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
AI-Generated Song Tops Country Music Chart
Slashdot readers Tablizer and fjo3 share news that an AI-generated country song has topped the U.S. sales chart for the first time this week. ABC News reports: The new country tune, “Walk my Walk” by Breaking Rust, recently hit No. 1 on Billboard’s Country Digital Song Sales chart, reaching over 3 million streams on Spotify in less than a month. That success has garnered mixed rea … ⌘ Read more
Meta, Microsoft respond to government’s rebooted news tax
The tech giants have reacted to the push for them to hand over millions of dollars from their domestic revenue to local media companies, or pay a higher amount in financial penalties. ⌘ Read more
OpenAI Fights Order To Turn Over Millions of ChatGPT Conversations
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Reuters: OpenAI asked a federal judge in New York on Wednesday to reverse an order that required it to turn over 20 million anonymized ChatGPT chat logs amid a copyright infringement lawsuit by the New York Times and other news outlets, saying it would expose users’ private conversations. The artificial … ⌘ Read more
Blue Diamond Sells for $25.6 Million at Auction in Switzerland
A 9.51-carat blue stone that once belonged to the heiress Bunny Mellon sold for $7 million less than at its last auction, a sign of profound shifts in the diamond industry. ⌘ Read more
Strike Force Myddleton charge fortune teller over alleged $70 million fraud
Financial Crimes Squad detectives charged two women for their alleged involvement in a highly sophisticated multi-million-dollar fraud and money laundering syndicate operating across Sydney. ⌘ 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
Trump Is Said to Propose Opening California Coast to Oil Drilling
Maxine Joselow and Lisa Friedman, Climate Change Reporters - The New York Times
_Stephan: This article tells you two things. First, it is a blatant act of revenge against Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom, and the state of California. Second, it tells you as loudly as possible that “king” Trump cares nothing about preparing for climate change or your wellbeing. Yet, millions of Americans stil … ⌘ Read more
YouTube TV Blackout Is Costing Disney an Estimated $4.3 Million Per Day In Lost Revenue
Disney is losing an estimated $4.3 million per day (about $30 million per week) from the ongoing YouTube TV blackout of ESPN, ABC, and other networks amid a contract dispute over carriage fees. Of course, YouTube is also feeling financial pressure from users who have already canceled or intend to cancel … ⌘ Read more
PS5 Has Now Officially Outsold Every Xbox Console Ever Released
Sony reported that PlayStation 5 sales have reached 84.2 million units, officially surpassing every Xbox console ever released. IGN reports: The PlayStation 5 is now up to 84.2 million copies sold after shifting an additional 3.9 million units during the three-month period ending September 30, Sony has announced. That’s a slight increase on the 3. … ⌘ Read more
New larval seedbox technology could help drive coral restoration on the Great Barrier Reef
Millions of coral larvae on the Great Barrier Reef have an increased chance of replenishing degraded reefs thanks to the “larval seedbox”—a coral restoration technology developed by CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency, with Southern Cross University. ⌘ Read more
Thousands of Serbs have protested vowing to stop a $500 million luxury project linked to US President Donald Trump’s son-in-law. Belgrade has fast-tracked the plan despite anger over corruption and a historical legacy ⌘ Read more
Sam Altman’s Worldcoin Project Struggles Toward Billion-User Ambition With 17.5 Million Sign-Ups
Sam Altman’s Tools for Humanity has verified around 17.5 million people through its iris-scanning Orb device. The company has set a goal of reaching 1 billion users, so it is less than 2% of the way there. The startup has raised $240 million from investors including Andreessen Horowitz, … ⌘ Read more
CNCF and SlashData Survey Finds Cloud Native Ecosystem Surges to 15.6M Developers
New research reveals 15.6 million developers now use cloud native technologies, with backend and DevOps professionals leading adoption Key Highlights: ATLANTA, KUBECON + CLOUDNATIVECON NORTH AMERICA – November 11, 2025 – The Cloud Native Computing Foundation® … ⌘ Read more
Trump Quietly Dishes Out More Tax Breaks to Rich Investors While Slashing Food Aid for Millions
Jake Johnson, Senior Editor - Common Dreams
_Stephan: While American children are facing food shortages, elderly and low income Americans are losing healthcare, and on and on, “king” Trump is giving further tax cuts to his oligarch supporters. It is just another step in the trend that is converting America from a dominantly middle-c … ⌘ Read more
This top Sydney uni has a $500 million surplus. Now there’s talk of job cuts
The report had a disquieting note for staff that said it was “possible we will find adjustments to our staffing levels will be required”. ⌘ Read more
‘Where’s the $2.4 million?’: Brittany Higgins’ bankruptcy order delayed by court technicality
Higgins and her husband, David Sharaz, have been ordered to pay Higgins’ former boss, former Liberal senator Linda Reynolds, upwards of $341,000 in damages. ⌘ Read more
How HR Took Over the World
Human-resources departments in American companies employed 1.3 million professionals in 2024, a 64% increase over ten years. Overall employment grew 14% in the same period. Professional-services and technology firms saw the number of HR workers double since 2014. Similar patterns have emerged in Australia, Britain and Germany.
