2026-01-05 11:14:08
Greece says a radio failure that grounded flights is unlikely to be a cyberattack
https://www.wral.com/news/ap/f2ebc-greece-says-a-radio-failure-that-grounded-flights-is-unlikely-to-be-a-cyberattack/
Greece says a radio failure that grounded flights is unlikely to be a cyberattack
https://www.wral.com/news/ap/f2ebc-greece-says-a-radio-failure-that-grounded-flights-is-unlikely-to-be-a-cyberattack/
Dario Amodei says Anthropic has a higher retention than OpenAI, emphasizing its "mission" as a way to reinforce staff loyalty and fend off competitors' offers (The Information)
https://www.theinformation.com/briefings/anthropic…
Zelensky says a war in Iran could affect arms supplies to Ukraine: https://benborges.xyz/2026/03/03/zelensky-says-a-war-in.html
Example 1: the EU's Kaja Kallas: https://moderndiplomacy.eu/2026/01/03/kaja-kallas-says-maduro-lacks-legitimacy-and-calls-for-restraint/
James Carville says Trump invaded Venezuela for a simple reason:
“It's All about Epstein”
The commentator said Donald Trump is throwing up desperate distractions from the Epstein Files
https://www.salon.com/2026/01/04/all-about
How the EU responds to the illegal invasion of another country and the kidnapping of its president by the United States will determine-
Ah.
Continuing to kiss fascist ass it is then.
https://moderndiplomacy.eu/2026/01/03/kaj…
McVay says Stafford's MVP case 'speaks for itself' https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/47508280/sean-mcvay-says-matthew-stafford-mvp-case-speaks-itself
Maxx Crosby ally says star Raiders defender wants trade https://www.reviewjournal.com/sports/raiders/maxx-crosby-ally-says-star-raiders-defender-wants-trade-3616204/
In an interview, Don Lemon says he offered to turn himself in to federal agents prior to his arrest, but the offer was ignored: "they want to intimidate you" (Greg Evans/Deadline)
https://deadline.com/2026/02/don-lemon-jimmy-kimmel-ice-arrest-1236707213/<…
Jerry Jones says Cowboys' defensive struggles don't all fall on Matt Eberflus https://www.dallascowboys.com/news/jerry-jones-says-cowboys-defensive-struggles-don-t-all-fall-on-matt-eberflus
Looking at EU official statements, Greenland’s accession/invasion by US seems inevitable and we’ll be watching closely.
I’m deeply disappointed by the EU’s leadership on this.
🔗 https://moderndiplomacy.eu/2026/01/03/k…
Trump says he ordered Iran strikes to thwart Tehran's missile program (Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/world/trump-says-he-ordered-iran-strikes-thwart-tehrans-missile-program-2026-03-02/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260303/p33#a260303p33
An interview with Epic Games Store VP Steven Allison, who says "we have a lot of things" to fix and "the launcher sucks", on 2026 updates like social features (Chris Tapsell/Eurogamer.net)
https://www.
CISA official says CIRCIA cyber reporting update is 'weeks' away https://therecord.media/cisa-pfficial-says-circia-update-weeks-away
"US will be ‘strongly involved’ in Venezuela oil industry, Trump says after Caracas attacked and Maduro captured"
At least he is not pretending it's about anything else.
htt…
Syrskyi says interceptor drones downed over 70% of Shaheds around Kyiv in February: https://benborges.xyz/2026/03/03/syrskyi-says-interceptor-drones-downed.html
The ark lands after The Flood. Noah lets all the animals out. Says he, "Go
and multiply." Several months pass. Noah decides to check up on the animals.
All are doing fine except a pair of snakes. "What's the problem?" says Noah.
"Cut down some trees and let us live there", say the snakes. Noah follows
their advice. Several more weeks pass. Noah checks on the snakes again.
Lots of little snakes, everybody is happy. Noah asks,…
We speak with economist
Michael Hudson,
who details how Trump opted to attack Iran despite progress at indirect U.S.-Iran negotiations.
“The whole reason that America has attacked Iran has nothing to do with its getting an atom bomb,”
but instead the aim was U.S. control of oil, says Hudson.
The Trump administration may have been after the ability to “turn off the power” to countries that don’t follow U.S. foreign policy, he says
When that happens, Starmer will await the facts.
