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Google unveils new features for Pixel phones, including AI-powered notification summaries, notification prioritization, and AI photo edits in Messages (Ivan Mehta/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2025/11/11/goog

Google Pixel update adds battery-saving maps mode, AI photo remixing, and smarter notifications | TechCrunch
Google says the new power saving mode for Google Maps can save you up to four hours of battery life

NFL Week 11 staff picks: Seahawks-Rams headlines slate of Super Bowl contender matchups https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6801629/2025/11/13/nfl-week-11-staff-picks-predictions-seahawks-rams-super-bowl-contenders/…

Pokrovsk not encircled but remains Russia’s main target, Syrskyi says: https://benborges.xyz/2025/11/13/pokrovsk-not-encircled-but-remains.html

DirecTV launches DirecTV Elect, an AI-driven political ad platform offering access to CTV ad inventory across DirecTV and US cable networks (Matthew Keys/TheDesk.net)
https://thedesk.net/2025/11/directv-elect-political-ad-ctv-launch/

DIRECTV takes on local TV with political advertising product
November 11, 2025 - DIRECTV is launching a new product called DIRECTV Elect that gives political ad buyers greater reach through connected TV platforms.

new binary ninja release! it supports bitfield properly now!! and string deobfuscators! unbelievably good software https://binary.ninja/2025/11/13/binary-ninja-5.2-io.html

Heizen ohne Nebenwirkungen! 👂🔇 Ab 2026 wird es deutlich leiser!
Die EU reguliert bereits seit über 10 Jahren in den Ökodesign-Verordnungen die Emissionen von Wärmeerzeugern
Zum Artikel: https://heise.de/-11076858?wt_mc=sm.re

Republicans need Trump for the debate on Obamacare credits (Politico)
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/11/11/trump-obamacare-credits-00646243
http://www.memeorandum.com/251111/p97#a251111p97

Please complain about Schumer and his cohort. Please give the mushy centrists black eyes. Please light a fire under all the politicians.
But…please also look for work you can do that doesn’t center around elections. Start local. Help people. Throw sand in the gears. Whatever it is, do work that counts.
Create a context in which there •has• to be an anti-fascist opposition party, because that’s the work so many people are already doing. •That• is what the cynicism is trying to stop you from doing.
/end

Gestern war wieder mal Dienstag und damit #DNIPBriefing-Tag. Wir bschlnigen jtzt mal unsr Tmpo um aufzholen.
1️⃣ Meta, der Konzern hinter Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp & Co, wird dieses Jahr zwischen 70 und 72 Milliarden Dollar für KI ausgeben, darunter sind auch Investments in zwielichtige Firmen. Dieses Geld will auch im Hause Zuckerberg zuerst einmal verdient werden.

VVD sluit FVD niet uit 😆
"D66, GroenLinks-PvdA, CDA, PvdD, CU, DENK, SP en Volt sluiten de partijen PVV en FVD van samenwerking uit vanwege voornemens en uitingen die zij in strijd achten met de uitgangspunten van de democratische rechtsstaat."
https://www.kabinetsfo…

Eindverslag verkenner Koolmees | Kabinetsformatie
Verkenner Koolmees heeft zijn werkzaamheden afgerond en het eindverslag aangeboden aan de voorzitter van de Tweede Kamer.

> Long-term melatonin use may secretly strain the heart—raising the risk of failure, hospitalization, and death.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/11/251104012959.htm

Reminder: Don't forget that thing you didn't want to forget. (Unless you really did, then forget it)

In which, on the occasion of my 3-year migration anniversary and the release of Mastodon 4.5, I assemble all my arguments as to why Mastodon is great and why anyone else on a service that’s becoming less fun/safe/useful should migrate to Mastodon and do it now, in late 2025: https://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When…

Time to Migrate

JD.com reports Q3 revenue up 15% YoY to $42.1B, above ~$41.4B est., and net income down 55% YoY to ~$745M, as it competes in meal delivery and fast-commerce (Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-11-13/jd-com…

NFL Week 11 confidence picks: Why the Broncos will upset the Chiefs https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6800559/2025/11/12/nfl-week-11-confidence-picks-broncos-chiefs/

Ukrainian minister implicated in nuclear power corruption scandal suspended: https://benborges.xyz/2025/11/12/ukrainian-minister-implicated-in-nuclear.html

How China stopped an NYC-based independent Chinese film festival, including pressuring directors and moderators, as it largely erases independent films in China (Vivian Wang/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/11/world/asia/china-film-festival-new-…

How China Reached Into New York to Stop a Tiny Film Festival
A showcase for independent Chinese films was scrapped after the Chinese authorities pressured directors, moderators and even a volunteer to pull out.

