [Land Grant Holy Land]

Amad Feels Proud After Saints Treble [ManUTD]

Stade Rennais eliminated from the Coupe de France (1-0) [Stade Rennais]

Lakers forward LeBron James uses ‘we’ when referring to the Cavs [Fear the Sword]

2025 Community Prospect Rankings: Chase Petty is the Reds #4 prospect! [Red Reporter]

Recapping Joe Burrow’s historic season [Cincy Jungle]

Équipes de France : Parce que Tous Bleus [France Rugby]

New Republic Elite Development Program builds youth soccer skills [Sac Republic FC]

What’s up, everybody! It’s Saturday, January 18th, 2025. Only 2 more days until the College Footbal National Championship. It will be between The Ohio State University and Notre Dame. Exciting. I will do my best to attend a local OSU Alumni Watching Party Chapter. It’s been ages. It’s been years. Hopefully rekindle with some familiar faces, and meet new ones. For personal reasons (find friends and maybe more), and business reasons (find work in California, or back in Ohio).

Friday, January 17th, 2025

We’re Still Thinking About These Super Weird Gadgets From CES 2025 [KOTAKU]

New Harry Potter Hedwig-themed merchandise on sale at the Studio Tour Tokyo. Hoodies, cute scrunchies, backpacks with patches, and other items that are easy to wear on a daily basis [FAMITSU]

5 things I always tell people before buying their first…gaming keyboard | Critical Rig [PC Gamer]

Share of the Year 2024 [Playstation.Blog]

Next Week on Xbox: New Games for January 13 to 17 [Xbox Wire]

Intel i9-14900KF overclocker clinches CPU frequency world record at 9.12 GHz — Wytiwx joins Elmor as the only person to push a CPU past 9 GHz [Tom’s HARDWARE]

Prime Gaming January 11th 2025 edition round-up for Linux / SteamOS and Steam Deck [Gaming On Linux]

Daily Deals: Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth, Xbox Elite Series 2 Core Controller, Forza Motorsport, and More [IGN]

The Best PS5 Games In 2025 [GameSpot]

How did these hit games find their first 1,000 players? [Polygon]

The best free PC games [PCGamesN]

Kinda Funny's 10th Anniversary Stream (Part 2) #KF10 [Kinda Funny]

What’s up, everybody! It’s Friday, January 17th, 2025. TGIF! It’s the weekend! Enjoy some videogames and some livestreams! It ought to be fun! Let’s keep our thoughts deep with those affected in the #LAFire and help them however we can, whether it’s financially or emotional support. I think entities such as streamers on TWITCH.TV or Kinda Funny could have special livestreams to raise some funds for #LAFire. They’ll be eating RISING CANE’S and somehow someway, I wish I would be too. I may have to sneak out of the house to grab some. My folks despise fast-food with a passion. I still haven’t had McDonalds to mourn the Bengals loss from PLAYOFFS. Been months since Wendy’s and Burger King as well. I miss the Wendy’s in Rancho Cordova, and the Burger King in Folsom near the Fashion Outlets.

Until Next Time!

Thursday, January 16th, 2025

Current scenario and potential of music therapy in the management of diseases [NIH] #MusicTherapy

Neurologic Music Therapy's Impact on Neurological Disorders [NIH] #MusicTherapy

The Effect of Music Therapy as an Adjunctive Treatment in Pediatric Cancer Patients Receiving Traditional Therapies: A Systematic Review. [NIH] #MusicTherapy

Efficacy and safety of music therapy for the treatment of anxiety and delirium in ICU patients: a meta-analysis and systematic review of randomized controlled trials [NIH] #MusicTherapy

Bedtime music therapy for college students with insomnia: A randomized assessor-blinded controlled trial. [NIH] #MusicTherapy

Music Therapy in Infancy and Neurodevelopmental Outcomes in Preterm Children: A Secondary Analysis of the LongSTEP Randomized Clinical Trial. [NIH] #MusicTherapy

What’s up, everybody! It’s Thursday, January 16th, 2025. It’s Medical Journals day. I want to thank Television Producers for the new Medical Show THE PITT. It has my favorite character from E.R., the televised series, another show I’m still watching. Amazing work, guys/gals.

Until Next Time!

