Here is the daily technology #threadcast for 12/28/24. The goal is to make this a technology "reddit".
Drop all question, comments, and articles relating to #technology and the future. The goal is make it a technology center.
Here is the daily technology #threadcast for 12/28/24. The goal is to make this a technology "reddit".
Drop all question, comments, and articles relating to #technology and the future. The goal is make it a technology center.
A weird Windows 11 bug won’t let some people install any security updates
Microsoft is warning users that some manually made Windows 11 installer media could contain a bug where new PC installs may not get future security updates. It affects USB and CD installers made with October and November release patches, which may be relevant to professional users who set up PCs within business or education environments, or enthusiasts who recently built their own PCs.
#technology #Windows
Mitigating the problem will require you to rebuild your Windows 11 media installers with the December 2024 patch update included (released on December 10th) and reinstall Windows. (To avoid it altogether, Microsoft suggests that “that media used to install Windows 11, version 24H2, includes the December 2024 monthly security update.”) Microsoft says it’s working on a permanent fix.
Bleeping Computer reported that Windows 11 24H2 also had other bugs in tow, including problems with specific audio devices, issues launching Outlook with an outdated Google Workspace Sync, and others. There was also that weird 24H2 compatibility issue with some Ubisoft games, which are slowly receiving fixes.
Galaxy Tab S6 Lite: A Budget-Friendly Option
The Galaxy Tab S6 Lite remains a popular choice despite its limitations, thanks to its affordable price and included S Pen.
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Key Features
Performance and Software
Comparison and Verdict
Learning Node.js for Full Stack Development
Node.js is a valuable skill for full stack web developers, and its relevance is not expected to change anytime soon, despite the emergence of new technologies like Deno.
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Introduction to Node.js
Installing Node.js
node -v
in the terminal.Getting Started with Node.js
index.js
and add the codeconsole.log('Hello World')
.node index.js
ornode .
if you're in the same directory.Understanding the Node.js Runtime
console
,global
, andprocess
.global
object is a namespace that is available throughout the entire Node.js process.process
object gives you access to the currently running Node.js process and allows you to check the current platform, operating system, and environment variables.Working with Events in Node.js
exit
event that is emitted when a Node.js process finishes.on
method and register a callback function to handle the event.Working with the File System in Node.js
fs
that allows you to read, write, and delete files.readFile
method, which can be either blocking or non-blocking.Using Modules in Node.js
fs
andevents
.require
function, which is the traditional way to import modules in Node.js.import
andexport
syntax.Deploying a Node.js App to the Cloud
app.yaml
file to configure your cloud server and specify a runtime of Node.js version 12.gcloud app deploy
command, which will give you a URL where you can access your app publicly on the web.!summarize #rodblagojevich #democrats #kamelaharris #election
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Overcoming challenges in material design
The DGIST research team overcame this obstacle through innovative material engineering.
They devised a unique three-dimensional structure that allows the use of PZT while maintaining a high degree of flexibility and stretchability.
“Structures such as 3D buckling have been widely used to impart stretchability to devices,” remarked the study.
This ensures the device can conform to the human body for comfortable, unobtrusive wear.
Furthermore, the researchers introduced a novel electrode design. This design, referred to as a “curvature-specific coupling electrode,” ensures efficient energy capture by preventing the cancellation of electrical charges generated during movement. This contributes significantly to the device’s overall efficiency.
“This design circumvents the typical cancellation of electrical output observed in conventional systems, ensuring that each segment of the nanogenerator effectively contributes to overall energy production,” added the researchers.
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Implications and future directions
This highly efficient energy harvester paves the way for self-powered wearable electronics.
Such devices could potentially eliminate the need for frequent battery charging or replacement in a wide range of applications, including smartwatches, fitness trackers, and medical sensors.
This research represents a major step forward in the field of wearable technology. The DGIST team’s innovative approach to material design and electrode configuration has yielded a device with the potential to transform how we power our wearable devices.
Further research and development will focus on optimizing this technology for commercial applications and exploring its full potential in various wearable electronic devices.
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!summarize #newyork #oil #fine #climatechange
Fighting cancer with radioisotopes
Medical isotopes, especially Lutetium-177, play a vital role in diagnosing and treating various types of cancer. Lu-177, for instance, can be paired with targeted drugs to locate and eradicate cancer cells effectively.
