How to Capture the Northern Lights With Just Your Smartphone
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OpenAI’s GPT-5.1 Brings Smarter Reasoning and More Personality Presets To ChatGPT
OpenAI today released GPT-5.1, an update to its flagship model line. The update includes two versions: GPT-5.1 Instant, which OpenAI says adds adaptive reasoning capabilities and improved instruction following, and GPT-5.1 Thinking, which adjusts its processing time based on query complexity.
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South Asia on Edge
There are no known links between two bomb attacks in India and Pakistan, but they come as tensions between the countries are already high. ⌘ Read more
Israel Reopens Gaza Aid Route It Had Closed for Months
The cease-fire with Hamas has blunted the hunger faced by Gazans during the war. But aid agencies say Israeli restrictions are still hobbling their work. ⌘ Read more
Algeria Pardons Writer Boualem Sansal at Germany’s Request
Boualem Sansal, an Algerian-French writer, was arrested on accusations of undermining national security during a visit to his homeland a year ago and sentenced to five years in prison. ⌘ Read more
Deadly Blasts in India and Pakistan Set Region on Edge
The rare explosions in the country’s capitals have not been directly linked, but there are fears the governments will blame each other after their previous military conflict alarmed the world. ⌘ Read more
Valve Enters the Console Wars
Valve has unveiled a new Steam Machine console, taking a second shot at living room gaming a decade after its 2015 Steam Machine initiative failed. The 6-inch cube runs Linux-based SteamOS but plays Windows games through Proton, a compatibility layer built on Wine that translates Microsoft graphical APIs.
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Gustavo Petro, the Rebel Turned President Willing to Take on Trump
From his guerrilla roots, Colombia’s president, Gustavo Petro, has long embraced a confrontational style. Now, he has incurred President Trump’s wrath and is facing political fallout at home. ⌘ Read more
Gustavo Petro, the Rebel Turned President Willing to Take on Trump
From his guerrilla roots, Colombia’s president, Gustavo Petro, has long embraced a confrontational style. Now, he has incurred President Trump’s wrath and is facing political fallout at home. ⌘ 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
Microsoft Is Offering Rewards Points for Using Edge Instead of Google Chrome
An anonymous reader shares a report: Microsoft employs various schemes to stop Edge users from switching to Chrome, and the latest includes financial rewards for sticking with the browser. As spotted by Windows Latest, select users who search on Bing within Microsoft Edge for a link to download Google Chrome are now shown an … ⌘ Read more
US Ends Penny-Making Run After More Than 230 Years
The US is set to make its final penny. The Philadelphia Mint will strike its last batch of one-cent coins on Thursday, after more than 230 years of production. From a report: The coins will remain in circulation but the phase-out has already prompted businesses to start adjusting prices, as they say pennies are becoming harder to find. The government says the move will save … ⌘ Read more
UC San Diego Reports ‘Steep Decline’ in Student Academic Preparation
The University of California, San Diego has documented a steep decline in the academic preparation of its entering freshmen over the past five years, according to a report [PDF] released this month by the campus’s Senate-Administration Working Group on Admissions. Between 2020 and 2025, the number of students whose math skills fall below … ⌘ Read more
Apple Study Finds Mandated Fee Reductions Never Reached European Consumers
Apple said Wednesday that European Union developers pocketed the savings from mandated commission reductions rather than lowering prices for consumers. The iPhone maker commissioned Analysis Group to study pricing behavior [PDF] after the Digital Markets Act forced Apple to cut its App Store fees from up to 30% to an average … ⌘ Read more
Synopsys Plans 10% Job Cuts After Ansys Deal Closure
An anonymous reader shares a report: Synopsys will lay off about 10% of its workforce, or roughly 2,000 employees, as the chip-design software maker looks to redirect investment towards growth opportunities, according to a regulatory filing on Wednesday. The move comes after the company completed its $35 billion cash-and-stock acquisition of engineering design firm Ansys earl … ⌘ Read more
Amazon Steps Up Attempts To Block Illegal Sports Streaming Via Fire TV Sticks
Amazon is rolling out a tougher approach to combat illegal streaming, with the United States-based tech company aiming to block apps loaded onto all its Fire TV Stick devices that are identified as providing pirated content. From a report: Exclusive data provided to The Athletic from researchers YouGov Sport highlighted t … ⌘ Read more
Meduza-Auswahl 6. – 12. November: Folgen der US-Migrationspolitik für russische Dissidenten
Massenhaft hatte die US-Regierung russische Asylsuchende im Rahmen ihrer Anti-Immigrations-Politik abgeschoben. Was passiert mit Ihnen in Russland? mehr… ⌘ Read more
Google Relaunches Cameyo To Entice Businesses From Windows To ChromeOS
After acquiring software virtualization company Cameyo last year, Google has relaunched a version of the service that makes it easier for Windows-based organizations to migrate over to ChromeOS. From a report: Now called “Cameyo by Google,” the Virtual App Delivery (VAD) solution allows users to run legacy Windows apps in the Chrome br … ⌘ 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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
