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Sources: Adobe held talks to acquire Synthesia, which makes AI tools that generate video avatars of people, for ~$3B; the startup was valued at $2.1B in January (Katie Roof/The Information)
https://www.theinformation.com/articles/adobe…

Adobe Discussed $3 Billion Acquisition of AI Video Startup Synthesia
Adobein recent months held talks with Synthesia, a London-based maker of artificial intelligence software that generates video avatars of people, to buy the startup for about $3 billion, a premiumfrom the startup’s $2.1 billion valuation in a January financing, according to a person with ...

Efter Pelicot-fallet – ja till ny samtyckeslag i Frankrike https://www.dn.se/varlden/efter-pelicot-fallet-ja-till-ny-samtyckeslag-i-frankrike/

Efter Pelicot-fallet – nationalförsamlingen röster ja till ny samtyckeslag i Frankrike
Efter Pelicot-fallet – ja till ny samtyckeslag i Frankrike. Le Pens parti är det enda emot.

BBC Sounds reports more than 2.5B plays of radio, music, and podcasts between January and November, up 8% YoY; podcast listening alone is up 15% YoY (Advanced Television)
https://www.advanced-television.com/2025/12/23/bbc-sounds-sees-record-plays-in-2025/…

BBC Sounds sees record plays in 2025
BBC Sounds has reported another record-breaking year with over 2.5 billion plays of radio, music and podcasts between January and November 2025 – an increase

Scientists urge governments not to wait for global plastics treaty as pollution continues to grow https://phys.org/news/2025-12-scientists-urge-global-plastics-treaty.html

Scientists urge governments not to wait for global plastics treaty as pollution continues to grow
Scientists are urging governments to act immediately on plastic pollution, warning that waiting for a binding Global Plastics Treaty could mean years of damaging delay while plastic waste continues to accelerate worldwide.

Climate scientists and meteorologists
are sounding the alarm
after White House budget director Russell Vought announced
the Trump administration will
❌break up the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colorado, known as NCAR.
“He is executing the playbook of Project 2025,” says Michael Mann,
scientist and co-author of
"Science Under Siege".
Without NCAR, “we will not have the sorts of observational data and climate m…

“Destroying Knowledge”: Michael Mann on Trump’s Dismantling of Key Climate Center in Colorado
Climate scientists and meteorologists are sounding the alarm after White House budget director Russell Vought announced the Trump administration will break up the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colorado, known as NCAR. “He is executing the playbook of Project 2025,” says Michael Mann, scientist and co-author of Science Under Siege. Without NCAR, “we will not have the sorts of observational data and climate models that we need to inform climate policy.”

Belgian AI scientists resist the use of AI in academia https://apache.be/2025/10/24/belgian-a

Belgian AI scientists resist the use of AI in academia
Several AI scientists have published an open letter calling for a ban on AI use by students.

🔦 Scientists develop faster technique to uncover hidden gene switches
#biology

Scientists develop faster technique to uncover hidden gene switches
Researchers at the Max Delbrück Center have developed a new method to discover how DNA controls genes. Their technique, published in Cell Genomics, can reveal the genetic "switches" that regulate important genes more quickly than existing methods.

Saints lose Kamara to knee injury vs. Falcons https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/47077957/saints-rb-alvin-kamara-exits-vs-falcons-knee-injury

🍄‍🟫 Fungi finds: UK citizen scientists make rare pink and purple discoveries
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2025/oct/03/fungi-finds-uk-citizen-scientists-make-rare-pink-and-purple-discoveries

Can New Orleans Saints QB Tyler Shough win Offensive Rookie of the Year? https://www.nfl.com/news/tyler-shough-can-saints-qb-win-offensive-rookie-of-the-year