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From The Briefing Room at 2025-12-04 13:30:00

Are the old robbing the young? (p0mljwm1.mp3)

In her budget the Chancellor increased the state pension by 4.8 % in line with the government's triple lock formula. It was good news for pensioners but is it good news for the young? A constant background to spending and economic decisions for well over a decade now has been an argument about generational injustice. That the young are getting poorer. David Aaronovitch and guests look at the facts and ask whether the old are robbing the young and if so what should be done about it?

Guests: Bobby Duffy, Professor of Public Policy at King’s College, London Sophie Hale, Principal Economist, Resolution Foundation Xiaowei Xu, Senior Research Economist at the Institute for Fiscal Studies Jane Falkingham Professor of Demography, Southampton University

Presenter: David Aaronovitch Producers: Caroline Bayley, Cordelia Hemming, Kirsteen Knight Production Co-ordinator: Maria Ogundele Sound Engineer: James Beard Editor: Richard Vadon

From Strong Message Here at 2025-12-04 09:45:00

AI Hallucinations (with Stewart Lee and Sarah Wynn-Williams) (p0mlfd5y.mp3)

This week, Armando is joined again by Stewart Lee to discuss the language around AI.

They are also joined by public policy expert and author of Careless People, A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, and Lost Idealism Sarah Wynn-Williams.

For legal reasons, Sarah is not allowed to say anything negative about Meta, so we discuss lots of other areas around tech and AI.

We look at hallucinations - what are they, and are they solvable? Do we respond to the sycophancy of AI? Should there be rules around AI in weapons, and why is that even up for debate?

We also take a retrospective look at the budget, headlice, and the Your Party members' decision to call Your Party 'Your Party'.

Got a strong message for Armando? Email us on strongmessagehere@bbc.co.uk and your email could be read out on our listener mailbag special episode over the festive period

Sound editing: Rich Evans Production Coordinator: Jodie Charman Executive Producer: Pete Strauss Recorded at The Sound Company

Produced by Gwyn Rhys Davies. A BBC Studios production for Radio 4.

From Odd Lots at 2025-12-04 09:00:00

AI Can Tell Us Something About Credit Market Weakness (audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=982f5071-765c-403d-969d-ae27003a8d83)

There have been some wobbles in credit markets lately. It hasn't been too dramatic, but we've had some blowups, leading Jamie Dimon to speculate about the presence of other "cockroaches" lurking in the industry. But what do we actually know about the quality and practices of credit underwriting right now? Dan Wertman is the co-founder and CEO of Noetica, a startup that uses AI to scan deal documents and measure linguistic and term trends over time. Dan talks to us about what he's been seeing in the language of deal documents, and why there are reasons to think that more blowups are lurking around the corner. He also talks to us about how credit agreements are structured in the AI space, and how we should understand some of these huge data center financing deals we've seen lately.

Read more:
Oracle Credit Fear Gauge Hits Highest Since 2009 on AI Bubble Fears
Secretive $3 Trillion Fund Giant Makes Flashy Move Into Private Assets

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From The History Book Buffs at 2025-12-04 06:39:00

Books you have to read - or give as presents - this Christmas. Part 1. (https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-11-3%2F413685361-44100-2-08ff1386e39a.mp3)

🎄 21 Days of Christmas Book Gifts – Round-Up of the First 10 Books 🎄

In this special episode, we run through the first ten titles in our 21 Days of Christmas Book Gifts series — a curated collection of the very best in history, espionage, military narrative, and historical fiction. If you’re looking for the perfect present for the history lover in your life, or simply want a fast-paced guide to the standout books of the season, this round-up has you covered.

We revisit each title, why it matters, and who it’s perfect for — from gripping World War II narratives to dazzling Tudor intrigue and brilliantly reimagined classics.

📚 Featured Books

• Victory 45 — James Holland & Al Murray’s vivid account of the final months of WWII.

• The Boleyn Traitor — Philippa Gregory’s tense Tudor power struggle brought to life.

