Year: 2025

There were no fireworks, but Glasgow had one hand on the 1872 trophy

There were no fireworks, but Glasgow had one hand on the 1872 trophy

đź’Ą Check out this trending post from BBC Sport đź“– đź“‚ Category: âś… Key idea: Picking up 12 points is a big deal to make up on aggregate if they are to snatch the trophy away from Glasgow, and Seb Steffen's late effort for the Warriors at Hampden could prove to be a decisive moment in the tie.“I'm proud of the players but we have to do more when we have the ball,” Edinburgh coach Sean Everett told BBC Scotland.“I don't think it will be very difficult [to motivate the boys]. The players are used to coming back for the…
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Yael van der Woden: “The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy Cured My Fear of Aliens” | books

Yael van der Woden: “The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy Cured My Fear of Aliens” | books

✨ Explore this must-read post from Culture | The Guardian đź“– đź“‚ Category: Books,Culture,Fiction âś… Here’s what you’ll learn: My first memory is readingI had a children's encyclopedia on the shelf above my bed—orange and brown, the old plastic cover peeling—but I didn't retain anything I read. I remember a book of dirty jokes that I was obsessed with when I was eight years old. I was convinced this book was off-limits to me (it wasn't), so I waited until my parents were at work to shamefully steal it from the bookshelf. One time, my mother found it under my…
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New York Governor Kathy Hochul signs the RAISE Act to regulate AI safety

New York Governor Kathy Hochul signs the RAISE Act to regulate AI safety

✨ Check out this insightful post from TechCrunch đź“– đź“‚ Category: AI,Government & Policy,kathy hochul,raise act đź’ˇ Here’s what you’ll learn: Governor Kathy Hochul has signed the RAISE Act, making New York the second US state to enact major legislation related to AI safety. State lawmakers passed the RAISE Act in June, but after pressure from the tech industry, Hochul proposed changes to scale back the bill. The New York Times reported that Hochul eventually agreed to sign the original bill, while lawmakers agreed to make the requested changes next year. The bill would require large AI developers to post…
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Newcastle denied a ‘stone’ penalty against Chelsea, says Eddie Howe

Newcastle denied a ‘stone’ penalty against Chelsea, says Eddie Howe

đź’Ą Read this must-read post from BBC Sport đź“– đź“‚ Category: 📌 Key idea: Former Chelsea winger Pat Nevin viewed Chalupa's challenge as "risky with its bells" while commentating on BBC Radio 5 Live.“Chalupa never got the ball, [it was] Shoulder challenge on Gordon [and] A big appeal to the referee not to award a penalty kick.”Speaking to TNT Sports, former Premier League striker Peter Crouch said Chalupa was "unlucky" after his "aggressive attempt" to win the ball, while former Chelsea midfielder Joe Cole described the tackle as "overzealous"."At normal speed I can understand why the referee did not award…
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No CPU, No Memory, Just 4k Gates

No CPU, No Memory, Just 4k Gates

🚀 Read this trending post from Hacker News đź“– đź“‚ Category: đź’ˇ Key idea: Dec 19, 2025 In addition to the VGA donut, I submitted two other entries in the Tiny Tapeout 8 demo competition, where you submit a "tiny" ASIC design (room for about 4000 logic gates) that outputs 2-bit RGB to a VGA port and 1-bit audio to a speaker. One was a an old school C64/Amiga intro type of thing, and the other was a nyan cat. video unavailable Click to play -- video loops imperfectly but the hardware loop is seamless The intro features a background…
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World Darts Championship 2026: Chisnall and Van Duevenbode suffer second-round exit

World Darts Championship 2026: Chisnall and Van Duevenbode suffer second-round exit

🚀 Check out this must-read post from BBC Sport đź“– đź“‚ Category: đź’ˇ Key idea: Former World Darts Championship semi-finalist Dave Chisnall suffered a second-round exit at Alexandra Palace following a 3-2 defeat to Germany's Ricardo Petrichko.Chisnall, ranked 21st in the world, shot Petrichko 11 minutes and 180 seconds to nothing and came back from a 2-0 deficit to impose the fifth set, but the German player won the deciding set to set up a third-round match with Swede Andreas Harrison after Christmas.Nine of Chisnall's best goals came from 2-0 down, but after the Englishman missed a dart on the…
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Television in Tales: The Rise of the Billion-Dollar Small Drama Industry | television

Television in Tales: The Rise of the Billion-Dollar Small Drama Industry | television

🚀 Read this trending post from Culture | The Guardian đź“– đź“‚ Category: Television,US television,Technology,Culture,Television & radio,US television industry,Television industry,Social media,Digital media 📌 Key idea: IIf you've been anywhere near the social media blast radius of The Summer I Turned Pretty, Amazon Prime's emerging YA series about a twisty teen love triangle, you may be familiar with Henley and Luka's plight. A series of short video clips called Loving My Brother's Best Friend — a plot that's pretty self-explanatory — has made waves on TikTok with longing stares and "I/I can't do this" drama that mirror many fan adaptations of…
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King George VI Chase: Fact of the File, The Gallic Warrior and Harry Redknapp The Jukebox Man are ready for Kempton

King George VI Chase: Fact of the File, The Gallic Warrior and Harry Redknapp The Jukebox Man are ready for Kempton

🔥 Discover this awesome post from BBC Sport đź“– đź“‚ Category: 📌 Main takeaway: Fact To File and Gaelic Warrior head up the hopefuls in the King George VI Chase at Kempton on Boxing Day.The pair, trained by Willie Mullins, are set to meet again after Gaelic Warrior's hard-fought win over his stablemate at Punchestown last month.Nicky Henderson's Arkle Chase winner Jango Baie is also among the nine confirmations, as is The Jukebox Man, owned by former football manager Harry Redknapp.“Winning King George would be a dream, but I know it will be difficult to achieve,” said Redknapp, the former…
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Reflections on AI at the end of 2025 –

🚀 Discover this must-read post from Hacker News đź“– đź“‚ Category: 📌 Here’s what you’ll learn: antirez 7 hours ago. 26211 views. * For years, despite functional evidence and scientific hints accumulating, certain AI researchers continued to claim LLMs were stochastic parrots: probabilistic machines that would: 1. NOT have any representation about the meaning of the prompt. 2. NOT have any representation about what they were going to say. In 2025 finally almost everybody stopped saying so. * Chain of thought is now a fundamental way to improve LLM output. But, what is CoT? Why it improves output? I believe…
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MARISCA hints she wants older heads at Chelsea after a chaotic week

MARISCA hints she wants older heads at Chelsea after a chaotic week

đź’Ą Explore this insightful post from BBC Sport đź“– đź“‚ Category: 📌 Main takeaway: Chelsea Manager Enzo Maresca insisted that speculation over his future would not distract his team ahead of the clash Newcastle - but that wasn't the case for 45 minutes on Saturday.Even before kick-off, Maresca appeared to question Chelsea's focus on buying only youth, stating that having more experienced players is "invaluable".After that, the Blues were unable to get going at St James' Park, a stadium where they have lost 15 times in the Premier League era, and found themselves 2-0 down through two first-half goals scored…
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