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Gemini 4 Argon (High): Intelligence, Performance and Price AnalysisRs 53k crore IDBI stake sale with LIC takes government past selloff targetFrom 2,500 requests to 24: Rebuilding star history without the stargazersAmazon S3 is now available on the Vercel Marketplace and v0 by VercelWATCH: Nebraska voters hear from Harding, Powell in midterm House debateRelease Of 28.0.0Why some pro-Palestine activists have turned their backs on MamdaniA gang rape allegation at Cornell highlights how Title IX guides campus sex assault casesGemini 4 Argon (High): Intelligence, Performance and Price AnalysisRs 53k crore IDBI stake sale with LIC takes government past selloff targetFrom 2,500 requests to 24: Rebuilding star history without the stargazersAmazon S3 is now available on the Vercel Marketplace and v0 by VercelWATCH: Nebraska voters hear from Harding, Powell in midterm House debateRelease Of 28.0.0Why some pro-Palestine activists have turned their backs on MamdaniA gang rape allegation at Cornell highlights how Title IX guides campus sex assault cases
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The Indian government and Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) have agreed to sell a combined 60.7% stake in IDBI Bank for Rs 52,878 crore to Fairfax Financial Holdings, controlled by Canadian billionaire Prem Watsa, marking the largest-ever financial sector FDI in the country. The transaction aims to meet the government's disinvestment and asset monetization targets of Rs 80,000 crore for the fiscal year, with the government retaining a 15% stake and LIC having 19% of the equity capital. Fairfax will have 2 years to…
### From 2,500 Requests to 24: Rebuilding Star History Without the Stargazers Our new repository star history API now provides trends without returning individual identities or requiring unbounded database work. Maintainers look at star history to answer a practical question: did a launch, release, or event change a project's trajectory? To reconstruct that curve from the GitHub API, tools had to request pages of stargazer records (each person who currently stars the repository and when they starred it), keep the…
Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3) is now available on the Vercel Marketplace and v0 by Vercel, offering developers a seamless integration for Amazon S3 storage resources. This integration allows developers to add Amazon S3 storage directly from the Vercel Marketplace and v0, combining the durability, scalability, and performance of S3 with the convenience of Vercel’s provisioning workflow. The integration is available on AWS account with one bill, and the integration injects AWS_REGION, AWS_ROLE_ARN, AWS_R…
Nebraska voters will have the opportunity to hear directly from the candidates running to replace retiring Rep. Don Bacon in a debate set to begin at 8 p.m. EDT on Wednesday. The debate will be live-streamed from Nebraska Public Media, and viewers can access it through the video player above. This event is a crucial moment for the state's democracy, as it provides voters with direct input from the candidates who will represent their district. The debate is expected to be a significant factor in determining the out…
Gitea v28.0.0 is now available, dropping the historical 1. prefix from version numbers and introducing new features such as audit logging, bot accounts, HTTPS deploy tokens, user impersonation for administrators, code-owner approval rules, diff file filters, and an Actions queue view. This release addresses security improvements for CVE-2026-104632, CVE-2026-104626, CVE-2026-103059, CVE-2026-95106, CVE-2026-70357, CVE-2026-101027, CVE-2026-101029, CVE-2026-89430, and CVE-2026-103670. Upgrade as soon as possible to…
Some pro-Palestine activists in New York City have turned their backs on Mayor Zohran Mamdani, who has been a vocal advocate for Palestinian rights. Mamdani rescinded two executive orders that he had previously supported, including the adoption of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance's definition of antisemitism and the prohibition on divesting from the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions movement. He also used his first White House meeting with President Trump to request the release of Palestinian acti…
A recent allegation of a gang rape at Cornell University has highlighted how Title IX, a federal civil rights law, guides colleges in handling campus sexual assault cases. The incident involved a woman identified as Jane Doe, who claimed she was assaulted at a fraternity house in October 2024. Cornell's handling of the case raises questions about how Title IX has evolved to include protections for those who claim they were sexually assaulted or harassed.
There are quite a lot of new features, performance improvements, and bug fixes, but here are some of the more impactful user-facing changes. The Service: OpenCode 2.0 now runs the server as a single background process on your machine, making it easier to use. The API: The old API grew haphazardly, but OpenCode 2.0 now supports nearly anything you need to be able to do.
US Central Command (Centcom) reports that it has destroyed a vessel, identified as a dhow, operated by Iran-affiliated forces in the Gulf of Oman. Centcom emphasizes that Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has been targeting thousands of civilian mariners in regional waters over the past seven months.