Lu-177 is particularly important in peptide receptor radionuclide therapy (PRRT). Since it releases low-energy beta particles that can penetrate tissue up to 2mm in depth, it can irradiate cancer cells without excessively damaging non-cancerous surrounding tissue.
Additionally, it releases low-energy gamma radiation detectable by medical scanners like Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography (SPECT). This allows doctors to monitor the isotope’s location within a patient’s body, aiding in “mapping” the cancer.
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!summarize #drugs #radioactive #healthcare
Lu-177 can also be stuck to medicinal molecules that are designed to attack cancer cells, such as monoclonal antibodies, peptides, or small molecules. These targeting agents bind to receptors or antigens overexpressed on specific cancer cells.
Its precision makes it a cornerstone of therapies for conditions like prostate cancer and neuroendocrine tumors. It offers the added benefit of minimal side effects compared to conventional treatments, providing new hope for patients by enhancing survival rates and quality of life.
In addition to Lu-177, other isotopes like molybdenum-99 (99Mo) and its daughter product, Technetium-99m (99mTc), are indispensable in diagnostic medical imaging. Around 80% of all diagnostic scans rely on these radioisotopes, highlighting the importance of facilities like the newly opened Qinshan reactor.
!summarize #animator #california #union #hollywood
Helping China become self-sufficient
The Qinshan reactor is uniquely equipped to meet the growing global demand for medical isotopes. The use of radioisotopes in medical procedures, particularly radionuclide therapy for cancer treatment, is increasing worldwide.
This increase brings significant socioeconomic benefits. Additionally, effective quality control processes and advancements in supporting technology contribute to cleaner environments.
These improvements enhance the capabilities of research reactor facilities at national, regional, and international levels. This achievement positions China to meet domestic isotope demand while reducing reliance on international suppliers.
The reactor’s production capacity may eventually allow China to export isotopes, potentially establishing the country as a major player in the global isotope market.
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"AI protections" in the contract are meaningless when the studios themselves are treading water in the face of AI, people have been so brain cooked around the "ebil cooprashun" replacing the gallant worker with slopbots, that they can't figure out that it has always been a slop factory, and that it itself is the target for AI replacement, executives and all.
I used to be a freelance web developer (also studied animation), before getting replaced by technology. Always regretted not going into animation as a career path.. now it seems they are going to join my club as well.
!summarize #jordanpeterson #nigelfarage #netzero #conservative
It's an age old tale. The march of technology won't be denied. There's a paradigm shift afoot, and the old 20th century-based architecture that so many of today's industries are based upon is beginning to buckle. Just as the end of feudalism brought about a new economic system, and the Industrial Revolution wrought a new complexion to manufacturing, so has the Age of Computerization brought on new questions regarding old societal roles. Animators can no more stop computers from taking their jobs than textile workers could stop mechanical looms from taking theirs a couple of centuries before. No one was able to stop the railroads in order to save the stagecoach lines. No one was able to stop the automobile in order to save the railroad lines.
No one was able to stop the telegraph in order to save the Pony Express. No one was able to stop the telephone in order to save the telegraph. It's fair to bemoan the passing of an order, to acknowledge what is lost even as something else is gained. But afterwards, one must look to the future and find a new niche to fill in the new order. It is not the one that one may have wanted for oneself, but one either moves forward, or one gets left behind, for there is no stopping the wheel of progression.
“I’ve never seen anyone just shut down like that,” Metros said. “That’s crazy.”
Others are airing their concerns on social media, with one posting, “as a customer, I’m pissed,” having just migrated from QuickBooks to Bench.
Bench’s notice says its customers should file a six-month extension with the IRS to “find the right bookkeeping partner.” It also says customers will be able to download their data by December 30 and will have until March 2025 to do so.
!summarize #dating #marriage #relationships
The notice recommends customers migrate to Kick, a new accounting startup that announced its $9 million seed raise in October 2024 in a round led by OpenAI and General Catalyst. Kick’s CEO and founder, Conrad Wadowski, posted a message on LinkedIn to former Bench users about how Kick is “working to get your financials back in your hands.”
Bench did not respond to requests for comment by TechCrunch as of press time. Wadowski did not respond directly to a question from TechCrunch about details of any possible agreement or other business relationship it had with Bench prior to the shutdown.
