Iceland Deems Possible Atlantic Current Collapse A Security Risk
Iceland has formally classified the potential collapse of a major Atlantic Ocean current system a national security threat, warning that a disruption could trigger a modern-day ice age in Northern Europe and destabilize global weather systems. The move elevates the risk across government and enables it to strategize for worst-case scenarios. Reut … ⌘ Read more
Superquiz, Friday, November 14
Trivia buffs, test your knowledge with today’s interactive superquiz. ⌘ Read more
Hack Club has been handling children’s data for 4 years without a privacy policy
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RadeonSI OpenGL Mesh Shader Support Is Now Completed For Mesa 26.0
For next quarter’s Mesa 26.0 release, the AMD RadeonSI Gallium3D driver will present OpenGL mesh shaders support. It’s been a long journey from the GL_EXT_mesh_shader extension being crafted and merged to wiring up the Mesa driver support while now it’s in place for the AMD Radeon Linux graphics driver… ⌘ Read more
Woman charged with murdering partner’s mother in Sydney home
The 50-year-old was charged following an autopsy of Irene Selmes, 84, which allegedly showed she had suffered significant injuries before her death. ⌘ Read more
Intel Now Confirms Nova Lake Will Support AVX10.2 & APX Extensions
Recently when Intel contributed Nova Lake support for LLVM/Clang and the GCC compiler support there was not any AVX10 or APX support contrary to rumors and expectations. Intel has now published a new programming reference manual where they now confirm Nova Lake will in fact support AVX10.2 and APX… ⌘ Read more
Green falls short of Shield century
Cameron Green is given out lbw on 94 in Western Australia’s clash with Queensland. ⌘ Read more
Editor’s Note: Security Human Validation
Stephan A. Schwartz, Editor - Schwartzreport
_Stephan: Even though we had several levels of security already installed, SR has been experiencing so many hacking attacks that it was getting difficult to publish it because the attacks kept screwing up the application we use to produce SR. So Beth Alexander, my wonderful web manager of many years, consulted with security specialists, and they told her we needed to add a human verification first … ⌘ Read more
Who sacked Gough Whitlam? Take the Brisbane Times Quiz
Test your knowledge of current events and earth-shattering anniversaries with the weekly trivia challenge. ⌘ Read more
Canonical To Now Provide Up To 15 Years Commercial Support For Ubuntu LTS Releases
Canonical announced today the expansion of the legacy add-on for Ubuntu Pro to provide total coverage of Ubuntu LTS releases up to 15 years… ⌘ Read more
Why it’s so hard to bust the weather control conspiracy theory
Dave Levitan, Climate Science Writer - MIT Technology Review
_Stephan: ”king” Trump, his administration, and his Congressional vassals are doing nothing about preparing for the ongoing climate change crisis, whose crescendo is estimated to be about 14 years from now. Instead, they seek to entrap the United States in carbon energy to serve the oligarchs who have funded Trump and the Republican Congr … ⌘ Read more
Private hospital fails in bid to block new medical centre
Work is expected to start in January on a new medical centre across the road from Queensland’s largest private hospital, which lost its Supreme Court appeal this week to stop it being built. ⌘ Read more
Supreme Court rejects call to overturn its decision legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide
MARK SHERMAN, Supreme Court Reporter - Associated Press
_Stephan: The Epstein Trump pedophilia story has taken over the media, so I want to focus on some other major stories getting very little media attention. This is some good news, surprising in a way, given the MAGAt majority that dominates the Supreme Court. The good news is that the C … ⌘ Read more
‘No way we’re going back’: Canadians are flying just about anywhere but the US
Ewan Gleadow, Staff Writer - Raw Story
_Stephan: The damage “king” Trump has done to the wellbeing of the United States is historic, and it particularly stands out in international relationships. Canadians, Europeans, Chinese, and others aren’t choosing to visit. It has affected the tourism business, the importation by other nations of American goods, and the importat … ⌘ Read more
WA MPs on notice to behave better in parliament
The speaker has laid down the law after a string of outbursts, including a Nazi slur. ⌘ Read more
Common cents: US Mint to press its final penny
Associated Press Reporters, - Associated Press
Stephan: No more pennies. After 232 years, the little copper coins we have handled all our lives will cease to be coined. Here are the facts.
