Is a deadly asteroid about to hit Earth? Meet the man who can tell you
When an asteroid threatens Earth, astronomers use a rating called the Torino scale to communicate the risk. Richard Binzel, who invented the scale, tells New Scientist about his 50-year career in planetary defence ⌘ Read more

Framework Laptop 16 Upgrade To AMD Ryzen AI 300 Series Benchmarks
Framework Computer announced back in August that the Framework Laptop 16 would be rolling out upgrades to the AMD Ryzen AI 300 series and a GeForce RTX 5070 graphics option. Today the review embargo lifts on these new Framework 16 laptop upgrades and some Linux benchmarking of the new hardware. ⌘ Read more

Neues Gedenkstättenkonzept der Regierung: KZ-Gedenkstätten droht der Zerfall
Das Kabinett verabschiedet Konzept für die Erinnerung an das NS-Regime und die SED-Diktatur. Die Erinnerung an die Kolonialverbrechen kommt nicht vor. mehr… ⌘ Read more

Verteilung Geflüchteter: EU-Kommission will Deutschland entlasten
Ab kommendem Jahr soll Deutschland keine Geflüchteten mehr aus Europas Grenzstaaten aufnehmen. Der Vorschlag der EU-Kommission sorgt für Unmut. mehr… ⌘ Read more

Debatte um 556-Euro-Job: Wozu sind Minijobs gut? Wer macht sie? Wer profitiert?
Minijobs wurden geschaffen, um den Weg in die Anstellung zu erleichtern. Teile der Union wollen sie nun abschaffen. Die wichtigsten Fragen und Antworten. mehr… ⌘ Read more

Ukraine war G7: Canada announces new Russia sanctions ⌘ Read more

Two women had a business meeting. AI called it childcare
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Landtag Brandenburg: Koalition auf der Kippe
In Brandenburg verlassen vier BSW-Abgeordnete aus Protest ihre Fraktion. Die wollte einem Gesetz zur Rundfunkreform nicht zustimmen. mehr… ⌘ Read more

Airbnb Rival Sonder Abruptly Shuts Down, Orders Guests To Leave
Sonder, a short-term rental company and former Airbnb rival, abruptly went out of business after Marriott ended its licensing deal on Nov. 9 – leaving guests scrambling as they were told to vacate their rooms immediately. From a report: Paul Strack, 63, visiting Boston from Little Rock, Arkansas, told CBS News he received an email from Marriott on Sunda … ⌘ Read more

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Berliner Premiere der Akram Khan Company: Sie führt in eine Welt vor unserer Zeit
So hinreißend der Tanz, so düster die mythischen Rituale: „Thikra: Night of Remembering“ der Akram Khan Company bei den Berliner Festspielen. mehr… ⌘ Read more

Paragraf 265a abschaffen: „Aber das sind ja Glückstränen“
Kamila W. saß im Knast, weil sie kein Ticket hatte. Der Linken-Abgeordnete Luke Hoß hat sie freigekauft. Ein Gesetzentwurf dazu kommt am Donnerstag. mehr… ⌘ Read more

Tribute to our little salmon boy who rose to the top of r/cats ⌘ Read more

Valve’s Open-Source Radeon Linux Driver “Love Song For Gamers With Old GPUs”
As covered recently on Phoronix there has been several exciting improvements for aging AMD Radeon GCN 1.0 and GCN 1.1 era graphics cards for the open-source AMD Linux graphics driver stack. This work has been led by Timur Kristóf of Valve’s Linux Open-Source Graphics Driver Group with an ultimate goal of shifting the GCN 1.0/1.1 open-source Linux driver hardware support from the aging “Radeon” kernel graphics driver over to the “AMD … ⌘ Read more

Klagerechte für Konzerne gegen Politik: Kritik an Investitionsabkommen mit Singapur und Vietnam
Der Bundestag soll EU-Verträge mit zwei asiatischen Ländern ratifizieren. Unter Robert Habeck hielt das Wirtschaftsministerium das noch für „riskant“. mehr… ⌘ Read more

‘So magical’: Sky watchers treated to spectacular aurora light show across Australia
The southern lights, known also as aurora australis, dazzled sky watchers across a wide area as a severe solar storm impacted Earth. ⌘ Read more

