constant stream of curated content
by BBC - about 29 minutes
The former leader is serving a 27-year sentence for plotting a coup after losing the 2022 presidential election.
by io9 - about 53 minutes
We are obsessed with the 'Star Wars' joke in the latest 'Knives Out' film, now on Netflix.
by Torrentfreak - about 2 hours
At the end of every year, we take a look at the most-downloaded TV shows among torrenting pirates.
When we started our annual list in the late 2000s, it was headed by network TV shows such as Heroes and Lost, but the TV landscape has changed dramatically. Today, streaming services dominate the TV landscape. While most households have at least one subscription, keeping up with all popular TV shows requires a handful of paid plans, at minimum. This fragmentation has made piracy relevant again. Many pirates have legitimate paid subscriptions, but they turn to unauthorized sources to complement what they can’t or don’t want to pay for.
This year, two popular Netflix shows are in the lead, with Stranger Things...
by io9 - about 2 hours
It turns out human drivers are good for more than just driving.
by BBC - about 3 hours
The pope also laments the condition of Palestinians during his address to worshippers at the Vatican.
by Courrier International - about 3 hours
Moerdijk apprend qu’il devra céder la place au futur Powerport, destiné à accueillir l’électricité des parcs éoliens en mer. Les habitants et élus du village tentent d’encaisser une décision présentée comme un sacrifice national, raconte le quotidien de Bruxelles “De Standaard”.
by io9 - about 3 hours
Fill yourself with the festive spirit by feasting on these classic and recent holiday-themed picks.
by Le Monde - about 3 hours
L’examen civique, exigé à partir du 1ᵉʳ janvier 2026 pour l’obtention des cartes de séjours longue durée et de la nationalité, commence à se mettre en place dans des centres agréés.
by Le Monde - about 3 hours
La parfumerie vit une révolution mondiale de sa consommation : les jeunes collectionnent les flacons, les Chinois achètent de plus en plus… Le secteur, avec L’Oréal en leader, devient la locomotive de l’industrie des cosmétiques.
by Le Monde - about 3 hours
De son côté, Volodymyr Zelensky a rapporté une « excellente discussion » avec Steve Witkoff et Jared Kushner, qui mènent les pourparlers aux Etats-Unis. Pendant Noël, les attaques n’ont toutefois pas cessé, le président ukrainien disant avoir « affaire à des barbares qui, en fin de compte, ne croient même pas en Dieu ».
by daryo Bluesky - about 3 hours
België / Belgique / Belgien • September 2015 📷 #flashes
by io9 - about 4 hours
A new type of lidar is allowing physicists to study cloud tops at a resolution 100 to 1,000 times higher than before.
by HackAdAy - about 4 hours
Would you feel confident in buying US-made LiFePO4 (LFP) batteries? While the answer here is generally expected to be ‘yes’, especially compared to getting an unbranded LFP battery off eBay from a random seller, the outcome may not be that different. Case in point the 100 Ah, 12 VDC LFP Battle Born battery that [Will Prowse] took a look at to see why its positive terminal gets positively crispy.
Battle Born battery positive terminal. (Credit: Will Prowse, YouTube)
Once the lid was cut off, it’s easy to see what the problem is: the positive terminal is only loosely attached to the bus bar, leading to extremely poor contact. It also appears that there’s a plastic spacer which has properly melted already...
by Courrier International - about 4 hours
Tous les ingrédients du scandale sont réunis au bord du lac Léman : une huile locale engluée dans un chantage amoureux, les querelles plus très feutrées des légataires du géant pharmaceutique Novartis, à la fortune déclinante et la gestion opaque. Le “Neue Zürcher Zeitung Magazin” enquête sur les dessous d’une des familles les plus riches de Suisse.
by io9 - about 5 hours
The second episode of its sophomore season sees 'Fallout' entrench its big new arc in a look back to its recent past.
by Le Monde - about 5 hours
Gardiens de la paix, enquêteurs, officiers de gendarmerie… ils ont quitté des institutions auxquelles tous disent avoir cru. Leurs parcours racontent souvent les mêmes histoires, entre lourdeurs administratives, dysfonctionnements et culture du silence.
by The Verge - about 5 hours
Buddy’s in space. When your kid starts showing a preference for one of their stuffed animals, you're supposed to buy a backup in case it goes missing. I've heard this advice again and again, but never got around to buying a second plush deer once "Buddy" became my son's obvious favorite. Neither, apparently, did the parents in Google's newest ad for Gemini.
