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Peter Arnett, a Pulitzer Prize-winning correspondent who covered the Vietnam War for the AP and the first Gulf War for CNN, has died at 91 (John Rogers/Associated Press)
https://apnews.com/article/peter-arnett-dead-e1e6815b50fe416b9ecf08453e9e80c4

Peter Arnett, who reported on the Vietnam and Gulf wars, has died
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Peter Arnett, who traveled the world covering wars from Vietnam to Iraq, has died. His son says Arnett died in Newport Beach and was surrounded by friends and family. He had entered hospice on Saturday while suffering from prostate cancer. He was 91. Arnett’s reporting on the Vietnam War for The Associated Press won the Pulitzer Prize for international reporting in 1966. He is likely best remembered, however, for his gripping live reports of the 1991 U.S.-led…

How Sandia Labs’ Chrisma Jackson protects nuclear secrets from hackers around the clock
https://www.abqjournal.com/business/how-sandia-labs-chrisma-jackson-protects-nuclear-secrets-from-hackers-around-the-clock…

How Sandia Labs’ Chrisma Jackson protects nuclear secrets from hackers around the clock
Chrisma Jackson, Sandia National Laboratories’ top cybersecurity director, discusses protecting nuclear weapons data from constant threats and how her team defends against sophisticated attacks around the clock.

Sources: OpenAI has held preliminary discussions with investors about raising tens of billions of dollars, and as much as $100B, at a valuation of around $750B (The Information)
https://www.theinformation.com/articles/openai-discuss…

OpenAI Has Discussed Raising Tens of Billions at Valuation Around $750 Billion
OpenAI has held preliminary discussions with some investors about raising new funding at a valuation of around $750 billion, according to three people with knowledge of the discussions. It could raise tens of billions of dollars, and as much as $100 billion, according to two of the people. Talks ...

Rest well.
https://apnews.com/article/peter-arnett-dead-e1e6815b50fe416b9ecf08453e9e80c4

Peter Arnett, who reported on the Vietnam and Gulf wars, has died
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Peter Arnett, who traveled the world covering wars from Vietnam to Iraq, has died. His son says Arnett died in Newport Beach and was surrounded by friends and family. He had entered hospice on Saturday while suffering from prostate cancer. He was 91. Arnett’s reporting on the Vietnam War for The Associated Press won the Pulitzer Prize for international reporting in 1966. He is likely best remembered, however, for his gripping live reports of the 1991 U.S.-led…

Sweden’s navy says armed guards are appearing on Russia’s ‘shadow fleet’ vessels: https://benborges.xyz/2025/12/18/swedens-navy-says-armed-guards.html

RIP Peter Arnett
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Arnett

Andy Reid on 5-5 Chiefs turning season around: 'You’ve got to take care of the small things' https://www.nfl.com/news/andy-reid-on-5-5-chiefs-turning-season-around-you-ve-got-to-take-care-of-the-small-things

Pulitzer Prize-winning correspondent Peter Arnett, who reported from Vietnam and Gulf War, has died (John Rogers/Associated Press)
https://apnews.com/article/peter-arnett-dead-e1e6815b50fe416b9ecf08453e9e80c4
http://www.memeorandum.com/251217/p148#a251217p148

A second #planetesimal collision in the #Fomalhaut system: #Hubble Sees Asteroids Colliding at Nearby Star for First Time / Zerstörerische Kollisionen in einem jungen Planetensystem: https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/Hubble_sees_asteroids_colliding_around_nearby_star / https://science.nasa.gov/missions/hubble/nasas-hubble-sees-asteroids-colliding-at-nearby-star-for-first-time/ / https://www.mpg.de/24356362/fomalhaut-staubwolken-durch-kollisionen

ByteDance's Cici, an overseas counterpart of China's most popular AI chatbot app Doubao, is quietly gaining traction in the UK, Mexico, and Southeast Asia (Zeyi Yang/Wired)
https://www.wired.com/story/bytedances-ai-chatbot-is-quietly-ga…

ByteDance’s Other AI Chatbot Is Quietly Gaining Traction Around the World
ByteDance is paying for ads and partnering with influencers to promote its AI chatbot app Cici in countries like the UK, Mexico, and Indonesia.