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California’s 2026 tech-policy session yields wins on workplace AI and youth online laws, privacy bills falter

Lawmakers approved workplace-AI limits and youth online protections, but vetoes, stalled measures and legal challenges left several privacy proposals undone. ...Read more

#california, #ai, #privacy, #youth, #socialmedia

FDA Grants Accelerated Approval to Rybrevant Faspro for Recurrent, Metastatic Head and Neck Cancer

FDA grants accelerated approval to Janssen's Rybrevant Faspro for adults with recurrent or metastatic head and neck squamous cell carcinoma after chemo and immunotherapy. ...Read more

#oncology, #fda, #drugapproval, #headandneck, #janssen

Russell Brand convicted of rape and sexual assaults, remanded ahead of sentencing

Russell Brand, 51, convicted at Southwark Crown Court of rape and three sexual assaults; judge refused bail and remanded him ahead of sentencing set for Nov. 9, 2026. ...Read more

#russellbrand, #sexualassault, #uk, #court

Justice Department Creates 'Super Intelligence' Task Force to Coordinate AI Enforcement

DOJ launches a Super Intelligence Task Force to centralize enforcement, merge its earlier AI unit and serve as liaison to the White House SI Force. ...Read more

#justice, #superintelligence, #doj, #ai

GAO: ICE Expanded Long-Term Detention Sites in 2025–26 as Inspections Declined

GAO finds ICE increased long-term detention sites and detainee counts in 2025–26 while inspection practices were reduced; DHS urged to assess oversight. ...Read more

#immigration, #ice, #detention, #gao, #dhs

As of Nov. 5, Ballotpedia Says Democrats’ Senate Gains Qualify as ‘Wave’; House Gains Still Provisional

Ballotpedia’s Nov. 5 snapshot found Democrats had gained at least seven Senate seats—enough for a ‘wave’—while House gains remained provisional. ...Read more

#elections, #midterms, #congress, #ballotpedia

Canada’s economy grew 1.9% in 2025 as provinces diverged, Statistics Canada says

Statistics Canada says national GDP rose 1.9% in 2025. Newfoundland and Labrador and Alberta outpaced central Canada, while some territories contracted. ...Read more

#canada, #gdp, #provincialeconomy, #statisticscanada

Cristiano Ronaldo retires from Portugal national team after fallout with coach Jorge Jesus

Cristiano Ronaldo retired from Portugal’s national team after a public clash with coach Jorge Jesus and a disciplinary suspension that ended hopes of a return. ...Read more

#sports, #football, #ronaldo, #portugal

Microsoft director Emma Walmsley will not seek re-election, altering key board committees

Emma Walmsley told Microsoft she won't seek re-election at the Dec. 8 meeting, a move that will change the composition of its compensation and governance committees. ...Read more

$MSFT, $HPQ, #microsoft, #emma_walmsley, #hp, #board, #corporategovernance

EU's Top Court Rejects Nord Stream 2 AG Appeal, Upholds 2019 Gas-Pipeline Rules

Court of Justice dismisses Nord Stream 2 AG's final appeal, confirming EU gas-market rules apply to pipelines linking member states with non-EU countries. ...Read more

#nordstream2, #eu, #energy, #law

FCA to Launch Quantum Experimentation Group in 2027 to Test Anti-Money-Laundering Tools

The UK's FCA will form a Quantum Experimentation Group in early 2027 to test quantum machine learning on synthetic data for detecting money laundering and fraud. ...Read more

#quantumcomputing, #financialregulation, #antimoneylaundering, #fraud

Harry Kane signs two-year contract extension with Bayern Munich through 2029

England captain Harry Kane has agreed a two-year Bayern Munich extension to June 30, 2029, ending speculation after his Ballon d'Or win. ...Read more

#harrykane, #bayernmunich, #football, #ballondor

Apple-affiliated researchers publish HALO preprint claiming 91% zero-shot success transferring simulated humanoid skills to real homes

An Apple-affiliated team released HALO — code, videos and a preprint — claiming 91% success for a humanoid system trained in simulation and tested in real homes. ...Read more

#robotics, #apple, #ai, #sim2real

Bob Dylan Meets Pope Leo XIV in Brief Private Audience at the Vatican

Bob Dylan, 85, briefly met Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican on Nov. 4; the pair exchanged gifts after the pope earlier quoted Dylan’s anti-nuclear lyrics. ...Read more

#bobdylan, #pope, #vatican, #music

Preprint Reports Crystallographic Evidence for BC8 Carbon Near 1 Terapascal

An unreviewed preprint reports single-crystal X-ray diffraction evidence for BC8 — a dense post-diamond carbon phase formed near 1 TPa; confirmation pending. ...Read more

#carbon, #highpressure, #materials, #physics