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US Border Patrol agents stand near a razor wire barrier erected near the US-Mexico border by the state of Texas. | Courtesy of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth CircuitThe Constitution gives the Biden administration nearly exclusive authority over matters of immigration. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott wants the courts to change that. Last Monday, the Supreme Court made its first foray into a longstanding conflict over who is in charge of the United States-Mexico border: the United States government o
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Axios reports that venture capitalist Alex Davis is warning that a speculative rush to build data centers without committed tenants could trigger a financing crunch by 2027-2028. "This critique is coming from inside the AI optimist camp," notes Axios, as Davis' firm, Disruptive, "recently led a large investment in AI chipmaker Groq, which then signed a $20 billion licensing deal with Nvidia. It's also backed such unicorn startups as Reflection... Read more âș
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PC Gamer argues that 2025 was a year full of high-profile AI embarrassments across games and entertainment, with Disney and Lucasfilm serving as the "opening salvo." From the report: At a TED talk back in April, Lucasfilm senior vice president of creative innovation Rob Bredow presented a demonstration of what he called "a new era of technology." Across 50 years of legendary innovation in miniature design, practical effects, and computer... Read more âș
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The first Iron Beam laser defense system was deployed by Israel on Sunday. This 100kW laser weapon thus became the worldâs first drone defense zapper to be operationally deployed. Read more âș
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China is quietly mandating that chipmakers use at least 50% domestically made equipment when expanding capacity, "as Beijing pushes to build a self-sufficient semiconductor supply chain," according to Reuters. From the report: The rule is not publicly documented, but chipmakers seeking state approval to build or expand their plants have been told by authorities in recent months that they must prove through procurement tenders that at least half their equipment... Read more âș
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SK hynix is bringing its HBM ambitions to U.S. soil with a $3.9 billion plan to build its first domestic manufacturing facility â a 2.5D advanced packaging plant in West Lafayette, Indiana. Read more âș
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The study's main takeaway: "Be bold. It is the thing that slows down authoritarian creep." Read more âș
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The Russian government plans to penalize 'illegal' mining of cryptocurrency to prison terms of up to five years. Read more âș
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An anonymous reader quotes a report from the Guardian: Mac Bauer is fast, but the city's trams, weighing more than 100,000lbs and traveling at a maximum speed of nearly 45mph, should be far faster than him. And yet as of late December, in head-to-head races against streetcars, the 32-year-old remains undefeated in his quest to highlight how sluggish the trams, used by 230,000 people daily, truly are. Some races have... Read more âș
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Disney hopes there'll be better chances for the latest 'Tron' movie to find an audience in streaming. Read more âș
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Tatiana Schlossberg, granddaughter of JFK and a prominent climate activist and environmental journalist, has died of leukemia at age 35. Read more âș
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After nearly a month and with most options exhausted, one unlucky RTX 5080 buyer finally got their card. Read more âș
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The state deals with flooding and sea level rise by buying homes in flood prone areas. Read more âș
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The star of 1997's 'Batman & Robin' looks back on his superhero momentâand that infamous costume. Read more âș
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A study by a Singapore government agency has found that children exposed to high levels of screen time before age two showed brain development changes linked to slower decision-making and higher anxiety in adolescence, adding to concerns about early digital exposure. From a report: The study was conducted by a team within the country's Agency for Science, Technology and Research and the National University of Singapore, and published in The... Read more âș
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At least three people have died from the vaccine-preventable infection, while hundreds have been hospitalized. Read more âș
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The Apple Fitness+ Instagram account today teased that the service has "big plans" for 2026. In a video, several Apple Fitness+ trainers are shown holding up newspapers with headlines related to Apple Fitness+. What's Apple Fitness+ Planning for the New Year? Something Big is Coming to Apple Fitness+ The Countdown Begins. Apple Fitness+ 2026 is Almost Here 2026 Plans Still Under Wraps-For Now There are rumors that an AI-based Health+... Read more âș
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US presidents have each redecorated the Oval Office in their own unique ways since it was first built in 1909. Read more âș
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If you have a better idea for fixing education, violence, and antisemitism, I'd like to hear it. Read more âș
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Over the last year, the youngest generation of American voters have scrambled a lot of our understanding of politics. The Gen Z cohort swung hard toward Republicans last year, moving anywhere from 6 to 21 points toward President Donald Trump (depending on the data source) compared to 2020. But, they now appear to be just as [âŠ] Read more âș
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President Donald Trump rang in Christmas Day by ordering airstrikes against two ISIS camps in Nigeria. The strikes, involving more than a dozen Tomahawk missiles fired from a Navy ship, came shortly after Trump vowed retaliation against ISIS, which allegedly carried out deadly attacks against US troops and civilians around the world last week. But [âŠ] Read more âș
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There is no better window into the soul of Americaâs striving professional class than LinkedIn, a site that this year often seemed less like a networking platform than an extended group therapy session. To doomscroll through it was to encounter one post after another about the barren landscape for job hunters â laments about resumes silently [âŠ] Read more âș
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After a successful 2024 election, Vice President JD Vance came into the White House ready to shake things up, support President Donald Trump at all costs, and post whatever he wanted online. But what does Vance â the former ânever Trumpâ conservative who has maneuvered, at least for now, into the position of MAGA heir [âŠ] Read more âș
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This story was originally published in The Highlight, Voxâs member-exclusive magazine. To get early access to member-exclusive stories every month, join the Vox Membership program today. I wasnât always a boring newsroom-bound editor. Back in my days as a Time magazine foreign correspondent, I used to fly to far-flung places, recorder and notebook in hand. Thatâs how, [âŠ] Read more âș
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Do you remember where you were when you first heard about âabundanceâ? In some circles, 2025 was the year that abundance became inescapable. The political framework â which essentially argues Democrats need to focus less on process and more on delivering for constituents â provided the title of Ezra Klein and Derek Thompsonâs book in [âŠ] Read more âș
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2025 is ending much as it began: with President Donald Trump talking about annexing Greenland. On Sunday, Trump appointed Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry as a special envoy to Greenland with the goal, as Landry put it, âto make Greenland a part of the US.â Though the territory has been moving gradually toward greater independence, Greenland [âŠ] Read more âș
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One Battle After Another is, perhaps, too on the nose. Paul Thomas Andersonâs epic depicts past and present revolutionaries fighting back against a heavily militarized, white-supremacist regime that seemed to mirror reality in the United States when the movie hit theaters in late 2025. Characters rescue immigrants from detention centers, bomb the office of an [âŠ] Read more âș
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If one elected official had a breakout year in 2025, itâs New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani. The 34-year-old former state assembly member came out of nowhere to win a Democratic primary that included established names such as incumbent Mayor Eric Adams and former Gov. Andrew Cuomo. Then, Mamdani won the election his way, lapping [âŠ] Read more âș
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Editorâs note, December 25, 8 am ET: This story is being republished for the holiday season. It was originally published in 2024. When I was about 7, Los Angeles public schools shifted to a âyear-roundâ schedule. The effect, for my elementary school, was a shorter summer break (boo), and an extra-long winter break (also, it [âŠ] Read more âș
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