Analyse: Weltweiter CO₂-Ausstoß steigt trotz aller Fortschritte auch 2025
Dass es der Menschheit noch gelingt, die Klimaerwärmung auf weniger als 1,5 Grad Celsius über dem vorindustriellen Niveau zu halten, "ist nicht mehr plausibel".

RE: https://mstdn.social/@stux/115533522205096469
Noice!

Amazon Echo Show 8 ($180) and Echo Show 11 ($220) review: better hardware and software, and Alexa is an improvement, but no camera cover and ads in the future (Jennifer Pattison Tuohy/The Verge)
https://www.theverge.com/tech/818814/amazon-echo-show-11-8-alexa-…

5 things I love about Amazon’s new Echo Shows — and 3 things I don’t
Amazon’s Echo Show 8 and Echo Show 11 launch this week, here are my first impressions

NFL Week 11 picks against the spread: Why I like the Seahawks in the showdown in L.A. https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6799093/2025/11/13/nfl-week-11-picks-predictions-betting-2025/

Ukraine's Special Forces confirm 'successful fire attack' on Russia's Stavrolen petrochemical plant: https://benborges.xyz/2025/11/12/ukraines-special-forces-confirm-successful.html

Bonhams says it sold three Bob Ross paintings at an LA auction for $600K , with the proceeds going to support US public broadcasters, and plans to sell 27 more (Jin Yu Young/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/us/bob-ross-paintings-auc…

3 Bob Ross Paintings Sell for $600,000 to Support Public Broadcasters
The landscapes by the television host were sold as part of a campaign to help public television stations weather federal funding cuts.

Foxconn reports Q3 revenue of $66.3B, in line with estimates, net profit up 17% YoY to $1.86B, vs. $1.63B exp., says it expects significant YoY growth in Q4 (CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/11/12/foxconn-hon-hai-third-quarter…

Nvidia supplier Foxconn third-quarter profit beats expectations, rising 17% on AI demand
Foxconn, the world's largest contract electronics maker, reported Wednesday that its third-quarter profit jumped 17% from a year earlier.

Zelensky to impose sanctions against close associate following large-scale corruption probe, source says: https://benborges.xyz/2025/11/12/zelensky-to-impose-sanctions-against.html

Bills' lack of playmakers among 5 glaring flaws for NFL contenders https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6802241/2025/11/13/nfl-trends-week-11-contenders-concerns-bills-steelers-colts/

A look at Cybathlon, an event by ETH Zurich where researchers team up with people with disabilities in a competition to test brain-computer interfaces (Oliver Whang/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/scien…

At the Cybathlon, May the Best Brain-Computer Interface Win
Every four years at the Cybathlon, teams of researchers and technology “pilots” compete to see whose brain-computer interface holds the most promise.

Amazon says it is rolling out a tougher approach to combat illegal sports streaming on Fire TV Stick devices, aiming to block apps that stream pirated content (Adam Leventhal/The Athletic)
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6776394/2025/11/12/amazon-fi…

Amazon steps up attempts to block illegal sports streaming via Fire TV Sticks
The U.S. company will block apps loaded onto all of its Fire Stick devices that are identified as providing pirated content

Apple unveils Mini Apps Partner Program, offering a reduced 15% commission on IAPs for mini apps, or "self-contained" experiences built with web tech like HTML5 (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2025/11/13/apple-halves-commissions-for-m…

Apple halves commissions for mini app makers | TechCrunch
Apple introduces a new program for app developers offering a reduced 15% commission on qualifying mini app transactions.

