How iOS can warn you when one of your passwords shows up in a data leak

You'll be warned if your credentials stored in Apple Passwords are weak or compromised so you can take appropriate action.

Why you don't really need an expensive, high-end router

Getting a top-of-the-line router won't necessarily increase your internet speeds. Here's what you need to know before you buy.

Windows PowerToys can automate some of your more tedious PC tasks

PowerToys is a secret weapon for Windows users, with tons of handy utilities to help you save time on your PC every day.

The accessory Samsung Galaxy S26 users should be taking advantage of

There's a lot to like about Samsung's Galaxy S26 phones, especially the S26 Ultra, but some users may not be taking full advantage of what they have to offer.

Hooters teams up with NASCAR in Miami to show doubters the brand is still alive, UK sneak attack and a coin flip

Welcome to Screencaps, "America's Best Daily Column," as named by the readers. Screencaps, which publishes seven-days-a-week, is a mix of sports, pop culture, and emails from sane readers from around the world. This column isn't for the coastal elites. Give us a week to steal your heart. Our track record is pretty good. Let's have some fun.After I broke the news in October that the Daytona International Speedway Hooters had been permanently closed, there haven't been bright moments for the legen...

11-night Caribbean cruise abruptly canceled after Coast Guard detains ship

A major cruise line abruptly canceled an 11-night voyage to the Caribbean this week when the U.S. Coast Guard detained its ship in Miami.The Coast Guard announced on Nov. 3 that MSC Poesia had been detained due to deficiencies with systems aboard the ship."The Coast Guard cannot currently comment on the specifics of an ongoing Port State Control Examination, but we have identified deficiencies with systems on board the vessel that we are addressing with MSC," said Capt. Frank Florio, commander, ...

What's the point of buying a touchscreen laptop when you could just get a tablet?

Tablets are great for simplicity and touch-heavy workflows, while a touchscreen lets a laptop serve some of the same purposes in a different form.

Rising pro wrestler Josh Bishop has 'been breakout player for us,' MLW owner Court Bauer says

Josh Bishop has been able to reach the hearts and minds of pro wrestling fans this year on his way to a Major League Wrestling (MLW) World Heavyweight Championship shot in a Last Man Standing match against Killer Kross.Bishop has brought a unique element to the ring that MLW has been looking for – someone who has a dangerous aura about them. The roster has a few guys who can do that, but there’s just something different about Bishop and the way he has carried himself through nearly 11 months.CLI...

iOS Apparently Maintains a List of 4,500+ Phrases It Won’t Autocomplete

Everything from "smoking weed" to "Tibetan independence."

Newsom’s death-row commutations spark DA revolt as prosecutors warn of legal fight

At least a dozen California district attorneys are publicly condemning Gov. Gavin Newsom’s plan to commute all 548 death sentences in the state, arguing the sweeping move overrides juries, disregards victims’ families and defies the will of state voters.Newsom announced the plan Thursday, saying state-sanctioned killing is incompatible with California’s values. The move would convert the sentences to life without parole, though 382 cases still require approval from at least four California Supre...

Turning Point USA event at University of New Mexico ends with two arrests and a string of charges

Two men were arrested Monday at the University of New Mexico for allegedly plotting to hurl objects at attendees of a Turning Point USA event.Kevin Castro and Harrison Magnus were both arrested Monday by the University of New Mexico Police Department after attending a Turning Point USA event on campus, according to KRQE.While court documents didn't name the event, the university's TPUSA chapter hosted a "Prove Me Wrong" event that day featuring Students for Life of America President Kristan Hawk...

China's main intelligence agency reportedly recruited the spy who targeted NVIDIA's CEO

The spy who targeted NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang was reportedly a recruit by China's version of the CIA. US officials say Huang was romantically involved with her.

Why PlayStation can't hold a candle to Xbox's backward compatibility

Sony offers some older titles on the PS5, but nowhere near the amount that Microsoft added to its Xbox catalogs. It came down to one decision, made years ago.

High school football game ends with three laterals, a fooled defense and the highest IQ play you'll ever see

The high school football regular season is officially over across the country.As Bill Belichick would say, we're on to the playoffs.That's right. Hard to believe, but the postseason is underway for a large portion of the country, with everyone else to follow suit next week. Over the next few weeks, champions will be crowned all over the place.INSANE ILLINOIS HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL GAME SEES 172-POINT EXPLOSION BEFORE DARKNESS FORCES VENUE CHANGEFeels like we just started this journey back in Augus...

