# NuseReal
Miscellaneous news
Netflix announces deal to buy Warner Bros. and HBO (LINK) 5 December 2025
Elon Musk's X fined $140m over transparency rule violations (LINK) 5 December 2025
— The penalty cites deceptive design of the blue checkmark, lack of transparency in its ad repository, and failure to provide public data access for researchers. X has 60 days to explain how it will address the blue checkmark issue and 90 days to present a plan for fixing ad transparency and public data access.
Tesla sales drop 19% in UK, while BYD sales more than triple: from 4,680 to 3,784 — from 11.9% of the market in November 2024 to 9.4% in November 2025. BYD went from 2.4% of the UK EV market to 7.8% (LINK) 5 December 2025
The New York Times sues Perplexity, alleging copyright infringement (LINK) 5 December 2025
— The Chicago Tribune filed a similar copyright lawsuit against Perplexity on Thursday. Founded in 2022, Perplexity is best known for its AI-powered search engine that gives users simple answers to questions. The startup has raised more than $1.5 billion in funding from investors including IVP, New Enterprise Associates and Nvidia, according to PitchBook.
50 Top Pizza gives L'Antica Pizzeria da Michele Luigia, present in Bellinzona (TI) and Geneva, prize as the best pizzeria in the world (LINK) 5 December 2025
Swiss taxes on lottery winnings: the Federal Council intends to tighten the screws for winners: winners could be taxed according to their place of residence at the time of winning, curbing tax optimization strategies (LINK) 5 December 2025
Dozens of cars targeted by vandalizing robbers in downtown Lausanne (LINK) 5 December 2025
The secret language of dolphins decoded by researchers (LINK) 5 December 2025
— Whistles are primarily used for social communication. Burst-pulsed sounds are rapid series of broadband clicks that sound like buzzes, squeaks, or squawks to human ears and appear to convey emotional states or serve as reprimands. One of the most fascinating discoveries is the existence of signature whistles that function similarly to names.
World's top 100 cities: Paris No. 1 for 5th time, Madrid 2, Tokyo 3. Los Angeles and Orlando climb the rankings (LINK) 4 December 2025
— London, which last year dropped out of the top 10 to No. 13, has continued its downward trajectory. It's now at No. 18 on the list, between Hong Kong at No. 17 and Kyoto at No. 19. London ranked No. 4 globally for tourism infrastructure, it lagged in tourism policy, health and safety, and sustainability.
NPR battles Trump executive order in court (LINK) 4 December 2025
— NPR's lawyers accused President Trump of acting illegally on May 1 when he issued an executive order demanding an end to all federal subsidies for NPR and PBS. The president's order and materials that accompany it accuse the public broadcasters of ideological bias, in NPR's case due to its news coverage. The networks deny this. Under the US Constitution, the government cannot discriminate against people on the basis of the views they express; for news outlets, this extends to news coverage.
Scientists may have discovered why we gained consciousness: three core functions: plus, second study analyzed birds and found that high levels of consciousness can be achieved in animals with different brain architecture from our own (LINK) 4 December 2025
Trump hires new architect for White House ballroom project (LINK) 4 December 2025
— But two White House officials strongly denied McCrery was fired; they said he instead will remain on the ballroom project as a consultant.
Global Press shuts down: "What 20 years with local reporters taught us about impact in international journalism" (LINK) 4 December 2025
- Hire local journalists
- Prioritize publishing in local languages
- Create media partnerships where your news is reported
- Create avenues for local feedback
The era of ads in ChatGPT begins: users furious as even $200 a month Pro subscribers hit with app suggestions (LINK) 3 December 2025
Which countries in Europe do teachers use it the most? (LINK) 2 December 2025
— 2024; highest adoption: Albania leads at 52% of teachers using AI.Lowest adoption: France has only 14% teacher AI usage. Regional averages: EU-22 average is 32%, while OECD average across 27 countries is 36%. The data shows significant variation across 32 countries surveyed, with no clear regional pattern, though Western European countries generally show lower adoption than the Balkans and Eastern Europe.
