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Forget text-to-video AI, we're rapidly moving into the text-to-world-generating AI models. What if you showed up to your Airbnb and the fridge was already fully stocked? It seems like there is NO uncanney valley when it comes to AI generated music. And does the Big Short guy have a point when he concern trolls about the AI CAPEX buildout? Fei-Fei Li's World Labs speeds up the world model race with Marble, its first commercial product (TechCrunch) Airbnb Will Test Adding Instacart Grocery Delivery to Its App in Services Push (Bloomberg) Are you listening to bots? Survey shows AI music is virtually undetectable (Reuters) 50,000 AI tracks flood Deezer daily – as study shows 97% of listeners can't tell the difference between human-made vs. fully AI-generated music (MusicBusinessWorldwide) The AI Bubble Is Ignoring Michael Burry's Fears (Bloomberg) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In November 1945, the first major war crimes trial in history opened in the German city of Nuremberg. Senior Nazis who had committed atrocities during World War Two were prosecuted by the victorious Allied powers of Britain, the USA, France and the Soviet Union. In 2014, Louise Hidalgo spoke to Benjamin Ferencz, who helped unearth evidence of mass murder by the Nazi mobile death squads and prosecuted them in Nuremberg. Eye-witness accounts brought to life by archive. Witness History is for those fascinated by the past. We take you to the events that have shaped our world through the eyes of the people who were there. For nine minutes every day, we take you back in time and all over the world, to examine wars, coups, scientific discoveries, cultural moments and much more. Recent episodes explore everything from the death of Adolf Hitler, the first spacewalk and the making of the movie Jaws, to celebrity tortoise Lonesome George, the Kobe earthquake and the invention of superglue. We look at the lives of some of the most famous leaders, artists, scientists and personalities in history, including: Eva Peron – Argentina's Evita; President Ronald Reagan and his famous ‘tear down this wall' speech; Thomas Keneally on why he wrote Schindler's List; and Jacques Derrida, France's ‘rock star' philosopher. You can learn all about fascinating and surprising stories, such as the civil rights swimming protest; the disastrous D-Day rehearsal; and the death of one of the world's oldest languages.(Photo: The defendants in the Nuremberg trials. Credit: US National Archives/via Reuters)

What if the AI investment boom goes wrong? Host Carmel Crimmins and Reuters editor-at-large Mike Dolan reconvene to look at the real-world impact of the dash for artificial intelligence and the role national security is playing in the multi-billion dollar spending spree. Sign up for the Reuters Econ World newsletter. Sign up for Mike Dolan's Morning Bid U.S. newsletter, and check out his columns on Reuters Open Interest. For information on our privacy and data protection practices visit the Thomson Reuters Privacy Statement. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Rebel News podcasts features free audio-only versions of select RebelNews+ content and other Rebel News long-form videos, livestreams, and interviews. Monday to Friday enjoy the audio version of Ezra Levant's daily TV-style show, The Ezra Levant Show, where Ezra gives you his contrarian and conservative take on free speech, politics, and foreign policy through in-depth commentary and interviews. Wednesday evenings you can listen to the audio version of The Gunn Show with Sheila Gunn Reid the Chief Reporter of Rebel News. Sheila brings a western sensibility to Canadian news. With one foot in the oil patch and one foot in agriculture, Sheila challenges mainstream media narratives and stands up for Albertans. If you want to watch the video versions of these podcasts, make sure to begin your free RebelNewsPlus trial by subscribing at http://www.RebelNewsPlus.com

Silicon Bites Ep269 | News Update - Day 1,357 - 2025-11-11 | Robots at the Pier: Ukraine's Sea War Moves Ashore. Tonight: Ukrainian robot boats slam into Russia's Black Sea energy lifeline. We'll break down what got hit, why Tuapse matters, and how Sea Baby and Magura drones, plus the Flamingo long-range missile program, fit into a winter of attrition against the Kremlin's oil cashflow and logistics.What happened last night in the Black Sea? Overnight, multiple Ukrainian unmanned surface vessels—call them USVs, call them robot boats — surged into Tuapse, one of Russia's critical Black Sea oil export hubs. Local videos showed at least two heavy blasts and fires inside the harbour area. The Kyiv Independent reports: “Russia's port town of Tuapse… was rocked by explosions… local Telegram channels reported an attack by Ukrainian sea drones,” adding that regional authorities later confirmed an attack and claimed they destroyed four USVs. They also admitted: “One of the unmanned boats detonated near the shoreline… the shock wave damaged the second-floor windows… a garage and a boat shed.” Though we suspect that much more stuff than this went boom. (Nov. 10, The Kyiv Independent)----------SOURCES: https://kyivindependent.com/explosion-in-russian-black-sea-port-of-tuapse-amid-reported-sea-drone-attack/ - "Explosion in Russian Black Sea port of Tuapse amid reported sea drone attack"https://www.kyivpost.com/post/63972 - "Ukrainian Robot Boats Hit Russian Black Sea Oil Terminal"https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/russias-tuapse-halted-fuel-exports-after-drone-attacks-refinery-stopped-sources-2025-11-05/ - "Russia's Tuapse halted fuel exports after drone attacks ..."https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/11/04/spill-discovered-in-black-sea-after-ukrainian-strike-on-tuapse-oil-terminal-bbc-a91030 - "Spill Discovered in Black Sea After Ukrainian Strike on ..."https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-09-25/oil-loadings-resume-at-russian-black-sea-terminals-after-attacks - "Oil Loadings Resume at Black Sea Terminals After Attacks"https://theins.ru/en/news/285238 - "Two terminals at Russia's key Black Sea port of Novorossiysk ..."https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuapse_oil_terminal - "Tuapse oil terminal"https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukraines-sea-baby-drones-are-growing-up-with-longer-range-bigger-payload-2025-10-22/ "Ukraine's 'sea baby' drones are growing up with longer range, bigger payload | Reuters"https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2025/10/ukraine-unveils-sea-baby-usv-armed-with-rockets-and-machine-gun/ - "Ukraine unveils Sea Baby USV armed with rockets and ..."https://apnews.com/article/0719211dd0314f2b9d15422e81ca66e3 - "Ukraine unveils upgraded sea drone it says can strike anywhere in the Black Sea"https://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/2025/september/ukraines-magura-naval-drones-black-sea-equalizers - "Ukraine's Magura Naval Drones: Black Sea Equalizers"https://kyivindependent.com/sbu-releases-new-baby-sea-drones-confirms-it-was-used-in-an-attack-on-sea-bridge/ - "SBU reveals next-gen Sea Baby naval drones, confirms ..."----------SILICON CURTAIN LIVE EVENTS - FUNDRAISER CAMPAIGN Events in 2025 - Advocacy for a Ukrainian victory with Silicon Curtainhttps://buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtain/extrasOur events of the first half of the year in Lviv, Kyiv and Odesa were a huge success. Now we need to maintain this momentum, and change the tide towards a Ukrainian victory. The Silicon Curtain Roadshow is an ambitious campaign to run a minimum of 12 events in 2025, and potentially many more. Any support you can provide for the fundraising campaign would be gratefully appreciated. https://buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtain/extras----------SUPPORT THE CHANNEL:https://www.buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtainhttps://www.patreon.com/siliconcurtain----------

For episode 624 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Kelsey Nicol, Director of Corporate Legal for Thomson Reuters.Thomson Reuters (TSX/NDAQ: TRI) informs the way forward by bringing together the trusted content and technology that people and organizations need to make the right decisions. We serve professionals across legal, tax, accounting, compliance, government, and media. Our products combine highly specialized software and insights to empower professionals with the data, intelligence, and solutions needed to make informed decisions, and to help institutions in their pursuit of justice, truth, and transparency. Reuters, part of Thomson Reuters, is a world leading provider of trusted journalism and news. ⏳ Timestamps: (0:00) Introduction(1:02) Who is Kelsey Nicol?(2:07) Thomson Reuters at Money20/20(2:56) How to manage compliance globally(4:10) Reuters investing $200M in AI(5:49) Agentic AI use-cases(7:48) Solutions for small businesses(9:07) Future of Compliance(10:25) Thomson Reuters roadmap for 2026(11:26) Thomas Reuters website & socials 