!summarize #uk #eu #europe
“As you saw on the website, we’re moving fast and are available to support many of Bench’s customers with their bookkeeping needs,” he told TechCrunch.
Founded in 2012, Bench employed more than 600 staff, according to a snapshot of its “About” page. The startup was backed by investors, including IT firm Sage, Contour Venture Partners, and Altos Ventures. It was also a member of the TechStars accelerator.
Bench last raised $60 million in a Series C round in 2021. Its co-founder and CEO, Ian Crosby, departed shortly after.
!summarize #chappelle #trump #comedy
Crosby posted on LinkedIn today that he was “very sad” to see Bench shut down, alleging he had been replaced by unnamed board members who wanted to bring in “a new professional CEO” to take Bench in a different direction.
“I hope the story of Bench goes on to become a warning for VCs that think they can ‘upgrade’ a company by replacing the founder. It never works,” Crosby wrote.
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Tesla shareholder here. Just wanted to point out that Honda did in fact produce Honda e between 2020 and 2024. It's an EV with no side mirrors and therefore not street legal in many states. Only 12,500 units were sold in Japan + Europe.
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I hope it gets better that last video I saw wasn’t super impressive. They are trying to build this thing with growing edge cases and it apparently doesn’t have a memory of locations so it’s like a driver in a new area all the time. I really wish it had prior knowledge of areas - it would help in planning etc. I’m safer when I drive in known areas because I’ve driven certain routes numerous times. While I know the routes I also manage changes. If I understand FSD it doesn’t work that way it’s just a driver in a new location.
!summarize #tesla #fsd #automotive
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!summarize #tesla #stock #investment
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I had a dream last night that I was on the freeway watching groups of robotaxi 's driving like trains.... it woke me up and i realized when tesla gets to a production rate of 2 to 5 million robotaxi's a year we are gonna see trains of these things heading to cities all over the united states.... they definitely wont need to deliver them via Semi truck anymore lol. I hope they are projecting the need for extra charging stalls adjacent to the freeways to free up space for us tesla owners on road trips =)
!summarize #tsla #tesla #automotive
!summarize #Boeing #starliner #space
!summarize #bluewbube #coldplunge #heatlth #icebath
!summarize #ai #stocks #markets
!summarize #stocks #deadcat #bounce #market
!summarize #investing #options #premiums #wealth #money #markets
!summarize #tesla #tsla #trillions #robotaxi
!summarize #cordcutting #entertainment #television
!summarize #quantum #stock #wealth #investing
Luke, what you described is known as "shrinkflation." This is when a company reduces the amount in a package while keeping the same price. I first noticed this with ice cream. Not so long ago, ice cream was sold by the half-gallon. Then manufacturers reduced the size to 1.75 quarts; now, most ice cream is sold in 1.5-quart packages. There has also been a lot of shrinkflation with bags of chips. Often, companies didn't even shrink the size of the bag. They just put in fewer chips while pumping in more air. However, I have not noticed this with toilet paper. That's probably because Scott has long advertised that their toilet paper comes with 1,000 sheets per roll. Recently, they even increased the size to 1,100 sheets per roll.
!summarize #banks #cyber #hack #security
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!summarize #oil #china #ev #demand #commodity #energy
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In the 1700s, Europeans dubbed the native Americans living in Florida the "Seminoles" - the "wild ones." Three wars were fought in the 1800s to remove the native Americans from Florida, but the Seminoles survived - and never signed a peace treaty. The unconquered Florida Seminoles adapted to life in the Everglades, eventually thriving in the modern world while preserving their cultural traditions.
The sunshine state has a rich and colorful history. For hundreds of years the state has attracted dreamers, opportunists, inventors and fortune-seekers. WGCU's Untold Stories aims to preserve the history of Southwest Florida communities.
!summarize #operationraspberry #ww2 #history #military #war #uboats
There are African and Native alliances throught Louisiana also. As well as enemies that hunted each other. Some fought for the European colonist. They fought against the French and Spanish colonialism. Started maroon communities in the swamps around New Orleans. We intermingled and intermingled. Many documented stories about these occurrences.
