Cibo e viaggi / Food and travel notes by Livio Acerbo
If you’re taking it easy during the slow, in-between week between Christmas and New Year’s, now’s a good time to catch up on deals you might’ve missed. Many of our favorite discounts from the past week are still hanging around, making this an especially convenient […]
Key world news as of December 27, 2025, includes ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict escalations, a new Cambodia-Thailand ceasefire, US airstrikes in Nigeria, and a deadly mosque bombing in Syria.[1][2][3] Russia-Ukraine War Russian missile strikes injured six people, including children, in Ukraine’s Cherasi region; a guided bomb […]
Conflicts and Security Ukraine-Russia War: Ukrainian President Zelenskyy is set to meet U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday at Mar-a-Lago for peace talks, amid Russian strikes on Odesa, Chernihiv, Kharkiv, and Donetsk during Christmas, disrupting power and homes. Putin wished Trump a merry Christmas while […]
How to Track Santa Claus This Christmas Eve Using AI Imagine the magic of Christmas Eve amplified by cutting-edge AI: real-time tracking of Santa’s sleigh as he zips across the globe. In 2025, tools like the NORAD Santa Tracker harness AI-driven simulations, radar data, and […]
Pope Leo Urges ‘Courage’ to End Ukraine War in First Christmas Address In a poignant first Christmas address as pontiff, Pope Leo XIV called on Ukraine and Russia to summon the “courage” for direct talks to halt their grinding conflict, delivering his Urbi et Orbi […]
Good morning or evening, depending on where you’re reading this from—welcome to another edition of Greenground, your guide through the whirlwind of global happenings. As we shake off the magic of Christmas and step into the crisp end-of-year stretch, the globe shows no signs of […]
Conflicts and Security Crises In the Syrian conflict, an ISIL member attacked a joint Syrian-American convoy in Palmyra, killing two U.S. service members and one civilian interpreter while injuring three others; the attacker was killed in return fire.[1] Israel–Hezbollah conflict: Israeli airstrikes in southern Lebanon […]
I played a lot of games on my Steam Deck this year. It seemed like there was a never-ending list of incredible indie games to try – The Verge wrote about a lot of them! – and many worked brilliantly on Valve’s handheld gaming PC. […]
Dominion Energy, an offshore wind developer and utility serving Virginia’s “data center alley,” filed suit against the Trump administration this week over its decision to pause federal leases for large offshore wind projects. The move puts a sudden stop to five wind farms already under […]
OpenAI’s Child Exploitation Reports Surge 80-Fold in 2025: What It Means for AI Safety OpenAI reported a staggering 80-fold increase in child exploitation incident reports to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) in the first half of 2025 compared to the same […]