Meet the Alaska Student Arrested for Eating an AI Art Exhibit
https://www.thenation.com/article/society/alaska-student-arrested-eating-ai-art-exhibit/
https://www.thenation.com/article/society/alaska-student-arrested-eating-ai-art-exhibit/
The Nation
Meet the Alaska Student Arrested for Eating an AI Art Exhibit
A conversation with Graham Granger, whose combination of protest and performance art spread beyond campus. “AI chews up and spits out art made by other people.”
You can now download Windows 7 and Vista ISO images with all the updates
https://www.neowin.net/news/you-can-now-download-windows-7-and-vista-iso-images-with-every-possible-update-included/
https://www.neowin.net/news/you-can-now-download-windows-7-and-vista-iso-images-with-every-possible-update-included/
Neowin
You can now download Windows 7 and Vista ISO images with every possible update included
Windows 7 and Windows Vista are two dead operating systems, but if you happen to need to install one of them on your computer or virtual machine, there are now ISOs that include every update possible.
Palantir, Meta, OpenAI Execs Appointed Lieutenant Colonels in US Army
https://twitter.com/SecArmy/status/1933693585183965372
https://twitter.com/SecArmy/status/1933693585183965372
X (formerly Twitter)
Secretary of the Army (@SecArmy) on X
GEN George and I are thrilled to welcome four brilliant minds from the tech sector to the @USArmy! Today, we commissioned four exceptional individuals as Lieutenant Colonels in the Army's Detachment 201 (Executive Innovation Corps).
Their unique skills will…
Their unique skills will…
Zack Polanski to hand in NHS contract termination notice to Palantir
https://www.thecanary.co/uk/news/2026/01/22/zack-polanski-to-hand-in-nhs-contract-termination-notice-to-palantir/
https://www.thecanary.co/uk/news/2026/01/22/zack-polanski-to-hand-in-nhs-contract-termination-notice-to-palantir/
Canary
Zack Polanski to hand in NHS contract termination notice to Palantir
Zack Polanski is telling defence surveillance corporation Palantir to 'pack its bags and get the hell out of the NHS'.
Downtown Denver's office vacancy rate grows to 38.2%
https://coloradosun.com/2026/01/22/denver-downtown-office-vacancy-rate-tenants-workplace/
https://coloradosun.com/2026/01/22/denver-downtown-office-vacancy-rate-tenants-workplace/
The Colorado Sun
Downtown Denver's office vacancy rate grows to 38.2% as tenants reimagine the workplace
Much of the downtown submarkets ended 2025 more than 40% empty. But as available sublease space diminishes, the industry hopes stabilization is afoot.
Macron says €300B in EU savings sent to the US every year will be invested in EU
https://old.reddit.com/r/europe/comments/1qjtvtl/macron_says_300_billion_in_european_savings_flown/
https://old.reddit.com/r/europe/comments/1qjtvtl/macron_says_300_billion_in_european_savings_flown/
Reddit
From the europe community on Reddit: Macron says €300 billion in European savings flown to the US every year will be invested in…
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Recent discoveries on the acquisition of the highest levels of human performance
https://www.science.org/doi/abs/10.1126/science.adt7790
https://www.science.org/doi/abs/10.1126/science.adt7790
Science
Recent discoveries on the acquisition of the highest levels of human performance
Scientists have long debated the origins of exceptional human achievements. This literature review summarizes recent evidence from multiple domains on the acquisition of world-class performance. We review published papers and synthesize developmental ...
The turmoil at Thinking Machines Lab
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/22/technology/thinking-machines-ai-startup-openai.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/22/technology/thinking-machines-ai-startup-openai.html
NY Times
The Drama at Thinking Machines, a New A.I. Start-Up, Is Riveting Silicon Valley
Defections, secret conversations, deal talks that fizzled and a battle for control: The turmoil at Thinking Machines Lab is the artificial intelligence industry’s latest drama.
