Firefox 121 Now Available With Wayland Enabled By Default [Slashdot.org]

CIA chief met Israeli, Qatari officials for new hostage deal talks [AXIOS]

The US DOT fines Southwest Airlines $140M, in addition to customer refunds, for the December 2022 meltdown caused by its antiquated flight scheduling software [TechMeme]

Japan still has a long way to go before over-the-counter morning-after pills are readily available [Quartz]

Jerry Chow wants to make quantum computers you can actually count on [Vox]

Wind-powered cargo ship takes Europe’s Ariane 6 rocket to launch site [TheNextWeb]

You Should Be Roasting Chestnuts. This Tool Makes It Easy. [Eater]

The Latest in Office Parties: Hold the Booze and Bring on the GuacamoleChanging social attitudes, work-from-home habits, and employer concerns over a potential recession prompt major office party revamps including skipping them altogether. [Inc]

This documentary filmmaker has a different approach to advertising [Fast Company]

10 Trending Side Projects And Startups With Their Revenue [Medium]

Are You In A Dead-End Job? Here Are The Tell-Tale Signs [Entrepreneur]

Oh Good, Hurricanes Are Now Made of Microplastics [WIRED]

This Week in Tech 958 [TWIT]

Bard gets its biggest upgrade yet with Gemini [Google Blog]

A new quantum algorithm for classical mechanics with an exponential speedup [Google Research]

December 2023 [Poetry Foundation]

What is the speed of light? Here’s the history, discovery of the cosmic speed limit [Astronomy Magazine]

Environmental Sustainability Study 2023 (Wave 3 - Netherlands) [SAP] #SAP

What’s up, everybody! Here are JETLAG RADIO 1043 & BENKYO RADIO 1043. Here’s a YouTube video from myself regarding an end-of-November 2023 update.

Until Next Time!