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Most Christmas specials don't feature President Donald Trump giving Vice President JD Vance genital warts, Jesus Christ committing domestic violence, and Satan mpreg. But then again, most Christmas specials aren't South Park.

The show's Season 28 finale doubled as its holiday special, which meant creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone had to wrap up all of Season 27 and 28's fittingly unhinged Trump



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Netflix director Carl Rinsch, right, outside court
  • A Manhattan federal jury found Carl Rinsch guilty on seven counts, including fraud.
  • Rinsh went to trial over $11 million Netflix gave him for a futuristic sci-fi show.
  • Rinsch, who took the stand in his own defense, looked straight ahead as the verdict was read.

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There are five categories of wines I like to keep in my home for when I host and have friends over.
  • I'm a certified sommelier, and I always keep a selection of wines on hand to serve my guests.
  • You don't need a special reason to enjoy good Champagne or a nice Italian red wine.
  • From grocery-store brands to small family-owned bottles, anything goes at my house.

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EV automaker Rivian just held its inaugural Autonomy and AI day which, unsurprisingly, focused extensively on hands-free driving. An upcoming software update promises the introduction of "universal hands-free" driving. The company says its vehicles will be able to autonomously navigate more than 3.5 million miles of roads in North America, "covering the vast majority of marked roads in the US."

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Rivian said future R2 models will be shipped with lidar to support fully-autonomous driving capabilities.
  • Rivian on Thursday unveiled a road map to make its cars fully autonomous and AI-powered.
  • The plans include a silicon chip made in-house and an AI voice assistant.
  • Rivian is also unveiling a subscription model for its driver-assistance system akin to Tesla FSD.

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James Gunn's relaunch of the DC Universe is looking up. Following the box office success of Superman, this resurging superhero franchise is next offering Supergirl, a flashy spinoff that's giving Guardians of the Galaxy energy with this first trailer.

Maybe it's Blondie blasting "Call Me" across footage of Supergirl partying and crashing alongside her lovable superpup, Krypto. Maybe it's the



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Blue Owl co-CEO Doug Ostrover, Apollo CEO Marc Rowan and Blackstone President Jon Gray
  • Private markets are all in on digital infrastructure, and they don't see any short-term concerns.
  • At the Goldman Sachs Financial Services Conference, they explained why they're bullish on the sector.
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Disney CEO Bob Iger attends late US actor Chadwick Boseman's posthumous Hollywood Walk of Fame Star ceremony in Los Angeles, California, on November 20, 2025. Boseman died on August 29, 2020, at the age of 43 after a private four-year battle with colon cancer. (Photo by Unique NICOLE / AFP) (Photo by UNIQUE NICOLE/AFP via Getty Images)
Disney's CEO Bob Iger discussed the company's deal with Open AI.
  • Bob Iger said Disney's new deal with OpenAI will let the company harness AI tech to engage younger audiences.
  • Disney and OpenAI struck a licensing pact that lets Sora users access Disney characters.
  • Iger said he sees Disney+ users being able to ultimately use Sora on the streaming platform itself.

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Although it leaked online before the announcement, Time magazine made its 2025 Person of the Year official on Thursday morning: It's the "architects of AI."

Time magazine's official cover(s) for the 2025 Person of the Year edition include Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, AMD CEO Lisa Su, Tesla and xAI CEO El