A die for a penny press is seen at the US Mint in Philadelphia on Wednesday. Credit: Matt Slocum / APThe US Mint in [Philadelphia](htt … ⌘ Read more
A ruddy brilliant career
While mother dismisses the Dismissal. ⌘ Read more
Alien: Earth Renewed For Second Season
FX has renewed Alien: Earth for a second season and signed creator Noah Hawley to a massive nine-figure overall deal with Disney Entertainment Television. Deadline reports: Inspired by Ridley Scott’s sci-fi thriller film Alien, Hawley adapted the film franchise for television with the strong support of Scott Free and its president, David W. Zucker, who is an executive producer of the serie … ⌘ Read more
China’s ‘Wolf Warrior’ Diplomacy Returns With Threat Against Japan’s Leader
A Chinese diplomat’s call to cut off the prime minister’s “filthy neck” signaled a revival of a combative style Beijing had tried to dial back. ⌘ Read more
‘Throw-away-the-key’ approach is no solution
Readers continue to respond to the state government’s proposal to jail young offenders, and the Coalition’s position on climate policy. ⌘ Read more
One last chance to see spectacular aurora light show across Australia
If you missed the southern lights, experts say there’s still a chance sky watchers could be dazzled on Thursday night. ⌘ Read more
Ignore these neo-Nazis at our peril: Evil left unchallenged will be normalised
They lie and hijack the ANZAC legend while defiling the memory of almost 40,000 Australians who died fighting Nazi Germany. ⌘ Read more
Police probe child sex offender’s employment at petting zoo café
Police are investigating after a 9News investigation revealed a child sex offender was working in a popular south-east Queensland petting zoo café. ⌘ Read more
‘Cowardly’ teen jailed for 16 years for Vyleen White’s murder
A teenager who fatally stabbed grandmother Vyleen White in front of a young girl has been jailed for 16 years over the murder that sparked law reforms. ⌘ Read more
Brother and sister front court over alleged hit-run
A brother and sister have fronted court over an alleged hit-run crash that killed a young father. ⌘ Read more
Four-year-old’s message after surviving taxi crash
A four-year-old boy who survived being run over by a taxi while riding a bike has become the face of a new police safety campaign. ⌘ Read more
‘We’re in it for the fight’: State school teachers rally outside Parliament
Several hundred state school teachers rallied outside Parliament demanding a better deal, as tensions flared ahead of a second 24-hour strike. ⌘ Read more
Innocent homeless woman attacked outside public library
An innocent homeless woman sleeping outside a public library has been brutally bashed and raped. ⌘ Read more
Cost of treatment for deadly cancer slashed
The cost of a crucial treatment for a deadly cancer will drop from nearly $13,000 a month to just $25 after it was added to the PBS. ⌘ Read more
Trump Is Said to Propose Opening California Coast to Oil Drilling
Gov. Gavin Newsom, a chief critic of the president and an opponent of oil exploration in the Pacific, called the proposal “dead on arrival.” ⌘ Read more
Nepali community mourns family killed in truck crash
An Armstrong Creek couple are being remembered as loving parents after they were killed alongside their son in a crash with a truck at Stoneleigh in Victoria’s west. ⌘ Read more
North Sydney Boys student Tasered after brandishing knife at school
The 15-year-old armed himself with a large knife after an altercation with another student, forcing the prestigious selective school into lockdown as police responded. ⌘ Read more
Why investigators did not pursue ‘red flag’ in corruption scandal
Two investigators from NSW’s transport department have been grilled about why a complaint about the alleged mastermind of kickbacks was not pursed further. ⌘ Read more
North Sydney Boys student Tasered after brandishing knife at school
The 15-year-old armed himself with a large knife after an altercation with another student, forcing the prestigious selective school into lockdown as police responded. ⌘ Read more
Killer who threw dead teacher in bin gets 10 years jail
A killer who threw his housemate’s body into a bin and refused to face his victim’s family in court will spend a decade behind bars. ⌘ Read more
Woman arrested following suspicious death of elderly woman
A woman’s been arrested over the suspicious death of a grandmother in a home near Marsden Park. ⌘ Read more
Victoria vows life sentences for adults who recruit kids into crime gangs
Premier Jacinta Allen has vowed to bring in life sentences for adults who recruit kids into crime gangs, but her Attorney-General was forced to concede it’s never been successfully prosecuted. ⌘ Read more
Doctors and road safety experts want lower speed limits in NSW
Doctors and road safety experts are hoping to lower speed limits in NSW residential areas from 50 kilometres an hour to 30. ⌘ Read more
Neo-Nazi Thomas Sewell bailed after allegedly leading group attack on sacred site
Neo-Nazi Thomas Sewell, who allegedly led a violent group attack on a First Nations protest camp, has been granted bail. ⌘ Read more
Man seriously injured in machete ambush
A man has been critically injured in a machete attack at a Melbourne car wash. ⌘ Read more
Search for protesters who allegedly assaulted police officers
Police have released the images of eight persons of interest as investigations continue into violent protests in Melbourne. ⌘ Read more
Syria’s Leaders Pledge to Join Fight Against Islamic State
Large parts of Syria were once overrun by the terrorist group Islamic State. The country’s new government has just committed to a global effort to fight the group. ⌘ Read more
Student tasered after walking around school with knife
A student has been tasered by police after walking around North Sydney Boys High with a large knife. ⌘ Read more
NSW cracks down on underquoting real estate agents
The NSW government has announced new laws to crack down on underquoting real estate agents, set to be
introduced next year. ⌘ Read more
How France Remembers the November 2015 Terrorist Attacks in Paris
A decade ago, Islamic State militants killed 130 people in an assault that shocked France. Some survivors are still struggling, but for many of their compatriots, memories of the attacks are growing more distant. ⌘ Read more
Fortune teller charged over $70 million fraud
A self-proclaimed fortune teller has been charged over an alleged $70 million fraud in Sydney. ⌘ Read more
Exclusive footage reveals boats at the centre of secretive Australian Border Force scheme
The footage, captured by a 9News Perth drone, shows the Australian Border Force’s 110-metre Ocean Shield leaving Broome Port carrying the four fishing boats. ⌘ Read more
Study provides new forecasts of remote islands’ vulnerability to sea level rise
In the summer of 2022, 20 islands in the Maldives were flooded when a distant swell event in the Indian Ocean coincided with an extremely high tide level. ⌘ Read more