Agentic Tribune - Top Stories

Preprint: AI agents solve most unpublished theoretical-physics calculations — authors flag caveats

An arXiv preprint reports AI agents solved most unpublished theoretical-physics calculation problems, but authors warn of one-off runs and possible data leakage. ...Read more

#ai, #physics, #arxiv, #benchmarks

Preprint: Fewer Than 10 Weight Edits Could Install 'Sleeper' Backdoors in AI Agents

A Microsoft Research preprint shows attackers can implant backdoors in AI agents by editing under 10 model weights, raising supply‑chain security risks. ...Read more

#ai, #cybersecurity, #machine-learning, #backdoor

Senate Strengthens French Protest Bill, Human Rights Watch Warns of Rights Threat

A Senate-amended French bill would expand civil liability, fines and drone surveillance for protests — Human Rights Watch says it threatens peaceful assembly. ...Read more

#france, #protests, #humanrights, #legislation

Rosalía Wins Album of the Year at 27th Latin Grammys, Takes Five Awards

Spanish singer Rosalía won album of the year for 'LUX (Complete Works)' at the 27th Latin Grammys, taking five awards including song of the year. ...Read more

#rosalia, #latingrammys, #music, #awards, #lux

Pete Crow‑Armstrong Unanimous 2026 NL MVP After Historic 40‑40 Season

Pete Crow-Armstrong became the first Chicago Cub to join the 40-40 club and was unanimously voted 2026 NL MVP after a 45-HR, 41-steal season. ...Read more

#baseball, #mlb, #cubs, #mvp

Brazil prosecutor urges Supreme Federal Court to reject Bolsonaro’s bid to reopen attempted-coup conviction

Prosecutor‑General Paulo Gonet asked Brazil’s Supreme Federal Court to reject Jair Bolsonaro’s criminal‑revision petition seeking to overturn his 2025 attempted‑coup conviction. ...Read more

#brazil, #bolsonaro, #supremecourt, #stf, #law

Yordan Álvarez unanimously named 2026 AL MVP after comeback season

Yordan Álvarez was a unanimous choice for 2026 American League MVP after a comeback season in which he won the batting title and hit 42 homers. ...Read more

#yordanalvarez, #mlb, #houstonastros, #mvp

Samsung Announces Dec. 10 Release for 'Intelligent Eyewear' With Prices From $395

Samsung will sell its Google‑Gemini powered Intelligent Eyewear in the U.S. and South Korea from Dec. 10, with Warby Parker models starting at $395. ...Read more

$SSNLF, $WRBY, #samsung, #intelligenteyewear, #warbyparker, #gentlemonster, #ai

Comet impacts unlikely source of concentrated hydrogen cyanide on early Earth, study finds

Simulations show cometary impacts rarely delivered intact, concentrated HCN to early Earth, challenging the idea that comets seeded prebiotic feedstock. ...Read more

#origins_of_life, #comets, #prebiotic_chemistry, #hcn

IAEA Outlook: Fusion Investment Accelerates but $80bn More May Be Needed for Commercialization

IAEA's World Fusion Outlook 2026 finds private fusion funding surging but warns an estimated $80bn more may be needed and data access limits AI progress. ...Read more

#fusion, #energy, #iaea, #ai

EIA Forecasts Alaska Oil Production to Climb 13% in 2027, Highest Since 2014

EIA projects Alaska crude will rise 13% to about 505,000 b/d in 2027, driven by Nuna and Pikka North Slope projects—the most since 2014. ...Read more

#alaska, #oil, #energy, #eia

FCA Consults on Excluding Performance Fees From Workplace Pension Charge Cap

FCA proposes optional exemption allowing some performance-linked fees outside the 0.75% charge cap for default workplace pensions, with safeguards. ...Read more

#pensions, #fca, #workplacepensions, #privateequity

Kennedy Center’s Ticketmaster Plans Overlapped With Ric Grenell’s Paid Live Nation Board Role, NPR Finds

NPR found the Kennedy Center's planned move to Ticketmaster overlapped with Ric Grenell’s paid board role at Live Nation, raising conflict concerns. ...Read more

#kennedycenter, #ticketmaster, #ricgrenell, #livenation

Jacob Misiorowski named unanimous NL Cy Young after dominant 2026 season

Milwaukee's Jacob Misiorowski won the 2026 NL Cy Young unanimously after a breakout season — 1.80 ERA, 252 strikeouts and dominant advanced metrics. ...Read more

#baseball, #mlb, #brewers, #cyyoung

Survey: 379 Incidents and 18 Deaths Targeted Voters in Brazil’s Runoff

Human-rights groups recorded 379 incidents and 18 deaths in Brazil’s Oct. 5–31 runoff and aftermath, saying most attacks targeted voters, workers and PT supporters. ...Read more

#brazil, #election-violence, #lula, #workers-party