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Wednesday, November 19, 2025

I just tested Gemini 3 vs ChatGPT-5.1 — and one AI crushed the competition

https://www.tomsguide.com/ai/i-just-tested-gemini-3-vs-chatgpt-5-1-and-one-ai-crushed-the-competition

Federal Reserve releases new guidance for bank oversight in move praised by industry

https://apnews.com/article/banks-regulation-federal-reserve-56f2524d1e28adcd39ea3f179e4ec099

The world is running out of yttrium: a little-known rare earth is becoming the newest flashpoint in global tech

https://www.techspot.com/news/110283-world-running-out-yttrium-little-known-rare-earth.html

Tuesday, November 18, 2025

Scientists break down the impact smoking weed as a teenager has on your brain

https://www.unilad.com/news/health/study-impact-smoking-weed-marijuana-teenager-brain-193882-20251118

Fed official warns of US recession risk after ‘eye popping’ lay-offs

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2025/11/18/fed-official-warns-of-us-recession-risk-after-lay-offs/

Foreign student crackdown causes 17% drop in new US enrollment

https://thehill.com/homenews/education/5608957-international-students-trump-immigration-crackdown/

Stocks and Bitcoin plunge worldwide as global recession fears grow

https://www.the-express.com/finance/business/190913/stocks-bitcoin-plunge-around-world-global-recession-fears-mount

Monday, November 17, 2025

'Uh oh': Market crash fears grow as pro-Trump billionaire dumps major stock

https://www.rawstory.com/ai-bubble/

Top Economist Warns White-Collar Workers Are Facing Their 'Detroit Auto Worker' Moment As AI Begins Replacing Cognitive Jobs

https://www.benzinga.com/markets/equities/25/11/48893596/top-economist-warns-white-collar-workers-are-facing-their-detroit-auto-worker-moment-as-ai-begins-replacing-cognitive-jobs

Sunday, November 16, 2025

Michelle Obama says US not ready for woman president

https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5607777-michelle-obama-us-not-ready-woman-president/

Saturday, November 15, 2025

China formally expresses concerns over Korea's possible acquisition of nuclear-propelled submarine

https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/2025-11-14/national/defense/China-formally-expresses-concerns-over-Koreas-possible-acquisition-of-nuclearpropelled-submarine/2454608

Anthropic says it 'disrupted' what it calls 'the first documented case of a large-scale AI cyberattack executed without substantial human intervention'

https://fortune.com/2025/11/14/anthropic-disrupted-first-documented-large-scale-ai-cyberattack-claude-agentic/

Friday, November 14, 2025

Verizon to cut thousands of jobs, workers panic as year-end tech layoffs continue

https://cybernews.com/news/verizon-will-cut-15k-jobs-year-end-tech-layoffs/

Global markets fall after tech sell-off and fears over Chinese economy

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/nov/14/global-markets-fall-after-tech-sell-off-chinese-economy-fears

Experts Warn Huge Trucking Capacity Nightmare Is Coming Just After Alarming Q2 Figures Reversal

https://www.benzinga.com/news/topics/25/11/48855141/experts-warn-huge-trucking-capacity-nightmare-is-coming-just-after-alarming-q2-figures-reversal

Thursday, November 13, 2025

I replaced Microsoft Word with a self-hosted, open-source alternative

https://www.howtogeek.com/replaced-microsoft-word-open-source-alternative/

Hemp-derived THC drinks, edibles could soon disappear because of shutdown bill

https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/5603115-hemp-industry-faces-extinction/

Foreclosures surge 20% as Americans struggle to pay mortgages - and fears of 2008-style crash soar

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/real-estate/article-15285273/foreclosures-october-financial-crash.html

Wednesday, November 12, 2025

Republican disquiet over hemp ban threatens passage of bill to end shutdown

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/12/hemp-republican-spending-bill

Texas Whooping Cough Cases Rocket as Vaccination Rates Plunge

https://www.thedailybeast.com/texas-whooping-cough-cases-rocket-as-vaccination-rates-plunge/

Hemp growers, retailers targeted in section of government shutdown legislation

https://www.newsfromthestates.com/article/hemp-growers-retailers-targeted-section-government-shutdown-legislation

China Is Trouncing The U.S. In Critical Trillion-Dollar Tech Race

https://studyfinds.org/china-is-winning-critical-trillion-dollar-tech-race/

China and Spain sign agreements to strengthen cooperation on Spanish king's visit

https://apnews.com/article/china-spain-king-felipe-visit-a790cccbd51ec47c5643b45c9e46cbbc

Tuesday, November 11, 2025

13 Frozen Vegetables That Hold More Nutrition Than Fresh

https://www.grocerycouponguide.com/articles/13-frozen-vegetables-that-hold-more-nutrition-than-fresh/

Teacher's worst fears confirmed when struggling students suddenly started submitting A-grade papers

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15278075/Teacher-students-use-AI-grade-papers.html

Monday, November 10, 2025

Proposed hemp ban tucked into federal funding bill could stall end to gov't shutdown

https://nypost.com/2025/11/10/us-news/proposed-hemp-ban-tucked-into-federal-funding-bill-could-stall-end-to-govt-shutdown/

I Lived in New York, but Indianapolis Is Better for Me in Many Ways

https://www.businessinsider.com/why-indianapolis-better-than-new-york-chicago-postgrad-2025-11

Space food made from astronaut pee to be tested aboard the ISS

https://www.independent.co.uk/space/space-food-astronaut-pee-esa-mars-b2861993.html

China joins space factory race against US with breakthrough in inflatable module tech

https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3331943/china-joins-space-factory-race-against-us-breakthrough-inflatable-module-tech

Saturday, November 8, 2025

16 States Where a $1M Retirement Fund Covers You for 50+ Years

https://financebuzz.com/states-one-million-retirement-lasts-long-2

How China is 'winning' in US government shutdown as national security fears grow

https://www.irishstar.com/news/politics/how-china-winning-government-shutdown-36191232

Wendy’s to Close Hundreds of U.S. Locations After Major Sales Drop, CEO Confirms

https://parade.com/news/wendys-closing-hundreds-locations

This FDA-Approved Eye Drop Can Help You Regain Near Vision - Here's How

https://www.bgr.com/2012576/how-fda-approved-eye-drop-regain-near-vision-vizz/

Friday, November 7, 2025

Helium-3 Could Be the Most Valuable Resource in Space and Nations Are Now Racing to Mine It on the Moon

https://www.zmescience.com/space/helium-3-mining-moon/

Investor who predicted 2008 financial crisis comes up with another prediction — this time against AI

https://marketrealist.com/why-is-michael-burry-betting-against-ai-nvidia-and-plantir/

Casino could be in the cards for downtown Indianapolis

https://fox59.com/news/casino-could-be-in-the-cards-for-downtown-indianapolis/

Dozens of Indiana state health department employees to be furloughed because of federal shutdown

https://www.indystar.com/story/news/politics/2025/11/06/government-shutdown-indiana-health-department/87130709007/

Thursday, November 6, 2025

THE DEAL Is Done! Canada Just AXED Its Closest Ally To Buy Korean Subs—Is This The End of The US-Canada Defense Pact?

https://nordot.app/1359101829594317214

6 Emotional Costs of Downsizing That Financial Planners Never Talk About

https://www.savingadvice.com/articles/2025/11/05/10170459_6-emotional-costs-of-downsizing-that-financial-planners-never-talk-about.html

Scientists create new gel which can fix ‘unrepairable’ damage to your teeth in world first

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/gel-tooth-enamel-damage-repair-infections-b2858812.html

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