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

Editor's Pick

Jeffing: the run-walk method that can get you to the marathon
finishing line

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Jeff Galloway says his pace-shifting technique means less injury and
better health for beginners and experienced marathoners alike

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Editor's Note: Galloway says he has not had an injury himself since
1978. He believes that his walk-run strategy is more "natural" than
non-stop efforts. "According to anthropologists, while humans were
designed for long distances - up to 5,000 miles during the earliest
migrations - we weren't designed for non-stop running. It's not
inherently in our DNA to run continuously, which is why many
individuals break down."

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How AI Is Unlocking Ancient Texts -- and Could Rewrite History
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From deciphering burnt Roman scrolls to reading crumbling cuneiform
tablets, neural networks could give researchers more data than they've
had in centuries.

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Relax, Turn Off Your Phone, and Go to Sleep
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In the current fast-paced and technology driven world, a good night's
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An Incredibly Clever Hack for People Who Want to Read More Books
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This brilliant brain hack hijacks your social media habit to build a
new commitment to reading.

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'Obelisks': Entirely New Class of Life Has Been Found in The Human
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Peering into the jungle of microbes that live within us, researchers
have stumbled across what seem to be an entire new class of virus-like
objects. These mysterious bits of genetic material have no detectable
sequences or even structural similarities known to any other
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Bank Insiders Are Leaking Data on Client Accounts as Scams Surge -
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Prosecutions across US reveal sales via social media, dark web
Industry has fended off legislation that could boost liability

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Russian smugglers import luxury cars from Europe despite sanctions -
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Wealthy customers hit with hefty charges as importers forced to take
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The Five Most Anticipated IPOs of 2025 - Inc (No paywall)
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Investors, analysts and founders could probably use a dose of
optimism: The last couple years have been a sobering drag compared
with the record year of 2021, when 1,035 companies went public. This
year 216 companies have entered the public markets. Its a slimmer
number by comparison, but the amount of money raised by some companies
was impressive: The Nasdaq had a banner 2024, with 171 IPOs raising
$22.7 billion.

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Credit spreads havent looked this good since the 2000s. Can they get
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Companies took advantage of favorable financing conditions this year
to issue debt at levels not seen since the pandemic, adding cash to
the balance sheet to pay for future refinancing needs and other
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Its the most indispensable machine in the worldand it depends on this
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Until she began working at ASML last year, she didnt know the first
thing about the company. She also didnt know what she would be doing
as a customer-support engineera fancy mechanic," as she calls herself.

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Fear that China rules the waves jolts US to pursue maritime revival -
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Protecting merchant sailors and their cargo was what compelled
Congress to commission the U.S. Navys first new warships. That was in
1794, targeting North African Barbary pirates. The young republics
seaborne traders, a linchpin of economic growth, were vital to
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Why 2025 could be a great year for big banks - WSJ (No paywall)
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After a few bumpy years of both successes and setbacks, lenders might
finally be firing on all cylinders.

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A record-shattering $1 trillion poured into ETFs this year - WSJ (No
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Assets in US exchange-traded funds grew by more than 30% in 2024.














 









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Crypto has an ally in the White House. What lies ahead for digital
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Bitcoin prices recently passed $100,000 for the first time and have
more than doubled this year.

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Germany says Elon Musk trying to influence election: 'Greatest
nonsense'
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Musk has risen to become a significant political figure in the U.S.
after throwing his support behind Donald Trump in the 2024 election
and being selected to head the incoming administration's new
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How Trump could crack down on blue cities and states to enact mass
deportations
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South Korea to Inspect Boeing Aircraft as It Struggles to Find Cause
of Plane Crash That Killed 179
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SEOUL, South Korea South Korean officials said Monday they will
conduct safety inspections of all Boeing 737-800 aircrafts operated by
the country's airlines, as they struggle to determine what caused a
plane crash that killed 179 people a day earlier.






















 









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How far are we from having competent AI co-workers? A case study
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How far are we from having competent AI co-workers that can perform
tasks as varied as software development, project management,
administration, and data science? In more radical words, how far are
human jobs from getting replaced by AI?

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How a viral TikTok video led to a year-long global shortage of Swedish
candy
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A global shortage of Swedish-made candy, all thanks to a viral TikTok
video? Stranger things have happened.

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Insolvent German air cab Volocopter seeks investors
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The ailing German air cab manufacturer Volocopter has filed for
insolvency and is looking for investors. The company hopes to enter
the market with new financing.

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When does your brain think something is worth the wait?
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Whether it's braving the long line at a trendy new restaurant or
hanging on just a few minutes longer to see if there's a post-credits
scene after a movie, the decision to persevere or ditch it depends on
specific regions of our brains. Waiting is not always about
self-control.

