It's been a good year for sci-fi and fantasy fans. Here are Polygon's top 10 SFF movies of 2025.

Emily Steel / New York Times:
Investigation: in 22 US states, Uber approves drivers with many types of convictions, such as violent felonies, that are over seven years old to keep costs low  —  The ride-hailing giant's background check process was intended to speed drivers onto its network while keeping costs down, internal documents show.

These days when you want to engage with some media, you can choose from podcasts, videos, games, live performances - or books, one of the oldest and most popular ways to learn something new or escape (at least temporarily) from today's troubled world. We polled the staff of The Verge to find out what books […]

Reuters:
Sources: Nvidia plans to begin shipping its H200 chips to China before mid-February 2026 and expects initial shipments to be ~40,000 to 80,000 H200 units  —  Nvidia (NVDA.O) has told Chinese clients it aims to start shipping its second-most powerful AI chips to China before the Lunar …

James Cameron's third Avatar movie earned $345 million worldwide, but American audiences were less keen