Taming P99s in OpenFGA: How we built a self-tuning strategy planner
https://auth0.com/blog/self-tuning-strategy-planner-openfga/
https://auth0.com/blog/self-tuning-strategy-planner-openfga/
Auth0 - Blog
Taming P99s in OpenFGA: How We Built a Self-Tuning Strategy Planner
Discover how a self-tuning strategy planner using Thompson Sampling optimized OpenFGA performance and slashed tail latency in multi-tenant environments.
Goldman Sachs Global Macro Research: Gen AI: too much spend, too little benefit [pdf]
https://www.goldmansachs.com/static-libs/pdf-redirect/prod/index.html?path=/images/migrated/insights/pages/gs-research/gen-ai--too-much-spend,-too-little-benefit-/TOM_AI%202.0_ForRedaction.pdf&originalQuery=&referrer=
https://www.goldmansachs.com/static-libs/pdf-redirect/prod/index.html?path=/images/migrated/insights/pages/gs-research/gen-ai--too-much-spend,-too-little-benefit-/TOM_AI%202.0_ForRedaction.pdf&originalQuery=&referrer=
Extracting a UART Password via SPI Flash Instruction Tracing
https://zuernerd.github.io/blog/2026/01/07/switch-password.html
https://zuernerd.github.io/blog/2026/01/07/switch-password.html
Dominik Zürner
Extracting a UART Password via SPI Flash Instruction Tracing
Introduction
Viking Ship Museum in Denmark announces the discovery of the largest cog
https://www.medievalists.net/2025/12/medieval-ship-discovered-copenhagen/
https://www.medievalists.net/2025/12/medieval-ship-discovered-copenhagen/
Medievalists.net
Medieval ship discovered off Copenhagen may be the world’s largest cog
A medieval cargo ship of extraordinary size has been found in the waters off Copenhagen. Built around 1410, Svælget 2 is being called the world’s largest cog, and its remarkably preserved remains are revealing new details about medieval shipbuilding and Northern…
Brex is joining forces with Capital One
https://www.brex.com/journal/brex-and-capital-one-join-forces
https://www.brex.com/journal/brex-and-capital-one-join-forces
Brex
Brex is joining forces with Capital One
Brex and Capital One are joining forces in the largest bank-fintech deal in history. CEO Pedro Franceschi shares what this means for the future of finance.
Anthropic Economic Index economic primitives
https://www.anthropic.com/research/anthropic-economic-index-january-2026-report
https://www.anthropic.com/research/anthropic-economic-index-january-2026-report
Anthropic
Anthropic Economic Index report: Economic primitives
This report introduces new metrics of AI usage to provide a rich portrait of interactions with Claude in November 2025, just prior to the release of Opus 4.5.
FIPS Dependencies and Prebuilt Binaries
https://www.docker.com/blog/fips-dependencies-and-prebuilt-binaries/
https://www.docker.com/blog/fips-dependencies-and-prebuilt-binaries/
Docker
Your Dependencies Don't Care About Your FIPS Config | Docker
FIPS images alone won’t ensure compliance. Learn how prebuilt native deps can bypass your crypto boundary—and how to build, test, and ship FIPS-compatible apps.
Improving the usability of C libraries in Swift
https://www.swift.org/blog/improving-usability-of-c-libraries-in-swift/
https://www.swift.org/blog/improving-usability-of-c-libraries-in-swift/
Swift.org
Improving the usability of C libraries in Swift
There are many interesting, useful, and fun C libraries in the software ecosystem. While one could go and rewrite these libraries in Swift, usually there is no need, because Swift provides direct interoperability with C. With a little setup, you can directly…
Why medieval city-builder video games are historically inaccurate (2020)
https://www.leidenmedievalistsblog.nl/articles/why-medieval-city-builder-video-games-are-historically-inaccurate
https://www.leidenmedievalistsblog.nl/articles/why-medieval-city-builder-video-games-are-historically-inaccurate
www.leidenmedievalistsblog.nl
Why medieval city-builder video games are historically inaccurate
This blog post explores the historical accuracy of medieval city-builder video games.