TODAY IN HISTORY: The Max Headroom incident
A broadcast of an episode of Doctor Who on a Chicago TV station was interrupted by a mystery man in a Max Headroom mask.
Day: November 21, 2025
‘Hassle’ and ‘humiliation’: What it’s like traveling with a weak passport
Holding a weaker passport means costly fees, long waits, endless documents, and humiliating scrutiny — making travel a hassle.
Japan October exports massively beat estimates on robust growth in shipments to Asia and Europe
Exports grew 3.6% year on year compared with expectations of a 1.1% growth by economists polled by Reuters.
US judge orders end to Trump’s deployment of troops in Washington, DC
US president’s controversial deployment of soldiers to US cities has raised alarm and a series of legal challenges.
Federal judges uphold several North Carolina US House districts drawn by Republicans
Federal judges have upheld several U.S. House districts drawn by North Carolina Republicans in 2023.
Key ally abandons Venezuela’s Maduro while he pleads for talks as US has ‘new options’ to topple tyrant if he won’t quit
A KEY ally of Venezuela has suddenly abandoned Nicolas Maduro – with the dictator pleading for peace talks in the face of US-led regime change. Colombia said it would prefer the Venezuelan despot to hand over his power – recognising the looming threat …
OpenAI partners with Foxconn to design and develop data center server racks to be manufactured in the US; Foxconn will produce cabling, power systems, and more (Seth Fiegerman/Bloomberg)
Seth Fiegerman / Bloomberg:
OpenAI partners with Foxconn to design and develop data center server racks to be manufactured in the US; Foxconn will produce cabling, power systems, and more — OpenAI is partnering with Hon Hai Precis…
More cities run dry as Iran’s water crisis deepens
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Trump proposes expanding offshore drilling in California and Florida despite risks
This marks the first such expansion in these regions in decades
Grok’s chatbot on X says Elon Musk is superior at almost anything, including drinking urine; Musk says Grok was “manipulated by adversarial prompting” (Adi Robertson/The Verge)
Adi Robertson / The Verge:
Grok’s chatbot on X says Elon Musk is superior at almost anything, including drinking urine; Musk says Grok was “manipulated by adversarial prompting” — Elon Musk is as smart as da Vinci, fitte…