TechCrunch (techcrunch.com)

• How a digital “you” can sit through your agonizing web conference calls
• ‘Wolfs’ sequel canceled because director ‘no longer trusted’ Apple
• DOJ tells Google to sell Chrome
• Tesla says it has reached a ‘conditional’ settlement in Rivian trade secrets lawsuit
• The rise and fall of the ‘Scattered Spider’ hackers
• Trump’s tariff threats don’t scare this Mexican fintech
• Meet three incoming EU lawmakers in charge of key tech policy areas
• OpenAI accidentally deleted potential evidence in NY Times copyright lawsuit (updated)

NYT Front Page (www.nytimes.com)

• What Two Acclaimed Female-Directed Movies Say About Indian Cinema
• Brazil Cracked Down on Corruption. Now It’s Undoing the Case.
• The Problem of Sorcery in Papua New Guinea
• Fred R. Harris, Senator Who Ran for President, Dies at 94
• COP29 Climate Talks Get a Deal on Money, but Only After a Fight
• Scenes From the Atmospheric River That Drenched California and the Pacific Northwest
• Trump’s Choices for Health Agencies Suggest a Shake-Up Is Coming
• California Educator Is Charged With Molesting 8 Children

Mashable (mashable.com)

• NYT Connections Sports Edition today: Hints and answers for November 24
• NYT Connections hints today: Clues, answers for November 24
• Wordle today: Answer, hints for November 24
• NYT Strands hints, answers for November 24
• Bluesky is on the verge of overtaking Threads in all the ways that matter
• James Acasters Hecklers Welcome was created as a form of "immersion therapy"
• Find discounted security cameras and video doorbells ahead of Black Friday
• Matt Gaetz joins Cameo like disgraced congressman before him

Washington Post Politics (www.washingtonpost.com)

• Fred R. Harris, Oklahoma senator on Kerner Commission, dies at 94
• Sharp elbows and raised voices: Inside Trump’s bumpy transition
• Tracking Trump’s picks for his Cabinet and administration
• Secretary of agriculture
• Trump taps Brooke Rollins for agriculture secretary, rounding out Cabinet picks
• Gorka and his hard-right views on Islam head back to the White House
• Gaetz investigation report divides Ethics Committee, shining light on panel
• Pete Hegseth’s Army unit in Iraq was rocked by a war-crimes case

NPR News (www.npr.org)

• With talks teetering, climate negotiators struck a controversial $300 billion deal
• In 'Points North' podcast, researchers try to save ash trees from extinction
• Alcohol poisoning deaths in Laos renew concerns about methanol. Here's what to know
• Trump taps Brooke Rollins of America First Policy Institute for agriculture secretary
• Winter storms sweep across the U.S. while a new system is expected for Thanksgiving
• Infant dies and 10 others sick in latest listeria outbreak tied to ready-to-eat meat
• NATO head and Trump meet in Florida for talks on global security
• Climate change plays a role in global rise of dengue fever

Reddit News (www.reddit.com)

• Disappearance of Rabbi in UAE prompts Mossad investigation.
• University of Texas System announces free tuition for students whose families earn $100K or less
• KFC drops pledge to stop using ‘Frankenchickens’ in the UK
• Why you may be shelling out more money on eggs: Bird flu spikes dwindle supply
• TW: Unlike previous police shootings, information slow to be released in death of baby and mother in Independence, Missouri
• Iran alarmed by treatment of students at Russian university – DW
• Florida health official advises communities to stop adding fluoride to drinking water
• Student is arrested on charges of spying on the US for Russia

The Verge (www.theverge.com)

• Microsoft pauses Windows 11 updates for PCs with some Ubisoft games installed
• A fully electric Chrysler Pacifica is in the works
• You can save $10 on Google’s 4K-ready Chromecast before it’s gone for good
• Microsoft is testing a new in-game browser
• The iMac M4 wasn’t built for this world
• What’s on your desk, Kylie Robison?
• Twitter’s heir apparent isn’t X or Threads — it’s Bluesky
• Elon Musk is directing harassment toward individual federal workers

Techmeme (www.techmeme.com)

