Nor’easter storm floods coastal areas from New Jersey to New England
Residents of coastal communities in the US’s north-east slogged through floodwaters for a second day as a powerful storm known as a nor’easter pummeled the shoreline on Sunday, knocking out power to tens of thousands of homes.
Decades of fossil fuel influence paved way for Trump’s assault on university research, study says
Recent attacks on US universities by the Trump administration have built on decades of efforts by libertarian donor networks, fossil fuel companies and conservative thinktanks to reshape university governance and increase outside influence, according to a new study.
Council Post: Why Modern Airport Mobility Demands Decision Intelligence
Justin Newell, Chief Executive Officer of the Software Company, INFORM North America.
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Across the global aviation sector, modern terminal operations are facing an unprecedented stress test. While commercial aviation has aggressively digitized everything from biometric boarding to predictive engine maintenance, a critical pillar of ground operations has remained largely reactive: passenger mobility and specialized assistance services.
This week in PC games: new Ace Combat, Transport Fever 3, and a System Shock-alike set on a disco space station
What we're feeding the Maw
Happy this week all! ...Ugh, you are all still here. When I went on holiday last week, I was hoping that I'd return to find that the whole "videogame journalism career" thing was just a fleeting delusion brought on by excess consumption of unripe pears. Perhaps I've actually been a wealthy gentleman gadabout this whole time, free of any need to keep the hellmouth topped up with layoff reports in order to stave off deprivation and disaster.
Israel does not have right to close UK consulate in Jerusalem, Foreign Office advised
Israel does not have a legal right to act on its plan to close the British consulate in East Jerusalem, the former attorney general Dominic Grieve has advised the UK Foreign Office.
‘Counting window’ seen as high-risk time for Trump to cast doubt on midterm results | First Thing
Good morning. Election experts have warned that Donald Trump’s administration could use the crucial hours and days after November’s midterm elections to disrupt the results after struggling to enforce the crackdown it wanted on voting.
Council Post: Fraud And The Economics Of Fear
Mark Beare, Head of Consumer, Malwarebytes.
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In May, global payments platform Adyen, which processes transactions for companies such as Microsoft, Uber and Spotify, published its 2026 fraud report. Drawing on one of the largest datasets available, representing some $1.6 trillion in processed payments volume, the study revealed a paradox sitting at the heart of the digital economy: Fears about fraud may be costing companies more than fraud itself.
Concern mounts over slow-moving, planetary-scale ‘kelvin’ wave heading for California
Concerns are mounting about an ocean phenomenon known as a kelvin wave that could raise sea levels along the California coastline by up to a foot, as scientists say El Niño is supercharging the threat of storm surges and flooding in the coming months.
Whole Foods co-founder shares 3 tips for launching a successful second act: 'I'm relearning some lessons'
Whole Foods founder and former co-CEO, John Mackey sold Whole Foods to Amazon for $13.7 billion in 2017. Then he stepped away in 2022 after five years of leading his business through that transition to new ownership.
Council Post: Agentic Commerce Can Grow Your Revenue And Weaken Your Business
Rishi Katdare, Senior Leader in Networking and Edge for Global Financial Services at Amazon Web Services.
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A bank can recognize a customer, authenticate a cardholder, score a transaction for fraud, enforce a spending limit and reverse a payment. But what happens when the entity initiating the transaction is software acting for someone else?