Claude Code's settings.local.json Is Leaking Secrets

Pick Don't Ask Again in Claude Code and it saves the exact command, password included. Apiiro counted 2,539 secrets in 1,994 public GitHub repos.

How to use Gboard to boost productivity on your Android phone

Gboard's built-in features go way beyond many of the standard keyboards available on Android devices, but they do need to be enabled. This is how you do it.

The Best Tech Gifts Over $500

We've got all the best big tech ticket items for your gift-giving list this year.

This is when external DACs for your phone are worth buying

External DACs aren't necessarily for everyone, but they can be an essential smartphone accessory for those interested in high-quality audio.

Heavy wind downs trees, closing roads and knocking out power in Prince George, B.C., and region

Social media was flooded with photos of the damage, which included trees on homes and, in one instance, a traffic light gone from its location.

10 of the coolest features in Samsung's new One UI 9 update

Your Samsung phone gets improvements to the camera, gestures, privacy and much more with One UI 9.

TIM GRAHAM: The blue wave brought a tidal wave of praise from TV networks

The broadcast networks energetically predicted doom for the Republicans during the fall campaign. And they got their wish. The dramatic blue wave – with the most dramatic shock coming in Texas – caused a wave of positive coverage.On Wednesday morning, Nov. 4, you might expect any winning candidate who gets interviewed is going to receive soft questioning, a form of congratulations. But you might be a little surprised by the fountains of gush.On ABC, former Clinton press secretary George Stephano...

9 mystery fingerprints from OJ Simpson murder case could hold new clues more than 30 years later

Nine fingerprints that went unidentified during the original OJ Simpson murder investigation could hold new clues more than 30 years later and one filmmaker believes advances in forensic technology could help reveal who left them behind.Ari Mark co-directed the Peacock docuseries "OJ's Accomplice," which reexamines the 1994 murders of Simpson's ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend, Ron Goldman. The series explores the theory that the former NFL star may not have acted alone, focusing on...

Jewish leaders in Michigan prepare to work with Abdul El-Sayed despite lingering concerns

Senator-elect Abdul El-Sayed's victory in Michigan has drawn mixed reactions from Jewish leaders and Jewish Democrats, with some expressing optimism and a willingness to work with him, while others say their concerns remain."We congratulate all the winners, and we will work with all the winners," Jewish Federation of Detroit CEO Steven Ingber told Fox News Digital. "The Jewish voice and Jewish vote is not monolithic, meaning, we have people who voted on every side of the aisle on all the races u...

Republican state lawmakers reported Omar to the IRS in 2019

EXCLUSIVE: A group of Minnesota Republican state lawmakers asked the IRS in August 2019 to "conduct a detailed reexamination" of tax filings by Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., based on a report from a state board suggesting she filed joint tax returns in 2014 and 2015 with a man she was not legally married to, according to a letter obtained by Fox News Digital.The letter was sent after the Minnesota Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board issued a report on June 6, 2019, indicating that Omar had ...

Popular drinks linked to heart attacks, cardiac arrest in young adults, study finds

Energy drinks and stimulant-containing supplements have been linked to the risk of serious heart problems, including cardiac arrest and heart attacks, particularly among young adults.That’s according to new research released by the American Heart Association, which will be presented at the AHA Scientific Sessions in Chicago, November 6–9, 2026.A retrospective observational analysis looked at more than 28,000 reports submitted to the FDA of cardiovascular events, including cardiac arrest, myocard...

The John Lewis Ad Isn't Wrong About Britain

The John Lewis Ad Isn't Wrong About Britain Authored by Lee Taylor via The Daily Sceptic,Strip away the Sam Fender cover and the talking dog, and the commercial message of this year's John Lewis advert is simple. If your grandchildren are rude, bored, and only interested in cash, go to John Lewis. It took Saatchi and Saatchi three minutes and a Dame to make the most woke version yet.We've been up and down with John Lewis over the years. Monty the Penguin made the country cry in 2014...

A snail lays a cluster of pink eggs that look like candy

Here is a close-up and personal video of a snail laying her eggs. I am not quite sure if I feel disgusted or struck by this video. The snail's eggs look like little pink pieces of candy, and it is not what I expected. Read the rest The post A snail lays a cluster of pink eggs that look like candy appeared first on Boing Boing.