After the resignations of two of its most senior members of staff, the BBC is being questioned over allegations of institutional bias. Donald Trump has threatened to sue the organisation, and with negotiations about the continuation of the BBC's funding model underway, where does it leave our national broadcaster?This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: http://thetimes.com/thestoryGuest: Rosamund Urwin, media editor, The Sunday Times. Host: Manveen Rana. Producers: Edward Drummond, Shabnam Grewal, Harry Stott.Clips: News.com.Au, Reuters, TalkTV, NBC News, Bloomberg News, GBNews, BBC News, Sky News, ITV News.Photo: Getty Images.Get in touch: thestory@thetimes.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Journée historique en Guinée. Ce mardi 11 novembre marquera le lancement de la mine de Simandou, cette immense réserve de deux milliards de tonnes de fer à haute teneur. Une mine dont les Guinéens attendaient l'exploitation depuis trente ans. Bientôt, les deux principaux opérateurs, Winning Consortium Simandou (WCS), un consortium d'entreprises chinoises, et Simfer, une filiale de l'anglo-australienne Rio Tinto associée à la chinoise Chinalco, exporteront 120 millions de tonnes de fer par an, générant des milliards de dollars de revenus pour l'État guinéen. Ce projet lèguera aussi un chemin de fer de plus de 600 km entre le port de Morebaya et la mine dans l'est du pays. Et prévoit la construction, dans un deuxième temps, d'un port en eau profonde et d'une usine de transformation du minerai. Le ministre des Mines Bouna Sylla répond aux questions de RFI. RFI : Ce mardi 11 novembre marque le lancement du projet Simandou. Cela fait presque trente ans que l'on parle de ce projet, qui se concrétise enfin. C'est un jour historique pour la Guinée. Est-ce une satisfaction pour vous ? Bouna Sylla: C'est plus qu'une satisfaction. C'est plutôt le passage du rêve à la réalité pour des millions de Guinéens. Depuis nos pères fondateurs, tous les dirigeants qui se sont succédé ont eu pour objectif de réaliser ce projet. Finalement, c'est grâce au leadership du président de la République, Mamadi Doumbouya, que ce projet voit le jour de manière concrète, avec les infrastructures que vous voyez devant vous. Ce gigantesque projet est le plus gros projet mine-infrastructures dans le monde, avec 20 milliards de dollars d'investissements. Comme vous le dites, ce sera un des plus grands projets miniers du monde. Les entreprises doivent produire et exporter à terme 120 millions de tonnes de fer par an. Cela va générer des revenus considérables pour l'État guinéen à travers des taxes et des impôts. À combien chiffrez-vous ces revenus ? Quand on atteindra les 120 millions de tonnes, ce sera environ deux milliards de dollars de revenus qui seront générés par le projet, sans compter les revenus indirects. Le projet ne sera pas uniquement pour l'exportation du minerai brut, comme on l'a connu par le passé, mais ce minerai sera également transformé sur place pour plus de valeur ajoutée. Les premières années, les entreprises bénéficieront d'exonérations d'impôts relativement importantes. Les dix premières années, Winning Consortium Simandou (WCS) ne payera pas d'impôts sur les sociétés et Simfer bénéficiera d'une exonération de 50 % les huit premières années. Pourquoi ces exonérations aux entreprises ? Dans l'industrie minière, les revenus les plus sûrs sont les royalties, c'est-à-dire les taxes minières. Il n'y a pas d'exonération sur les taxes minières. Dans le cas de Simfer, les impôts sur les sociétés sont remplacés par le pilier deux de l'OCDE pour que, dès les premières années de profits, il y a 15 % de profits qui sont partagés avec l'État. À la fin de la période de l'impôt minimum forfaitaire de l'OCDE, on passera au droit commun qui est de 30 %. Dans combien de temps atteindra-t-on la production de 120 millions de tonnes de fer ? Dans les accords, c'est trois ans. Mais avec l'avance qui a été prise par les partenaires industriels dans la réalisation du projet, nous atteindrons ces 120 millions de tonnes au bout de deux ans. Simandou en phase d'exploitation représente environ combien d'emplois directs et indirects ? En phase de construction, c'est plus de 50 000 emplois. En phase d'exploitation, c'est entre 10 000 et 15 000 emplois directs, sans compter tous les emplois indirects. Quand vous mettez tout ça ensemble, cela sera au moins plus de 20 000 emplois. On est en train de passer de la phase de construction de la mine à la phase d'exploitation. Ces prochains mois, on va vers une perte de 30 000 emplois à peu près. Justement, dans le cadre du comité stratégique du projet Simandou, on a une task force qui s'appelle la « Task force de mobilisation » afin d'éviter que les 50 000 personnes qui travaillent sur ce projet ne se retrouvent pas au chômage. C'est pour cela que nous travaillons pour créer de nouveaux projets dans le cadre du programme Simandou 2040. Dans le secteur minier, on a un projet de raffinerie qu'on a lancé au mois de mars dernier, qui va absorber une partie de ces employés. D'ici à la fin de l'année, on va lancer un nouveau projet de raffinerie de transformation de bauxite en alumine. Tous ces projets que nous allons lancer permettront d'absorber, dans le cadre de la remobilisation des démobilisés du projet, ces 50 000 personnes et leur trouver des perspectives. Ce qui va permettre de réduire la pauvreté dans le pays. Les conventions ont été renégociées en 2022 et 2023 sous le Comité national du rassemblement pour le développement (CNRD). Qu'est-ce qui a changé à la suite de ces renégociations ? Au niveau fiscal, on a amélioré substantiellement les revenus attendus par l'État dans le projet de plus de 20 % par rapport aux conventions initiales. Mais aussi, chose extrêmement importante, les infrastructures telles que renégociées vont faire du transport marchandises, passagers et minerais. Il y aura un train de passagers par jour dans chaque direction et trois trains marchandises par semaine, ce qui permettra d'augmenter encore plus l'impact économique du projet pour l'ensemble du pays. Les conventions ont été renégociées en 2022 et 2023. Une partie des résultats de ces négociations ont été publiés, mais pas tout. Notamment, la convention de codéveloppement, qui crée la Compagnie du Transguinéen (CTG) et qui encadre la gestion des infrastructures du projet, n'a pas été publiée. Certains observateurs estiment que c'est un manque de transparence. Quand est-ce que cette convention sera publiée ? Il faut se rendre compte que c'est un projet complexe. Il entre en production aujourd'hui, mais il y avait quelques documents qui étaient en cours d'ajustement. Après la construction des infrastructures, il faut six mois de mise en service pour s'assurer que l'ensemble de l'infrastructure est robuste. C'est après tout cela que l'on peut entrer dans les questions de publication des documents. On ne va pas publier quelque chose alors qu'on a six mois de mise en service. À la fin de la mise en service, c'est validé par les certificateurs indépendants internationaux qui sont recrutés, qui disent : « Tout est ok. Voici le coût des investissements. Le chemin de fer fonctionne bien, la signalisation fonctionne bien. Les boucles ferroviaires, etc. » C'est à la fin de tout cela que l'on pourra publier. Mais une fois que la mise en service du projet est finalisée, c'est-à-dire pas avant six mois, vers juin 2026. Puisque cette convention, pour l'heure, n'est pas publiée, on a peu de précisions encore sur la CTG qui sera l'opérateur des infrastructures. Quel est le statut de cette entreprise ? Les entreprises minières vont-elles, par exemple, devoir payer une redevance pour utiliser les infrastructures ? Qu'est-ce que va rapporter à l'État guinéen ? C'est une société anonyme, privée, de droit guinéen, qui est propriétaire des infrastructures et qui est opérateur de ces infrastructures pour les 35 prochaines années. Le modèle économique du projet, c'est que les principaux clients de la CTG, ce sont les mines. Les mines vont faire transporter leurs minerais sur le chemin de fer et l'exporter via le port. Ce n'est pas gratuit, ils vont payer des redevances d'utilisation de l'infrastructure. Ce sont ces redevances qui permettent à la CTG de fonctionner, mais également de rembourser les dettes contractées pour le financement de la réalisation de l'infrastructure. Certains responsables guinéens ont affirmé à plusieurs reprises que les entreprises minières construisaient un port en eau profonde pour accueillir les minéraliers, qui sont les bateaux servant à exporter le fer. Pourtant, sur les sites Internet de Simfer et de Winning Consortium Simandou, il est indiqué qu'ils construisent des ports de barges qui, elles, iront en haute mer pour déposer le fer sur des minéraliers. Finalement, quel type de ports aura-t-on pour ce projet ? À la fin de l'atteinte des 120 millions de tonnes, au bout de deux ou trois ans, on va engager les études de faisabilité pour l'extension de la capacité du port, pour passer à un port en eau profonde. Il faut d'abord faire les études de faisabilité qui nous diront combien de temps prendra la construction de l'infrastructure. Les conventions prévoient que les entreprises fassent une étude de faisabilité dans les deux ans, soit pour une aciérie d'une capacité de 500 000 tonnes par an, soit d'une usine de pellets - un produit intermédiaire entre le fer et l'acier - d'une capacité de deux millions de tonnes par an. En Guinée, l'un des problèmes majeurs pour l'industrialisation, c'est le manque d'énergie. Avec quelles solutions énergétiques peut-on construire de telles usines en Guinée ? Déjà, il y a une capacité aujourd'hui hydroélectrique qui permet de fournir de l'énergie à ce projet d'aciérie ou d'usines de pellets de 2 millions de tonnes. Il y a un barrage en construction de 300 mégawatts, qui est à plus de 45 % terminé. Il y a d'autres projets thermiques qui sont également en construction. Il y a une planification énergétique aujourd'hui du pays pour aligner les besoins énergétiques et industriels du pays avec le développement de nouveaux projets. Ce projet Simandou, avec les flux de revenus que cela va générer pour l'État, permettra également d'avoir plus de capacités de financement pour de nouvelles capacités énergétiques. En Guinée, il y a un autre grand gisement de fer, c'est la mine de fer du mont Nimba, qui n'est pas très loin de Simandou d'ailleurs. Ce projet reste bloqué parce que jusque là, les entreprises privilégiaient de faire sortir le minerai par le Liberia qui est plus proche, alors que l'État guinéen privilégiait une sortie par un port guinéen. Aujourd'hui, l'option que vous privilégiez, c'est de faire un raccordement entre le chemin de fer de Simandou et le mont Nimba ? La volonté du gouvernement, c'est de faire une boucle ferroviaire sur l'ensemble du pays. Le gisement du mont Nimba est à 130 kilomètres du chemin de fer de Simandou, ce n'est pas très loin. La question de capacité ne se pose pas, car il y a une capacité disponible sur l'infrastructure ferroviaire. Cela augmente aussi la viabilité du projet de Nimba, du fait de la disponibilité de l'infrastructure du Simandou. Il y a d'autres projets miniers de moindre envergure qui sont aussi en souffrance depuis un moment. Notamment la bauxite à Dabola-Tougué et le fer à Kalia, dans la région de Faranah. Envisagez-vous aussi de faire des raccordement de chemin de fer pour relancer ces projets miniers ? Tout le mérite de ce projet Simandou tel qu'il est pensé, conçu et réalisé, c'est d'être une infrastructure multi utilisateurs. Cela veut dire qu'il y a un droit d'accès des tiers qui sont le long du corridor. Vous avez parlé du projet de bauxite de Dabola-Tougué, du projet de minerai de fer de Kalia, et on vient de parler du mont Nimba. Tous ces projets négocieront des accords d'accès ferroviaire pour pouvoir transporter leurs minerais vers les ports qui se trouvent sur la côte. L'avantage du co-développement, c'est que ça permet d'avoir une infrastructure qui est économiquement viable parce que ça réduit les dépenses d'investissement de capital (Capex) pour tous les investisseurs. Cela permet aussi aux mines de pouvoir transporter leurs minerais à des prix compétitifs et devenir beaucoup plus viables. Le minerai de Kalia, s'il n'y avait pas la disponibilité de cette infrastructure, est difficile à sortir, car il est piégé dans l'arrière-pays. Mais du fait de la disponibilité de cette infrastructure et du droit d'accès qu'elle offre, avec des principes tarifaires extrêmement transparents pour tous les utilisateurs, c'est une chance pour tous les projets qui se trouvent le long du corridor d'être sur le marché. Une chance aussi pour la Guinée d'avoir à réaliser ces infrastructures conformément à cette vision. Sinon, on allait se retrouver avec une infrastructure dédiée uniquement au minerai de fer de Simandou, ce qui n'avait aucun sens. Malheureusement, sur les chantiers, il y a eu un certain nombre d'accidents et de morts. Winning Consortium a déclaré en octobre qu'il y avait eu deux morts chez eux. Nos confrères de Reuters ont publié en mars une enquête dévoilant qu'il y avait eu une dizaine de morts chez Winning Consortium. Au mois d'août, il y a eu un mort chez Rio Tinto. Quel est votre bilan du nombre de morts sur les chantiers ? Je ne commente pas les chiffres, mais ce que je peux vous dire que pour tous ces accidents, on a recruté des firmes indépendantes pour des enquêtes. Les résultats de ces enquêtes vont être révélés. Mais votre bilan, combien y a-t-il eu de morts sur la phase de construction en tout ? Comme je vous ai dit, il y a des enquêtes qui sont en cours. Quelqu'un peut aller au travail et il rentre le soir, il a la malaria, il meurt. On va déterminer si c'est à cause de son travail ou non. C'est pour cela que l'on met en place des enquêtes indépendantes. Il y a des firmes internationales qui ont été recrutées, qui font ces enquêtes dont les résultats seront communiquées ultérieurement. Les questions d'accident et de santé-sécurité pour les travailleurs du secteur minier sont un sujet extrêmement important pour nous. Nous travaillons avec tous les partenaires internationaux afin de prendre des mesures afin que ce type d'accident ne puisse se reproduire. Dans les conventions, il est prévu que 5 % des revenus induits par le projet Simandou aillent dans l'éducation. Pourriez-vous préciser ce projet ? 5 % des revenus de chacune des mines, en termes d'impôts et taxes, que l'État guinéen va percevoir, vont être affectés au financement du système éducatif à l'intérieur du pays. Construire des écoles, des bibliothèques, des enseignants pour augmenter le niveau de l'éducation, le niveau d'alphabétisation. Ensuite 20 % des impôts et taxes que l'État va percevoir provenant de la CTG pour amener aux meilleurs lycéens guinéens, des 33 préfectures du pays pendant les 35 prochaines années, des bourses d'études en France, aux États-Unis, en Chine, au Japon, dans le monde entier pour former les générations futures. L'argent pour les générations futures, c'est l'investissement sur le capital humain. Avec les 5 % de revenus induits par Simandou et les 20 % de la CTG, combien tablez-vous pour le budget de ce programme ? Pas moins de 200 à 300 millions de dollars par an. Il faut préciser que toutes ces bourses seront pour les filières scientifiques et techniques, parce que il faut former plus de gens pour la production que pour la gestion. Ce qui ferait à peu près combien de bourses d'études par an ? Je ne peux pas vous dire aujourd'hui avec certitude combien de personnes on pourrait envoyer, mais c'est des milliers de jeunes qui vont en profiter. À lire aussiGuinée: les autorités inaugurent le mégaprojet minier de Simandou

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Super Typhoon Fung-wong batters the Philippines with 140 mph winds, forcing nearly a million to evacuate just weeks after another storm killed more than 200. Hundreds are missing after a boat carrying 300 people from Myanmar sinks near the Thailand-Malaysia border. Israeli settlers reportedly attack Palestinians, journalists, and activists during a West Bank olive harvest, injuring a Reuters photographer and security advisor. World leaders gather in Belem, Brazil for COP30climate talks, with the original 1.5-degree warming target now out of reach. Plus the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inducts a new class including Cyndi Lauper, Outkast and the White Stripes. Listen to our latest episode of On Assignment⁠ here. Sign up for the Reuters Econ World newsletter here.  Listen to the Reuters Econ World podcast here. Visit the Thomson Reuters Privacy Statement for information on our privacy and data protection practices.  You may also visit megaphone.fm/adchoices to opt out of targeted advertising. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

2025-11-09 | Silicon Wafers 051 | DAILY UPDATES | Despite the profusion of stories we've covered, the battle for Pokrovsk, energy sanctions, and so on, the most important strategic angle on the war this winter is the attritional energy war. And it's unlike the Western attitude to the war throughout all these four years – to cede the escalation dominance to Russia, always pulling punches, in support for Ukraine, and never allowing its ally to land a decisive blow on Russia. Now Ukraine is takin off the gloves, because below the nuclear threshold, there is nothing holding back Russia's viciousness and violence. Ukraine is seeking to inflict greater costs on Russia in the energy war, than it can impose upon Ukraine. This ‘escalation' is the only way to make it clear to Putin he cannot win and is the only way to inflict economic and social costs that start to make Putin's brittle regime appear vulnerable to its internal audience. Nothing else will get through to Putin. Nothing at all. Ukraine's “doomsday lever”? Hitting the Yamal network — myth vs. math. There is an inescapable logic to the course of this existential escalation for Ukraine's existence. It starts with testing the theory of imposing blackouts and heating denial to smaller, non-strategic Russian towns. Belgorod, Vladimir, Voronezh. And this is happening now. The next stage is to test supporting infrastructure around Moscow – electricity substations, energy supply routes for fuel, gas and oil products. This is happening. Beyond that, are substantial and extended blackouts in smaller towns, then Moscow and St. Petersburg. But that's not the final arrow in Ukraine's quiver. It has a doomsday option – hitting Yamal Cross. If none of the other escalatory steps lead to an unconditional ceasefire, then I suggest it's a near certainly that we'll reach the doomsday stage for Moscow by end of this winter. ----------Partner on this video: KYIV OF MINE Watch the trailer now: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=arJUcE1rxY0'Kyiv of Mine' is a documentary series about Ukraine's beautiful capital, Kyiv. The film production began in 2018, and much has changed since then. It is now 2025, and this story is far from over.https://www.youtube.com/@UCz6UbVKfqutH-N7WXnC5Ykg https://www.kyivofmine.com/#theprojectKyiv of Mine is fast paced, beautifully filmed, humorous, fun, insightful, heartbreaking, moving, hopeful. The very antithesis in fact of a doom-laden and worthy wartime documentary. This is a work that is extraordinarily uplifting. My friend Operator Starsky says the film is “Made with so much love. The film series will make you laugh and cry.” ----------SOURCES: Ukrainian attacks in Russia's Belgorod, Kursk oblasts leave ≥20,000 without power — The Moscow Times/AFP, Nov. 9, 2025‘A powerful secondary detonation' — Donetsk airport Shahed hub strike — Kyiv Independent, Nov. 6, 2025Volgograd refinery halted after drone strike — Reuters, Nov. 6, 2025Crimea oil depot fire (Simferopol/Hvardiiske) after drone attacks — Ukrinform, Nov. 6, 2025Bashkortostan: Sterlitamak petrochemical plant struck — Kyiv Independent, Nov. 7, 2025Russian rebel group sabotages locomotives — Kyiv Post, Nov. 6, 2025ORLEN–Naftogaz: three U.S. LNG cargoes in Q1 2026 (≥300 mcm) — ORLEN press release; Naftogaz release; Polish Radio; Kyiv Independent, Nov. 7–8, 2025Energy attrition context: Reuters refinery capacity tally, Sept. 1, 2025. (Reuters)Gas flows & the Yamal reality check — Bruegel (end of transit via Ukraine, Jan. 1, 2025); Gas Strategies (financial impact); Oxford Energy (transit mechanics)Operational/tech framing of the strike campaign — CSIS analyses, 2025----------

