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Mind Prison[^]:

“Which episode of Gilligan’s Island was about mind reading?”

ZDNet[^]:

Here's one way to handle the tech skills shortage: IT functions are increasingly being delivered and maintained by hybrid pros with one foot in the business and the other in technology.

Neowin[^]:

In this episode of "How to make Windows 11 more annoying," Microsoft is bringing new Start menu ads to all users.

SD Times[^]:

Over half of organizations feel that their cybersecurity and cloud skills are lacking, according to the 2024 Technical Skills Report by Pluralsight, a company that provides upskilling resources.

Where's your Ed at?[^]:

This is the story of how Google Search died, and the people responsible for killing it.

Engadget[^]:

The new rules extend a product's guarantee if it breaks under warranty, while obliging manufacturers to repair devices no longer covered.

Ars Technica[^]:

Signs point to Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X Elite processors showing up in actual, real-world, human-purchasable computers in the next couple of months after years of speculation and another year or so of hype.

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Use of the word has taken off in medical research papers, but if that is evidence of AI writing we should still worry more about boring work than the risk of studies being fabricated.

The Verge[^]:

Most existing noncompete clauses will also be voided.

Ars Technica[^]:

Thermonator, the first "flamethrower-wielding robot dog," is completely legal in 48 US states.

Beta News[^]:

A new report reveals a year-on-year increase of nearly 60 percent in global phishing attacks, fueled in part by the proliferation of generative AI-driven schemes such as voice phishing (vishing) and deepfake phishing.

Joren Six[^]:

There is something about surprising interfaces: clapping to switch on lights is more fun than a flipping a switch.