The Doomscroll News Report
This week, Amanda and Hanna are tackling: Trump raging against South American druglords while pardoning one, Google’s release of Nano Banana PRO and what it means for the future of visual journalism, and Oxford’s entry to the “word-of-the-year” arena.
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Trump pardons former Honduran President: 1. Trump formally pardons former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández (Kaitlan Collins and Maria Santana, CNN), 2. What was Honduras ex-president convicted of and why has Trump pardoned him? (Nadine Yousif, BBC), 3. Hegeseth under fire as ‘war crimes’ allegations mount (ABC7)
Nano Banana Pro's release: 1. Google’s Nano Banana Pro is raising concerns over realistic AI image generation (NBC news), 2. Nano Banana Pro Is Here: All the Changes in Google's Popular AI Image Tool (Katelyn, CNET), 3. Hands On With Google’s Nano Banana Pro Image Generator (Reese Rogers , WIRED), 4. Google’s Nano Banana Bro makes ultrarealistic AI images. It scares the hell out of me. (Katelyn Chedraoui, CNET)
Oxford's "word of the year": 1. Don't get angry, but the 2025 Oxford Word of the Year is 'rage bait' (Ivy Buck, NPR), 2. 'Rage bait' named Oxford word of the year 2025 (Noor Nanji, BBC)