Category: computers_and_internet

• Media Monitor: TIME Ties "Blue Wave," AI Backlash to China and Productivity Shocks

  14 Nov 2026 8:18 a.m. · Source: TIME magazine

  TIME reports a midterm "blue wave" driven by economic inequities and AI anxieties, with voters backing data-center limits as an MIT economist warns of overlapping China and AI shocks.

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• Media Monitor: WSJ Opinion Pages Focus on Nvidia Scandal, Midterms and School Choice

  14 Nov 2026 4:10 a.m. · Source: Wall Street Journal Editorial Board

  The Wall Street Journal's editorial board and columnists examine the Nvidia scandal involving CEO Jensen Huang, midterm election results, school choice battles and a new college ranking.

  Politics and GovernmentMediaBusinessScience & TechnologyGeneral PoliticsCongressDemocratic PartyRepublican PartyElectionComputers and Internet Jensen HuangNvidiaWall Street Journalmidterm electionsschool choicecollege rankingsWall Street Journal Editorial Board

• US halts departures nationwide after air traffic control communications failure

  13 Nov 2026 5:20 p.m. · Source: Newswire.nz Editorial Staff

  FAA grounds all US departures after air traffic control communications failure, NZ-bound flights held

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• Media Monitor: Boebert Ousted in Colorado Primary; Electoral College Movement Gains After Democratic Wins

  13 Nov 2026 4:14 p.m. · Source: The Washington Post

  The Washington Post reports Rep. Lauren Boebert lost Colorado's 4th District primary to Democrat Eileen Laubacher, and that a national popular vote movement gained ground after Democratic wins.

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• Media Monitor: Newsweek Reports Pressure on Lutnick Over Nvidia Scandal, Pentagon Questions After Microsoft Outage

  13 Nov 2026 4:04 p.m. · Source: Newsweek

  Newsweek reports Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick faces mounting pressure over the Nvidia espionage scandal, while a global Microsoft outage raised questions about Pentagon systems after a $9.7 billion deal.

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• Columbia's Jeannette Wing Named Interim Co-Director of New York's AI Safety Research Center

  13 Nov 2026 3:01 p.m. · Source: Columbia University

  Jeannette Wing, Columbia's executive vice president for research, will help lead a first-of-its-kind statewide AI safety center drawing on more than 80 researchers across New York.

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• Census Bureau Sets Fall Release Slate: Families and Living Arrangements Data Due Nov. 17

  13 Nov 2026 1:32 p.m. · Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  Census Bureau schedules new estimates on America's families and living arrangements for Nov. 17, plus reports on aging abroad, civic engagement, small-area poverty and business owner demographics.

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• IRS Names 10 New Members to Electronic Tax Administration Advisory Committee

  13 Nov 2026 1:20 p.m.

  The appointees bring payroll, cybersecurity, tax software and state tax expertise to a committee that now works with the Security Summit on identity theft and refund fraud.

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• Cornell Chronicle Reports Seaweed Yarn Wearables, Big Red Nights and Rare Gettysburg Address Display

  13 Nov 2026 11:02 a.m.

  The handwritten copy of Lincoln's address, one of five in his own hand, goes on view Nov. 19, the anniversary of its delivery.

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• Fairfax County Police Launch Three Public Dashboards on Calls and Aviation

  13 Nov 2026 11:00 a.m. · Source: Fairfax County Police Department

  Fairfax County Police unveil a near real-time Calls for Service dashboard plus drone and helicopter mission dashboards, part of a push for transparency and community engagement.

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• OpenAI Launches ChatGPT Wallet With Amex, Mastercard and Visa

  13 Nov 2026 10:00 a.m. · Source: Open AI

  OpenAI unveils ChatGPT Wallet, letting AI agents pay for purchases without seeing users' card details, with a security check for every transaction. It launches first for US ChatGPT Pro subscribers.

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• Media Monitor: Newsweek Ranks Democratic 2028 Field After Midterms, With Ossoff on Top

  13 Nov 2026 10:03 a.m. · Source: Newsweek

  Newsweek's post-midterm Democratic power rankings put Jon Ossoff first and AOC second, while downgrading Shapiro, Newsom and Harris as the 2028 primary effectively begins.

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• Van Hollen Challenges Schumer for Senate Democratic Leadership

  13 Nov 2026 3:03 p.m.

  Senate Democrats will hold a closed-door vote Dec. 1 on their leader, with Schumer saying he has the votes to win.

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• Department of War Renames CDAO as Super Intelligence Office

  13 Nov 2026 9:26 a.m. · Source: U.S. Department of War

  The Department of War has redesignated its Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office as the Super Intelligence Office, unveiling a new logo, domain at SI.mil and updated social channels.

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• Jensen Huang Resigns as Nvidia CEO After Second Affair Allegation

  13 Nov 2026 11:00 a.m.

  Nvidia's board accepted the resignation of the 33-year chief executive after Reuters reported, citing two people familiar with the matter, that he had an intimate relationship with a second employee.

