OpenAI is hiring a Head of Preparedness to oversee all aspects of AI risk. The salary is $555,000 per year.

OpenAI is hiring for a new position: Head of Preparedness, part of their AI security team.

Sam Altman, OpenAI's CEO, explained that with the rapid development of numerous new AI models and their increasing capabilities, the challenges of managing and controlling them are also growing. This is highlighted in the significant impact of AI on user mental health, a key issue in recent years. The position requires someone capable of adding more detailed security metrics to AI models, addressing complex aspects with limited case studies, and preventing vulnerabilities from being exploited. He added that the role will be highly stressful and demanding, with many challenges to overcome from day one.

South Korean e-commerce platform Coupang is distributing $1.2 billion in compensation coupons to customers following a data breach.

Coupang, a major South Korean e-commerce platform, announced a massive compensation package for its approximately 33.7 million customers. Each customer received four in-app discount coupons worth 50,000 won, totaling 1.685 trillion won (approximately $1.2 billion) following a major customer data breach. Coupang stated that the compensation was intended to restore customer trust.

 

NVIDIA has officially acquired a stake in Intel worth a total of $5 billion.

NVIDIA has officially filed for a $5 billion share acquisition of Intel at a price of $23.28 per share, following the company's announcement of the agreement last September.

The acquisition comes after the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) approved the deal as not constituting an antitrust activity.

Meta has closed a deal to acquire Manus, a general AI agent company from Singapore.

A major acquisition news story to end the year: Meta has agreed to acquire Manus, an artificial intelligence company headquartered in Singapore. The official value of the deal was not disclosed, but it is estimated to be in the billions of dollars. Following the completion of the deal, the entire Manus team will relocate to Meta's Singapore office.

Manus's core product is a General AI Agent capable of performing various basic tasks, including computer management. It excels in in-depth research, automation, and handling complex tasks. Since its launch, the agent has processed over 147 trillion tokens and created over 80 million virtual computers to assist with tasks. It currently has millions of users worldwide and generates over $100 million in recurring revenue over the past 12 months, despite its relatively short launch.

Developers have created a tiny μLM AI that runs on a Z80 CPU using only 64KB of RAM.

Unix developer Harry Reed released the Z80-μLM project, a tiny AI model aiming to create a conversational AI model running on a Z80 CPU operating at only 4MHz with just 64KB of RAM. The result is a language model that demonstrates a reasonable level of user understanding while using only 40KB of real-world space, although its responses are limited to specific points.

Reed's model is extremely small, with only 150,000 parameters and using only 2-bit processing. The training process utilizes Quantization-Aware Training (QAT), which trains floating-point parameters alongside 2-bit integers to ensure the model's knowledge remains after quantization. The training process also relies on larger models to generate specialized datasets.

WTI Crude Rises on China’s Fiscal Stimulus While Trump-Zelenskyy Peace Talks Stall

WTI crude prices rebounded in early trading today following a pledge from Chinese authorities to broaden fiscal spending in 2026. This move signals the government's commitment to sustained economic support amid a challenging international environment. The announcement came after the annual Central Economic Work Conference, where top officials gathered to set fiscal policy priorities for the coming year.

On Sunday (Dec 28), the Chinese Ministry of Finance issued a statement outlining plans to expand targeted investments in high-priority sectors, including advanced manufacturing, technological innovation, and human capital development.

STRANGER MINECRAFT: Official DLC Brings Eleven and Vecna to the Sandbox

Microsoft and Netflix have once again joined forces to expand their gaming collaboration, integrating the beloved Stranger Things series into another popular title. Following the recently announced Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024, which promises to take players into the Upside Down, it's now Minecraft turn. The iconic sandbox game now offers players the chance to relive pivotal moments from the hit TV series through specially crafted levels.

Korean Air personal data was leaked after a supplier was attacked by hackers.

Personal data of Korean Air employees has been leaked after a supplier of in-flight meals and beverages was subjected to a cyberattack.

