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A look at Bari Weiss' first month at CBS News, as staffers express concern over unclear lines between the Free Press and CBS, disparate layoff impacts, and more (Washington Post)

Bari Weiss’s first month at CBS News unfolds in a newsroom culture clash
Bari Weiss took over as editor in chief in October, launching a new era for CBS News amid layoffs, confusion and shifting expectations.

After two glorious weeks off , Metacurity is back with a holiday round-up edition of the top infosec developments you should know, including
--Substation destruction and not cyber expertise likely led to Caracas power outages,
--Denmark says Russia was behind destructive cyberattacks,
--CISA staffers suspended after organizing polygraph test of acting director,
--Chinese cyberattacks on Taiwan jumped in 2025,
--OpenAI says prompt injection attack risks are here t…

Substation destruction and not cyber expertise likely led to Caracas power outages
Denmark says Russia was behind destructive cyberattacks, CISA staffers suspended after organizing polygraph test of acting director, Chinese cyberattacks on Taiwan jumped in 2025, OpenAI says prompt injection attack risks are here to stay, European Space Agency confirms breach, much more

#AI is not your friend…
#NYC
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The Trump administration is promising to
block billions in
already-awarded
infrastructure bill broadband grants
to any states that enforce net neutrality
or try to impose any sort of meaningful oversight on the country’s unpopular, predatory broadband monopolies.
That was the promise of Commerce Department official Arielle Roth,
a former Ted Cruz staffer now in charge of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA).
Ro…

Trump Admin Blocking Billions In Already Awarded Broadband Grants To States That Enforce Net Neutrality Or Engage In Telecom Oversight
The Trump administration is promising to block billions in already-awarded infrastructure bill broadband grants to any states that enforce net neutrality or try to impose any sort of meaningful ove…

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Death toll in mass shooting at illegal Pretoria tavern rises to 12
Twelve people were killed and 13 others injured during a shooting at an illegal tavern in Atteridgeville, Pretoria.
• Twelve people were killed and 13 others injured during a mass shooting at an illegal tavern.
• Authorities are searching for three shooters.
• Police condemned the incident, and linked illegal liquor outlets to rising violent crimes.

UPDATE | Death toll in mass shooting at illegal Pretoria tavern rises to 12
Twelve people – including three children – were killed and 13 others injured during a shooting at an illegal tavern inside a hostel in Saulsville, Atteridgeville.

Ranking 2026 NFL playoff quarterbacks: Who's most likely to carry their team to the Super Bowl?

https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/2026-nfl-playoff-quarterbacks-rankings-…

A look at Bari Weiss's chaotic first three months in charge of CBS News, as some staffers clash on issues that align with her worldview (Jeremy Barr/The Guardian)
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/jan/05/bari-weiss-cbs-news

Eleanor Holmes Norton's longtime staffer to run for her seat in Congress (Olivia George/Washington Post)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2026/01/06/congress-holmes-norton-seat-staff-holbrook/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260106/p87#a260106p87

Sources: Tony Dokoupil's CBS Evening News debut left some staffers embarrassed and alarmed over the chaotic on-air rollout and MAGA-friendly editorial choices (Oliver Darcy/Status)
https://www.status.news/p/tony-dokoupil-cbs-evening-news-rollout

The Dokoupil Debacle
A chaotic on-air rollout, cringe social media posts, and MAGA-friendly editorial choices have turned Tony Dokoupil’s “CBS Evening News” debut into a source of embarrassment and growing alarm inside the network’s newsroom.