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Sources: Forbes has cut ties with dozens of contributing writers; one exec said Forbes needs to ensure the contributor model is "financially sound" (Alexandra Steigrad/New York Post)
https://nypost.com/2025/12/05/me…

Exclusive | Forbes abruptly fires dozens of contributing writers — as bosses move to ensure news site is 'financially sound'
Dozens of the 108-year-old financial news site’s “contributing writers” – from finance and media to lifestyle, sports and food – were informed late Monday that their contracts wer…

If You Can’t Beat ‘Em, Eat ‘Em: Ecologists Combat Invasive Lionfish with Local Cuisine https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/if-you-cant-beat-em-eat-em-ecologists-combat-invasive-lionfish-with-local-cuisine/

If You Can't Beat 'Em, Eat 'Em: Ecologists Combat Invasive Lionfish with Local Cuisine
The economics of the food supply chain and fishing industries could prove to be the fatal sting for the poisonous invader. 

Scientists sound alarm on erosion of long-term environmental data #environment

Scientists sound alarm on erosion of long-term environmental data
A new Special Report published in the journal BioScience warns that long-term ecological and evolutionary research faces severe threats from lack of recurring funding and governmental/institutional support, to data manipulation and political interference, even as these studies become more crucial for addressing issues of broad societal importance, such as biodiversity loss and climate change.

The Anatomy of a #macOS App: https://eclecticlight.co/2025/12/04/the-anatomy-of-a-macos-app/

The Anatomy of a macOS App
How Mac applications evolved from a multitude of resources to a bundle formed from a standard layout of directories, and how they have come to be largely self-contained in macOS 26.

"Claude found more than 500 previously unknown zero-day vulnerabilities in open-source code using just its "out-of-the-box" capabilities, and each one was validated by either a member of Anthropic's team or an outside security researcher."

Exclusive: Anthropic's new model is a pro at finding security flaws
The AI company sees the model's advancements as a major win for cyber defenders in the race against adversarial AI.

A new, disturbing detail in the
“drug boat” controversy that has enveloped Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over the past week
calls the purpose of the entire operation into question.
According to an exclusive report from CNN,
the alleged narco-trafficking boat that the U.S. military targeted on September 2 in a “double tap” strike, which killed 11 people,
⭐️wasn’t even heading to the U.S.
Navy Admiral Frank “Mitch” Bradley, who was in charge of the operatio…

The Alleged Drug Boat Wasn’t Even Heading to the U.S.: Report
This new detail eviscerates Pete Hegseth’s argument.

OpenAI says 40M Americans turn to ChatGPT daily for health information, per an analysis of anonymized interactions, seeing it as an "ally" for health care (Megan Morrone/Axios)
https://www.axios.com/2026/01/05/chatgpt-openai-health-insurance-aca

Exclusive: 40 million Americans turn to ChatGPT for health care
OpenAI's new report shows how chatbots can help navigate health care.

Modeling finds old-growth wildfire risk highest where low-severity fires once burned #environment

Modeling finds old-growth wildfire risk highest where low-severity fires once burned
A new analysis shows that the Pacific Northwest's mature and old-growth forests are most at risk of severe wildfire in areas that historically burned frequently at lower severity. The study by scientists at Oregon State University and USDA Forest Service Research & Development is important because those forests are culturally, economically and ecologically significant, supporting biodiversity while storing vast amounts of carbon, and they are under increasing threat of stand-replacing wildfire.

Bonfire of the Murdochs book excerpt: how Rupert Murdoch bought into 20th Century Fox and learned about Hollywood, with the help of Barry Diller (Gabriel Sherman/The Hollywood Reporter)
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus…

How Rupert Murdoch Bet Big on Fox — And Changed American Culture Forever
An exclusive excerpt from 'Bonfire of the Murdochs' tells the inside story of the Australian mogul's bumpy introduction to Hollywood, and the origins of his TV empire.

London-based Lawhive, whose lawyers and AI tools help individuals and SMBs automate legal tasks, raised a $60M Series B, after a $40M Series A in December 2024 (Jeremy Kahn/Fortune)
https://fortune.com/2026/02/05/lawhive-ai-law-firm-startup-series-b-ventu…

Exclusive: Lawhive, a startup using AI to reimagine the general practice law firm, raises $60 million in new venture capital funding
The company is expanding rapidly in the U.S. with its technology-centric vision of the general practice law firm