Eight Sleep’s advanced features, which claim to revolutionize sleep with temperature control and guided meditations, experienced a major glitch on Monday. The company’s reliance on Amazon Web Services’ cloud infrastructure led to widespread disruptions as data centers went offline, causing users to wake up in the middle of the night to uncomfortable temperatures. Users reported … Read more
Texas authorities are reviewing hundreds of registered voters who may not be U.S. citizens – a tiny fraction of all people on the local voter rolls. The state has flagged 2,700 potentially non-citizens, with Dallas and Tarrant counties being among those affected. Elections staff will send notices to these individuals, giving them 30 days to … Read more
HCA Healthcare has raised its full-year profit outlook after logging higher profits and revenue in the third quarter. Same-facility admissions grew, leading to increased earnings estimates of $6.5 billion to $6.72 billion ($27-$28 per share), up from previous guidance of $6.11 billion to $6.48 billion ($25.50-$27 per share). Source: https://www.wsj.com/business/earnings/hca-lifts-outlook-as-quarterly-profit-revenue-rise-3fe58e0e
I’ve tried several Notion alternatives, but AFFiNE impresses me the most. Its open-source nature, local storage, and free price tag make it an attractive option. I paired it with NotebookLM, an AI assistant, to see if it could improve my workflow. To my surprise, they worked seamlessly together. AFFiNE is an all-in-one workspace for notes, … Read more
Demolition crews finished tearing down the historic East Wing at the White House last week, clearing the way for a new walkway and ballroom. The debris has been loaded onto a truck and taken to Smith Industries in Maryland, where it will be sorted and sold. Historically significant components of the East Wing have been … Read more
The Fresno County half-cent sales tax, which expires in 2027, requires a vote to continue. Its oversight committee, comprised of 13 members, must be U.S. citizens living in the county. However, an advisory member suggested removing this requirement, citing that it doesn’t align with the county’s representation and could allow non-citizens to serve. Some leaders … Read more
Convicted child killer Byron Black died by lethal injection in August, but his execution raised concerns about Tennessee’s death penalty policies. His lawyer claims that two minutes after he was pronounced dead, the man showed signs of “sustained cardiac activity,” sparking questions about what went wrong during the execution. According to court proceedings, there were … Read more
US Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem recently visited the Twin Cities, praising efforts to crack down on illegal immigration and remove those considered “worst of the worst” from the US. She highlighted recent arrests by federal agents in Minnesota, including a Mexican national accused of child sexual assault and a Salvadoran charged with … Read more
A critical bug in Microsoft’s Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) has left many servers vulnerable to attack. The CVE-2025-59287 vulnerability, rated 9.8 out of 10 for its severity, can be exploited by attackers through insecure deserialization of untrusted data. This allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable systems. The bug affects Windows Server … Read more
ClickFix attacks are a growing source of security breaches that trick users into running malicious commands on their devices by copying malicious code from the page clipboard and running it locally. These attacks, known as ClickFix, use various tactics such as CAPTCHA challenges, error fixes, and legitimate-looking websites to gain user trust. The effectiveness of … Read more