Chief human-resources officers also gained ground financially. Their total compensation, which stoo … ⌘ Read more
The Algorithm Failed Music
An anonymous reader shares a report: Spotify is the most popular music streaming service in the world. While its algorithmic recommendations aren’t necessarily the reason, its reach has meant that hundreds of millions of people are being fed a steady diet of music curated by a machine. Spotify’s goal is to keep you listening no matter what. In her book Mood Machine, journalist Liz Pelly recounts a story told to … ⌘ Read more
‘Not gonna happen!’ Trump official says Thanksgiving travel about to ‘slow to a trickle’
Alexander Willis, Staff Writer - Raw Story
_Stephan: I have been thinking about what is coming in Thanksgiving, unless major good news changes occur in the next few days. Families will not be able to gather together because air travel, as described in this article, declines “to a trickle.” And what where will millions of Americans get the food for a c … ⌘ Read more
Typhoon Fung-wong blows away from the Philippines, leaving 2 dead and 1.4 million displaced ⌘ Read more
Python Foundation Donations Surge After Rejecting Grant - But Sponsorships Still Needed
After the Python Software Foundation rejected a $1.5 million grant because it restricted DEI activity, “a flood of new donations followed,” according to a new report. By Friday they’d raised over $157,000, including 295 new Supporting Members paying an annual $99 membership fee, says PSF executi … ⌘ Read more
The Medicaid Program That Saved Money, Turned People’s Health Around — and Got Killed
Lisa Rab, Contributing Writer - Politico
Stephan: As Congress continues to cease to function, and “king” Trump spends his time visting with fellow authoritarians, and going to parties that would make the most debauched Roman emperor envious, the lives of millions of Americans are coming apart, as Medicaid comes apart.
Philippines evacuates hundreds of thousands as super typhoon nears
Nearly a million people have been evacuated and floodwaters were rising in the Philippines on Sunday before Typhoon Fung-wong’s expected late-night landfall on the east coast. ⌘ Read more
Facebook Dating Is a Surprise Hit For the Social Network
An anonymous reader quotes a report from the New York Times: Facebook Dating, which debuted in 2019, has become a surprise hit for the company. It lets people create a dating profile free in the app, where they can swipe and match with other eligible singles. It has more than 21 million daily users, quietly making it one of the most popular online dating service … ⌘ Read more
BREAKING: Supreme Court Blocks Order Requiring Trump to Pay SNAP Benefits
Aaron Parnas, Commentator - The Parnas Perspective
_Stephan: The Supreme Court literally made its ruling on SNAP as I was preparing SR. Here it is. It is just more gray area, and I am increasingly concerned that millions of American families are not going to be able to have a family Thanksgiving dinner. The sheer nastiness of “king” Trump’s attempt to starve tens of millions o … ⌘ Read more
Corporate Profits Surge as Companies Cut Nearly 1 Million Jobs
U.S. corporate profits have risen to record levels this year as companies eliminated nearly 1 million jobs. Chen Zhao of Alpine Macro calls the disconnect a “jobless boom.” Companies typically cut workers when profits decline. Amazon laid off 30,000 employees despite strong earnings. Zhao attributes the pattern to AI adoption boosting productivity across … ⌘ Read more
Rideshare Giant Grab Moves 200 Macs Out of the Cloud, Expects To Save $2.4 Million
Singaporean super-app company Grab has dumped 200 cloudy Mac Minis and replaced them with physical machines, a move it expects will save $2.4 million over three years. From a report: Grab is Southeast Asia’s leading rideshare and food delivery outfit and therefore needs to build apps for iOS to connect with custom … ⌘ Read more
A distant galaxy is being strangled by the cosmic web
A dwarf galaxy 100 million light years away is being stripped of its crucial star-forming gas, and it seems that the cosmic web is siphoning off this gas as the galaxy passes through ⌘ Read more
What 986 million code pushes say about the developer workflow in 2025
Nearly a billion commits later, the way we ship code has changed for good. Here’s what the 2025 Octoverse data says about how devs really work now.
The post What 986 million code pushes say about the developer workflow in 2025 appeared first on [The GitHub Blog](https: … ⌘ Read more
Duralex : le verre à moitié plein dans un pays à moitié vide
Grâce à une campagne publicitaire rondement menée par une presse gourmande de relayer les frétillantes aventures d’une SCOP, Duralex a brillamment réussi sa levée de fonds. En quelques heures seulement, le fabricant présent en France depuis 1945 parvient à récolter plus de 5 millions d’euros dans une opération typiquement capitalistique d’ouverture du capital. Ces cinq […] ⌘ Read more
iPhone 18 Pro Said to Feature Smaller Display Hole for Front Camera
Apple is testing new camera miniaturization technology to reduce the size of the front-facing camera on next year’s iPhone 18 Pro models, claims a Chinese leaker.
