McDonald’s releases an AI Christmas ad and everyone hates it. Why does this technology exist? What are we doing here? Also: Donald Trump remains extraordinarily racist, the US seizes a Venezuelan oil tanker, we examine the socioeconomic conditions that shaped the tragic life of The Grinch, and plenty more.

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