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UK teenager begins Dubai jail term for relationship with 17yearold
girl
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A British teenager has handed himself in to the authorities in Dubai
to begin a one-year prison sentence for having a sexual relationship
with a 17-year-old girl, a campaign group has said.

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Second Jeju Air plane experiences landing gear malfunction, same
Boeing model involved
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A day after a Jeju Air passenger plane crashed at Muan International
Airport in South Jeolla, another Jeju Air airplane, also a Boeing
737-800, experienced a landing gear malfunction. Jeju Air Flight 7C
101, which departed from Gimpo International Airport at 6:37 a.m.

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Kenya's celebrated coffee under threat as farmers hit by climate
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In the lush, volcanic highlands of Komothai in Kenya's Rift Valley,
farmers like Simon Macharia produce coffee on small plantations
scattered across the hillsides.

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AI's next frontier: Selling your intentions before you know them
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The near future could see AI assistants that forecast and influence
our decision-making at an early stage, and sell these developing
"intentions" in real-time to companies that can meet the need--before
we even realize we have made up our minds.

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The billionaires and tech barons vying to build a private space
station
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Operating for long periods in zero gravity causes bone mass loss,
making the idea of long-term human habitation in space a challenge.
However, Vast hopes to develop artificial gravity technology, which it
believes can be achieved by spinning its craft to create a centrifuge
on board.

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By default, capital will matter more than ever after AGI -- LessWrong
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Edited to add: The main takeaway of this post is meant to be:
Labour-replacing AI will shift the relative importance of human v
non-human factors of production, which reduces the incentives for
society to care about humans while making existing powers more
effective and entrenched.

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They'd rather have dumbphones than brain rot
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Growing up, artist Chris Mendoza was "quite online." He spent hours as
a teenager scrolling forums and message boards from his family
computer. He knew what it felt like to get lost inside the internet.

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Feeling Outrage Fatigue at the News? These Tips May Help - Scientific
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Youre probably feeling it: the onslaught of depressing news and
commentary about political actions, wars, climate disasters and more.
The first few times youre exposed to a perceived injustice, you feel
fired up and ready to fight against it. But after being repeatedly
facing this moral assault, you start to feel fatigued, even withdrawn.
Resistance feels futile.

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Where have all the managers gone? - WSJ (No paywall)
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Corporate America is on a mission to thin its management ranks in
pursuit of greater efficiency. The purge is pushing workers on all
levels to rethink their career paths and the traditional way to better
pay and status.

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Passkey technology is elegant, but it's most definitely not usable
security
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Just in time for holiday tech-support sessions, here's what to know
about passkeys. It's that time again, when families and friends gather
and implore the more technically inclined among them to troubleshoot
problems they're having behind the device screens all around them.

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China Hacked Treasury Dept. in 'Major' Breach, U.S. Says
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In response to that hack, the Commerce Department said earlier this
month that it would ban the few remaining operations of China Telecom,
one of the country’s biggest communications firms, from the United
States.

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Jimmy Carter Carved a New Mold for Ex-Presidents
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His personal diplomacy sometimes rankled. In 1994, with the assent of
President Bill Clinton, he traveled to North Korea to avert a nuclear
crisis, then irked the White House by announcing a deal with the North
Korean leader, Kim Il-sung, live on CNN. He visited Cuba and met with
Fidel Castro, drawing criticism that he was a “shill” for Mr.
Castro’s dictatorship. He infuriated Israel and American Jews by
likening Israel to an apartheid state.

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Jimmy Carter's Funeral Will Be Held on Jan. 9 in Washington
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The service at the cathedral, which traditionally hosts state funerals
for presidents as well as other major American figures, will be the
highlight of the remembrances. Other former presidents are expected to
attend, but it was not clear whether President-elect Donald J. Trump,
who has regularly denigrated Mr. Carter, would be invited or attend.

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Trinidad and Tobago Declares State of Emergency Over Rising Crime
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“We’re not talking sophisticated gangs; we’re talking small and
deeply territorial street gangs that engaged in mostly street level
drug dealing, arms trafficking and other criminal activities,” Mr.
Papadovassilakis said in a telephone interview. “They are extremely
violent.”

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Opinion | What If Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan Lived In This
Alternate Timeline?
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We could have improved photovoltaic technology faster and driven the
price of solar cell panels down the cost-volume curve faster, so that
by today, most every building and home in America could be solar
powered, every poor country would have been able to afford solar
energy, we never would have fought another war for oil, and climate
change would have been slowed — and Carter and Reagan would have
been chiseled into Mount Rushmore as the co-fathers of American energy
independence.

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The US Treasury Department says it was hacked in a China-linked
cyberattack
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The cyberattack follows a similarly concerning, but separate breach of
US telecom carriers that came to light in October 2024. That
cyberattack was perpetrated by a Chinese hacking group referred to as
"Salt Typhoon." Attackers gained access to unencrypted SMS messages
and call logs of politicians, government officials and others for
months before the breach was discovered.

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YouTube copies Netflix's old 'Play Something' button in new test
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The new feature looks like a way for YouTube to keep viewers engaged,
particularly in the Shorts platform. The platform has previously
tested similar features including a "Play Something" banner. Netflix
retired the feature (later called "Surprise Me") two years after
launching it due to low usage.

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Havana syndrome patients reportedly promised healthcare that never
came
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A separate post by Herridge on Monday featured an interview with a
former intelligence officer who described suffering career-ending
injuries and who accused the government of “gaslighting” the
American public over Havana syndrome.

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South Korea launches safety inspection of all airline operations after
Jeju Air crash
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Local travel agencies also reported a rise in cancellations of tour
packages after the crash. “We had about 40 inquiries regarding
travel cancellations on Sunday alone,” one travel agent told Yonhap.
“We saw about double the usual amount of cancellations and a 50%
decrease in bookings.”

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Serbian court jails parents of teenager who killed 10 in school attack
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The shootings sparked anti-government protests last year, which
brought together tens of thousands of people demanding the resignation
of some officials and an end to the glorification of violence and
mafia culture in the media.

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Chinese hackers breach US treasury network, gain access to some files
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A spokesperson for the Chinese embassy in Washington rejected any
responsibility for the hack in a response to Reuters, saying that
Beijing “firmly opposes the US’s smear attacks against China
without any factual basis”.

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Jimmy Carter to be honored in Washington funeral and laid to rest in
Georgia
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It’s tradition after deaths of acting presidents or former
presidents for the US government to order American flags to fly at
half-staff, or half-mast, on all federal buildings, grounds and naval
vessels, across the US and its territories worldwide.

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Exclusive: Bench to be acquired after abruptly shutting down
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That may be tricky in practice. Bench employed more than 600 people,
according to its website, some of whom posted on LinkedIn after the
shutdown notice that they were now looking for work. Bench is now
starting to call “many” — but not all — of its employees back
to work to ensure continuity, Jennifer Bouyoukos, Bench’s chief
people officer, told TechCrunch.

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Nvidia completes acquisition of AI infrastructure startup Run:ai |
TechCrunch
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Nvidia announced its intent to acquire Run:ai in April. At the time,
sources told TechCrunch that the price tag was $700 million. But the
deal ran into regulatory hurdles. The European Commission and U.S.
Department of Justice launched separate investigations into whether
Nvidia’s purchase would harm competition.

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Backed by a16z and QED, Brazilian startup Carecode puts AI agents to
work on healthcare | TechCrunch
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Srougi and his team believe that going vertical in a market with
specific requirements like healthcare will help Carecode build a moat
compared to more generalist competitors, but the startup could also
diversify later on. “We may be able to go in the future to
insurance, for instance life insurance and other sectors related to
healthcare. We want to tap into payments. We may tap into financing.
So all of that derives from healthcare,” he added.

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BBC Radio 2 presenter thanks NHS staff after treatment for brain bleed
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In 2022, he was recognised with a British Empire Medal (BEM) for his
services to charity through music during the Covid-19 pandemic, when
he hosted regular livestreams using his equipment at home to play a
variety of music to help people “connect” and raise money for
charity.

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Behind the scenes, AI is transforming technical work, and could even
be living up to the hype
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In some real ways, the answer is yes. This is especially true when it
comes to the technical plumbing of modern companies. These are tasks
that often go on behind the scenes and are either unknown or taken for
granted by most non-technical people.

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$100 Million for One Square Mile: Deal to Protect Land in Grand Tetons
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The $100 million paid to the state is earmarked to support Wyoming’s
education system. State officials said they hoped to do that by
initially investing it in land in the Powder River Basin that could be
used to bring in revenue from oil and gas development.

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In Carter's Hometown, a Long Vigil Ends With Sorrow, but Also Uplift
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The red, white and blue bows that replaced the town’s holiday
decorations on Monday were made months ago. “It’s been something
the town has been preparing for,” said Kelly Kight, who owns a
floral shop.

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Assault Charge Against Oklahoma Police Officer Is Dismissed
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“The Oklahoma City Police Department is conducting a thorough and
rigorous investigation to determine whether Sgt. Gibson violated any
policies or procedures,” he said. “The results of that
investigation will determine what discipline he may face.”

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