Trump Names Oxford-Educated Slater as DOJ Antitrust Chief

President-elect Donald Trump has selected Gail Slater, a top aide to Vice President-elect JD Vance, to lead the Justice Department’s antitrust enforcement efforts. Slater, an Oxford-educated economic policy expert, previously served as a tech policy adviser on the National Economic Council and spent 10 years at the US Federal Trade Commission. She will oversee crackdowns … Read more

Meta to Invest $10B in Louisiana’s First Data Center

Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry announced that Meta plans to build a multi-billion dollar artificial intelligence optimal data center in Richland Parish, with an estimated value of over $10 billion. The 4 million square foot facility will support 500 direct new jobs and is expected to create more than 1,000 indirect jobs. Construction on the site, … Read more

Classic Game Boy and NES Games Added to Switch Online

Nintendo has added a new batch of classic games to its Game Boy library on the Nintendo Switch Online service. Members can now access a wide range of iconic titles from the 8-bit era, including Donkey Kong Land, Donkey Kong Land 2, and Donkey Kong Land III. These games offer endless hours of fun and … Read more

Amazon Music Launches 2024 Delivered Personalized Recap Feature

Amazon Music has launched its 2024 Delivered feature, a personalized yearly recap inspired by Spotify’s popular Wrapped experience. The new feature provides users with a summary of their listening habits, including top artists, songs, genres, and more. To access it, open the Amazon Music app on your device, navigate to the Library page, and tap … Read more

OpenAI Announces ’12 Days of OpenAI’ with New Models and Features

OpenAI has announced a “12 days of OpenAI” event, where a new model or feature will be revealed every weekday for the next two weeks. The company has hinted at several previously unannounced technologies, including the AI video generator Sora, the full version of the o1 reasoning model, and improved control over ChatGPT’s voices. Sora … Read more

Fresno Teacher Dies from Rabies After Helping Bat in Classroom

A local educator, Leah Seneng, has died from rabies after attempting to help a bat in her classroom. Seneng, 60, found the bat in mid-October and tried to take it outside despite not displaying any initial symptoms of the disease. However, about a month later, she fell ill and was immediately put into a coma … Read more

Vega-C Rocket Launches Earth-observation Satellite After 2-Year Hiatus

Europe’s Vega-C rocket successfully launched an Earth-observation satellite, Copernicus Sentinel-1C, on its first mission since a catastrophic failure in 2022. The launch occurred at 4:20 p.m. EST (2120 GMT) from Kourou, French Guiana, and marked the return to flight for the four-stage rocket. The Vega-C was originally scheduled to launch on December 4 but was … Read more

Manchester United Suffer First Defeat Under Ruben Amorim

Manchester United suffered their first defeat under new manager Ruben Amorim as they fell 2-0 to Arsenal at Emirates Stadium. Despite a solid defensive performance, the team struggled to create scoring chances against the Gunners’ well-organized defense. Amorim’s frustration boiled over when his side failed to capitalize on possession in midfield, with Bruno Fernandes often … Read more

Can You Install Windows 11 on Unsupported Machines?

A Neowin reader, Adam, recently attempted to install Windows 11 version 24H2 on machines with Intel’s sixth and fifth-generation processors, which are officially unsupported by Microsoft. Despite the risks, he successfully installed the operating system using an unmodified image downloaded from the Media Creation Tool app. Adam’s setup met all the necessary requirements for TPM … Read more

Heat Roll Past Lakers, Set Franchise Record for Assists

The Miami Heat set a franchise record for assists in their 134-93 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday night. Tyler Herro scored 31 points, including 21 in the third quarter, and led the team to the win. The Heat’s strong performance was fueled by 42 assists, tying another franchise record for most passes … Read more