Denmark urges Trump to stop threats to take over Greenland – Europe live
https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/jan/05/europe-greenland-denmark-eu-venezuela-trump-lat…
“Venezuelan interim government stands behind Maduro, says interior minister”
This could get interesting…
Https://news.sky.com/story/venezuela-latest-explosions-heard-in-capital-of-caracas-13489831?postid=10796150#l…
OL coach Stoutland says he won't return to Eagles https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/47832174/eagles-ol-coach-stoutland-says-return-next-season
He refused to fight for Putin. Germany says it’s safe for him to go back.
https://www.politico.eu/article/georgy-avaliani-russia-ukraine-war-germany-return-vladimir-putin…
Italy averted Russian-linked cyberattacks targeting Winter Olympics websites, foreign minister says
https://apnews.com/article/italy-winter-olympics-us-cyberattacks-security-01b6af8e64606f31836c91faa6653d12
Trump wants to create an excuse for why no one wants to go to the Kennedy Center any more.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-says-kennedy-center-will-close-two-years-renovations-rcna256982
#sigh
Workers at top 20 US low-wage firms rely on public assistance, report says
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/mar/04/workers-m…
#sigh
Workers at top 20 US low-wage firms rely on public assistance, report says
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/mar/04/workers-m…
Ukraine says Russia preparing January offensive in Sumy, Luhansk and Kharkiv regions: https://benborges.xyz/2026/01/03/ukraine-says-russia-preparing-january.html
An interview with Reach CEO Piers North about traffic from Google Discover falling ~50% in H2 2025, potential deals with AI companies, and more (Charlotte Tobitt/Press Gazette)
https://pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/reach-ceo-piers…
What the headline says: “Sleepy Mountain Lion Wakes Up Right in Front of Trail Camera” - several amusing px. https://petapixel.com/2026/02/04/sleepy-mountain-lion-wakes-up-right-in-front-of-trail-camera/
Patriots owner Robert Kraft snubbed by Pro Football Hall of Fame, reports says https://www.foxsports.com/articles/nfl/patriots-owner-robert-kraft-snubbed-by-pro-football-hall-of-fame-reports-says
Trump Says He's Seeking $1 Billion From Harvard University (Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-03/trump-says-he-s-seeking-1-billion-from-harvard-university
http://www.memeorandum.com/260203/p32#a260203p32
Patriots owner Robert Kraft snubbed by Pro Football Hall of Fame, reports says https://www.foxsports.com/articles/nfl/patriots-owner-robert-kraft-snubbed-by-pro-football-hall-of-fame-reports-says
At the Cisco AI Summit, Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan says the company plans to build GPUs and has already hired a chief GPU architect (Jeffrey Dastin/Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/business/intel-ceo-says-company-will-make-gpus-has-hired-…
Syrskyi says Ukraine held firm in winter campaign, inflicting heavy Russian losses and regaining territory: https://benborges.xyz/2026/03/03/syrskyi-says-ukraine-held-firm.html
A North Carolina man who says federal immigration agents shattered his truck window,
forcibly removed him from his vehicle,
and left him “bleeding and in pain”
has filed a $1.25 million damages claim against the federal government.
Willy Wender Aceituno, a U.S. citizen,
says he was stopped twice on November 15, 2025, while walking into a restaurant parking lot to pick up breakfast before work,
according to a court filing reviewed by Newsweek.
Aceitun…
LexisNexis says hackers accessed legacy data in contained breach https://therecord.media/lexisnexis-says-hackers-accessed-legacy-data
Cards' LaFleur to call plays as QB decision looms https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/47820560/cards-lafleur-says-call-plays-qb-decision-looms
Keith Kellogg says he left Trump's White House to be 'free to talk' about Ukraine: https://benborges.xyz/2026/02/04/keith-kellogg-says-he-left.html
Trump Says US Will Escort, Insure Oil Tankers Amid Iran War (Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-03/trump-says-us-will-escort-insure-oil-tankers-amid-iran-war
http://www.memeorandum.com/260303/p110#a260303p110
The global economy must be reordered to ensure it serves ordinary people around the world
rather than the “frivolous and destructive demands of the ultra-rich”, according to a leading UN figure.