NFL Week 11 injury report: Player statuses for all 15 games https://www.nfl.com/news/nfl-week-11-injury-report-player-statuses-for-all-15-games

Today we start a new chapter: https://benborges.xyz/2025/11/12/today-we-start-a-new.html

The EU opens a DMA investigation into Google over allegedly demoting news outlets with promotional content; Google says this is part of its anti-spam efforts (Samuel Stolton/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/20…

An investor's guide to Ukraine: https://benborges.xyz/2025/11/12/an-investors-guide-to-ukraine.html

StubHub reports Q3 revenue up 8% YoY to $468.1M, vs. $452M est., gross merchandise sales up 11% to $2.43B; STUB drops 5% after hours (Annie Palmer/CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/11/13/stubhub-stub-q3-earnings-report-2025.html

StubHub beats on revenue in first earnings report since IPO, but stock slides
StubHub beat Wall Street's expectations for second-quarter revenue in its first earnings report as a public company.

Don’t get fooled by Lukashenko: https://benborges.xyz/2025/11/13/dont-get-fooled-by-lukashenko.html

Sony unveils a cheaper, Japan-only PlayStation 5 Digital Edition for ~$350, a ~25% discount, following a similar move by Nintendo with the Switch 2 (Financial Times)
https://www.ft.com/content/f6edb22a-0b19-4073-9e28-ec29b096dde3

Sony launches cheaper Japan-only PlayStation 5 console
Region-locked version at 25% discount in move to boost domestic sales

Ukrainian Faction in Squad: All Mistakes listed: https://benborges.xyz/2025/11/12/ukrainian-faction-in-squad-all.html

Valve says it has stopped production of its high-end, PC-tethered VR headset Valve Index, which it's "no longer manufacturing", after unveiling the Steam Frame (Jay Peters/The Verge)
https://www.theverge.com/news/817967/valve-index-vr-hea…

Valve has stopped manufacturing its Index VR headset
Valve is no longer manufacturing the Valve Index VR headset, which it released in 2019. Instead, it’s putting its efforts behind the new Steam Frame.

UK backchannel contacts failed to develop, Kremlin says: https://benborges.xyz/2025/11/12/uk-backchannel-contacts-failed-to.html

Ukrainian "long-range sanctions"! China and India reject Russian oil: https://benborges.xyz/2025/11/13/180048.html

Anthropic open sources a method to score AI model political evenhandedness; Gemini 2.5 Pro got 97%, Grok 4 96%, Claude Opus 4.1 95%, GPT-5 89%, and Llama 4 66% (Ina Fried/Axios)
https://www.axios.com/2025/11/13/anthropic-bot-bias-data

Anthropic tries to measure bot bias
There's no consensus over what constitutes political bias in AI systems.

Maryland will use Claude across its agencies to help residents apply for food aid, Medicaid, and more, and deploy Percepta tools to speed up housing permits (Maria Curi/Axios)
https://www.axios.com/2025/11/13/maryland-ai-housing-government-benefits

Exclusive: Maryland taps AI for housing and government benefits
Applying for government assistance or housing permits, as well as processing those services, can be difficult and time consuming.

Russia, Kazakhstan sign strategic partnership declaration: https://benborges.xyz/2025/11/12/russia-kazakhstan-sign-strategic-partnership.html

Cursor says it has crossed $1B in annualized revenue, has 300 employees, and its in-house models "generate more code than almost any other LLMs in the world" (Ashley Capoot/CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/11/13/cursor-ai-startup-funding-round-valuati…

AI startup Cursor raises $2.3 billion funding round at $29.3 billion valuation
Cursor built a popular AI coding tool that helps software developers generate, edit and review code.

⚡ POKROVSK right now: 300 RUSSIANS try TO BREAK into THE CITY!: https://benborges.xyz/2025/11/12/pokrovsk-right-now-russians-try.html

Anthropic plans to spend $50B on a US infrastructure buildout, starting with data centers in Texas and New York in partnership with Fluidstack, opening in 2026 (MacKenzie Sigalos/CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/11/12/anthropic-ai-data-centers-texas-new-york.html…

Anthropic to spend $50 billion on U.S. AI infrastructure, starting with Texas, New York data centers
Anthropic rival OpenAI has secured more than $1.4 trillion worth of deals with Nvidia, Broadcom, Oracle and the major cloud providers.

