Scientists link sugar substitute sorbitol to liver disease in zebrafish
https://scitechdaily.com/scientists-link-popular-sugar-substitute-to-liver-disease/
https://scitechdaily.com/scientists-link-popular-sugar-substitute-to-liver-disease/
SciTechDaily
Scientists Link Popular Sugar Substitute to Liver Disease
New research reveals that sorbitol, a common sugar alcohol used in “low-calorie” foods, can behave much like fructose once inside the body, potentially contributing to liver strain and metabolic dysfunction. Sweeteners such as aspartame, found in Equal packets…
Goodbye, Microsoft: Schleswig-Holstein Relies on Open Source and Saves Millions
https://www.heise.de/en/news/Goodbye-Microsoft-Schleswig-Holstein-relies-on-Open-Source-and-saves-millions-11105459.html
https://www.heise.de/en/news/Goodbye-Microsoft-Schleswig-Holstein-relies-on-Open-Source-and-saves-millions-11105459.html
heise online
Goodbye, Microsoft: Schleswig-Holstein relies on Open Source and saves millions
Schleswig-Holstein saves 15 million euros in license costs by migrating from Microsoft to free software. The conversion is significantly cheaper.
Dollar-stores overcharge cash-strapped customers while promising low prices
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/03/customers-pay-more-rising-dollar-store-costs
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/03/customers-pay-more-rising-dollar-store-costs
the Guardian
How the dollar-store industry overcharges cash-strapped customers while promising low prices
A Guardian investigation reveals Dollar General and Family Dollar stores often fail to honor their shelf prices – charging more at checkout for everything from frying pans to Frosted Flakes
OpenAI disables ChatGPT app suggestions that looked like ads
https://techoreon.com/openai-disables-chatgpt-app-suggestions-ads-backlash/
https://techoreon.com/openai-disables-chatgpt-app-suggestions-ads-backlash/
Techoreon
OpenAI Disables ChatGPT App Suggestions That Users Mistook for Ads
OpenAI has disabled a feature in ChatGPT that suggested third-party applications after users complained the recommendations resembled advertisements.
What the heck is going on at Apple?
https://www.cnn.com/2025/12/06/tech/apple-tim-cook-leadership-changes
https://www.cnn.com/2025/12/06/tech/apple-tim-cook-leadership-changes
A geothermal amoeba sets a new upper temperature limit for eukaryotes
https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.11.24.690213v1.full
https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.11.24.690213v1.full
Mechanical power generation using Earth's ambient radiation
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adw6833
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adw6833
Science Advances
Mechanical power generation using Earth’s ambient radiation
Earth's radiation is harvested to power a Stirling engine for air circulation, mechanical work, and electricity.
FL Governor Announces Proposal for Citizen Bill of Rights for AI
https://www.flgov.com/eog/news/press/2025/governor-ron-desantis-announces-proposal-citizen-bill-rights-artificial
https://www.flgov.com/eog/news/press/2025/governor-ron-desantis-announces-proposal-citizen-bill-rights-artificial
Spinlocks vs. Mutexes: When to Spin and When to Sleep
https://howtech.substack.com/p/spinlocks-vs-mutexes-when-to-spin
https://howtech.substack.com/p/spinlocks-vs-mutexes-when-to-spin
Substack
Spinlocks vs. Mutexes: When to Spin and When to Sleep
You’re staring at perf top showing 60% CPU time in pthread_mutex_lock. Your latency is in the toilet. Someone suggests “just use a spinlock” and suddenly your 16-core server is pegged at 100% doing nothing useful. This is the synchronization primitive trap…
Noninvasive imaging could replace finger pricks for measuring blood glucose
https://news.mit.edu/2025/noninvasive-imaging-could-replace-finger-pricks-diabetes-1203
https://news.mit.edu/2025/noninvasive-imaging-could-replace-finger-pricks-diabetes-1203
MIT News
Noninvasive imaging could replace finger pricks for people with diabetes
A noninvasive method for measuring blood glucose levels, developed at MIT, could save diabetes patients from having to prick their fingers several times a day. The device uses Raman spectroscopy to measure blood glucose levels without any needles.
Palantir Could Be the Most Overvalued Company That Ever Existed
https://247wallst.com/investing/2025/11/25/palantir-could-be-the-most-overvalued-company-that-ever-existed/
https://247wallst.com/investing/2025/11/25/palantir-could-be-the-most-overvalued-company-that-ever-existed/
24/7 Wall St.
Palantir Could Be the Most Overvalued Company That Ever Existed
We’re entering a new period in the market. Call it what you want – a paradigm shift or simply shifting investor sentiment – but it’s clear that valuations now matter. Unlike previous periods of time, such as the growth frenzy following the onset of the pandemic…