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Curiosities for 10 -> 17 November 2025
It Makes Sense to Someone, Somewhere’
Pets can now be classified as baggage, according to a top European court.
The decision from the European Court of Justice (ECJ) comes after a dog escaped during a journey between Buenos Aires in Argentina and Barcelona in 2019 and was never recovered.
What about kids being classified?
Top 5
01. How a Silicon Valley ‘warlord’ got the Pentagon’s attention.
“The future is Skynet, basically,” Simoni said, referring to the fictional AI system from the “Terminator” films that becomes self-aware and turns on humanity. “I want to supply those products to the government so they can use them.”
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02. Hollywood’s Being Reshaped by Generative AI. What Does That Mean for Screenwriters?
“My level of impostor syndrome, neuroticism and guilt is high enough while I’m working my ass off,” Ray says by phone, his voice equal parts weariness and outrage.
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03. How GLP-1s Are Breaking Life Insurance
Typically, underwriters- suspiciously sounds like undertakers-rely on a handful of key health metrics like HbA1c, cholesterol, blood pressure, and BMI to calculate your risk of dying earlier than expected (and thus costing them money).
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US adult obesity rate drops as GLP-1 weight-loss drugs surge.
David Protein Bar Lawsuit: Inside the Battle for the Fat Substitute EPG.
04. nside Indonesia’s boomtowns that power the world’s electric cars
Indonesia controls more than 40 percent of the world’s identified nickel, and the mountains that surround the industrial park in North Maluku contain the largest known deposit.
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05. The Death of the Middle-Class Musician
Pemberton pushed back: When would he begin making money?
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Tangents
How Many People Touch Your Plate Before It Reaches Your Table?
Brazil’s dWallet program will let citizens cash in on their data.
Quote
I had a monumental idea this morning, but I didn’t like it.
Samuel Goldwyn (1882 - 1974)
Best for the week ahead!
-Tim