A gentle dog sits happily while a flock of pigeons climbs all over him

Watch one very happy dog sit in a grass field, surrounded by pigeons. The dog has one very gentle temperament and sits there blissfully well. The pigeons climb all over him, flapping around and squawking. The dog just looks happy to have made some new friends. Read the rest The post A gentle dog sits happily while a flock of pigeons climbs all over him appeared first on Boing Boing.

Alaskan surfers ride the freezing bore tide waves of Turnagain Arm

The Turnagain Arm is a long body of water near Anchorage, Alaska. It is famous for its bore tides. A bore tide happens when a narrow body of water is met with a tide. Waves that travel as fast as 15 mph and reach up to 10 feet can happen. Read the rest The post Alaskan surfers ride the freezing bore tide waves of Turnagain Arm appeared first on Boing Boing.

Great America, the Bay Area's premier theme park, is closing for good. Here's when

Great America, the beloved hometown theme park for generations of Northern Californians, has announced there will be one more season of roller coasters and funnel cakes before the gates close for good.

Lopez: L.A. mayors have long promised to end homelessness. Can Raman break the cycle of failure?

Mayor-elect Raman says she will cut homelessness in half by 2028, end it by 2030. Can she deliver?

Engadget review recap: Apple devices, Googlebooks and Kindles

A roundup of recent reviews from Engadget.

The Fridge-Hacking Spree Is an Internet-of-Things Wake-Up Call

Escalating hacks affecting blood labs and grocery stores show the very real risks to critical infrastructure that come from basic security lapses involving internet-connected devices.

Chainsaw robot looks terrifying but has a real job

If you saw a humanoid robot holding a chainsaw next to train tracks, you'd probably do a double take. I know I would. But that's exactly what's happening in Japan, where a towering chainsaw robot is cutting back branches that could interfere with passing trains. It's a little intimidating to watch, especially when you see how high this machine can reach. Still, there's a pretty good reason railway crews are putting it to work.Japan's JR East railway company is using the chainsaw robot to handle ...

Miami Hurricanes face biggest test of undefeated season at Notre Dame without Malachi Toney

Every season we get one of those College Football Playoff rankings, and instantly everyone talks about how wrong it is. It really doesn’t matter what our opinions are. I’m sure that someone will miss out on the Playoffs and everyone will be upset about it. It is inevitable, and it seems like this year there is more parity than ever before. It feels like almost weekly we get a new top team in the nation. The current top team takes the field tonight as Miami takes on Notre Dame.Miami has passed ev...

California prosecutors slam Newsom's death row commutations, accuse governor of putting 'politics over people'

District attorneys and law enforcement unions across California have publicly condemned Gov. Gavin Newsom following his announcement to commute the sentences of 548 death row inmates, a decision one prosecutor called a slap in the face to victims' families.Newsom’s sweeping order to commute the condemned inmates to life in prison without the possibility of parole has drawn intense criticism alongside praise from anti-death penalty advocates."I think it's all about politics, sadly. Politics is ov...

No 3 Utah hosts No 9 BYU in top-10 Big 12 showdown with college football playoff stakes

Last week I had a minor complaint about college football because there weren’t many games between ranked teams. Two weeks ago, the schedule was loaded with great games. Luckily for us, this week we have a ton of great match-ups, including a handful of ranked teams taking each other on. The first one of the day is between BYU and Utah, a top-10 match-up that kicks off at 12:00 ET.BYU comes into this game as the 9th-ranked team in the country. They’ve had quite the interesting season with a 7-1 re...

House GOP erupts at Stephen Miller as Trump elevates him after midterm massacre: 'Megalomaniac'

Several Republican lawmakers are fuming over President Donald Trump’s elevation of Stephen Miller to be his chief of staff."Horrible decision," Rep. Marlin Stutzman, R-Ind., told Fox News Digital on Friday after Trump announced his decision.A Republican lawmaker who was granted anonymity to speak candidly said they were in "utter disbelief."Tensions were rising against Miller in the wake of Republicans’ terrible performance in Tuesday’s midterm elections. Multiple House Republicans who spoke wit...