• Tank — Mark Urban’s masterful deep-dive into armoured warfare.

• Sharpe’s Storm — Bernard Cornwell’s Napoleonic hero at his very best.

• Suetonius (trans. Tom Holland) — A fresh, sharp, and wildly readable take on the Twelve Caesars.

• Tunisgrad — Saul David’s gripping portrait of catastrophe and courage in North Africa.

• Wolfpack — Roger Moorhouse’s thrilling history of the U-boat hunters who helped win the war.

• The Pretender — Jo Harkin’s brilliant, witty, and genre-bending historical novel.

• The White Lady — Helen Fry’s powerful account of Belgian resistance and forgotten heroism.

• The Mission — Tim Weiner's compelling account of the CIA in the 21st Century.

🎧 In This Episode

• Fast, insightful rundowns of each book

• Why these titles make exceptional gifts

• The wider historical themes tying them together

• Recommendations for readers who love: WWII history, Cold War intrigue, Tudor drama, classical biography, Napoleonic campaigns, and literary historical fiction

If you’re following along with the full 21-day series or simply need the ultimate history-lover’s gift guide, this episode is your festive cheat-sheet.

From The History Book Buffs at 2025-12-04 06:39:00

Brilliant Books for Christmas Stockings — Part 1 (https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-11-3%2F413685361-44100-2-08ff1386e39a.mp3)

🎄 21 Days of Christmas Book Gifts – Round-Up of the First 10 Books 🎄

In this special episode, we run through the first ten titles in our 21 Days of Christmas Book Gifts series — a curated collection of the very best in history, espionage, military narrative, and historical fiction. If you’re looking for the perfect present for the history lover in your life, or simply want a fast-paced guide to the standout books of the season, this round-up has you covered.

We revisit each title, why it matters, and who it’s perfect for — from gripping World War II narratives to dazzling Tudor intrigue and brilliantly reimagined classics.

📚 Featured Books

• Victory 45 — James Holland & Al Murray’s vivid account of the final months of WWII.

• The Boleyn Traitor — Philippa Gregory’s tense Tudor power struggle brought to life.

• Tank — Mark Urban’s masterful deep-dive into armoured warfare.

• Sharpe’s Storm — Bernard Cornwell’s Napoleonic hero at his very best.

• Suetonius (trans. Tom Holland) — A fresh, sharp, and wildly readable take on the Twelve Caesars.

• Tunisgrad — Saul David’s gripping portrait of catastrophe and courage in North Africa.

• Wolfpack — Roger Moorhouse’s thrilling history of the U-boat hunters who helped win the war.

• The Pretender — Jo Harkin’s brilliant, witty, and genre-bending historical novel.

• The White Lady — Helen Fry’s powerful account of Belgian resistance and forgotten heroism.

• The Mission — Tim Weiner's compelling account of the CIA in the 21st Century.

🎧 In This Episode

• Fast, insightful rundowns of each book

• Why these titles make exceptional gifts

• The wider historical themes tying them together

• Recommendations for readers who love: WWII history, Cold War intrigue, Tudor drama, classical biography, Napoleonic campaigns, and literary historical fiction

If you’re following along with the full 21-day series or simply need the ultimate history-lover’s gift guide, this episode is your festive cheat-sheet.

