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In late 2024, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella made a provocative claim on a podcast: “ SaaS is dead .” A year on, the comment has taken on an ironic turn. Microsoft has since quietly cut internal sales targets for its agentic AI offerings after struggling to find sustained buyer interest. In some cases, targets have reportedly been slashed by as much as 50% —a clear signal that the company overestimated near-term demand for its new AI tools. Despite unparalleled distribution through Windows and Microsoft 365, Copilot has failed to gain the traction of consumer-facing alternatives like ChatGPT and Google Gemini , both of which enjoy stronger usage momentum and clearer user value. Microsoft’s arch-rival, Salesforce, is experiencing something similar. Executives at Salesforce have noted that enterprise trust in generative AI has begun to fray, largely because of the inherent unpredictability of LLMs. While LLMs are powerful, their probabilistic nature makes them difficult to rely on for consistent, mission-critical outcomes. In response, Salesforce is recalibrating its Agentforce strategy, reducing its dependence on generative AI in favour of more deterministic forms of automation . The goal is to improve reliability, reduce unexpected behaviour and restore customer confidence. This raises a bigger question

Monday, December 22nd, 2025 – 6:00 am A podcast interview with Ajit Mohan Chief Business Officer Snapchat is only for teenagers and Gen Z. That’s a common misconception that Ajit Mohan, Snap’s chief business officer, encounters often among advertisers. Although Snapchat tends to skew younger – it’s got strong usage among the 13-to-15-year-old set – there are also regions where half of its users are above the age of 25 and 30% are above the age of 35, Mohan says on this week’s episode of AdExchanger Talks. Another misperception is that young people don’t have disposable income or can’t afford to buy things. But teenagers wield far more buying power – as well as sway over household spending – than many advertisers appreciate, Mohan says. Not to mention the fact that a 13-year-old won’t always be 13, which is why it’s valuable for brands to build loyalty early with users who will carry their preferences with them as they grow older. As Mohan puts it, “They have grown up on Snap.” And just as Snapchat’s users mature and evolve, so, too, must its ad platform. Mohan readily acknowledges that Snap hasn’t always made its ad buying tools as straightforward to use as they could

Dec. 22, 2025, 5:06 a.m. CT A sophomore at Gordonsville High School is suing after he was suspended for an alleged "threat" he made on an Instagram post. The student's lawyer says the comment was "good old fashioned trash talking" ahead of a rivalry football game. The case joins a rising trend of students ensnared in recently reinforced laws addressing perceived threats against schools, which critics say are overly broad. A sophomore at a Tennessee high school is suing his board of education and two faculty members after he was suspended from school for a year following social media comments he made on a personal Instagram account. J.T. Summers, a minor student at Gordonsville High School in Smith County, is suing the Smith County Board of Education as well as the director of schools, Barry Smith, and the school’s principal Mac Petty, for an “unconstitutional expulsion” and violation of his First Amendment rights. His case joins one of many across Tennessee as a result of recently tightened laws regarding perceived threats against schools. Summers' ordeal started with an Instagram comment posted on a friend’s post in late October. Summers plays football for Gordonsville High, which has a longstanding rivalry with

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Twitch: RDCGaming Twitch streamer RDCGaming urged one fan to refund their own $5000 donation where they asked him to play a game that he’s already planning to play. There are plenty of ways to support your favorite Twitch streamer, be it through subscribing, donating Twitch Bits, or donating money directly to them. The latter has, at times, caused some monumental headaches, with viewers disputing their own donations in order to leave streamers out of pocket.  Of course, not every donation is sinister. Viewers want to interact with their favorite streamer, and will regularly donate to offer suggestions on games to play or videos to react to. That happened to RDCGaming on December. The Twitch streamer, who also has over 1 million subscribers on YouTube, received a $5000 donation from a fan who just wanted to see him play a specific game. However, he wasn’t having it. Twitch RDCGaming urges viewer to refund massive Twitch donation “Dispute that dono, dispute that dono bro. $5000 is crazy. I understand it’s Christmas time, but $5000 is crazy. Dispute that dono because I don’t want you to try to tell us what to play, and we just gonna play that b*tch. Dispute the dono,”