Olivier De Schutter,
the UN special rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights,
says politicians must stop prioritising
“socially and ecologically destructive growth” that only increases the profits
– and serves the consumption demands
– of the world’s ri…
Ukrainian Intelligence says Gen. Oleg Makarevich leads Russia’s military contingent in Venezuela: https://benborges.xyz/2026/01/04/ukrainian-intelligence-says-gen-oleg.html
McVay: 'Great dialogue' with Stafford over deal https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/48091436/sean-mcvay-says-rams-having-great-dialogue-matthew-stafford-new-deal
Fubo's CEO says NBCUniversal has been unwilling to restart carriage talks with Fubo; NBCUniversal channels have been unavailable on Fubo since November 2025 (Matthew Keys/TheDesk.net)
https://thedesk.net/2026/02/fubo-comcast-nbc-discussions-stall/
Trump Says US Needs 'Total Access' to Post-Maduro Venezuela (Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-05/trump-says-us-needs-total-access-to-post-maduro-venezuela
http://www.memeorandum.com/260104/p72#a260104p72
Jensen Huang says Nvidia's recent $30B investment in OpenAI "might be the last time" it invests in the company, because OpenAI is "going to go public" (Ashley Capoot/CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/04/nvidia-huang-openai-investment.html…
No tag for Hendrickson as time in Cincinnati ends https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/48092392/trey-hendrickson-says-goodbye-bengals-no-tag-used-de
Trump Says His Unpredictable Style Gives Him Leverage. But It Has a Cost. (Tyler Pager/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/us/politics/trump-says-his-unpredictable-style-gives-him-leverage-but-it-has-a-cost.html
http://www.memeorandum.com/260204/p137#a260204p137
Jay Glazer says Maxx Crosby is done with Raiders https://raiderswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/raiders/2026/02/04/de-maxx-crosby-wants-trade-raiders-jay-glazer/88516200007/
A US lawsuit says Gemini sent a man to find an android body it could inhabit, before he died by suicide; Google says it sent him to crisis hotlines "many times" (Julie Jargon/Wall Street Journal)
https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/gemini-ai-wron
Comcast co-CEO Mike Cavanagh says for Peacock, "domestic is our path" and that the company is looking at bundles and partnerships for Peacock's growth (Etan Vlessing/The Hollywood Reporter)
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business
Based on another report I just read from Iran's PressTV (state-sponsored service with an expired encryption cert today), this sounds like a giant DDoS attack.
Iran says repelled ‘one of world’s most complex’ cyberattacks on national infrastructure
https://
Darnold: Oblique 'feels really good' ahead of SB https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/47829687/seahawks-darnold-says-oblique-feels-really-good-ahead-sb-lx
Trump says Venezuela stole U.S. oil, land and assets.
But U.S. companies never owned oil or land in Venezuela, home to the world’s largest proven reserves of crude,
and officials didn’t kick them out of the country.
“Trump’s claim that Venezuela has stolen oil and land from the U.S. is baseless,”
said Francisco Rodríguez, a Venezuelan economist at the University of Denver
Here’s the history.
Inspector General Says Kristi Noem's DHS Has 'Systematically Obstructed' Its Work (Wall Street Journal)
https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/inspector-general-says-kristi-noems-dhs-has-systematically-obstructed-its-work-32496cfe
http://www.memeorandum.com/260303/p129#a260303p129
Sam Altman says the Anthropic Super Bowl ads are funny but "dishonest", and Anthropic serves a "product to rich people" while OpenAI is committed to free access (Sam Altman/@sama)
https://x.com/sama/status/2019139174339928189
Netflix CFO Spencer Neumann says the company's new podcast division saw high mobile engagement in Q1, and video podcasts overindex on mobile vs. shows and film (Tess Patton/The Wrap)
https://www.thewrap.com/media-platforms/streami…
Jerry Nadler Says People Feel Justified Shooting ICE Agents Because They're 'Masked Hoodlums' (Harold Hutchison/The Daily Caller)
https://dailycaller.com/2026/02/03/jerry-nadler-says-people-feel-justified-shooting-ice-agents-because-theyre-masked-hoodlums/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260203/p96#a260203p96
Trump has claimed at the press conference now under way in Florida that the United States is going to run Venezuela for the time being -- although it’s unclear how that would be done.
“We’re going to run the country until such time as we can do a safe, proper and judicious transition,” Trump said.
He has given no details.