MIKE DAVIS: Lame-duck Senate has unfinished business and a ticking clock

On Jan. 3, 2027, leftist Democrats will take control of the U.S. Senate. The stakes could not be higher. Outgoing Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., must use every remaining day to confirm all of President Trump's pending judicial nominees. That means 23 judges, four for the circuit courts and 19 for the district courts, before the gavel changes hands.Make no mistake about what comes next. Incoming Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., will block any confirmation to the courts of...

BYU has thrived in an NIL era that many expected them to falter in, NFL legend Steve Young says

"How is BYU gonna do this, right? How in the world?"That was the question NFL legend and BYU great Steve Young had when name, image and likeness (NIL) compensation transformed college football in 2021.Instead? It’s been the opposite. Since 2021, BYU is tied with Boise State for the ninth-most wins in college football. The Cougars are currently No. 7 in the AP poll and reached No. 2 after beating Notre Dame. With a win over No. 3 Utah in the Holy War on Saturday, BYU has an opportunity to once ag...

Navy veteran blindsided as attacker could land parole hearing months after sentencing: ‘Where is my justice?’

For 33 years, Amy has lived with the trauma of a 1992 Valentine's Day rape in Virginia, a cold case that finally cracked last year when DNA evidence linked the crime to a convicted rapist.In September 2025, Anthony Favors, 57, who initially faced six indictments, including abduction and burglary, took a plea deal for two counts of rape to secure a 24-year prison sentence. Norfolk Judge Everett A. Martin Jr. ordered 12 years for each count to run consecutively.Months later, Amy received an automa...

Why Larry David never wanted this biography made and how a George Costanza scheme won him over

Larry David spent decades making millions of Americans laugh through his hit television shows, but when it came to his own life story, the comedy legend wasn’t eager to see it in print.Author Blake J. Harris, who spent six years researching Larry David's life and writing his biography, "Emperor of Nothing: The Making of Larry David," told Fox News Digital that the "Seinfeld" co-creator and "Curb Your Enthusiasm" star had a blunt reaction after reading the manuscript."I wanted him to reflect on h...

Democratic senator-elect calls Trump 'unserious fool' while defending combative political style

Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic senator-elect from Michigan, leaned into accusations of acting cocky on the path to victory over Republican candidate Mike Rogers, citing a need to push back on President Donald Trump’s manner of communication during an appearance on Pod Save America."Long ago, you predicted that you would win this race by seven points, which at the time seemed like a pretty cocky and ill-considered thing to say. Then you won the race by seven points. People are still calling you c...

He quit firefighting for his mental health. Then he came to the rescue after a horrific bus crash

A lonely highway, a traumatized son, and up to 20 people in need of urgent care after a horrific bus crash: that's the situation Rich Rogers found himself in Wednesday morning along Highway 39, just south of Mackenzie, B.C. A former firefighter, he spoke to reporters about the toll it can take and the importance of supporting first responders.

The Globalists Just Came Out Of Hiding For A Secretive Summit In China

The Globalists Just Came Out Of Hiding For A Secretive Summit In China Authored by Brandon Smith via Alt-Market.usOver the past several months I’ve been covering some of strange changes in behavior of globalist institutions. Specifically, just before the 2024 elections in the US, the elites seemed to go “radio silent” when compared to their bravado in the pandemic era. For a brief moment in time the mask came off completely, and then they tried to put it back on.Sadly, most people t...

TREY GOWDY: The midterms were a painful lesson that Republicans can't skip learning

PROGRAMMING ALERT: Watch Trey Gowdy discuss this topic and more on "Sunday Night in America with Trey Gowdy" on Nov. 8 at 9 pm ET.Losing is the toughest teacher; so tough, you only want to take the class once. For Republicans, Tuesday night was excruciating. Yes, history said, "Be prepared for losses." Yes, the mood of the voters was anger and uncertainty. But I did not talk to anyone who was prepared for what happened, either in terms of the sheer loss or the margin of the loss.Senate candidate...

Nasscom President Rajesh Nambiar warns AI could make it harder for fresh Indian engineering graduates to find jobs, urging an immediate CS curriculum overhaul

Sayan Chakraborty / Nikkei Asia: Nasscom President Rajesh Nambiar warns AI could make it harder for fresh Indian engineering graduates to find jobs, urging an immediate CS curriculum overhaul BENGAL

This Totally Free App Can Free Up Space on Your Mac

Stop paying for disk cleaners. This open source utility safely clears hidden caches, leftover app junk, and even gigabytes of offline Apple Intelligence models.

