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US data centers sit dark as electrification lags | Semafor www.semafor.com/article/11/1...
US data centers sit dark as electrification lags
An energy company estimates large data centers could take up to seven years to come online.
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November 11, 2025 at 6:11 AM
US data centers sit dark as electrification lags | Semafor www.semafor.com/article/11/1...
MIT researchers developing injectable chip for brain disorders www.upi.com/Health_News/...
November 11, 2025 at 5:47 AM
MIT researchers developing injectable chip for brain disorders www.upi.com/Health_News/...
Trump Completes Jan. 6 Autocoup With Mass Preemptive Pardons https://talkingpointsmemo.com/morning-memo/trump-completes-jan-6-autocoup-with-mass-preemptive-pardons
Trump Completes Jan. 6 Autocoup With Mass Preemptive Pardons
For My Friends, Everything … Let the record show that President Donald…
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November 11, 2025 at 5:17 AM
Trump Completes Jan. 6 Autocoup With Mass Preemptive Pardons https://talkingpointsmemo.com/morning-memo/trump-completes-jan-6-autocoup-with-mass-preemptive-pardons
How Elon Musk’s Changes to X Made Our Discourse Far Stupider https://talkingpointsmemo.com/tpm-25/how-elon-musks-changes-to-x-made-our-discourse-far-stupider
How Elon Musk’s Changes to X Made Our Discourse Far Stupider
We don’t know the minute when X started throttling links to news,…
talkingpointsmemo.com
November 11, 2025 at 5:17 AM
How Elon Musk’s Changes to X Made Our Discourse Far Stupider https://talkingpointsmemo.com/tpm-25/how-elon-musks-changes-to-x-made-our-discourse-far-stupider
Trump Issues Fake Pardons For Fake Electors https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/11/trump-martin-fake-electors-pardon-2020/
Trump issues fake pardons for fake electors
The president can’t pardon cronies facing state charges. He’s trying anyway.
www.motherjones.com
November 11, 2025 at 5:15 AM
Trump Issues Fake Pardons For Fake Electors https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/11/trump-martin-fake-electors-pardon-2020/
Trans ally Georgia Tennant contacts police after receiving death threats online https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/11/10/georgia-tennant-contacts-police-online-hate-trans-ally/
Trans ally Georgia Tennant contacts police after receiving death threats online
Georgia Tennant, the wife of Doctor Who star David Tennant, has contacted the police after being targeted by trolls, who sent a string of abusive messages.
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November 11, 2025 at 5:14 AM
Trans ally Georgia Tennant contacts police after receiving death threats online https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/11/10/georgia-tennant-contacts-police-online-hate-trans-ally/
65% of Leading AI Companies Found With Verified Secrets Leaks - Infosecurity Magazine www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/leading...
65% of Leading AI Companies Found With Verified Secrets Leaks
A new study has revealed 65% of top AI firms have leaked sensitive data on GitHub, risking $400bn in assets
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November 11, 2025 at 4:57 AM
65% of Leading AI Companies Found With Verified Secrets Leaks - Infosecurity Magazine www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/leading...
China-Aligned UTA0388 Uses AI Tools in Global Phishing Campaigns - Infosecurity Magazine www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/china-a...
China-Aligned UTA0388 Uses AI Tools in Global Phishing Campaigns
Volexity has linked spear phishing operations to China-aligned UTA0388 in new campaigns using advanced tactics and LLMs
www.infosecurity-magazine.com
November 11, 2025 at 4:55 AM
China-Aligned UTA0388 Uses AI Tools in Global Phishing Campaigns - Infosecurity Magazine www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/china-a...
Millions of bats are being killed by wind turbines, but smart sensors could help protect them | CNN www.cnn.com/science/bats...
Millions of bats are being killed by wind turbines, but smart sensors could help protect them | CNN
They’re a vital source of renewable energy, but wind turbines can be a danger to bats. Bat-detection technology could protect the flying mammals, while keeping wind turbines turning.
