Games
• Key Takeaways: * Game developers across studios named wildly different 2025 favourites, from chaotic co-op (Peak) to tightly written narrative experiments (Type Help). * The list highlights recurring trends: retro-arcade revivals (Parking Garage Rally Circuit), inventive storytelling (The Alters, The Roottrees are Dead) and polished roguelike design (Hades 2). * Several picks are
Space
Key Takeaways: * A NASA safety advisory panel says agency leaders should have declared an in‑flight mishap or high‑visibility close call after Boeing’s CST‑100 Starliner experienced thruster failures and helium leaks in June 2024. * Astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams remained on the ISS for nine months;
Security
• Anna's Archive says it scraped roughly 86 million Spotify audio files — about 300 TB — and made metadata for ~256 million tracks available. • The group frames the collection as a "preservation archive" and claims the audio covers about 99.6% of Spotify listens. • Spotify says it identified
Chips
* Apple will source about 60%–70% of iPhone 17 LPDDR from Samsung, per industry reports. * LPDDR5X module prices jumped from roughly $30 to about $70 in 2025, tightening margins. * SK Hynix and Micron are redirecting capacity toward HBM for AI/data-center demand, reducing LPDDR supply. * Apple’s A19/A19 Pro
Games
* Key Takeaways: * Vince Zampella, co-creator of Call of Duty and founder of Respawn Entertainment, has died at 55. * Electronic Arts confirmed Zampella’s death on Dec. 23, 2025; local reports say a car crash on Angeles Crest Highway is involved. * The California Highway Patrol reported the vehicle left the roadway
Games
• Blue Prince won Game of the Year at the 2025 Indie Game Awards, according to Game Informer. • The Indie Game Awards highlighted independent development across multiple categories. • Blue Prince's win underscores growing mainstream recognition for indie titles. • Full category winners were published by Game Informer; readers should consult
Games
• Blue Prince tops Bloomberg’s year-end list and embodies 2025’s indie dominance. • Bloomberg notes: “Almost all of them are independently developed, which speaks to the state of the games industry.” • The list (Dec. 22, 2025) is subscriber-only, but its headline—indie studios driving quality releases—reflects a broader market
Games
* Key takeaways: * Vince Zampella, co-creator of Call of Duty and Respawn co-founder, has died in a Los Angeles car crash at age 55. * The crash involved a Ferrari that struck a concrete barrier, caught fire, and resulted in both occupants dying, the California Highway Patrol said. * Electronic Arts, which owns
Gadgets
* Key Takeaways: * A Weibo leak from Digital Chat Station says Apple is still experimenting with ultra-thin flexible glass (UFG) to achieve a crease‑free iPhone Fold display. * The leaker reports UFG samples of varying thickness are under test and technical challenges remain, though a September launch is still targeted. * Chinese
Gadgets
Key Takeaways: * Samsung’s rumored “Wide Fold” reportedly unfolds to ~7.6 inches (5.4" folded) with a 4:3 aspect ratio. * Apple’s first foldable is said to open to ~7.7 inches (5.3" folded) and favor a wide, iPad-like 4:3 ratio. * Both devices are
Gadgets
* Key Takeaways: * Designer Matthew Lim adapts traditional origami into 3D-printed compliant mechanisms by thinning crease lines and offsetting panels. * Simple crease-thinned sheets work for basic folds, but complex designs require offset-panel techniques to avoid failure. * Offset panels let designers use thicker, stiffer faces while keeping reliable fold lines, enabling twisting
Games
* Key Takeaways: * Hideo Kojima says playing Super Mario Bros. in college convinced him to join the games industry. * Kojima believes the game’s design made him feel video games could one day surpass movies. * He played Super Mario Bros. extensively, skipping classes to keep playing, but finds the simple side-scroller