Americans who 'screw up' their eating should use a simple fix, says Stanford scientist

Living a healthy lifestyle is not as complicated as many Americans make it out to be, according to a nutrition scientist, who says people shouldn't try to be perfect but should focus on gradually improving their diet day by day."It is simpler than people think," Christopher Gardner, Ph.D., a nutrition scientist at Stanford University and author of the book "Food Sense: What to Eat and Why," told Fox News Digital.He believes that the 80/20 rule is a solid framework for a healthy diet. The approac...

GOP eyes Senate comeback after Democratic bloodbath, but another political nightmare could await

Republican control of the Senate could return as soon as the 2028 general election, but only if the party can pull off a series of crucial victories in competitive races, a possibility that seems distant following Tuesday night's devastating Democratic sweep.As of publication, Democrats and independents who caucus with them have secured 54 Senate seats, a total that could grow to as many as 56 pending election calls in Mississippi and Alaska. Assuming Republicans hold the vice presidency in 2028...

Meghan Markle's estrangement from father Thomas Markle: From royal wedding fallout to his arrest

Meghan Markle's father, Thomas Markle Sr., has spent years in the public eye following his highly publicized falling-out with the Duchess of Sussex ahead of her 2018 royal wedding.Now, the former Hollywood lighting director is facing an entirely separate legal battle after being arrested and charged with possession of child sexual abuse material.Here's a look at the key moments in the Markle family's public history, from Meghan and her father's estrangement to the criminal investigation that led...

Newsom orders California’s most reviled killers off death row – 10 of the worst who could benefit

Thanks to a Nov. 5 action by California Gov. Gavin Newsom, 548 inmates on the state's death row will have their sentences commuted to life in prison, as he moves to clear death row."I have decided to commute every death sentence," Newsom wrote in an open letter, acknowledging that he understood that the decision would anger people and hurt the victims' families who oppose it."I will therefore issue the same commutation to every condemned person life without the possibility of parole, the most se...

As Stephen Miller rises, California hopes it can blunt his force with Democratic gains

President Trump's appointment of Stephen Miller the architect of the administration's extreme crackdown on immigration to White House chief of staff has sparked alarm among immigrant advocates and politicians in California.

Cryosphere Faces Permanent Damage When World Overshoots 1.5C, Scientists Warn

A UN-backed report warns that even temporarily overshooting the Paris agreement's 1.5C warming target could cause permanent and widespread losses of glaciers, snow and polar ice sheets. With Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets already melting about six times faster than in the 1990s, the report argues that global temperatures should ultimately be brought back below 1C. The Guardian reports: The report, which comes as world leaders and diplomats converge on Turkey for the 31st annual Cop climate c...

Arellano: Forget Ohio as a bellwether. Look to Latinos to understand how Americans vote

Latinos expect more from this country than just kvetching and corruption, blind loyalty and excuses. If we can still believe in this crazy democracy, then others should follow.

Stephen Miller rises, but California hopes it can blunt his force with Democratic gains

President Trump's appointment of Stephen Miller the architect of the administration's extreme crackdown on immigration to White House chief of staff has sparked alarm among immigrant advocates and politicians in California.

Ecoflow Rapid Pro Power Bank Deal: Save $80

With huge capacities, retractable USB-C cables, and fast-charging capability, these discounted Ecoflow power banks are worth grabbing.

Apps for Caregivers Get a Dose of AI, but That Might Not Be Enough

The apps and platforms that help family caregivers manage their loved ones’ needs are becoming more capable, but the broader issue of caregivers’ well-being remains unsolved.

Apps for Caregivers Get a Dose of AI, but That Might Not Be Enough

The apps and platforms that help family caregivers manage their loved ones’ needs are becoming more capable, but the broader issue of caregivers’ well-being remains unsolved.

American war hero details dire living conditions US troops face as Hegseth taps him to 'fix' it

Some troops have gone a year without hot water. Others are sleeping in their cars to escape barracks without air conditioning. And some are asking for little more than drywall, spackle and paint so they can make repairs themselves.Those are among the conditions Medal of Honor recipient Dakota Meyer says he has encountered while touring military installations on a mission from War Secretary Pete Hegseth: Fix a barracks system plagued by decades of neglect."I would tell you that there's only a cou...