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• Harvard Gazette Highlights: Data Centers, Reading and Math, and 'Epigenetic Age'

  13 Nov 2026 7:01 a.m.

  Harvard Gazette newsletter spotlights analysis that data centers' impact on electric bills is overstated, the debate over reading and math instruction, and a study linking "epigenetic age" to lung cancer survival.

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• Media Monitor: MIT Technology Review Says Tech Leaders Misread Politics by Backing Trump

  13 Nov 2026 5:00 a.m. · Source: MIT Technology Review

  MIT Technology Review reports Silicon Valley leaders tied themselves to President Trump before midterms and now face Democratic scrutiny, with employees questioning their judgment and foresight.

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• Media Monitor: Brain-Implant Trial Volunteers Publish Ethics Guidelines for Researchers

  13 Nov 2026 5:00 a.m. · Source: MIT Technology Review

  MIT Technology Review reports that BCI trial participants, led by Ian Burkhart, published guidelines urging researchers to compensate volunteers, protect brain data and maintain implants after trials end.

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• Nvidia Privately Told Lawmaker Chip Tracking Is Feasible, Despite Industry Group's Doubts

  13 Nov 2026 8:10 a.m.

  Rep. Bill Foster says Nvidia representatives told him the Chip Security Act's anti-smuggling measures could be implemented, though the Semiconductor Industry Association called them "new, untested, and potentially infeasible."

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• Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang Resigns After Reports of Multiple Affairs

  13 Nov 2026 11:02 a.m.

  CFO Colette Kress is interim chief executive while the board searches for a permanent replacement, and lawmakers from both parties want to know when Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick knew Huang was in contact with a suspected Chinese asset.

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• Rocket Lab to Mark 100th Electron Launch With iQPS Satellite Mission

  12 Nov 2026 5:29 p.m. · Source: Rocket Lab

  Rocket Lab's 100th Electron launch, 'The Mountain God Rises', will deploy a QPS-SAR Earth-imaging satellite for iQPS to a 575km orbit on November 14, the company's 11th mission for iQPS.

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• Media Monitor: Newsweek Reports D.C. Shooting That Left One Dead, Five Hurt

  12 Nov 2026 4:05 p.m. · Source: Newsweek

  Newsweek is reporting a shooting in a Washington, D.C., neighborhood near the White House left one person dead and four others wounded, with the suspected gunman dead from a self-inflicted gunshot.

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• Amplitude's Wave Agent Cuts Product Improvement Shipping Time to 1–2 Days Using OpenAI Models

  12 Nov 2026 3:00 p.m. · Source: Open AI

  Amplitude says its proactive product agent Wave, roughly 80% powered by OpenAI models, helps teams ship product improvements in 1–2 days and drove a 160% lift in card-driven sends on its own homepage.

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• Google Brings Gemini 4 Hydrogen to Search Worldwide

  12 Nov 2026 1:00 p.m. · Source: Google AI Blog

  Google has rolled out Gemini 4 Hydrogen to Search globally, saying the model upgrade handles multi-part questions, runs simultaneous queries and returns more visual, structured answers.

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• DHS Lab Publishes Market Survey of Telemedicine Tools for Emergency Medical Services

  12 Nov 2026 11:50 a.m. · Source: U.S. Department of Homeland Security

  DHS Science and Technology Directorate's NUSTL has released a SAVER report identifying 11 commercially available telemedicine products to help EMS and first responder agencies evaluate and procure field solutions.

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• Amazon Marks One Year of $2.5B Future Ready 2030, Commits $1B to Career Choice

  12 Nov 2026 10:09 a.m. · Source: Amazon

  Amazon says its $2.5 billion Future Ready 2030 pledge has reached students, employees and career changers in its first year, with $1 billion earmarked for Career Choice and new credential pathways.

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• NPR Reports Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang Steps Down Amid Alleged Spy Scandal

  12 Nov 2026 9:26 a.m.

  NPR said reports that Huang may have had an affair with an alleged Chinese spy quickly sank his career, but gave no further details on the allegations or his departure.

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• United Says More Than Half Its Daily Flights Now Have Starlink Ahead of Thanksgiving

  12 Nov 2026 8:03 a.m.

  United Airlines says Starlink Wi-Fi is now on over half its daily flights as it prepares for 6.6 million Thanksgiving travelers, with nearly 64% of flights equipped expected by end of 2026.

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• IRS Warns Tax Professionals: One Week Left to File Through FIRE System Before Retirement

  12 Nov 2026 8:03 a.m. · Source: IRS

  The IRS says November 19, 2026, at 3 p.m. ET is the last day to file information returns through the FIRE system, with IRIS becoming the only electronic filing option from January 2027.

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• Democrat Scott Colom Wins Mississippi Senate Seat in Historic Upset

  12 Nov 2026 9:10 a.m.

  Colom, a district attorney, becomes the state's first Black U.S. senator since Reconstruction and its first Democratic senator since 1982, defeating incumbent Republican Cindy Hyde-Smith.

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