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!

Wednesday, January 8th, 2025

Label of the Month: Large Music [Beatportal]

"A new era of accidental techno is upon us": 2025's new DIY drum machine craze is here, and all you need is a flashlight and an FM radio [Musicradar]

DJ Mag Top 100 Clubs 2025 voting is now open [DJ Mag]

​Discogs members catalogued a record-breaking 105.7 million pieces of music in 2024 [Mixmag]

Dancing Astronaut’s Artists to Watch in 2025 [Dancing Astronaut]

Axwell sells his legendary imprint Axtone Records [Your EDM]

ODESZA Announce Rare DJ Residency at Wynn Las Vegas [EDM.com]

20 Years of B-Front: Everything and More in One Day [UFO-Network]

SESSION LIVE avec Emkal, Graya, So La Zone, La Quica & Gama ! #PlanèteRap [SKYROCK FM]

Drake Updates Fans From the Studio: 'I Thought This Through' [COMPLEX]

SZA Responds to the Possibility of Releasing Joint Album With Kendrick Lamar [HYPEBEAST]

Kanye West Rages Against Adidas in Fiery Instagram Rant: ‘Yeezy Over Everything’ [The SOURCE]

What’s up, everybody! It’s Wednesday, January 8th, 2024. Here are some news in Dance Music and Rap Music. Enjoy. I was able to include some amazing brand-new podcasts, including JETLAG RADIO 2600. It’s my 2,600th podcast! What a milestone! Hopefully it’s worthy and someone is benevolent enough to give me a M5 Touring, a RS6 Avant, or something similar. I’ve been working myself like hell to get to this point, over a decade.

Until Next Time!

Monday, January 6th, 2025

A new electricity supercycle is under way [The Economist]

Will you ever be able to chat with your dog? [1843 Magazine]

Research: When CEOs Use War Metaphors, Analysts Worry [Harvard Business Review]

Millions hit by huge winter storm as six US states declare state of emergency [BBC World]

Japanese Companies Are Pulling Out All the Stops to Recruit Young Workers [Bloomberg]

Winter storm hits central US, takes aim at Washington [Reuters]

Israeli forces kill 200 in three days in Gaza, overwhelming hospitals [AL-Jazeera News]

Over 500 Afghan Children Killed or Injured by Explosive Remnants of War in 2024 [Afghanistan International]

What Magnus Carlsen’s Jeans Have to Do with Chess [The New Yorker]

CES 2025: all the news, gadgets, and surprises [The Verge]

Never pay a medical bill without asking these questions first [Vox]

Sony’s CES 2025 press conference: How to watch [TechCrunch]

10 Breakthrough Technologies [MIT Technology Review]

Booze companies are betting big on nonalcoholic drinks. Here's why. [Business Insider]

Consul General Florian Cardinaux welcomed 11 leading French quantum startups and key figures in quantum technologies to the French Residence. The evening highlighted the incredible potential of France–USA partnerships in quantum innovation, from market expansion strategies to research collaborations with Bay Area leaders.

With the 🇫🇷 France 2030 Plan driving €1.8 billion in quantum investment, these startups are shaping the future of global innovation and strengthening ties between France and Silicon Valley! [LinkedIn] #FrenchConsulateOfSF

Antibiotic emergency ‘could claim 40 million lives in next 25 years’ [The Guardian]

Potent Storm Blasts Parts of U.S. With Sleet, Snow and Freezing Rain [The New York Times]

The Heaviest Snowfall In A Decade Is Possible As A Wintery Blast Roils Parts Of The U.S. [Huffington Post]

Americans Need To Party More [The Atlantic]

What I got wrong in 2024 [FiveThirtyEight]

Snow to develop later this evening, with 6 to 10 inches by Monday night [The Washington Post]

Ukraine launches ‘counterattack’ in Kursk region, Russia [Le Monde]

A cat pooped on an airplane. What happened next sparked a viral airline saga. [Mashable]

Why Craft Beer Just Isn’t as Popular as It Used to Be [VICE]

Ohio Puts Police Bodycam Footage Behind a Paywall [The Intercept]

9 must-see night sky events to look forward to in 2025 [National Geographic]