He just called Maduro a dictator and a drug kingpin
Trump said his secretary of state,
An OpenAI spokesperson says Sam Altman misspoke in saying OpenAI was looking to deploy on NATO classified networks, and that it was for "unclassified networks" (Hyunsu Yim/Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/technology/openai-looking-contra…
Kremlin says talks possible only in Moscow, invites Zelensky again: https://benborges.xyz/2026/02/02/kremlin-says-talks-possible-only.html
Trump says US must restore law and order to Venezuela before elections -- opposition leader could only win with his support (Caitlin Doornbos/New York Post)
https://nypost.com/2026/01/04/us-news/trump-says-us-must-restore-law-and-order-to-venezuela-before-elections-opposition-leader-could-only-win-with-his-support/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260104/p54#a260104p54
In an interview, Washington Post top editor Matt Murray says Jeff Bezos supports "reinvention" and wants WaPo to be "a bigger, relevant, thriving institution" (Brian Stelter/CNN)
http://www.cnn.com/2026/02/04/media/jeff-bezos-matt-murray…
“The hot new thing right now is to be a Christian nationalist,”
says Dan McClellan
“And I think a lot of people are jumping at the opportunity to get on board this attempt to take over the government on the part of Christians.
And unfortunately, it means hurting an awful lot of people along the way.”
On an earnings call, AMD CEO Lisa Su says Microsoft's next-gen Xbox "is progressing well to support a launch in 2027" and will feature an AMD semi-custom SoC (Tom Warren/The Verge)
Senate GOP Leader John Thune says he disagrees with Trump that Congress should 'nationalize' elections (NBC News)
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/senate-gop-leader-john-thune-says-disagrees-trump-congress-nationalize-rcna257260
http://www.memeorandum.com/260203/p73#a260203p73
Bill Simmons, Spotify's head of talk strategy, says Spotify's Netflix deal gives podcasts a bigger potential audience, and might chip away at YouTube dominance (Caitlin Huston/The Hollywood Reporter)
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business
Climate change’s rising seas may threaten tens of millions more people than scientists and government planners originally thought
because of mistaken research assumptions on how high coastal waters already are, a new study said.
Researchers studied hundreds of scientific studies and hazard assessments,
calculating that about 90% of them underestimated baseline coastal water heights by an average of 1 foot (30 centimeters), according to Wednesday’s study in the journal Natur…
U.S. will look to tap Venezuelan oil reserves, Trump says (Steve Kopack/NBC News)
https://www.nbcnews.com/business/energy/us-will-look-tap-venezuelan-oil-reserves-trump-says-rcna252054
http://www.memeorandum.com/260103/p76#a260103p76
Patriots' Drake Maye says he's 'turned a corner' with shoulder issue; no concern for Super Bowl LX https://www.nfl.com/news/patriots-drake-maye-says-he-turned-a-corner-with-shoulder-issue-no-concern-for-super-bow…
There Are 47,635 Epstein Files Offline for Review, DOJ Says (Wall Street Journal)
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/law/there-are-47-635-epstein-files-offline-for-review-doj-says-bf2b31fe?st=pKosS1&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink
http://www.memeorandum.com/260303/p142#a260303p142
Casualties and destruction were reported across at least nine countries,
with the United Arab Emiratesrecording a total of 186 missiles and 812 drones sent toward the country since the start of the conflict
and two ports in Oman targeted in drone strikes today.
The US embassy in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia was hit by a drone strike,
causing a fire to break out.