From The Rest Is History at 2025-12-04 00:05:00

623. The Nazis at War: Churchill’s Finest Hour (Part 4) (GLT7746266438.mp3?updated=1764777567)

With Adolf Hitler at the apex of his power during the Second World War, how did he move on Britain? How did Winston Churchill respond? And, would Britain’s airforce triumph over Hitler’s Luftwaffe in the legendary Battle of Britain? Join Dominic and Tom as they reach one of the watershed moments of the Second World War, as the Nazis strive to eliminate Britain from the skies, before severing their crucial alliance with the Soviet Union. Give The Rest Is History Club this Christmas – a year of bonus episodes, ad-free listening, early access, the private chat community hosted on Discord, and an exclusive t-shirt! Just go to https://therestishistory.supportingcast.fm/gifts And of course, you can still join for yourself at any time at therestishistory.com or on apple podcasts. For more Goalhanger Podcasts, head to www.goalhanger.com _______ Hive. Know your power. Visit https://hivehome.com to find out more. _______ Learn more at https://www.uber.com/onourway _______ Visit auraframes.co.uk and get £35 off Aura’s best-selling Carver Mat frame by using promo code HISTORY at checkout. Terms and conditions apply. _______ Get our exclusive NordVPN deal here ➼ https://nordvpn.com/restishistory It's risk-free with Nord's 30-day money-back guarantee ✅ _______ Twitter: @TheRestHistory @holland_tom @dcsandbrook Video Editor: Jack Meek / Harry Swan Social Producer: Harry Balden Assistant Producer: Aaliyah Akude Producer: Tabby Syrett Senior Producer: Theo Young-Smith Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

From Biz & IT – Ars Technica at 2025-12-03 23:16:03

Maximum-severity vulnerability threatens 6% of all websites

Open source React executes malicious code with malformed HTML—no authentication needed.

From Biz & IT – Ars Technica at 2025-12-03 18:24:06

Microsoft slashes AI sales growth targets as customers resist unproven agents

Report: Microsoft declared "the era of AI agents" in May, but enterprise customers aren't buying.

From The Media Show at 2025-12-03 17:36:00

Ian Hislop, Gary Lineker's new podcast deal with Netflix, YouTubers filming drug and alcohol use in Manchester, football piracy (p0mlcxw5.mp3)

This week on The Media Show with Ros Atkins: Ian Hislop joins us to talk satire, lawsuits, and the making of Private Eye. We’ll hear why the Manchester Evening News is putting up a paywall, and ask whether YouTubers filming drug and alcohol use in Manchester count as journalists. Football piracy is costing the sport billions - we’ll explore the scale of the problem. And Gary Lineker signs with Netflix for his Rest Is Football podcast.

Producer: Lisa Jenkinson Assistant Producer: Lucy Wai

From Biz & IT – Ars Technica at 2025-12-03 17:23:26

Fraudulent gambling network may be a nation-state spying operation

Researchers say there's more to the network, which has operated for 14 years.

From The Django weblog at 2025-12-03 12:00:00

Django 6.0 released

The Django team is happy to announce the release of Django 6.0.

The release notes assembles a mosaic of modern tools and thoughtful design. A few highlights are:

• Template Partials: modularize templates using small, named fragments for cleaner, more maintainable code. (GSoC project by Farhan Ali Raza, mentored by Carlton Gibson)
• Background Tasks: run code outside the HTTP request-response cycle with a built-in, flexible task framework. (Jake Howard)
• Content Security Policy (CSP): easily configure and enforce browser-level security policies to protect against content injection. (Rob Hudson)
• Modernized Email API: compose and send emails with Python's EmailMessage class for a cleaner, Unicode-friendly interface. (Mike Edmunds)

You can get Django 6.0 from our downloads page or from the Python Package Index.

The PGP key ID used for this release is Natalia Bidart: 2EE82A8D9470983E

With the release of Django 6.0, Django 5.2 has reached the end of mainstream support. The final minor bug fix release, 5.2.9, was issued yesterday. Django 5.2 will receive security and data loss fixes until April 2028. All users are encouraged to upgrade before then to continue receiving fixes for security issues.

Django 5.1 has reached the end of extended support. The final security release, 5.1.15, was issued on Dec. 2, 2025. All Django 5.1 users are encouraged to upgrade to a supported Django version.

See the downloads page for a table of supported versions and the future release schedule.

