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Dan Goodin / Ars Technica : Some experts question Anthropic's claims of cyberattack breakthroughs using its tools, noting that white-hat hackers report modest gains from AI-aided hacking   —  Researchers from Anthropic said they recently observed the “first reported AI-orchestrated cyber espionage campaign” …

Indiana Senate Republicans are refusing to return for a December redistricting session sought by President Donald Trump — a decision first reported Friday by the Indiana Capital Chronicle and one that marks a notable break from Trump’s political operation as states prepare for the 2026 midterms. Senate President Pro Tem Rodric Bray said in a written statement that there were not enough votes within the GOP caucus to reopen Indiana’s congressional map, according to the Chronicle. Lawmakers had been expected to reconvene Dec. 1 for what would have been an unusual mid-decade attempt to redraw all nine congressional districts. "Over the last several months, Senate Republicans have given very serious and thoughtful consideration to the concept of redrawing our state’s congressional maps," Bray said, according to the Chronicle. "There are not enough votes to move that idea forward." Gov. Mike Braun had called for lawmakers to meet in November to take up redistricting...

Dean W. Ball / Hyperdimensional : The current AI strategies of China and the US are complementary, as unlike the US, China isn't “AGI-pilled” yet, focusing on embodied AI and open source models   —  Thoughts on US-China Competition  —  The United States and China are often said to be in a “race” with one another with respect to artificial intelligence.

President Donald Trump has granted fresh pardons to two Jan. 6 defendants facing charges on other issues.  Suzanne Kaye, a Jan. 6 defendant, was also sentenced to 18 months in prison for allegedly threatening to shoot FBI agents in social media posts.  The Biden administration's Department of Justice stated that on Jan. 31, 2021, the day before Kaye was set to meet with FBI agents regarding a tip that she was at the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6 riot, she posted videos on social media in which she said she would "shoot" FBI agents if they came to her house. The FBI learned of Kaye's social media posts on Feb. 8, 2021, and arrested Kaye at her Florida home on Feb. 17, 2021. A White House official told Fox News Digital that Kaye is prone to stress-induced seizures and suffered one while the jury read its verdict in 2023. The official said that the case was one of disfavored political speech, which is protected under the First Amendment . TRUMP PARDONS NEARLY ALL ...

A federal appeals court in Washington, D.C. ruled on Thursday the Department of Transportation's (DOT) restrictions on immigrants obtaining commercial driver's licenses cannot be enforced. The restrictions were announced in September, after an illegal immigrant truck driver was accused of causing a tractor-trailer crash that killed three people in Fort Pierce, Florida. Harjinder Singh, an Indian citizen who allegedly illegally entered the U.S. from Mexico in 2018, pleaded not guilty to three counts of vehicular homicide and three counts of manslaughter after allegedly jackknifing his truck during an illegal U-turn, causing a van to smash into the side of the tractor-trailer. The court found the federal government did not follow proper procedure when creating the new rule, or explain how the rule would promote safety. BODYCAM VIDEO SHOWS ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT TRUCK DRIVER SPEAKING LIMITED ENGLISH WITH NEW MEXICO OFFICER  Judges also noted Federal Motor Carrier Safety Adminis...

Sam Clark / Politico : Germany approves legislation granting Interior Ministry new powers to ban Chinese tech suppliers from critical infrastructure sectors like energy and transport   —  New law set to come into place as Germany toughens its stance on China.  —  The German government is set to get new powers …

Bloomberg : Ubisoft delays the publication of its H1 financial results and requests the shares be halted from trading until then; its stock is down 49% so far in 2025   —  Ubisoft Entertainment SA said it's delaying the publication of its first-half financial results and requested the shares be halted from trading until then.

William Gallagher / AppleInsider : An Apple-funded study about DMA finds developers didn't pass on App Store fee savings to EU users, keeping prices the same or increasing them on 91% of products   —  A study backed by Apple claims to show that the Digital Markets Act is not lowering prices for App Store users, even when the company is forced to lower its fees.

