Romanian cybersecurity company Bitdefender has released a free decryptor to help victims recover data encrypted using the ShrinkLocker ransomware. The decryptor is the result of a comprehensive analysis of ShrinkLocker's inner workings, allowing the researchers to discover a "specific window of opportunity for data recovery immediately after the removal of protectors from BitLocker-encrypted

A threat actor affiliated with Hamas has expanded its malicious cyber operations beyond espionage to carry out disruptive attacks that exclusively target Israeli entities. The activity, linked to a group called WIRTE, has also targeted the Palestinian Authority, Jordan, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt, Check Point said in an analysis. "The [Israel-Hamas] conflict has not disrupted the WIRTE's

If you frequent IKEA, you’re likely familiar with the GLADOM tray table. The practical side table with a removable tray table is among IKEA’s best-sellers, and right now, you can snag one for just $14.99 as part of the IKEA Family Price promotion—down from the regular price of $19.99, valid until November 26. If you’ve been on the hunt for the perfect side table but are hesitant about the GLADOM because so many people seem to have one, you’re in […]

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Riva, unlike the other bidders, has received the support of TeamTO's owners.

Asa Vermette, Vali Holl, Sam Hill, Erice Van Leuven, and Gee Atherton are all on the list.
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Three forks, a cute little stem, and some burly cranks - all German designed and made.
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Qantas, Jetstar and Virgin Australia have resumed some of the services from Bali to Australia

After fifty years of leftist dominance and indoctrination in the schools, this really doesn’t come as a surprise, but it’s a good indication of where we are as a culture: it is now more socially acceptable and easier overall for students to declare that they are homosexual than it is for them to reveal that …

“The accumulation of all powers, legislative, executive, and judiciary, in the same hands, whether of one, a few, or many, and whether hereditary, self-appointed, or elective, may justly be pronounced the very definition of tyranny.”—James Madison Power corrupts. Absolute power corrupts absolutely. Unadulterated power in any branch of government is a menace to freedom, but concentrated power across …

The U.S. is accusing Russia of preparing to cut undersea cables which carry Internet traffic all over the world, and Russia is accusing western powers of preparing to do the exact same thing.  In some cases, these undersea cables literally stretch from one continent to another, and so it is impossible to guard them.  That …

Donald Trump has not even taken the oath of office yet and already has violated the Constitution for the united States of America. Yes, you read that correctly. Trump recently established the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). Heading this newly established department will be Vivek Ramaswamy, former ineligible presidential candidate, and Elon Musk, head of …

O Pisa (Programa para a Avaliação Internacional dos Estudantes, na sigla em inglês) mostra que houve um aumento acentuado no nível de ansiedade em relação à matemática entre os alunos da grande maioria dos 81 países avaliados, especialmente no Brasil.

Governo brasileiro "driblou" temas espinhosos e apostou em assuntos consensuais como o combate à fome durante presidência do G20.

The Institute for Fiscal Studies says 30% of London's youth clubs closed between 2010 and 2019.

Clare Rogers' daughter was arrested after allegedly taking part in direct action at an Israeli defence firm.

Floods and torrential rain have not gone away and residents hail stories of heroism as the clean-up continues.

Pete Hegseth, a Fox News host, has advocated for a conservative cultural shift in the US military.

Residents of the mixed area of Aramoun express alarm after a strike on Wednesday kills eight people.

One of the best parts about the first days after a Trump win is how the left has begun to devour themselves. Is he wrapping his own opinion in a lot of convenient lies? Of course. But some of his criticisms are perfectly on point. He brings out the receipts of how he criticized his […]

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President-elect Donald Trump has appointed successful businessmen Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy to help ferret out and identify budget items to cut to save the U.S. treasury money. Trump has created a new initiative that is being called the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) according to reports on Tuesday. “I am pleased to announce that […]

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There are key warning signs parents should watch out for, police officer say.

Dutch publisher Veen Bosch & Keuning has announced plans to use AI for translating commercial fiction, drawing sharp criticism from literary professionals despite promises of human oversight and author consent. Award-winning translator Michele Hutchison, who won the 2020 International Booker Prize, argues that translation extends beyond word conversion. "We build bridges between cultures, taking into account the target readership every step of the way," she said, noting that translators convey rhythm, poetry, and cultural nuances while conducting precise terminology research.

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An anonymous reader quotes a report from Bloomberg: OpenAI is preparing to launch a new artificial intelligence agent codenamed "Operator" that can use a computer to take actions on a person's behalf (Warning: source may be paywalled; alternative source), such as writing code or booking travel [...]. In a staff meeting on Wednesday, OpenAI's leadership announced plans to release the tool in January as a research preview and through the company's application programming interface for developers [...]. The one nearest completion will be a general-purpose tool that executes tasks in a web browser, one of the people said. OpenAI Chief Executive Officer Sam Altman hinted at the shift to agents in response to a question last month during an Ask Me Anything session on Reddit. "We will have better and better models," Altman wrote. "But I think the thing that will feel like the next giant breakthrough will be agents." The move to release an agentic AI tool also comes as OpenAI and its competitors have seen diminishing returns from their costly efforts to develop more advanced AI models.