From Risky Business with Nate Silver and Maria Konnikova at 2025-12-03 05:01:00

Frisky Business: Olivia Nuzzi, Ryan Lizza, and Journalistic Ethics (audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=eb5e885e-6644-4680-aec4-b15c0150ffc0)

Nate and Maria game out the comparative benefits (and risks) of flying vs. driving vs. taking the train when traveling for the holidays. They also discuss Olivia Nuzzi’s new memoir, her ex-fiancé Ryan Lizza’s substack revelations about her, and the current state of journalistic ethics.

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From The Rest Is History at 2025-12-03 00:05:00

The Beatles: The Band that Changed the World, with Conan O’Brien (Part 1) (GLT5632094525.mp3?updated=1764693332)

How did four Liverpool teenagers become the most influential band on earth? What made their music and charisma irresistible to a generation? And, how did their ambition and timing spark a cultural revolution that still resonates today? In the first of two special episodes, Tom is joined by Conan O’Brien to explore the Beatles’ meteoric rise: the personalities, the breakthroughs, and the explosive cultural impact that turned a local act into the defining band of the 20th century. The Beatles’ nine-part “Anthology” documentary series has been restored and is now available to watch on Disney+. Thank you to Apple Corps and Disney for the opportunity to use archive from the Anthology in these special Beatles episodes. _______ Hive. Know your power. Visit https://hivehome.com to find out more. _______ Get our exclusive NordVPN deal here ➼ https://nordvpn.com/restishistory It's risk-free with Nord's 30-day money-back guarantee ✅ _______ Twitter: @TheRestHistory @holland_tom @dcsandbrook Video Editor: Jack Meek / Harry Swan Social Producer: Harry Balden Assistant Producer: Aaliyah Akude Producer: Tabby Syrett Senior Producer: Theo Young-Smith Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

From The Rest Is History at 2025-12-03 00:05:00

The Beatles: The Band that Changed the World, with Conan O’Brien (Part 1) (GLT5632094525.mp3?updated=1764730276)

How did four Liverpool teenagers become the most influential band on earth? What made their music and charisma irresistible to a generation? And, how did their ambition and timing spark a cultural revolution that still resonates today? In the first of two special episodes, Tom is joined by Conan O’Brien to explore the Beatles’ meteoric rise: the personalities, the breakthroughs, and the explosive cultural impact that turned a local act into the defining band of the 20th century. The Beatles’ nine-part “Anthology” documentary series has been restored and is now available to watch on Disney+. Thank you to Apple Corps and Disney for the opportunity to use archive from the Anthology in these special Beatles episodes. _______ Hive. Know your power. Visit https://hivehome.com to find out more. _______ Get our exclusive NordVPN deal here ➼ https://nordvpn.com/restishistory It's risk-free with Nord's 30-day money-back guarantee ✅ _______ Twitter: @TheRestHistory @holland_tom @dcsandbrook Video Editor: Jack Meek / Harry Swan Social Producer: Harry Balden Assistant Producer: Aaliyah Akude Producer: Tabby Syrett Senior Producer: Theo Young-Smith Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

From Biz & IT – Ars Technica at 2025-12-02 22:42:09

OpenAI CEO declares “code red” as Gemini gains 200 million users in 3 months

Three years after Google sounded alarm bells over ChatGPT, the tables have turned.

From Biz & IT – Ars Technica at 2025-12-02 12:15:55

Syntax hacking: Researchers discover sentence structure can bypass AI safety rules

New research offers clues about why some prompt injection attacks may succeed.

From Schneier on Security at 2025-12-02 12:03:01

Like Social Media, AI Requires Difficult Choices

In his 2020 book, “Future Politics,” British barrister Jamie Susskind wrote that the dominant question of the 20th century was “How much of our collective life should be determined by the state, and what should be left to the market and civil society?” But in the early decades of this century, Susskind suggested that we face a different question: “To what extent should our lives be directed and controlled by powerful digital systems—and on what terms?”

Artificial intelligence (AI) forces us to confront this question. It is a technology that in theory amplifies the power of its users: A manager, marketer, political campaigner, or opinionated internet user can utter a single instruction, and see their message—whatever it is—instantly written, personalized, and propagated via email, text, social, or other channels to thousands of people within their organization, or millions around the world. It also allows us to individualize solicitations for political donations, elaborate a grievance into a well-articulated policy position, or tailor a persuasive argument to an identity group, or even a single person...

