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An interview with Country Life EIC Mark Hedges on 1K print issues under his tenure, expanding the magazine's online presence, subscriptions vs. ads, and more (Charlotte Tobitt/Press Gazette)
https://pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/

Country Life editor Mark Hedges crosses 1,000 issues: We're 'the great print triumph'
Interview with Country Life editor-in-chief Mark Hedges as he marks 1,000th issue at the helm with David Beckham guest edit.

Meta plans to launch WhatsApp third-party app integration in Europe "over the coming months" as required by the DMA, starting with BirdyChat and Haiket (Thomas Ricker/The Verge)
https://www.theverge.com/news/820858/whatsapp-third-party-messaging-dat…

WhatsApp is launching third-party chat integration in Europe
Meta is rolling out support for third-party messaging with end-to-end encryption preserved. BirdyChat and Haiket will be first.

Zum Jahresende schaltet #MTV seine internationalen #Musikkanäle ab, ein Schritt, der das Ende einer Ära markiert.
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Das Ende einer Ära: MTV schaltet zum Jahresende alle Musikkanäle ab
Fans sind bestürzt, denn zum Jahresende wird es MTV nicht mehr geben. Der Mutterkonzern stellt alle Musikkanäle ab. Nicht zu früh, meint eine Medienwissenschaftlerin aus Manchester.

Bitchat enables p2p mesh messaging over Bluetooth - working without Internet OR additional LoRa radio dongles (Android and iOS)
https://updates.techforpalestine.org/bitchat-for-gaza-messaging-without-internet/

Tuesday Morning Magazine
Tune into Margaret for celebrity obituaries with Greg Lynch, the latest from Crime Stoppers, special guests...
Great Australian Pods Podcast Directory: https://www.greataustralianpods.com/tuesday-morning-magazine/

Battery costs keep going down, good news for energy transition and renewable energy.
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2025/12/12/batteries-now-cheap-enough-to-make-dispatchable-solar-economically-feasible/

Batteries now cheap enough to make dispatchable solar economically feasible
Energy think tank Ember says utility-scale battery costs have fallen to $65/MWh outside China and the United States, enabling solar power to be delivered when needed.

Time Magazine: „KI-Architekten“ sind „Person des Jahres“
Jedes Jahr entscheidet die Redaktion des Time Magazines, wer das Jahr am stärksten geprägt hat. 2025 waren das Jensen Huang & Co, denn KI habe alles bestimmt.

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer warns of worsening auto industry under Trump's tariff strategy (Isabella Volmert/Associated Press)
https://apnews.com/article/michigan-governor-gretchen-whitmer-tariff-speech-detroit-fc06ef9c7f0918b94d3ef42cbc604e16
http://www.memeorandum.com/260115/p77#a260115p77

Batteries now cheap enough to make dispatchable solar economically feasible (Uma Gupta/pv magazine International)
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2025/12/12/batteries-now-cheap-enough-to-make-dispatchable-solar-economically-feasible/
http://www.memeorandum.com/251214/p35#a251214p35

SNAP Is Now a Key Part of Democrats' Campaign Messaging (Raymond Fernšndez/NOTUS)
https://www.notus.org/2026-election/snap-democrats-campaign-messaging
http://www.memeorandum.com/251215/p22#a251215p22