Hong Kong recorded a 20 per cent increase in online investment scams in the first 10 months of the year, with victims losing HK$3.08 billion (US$395.9 million), according to police. Superintendent Theodora Lee Wai-see of the force’s Anti-Deception Coordination Centre also revealed on Monday that 83 per cent of all fraudulent messages were disseminated through Meta-owned platforms including Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram. Overall, Hong Kong residents lost HK$6.43 billion to various scams over the first 10 months of 2025, an 8 per cent decrease over the same period last year. Of the 35,831 scam cases reported, 4,515 involved online investment fraud, with these losses rising 30 per cent year on year to HK$3.08 billion. About 2,000 cases were reportedly related to WhatsApp, another 800 to Facebook and 400 to Instagram, according to Lee. Lee said common investment scams involved messages purportedly sent by financial experts offering tips or courses. The scammers would then lure victims to invest through fraudulent apps or websites.

Leona Health, an AI healthcare communications startup founded by former Uber Eats Latin America GM and ex-Rappi COO Caroline Merin, has raised $14 million in seed funding to modernize doctor–patient messaging across Latin America. The round was led by Andreessen Horowitz, with participation from General Catalyst, Accel, Kate Ryder, David Vélez, and Simón Borrero. Leona delivers an AI copilot integrated with doctors’ existing WhatsApp workflows, allowing physicians to triage, prioritize, and respond to patient messages through a dedicated mobile app rather than unmanaged chat threads. The platform uses AI to surface urgent cases, suggest responses, and delegate routine requests to care teams. Now live across 14 countries and 22 medical specialties, Leona is expanding toward autonomous scheduling and intake, addressing a critical productivity and burnout challenge for physicians in WhatsApp-first healthcare markets. Featured image: Credit: Leona Health

Maryland Athletics is celebrating the first 25 years of the 21st century by looking back at some of the greatest Terps from all of our sports. Listed in alphabetical order, these Terps represented the best of the University of Maryland from 2001-25. Join us each week in the month of December as we look back at some of the greatest to ever don the red, white, black and gold. Note: Student-athletes were selected based upon their performance from Jan. 2001 to Dec. 2025. Student-athletes needed to compete in at least two seasons during this 25-year period. Matt Rambo Men's Lacrosse • 2014-17 2017 Tewaaraton Award winner - the first in Maryland men’s lacrosse history Led the Terps to four NCAA Final Fours and helped the team win the 2017 NCAA Championship Ended his career as Maryland's all-time record holder in career points (257) and goals (155), and is currently third all-time in both categories.   2017 Enners Award (Nation's Most Outstanding Player) 2x USILA All-American (2017, 2016) 2017 Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year Led Maryland to three Big Ten Championships (2015-17) Katie Schwarzmann Women's Lacrosse • 2010-13 Inducted into the Maryland Athletics Hall of Fame in 2024 Maryland's first-ever

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To search stories before 2011, click here to access our archives. Skyview players, from left, Cameron Watson, Elan Estes, Marisol Anderson, Brynnlee Williams and Kennedy Bockert take the court before playing Pisgah of Alabama in the Oahu Classic girls basketball tournament at Pearl City High School in Pearl City, Hawaii on Friday, Dec. 12, 2025. (Skyview photo) Kennedy Bockert had 19 points, 14 rebounds, five blocks and five steals to lead the Skyview girls basketball into the championship game of the Nike Interstate Shootout with a 62-26 win over Thurston of Springfield, Ore. on Sunday in Lake Oswego, Ore. The Storm (7-1) will face either host Lake Oswego or Forest Grove in the championship game of the Navy bracket at 5:50 p.m. Monday at Lake Oswego High School. Cameron Watson added 11 points, five rebounds and six assists for Skyview, which has won seven in a row. SKYVIEW 62, THURSTON (Ore.) 26 THURSTON — A Bellmore 2, A. Nelson 11, P. Tovey 6, B. Bault 1, E. Gerdrum 3, S. Curtis 3. Totals 6 (2) 12-18 00. SKYVIEW — Elan Estes 3, Elli Meyer 2, Cameron Watson 11, Shiloh Conedy 7, Trinity Williams 6, Audrey Jackson 8, Kennedy Bockert 19