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!summarize #russia #drinking #alcoholism #vodka
I'm from russia. This video is on point, but I would like to add a few things. First, vodka was a popular commodity in the last 20 years of soviet union. Good workers were given bottles as bonuses, and tickets to buy special food could be often exchanged for vodka. One of my grandparents did not drink, and frequently exchanged his "bonuses" for sausage and milk. Second it isn't just vodka, nowadays beer is very popular among teenagers, I knew people who would down a bottle or two of baltica 10 every evening for years while sitting on a bench with their friends. The amount doesn't seem that bad, but don't ignore the "every day" part. Also homeless and very poor people drink troinoi odekolon, it is a very cheap perfume that has ~60% alcohol in it. That stuff is very toxic when consumed and quickly kills the poor chap who drinks it.
!summarize #polpot #cambodia #history #polptot
Actually, Czar Nicholas The Second (the last Czar, 1898-1917) severely limited vodka production, and his government promoted anti alcohol programs, which cut alcohol consumption to less than 1 liter per person a year (which is next to nothing), practice kept well into the 1930s, when Stalin reopened vodka distilleries.
Even then, alcohol consumption per capita rose only up to like 2-3 liters per person (in Western Europe and the US it's like 8-10).
Modern issues with alcohol started in 1960s, when the Soviet government decided they want to cash in on that "drunk money", and started to promote "moderate drinking", where chugging vodka by the bottle is not okay, but couple glasses of wine or mugs of beer after work is good for you, and certainly won't turn you into an alcoholic.
This continued into the 80s, when alcohol consumption rose up to 10-12 liters per capita, and together with that came rise of violent crime, workplace accidents, diseases, birth rates plummeted, worker productivity fell drastically.
In 1985, when Soviet Premier Nikita Gorbachev tried to enact a "dry law" which drastically limited alcohol production and sale, it was too late.
The Soviet economy was already too dependent on "drunk money" from alcohol sale, and with the war in Afghanistan, Chernobyl disaster, and inefficiency of planned economy, Soviet Union collapsed.
Gorbachev's successors first declared an open market for alcohol production, but seeing that the market was overflooded by cheap imports and low quality counterfeits, which also didn't bring any money to the state, Russian government have reinstated state monopoly on vodka production, where only a handful of state-approved producers were allowed to run vodka distilleries.
To this day, you can't buy in Russia vodka that isn't Russian (like Finlandia, Absolut, Van Gogh, etc.).
And for Russian people - well, they still keep dying of alcohol abuse. But there's a glimmer of hope. With the global economy, modern Russia is, well, modernising. Alcohol consumption is slowly declining among younger Russians, who saw the horrors of alcoholism when growing up, and see that life can be better when you're not constantly shitfaced.
!summarize #automotive #sovietunion #ussr #manufacturing
!summarize #greece #debt #crisis #finance
!summarize #sovietyunion #ussr #economy #communism
During peacekeeping duty with the US Army in Bosnia-Herzogovinia and Serbia-Montenegro in the late 1990"s, there was a brigade of Russian soldiers across the river from my brigade. As a physician, I had a counterpart and colleague who I shared time with in caring for our joint military "community". Sadly, alcoholism was rampant in their camp. Despite alcohol rations, there were Russian soldiers who sought other forms of inebriation. My Russian colleague and I attended to severe cases including one fatality who drank vehicle fluids.
It was a very eye opening experience, and a sad one.
!summarize #gypsies #roma
Electricity from body movement: 280x more efficient device developed in South Korea
To overcome the limitations of PZT’s inherent rigidity, the researchers engineered a novel three-dimensional architecture for the device.
Researchers at the Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST) in South Korea have developed a highly efficient energy harvesting device that converts body movements into electrical energy.
Notably, the new device exhibits an energy conversion efficiency 280 times greater than that of conventional stretchable piezoelectric energy harvesters.
The device utilizes the piezoelectric effect, a phenomenon where certain materials generate an electrical charge in response to mechanical stress. This means that activities like walking, bending, or even subtle movements can be harnessed to produce electricity.
#electricity #energy #southkorea
The piezoelectric materials possess an inherent asymmetry in their charge distribution. When subjected to mechanical stress, such as bending or stretching, this asymmetry is further amplified, leading to a separation of charges and the generation of an electrical potential across the material.
This conversion of mechanical energy to electrical energy forms the basis of piezoelectric energy harvesting.
Existing limitations
While the concept of piezoelectric energy harvesting is not new, its application in wearable devices has been hindered by limitations in material properties and device design.
“In the early stages of PENG research, cantilever-shaped inorganic piezoelectric devices were extensively studied, enabling efficient energy harvesting from high-frequency vibration,” said the study led by Professor Jang Kyung-In.
