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Friday December 19, 2025. 11:58 PM
In today’s episode of Uncanny Valley, we dive into five stories—from AI to DOGE—that encapsulate the year and give us clues as to what might unfold in 2026.
New York's Elise Stefanik has announced she's suspending her run for New York governor, will not seek reelection to Congress, and appears to be exiting the political stage entirely. This hopefully concludes a career arc that now reads less like strategic repositioning and...
What could be more cosy this holiday season than a roaring yule log, crackling away in an emulated PlayStation 1. It's the work of RetroGameRevival. What is the greatest Christmas movie ever? Die Hard! So I made a Home Alone scene for the PS1, Merry Xmas ya filty...
The White House says it's investigating how a personal-finance YouTuber's livestream briefly appeared on the White House's official live video page. The creator says he has no idea how his video ended up there. The Associated Press reports: The livestream appeared for at...
Trump Media, which operates his Twitter clone Truth Social, is to merge with TAE, a company developing nuclear fusion technology. The all-stock deal values the pair at $6bn and, for obvious reasons, requires some explanation. CBS News, now under Trump-friendly management,...
Science has confirmed what anyone who has ever sworn at a stuck jar lid already knows: yelling a well-timed expletive can make you stronger. According to researchers, swearing helps people push harder during physically demanding tasks by lowering inhibitions, boosting...
TL;DR: For $29.97 (reg. $229), Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2019 for Windows hands you the full suite of classic, offline, no-subscription apps—aka the grown-up version of 'having your life together,' but in software form. If your PC has been quietly judging you for...
Taylor Swift’s voice has always been unmistakably hers. In the age of AI, that distinction is no longer guaranteed. As synthetic performances creep into film, music, and art, stars like Swift, Jenna Ortega, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and many other A-listers warn that the...
Between 1978 and 1996, a water park in northern New Jersey operated under a simple philosophy: let the guests control the action, and accept that some of them would get hurt. Action Park in Vernon Township delivered on both promises with remarkable consistency. — Read the...
It’s been four months since the Kodi Foundation released the first build of Kodi 22 “Piers,” the long-awaited next generation of its widely used home theater software. Following close on the heels of Kodi 21.3 “Omega,” which was released a few days ago, a new build ...
In this episode, we look back at 2025 and look ahead to what's happening in 2026—including what’s in store for Uncanny Valley.
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: At this point, most competitive online multiplayer games on the PC come with some kind of kernel-level anti-cheat software. As we've written before, this is software that runs with more elevated privileges than most...
Forced by an act of Congress, the Justice Department has released “hundreds of thousands” of pages of documents related to Epstein—but not everything, as is required by law.
The AARP runs ads claiming that any request to pay by gift card is always a scam. Patrick McKenzie, writing at Bits About Money, points out this is technically false — gift cards are a legitimate payment method used by billions of dollars worth of businesses serving...
When New York State banned phones in public schools bell-to-bell this September, Governor Hochul pitched it as a way to improve classroom focus. What nobody expected was the lunchroom renaissance. According to New York Magazine, teachers across the city are watching scenes...
hands on Infinite Machine, a New York-based electric vehicle startup, began with a stolen Vespa. …
Get ready for empty theaters. Melania Trump has released a trailer for a new documentary about herself, a film that appears to consist primarily of dramatic lighting, slow-motion walking, and the firm belief that the public is at all curious about her inner life. — Read the...
Microsoft's latest holiday ad for its Copilot AI assistant features a 30-second montage of users seamlessly syncing smart home lights to music, scaling recipes for large gatherings, and parsing HOA guidelines -- none of which the software can actually perform reliably when...
Latest charges join the mountain of indictments facing alleged Tren de Aragua members A Venezuelan gang described by US officials as 'a ruthless terrorist organization' faces charges over alleged deployment of malware on ATMs across the country, illegally siphoning millions...
President Trump's closure of the de minimis customs loophole in May -- which previously allowed Chinese packages valued under $800 to enter the U.S. duty-free -- has redirected a flood of cheap goods toward Europe, where similar exemptions for packages under $175.8 in the EU ...
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