An insider source revealed today (December 29th) that Korean Air, South Korea's national airline, issued an internal statement this morning informing employees that KC&D, its in-flight catering and beverage supplier, had recently been targeted by hackers.

The Delivery Optimization feature on Windows 11 consumes up to 700MB of RAM.

Windows 11 is increasingly raising questions from users about system resource usage, particularly RAM, because Microsoft has begun altering the behavior of several system services to run automatically upon startup in Windows 11 versions 24H2, 25H2, and Windows Server 2025. Previously, these services only ran when necessary, resulting in some services running in the background constantly without user knowledge.

One of the most scrutinized services is Delivery Optimization, a core feature of Windows Update responsible for distributing update files peer-to-peer to reduce internet usage and increase update speed.

Apple releases AI that converts images into 3D images.

 

Apple machine learning research team has released the SHARP (Single-image High-Accuracy Real-time Parallax) model for converting a single photograph into a 3D image for use in AR/VR glasses. The key feature of SHARP is its extremely short processing time while delivering high image quality.

SHARP converts images to add depth in the 3D Gaussian splats (3DGS) format. Testing the resulting image quality against various criteria showed it to be superior to all previous 3D conversion techniques, while maintaining high processing speeds; the A100 chip can process an image in under one second.

Rainbow Six Siege was hacked. Ubisoft has shut down the servers to fix the problem.

 

Ubisoft has announced that the Rainbow Six Siege game servers experienced a major data breach, affecting the servers, player systems, and the item marketplace. Initially, many players were reported to have received large amounts of in-game R6 Credits, while some players received account ban warnings.

As of now, Ubisoft reports that they are gradually removing related transactions, and accounts that made these purchases will not be banned. They also confirm that the account ban warnings were not sent by Ubisoft and therefore have no effect. The game servers and marketplace are currently temporarily down until the issue is resolved.

 

WTI oil closed down more than 2% as investors watched for an oversupply of oil and peace in Ukraine.

 

Although supply disruptions helped oil prices recover in recent days after plummeting to near their lowest levels in almost five years on December 16, prices are still on track for their sharpest yearly decline since 2020. Brent and WTI crude contracts have fallen 19% and 21%, respectively, this year as increased crude oil production raises concerns about an oversupply next year.

The International Energy Agency (IEA) December oil market report indicated that global oil inventories will exceed demand by 3.84 million barrels per day next year.

New York has passed a law requiring warning labels on social media similar to those on cigarette packaging.

 

New York State has announced a new law requiring social media platforms to display warning labels indicating that excessive social media use can negatively impact mental health. The label format is similar to the warning labels on cigarette packaging.

New York Governor Kathy Hochul stated in a press release that the law aims to enhance the safety of the state's population and protect children and youth from the dangers of prolonged social media use.

Samsung has increased the price of DDR5 RAM by 100%.

 

Samsung has announced a doubling (100%) of its DDR5 RAM price, citing stock shortages as the reason for the price increase to partners and customers.

Samsung's sudden price increase for DDR5 RAM is based on contract pricing. Sources in the semiconductor industry, Jukan, indicate that Samsung informed customers that they have no DDR5 RAM left in stock.

SLOP, the word of the year 2025, redefines a world filled with "junk content" created by AI.

 

The renowned dictionary Merriam-Webster has chosen ‘Slop’ as its 2025 word of the year, reflecting the problem of AI-generated junk content flooding internet feeds and causing countless misunderstandings – a term commonly known as ‘AI Slop.’

According to Merriam-Webster’s website, the word ‘Slop’ was first used in the 1700s to refer to “liquid mud” or “animal feed scraps,” before later being used to describe low-quality or worthless products/content.

X has released a new "Edit Image" feature, allowing users to edit any image that has been posted publicly.

 

A controversy surrounding AI on X has arisen in recent days. Users discovered a new "Edit Image" feature, allowing users to edit any publicly posted image. Editing is done by simply entering the desired prompt, and AI Grok will modify the image accordingly. X released this feature without any official announcement.

