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iab··on Best Buy’s new $200/yr membership locks PS5, hot holiday items behind membership
A Best Buy SUBSCRIPTION? This is a fresh circle of hell
iab··on Pentagon Official Resigns over Belief China Has Won AI Battle
I am not sure that I would label them as a powerhouse, but definitely power-hungry which probably fits this bill
iab··on Netflix Won’t Take Down Dave Chappelle Special, Ted Sarandos Says
If you're the GOAT, no need to tell people because they already know
iab··on Pentagon Official Resigns over Belief China Has Won AI Battle
> part of the reason the U.S. was behind in technology was the reluctance of large American companies like Google to work cooperatively with the government due to questions regarding ethics surrounding the use of AI.

Isn’t this moral vacuum exactly where palantir & friends step in

iab··on Natural Immunity and Covid–19 Recovery: Twenty-Nine Scientific Studies
12 of those articles are preprints - they effectively do not exist currently.
iab··on A Babysitter and a Band-Aid Wrapper: Inside the Submarine Spy Case
> “She said she couldn’t stand the current state of politics and actually had found some job opportunities over there,” he said.

Hate to break this to everyone, the state of politics in Australia isn’t ideal either

iab··on Maryland nuclear engineer and spouse arrested on espionage-related charges
10 Ways To Lose Your Freedom
iab··on Maryland nuclear engineer and spouse arrested on espionage-related charges
Monero catching strays here
iab··on Maryland nuclear engineer and spouse arrested on espionage-related charges
If you had just worked a bit harder, you too could be under federal indictment
iab··on Do Not Pay for Facebook Services
I think you should change the title to DoNotPay equivalent for facebook services, otherwise it is a tad confusing
iab··on Vantablack: It's blacker than black, but where is it being used?
> Future applications are opening up constantly — literally we get new applications in on a daily basis, some of which are absolutely huge

We are still searching for product-market fit

iab··on Slack complaint spurs EU to investigate Microsoft Teams Office integration
They're all terrible, but surely Teams is the worst-est
iab··on Doctors Caucus Letter Urging CDC to Acknowledge Covid-19 Natural Immunity
Marshall: Obstetrician Cassidy: Gastroenterology Paul: Ophthalmology Harris: Anesthesiology Miller-Meeks: Ophthalmology Bucschon: Thoracic surgery DesJarlais: General Practice Murphy: Urology Dunn: Urology Harshbarger: Pharmacology Carter: BACHELORS in pharmacology VAN DREW: DENTISTRY Jackson: Emergency Medicine Green: Emergency Medicine Babin: DENTISTRY

What is missing here? EPIDEMIOLOGY, VIROLOGY

Spare me the dentists chiming in on this

iab··on Apple is appealing the Epic ruling it originally called a ‘resounding victory’
"And one more thing..."
iab··on Tesla Moved Its HQ to Texas Following Explicit Offer from CA Assemblywoman
So did he do this to benefit workers and their families, or did he do it because of the (unnecessary) tweet?
iab··on Tesla Moved Its HQ to Texas Following Explicit Offer from CA Assemblywoman
> While Musk selflessly tried to resist the actions of the government

What an unbiased clear-eyed look at the situation

iab··on Tesla’s headquarters will move to Austin
This is a good example of what I am talking about ^
iab··on Tesla’s headquarters will move to Austin
Every time I hear someone rail against California, I think of that scene in Mad Men when Don Draper tells Michael Ginsberg: "I don't think about you at all"
iab··on Tesla’s headquarters will move to Austin
This is the right approach
iab··on Tesla’s headquarters will move to Austin
I temporarily lived out in Sacramento, and commuted occasionally to MP. This is not bad compared to some others, but seeing stationary brake lights getting on the highway at 4am was something else
iab··on Tesla’s headquarters will move to Austin
"Its a house michael, how much could it cost? 2bn?"
iab··on Leaked US spy plane footage shows ‘rubber duck shaped UFO flying at 200mph’
> It is unclear what the object in the video is
iab··on Leaked US spy plane footage shows ‘rubber duck shaped UFO flying at 200mph’
There is no question that it is a real ufo, by virtue of being unidentified, flying, and being an object
iab··on California is shutting down its last nuclear plant
We need a mad-men style rebrand of nuclear. “Spicy hot-rox” maybe, could get better PR
iab··on UCHealth Denies Kidney Transplant to Unvaccinated Woman and Donor
Modern medicine for transplant? Yes. Modern medicine for vaccines? Also yes*

*except COVID

iab··on The naughty username checking system used by Twitch
Language friend, this is a family site
iab··on Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) Explained
The ownership aspect isn't always true, though right? Like if I look at this guy:

https://opensea.io/assets/0xec9c519d49856fd2f8133a0741b4dbe0...

I would own all the commercial aspects of this token, if I were to buy it.

iab··on Tesla Ordered to Pay Worker $137M for Racism at Plant
Well, it could also be about not being racist
iab··on Give Amazon and Facebook a Seat at the United Nations
The Subway/AT&T/Verizon United Nations(tm) ; Eat Fresh (Can you hear me now)
iab··on The delights and the dangers of deplatforming extremists
I’m not sure I have heard deplatforming being touted as a long-term way to fix anything. All the efforts so far seem very “last-ditch”, which probably doesn’t bode well
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