4 of nation's largest cities now led by socialist mayors after Tuesday's election, affecting tens of millions

Two socialist mayors were elected in the United States on Tuesday in Los Angeles and Washington, D.C. which now means that four of the top 20 largest cities in the country have socialist leaders at the helm.Los Angeles Councilwoman Nithya Raman, a member of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) defeated incumbent mayor Karen Bass and will take office in December as mayor for the roughly 4 million residents of Los Angeles proper.Also victorious on Tuesday was DSA member Janeese Lewis George ...

The American Dream Wasn’t Built for Climate Change

Owning a home is billed as a way to build wealth, but amid climate-related disasters, for many, it's beginning to feel like a trap.

Un programa de ropa garantiza que los estudiantes de recursos limitados del sur de Nevada puedan asistir a la escuela con estilo

Pam Foltz, exsupervisora de la oficina de asistencia del Distrito Escolar del Condado de Clark, afirma que una de las principales razones por las que los estudiantes de todas las edades faltan a clase es que se sienten avergonzados de lo que tienen que ponerse.

Los defensores del derecho al voto elogian el buen desarrollo de las elecciones en Nevada, pero advierten sobre futuras presiones federales

La jornada electoral en Nevada transcurrió sin incidentes, según afirmaron esta semana los defensores del derecho al voto, pero advirtieron que las amenazas del gobierno federal no han desaparecido.

No small talk until Sunday: Kubiak brothers separate until after Raiders-49ers

Klint coaches the Las Vegas Raiders, who on Sunday visit the San Francisco 49ers, where Klay is the offensive coordinator. “I think we kind of avoid each other,” Klint Kubiak said. "Talk after the game" ...

Democrats romped in state elections. What will they do with their newfound power?

The blue wave that swept across Tuesday’s midterm election will deliver Democrats new power over state government, giving them the opportunity to advance long-sought policy changes.

David Foster and Katharine McPhee, The Offspring and Feid announce upcoming Las Vegas concert dates

David Foster and Katharine McPhee, The Offspring, and Feid announce upcoming Las Vegas concert dates …

Google's AI detects high blood pressure from a regular smartwatch without a cuff

Google Research built an AI that spots signs of high blood pressure using only the pulse and motion sensors in a standard smartwatch, no cuff needed. In a 196-person study, its 65.8 percent detection

OpenAI lands an $11 billion funding round, but has to court dentists for more capital

OpenAI has secured $11 billion in fresh capital, the first tranche of a round that values the company at $1.25 trillion. The full round could swell to $20 billion. That OpenAI is already turning to we

Border Patrol seizes nearly $10M in cocaine during back-to-back California stops

U.S. Border Patrol agents seized nearly $10 million worth of cocaine during two vehicle inspections just three minutes apart at a Southern California checkpoint, authorities said.Agents discovered more than 1,435 pounds of suspected cocaine valued at $9.8 million during inspections at the San Clemente Border Patrol checkpoint last month, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP).On Oct. 25, agents assigned to the San Diego Sector referred the two vehicles for additional inspection af...

What Ottawa's 'RRSP for life' plan means for Canadian seniors

Top Gulf official offers glimmer of hope on Trump-Iran nuclear talks as threat of war hangs over region

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates A senior United Arab Emirates official says he is cautiously optimistic about negotiations between the United States and Iran, citing progress through Qatari mediation over the past days, even as fears of renewed military confrontation continue to grip the Middle East."We see some progress. … We hope that both sides will be able to reach a point where they will start building trust and engaging in a way to avoid the war, to find a political solution. … I am a little b...

MLB teams face tough calls on signings, trades as current labour deal runs out

Major League Baseball teams have tough calls to make this month, as they scramble to get the players they want on their rosters during an off-season that may be truncated amid contentious labour negotiations.

Why Canada's military use of Palantir is raising sovereignty and security concerns

Canada has multimillion-dollar contracts with U.S. tech firm Palantir. Experts warn the deals could expose military data to U.S. authorities and deepen Canada's reliance on foreign technology, while DND says its systems keep government data secure in Canada.

Carney said artists are getting a tax break. But which artists and when?

The newly proposed Canada Creative Credit tax relief is supposed to help artists. But how much can artists really expect in their pockets? Which kind of artists can benefit from it? And when if ever will it actually take effect?

Canada's military is using Palantir software. What are the risks?

