GPU prices could follow RAM's big rise Spotify's new playlist feature gives users more control over their recommendation algorithm Users in New Zealand will be able to write prompts for custom playlists. Spotify is attempting to give users more control over the music the streaming service recommends with a new playlist feature called Prompted Playlist. The beta feature is rolling out in New Zealand starting on December 11, and will let users write a custom prompt that Spotify can use -- alongside their listening history -- to create a playlist of new music. By tapping on Prompted Playlist, Spotify subscribers participating in the beta will be presented with a prompt field where they can type exactly what they want to hear and how they want Spotify's algorithm to respond. And while past AI features took users' individual taste into consideration, Spotify claims Prompted Playlist taps into your entire Spotify listening history, all the way back to day one.

Jonny Kim returned after eight months aboard the International Space Station. Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. After 245 days in orbit aboard the International Space Station (ISS), one NASA astronaut and two cosmonauts have safely returned to Earth. NASA's Jonny Kim along with Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritsky landed near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan on December 9, and are now undergoing the standard post-mission health screenings. Kim officially became an astronaut in 2017.

GPU prices could follow RAM's big rise Check out new games from Deconstructeam, Finij, Panic Stations and more. The organization, founded by Double Fine Productions and iam8bit, consistently highlights top-tier games from independent developers across the globe, providing space for creators to share their stories in both online and in-person events. This year's Day of the Devs: The Game Awards Digital Showcase was an hour-long celebration of 22 upcoming indie games, including six world premieres and three release date announcements. Deconstructeam is a small Spanish studio that's responsible for some of the most cerebral, sexy and darkly philosophical games around, including, and . The team's next project is, and it represents a new look with 3D, cel-shaded animations and a third-person perspective rather than the studio's typical pixelated planar fare. The vibes are just as sinister and introspective as expected, though.

GPU prices could follow RAM's big rise PS Plus Game Catalog additions for December include Assassin's Creed Mirage Skate Story is also available to play. Sony just announced December's Game Catalog additions for PS Plus subscribers and it's a pretty decent lineup. All of these titles will be ready to play on December 16, except which is already available . Speaking of, it's a really weird skateboarding sim that's set in a glass-covered world. The reviews have been positive, with many people praising the outlandish story, surreal locations and the satisfying trick mechanics.

HERMES is more energy efficient than a solid sphere. Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. A robot inspired by desert tumbleweeds may be the first of a new generation of energy-efficient explorers rolling into future disaster zones. While the Hybrid Energy-efficient Rover Mechanism for Exploration Systems (HERMES) described in the journal recalls the desert ramblers, its creator initially envisioned the idea while watching humans enjoy wind simply for the thrill of it. "The inspiration struck on a windy winter afternoon along the shores of Lake Neuchâtel [in western Switzerland]," said Sanjay Manoharan, a study co-author and researcher at the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL).

Science Archaeology Who built Scandinavia's oldest wooden plank boat? An ancient fingerprint offers clues. Archeologists are closer to solving the Hjortspring Boat's mysteries. Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Archaeologists examining an ancient boat discovered in Denmark over a century ago are getting some help from a clue usually associated with crime scenes .

GPU prices could follow RAM's big rise Using popular AI chatbots, attackers created search-friendly links that instructed a user to hack their own device. Ever since reporting earlier this year on how easy it is to trick an agentic browser, I've been following the intersections between modern AI and old-school scams. Now, there's a new convergence on the horizon: hackers are apparently using AI prompts to seed Google search results with dangerous commands. When executed by unknowing users, these commands prompt computers to give the hackers the access they need to install malware. The warning comes by way of a recent report from detection-and-response firm Huntress.

Surgeons at Rambam Eye Institute restored sight to a legally blind patient using the world's first 3D printed corneal implant grown from cultured human cells.

Toffee Crisp and Blue Riband can't be called chocolate any more Toffee Crisp and Blue Riband bars can no longer be called chocolate after maker Nestle changed their recipes. To be described as milk chocolate in the UK a product needs to have at least 20% cocoa solids and 20% milk solids, a level each product fell below once a higher amount of cheaper vegetable fat was used. Nestle said its reformulations were needed due to higher input costs but were carefully developed and sensory tested and there were no plans to alter the recipes of other chocolate products. As many ingredient costs, such as cocoa and butter, increased food companies have altered recipes to use less of the expensive ingredients, as well as shrinking serving sizes. Nestle now describes the treats as being encased in a smooth milk chocolate flavour coating rather than being covered in milk chocolate.

There is no doubt that 2025 will be remembered as the year of slop. A popular term for incorrect, weird and often downright ugly AI-generated content, slop has rotted nearly every platform on the internet. Enough slop has accumulated over the past few years that scientists can now measure its effects on people over time. Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology found that people using large language models (LLMs) such as those behind ChatGPT to write essays show far less brain activity than those who don't. And then there are the potential ill-effects on our mental health, with reports that certain chatbots are encouraging people to believe in fantasies or conspiracies, as well as urging them to self-harm, and that they may trigger or worsen psychosis.