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Something remarkable is unfolding in developing countries. From Nepal to Costa Rica, more people are buying electric cars than fossil-fuel vehicles, as battery prices plummet and cheap home-grown EVs come to market. And in China, more electric cars will be sold in the last quarter of this year than the total number of all cars sold in the US. Colin McKerracher, head of transport at BNEF, joins Akshat Rathi on Zero to unpack these trends, and what they mean for global oil demand.
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US detains British commentator Hamdi in middle of national speaking tour- will deport
U.S. immigration authorities detained British commentator Sami Hamdi, revoked his visa and said he would be deported rather than allowed to complete his speaking tour in the United States, a Homeland Security official said on Sunday.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement has Hamdi in custody, DHS spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin posted on social media site X. "Under President Trump, those who support terrorism and undermine American national security will not be allowed to work or visit this country," she wrote.
Hamdi spoke at a gala for the Council on American Islamic Relations in Sacramento, California on Saturday and was scheduled to speak on Sunday at one of the group's events in Florida, the organization said in a statement.
CAIR said he was detained at San Francisco International Airport.
Conservative figures had been urging the Trump administration to expel Hamdi from the United States.
Hamdi has appeared as an analyst and commentator on British TV networks.
CAIR on Sunday called for his release and accused the Trump administration of detaining him over his criticism of the Israeli government.
Air traffic controllers to miss paycheck as shortages trigger flight delays, cancellations
Air traffic controllers will miss their biweekly paycheck, which would have gone out on Oct. 28, as the government shutdown continues.
It marks the first time during the shutdown — now in its 27th day — that controllers will go without a full paycheck.
Air traffic controllers are classified as essential employees, meaning they are required to report to work during a shutdown. However, officials say sick calls have noticeably increased in recent days.
Study Claims 4K/8K TVs Aren't Much Better Than HD To Your Eyes
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Lawsuits against banks with Epstein ties may shed new light on financier’s crimes
Meanwhile, banks who had done business with Epstein, although not admitting wrongdoing, paid hundreds of millions in settlements to victims. Donald Trump even made releasing the Epstein investigative files part of his campaign platform, and doubled down on his promise to do so early this year.
In the end, Trump’s justice department did not release these files, and his administration has become embroiled in reports about social ties between him and Epstein. Congressional promises to release files have lagged, due to political jockeying and justice department foot-dragging.
But two new lawsuits could shed light on Epstein’s activities amid the stalemate – regardless of their outcome.
These lawsuits, filed by an anonymous plaintiff against Bank of America and the Bank of New York Mellon (BNY), allege that these financial powerhouses illicitly enabled Epstein’s sex trafficking. The suits are helmed by Sigrid S McCawley, of Boies Schiller Flexner, and Brad Edwards of Edwards Henderson, who have long represented Epstein victims.
Lawsuits against banks with Epstein ties may shed new light on financier’s crimes
Experts say claim banks enabled Epstein will be difficult to prove but other outcomes could provide solace to victimsVictoria Bekiempis (The Guardian)
U.S. Postal Service Cuts Funding for a Phoenix Mail Room Assisting Homeless People
He and thousands of others have received mail here for years. They use the address for job applications, for medication, to receive benefits like food stamp cards and even to vote. And for 20 years, the U.S. Postal Service provided at least 20% of the mail room’s budget.
But last month, the postal service ended its support of $24,000 a year because a nearby post office is “able to fully serve the community,” a spokesperson said in a statement to ProPublica.
Unlike a standard post office, Keys to Change allows people to receive mail without a government ID, a common problem for some who are homeless.
Phoenix Mail Room for Homeless People Loses Funding
The loss of support comes at a time of uncertainty for one of Arizona’s largest homeless services providers as the Trump administration calls for reducing and restructuring homelessness assistance grants.ProPublica
10M people watched a YouTuber shim a lock; the lock company sued him. Bad idea.
Yeah, it's the Streisand Effect.
“Opening locks” might not sound like scintillating social media content, but Trevor McNally has turned lock-busting into online gold. A former US Marine Staff Sergeant, McNally today has more than 7 million followers and has amassed more than 2 billion views just by showing how easy it is to open many common locks by slapping, picking, or shimming them.This does not always endear him to the companies that make the locks.
On March 3, 2025, a Florida lock company called Proven Industries released a social media promo video just begging for the McNally treatment. The video was called, somewhat improbably, “YOU GUYS KEEP SAYING YOU CAN EASILY BREAK OFF OUR LATCH PIN LOCK.” In it, an enthusiastic man in a ball cap says he will “prove a lot of you haters wrong.” He then goes hard at Proven’s $130 model 651 trailer hitch lock with a sledgehammer, bolt cutters, and a crowbar.
