Reading Log ForDecember 16, 2022 (#10)
There's no escaping the Twitter drama this week after Elon's petty hypocrisy. But outside that, we look at the celebrating the 75th birthday of the transistor, a big advancement in fusion energy, as well as a big announcement from Apple.
Software Development & Design
- What's new in Visual Studio productivity (Dante Gagne)
- Prevent http requests to external services in unit tests (Gérald Barré)
Technology & the Internet
- TSA Quietly Deploying Facial Recognition Scanners At Major US Airports (Tim Cushing)
- 75 years ago, the transistor ignited the fire of modern innovation (David Brancaccio & Alex Schroeder)
- Yes, Elon Musk Is Fucking Up Twitter; But No, The Government Has No Business Getting Involved (Mike Masnick)
- Twitter's Big Ad Plan: Violate FTC Consent Decree, California Privacy Law & EU Privacy Laws To Force Users To Hand Over Info For Ad Targeting (Mike Masnick)
- Elon's Promise Not To Ban Account Tracking His Jet Didn't Last Very Long At All; Also Bans Guy's Personal Account (Mike Masnick)
- Big News: Apple Will Allow Outside App Stores In Response To EU Law (Mike Masnick)
- Despite Warnock Win, Gigi Sohn's Path To The FCC Remains Mired In Dumb, Corrupt Bullshit (Karl Bode)
Gaming
- Report: Microsoft Offered Sony Call Of Duty On PlayStation Plus (Luke Plunkett)
Business & Finance
- How CoinDesk's FTX scoop left a hole in its corporate overlord (Elizabeth Lopatto)
- How Congress' latest bid to help Americans save for retirement falls short (Meghan McCarty Carino)
- GM and LG get $2.5 billion battery loan from the Department of Energy (Jonathan M. Gillian)
Science
- Is This the 'Kitty Hawk Moment' for Fusion Energy? (Charles Seife)
Sports
- Why Are Teams Issuing Extremely Long Contracts? (Ben Clemens)
Podcasts
- The Indicator #1252: Revitalizing American innovation
- How We Survive Season 2, Episode 7: Swampland for Sale
- Fresh Air: Chaos reigns at Twitter as Musk manages 'by whims'
- Against the Rules: Respect the Polygon
- Money Talks: The changing ideology of Silicon Valley
Everything Else
- When Things Go Wrong With Players Solving Escape Rooms (Kenneth Seward Jr.)