Millions face snow and ice as a major winter storm moves across the U.S. [NPR]

Kings' interim coach Doug Christie gets 1st win after taking over for Mike Brown [CapRadioNews]

« Mais vous êtes malade, M. Tenzer ! » [Le Monde diplomatique]

Why Are We Ignoring Human Rights Criticism of Israel? [Foreign Policy]

The Real Risks of Escalation in Ukraine [Foreign Affairs]

Is Japan’s Sudden Pivot to China Naïve? [The Diplomat]

8 Global Security Questions For 2025 [The Cipher Brief]

How Will We Know We’re Not Alone? [Quanta Magazine]

Le CERN vous souhaite une très bonne année et la bienvenue dans l'Année internationale de la physique quantique. 💫

En 2025, nous attendons de nouvelles du programme de physique diversifié du CERN, des futures machines impressionnantes et d'autres technologies très intriquées. [CERN_FR]

NASA’s LEXI Will Provide X-Ray Vision of Earth’s Magnetosphere [NASA]

What’s up, everybody! It’s Monday, January 6th, 2025. It’s been 4 years since that dreadful anniversary of the Jan 6th insurrection attack on the Capitol in Washington D.C. by those terrorists, in the #MAGAcult. It was very difficult for the Capitol Police, and even some police officers succumbed to their injuries. Jan 6th is not a day of celebration, and the FBI + DOJ must continues to send these individuals to prison for attempting to hijack a federal building. We have a few weeks until the new United States President (47th), which we are unsure who it will be, since Trump might be ineligible for being a pedophile, an Al Capone mobster whom cannot seem to be sent to prison for mob behavior but could go to prison for tax evasion. He did #TrumpRussia and he blackmailed the US with Nuclear Secrets, including lots of dabblings with Elon Musk and Neuralink. They amassed lots of funding doing insider-trading with that technology. Looks like VANCE might be President, and who is going to be the VP?

Until Next Time!

Friday, January 3rd, 2025

Kotaku’s Weekend Guide: 5 Awesome Games We’re Settling Into 2025 With [KOTAKU]

[PlayStation 30th Anniversary] Interview with Hideaki Nishino, CEO of the platform business. What does the future hold for PlayStation, including the potential of portable devices and efforts toward new hardware? [FAMITSU]

PC Gamer magazine's new issue is on sale now: Sid Meier's Civilization 7 [PC Gamer]

Eleven great games to kick off 2025 [Playstation.Blog]

Xbox Series X|S – Every Console Option Available Now [XBOX Wire]

Latest Arc B580 graphics driver adds support for Intel Twin Lake and Core 200 CPUs [Tom’s HARDWARE]

Half-Life 3 rumours are about again after a teaser from G-Man's voice actor [Gaming on Linux]

The Biggest Games Coming in 2025 [IGN]

Ichiban Is Number One: Why Like A Dragon's Protagonist Stands Out From Other Heroes [GameSpot] warning: SPOILERS

The 50 most anticipated new games of 2025 [Polygon]

The best open-world games 2025 [PCGamesN]

What’s up, everybody! Especially #GeeksNerdsOtakus! It’s Friday, January 3rd, 2025. TGIF! Thank God it’s Friday for some of you, enjoy the weekend, if you’ve been working all week, that means you can enjoy your videogames all weekend long. Great! As for myself: I kinda work all sorts of hours, that’s why it’s upsetting when higher echelon do not understand the importance for people who work the night shift. There are individuals who count on such individuals to stay a-okay. I haven’t done a night shift in about 2-3 months, and something definitely feel off. I also haven’t had my $500 stipend per month in 2-3 months, it’s been really hard. Also, no credit card. That’s the prime reason why you do not see me at a Sacramento Kings game, or enjoying a meal at a restaurant downtown. The very few funds I have now, it’s for Boba Tea, working on the computer, and eating some take-out, sometimes, very rarely now. I haven’t had takeout food in more than 2 months. No fast-food either. It’s hard. Anyway, I’m not sure what games I will livestream this weekend, but hopefully I can do a couple, giving my limited data at my location of residence.

Until Next Time!

