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The IMF says the "surprisingly resilient" global economy is at risk of a sharp AI boom reversal, but the "levels of market frothiness" are below the dotcom bust (Financial Times)
https://www.ft.com/content/2af4d92a-452c-4d35-ab55-3afce930f98a

"Analysis: The climate papers most featured in the media in 2025"
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Analysis: The climate papers most featured in the media in 2025 - Carbon Brief
Carbon Brief has compiled its annual list of the 25 most talked-about climate-related studies of the past year.

Prince Harry and celebrities including Elton John prepare for a ~10-week trial against Daily Mail publisher, Associated Newspapers, for "unlawful activity" (Financial Times)
https://www.ft.com/content/42abdd54-4155-4e7f-963e-72f01ed2846f

Francesca Hong interview…
“This campaign is about reclaiming the power of sewer socialism — how much it delivered for communities in terms of climate and clean water and investing in public education. This was a time where people saw that there can be a government for good.”
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Francesca Hong Is a Socialist Running for Wisconsin Governor
In Wisconsin, state assembly member and democratic socialist Francesca Hong has announced she is running for governor. We spoke to her about the campaign.

I know I talk a lot about technical challenges & frustrations of IT work, however:
I’ve had clients tip me
Gotten Christmas cards
Christmas presents
One client sends me a pie every year
And my all-time favorite, a scrawled note from a little girl thanking me for setting up her computer

EU blacklist prompts Armenia and Serbia to cut off Russian banking clients: https://benborges.xyz/2025/12/20/eu-blacklist-prompts-armenia-and.html

America's power grid is going through a massive shift. Solar and wind will jump to 21% of electricity generation by 2027, while fossil fuels drop to 72%.
Utility-scale solar is leading the charge, especially in Texas, paired with expanding battery storage to smooth out fluctuations. Coal's taking the biggest hit—down 5% annually.

Solar Power Generation Drives Electricity Generation Growth Over The Next Two Years - CleanTechnica
Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. Electricity generation by the U.S. electric power sector totaled about 4,260 billion kilowatthours (BkWh) in 2025. In our latest Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO), we expect U.S. electricity generation will grow by 1.1% in 2026 and by 2.6% in 2027, when it reaches ... [continued]

California reaches a $50M settlement with Meta to resolve claims that Facebook users were misled about their ability to limit who could see personal details (The San Francisco Standard)
https://sfstandard.com/2025/12/19/facebook-users-dec…

Meta, California agree to settle Facebook privacy case
Third parties harvested personal data even though the company claimed to offer privacy, a lawsuit says.

"A few reasons to feel hopeful about the climate in 2026"
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A few reasons to feel hopeful about the climate in 2026
This roundup of The Conversation’s climate coverage was first published in our award-winning weekly climate action newsletter, Imagine. 2025 was a brutal year for the climate: record temperatures, ever…