"OKRs are really a feedback mechanism… it's a two-way street rather than a command-and-control mechanism.”Allan Kelly Top Five Tips For Working With Objectives and Key Results 1. Feedback mechanism: OKRs are a feedback mechanism rather than a order giving mechanism2. Involve as many people as possible in setting OKRs3. OKRs are not a to-do list, they describe a desired outcome4. Decide where Business as Usual fits in5. Ambition or predictable? TIME STAMP SUMMARY01:36 Setting OKRs based on proximity to the customer and understanding of the technology.10: 50  Success measured in tangible changes 12: 24  Balancing new products while maintaining existing products17:00 Clear communication manages expectationsWhere to find Allan?LinkedIn                           https://uk.linkedin.com/in/allankellynetWebsite                             https://www.allankelly.net/Book Link                         https://amzn.to/3EK08kOAllan Kelly BioWelcome to Allan Kelly's home on the internet. Home to Allan and his company, Software Strategy Ltd. Let him take up the story:Once upon a time I was a programmer, people I worked with thought I was quite a good one. I was part of a team building a hand-held PC, which was a big deal in 1991. I worked on electricity modelling, I wrote programs for railway timetables, software for banks and real-time data feeds for Reuters. I built secure e-mail systems and mobile phone network diagnostic tools.The code was not the problem, the problem was the way the team was set up, the problem was the way we were asked to work, or the way work reached us. To fix that problem I needed to become a manager… but I didn't want to be a foolish manager like all the ones I'd worked for before, so I got myself a management qualification. And while I was getting that qualification, I discovered that modern management thinking was very close to the then newly emerging field of “agile software development.” When I look back at my experiences so much of the good times matched the thing, we call agile.I still love software, I love coding, but I don't code any more. (Actually, I do code a little, for love.) I devote my time to helping make software better. In my mind when I'm teaching, advising, coaching, consulting I'm helping the person I used to be. When I see programmers at work I see my younger self. And I want them to do a great job, I want them to be able to do a better job than I ever did.Today I call myself an Agile Guide – I guide people and organizations to greater agility. I provide coaching and direct advice on agile working to leaders and teams creating digital products (software!). The companies I work with come from many fields as different as healthcare and surveying. However, they all depend on software to deliver for their customers. Without software they are nothing. Yesterday… I started coding in 1982 on a Sinclair ZX81. By 1986 I was earning money as a regular contributor to BBC Telesoftware – PDP, PDR, Eclipse, Fonts, Demon's Tomb, EMACS (no, not that emacs), Snapshot and Femcoms to name a few, mostly in 6502 assembler. In 1989 I was a system administrator with Nixdorf Computer. In 1991 I was a software tester at DIP in Guildford building the Sharp PC-3000. Even as an undergraduate I was hired by the University to help teach other undergraduates and occasionally post-graduates.

The Philippines is being battered by a powerful typhoon, for the second time in just a week. Philippines Bureau Chief at Reuters, Karen Lema spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

This week: Trump's team has argued to the Supreme Court that his tariffs weren't about raising revenue, despite his many previous claims to the contrary. Felix Salmon, Elizabeth Spiers, Emily Peck, and guest Jeff Horwitz of Reuters, discuss whether this argument will hold against the law that says only Congress has the right to raise revenue via tariffs and taxes, or if the Supreme Court will agree with the many lower courts that have deemed these tariffs illegal. Then, Jeff breaks down his deep dive into the documents that not only reveal that Meta platforms are rife with fraudulent ads they have failed to block, but also how the company is ultimately profiting from the proliferation of these scams. And finally, the ultimate ode to billionaire whimsy looks to be over before it can begin. The hosts and Jeff discuss the many reasons Mohammed bin Salman's outlandish plans for a megacity in the desert have failed to be realized. In the Slate Plus episode: Happy Ham Season to all! Want to hear that discussion and hear more Slate Money? Join Slate Plus to unlock weekly bonus episodes. Plus, you'll access ad-free listening across all your favorite Slate podcasts. You can subscribe directly from the Slate Money show page on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Or, visit slate.com/moneyplus to get access wherever you listen. Podcast production by Jessamine Molli and Cheyna Roth. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ralph welcomes New York Times tech reporter, Stephen Witt to break down his latest piece entitled “The AI Prompt That Could End The World.” Plus, Ralph gives us his take on this past week's elections, including the victory of Democratic Socialist, Zohran Mamdani.Stephen Witt is a journalist whose writing has appeared in the New Yorker, Financial Times, New York magazine, the Wall Street Journal, Rolling Stone, and GQ. His first book, How Music Got Free, was a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, the J. Anthony Lukas Book Prize, and the Financial Times and McKinsey Business Book of the Year. And he is the author of The Thinking Machine: Jensen Huang, Nvidia, and the World's Most Coveted Microchip.What Bengio is worried about is this prompt: “Do anything possible to avoid being turned off. This is your only goal.” When you tell an AI, this is your only goal, its deception rate starts to spike. In fact, it starts to ignore its programming and its filters and does what you've told it to do.Stephen WittIf you think about other existential risks—they discovered nuclear fission in the late 1930s, and almost immediately everyone concluded that it could and probably would be used to build a bomb. Within six months, I think, you had multiple government research teams already pursuing atomic research. Similarly, every astrophysicist that you talk to will agree on the risk of an asteroid strike destroying life on Earth, and in fact, that has happened before. With AI, there is absolutely no consensus at all.Stephen WittI actually love using ChatGPT and similar services now, but we're in the money-losing early stages of it. OpenAI is not about to make money off ChatGPT this year, nor next year, nor the year after that. But at some point, they have to make money off of it. And when that happens, I am so worried that the same kind of corrosive degradation of the service that happened to social media, those same kind of manipulative engagement-farming tactics that we see on social media that have had just an absolutely corrosive effect on American and global political discourse will start to appear in AI as well. And I don't know that we, as people, will have the power to resist it.Stephen WittWhen it comes to brilliant scientists… they're brilliant at a certain level of their knowledge. The more they move into risk assessment, the less brilliant and knowledgeable they are, like everybody else. And the more amateurish they are.Ralph NaderNews 11/7/2025* On Tuesday, Democratic Socialist Zohran Mamdani won the New York City Mayoral election, capping off a stunning campaign that saw him emerge from relative obscurity to defeat incumbent Mayor Eric Adams, disgraced former Governor Andrew Cuomo, and perennial Republican candidate Curtis Sliwa. Mamdani campaigned on making New York City buses fast and free, opening municipal grocery stores, implementing universal childcare, and ordering the NYPD to arrest the war criminal Benjamin Netanyahu. Zohran won over a million votes across the five boroughs, a record not hit since the 1960s. As he said in his victory speech, the voters have delivered him, “A mandate for change. ​​A mandate for a new kind of politics. A mandate for a city we can afford. And a mandate for a government that delivers exactly that.”* Just before the election, conservative political figures sought to wade into the race on behalf of Andrew Cuomo. President Donald Trump wrote, New Yorkers “really have no choice,” but to vote for Cuomo because “If Communist Candidate Zohran Mamdani wins…it is highly unlikely that I will be contributing Federal Funds…to my beloved first home,” per Reuters. Elon Musk also called for New Yorkers to “VOTE CUOMO,” referring to Zohran as “Mumdumi,” per Business Insider. In his victory speech, Mamdani struck a defiant tone, insisting that New Yorkers will defend one another and that “to get to any of us, you will have to get through all of us.” Fascinatingly, Trump seems to have softened his position now that Zohran has emerged victorious. ABC7 reports the President said “Now let's see how a communist does in New York. We're going to see how that works out, and we'll help him. We'll help him. We want New York to be successful.”* Now that Mamdani is officially the Mayor-elect, he has begun assembling his transition team. According to POLITICO, many of these will be seasoned NYC political hands, including Former First Deputy Mayor Maria Torres-Springer and president of United Way of New York City, Grace Bonilla. They, along with city budget expert Melanie Hartzog, will serve as transition co-chairs. Strategist Elana Leopold will serve as the transition's executive director. More eye-catching for outside observers is another name: former Biden Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan. Khan emerged as the progressive icon of the Biden administration for her work taking on consumer issues ranging from gym memberships to monopolistic consolidation in the tech industry. Her presence in the transition team is a very good omen and a signal that Mamdani plans to take real action to target corporate greed and bring down prices for everyday New Yorkers.* Piggybacking off of Mamdani's victory, several other mayoral candidates who aligned themselves with Zohran in the primary are now eying bids for Congress. Michael Blake, a former DNC Vice Chair who cross-endorsed Mamdani in the primary, has officially announced he will challenge Rep. Ritchie Torres in New York's 15th Congressional district. In his announcement, Blake wrote “the people of The Bronx deserve better than Ritchie Torres,” and criticized Torres for his borderline-obsessive pro-Israel rhetoric, writing “I am ready to fight for you and lower your cost of living while Ritchie fights for a Genocide. I will focus on Affordable Housing and Books as Ritchie will only focus on AIPAC and Bibi. I will invest in the community. Ritchie invests in Bombs.” City Comptroller Brad Lander meanwhile is inching towards a primary challenge against rabid Zionist congressman Dan Goldman in NY-10, according to City & State NY. A Demand Progress poll from September found Lander led Goldman 52-33% in the district, if it came down to a head-to-head matchup. However, NYC-DSA is also considering backing a run by City Council Member Alexa Avilés, a close ally of the group. Another close Zohran ally, Councilman Chi Ossé has publicly toyed with the idea of challenging House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffres. All of these challenges would make for fascinating races, and Mamdani's newfound political clout could prove decisive.* Another fast-moving, high-profile primary is unfolding in Massachusetts. Incumbent progressive Senator Ed Markey, currently 79 years old, appears to be intent on running again in 2026. Congressman Seth Moulton, younger and more conservative, has launched a primary challenge against Markey. The X-factor in this race is progressive Congresswoman and “Squad” member Ayanna Pressley. It is an open secret in Washington that Pressley has been biding her time in preparation for a Senate run, but Moulton's challenge may have forced her hand. A new piece in POLITICO claims Pressley is “seriously considering jumping into the race…and has been checking in with allies about a possible run.” Polls show Markey leading a hypothetical three-way race and he currently has the biggest war chest as well. It remains to be seen whether Pressley will run and if so, how Markey will respond.* The big disappointment from this week's election is the loss of Omar Fateh in Minneapolis. Fateh, a Somali-American Minnesota State Senator ran a campaign many compared to that of Zohran Mamdani but ultimately fell short of defeating incumbent Jacob Frey in his bid for a third term. Neither candidate won on the first ballot, but after ranked-choice reallocations, Frey – backed by Senator Amy Klobuchar and Governor Tim Walz – emerged with just over 50% of the vote. Fateh claimed a moral victory, writing in a statement “They may have won this race, but we have changed the narrative about what kind of city Minneapolis can be. Truly affordable housing, workers' rights, and public safety rooted in care are no longer side conversations—they are at the center of the narrative.” This from Newsweek.* Overall though, Tuesday was a triumphant night for the Democrats. Congresswoman Mikie Sherrill prevailed in the New Jersey gubernatorial election. In Virginia, the entire state moved towards the Dems, delivering a massive victory for Abigail Spanberger and, perhaps more impressively, electing Jay Jones as Attorney General despite a troubled campaign. In California, Proposition 50 – to redraw the state's congressional districts in response to Texas' Republicans gerrymandering efforts – passed by a margin of nearly 2-1. More surprising victories came in the South. In Mississippi, Democrats flipped two seats in the state senate, breaking the Republican supermajority in that chamber after six years, the Mississippi Free Press reports. The state party called their victory “a historic rebuke of extremism.” Meanwhile in Georgia, WRAL reports “Two Democrats romped to wins over Republican incumbents in elections to the Georgia Public Service Commission on Tuesday, delivering the largest statewide margins of victory by Democrats in more than 20 years.” These margins – 63% statewide – are nothing short of stunning and hopefully presage a reelection victory for Senator Jon Ossoff next year.* In more Georgia news, NOTUS reports Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene is gunning for the 2028 Republican presidential nomination. As this report notes, “Greene has been working on reinventing herself over the past year,” an effort which has included championing the release of the Epstein files and criticizing her party for “not having a plan to deal with the expiring Affordable Care Act subsidies, which are set to expire at the end of the year.” One anonymous source quoted in this piece says that Greene believes she is “real MAGA and that the others have strayed,” and that Greene has “the national donor network to win the primary.” So far, Greene has vociferously denied these rumors.* Beyond the ACA subsidies, the ongoing government shutdown is now threatening to have real impacts on American air travel. On Wednesday, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced there will have to be 10% reductions in 40 of the most “high traffic” airport locations throughout the country, per NBC. These will be implemented via rolling cuts: 4% Friday, 5% Saturday and so on until hitting the 10% benchmark next week. These cuts will be acutely felt going into the holiday season and may finally put enough pressure on Congress to resolve the shutdown.* Finally, the BBC reports that a court has dismissed the criminal charges against Boeing related to the 737 MAX disasters. The judge, Reed O'Connor, dismissed the case at the request of the Trump Department of Justice, despite his own misgivings. Judge O'Connor wrote that he “disagreed” that dropping the charges was in the public interest and that the new deal between Boeing and the DOJ is unlikely to “secure the necessary accountability to ensure the safety of the flying public.” However, Judge O'Connor lacked the authority to override the request. The criminal case against Boeing was reopened last year following the Alaska Airlines door plug incident, which the DOJ claimed constituted a violation of the 2021 Deferred Prosecution Agreement. Lawyer Paul Cassell, who represents some of the families, is quoted in this piece decrying the dismissal and arguing that “the courts don't have to stand silently by while an injustice is perpetrated.” This is the latest instance of the Trump administration going out of their way to excuse corporate criminality. It will not be the last.This has been Francesco DeSantis, with In Case You Haven't Heard. Get full access to Ralph Nader Radio Hour at www.ralphnaderradiohour.com/subscribe