27 far-right Trump judge picks caught making ‘dishonest and misleading answers’ to Senate
Julia Conley, Common Dreams Staff Writer - Raw Story
_Stephan: ”king” Trump and his administration, while generally supported by the fascist majority on the Supreme Court, have been reversed or lost in judgments of the lower courts. So what are they doing? Why trying to restructure the lower courts by appointing MAGAts to courts, as this article … ⌘ Read more
How Christian Nationalism Is Shaping Trump’s Foreign Policy Toward Africa
Jessica Washington, Political Reporter - The Intercept
_Stephan: ”king” Trump has a long history of racism, and is the flavor of his administration and linked to what I think of as pseudo-Christianity because White nationalist Christianity has little to do with Jesus’ teachings. Trump and his father were taken to court decades ago over their racism, and lost, and he has never … ⌘ Read more
Removing CO2 from atmosphere vital to avoid catastrophic tipping points, leading scientist says
Jonathan Watts and Dharna Noor, Reporters - The Guardian (U.K.)
_Stephan: If you heard the fire alarm loudly ringing in some building you were in, would you pay attention and act accordingly? Of course you would. But as the climate change alarm rings its warning, “king” Trump, his administration, and his vassals in Congress think, an … ⌘ 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
Meta Chief AI Scientist Yann LeCun Plans To Exit To Launch Startup
According to the Financial Times (paywalled), Meta’s Chief AI Scientist Yann LeCun, a deep-learning pioneer and Turing Award winner, is reportedly leaving the company to launch his own startup. Reuters reports: The owner of Facebook and Instagram has significantly increased its investments in artificial intelligence, with CEO Mark Zuckerberg r … ⌘ Read more
The Liberals’ five hour-long net zero meeting, as it happened
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Australia news LIVE: Majority of Liberals favour dumping net zero after five-hour meeting; Most MPs agree to 10 principles
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Sun Unleashes Strongest Solar Flare of 2025
New submitter UsRanger175 shares a report from Space.com: The sun erupted in spectacular fashion this morning (Nov. 11), unleashing a major X5.1-class solar flare, the strongest of 2025 so far and the most intense since October 2024. The eruption peaked at 5 a.m. EST (1000 GMT) from sunspot AR4274, which has been bursting with activity in recent days. The blast triggered strong (R3-level … ⌘ Read more
Australia news LIVE: Majority of Liberals favour dumping net zero after five-hour meeting
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Australia news LIVE: Majority of Liberals favour dumping net zero after five-hour meeting
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Australia news LIVE: Majority of Liberals favour dumping net zero after five-hour meeting, mostly agree to 10 principles
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Australia news LIVE: Majority of Liberals favour dumping net zero in five-hour meeting, which Ley says went ‘really well’
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Net zero Australia LIVE updates: Watch live: Tehan speaks after conservatives take lead on dumping net zero in 5hr meeting
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Net zero Australia LIVE updates: Camp pushing to dump net zero takes slight edge as marathon Liberal meeting wraps up
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Net zero Australia LIVE updates: Camp pushing to dump net zero takes slight edge as marathon Liberal meeting wraps up
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Net zero Australia LIVE updates: Hastie says Libs could force net zero election, then win government; Ley fights for job; Australia settles new defence treaty with Indonesia
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Net zero Australia LIVE updates: Hastie says Libs could force net zero election, then win government; Ley fights for job; Australia settles new defence treaty with Indonesia
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Net zero Australia LIVE updates: Hastie says Libs could win government, then force net zero election; Ley fights for job; Australia enters new defence treaty with Indonesia
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Net zero Australia LIVE updates: Hastie says Libs could win government, then force net zero election; Ley fights for job; Australia enters new defence treaty with Indonesia
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Net zero Australia LIVE updates: Hastie says Libs could win government, then force net zero election; Ley fights for job; Australia enters new defence treaty with Indonesia
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Net zero Australia LIVE updates: Hastie says Libs could win government, then force net zero election; Ley fights for job; Australia enters new defence treaty with Indonesia
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Net zero Australia LIVE updates: Hastie says Libs could win government, then force net zero election; Ley fights for job
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Net zero Australia LIVE updates: Andrew Hastie says Liberals should force double dissolution if they win next election over net zero emissions target
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