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Inside Climate News · Climate policy ·
More than a dozen young Canadians are set to testify in Vancouver in a precedent-setting case that will examine whether the federal government’s climate policies are sufficient. The trial begins Monday as Canada scales back some climate measures and a government report warns that current emissions c
Inside Climate News · Oceans & fisheries ·
The International Union for Conservation of Nature assessed the world’s major shallow coral reefs and found that 96 percent could lose their ecological and human-support functions by 2075. That would threaten marine habitat and the hundreds of millions of people who depend on reefs.
Inside Climate News · Climate policy ·
Alabama released new rules this week for contracts between data centers and Alabama Power, the state’s largest electric utility. Critics say the policies are better than before but still leave customers without enough information.
Inside Climate News · Pollution ·
Boeing has nearly finished tearing down five buildings at the Santa Susana Field Laboratory in Southern California. Nearby residents fear the demolition could expose them to contamination from a site that suffered a major nuclear accident in 1959.
Inside Climate News · Climate policy ·
Fenn Church, a homeowner in Calera, Alabama, said he would stand in front of his gate to prevent Alabama Power from driving through and was prepared to be arrested. The confrontation is part of a dispute over the utility’s access to his property.
BleepingComputer · Cybersecurity ·
The PHP project published workaround guidance for CVE-2026-115560, an unpatched remote code execution flaw that requires an uncommon runtime change to the session serialization handler plus upload-progress support. Until a fix arrives in a regular release, the team recommends turning off session.upl
BleepingComputer · Cybersecurity ·
Quest Diagnostics reported that an intruder accessed its Quanum LSM lab-services portal on October 21, 2026, and some patient records may have been exposed. The company said it contained the activity, is working with outside investigators and law enforcement, and has not determined which data types
BleepingComputer · Software & cloud ·
Microsoft has set January 12, 2027, as the final date for security updates to Windows Server 2016 across all editions. The same cutoff ends support for Essentials-specific features such as Remote Web Access. Microsoft is directing administrators to move to Windows Server 2025, whose extended support
BleepingComputer · Cybersecurity ·
Microsoft will start testing an AI feature in Teams in early November 2026 that examines conversation context for phishing, impersonation, and social-engineering signals, including messages from new external contacts. The company says the system will not keep message content or use it for model trai
BleepingComputer · Cybersecurity ·
Security researchers found that an abandoned fork of Popcorn Time, Time4Popcorn, used an updater that fetched executables over plain HTTP without signature checks, creating a remote code execution risk tracked as CVE-2026-30612. After taking over the lapsed update domain, Eye Security delivered a cl
Business Insider · Corporate earnings ·
Mark Zuckerberg's aggressive AI investments and staff reductions appear to be paying off after Meta's Muse launch. The company still faces significant unanswered questions. The article assesses the CEO's recent strategic moves.
Business Insider · Global trade ·
A Korean skincare treatment made from donated human skin is gaining popularity and is expected to generate $75 million in South Korean sales this year. Business Insider traced the supply chain from US donors to clinics in Seoul. The report examines how the tissue is processed and where money is made
Business Insider · Real estate ·
Growing AI demand is driving a surge in data-center power needs and construction across the US. The article lists some of the largest planned projects by power capacity. It also notes that SpaceX is offering bonuses to employees who assist with construction.
Business Insider · Mergers & acquisitions ·
A leaked internal memo shows Skydance has appointed new leaders for its advertising business. The move came weeks after the completion of the Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery merger. The memo provides a look at the ad team's structure under the combined company.
