Midnight Motorbike: A Lullaby of Wonder for the Sleepless, Inspired by the Whimsy of South India In the sticky embrace of a South Indian night too hot for sleep, Midnight…
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Microsoft’s holiday Copilot ad is wrapped in empty promises
Microsoft is at it again with another round of ads showing people talking to Copilot AI on their computers. This time it’s holiday-themed, including a cameo from the big man in red. The 30-second TV spot asks if you’re “ready for the holidays” and features […]
US Congress Approves $901 Billion Defense Budget, Boosting Troop Pay and Countering Global Threats – 12/18/2025, 8:28:35 PM
US Congress passes $901 billion National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for fiscal 2026. The Senate approved it 77-20 on December 17, authorizing record military spending, a 4% troop pay raise,…
Global Turmoil: Strikes, Floods, and Prisoner Releases Shake World’s Landscape – 12/18/2025, 8:29:28 AM
Major Global Conflicts and Security Incidents 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…
Snapchat’s new Quick Cut stitches a video together for you
Snap just launched a new Quick Cut video editing tool right inside Snapchat that “helps Snapchatters turn their favorite Memories into beat-synced, ready-to-share videos in seconds.” With Quick Cut, you can select multiple photos or clips and then “instantly preview a rendered video,” and the […]
LG and Dolby partner to release the first FlexConnect soundbar
Dolby Atmos FlexConnect technology debuted this year with the TCL Z100 speakers, and now we’re getting our first FlexConnect soundbar thanks to LG. The new H7 soundbar – which runs on the same Alpha 11 Gen 3 chip as LG’s OLEDs and new Micro RGB […]
The ChatGPT app store is here
On Wednesday evening, OpenAI launched an App Directory to browse all the tools currently available and opened its SDK for developers to build new interactive experiences that operate within the bot’s UI. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said last month that “We are planning to build […]
Global Tensions and Quiet Diplomacy: Insights for Dec 18, 2025
Good morning, friends. Imagine a world that feels both smaller and more intricate than ever before—a place where a single phone call can ripple across continents and a quiet gesture of condolence in one city becomes a political statement in another. This is the rhythm […]
Pablo Neruda’s Love Affair with Words: Transforming Language into a Sensual, Political, and Poetic Force
Words: Pablo Neruda’s Love Letter to Language Pablo Neruda didn’t just use words; he loved them, argued with them, re‑shaped them, and trusted them with the most intimate parts of…
Kuxiu’s S3 MagSafe power bank is bigger and better and probably won’t explode
Kuxiu is back with a new S3 portable battery that addresses most of the issues I had during my review of the S2, aka the “world’s first” semi-solid state power bank. It also introduces a few new ones, while adding useful features like a kickstand […]