Just some incredible reporting from Apoorva in this.
CDC workers were terrified as gunman shot at the agency’s headquarters yesterday. Today they are still reeling from shock, fear — and rage.
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working on something a little different than usual! looking to speak with women of all ages and backgrounds about their life experiences. short questionnaire here, shares very welcome docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Questionnaire
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This sucks. It's a simple app that's actually useful and it's being killed to push people to AI. www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microso...
Microsoft will kill the Lens PDF scanner app for iOS, Android
Microsoft announced that it will phase out the Microsoft Lens PDF scanner app for Android and iOS devices starting September 15, 2025.
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annnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnd it's SoftBank
techcrunch.com/2025/08/08/s...
SoftBank reportedly bought Foxconn's Ohio factory for the Stargate AI project | TechCrunch
Foxconn spent years promising electric vehicles would be built at the former Chevy Cruze factory. Now it will make AI servers.
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This is just deeply depressing: women who spoke up during #MeToo often found their lives upended, as powerful men used defamation suits to target them, e.g. Roy Moore is still suing many of his accusers.
What Happened to the Women of #MeToo? www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
What Happened to the Women of #MeToo?
Tina Johnson accused Roy Moore of sexual assault. Then the world moved on, and left her behind.
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Source: Windsurf's gross margins are "very negative"; many believe the same margin pressure is impacting Cursor, Lovable, Replit, and other vibe coding tools (Marina Temkin/TechCrunch)
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Oh, and awards should go to institutions with the lowest indirect cost rates. Basically, we are in a race to the bottom in research. I am starting to question the point of staying here, working in a university, and trying to do research.
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🧵I have been operating under the assumption that I will not be able to get federal funding for the next 3.5 years. This EO just confirms my assumption. The order effectively removes scientific review from the grantmaking process.
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Vox Media has Eater throwing a whole ass 20th birthday party next month while laying off the people who make it worth celebrating in the first place. Sincerely, how do you sleep at night doing this?
Vox Media Union statement on today's devastating round of layoffs at Eater. We stand with all of our wonderful colleagues. #solidarityforever #unionstrong #1u
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Revisited one of the greatest sci-fi movies of all time and found it disturbingly relevant to what’s happening in the US
Brazil is as prescient as ever
40 years later and newly restored in 4K.
