Morning Brief · Nov 6

Can the exposome help solve the alcohol and cancer mystery?

China-Japan row over Takaichi's Taiwan comment enters 2nd year

(EDITORIAL from Korea JoongAng Daily on Nov. 6)

The government has decided to expand the operational area of the Navy's Cheongha...

'We got it done!' Spacewalking astronauts finish installing next-gen ISS solar arrays

Spacewalkers Anil Menon and Joshua Kutryk installed the final ISS Roll-Out Solar Array on Thursday (Nov. 5), wrapping up a multiyear effort to boost the statio…

Tech stocks log worst day since 2020 as carnage comes to the AI trade

The S&P 500 lost an estimated $2.9 trillion in market capitalization, the largest one-day loss of market value on record.

Major tech stocks plunge as US midterms add to fears of AI slowdown

The market has been reacting to possible tougher scrutiny of data centre construction and the AI industry following the US mid-terms

The midterms proved once and for all that X is not real life

A week before the midterm elections, Vice President JD Vance hosted a town hall in Texas with Fox News host Jesse Watters. It was a friendly event with a frien…

Google, Meta and TikTok sue California over law designed to protect children from social media harms

Google, Meta and TikTok filed separate lawsuits seeking to block a California law designed to protect children from the risks of social media, arguing that it…

Tinubu to embark on two-day official visit to Akwa Ibom, Rivers

The visits will give President Tinubu opportunities to engage with political stakeholders, party members, and supporters while emphasising unity, political sta…

Italy must be unpredictable against Erasmus’s Springboks, says Quesada

Democrats make ending war in Iran a priority after sweeping midterms wins | BBC News

Bose recalls S1 Pro battery packs due to fire and overheating risks

Over 670,000 units are being recalled in the US and Canada.

Ads in Chatbots Have Arrived. Here’s What’s Working—and What’s Not

As Anthropic maintains its vow to keep ads out of Claude, the rest of the AI chatbot industry is racing to win over advertisers without antagonizing users.

Mexico’s trade surplus with the US jumped 26% in the first nine months of 2026, reaching a record US $184 billion

Over those first three quarters, only Vietnam has run a bigger surplus with the United States than Mexico. Most of the reason for the current elevated surplus…

Get the First Look Into Newly Remodeled Las Vegas Clubbing Institution XS

The grand reopening of the club at Wynn Las Vegas happens Nov. 5-8 with Rüfüs du Sol, The Chainsmokers, Calvin Harris and Diplo b2b Hugel.

'One Windows Tablet. Three Modes': This 611g ingenious modular x86 device lets you swap between a keyboard, cooling stand, and tablet without migrating files

Khadas's Mind Go is a modular Windows computer that changes between tablet, laptop, and desktop configurations through detachable accessories and hardware.

G2 Esports Parts Ways With Head Coach Luka 'Perkz' Perković After His 'Tweet Bomb' Sparks Backlash

G2 Esports has parted ways with its head coach, Luka "Perkz" Perković, following divisive comments he made in a lengthy post on Twitter/X.

Kia’s EV5 spotted with an updated design and a huge new infotainment display

Kia’s Sportage-sized electric SUV, the EV5 , was spotted with a distinct new style and an overhauled interior, including a huge widescreen infotainment screen.…

Popular military air show permanently pulled from RAF Fairford after suspected terror threat

Over a month after a suspected Iranian plot on RAF Fairford, organizers of the world's largest military air show announced its permanent departure to MOD Bosco…

Hamilton: Leclerc more aggressive racing me than other drivers

Lewis Hamilton believes Ferrari team-mate Charles Leclerc races him harder than other drivers on the Formula 1 grid.