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W3C WAI front-end freelance developer | Angular & NativeScript maniac | DevOps enthusiast | QA evangelist | Crypto investor Travel addict | Summer & beach lover | Party animal | Hopeless Hedonist Citizen of the 🌍 based in 🇧🇬
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California launches new tool 'DROP' to help residents delete personal data The system, known as the Delete Request and Opt-Out Platform, or DROP, is operated by the California Privacy Protection Agency. The platform opens Jan. 1 and is intended to simplify what is often a complicated opt-out process by allowing residents to submit a request to remove information online from more than 500 data brokers at once.
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Real-life experiment shows Bohr was right in a theoretical debate with Einstein https://phys.org/news/2025-12-real-life-niels-bohr-theoretical.html Scientists in China have performed an experiment first proposed by Albert Einstein almost a century ago when he sought to disprove the quantum mechanical principle of complementarity put forth by Niels Bohr and his school of physicists. Bohr claimed there are properties of particles that cannot simultaneously be measured. The new result backs up the Copenhagen school yet again, with the potential to shed light on other, less settled questions in quantum mechanics.
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New Spear-Phishing Attack Targeting Security Individuals in Israel Region Israel’s National Cyber Directorate recently issued an urgent alert about a targeted spear-phishing attack aimed at people working in security and defense-related areas. The campaign uses WhatsApp messages that pretend to come from trusted organizations, inviting targets to professional conferences.
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Russia releases video footage to challenge Kyiv over alleged attack http://archive.today/3VC2G Russia's defence ministry released video footage on Wednesday of what it said was a downed drone at a briefing intended to show Ukraine tried this week to attack a presidential residence and challenge Kyiv's denials that such an attack took place. Kyiv says Moscow has produced no evidence to support its allegations and that Russia invented the alleged attack to block progress at talks on ending the war in Ukraine. Officials in several Western countries have cast doubt on Russia's version of events and questioned whether there was any attack.
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Trump is halting Minnesota federal child care payments after viral fraud claims https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-administration/hhs-halts-federal-child-care-payments-minnesota-fraud-claims-rcna251619 The Department of Health and Human Services move comes after a video purported to show Minnesota day care facilities that aren’t operational but were receiving government funds.
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SoftBank has fully funded $40 billion investment in OpenAI, sources tell CNBC SoftBank has completed its $40 billion investment commitment to OpenAI, sources told CNBC's David Faber. The Japanese investment giant sent over a final $22 billion to $22.5 billion last week, according to sources familiar with the matter, who asked not to be named in order to discuss details of the transaction.
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Eurostar warns of ‘major disruption’ power outage halts Channel Tunnel services Eurostar urged passengers to change their travel plans on Tuesday as a problem with the overhead power supply forced the Channel Tunnel to close. “Due to a problem with the overhead power supply and a subsequent failed Le Shuttle train the Channel tunnel is currently closed. Unfortunately, this means we have no choice but to suspend all services today until further notice,” Eurostar said in a statement warning of “major disruption” on its website.
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Hackers Exploit Copilot Studio’s Connected Agents Feature 2 Gain Backdoor Access Microsoft’s newly unveiled “Connected Agents” feature in Copilot Studio, announced at Build 2025, is creating a significant security vulnerability. Attackers are already exploiting to gain unauthorized backdoor access to critical business systems.
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Trump revives threat to sue Powell for ‘gross incompetence’ https://thehill.com/business/5665840-trump-powell-lawsuit-fed-buildings/ President Trump told reporters he was considering bringing a lawsuit against Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell for “gross incompetence” as he complained about renovations to the central bank’s headquarters. “We’re thinking about bringing a suit against Powell for incompetence. Because think of it, these aren’t outstanding buildings. These are small buildings,” Trump said during a press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
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Please stop lowering your standards for open source software I love open-source software, and it's been essential to my needs over the years. I've used GIMP when I couldn't afford Photoshop. Scribus when I needed to design a book for college, and OpenOffice for the Linux netbook that got me through post-grad. I owe open-source software a lot, and it's too important to hold it to a lower standard than the closed-source for-profit stuff.
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Brigitte Bardot, Movie Idol Who Renounced Stardom, Dies at 91 Brigitte Bardot, the pouty, tousle-haired French actress who redefined mid-20th-century movie sex symbolism in films beginning with “And God Created Woman,” then gave up acting at 39 to devote her life to the welfare of animals, died on Sunday at her home in southern France. She was 91.
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Hackers Claim Breach of WIRED Database Containing 2.3 million Subscriber Records Hackers have leaked a database containing over 2.3 million WIRED subscriber records, marking a major breach at Condé Nast, the parent company. The threat actor “Lovely” claims this is just the start, promising to release up to 40 million more records from brands like Vogue and The New Yorker.
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Magnitude 4.7 earthquake strikes outside Northern California national park https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/magnitude-4-7-earthquake-strikes-outside-21265540.php A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck Northern California on Sunday afternoon to the east of Lassen Volcanic National Park, according to the U.S. Geological Survey, and it was reportedly felt as far south as Sacramento 200 miles away.
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Bitcoin's Pullback Spurs Year-End Crypto Tax-Loss Harvesting Bitcoin (BTC-USD) is entering the final stretch of the year under pressure, with a roughly 30% slide from its all-time high creating conditions advisers say could be driving heavier tax-loss harvesting than in prior years. While Bitcoin is down about 5% year-to-date, the S&P 500 (SPY) has risen roughly 18% over the same period, a divergence that advisers say is encouraging investors to sell underwater crypto positions to potentially offset equity gains before Dec. 31, particularly for purchases made near October's peak. Some advisers note that tax-loss harvesting in crypto is increasingly being treated as part of a broader portfolio-wide tax strategy rather than a standalone trade.
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Atomtronics: Quantum Technology's Future With Unprecedented Control & Precision Atomtronics, a burgeoning field within quantum science and technology, involves the manipulation of ultracold atoms in matter wave circuits, allowing for precise control over a range of physical configurations. Atomtronic devices, such as the atomtronic quantum interference device (AQUID), emulate known electronic components like diodes, batteries, and transistors. Quantum superposition is a key component in atomtronics, used to create atomic qubits. Atomtronics has potential applications in emulating superconducting circuit elements. Research by H M Cataldo from the Universidad de Buenos Aires provides insights into the quantum features of stationary states, paving the way for the development and control of atomtronic devices.
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Taiwan rattled by 7.0 magnitude quake, no major damage reported https://www.cnn.com/2025/12/27/asia/taiwan-earthquake-tremors-intl-latam A 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck some 32 km (20 miles) off Taiwan’s northeastern coastal city of Yilan on Saturday, the island’s weather administration said, with no immediate reports of major damage. The quake with a depth of 73 km (45 miles) was felt across Taiwan and shook buildings in the capital Taipei, the administration said, assigning it an intensity-four category meaning there could be minor damage.