Naturally, the lock hangs tough.
An Instagram user brought the lock to McNally’s attention by commenting, “Let’s introduce it to the @mcnallyofficial poke.” Someone from Proven responded, saying that McNally only likes “the cheap locks lol because they are easy and fast.” Proven locks were said to be made of sterner stuff.
But on April 3, McNally posted a saucy little video to social media platforms. In it, he watches the Proven promo video while swinging his legs and drinking a Juicy Juice. He then hops down from his seat, goes over to a Proven trailer hitch lock, and opens it in a matter of seconds using nothing but a shim cut from a can of Liquid Death. He says nothing during the entire video, which has been viewed nearly 10 million times on YouTube alone.
What happens next won't surprise you!
10M people watched a YouTuber shim a lock; the lock company sued him. Bad idea.
It’s still legal to pick locks, even when you swing your legs.Nate Anderson (Ars Technica)
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Republicans post notice that no federal food aid will go out Nov. 1
The new notice comes after the Trump administration said it would not tap roughly $5 billion in contingency funds to keep benefits through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, commonly referred to as SNAP, flowing into November. That program helps about 1 in 8 Americans buy groceries.
“Bottom line, the well has run dry,” the USDA notice says. “At this time, there will be no benefits issued November 01. We are approaching an inflection point for Senate Democrats.”
‘Our work has only just begun’: Mamdani, Sanders and AOC rally the faithful ahead of NYC mayoral election
Marina Dunbar in Forest Hills
Mon 27 Oct 2025 06.00 EDT
For Mitch, the key issues facing NYC right now are “safety, the trains being safe, and affordability”, adding that while he’s skeptical about whether Mamdani can deliver on all his promises, he’s open-minded. “I don’t know who’s going to pay for all this stuff he wants done … but I’m going in open-minded, and just hoping somebody is offering some alternatives.”Brooklyn, 30, also from Astoria, said their top priorities were protecting LGBTQ rights and tackling the city’s affordability crisis. “I think Mamdani is doing a great job of addressing everything I’m concerned about,” they said.
Nicole, 30, echoed that sentiment, praising Mamdani’s authenticity: “I feel like Mamdani is very genuine in his responses in a way that isn’t typically seen in most politicians. He’s a little less lip service-y than usual.”
‘Our work has only just begun’: Mamdani, Sanders and AOC rally the faithful ahead of NYC mayoral election
Thousands pack Forest Hills stadium on Sunday night, voicing their excitement and hope for changeMarina Dunbar (The Guardian)
‘Our work has only just begun’: Mamdani, Sanders and AOC rally the faithful ahead of NYC mayoral election
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/38142040
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Mon 27 Oct 2025 06.00 EDT
For Mitch, the key issues facing NYC right now are “safety, the trains being safe, and affordability”, adding that while he’s skeptical about whether Mamdani can deliver on all his promises, he’s open-minded. “I don’t know who’s going to pay for all this stuff he wants done … but I’m going in open-minded, and just hoping somebody is offering some alternatives.”Brooklyn, 30, also from Astoria, said their top priorities were protecting LGBTQ rights and tackling the city’s affordability crisis. “I think Mamdani is doing a great job of addressing everything I’m concerned about,” they said.
Nicole, 30, echoed that sentiment, praising Mamdani’s authenticity: “I feel like Mamdani is very genuine in his responses in a way that isn’t typically seen in most politicians. He’s a little less lip service-y than usual.”
New image-generating AIs are being used for fake expense reports
The fact that workers with expense accounts still feel they're getting paid so little that they deserve to commit fraud says something about that stratum of employee.
Businesses are increasingly being deceived by employees using artificial intelligence for an age-old scam: faking expense receipts.The launch of new image-generation models by top AI groups such as OpenAI and Google in recent months has sparked an influx of AI-generated receipts submitted internally within companies, according to leading expense software platforms.
Software provider AppZen said fake AI receipts accounted for about 14 percent of fraudulent documents submitted in September, compared with none last year. Fintech group Ramp said its new software flagged more than $1 million in fraudulent invoices within 90 days.
About 30 percent of US and UK financial professionals surveyed by expense management platform Medius reported they had seen a rise in falsified receipts following the launch of OpenAI’s GPT-4o last year.
