Geopolitics

US Embassy Staff and Families Ordered to Leave Saudi Arabia, per AFP

An ordered departure across the Gulf "US embassy staff and families ordered to leave Saudi Arabia, with families of embassy staff in the United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Qatar and Bahrain also ordered to leave," per AFP. An ordered departure is one of the State Department's strongest

Markets

Meta Plans a New Class of Non-Voting Shares to Fund AI Spending Without Diluting Zuckerberg's Control, per FT

Meta wants to sell stock that carries no say Meta, $META, plans to create a new class of non-voting shares, allowing it to sell stock to fund its AI spending without diluting Mark Zuckerberg's control of the company, per the Financial Times. Meta already runs a dual-

Politics

Trump: Elect a Republican House and Senate on November 3 and "You're Gonna Get $5,000"

The midterm pitch, reduced to a dollar figure President Trump has put a price tag on the midterm elections. "If you elected a Republican House and Senate on November 3, you're gonna get $5,000. And if we lose, you get nothing. You're gonna get

Markets

More Oil Is Now Coming Out of the Persian Gulf Than Before the Iran War, per WSJ

Gulf supply has fully recovered, and then some More oil is now coming out of the Persian Gulf than before the Iran war, per the Wall Street Journal. The milestone marks a complete reversal of the supply shock that defined energy markets during the conflict. Gulf producers have restored loadings

Tech

AI Found Two Critical Flaws in PHP, Forcing Governments to Take Websites Offline, per BBC

AI just found the internet's soft spot Two critical security flaws in PHP, the programming language behind much of the internet, are forcing governments to take websites offline, per the BBC. The flaws were found by AI. Security firm Wiz called them the "most severe vulnerabilities ever

Economy

70% of Americans Want More Factory Jobs, but Only 33% Want to Work in One, per Cato

Everyone wants factories. Few want to staff them 70% of Americans want more factory jobs, but only 33% of them want to work in one, per the Cato Institute. The gap captures the central tension in America's manufacturing push. Factory jobs poll as symbols of economic strength and

Economy

Home Sellers Now Outnumber Buyers by 560,000, the Widest Gap on Record, per Redfin

A buyer's market on paper, a frozen market in practice There are now far more people trying to sell homes than buy them. US home sellers outnumber buyers by an estimated 560,000, or 58%, the widest gap on record, per Redfin data going back to 2013. The

Tech

AI Would Need $3.5 Trillion a Year by 2032 to Justify the Data Center Buildout, per Brookings

The math behind the AI buildout To justify today's data center buildout, AI would need to bring in about $3.5 trillion a year by 2032, per a new Brookings paper. The scale is the story. $3.5 trillion a year equals 8.8% of US GDP, nearly

Markets

Speculative Data Center Debt Is Being Repackaged and Sold to Pension Funds, per AFR

Wall Street is packaging the AI boom for retirees "Speculative data center debt is being repackaged and sold to pension and retirement funds, university endowments, and other institutional investors in a manner eerily reminiscent of the subprime bubble," per Americans for Financial Reform. The warning targets the financing

Politics

Venezuelan Billionaire Pardoned by Trump After Daughter's $50 Million Deal With Alina Habba, per NYT

A pardon that followed a $50 million deal A Venezuelan billionaire seeking a pardon from President Trump got one, not long after his daughter gave Alina Habba, a lawyer close to Trump, a $50 million deal, per the New York Times. The billionaire, Julio Herrera Velutini, was charged in 2022

Politics

Trump Administration Preparing to Pursue Wages and Benefits of Borrowers With Defaulted Student Loans, per Forbes

Collections on defaulted student loans are being readied The Trump administration is reportedly preparing to pursue the wages and benefits of borrowers who have defaulted on their federal student loans, per Forbes. The Education Department is working with the Treasury Department to hire private debt collection agencies, and borrowers in

Economy

FEMA Chief Tells States to Prepare to Handle Disasters on Their Own, per POLITICO

Disaster response is being handed to the states The Trump administration plans to overhaul disaster relief by shifting the primary burden of emergency management onto state governments, a change that could arrive within as little as six months, per POLITICO. FEMA Administrator Cameron Hamilton delivered the message to state officials

Politics

Trump Has Reportedly Floated Replacing the White House Press Briefing Room With an Indoor Swimming Pool, per The New York Times