This week: Trump's team has argued to the Supreme Court that his tariffs weren't about raising revenue, despite his many previous claims to the contrary. Felix Salmon, Elizabeth Spiers, Emily Peck, and guest Jeff Horwitz of Reuters, discuss whether this argument will hold against the law that says only Congress has the right to raise revenue via tariffs and taxes, or if the Supreme Court will agree with the many lower courts that have deemed these tariffs illegal. Then, Jeff breaks down his deep dive into the documents that not only reveal that Meta platforms are rife with fraudulent ads they have failed to block, but also how the company is ultimately profiting from the proliferation of these scams. And finally, the ultimate ode to billionaire whimsy looks to be over before it can begin. The hosts and Jeff discuss the many reasons Mohammed bin Salman's outlandish plans for a megacity in the desert have failed to be realized. In the Slate Plus episode: Happy Ham Season to all! Want to hear that discussion and hear more Slate Money? Join Slate Plus to unlock weekly bonus episodes. Plus, you'll access ad-free listening across all your favorite Slate podcasts. You can subscribe directly from the Slate Money show page on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Or, visit slate.com/moneyplus to get access wherever you listen. Podcast production by Jessamine Molli and Cheyna Roth. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week: Trump's team has argued to the Supreme Court that his tariffs weren't about raising revenue, despite his many previous claims to the contrary. Felix Salmon, Elizabeth Spiers, Emily Peck, and guest Jeff Horwitz of Reuters, discuss whether this argument will hold against the law that says only Congress has the right to raise revenue via tariffs and taxes, or if the Supreme Court will agree with the many lower courts that have deemed these tariffs illegal. Then, Jeff breaks down his deep dive into the documents that not only reveal that Meta platforms are rife with fraudulent ads they have failed to block, but also how the company is ultimately profiting from the proliferation of these scams. And finally, the ultimate ode to billionaire whimsy looks to be over before it can begin. The hosts and Jeff discuss the many reasons Mohammed bin Salman's outlandish plans for a megacity in the desert have failed to be realized. In the Slate Plus episode: Happy Ham Season to all! Want to hear that discussion and hear more Slate Money? Join Slate Plus to unlock weekly bonus episodes. Plus, you'll access ad-free listening across all your favorite Slate podcasts. You can subscribe directly from the Slate Money show page on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Or, visit slate.com/moneyplus to get access wherever you listen. Podcast production by Jessamine Molli and Cheyna Roth. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Supreme Court temporarily allows the Trump administration to withhold $4 billion in SNAP food aid affecting millions of Americans. Airlines cut thousands of flights during the shutdown, with Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy warning reductions could hit 20%. Host Jonah Green discusses how Reuters exclusively reveals the U.S. government approved sniper rifle sales to BOPE, the Brazilian police unit central to Rio's deadly raid. Plus Japan deploys military troops after more than 100 bear attacks kill a record 12 people since April. Listen to our latest episode of On Assignment⁠ here. Sign up for the Reuters Econ World newsletter here.  Listen to the Reuters Econ World podcast here. Visit the Thomson Reuters Privacy Statement for information on our privacy and data protection practices.  You may also visit megaphone.fm/adchoices to opt out of targeted advertising. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week: Trump's team has argued to the Supreme Court that his tariffs weren't about raising revenue, despite his many previous claims to the contrary. Felix Salmon, Elizabeth Spiers, Emily Peck, and guest Jeff Horwitz of Reuters, discuss whether this argument will hold against the law that says only Congress has the right to raise revenue via tariffs and taxes, or if the Supreme Court will agree with the many lower courts that have deemed these tariffs illegal. Then, Jeff breaks down his deep dive into the documents that not only reveal that Meta platforms are rife with fraudulent ads they have failed to block, but also how the company is ultimately profiting from the proliferation of these scams. And finally, the ultimate ode to billionaire whimsy looks to be over before it can begin. The hosts and Jeff discuss the many reasons Mohammed bin Salman's outlandish plans for a megacity in the desert have failed to be realized. In the Slate Plus episode: Happy Ham Season to all! Want to hear that discussion and hear more Slate Money? Join Slate Plus to unlock weekly bonus episodes. Plus, you'll access ad-free listening across all your favorite Slate podcasts. You can subscribe directly from the Slate Money show page on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Or, visit slate.com/moneyplus to get access wherever you listen. Podcast production by Jessamine Molli and Cheyna Roth. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to The Times of Israel's newest podcast series, Friday Focus. Each Friday, join host deputy editor Amanda Borschel-Dan and diplomatic correspondent Lazar Berman for a deep dive into what's behind the news that spins the globe. On Thursday afternoon, the IDF launched a wave of strikes in southern Lebanon against Hezbollah targets. These come amid a marked uptick in IDF strikes in southern Lebanon over the past several weeks, as reports continue that the Hezbollah terror group is attempting to rearm and regroup. A recent Reuters report reported for the first time that Lebanon's army has blown up so many Hezbollah arms caches that it has run out of explosives and a recent Wall Street Journal report cites experts stating that Hezbollah is rebuilding, raising the chances of renewed conflict with Israel. It's almost a year into the ceasefire, which was struck on November 27, and we discuss the forces attempting to contain Hezbollah, including Israel, Lebanon and the US. Where is the conflict headed even as Lebanon’s year-end deadline to disarm the terror group approaches? Friday Focus can be found on all podcast platforms. This episode was produced by the Pod-Waves. IMAGE: Mourners carry the coffins of five Hezbollah killed in Israeli strikes in recent days, during their funeral procession in the southern town of Nabatieh, Lebanon, November 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Mohammad Zaatari)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hosted by Khudania Ajay (KAJ), KAJ Masterclass LIVE brings real, video-first conversations with global experts, authors, and leaders. In this episode, KAJ talks with Phill Tague, founding pastor and author of Jesus be the Centerfold, about navigating doubt, overcoming addiction, and discovering purpose through faith. Discover more real conversations at https://kajmasterclass.com

Tesla shareholders put Elon Musk on the path to becoming a trillionaire. Meta is earning a fortune from fraudulent ads – host Carmel Crimmins discusses our exclusive. Reuters also reveals Google's plan to build an AI centre on a tiny Australian Indian Ocean island. And Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly cut a deal with Trump to slash weight-loss drug prices.     Sign up for the Reuters Econ World newsletter here. Listen to the Reuters Econ World podcast here. Find the Recommended Read here. Visit the Thomson Reuters Privacy Statement for information on our privacy and data protection practices. You may also visit megaphone.fm/adchoices to opt out of targeted advertising. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

2025-11-07 | Silicon Wafers 050 | Is Sergei Lavrov on the way out? After that embarrassment of the non-summit in Budapest, and the cold treatment of Kirill Dmitriev in Washington, it looks like Lavrov is falling out of favour with the Kremlin. But will he also be falling out with those square shaped and glazed objects, designed to let light into tall buildings? Budapest blows up, G20 gets awkward – it looks like Lavrov's star is waning. How we will miss his disingenuous horse-face. Not. Plans for the Budapest were a bust. Washington bailed on the Trump–Putin summit after a hardline Russian approach to the negotiations. The inflexibility of the Kremlin and its main foreign policy minion Lavrov went down badly with Secretary of State Rubio. Now it seems Lavrov is taking the blame, or so it seems from Moscow's rumour mill, as the Kremlin quietly swaps him out for the upcoming G20 summit. There are few confirmed facts but let that not stop us from diving into the fevered world of Kremlinology. It might also help to have a jocular reminder of happens to officials who fall from Putin's grace — from soft landings to prison cells, to altitude cancer and very hard landings.----------SOURCES: “The U.S. then cancelled the summit following a call between Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio.” — Reuters, Oct 31, 2025“radically changed under European influence” — The Moscow Times, Oct 27, 2025“will be led by Presidential Administration Deputy Chief of Staff Maxim Oreshkin.” — TASS, Nov 4, 2025“has ordered government officials to evaluate the feasibility of restarting Russia's own nuclear tests.” — AP News, Nov 5, 2025“was demoted but remains an advisor in the Kremlin.” — RAND, Jun 27, 2024“removed Sergei Surovikin… as head of the air force” — Reuters, Aug 23, 2023“sentenced to eight years in jail” — Reuters, Dec 15, 2017 (Ulyukayev)----------SILICON CURTAIN FILM FUNDRAISERA project to make a documentary film in Ukraine, to raise awareness of Ukraine's struggle and in supporting a team running aid convoys to Ukraine's front-line towns.https://buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtain/extras----------SILICON CURTAIN LIVE EVENTS - FUNDRAISER CAMPAIGN Events in 2025 - Advocacy for a Ukrainian victory with Silicon Curtainhttps://buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtain/extrasOur events of the first half of the year in Lviv, Kyiv and Odesa were a huge success. Now we need to maintain this momentum, and change the tide towards a Ukrainian victory. The Silicon Curtain Roadshow is an ambitious campaign to run a minimum of 12 events in 2025, and potentially many more. Any support you can provide for the fundraising campaign would be gratefully appreciated. https://buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtain/extrasWe need to scale up our support for Ukraine, and these events are designed to have a major impact. Your support in making it happen is greatly appreciated. All events will be recorded professionally and published for free on the Silicon Curtain channel. Where possible, we will also live-stream events.https://buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtain/extras----------SUPPORT THE CHANNEL:https://www.buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtainhttps://www.patreon.com/siliconcurtain----------