• Huawei is targeting 100,000 applications for HarmonyOS over the next 6-12 months and currently has over 15,000 applications that can meet consumers' basic needs (Reuters)
• How AI is reshaping the data-intensive field of Grand Prix racing, including helping design cars, setting F1's technical regulations, and shaping race strategy (James Allen/Financial Times)
• Customers of banking startups like Yotta describe losing savings ranging from $7,000 to $200,000+ due to Synapse's collapse, after US regulators refused to help (Hugh Son/CNBC)
• Australia drops plans to fine internet platforms up to 5% of their global revenue for failing to prevent the spread of misinformation online (Sam McKeith/Reuters)
• Six months into a deal with OpenAI, Spanish bank BBVA says staff created 2,900+ GPTs and reported productivity gains, but questions ChatGPT's scalability (Isabelle Bousquette/Wall Street Journal)
• A federal court allows a claim by The Intercept that DMCA prevents OpenAI from stripping a story's title or byline but throws out its claims against Microsoft (Shawn Musgrave/The Intercept)
• Similarweb: Bluesky app usage in the US and UK grew ~300% to 3.5M DAUs after Nov. 5; Threads now has 1.5x Bluesky's DAUs in the US, down from 5x before Nov. 5 (Financial Times)
• ActivityPub co-author on Bluesky and ATProto being neither decentralized nor federated, and how Bluesky is building a good X replacement with a "credible exit" (Christine Lemmer-Webber/Dustycloud ...)

Alltop Viral (Formerly Holy Kaw) (www.alltop.com)

• “Smoking gun” evidence proves fossil fuel industry knew of climate risk by 1954
• CIA director says not funding Ukraine would be catastrophe
• Britain to restore ancient rainforest
• Israel offers details on UN organization that aided Hamas
• UK rejects Israel genocide accusation
• UK halts aid to pro-Palestine UN organization
• Nikki Haley attacks Trump
• World’s largest cruise ship an environmental step backwards

CNN Top Stories (www.cnn.com)

• Taxes are due tomorrow. Here's how to file for an extension
• 50+ products to make your life easier and our planet cleaner
• A head-to-toe guide of how men should dress this spring, and where they should shop
• 42 of the most useful travel products you can buy on Amazon
• The 7 best high-yield savings accounts of April 2023
• Russia is 'going backwards' in equipment and deploying post WWII-era tanks, according to Western officials
• Bidets save you money and reduce waste — we tested the best options out there
• Composting is an easy way to reduce food waste. Here's how to do it

BBC Top Stories (www.bbc.co.uk)

• The Papers: 'Two thirds back assisted dying' and 'Putin ready to cripple Britain'
• Can RFK Jr make America's diet healthy again?
• 'I don't like crisps, but I collect the packets'
• Russia ready to wage cyber war on UK, minister to say
• 'Don't forget us': Teenage refugee reminds Gen Z of silenced Afghan girls
• 'We knew Christmas before you' - the Band Aid fallout
• India's 'rebel' Muslim princess who shot tigers and drove a Rolls-Royce
• Perfume boss captured on video admitting he ignored Russia sanctions

Milk Road (milkroad.com)

• MicroStrategy’s Stellar Performance Won’t Lead to S&P 500 Inclusion Anytime Soon
• $1.1B Celestia Token Release to Boost October’s Crypto Unlocks to Nearly $2B
• China Eyes $142 Billion Lifeline for Struggling Banks
• Ethena Launches New UStb Stablecoin Backed by BlackRock’s Tokenized Fund
• Caroline Ellison Sentenced to Two Years for Role in FTX Collapse
• Visa to Pilot Tokenized Asset Platform on Ethereum Blockchain in 2025
• Polymarket Targets $50M Amid 2024 U.S. Election Betting Surge, Token Launch Expected
• Celestia Foundation Secures $100M in Funding Round Led by Bain Capital Crypto

Reuters (www.reuters.com)

• S&P 500 closes nominally higher amid COVID-19 spikes, muted data
• Pelosi says Trump 'ethically unfit' for presidency, will continue oversight
• Trump unfit to be U.S. president, Democrat Pelosi, conservative Bolton agree
• World stock markets slip on second wave virus fears, safe-havens rise
• Tesla wants to start building a new U.S. vehicle plant this summer
• Trump pledges new list of conservative Supreme Court contenders
• Atlanta officer says he is not 'state's witness' in Rayshard Brooks case
• Facebook takes down Trump ads over 'organized hate' policy