Friday, November 6
1TechThe Cybertruck was too ugly to surviveElon Musk said on X that Tesla will wind down Cybertruck production at its Austin, Texas, factory around mid-2027 to make room for the Cybercab.
Icy or hot? · 2 votesJoin the discussion ›- 2TechLetting an AI assistant read your bank accounts is a way to get your money stolen
Anthropic launched a Personal Finance beta that lets Claude read users' linked bank, card, loan and investment accounts through Plaid, in read-only form.
Icy or hot? · 2 votesJoin the discussion › - 3CultureA Looney Tunes heist movie fits the cast better than the musical it replaces
Warner Bros. will make a heist film its next Looney Tunes movie in place of the planned musical, which Comic Book says is shelved for now.
Icy or hot? · 2 votesJoin the discussion › - 4U.S.Democratic control of statehouses will change daily life more than the wins in Congress
Democrats flipped five governorships and won broad control of state legislatures in this week's midterms, and they also took the U.S. House and Senate.
Icy or hot? · 1 voteJoin the discussion › - 5InternationalCongress should repeal Trump's tariffs on Canada and restore free trade between the two countries
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney welcomed a Democratic push to repeal Trump's tariffs on Canada after Democrats won the midterm elections.
Icy or hot? · 1 voteJoin the discussion › - 6U.S.Los Angeles needs a new mayor because the city is a hot mess
City Councilmember Nithya Raman beat Mayor Karen Bass in the Los Angeles mayoral race, and Bass conceded and pledged a smooth transition.
Icy or hot? · 1 voteJoin the discussion › - 7LifestyleKeeping a money secret from a partner can be a kindness, not a betrayal
A Scripps News survey of 2,000 Americans found 59% have kept a financial secret and 30% have hidden something from a partner or family.
Icy or hot? · 1 voteJoin the discussion › - 8TechCities should drop Flock cameras because the privacy and data-sharing risks outweigh what they add to policing
At least 10 local governments have moved to drop Flock surveillance cameras since summer, citing privacy, data sharing and procurement concerns, TechCrunch reports.
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