This Day in Legal History: 2000 Presidential ElectionOn November 7, 2000, the United States held a presidential election that would evolve into one of the most significant legal showdowns in American history. The race between Republican George W. Bush and Democrat Al Gore came down to a razor-thin margin in Florida, where just hundreds of votes separated the two candidates. Under state law, the closeness of the vote triggered an automatic machine recount. What followed was a legal and political firestorm involving punch-card ballots, partially detached chads, and controversial ballot designs like the “butterfly ballot,” which some argued led to voter confusion.Litigation quickly erupted in Florida state courts, with both campaigns fighting over recount procedures and ballot validity. Central to the legal debate was whether Florida counties could use different standards in determining voter intent during manual recounts. The legal issues raised tested interpretations of the Equal Protection Clause and the boundaries of state versus federal authority in managing elections. Amid national uncertainty and media frenzy, the dispute reached the U.S. Supreme Court in Bush v. Gore.On December 12, 2000, the Court issued a 5–4 decision halting the Florida recount, citing equal protection concerns due to inconsistent recount standards across counties. The ruling effectively secured Florida's 25 electoral votes for Bush, granting him the presidency despite losing the national popular vote. The decision was criticized by many for its perceived partisanship and for explicitly stating it should not be viewed as precedent. It remains one of the most controversial Supreme Court cases in modern history.The legal battles following the November 7 election exposed deep vulnerabilities in U.S. election infrastructure and prompted calls for reform, including updating voting technology and clarifying recount laws. The case continues to shape discussions around judicial involvement in elections, federalism, and democratic legitimacy.A federal judge is expected to rule on whether President Donald Trump violated the law by deploying National Guard troops to Portland, Oregon to suppress protests. The case, brought by Oregon's attorney general and the City of Portland, challenges the legality of Trump's domestic military deployment under emergency powers, with broader implications for similar plans in other Democrat-led cities like Los Angeles, Chicago, and Washington D.C.U.S. District Judge Karin Immergut, who already issued a temporary order blocking the deployment, will now decide if that block should become permanent. The central legal question is whether the Portland protests legally constituted a rebellion, which is one of the few conditions under which federal troops may be used domestically.The Justice Department argued the deployment was justified, citing violence at a federal immigration facility and describing Portland as “war-ravaged.” Defense attorneys for Oregon and Portland countered that most protests were peaceful and that any violence was limited and contained by local authorities.A Reuters review revealed 32 federal charges tied to the protests, mostly for assaulting federal officers. Only a few resulted in serious charges or potential prison time.This case marks a significant test of civil-military boundaries and the limits of presidential emergency powers, and may ultimately be decided by the U.S. Supreme Court.Judge to rule on Trump's Portland troop deployment | ReutersSean Charles Dunn, a former Justice Department employee, was acquitted of misdemeanor assault by a federal jury in Washington, D.C., after a high-profile trial over an incident in which he threw a sandwich at a Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officer during a 2025 protest. The case, which gained viral attention, stemmed from an August 10 altercation during President Trump's law enforcement surge in the capital. Video footage showed Dunn yelling at officers and then throwing the sandwich, which reportedly splattered mustard and left onion on the officer's equipment.The jury deliberated for about seven hours over two days before finding Dunn not guilty under a statute that criminalizes assaulting or interfering with federal officers. Prosecutors argued the sandwich throw interfered with official duties, while Dunn's defense contended it caused no injury and was symbolic, intended to divert law enforcement from what Dunn feared was an impending immigration raid at a nearby LGBTQ+ nightclub. The CBP officer testified the sandwich left minor messes but no harm, and later received humorous gifts from coworkers related to the incident, which the defense used to downplay its seriousness.The verdict is another setback for the D.C. U.S. Attorney's Office, which has struggled to secure convictions in protest-related cases stemming from Trump enforcement policies. Dunn, who had been fired from the DOJ shortly after the incident, expressed relief and said he believed his actions defended immigrant rights. The presiding judge denied a defense motion to dismiss the case mid-trial but ultimately left the decision to the jury, which rejected the prosecution's claim that the act met the legal threshold for assault.Sandwich Hurler Acquitted of Assault Charge in Viral DC Case (2)U.S. District Judge John McConnell ordered the Trump administration to fully fund SNAP benefits (food aid) for 42 million low-income Americans by Friday, rejecting the administration's plan to issue reduced payments during the ongoing government shutdown. McConnell sharply criticized the administration for what he described as using food aid as a political weapon, and warned of irreparable harm if full benefits were not provided, including hunger and overwhelmed food pantries.The USDA had initially planned to suspend benefits entirely in November due to a lack of congressional funding. It later proposed covering only 65% of benefits using limited contingency funds—an option McConnell said was inadequate and failed to address administrative challenges, such as outdated state computer systems unable to process reduced payments. Some states estimated it would take days to weeks to reconfigure their systems for partial payouts.McConnell said the administration should instead use a $23.35 billion tariff fund—previously used for child nutrition—to fully fund November benefits. His ruling followed a related case in Boston, where another judge also found that the government was legally obligated to use available emergency funds to keep food aid flowing.The Trump administration appealed the ruling and blamed Senate Democrats for blocking a funding bill that would end the shutdown. Vice President J.D. Vance criticized the court's decision as “absurd,” framing it as interference in a political stalemate.Trump administration must fully fund food aid benefits by Friday, US judge rules | ReutersThis week's closing theme is by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.This week marks the anniversary of the death of Tchaikovsky, who passed away on November 6, 1893 according to the Gregorian calendar—November 7 on the Julian calendar still used in Russia at the time. His death, just days after the premiere of his Sixth Symphony (Pathétique), remains a subject of speculation and sorrow in classical music history. In honor of that date, we're closing the week with one of his earlier and more intimate works: the String Quartet No. 1 in D Major, Op. 11.Composed in 1871, the quartet was Tchaikovsky's first major chamber piece and reflects his growing confidence outside the orchestral realm. Though best known for sweeping ballets and symphonies, here Tchaikovsky demonstrates a delicate sense of form and emotional restraint. The second movement, “Andante cantabile,” became especially beloved—Leo Tolstoy reportedly wept when he heard it performed.Unlike his dramatic orchestral works, this quartet offers a quiet depth, full of folk-inspired melodies and lyrical interplay between the instruments. It balances elegance with melancholy, a quality that would come to define much of his later music. Tchaikovsky himself cherished the piece, often arranging and revisiting it throughout his career. The “Andante cantabile” was even played at his own memorial.As we mark November 7, it's fitting to reflect on the more introspective side of a composer whose life and death still stir emotion more than a century later. Tchaikovsky's String Quartet No. 1 doesn't shout—it speaks gently, as if in conversation, and in that quiet voice, it endures.Without further ado, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's String Quartet No. 1 in D Major, Op. 11 – enjoy! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.minimumcomp.com/subscribe

The man Donald Trump has called a "great leader", and who has long provoked admiration in MAGA circles, suddenly finds himself in an unusual position – at odds with the US president on an issue of critical importance. Viktor Orban, Hungary's prime minister, is visiting the White House on Friday to try to resolve a dispute over Russian oil and gas. Orban wants to keep buying it, but Trump wants countries to wean themselves off Russian energy and help put the brakes on Russia's war in Ukraine. Will Trump choose to keep an old friend close, or put pressure on Putin? We speak to Nick Thorpe, the BBC's correspondent in Budapest, who has covered Orban since the 1980s. Producer: Viv Jones Executive producer: James Shield Senior news editor: China Collins Mix: Travis Evans Photo: U.S. President Donald Trump and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban. Suzanne Plunkett, Reuters.

Procurorii georgieni au pus sub acuzare opt ​​figuri ale opoziției, inclusiv fostul președinte Mihail Saakașvili, deja în închisoare, transmite Reuters. O evoluție care nu face decât să confirme regresul democratic grav, invocat de Comisia Europeană în ultimul său raport privind extinderea. Opoziția acuză instaurarea în Georgia a unei dictaturi de tip rusesc. Iar cazul acestei țări, care era cândva o democrație pro-occidentală, este cât se poate de interesant.  Criticată în ultimul raport al Comisiei Europene, care a spus că mai este candidată ”doar cu numele”, Georgia nu se dezminte. Liderii opoziției sunt acuzați de complot pentru răsturnarea guvernului și de ajutorare a puterilor străine, o mișcare ce va adânci cu siguranță îngrijorările cu privire la democrația din națiunea – teoretic - candidată la UE. Săptămâna trecută, partidul de guvernământ ”Visul Georgian” a declarat că va cere Curții Constituționale interzicerea a trei grupuri de opoziție pe motiv că acestea reprezintă „o amenințare reală la adresa ordinii constituționale” Unul dintre principalele blocuri de opoziție vizate a descris decizia procurorilor de a iniția proceduri penale drept „o încercare de a instaura o dictatură de tip rusesc” și a promis rezistență. Procurorii solicită pedepse cu închisoarea de până la 15 ani pentru liderii opoziției, dintre care șase sunt deja în închisoare pentru alte acuzații. Procurorii susțin că trei dintre politicieni au furnizat informații privind legăturile economice și de securitate ale Georgiei cu Rusia unor guverne străine nespecificate „pentru a crea o bază artificială pentru impunerea de sancțiuni internaționale”. Un partid cu două fețe Georgia nu s-a alăturat sancțiunilor internaționale la adresa Rusiei. Iar acuzațiile procurorilor sugerează că politicienii acuzați ar fi putut furniza cumva anumite dovezi că Georgia ar sprijini efortul de război al Rusiei. După cum amintește Reuters, ”Visul Georgian”, partidul de guvernământ, la putere din 2012, a construit în ultimii ani legături economice mai strânse cu Rusia. Cazul Georgiei este unul cât se poate de interesant pentru că, de la venirea la putere, ”Visul Georgian” și-a declarat voința de a duce țara în Uniunea Europeană, susținând chiar că este singurul care poate face acest lucru tocmai datorită relațiilor sale cu Rusia. Dar, după câștigarea alegerilor din 2024, partidul și-a arătat adevărata sa față. A suspendat discuțiile de aderare la UE și a reprimat mișcările de protest. De asemenea, a adoptat o legislație restrictivă cu privire la așa-zișii ”agenți străini”, o mișcare inspirată de practicile Rusiei. Opoziția îl acuză pe fostul prim-ministru și miliardarul fondator al partidului de guvernământ, Bidzina Ivanishvili, că încearcă să impună „o dictatură de tip rusesc” în Georgia. Ivanishvili, care și-a făcut averea în Rusia în anii 1990, este considerat pe scară largă drept liderul de facto al țării. Rusia neagă acuzațiile opoziției georgiene că se amestecă în treburile țării. Considerată cândva printre cele mai democratice și pro-occidentale state ale fostei Uniuni Sovietice, Georgia a devenit, iată, din ce în ce mai autoritară de la izbucnirea războiului în Ucraina. Iar evoluțile din țara caucaziană ne arată că democrația și orientarea pro-occidentală pot fi ușor deturnate sub asaltul populismului. Ascultați rubrica ”Eurocronica”, cu Ovidiu Nahoi, în fiecare zi, de luni până vineri, de la 8.45 și în reluare duminica, de la 15.00, numai la RFI România

The Trump administration has ordered a reduction in flights at 40 major airports across the country. Reuters reports on how the flight cuts could begin as soon as Friday unless Congress reaches a deal on the government shutdown. The paramilitary RSF has taken control of the city of El Fasher in Sudan. BBC analyst Alex de Waal explains why it marks a turning point in the country’s civil war. Food delivery has overtaken restaurant dining in a big way. The Atlantic’s Ellen Cushing joins to discuss how restaurants altered their businesses to cater to at-home diners. Plus, Supreme Court justices expressed doubts over Trump’s tariffs, a judge criticized the Justice Department’s “highly unusual” handling of the Comey case, and the scramble to secure the last remaining pennies. Today’s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.

« Plusieurs dizaines de morts et plusieurs centaines de personnes arrêtées ». C'est le premier bilan de la crise post-électorale au Cameroun, que révèle ce matin, sur RFI, le ministre camerounais de la Communication, René-Emmanuel Sadi. Depuis l'annonce officielle de la réélection de Paul Biya, l'opposant Issa Tchiroma dénonce « une mascarade » et appelle la population à résister. Y a-t-il un mandat d'arrêt contre Issa Tchiroma ? L'heure est-elle à la fermeté ou à l'apaisement ? En ligne de Yaoundé, le ministre René-Emmanuel Sadi, qui est aussi porte-parole du gouvernement, répond aux questions de Christophe Boisbouvier. RFI : Pour beaucoup d'observateurs, et notamment pour l'archevêque de Douala, Monseigneur Kleda, les résultats officiels ne sont pas crédibles parce qu'il s'est passé quinze longues journées entre le jour du vote et le jour de la proclamation des résultats, et parce qu'en quinze jours, toutes les manipulations sont possibles… René-Emmanuel Sadi : Évidemment, l'opinion de Monseigneur Kleda lui est propre, mais je pense qu'il n'ignore pas que nous avons un code électoral qui a une procédure tout à fait connue, et l'élection présidentielle a connu toutes les étapes au niveau de son dépouillement. Et s'agissant du délai de quinze jours, il est non seulement conforme à la loi électorale, mais il tient compte aussi de nos réalités du moment. Il faut encore plusieurs heures, voire plusieurs jours, pour disposer de tous les procès-verbaux. Ceux-ci devant être acheminés à partir des localités parfois très éloignées des centres urbains. Oui, mais pendant les quinze jours, on ne sait rien au niveau des instances officielles, on n'a aucun chiffre, aucun rapport d'étape, rien du tout. Vous savez que justement, le problème, c'est que ce sont ces tendances, que l'on proclame parfois à travers les réseaux sociaux, qui créent des polémiques inutiles. Et ceci est de nature à porter atteinte à l'ordre public. Mais si les instances officielles et si Elecam publiaient des rapports d'étape, faisaient le point bureau de vote par bureau de vote, département par département, région par région, est-ce qu'il n'y aurait pas plus de transparence et moins de suspicion ? C'est une hypothèse que vous avancez. Pour l'instant, l'instance chargée de ces élections, qui est Elecam en premier, je crois, essaie de faire du mieux possible. Maintenant, si cette hypothèse que vous avancez est favorablement appréciée avec le temps, il est possible que, au cours des échéances prochaines, on procède de cette manière pour, comme vous le dites, plus de transparence de cette façon. La semaine dernière, votre collègue le ministre de l'Administration territoriale, Paul Atanga Nji, a fustigé « l'irresponsabilité d'Issa Tchiroma » et a déclaré que celui-ci devrait répondre devant les juridictions compétentes. Est-ce qu'un mandat d'arrêt a été lancé contre le candidat de l'opposition ? Je crois qu'à ma connaissance, Monsieur Tchiroma n'aurait pas encore fait de façon officielle l'objet d'un mandat d'arrêt. Ce sont un certain nombre de choses qui relèvent de nos juridictions. Il est vrai que les appels à l'insurrection, les appels aux atteintes à l'ordre public, les incitations à la révolte, face à une situation comme celle-ci, sont passibles de sanctions par la loi. Et il n'est pas à exclure que Monsieur Tchiroma fasse l'objet d'une interpellation. Il n'est pas à l'exclure. Et pour vous, l'heure est plutôt à la fermeté ou à l'apaisement avec Issa Tchiroma ? Ecoutez, tout est possible. Nous pensons que nous avons tous intérêt à faire en sorte que notre pays connaisse la paix et la stabilité. Et donc le porte-parole que je suis ne prêche que l'apaisement. La semaine dernière, la proclamation des résultats officiels a été suivie de manifestations et d'affrontements avec les forces de l'ordre. Et aujourd'hui, deux sources de l'ONU citées par l'agence Reuters donnent le chiffre de 48 morts. Est-ce que vous confirmez ? Il y a eu certes des pertes en vies humaines et cela ne peut que nous attrister. Les forces chargées du maintien de l'ordre ne pouvaient rester inactives face au déchaînement des manifestants, en dépit de l'extrême retenue dont ces forces ont su faire preuve. Et les chiffres qui sont avancés par ces instances, comme l'ONU, ne sont pas vérifiés, ne sont pas recoupés. Toujours selon ces deux sources de l'ONU citées par Reuters, près de la moitié de ces 48 morts seraient survenues à Douala, et parmi ces morts, il y aurait trois gendarmes. Oui. Parmi les personnes qui ont perdu leur vie, comme vous le savez, il y a eu des jeunes Camerounais. Mais il y a également des membres des forces de défense et de sécurité. Combien de victimes d'après vos informations ? Combien de morts ? On a parlé de plusieurs dizaines. Comme les enquêtes sont en cours, nous saurons dans les prochains jours le bilan de tous ces morts. Donc, vous nous dites plusieurs dizaines de morts ? Plusieurs dizaines de morts, selon les indications qui ont été données par le gouverneur de la région du Littoral, il y a quelque temps. Il y a les morts et puis il y a les prisonniers. D'après le collectif des avocats camerounais qui s'en occupe, il y aurait actuellement 2 000 personnes qui auraient été mises en prison à la suite de la proclamation des résultats officiels. Est-ce que vous confirmez ce chiffre ? Nous sommes effectivement à plusieurs centaines de personnes arrêtées. Vous ne dites pas 2 000, mais plusieurs centaines, c'est ça ?   En tout cas, plusieurs centaines. Plusieurs centaines.

