State Department to deny visas to fact checkers and others, citing 'censorship'
https://www.npr.org/2025/12/04/nx-s1-5633444/trump-content-moderation-visas-censorship
https://www.npr.org/2025/12/04/nx-s1-5633444/trump-content-moderation-visas-censorship
NPR
State Department to deny visas to fact checkers and others, citing 'censorship'
The order is focused on applicants for H-1B visas, which are frequently used by tech companies and is part of a campaign by the Trump administration against online content moderation.
Undisclosed Deaths in the Pfizer mRNA Covid-19 Vaccine Trial [pdf]
https://jpands.org/vol30no4/kunadhasan.pdf
https://jpands.org/vol30no4/kunadhasan.pdf
The US polluters that are rewriting the EU's human rights and climate law
https://www.somo.nl/the-secretive-cabal-of-us-polluters-that-is-rewriting-the-eus-human-rights-and-climate-law/
https://www.somo.nl/the-secretive-cabal-of-us-polluters-that-is-rewriting-the-eus-human-rights-and-climate-law/
SOMO
The secretive cabal of US polluters that is rewriting the EU’s human rights and climate law - SOMO
Leaked documents reveal how a secretive alliance of eleven large multinational enterprises has worked to tear down the EU’s CSDDD.
Sugars, Gum, Stardust Found in NASA's Asteroid Bennu Samples
https://www.nasa.gov/missions/osiris-rex/sugars-gum-stardust-found-in-nasas-asteroid-bennu-samples/
https://www.nasa.gov/missions/osiris-rex/sugars-gum-stardust-found-in-nasas-asteroid-bennu-samples/
NASA
Sugars, ‘Gum,’ Stardust Found in NASA's Asteroid Bennu Samples - NASA
The asteroid Bennu continues to provide new clues to scientists’ biggest questions about the formation of the early solar system and the origins of life. As
Netflix to Acquire Warner Bros. In an $82.7B Deal
https://about.netflix.com/en/news/netflix-to-acquire-warner-bros
https://about.netflix.com/en/news/netflix-to-acquire-warner-bros
Netflix
Netflix to Acquire Warner Bros. Following the Separation of Discovery Global for a Total Enterprise Value of $82.7 Billion (Equity…
[center] Transaction Unites Warner Bros.’ Iconic Franchises and Storied Libraries with Netflix’s Leading Entertainment Service, Creating an Extraordinary Offering for Consumers
Most Technical Problems Are People Problems
https://blog.joeschrag.com/2023/11/most-technical-problems-are-really.html
https://blog.joeschrag.com/2023/11/most-technical-problems-are-really.html
Joeschrag
Most Technical Problems Are Really People Problems
I once worked at a company which had an enormous amount of technical debt - millions of lines of code, no unit tests, and products using l...
Influential study on glyphosate safety retracted 25 years after publication
https://www.lemonde.fr/en/environment/article/2025/12/03/influential-study-on-glyphosate-safety-retracted-25-years-after-publication_6748114_114.html
https://www.lemonde.fr/en/environment/article/2025/12/03/influential-study-on-glyphosate-safety-retracted-25-years-after-publication_6748114_114.html
Emerge Career (YC S22) Is Hiring
https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/emerge-career/jobs/qQhLEmC-founding-design-engineer
https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/emerge-career/jobs/qQhLEmC-founding-design-engineer
Y Combinator
Founding Design Engineer at Emerge Career | Y Combinator
Who We Are:
Emerge Career’s mission is to break the cycle of poverty and incarceration. We’re not just building software; we’re creating pathways to real second chances. Through an all-in-one platform deeply embedded within the criminal justice system, we…
Emerge Career’s mission is to break the cycle of poverty and incarceration. We’re not just building software; we’re creating pathways to real second chances. Through an all-in-one platform deeply embedded within the criminal justice system, we…
Framework Laptop 13 gets ARM processor with 12 cores via upgrade kit
https://www.notebookcheck.net/Framework-Laptop-13-gets-ARM-processor-with-12-cores-via-upgrade-kit.1177930.0.html
https://www.notebookcheck.net/Framework-Laptop-13-gets-ARM-processor-with-12-cores-via-upgrade-kit.1177930.0.html
Notebookcheck
Framework Laptop 13 gets ARM processor with 12 cores via upgrade kit
The Framework Laptop 13 has a replaceable mainboard, which means that the processor can be easily upgraded after purchase. While Framework itself only offers Intel and AMD CPUs, a mainboard with a high-performance ARM processor from a third-party manufacturer…
I'm Peter Roberts, immigration attorney who does work for YC and startups. AMA
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46163121
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46163121
The AI Backlash Is Here: Why Public Patience with Tech Giants Is Running Out
https://www.newsweek.com/ai-backlash-openai-meta-friend-10807425
https://www.newsweek.com/ai-backlash-openai-meta-friend-10807425
Newsweek
The AI Backlash Is Here: Why Public Patience With Tech Giants Is Running Out
Welcome to the slop era.
Shingles vaccination prevented or delayed dementia
https://www.cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092-8674(25)01256-5
https://www.cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092-8674(25)01256-5
Cell
The effect of shingles vaccination at different stages of the dementia disease course
A natural experiment found that herpes zoster vaccination reduced the occurrence of
mild cognitive impairment and deaths due to dementia, indicating that the vaccine
may slow the progression of dementia throughout its clinical disease course.
mild cognitive impairment and deaths due to dementia, indicating that the vaccine
may slow the progression of dementia throughout its clinical disease course.
WikiFlix: Full Movies Hosted on Wikimedia Commons
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Spinster/WikiFlix
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Spinster/WikiFlix
Wall Street races to protect itself from AI bubble
https://rollingout.com/2025/12/05/wall-street-protects-itself-ai-bubble/
https://rollingout.com/2025/12/05/wall-street-protects-itself-ai-bubble/
Rolling Out
Wall Street races to protect itself from AI bubble
Wall Street lends billions to AI companies while using credit derivatives and sophisticated bonds to hedge against potential bubble risks.
Judge Signals Win for Software Freedom Conservancy in Vizio GPL Case
https://fossforce.com/2025/12/judge-signals-win-for-software-freedom-conservancy-in-vizio-gpl-case/
https://fossforce.com/2025/12/judge-signals-win-for-software-freedom-conservancy-in-vizio-gpl-case/
FOSS Force
Judge Signals Win for Software Freedom Conservancy in Vizio GPL Case - FOSS Force
A California judge has tentatively sided with SFC in its GPL case over Vizio’s SmartCast TVs, but the final outcome is still pending.