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The podcast Pablo Torre Finds Out released an episode featuring two short clips from Wu-Tang Clan's famously restricted album Once Upon a Time in Shaolin, played at a listening event organized with current owner PleasrDAO. Wu-Tang member Method Man heard the album for the first time at the event, and his recorded reaction is included in the episode.
Google published a support document confirming that its new Googlebook laptops will support unlockable bootloaders through a process similar to Pixel phones, involving Developer Options and recovery mode. Magisk creator John Wu, who works at Google, separately announced on X that Magisk support for Googlebooks is in development, with new code and instructions coming soon.
Pulley, a cap table management platform founded by Yin Wu in 2020, is ceasing operations on December 8. The company has arranged to transfer its customers to competitor Carta and is directing new prospects there as well, despite the two firms having been rivals in the space.
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu confirmed the city has ended its use of Flock Safety's automated license-plate reader cameras after a vendor error let outside law enforcement agencies access BPD-collected vehicle data nationwide, despite a contract requiring the sharing feature be disabled. The city's 2025 surveillance report says the breach occurred within days of launching a pilot with about 45 cameras and was corrected once discovered, but Boston has since moved on to trials with Motorola and Axon instead.
Former Opendoor CEO Eric Wu has emerged from a year-long break to found a new company, now out of stealth since May, that builds AI-powered voice assistants for construction and field workers. The tool acts as a hands-free coach guiding laborers through tasks, aiming to address a labor shortfall the industry group Associated Builders and Contractors pegs at roughly 349,000 missing workers this year.