Ukrainian forces pull back from Rivnopillya to stronger defensive lines: https://benborges.xyz/2025/11/12/ukrainian-forces-pull-back-from.html

Coinbase plans to move its incorporation from Delaware to Texas, saying Delaware "once provided companies with consistency" but now has "unpredictable outcomes" (Ari Levy/CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/11/12/coinbase-m

Coinbase moves incorporation to Texas from Delaware, following Musk's lead
Coinbase's legal chief wrote in a Wall Street Journal op-ed that the crypto platform is moving its state of incorporation to Texas.

Congress votes to reopen government after longest shutdown in US history: https://benborges.xyz/2025/11/13/congress-votes-to-reopen-government.html

Netflix is shifting its video game strategy to focus on popular titles like Pictionary, Boggle, and Tetris, playable on TVs with smartphones as controllers (Nicole Sperling/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/business/media/netflix-video-game-tv.ht…

Netflix Is Bringing Video Games to Users’ TVs
The company is shifting its video game strategy to focus more on popular games you already know, such as Pictionary and Boggle.

RIGHT TO STRIKE FIRST! Kremlin mouthpieces prepare Russia for war with NATO: https://benborges.xyz/2025/11/12/right-to-strike-first-kremlin.html

Indian investment app Groww raised ~$748M in its Indian IPO, closing up 29% and giving it a ~$9B market cap; Groww is the first Indian YC-backed startup to IPO (Jagmeet Singh/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2025/11/12/groww-rais…

Groww raises nearly $750M in IPO as India's retail investing boom continues | TechCrunch
The company's shares opened 12% above their issue price, at ₹112, and closed at ₹128.85, lending it a market cap of ₹795 billion (approximately $9 billion).

150,000 to the death! Russia throws "everyone" at Pokrovsk! AFU repel attacks: https://benborges.xyz/2025/11/12/to-the-death-russia-throws.html

Boston-based Teradar, which aims to launch a solid-state sensor for autonomous cars in 2028 that it says can outperform lidar and radar, raised a $150M Series B (Sean O'Kane/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2025/11/12/tera

Teradar raises $150M for a sensor it says beats lidar and radar | TechCrunch
Teradar's sensor uses the terahertz part of the electromagnetic spectrum, and combines the best traits of radar and lidar sensors without some of the drawbacks.

Biggest corruption scandal of Zelensky’s presidency is in his own ranks: https://benborges.xyz/2025/11/13/biggest-corruption-scandal-of-zelenskys.html

Fei-Fei Li's World Labs launches Marble, its first world model to let users turn prompts, photos, and other media into editable 3D environments, after a beta (Rebecca Bellan/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2025/11/12/fei-

Fei-Fei Li's World Labs speeds up the world model race with Marble, its first commercial product | TechCrunch
Marble is different from competitors like Odyssey, Decart, and Google's Genie because it creates persistent, downloadable 3D environments rather than generating worlds on-the-fly as you explore.

Rubio says Hungary received only 1-year sanctions waiver on Russian oil, gas: https://benborges.xyz/2025/11/13/rubio-says-hungary-received-only.html

An analysis of 47,000 publicly shared ChatGPT conversations: ~10% related to emotional or mental health, ChatGPT exhibits a "default to yes" behavior, and more (Washington Post)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/11/12/how-people-use-ch…

We analyzed 47,000 ChatGPT conversations. Here’s what people really use it for.
What do people ask the popular chatbot? We analyzed thousands of chats to identify common topics discussed by users and patterns in ChatGPT’s responses.

Romania moves to take control of Lukoil assets ahead of US sanctions deadline: https://benborges.xyz/2025/11/12/romania-moves-to-take-control.html

Sources: Apple and Major League Soccer agree to make all MLS games available on Apple TV for no extra charge in 2026, ending the MLS Season Pass subscription (Paul Tenorio/The Athletic)
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6804777/2025/11/13/mls-apple-tv…

MLS, Apple TV to bring games outside of extra paywall in 2026: Sources
Beginning next season, MLS games will be even more accessible via Apple TV

Analysis: With all eyes on Pokrovsk, Russia drives forward in Zaporizhzhia Oblast: https://benborges.xyz/2025/11/12/analysis-with-all-eyes-on.html

The UK proposes laws to protect public services from cyberattacks, including regulating companies providing services to private and public sector organizations (Catarina Demony/Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/uk-plans-tougher-…