“However, these conventional designs are limited when they are applied to flexible and stretchable formats.”
Many materials with strong piezoelectric responses, such as lead zirconate titanate (PZT), are inherently rigid and brittle.
This makes them unsuitable for integration into flexible and comfortable wearable devices.
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China’s first commercial heavy-water reactor for isotopes begins production
Medical isotopes, such as Lutetium-177, are crucial for targeted cancer therapies and diagnostic imaging.
China National Nuclear Corporation’s (CNNC) first-ever commercial reactor for the production of isotopes has officially opened. Called the Qinshan Nuclear Power Base plant, it has already produced its first batch of Lutetium-177 (Lu-177) medical isotopes.
The plant opened for business on December 26 and uses online irradiation to produce isotopes like Lutetium-177. At the heart of the facility is a kind of heavy-water reactor known for its high neutron flux.
#isotopes #reactor #nuclear #water #energy
This reactor, it is reported, can be continuously refueled without being shut down and operate stably for long periods. It offers high efficiency, large output, high specific activity, continuous production, and a stable supply of isotopes for mass production.
The inauguration of this new reactor comes after months of development and upgrade of the facility. It can now produce a variety of short-lived medical isotopes, including Strontium-89 (Sr-89) and Yttrium-90 (Y-90), on a large scale.
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Bench shuts down, leaving thousands of businesses without access to accounting and tax docs
Bench, a Canada-based accounting startup that offered software-as-a-service for small and medium-sized businesses, has abruptly shut down, according to a notice posted on its website.
“We regret to inform you that as of December 27, 2024, the Bench platform will no longer be accessible,” the notice reads. “We know this news is abrupt and may cause disruption, so we’re committed to helping Bench customers navigate through the transition.”
#bench #canada #accounting #software #taxes #shutdown
Bench, a Canada-based accounting startup that offered software-as-a-service for small and medium-sized businesses, has abruptly shut down, according to a notice posted on its website.
“We regret to inform you that as of December 27, 2024, the Bench platform will no longer be accessible,” the notice reads. “We know this news is abrupt and may cause disruption, so we’re committed to helping Bench customers navigate through the transition.”
!summarize #internet #future #predictions #technology
Introduction to Large Concept Models
Meta developed a Large Concept Model (LCM) to reduce costs for human operators and translators on their social media platforms with over 200 languages. The LCM abstracts human language away, working with a mathematical concept of the content of a human-specific message.
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Key Components of LCM
Diffusion Process in LCM
Limitations of LCM
Future Developments and Applications
Accurate Representation of the Video Content
The video discusses key points and main ideas, presenting them in a clear and concise manner, within a short time frame of 120 seconds or less, as of the current date.
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ChatGPT access has recovered after an outage Thursday afternoon
ChatGPT stopped working for many users on Thursday afternoon, when the chatbot suddenly couldn’t respond to queries, with some users seeing an “internal server error” message.
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It looks like the outage started around 1:30PM ET, which is when reports began to spike on Down Detector. At 2PM ET, OpenAI posted an update to its status page, saying ChatGPT, the API, and its text-to-video generator Sora are “currently experiencing high error rates.” OpenAI said Sora came back online at 6:15PM ET, before seeing a “full recovery” for ChatGPT at around 11PM ET.
OpenAI didn’t specify the “upstream provider” linked to the issue, but its exclusive cloud provider, Microsoft, reported a “power issue” at one of its datacenters that started around the same time as the OpenAI problems and affected North America, and problems with Xbox cloud gaming.
ChatGPT has gone down a few times in the past several months. Just days after OpenAI released Sora to ChatGPT subscribers earlier this month, the video generation tool and ChatGPT went down for hours. Meanwhile, a widespread outage affecting AI tools brought down ChatGPT in June.
Eddy Cue explains why Apple won’t make a search engine
Apple senior VP of services Eddy Cue says Apple will not create a search engine to compete with Google as it “would cost billions of dollars and take many years,” as recorded in a motion to intervene filed with the Department of Justice (DOJ) on Monday. The purpose of the motion is to participate in the penalty phase of the DOJ’s antitrust case against Google, where as much as $20 billion could be at stake for Apple in its ongoing default search engine deal with Google.