According to Digital Chat Station, a Weibo account with more than three million followers, Apple is testing a single HIIA (hole-in-active-area) hole pu … ⌘ Read more
10 Weird Distractions from the Great Depression
The Great Depression was one of the darkest chapters in American history. Millions of people lost jobs, homes, and savings; breadlines and shuttered factories became part of daily life. Yet even in that bleak decade, the human spirit refused to break. Families found creative, inexpensive ways to laugh, play, and connect. From homemade haunted houses […]
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The Louvre’s Video Surveillance Password Was ‘Louvre’
A bungled October 18 heist that saw $102 million of crown jewels stolen from the Louvre in broad daylight has exposed years of lax security at the national art museum. From trivial passwords like ‘LOUVRE’ to decades-old, unsupported systems and easy rooftop access, the job was made surprisingly easy. PC Gamer reports: As Rogue cofounder and former Polygon arch-jester Cass … ⌘ Read more
Spud King expands empire with $14m orchard deal
WA’s “Spud King” Tony Galati has expanded his empire with a $14 million bid to purchase two South West orchards which will see his business move into apples and avocados. ⌘ Read more
Fwupd 2.0.17 Released With More Hardware Support & Features
Days after the Linux Vendor Firmware Service celebrated 135 million firmware downloads, a new version of the Fwupd utility is now available for firmware updating systems and peripherals under Linux… ⌘ Read more
Toxic algae blighting South Australia could pose a global threat
Researchers warn that the alga Karenia cristata, which has killed around a million animals in Australian waters in one of the biggest algal blooms ever seen, could harm marine life elsewhere ⌘ Read more
‘No one is entitled!’ MAGA congressman shames SNAP recipients for ‘life choices’
Alexander Willis, Staff Writer - Raw Story
Stephan: This is the heartless Republican scum the Americans in Florida’s 6th District chose to represent them.
As 42 million Americans go without federal food assistance, including 16 million children, Rep. Randy Fine … ⌘ Read more
Python Software Foundation Running Out of Money
After turning down $1.5 Million from the US Government as an act of DEI Virtue Signalling, the Python Software Foundation reveals that they have a $1.4 Million deficit, with only 6 months of money left. ⌘ Read more
Senate declines to halt plan to kill off half-million barred owls by Fish and Wildlife Service
Dani Anguiano, - The Guardian (U.K.)
_Stephan: ”king” Trump’s incompetent administration has declared a mass murder on a species of owl. Trump’s administration cares nothing about seeing young children have enough to eat, but are happy to focus on changing nature. America has become a very strange and, for selected populations, a ver … ⌘ Read more
Lunduke Journal Hits 12.9 Million Views in October
The stories from The Lunduke Journal are continuing to spread further and further with each passing month. ⌘ Read more
Trump administration blocked from suspending Snap benefits for millions of Americans
Lauren Gambino , Political Correspondent - The Guardian (U.K.)
Stephan: Today, we got what may turn out to be good news about the continuation of SNAP from two courts with ethical judges. That is, if the Trump coup administration follows what the court orders. That used to be a given, but under the Trump coup, that is no longer always the case.
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Bankim Brahmbhatt, BlackRock: Indian-Origin CEO Stings BlackRock With “Breathtaking” $500-Million Fraud ⌘ Read more
Ukraine Discloses Strike That Wiped Out Russia’s $150 Million Air Defense Assets ⌘ Read more
The surveillance state is here—and it’s bleak
Lisa Needham, Staff Writer - Daily Kos
_Stephan: I wonder how many Americans realize that dictator Trump is spending hundreds of millions of dollars of your tax dollars to pay the costs of putting the National Guard and his ICE Gestapo in American cities to harass and detain thousands of men, women, and children. The stories coming out of this military takeover of American civilian society get more horrific day by day. Only a thug … ⌘ Read more
UN says Congo needs half a billion dollars as 26 million face severe hunger ⌘ Read more
Securing the software supply chain: How distroless containers defend against npm malware attacks
The wake-up call: npm ‘is’ package compromise In July 2025, the npm package “is”—downloaded millions of times each week—was quietly hijacked. A simple phishing email to its maintainer opened the door for attackers to inject malicious… ⌘ Read more
America’s Impending Population Collapse
Idrees Kahloon , Staff Writer - msn | The Atlantic
_Stephan: Donald Trump, convicted felon, sex offender, multiple bankrupt, was elected to the Presidency largely because a large White segment of the American voter population did not want people of any color to come into the country. They didn’t realize or care that millions of them worked for companies founded by immigrants or the children of immigrants. They didn’t understand or note, parti … ⌘ Read more