Did UK play Darth Vader’s ‘Imperial March’ theme to welcome Trump?
May the Force (of media literacy) be with you.
Breaking down false rumor that France’s first lady Brigitte Macron is trans
U.S. conservative pundit Candace Owens has repeatedly peddled this falsehood.
Dr. Vinay Prasad’s Legacy is Shattered Trust & 11 Other Thoughts on His Decision to Spend More Time with His Family
Anyone who defends Dr. Vinay Prasad today is admitting he failed to restore trust. The post Dr. Vinay Prasad’s Legacy is Shattered Trust & 11
Russian, Belarusian athletes to compete neutrally in 2026 Winter Olympics
Athletes will undergo checks to prove they do not actively support the war in Ukraine or have links with the army.
UN approves video address by Palestine’s Abbas after US visa refusal
UN General Assembly allows Abbas to address world leaders by video after US denies him a visa for travel to New York.
EU chief seeks sanctions on Russian LNG to pressure Moscow over Ukraine war
European Commission’s Ursula von der Leyen urges members to back new sanctions to cut Russian fossil fuel revenues.
Steam will drop support for the last 32-bit Windows systems in January 2026
Valve’s Steam client is pretty widely compatible with all kinds of newer and older operating systems—that’s what you do when you want as many people
Science journalists find ChatGPT is bad at summarizing scientific papers
Summarizing complex scientific findings for a non-expert audience is one of the most important things a science journalist does from day to day. Generating summaries
How Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum stepped out of AMLO’s long shadow
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has maintained remarkably high marks and begun to differentiate herself from her predecessor, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, despite a spate of
Judge strikes down Trump’s $15bn lawsuit against the New York Times
A US federal judge took issue with the contents of Trump’s lawsuit against the newspaper and gave him 28 days to amend it.
Nato intercepts Russian warplanes violating Estonian airspace
Estonia says three Russian MiG-31 fighter jets remained in Estonian airspace for 12 minutes.
Trump says Xi approves of TikTok deal as leaders plan South Korea meeting
The president hailed “progress” during a phone call with Xi and said that he also would travel to China next year.
Drone strike on Sudan mosque kills 78, medic tells BBC
Local activists and residents describe the early morning attack on worshippers.
Judge slaps down Trump’s $15B lawsuit against NYT: ‘Not a megaphone for public relations’
President Tweety McTreason received a harsh rebuke Friday after a federal judge struck down his $15 billion lawsuit against the New York Times for defamation