2026 nov 04

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Top Democrat tells Trump and Republicans to 'lawyer up' after US midterm defeats | US politics | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/nov/04/robert-garcia-trump-oversight

Fossilized dinosaur blood detected for first time: study
https://nypost.com/2026/11/03/science/fossilized-dinosaur-blood-detected-for-first-time-study/

Nature invented biodegradable plastic. Can we reverse engineer it?
https://www.anthropocenemagazine.org/2026/11/nature-already-invented-biodegradable-plastic-scientists-want-to-reverse-engineer-it/

Scientists Construct Electric Motor Inspired by Archimedes Screw - GreekReporter.com
https://greekreporter.com/2026/11/03/scientists-electric-motor-archimedes-screw/

OpenAI says ChatGPT is catching up to Google in search | The Verge
https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/1025482/openai-says-chatgpt-is-catching-up-to-google-in-search

Mark Minevich: We're using the most powerful technology in history to stop hiring young people | Fortune
https://fortune.com/2026/11/03/ai-layoffs-young-workers-hiring-data-centers-grid-water-midterms/

US States Where You Need the Highest Income to Be Middle Class, Ranked - Business Insider
https://www.businessinsider.com/middle-class-income-in-every-state-ranking

Six humanoid robots worked a 24-hour shift at a convenience store, but two weren't good enough to keep their jobs | TechSpot
https://www.techspot.com/news/114445-six-humanoid-robots-worked-24-hour-shift-convenience.html

PHP vulnerability post-mortem reveals bug was known two years ago — Small team of maintainers knew of the issue before it was made public, as new PHP2Shell chained exploit ravages servers | Tom's Hardware
https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cyber-security/php-vulnerability-post-mortem-reveals-bug-was-known-two-years-ago-small-team-of-maintainers-knew-of-the-issue-before-it-was-made-public-as-new-php2shell-chained-exploit-ravages-servers

[rcjordan]

>Middle Class, Ranked

We do not think seriously about the influence LCOL -particularly very LCOL- regions or even small local areas have on buying power. Wealth is relative to where you live.

[rcjordan]

Tell HN: Gemini trains on chat history, even for subscribers (personal accounts) | Hacker News
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50363461