New image-generating AIs are being used for fake expense reports
Software provider AppZen said fake AI receipts accounted for about 14% of fraud attempts.Financial Times (Ars Technica)
Threads adds 'ghost posts' that disappear after 24 hours
Threads adds 'ghost posts' that disappear after 24 hours | TechCrunch
Instagram Threads is launching “ghost posts,” a new disappearing-posts feature that lets users share updates that automatically archive after 24 hours.Sarah Perez (TechCrunch)
I got infected like an idiot
I downloaded a cracked install from tpb (haxnode). It was a loader exe that loaded the original exe and supposedly removed the drm in RAM. It required admin permissions, I didn't trust it, but i ran in a vm and nothing happened.
Then i told myself "i have microsoft defender and windows firewall control, they will warn me" and I ran it in my main laptop, and still nothing happened. Like, literally nothing happened. The original program would not start. It would simply exit. Nothing. The other 6 almost identical torrents from the same uploader but with a different program version had a similar result. I gave up.
Then i reboot, and firstly i notice a couple DOS prompts flashing on the screen, and windows firewall control asking me if "aspnet_compiler.exe" is allowed to access the internet or not.
Suspicious, i go to check that "aspnet_compiler.exe" and it's located in the .net system folder, i scan it with microsoft defender and it doesn't report as a virus. I do not pay attention to the fact that it doesn't have a valid Microsoft signature, and i tell myself "probably just a windows update" and i whitelist it on the firewall.
After a few hours I realize "wait a minute: it's impossible that an official windows exe isn't signed by microsoft!" I go back to scan it, not infected... or it looks like, defender says "ignored because in whitelist". What? The "loader" put c:* in the whitelist!
The "crack loader" wasn't a virus per se. It dropped an obfuscated batch in startup, which had a base64 encoded attachment of the actual malware, that was copied in the .net framework directory with unassuming names...
And this for a $60 perpetual license program that i should buy anyway because it's for work
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a reminder that you do need an Antivirus in fact as a pirate. Oh People, stop listening to cybersec experts who spend their whole life using foss or buying legit software, they're in a different world from us pirates.
Also a reminder that it happens to the best of us anyway.
Alternative if you want to be hardcore: air gap the system you run questionable software on.
If you're bored, you can even try to infect it with as much shit as possible.
Doesn't work as a test system though. Stuff lies dormant waiting for network access.
‘Tax the Rich!’: Packed Mamdani Rally Features Sanders, AOC, and Hochul Ahead of Election Day
“Ordinary people get one vote. Billionaires get the opportunity to spend as much as they want to elect the candidates they want,” [Senator Bernie] Sanders said, decrying the influence of super PACs that can accept unlimited political donations. “That is the context in which this election is taking place.”
[Alexandria] Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), meanwhile, cast the race as one that “mirrors what we are up against nationally, both an authoritarian criminal presidency, fueled by corruption and bigotry and an ascendant right-wing extremist movement,” as well as the “insufficient, eroded, bygone political establishment, this time in the form of Andrew Cuomo.”
'Tax the Rich!': Packed Mamdani Rally Features Sanders, AOC, and Hochul Ahead of Election Day
"While Donald Trump's billionaire donors think that they have the money to buy this election, we have a movement of the masses," Zohran Mamdani said during the sold-out rally in Queens.jake-johnson (Common Dreams)
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Automattic accuses WP Engine of misleading practices
Automattic has filed new counterclaims against hosting company WP Engine in a long-running dispute over the use of the WordPress and WooCommerce brands.
Case file: automattic.com/wp-content/uplo…
Automattic accuses WP Engine of misleading practices - Techzine Global
Automattic files claims against hosting company WP Engine in a long-running dispute over the use of the WordPress and WooCommerce brandsMels Dees (Techzine)
Here’s what ads on your $2,000 Samsung smart fridge will look like
Here’s how to opt out.
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Here’s what ads on your $2,000 Samsung smart fridge will look like
A new widget coming to the built-in screen will show ‘curated advertisements’ starting next month. But you can opt out.Jennifer Pattison Tuohy (The Verge)
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Opt out is not real.
This will remove the widget entirely. If you think you might actually like the widget’s other features (calendar, weather, and news), you can “X” out a particular ad, and it won’t pop up again. But then you’ll get another ad.
Hundreds of People With ‘Top Secret’ Clearance Exposed by House Democrats’ Website
A database containing information on people who applied for jobs with Democrats in the US House of Representatives was left accessible on the open web.
10M people watched a YouTuber shim a lock; the lock company sued him. Bad idea.
It’s still legal to pick locks, even when you swing your legs.