This feature sparked controversy among artists. For example, Boichi, the manga artist of Dr.STONE, immediately stopped posting new artwork on his personal X account. He explained that while he wasn't afraid of AI and saw it as a source of future opportunities, the ability to edit images without prior consent, as in the Edit Image feature, was unacceptable to him.

Microsoft changed the Appxsvc setting on Windows 11 to run automatically, resulting in higher system resource consumption.

 

Microsoft is preparing to change the default system startup on Windows 11 versions 25H2 and 24H2 by automatically starting the AppX Deployment Service (Appxsvc) at boot time. Previously, this service only started when an app from the Microsoft Store was launched. This change is seen as potentially impacting resource usage, especially on lower-spec or resource-constrained computers.

This change was officially confirmed in the December 2025 Patch Tuesday update, KB5072033, which covers Windows 11 versions 25H2, 24H2, and Windows Server 2025. Microsoft updated the cumulative update release notes to indicate that Appxsvc's startup type has been changed from Manual (Triggered) to Automatic to improve system stability.

Google now allows you to edit your @gmail email address.

 

Google has updated its Support page to announce that it is gradually rolling out the ability for users to change their Google account email address ending in gmail.com to a new gmail.com email address. Previously, this was not possible.

The Google account email address is used to log in to various Google services. It appears on the profile page and is displayed when performing actions such as sharing files from Drive and sending Calendar invitations. Many users may want to change their email address, but previously, Google only allowed email addresses from external services.

DRAM for general users may be in short supply until 2028.

 

For those waiting for a price drop in RAM and hoping the memory market will return to normal soon, you might need to prepare yourself for a slower pace. SK Hynix, a major global memory manufacturer, has estimated that the shortage of DRAM for consumer use is likely to persist until 2028, potentially pressuring the consumer market for several years.

This view comes from an internal analysis by SK Hynix, published by user X under the username BullsLab. The document indicates that the global memory market continues to face an imbalance between supply and demand. While HBM memory and AI solutions are rapidly expanding due to data center investment, commodity DRAM used in PCs, gaming, and general consumer devices is facing limited production capacity growth in the coming years.

Waymo announced plans to improve how its vehicles make decisions following the power outage in San Francisco.

 

Waymo announced lessons learned from the widespread power outage in San Francisco, which caused many traffic lights to malfunction and resulted in Waymo vehicles stopping at intersections, obstructing traffic. Waymo temporarily suspended service due to this incident. During this time, Tesla showcased the system's ability to make decisions even in traffic light failures at intersections.

Waymo confirmed that its autonomous driving system is designed to handle traffic light malfunctions, even at intersections. However, the incident had a significant impact, with the system sending numerous requests for decision confirmation, leading to delayed responses and vehicles being stranded at intersections. The decision to suspend service was to reduce the burden on traffic controllers, in line with the city's request for citizens to stay home.

Italy has ordered WhatsApp to lift its ban on third-party chatbots connecting to the platform.

 

WhatsApp has updated its terms of service, stating that creating accounts that use the Business API to directly connect to AI chatbot services is prohibited, as it violates the intended use. This condition does not affect general customer service accounts that use chatbots to answer questions, but it impacts chatbot providers that add WhatsApp as a communication channel, including ChatGPT, Perplexity, and others.

The Italian competition authority, AGCM, stated that it had sufficient information during its investigation of Meta, WhatsApp's parent company, regarding the alleged unfair advantage created by these terms of service. Because only Meta AI chatbots could still be connected, while others could not, the authority ordered Meta to revoke the restriction.

Spotify's music was stolen, with files totaling nearly 300TB.

 

Many people are familiar with Spotify as a global music streaming platform offering a vast selection of songs and artists. However, who would have thought that a platform of this caliber could be targeted by a phishing website like Anna's Archive, which stole 86 million songs – representing 99.6% of Spotify's listening history?

