Monday/Lundi/Montag/Getsuyōbi/Maandag/Lunes December/Decembre/Dezember/Jūnigatsu/December/Diciembre 22nd, 2025

Donald Trump’s peace plan is faltering in the chaos of Gaza [The Economist] #Gaza #GazaCeasefire #TwoStateSolution

The Hermès heist: how an heir to the luxury dynasty was swindled out of $15bn of shares [1843 Magazine]

Surviving Christmas: your evidence-based guide [The Economist Podcasts] #Podcasts

How we help multinational businesses and corporations [The EIU] #TheEIU

Case Study: When High-Tech Beauty Marketing Harms Teen Health [Harvard Business Review]

'Matter of survival': The president who wants to help fund hair loss treatment (article behind paywall, cannot read, unfortunate) [BBC]

How to Survive 2026 [Bloomberg BusinessWeek]

Trump signs order to ease US marijuana regulations, sparking industry hopes (article behind paywall, cannot read, unfortunate) [Reuters]

Baby Mohammed freezes to death as Gaza battles winter and displacement [AL-Jazeera News]

The Entire New Yorker Archive Is Now Fully Digitized (article behind paywall, cannot read, unfortunate) [The New Yorker 100]

Microsoft made another Copilot ad where nothing actually works (article behind paywall, cannot read, unfortunate) [The Verge]

Is the Trump administration just a reality TV show? [Vox]

A comprehensive list of 2025 tech layoffs [TechCrunch]

The 8 worst technology flops of 2025 [MIT Technology Review]

The real reason for the white-collar bloodbath [Business Insider] obviously ladies who perform fellatios in I.T. and didn’t know anything about computers had something to do with it… 1.1 million layoffs is a huge number, reminds me of the 600,000 people layoffs in the Pandemic in 2020. The Information Technology Sector is for Geeks / Nerds / Otakus, not for prostitutes.

Quand les perspectives de rachat se raréfient, l’investissement ralentit. Aujourd’hui, 35 % des investisseurs déclarent réduire leur cadence, faute de rachats suffisants.

Face à ce constat, la mission French Tech lance une consultation nationale inédite pour identifier les freins aux rachats de start-up et de scale-up en France et en Europe.

L'Objectif ? Formuler des recommandations concrètes et préparer un programme dédié aux rachats dès 2026. [LinkedIn] #LaFrenchTech

Democrats release new Epstein photos ahead of DoJ transparency deadline [The Guardian] #TrumpEpstein

‘Don’s Best Friend’: How Epstein and Trump Bonded Over the Pursuit of Women [The New York Times] #TrumpEpstein

Will Democrats Force Another Government Shutdown Over Health Care? [Huffington Post]

This Is What Presidential Panic Looks Like — Donald Trump delivered a fear-drenched rant live from the White House. [The Atlantic]

ACA subsidies expiration date looms as health care vote goes to Senate [FiveThirtyEight]

Up close and fast, U.S. and Chinese satellites ‘dogfight’ in space [Washington Post]

Fabricated controversy accuses Macron of giving up overseas territories [Le Monde]

The 60+ best Christmas gifts for 2025: Find unique gift ideas you'd never think of on your own [Mashable]

Naughty Dog Reportedly Ordered Mandatory Overtime to Get Intergalactic Back on Schedule [VICE]

NY Times’ David Brooks Said There’s Too Much Focus on Jeffrey Epstein. Here He Is Hanging With Epstein. [The Intercept_]

Too much alone time has a startling effect on the teenage brain [Nat Geo]

A new 'Avatar,' a marital stand-up story and a gut-wrenching drama are in theaters [NPR]

California’s ‘snow drought’ leaves ski resorts waiting for the cold [Cap Radio News]

L’Europe à contresens sur l’autoroute de l’histoire [Le Monde diplomatique]

The World Needs a Space COP (article behind paywall, unfortunately) [Foreign Policy]

The Middle East’s Most Overlooked Threat [Foreign Affairs]

Thailand, Cambodia Agree to Deployment of ASEAN Observers, Malaysian PM Says [The Diplomat]

The Next Nuclear Proliferation Crisis Is Already Here [The Cipher Brief]

Deep Dive | UAE — The key figures helping Tahnoon bin Zayed's Emirati AI ambitions [Intelligence Online FR]

The Year in Mathematics [Quanta Magazine]

[Information presse] Des promesses de dons du secteur privé à hauteur de 860 millions d’euros pour le Futur collisionneur circulaire du CERN [CERN_FR]

En savoir plus :NASA Welcomes 15th Administrator Jared Isaacman [NASA]

What’s up, everybody! It’s Monday, December 22nd, 2025. It’s the week of Happy Holidays including Christmas 2025! It’s Major Content Curation Day, here are the latest news. There will be a new “Coffee With Zack” in English tonight, hopefully. Thank you for your patience for the video, remember that I have yet to receive donations. Venmo is the best place. Venmo.com/iamzaki, Thank you.

Until Next Time!