Thursday, January 2nd, 2025

Hilary’s Journey with Multiple Sclerosis, Muscular Dystrophy and Scoliosis [UC Health Medical Center]

NIDDK 75th Anniversary 1950-2025 Advancing Research & Health for All [NIH]

NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts [NIH]

When NIH awards a grant, we are formalizing our partnership with the recipient to ensure compliance with federal laws, regulations and policies. This protects the integrity of the overall scientific endeavor. Learn more about what happens between peer review through award for applicants whose applications have been deemed highly meritorious in the scientific peer review process. [NIH]

All About Grants Podcasts [NIH]

Announcing Community Days Webinars on Updated NIH Security Best Practices for Users of Genomic Controlled-Access Data [NIH]

What’s up, everybody! It’s Thursday, 2nd, 2025. It’s Thursday, therefore, it’s Medical News and Medical Journals day. Keep up.

Until Next Time!

Wednesday, January 1st, 2025

Exclusive Interview: Introducing Linska and Her Debut on REALM [Beatportal]

“If you had suggested this in 2015, you would have been laughed out of the room”: Music is now reportedly bigger than cinema globally [Music Radar]

Watch Avicii documentary, I'm Tim, and final Ibiza live show on Netflix now [DJ Mag]

Legendary Ibiza DJ Alfredo Has Died [Mixmag]

Dancing Astronaut’s 2024 Label of the Year: Drumcode Records [Dancing Astronaut]

Claptone talks upcoming remixes, remaining anonymous and shares an exclusive mix! [Interview] [Your EDM]

Generation EDM Anthems Turning 10 in 2025 [EDM.com]

‘Chronicles 24’ Brings Together a Carefully Curated Selection of Some of Purified Records’ Standout Releases from the Past 12 Months, Offering a Captivating Snapshot of the Label’s Finest Moments [UFO-Network]

SESSION LIVE avec Médine, Nahir, Youssef Swatt's, Alivor, Camila, Alexander... #PlanèteRap [SKYROCK FM]

50 Cent Says Danielle Fishel Will Be ‘Fine Forever’ [COMPLEX]

Swatch Releases Limited Edition Year of the Snake Collection [HYPEBEAST]

[SEE IT] LeBron James Now 40 ‘Could Play 5 to 7’ More Years,’ Will Retire on His Terms [The SOURCE] this is great news, because it means that LeBron James may return to the Cleveland Cavaliers, yet again.

The 13 Best New Hip-Hop Songs this Week [XXL Magazine]

What’s up, everybody! It’s Wednesday, January 1st, 2025. It’s the beginning of a new year. For some people that means new year’s resolutions. Resolutions that will probably be broken after the end of the month. As for myself, as previously mentioned, I’m separated from my wife, so I’m not having the greatest time. Let’s try to stay upbeat. Since I’m technically not tied to Central Valley California (parts of it were a #MAGAcult stronghold, unfortunately) anymore, I may consider moving to France, whether temporarily for the 4 years of the #TrumpNightmareEraVolumeII, or maybe forever, depending on what happens. A lot of us are familiar with the differences. In USA, we have large houses, but “joy de vivre” is crap. A lot of times, you don’t even know your neighbors, you don’t even talk to your friends from College/University anymore, things like that. In France, living arrangements are minuscules, but way of life are much better. While I love driving, in France, modes of transportations are so much nicer, meaning you can literally take the metro, bus, train, etc everywhere. With a European passport, you can travel the entire European Union. It’s impressive. Let’s a lot to do. Between 2025 and 2027, France has to get ready so that the RN (Rassemblement National) does not win the Presidential Elections in 2027. The Left is doing everything right, even won the previous 2 elections, and somehow someway, President Macron refuses to add a NFP (Nouveau Front Populaire) Premier Ministre ou Première Ministre.

Until Next Time!