It's the fictional but relatable story of two parents discovering their child's favorite stuffed toy, a lamb named Mr. Fuzzy, was left behind on an airplane. They use Gemini to track down a replacement, but the new toy is on backorder. In the meantime, they stall by using Gemini to create images and vid …
Read the full story at The Verge.
by Courrier International - about 5 hours
En cette fin décembre, il est temps pour la rubrique Sciences de “Courrier international” de revenir sur les faits marquants des douze derniers mois. Des choix subjectifs, des thématiques prometteuses mais aussi, tels les fourmis et Mars, des indétrônables.
by The Verge - about 6 hours
AI isn't new to Hollywood - but this was the year when it really made its presence felt. For years now, the entertainment industry has used different kinds of generative AI products for a variety of post-production processes ranging from de-aging actors to removing green screen backgrounds. In many instances, the technology has been a useful tool for human artists tasked with tedious and painstaking labor that might have otherwise taken them inordinate amounts of time to complete. But in 2025, Hollywood really began warming to the idea of deploying the kind of gen AI that's really only good for conjuring up text-to-video slop that doesn't ha …
Read the full story at The Verge.
by Le Monde - about 6 hours
Le chercheur est emprisonné depuis juin 2024 et pourrait être jugé pour espionnage. Sa famille dit entretenir un « espoir prudent ».
by Wired - about 6 hours
Here's how to make iPhone and Android devices a little easier to use.
by HackAdAy - about 7 hours
In a curious historical twist, the “Twelve days of Christmas” are actually the days of revelry that followed the 25th. The preceding period, Advent, was traditionally a fast, not unlike Lent. When and why a fast became an excuse for chocolate calendars we cannot say, but this historical information is presented to explain that this great hack by [Kevin], making a vintage speech synthesizer chip sing the classic carol will remain relevant at least until January 5th — or perhaps even the 19th, for the Orthodox amongst us.
The chip in question is an SP0256A-AL2, which you may remember from various speech projects for 8-bit computers back in the day. It can talk, after a fashion, by reproducing 56...
by Conspiracy Watch - about 8 hours
Dans une vidéo vue près de 3 millions de fois, l'influenceuse complotiste insulte le commentateur politique Ben Shapiro, exhibe un pamphlet antisémite et affirme que « les Juifs contrôlaient la traite des esclaves »...
by Courrier International - about 8 hours
Ils s’appellent Grok, Arya ou Enoch : ces agents conversationnels lancés aux États-Unis se présentent comme de meilleures sources que leurs célèbres concurrents tels que ChatGPT, accusés de parti pris. Leurs réponses sont très orientées, a constaté “The New York Times”, qui les a testés et a obtenu l’accès à des instructions cachées.
by Wired - about 8 hours
If anything, iPhones and Pixels are practically vanilla. The next generation is thinner, more transparent, and folds in half. That’s a good thing.
by New Yorker - about 8 hours
Oh, I won’t ask for much this Christmas, mainly because “asking” suggests that you’re doing me a favor, when, in actuality, I’m setting some healthy boundaries.
by New Yorker - about 8 hours
A Christmas essay.
by Wired - about 8 hours
This year, the right-to-repair movement got a boost from—surprisingly—big tech, tariffs, and economic downturn. But the companies controlling who fixes their stuff aren’t giving up that power willingly.