Some pro-Palestine activists in New York City have turned their backs on Mayor Zohran Mamdani, who has been a vocal advocate for Palestinian rights. Mamdani rescinded two executive orders that he had previously supported, including the adoption of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance's definition of antisemitism and the prohibition on divesting from the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions movement. He also used his first White House meeting with President Trump to request the release of Palestinian acti…
Elon Musk, the CEO of SpaceX, has claimed that the United States government owns and controls Starshield systems, with any restrictions on speed or usage determined by the US military and ultimately by the President of the United States (POTUS). Starshield systems are managed by the US government, and any limitations on speed or usage are decided by the US military and POTUS. Starlink, a commercial service owned and controlled by SpaceX, is restricted to civilian or defensive activities and cannot be used for comm…
Republican candidate Chris McGowan and Democratic candidate Dave Dawson will meet for a debate in Iowa's 4th Congressional District on Wednesday at 8 p.m. EDT. The candidates are vying for the U.S. House seat, replacing outgoing Republican Rep. Randy Feenstra. The Trump-backed McGowan ran for governor to replace Kim Reynolds, who did not seek reelection. Feenstra lost to businessman Zach Lahn in a surprise defeat. The debate will be live-streamed from Iowa PBS. The race is rated as Solid Red by the Cook Political…
A woman was rescued by passersby after being swept away by floodwaters in Istanbul's Esenyurt district, following heavy rainfall that caused widespread flooding across the city, affecting several neighborhoods and roads, with vehicles stranded and homes and businesses inundated.
A Yandex outage due to malicious bot strikes resulted in a shift in their network capacity, with bots moving instead of going dark. The data shows that Yandex Search's traffic drop was mainly due to search crawlers, while Yandex.Cloud's traffic drop was due to high-volume automation migrating to other providers. The event had a proportional impact on automated activity, with Russia-origin bot requests falling in line with the Yandex traffic drop.
Flock CEO Garrett Langley clarified that the company has not fired any police departments as customers, but has ended relationships with those that exhibited widespread abuse of their license plate reader cameras. Langley emphasized that the company would fire customers who knowingly broke the law, but argued that it should not take away its product from a community that might need it to fight crime.
Cornell University President Michael Kotlikoff admitted he never followed up on a gang rape allegation that was reported to him in 2024. Kotlikoff acknowledged that he did not know whether any of the accused students had been punished for the incident. The Faculty Senate's proposed resolution, declaring no confidence in the administration's ability to handle reports of sexual assault on campus, reflects growing concerns among some faculty members that people who report sexual misconduct face institutional barriers…
CoreWeave CEO Mike Intrator addressed market concerns, noting strong backlog despite share price decline, with revenue up 4.6% from Q1. The company's bonds fell to distress levels, and it secured $25 billion in new customer commitments in Q3.
The US military confirmed the destruction of an Iranian-affiliated dhow vessel in the Gulf of Oman on October 6, 2022, following surveillance and targeting by the vessel. The crew was safely evacuated, and repatriation efforts are underway.
Elon Musk suggests the US government may be behind restrictions on Ukraine's use of Starlink internet, impacting military operations. An advisor to President Zelensky believes these restrictions are related to tensions between Kyiv and Washington. Musk clarifies that Starshield, military-grade Starlink, is controlled by the US government and that speed limits are decided by the US military and POTUS. The restrictions disrupted Ukraine's battlefield missions, including deadly attacks on Kyiv. Ukraine's former defen…
The Trump administration has delayed a federal rule that could restrict the import of prescription drugs from Canada and other countries, aiming to combat illegal goods, particularly opioids, entering the U.S. through low-value foreign shipments. This delay comes after patient advocacy groups and lawmakers called for reconsideration of the rule. The administration's approach is aimed at reducing access to medications from licensed international pharmacies. The rule, initially criticized for potentially reducing ac…
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Netflix is planning to cut about 1,000 jobs, or 6% of its workforce, amid slowing revenue growth and declining viewing time on its streaming platform. The company, which has been at the top of the video streaming market, is no longer able to grow at the same pace as before, with revenue growth slowing to 11.7% for the third quarter. The stock has also fallen 15% since the start of the year.
Russia's military strike on Kyiv's energy infrastructure has left over 500,000 people without electricity, following Ukraine's president's claim that they were unaware of the impending attack despite intelligence warnings. This incident underscores the critical importance of accurate intelligence in preventing such civilian casualties.