Normally, Anna's Archive collects and archives books and documents for the purpose of preserving human knowledge and culture. But this time, the website seems to have discovered a vulnerability that allowed them to steal a massive amount of data from Spotify. They then quickly downloaded over 86 million songs, one-third of all songs on the platform, and made them available for download via BitTorrent, totaling nearly 300TB of files.

La Poste, the postal service provider in France, was hit by a DDoS attack, causing its network to crash.

 

On Monday, La Poste, France's postal service, experienced a massive network outage, rendering all its online services, including its digital banking, unavailable. This affected millions of customers across France.

La Poste stated that the affected services were primarily those accessed via its website and smartphone app, including digital identity verification and digital documents. Customers could still conduct transactions at service counters. The website has since returned to normal operation.

YouTube has stopped submitting music streaming data for Billboard rankings.

 

YouTube has announced that it will stop providing data to Billboard, which was previously used to calculate weekly rankings of top songs in the United States. This data submission will take effect from January 16th.

Billboard recently announced a change to its ranking formula, giving more weight to streaming from paid accounts than to free, ad-supported accounts at a ratio of 2.5:1, a shift from equal weight previously. Billboard argues that this method better reflects music monetization through streaming and current listening behavior.

2025 Year in Review: China’s Strategic Triumph over U.S. Volatility

Throughout 2025, the world’s loudest voice has undoubtedly been Donald Trump. Since his inauguration, the U.S. President has wielded executive orders like a sledgehammer, sending shockwaves across the globe. Internationally, Trump didn't just use "tariff wars" to rewrite trade rules; he attempted to force peace through a mix of American prestige and bellicose threats of global conflict.

However, as 2025 draws to a close, the thunderous rhetoric has yielded an unexpected result. The true beneficiary of the year was not Trump, but Chinese President Xi Jinping. Xi demonstrated exactly how much the U.S. still relies on China, leading many analysts to conclude that China has decisively won the first round of the battle for 21st-century supremacy.

MicroQuickJS project is now open and runs JavaScript using only 10KB of RAM.

 

Fabrice Bellard, the legendary French programmer who created important projects such as FFmpeg, QEMU, and Tiny C Compiler, has launched a new project, MicroQuickJS (mjs), a JavaScript engine focused on extreme memory efficiency. The binary size is less than 100KB and uses only 10KB of RAM during runtime.

Bellard previously created QuickJS (qjs) in 2019, also aiming for a lightweight JavaScript engine, but qjs had a binary size of 387KB. This time, mjs changes the garbage collector to run in less RAM and doesn't use the CPU stack, while not supporting all JavaScript features; for example, it primarily supports ES5 strict mode.

Vince Zampella, the creator of Call of Duty, has died in a car accident.

 

Sad news to end the year: Vince Zampella, creator of Call of Duty and co-founder of Infinity Ward, has reportedly died in a car accident on a highway in the San Gabriel Mountains north of Los Angeles. He was 55 years old.

Reports indicate that Vince was driving a Ferrari 296 GTS with one passenger when the car veered off the road, crashed into a concrete barrier, and burst into flames. Vince died at the scene, and the passenger died at the hospital.

ChatGPT has created a summary page "Your Year with ChatGPT".

 

We've already seen "yearly summary" features in music players, shopping apps, and language learning apps. In the AI ​​age, developers want something similar. OpenAI has announced a new feature called "Your Year with ChatGPT" that summarizes user behavior throughout 2025, along with relevant statistics.

This feature is currently only available in the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand, and displays only in English. OpenAI hasn't indicated whether it will be expanded to other regions.

To view this detailed information, users must enable Memory and Reference Chat History.

Italy fined Apple €98.6 million over a feature that restricts user tracking in iOS.

 

Italy's Competition and Investment Authority (AGCM) has fined Apple €98.6 million for its App Tracking Transparency (ATT) feature, which has been in effect since iOS 14 in 2021.

