November 2, 2024

🔮 Sneak Peak Saturday for 2024-11-02

As Friday wraps up, I’m sharing some overlooked stories from a hectic news week.

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By Friday, everything seems to be reaching the peak of getting news turned in before a deadline or dread-line. It sometimes seems like we reach a fever pitch in news coverage throughout the week.

Peak 🏔️ vs. Peek 👀

Then there is a trope, cliché, or bromide about slow news days and the quietly mentioned news updates sent on a Friday — to try and sneak it past wider coverage. Or, in a nutshell, peak patronizing publishing.

In that spirit, here are a few stories that you might have missed on the slow news of a Friday.

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Techmeme: US House Speaker Mike Johnson says the GOP “probably will” try to repeal the CHIPS Act, but then walks it back, saying the GOP may “further streamline” the bill (Stephen Groves/Associated Press)

By Stephen Groves / Associated Press. View the full context on Techmeme.

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Techmeme: Okta fixes a flaw present since July 23, 2024, that let users log in under specific circumstances with any password if the account's username had 52+ characters (Richard Lawler/The Verge)

By Richard Lawler / The Verge. View the full context on Techmeme.

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Techmeme: Polymarket user Fredi9999, a self-described Frenchman, says he bet $30M+ on Trump after analyzing polls; he can't exit his wagers without crashing the market (Alexander Osipovich/Wall Street Journal)

By Alexander Osipovich / Wall Street Journal. View the full context on Techmeme.

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Techmeme: Why Bluesky not adding the federation systems that let users leave the Bluesky server and take their community to other hosts can lead to “enshittification” (Cory Doctorow/Pluralistic)

By Cory Doctorow / Pluralistic. View the full context on Techmeme.

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Techmeme: The capital expenditures of Amazon, Alphabet, Meta, and Microsoft are set to total over $200B in 2024, as companies accelerate spending to chase AI developments (Bloomberg)

From Bloomberg. View the full context on Techmeme.

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