🖥️ *SpaceX Plans More Than $74 Billion in Texas and Arizona Supercomputing Campuses*
SpaceX says the planned campuses at Starbase and in Cochise County would add computing capacity, jobs and utility investments. The projects are still being advanced, with approvals and policy agreements part of the process.
🇮🇱 *Eisenkot Receives Two-Hour Security Briefing From Netanyahu*
The meeting covered Israel's security and diplomatic challenges. The two agreed to keep each other updated as needed, according to the Prime Minister's Office.
🤖 *Talkdesk Launches Voyager to Coordinate Customer Service Across AI, Staff and Business Systems*
Talkdesk says Voyager coordinates customer journeys over days, months or years, keeping context as AI agents, employees and business software handle different steps. The company describes templates for healthcare, retail and financial services; it has not provided independently verified outcome results.
🔬 *MIT and Northeastern Engineers Build Web-Like Materials That Better Absorb Impacts*
Engineers designed 3D-printed materials with networks of tiny beams instead of repeating patterns. In lab tests, the materials handled sudden impacts better and cushioned fragile objects. Helmets and armor are potential uses, not products announced for sale.
Aravax says PVX108 met its main trial goal in children with peanut allergy. The treatment remains investigational, and the company-reported results need confirmation in larger studies. This is not a cure or an approved new treatment.
Sandoz has launched Ranluspec, a ranibizumab biosimilar developed by Lupin, across Europe excluding Germany. The rollout follows European Commission approval for retinal diseases and is not a new U.S. approval.
🤖 *Eric Trump-Backed Robot Firm Denies Negotiating to Supply IDF*
Foundation Future Industries says exploratory conversations did not lead to an agreement and that no robots have been sold, delivered or deployed to the IDF. The statement, carried in a November 11 report, contradicts claims of current supply talks.
⚡ *Fermi Says Customer Commits $200 Million to Advance Texas Data-Center Power Project*
Fermi says an unnamed hyperscale customer has agreed to fund development of 600 megawatts at Project Matador in Texas. A definitive long-term lease and a separate proposed $90 million materials agreement have not been finalized.
New unemployment-benefit applications increased last week, according to the Labor Department. The four-week average stayed unchanged at 195,250, while continuing claims fell to 1.697 million.
🚨 *Microsoft Confirms Outlook Email Access Issues as Microsoft 365 Disruption Expands*
Microsoft is working to reduce the impact of email-access problems and says Microsoft 365 connectivity issues may affect users in any region. Full restoration has not been announced in its latest reviewed update.
🩺 *Study Finds Insurers Denied 4 in 10 Requests for Children's Biologic Medicines*
A review at one pediatric center found insurers denied 39.3% of prior-authorization requests for biologic medicines. The study covered 326 prescriptions for allergic conditions and found an average wait of more than a month for approval.
👓 *Google Opens Preorders for Gemini Smart Glasses Starting at $395*
Google's Gemini-powered smart glasses from Warby Parker and Gentle Monster are due December 10, with hands-free AI help, a camera and open-ear audio. Warby Parker frames start at $395; Gentle Monster starts at $449.
🚲 *Huffy Recalls Buzz E-Trikes After Rear Wheels Loosen or Detach, Causing Three Injuries*
About 286 Buzz Cerana T2 electric tricycles are recalled after 12 reports of loose or detached rear wheels and three injuries. Owners of model E4004 should stop riding and contact Huffy for free replacement rear axle assemblies.
NEW JERSEY: Winter Utility Shutoff Protections Begin Sunday for Eligible Households
New Jersey's Winter Termination Program runs November 15 through March 15. Eligible customers must notify their utility that they qualify. The protection does not erase overdue bills.
🚨 *One Killed, Four Injured in D.C. Shooting; Suspect Found Dead After Standoff*
Police say a shooting near Logan Circle left one victim dead and four injured, including one in critical condition. NBC News reports the suspected gunman later died after shooting himself in an apartment during a standoff.
💻 *Sen. Cotton Urges U.S. Restrictions on Chinese Memory-Chip Maker CXMT*
Sen. Tom Cotton wants Commerce to add China's CXMT to its Entity List, limiting access to U.S. technology. His letter cites the memory maker's growing market share and push into chips used for AI. The request is not itself a new restriction.
🌊 *Ocean County Coastal Flood Advisory in Effect From 8 AM to 2 PM Today*
Minor tidal flooding could affect vulnerable coastal, bayside and tidal-waterway roads today. The National Weather Service expects up to one foot of inundation in low-lying areas, with some road closures possible. Don't park in flood-prone areas or drive through floodwater.
