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Investigation: internal Binance files show it failed to stop hundreds of millions in crypto from flowing through suspicious accounts, even after a 2023 US deal (Financial Times)
https://www.ft.com/content/5d8af345-d593-47b1-85ae-758ee60e9a89

Binance allowed suspicious accounts to operate even after 2023 US plea agreement
Leaked files show continued activity despite links to terror networks, failed ID checks and other red flags

Wild NFL Week 16, CFP betting recap: ‘Christmas bonanza for bettors’ https://www.reviewjournal.com/sports/sports-columns/todd-dewey/wild-nfl-week-16-cfp-betting-recap-christmas-bonanza-for-bettors-3598766/

Has anyone bought anything on #bonanza .com? It’s similar to #ebay but I’ve never heard of it until now. The seller I’m looking at seems to have good feedback, but Bonanza itself has a _lot_ of complaints out there.

A federal judge Wednesday heard arguments in the Trump administration’s lawsuit
challenging California’s new law prohibiting ICE agents and other police officers from wearing masks on duty.
The judge asked how ICE agents operated without masks in years past,
and questioned why California peace officers were exempted from the law.
A ruling in closely-watched case could come as soon as this week.

DOJ asks LA judge to pause new law banning masks on federal officers
California was the first state in the nation to prohibit federal law enforcement from hiding their identities.

Dat mooie weerbericht van in mijn geval @… geeft ook de luchtkwaliteit weer. Dan is het zeer plezierig om te zien dat die binnenshuis beter is dan buiten en dat de gecombineerde filters van de balansventilatie en de extra investering in het BrinkPureInduct filter de PM 2.5 meestal op nul kunnen krijgen.

UK says it will consider banning social media for children https://therecord.media/uk-says-it-will-consider-social-media-ban-kids

I would like to listen to the clean broadcast play-by-play announcer audio with noise-cancelling headphones at a hockey game, rather than the often-incomprehensible booming echo over the arena's PA system mixed with screaming people.
That sounds a lot like an assistive technology.
Possibly once existing as a tiny AM radio station, BYOR.
Does it exist today?
#hockey #audio

"Ford is retreating from EVs — but embracing grid batteries"
#Ford #Batteries #Energy

Ford is retreating from EVs — but embracing grid batteries
Amid its $20B EV failure, the storied automaker will retool a Kentucky plant to try and break into the booming energy storage sector.

A profile of Josh Woodward, the head of Google Labs who is credited with turning around the Gemini app, growing its MAUs from 350M in March to 650M by October (Jennifer Elias/CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/12/20/josh-woodward-google-gemini-ai-safety.html

Google was at risk of losing its dominance — until it promoted this AI executive
Josh Woodward, a 16-year Google veteran, is tasked with running the Gemini app and going head-to-head with OpenAI in the booming generative AI market.

"China's power paradox: record renewables, continued coal"
#China #Energy #Renewables

China's power paradox: record renewables, continued coal
Call it the China power paradox: while Beijing leads the world in renewable energy expansion, its coal projects are booming too.