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HTML [2025-12-24] Being Santa Claus is a year-round calling
"You're Santa Claus 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 52 weeks a year." Acting out may shatter "the magic."
HTML [2025-12-24] SPEED Act passes in House despite changes that threaten clean power projects
The bill would significantly curtail scope of the federal environmental review process.
HTML [2025-12-24] TV Technica: Our favorite shows of 2025
Netflix and Apple TV dominate this year's list with thrillers, fantasy, sci-fi, and murder.
HTML [2025-12-24] How AI coding agents work—and what to remember if you use them
From compression tricks to multi-agent teamwork, here's what makes them tick.
HTML [2025-12-23] China just carried out its second reusable launch attempt in three weeks
The launch laid "an important foundation for subsequent launches and reliable recovery."
HTML [2025-12-23] Leaked Avengers: Doomsday teaser is now public
It's purportedly the first of four planned teasers, one per week, showing before <em>Avatar: Fire and Ash</em>.
HTML [2025-12-23] FCC’s import ban on the best new drones starts today
US drone makers are happy—US drone hobbyists, not so much.
HTML [2025-12-23] OpenAI’s child exploitation reports increased sharply this year
Incident reports spiked during the first six months of 2025.
HTML [2025-12-23] “Yo what?” LimeWire re-emerges in online rush to share pulled “60 Minutes” segment
Redditor jokes LimeWire is now a "champion against the darkness."
HTML [2025-12-23] F1’s new engines are causing consternation over compression ratios
A loophole in the rules might have given Mercedes and Red Bull a big advantage.
HTML [2025-12-23] The Splay is a subpar monitor but an exciting portable projector
Splay can be a monitor and takes a lot of the stress out of projectors, too.
HTML [2025-12-22] In a surprise announcement, Tory Bruno is out as CEO of United Launch Alliance
"It has been a great privilege to lead ULA through its transformation and to bring Vulcan into service."
HTML [2025-12-22] Call of Duty co-creator and Battlefield lead Vince Zampella dies in car crash
He had worked on Medal of Honor, Call of Duty, Titanfall, and Battlefield.
HTML [2025-12-22] Safety panel says NASA should have taken Starliner incident more seriously
"This particular anomaly deserves to be right up front and center for quite some time."
HTML [2025-12-22] World’s largest shadow library made a 300TB copy of Spotify’s most streamed songs
Spotify is reportedly investigating how much music Anna’s Archive scraped.
HTML [2025-12-22] US blocks all offshore wind construction, says reason is classified
Projects with hardware in the water stopped due to Department of Defense fears.
HTML [2025-12-22] Odyssey trailer brings the myth to vivid life
"After years of war, no one could stand between my men and home. Not even me."
HTML [2025-12-22] Apple hit with $115M fine for “extremely burdensome” App Store privacy policy
Apple can't force app makers to get consent twice to track user data, Italian regulator says.
HTML [2025-12-22] NASA rewraps Boeing Starliner Astrovan II for Artemis II ride to launch pad
Moon-bound astronauts rehearse their launch-day activities with a repurposed ride.
HTML [2025-12-22] Power outage paralyzes Waymo robotaxis when traffic lights go out
A third of San Francisco lost power over the weekend, causing traffic chaos.