2025-05-07
European Links (07.05.25)
Published on May 7, 2025 4:20 AM GMTMilitary logisticsPolitico writes:The French army painfully realized how difficult it was to cross Europe in the spring of 2022, when it deployed a...
Protect Board Leadership from AI Overreach
AI has the power to streamline board operations. But with automation comes a hidden cost: the erosion of board chairsâ influence. As AI takes over routine tasks, it can quietly...
A dead Chinese Borderlands MMO is being revived
Borderlands Online was revealed just a year before it was shut down.
Today's Wordle answer for Wednesday, May 7
Today's Wordle: Help with the daily puzzle.
Chess - "Elo" of random play?
Published on May 7, 2025 2:18 AM GMTI'm interested in a measure of  chess-playing ability that doesn't depend on human players, and while perfect play would be the ideal reference,...
The âLoopholeâ America Could Use to Ground Canadaâs New F-35 Fighters
Key Points: Growing unease among US allies, including Canada and Denmark, surrounds the F-35 program due to Washingtonâs enduring control over global spare parts, software, and upgrades. -This dependency creates...
Amazon, Finally, Now Has a âGet Bookâ Button in Its iOS Kindle App
Andrew Liszewski, The Verge: Contrary to prior limitations, there is now a prominent orange âGet bookâ button on Kindle appâs book listings. [...] Before todayâs updates, buying books wasnât a...
Florida Republican Congresswoman Kat Cammack Introduces âApp Store Freedom Actâ to Mandate Third-Party App Stores on iOS and Android
Emma Roth, reporting for The Verge: Representative Kat Cammack (R-FL) introduced a bill Tuesday that would require âlarge app store operatorsâ like Apple to let users install third-party app stores...
I really don't want to cosplay as Darth Vader in Destiny 2, so I'm even more queasy about the announcement of a whole Star Wars-themed expansion
If lightsabers in Destiny is what keeps Bungie going, I guess I'll suck it up.
The Houthis Could Do the Impossible: Sink a Navy Aircraft Carrier
In a recent incident in the Red Sea, the US Navy announced that an F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter jet was lost at sea after it fell overboard from the USS...
Chinaâs Stealth Fighter Miracle: The J-20 Has a Message for the U.S. Air Force
Key Points: Chinaâs J-20 âMighty Dragonâ stealth fighter can operate in a âbeast mode,â sacrificing some stealth to carry a significantly larger weapons load on external hardpoints. -This configuration allows...
From the Shadows to the Summit: Elevating Special Operations to the Joint Chiefs
US Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) has evolved from a niche counterterrorism force into a foundational element of national defense, crucial for strategic competition, irregular warfare, and global operations. The post...
$500 + $500 Bounty Problem: Does An (Approximately) Deterministic Maximal Redund Always Exist?
Published on May 6, 2025 11:05 PM GMTA lot of our work involves "redunds".[1] A random variable Î is a(n exact) redund over two random variables X1,X2 exactly when bothX1âX2âÎX2âX1âÎConceptually,...
The GTA 6 trailer shows Jason and Lucia working out: is Rockstar bringing back some of San Andreas' RPG-lite features?
Jason lifts weights, Lucia works a heavy bag⌠are these just cutscenes or will exercise improve our stats?
Build Like a Product Manager, Think Like a General Manager
How product managers can lead outcomes
OpenAI Forced to Abandon Plans to Become For-Profit
Money Matters OpenAI may be raking in the investor dough, but thanks in part to erstwhile cofounder Elon Musk, the company won't be going entirely for-profit anytime soon. In a...
The new GTA 6 trailer opens with a self-referential gag that reminded me of how wild the 2022 hack was
Rockstar seems to smirk Grand Theft Auto 6's rocky history with information security in the latest trailer.
Altair at 50: Remembering the First Personal Computer. âThe Altair didnât survive...
Altair at 50: Remembering the First Personal Computer. âThe Altair didnât survive for very long, but essentially being responsible for the creation of Microsoft is a pretty Big Deal. It...
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