Lots of crazy stuff happening seemingly everywhere at the minute. Feels like it's important to stay upbeat about things. #
2025/05/15 #
Today’s links:
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World's first CPU-level ransomware - Sounds kinda bad. "Bypasses every freaking traditional technology we have out there". Basically can modiy the CPU microcode and is directly in the bios so everything is encrypted before any OS software even loads. www.tomshardware.com #
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New Zealand MPs who performed haka in parliament given unprecedented punishment - Maybe NZ isn't the escape strategy some tech bilionaires had hoped for? Worth watching the video. Definitely a sign there are some very deep disagrements happening. I would have thought this was a step along a road to a rise in militant groups. www.theguardian.com #
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UK economy defies gloomy warnings to grow 0.7% in first quarter of year - Nice to see something positive about the economy. www.theguardian.com #
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Meta wants your smile, squats, and small talk — and it's paying $50 an hour to scan them for its next-gen VR avatars - I'm interested in trying these glasses though I'm not sure I like their goal of enabling social presence "indistinguishable from reality". www.businessinsider.com #