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November 11, 2025 at 4:35 AM
Millions of bats are being killed by wind turbines, but smart sensors could help protect them | CNN www.cnn.com/science/bats...
The Tech Company Bringing Surveillance Dystopia to Your Town
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Flock claims that its technology will literally eliminate crime. But what it’s unleashing may be just as insidious
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Flock claims that its technology will literally eliminate crime. But what it’s unleashing may be just as insidious
The Tech Company Bringing Surveillance Dystopia to Your Town
Flock claims that its technology will literally eliminate crime. But what it’s unleashing may be just as insidious.
newrepublic.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:02 AM
The Tech Company Bringing Surveillance Dystopia to Your Town
newrepublic.com/article/2025...
Flock claims that its technology will literally eliminate crime. But what it’s unleashing may be just as insidious
newrepublic.com/article/2025...
Flock claims that its technology will literally eliminate crime. But what it’s unleashing may be just as insidious
Common Sweetener Could Damage Critical Brain Barrier, Risking Stroke : ScienceAlert www.sciencealert.com/erythritol-s...
Common Sweetener Could Damage Critical Brain Barrier, Risking Stroke
Found in everything from protein bars to energy drinks, erythritol has long been considered a safe alternative to sugar.
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November 11, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Common Sweetener Could Damage Critical Brain Barrier, Risking Stroke : ScienceAlert www.sciencealert.com/erythritol-s...
The Hidden Math of Ocean Waves | WIRED - www.wired.com/story/the-hi...
The Hidden Math of Ocean Waves
The math behind even the simplest ocean waves is notoriously uncooperative. A team of Italian mathematicians has made major advances toward understanding it.
www.wired.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:31 PM
The Hidden Math of Ocean Waves | WIRED - www.wired.com/story/the-hi...
The EPA Is in Chaos | WIRED www.wired.com/story/enviro...
The EPA Is in Chaos
“We learn who is furloughed when we send an email to someone and get the out-of-office message,” one employee tells WIRED.
www.wired.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:30 PM
The EPA Is in Chaos | WIRED www.wired.com/story/enviro...
Investors’ ‘dumb transhumanist ideas’ setting back neurotech progress, say experts
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
Fascination of investors such as Elon Musk with uploading their brains to computers is hindering progress in curing disease
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Fascination of investors such as Elon Musk with uploading their brains to computers is hindering progress in curing disease
Investors’ ‘dumb transhumanist ideas’ setting back neurotech progress, say experts
Fascination of investors such as Elon Musk with uploading their brains to computers is hindering progress in curing disease, say scientists
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Investors’ ‘dumb transhumanist ideas’ setting back neurotech progress, say experts
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
Fascination of investors such as Elon Musk with uploading their brains to computers is hindering progress in curing disease
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
Fascination of investors such as Elon Musk with uploading their brains to computers is hindering progress in curing disease
Why a lot of people are getting hacked with government spyware | TechCrunch techcrunch.com/2025/11/10/w...
Why a lot of people are getting hacked with government spyware | TechCrunch
Government surveillance vendors want us to believe their spyware products are only used in limited and targeted operations against terrorists and serious criminals. That claim is increasingly difficul...
techcrunch.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Why a lot of people are getting hacked with government spyware | TechCrunch techcrunch.com/2025/11/10/w...
To Have Machines Make Math Proofs, Turn Them Into a Puzzle | Quanta Magazine www.quantamagazine.org/to-have-mach...
To Have Machines Make Math Proofs, Turn Them Into a Puzzle | Quanta Magazine
Marijn Heule turns mathematical statements into something like Sudoku puzzles, then has computers go to work on them. His proofs have been called “disgusting,” but they go beyond what any human can do...
www.quantamagazine.org
November 10, 2025 at 6:27 PM
To Have Machines Make Math Proofs, Turn Them Into a Puzzle | Quanta Magazine www.quantamagazine.org/to-have-mach...