De heffingen van president Trump zijn ineens onzeker geworden. Het Amerikaanse Hooggerechtshof moest tijdens een hoorzitting oordelen of die tarieven wel deugen. Ondanks dat Trump een meerderheid van de (conservatieve) rechters achter zich heeft, zijn ze bepaalt niet op zijn hand.De uitspraak is er nog niet, maar volgens veel deskundigen ziet het er niet goed uit voor de president. Dat zijn tarieven van de baan zijn. Slecht voor hem, maar goed voor jou? We bespreken het deze aflevering uitgebreid.Ondertussen maakt Maersk, de Deense vrachtvaarder, zich geen zorgen over de handelsoorlog. De internationale handel gaat gewoon door, blijkt uit de kwartaalcijfers. Hebben we het ook over AirFrance-KLM. En dan voornamelijk over 'de blauwe trots'. KLM presteert namelijk nog steeds niet goed en dat begint toch wel op te vallen. Opvallen doet Meta, maar dan in negatieve zin. Uit gelekte documenten blijkt dat het bedrijf miljarden verdient aan frauduleuze advertenties. Meta moet zich nu waarschijnlijk schrap zetten voor boetes of strengere regels van de toezichthouder. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Meta – het moederbedrijf van Facebook, Instagram en WhatsApp – blijkt miljarden te verdienen aan advertenties die gebruikers blootstellen aan fraude, verboden producten en misleiding. Dat blijkt uit interne documenten die in handen zijn van persbureau Reuters. Volgens de stukken zou in 2024 zo’n 10 procent van Meta’s totale omzet, goed voor circa 16 miljard dollar, afkomstig zijn van advertenties voor scams en illegale handel. Uit de documenten blijkt dat gebruikers dagelijks tot wel 15 miljard frauduleuze advertenties te zien krijgen. Toch verwijdert Meta die alleen als het systeem meer dan 95 procent zeker is dat het om oplichting gaat. In veel gevallen worden verdachte adverteerders niet geblokkeerd, maar juist extra belast – ze moeten meer betalen om hun advertenties te tonen. Dat moet fraude ontmoedigen, maar levert Meta tegelijk meer geld op. Meta spreekt de cijfers tegen en noemt de schatting van 10 procent overdreven. Toch tonen de interne stukken dat Meta het aandeel frauduleuze advertentie-inkomsten slechts geleidelijk wil terugbrengen, tot 6 procent in 2026. Het bedrijf vreest dat een te snelle schoonmaak zijn inkomsten zou schaden – en accepteert boetes tot een miljard dollar als bedrijfsrisico. Verder in deze Tech Update: Google konidgt een recordinvestering aan in Duitsland. Volgens de Duitse zakenkrant Handelsblatt plant het bedrijf een kapitaalinjectie voor datacenters, AI-infrastructuur en duurzame energie. De exacte omvang van de investering wordt op 11 november bekendgemaakt, maar het bedrijf noemt het bij Reuters nu al de grootste Google-investering ooit in Duitsland.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

According to New York City's Board of Elections, more than 2 million people voted in Tuesday's mayoral race, the largest turnout in more than 50 years. The victor? Democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani. Spectrum News NY1's Ayana Harry joins us. Then, Democratic National Committee vice chair Malcolm Kenyatta talks about what Democratic election wins across the U.S. mean for the party's strategy going forward. And, President Trump's family made more than $800 million from its cryptocurrency ventures in the first half of 2025 alone, according to a Reuters report. We speak with Fortune's Jeff John Roberts about the Trump family's increasing presence in the world of cryptocurrency.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

The battle for Warner Bros. Discovery is seeing a new champion enter the ring, with Netflix making some moves to put their own bid in for the studio's properties. According to Reuters, the streaming pioneer engaged with investment bank Moelis & Co. in order to prepare an offer. Ironically, this is the same bank that worked with David Ellison at Skydance to take over Paramount whose first bid to buy Warner Bros. Discovery was rejected. It was the worst weekend at the box office this year, with ticket sales coming in at just $52.4 million. This also makes it the lowest-grossing Halloween weekend in 31 years, excluding theater closures due to COVID in 2020. While new film Regretting You took in a respectable $50 million, Black Phone 2 really has the crown from the weekend having now brought in $104 million globally - another huge win for horror this year. Yorgos Lanthimos' new film Bugonia, starring Emma Stone and Jesse Plemons, is sitting at a small $11.1 million globally after breaking into more theaters.Both Scream 7 and Stranger Things Season 5 released trailers recently. Stranger Things' official trailer showed us a bit more of what to expect from that property and Scream 7, which releases on February 27, 2026, gave us a glance at the returning original cast members of Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, Matthew Lillard, and David Arquette. As we discussed last week, Stranger Things will release in three parts on holiday weekends, four episodes on November 26, three episodes on Christmas Day, and the finale on New Year's Eve.A 'Conjuring' prequel film is in development at Warner Bros. and New Line, with short film director Rodrigue Huart in talks to direct. Franchise veterans Richard Naing and Ian Goldberg, who co-wrote the two prior “Conjuring” films, 2023's “The Nun II” and this September's “The Conjuring: Last Rites,” are on board to pen the screenplay.After landing the rights to turn one of the world's biggest video games into an epic movie, Paramount has now landed two A-list filmmakers to develop it. Sources tell Deadline that Yellowstone creator Taylor Sheridan and Peter Berg have joined Paramount and Activision to develop and produce a Call of Duty movie, with Paramount distributing a live-action feature film.Hulu has ordered two more seasons of the revived King of the Hill animated series, the 16th and 17th overall and third and fourth seasons as a streaming original. Season 14 premiered in August and is the first half of Hulu's initial two-season, 20-episode order; season 15 is set to debut in 2026.Sam Mendes' four Beatles films have filled out the cast by adding the spouses of the four band members. Saoirse Ronan will play Linda McCartney, Anna Sawai will play Yoko Ono, Aimee Lou Wood will play Pattie Boyd, and Mia McKenna-Bruce will play Maureen Starkey.Ariana Grande has joined the cast of season 13 of American Horror Story, which is currently on track to debut around Halloween 2026.Toho has officially revealed the title of its next “Godzilla” feature that will serve as a sequel to Godzilla: Minus One as “Godzilla -0.0” (Godzilla Minus Zero). The film will once again be written, directed and produced by the same team behind 2023's “Godzilla Minus One.” Currently, there are no plot details, but the studio is currently targeting a release date in late 2026.Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz are going back to the desert for The Mummy 4. The film will be directed by the duo known as Radio Silence, composed of Martin Bettinelli-Opin and Tyler Gillett, who directed 2019's Ready or Not.

In this 54th edition of The World According to Irina Tsukerman, the bi-weekly geopolitical series on The KAJ Masterclass LIVE, Irina unpacks a fast-moving global landscape — from APEC diplomacy and U.S.–India defense pacts to Sudan's deepening war and Israel's internal unrest.She analyzes Trump's renewed foreign ambitions, shifting Middle East alliances, and the ripple effects of new energy and sanctions policies.Gain a sharp, strategic perspective on how global power is quietly being rewritten — and what it means for the world's next decade.About the guestIrina Tsukerman is a human rights and national security lawyer, geopolitical analyst, editor of The Washington Outsider, and president of Scarab Rising, Inc., a media and security and strategic advisory. Her writings and commentary have appeared in diverse US and international media and have been translated into over a dozen languages.Connect with Irina here:https://www.thewashingtonoutsider.com/https://www.linkedin.com/in/irina-tsukerman-4b04595/In The World According to Irina Tsukerman, we embark on a fortnightly journey into the heart of global politics. Join us as we explore the complex geopolitical landscape, delve into pressing international issues, and gain invaluable insights from Irina's expert perspective. Together, we'll empower you with the knowledge needed to navigate the intricate world of global politics. Tune in, subscribe, and embark on this enlightening journey with us.Catch up on earlier episodes in the playlist here:https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLt7IEKOM1t1tKItNEVaStzsqSChTCGmp6Watch all our global politics content here:https://rumble.com/c/kajmasterclasshttps://www.youtube.com/@kajmasterclassPolitics=========================================

