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Wednesday December 10, 2025. 07:26 PM
California health officials have issued the world's least‑hipster food advisory: stop plucking mysterious forest mushrooms and just buy them at Safeway. After nearly two dozen people were hospitalized, and one died, from the deceptively cheerful 'Death Cap' mushroom, the...
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Greg Kroah-Hartman is writing a series of blog posts about Linux becoming a Certificate Numbering Authority (CNA): It's been almost 2 full years since Linux became a CNA (Certificate Numbering Authority) which meant that we (i.e. the kernel.org community) are now...
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A Florida man found at the wheel of a freshly-stolen and crashed BMW told Sheriff's deputies that he teleported into the vehicle and was not responsible for its theft or destruction. He was arrested, nonetheless, and charged with grand theft of a motor vehicle and driving on ...
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In a medical chain reaction so convoluted it sounds like a rejected Coen brothers plot, a Michigan man has died of rabies after receiving a kidney transplant from a donor who once fought off a skunk to save a kitten. The skunk, presumably itself the victim of a rabid bat,...
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On Tuesday, President Trump posted a nearly 500-word screed to Truth Social insisting he's in perfect health, calling the New York Times' coverage of his stamina 'seditious, perhaps even treasonous,' and suggesting 'we should do something about it.' The post was a response...
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Eileen Higgins has won Miami's mayoral election, making her the first Democrat to govern the Florida city since thr 1990s. A former county commissioner, she is also the first woman to lead Miami. Moreover, she defeated her opponent by 19 points, the latest big Democratic...
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Back in 2015, Rhett Krawitt was a 7-year-old leukemia survivor with a compromised immune system, a plaid blazer, and a better grasp of public health than half the state. Sitting before the California legislature, Rhett delivered a mic-drop plea for vaccines with more clarity ...
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In Catalonia, Christmas involves a hollowed-out log with a painted face, stick legs, and a little red hat. Children feed it nuts and dried fruit for weeks, keep it warm under a blanket, and then on Christmas Eve, they beat it with sticks while singing songs commanding it to...
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McDonald’s thought it had a clever twist for the holidays. Instead, it served up festive slop. McDonald’s Netherlands has removed its new Christmas commercial following criticism across social media. The 45-second spot, made entirely with generative AI, went live on Dec. ...
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Attempting to convince Pennsylvanians that his crashing economy is an era of unprecedented wealth and an underappreciated resurgence of billionaire prosperity, Donald Trump told his adherents to make do with less. Explaining that the Chinese have it better off than Americans ...
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I tried hard to get into House of the Dragon. I watched every episode, but it bored the hell out of me. There was gore and political intrigue, sure. But I feel it lacked the personality, humor, and even warmth that Game of Thrones offered. — Read the rest The post A Knight...
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The Trump Administration has been ordered to remove the last of its illegal deployment of the National Guard from Los Angeles. Governor Gavin Newsom is doing a little dance while the Orange Menace has a week to appeal. A federal judge ordered the Trump administration on...
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The Pentagon has selected Google’s Gemini AI platform to deliver productivity and automation tools to its 3 million civilian and military employees.  Dubbed GenAI.mil, the new platform was initially greeted with suspicion by Pentagon employees when it appeared on their...
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Sanrio announced plans to turn its Harmonyland theme park in Oita, Japan into a full resort. The project will cost 10 billion yen (about $66 million) and take roughly a decade to complete. SoraNews24 reports the renovation concept is 'an amusement park in the sky.' — Read...
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Sometimes, as I'm sure many Americans can attest, it's really hard to feel good about your country. I promise you that Canadians have the same problem. Often. Canada's federal government is looking to harden the country's criminal code around laws that protect folks from...
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In 1980, Isaac Asimov went on The David Letterman Show and predicted that computers would get smaller and simpler. He was right. Open Culture highlights the interview, where 60-year-old Asimov 'proves himself a natural comedian' while 33-year-old Letterman 'can barely keep...
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Reading between the lines of recent Counterpoint data, it looks likely that six of the top 10 smartphones sold worldwide next summer will be iPhones. That’s because by mid-summer, the company is expected to introduce its first ever folding iPhone — along with an...
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The Trump administration wants all foreign tourists using the visa waiver program to provide five years of social media history before entering the country. Sky News reports that a notice published Tuesday in the Federal Register makes social media disclosure 'mandatory' for ...
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South Carolina's measles outbreak has passed 100 cases. The state's Department of Public Health reported 27 new cases on Tuesday, bringing the total to 111. The numbers break down like this: 75 cases are children ages 5-17. Twenty are under age 5. — Read the rest The post...
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Elon Musk killed the Twitter brand in 2023. Now, a startup called Operation Bluebird is asking the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to let them have it. Ars Technica reports that Operation Bluebird filed a petition on December 2 arguing that X Corp has 'eradicated' the...
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