Wednesday, January 15th, 2025

Beatport DJ is the Perfect Beginner DJ Software [Beatportal]

“A lot of times Prince’s drums were LinnDrums. That wasn’t a human playing the drums on some of the Prince songs. That too was a machine”: will.i.am says that musicians should be inspired by AI in the same way that he was inspired by Prince [MusicRadar]

New trance and Eurodance documentary released by Arte: Watch [DJ Mag]

Marlon Hoffstadt pauses set at Wildlands Festival to urge fans to “drink water” and “chill a fucking bit” [Mixmag]

RaveRunner aims to one-up the hydration pack game for festivals [Dancing Astronaut]

Alison Wonderland responds to online backlash following show cancellations [Your EDM]

Electronic Music Community and Artists Step Up to Aid Victims of Catastrophic LA Wildfires [EDM.com]

Rose Ringed Breathes New Life Into Tiesto’s “Lethal Industry” with Epic 2025 Remix [UFO Network]

SESSION LIVE avec Emkal, RK, Josas, Udeyfa, Sirine LV & Azaustudio ! #PlanèteRap [SKYROCK FM]

Florida TikToker Who Killed Six in 151 Mph Crash Sentenced to 12 Years [COMPLEX] I told y’all for YEARS to ban TikTok. Now you know why…

G-SHOCK and Charles Darwin Foundation Reveal Exclusive Watch Collaboration [HYPEBEAST]

Altadena’s Historic Black Community Devastated by Eaton Fire: A Call for Urgent Support [The SOURCE]

Here Are the Rappers Lending a Helping Hand During the California Wildfires [XXL Magazine]

What’s up, everybody! It’s Wednesday, January 15th, 2025. I’ve never really listened to Billie Eilish until recently, and she has an interesting singing voice, it’s like she whispers while she sings, it’s very cute. Interestingly enough, maybe she’s a Whispered? Unfortunately, FULL METAL PANIC: FAMILY VOLUME I & II have not been translated in English as of yet. The future PS5 game, has yet to materialized either. No words on the announcement of the next anime in the FMP series, but we all wait, impatiently…

Until Next Time!

Tuesday, January 14th, 2025

Will Nvidia Spark a New Generation of Linux PCs? [Slashdot.org]

Retiring FBI chief on "60 Minutes" addresses criticism from Trump, Biden [AXIOS]

How Watch Duty’s wildfire tracking app became a crucial lifeline for LA [The Verge]

Netherlands strikes deal with Nvidia for AI supercomputing hub [TheNextWeb]

Los Angeles Restaurants Offering Free Meals and Relief During the 2025 Fires [Eater]

20 Easy Ways to Get Organized in Your Business in 2025. Start the new year on the right foot with a tidy workspace. This list of 25 tasks will help you get organized in your business. [Inc.]

People are blaming L.A. officials for the wildfires. They’re missing the point [Fast Company]

I May Never Find a Full-Time Job Again [Medium]

The Most Creative Side Hustles We Learned About in 2024 [Entrepreneur]

The Big Story: The School Shootings Were Fake. The Terror Was Real. The inside story of the teenager whose “swatting” calls sent armed police racing into hundreds of schools nationwide-and the private detective who tracked him down. [WIRED]

This Week in Google #801 [TWIT]

5 ways to search what you see with Google Lens [Google Blog]

Understanding Transformer reasoning capabilities via graph algorithms [Google Research]

Guest Editor’s Note [Poetry Foundation]

The Sky This Week from January 10 to 17: Mars reaches opposition [Astronomy Magazine]

Smart AI Needs Smarter Data - How Data Governance Delivers Both [Salesforce 360 Blog]

SAP Business AI: Empower Your People To Get Real-World Results [SAP] #SAP #IwantToWorkAtSAP #Neurodivergent

What’s up, everybody! It’s Tuesday, January 14th, 2025. In case you are wondering who to donate to for the Los Angeles Fire, please consider Reach Out WorldWide. Thanks in advance. RIP PW.

Until Next Time!

Monday, January 13th, 2025

The Weekend Intelligence [The Economist]

The wealth whisperers who save super-rich families from themselves [1843 Magazine]

Is Your Company Prepared for the Effects of Wildfires? [HBR]

More evacuation orders issued as largest LA wildfire bears down on new area [BBC]

Los Angeles Fire Pushes Northeast, Threatens Bel Air [Bloomberg]

Vast Los Angeles fire spreads into new areas near Palisades [Reuters]

‘Increasingly impossible’ to stay alive in Gaza under Israeli attacks [AL-Jazeera News]

OIC Should Establish Committee To Monitor Taliban Policies, Says Open Letter From Women [Afghanistan International]

The Insurance Crisis That Will Follow The California Fires [The New Yorker]

Coming back to CES after a decade-long break was a trip / Some things change and some things really, really don’t. [The Verge]

Wildfires impact wildlife and pets, too. Here’s how you can help them. [Vox]

Everything you missed at CES 2025 [TechCrunch]

How the US is preparing for a potential bird flu pandemic [MIT Technology Review]

Day 5: Evacuation zone for Palisades Fire expanded as LA blazes now span 38,000 acres [Business Insider]

A memorable night at the Cotton Bowl! Next stop: THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP! ⭕️🙌 #GoBucks 📸: Ohio State Football [LinkedIn]

Jack Smith resigns from US justice department as special counsel [The Guardian] very sad news.

