House GOP Centrists Force Vote on Obamacare Subsidies Bill

A group of 4 moderate Republicans, led by Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick and Mike Lawler, have joined forces with Democrats to force a vote on their own bill extending Obamacare subsidies. This move is seen as an act of protest against Speaker Mike Johnson’s refusal to consider their compromise legislation. The centrists are urging Johnson to … Read more

Morgan Stanley Names Microsoft Top Pick for 2026

Microsoft has been named “Top Pick” by Morgan Stanley among large-cap software stocks heading into 2026, with analyst Keith Weiss expecting robust demand and strong operating margin expansion. Weiss believes Microsoft’s cloud computing unit, including Azure, will drive growth and sees potential for high-teens earnings per share (EPS) growth. He estimates Azure’s AI gross margins … Read more

Comedian Bill Hader’s Christmas Party Guest Charged with Murder

Actor Nick Reiner, who was introduced to comedian Bill Hader at Conan O’Brien’s party, was kicked out for asking repetitive and bizarre questions. Later that night, Reiner allegedly attacked his own parents with a knife, killing them. He has been charged with first-degree murder. This incident comes after reports of an argument between Nick and … Read more

Actor Nick Reiner Arrested for Murdering Parents

Nick Reiner, 32, was acting strangely at a holiday party with his parents’ friends, including director Rob Reiner and comedian Conan O’Brien. He got into an argument with Bill Hader and stormed off after being told to stop talking about a private conversation. Just hours later, authorities found the bodies of Rob, 78, and Michele, … Read more

AR Smart Glasses Get Long-Needed Display Upgrade

A major breakthrough for augmented reality (AR) smart glasses has arrived. Omnivision’s new display is the industry’s first single-chip LCOS (Liquid Crystal on Silicon) panel, boasting a resolution of 1632 x 1536 and a refresh rate of 90 Hz. This innovation could be the game-changer that smart glasses have been lacking. The compact design of … Read more

Trump Defends Economy Amid Rising Concerns Among Americans

President Donald Trump delivered a 18-minute speech to the nation Wednesday evening, arguing that the economy under his leadership is in better shape than many Americans believe. However, with concerns over affordability and inflation on the rise, Trump’s remarks were met with skepticism from Democrats and analysts. Trump claimed that the economy was improving and … Read more

Hmong American Influence Rises in Fresno’s Local Politics and Culture

Fresno City Councilmember Brandon Vang expresses gratitude to children from Balderas Elementary, a Hmong Dual Immersion school in his district, for their performance during his first AAPI Celebration at Fresno City Hall. Vang says that the Hmong story in the Central Valley is now about power, equity, and the fight to be included at every … Read more

GuardDuty Uncovers Ongoing Crypto Mining Campaign on Amazon EC2 and ECS

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has identified an ongoing cryptocurrency mining campaign using compromised IAM credentials to target Amazon Elastic Container Service (Amazon ECS) and Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2). GuardDuty Extended Threat Detection uncovered the operation, which began on November 2, 2025. The campaign employed a novel persistence technique designed to disrupt incident response … Read more

Vibe Coding Powers Up: AI-Generated Software Hits New Heights

For years, vibe coding was considered a joke, but recent advancements have turned it into a serious contender in the tech world. Tools like Anthropic’s Claude Code and Google’s Antigravity are now capable of generating high-quality code that can rewrite expectations about how IT will operate. The author tried out Claude Code on a Python … Read more