Category: science_technology

• Solar Activity Stays Low With M-Class Flare Chance; Geomagnetic Storm Levels Possible by 17 Nov

  14 Nov 2026 5:01 p.m. · Source: NOAA

  NOAA reports low solar activity with eight sunspot regions and a 25 percent daily chance of M-class flares, while geomagnetic conditions could reach minor storm levels by 17 November.

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• Yale Researchers Use Washington State Cannabis Licensing Lottery to Measure How Retailers Respond to Nearby Rivals

  14 Nov 2026 8:31 a.m.

  The study by Yale School of Management's Kosuke Uetake and two colleagues examined how competitors moving in next door change retailers' prices and product selection.

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• 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.

  Science & TechnologyBusinessPolitics and GovernmentArtificial IntelligenceEconomyElectionComputers and InternetTrade TIME2026 midterm electionsdata centersJensen HuangNvidiaChinaTIME magazine

• 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

• DHS and DOT Secretaries Say No Evidence of Cyberattack in Nationwide Flight Ground Stop

  13 Nov 2026 11:26 p.m. · Source: U.S. Department of Homeland Security

  Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin and Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy briefed at the White House after a nationwide ground stop of all flights caused by a temporary telecommunications outage.

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• Fed Vice Chair Jefferson to Discuss Productivity Puzzles and the Macroeconomy at UC San Diego

  13 Nov 2026 7:06 p.m. · Source: US Federal Reserve

  Federal Reserve Vice Chair Jefferson will speak on new technology, old questions: productivity puzzles and the macroeconomy at the University of California, San Diego Economic Roundtable.

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• FAA Orders Nationwide Ground Stop at All U.S. Airports

  13 Nov 2026 5:03 p.m.

  The order follows what NPR describes as a communication issue affecting every Air Route Traffic Control Center, according to Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy.

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• Solar Activity Stays Low With Slight Chance of M-Class Flares Through 16 November

  13 Nov 2026 5:01 p.m.

  NOAA reports nine numbered sunspot regions and quiet geomagnetic conditions, with unsettled levels and a 40 percent high-latitude major-severe storm chance forecast for 16 November.

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• 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.

  Politics and GovernmentScience & TechnologyBusinessFederal GovernmentComputers and InternetArtificial IntelligenceWhite HouseCongress Howard LutnickNvidia espionage scandalMicrosoft outagePentagonBrooklyn building collapseChuck SchumerNATO war gamesNewsweek

• DHS Tests Counter-Drone Tech at Choctaw Nation Testbed in Oklahoma

  13 Nov 2026 3:08 p.m. · Source: U.S. Department of Homeland Security

  DHS Science and Technology Directorate evaluated 11 commercial vendors' counter-drone systems, including kinetic interceptors and directed energy, at the Choctaw Nation testbed in Oklahoma.

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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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• Rice Business Named Top U.S. School for Graduate Entrepreneurship for Eighth Straight Year

  13 Nov 2026 12:45 p.m.

  Rice Business tops The Princeton Review and Entrepreneur magazine's graduate entrepreneurship ranking for an eighth consecutive year, as Rice breaks ground on a new Houston research hub and researchers unveil compact CRISPR enzymes.

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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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• Ten UAS Responders A-450 Course Sessions Listed From December 2026 to May 2027

  13 Nov 2026 10:40 a.m.

  Each five-day session is capped at 20 participants, with one seat listed as available at every venue, and registration requires an approved user account.

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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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• OCC Flags Credit, Market, Compliance and Operational Risks in Fall 2026 Banking Report

  13 Nov 2026 10:48 a.m. · Source: Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC)

  The OCC's Fall 2026 Semiannual Risk Perspective highlights interest rate and refinancing risks, modest credit risk, Super Intelligence opportunities and threats, and record bank profitability.

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• Media Monitor: Brookings Previews APEC Summit, Warns of Ethiopia-Eritrea War Risk

  13 Nov 2026 9:51 a.m. · Source: Brookings

  Brookings is reporting that Trump and Xi will meet at next week's APEC summit in Shenzhen, possibly with Putin, while scholars warn a third Ethiopia-Eritrea war could widen Red Sea conflicts.

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• Yale Scholars Draw on Mediterranean Roots to Study Olive Oil's Health Benefits

  13 Nov 2026 9:31 a.m. · Source: Yale University: Yale Today

  Two Yale School of Public Health professors with personal ties to Mediterranean olive groves explore olive oil's health benefits, part of a Yale Today roundup also covering law, melanoma research and events.

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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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• SEC Trading and Markets Director Jamie Selway to Speak at Baruch College Conference

  13 Nov 2026 9:11 a.m.

  The SEC has posted remarks titled "Mo' Data, Mo' Problems" by Jamie Selway, Director of the Division of Trading and Markets, delivered at a Baruch College conference.

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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.

  Politics and GovernmentScience & TechnologyBusinessElectionArtificial IntelligenceGeneral PoliticsComputers and InternetSocial Issues Silicon ValleySam AltmanMark ZuckerbergDonald Trumpdata centersmidterm electionsMIT Technology ReviewMITsciencetechnology

• 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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• Dartmouth Study Reports Rare Disorder That Makes a Man See Cat's Eyes in Human Faces

  13 Nov 2026 4:35 a.m. · Source: Dartmouth College

  A new Dartmouth study documents a rare face-perception disorder in which a man saw cat's eyes in human faces after brain surgery, alongside other Dartmouth news on AI ethics and a new Astros manager.

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