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• Elon Musk has demonstrated his ability to upend Washington.
• Trump allies' and Musk's posts have once again shown the power of X.
• Recently, they nuked a government funding bill and possibly saved a cabinet nomination.

Washington better turn on its Twitter, er, X alerts again.

Elon Musk and a loose band

The first season of Dune: Prophecy is about to wrap up — but there’s more on the way. Ahead of the finale on December 22nd, HBO has confirmed than the prequel series has been renewed for a second season.

The show premiered in November, and takes place 10,000 years before the events of the Dune movies from Denis Villeneuve. It stars Emily Watson and Olivia

• Luigi Mangione is in New York to face both state and federal murder charges.
• His new federal indictment alleges he stalked and then killed UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
• Manhattan prosecutors say state charges will "proceed in parallel with any federal case."

Luigi Mangione appeared in federal

• "The Brutalist," starring Adrien Brody, Felicity Jones, and Guy Pearce, is 3 hours and 35 minutes.
• Over the last few years, blockbusters have become longer and longer.
• Three-hour movies are becoming more common, like "Killers of the Flower Moon" and "Oppenheimer."

Multiple movies in recent years have

Google Keep is being upgraded to a system app on Android 16 devices, joining the ranks of other Android apps that provide essential services like calling and messaging, reports Android Police.

Google’s free note-taking app appears as a system app on the latest Android 16 beta, Android 16 Developer Preview 2. Anyone upgrading to this OS version will

• Skims opened its flagship store on Fifth Avenue in New York City last week.
• Kim Kardashian launched the brand in 2019, and it was valued at $4 billion in 2023.
• The store matches the monochromatic, modern vibe Kardashian and her team created for Skims.

Valued at $4 billion in 2023, Skims has become a fashion

There’s a new voice assistant in town, and this one can work locally in your home without phoning home to its corporate overloads. This week, the popular hobbyist smart home platform Home Assistant officially launched

• It's getting harder to continue some of our family holiday traditions as my kids get older.
• As my children move out of the house, I know they will have different priorities.
• I'm trying to accept this change while also allowing myself to be sad.

My family has cut down our Christmas tree in the mountains

• In a personal essay, Lilly Jay, Ethan Slater's ex-wife, opened up about their divorce.
• In 2023, news broke that Slater was dating his "Wicked" costar, Ariana Grande.
• Jay said the movie's recent premiere reminds her of the saddest

It's here! The Steam Winter Sale is underway now and runs through January 2. That leaves you plenty of time to internally debate whether you really need to buy yet more games and ultimately convince yourself that yes, in fact, you do.

Several notable titles from the Summer Sale are once again seeing similar discounts this season. Baldur's Gate 3 is 20 percent off and you can buy it for $48. At $27