The strike came as the state department urged that all US citizens leave more than a dozen Middle…
US says 3 Ukraine investment projects achievable in 2026 under joint fund: https://benborges.xyz/2026/02/03/us-says-ukraine-investment-projects.html
US will 'unleash Chang' on Iran, Marco Rubio says -- a nod to sword gifted by mentor Jeb Bush (Steven Nelson/New York Post)
https://nypost.com/2026/03/03/us-news/us-will-unleash-chang-on-iran-marco-rubio-says-a-nod-to-gift-from-mentor-jeb-bush/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260303/p138#a260303p138
Texans trade RT Howard to Browns, source says https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/48080683/texans-trade-starting-rt-tytus-howard-browns-source-says
Source: SpaceX acquired xAI for $250B; the announcement about the acquisition focuses on SpaceX's plans to launch data centers into space (The Information)
https://www.theinformation.com/briefings/elon-musk-says-spacex-acquired-xai
Spain 'strongly condemns' violation of international law in Venezuela, PM says (Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/spain-strongly-condemns-violation-international-law-venezuela-pm-says-2026-01-04/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260104/p8#a260104p8
Browns QB Shedeur Sanders 'surprised' by Pro Bowl nod, says new coach Todd Monken has 'great vibe' https://www.nfl.com/news/browns-qb-shedeur-sanders-surprised-by-pro-bowl-nod-says-new-coach-todd-monken-has-grea…
Exclusive: US shoots down Iranian drone approaching aircraft carrier, official says (Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/us-shoots-down-iranian-drone-approaching-aircraft-carrier-official-says-2026-02-03/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260203/p69#a260203p69
Karoline Leavitt lashes out on Kaitlan Collins, says CNN wants 'to make the president look bad' with 6 service members killed in Iran war (Steven Nelson/New York Post)
https://nypost.com/2026/03/04/us-news/karoline-leavitt-unloads-on-kaitlan-collins-says-cnn-wants-to-make-the-president-look-bad-with-6-service-members-killed-in-iran-war/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260304/p121#a260304p121
Zelensky says he may run for president again but will decide after the war: https://benborges.xyz/2026/02/01/zelensky-says-he-may-run.html
Iranian Missile Strikes Biggest U.S. Air Base in the Middle East, Qatar Says (Alyssa Lukpat/Wall Street Journal)
https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/iran-israel-us-strikes-2026/card/iranian-missile-strikes-biggest-u-s-air-base-in-the-middle-east-qatar-says-yKI2wRCWxfnRaSBSWyxg
http://www.memeorandum.com/260304/p107#a260304p107
Zelensky says Ukraine will share air-defense expertise amid Middle East conflict: https://benborges.xyz/2026/03/02/zelensky-says-ukraine-will-share.html
Aaron Rodgers says 'no deadline' for decision on playing for Steelers in 2026 https://www.nfl.com/news/aaron-rodgers-no-deadline-decision-playing-steelers-2026
US 'winning decisively' against Iran, will achieve 'complete control' of airspace within days, Hegseth says (Anders Hagstrom/Fox News)
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/us-winning-decisively-against-iran-achieve-complete-control-airspace-within-days-hegseth-says
http://www.memeorandum.com/260304/p49#a260304p49
Intel says board chair Frank Yeary, who has served on the board since 2009, will retire after Intel's annual meeting in May and be replaced by Craig Barratt (Max A. Cherney/Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/business/intel-board-chair-frank-yeary-depart-20…
Raiders coach Pete Carroll says 'of course' he'd like to return next season https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6940942/2026/01/04/raiders-pete-carroll-future-hot-seat/
Apple says the MacBook Neo is $599 with no Touch ID and 256GB of storage and $699 with Touch ID and 512GB, in citrus, silver, indigo, and blush colors (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-04/…
Goodell: Report of $5M fine for Seahawks untrue https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/47811299/roger-goodell-says-seahawks-fined-noncompliance
Apple says the M5 MacBook Pro starts at $1,699 for the 14" model, up $100, and the M5 Pro and Max models start at $2,199 and $2,699, respectively, both up $200 (Engadget)
https://www.engadget.com/computing/laptops
NFL to return to Mexico City with game in 2026 https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/47810483/nfl-return-mexico-city-game-2026-goodell-says
Trump says Iran's succession bench wiped out as Israeli strike hits leadership deliberations (Fox News)
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-says-irans-succession-bench-wiped-out-israeli-strike-hits-leadership-deliberations
http://www.memeorandum.com/260303/p107#a260303p107
Hegseth says the leader behind effort to assassinate Trump has been 'hunted down and killed' in Iran (Brooke Singman/Fox News)
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/hegseth-says-leader-behind-effort-assassinate-trump-has-been-hunted-down-killed-iran
http://www.memeorandum.com/260304/p50#a260304p50
Giants TE Theo Johnson, listed as out vs. Cowboys with illness, attends Knicks game, says 'I am not sick'
https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/giants-theo-johnson-out-cowbo…
Maduro Captured, Indicted After US Airstrikes on Venezuela (Derek Wallbank/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-03/trump-says-venezuela-s-maduro-captured-and-flown-out-of-country-mjy3kziv
http://www.memeorandum.com/260103/p80#a260103p80
Trump tells Post that US troops won't be in Venezuela if Maduro VP 'does what we want': 'We have a second wave' (Steven Nelson/New York Post)
https://nypost.com/2026/01/03/us-news/trump-says-us-troops-wont-be-in-venezuela-if-nicolas-maduro-vp-delcy-rodriguez-does-what-we-want/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260103/p67#a260103p67