The briefing room sits on top of a pool President Trump has reportedly floated replacing the White House press briefing room with an indoor swimming pool, per The New York Times. The James S. Brady Press Briefing Room was built in 1970 on top of the indoor pool installed for

Tech

Microsoft's Next Xbox Could Cost as Much as $1,800 and Is Targeting a 2028 Release, per IGN

The next console generation could cost like a gaming PC Microsoft's next-generation Xbox console, codenamed Project Helix, could cost as much as $1,800 when it launches in 2028, with a new handheld reportedly arriving a year earlier, per IGN. The figure comes from a Fortune profile

Tech

Elon Musk Ordered the Slowdown of a Military-Grade Starlink Relied on by Ukraine, per WSJ

The cap that blinded the drones "Elon Musk ordered the slowdown of a military-grade version of Starlink relied on by Ukraine," per WSJ. Last week, Musk capped the speeds at which Ukrainian hardware could stay connected to the satellite-based network, per WSJ, a decision the Journal

Politics

Trump Unveils Anti-Fraud Program Paying Whistleblowers a 1% Commission on Fraud They Uncover

A bounty on federal fraud Trump has revealed his new anti-fraud program set up to reward people who expose fraud with a 1% commission on the money uncovered. "If you turn somebody in and you, let's say report and you find $1 billion, we are giving

Politics

JD Vance: "Vote for the People Who Have Solutions to Lower the Cost of Gas"

The midterm argument, in one sentence JD Vance: "Vote for the people who have solutions to lower the cost of gas, don't vote for the people who made the problem to begin with." The vice president made the line a centerpiece of his midterm pitch on

Politics

US National Security Officials Are Quietly Advising States on Preparing for Possible Trump Midterm Interference, per WaPo

Election officials are rehearsing for federal agents A small group of U.S. national security officials has been discreetly advising state and congressional lawmakers on how to prepare for the possibility that the Trump administration will attempt to interfere in the midterms, per WaPo. The group includes about 10 current

Politics

Trump Warns US Will 'Burn' Like France if Radical Democrats Come to Power

A new addition to the stump speech Trump says the US will 'burn' like France if 'radical Democrats' come to power. Campaigning in Park City, Kansas on Monday, the president pointed to widespread protests in France as a scenario that could erupt in the United States

Geopolitics

White House Has Blocked the Transfer of Patriot Missiles to Ukraine, US Officials Say

The missiles exist, the signature does not The White House has blocked the transfer of Patriot missiles to Ukraine, US officials have said. The transfer of interceptor missiles from countries friendly to Ukraine requires the approval of Pete Hegseth, the US defence secretary, and while Hegseth has not formally rejected

Markets

Michael Burry Says the Stock Market Is in Denial, Its First Stage of Grief

Denial comes first, and it can last a while Michael Burry says the stock market is in denial. "The stock market is quite obviously in its first stage of grief, denial," the "Big Short" investor posted on X, adding that in 2000 and 2008, the denial

Politics

Canada Is Officially Removing the LMIA Requirement for High-Wage Job Offers From November 3, per CTV

The employer proof step is being dropped Canada is officially removing the LMIA requirement for qualifying high-wage job offers from November 3, ending the step where employers had to prove no Canadian was available for the role, per CTV. The change is part of the Express Entry rebuild announced

science

People Who Sleep Near Their Dogs Don't Experience Disrupted Sleep, per NBC

The trackers cleared the dogs "People who sleep near their dogs don't experience disrupted sleep," per NBC News, citing a new study from University of Toronto researchers published in PLOS One. The study, titled "Who is disrupting whom?", tracked 25 people and their 38

Economy

Grand Theft Auto VI Could Cost the US Economy $1 Billion in a Single Day

One game, one very expensive Thursday "Grand Theft Auto VI" could cost the US economy $1 billion in a single day. The long-awaited game drops Nov. 19, and up to 1.5 million Americans could call in sick or take the day off to play it, according

Politics

Feds Arrest 11 in California Voter Fraud Operation, 28 Foreign Nationals Charged, per Democracy Docket

Operation Protect the Vote The Trump administration carried out raids in California over alleged voter fraud, per Democracy Docket, with 11 people arrested on Monday and 28 foreign nationals charged in total, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Central District of California. The arrests are