Canada has multimillion-dollar contracts with U.S. tech firm Palantir. Experts warn the deals could expose military data to U.S. authorities and deepen Canada's reliance on foreign technology, while DND says its systems keep government data secure in Canada.

Problematic or protected? The debate over filming police in real time

Social media posts showing real-time positions of police officers in a standoff with an armed suspect at the University of Toronto's Mississauga campus on Monday night prompted a stern warning from police, but legal experts say the law isn't clear-cut on the issue.

Northern, remote RCMP detachments chronically and critically understaffed: internal report

Northern and isolated RCMP detachments have become "chronically and at times critically" understaffed, according to an internal evaluation report the latest document pointing to retention and recruitment issues within the storied organization.

Sewing is having a moment. Here’s why

Sewing hobbyists and the people who teach them say a number of factors including renewed interest in analog hobbies and growing concern about the impacts of fast fashion are driving more Canadians to pick up a needle and thread.

A powerful veterinary sedative is being added to street fentanyl and ERs are struggling to cope

Emergency physicians across Canada say a powerful veterinary sedative is being added to fentanyl sold on streets, complicating their response to overdoses as they juggle patients.

Our Sun’s Undiscovered Stellar Nemesis Is Still Out There, Says Physicist

The decades old idea that our solar system’s Oort Cloud is continually perturbed by a heretofore undetected low mass Red Dwarf star remains the best explanation for periodicities found in Earth’s impact record. Or so says a well known physicist who has long championed this idea.

Buoyant Releases Kinference: An Open Source Inference Control Plane for Kubernetes and vLLM

Buoyant has released Kinference, an Apache 2.0 inference control plane for vLLM on Kubernetes. It adds declarative routing policies, KV-cache-aware load balancing and per-tenant metrics, and cut media

Why Did She Rack Up $40,000 in Parking Tickets? Fill in the ______.

A New York woman has a distinctive name. She was stunned by violations and fines linked to her BMW convertible.

Censys finds 800+ publicly exposed copies of ARTEX, a Chinese-made, AI-powered, open-source penetration testing tool linked to several cyberattacks since July

Zack Whittaker / TechCrunch: Censys finds 800+ publicly exposed copies of ARTEX, a Chinese-made, AI-powered, open-source penetration testing tool linked to several cyberattacks since July Security r

Vibrating Mattress Helps Clear Alzheimer's Protein From the Brain

A vibrating mattress combined with two pills that release nitric oxide enhanced the brain's ability to clear an Alzheimer's-related protein. According to New Scientist, the experiment "caused the brain's blood vessels to swell and constrict more strongly, which enhanced the glymphatic system's clearance of [the protein]." From the report: [Kesa Kiviniemi at the University of Oulu in Finland] and his colleagues recruited 29 adults who hadn't been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease or any other co...

Beijing-based Sand.ai, an AI startup specializing in video generation, raised a $200M Series A+, bringing its total funding over the past 10 months to $300M

Eudora Wang / DealStreetAsia: Beijing-based Sand.ai, an AI startup specializing in video generation, raised a $200M Series A+, bringing its total funding over the past 10 months to $300M Sand.ai, a

DeSantis blasts Washington Post over report he's preparing 2028 presidential bid

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis fired back Friday at a report that he is preparing another White House bid in 2028, accusing The Washington Post of fabricating claims that he has started reaching out to political consultants about a potential campaign."The Washington Post is fabricating this out of whole cloth," DeSantis wrote on X. "I have not reached out to anybody about running for anything.""Just another pathetic attempt to garner clicks. Using anonymous sources of course!" he added.The Post repor...

Iran Weathering The Storm, But Saudi Arabia Is Sinking

Iran Weathering The Storm, But Saudi Arabia Is Sinking By Brian McGlinchey via Stark RealitiesWhile the disastrous US-Israeli attempt to impose regime change on Iran has commanded the world’s attention, most people are oblivious to the rising probability that regime change is instead coming to a major US and Israeli partner: the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.Owing to financial strains, demographics, military failures, and simmering domestic discontent, it may only be a question of magnitu...

