All of Our Hopes and Fears for Tech in 2025

To wrap up 2024, this week on Uncanny Valley we talk about the tech products we most fear and love.

Wired - 5h

Oscars 2025: There's not enough room for all the deserving lead actress nominees

Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Nicole Kidman, Demi Moore and so many worthy others make this Oscar race hard to call.

Los Angeles Times - 1d

What does Big Tech hope to gain from warming up to Trump?

In a string of visits, dinners, calls, monetary pledges and social media overtures, big tech chiefs have joined a parade of business and world leaders in trying to improve their standing with ...

ABC News - 1d

The 28 Best Tech Gifts of 2024, According to Our Gadget Gurus

The Journal’s Personal Tech team rounds up our favorite stuff to wear, to help us get fit and more.

The Wall Street Journal - 6d

What to know about Frontier Airlines' "all you can fly" pass for 2025

There are several restrictions to consider on Frontier Airlines' "all you can fly" pass for 2025-2026. CBS MoneyWatch's Megan Cerullo breaks down the deal's fine print.

CBS News - 3h

Fear and euphoria in Damascus

Raya Jalabi describes life in the Syrian capital after the fall of Assad

Financial Times - 13h

Why is there new hope for a ceasefire in Gaza?

There is fresh optimism in the Middle East that a ceasefire deal in the Israel-Hamas war is closer than ever. CBS News' Chris Livesay reports. Then, Jon Alterman, senior vice president and director ...

CBS News - 18h

DTR hopes to show Browns he can be 2025 QB1

Dorian Thompson-Robinson said he views these final three games as an audition to be the Browns' starting QB in 2025.

ESPN - 21h

The retailers living in fear of violent shoplifters

One retailer in Edinburgh's plush Morningside district was knocked to the floor and throttled by a thief

BBC News - 1d

NBA announces that 2025 All-Star Game will be a 3-game tournament on Feb. 16

ABC News - 1d

Germany is in a sorry state – and all our leaders can do is yell at each other | Jörg Lau

Snap elections will be a referendum on Scholz’s failed coalition. But our leaderless drift is disastrous for Europe. It was certainly not one of those rather bland debates the Bundestag, the German ...

The Guardian - 2d

China is feeding a tech-based trade war ahead of 2025 with its monopoly on rare metals

China’s latest restrictions mark “several firsts in the trade war,” researchers say.

MarketWatch - 2d

Worried about stock market stability in 2025? Here are investors’ biggest fears.

Deutsche Bank Research chart shows the top market risks cited by investors versus a year ago.

MarketWatch - 2d

Trump may not spare Big Tech after all

It’s likely some companies are in for a bumpy ride despite Elon Musk’s influence in the White House

Financial Times - 3d

The 28 Best Tech Gifts of 2024, According to Our Gadget Gurus

The Journal’s Personal Tech team rounds up our favorite stuff to wear, to help us get fit and more.

The Wall Street Journal - 6d

Syria’s Kurds fear US betrayal under Trump

President-elect has criticised Washington’s support for the Kurdish groups now fighting Turkish-backed rebels

Financial Times - 6d

Childish Literature — reflections on the joys and fears of parenting

Alejandro Zambra explores the ups and downs of fatherhood in this collection of essays, poems and stories

Financial Times - 6d

Big Ten: 2025 schedules for all 18 conference teams

Next year is here. A list of all 18 Big Ten schedules.

ESPN - 6d

Raskin: Democrats in 'fight of our lives'

Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) said late Wednesday that Democrats are in “the fight of our lives” following President-elect Trump's victory in the 2024 election. “We're not gonna change our values,” ...

The Hill - Dec. 12

What the Sudden End of Moxie Robot Toys Says About Our Tech Dependence

The $800 AI-powered robots will go dead in a week, as the company behind the device is in deep financial trouble. There will be no refunds.

Inc. - Dec. 11

Losing our voice? Fears AI tone-shifting tech could flatten communication

As Apple Intelligence rollout continues, linguists say tools to rewrite texts and emails can miss nuance and character. Is that you? Or is it the bot? Linguists have said the nuance and character ...

The Guardian - Dec. 11

Adam Lambert Is Finding the Fun, and the Fear, in ‘Cabaret’

Making his Broadway debut as the show’s Emcee, the singer is reveling in what he calls “a thinking piece of musical theater.”

The New York Times - Dec. 11

Cowboys LB DeMarvion Overshown could miss all of 2025 season after suffering knee injury vs. Bengals

Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy says it's "very realistic" Overshown misses all of next season

CBS Sports - Dec. 11

2025 MLB Draft order, lottery results: Nationals land No. 1 pick, Mets, Dodgers, Yankees all penalized

The Nats have the No. 1 pick for the first time since selecting Bryce Harper first overall in 2010

CBS Sports - Dec. 10

Uncertainty and Hope on the Road to and from Damascus

Thousands of Syrians have been traveling to and from the Lebanese border since the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime. Some families hoped to reunite with loved ones, while others are leaving amid an ...

The New York Times - Dec. 10

The Actors Roundtable: The fear factor behind great art

Adrien Brody, Kieran Culkin, Colman Domingo, Peter Sarsgaard, Sebastian Stan and Jeremy Strong dive into their films, truth-telling and acting alongside your director.

Los Angeles Times - Dec. 10

Fear and Loathing on the Tennis Court

Conor Niland’s book, “The Racket,” is a document of haves and have-nots. It just won a prestigious sports award — and earned him more than his best career result in the process.

The New York Times - Dec. 9

Taking on the Tyranny of the Tech Bros

Coalitions between feminist movements, minorities, and labor activists will help keep the Silicon Valley moguls in check.

Wired - Dec. 9

'Pain was sickening' - Ex-players on heading fears

Former Premier League players Steve Howey and Gary Pallister tell the BBC of their health fears after years of heading footballs.

BBC News - Dec. 9

US will fear the vacuum that could replace Assad

Washington worries that the overthrow of Syria's president could lead to a power grab by Islamist groups.

BBC News - Dec. 8

How the Assad family built an empire of fear in Syria

Hafez and his son Bashar killed countless people over five decades and oversaw the country’s descent into kleptocracy

Financial Times - Dec. 8

Trump on Syria conflict: ‘This is not our fight’

President-elect Trump heavily criticized Syrian rebels for their move to overtake the city of Damascus on Saturday, but emphasized that this was not America’s fight. “Russia, because they are so ...

The Hill - Dec. 7

Jupiter, ascending: See our solar system’s biggest planet at its brightest all year

Weather permitting, Jupiter will not only be brighter than most other stars and planets in the evening sky, but will also be visible all night long.

NBC News - Dec. 7

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD) Highlights AI Strategy and Upcoming MI400 Launch at UBS Tech Conference, Targets Mid-2025 for ZT Systems Acquisition Closure

We recently compiled a list of the 12 AI News and Ratings Investors Probably Missed. In this article, we are going to take a look at where Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMD) stands against ...

Yahoo Sports - Dec. 7

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