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Amazon announces massive €1.4 billion investment in the Netherlands
Amazon has decided to invest €1.4 billion in the Netherlands between 2025 and 2027 to boost AWS and its retail business.
https://www.neowin.net/news/amazon-announces-massive-14-billion-investment-in-the-netherlands/
Microsoft's OpenAI losses hidden as part of $4.7 billion 'other' expense — stake in AI company still doesn't turn a profit as companies grapple with ongoing contract negotiation
Microsoft’s filings obscure the cost of OpenAI, but Wednesday’s earnings may offer clarity.
https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/microsofts-openai-math-is-still-a-black-box
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Twitter says passkey reset isn't about a security issue – it's to finally kill off twitter.com
Social media site dispatches crucial clarification days after curious announcement
X says passkey reset isn't about a security issue – it's to finally kill off twitter.com
: Social media site dispatches crucial clarification days after curious announcementConnor Jones (The Register)
Researchers create world's smallest pixel measuring just 300 nanometers across — could be used to create a 1080p display measuring 1mm across
Could unlock ultra-detailed, miniature displays for smart glasses and other wearables.
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EU sovereignty plan accused of helping US cloud giants
Brussels' framework muddies the waters and could hand advantage to foreign hyperscalers, says trade body
EU sovereignty plan accused of helping US cloud giants
: Brussels' framework muddies the waters and could hand advantage to foreign hyperscalers, says trade bodyDan Robinson (The Register)
[Announcement] Path of Exile: Keepers of The Flame - Bloodline Ascendancy Classes
In this expansion, you will be able to absorb the abilities of the certain bosses you defeat, in the form of additional Bloodline Ascendancy Classes.
Bloodline Classes are a new means of further character customisation. In the endgame, defeating certain powerful bosses lets you gain that boss' Bloodline as your own, learning their ways and adopting their powers for yourself.
They can be paired with any Ascendancy Class and require Ascendancy skill points to allocate, so you can mix and match Bloodline passives and Ascendancy passives as you see fit.
There are countless possible combinations with this system, and we're excited to see what crazy and interesting build that you will come up with!
Here are some of the Bloodline Ascendancy classes that you can acquire in this expansion.
Farrul Bloodline
Lycia Bloodline
Delirious Bloodline
Catarina Bloodline
Aul Bloodline
Olroth Bloodline
Announcements - Path of Exile: Keepers of The Flame - Bloodline Ascendancy Classes - Forum - Path of Exile
Path of Exile is a free online-only action RPG under development by Grinding Gear Games in New Zealand.Path of Exile
MyVidster Leak Exposes 4M User Records (Emails, Usernames); Phishing Risk
Meta Description: Alleged MyVidster data leak exposes ~4M users (emails, IDs, usernames). Brinztech: High risk of targeted phishing & credential stuffing attacks. Occurred Oct 2025.
MyVidster Leak Exposes 4M User Records (Emails, Usernames); Phishing Risk
Meta Description: Alleged MyVidster data leak exposes ~4M users (emails, IDs, usernames). Brinztech: High risk of targeted phishing & credential stuffing attacks. Occurred Oct 2025.Threat Alert (Brinztech Brinztech)
IBM Unveils Digital Asset Platform as Demand for Tokenization, Stablecoins Grows
The IBM Digital Asset Haven, developed with Dfns, aims to offer banks, governments and enterprises a full-stack platform for token custody, governance and compliance.
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Plymouth scientists win £2m to use AI in deep-sea mapping
Plymouth scientists win £2m to use AI in deep-sea mapping
The Deep Vision project aims to help shape legal protections for the habitats.Jonathan Morris (BBC News)
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A single point of failure triggered the Amazon outage affecting millions
A single point of failure triggered the Amazon outage affecting millions
A DNS manager in a single region of Amazon’s sprawling network touched off a 16-hour debacle.Dan Goodin (Ars Technica)
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Sora might have a 'pervert' problem on its hands
In the last week or so, 10 out of the 25 most popular cameos using my face are various fetishes, including one where I'm a centaur-woman pregnant with octoplets. It's not just me, either. I've seen this kind of content made with cameos of other women: female creators, another woman tech reporter, and a female employee of a prominent venture-capital firm.
