Ars Technica
Winemakers are learning that conservation can be good for business
Healthy soils, native plants, and fewer chemicals are helping vineyards adapt.
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The Verge
Jensen Huang and the decline of the visionary showman founder CEO
On January 6th, 2025, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang got his rockstar moment at last.
Engadget
Outage at HR platform Workday locks millions of employees out of their account
Workday outage leaves employees of thousands of businesses unable to access workplace tasks.
Engadget
FAA allows flights to resume after hours-long ground stop across the US
The FAA grounded flights for hours on November 13, and the transportation secretary blamed it on old and malfunctioning air traffic control system.
Ars Technica
Starship flight 15 powers to orbit—setting up a possible catch on Saturday
One way or another, the company will get some more data on Saturday.
The Verge
Amazon has a plan to index the world’s online shopping data
Amazon has plans to build a vault of data on every product sold anywhere on the internet, even products Amazon doesn't sell, and make the information available through its own site, according to Reuters.
The Verge
FAA ground stop shuts down flights nationwide
Takeoffs from airports throughout the US largely stopped on Friday after the FAA issued a national ground stop "due to extraordinary circumstances and for reasons of safety," while planes in the air will be allowed to land.
Ars Technica
FAA orders third nationwide ground stop in its history
Rare nationwide ground stop could go on for awhile as FAA troubleshoots.
TechCrunch
Amazon’s new Kindle Colorsoft is a premium e-reader with a premium price
The latest model is lighter and thinner than its predecessor and features an edge-to-edge display. But if you already own the first-generation Colorsoft, there’s little reason to upgrade.
Engadget
Some international physical copies of GTA VI can allegedly be redeemed without opening the box
The box was already for decoration, and now maybe more so.
TechCrunch
Jensen Huang’s departure blasts big hole in AI startup funding, VCs and founders say
Nvidia poured tens of billions into AI startups under Huang. Without him at the helm, founders and VCs are bracing for smaller checks and lower valuations.
Ars Technica
Millions of Americans are not taking their GLP-1 drugs as prescribed
Cost and access barriers are pushing people to modified use and unapproved versions.
TechCrunch
US government grounds all flights across the United States ‘due to extraordinary circumstances’
A spokesperson for the FAA told TechCrunch that it issued the ground stop "following communication issues impacting multiple Air Route Traffic Control Centers," which manage the airspace across the United States.
Ars Technica
FAA expands AI advice to manage air traffic congestion across entire US airspace
Airlines praised the AI tool, but the air traffic controllers’ union wasn’t involved.
The Verge
ChatGPT Wallet lets OpenAI’s Dots agents make purchases for you
After launching its Dots AI agents platform earlier this year, OpenAI is launching a wallet for the agents.
The Verge
CMF’s milk carton-shaped Bluetooth speaker is down to a new low price
Bluetooth speakers are often boring boxes in plain colors, but not this one! As part of Nothing’s ongoing early Black Friday promo, you can grab its unique, milk carton-shaped CMF Speaker S from Amazon and Nothing for just $39.
TechCrunch
This young startup wants to power floating data centers with the ocean’s heat, and investors are already on board
Drogue is harvesting heat from the ocean to power data centers on floating vessels. The first prototype should be bobbing around the ocean, crunching bits, in less than two years.
Ars Technica
In elephants, the resilience of communities has its limits
In Sri Lanka, ecological change is shrinking a park's elephant population.
Ars Technica
Kalshi ditches Trump Jr. as advisor; CEO admitted "optics" weren't good
Trump son advised Kalshi and got equity while Trump admin helped Kalshi in lawsuits.
BleepingComputer
Trezor confirms crypto-stealing implants in three wallets, releases fix
Cryptocurrency hardware wallet maker Trezor has confirmed that three Safe 5 devices sold by Southeast Asian reseller CryptoBilis contained malicious hardware implants designed to steal wallet recovery phrases and send them to attackers over cellular networks.
TechCrunch
AI agent startup LangChain hits $3B valuation
LangChain now claims 7,000 customers of its model and platform agnostic agent management tool LangSmith.
Engadget
Google now lets people connect Gemini to their bank accounts
This is for spending analysis and not for making purchases.
The Verge
Here’s how you can save on your GTA VI preorder ahead of launch
The long-awaited launch of GTA VI is around the corner, happening next Friday, November 19th. While discounts on the game itself will be rare for some time, there’s a clever workaround to save you a few bucks on your digital copy.
TechCrunch
Export-banned Nvidia chips are behind China’s most powerful AI models — uh-oh, Jensen!
New research shows the most advanced AI models from China were trained on banned Nvidia chips.
The Verge
You can adjust the position of the trackball on Keychron’s new wireless mouse
The Nape Pro was Keychron's first trackball device that was introduced at CES 2026 with a slim and compact design allowing it to be positioned right up against a keyboard.
The Verge
Jensen Huang was reckless with the environment, too
Under cofounder Jensen Huang, Nvidia has become the engine for the AI boom - and one of the tech industry's biggest environmental liabilities.
BleepingComputer
German military drone operations disrupted by cyberattack
German defense technology company Quantum Systems confirmed that it detected an incident in late October that was part of an active cyberattack by "hostile...
Ars Technica
OpenAI board member worries an AI "takeover" of society could be months away
Researcher traces a path from AI reward hacking to potential human extinction.
Engadget
You can now tempt fate and give your banking information to ChatGPT
The new Wallet feature will allow its AI agents to make purchases on your behalf.
The Verge
The smallest version of Camp Snap’s retro digital camcorder fits on your keychain
Last week, Camp Snap launched a miniaturized version of its screen-free CS-8 video camera that was half the size of the original with a smaller grip designed to be easier for kids to hold. But it turns out the company wasn't done shrinking its hardware.