Unironically the BEST software update
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Discusses Bluesky's Friend Finder and China's reverse engineering of an ASML machine
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This week Bluesky announced Friend Finder, a privacy-respecting way to match you to contacts, Reuters reports that China has successfully reveres engineered an ASML machine and built its own EUV prototype, and Radbikes and Cowboy are in trouble.
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Bluesky: https://bsky.social/about/blog/12-16-2025-find-friends
China EUV: https://www.reuters.com/world/china/how-china-built-its-manhattan-project-rival-west-ai-chips-2025-12-17/
Radbikes: https://www.bicycleretailer.com/industry-news/2025/12/16/rad-power-bikes-files-bankruptcy-protection
Cowboy: https://cowboy.com/blogs/stories/a-new-chapter-for-cowboy
Apple Sharp: https://apple.github.io/ml-sharp/
EU 2035 combustion engine reversal: https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/climate-energy/reactions-european-commission-proposal-reverse-2035-combustion-engine-ban-2025-12-16/
Mozilla CEO's letter: https://blog.mozilla.org/en/mozilla/leadership/mozillas-next-chapter-anthony-enzor-demeo-new-ceo/
Microsoft Copilot ad: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9niCxTZ-Dk
The Verge response to Copilot Ad: https://www.theverge.com/report/847056/microsoft-copilot-ai-vision-pc-assistant-christmas-holiday-ad
ChatGPT Images: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DPBtd57p5Mg
Deutsche Bank Wero: https://www.db.com/news/detail/20251217-deutsche-bank-launches-wero-for-more-simple-and-sovereign-digital-payments-in-europe?language_id=3
Intel appoints Trump adviser: https://www.reuters.com/business/intel-appoints-trump-economic-adviser-head-government-affairs-2025-12-15/
Apple App stores Japan: https://www.the
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