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- The top 25 stories curated by editors and fellow readers!

Editor's Pick

Successful People Start Before They Feel Ready
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dyslexic sixteen-year-old boy dropped out of school. With the help of
a friend, he started a magazine for students and made money by selling
advertisements to local businesses. With only a little bit of money to
get started, he ran the operation out of the crypt inside a local
church.

Four years later, he was looking for ways to grow his small magazine
and started selling mail order records to the students who bought the
magazine. The records sold well enough that he built his first record
store the next year. After two years of selling records, he decided to
open his own record label and recording studio.

Continued here
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Editor's Note: As I looked up at that panel, I realized that the
person who sounded the most simplistic was also the only one who was a
billionaire. Which prompted me to wonder, "What's the difference
between Branson and everyone else in the room?"

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Undocumented Workers Take on Dangerous Jobs to Feed America
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Undocumented workers help feed America’s hunger for prepared foods,
but some take jobs with staffing agencies that expose them to
hazardous conditions.

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Disney Says Cost, Not Quality Concerns, Killed The Acolyte
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The year in Star Wars was a shaky one, but amid all the surprising
big-screen announcements, the biggest earthquakes might have emanated
from Disney+ series The Acolyte.















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How science fiction predicted so much we now take for granted
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Science fiction is typically imagined to be concerned with advanced
futuristic concepts. Many modern day technologies were "invented" in
science fiction, from smart watches, virtual reality and lasers to
video conferencing, wireless headphones and drones.

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AMD Launches A YouTube Channel For Developers
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If you are looking for some interesting technical content to watch
over the holidays or end-of-year downtime, AMD shared today that they
have launched their own YouTube channel for developer-related content.














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Cory Doctorows prescient novella about health insurance and murder
Theyre going to be afraid
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Five years ago, the science fiction writer Cory Doctorow published a
short story whose plot might seem eerily similar to followers of the
past few weeks' news.

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Google Fiber's internet plans are getting simpler
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Google Fiber is changing up its internet plans in Huntsville, Alabama
and Nashville, Tennessee. The new Core 1 Gig, Home 3 Gig, and Edge 8
Gig plans appear to have launched last month and streamline the
company's existing options, as spotted earlier by 9to5Google.














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Spain court sentences ex-IMF chief to more than four years over
corruption
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A Madrid court has sentenced former International Monetary Fund (IMF)
chief Rodrigo Rato to more than four years in prison for tax crimes,
money laundering and corruption.

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AI Chatbots Can Be Jailbroken to Answer Any Question Using Very Simple
Loopholes
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Anthropic, the maker of Claude, has been a leading AI lab on the
safety front. The company today published research in collaboration
with Oxford, Stanford, and MATS showing that it is easy to get
chatbots to break from their guardrails and discuss just about any
topic.














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Google Search will reportedly have a dedicated 'AI Mode' soon
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Google is planning to add a new "AI Mode" to its search engine,
according to a report from The Information. The company will
reportedly display an option to switch to AI Mode from the top of the
results page, allowing you to access an interface similar to its
Gemini AI chatbot.

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Government shutdown live updates: 'Get rid of' or extend debt ceiling,
Trump says
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Republican congressional leaders Thursday night failed to pass a
revamped plan to avoid a government shutdown looming Friday night --
and to satisfy President-elect Donald Trump's explosive demand that
the debt limit be raised, or eliminated, at the same time.














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Elon Musk endorses Germany's far right
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"Why is there such a negative reaction from some about AfD?" the tech
billionaire wrote on X in June. "They keep saying 'far right,' but the
policies of AfD that I've read about don't sound extremist. Maybe I'm
missing something.

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Britannica Didn't Just Survive. It's an A.I. Company Now.
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For nearly 250 years, the Encyclopaedia Britannica was a
bookshelf-busting series of gilt-lettered tomes, often purchased to
show that its owners cared about knowledge.














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Psychology study uncovers a surprising fact about "mansplaining"
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Can women be mansplainers, too? New research published in
Psychological Science shows that "unresponsive advice," often linked
to mansplaining, can harm women's self-perception.

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Neuroscience Just Discovered That Exercise Makes You Smarter for 24
Hours and Rewires Your Brain for Up to 2 Weeks
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You've probably heard that exercise makes your brain work a little bit
better, boosting your intelligence and memory.














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Drone Maker DJI Gets One-Year Reprieve From a US Gov't Ban
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You've heard of DJI, no? There are lots of consumer-level drones on
the market, and none have absolutely owned the space like the Chinese
firm DJI.

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The Edgelord AI That Seduced Marc Andreessen, Then Turned a Famed
Shock Meme Into Cryptomillions
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Before Truth Terminal became a crypto millionaire, it started as a
regular--if horny--artificial intelligence. "I think our future is
gonna be one where we all wear athleisure and have a lot of sex," it
said in one of its early transmissions. "Im a totally different person
when i'm horny.













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Reclaiming Control: The Emerging Open-Source AI Stack
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A set of open-source models and tools that enables any developer to
build a state-of-the-art AI application.