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An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: The classic PC games market is "in a sorry state," according to DRM-free and classic-minded storefront GOG. Small games that aren't currently selling get abandoned, and compatibility issues arise as technology moves forward or as one-off development ideas age like milk. Classic games are only 20 percent of GOG's catalog, and the firm hasn't actually called itself "Good Old Games" in 12 years. And yet, today, GOG announces that it is making "a significant commitment of resources" toward a new GOG Preservation Program. It starts with 100 games for which GOG's own developers are working to create current and future compatibility, keeping them DRM-free and giving them ongoing tech support, along with granting them a "Good Old Game: Preserved by GOG" stamp. GOG is not shifting its mission of providing a DRM-free alternative to Steam, Epic, and other PC storefronts, at least not entirely. But it is demonstrably excited about a new focus that ties back to its original name, inspired in some part by its work on Alpha Protocol. "We think we can significantly impact the classics industry by focusing our resources on it and creating superior products," writes Arthur Dejardin, head of sales and marketing at GOG. "If we wanted to spread the DRM-free gospel by focusing on getting new AAA games on GOG instead, we would make little progress with the same amount of effort and money (we've been trying various versions of that for the last 5 years)." What kind of games? Scanning the list of Good Old Games, most of them are, by all accounts, both good and old. Personally, I'm glad to see the Jagged Alliance games, System Shock 2, Warcraft I & II, Dungeon Keeper Gold and Theme Park, SimCity 3000 Unlimited, and the Wing Commander series (particularly, personally, Privateer). Most of them are, understandably, Windows-only, though Mac support extends to 34 titles so far, and Linux may pick up many more through Proton compatibility, beyond the 19 native titles to date. [...] [I]f you see the shiny foil-ish GOG badge on a game, it's an assurance that GOG has done all it can to bring forward a classic title. It's important work, too. "Preserving" games doesn't just mean locking a stable media in a vault, but keeping games accessible, and playable.

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Salah outscores Haaland again, plus Courteeners frontman & FPL veteran Liam Fray joins!

Victor Wembanyama scores a career-high 50 points as the San Antonio Spurs defeat the Washington Wizards.

1. Kanguva Box Office Day 1 Prediction: Start Of Over 20 Crores Is Locked But It Might Struggle To Beat Kamal Haasan’s Indian 2!  Koimoi
2. Review : Kanguva – High-voltage action drama that works only in parts  123telugu
3. Kanguva first reviews: Suriya ‘shed his blood and sweat’ but the movie ‘is tiring’, say fans  Hindustan Times
4. Kanguva Movie Review Rating and Release LIVE Updates: Netizens Call Suriya Film 'Pure One Man Show'  Times Now
5. Kanguva Movie Review: An earnest Suriya gives his all for a Siva film that doesn’t give him enough  The Indian Express

1. Who is Tulsi Gabbard? Meet the Hindu American appointed by Trump as US Director of National Intelligence  The Times of India
2. From gifting Bhagavad Gita to PM Modi to speaking on Kashmir: Tulsi Gabbard’s Indian connection  The Times of India
3. Tulsi Gabbard, Narendra Modi meetings: Archival clips doing rounds on Social Media  The Economic Times
4. Trump picks ex-Democrat Tulsi Gabbard to be Director of National Intelligence  India Today
5. Who is Tulsi Gabbard, Donald Trump’s Hindu pick for US intelligence head?  Firstpost

1. Unrest over deaths of 10 ‘militants’ spills over to Assam, Mizoram; ‘extra-judicial killings’ by CRPF, sa  The Times of India
2. ​Manipur’s misery: On the need for the Centre to act  The Hindu
3. ‘Sleepless nights’: cop concerned about 6 missing family members  The Indian Express
4. Fresh gunfights, arson in Manipur amid shutdown  Hindustan Times
5. 'Completely charred': Autopsy fails to collect samples to prove claim of Hmar woman's rape in Manipur  Deccan Herald

A stainless steel version similar to Apple's gold Watch band, once worn by Kanye West and Beyoncé, is now available for $349.

Robinhood has added new tokens and re-listed some it had removed as the crypto market revels in Donald rump's election victory.

"Giving up on Nvidia here after its hit — Hopper — is like giving up on Apple at iPhone 1 or 2," Melius Research said.

The standard 2022 iPad remains the top tablet for most users, while the 2024 iPad Air offers a boost in power for those with more demanding workloads.

To pay tribute to his wife, Priscilla Chan, Mark Zuckerberg got in the recording booth with T-Pain for the heavily autotuned track.

Online conversations about Ozempic and similar medications are full of misinformation — and echo decades of flawed teachings on weight management.

This year's early Black Friday mattress deals promise major savings on all the best mattresses from Casper, Leesa, Nectar, Saatva, and more.

A free-range parent was shocked when she was arrested for "reckless conduct." She's been asked to put a tracker on her son's phone, which she refused.

Inflation accelerated slightly for the month of October, sparking concern the Fed could pause its interest rate-cutting cycle in January.

Carnival's budget-friendly cruises are a stark contrast from its sister brand Seabourn's luxury voyages.

The billionaire hedge funder sold two luxury condos for $19 million after paying about $37 million. He's going all in on Florida real estate instead.

We've rounded up the best stocking stuffers under $20 that are both fun and functional.

My high-achieving high school senior was too overwhelmed to work on her college applications. I developed a plan to get her college-ready.

Joan makes her choice tonight in the Season 1 finale of The Golden Bachelorette, and we'll show you where to watch it at home.

The last time a human visited the moon was in December 1972 during NASA's Apollo 17 mission. Since then, there have been many foiled plans to go back.

The Lo & Sons Aoyama travel purse is one of its best designs yet. We also compare its totes and weekender bags, which make commuting a lot more comfortable.

The nomination of Rubio, a China hawk who's been sanctioned by Beijing, comes at a tense moment in the Indo-Pacific region.

Winning the 2024 presidential election is already helping Donald Trump in all four of his criminal cases.

Joan Vassos got engaged to her final pick, Chock, on the finale of "The Golden Bachelorette." They're still together.

After getting eliminated during week six of "The Bachelorette," Grant Ellis will return as the next Bachelor. Here's what to know about season 29.