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A FRAMEWORK FOR EVALUATING BROWSER SUPPORT

This blog post presents a framework for deciding whether to use new CSS features based on browser support. The framework considers three factors: the fallback experience if the feature isn't supported, the actual browser usage statistics for the specific audience (which may differ from global averages), and the potential harm caused by a broken experience for unsupported browsers. Devs can simulate unsupported browsers by temporarily removing the CSS declaration to assess the fallback and use `@supports` for custom fallbacks when necessary.

BITCOIN BULLS LOSE STEAM, AUSSIE-YEN DIPS, HINTING AT BROAD-BASED RISK AVERSION AHEAD

Bitcoin's momentum has stalled near $100,000 as traditional market risk indicators flash warning signals, particularly visible in the weakening AUD/JPY pair amid growing speculation of a December Bank of Japan rate hike. The market setup bears striking similarities to the July-August period when the yen strengthening triggered widespread deleveraging, pushing Bitcoin from $70,000 to $50,000. The combination of potential BOJ tightening, Federal Reserve policy uncertainty, and resurging trade war concerns suggest increased downside risk of Bitcoin in the short term.

F.T.C. LAUNCHES ANTITRUST INVESTIGATION INTO MICROSOFT

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has opened an investigation into whether Microsoft has violated antitrust law. The agency recently sent a formal request for information to Microsoft asking about its cloud computing, artificial intelligence, and cybersecurity products. The FTC is particularly interested in how the company bundles its cloud computing offerings with office and security products and the company's growing power in the artificial intelligence space. Regulators in the European Union said earlier this year that Microsoft had violated antitrust rules when it packaged Teams with Office tools like Excel and Word.

DIAMOND OPTICAL DISCS COULD STORE DATA FOR MILLIONS OF YEARS

Chinese researchers have achieved a record-breaking diamond storage density of 1.85 terabytes per cubic centimeter. The diamonds are able to retain data for millions of years at room temperature without requiring any maintenance. The system currently requires complex lasers, imaging cameras, and other equipment, but the researchers believe they will be able to eventually fit everything inside a microwave oven-sized device. The technology will be particularly useful for governments, research facilities, and large libraries.

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