Fox News · US federal government ·
A source told OutKick that Vice President JD Vance and his son received a friendly welcome at a Cincinnati Bengals practice. New footage showed Vance shaking hands with coach Zac Taylor and speaking with players and staff. The source said social media posts claiming Vance was snubbed did not match w
France 24 · Middle East ·
The West Bank olive harvest, which started on October 15, 2026, has coincided with more violence against Palestinians by Israeli settlers and soldiers. Some Israelis are using social media to present the harvest as cheerful and nationalist, with posts from illegal settlements inviting others to join
France 24 · Middle East ·
With Israel heading toward parliamentary elections and violence rising in the occupied West Bank, journalist Ben-Dror Yemini gives a critical view of Benjamin Netanyahu’s political position. He argues that Netanyahu’s public support has declined since the Hamas-led attacks of October 7, 2023, and do
France 24 · Europe ·
This weekly programme examines the violent unrest that followed mass protests across France, including shop looting and attacks on public buildings, and the curfews imposed afterward. President Emmanuel Macron pointed to radical and criminal groups while admitting failures in intelligence and prepar
France 24 · Africa ·
Emergency crews are searching rubble after a building under construction with more than ten floors collapsed in Nairobi, leaving people trapped. Kenya has also recorded a second Ebola death, with nine cases linked to the first patient who died earlier this month. The programme additionally reports o
France 24 · Middle East ·
At a Florida rally on Friday, Donald Trump suggested Washington could carry out a new military operation against Iran, referring to the joint Israeli-US campaign that began the conflict in late February. He offered no details, and he has previously left open the possibility of renewed strikes after
SpaceNews · Space technology ·
SpaceNews and RTX will hold a virtual event on Nov. 5 focused on modernizing satellite mission management for national security. The discussion will cover edge computing, automation, cloud-native architectures, and ways to integrate new tools with existing systems. Speakers will include representati
Rio Times · Africa ·
The African Development Bank approved US$487 million in financing for Morocco on 21 October 2026. The funds support economic reforms and climate resilience as part of the third phase of a programme running from 2024 to 2026. Loan terms, repayment details, and the split of funds among reforms have no
Rio Times · Africa ·
Ghana signed a US$270 million poultry agreement with UK firm Agrium Capital on 22 October. The plan aims to reduce chicken imports that cost about US$400 million a year. The deal is linked to agribusiness and food-security goals.
Rio Times · Africa ·
A head-on collision between a 70-seat bus and a 16-seat minibus inside the Khoemacau copper mine near Toteng, Botswana, killed four men and injured nine people. Police have not established the cause, and all four fatalities were in the minibus, with ages between 30 and 37. The mine's owner, MMG, has
Rio Times · Africa ·
Kenmare Resources is evaluating production of up to 4,000 tonnes per year of monazite concentrate at its Moma titanium mine in northern Mozambique. Monazite contains rare earths used in magnets for electric vehicles and wind turbines, a supply chain the US wants to make less dependent on China. A fe
Rio Times · Africa ·
PT Asindo Tech intends to invest US$10 million in a facility in the Central African Republic, one of 19 agreements announced after Trade Expo Indonesia 2026. Indonesia's embassy in Cameroon said the deals with Central African nations could be worth about US$60 million. The site, local partner, finan
Universe Today · Space exploration ·
Researchers used JWST observations and a new modeling approach to examine different regions of WASP-17b's atmosphere rather than averaging the whole planet. The work reveals a lopsided exoplanet with distinct atmospheric conditions, including powerful evening winds.
Universe Today · Physics ·
New research describes a period with many geomagnetic reversals that overlaps with an extinction event and Large Igneous Provinces. The proposed connection remains unproven, but the study adds another correlation between magnetic field changes and biological crises.
Universe Today · Space exploration ·
Saudi Arabia has installed two LaserSETI detectors at AlUla Manara, making the site the fifth LaserSETI location and the first in Asia. The optical network scans the sky for laser pulses that could indicate extraterrestrial technology.
Universe Today · Space exploration ·
Seismic data from NASA's InSight lander indicate that a marsquake beneath Valles Marineris came from rocks slipping along ancient faults. The finding suggests the solar system's largest canyon system is still being shaped by tectonic activity on Mars.