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Alan Jones, a retired Australian radio host and former head coach of the country's rugby union team, was on Monday arrested on charges of sexually abusing eight males between 2001 and 2019.

Australia: Former Radio Host Charged With Sexually Abusing Eight People

Pentagon Report: 21 Unexplained 'UAP' Sightings

Windows comes to the Meta Quest

US Finalizes $6.6B CHIPS Award to Taiwan

Bluesky is ushering in a pick-your-own algorithm era of social media

New Scientist2 hrs

Education

US genetic testing company 23andMe announced that it's laying off 40% of its staff, or about 200 employees, as well as shutting down its drug development business.

23andMe to Slash 40% of Staff

Jamie Oliver Pulls Children's Book After Indigenous Backlash

Moscow says Ukraine fired 6 US-made longer-range missiles into Russia

Associated Press3 hrs

FBI Probes Racist Texts Sent to Black Americans After Election

Ramaswamy's 'jackhammer and chain saw' plan to force federal workers back into the office.

Research

After reaching a record high of more than $89K on Tuesday, which marked a 30% gain since the Nov. 5 US election, the price of one Bitcoin jumped again on Wednesday to $93K. By Thursday morning, it fell back to around $89.2K.

Bitcoin Passes $93K in Post-Trump Victory Boom

Study: Over 800M Adults Worldwide Have Diabetes

Itching to write a book? AI publisher Spines wants to make a deal

Greg Brockman Cuts Sabbatical Short, Returns to OpenAI

Why I Want to Be Buried on the Moon

Scientific American5 hrs

Transportation

The Federal Aviation Administration has imposed a 30-day ban on all US flights to Haiti after two commercial planes were struck by gang gunfire near Port-au-Prince's airport on Monday.

FAA Halts US Flights to Haiti After Planes Hit by Gang Gunfire

Boeing Strikes End as Workers Accept Latest Deal

The Norwegian Company Blamed for California’s Hydrogen Car Woes

Serbia Roof Collapse Kills At Least 14

Ex-president's daughter referred to prosecution over drunk driving

Korea Herald9 hrs

Computers & internet

OpenAI is reportedly developing an autonomous artificial intelligence (AI) agent codenamed "Operator" that can independently perform tasks on computers. The tool could be released as a research preview in January.

OpenAI to Launch 'Operator' AI Agent in January

First Auctioned Robot-Made Artwork Sells for Over $1M

Microsoft built a PC that can’t run local apps

Canada: TikTok Won't be Blocked but Canadian Operations to Close

An 83-year-old short story by Borges portends a bleak future for the internet

The Conversation1 hr

Communication

LignoSat, the world's first wood-paneled satellite, was launched into space aboard a SpaceX mission on Tuesday in an early test of the use of timber in lunar and Mars exploration.

Japan Launches World's First Wooden Satellite into Space

Disintegrating Russian Satellite Forces ISS Astronauts to Take Shelter

Korea's space development to hit wall without private sector initiative: report

Korea Herald14 hrs

Indian Top Court Stays Government's Fact Check Unit Plan

You Can Play Arcade Games on the Back of the Latest Asus ROG Phone 9 Pro