Tulsa Massacre Was a ‘Coordinated, Military-Style Attack,’ U.S. Report Says [The New York Times]

Outgoing FBI Director Christopher Wray Urges Commitment To 'Rule Of Law' In Farewell Address [Huffington Post]

The Consensus on Havana Syndrome Is Cracking [The Atlantic]

Who were the strongest Senate and House candidates of 2024? [FiveThirtyEight]

Ukraine and Russia battle for Kursk [The Washington Post]

The turbulent history of the French left's divisions over Islam and secularism since 'Charlie Hebdo' attack [Le Monde]

The Skylight Calendar will keep me sane (and organized) in 2025 [Mashable]

Wildfire: Surreal Photos of Los Angeles in Ashes [VICE]

A Tale of Two Justice Systems: Only Trump Gets Convicted of 34 Felonies and Receives No Pushment [The Intercept_]

Here’s what really caused L.A. fire hydrants to run out of water [Nat Geo]

As Los Angeles burned, Latino immigrants rushed in to put out fires [NPR]

What are the Santa Ana winds and how are they impacting the LA wildfires? [CapRadioNews]

Au Venezuela, une crise sans fin [Le Monde diplomatique]

Does the Madman Theory Actually Work? Trump likes to think his unpredictability is an asset. [Foreign Policy]

The Race to Lead the Quantum Future: How the Next Computing Revolution Will Transform the Global Economy and Upend National Security [Foreign Affairs]

Alleged Coup Trial in Tajikistan: Prosecutors Seek Lengthy Sentences [The Diplomat]

Memo To US Startups: China Wants Your IP (and There Are Ways To Stop Them) [The Cipher Brief]

Rational or Not? This Basic Math Question Took Decades to Answer. [Quanta Magazine]

L'archivage des vastes quantités de données est une fonction essentielle au CERN. Ce #ThrowbackThursday nous ramène au coffre-fort de stockage des bandes magnétiques en 1974. Plus de 95 000 bandes étaient stockées au Centre de calcul cette année-là. [CERN_FR]

Greater Los Angeles Wildfires [NASA]

What’s up, everybody! It’s Monday, January 13th, 2025. I hope you’re still enjoying JETLAG RADIO 2600, one of my latest music podcasts. I’ve also created some new GT RADIO episodes, and other genres as well. Be sure to keep liking and subscribing to my YouTube channel, and send donations to my Venmo/Paypal/GoFundMe. You can also go on my Twitter page at SUPERFRENCHBIGZ and hit the cash button and send me Crypto such as BTC, and my ETH address is IAMZAKI.ETH. Thanks so much. More livestreams on the way. All your help can help me realize my dream, after 25 years of work, owning my first new car, a #GermanEngineering or #JDM vehicle. Dreaming of the #Audi #RS6Avant, the #BMW #M5Touring, and the #Nissan #MAXIMA Street Racing upgraded #NISMO style.

Until Next Time!

Saturday, January 11th, 2025

Rashford links. Mainoo/Garnacho panic, FA Cup defences begin [Talk of the Devils: Manchester United podcast] #MUFC

Real Madrid were 'TOO STRONG' for Mallorca, will play Barcelona in Supercopa Final [ESPN FC]

5 DEPRECIATED Mercedes Cars That Are BEST VALUE FOR MONEY! (INSANE PERFORMANCE) [Cars With JB]

NEW Audi S5 Sedan (2025) - Interior & Exterior Walkaround [AudiCity]

Meet me at the Autobahn: New 2025 Porsche Panamera GTS driving REVIEW [Autogefühl]

Unveiling the BMW Panoramic iDrive at #CES2025 in Las Vegas! 🚗✨ [BMW Group]

All the news, analysis from Ohio State’s 28-14 Cotton Bowl win over Texas [Land-Grant Holy Land]

Why Amad Signed a New Contract [ManUTD]

SRFC / OM: The full press conference [Stade Rennais]

Cavs incredible offense allows them to win games they deserve to lose [Fear the Sword]

2024 Community Prospect Rankings: #1 prospect in the Cincinnati Reds system [Red Reporter]

Joe Burrow named AFC Offensive Player of the Month [Cincy Jungle]

Rugby à l'école : La FFR au service de la sécurité [France Rugby]

Homegrown Defender Chibi Ukaegbu Earns Call Up to U-20 U.S. Men’s Youth National Team [Sac Republic FC]

What’s up, everybody! It’s Saturday, January 11th, 2024. It’s Saturday, I hope you enjoyed sports this weekend. The Ohio State Buckeyes are going to the CFB Final, therefore Students are very excited. “OHIO AGAINST THE WORLD!”

Until Next Time!