Fungus in Chernobyl nuclear disaster zone has mutated to ‘feed’ on radiation
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AI Bubble Is Ignoring Michael Burry’s Fears
An anonymous reader shares a report: Costing tens of thousands of dollars each, Nvidia’s pioneering AI chips make up a hefty chunk of the $400 billion that Big Tech plans to invest this year – a bill expected to hit $3 trillion by 2029. But unlike 19th-century railroads, or the Dotcom boom’s fiber-optic cables, the GPUs fueling today’s AI mania are short-lived assets with a shelf life of perh … ⌘ Read more

Putin Reportedly Hides in Cloned Secret Offices to Evade Ukrainian Drone Strikes ⌘ Read more

Gericht erlaubt Zwangsvollstreckung: Tierleid bleibt Geschäftsgeheimnis
Schweinebetäubungsbilder müssen weg: Oldenburgs Oberlandesgericht bewertet Schweine-Unternehmenspersönlichkeitsrecht höher als Meinungsfreiheit. mehr… ⌘ Read more

Zukunft der Arbeit: Abstiegskampf am Fließband
Warum dominiert die Sorge vor dem Abstieg die Arbeiterschicht? Unser Autor hat die Kol­le­g:in­nen seiner Eltern gefragt. mehr… ⌘ Read more

Red Hat’s RHEL 10.1 Released With systemd Soft-Reboots, Easier AI Accelerator Drivers
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.1 has reached general availability with a number of enhancements to this leading enterprise Linux distribution. As with so many things in 2025, AI is a big focus for RHEL 10.1… ⌘ Read more

Der Partner und seine Wohnung: Gardine oder Nichtgardine, das ist hier die Frage
Unsere Autorin stört sich an der spärlichen Einrichtung ihres Partners. Aber ist der gemeinsame Gang ins schwedische Möbelhaus wirklich die Lösung? mehr… ⌘ Read more

Fighting the New York Times’ invasion of user privacy
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Inhaftierter Autor darf ausreisen: Boualem Sansal begnadigt
Der algerisch-französische Schriftsteller sitzt seit einem Jahr in Haft. Nun gab die Regierung in Algier einem Gnadengesuch Frank-Walter Steinmeiers statt. mehr… ⌘ Read more

Last night, we had to say goodbye to our sweet boy, Paul. He was only 7 years old. I am so completely devastated and so completely grateful for the time we had with him. ⌘ Read more

Researchers Surprised That With AI, Toxicity is Harder To Fake Than Intelligence
Researchers from four universities have released a study revealing that AI models remain easily detectable in social media conversations despite optimization attempts. The team tested nine language models across Twitter/X, Bluesky and Reddit, developing classifiers that identified AI-generated replies at 70 to 80% ac … ⌘ Read more

Boxer mit jüdischen Wurzeln in NS-Zeit: Die Würde eines Boxers
Wie Ernst Weiss, der österreichische Boxprofi mit jüdischen Wurzeln, die Novemberpogrome 1938 erlebt und die Nazizeit überlebt. mehr… ⌘ Read more

Chemical computer can recognise patterns and perform multiple tasks
Previous attempts at building a chemical computer have been too simple, too rigid or too hard to scale, but an approach based on a network of reactions can perform multiple tasks without having to be reconfigured ⌘ Read more

Docker Desktop 4.50: Indispensable for Daily Development
Docker Desktop 4.50 represents a major leap forward in how development teams build, secure, and ship software. Across the last several releases, we’ve delivered meaningful improvements that directly address the challenges you face every day: faster debugging workflows, enterprise-grade security controls that don’t get in your way, and seamless AI integration that makes modern development… ⌘ Read more

CNCF Honors Innovators and Defenders with 2025 Community Awards at KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America
Honorees span end users, maintainers, mentors, and long-time contributors, reflecting the strength and diversity of the cloud native ecosystem Key Highlights ATLANTA, KUBECON + CLOUDNATIVECON NORTH AMERICA—November 12, 2025— The Cloud Native Computing Foundation® (CNCF®), which… ⌘ Read more

Helm Marks 10 Years With Release of Version 4
Major update introduces new features while maintaining Helm’s role in Kubernetes application management Key Highlights KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America, ATLANTA, GA – November 12, 2025 – The Cloud Native Computing Foundation® (CNCF®), which builds sustainable… ⌘ Read more