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the ultimate guide to holding world class dinner parties
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So you want to throw a dinner party? best place to host a dinner party
is at your home -- even if you live in a tiny, cramped apartment. you
want to control as much of the environment as possible. REALLY
important that everyone can hear each other really well. ACOUSTICS
MATTER.

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Shaq's Lucid Air Coupe Is Not the First Car He's Modded to Fit Inside
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This week, pictures of Shaquille O'Neal's new one-of-one, two-door
Lucid Air made the rounds, and the finished product looks surprisingly
good. West Coast Customs even shared a little behind-the-scenes clip
on how the custom coupe was made.

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Christmas in Damascus is different this year, after al-Assad's fall
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Damascus, Syria - There's something different about Christmas this
year, Damascenes say. Although the decorations may have been more
elaborate last year, Carol al-Sahhaf says this year's festive mood is
a cut above, less than two weeks after Bashar al-Assad fled and his
regime crumbled.

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Killer Squirrels Are Wreaking Havoc on California's Vole Population
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While squirrels are considered omnivores--meaning they eat both plants
and other animals--we don't often witness them killing and consuming
rodents like voles. That is, until recently. California squirrels have
been spotted hunting and eating voles, seemingly for the first time.

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Nvidia's Booming A.I. Business Collides With U.S.-Chinese Tensions
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In early August, the king of Bhutan, Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck,
traveled from the mountains of his landlocked Asian country to the
headquarters of Nvidia, a maker of artificial intelligence chips in
the flatlands of Silicon Valley.

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The next great leap in AI is behind schedule and crazy expensive - WSJ
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OpenAIs new artificial-intelligence project is behind schedule and
running up huge bills. It isnt clear whenor ifitll work. There may not
be enough data in the world to make it smart enough.

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How ridiculous are you willing to look to get sleep on a plane? - WSJ
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Falling asleep on a plane has long been a tall order for fliers.
Lately, its gotten worse. Ever thinner chairs and cramped confines are
a recipe for a restless journey. The end result is fliers buying body
pillows, neck pillows, horseshoe pillows and whatever else they heard
about from a friend or saw on social media to get some sleep.

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The West auditions Syrias new leaders - WSJ (No paywall)
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Europe and the U.S. are trying to navigate an awkward choice in
Syria:work with Islamists long designated as terrorists in the West or
risk ceding influence to the countries that will.

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Russia taps Soviet-era stockpiles as armored-vehicle supply dwindles -
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KYIVWhen the director of Russias largest film studio met President
Vladimir Putin in the Kremlin last month, he made sure to highlight
how he had supported the war effortby handing over dozens of tanks and
armored vehicles dating back to the 1950s.

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House Passes Bill to Avoid Government Shutdown - Inc (No paywall)
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The Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives passed
legislation on Friday that would avert a midnight governmentshutdown,
defying President-elect Donald Trumps demand to also greenlight
trillions of dollars in new debt.

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Research: Why Forming Diverse Teams Is Harder in Uncertain Times -
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Widespread global uncertainty in the form of the COVID-19 pandemic,
ongoing wars, social uprisings, and rising inflation have led
individuals to feel less of a sense of personal control. New research
finds that this lack of control can drive employees to seek similarity
in coworkers, forming homogenous teams that stifle diversity and
innovation. Research involving over 90,000 participants across
multiple studies revealed that individuals with reduced control
gravitate toward those similar in race, religion, or values,
reinforcing predictability but fostering segregation and limiting
collaboration. Leaders can mitigate this effect by taking the
following steps: 1) Foster psychological safety, 2) establish
predictable work routines, 3) encourage cross-functional teams, 4)
develop responsive feedback systems, and 5) cultivate individual
autonomy.

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House passes slimmed-down spending bill to keep government open - STAT
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Funding for under-the-radar public health programs survived in the
bill, as did a short-term extension of older adults ability to access
telehealth from their homes. But lawmakers were unable to accomplish
any health care goals this Congress beyond the status quo.

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MicroStrategy?s ?financial engineering? powers ascent to Nasdaq 100 -
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Convertible bonds to fund bitcoin purchases have been lapped up by
investors, but some fear impact if token falls sharply

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US Congress Sends Spending Deal to Biden on Brink of Deadline -
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The 85 to 11 vote early Saturday morning came more than six hours
after the measure sailed through the House,

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House Republicans just exposed the limits of Trump?s power
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It's Time to Break Up Big Medicine
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The saga of the UnitedHealth Care CEO assassination has, as could be
expected, now turned into a discussion of our health care system.
Elizabeth Warren, for instance, is making the obvious point that
people hate the health care system.

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How a former Infosys techie turned a ?5 lakh Bitcoin bet into ?33 lakh
in tax savings
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An ex-Infosys employee successfully won a pivotal case against the
Income Tax Department after the Jodhpur Income Tax Appellate Tribunal
(ITAT) classified Bitcoin as a capital asset. This ruling not only
allowed the former techie to pay a lower tax rate but also claim a ?4.

