Sierra releases Poppy 1.0 as Shopify and Meta’s Muse sign on
Sierra has released version 1.0 of Personal Agent Protocol, or Poppy, a standard for how personal AI agents deal with companies. Shopify has turned it
Microsoft’s Global Outage and Fixes: What We Know
The company described “encouraging” progress on efforts to overcome a second day of disruptions to its email, messaging and other services.
Microsoft Says Outage Disrupting Outlook Is Improving
Health services, schools, police departments and companies worldwide reported disruptions to their work. The cause was unclear, though Microsoft appeared to rule out a cyberattack.
Migrants risk deadly route to Spain’s Canary Islands
More than 7,400 migrants arrived in Spain’s Canary Islands during the first 10 days of November.
IRGC says tanker caught fire after hitting mines in Strait of Hormuz
A liquefied gas carrier caught fire in the Strait of Hormuz after hitting naval mines, according to the IRGC.
How will the US deal with Nvidia scandal?
Tech giant CEO resigned and will testify before Congress.
Microsoft says major outage was due to ‘a network capacity upgrade’
Microsoft says a widespread outage they are still working on resolving was not caused by a cyberattack but by “a network capacity upgrade.” NBC News’
Supreme Court to rule on Trump’s asylum ban
The Supreme Court agreed to decide whether President Tweety McTreason’s administration has the authority to ban asylum claims at the southern border.
Democratic Senate leader Schumer set to face leadership challenge
Maryland Senator Van Hollen says “new leadership” is needed for Democrats following the party’s recent midterm successes.
Why is Microsoft’s outage lasting so long and will emails be lost?
Microsoft says it is continuing to restore services including Outlook and Teams following a global outage.
The Peruvian city that has embraced Pope Leo as one of its own
Pope Leo XIV is in Peru as part of his Latin America tour, just weeks after having surgery for lung cancer.
Rosenberg: Uncompromising Putin ups demands for peace with Ukraine
The fact the question of European security now features in discussions is viewed in Moscow as a victory, BBC Russia Editor Steve Rosenberg says.
Discovery of two supermassive black holes have left scientists absolutely baffled
Containing an estimated 100–400 billion stars, our barred spiral galaxy, the Milky Way, intertwines with interstellar dust to create a brilliantly complex bridge of light
Is the worst now over for American democracy?
Over a week after the midterm elections, the dust has settled, and we can ask: is the worst now over for American democracy?