While this feature enhances user privacy by requiring apps to request permission for additional data, particularly that necessary for targeted advertising, Italian media companies complained to AGCM that the feature was unfair because Apple's platform is not included in these restrictions. Apple argued that its services do not share data unless user consent is granted.

YouTube banned two major YouTubers for creating fake movie trailers using AI.

 

This could be another consequence of Disney's collaboration with OpenAI. After Disney warned Google to stop infringing on its copyright, it seems YouTube has begun to heed the warning from the Mickey Mouse company.

The company has shut down two YouTube channels with millions of subscribers: Screen Culture and KH Studio. They violated the platform's policies regarding spamming and misleading users. Previously, both channels had their monetization disabled for the same reason, but at that time, they compensated by adding descriptions stating that the videos were AI-generated parodies of movie trailers, leading YouTube to reinstate their monetization.

San Francisco Blackout: A Wake-Up Call for Crypto’s Infrastructure Vulnerabilities

 

A massive power outage struck San Francisco on Saturday afternoon, leaving 130,000 homes and businesses in the dark. While the cause was traced to a fire at a PG&E substation, the fallout revealed a fundamental vulnerability for the digital age: thousands of residents found themselves locked out of their digital wallets and cryptocurrency exchange platforms.

The incident underscores a harsh reality: while decentralized blockchain networks are inherently resilient, real-world crypto utility remains tethered to localized electricity and internet infrastructure.

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 was revoked from the Indie Game Awards 2025 due to excessive AI usage.

 

Although Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 swept the awards at The Game Awards 2025, the story took a completely different turn at the Indie Game Awards. Initially winning Game of the Year and Best Launch Game, the game was subsequently disqualified.

The Indie Game Awards committee stated that Sandfall Interactive, the developer of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, initially informed them that the game did not use generative AI graphics. However, their investigation revealed that the game did use gen-AI graphics at launch. While Sandfall subsequently corrected these errors, the competition's requirements forced the committee to revoke the awards.

Instagram limits the number of tags you can include in captions.

Instagram has announced a limit on the number of hashtags that can be used in captions, now capped at five for both regular posts and Reels.

Instagram explains that fewer tags will lead to more topic-specific content, benefiting both creators and viewers, and reducing irrelevant tag spamming.

The issue of de-emphasizing tags on social media has been raised repeatedly, especially in an era where algorithms can use AI to select content using other methods. Instagram has already gradually reduced the importance of tags; last year, they unfollowed tags they were interested in. Meanwhile, Elon Musk himself has even suggested that popular tagging platform X should stop using them altogether.

 

 

Venezuela: Second Tanker Seized Amid Invasion Threats

 

In the second seizure within weeks, U.S. forces have intercepted a tanker near Venezuela, marking a significant escalation in the massive American military buildup currently unfolding in the region.

Vanguard, a British maritime risk management firm, identified the vessel as the Panama-registered "Centuries." The tanker was reportedly intercepted east of Barbados in the Caribbean Sea.

Google sues SerpApi, company that develops content-absorbing bots Through results in Google Search

 

Google has issued a statement suing SerpApi, a company that developed a scraping tool through Google's search system. Google said that SerpApi had infringed the copyright of content from various websites by sucking data from Google search results. Therefore filed a lawsuit asking the court to order a suspension of the use of bots and other related tools.

Google says it has a standard process for managing the pulling of content from websites. Websites can control the use of content by bots, but SerpApi's case violates all of these terms, such as constantly changing bot names to shooting a huge number of bots all at once.

Putin Warns NATO—Any Move on Kaliningrad Means Total War in Europe.

During his annual “Direct Line” Q&A session on December 19, 2025, President Vladimir Putin issued one of his most aggressive warnings to date, drawing a clear "red line" for NATO and the Baltic states. Putin signaled that any attempt to blockade or threaten Russia’s Kaliningrad exclave would trigger a "full-scale armed conflict in Europe" with no possibility of retreat.