From The Django weblog at 2025-12-02 12:00:00

Django security releases issued: 5.2.9, 5.1.15, and 4.2.27

In accordance with our security release policy, the Django team is issuing releases for Django 5.2.9, Django 5.1.15, and Django 4.2.27. These releases address the security issues detailed below. We encourage all users of Django to upgrade as soon as possible.

From School of War at 2025-12-02 10:30:00

Ep 253: Michael Pack on the Battle of Fallujah (NEBM3303895100.mp3)

Michael Pack, President and CEO of Palladium Pictures LLC and director of The Last 600 Meters: The Battles of Najaf and Fallujah, joins the show to discuss his remarkable documentary of the Iraq war and the Marines and battles that it portrays. ▪️ Times 01:59 The Journey of Creating 'The Last 600 Meters' 06:24 Censored 10:55 Combat and Valor  21:06 Political Decisions and Military Strategy  26:02 The Human Experience of War  36:29 The Hell House 40:24 Beyond the Battlefield 45:42 Full Metal Jacket 50:45 The Withdrawal from Afghanistan: A New Perspective Follow along on Instagram, X @schoolofwarpod, and YouTube @SchoolofWarPodcast Find more content on our School of War Substack

From Risky Business with Nate Silver and Maria Konnikova at 2025-12-02 05:01:00

How to Experience the Joy of Giving Right Now: A Giving Tuesday Special from The Happiness Lab (audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=eb5e885e-6644-4680-aec4-b15c0150ffc0)

According to the science, it really is better to give than receive. Donating a dollar; sharing a kind word or lending someone a hand changes lives, but can also hugely boost your happiness. So we're teaming up with other podcasts from Hidden Brain to Revisionist History to ask you to give to a charity helping some of the poorest people around. We're calling it #PodsFightPoverty.     

Go to givedirectly.org/happinesslab right now and give whatever you can.

Even a small donation will make you feel good and have a much larger impact on the world than you thought possible. To help inspire you, this special episode examines the science of giving and shares stories of heartwarming and impactful acts of kindness.   

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From Battle Lines at 2025-12-01 16:27:28

Europe is mobilising to face Russia. Is the UK falling behind? (media.mp3)

French President Emmanuel Macron has announced the return of military service in the country, 25 years after mandatory national service was phased out. And he's not alone, with the German parliament set to vote on similar measures, while Belgium and the Netherlands have introduced similar voluntary military service.

But what do the measures entail exactly? How effective, or even necessary are they, and will the UK follow suit?

To discuss all of this Venetia Rainey is sits down with Dr Lynette Nusbacher, a military historian and strategist, and James Crisp, The Telegraph’s Europe editor, to hear more.

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From Schneier on Security at 2025-12-01 12:59:47

Banning VPNs

This is crazy. Lawmakers in several US states are contemplating banning VPNs, because…think of the children!

As of this writing, Wisconsin lawmakers are escalating their war on privacy by targeting VPNs in the name of “protecting children” in A.B. 105/S.B. 130. It’s an age verification bill that requires all websites distributing material that could conceivably be deemed “sexual content” to both implement an age verification system and also to block the access of users connected via VPN. The bill seeks to broadly expand the definition of materials that are “harmful to minors” beyond the type of speech that states can prohibit minors from accessing­potentially encompassing things like depictions and discussions of human anatomy, sexuality, and reproduction...