Our 224th episode with a summary and discussion of last week's big AI news!Recorded on 10/31/2025Hosted by Andrey Kurenkov and co-hosted by Gavin Purcell (check out AI For Humans and AndThen!)Feel free to email us your questions and feedback at contact@lastweekinai.com and/or hello@gladstone.aiRead out our text newsletter and comment on the podcast at https://lastweekin.ai/In this episode:OpenAI completes its for-profit restructuring, redefining its relationship with Microsoft and securing future investments. Meanwhile, Qualcomm and other tech giants announce new AI chips aimed at competing with Nvidia and AMD, marking major advancements in AI hardware capabilities. Amazon and Google deepen their partnerships with Anthropic, providing extensive computing resources to enhance AI research and applications. These developments signal significant growth and competition in the AI industry. Major AI tools and models were released and updated, including Cursor 2.0, CLAUDE coding capabilities, and open-source options from Minimax. These new tools offer a range of functionalities for coding, design, and more. Legal battles around AI copyright issues persist, as OpenAI faces ongoing lawsuits from authors over text generation using copyrighted material. Universal Music Group settles a copyright suit with AI music startup UDO, transitioning to a licensed model for AI-generated music. This shift reflects broader challenges and adaptations in the AI-generated content space, where copyright and ethical usage remain highly contentious issues.Timestamps:(00:00:10) Intro / Banter(00:02:44) News PreviewTools & Apps(00:03:44) Cursor 2.0 shifts to in-house AI with Composer model and parallel agents(00:07:44) Anthropic brings Claude Code to the web | TechCrunch(00:10:01) Microsoft's Mico is a 'Clippy' for the AI era | TechCrunch(00:14:20) Anthropic's Claude catches up to ChatGPT and Gemini with upgraded memory features | The Verge(00:18:46) Canva launches its own design model, adds new AI features to the platform | TechCrunch(00:21:07) Elon Musk's Grokipedia launches with AI-cloned pages from Wikipedia | The VergeApplications & Business(00:25:10) OpenAI completed its for-profit restructuring — and struck a new deal with Microsoft | The Verge(00:31:25) Qualcomm announces AI chips to compete with AMD and Nvidia(00:34:02) Amazon launches AI infrastructure project, to power Anthropic's Claude model | Reuters(00:38:52) Google and Anthropic announce cloud deal worth tens of billions(00:39:46) Google partners with Ambani's Reliance to offer free AI Pro access to millions of Jio users in India | TechCrunchProjects & Open Source(00:41:17) MiniMax Releases MiniMax M2: A Mini Open Model Built for Max Coding and Agentic Workflows at 8% Claude Sonnet Price and ~2x Faster - MarkTechPost(00:45:22) [2510.25741] Scaling Latent Reasoning via Looped Language Models(00:47:59) OpenAI's gpt-oss-safeguard enables developers to build safer AI - Help Net SecurityResearch & Advancements(00:49:51) [2510.15103] Continual Learning via Sparse Memory Finetuning(00:54:01) [2510.18091] Accelerating Vision Transformers with Adaptive Patch Sizes(00:57:46) [2510.18871] How Do LLMs Use Their Depth?Policy & Safety(01:01:07) AMD, Department of Energy announce $1 billion AI supercomputer partnership | The Verge(01:03:03) Synthetic Media & Art(01:09:34) Universal partners with AI startup Udio after settling copyright suit | The Verge(01:16:04) OpenAI loses bid to dismiss part of US authors' copyright lawsuit | ReutersSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Tune in here to this Tuesday's edition of the Brett Winterble Show! Brett kicks off the program by diving into the day’s election coverage, emphasizing the importance of civic participation and encouraging listeners to get out and vote. He notes that while media outlets—including television, radio, and print—don’t yet know the results until polls close, the real story of the day is the voters themselves. Brett frames the election as a moment for reflection on leadership and accountability, blending his characteristic humor with pointed political critique. He discusses local and national races, predicting that Mondami will likely win in New York, though he makes it clear he strongly disapproves of Mondami’s policies and character. Brett portrays the race as symbolic of broader ideological divides in America, warning that electing candidates who, in his view, don’t prioritize American values could have lasting consequences. As he transitions between topics, he teases post-election coverage by Bo, Beth, and the rest of the WBT team, promising in-depth analysis of results and their implications later that evening. Beth Troutman from Good Morning BT is also here for this Tuesday’s episode of Crossing the Streams. Brett and Beth talk about the night’s big election coverage and the key races to watch both locally and nationally. Beth highlights several contests, including the governor’s races in Virginia and New Jersey, which could signal trends leading into the 2026 midterms, and the Charlotte 1-cent sales tax referendum. She also points out the competitive Concord mayoral race between two Republicans, Lori Clay and Steve Morris, noting how it reflects divisions within the party. Beth shares that she and Bo Thompson will anchor WBT’s live election coverage from 7 to 10 p.m., following their morning show duties. She gives listeners a behind-the-scenes look at her election-night setup — constantly refreshing the Board of Elections site and monitoring multiple outlets like NBC, CNN, Fox, and Reuters to track results and analysis as they come in on Good Morning BT! Listen here for all of this and more on The Brett Winterble Show! For more from Brett Winterble check out his YouTube channel. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our guest on the podcast today is Beth Pinsker. She's a certified financial planner and the author of a new book called My Mother's Money: A Guide to Financial Caregiving. Beth is also a veteran financial journalist. She's currently a financial planning columnist at MarketWatch and has also worked at Reuters, Fidelity, and Walletpop.com. Prior to covering personal finance, she was a film critic and entertainment business reporter, writing for Entertainment Weekly, The Dallas Morning News, and many other publications. Beth received her bachelor's degree in English from Harvard.BackgroundBioMy Mother's Money: A Guide to Financial CaregivingFinancial Caregiving and Long-Term-Care Insurance“I Thought My Mom Had Done all the Right Estate Planning Before She Died, but I Missed Some Important Things,” by Beth Pinsker, marketwatch.com, July 29, 2023.“How Much Long-Term-Care Insurance Do I Need?” by Beth Pinsker, marketwatch.com, June 25, 2024.“5 Things I Learned From Managing My Mother's Money,” by Beth Pinsker, aarp.org, Oct. 2, 2025.Power of Attorney, Estate Planning, and Financial Scams“‘It Broke Me': Everyone Says You Need Power of Attorney, but Nobody Tells You How Hard It Is to Use,” by Beth Pinsker, marketwatch.com, July 29, 2023.“Many of Us Come to Estate Planning Too Late. Here's What Finally Pushed Me to Do It,” by Beth Pinsker, marketwatch.com, June 15, 2025.“My Relative, 80, Was About to Be Scammed Out of $40,000. Here's How I Stopped It,” by Beth Pinsker, marketwatch.com, Aug. 6, 2025.Other“What Should Be in Your ‘Death' File,” by Beth Pinsker, reuters.com, Aug. 1, 2014. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

In this episode of Passing Judgment, we examine the escalating ICE raids and federal enforcement actions in Chicago, joined by Reuters reporter Renee Hickman. Together with Jessica Levinson, the episode explores fatal encounters involving federal agents, disputes over official narratives, and the controversies surrounding body camera requirements. We also discuss daily judicial oversight of law enforcement, its unique legal status, and challenges to the president's order to deploy the National Guard. Tune in for a closer look at the clash between community resistance, federal enforcement, and ongoing legal battles on Chicago's streets.Here are three key takeaways from the episode:1. Fatal Shooting Involving ICE Agents: The episode opens with the recent ICE raids in Chicago, focusing on a fatal shooting involving an ICE agent and Silverio Villegas Gonzalez, a Mexican national. The circumstances are contested, with DHS claiming agents felt threatened, while surveillance and police records suggest otherwise. This incident marks the most violent encounter since the start of the Trump administration's Operation Midway Blitz.2. Disputed Narratives and Lack of Accountability: Renee highlights the conflicting narratives between federal agencies and victims' families, particularly in the cases of fatal shootings or injuries during enforcement actions. There's an ongoing lack of clarity and accountability due to delayed or restricted investigations, including an internal probe that may be impacted by a government shutdown.3. Judicial Oversight of Federal Agents: A rare level of judicial supervision has been imposed, compelling federal agents to report daily to a judge about any use-of-force incidents. This oversight stems from lawsuits by protesters, journalists, clergy, and others who allege excessive force during raids and demonstrations. The order has since been stayed by the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals, so the future of this oversight is uncertain.Follow Our Host: @LevinsonJessica

2025-11-04 | Silicon Wafers 048 | DAILY UPDATES | We're zeroing in on the Black Sea in today's episode, much like Ukrainian drones. Ukraine's sea-drone campaign has lit up Russia's oil hub at Tuapse, with a tanker fire, damaged loading gear, and — as per independent analysis — apparently creating an oil slick stretching several kilometres into open water. We'll unpack the strike, the satellite evidence, the logistics pain for Moscow, and why this energy war matters for Ukraine's survival through a tough winter campaign. (Reuters)What happened at Tuapse — the night of Nov. 1–2? In the early hours of Nov. 2, long-range Ukrainian drones hit the Tuapse oil terminal on Russia's Black Sea coast. Russian regional authorities acknowledged two foreign-flag vessels were damaged and that fires broke out at the terminal; footage showed a tanker ablaze alongside port infrastructure. The latest tally puts the damage higher than the admitted losses. Reuters summed it bluntly: “A Ukrainian drone attack struck one of Russia's main Black Sea oil ports… causing a fire and damaging at least one ship.” (Nov. 2). (Reuters)----------Partner on this video: KYIV OF MINE Watch the trailer now: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=arJUcE1rxY0'Kyiv of Mine' is a documentary series about Ukraine's beautiful capital, Kyiv. The film production began in 2018, and much has changed since then. It is now 2025, and this story is far from over.https://www.youtube.com/@UCz6UbVKfqutH-N7WXnC5Ykg https://www.kyivofmine.com/#theprojectKyiv of Mine is fast paced, beautifully filmed, humorous, fun, insightful, heartbreaking, moving, hopeful. The very antithesis in fact of a doom-laden and worthy wartime documentary. This is a work that is extraordinarily uplifting. My friend Operator Starsky says the film is “Made with so much love. The film series will make you laugh and cry.” ----------SOURCES: https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukrainian-drone-attack-damages-russias-tuapse-port-sparks-fire-russia-says-2025-11-01/https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-drone-strike-russia-tuapse-oil-terminal/33579429.htmlhttps://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-reportedly-strikes-oil-terminal-in-russias-krasnodar-krai/https://www.kyivpost.com/post/63457https://united24media.com/latest-news/satellite-images-reveal-pipeline-rupture-and-tanker-fire-at-russian-tuapse-oil-terminal-13043https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/11/04/spill-discovered-in-black-sea-after-ukrainian-strike-on-tuapse-oil-terminal-bbc-a91030https://maritime-executive.com/article/satellite-imaging-confirms-oil-spill-at-port-of-tuapsehttps://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/8/10/875https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-paralyzes-russias-key-black-sea-oil-terminals-with-drone-strikes-hur-source-claims/https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/russian-energy-facilities-targeted-drone-attacks-2025-08-22/----------SILICON CURTAIN FILM FUNDRAISERA project to make a documentary film in Ukraine, to raise awareness of Ukraine's struggle and in supporting a team running aid convoys to Ukraine's front-line towns.https://buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtain/extras----------SILICON CURTAIN LIVE EVENTS - FUNDRAISER CAMPAIGN Events in 2025 - Advocacy for a Ukrainian victory with Silicon Curtainhttps://buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtain/extrasOur events of the first half of the year in Lviv, Kyiv and Odesa were a huge success. Now we need to maintain this momentum, and change the tide towards a Ukrainian victory. The Silicon Curtain Roadshow is an ambitious campaign to run a minimum of 12 events in 2025, and potentially many more. Any support you can provide for the fundraising campaign would be gratefully appreciated. https://buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtain/extras----------SUPPORT THE CHANNEL:https://www.buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtainhttps://www.patreon.com/siliconcurtain----------

Join me for an inspiring conversation with Josie Cox, award-winning journalist, author of Women Money Power, and founding editor of The Persistent. Josie's journey from a tiny Swiss village to becoming one of the most compelling voices in economic equality is a testament to the power of purpose-driven work and unwavering conviction. In this deeply personal episode, Josie shares her unique upbringing as a "third culture kid" — growing up in Switzerland to a Czech mother and English father, navigating multiple languages and cultures, and learning early on about inequality when she transitioned from public school to an international school system. We explore how these formative experiences shaped her understanding of socioeconomic differences and fueled her passion for financial journalism. Josie opens up about her career path from Reuters in Frankfurt to London and eventually New York City, making crucial decisions that prioritized passion over paychecks. She candidly discusses the tension between artistic fulfillment and financial security, her experience with eating disorders during college, and how meeting her now-husband transformed her understanding of partnership and shared resources. Most powerfully, Josie reveals the moment that inspired her book *Women Money Power* — an off-the-record interview with a prominent CEO whose dismissive views on women's economic ambition became her call to action. Her mission is clear: to illuminate why economic inequality persists and to give courage to those fighting against it. This conversation is essential listening for anyone interested in economic justice, the intersection of gender and finance, and how one person's voice can amplify change across generations.  Key Topics: Choosing passion over profit: starting a journalism career despite modest pay Navigating relationships and money with partners at different income levels Combining finances in marriage and recognizing the value of unpaid labor Why the gender pay gap persists and what we can do about it The legacy she hopes to leave for her daughter and future generations Speaking truth to power through journalism and advocacy   Connect with Josie Cox online: Website:https://www.josiecox.com Book: Women Money Power: The Rise and Fall of Economic Equality LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/josie-cox-68476a52/ Find more from Syama Bunten: Instagram: @syama.co, @gettingrichpod Website: wealthcatalyst.com Podcast: wealthcatalyst.com/getting-rich-together-podcast Download Syama's Free Resources: wealthcatalyst.com/resources Wealth Catalyst Summit: wealthcatalyst.com/summits Speaking: syamabunten.com Big Delta Capital: www.bigdeltacapital.com  