America’s cybersecurity defenses are cracking https://www.theverge.com/policy/816882/cisa-cybersecurity-elections-infrastructure-shutdown
America’s cybersecurity defenses are cracking
The shutdown is just the latest threat to CISA’s workforce.
www.theverge.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:09 PM
America’s cybersecurity defenses are cracking https://www.theverge.com/policy/816882/cisa-cybersecurity-elections-infrastructure-shutdown
Washington state confronts expanding surveillance system as Flock draws fire https://www.biometricupdate.com/202511/washington-state-confronts-expanding-surveillance-system-as-flock-draws-fire
Washington state confronts expanding surveillance system as Flock draws fire | Biometric Update
The developments have heightened concerns about surveillance, civil immigration enforcement, and the limits of local control over new policing technologies.
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November 10, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Washington state confronts expanding surveillance system as Flock draws fire https://www.biometricupdate.com/202511/washington-state-confronts-expanding-surveillance-system-as-flock-draws-fire
The fight over Ring’s new facial recognition feature https://www.biometricupdate.com/202511/the-fight-over-rings-new-facial-recognition-feature
The fight over Ring’s new facial recognition feature | Biometric Update
The tool, which is expected to roll out this winter, would allow Ring camera owners to tag and identify specific people who come into view of their cameras.
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November 10, 2025 at 6:08 PM
The fight over Ring’s new facial recognition feature https://www.biometricupdate.com/202511/the-fight-over-rings-new-facial-recognition-feature
UN’s first cybercrime convention sparks concern over data requests https://www.biometricupdate.com/202511/uns-first-cybercrime-convention-sparks-concern-over-data-requests
UN’s first cybercrime convention sparks concern over data requests | Biometric Update
The framework, however, has raised concerns about legally sensitive data requests among tech companies, including those in the identity verification industry.
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November 10, 2025 at 6:05 PM
UN’s first cybercrime convention sparks concern over data requests https://www.biometricupdate.com/202511/uns-first-cybercrime-convention-sparks-concern-over-data-requests
Voice phishing scams in touch of AI https://identityweek.net/voice-phishing-scams-in-touch-of-ai/
Voice phishing scams in touch of AI - Identity Week
Source: FT.com AI-powered voice vishing scams are here and elevating the sophisticated frauds since the capabilities of AI have mastered holding a real-life conversation in the last year. The Financial Times writer, a AI researcher at Bramble Intelligence, wrote that AI could clone human voices and impersonate victims to create a highly-manipulative scam - also
identityweek.net
November 10, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Voice phishing scams in touch of AI https://identityweek.net/voice-phishing-scams-in-touch-of-ai/
iRobot’s revenue has tanked and it’s almost out of cash https://www.theverge.com/news/817536/irobots-revenue-has-tanked-and-its-almost-out-of-cash
iRobot’s revenue has tanked and it’s almost out of cash
What will this mean for your Roomba?
www.theverge.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:03 PM
iRobot’s revenue has tanked and it’s almost out of cash https://www.theverge.com/news/817536/irobots-revenue-has-tanked-and-its-almost-out-of-cash
Sophisticated malware found posing as Indonesia’s digital ID app https://www.biometricupdate.com/202511/sophisticated-malware-found-posing-as-indonesias-digital-id-app
Sophisticated malware found posing as Indonesia’s digital ID app | Biometric Update
The malware app was found circulating online outside of the official Google Play app store, posing as an APK file of the digital ID platform.
www.biometricupdate.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Sophisticated malware found posing as Indonesia’s digital ID app https://www.biometricupdate.com/202511/sophisticated-malware-found-posing-as-indonesias-digital-id-app
Europe’s Draft Space Act Would Undermine Sovereignty of Non-EU Countries https://techfreedom.org/europes-draft-space-act-would-undermine-sovereignty-of-non-eu-countries/
Europe’s Draft Space Act Would Undermine Sovereignty of Non-EU Countries
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November 10, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Europe’s Draft Space Act Would Undermine Sovereignty of Non-EU Countries https://techfreedom.org/europes-draft-space-act-would-undermine-sovereignty-of-non-eu-countries/