From Odd Lots at 2025-12-01 09:00:00

Travis Kavulla Explains Why Electric Bills Shot Up (audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=982f5071-765c-403d-969d-ae27003a8d83)

There's an incredible amount of focus on the grid this days. That's notable because for a long time, the grid was hardly of any interest. For years, load growth was flat. It was a sleepy market. And in fact, because it was sleepy, regulators and politicians and private companies started focusing on phasing out the dirtier parts of energy production. Now things have flipped. Prices are on the rise. Load growth is on the rise. And everyone's tying to figure out how we're going to attach all of these AI datacenters to the grid. On this episode, we speak with Travis Kavulla, the vice president of regulatory affairs at NRG. Prior to his current role, Travis served for eight years on Montana's Public Service Commission, and therefore has a good feel for what drives prices in both regulated and competitive electricity markets. He explains the factors that have pushed electricity costs up, particularly since the pandemic, and the calculations that have to be made to plan for the future burdens that will be placed on the grid.

Read more:
Americans Paying Record Electricity Prices as Gas Costs Climb
As Federal Support Withers, California Invests in Cheap Heat Pumps

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From The Rest Is History at 2025-12-01 00:05:00

622. The Nazis at War: The Fall of France (Part 3) (GLT6447940829.mp3?updated=1764261729)

How did the Battle of Dunkirk unfold in 1940? Why was it one of the key turning points of the Second World War for Hitler and his Nazi regime? And, how did the Allies manage to evade the jaws of annihilation at this crucial stage of the Second World War…? Join Dominic and Tom as they march further into the Nazis at war, with Hitler’s forces closing in on the Allies at Dunkirk, before wreaking devastation upon the French. Give The Rest Is History Club this Christmas – a year of bonus episodes, ad-free listening, early access, the private chat community hosted on Discord, and an exclusive t-shirt! Just go to https://therestishistory.supportingcast.fm/gifts And of course, you can still join for yourself at any time at therestishistory.com or on apple podcasts. For more Goalhanger Podcasts, head to www.goalhanger.com _______ Hive. Know your power. Visit https://hivehome.com to find out more. _______ Visit auraframes.co.uk and get £35 off Aura’s best-selling Carver Mat frame by using promo code HISTORY at checkout. Terms and conditions apply. _______ Get our exclusive NordVPN deal here ➼ https://nordvpn.com/restishistory It's risk-free with Nord's 30-day money-back guarantee ✅ _______ Twitter: @TheRestHistory @holland_tom @dcsandbrook Video Editor: Jack Meek / Harry Swan Social Producer: Harry Balden Assistant Producer: Aaliyah Akude Producer: Tabby Syrett Senior Producer: Theo Young-Smith Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

From The Week in Westminster at 2025-11-29 11:30:00

29/11/2025 (p0mkf9wr.mp3)

Sonia Sodha takes a look at Chancellor Rachel Reeves' long-awaited Budget with former Treasury Minister and now Shadow Leader of the House, Conservative MP Jesse Norman and Labour MP Jeevun Sandher who until recently served on the Treasury Select Committee.

To discuss proposed peace plans for Ukraine, Sonia is joined by Ivanna Klympush Tsintsadze, who chairs the Ukrainian parliament’s committee on integration with the EU.

Leaked proposals this week suggest the government is considering limiting trial by jury to only the most serious crimes. To discuss this. Sonia is joined by criminal defence barrister Joanna Hardy-Susskind and Danny Shaw, a former BBC correspondent and former adviser to Yvette Cooper.

And, this week, the Education Select Committee launched an inquiry looking into the decline in reading for pleasure by children. To discuss how to keep the joy of reading alive, Sonia is joined by Labour MP Jess Asato, who is on the Committee and children’s author AF Steadman, whose Skandar series has been translated into 46 languages.

From More or Less at 2025-11-29 06:00:00

Richard Thaler and The Winner’s Curse (p0mkbl7h.mp3)

In the later part of the 20th century, a pioneering group of economists started shaking up their academic field.

These “behavioural economists” used findings from experimental psychology and everyday life to challenge the prevailing view that human beings were rational decision makers – acting in predictable ways to maximize their wealth.

One of those pioneers was Richard Thaler, who noted down some of these “anomalies” in a column in the 1980s, which was turned into a book - The Winner’s Curse - first published in 1992. His work also won him the Nobel memorial prize in economics in 2017.

