AI is Not Slowing Down, Except for Stop Lights - Marginal REVOLUTION
The obstacle to self-driving cars is human fear, not data (outside of some specific conditions, in which humans shouldn’t be driving either).
Russia-linked cable-cutting tanker seized by Finland ‘was loaded with spying equipment’
This has hit the news a bit more since the initial reporting, but this (along with posts from some past colleagues) was the first reporting I saw on this topic. Russia had a busy Christmas.
Concerning Bird Flu Virus Mutations Found in Severely Ill Patient
Sigh. This is (was) the most preventable thing ever.
Engineering researchers develop deep-UV microLED display chips for maskless photolithography
Interesting. I expect China will move quickly to move this from research to engineered product to bypass technology transfer restrictions on advanced chip technology.
Some of these are highly unlikely (e.g. 2), others are very likely. Others are just really interesting (e.g. 4 & 7).
Bill Eddy: How to Deal With High Conflict People — Huberman Lab
This could be handing in the coming months. ahem