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The DOJ and Google have disagreed on how to address Google’s monopoly on general-purpose search engines, but both parties have tentatively accepted cutting or renegotiating its Apple partnership. Last week Google proposed a three-year ban on strict long-term exclusivity deals involving any ”proprietary Apple feature or functionality.”
As reported by MacRumors, Cue said Apple making its own general search engine would be “economically risky” and suggests AI chatbots are the next big evolution to search. Apple also noted in the filing that it would have to adopt targeted advertising as a core service to make search viable, which would fit badly with its privacy-focused business model.
Cue also says that “only Apple can speak to what kinds of future collaborations can best serve its users” and warns that the DOJ’s proposed remedies would “hamstring” Apple from fulfilling its customers’ needs.
Hackers hijacked legitimate Chrome extensions to try to steal data
A cyberattack campaign inserted malicious code into multiple Chrome browser extensions as far back as mid-December, Reuters reported yesterday. The code appeared designed to steal browser cookies and authentication sessions, targeting “specific social media advertising and AI platforms,” according to a blog post from Cyberhaven, one of the companies that was targeted.
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Cyberhaven blames a phishing email for the attack, writing in a separate technical analysis post that the code appeared to specifically target Facebook Ads accounts. According to Reuters, security researcher Jaime Blasco believes the attack was “just random” and not targeting Cyberhaven specifically. He posted on X that he’d found VPN and AI extensions that contained the same malicious code that was inserted into Cyberhaven.
Cyberhaven says hackers pushed an update (version 24.10.4) of its Cyberhaven data loss prevention extension containing the malicious code on Christmas Eve at 8:32PM ET. Cyberhaven says it discovered the code on December 25th at 6:54PM ET and removed it within an hour, but that the code was active until December 25th at 9:50PM ET. The company says it released a clean version in its 24.10.5 update.
Cyberhaven’s recommendations for companies that may be affected include that they check their logs for suspicious activity and revoke or rotate any passwords not using the FIDO2 multifactor authentication standard. Prior to publishing its posts, the company notified customers via an email that TechCrunch reported Friday morning.
Apple pulls remaining Lightning-based devices from European stores
Apple is no longer selling its iPhone SE and iPhone 14 series in Europe — the last phone models with Apple’s proprietary Lightning charging port — as the EU shifts to a common charging solution built around USB-C. EU Directive 2022/2380 goes into force today in an effort to reduce e-waste and solve market fragmentation.
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A spot check by The Verge shows the iPhone SE, iPhone 14 and 14 Plus, and the Lightning-based Magic Keyboard have been pulled from Apple’s online stores in The Netherlands, France, Norway, and Germany. Those same devices are still for sale in the US and other countries outside the EEA’s 30 member states. A new iPhone SE with USB-C and other upgrades like an OLED display is rumored for 2025.
In addition to requiring a USB-C port on a wide range of devices sold in the EU from December 28th, 2024, the Directive also requires devices that support fast charging to support the USB PD standard, allows for the unbundling of charging bricks from retail devices, and helps consumers to better understand the power requirements of the devices they’re buying through improved labeling.
Trump asks the Supreme Court to let him rescue TikTok
President-elect Donald Trump is asking the Supreme Court to let him negotiate a deal to save TikTok from an imminent US ban.
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In an amicus brief filed to the court, Trump says he “seeks the ability to resolve the issues at hand through political means once he takes office,” and that he “alone possesses the consummate dealmaking expertise, the electoral mandate, and the political will to negotiate a resolution to save the platform.”
Last week, the Supreme Court agreed to hear arguments that a bill passed by Congress banning TikTok on national security grounds violates the First Amendment. The bill gives wide latitude to the president to delay its enforcement if there’s progress being made towards a deal that ensures TikTok isn’t fully controlled by its Chinese parent company, ByteDance.
But the deadline for that determination is January 19th, which is one day before Trump is set to be sworn in.
In his Supreme Court filing, Trump asks for the bill’s January 19th deadline to be stayed, arguing that the deal he’d negotiate “would obviate the need for this Court to decide the historically challenging First Amendment question presented here on the current, highly expedited basis.”
He offers no details on what said deal would look like, though it would likely have to involve ByteDance selling a signification portion of its ownership in TikTok to an American company.