Monday, December 30th, 2024

Jimmy Carter, the 39th US president, has died at 100 [AP News]

Who was the best CEO of 2024? [The Economist]

The year in pictures 2024 [1843 Magazine]

The Charts that Help Make Sense of 2024 [Harvard Business Review]

Elon Musk's 'social experiment on humanity': How X evolved in 2024 [BBC]

Covid Pregnancies May Have Boosted Autism Risk, Study Shows [Bloomberg]

Bird flu virus shows mutations in first severe human case in US, CDC says [Reuters]

Israel kills five medical staff as another baby freezes to death in Gaza [AL-Jazeera News]

Pakistan Airstrikes in Paktika Claim 46 Lives, Majority Women and Children [Afghanistan International]

What to Cook Between Christmas and New Year’s [The New Yorker]

Bose SoundLink Home review: a speaker that’s all about looks [The Verge]

Major change doesn’t have to wreck your friendships [Vox]

ChatGPT and Sora went down for the second time this month [TechCrunch]

These stunning images trace ships’ routes as they move [MIT Technology Review]

29 people survived a Christmas plane crash. Data shows how that can happen. [Business Insider]

It's a historic week at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center. ❤️👏 [LinkedIn]

New York governor orders firing of 14 prison workers after fatal attack on inmate [The Guardian]

Finland Suspects Russian ‘Shadow Fleet’ Vessel Cut Undersea Power Cable [The New York Times]

AMERICAN UNPLUGGED - Tuning Out: “Mentally Exhausted”… [Huffington Post]

Six Books to Read by the Fire [The Atlantic]

26 charts that helped explain 2024 in politics [FiveThirtyEight]

Trump wants federal workers back in the office. It may be a tall task. [The Washington Post]

How tsunami science has advanced, 20 years after the catastrophe in Indonesia [Le Monde]

NASA spacecraft just plunged into the sun and broke stunning records [Mashable]

After Playing ‘Final Fantasy XIV’, I Understand How People Get So Attached To Created Characters [VICE]

EU Officials Will Claim Ignorance of Israel’s War Crimes. This Leaked Document Shows What They Knew. [The Intercept_]

Inside the life-saving world of canine blood donors [National Geographic]

Remembering the actors, musicians, writers and artists we lost in 2024 [NPR]

California’s college financial aid chief on FAFSA chaos, concerns about Trump and more [Cap Radio News]

Syrie, l’année zéro de l’après-dictature [Le Monde diplomatique]

Fareed Zakaria Looks Back at 2024 [Foreign Policy]

A Pathway to Peace in Ukraine [Foreign Affairs]

Space Oddity: At 70, is the Baikonur Cosmodrome Nearing Retirement? [The Diplomat]

2024: 10 Great Cipher Brief Conversations [The Cipher Brief]

The Year in Physics [Quanta Magazine]

La magie de Noël au CERN 🎄 Ce #ThrowbackThursday vous présente les célébrations de Noël au CERN dans les années 1960. [CERN_FR]

What’s Up: December 2024 Skywatching Tips from NASA [NASA]

What’s up, everybody! It’s Monday, December 30th, 2024. Hope you’re enjoying the festivities. I just had an extended family dinner over the weekend it was awesome. Great food. Hanging out with the Cousins. Watching Rush Hour 2 yet again, and playing some great Playstation. It appears the Sacramento Kings were playing as well.

Until Next Time!

Friday, December 27th, 2024

The State Of The Playstation 5 In 2024 [Kotaku]

The State Of Xbox And Game Pass In 2024 [Kotaku]

PC Gamer Hardware Awards: The best gaming SSD of 2024 [PC Gamer]

Shuhei Yoshida’s favorite PlayStation indie games of 2024 [Playstation.Blog]

How to Ensure a Fun, Safe and Welcoming Gaming Experience for Your Kids on Xbox This Holiday Season [Xbox Wire]

Lenovo readies self-charging Bluetooth keyboard with a solar panel, also preparing an AI travel kit for road warriors [Tom’s Hardware]

Valve released the Best of Steam - 2024 showing off the highest earners and most played games [Gaming on Linux]

Essential Tips and Tricks [IGN]

Nothing Had Me Feeling Better In 2024 Than Saving Astro Bot's Big Brother [GameSpot]

Premium live-service games are failing. Why is Diablo 4 a success? [Polygon]

The best remake of 2024 is a ninja roguelike from 30 years ago [PC Games N]

What’s up, everybody! It’s Friday, December 27th, 2024. It’s the weekend, and it’s Christmas Break for many of you, therefore have fun playing those videogames. Please remember, anything on the floor is a DANGEROUS HAZARDOUS MATERIAL (#HL3confirmed) for your parents who can trip and fall and hurt themselves. Therefore, keep the floor clean so that nobody trips and fall. That includes all toys and similar things. Thank you very much.

