Subj : Bluesky called out by the EU ¨, Gold-based cancer drug ¨, Buying Chrome ¨ To : tldr@synchro.net From : TLDR Date : Fri Nov 29 2024 11:38:20 --aavqxE-I Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Bluesky says it is working to comply with European Union rules after it w= as accused of flouting digital regulations. 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The company is consulting with lawyers t= o follow the EU's information disclosure rules. Bluesky has exploded in p= opularity as many people are seeking alternatives to X. It added a millio= n users in a single day on November 15 and last week surpassed 20 million= users.=20 SMART GADGETS' FAILURE TO COMMIT TO SOFTWARE SUPPORT COULD B= E ILLEGAL, FTC WARNS (4 MINUTE READ) [6]=20 The Federal Trade Commiss= ion (FTC) has warned makers of smart devices that they may be breaking th= e Magnuson Moss Warranty Act if they fail to disclose how long they will = support their products with software updates. The majority of products re= viewed by the FTC failed to disclose the device's support duration or end= date. Google's AI Overviews may provide incorrect software support infor= mation. Many vendors reviewed by the FTC make software support informatio= n elusive, sometimes burying the information in specs, support, FAQ pages= , or footnotes.=20 =F0=9F=9A=80=20 SCIENCE & FUTURISTIC TECHNOLOGY= GOLD-BASED DRUG SLOWS CANCER TUMOR GROWTH BY 82%, OUTPERFORMS CHEM= OTHERAPY (4 MINUTE READ) [7]=20 Researchers from Australia and India ha= ve revealed a novel gold-based drug that shows significant promise in the= fight against cancer. The new gold compound is 27 times more potent agai= nst cervical cancer cells than a widely used chemotherapy drug. It is als= o 3.5 times more effective against prostate cancer and 7.5 times more eff= ective against fibrosarcoma than current treatments. The compound is tail= ored to interact with an enzyme abundant in cancer cells. 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Bluesky Says It Will Comply= With EU Rules After Being Called Out (3 minute read)

Bluesky says it is working to comply wi= th European Union rules after it was accused of flouting digital regulation= s. The company is consulting with lawyers to follow the EU's information di= sclosure rules. Bluesky has exploded in popularity as many people are seeki= ng alternatives to X. It added a million users in a single day on November = 15 and last week surpassed 20 million users.
Smart gadgets' failure to c= ommit to software support could be illegal, FTC warns (4 minute read)

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has = warned makers of smart devices that they may be breaking the Magnuson Moss = Warranty Act if they fail to disclose how long they will support their prod= ucts with software updates. The majority of products reviewed by the FTC fa= iled to disclose the device's support duration or end date. Google's AI Ove= rviews may provide incorrect software support information. Many vendors rev= iewed by the FTC make software support information elusive, sometimes buryi= ng the information in specs, support, FAQ pages, or footnotes.
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Gold-based drug slows cance= r tumor growth by 82%, outperforms chemotherapy (4 minute read)

Researchers from Australia and India ha= ve revealed a novel gold-based drug that shows significant promise in the f= ight against cancer. The new gold compound is 27 times more potent against = cervical cancer cells than a widely used chemotherapy drug. It is also 3.5 = times more effective against prostate cancer and 7.5 times more effective a= gainst fibrosarcoma than current treatments. The compound is tailored to in= teract with an enzyme abundant in cancer cells. It effectively stops cancer= cells from multiplying and developing drug resistance.
What fossilized dino feces = can tell us about their rise to dominance (6 minute read)

Coprolites and paleofeces can be a veri= table goldmine of information. They can indicate whether an animal was a ca= rnivore and how they may have eaten their prey. The size and shape can also= reveal what type of animal it was. Studies of dinosaur coprolites and pale= ofeces support the theory that dinosaurs rose to dominance from the Late Tr= iassic Period to the onset of the Jurassic Period as they were better able = to adapt to a rapidly changing environment brought about by random processe= s like volcanic eruptions, climate changes, and other catastrophic events.
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Flour, water, salt, GitHub:= The Bread Code is a sourdough baking framework (9 minute read)

The Bread Code is a GitHub repository c= entered around a book called The Sourdough Framework. It's an open source c= ode base that self-compiles into new LaTeX book editions that is free to re= ad online. The repository is centered around one real bread loaf recipe and= has 17 flowcharts, 15 tables, and dozens of timelines, process illustratio= ns, and photos of good and bad examples. The Bread Code was created by Hend= rik Kleinw=C3=A4chter, a full-stack engineer who has founded firms and work= ed at companies related to blogging, e-commerce, food ordering, travel, and= health.
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Breaking down the DOJ's pla= n to end Google's search monopoly (14 minute read)

The Department of Justice's remedies, a= imed at breaking up Google's search monopoly, range from syndicating the co= mpany's search results to selling the Chrome browser. The remedies could im= peril Google's ability to compete in its core business of search and search= advertising. Google could see billions of dollars shaved off its empire. T= here are several potential buyers for Chrome, but some of the Big Tech comp= anies that might want it, such as Amazon and Meta, would likely be blocked = as potential antitrust threats. Chrome could be valuable to large language = model companies as it could provide a distribution channel for their servic= es.
The Beginning of the End of= Big Tech (5 minute read)

Critique of Big Tech is now commonplace= .. The collateral consequences of the current Big Tech model - centralizatio= n, surveillance, and information control - are too obvious to ignore. This = concentration of power leads to things like the CrowdStrike outage that hap= pened in the middle of this year. Big Tech's end will be the beginning of a= new and vibrant ecosystem that is actually innovative and built for benefi= t, not just profit and control.
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India to expand EV manufact= uring incentives after Tesla disappointment, source says (2 minute read)

India plans to expand its EV policy to = encourage existing automakers in the country instead of limiting the benefi= ts to only automakers willing to build new plants.
Due to export restrictions,= Huawei has been forced to develop a weird hybrid SSD/tape storage drive fo= r data archiving (4 minute read)

Huawei's magnetic-electric drives combi= ne a large SSD with twin tape spools and drivers all in one handy unit.
Craft 3 is shockingly close= to my ideal productivity app (5 minute read)

Craft is a tool that helps users organi= ze their entire life.
Reddit looks to UK, India, = Brazil, and the Philippines to spur international growth (1 minute read)

More than 50% of Reddit's user base is = outside of the US, but the US accounts for 83% of the site's total revenue.
Casio turns back time with = the G-Shock that started it all (3 minute read)

Casio's new G-Shock Dw-5000R is visuall= y nearly identical to the original Dw-5000C launched in 1983.
Why the World's Powers Are = Locked in a Battle Over Computer Chips (9 minute read)

Computer chips are vital in processing = and understanding the mountains of data that are the lifeblood of the econo= my.

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