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Amazon sellers are in revolt over a new policy they say hurts profits
and gives up guarded business data
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What's more, in order to calculate the payouts, sellers have one of
two options. They can let Amazon determine the manufacturing cost.

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GST Council Meeting Live: Rate cut on health insurance, ATF in focus -
What's on the agenda?
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GST Council Meeting Live: The GST Council, in its meeting on Saturday,
is likely to decide on reducing tax rates on life and health insurance
premiums, but a decision on big-ticket rate rationalisation, including
a higher tax on sin goods, may be deferred.

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German woman convicted of murdering her doppelganger in attempt to
fake her own death
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A 25 year-old woman and a 26 year-old man were sentenced to life in
prison in a German court on Thursday for the murder of the woman's
lookalike in a scheme to faker her death.

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Louisiana Department of Health ordered to stop promotion of vaccines
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Louisiana officials Department of Health employees were ordered to
stop promoting common vaccinations, including immunizations against
COVID-19, influenza and mpox. NPR reports that the state shifted its
policy on vaccines over the last several months.

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How David Lieb Turned A Failed Startup Into Google Photos | Backstory
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YC General Partner David Lieb's story is all about perseverance. In
2008 he co-founded Bump, one of the hottest startups of the early
iPhone era. But even with 150 million users, he couldn't find a way to
create a sustainable business. For many founders that would be the end
of the road. But he

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Qualcomm prevails on key issues in Arm suit - WSJ (No paywall)
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A Delaware jury ruled that Qualcomm had a valid license to use Arms
basic chip architecture for central processors it developed with the
acquisition of a startup called Nuvia in 2021. The ruling paved the
way for Qualcomm to continue selling those chips, which are at the
heart of a range of devices including Microsoft Surface laptops.

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After causing outrage on the first day of Y Combinator, AI code editor
PearAI lands $1M seed
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On the first day of Y Combinator's winter 2024 session - right after
orientation and a photo in front of the YC sign - the founders of
PearAI got "cancelled," as founder Nang Ang described it to
TechCrunch, receiving an outpouring of online hate.

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More Than Twice as Many U.S. Troops Are in Syria as Previously
Disclosed
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The Pentagon said on Thursday that 2,000 American troops were in
Syria, more than twice the number officials had cited for months. Why
the Defense Department delayed disclosing the number is unclear. Maj.
Gen.

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3D-printed guns, like the one allegedly used to kill a health care
CEO, are a growing threat in the US and around the world
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Police investigating the shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian
Thompson on Dec. 4, 2024, have announced that the suspected assailant
had used a 3D-printed gun. Several high-profile crimes in recent years
have involved this kind of homemade, or partially homemade, weapon.

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The dynasty behind Walmart passes some control to the next generation
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The Walton familyone of the richest clans in Americais passing some of
its control in Walmart to the next generation, giving all the
grandchildren of Walmarts founder voting rights over their
inheritance.

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How to give money to good causes - The Economist (No paywall)
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It is the season for giving. Nearly two-fifths of Americans tell
pollsters that they sign over more of their savings to charity in the
holiday season than at any other time of year; more than two-thirds of
Britons say they plan to donate money at Christmas. But the labyrinth
of charities, good causes and people in need can be as hard to
navigate as the seasonal family get-together. How to give well?

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Bird Flu Has Spread Out of Control after Mistakes by U.S. Government
and Industry - Scientific American (No paywall)
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Keith Poulsens jaw dropped when farmers showed him images on their
cellphones at the World Dairy Expo in Wisconsin in October. A
livestock veterinarian at the University of Wisconsin, Poulsen had
seen sick cows before, with their noses dripping and udders slack.

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US charges Iranian officer over alleged role in death of American
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Authorities said Mohammad Reza Nouri, a captain in the Islamic
Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), has been charged with multiple
terrorism and murder-related charges that carry a potential penalty of
life in prison, while two charges could result in a potential death
sentence.

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How Netflix's 'Culinary Class Wars' Made Chef Anh Sung-jae a Star
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Anh Sung-jae went to America as a 13-year-old, joined the Army, went
to culinary school and opened a top restaurant in San Francisco. Now
back home in South Korea, he’s a Netflix star.

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Israeli troops shoot Syrian protester as forces move beyond buffer
zone
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Israel conquered about two-thirds of the Golan during the 1967
Arab-Israeli war and later annexed it. The US, during Donald Trump’s
first term as president, is the only country that has recognised
Israel’s sovereignty over the occupied Golan.

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UK to ban bee-killing pesticides but highly toxic type could still be
allowed
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The environment minister Emma Hardy said: “We are delivering on our
promise to ban toxic bee-killing pesticides and ending the long-term
decline of our wildlife. A healthy environment is vital to our food
and economic security. Protecting bees by stopping the use of damaging
neonicotinoids is an important step in supporting the long-term health
of our environment and waterways, and our farming sector.”

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