- A new paper titled “Dall-EM: Generative AI with Diffusion Models for New Design Space Discovery and Target-to-Electromagnetic Structure Synthesis” was mentioned, indicating interest in using diffusion-based generative models to automate the discovery of novel electromagnetic device designs.

- The Libre-SOC open-hardware processor project reportedly lost all EU NGI grant funding after its leader was allegedly portrayed to EU directors as “violent and dangerous,” highlighting political and reputational risks in publicly funded open-source hardware efforts.

- WizardSardine, a Bitcoin-focused hardware-security startup, publicly released their internal “cycles” budgeting system (not estimation) at kanzure’s prompting; the company was founded around kanzure’s earlier ideas and explicitly acknowledges this lineage.

- Several resources on mutual-credit and federated accounting were shared: Trustlines (github.com/fiatjaf/trustlines), Michiel de Jong’s blog post on network money, the Google Group “network-money,” and the Federated Bookkeeping project (federatedbookkeeping.org), all aimed at decentralized, ledger-compatible economic coordination.

- A browser-based visual-acuity test (myeyes.ai/measure) was circulated; discussion noted recent U.S. deregulatory moves allowing online vision tests and pushback from ophthalmology interest groups.

- He Jiankui (of CRISPR-baby notoriety) posted a recruitment call on X for a new lab in Austin, Texas, prompting surprise and commentary about remote-work possibilities and the social reception of his research.