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TikTok will argue its case before =
the Supreme Court today in a case
that will decide whether the government=
can ban the platform if it
doesn't sever ties with China. The US governm=
ent wants to ban TikTok
due to concerns about China's control over the ap=
p. TikTok says the
ban violates its First Amendment right to free speech =
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government's security concerns are too vague and hypothet=
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TikTok will argue its case before the S= upreme Court today in a case that will decide whether the government can ba=
n the platform if it doesn't sever ties with China. The US government wants=
to ban TikTok due to concerns about China's control over the app. TikTok s= ays the ban violates its First Amendment right to free speech and that the =
US government's security concerns are too vague and hypothetical to justify=
an infringement of its rights. If TikTok is banned on January 19, people w=
ho don't already have the app on their devices will no longer be able to do= wnload it from Google or Apple app stores. The law also bars US internet ho= sting services and data-storage providers from supporting the app. There ar=
e workarounds, but they are limited.
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k chatbot in the US. It can perform the same functions as the chatbot built=
into the X app. The company has been testing the app in a handful of count= ries since December. There is no word on when it might come to Android. xAI=
is also working on a dedicated website for Grok.
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SpaceX plans to test Starship's payload=
deployment mechanism on its seventh test flight, which could be launching =
as soon as January 13. The upcoming flight test will launch a new generatio=
n ship with significant upgrades. In addition to testing the payload deploy= ment mechanism, SpaceX plans to fly multiple reentry experiments geared tow= ards ship catch and reuse, and launch and return the Super Heavy booster. D= etails about the upgrades on the new generation ship are available in the a= rticle.
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Blue Origin is aiming to launch its fir=
st orbital rocket on Sunday. The launch was delayed due to rough seas in th=
e Atlantic, where the company hopes to land its first stage booster on a sh= ip. The rocket, New Glenn, will carry a prototype of Blue Ring, a US Defens=
e Department funded spacecraft. The launch will mark Blue Origin's long-awa= ited entry into the orbital launch market and escalate the rivalry between = Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk.
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to microservices. Caution in the industry is reasonable as a shift to serv= erless will amplify the same type of challenges that were caused by microse= rvices, many of which still aren't fully resolved. The main incentive for b= road serverless is financial, not technical, it is unlikely for someone fro=
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Miguel Carranza, founder of RevenueCat,=
writes a post every year looking back over the last twelve months. 2024 wa=
s a good year for RevenueCat, possibly its best since 2020. While the journ=
ey was a lot rockier than Carranza had imagined, it was clear the company s= ucceeded in its goals. The post discusses the company's performance last ye= ar, the lessons it learned (on culture, hiring, company building, and scali=
ng as a founder), and its plans for the future.
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There's a growing underground market co= nnecting job seekers to anonymous company insiders willing to help them get=
a foot in the door. While a referral is not a guarantee of a job offer, it=
can substantially improve the odds. There are several sites available that=
let people get in touch with verified employees of their target employer t=
o discuss job referral opportunities. Many companies say that this is compl= etely fair practice, but others, like Google and Goldman Sachs, disagree.
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'Supporters of Chromium-Based Browsers'=
is an initiative started by the Linux Foundation that will provide funding=
and development support for industry leaders, academia, developers, and th=
e broader open source community working on open Chromium projects. It will = have an open governance model based on transparency, inclusivity, and commu= nity-driven development. Google has slowly loosened its control over the Ch= romium project over the years, allowing outside developers into its leaders= hip, softening its stance on non-Google-derived features, and opening up it=
s 'Goma' development scheme for Chromium.
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