**I don't get why anyone is surprised **
Sora allows people to make 'fetish' content using other people's faces
Sora lets you make videos using other people's faces. Great! Except when your face is used in a "fetish" video, like one about feet or pregnancy.Katie Notopoulos (Business Insider)
Cranberry Farmers Consider Turning Bogs into Wetlands in Massachusetts As Temperatures Rise
Cranberry Farmers Consider Turning Bogs into Wetlands in Massachusetts As Temperatures Rise - Inside Climate News
The state is helping to transform cranberry bogs to into habitats that broaden conservation and climate change resilience.Inside Climate News
New Hampshire officials looking for feedback on new state climate action plan
New Hampshire officials looking for feedback on new state climate action plan
The plan is the first large-scale coordinated effort to address climate-warming emissions in New Hampshire since 2009. It includes strategies like supporting small-scale public transportation, protecting forest land, and improving energy efficiency.Mara Hoplamazian (NHPR)
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NHDES will accept comments on its draft comprehensive measures until 4 pm, November 15, 2025. Only written
comments will be accepted. Comments may be sent by email (preferred) or postal mail. Please include your name,
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The quality of stakeholder input matters more than quantity when it comes to public comments. NHDES prioritizes
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Please note the greenhouse gas reductions are preliminary estimates, which are still being reviewed and refined. We will
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Chikungunya on Long Island: A Warning Sign of Our Changing Climate
Chikungunya on Long Island: A Warning Sign of Our Changing Climate - NYAS
The recent suspected case of Chikungunya virus on Long Island is important to monitor both in terms of public health and climate change.The New York Academy of Sciences (NYAS Dev)
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Nissan pools carbon emissions with electric vehicle maker BYD to avoid EU penalties
Nissan pools carbon emissions with electric vehicle maker BYD to avoid EU penalties
Japanese carmaker’s deal with Chinese rival part of EU-sanctioned offsetting scheme to help head off £13bn in finesLisa O’Carroll (The Guardian)
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in reply to artifex • • •I can pretty confidently say that 4k is noticeable if you're sitting close to a big tv. I don't know that 8k would ever really be noticeable, unless the screen is strapped to your face, a la VR. For most cases, 1080p is fine, and there are other factors that start to matter way more than resolution after HD. Bit-rate, compression type, dynamic range, etc.
Tarquinn2049
in reply to Hackworth • • •So, a 55-inch TV, which is pretty much the smallest 4k TV you could get when they were new, has benefits over 1080p at a distance of 7.5 feet... how far away do people watch their TVs from? Am I weird?
And at the size of computer monitors, for the distance they are from your face, they would always have full benefit on this chart. And even working into 8k a decent amount.
And that's only for people with typical vision, for people with above-average acuity, the benefits would start further away.
But yeah, for VR for sure, since having an 8k screen there would directly determine how far away a 4k flat screen can be properly re-created. If your headset is only 4k, a 4k flat screen in VR is only worth it when it takes up most of your field of view. That's how I have mine set up, but I would imagine most people would prefer it to be half the size or twice the distance away, or a combination.
So 8k screens in VR will be very relevant for augmented reality, since performance costs there are pretty low anyway. And still convey benefits if you are running actual VR games at half the physical panel resolution due to performance demand being too high otherwise. You get some relatively free upscaling then. Won't look as good as native 8k, but benefits a bit anyway.
There is also fixed and dynamic foveated rendering to think about, with an 8k screen, even running only 10% of it at that resolution and 20% at 4k, 30% at 1080p, and the remaining 40% at 540p, even with the overhead of so many foveation steps, you'll get a notable reduction in performance cost. Fixed foveated would likely need to lean higher towards bigger percentages of higher res, but has the performance advantage of not having to move around at all from frame to frame. Can benefit from more pre-planning and optimization.
Damage
in reply to Tarquinn2049 • • •I've got a LCD 55" TV and a 14" laptop. Ok the couch, the TV screen looks to me about as big as the laptop screen on my belly/lap, and I've got perfect vision; on the laptop I can clearly see the difference between 4k and FULL HD, on the TV, not so much.
I think TV screens aren't as good as PC ones, but also the TVs' image processors turn the 1080p files into better images than what computers do.
Tarquinn2049
in reply to Damage • • •Hmm, I suppose quality of TV might matter. Not to mention actually going through the settings and making sure it isn't doing anything to process the signal. And also not streaming compressed crap to it. I do visit other peoples houses sometimes and definitely wouldn't know they were using a 4k screen to watch what they are watching.
But I am assuming actually displaying 4k content to be part of the testing parameters.
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in reply to Tarquinn2049 • • •deranger
in reply to artifex • • •If you read RTINGS before buying a TV and setting it up in your room, you already knew this. Screen size and distance to TV are important for determining what resolution you actually need.
Most people sit way too far away from their 4K TV.
SCmSTR
in reply to deranger • • •People that have their tiny displays on the opposite side of a room is so funny to me. It's a similar reaction I have to giant-guy tiny-car.
I remember one time I saw a maybe 27 inch computer monitor on the wall above a fireplace and it was just like.... I need to leave before I say something.
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