With Republicans aiming to defend their razor-thin majority in the House in the 2026 midterm elections, and Democrats needing to flip just three seats to win back control of the chamber, both parties are looking to veterans to enter the battle. More than 50 veterans are running for the House as Republicans in next year's midterm elections, in seats against incumbent Democrats, open seats and in highly competitive districts across the country, according to GOP strategists familiar with House races. And 17 veterans are running as Democrats in 35 competitive Republican-controlled districts Democrats are targeting in next year's midterms, according to Democratic strategists familiar with House races. THESE RESTAURANT CHAINS ARE OFFERING FREE MEALS TO VETERANS THIS VETERANS DAY Among the Republican veterans who've launched campaigns are John Braun of Washington's 3rd District, Kevin Lincoln in California's 13th District, Eric Flores in Texas' 34th District, Mik...

Every county in New Jersey shifted further to the left during the high-stakes 2025 gubernatorial election when compared to the 2021 race, according to post-election data.  New Jersey Democratic Rep. Mikie Sherrill emerged victorious in her campaign to serve as the Garden State's top leader, defeating Republican candidate Jack Ciattatrrelli, who also ran as the GOP's gubernatorial nominee in 2021.  The election was highly anticipated following the 2024 federal election, which showed the deep blue state move closer to the right as voters increasingly voted for President Donald Trump — though not enough for the state overall to flip red. Trump saw five counties flip red, and narrowed his 2020 losses in the state from 16 points to six points in 2024. The inroads gave hope to Republicans in the state that voters could move toward Ciattarelli, but post-election data shows voters overall shifted further to the left in 2025.  DOUBLE-EDGED SWORD OF TRUMP CUT NEW JERSEY REPUB...

Bloomberg : Sources: the European Commission is exploring ways to force EU member states to phase out Chinese telecom equipment makers Huawei and ZTE from their networks   —  The European Commission is exploring ways to force European Union member states to phase out Huawei Technologies Co. and ZTE Corp …

Alicia Park / Forbes : Zurich-based DeepJudge, which builds customized search indexes for law firms that plug into AI tools like ChatGPT, raised a $41M Series A at a $300M valuation   —  Legal tech startup DeepJudge has raised $41 million to build out customized search engines for law firms.  —  I cover tech and innovation.

Senate Republicans unveiled a crucial piece of the puzzle in their bid to reopen the government, and plan to plow ahead with a vote on Sunday.  While both sides still appear at an impasse on extending expiring Obamacare subsidies, appropriators moved ahead with a package of spending bills that Republicans hope will jumpstart the government funding process, and lead to an end to the 40-day government shutdown.  The Senate Appropriations Committee released the three-bill spending package, known as a minibus, Sunday afternoon. Lawmakers are still waiting on text for an updated continuing resolution (CR), that, if passed, is expected to reopen the government until late January.  It includes legislation that would fund military construction and the VA, the legislative branch and agriculture and the Food and Drug Administration.  SENATE IN LIMBO AS THUNE EYES LONG HAUL UNTIL SHUTDOWN ENDS Senate Republicans view the package as a sweetener that they hope attracts enoug...

Financial Times : The UK is investigating whether ~700 of its Chinese-made Yutong electric buses can be remotely deactivated; Norway found that Yutong can render buses inoperable   —  Investigation comes after Norway found Yutong vehicles could be ‘stopped or rendered inoperable’ by Chinese company

Virginia Governor-elect Abigail Spanberger did not mince words when asked if Democrats in Congress should see her election — and the success of other Democrats last Tuesday — as permission to continue the government shutdown.  "Absolutely not," Spanberger said on CBS News' "Face the Nation" Sunday. "Our victory was based on a campaign addressing concerns related to costs and chaos. My campaign across the past two years has been based on hearing the challenges that people are facing all across Virginia." DEMOCRATS STRUGGLE FOR COHESIVE MESSAGING STRATEGY AMID SHUTDOWN STANDOFF "It’s the chaos coming out of Washington that has been impacting Virginians so severely," she added. Virginia is home to over 147,000 government workers, many of whom have been unpaid since the government shutdown began. That’s the third-highest concentration of government workers in any state, according to records by the Library of Congress. Spanberger stormed to ...