Kherson Human Safari: Journalist ZARINA ZABARSKI documents the HORRORS of WAR: https://benborges.xyz/2025/11/12/kherson-human-safari-journalist-zarina.html

Australia's spy chief said Chinese state hackers probed telecom networks and critical infrastructure; Australia lost $8B last year to espionage (Kirsty Needham/Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/world/china/austra

President Vucic says Serbia and Europe are preparing for possible war with Russia: https://benborges.xyz/2025/11/12/president-vucic-says-serbia-and.html

A UK judge jails a Chinese woman to 11 years and 8 months in prison for laundering bitcoin linked to a £5B investment scheme in which UK seized 61K bitcoin (Upmanyu Trivedi/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/20

Chinese Bitcoin Fraudster Jailed After Huge UK Crypto Seizure
A Chinese woman described as a “super villain” who orchestrated a multibillion dollar investment fraud to buy Bitcoin was sentenced to 11 years and 8 months in jail by a London judge.

Brazilian fighter on South American crime links to foreign volunteers in Ukraine: https://benborges.xyz/2025/11/12/brazilian-fighter-on-south-american.html

Russian forces push deeper from the border as new axis opens in the Kharkiv region: https://benborges.xyz/2025/11/12/russian-forces-push-deeper-from.html

Coinbase confirms that it has called off acquisition talks with stablecoin infra startup BVNK; reports previously put the acquisition price around $2B (Ben Weiss/Fortune)
https://fortune.com/2025/11/11/coinbase-bvnk-2-billion-deal-falls-through-stableco…

Exclusive: Coinbase and stablecoin startup BVNK call off $2 billion acquisition
BVNK was previously fielding offers from not only Coinbase but Mastercard.

Nordics, Baltics pledge $500 million arms package for Ukraine under NATO-led scheme: https://benborges.xyz/2025/11/13/nordics-baltics-pledge-million-arms.html

CoreWeave closed down 16% after its CEO admitted delays at a data center developer that Jim Cramer implied may be Core Scientific; CORZ closed down 10% (Ashley Capoot/CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/11/11/coreweave-stock-core-scientific-delays.html

CoreWeave CEO won't say if Core Scientific caused data center delays, both stocks plunge
CNBC's Jim Cramer noted data center delays at sites in Texas, Oklahoma and North Carolina tied to Core Scientific.

Oura CEO Tom Hale says the Finnish company expects "maybe close" to $2B in sales in 2026, up from $1B in 2025, and there is "no news on an IPO" (Tasmin Lockwood/CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/11/11/smart-ring-maker-…

Oura expects close to $2 billion in 2026 sales, almost doubling for the second consecutive year
CEO Tom Hale spoke with CNBC's Arjun Kharpal in an exclusive interview at Web Summit in Lisbon, Portugal.  

Prosecutors describe influence-peddling network in Ukraine's biggest graft case: https://benborges.xyz/2025/11/12/prosecutors-describe-influencepeddling-network-in.html

Threads adds new features for podcasters, as it tries to become the de facto place for people to talk about shows and engage with creators (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2025/11/11/threads-targets-…

Threads targets podcasters with new features, aiming to become the home for show discussions | TechCrunch
Threads is targeting podcasters with new features, including dedicated links in the bio and more visible links in the feed.

Russia KILLS civilians in Kharkiv region. Europe approves €6 billion AID to Ukraine: https://benborges.xyz/2025/11/13/russia-kills-civilians-in-kharkiv.html

EU to sanction Russian officials over death of Ukrainian journalist Viktoria Roshchyna: https://benborges.xyz/2025/11/13/eu-to-sanction-russian-officials.html

China says the December 2020 theft of 127,272 BTC, now worth ~$13B, from Chinese mining pool LuBian is likely a "state-level hacker operation" led by the US (Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-11-11/c…

China Accuses US of Orchestrating $13 Billion Bitcoin Hack
China’s cybersecurity agency accused the American government of orchestrating the theft about $13 billion worth of Bitcoin, representing China’s most recent attempt to attribute major cyberattacks to the US.