"If NATO or anyone else dares, let them try. We are ready to eliminate that threat immediately," Putin stated firmly, amidst skyrocketing tensions in the Baltic region. The rhetoric follows NATO’s continued military buildup and intensified transit restrictions imposed by Lithuania and Poland on the Suwalki Gap.

10 New Games Releasing This December (Android, iOS, PC, & Consoles)

 

With the year-end season approaching, the joyful holiday season is almost here. Therefore, this article will introduce you to 10 new games launching in December. We'll explore interesting games regardless of whether they're AAA titles or available on any platform; if a game looks promising, we'll definitely recommend it.

 

 

 

How to Completely Remove Built-in AI Features from Windows 11

 

Throughout the past, one of the reasons many users disliked Windows 11, besides stability issues, was the unavoidable AI features Microsoft embedded. Even if some users didn't use them, they couldn't completely remove them; they could only be disabled or hidden. Finally, one developer found a way to seriously address this problem.

The "Remove Windows AI" project has recently become a widely discussed tool because it can remove almost all AI features from Windows 11, both visible and deep-seated system features. The developer, zoicware, states that this tool makes the user experience more private, lighter, and more secure.

NVIDIA launches RTX PRO 5000 with 72GB of RAM.

 

NVIDIA has launched an expanded version of its PRO series graphics cards, the RTX PRO 5000, with 72GB of RAM, in addition to the previously only 48GB RTX PRO 5000 model.

This card is designed to meet the needs of users in LLM (Low-Level Marketing) who require a very high amount of RAM. The 50% increase in RAM, while still using a lower-end chip, makes it a more suitable solution.

TikTok signs agreement to form joint venture; unclear who will control the algorithm.

 TikTok has signed a joint venture agreement with Oracle and other investors to circumvent a US ban due to security concerns. The deal is expected to be finalized by January 22, 2026, but it remains unclear who will hold the proprietary rights to the app's core algorithm.
 

TikTok has signed an agreement to establish a legally recognized joint venture led by a group of US investors who will gain primary control of the app. This marks the end of a long battle in which the US has pressured ByteDance, TikTok's Chinese parent company, to either sell its operations or face a US ban.

It's official! Europe is providing massive aid to Ukraine, totaling over $105 billion.

 

European Council President Antonio Costa announced on Friday that European Union member states will allocate €90 billion ($105.5 billion) in financial assistance to Ukraine, covering the years 2026 and 2027.

The announcement follows a plea on Wednesday from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. He urged EU leaders and allies to intensify their support and reach a definitive decision on utilizing frozen Russian assets to aid Ukraine. Zelenskyy emphasized that sustained backing is vital for maintaining the nation’s resilience and deterring Russia from continuing its aggression into the coming year.

Gamers switched to Windows 11 at a 69.2% rate after Windows 10 reached its end of life.

 

The November 2025 Steam Hardware & Software Survey reveals that the number of Windows 11 users increased by approximately 2% in a single month, reaching 69.2% and becoming the primary operating system for gamers on Steam, completely replacing Windows 10. Meanwhile, Windows 10 continued to decline, reaching only 29.06%.

Linux also set a new record, with its user share increasing to a record 3.2%. This is partly due to the popularity of Steam Deck and the continued development of Proton/SteamOS, leading some users to migrate from Windows 10 to Linux. macOS stood at 2.02%, a slight decrease, but the overall picture remained largely unchanged.

Trump Media, owner of Truth Social, announced a merger with a company developing fusion power technology.

 

Trump Media, the parent company of the Truth Social platform, announced a merger with fusion energy company TAE Technologies, paying shareholders of the two existing companies in stock of the new company. The estimated value of the merger is approximately $6 billion.

Founded in 1998, TAE Technologies develops technology to commercially generate electricity using fusion energy. Its key features include stability, low cost, zero carbon footprint, and reduced risks compared to nuclear power. The company has major investors such as Google and Chevron.

Mibuddy smart collar can translate your dog's language up to 85%.