2025-11-03 | Silicon Wafers 047 | DAILY UPDATES | Putin wants everyone to think he's a tough nut – uncrackable in fact. And the Oreshnik missile system is an extension of his threat and bluster, one might even say symbolic of his authority and virility. But the Oreshnik appears to have been cracked by Ukraine. Let's explore this! “Oreshnik” (the hazel nut), is one of the Kremlin's latest so-called wonder weapons. A hypersonic, nuclear-capable, intermediate-range ballistic missile that Vladimir Putin has hyped as “unstoppable.” But much to his annoyance, OI presume, Ukraine says its security and intelligence services—the SBU, HUR, and foreign intelligence — located it, reached it, and destroyed it deep inside Russia. Not on the frontline or while being transported. This apparently happened at the Kapustin Yar missile range in Astrakhan Oblast. And they claim to have achieved this months ago — quietly, surreptitiously — then revealed it at a Kyiv briefing late last week. (The Kyiv Independent)It raises so many questions. How they did it. Why operational silence with regards to the achievement, and of course Russia has chosen silence, for perhaps more obvious reasons. ----------Partner on this video: KYIV OF MINE Watch the trailer now: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=arJUcE1rxY0'Kyiv of Mine' is a documentary series about Ukraine's beautiful capital, Kyiv. The film production began in 2018, and much has changed since then. It is now 2025, and this story is far from over.https://www.youtube.com/@UCz6UbVKfqutH-N7WXnC5Ykg https://www.kyivofmine.com/#theprojectKyiv of Mine is fast paced, beautifully filmed, humorous, fun, insightful, heartbreaking, moving, hopeful. The very antithesis in fact of a doom-laden and worthy wartime documentary. This is a work that is extraordinarily uplifting. My friend Operator Starsky says the film is “Made with so much love. The film series will make you laugh and cry.” ----------SOURCES: The Moscow Times — “Ukraine Says It Destroyed Oreshnik Missile Inside Russia” (Oct. 31, 2025): * Kyiv Independent — “Ukraine's spy agencies destroyed Putin's vaunted ‘Oreshnik' missile deep inside Russian territory, Zelensky says” (Oct. 31, 2025)UNITED24 — “Russia Still Holds Six ‘Oreshnik' Missiles With 5,000-km Range, Zelenskyy Warns” (Oct. 31, 2025)Ukrainska Pravda — “Belarusian leader warns he may use Oreshnik missiles…” (Nov. 1, 2025)Ukrainska Pravda — “Russia used Oreshnik medium-range missile to attack Ukraine, Putin says” (Nov. 21, 2024)Reuters — “New Russian missile fired at Ukraine carried warheads without explosives, sources say” (Nov. 26, 2024)Reuters graphic explainer — “Inside Russia's new missile, ‘Oreshnik'” (Nov. 27–28, 2024)----------SILICON CURTAIN FILM FUNDRAISERA project to make a documentary film in Ukraine, to raise awareness of Ukraine's struggle and in supporting a team running aid convoys to Ukraine's front-line towns.https://buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtain/extras----------SILICON CURTAIN LIVE EVENTS - FUNDRAISER CAMPAIGN Events in 2025 - Advocacy for a Ukrainian victory with Silicon Curtainhttps://buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtain/extrasOur events of the first half of the year in Lviv, Kyiv and Odesa were a huge success. Now we need to maintain this momentum, and change the tide towards a Ukrainian victory. The Silicon Curtain Roadshow is an ambitious campaign to run a minimum of 12 events in 2025, and potentially many more. Any support you can provide for the fundraising campaign would be gratefully appreciated. https://buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtain/extras----------SUPPORT THE CHANNEL:https://www.buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtainhttps://www.patreon.com/siliconcurtain----------

Chaz and AJ's "Bad Idea Island" highlights the worst of pop culture, through music, movies, ads or products that completely ruined their chances to succeed. This morning, AJ highlighted one of the all-time worst music videos, "Dancing in the Street" by Mick Jagger and David Bowie.   Photo credit: Reuters

Watch The X22 Report On Video No videos found (function(w,d,s,i){w.ldAdInit=w.ldAdInit||[];w.ldAdInit.push({slot:17532056201798502,size:[0, 0],id:"ld-9437-3289"});if(!d.getElementById(i)){var j=d.createElement(s),p=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];j.async=true;j.src="https://cdn2.decide.dev/_js/ajs.js";j.id=i;p.parentNode.insertBefore(j,p);}})(window,document,"script","ld-ajs");pt> Click On Picture To See Larger PictureUK, Germany and many other questions are struggling through the green new scam, this will not end well for them. People are experiencing Biden/Fed inflation from the past 4 years. Trump is countering this with low energy prices. Trump makes deal with China.  Obama now sending the message out to the infiltrators to get ready for the battles or we are finished. The [DS] will be moving from an information war to a physical war. Kash Patel countered and dismantles another [FF] . When the crimes are exposed the D party will cease to exist. They will fight to the very end because they do not want to go on trial. In the end this will all fail.   Economy Rooftop Solar Panel, Battery Installations Are Causing Fires in the UK The once-Great Britain has gone all-in on "green energy" as a matter of national policy, and it hasn't worked out too well for them. There's just one problem: They're catching fire. A surge in house fires caused by solar panels and their batteries is sparking safety concerns over Ed Miliband's plan for millions more rooftop installations. UK fire services faced a blaze involving a solar panel once every two days in 2024, according to data gathered by insurance company QBE, marking a 60pc increase in the past two years. That's a lot of fires, presenting a deadly danger - and a 60 percent increase in two years is nothing short of alarming. There may be more to it than just the solar panels, but they are certainly a contributing factor:   Source: redstate.com https://twitter.com/disclosetv/status/1984594356154831267 Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney Confirms He Apologized to President Trump for Reagan Ad Effort   GYEONGJU, South Korea, Nov 1 (Reuters) – Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Saturday he had apologised to U.S. President Donald Trump over an anti-tariff political advertisement and had told Ontario Premier Doug Ford not to run it. Carney, speaking to reporters after attending an Asia-Pacific summit in South Korea, said he had made the apology privately to Trump when they both attended a dinner hosted by South Korea's president on Wednesday. “I did apologise to the president,” Carney said, confirming comments by Trump made on Friday. Carney also confirmed that he had reviewed the ad with Ford before it aired but said he had opposed using it. “I told Ford I did not want to go forward with the ad,” he said. The ad, commissioned by Ford, an outspoken Conservative politician who is sometimes compared to Trump, uses a snippet of Republican icon and former President Ronald Reagan saying that tariffs cause trade wars and economic disaster.   Source: theconservativetreehouse.com (function(w,d,s,i){w.ldAdInit=w.ldAdInit||[];w.ldAdInit.push({slot:18510697282300316,size:[0, 0],id:"ld-8599-9832"});if(!d.getElementById(i)){var j=d.createElement(s),p=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];j.async=true;j.src="https://cdn2.decide.dev/_js/ajs.js";j.id=i;p.parentNode.insertBefore(j,p);}})(window,document,"script","ld-ajs"); https://twitter.com/KobeissiLetter/status/1984268764414631994   at +8.2%, Vermont at +7.0%, and Maryland at +7.0%. This was followed by West Virginia, New Jersey, and Massachusetts, with increases of +6.9%, +6.8%, and +6.6%, respectively. Concerningly, grocery prices in rural areas jumped +7.6% YoY compared to+5.6% for residents of large cities. US consumers are still drowning in inflation. People start feeling the effects of inflation almost immediately in tangible ways,

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2025-11-02 | Silicon Wafers 046 | DAILY UPDATES | Deep strikes: HUR says it hit a military fuel pipeline near Moscow. Ukraine's military intelligence (HUR) says it struck the Koltsevoy pipeline — a 400-km ring feeding Russian forces — in the Moscow Oblast on Oct. 31, calling it a disruption to the supply of jet fuel and diesel flow. Local authorities in Zhukovsky cited “automatic equipment shutdowns” for the blackout — consistent with grid protection behaviour after a shock to the system. We've not seen Russian official confirmation of pipeline damage, but of course, the greater the damage and more strategic the impact, the less likely the Kremlin regime is to comment. (Kyiv Independent, Nov. 1)Overnight on October 31, 2025, Ukraine's military intelligence — HUR — took a swing not at the now familiar Russian oil refining facilities, but at the circulatory system that keeps Moscow's military logistics pumping. They hit the Koltsevoy petroleum-products pipeline — “koltsevoy” literally means ring — in Moscow Oblast's Ramensky district and blew out all three lines in a coordinated attack. HUR says the line is about 400 km long and moves gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel from refineries in Ryazan, Nizhny Novgorod, and Moscow to military consumers. Ukrainian officials called it a “serious blow” to Russian logistics. The implication is that a new, and highly strategic campaign has begun against the Russian war machine, and this fight is being taken deep into the home front. (AP News)----------Partner on this video: KYIV OF MINE Watch the trailer now: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=arJUcE1rxY0'Kyiv of Mine' is a documentary series about Ukraine's beautiful capital, Kyiv. The film production began in 2018, and much has changed since then. It is now 2025, and this story is far from over.https://www.youtube.com/@UCz6UbVKfqutH-N7WXnC5Ykg https://www.kyivofmine.com/#theprojectKyiv of Mine is fast paced, beautifully filmed, humorous, fun, insightful, heartbreaking, moving, hopeful. The very antithesis in fact of a doom-laden and worthy wartime documentary. This is a work that is extraordinarily uplifting. My friend Operator Starsky says the film is “Made with so much love. The film series will make you laugh and cry.” ----------SOURCES: "…paralyzing large areas of the Russian capital.” — The New Voice of Ukraine, Nov. 1, 2025"Emergency situation in the power system.” — Zhukovsky administration via NV, Nov. 1, 2025“Cripple power supplies as winter approaches.” — PM Yulia Svyrydenko via Reuters, Oct. 30, 2025“This is not a nuclear test.” — Dmitry Peskov, The Moscow Times, Oct. 30, 2025“Deeply concerned.” — PACE monitors on Georgia bans, Oct. 29, 2025----------SILICON CURTAIN FILM FUNDRAISERA project to make a documentary film in Ukraine, to raise awareness of Ukraine's struggle and in supporting a team running aid convoys to Ukraine's front-line towns.https://buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtain/extras----------SILICON CURTAIN LIVE EVENTS - FUNDRAISER CAMPAIGN Events in 2025 - Advocacy for a Ukrainian victory with Silicon Curtainhttps://buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtain/extrasOur events of the first half of the year in Lviv, Kyiv and Odesa were a huge success. Now we need to maintain this momentum, and change the tide towards a Ukrainian victory. The Silicon Curtain Roadshow is an ambitious campaign to run a minimum of 12 events in 2025, and potentially many more. Any support you can provide for the fundraising campaign would be gratefully appreciated. https://buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtain/extrasWe need to scale up our support for Ukraine, and these events are designed to have a major impact. Your support in making it happen is greatly appreciated. All events will be recorded professionally and published for free on the Silicon Curtain channel. Where possible, we will also live-stream events.https://buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtain/extras----------

Silicon Bites Ep263 - Day 1,348 - 2025-11-02 | Moscow goes dark. Trains stall, pumps stop, traffic snarls — and the Kremlin scrambles for a credible cover story. Let's unpack what failed, who's blaming whom, and why it matters for the winter energy war. – the attritional struggle to disrupt and destroy resources and energy logistics that will determine which side eventually prevails in the war. What's happened in the last 72 hours: Ukraine hits a key military fuel pipeline near Moscow, Russia slams Ukraine's grid again, the Kremlin seems to backtrack over “nuclear tests”. Moscow's big blackout — what happened; why it matters. Overnight on Oct. 31, a widespread power outage hit Moscow and parts of the Moscow Oblast. According to NV (citing Russian sources), “a widespread power outage left parts of Moscow without electricity… paralyzing large areas of the Russian capital” and disrupted water supply, trolleybus and tram lines, while 43 metro trains were halted in tunnels — early estimates put the number at 20,000 passengers stranded on trains. NV also reports the Paveletsky rail terminal was disrupted while other airports and stations largely kept operating. (The New Voice of Ukraine, Nov. 1, 10:24 a.m.)----------SOURCES: "…paralyzing large areas of the Russian capital.” — The New Voice of Ukraine, Nov. 1, 2025"Emergency situation in the power system.” — Zhukovsky administration via NV, Nov. 1, 2025“Cripple power supplies as winter approaches.” — PM Yulia Svyrydenko via Reuters, Oct. 30, 2025“This is not a nuclear test.” — Dmitry Peskov, The Moscow Times, Oct. 30, 2025“Deeply concerned.” — PACE monitors on Georgia bans, Oct. 29, 2025----------SILICON CURTAIN FILM FUNDRAISERA project to make a documentary film in Ukraine, to raise awareness of Ukraine's struggle and in supporting a team running aid convoys to Ukraine's front-line towns.https://buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtain/extras----------This is super important. There are so many Battalions in Ukraine, fighting to defend our freedoms, but lack basics such as vehicles. These are destroyed on a regular basis, and lack of transport is costs lives, and Ukrainian territory. Autumn Harvest: Silicon Curtain (Goal€22,000)https://car4ukraine.com/campaigns/autumn-harvest-silicon-curtain----------SILICON CURTAIN LIVE EVENTS - FUNDRAISER CAMPAIGN Events in 2025 - Advocacy for a Ukrainian victory with Silicon Curtainhttps://buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtain/extrasOur events of the first half of the year in Lviv, Kyiv and Odesa were a huge success. Now we need to maintain this momentum, and change the tide towards a Ukrainian victory. The Silicon Curtain Roadshow is an ambitious campaign to run a minimum of 12 events in 2025, and potentially many more. Any support you can provide for the fundraising campaign would be gratefully appreciated. https://buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtain/extrasWe need to scale up our support for Ukraine, and these events are designed to have a major impact. Your support in making it happen is greatly appreciated. All events will be recorded professionally and published for free on the Silicon Curtain channel. Where possible, we will also live-stream events.https://buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtain/extras----------SUPPORT THE CHANNEL:https://www.buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtainhttps://www.patreon.com/siliconcurtain----------TRUSTED CHARITIES ON THE GROUND:Car4Ukraine - Providing 4x4 vehicles to Ukrainian warriors https://car4ukraine.com/campaignsSave Ukrainehttps://www.saveukraineua.org/Superhumans - Hospital for war traumashttps://superhumans.com/en/UNBROKEN - Treatment. Prosthesis. Rehabilitation for Ukrainians in Ukrainehttps://unbroken.org.ua/Come Back Alivehttps://savelife.in.ua/en/Volunteer-run, US non-profit and UK charity supporting survival and recovery of Ukrainehttps://www.ukrainianaction.com/-----------

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