More than 30 years on, he has returned to that book, publishing a new, updated version with co-author Alex Imas, which looks at whether those anomalies in rational thinking have stood the test of time.

Tim asks him to set out two of his most famous ideas – the winner’s curse itself, and the idea of “mental accounting”.

Presenter: Tim Harford Series producer: Tom Colls Sound mix: Donald MacDonald Editor: Richard Vadon

From Risky Business with Nate Silver and Maria Konnikova at 2025-11-29 05:01:00

The Prisoners’ Dilemma of Performance-Enhancing Drugs (audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=eb5e885e-6644-4680-aec4-b15c0150ffc0)

This week we answer a question from listener Brandon, who’s noticed a rise in performance-enhancing drugs outside of sports. Nate and Maria discuss their own philosophies on PEDs, their impact on equilibriums, and what people risk when they decide to juice.

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From A Collection of Unmitigated Pedantry at 2025-11-28 23:35:00

Gap Week, November 28, 2025 (Thanksgiving)

Hey folks! This week is Thanksgiving in the United States and I’ve opted to take advantage of the break in teaching to focus down on getting some chapter revisions done, so we’ll be back to hoplites next week. In the meantime, if you are looking for things to read or watch, I have a few … Continue reading Gap Week, November 28, 2025 (Thanksgiving) →

From Dan Carlin's Hardcore History: Addendum at 2025-11-28 21:50:00

EP34 Atomic Accountability (dchh-Addendum34-Atomic-Accountability.mp3?dest-id=596146)

Dan visits with Professor Alex Wellerstein, whose new book about Truman and the dropping of the atomic bombs will challenge everything you think you know about the subject.

From Schneier on Security at 2025-11-28 20:56:20

Friday Squid Blogging: Flying Neon Squid Found on Israeli Beach

A meter-long flying neon squid (Ommastrephes bartramii) was found dead on an Israeli beach. The species is rare in the Mediterranean.

From Schneier on Security at 2025-11-28 14:54:38

Prompt Injection Through Poetry

In a new paper, “Adversarial Poetry as a Universal Single-Turn Jailbreak Mechanism in Large Language Models,” researchers found that turning LLM prompts into poetry resulted in jailbreaking the models:

Abstract: We present evidence that adversarial poetry functions as a universal single-turn jailbreak technique for Large Language Models (LLMs). Across 25 frontier proprietary and open-weight models, curated poetic prompts yielded high attack-success rates (ASR), with some providers exceeding 90%. Mapping prompts to MLCommons and EU CoP risk taxonomies shows that poetic attacks transfer across CBRN, manipulation, cyber-offence, and loss-of-control domains. Converting 1,200 ML-Commons harmful prompts into verse via a standardized meta-prompt produced ASRs up to 18 times higher than their prose baselines. Outputs are evaluated using an ensemble of 3 open-weight LLM judges, whose binary safety assessments were validated on a stratified human-labeled subset. Poetic framing achieved an average jailbreak success rate of 62% for hand-crafted poems and approximately 43% for meta-prompt conversions (compared to non-poetic baselines), substantially outperforming non-poetic baselines and revealing a systematic vulnerability across model families and safety training approaches. These findings demonstrate that stylistic variation alone can circumvent contemporary safety mechanisms, suggesting fundamental limitations in current alignment methods and evaluation protocols...

