THE YEAR IN PICTURES: ANIMALS, PEOPLE, AND A CHANGING PLANET
Moments that defined 2025 From rare wildlife encounters to scenes of daily resilience, 2025 delivered images that captured a world in motion.
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Moments that defined 2025 From rare wildlife encounters to scenes of daily resilience, 2025 delivered images that captured a world in motion.
New controls reshape supply chains Governments across the United States, Europe, and Asia announced tighter controls on advanced artificial intelligence chip exports, aiming to protect strategic technologies while accelerating domestic production.
A tighter, faster gifting culture As the calendar compresses and shipping windows narrow, “Secret Santa” shopping is increasingly defined by speed, portability, and low-friction choices.
A ‘messy’ new benchmark A growing number of AI image tools are being judged not only by sharpness and realism, but by how well they handle ambiguity, style drift, and deliberate imperfection.
EU court sides with regulators in chip-maker case The European Union’s second-highest court ruled Wednesday that U.S. chipmaker Intel must pay a €376 million antitrust fine — though roughly one-third of the penalty was cut.
Millions of young users face forced logouts Australia’s new Social Media Minimum Age law comes into force today, forcing platforms to remove accounts held by users under 16 or risk hefty fines.
A crowded AI field jostles for momentum This week’s NeurIPS 2025 conference turned into a showcase of how quickly the artificial intelligence race is shifting, with Google emerging as the most aggressive challenger to long-dominant rivals.
New age limits and content filters for under-18 users Reddit is rolling out a more heavily locked-down version of its platform for teenagers as regulators tighten rules on how social media platforms treat young users.
From panic to proof of concept OpenAI has announced a major new enterprise customer just days after an internal “code red” was declared…
US court moves to loosen Google’s grip on search and AI defaults A US federal judge has ordered that Google’s lucrative contracts making…
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