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After a rudderless year and an exodus of around 4,000 employees due to Trump administration cuts, NASA got what may be its first piece of good news recently. On December 17, the Senate confirmed billionaire Jared Isaacman as the agency's new administrator. He now holds the power to rehabilitate a battered engine of scientific research, or steer it towards even more disruption. 

Considering the

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) CEO Dr. Lisa Su will help get CES 2026 underway on Monday, Jan. 5 by delivering a keynote address.

AMD is a major player in the tech world, if perhaps not a household name like Apple or Samsung. It's one of the preeminent chipmakers on the globe, making it increasingly powerful and important in the AI era. OpenAI, in fact, just announced a massive partnership with AMD

• China's military is conducting massive war games all around Taiwan.
• The exercise includes current capabilities like drones, fighter jets, warships, and long-range fires.
• China also offered an AI-made glimpse at the future warfare weapons it wants.

Beijing is calling its massive

• Booking a room at the front of the ship was my biggest regret on my first cruise.
• On Royal Caribbean's Wonder of the Seas, I learned that rooms at the front are bumpier than others.
• I booked the front room of deck eight and felt seasick for most of my voyage.

The first

• A family scapegoat takes on the blame for larger family issues.
• This person often becomes the black sheep of the family, who doesn't fit in with family norms. 
• A therapist shared signs you might be the scapegoat of your family.

On the surface, a family scapegoat often looks as if they're the problem child.

They might be the college

• A former Google engineer left Silicon Valley to join a London startup accelerator program.
• He moved after feeling limited at Google and wanting to build his own startup.
• He says giving up a stable job and a US visa was worth the risk, even in a difficult job market.

This as-told-to essay is

If your pup could talk, what would they tell you? That they want to play fetch 24/7 and love it when you feed her people food? Yes, and yes.

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• Ukraine's naval drones are now targeting Russia in waters other than the open ocean.
• It recently unveiled drones designed for use on rivers, including the Barracuda drone.
• The unit that operates the Barracuda said it was able to destroy a Russian base and boat.

The naval drones that Ukraine

Samsung has a more sentimental vision for AI in your living room. In a Monday press release, the company announced plans to bring Google Photos to its Samsung AI TV lineup, transforming televisions into oversized digital frames that showcase your most meaningful memories.

The integration, currently slated to begin rolling out in 2026, is positioned as a first-of-its-kind experience. Samsung says