Powerful ‘cannibal storm’ to hit Earth today - and it could disrupt communications and GPS ⌘ Read more

The Geometry Behind Normal Maps
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Blockhäuser mit NS-Geschichte: Schwarze Villen für die Nazi-Granden
In Hamburg ist eine Siedlung rustikaler Norwegerhäuser fast komplett erhalten. Entstanden als Behelfsheime für NS-Funktionäre sind sie heute hoch begehrt. mehr… ⌘ Read more

Geschichte der Queerfeindlichkeit: Alter Hass im neuen Gewand
Queer- und transfeindliche Rhetorik ist heute allgegenwärtig. Das ist nicht überraschend, denn auch früher flammte sie stets in Krisenzeiten auf. mehr… ⌘ Read more

Vorstoß von Hubertz zu Sozialwohnungen: Wenn die Baupolitik versagt
Bauministerin Hubertz will Menschen in Sozialwohnungen ans Geld. Statt das Kernproblem zu lösen, verfährt sie sich in einer nicht durchdachten Idee. mehr… ⌘ Read more

Ancient statues stolen from Syria’s National Museum ⌘ Read more

Ryanair Tries Forcing App Downloads By Eliminating Paper Boarding Passes
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: Ryanair is trying to force users to download its mobile app by eliminating paper boarding passes, starting on November 12. As announced in February and subsequently delayed from earlier start dates, Europe’s biggest airline is moving to digital-only boarding passes, meaning cu … ⌘ Read more

Superquiz, Thursday, November 13
Trivia buffs, test your knowledge with today’s interactive superquiz. ⌘ Read more

New study finds users are marrying and having virtual children with AI chatbots
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‘Switchbody’ turns enzyme activity on with antibody–antigen binding
By fusing enzyme fragments to antibodies, researchers from the Institute of Science Tokyo, in Japan, developed an innovative enzyme switch called “Switchbody,” which is activated when bound to its target antigen. Switchbody is based on a trap-and-release of enzyme fragment that dynamically controls enzyme activity, offering new opportunities in diagnostics, therapeutics, and precision bioprocessing. ⌘ Read more

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Women prefer to be prettier than a partner, but men want to be funnier
When measuring yourself against your partner, which traits do you prefer to have compared with your significant other? A survey that forced people to choose has found that men and women have different preferences when it comes to being smarter, funnier or more attractive ⌘ Read more

New HomePod Mini, Apple TV, and AirTag Were Expected This Year — Where Are They?
While it was rumored that Apple planned to release new versions of the HomePod mini, Apple TV, and AirTag this year, it is no longer clear if that will still happen.

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Back in January, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman said Apple planned to release new HomePod mini and Apple TV models “ [toward the end of the year](https://www.macru … ⌘ Read more

An der Nato-Ostflanke: Grenzerfahrungen
Am Suwałki-Korridor kommen Belarus und das russische Kaliningrad bedrohlich nah. Eine Reise zu Europas verteidigungspolitischer Achillesferse. mehr… ⌘ Read more

Liberalismus in der Krise: Letzter Ausweg Kettensäge?
Der rechtsgrüne Thinktank LibMod und die rechtskonservative Denkfabrik R21 debattieren über Liberalismus. Die Positionen sind ähnlicher als vermutet. mehr… ⌘ Read more

RADV Driver Adds Valve Video Extension Used By Steam Link VR
Back in August with the Vulkan 1.4.327 spec update was the introduction of VK_VALVE_video_encode_rgb_conversion as a Valve vendor extension. The open-source Radeon Vulkan “RADV” driver has now merged support for this extension that is being used now by Steam Link VR… ⌘ Read more

Evidence of ancient tree-climbing ‘drop crocs’ found in Australia ⌘ Read more

At Least Two New Open-Source NPU Accelerator Drivers Expected In 2026
Open-source developer Tomeu Vizoso who developed the open-source and reverse-engineered “Rocket” accel driver for the Rockchip NPU and also worked on the Etnaviv/Vivante NPU support and other related code like Mesa’s Teflon is teasing new NPU drivers coming in the new year… ⌘ Read more