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    BIG TECH & STARTUPS

    GO=
    OGLE TO OFFER AI-GENERATED CONVERSATIONAL ANSWERS IN SEARCH (2
    MINUTE REA=
    D) [4]=20

    Google is reportedly planning to add an AI Mode option to Sea=
    rch that
    will enable users to get conversational answers instead of searc=
    h
    results. AI Mode will be accessible via a tab near the top of the
    sea=
    rch results page. It will include links to external websites below
    its co=
    nversational answers. Other companies, such as Perplexity AI,
    Reddit, and=
    OpenAI also offer conversational AI search capabilities.=20

    STARLINK'S=
    FIRST NATIONWIDE SATELLITE TEXTING SERVICE GOES LIVE IN
    NEW ZEALAND (2 M=
    INUTE READ) [5]=20

    SpaceX's satellite-to-cell Starlink texting service =
    is now
    operational in New Zealand through telecommunications company One =
    NZ.
    Starlink texting can take up to 10 minutes or longer, but most
    mess=
    ages should be sent and received within three minutes during the
    initial =
    rollout. The service is only supported on the Samsung Galaxy Z
    Flip 6, Sa=
    msung Galaxy Z Fold 6, Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra, and OPPO
    Find X8 Pro - t=
    he list of eligible devices is expected to grow next
    year. The satellite =
    service is free for existing One NZ customers on
    paid-monthly plans.=20
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    SCIENCE & FUTURISTIC TECHNOLOGY

    THE NEW GLENN R=
    OCKET'S SEVEN POWERFUL ENGINES MAY LIGHT UP AS SOON AS
    TODAY (3 MINUTE RE=
    AD) [6]=20

    Blue Origin may ignite the seven main engines on its New Gle=
    nn rocket
    soon at Launch Complex-36 in Florida. It will be the final test=
    before
    the rocket goes on its debut flight. This will be the first time =
    Blue
    Origin has ever fired all of the BE-7 engines together. Blue Origin=

    could still launch New Glenn this year - some employees have been
    aske=
    d to work on Christmas Day.=20

    =E2=80=98WORLD'S FIRST' GRID-SCALE NUCLE=
    AR FUSION POWER PLANT ANNOUNCED IN
    THE US (4 MINUTE READ) [7]=20

    Virg=
    inia may become the site of the world's first grid-scale nuclear
    fusion p=
    ower plant - if all goes to plan. Commonwealth Fusion Systems
    is a startu=
    p that plans to make a multibillion-dollar investment into
    building the f=
    acility near Richmond. The plant will be able to produce
    enough energy to=
    power 150,000 homes. The path forward for the project
    is unlikely to be =
    smooth as the technology has not yet been proven
    viable.=20

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    PROGRAMMING, DESIGN & DATA SCIENCE

    MIZU (WEBSITE) =
    [8]=20

    Mizu is a lightweight and customizable JavaScript library that m=
    akes
    building powerful web apps easy. It allows developers to render
    co=
    ntent wherever it is needed however they want through user-friendly
    APIs.=
    Mizu is compatible across a wide range of JavaScript and
    TypeScript runt=
    imes and all major browsers. It adapts to developers'
    needs, whether they=
    're serving content, generating static websites, or
    creating dynamic page=
    s in the browser, without the hassle of bundlers,
    transpilers, or countle=
    ss dependencies.=20

    I'M LOVIN' IT: EXPLOITING MCDONALD'S APIS TO HIJACK=
    DELIVERIES AND
    ORDER FOOD FOR A PENNY (22 MINUTE READ) [9]=20

    Flaws =
    in the API for the McDonald's McDelivery system in India
    enabled several =
    exploits such as the ability to order any number of
    menu items for =
    =E2=82=B91, the ability to retrieve the details of any order,
    the ability=
    to view admin KPI reports, and more. This article covers
    how these flaws=
    were discovered and how they could be exploited. It
    looks at the technol=
    ogies that the fast food company uses and explains
    how to secure them aga=
    inst attacks. McDonald's India has a bug bounty
    (McDonald's USA doesn't) =
    - the researcher was rewarded a $240 Amazon
    gift card.=20

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    MISCELLANEOUS

    THE GHOSTS IN THE MACHINE (40 MINUTE READ) [1=
    0]=20

    Spotify is rumored to be filling its most popular playlists with=

    stock music attributed to pseudonymous musicians, or 'ghost' or 'fake'=

    artists, presumably to reduce royalty payouts. The company might be
    ma=
    king the tracks itself. Playlists created by the company are
    becoming cru=
    cial sources of revenue for independent artists and
    labels. Spotify denie=
    s claims that it is creating its own fake-artist
    tracks. This article loo=
    ks at these ghost artists and the evidence
    pointing to Spotify's role in =
    them.=20

    THIS MAY BE THE BEST LOOK AT THE NINTENDO SWITCH 2 YET (3 MINU=
    TE
    READ) [11]=20

    A Redditor claims that they have a final release Swi=
    tch 2 and its
    dock. A moderator said that the user offered sizable proof =
    of their
    claim. The Redditor confirmed that the Switch 2 will have magnet=
    ically
    attached JoyCons rather than the slide-on controls in the original=

    Switch. They say they will release pictures of their console on
    Christ=
    mas Day. Nintendo may be revealing the device as early as
    January.=20

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    QUICK LINKS

    HUMANOID ROBOTS COMING SOON, INITIALLY UN=
    DER REMOTE CONTROL (9 MINUTE
    READ) [12]=20

    1X Technologies' Neo human=
    oid robot is scheduled to debut in 2025 -
    it will not be fully autonomous=
    but will be paired with a human
    operator capable of directing the robot =
    from afar.=20

    APPLE WATCH WITH ANDROID (9 MINUTE READ) [13]=20

    It's=
    possible to make an Apple Watch work with an Android phone using
    open so=
    urce applications, interoperable protocols, and third-party
    services.=20
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    out model for
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    LG'S TRANSPARENT TV IS FINALLY AVAILABLE TO BUY=E2=80=94FOR $60,000=
    (4
    MINUTE READ) [15]=20

    The LG Signature OLED T is a fully wireless =
    and transparent 77-inch
    OLED TV.=20

    MICROSOFT WON'T LET CUSTOMERS OPT=
    OUT OF PASSKEY PUSH (5 MINUTE READ)
    [16]=20

    Microsoft recently publi=
    shed a post lauding its success in convincing
    users to use passkeys inste=
    ad of passwords - it credited the uptake to
    unavoidable passkey solicitat=
    ions.=20

    GOOGLE RELEASES ITS OWN =E2=80=98REASONING' AI MODEL (4 MINUTE=
    READ) [17]=20

    Google's Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking Experimental, availab=
    le in AI
    Studio, has the ability to reason over complex problems in field=
    s such
    as programming, math, and physics.=20

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