 

If you're an animal lover, especially a dog lover, you can't miss this crowdfunding project: Mibuddy, a smart collar from the United States designed to break down language barriers between humans and their beloved dogs, enabling them to understand each other better. It starts at just $149 USD.

Mibuddy's main selling point is its accurate translation of dog language (up to 85%). Powered by OpenAI Whisper and the LLM engine, it translates barks into spoken phrases displayed on the Mibuddy app (available on Android and iOS), making it easier for owners to understand their pets' communication.

Apple will increase the number of ads displayed in App Store search results.

 

Apple has announced details regarding advertising through Apple Ads in the App Store, stating that they will increase the number of ads displayed in search results, effective 2026.

While everyone likely knows the reason, Apple explains that this is to increase the chances of advertised apps being seen in search results. App ad links will be displayed at the top or bottom of search results. Existing advertisers don't need to do anything additional; Apple simply states that the app's visibility will be increased.

[Rumor] OpenAI plans a new funding round of $100 billion.

 

Further reports from The Information indicate that OpenAI is in talks with several investors, seeking a total of approximately $100 billion in funding to secure a valuation of $750 billion, up from $500 billion in October.

The list of investors identified for this round includes SoftBank, Thrive Capital, Dragoneer Investment Group, MGX Fund, and T. Rowe Price.

Yesterday, The Information also reported on OpenAI's funding plans, but noted that the company is also in discussions with Amazon for potential investment.

YouTube has acquired the broadcasting rights for the Academy Awards from 2029 to 2033.

 

YouTube and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences have announced a multi-year agreement granting YouTube the rights to live-stream the Academy Awards from 2029 to 2033. This includes the red carpet, behind-the-scenes content, and other related material, all viewable globally via YouTube and on YouTube TV for viewers in the United States.

YouTube stated that it will collaborate with the Academy to develop features to make content more accessible to a global audience, such as subtitles and voiceovers.

Trump announced a dividend payment of $1,776 to every American soldier.

 

In a prime-time televised address from the White House Diplomatic Reception Room on Wednesday night, President Donald Trump announced a plan to send $1,776 to more than one million U.S. service members, branding the payment a "Warrior Dividend."

“Because of tariffs and the recently passed ‘One Big Beautiful Bill,’ I am proud to announce tonight that over 1,450,000 members of our military will receive a special Warrior Dividend before Christmas,” Trump stated during his speech.

The President began his remarks by taking aim at his predecessor, Joe Biden, claiming he "inherited a mess" upon his return to the White House this past January.

Discord acknowledges that its Windows programs do consume more than 4GB of RAM.

 

Many Discord users on Windows have likely noticed their computers slowing down or lagging unusually lately. This isn't surprising, as Discord has admitted that the current version of their app is using a significant amount of RAM, reaching almost 4GB. The main reason is the switch to Electron, which causes all servers, chat rooms, and app features to function like opening multiple Chrome tabs. Leaving them open for extended periods without restarting causes RAM to swell, leading to noticeable slowdowns.

This problem isn't unique to Discord. Many Windows apps are now switching to Electron or WebView2 to save costs and development time, but users are ultimately bearing the burden of high RAM usage, excessive CPU workload, and overall slower performance. Even Microsoft Teams uses WebView2 and consuming over 2GB of RAM is commonplace.

Facebook is testing limiting direct link posts to only two per month.

 

Facebook has confirmed a test of "limiting" direct link posting, affecting Professional Mode accounts (also known as monetizing creator accounts) and Pages. Only two links per month will be allowed (organic posts only), unless the account pays for Meta Verified.

Matt Navarra, a social media consultant, posted more details about the test, including information he gathered from Meta. He learned that the company wants to test whether limiting link posting would increase the value of Meta Verified. Several aspects are being considered, such as increased link clicks if the posting account has the blue Verified checkmark, and the fact that while external links take traffic away from the platform, Meta benefits from subscription fees. However, this test is on a limited scale and there are no plans to expand it to all creators.