Friday, November 14
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Verizon is reportedly cutting 15k jobs in its largest layoff ever. According to the Wall Street Journal, the telecommunications giant plans to axe 15,000 roles in the next week in an effort to reduce costs under its new CEO, Daniel Schulman. Verizon—the largest telecom provider in the US—has lost postpaid phone subscribers in three straight quarters as it faces increased competition. Schulman told investors that the company is at a “critical inflection point,” and that he plans to streamline parts of the business that don’t have paths to profitability. Verizon’s stock ticked up about 1% yesterday following the news of the historic layoffs.
Trump admin sues to stop California redistricting. The Justice Department moved to join a lawsuit filed by the California Republican Party to block Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom’s effort to redraw the state’s congressional map. Newsom’s redistricting plan—a response to attempts by Republicans in several other states to create more favorable maps ahead of the 2026 midterms—was approved by more than two-thirds of California voters in a ballot measure last week. In a social media post, Attorney General Pam Bondi called Newsom’s plan “a brazen power grab,” while a spokesperson for Newsom said in a statement that “these losers lost at the ballot box and soon they will also lose in court.”
Hackers used Anthropic AI to automate cyberattacks. The Claude maker said that a hacker group—which it believes with “high confidence” is Chinese state-sponsored—manipulated its AI tools to infiltrate a number of major companies. Per Anthropic, it was the “first documented case of a large-scale cyberattack executed without substantial human intervention.” The company said it was able to disrupt the attempted hacks, in part because Claude “occasionally hallucinated credentials” or thought it stole private information that was actually public.—AE
At A Glance
See Russia's humanoid robot collapse after losing balance.
Brand engravings on ancient Roman glasses.
"Godfather of AI" surpasses 1 million citations on Google Scholar.
Poll finds 17-point drop in US religiosity since 2015.
Europe's top court rules gin must contain alcohol.
AI song "Walk My Walk" tops a Billboard country chart.
Max tops list of most popular dog names.
A pocket watch from the Titanic is headed to auction.
Clickbait: The latest typeface is skinny font.
Historybook: French painter Claude Monet born (1840); "Moby-Dick" is first published in the US (1851); Albert Einstein first presents quantum theory of light (1908); Booker T. Washington dies (1915); Condoleezza Rice born (1954).
In The NEWS
Sports, Entertainment, & Culture
> Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games Day 1 to feature most-ever women's finals on a single day, including women's track and field 100-meter and triathlon (More) | View full schedule (More)
> NBA announces changes to 2026 NBA All-Star Game featuring two teams of US players and one team of international players (More) | Paul Skenes wins MLB Cy Young Award for best pitcher; Most Valuable Player announced tonight (More)
> Actor James Van Der Beek, 48, to auction "Dawson's Creek" memorabilia to help pay for his Stage 3 colorectal cancer treatments (More) | Singer Adele to make acting debut in movie by fashion mogul and filmmaker Tom Ford (More)
Science & Technology
> Intense solar storms foil second launch attempt of Blue Origin rocket carrying twin Mars orbiters for NASA; first attempt Sunday called off due to Earth weather (More)
> Neuroscientists change neural connections in brains of mice with Down syndrome; breakthrough could yield new treatments for neurodevelopmental disorders (More)
> Researchers discover Epstein-Barr virus can infect white blood cells and trigger lupus; finding could lead to better treatments for autoimmune disease (More)
Business & Markets
> US stock markets close mixed (S&P 500 +0.1%, Dow +0.7%, Nasdaq -0.3%); Dow closes at record high for second consecutive day (More) | October jobs and inflation reports unlikely to be released due to shutdown, White House says (More)
> Anthropic to spend $50B on US AI infrastructure, beginning with custom data centers in Texas and New York (More)
> Kim Kardashian's shapewear brand Skims valued at $5B after securing $225M in funding round led by Goldman Sachs (More)
Politics & World Affairs
> Colombian military kills at least 19 people in rebel group accused of trafficking drugs; airstrikes come amid US military's ongoing campaign against narcotrafficking boats in the Caribbean (More)
> Ukrainian investigators raid home of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's former business partner, other top aides as part of $100M corruption investigation (More)
> Italian public prosecutor opens investigation into allegations Italian citizens paid large amounts to travel to Bosnia-Herzegovina and shoot at civilians (More)
SOURCE: 1440 NEWS
My Stupid Idea
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What a horrendously STUPID idea, I yell at myself!!!
My thoughts want to remind me that all this misery they are causing is because of TRUMP, but any sane person knows that TRUMP is simply the scapegoat of their ANGER.
Why are the Democrats angry?
Because they cannot stand that the wealthy are wealthy and refuse to share all their wealth with others.
Ironically, it is the wealthy Democrats that are financing their anger.
The United States has the greatest economy in the world, and it is because of CAPITALISM...
Capitalism does create the ONE PERCENT or the very wealthy.
BUT...
if you look at SOCIALISM and COMMUNISM, they have super wealthy people as well which is a result of certain aspects of their economy.
Socialism takes money away from the wealthy and redistributes to everyone else, resulting in everyone being lower middle class to middle class...
CONSEQUENTLY,
no new businesses are started unless the government decides they want to start one, taking money away from the people in order to do that since there are no private companies to tax.
If that happened to the USA, in less than five to ten years, America would drop from being the best country in the world to being the third or fourth best country in the world, behind China, Russia, and quite possible the United Kingdom.
DO YOU WANT TO GIVE THE DEMOCRATS THAT POWER AND SEE IF I AM WRONG???
Scientists discover the nutrient that supercharges cellular energy
Leucine, an essential amino acid found in foods like meat and legumes, has been discovered to directly enhance mitochondrial energy production by preventing the breakdown of key mitochondrial proteins. Credit: Shutterstock
Mitochondria are tiny structures inside cells that generate the energy required for the body to move, grow, and maintain health. Because energy needs change continuously, mitochondria must constantly fine-tune their activity to keep up. This adaptability depends in part on the nutrients available to the cell. Yet until recently, scientists did not fully understand how nutrients influence this process of energy adjustment.
A research group led by Professor Dr. Thorsten Hoppe at the University of Cologne's Institute for Genetics and the CECAD Cluster of Excellence on Aging Research has now identified a new biological pathway showing how the amino acid leucine strengthens mitochondrial performance.
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