Day: December 31, 2025
Bear remains under California home after weeks of failed removal attempts
Bear trap in Altadena accidentally catches wrong animal as 550-pound black bear continues living under California home despite month-long removal efforts.
Every NFL playoff scenario for Week 18: Division titles, No 1 seeds up for grabs
Week 18 is upon us in the NFL, and the conclusion of the 2025 regular season has many playoff scenarios, including the remaining two spots in the AFC and NFC.
Digital NECROMANCY? This new AI tech crossed a spiritual line.
AI company 2wai may have taken its latest commercial a bit too far — as it presents the idea that your loved ones could live forever, as AI avatars, of course.
In the commercial, a pregnant mother speaks to her passed loved one via the phone app, showing the avatar her stomach.
“Oh, honey, that’s wonderful,” the AI responds. “He’s listening. Put your hand on your tummy and hum to him. You used to love that.”
The deceased avatar is 2wai’s core product, a HoloAvatar — which is an AI rendition of a real person, brought to life by a large language model.
“The question on the table, based on what you just saw: ‘Is this idolatry or not?’” BlazeTV host Steve Deace asks BlazeTV contributor Todd Erzen on the “Steve Deace Show.”
“To quote Gandalf, ‘Run, you fools,’” Erzen responds. “This is grotesque idolatry. This is emotional pornography of the highest order.”
“I lost my mother three months before I got married. She never got to meet my four daughters. She was the finest human being I ever met. She was truly good. I would never dishonor her memory with this. I’m utterly disgusted by the perpetual childish neediness of grown-ups who would bow at this altar,” he continues.
“It is profoundly wicked and evil to normalize this in any way, shape, or form. May God have mercy on our souls, quite frankly,” he adds.
“Steve Deace Show” executive producer Aaron McIntire is on the same page as Erzen, telling Deace the product should be burned “with fire.”
“It’s possible that this might not be idolatry if we were all robots, but we’re not robots. Something like this is just not fit for human nature,” he adds.
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Pinky Amador says Gen Z changed landscape of electoral voting
Pinky Amador believes Gen Z Filipino voters have significantly reshaped the country’s electoral voting landscape.
Chris Hemsworth brings Thor back for ‘Avengers: Doomsday’
Chris Hemsworth’s Thor is officially coming back, and with a revelation: he has a daughter.
8K devotees join Jesus Nazareno procession; minor hit by taxi in hit-and-run
Around 8,000 devotees attended the Jesus Nazareno thanksgiving procession in Quiapo, Manila which began on the night of Dec. 30 and ended early Dec. 31, the Manila Police District said.
Thieves drill into German bank vault and make off with millions
BERLIN – Thieves used the quiet Christmas period to drill their way into the vault of a German retail bank and make off with at least 10 million euros’ worth of money and valuables from customers’ deposit boxes, police said on Tuesday.
China launches largest military drills off Taiwan in 8 months with live-fire exercises caught on camera
China launches biggest military encirclement of Taiwan in 8 months with live-fire drills, rockets and warships in massive ‘Justice Mission 2025’ exercise.
UK PM Starmer–praised Egyptian extremist faces counter-terror probe over resurfaced tweets
U.K. counterterrorism police assess controversial social media posts by Egyptian-British activist after his return to Britain sparked political backlash.
Minnesota fraud committee chair claims Walz ‘turned a blind eye’ to fraud warnings for years
State Representative Kristin Robbins accused Governor Tim Walz of dereliction of duty over alleged massive Minnesota fraud, calling for impeachment as payments allegedly continue.