Trump's 'Doomsday Plane' Left Nebraska And Flew East Across America - Nobody Is Saying Why

Trump's 'Doomsday Plane' Left Nebraska And Flew East Across America - Nobody Is Saying Why The Air Force's E-4B "Nightwatch," the airborne command post built to run a nuclear war, took off from Offutt Air Force Base in Nebraska on Thursday and flew east across the Midwest on a mission nobody has explained. A rendering of an E-4C Survivable Airborne Operations Center. Credit: Sierra Nevada Corp. Flight-tracking data reviewed by the Daily Mail shows the jet crossing Illinois and Ind...

FMF Jailbreak Rating Framework: How It Scores Risk

OpenAI, Anthropic, Google DeepMind, Microsoft and Amazon back one way to rate cyber jailbreaks: four 0-3 scales, a moving baseline and five risk bands. Comments close Dec 21.

China Indicts Former Politburo Member In Widening Purges

China Indicts Former Politburo Member In Widening Purges Authored by Frank Fang and Dorothy Li via The Epoch Times,A former Politburo member of the Chinese regime has been indicted on bribery charges, according to state-run media, amid Beijing's purges that have reached a scale unseen in decades. Xinjiang Communist Party Secretary Ma Xingrui attends the Xinjiang delegation meeting during the 14th National People's Congress (NPC) in Beijing on March 7, 2024. Greg Baker/AFP via Getty...

Mikie Sherrill Will Tap Acting Secretary of State as Her No. 2

After the resignation of Dale G. Caldwell in the wake of an ethics inquiry, Gov. Mikie Sherrill of New Jersey is expected to appoint Shirley Emehelu as lieutenant governor.

Galloway: Getting A Job Is A "Nuclear Detonation Of Therapy" For Most Young Men - And A Stanford Psychiatrist Agrees

Galloway: Getting A Job Is A "Nuclear Detonation Of Therapy" For Most Young Men - And A Stanford Psychiatrist Agrees NYU Stern professor Scott Galloway, who drew fire this week for calling Elon Musk a "traitor to the West," says for most of the young men he works with, a job, friends and a girlfriend would do more than therapy - and Stanford addiction psychiatrist Anna Lembke told him on his podcast that he is right. His book Notes on Being a Man argues that young men are in crisis....

Amazon to release Melania Trump TV series despite movie flop

Amazon reportedly offered millions more than the next highest bidder for the documentary.

Mexico's Senate Approves ISP Rules To Disconnect Persistent Online Pirates

An anonymous reader quotes a report from TorrentFreak: On Tuesday, Mexico's Senate approved (PDF) a reform of the Federal Copyright Law that ties ISP liability to having a policy to terminate repeat infringers. [This policy has to be published permanently on their website and in their terms of service, and it must include a basic way to notify users. In other words, what can be terminated is the Internet connection itself, not just an account. According to Mexican business outlet EL CEO, this me...

With death sentence clemency, Newsom takes another big political risk

Amid speculation about how the mass commutation could help or hurt his presidential prospects in 2028, Gov. Gavin Newsom's decision pushes the boundaries of his authority and sends a clear message to the nation about where he stands.

"Dissatisfaction With Democracy": China Celebrates The Midterm Elections As Evidence That Democracy Is Dying In The West

"Dissatisfaction With Democracy": China Celebrates The Midterm Elections As Evidence That Democracy Is Dying In The West Authored by Jonathan Turley,Winston Churchill once famously observed that "No one pretends that democracy is perfect or all-wise. Indeed, it has been said that democracy is the worst form of Government, except for all those other forms that have been tried from time to time." His observation came to mind this week after China's state-run Global Times wrote an arti...

Rams safety Quentin Lake apologizes to Justin Herbert for 'deli meat' comment, even though he has a point

One of the weird things about modern sports is that current athletes will gladly hop on podcasts. Of course, that sometimes makes things awkward, as was the case for Rams safety Quentin Lake.Lake went on the "St. Brown Podcast" hosted by Lions receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown and his brother Equanimeous St. Brown.On the show, Lake talked about an interception he made on Sunday against the Los Angeles Chargers and was not complimentary of quarterback Justin Herbert's play.JUSTIN HERBERT, MADISON BEER G...

Barri Worth Girvan declares victory in race for West Valley seat on L.A. City Council

Barri Worth Girvan, a local government veteran, declared victory in the race for District 3 on the Los Angeles City Council after the vote tallies were released Friday evening.

[AINews] Anthropic IPO: Whither Now?

November 6, 2026 ARC Prize tests Inkling 2 Small, and Thinking Machines explains how it caught early checkpoints bypassing guardrails.