A new Chinese AI model claims to outperform GPT-5 and Sonnet 4.5 – and it’s free
The plot of the US-China AI arms race just thickened – again.
Day: November 8, 2025
U.S. Allies to Gain Access To Military GPS User Equipment
U.S. allies are to have access to the market for Military Global Positioning System (GPS) User Equipment (MGUE) under a memorandum of understanding (MoU) by U.S. Space Force Space Systems […]
Earth cannot ‘sustain’ intensive fossil fuel use, Lula tells COP30 – Yahoo
Earth cannot ‘sustain’ intensive fossil fuel use, Lula tells COP30 YahooSave the Amazon or Drill for Oil? Brazil Says It Can Do Both. The New York TimesCaught between saving forests and drilling for oil, COP30 puts Lula’s contradi…
Macron says drug trafficking fight must respect nations’ sovereignty on Mexico visit
French President Emmanuel Macron said the fight against drug trafficking must respect each state’s sovereignty as he wrapped up a Latin American tour with a maiden visit to Mexico. His comments appeared to criticise the Trump administration’s aggressi…
US travellers scramble to adjust as hundreds of flights are cancelled over shutdown
Hundreds of flight cancellations spread across the US on Friday as airlines began complying with the Federal Aviation Administration’s unprecedented order to reduce service nationwide because of the government shutdown. FRANCE 24’s Fraser Jackson brin…
French town council allows man to keep gold worth $800,000 found when digging for swimming pool
A man in France who discovered a cache of gold worth more than $800,000 this year will be allowed to keep it.
Friday Squid Blogging: Squid Game: The Challenge, Season Two
The second season of the Netflix reality competition show Squid Game: The Challenge has dropped. (Too many links to pick a few—search for it.)
As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news that I haven&…
Investigators look into ‘repeating bell’ heard during takeoff of UPS cargo plane that crashed
Investigators say a repeating bell sounded as pilots tried to control a UPS cargo plane upon takeoff before it crashed in Louisville, Kentucky, this week.
Tributes after girl, 3, and her grandfather are ID’d among victims in UPS cargo plane fireball: ‘His smile was unmatched’
Exclusive details: Louisnes ‘Lou’ Fedon’s former supervisor tells The Independent the 47-year-old warehouse worker was ‘just a pleasure to be around’
Majority of Brazil’s Supreme Court votes to reject Bolsonaro’s appeal, upholding 27-year sentence
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