South Africa’s support for the Palestinian cause has deep roots [The Economist]

Gucci is cheap and eggs are pricey in Russia’s surreal economy [1843 magazine]

Huge ring of galaxies challenges thinking on cosmos [BBC News] je crois qu’Andromeda m’écoute finalement.

WHO sees 'incredibly low' COVID, flu vaccination rates as cases surge [Reuters] very important to get vaccinated

Palestinians thank South Africa for genocide case against Israel [AL-Jazeera News]

The Most Decisive Fight in the War in Ukraine [The New Yorker]

CES 2024: all the TVs, laptops, smart home gear, and more from the show floor [The Verge]

South Africa’s genocide case against Israel, explained [Vox]

CES 2024: Everything revealed so far, from Nvidia and Sony to the weirdest reveals and helpful AI [TechCrunch]

5 things we didn’t put on our 2024 list of 10 Breakthrough Technologies [MIT Technology Review]

A leaked presentation reveals how Microsoft built one of its top generative AI products, from cherry picking outputs to pitching government customers [Business Insider]

BREAKING NEWS: The Autonomy Prime solicitation anticipated opening will be in February! Very soon, AFWERX will release an Innovative Capabilities Offering (ICO) as well as Autonomy Prime’s first Fly-Off opportunity to provide industry an opportunity to respond with robust, low-cost, autonomous solutions for the United States Department of the Air Force with potential to rapidly evaluate, iterate, and mature emerging mission and applied autonomy technologies.

If you have a novel autonomy technology that can be utilized near term, consider applying to the Autonomy Prime solicitation with potential pipelines into bigger, more complex programs of record. Learn more Autonomy Prime and check back in over the coming month: https://ow.ly/U6Yk50QpJRb [LinkedIn] #AFWERX

‘Brutal’ Arctic blast expected to bring frigid temperatures to North America [The Guardian]

Trump Dreams of Economic Disaster [New York Times]

5 Mouthwashes That Dentists Say Are Actually Effective [Huffington Post]

Easy Mode Is Actually for Adults - Video games can be arduous. But real life is hard enough. [The Atlantic]

The 25 coolest charts we made in 2023 [FiveThirtyEight]

5 simple tips to help you sleep better in the new year [The Washington Post]

NBA in Paris: Cavs beat the Nets behind a season-high 45 points from Donovan Mitchell [Le Monde]

Biden launches $623 million grant program for electric vehicle charging [Mashable]

Elephant-Sized Apes That Once Roamed the Land Mysteriously Vanished. Now, Scientists Have an Answer. [VICE News]

Israel Bombed an AL-Jazeera Cameraman — And Blocked Evacuation Efforts as He Bled to Death [The Intercept_]

Visit the picturesque Swiss valley preserving the art of watchmaking [National Geographic]

'Life-threatening' cold to hit much of U.S. in major winter storm. Here's what to know [NPR]

Avalanche danger remains ‘considerable’ in the Sierra backcountry as new storm moves in [CapRadioNews]

La guerre en Ukraine, grand accélérateur de l’armement mondial [Le Monde diplomatique]

Biden Has No Good Options in Yemen [Foreign Policy]

Taiwan and the True Sources of Deterrence [Foreign Affairs]

Alarm Over Hijab Enforcement Exposes Afghanistan’s Dire Need for Direct Engagement [The Diplomat]

The Mathematician Who Finds the Poetry in Math and the Math in Poetry [Quanta Magazine]

Quand la musique et la physique des particules entrent en collision 🎻Notre #PhotoDeLaSemaine montre une soirée spéciale organisée au #CERNScienceGateway en décembre 2023, avec le violoncelliste de renommée mondiale Yo-Yo Ma. [CERN_FR]

NASA, Lockheed Martin Reveal X-59 Quiet Supersonic Aircraft [NASA]

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