by New Yorker - about 8 hours
A drawing that riffs on the latest news and happenings.
by Wired - about 8 hours
Research shows that watching a simulated fire may have real psychological benefits.
by BBC - about 9 hours
Turkish authorities say firearms were seized and efforts to trace further suspected members are continuing.
by QZ - about 9 hours
Holiday magic is getting a user interface. Pay-per-minute Santa calls, emoji-made videos, and AI elves caught on camera — all wrapped in tinsel
by QZ - about 9 hours
Millions of cars were recalled this year. But software and mechanical issues hit these seven brands particularly hard
by QZ - about 9 hours
Need to buy an absolute last-minute present or critical item for your holiday dinner? It's going to be tricky
by QZ - about 9 hours
Want to catch a game after the presents are open? You're going to need to be subscribed to not one, but two streaming services
by QZ - about 9 hours
Don’t have it in you to make a big meal after opening gifts? Don't worry. There are plenty of options
by Wired - about 9 hours
Although wolf-canine interbreeding has been considered extremely rare, the latest research shows that many present-day canines carry a small amount of wolf genes.
by Usbek & Rica - about 9 hours
À l’image des « gestes qui sauvent », l’association PSSM (Premiers Secours en Santé Mentale) délivre aujourd’hui des formations sur le secourisme en santé mentale. En quoi consistent-elles ? Explications de Muriel Vidalenc, présidente de l’association.
by HackAdAy - about 10 hours
These days, sim racing is more realistic than ever. There are better screens, better headsets, and better steering wheels with better force-feedback, all of which help make you feel like you’re driving the real thing. If you’re looking for a stick shifter to complete such a setup, [DAZ Projects] might have just what you’re looking for. 
To create a robust shifter with great feel, the build relies on 3D printed parts as well as lots of quality metal hardware. At the heart of the build is a linear rail for the front-to-back movement, with a printed slider on top with a carefully-profiled indexer to ensure the stick properly ca-chunks into the right gear. A ball joint locates the shift lever itself, while...
by Journal du Lapin - about 11 hours
Je vous souhaite un joyeux Noël 2025. Et comme c’est Noël, quelques petits rappels de Noël. Dans l’app Apple Store, si vous tapez let it snow dans le champ de recherche, vous verrez de la neige dans l’app.
Si vous jouez à Rise of the Triad aujourd’hui, vous aurez de la musique de Noël et une image de chargement dédiée.
24 décembre
Si vous avez un Nabaztag avec une carte TagTagTag, les humeurs sont différentes aujourd’hui.
Enfin, vous pouvez évidemment lancer VLC, et l’Easter Egg est très visible (dans le Dock). Le second Easter Egg l’est moins…
L’article Joyeux Noël est apparu en premier sur Le journal du lapin.
by Korben - about 11 hours
Vous connaissez les
cyberdecks
?
Non ?? Pourtant, je vous en ai parlé déjà. Ce sont des petits ordis portables custom qu'on voit par exemple dans les films cyberpunk, où genre, le mec sort son bouzin de sa poche et hop, il peut hacker le monde entier. HACK THE PLANET !! Oué Oué !
Et bien tenez-vous bien car le
Hackberry Pi CM5 9900
, c'est exactement ça, mais en vrai !
Le Hackberry Pi c'est donc un projet DIY qui transforme un Raspberry Pi Compute Module 5 en plateforme de hacking portable, ce qui est parfait pour les pentesters, les gens de l'infosec, ou simplement les geeks qui veulent un Linux puissant dans un format ultra-compact.