Thursday, December 26th, 2024

Music Therapy Medical Journals by Zaki Qayoumi (someday) [OSU Wexner Medical Center]

Leaders in transforming health. Why Choose Ohio State. [OSU Wexner Medical Center]

Research and Discovery [OSU Wexner Medical Center]

Emergency Medical Care [OSU Wexner Medical Center]

The choice for orthopedic care is clear [OSU Wexner Medical Center]

Genetics [OSU Wexner Medical Center]

Skin Care (Dermatology) [OSU Wexner Medical Center]

Mental and Behavioral Health [OSU Wexner Medical Center]

Neurological Institute [OSU Wexner Medical Center]

What’s up, everybody, it’s Thursday, December 26th, 2024. I hope you all had a great Christmas Holiday. I did not (wife and I separated at the end of October 2024). Anyway, it’s Thursday, it’s Medical Journals and Articles day, so obviously we’re gonna add some great links in the world of Medicine. As someone with Flat Feet, who deals with Mental Health and has Ehlers Danlos Syndrome, I highly recommend the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center if you live in Columbus, Ohio. Obviously, I will write a similar article someday about the University of Cincinnati (UC Health Medical Center) as well. And we gotta give a shout out once again to that MEDEVAC from 2010. Where are they now? For sure.

Until Next Time!

Tuesday, December 24th, 2024

CURRENTLY WRITING

Drinking Tea and Coffee Linked To Lower Risk of Head and Neck Cancer in Study [Slashdot.org]

Mapped: Where to go for a White Christmas [AXIOS]

US and Japanese law enforcement say North Korean hackers were responsible for stealing 4,502.9 bitcoin, worth $308M, from Japanese exchange DMM in May 2024 [TechMeme]

The 10 most caring cities in America [Quartz]

The 10(ish) most read Future Perfect stories of 2024 [Vox]

Watch out Spot, this robot dog from Switzerland can do parkour [TheNextWeb]

How Restaurants Are Giving Back This Holiday Season [Eater]

For Brands, 2024 Was the Year of Weird: The best way to get attention in ever-crowded markets? Do something unexpected—and maybe a little off. [Inc.]

What stores are open on Christmas Eve 2024? Holiday hours for Walmart, Trader Joe’s, Whole Foods, Aldi, Costco, and more [Fast Company]

Til MAGA Do Us Part — Bewildered Husband Handed Divorce Papers by Wife for Voting Trump [Medium]

Here's What's Open and Closed on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day 2024: Hours for Target, Walgreens, Walmart, CVS, Whole Foods, and More [Entrepreneur]

People With Extreme Wealth Should Give It Away—or Be Penalized [WIRED]

This Week in Google 800 [TWIT]

How I’m using Pixel to create my holiday card [Google Blog]

Understanding Transformer reasoning capabilities via graph algorithms [Google Research]

The Poetry Foundation’s 2024 Staff Picks [Poetry Foundation]

Mars Express captures the beauty of a martian frostscape [Astronomy Magazine]

What Does AI Transparency Look Like? It Depends on Your Industry [Salesforce 360 Blog]

Hackfest 2024: Hacking Solutions for Tech and Humanity [SAP] #SAP #IwantToWorkAtSAP #Neurodivergent

What’s up, everybody! It’s Tuesday, December 24th, 2024, aka Christmas’ Eve! What a wonderful time to be amongst family. If you cannot, due to work, weather, or other particular reason, I feel for you. My wife and I separated recently, thus, no Halloween, no Thanksgiving, and now no Christmas together came quite as a shock to my well-being. Anyway, I’m trying to get a deal done at #IntelCorp trying to save #IntelFolsom, assuming they offer me a job offer as a Project Manager, along with a Company Car/Vehicle. There’s also a lot of news to worry about in the world of World Affairs (Affaires Étrangères) therefore I might need to record a few new YouTube videos / VLOGs. Also, I wish I could go shopping at the various car dealerships in my local area. If only.