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December 15, 2024, 6:25 AM

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New York Times:
While businesses frequently try to get on an incoming president's good side, the past week's frenzy of tech leaders to woo Trump stood out from other industries  —  It was a week of frenzied activity, as Silicon Valley billionaires and their companies brandished checks and compliments for the President-elect.
Harrison Smith / Washington Post:
Donald Bitzer, plasma screen co-inventor and the father of PLATO computer system, considered a precursor to messaging apps and more, died on December 10 at 90  —  He helped shape cyberculture as the father of PLATO, a computer-based educational network that sparked the development of plasma screens and digital messaging.
Reuters:
Document: Trump's transition team seeks to repeal a crash-reporting rule opposed by Tesla and other car makers and “liberalize” autonomous vehicle regulation  —  The Trump transition team wants the incoming administration to drop a car-crash reporting requirement opposed by Elon Musk's Tesla …
Andrew Lawrence / The Guardian:
Sports stars promoting crypto coins and exchanges with little knowledge highlight the lack of mechanisms for consumers to distinguish opportunities from scams  —  Sports stars are rushing to promote coins and exchanges.  But they are stepping into a world of which they often have scant knowledge
Eliza Strickland / IEEE Spectrum:
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