From School of War at 2025-11-28 10:30:00

Ep 252: Andrew Lambert on the British Empire’s Strategic Challenges and America’s Today (NEBM6814332148.mp3)

Andrew Lambert, Laughton Professor of Naval History in the Department of War Studies, King's College London and No More Napoleons: How Britain Managed Europe from Waterloo to World War One,  joins the show to discuss how the British Empire maintained the balance in Europe between the fall of Napoleon to the summer of 1914. ▪️ Times 02:59 Studying the Problem of War 06:20 British Perspectives of the European Coast 11:33 The French Likelihood of Invading Britain  21:40 The Scheldt River Estuary  30:33 Marlborough, Wellington, and Eisenhower  36:48 The 19th Century and the Rise of Steampower 47:35 Divided attention and British Mistakes of 1914 54:40 The Failure of British Strategic Off-Shore Balancing Follow along on Instagram, X @schoolofwarpod, and YouTube @SchoolofWarPodcast Find more content on our School of War Substack

From Odd Lots at 2025-11-28 09:00:00

This Is Why Credit Card Interest Rates Are So High (audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=982f5071-765c-403d-969d-ae27003a8d83)

Some people pay off their credit cards at the end of each month. They use the cards as a payment method and collect points and rewards, and never have to pay any interest. For other users, interest can be sky high — way higher than what would be expected simply based on a user's credit or default risk. Why is this? And how do credit card companies get away with charging interest at these levels? On this episode, we speak with Itamar Dreschsler, a finance professor at Wharton, who recently co-authored a piece titled Why Are Credit Card Rates so High? Drechsler walks us through the costs of running a credit card operation and explains what borrowers are really paying for.

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From The Django weblog at 2025-11-28 06:15:12

2026 DSF Board Election Results

The 2026 DSF Board Election has closed, and the following candidates have been elected:

• Jacob Kaplan-Moss
• Priya Pahwa
• Ryan Cheley

They will all serve two years for their term.

2026 Board

Directors elected for the 2025 DSF Board - Abigail Gbadago, Jeff Triplett, Paolo Melchiorre, Tom Carrick - are continuing with one year left to serve on the board.

Therefore, the combined 2026 DSF Board of Directors are:

• Abigail Gbadago
• Jacob Kaplan-Moss*
• Jeff Triplett
• Paolo Melchiorre
• Priya Pahwa*
• Ryan Cheley*
• Tom Carrick

* Elected to a two year term

Congratulations to our winners, and a huge thank you to our departing board members Sarah Abderemane and Thibaud Colas.

Thank you again to everyone who nominated themselves. Even if you were not successful, you gave our community the chance to make their voices heard in who they wanted to represent them.

From Battle Lines at 2025-11-28 06:02:00

Inside Ukraine-Russia talks: Britain's Kissinger, Putin's enforcer and Trump's envoy (media.mp3)

Donald Trump’s latest effort to end the war in Ukraine unleashed a week of diplomatic turmoil.

And some of the most dramatic diplomatic twists and turns bear the finger prints of one man: Jonathan Powell, the British national security advisor, not only led a diplomatic rescue mission to recast Donald Trump’s original Russian-inspired proposals in Ukraine and Europe’s favour. His influence can also be seen in Anglo-French plans for a “coalition of the willing,” and even earlier this year in Donald Trump’s Gaza Peace Plan.

He is a low-profile figure who wields real influence. So can the man who some have called Britain’s Henry Kissinger guide the war in Ukraine to a peaceful and palatable conclusion? Is his philosophy of engagement suited to grappling with Putin’s Kremlin? And have the week’s acrobatics brought Ukraine and Russia any closer to peace?

David Blair, the Telegraph’s chief foreign affairs commentator, and Orysia Lutsevych, the head of the Ukraine Forum at Chatham House, joins Roland Oliphant on this edition of Battle Lines.

David Blair on Jonathan Powell:

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From The Briefing Room at 2025-11-27 15:10:00

What's happening with the Ukraine peace plan? (p0mk5pf5.mp3)

President Trump wants an end to the war in Ukraine. The Ukrainians want peace too - but not at any cost. The past week saw the emergence of a leaked US 28 - point- plan which was wholly unacceptable to President Zelensky and European leaders. But how it originated and why it looked like a Russian wish list has led to intense debate. ( It included Ukraine giving up territory it still holds in the east, as well as the area already occupied by Russia, a cap on the Ukrainian army of 600 thousand, a permanent ban on NATO membership for Ukraine and an amnesty on all war crimes. ) