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TSMC to cease GAN foundry production in 2027 due to Chinese competition (semiconductor-today.com)

7 hours ago | ilamont | semiconductor-today.com | newest

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Salt Path: how a blockbuster book was spun from lies, deceit and desperation (observer.co.uk)

4 days ago | ilamont | observer.co.uk | newest

1

What kinds of stone were American gravestones made from? (gravestonepreservation.info)

4 days ago | ilamont | gravestonepreservation.info | newest

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[dupe] Cool People [pdf] (apa.org)

5 days ago | ilamont | apa.org | frontpage

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The Midpeninsula Free University (1968) (a3mreunion.org)

5 days ago | ilamont | a3mreunion.org | newest

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Man describes falling victim to AI job interview scam (nbcboston.com)

6 days ago | ilamont | nbcboston.com | newest

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Paddling 200km in a Paleolithic canoe from Taiwan to Japan (theguardian.com)

a week ago | ilamont | theguardian.com | newest

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We need to escape the Gernsback Continuum (programmablemutter.com)

a week ago | ilamont | programmablemutter.com | frontpage

3

A Chip Packaging War Brews Between TSMC and ASE (cw.com.tw)

a week ago | ilamont | cw.com.tw | newest

2

Lightning Carriers: The Marines' secret weapon in the Pacific (taskandpurpose.com)

2 weeks ago | ilamont | taskandpurpose.com | newest

2

CareerBuilder and Monster selling businesses, filing for bankruptcy (staffingindustry.com)

2 weeks ago | ilamont | staffingindustry.com | newest

1

Fugitive VC from Circle Series B round reportedly died in India (axios.com)

2 weeks ago | ilamont | axios.com | newest

5

Authors get bad reviews on Goodreads before review copies are even circulated (thebookseller.com)

2 weeks ago | ilamont | thebookseller.com | frontpage

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Mexico is now Chinas No. 1 car export market (mexiconewsdaily.com)

2 weeks ago | ilamont | mexiconewsdaily.com | newest

13

Getting by on the Generosity of Strangers in Japan (theworld.org)

2 weeks ago | ilamont | theworld.org | best

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If you care about copyright law, this is the lawsuit you should pay attention to (keithriegert.com)

3 weeks ago | ilamont | keithriegert.com | frontpage

2

Nasdaq-traded Chinese herb stock with no revenues rallies 58,000% (cnbc.com)

3 weeks ago | ilamont | cnbc.com | newest

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The East Asian high-rise development model is catastrophic for birth rates (taipeitimes.com)

3 weeks ago | ilamont | taipeitimes.com | frontpage

3

Disney, Universal Launch AI Legal Battle, Sue Midjourney over Copyright Claims (hollywoodreporter.com)

4 weeks ago | ilamont | hollywoodreporter.com | newest

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Taiwan's Air Force to retire F-5 jets after more than half a century (focustaiwan.tw)

4 weeks ago | ilamont | focustaiwan.tw | newest

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Farmers fuming over California's ban on driverless tractors, other robots (nbcbayarea.com)

4 weeks ago | ilamont | nbcbayarea.com | frontpage

2

Get Ready for the New Rules of War in the Indo-Pacific (warontherocks.com)

a month ago | ilamont | warontherocks.com | newest

3

Woman sues IBM over lost job, claims she was passed over because she is white (universalhub.com)

a month ago | ilamont | universalhub.com | newest

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Musk: SpaceX will ground Dragon spacecraft used to shuttle astronauts to ISS (thehill.com)

a month ago | ilamont | thehill.com | frontpage

5

"Sindo Hane" has published more than 150 books since April 2025 (amazon.com)

a month ago | ilamont | amazon.com | newest

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Anne Wojcicki pushes to reopen 23andMe auction with backing from F500 company (fiercebiotech.com)

a month ago | ilamont | fiercebiotech.com | newest

1

Monthly Minimum Fee (flexport.com)

a month ago | ilamont | flexport.com | newest

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The Great Pivot: Hollywood Studios Are Moving Beyond AI Experimentation (thewrap.com)

a month ago | ilamont | thewrap.com | newest

1

Kill the Editor: On the End of Literary Prestige (metropolitanreview.org)

a month ago | ilamont | metropolitanreview.org | newest

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Book Order Scams and Fake Reviews (writerbeware.blog)

a month ago | ilamont | writerbeware.blog | newest

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Patent suit threatens system to keep Boston subway trolleys from crashing (universalhub.com)

a month ago | ilamont | universalhub.com | frontpage

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DJI drones are everywhere. The U.S. may still ban them (restofworld.org)

a month ago | ilamont | restofworld.org | frontpage

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Trade and customs fraud is now the #2 priority of the DOJ criminal division (twitter.com/typesfast)

a month ago | ilamont | twitter.com | newest

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The Geography of Loneliness: Navigating Japan's Emptied Countryside (nationalgeographic.org)

a month ago | ilamont | nationalgeographic.org | newest

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TikTok Hosts Deceptive 'Shark Tank' Clips – For Profit (newsguardrealitycheck.com)

a month ago | ilamont | newsguardrealitycheck.com | newest

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Harvard computer scientist faces 20 years in prison over frozen frog embryos (universalhub.com)

a month ago | ilamont | universalhub.com | newest

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South London homeowner wants an underground helicopter lair (ianvisits.co.uk)

a month ago | ilamont | ianvisits.co.uk | newest

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Uncovering Academic Espionage at Stanford (stanfordreview.org)

2 months ago | ilamont | stanfordreview.org | newest

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Army infantry officer calls new XM7 'unfit for use as a modern service rifle' (taskandpurpose.com)

2 months ago | ilamont | taskandpurpose.com | frontpage

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UK licensing agencies announce AI licensing for publishers and rightsholders (pls.org.uk)

2 months ago | ilamont | pls.org.uk | newest

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Some novelists are becoming video game writers and vice-versa (theguardian.com)

2 months ago | ilamont | theguardian.com | frontpage

2

MIT physicists snap the first images of "free-range" atoms (news.mit.edu)

2 months ago | ilamont | mit.edu | frontpage

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Ukraine's Air Force has survived. Taiwan's almost certainly couldn't (aspistrategist.org.au)

2 months ago | ilamont | aspistrategist.org.au | frontpage

3

Can a Biologist Fix a Radio? (2002) [pdf] (cell.com)

3 months ago | ilamont | cell.com | newest

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Drama on the Diamond Comics bankruptcy docket (tcj.com)

3 months ago | ilamont | tcj.com | newest

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Sarandos: Not One Netflix Show Has Cleared China's Censorship Board (hollywoodreporter.com)

3 months ago | ilamont | hollywoodreporter.com | newest

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Nonprofit newsroom Houston Landing to cease operations (houstonlanding.org)

3 months ago | ilamont | houstonlanding.org | newest

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Self-Publishing Assistance Is Becoming Threatened (janefriedman.com)

3 months ago | ilamont | janefriedman.com | newest

2

Did OpenAI train on books, including not publicly accessible books? (asimovaddendum.substack.com)

3 months ago | ilamont | substack.com | newest

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Sparklink – The Biggest Wireless Standard You Have Never Heard About (digitstodollars.com)

3 months ago | ilamont | digitstodollars.com | newest

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Why the Ultrarich Are Unplugging from "Smart Homes" (hollywoodreporter.com)

3 months ago | ilamont | hollywoodreporter.com | newest

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L.A. Soundstage Occupancy Drops to New Low of 63% with No Signs of Improvement (variety.com)

3 months ago | ilamont | variety.com | frontpage

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WordPress maker Automattic lays off 16% of staff (techcrunch.com)

3 months ago | ilamont | techcrunch.com | frontpage

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NaNoWriMo announces it will shut down after funding and YWP problems (youtube.com)

3 months ago | ilamont | youtube.com | newest

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Switch 2 preorder process requires 50 hours of gameplay on the original console (theverge.com)

3 months ago | ilamont | theverge.com | newest

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One year with Brave – A Review and Critique (2022) (reddit.com)

3 months ago | ilamont | reddit.com | newest

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Charlie Javice convicted of defrauding JPMorgan in $175M startup sale (apnews.com)

3 months ago | ilamont | apnews.com | best

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The creative industry behind Dubai's drone shows (restofworld.org)

4 months ago | ilamont | restofworld.org | newest

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China Discloses Powerful Deep-Sea Cable Cutter (yahoo.com)

4 months ago | ilamont | yahoo.com | frontpage

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Exophonic Writing: Crafting Fiction in a Foreign Language (janefriedman.com)

4 months ago | ilamont | janefriedman.com | newest

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WWI's 'Dazzle' Camouflage Seemed Effective Due to Unexpected Optical Trick (gizmodo.com)

4 months ago | ilamont | gizmodo.com | best

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Canada Prepares to Join E.U. Military Industry Buildup (nytimes.com)

4 months ago | ilamont | nytimes.com | frontpage

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Following acquisition, Brightcove to lay off 198 workers, 2/3 of U.S. staff (boston.com)

4 months ago | ilamont | boston.com | newest

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To the brain, Esperanto and Klingon appear the same as English or Mandarin (news.mit.edu)

4 months ago | ilamont | mit.edu | frontpage

2

Are writers uniquely vulnerable to scams? (writerbeware.blog)

4 months ago | ilamont | writerbeware.blog | newest

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Why extracting data from PDFs is still a nightmare for data experts (arstechnica.com)

4 months ago | ilamont | arstechnica.com | frontpage

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China's Legal Preparations for a Taiwan Invasion (warontherocks.com)

4 months ago | ilamont | warontherocks.com | frontpage

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Google calls for weakened copyright and export rules in AI policy proposal (techcrunch.com)

4 months ago | ilamont | techcrunch.com | newest

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"Destroy if Dead" box (bogleheads.org)

4 months ago | ilamont | bogleheads.org | frontpage

2

Lockheed Offers a New Low-Cost Cruise Missile as Part of 'High-Low Mix' (airandspaceforces.com)

4 months ago | ilamont | airandspaceforces.com | frontpage

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Microsoft now offers lightweight versions of DeepSeek R1 to run on your AI PC (windows.com)

4 months ago | ilamont | windows.com | newest

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Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs warns citizens China may arrest them abroad (taipeitimes.com)

4 months ago | ilamont | taipeitimes.com | frontpage

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State Dept. to use AI to revoke visas of foreign students who appear "pro-Hamas" (axios.com)

4 months ago | ilamont | axios.com | newest

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RIP (Finally) to the Blockchain Hype (cio.com)

4 months ago | ilamont | cio.com | frontpage

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"Big 3" science fiction magazines including Asimov's and Analog acquired (jasonsanford.substack.com)

4 months ago | ilamont | substack.com | best

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TSMC's NT$3.29T investment in US would only account for 5-7% of output (taiwannews.com.tw)

4 months ago | ilamont | taiwannews.com.tw | newest

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Not a Coder? With A.I., Just Having an Idea Can Be Enough (nytimes.com)

4 months ago | ilamont | nytimes.com | newest

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23andMe special committee again rejects CEO Wojcicki's take-private offer (cnbc.com)

4 months ago | ilamont | cnbc.com | newest

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23andMe Special Committee Rejects Acquisition Proposal from CEO Anne Wojcicki (23andme.com)

4 months ago | ilamont | 23andme.com | frontpage

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23andMe hits record low after CEO's $0.41/share buyback offer (tradingview.com)

4 months ago | ilamont | tradingview.com | newest

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Delivering 'Deliverance' (2015) (gardenandgun.com)

4 months ago | ilamont | gardenandgun.com | newest

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BYD unveils smart 'God's Eye' driving system; rivals question capabilities (digitimes.com)

5 months ago | ilamont | digitimes.com | newest

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Nvidia Releases Foundation Model for Biomolecular Sciences (nvidia.com)

5 months ago | ilamont | nvidia.com | newest

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A map of torii around the world (google.com)

5 months ago | ilamont | google.com | frontpage

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I removed all responsibility from my job but it cost sellers millions of dollars (reddit.com)

5 months ago | ilamont | reddit.com | newest

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AI Licensing Deals with Google and OpenAI Make Up 10% of Reddit's Revenue (adweek.com)

5 months ago | ilamont | adweek.com | frontpage

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Teens across Asia migrate to Taiwan for promises of semiconductor jobs (restofworld.org)

5 months ago | ilamont | restofworld.org | newest

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The First Foreigner to Challenge Taiwan's Constitution on Work Discrimination (cw.com.tw)

5 months ago | ilamont | cw.com.tw | newest

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Megacaps plan to spend more than $300B in 2025 as AI race intensifies (cnbc.com)

5 months ago | ilamont | cnbc.com | newest

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EU's AltStore Gets First Native iOS Pornography App (macrumors.com)

5 months ago | ilamont | macrumors.com | frontpage

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Drone Contractor Gets "Rare" Permission to Follow People and Vehicles in Boston (horizonmass.news)

5 months ago | ilamont | horizonmass.news | newest

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International stocks will beat US stocks over next decade: Vanguard Group (2018) (cnbc.com)

5 months ago | ilamont | cnbc.com | newest

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Spotify Paid $10B to the Music Industry in 2024, $1B More Than Last Year (variety.com)

5 months ago | ilamont | variety.com | frontpage

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Stop Worshipping the American Tech Giants (nytimes.com)

5 months ago | ilamont | nytimes.com | newest

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Northeastern purges DEI websites and messaging amid Trump executive order (huntnewsnu.com)

6 months ago | ilamont | huntnewsnu.com | newest

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French police free kidnapped Ledger executive (moneycheck.com)

6 months ago | ilamont | moneycheck.com | best

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RedNote Scrambles to Hire English-Speaking Content Moderators (wired.com)

6 months ago | ilamont | wired.com | newest

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You Blamed DEI for Hurting Your Career. Now What? (wsj.com)

6 months ago | ilamont | wsj.com | frontpage

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Chenlun phishing kits behind surge in SMS attacks spoofing local toll companies (infosec.exchange)

6 months ago | ilamont | infosec.exchange | newest

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Comcast to launch Universal Ads in bid to win smaller advertisers over from tech (cnbc.com)

6 months ago | ilamont | cnbc.com | newest