Trump argues that having over 14 million followers on TikTok, along with his ownership of Truth Social, gives him unique ability to “evaluate TikTok’s importance as a unique medium for freedom of expression, including core political speech.” He also cites Brazil’s temporary ban of Elon Musk’s X as an example of “the historic dangers presented” by a government banning a social media platform.
Do Kwon will be extradited to the US to face charges over Terra’s $40 billion crypto crash
Do Kwon, the co-founder of the collapsed cryptocurrency firm Terraform Labs, will be extradited to the US to face federal fraud charges, as reported earlier by Bloomberg. The Montenegro Ministry of Justice announced the decision on Friday, which comes more than one year after the authorities arrested Kwon in the country.
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Kwon faces charges in the US and South Korea after the TerraUSD stablecoin and its sister token Luna crashed in 2022, causing investors to lose $40 billion in the process. Both countries have issued extradition requests for Kwon, and have been awaiting Montenegro’s decision for months.
“It was concluded that most of the criteria provided for by law support the extradition request of the competent authorities of the United States of America,” a machine-translated version of Montenegro’s Ministry of Justice’s statement said. It doesn’t say when Montenegro plans on releasing Kwon to the US. As noted by Bloomberg, it’s also unclear whether this decision is final, since Montenegro ruled to extradite Kwon to South Korea in August.
Federal prosecutors in New York charged Kwon with wire fraud, commodities fraud, securities fraud, and conspiracy to defraud and engage in market manipulation last year. In June, Terraform Labs and Kwon agreed to pay more than $4.5 billion to settle a separate lawsuit from the Securities and Exchange Commission.
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe has survived the closest-ever Sun flyby
NASA sent its Parker Solar Probe just 3.8 million miles from the surface of the Sun — and it survived. The probe transmitted a signal back to Earth on the night of December 26th, “indicating it’s in good health and operating normally,” according to NASA.
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The mission marks the closest the Parker Solar Probe — or any human-man object at all — has ever gotten to the Sun. The probe set off on its mission on December 20th, with the closest approach occurring on December 24th as it flew 430,000 miles per hour past the solar surface. Mission operations were out of contact with the probe during this time.
Now that NASA has confirmation of the mission’s success, it expects the Parker Solar Probe to send “detailed telemetry data on its status” on January 1st. The close flyby is supposed to help scientists get a better understanding of solar wind, the Sun’s heat, and how “energetic particles are accelerated to near light speed.”
The Parker Solar Probe was first launched by NASA and Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory in 2018. It’s designed to why study the corona — the atmosphere surrounding the sun — gets so hot. To survive these close encounters, the Parker Solar Probe is equipped with a Sun-facing heat shield that reaches around 2,500 degrees Fahrenheit, while the probe itself remains just 85 degrees Fahrenheit.
OpenAI announces plan to transform into a for-profit company
OpenAI has laid out plans to become a for-profit company. In a blog post published on Friday, OpenAI’s board said it will replace the company’s existing structure with one that puts control into the hands of its for-profit arm.
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Going into 2025, OpenAI plans to become a Public Benefit Corporation (PBC), which is a for-profit company meant to operate for the good of society. This division will “run and control OpenAI’s operations and business,” while OpenAI’s nonprofit will retain a stake in the business but lose its oversight role.
The nonprofit will operate separately with its own leadership team and staff “to pursue charitable initiatives in sectors such as health care, education, and science.” The board said the structure will allow OpenAI to “raise the necessary capital” to build toward artificial general intelligence while also creating “one of the best resourced non-profits in history.” OpenAI’s competitors, including Anthropic and Elon Musk’s xAI, also operate as PBCs.
Rumors about OpenAI’s transition into a for-profit company have been swirling for months as the company looks for ways to appeal to investors and raise money to keep its data-hungry AI models up and running. In September, Bloomberg reported that CEO Sam Altman would receive around a 7 percent equity stake as part of OpenAI’s plans to become a for-profit company, something Altman reportedly denied.
“The hundreds of billions of dollars that major companies are now investing into AI development show what it will really take for OpenAI to continue pursuing the mission,” the board wrote. “We once again need to raise more capital than we’d imagined. Investors want to back us but, at this scale of capital, need conventional equity and less structural bespokeness.”
Under the structure outlined by OpenAI’s board, the nonprofit would get shares in the PBC “at a fair valuation determined by independent financial advisors.” Concerns about keeping OpenAI’s nonprofit board in control boiled over last year, when its members ousted Altman but later reinstated him.
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