Le châssis mesure 143,5 x 91,8 x 17,6 mm pour 306 grammes et vous...
by daryo Bluesky - about 11 hours
Scanner un vinyle pour l’écouter
https://www.journaldulapin.com/2025/12/24/vinylscan/
by Journal du Lapin - about 12 hours
Petit avantage de mon métier, on reçoit de temps en temps de petits cadeaux pour Noël des marques. Pas de la RAM, des SSD ou des Mac, mais des goodies (gourdes, tasses, etc.). Cette année, Western Digital a envoyé un disque dur en LEGO à la rédaction, et j’ai pu le récupérer. Ce n’est pas un set LEGO officiel, mais ce sont biens des pièces LEGO (en tout cas, le logo est là). Il y a une notice virtuelle, en PDF, sur le site dédié. Il a été créé par Brickerie, une société allemande qui semble spécialisée dans la conception de LEGO promotionnels avec des pièces originales. Ils ont fait un truc pour AMD selon le site, et c’est peut-être ce processeur.
La boîte
De vraies pièces...
by BBC - about 12 hours
Tarique Rahman, who has lived in London since 2008, arrives weeks before pivotal elections are held.
by Le Taurillon - about 12 hours
L'identité arménienne a longtemps associé nationalité et religion. Croire et suivre le rite apostolique arménien fut longtemps une tradition universelle pour tous les Arméniens. Mais au cours du XXe siècle, les déplacements de population à travers le monde suivant le génocide arménien (1915-1923), le joug de l'URSS et la mondialisation ont ouvert l'identité arménienne à d'autres influences, qui se retrouvent dans la façon dont les Arméniens fêtent Noël. Une fête chrétienne, mais quel jour ?
Avec la quasi-totalité de la population qui se déclare chrétienne, la question n'est pas tant de savoir si l'on fête Noël en Arménie, mais plutôt de savoir comment et selon quelle tradition....
by HackAdAy - about 13 hours
Printing metal as easily as it is to printed with thermoplastics has been a dream for a very long time, with options for hobbyists being very scarce. This is something which [Rotoforge] seeks to change, using little more than an old Ender 3 FDM printer and some ingenuity. Best of all is that the approach on which they have been working for the past year does not require high temperature, molten metals and no fussing about with powdered metal.
Additive manufacturing using friction welding. (Credit: Ruishan Xie, et al., j.mtcomm, 2021)
Rather than an extruder that melts a thermoplastic filament, their setup uses metal wire that is fed into a friction welding tool head, the details of which are covered in the...
by HackAdAy - about 16 hours
We seldom talk about 3D printing lenses because most techniques can’t possibly produce transparent parts of optical quality. However, you can 3D print something like a lens, as [Luke Edwin] demonstrates, and get all kinds of crazy pictures out of it. 
[Luke’s] lens isn’t really a lens, per se. There’s no transparent optical medium being used to bend light, here. Instead, he’s printed a very fine grid in a cylindrical form factor, stuck it on a lens mount, and put that on the front of a camera.
The result is effectively a set of parallel tubes that guide light on to the camera’s image sensor. With the lack of any sort of focus mechanism, you can’t use this “lens” to photograph anything more...
by Paul Jorion - about 20 hours
On parlait de LinkedIn hier *, ça m’a donné envie de changer mon portrait.
* « LinkedIn est un réseau toxique »
by Paul Jorion - wednesday at 19:28

by The Verge - wednesday at 19:00
As you might expect, things have been relatively quiet on the deals front since Black Friday, particularly when it comes to discounts on charging accessories. Thankfully, Anker’s aptly titled Laptop Power Bank is once again on sale at Amazon and Walmart for $87.99 ($47 off), which matches the record-low price we last saw at the end of November.
Anker Laptop Power Bank Where to Buy: $119.99 $87.99 at Amazon $119.99 $89.99 at Best Buy $119.99 $87.99 at Walmart
Unless you’ve been living under a proverbial rock for the past several years, you’re probably aware that Anker makes an ungodly amount of charging accessories. The portable A1695 “InstaCord” has quickly become a favorite among Verge staffers,...
by Korben - wednesday at 18:28
Vous vous souvenez de ces
robots chiens et humanoïdes Unitree
qu'on voit partout sur les réseaux depuis quelques mois ? Hé bien des chercheurs en sécurité viennent de découvrir qu'on pouvait les pirater en moins d'une minute, sans même avoir besoin d'un accès internet. Et le pire, c'est que la faille est tellement débile qu'elle en devient presque comique.
Lors de la conférence GEEKCon à Shanghai, l'équipe de DARKNAVY a fait une démonstration qui fait froid dans le dos. L'expert Ku Shipei a pris le contrôle d'un robot humanoïde Unitree G1 (quand même 100 000 yuans, soit environ 14 000 balles) en utilisant uniquement des commandes vocales et une connexion Bluetooth. Après environ une minute de...
by Paul Jorion - wednesday at 18:21
Illustration par ChatGPT
On s’est fait à l’idée qu’une action est l’aboutissement d’une décision : que l’on a commencé par comprendre, puis qu’on a voulu, puis exécuté. Cette manière de se représenter les choses est rassurante : elle suppose un sujet maître de ses actes, avançant d’un pas décidé, de ses intentions vers leur réalisation. La vie de tous les jours contredit largement cette version des faits. Exemple : « Ai-je bien fermé la porte ? »
À moins qu’il ne s’agisse du fruit d’une véritable délibération, en règle générale dans la vie quotidienne, l’acte précède la formulation de l’intention à la conscience (parfois même de 10 secondes).
On fait...
by New Yorker - wednesday at 18:00
The rapid normalization of artificial intelligence is forcing a reckoning with how much of the future is being shaped by hype rather than utility.
by Korben - wednesday at 17:27
Bibliotik ça vous parle ou pas ? C'est un tracker torrent privé ultra-discret comme il y en a tant d'autres, où les fans de lecture vont chopper leurs ePubs.
Hé bien figurez-vous que Meta, Bloomberg, et toute une brochette de géants de la tech ont fait exactement pareil pour entraîner leurs IA. Sauf qu'eux, c'était pas pour lire du Stephen King au lit, mais pour aspirer 195 000 livres d'un coup et les transformer en "données d'entraînement". Le dataset s'appelle Books3, et c'est un peu le Napster des LLMs. Créé en 2020 par un chercheur IA nommé Shawn Presser, ce jeu de données de 37 Go compressés contient des bouquins scrapés directement depuis la bibliothèque pirate Bibliotik. L'idée de...
by New Yorker - wednesday at 17:00
The New Yorker’s editors and critics choose this year’s essential reads in fiction, poetry, and nonfiction.
by daryo Bluesky - wednesday at 16:40
January 2004 📷 #flashes
by Human Progress - wednesday at 16:19
Summary: A century ago, Christmas gifts often required major sacrifice, as most families devoted much of their time and income to basic survival. Today, material progress has transformed gift-giving into something easily affordable. While the meaning of generosity endures, Christmastime has been changed from a season defined by scarcity into one shaped more by choice and plenty. On a cold December day in 1905, the American writer O. Henry (William Sydney Porter) introduced the world to two poor young lovers with hearts of gold. In “The Gift of the Magi,” Della cuts her beautiful knee-length hair to buy her husband Jim a gold chain for his watch. Meanwhile, Jim sells his watch, a magnificent family...
by The Verge - wednesday at 16:00
Sony’s full suite of PlayStation 5 consoles jumped in price in August due to increased US tariffs, but now through Christmas, you can save $100 on several models. This discount is especially great if you planned to go big with Sony’s PS5 Pro, the company’s priciest, most powerful console yet. Normally $749.99, you can currently grab one at Amazon, Walmart, and Target for around $689.99. Sony’s PlayStation Direct storefront indicates that the PS5 Pro sale ends on December 25th at 3AM ET, although discounts may remain on cheaper models.
PlayStation 5 Pro Where to Buy: $749 $648.99 at Amazon $749 $649 at Walmart $749 $649.99 at Target
The PS5 Pro plays many games at their best resolution, while making far...