LIVE | 4 MILLION DRONES A YEAR! Ukraine launches a LARGE-SCALE TECH FRONT against Russia!: https://benborges.xyz/2025/11/13/live-million-drones-a-year.html

New White House guidance says AI models procured by federal agencies must have "unbiased AI principles" and ensure "truth-seeking" and "ideological neutrality" (Maria Curi/Axios)
https://www.axios.com/2025/12/11/white-house-woke-ai…

White House issues federal agency guidance against "woke" AI
The Trump administration released guidance for federal agencies to try to ensure that the AI models they buy aren't spitting out "woke" responses.

SBU exposes Russian agent from Crimea planning terrorist attacks on Kyiv metro and malls: https://benborges.xyz/2025/11/12/sbu-exposes-russian-agent-from.html

Ukrainian ‘Skala’ regiment clears more streets in Pokrovsk with drone-guided assaults: https://benborges.xyz/2025/11/13/ukrainian-skala-regiment-clears-more.html

Explosions in Russia's Oryol Oblast following reported Ukrainian missile and drone attacks: https://benborges.xyz/2025/11/13/explosions-in-russias-oryol-oblast.html

Russian forces shift to larger, dispersed infantry groups near Pokrovsk amid encirclement push: https://benborges.xyz/2025/11/13/russian-forces-shift-to-larger.html

Brazilian foreign fighters in Ukraine sound alarm about infiltration by South American gangs: https://benborges.xyz/2025/11/13/brazilian-foreign-fighters-in-ukraine.html

As Ukraine reparation loan talks drag on, EU provides billions to cover Kyiv's financial needs: https://benborges.xyz/2025/11/13/as-ukraine-reparation-loan-talks.html

Russian advance near Hulyaipole could open a path to Zaporizhzhia, analysts and soldiers warn: https://benborges.xyz/2025/11/12/russian-advance-near-hulyaipole-could.html

Ukraine's foreign minister meets Rubio, other G7 partners to push for defense, energy support: https://benborges.xyz/2025/11/12/ukraines-foreign-minister-meets-rubio.html

Ukraine's plan: 4 million drones per year — 77,000 Russian targets destroyed in one month!: https://benborges.xyz/2025/11/12/ukraines-plan-million-drones-per.html

Unknown UAVs over military bases, and airfields in EUROPE! Russia’s secret invasion has begun!: https://benborges.xyz/2025/11/13/unknown-uavs-over-military-bases.html

Ukraine withdraws from another settlement in Zaporizhzhia Oblast amid ongoing Russian offensive: https://benborges.xyz/2025/11/12/ukraine-withdraws-from-another-settlement.html

Ukraine confirms use of Flamingo missiles in strikes on Crimea, Zaporizhzhia, targets inside Russia: https://benborges.xyz/2025/11/13/ukraine-confirms-use-of-flamingo.html

'Not a guest house for Putin worshippers' — Controversial Russian rapper banned from entering Lithuania: https://benborges.xyz/2025/11/13/not-a-guest-house-for.html

Georgia's imprisoned ex-leader asks Zelensky for status of 'civilian captive' in Russia-Ukraine war: https://benborges.xyz/2025/11/13/georgias-imprisoned-exleader-asks-zelensky.html

US sanctions Ukrainian firms accused of helping supply parts for Iran’s Shahed drones used by Russia: https://benborges.xyz/2025/11/13/us-sanctions-ukrainian-firms-accused.html

SCIENCE WARRIORS: From Antarctica — STRAIGHT INTO BATTLE! Polar defenders showed their double front: https://benborges.xyz/2025/11/13/science-warriors-from-antarctica-straight.html

Russia establishes Unmanned Systems Forces, Ukraine says it's just 'copying our successful approaches': https://benborges.xyz/2025/11/12/russia-establishes-unmanned-systems-forces.html

Corruption investigation reveals link between defense company Fire Point, Zelensky's associate Mindich: https://benborges.xyz/2025/11/13/corruption-investigation-reveals-link-between.html

Amid renewed Russia threat, Germany prepares new conscription model ahead of potential draft return in 2026: https://benborges.xyz/2025/11/13/amid-renewed-russia-threat-germany.html

Germany plans over €11.5 billion in Ukraine aid for 2026, funding artillery, drones and Patriot air defenses: https://benborges.xyz/2025/11/12/germany-plans-over-billion-in.html

Russian darknet marketplaces funneled nearly $2 billion through Western crypto exchanges over nine months: https://benborges.xyz/2025/11/12/russian-darknet-marketplaces-funneled-nearly.html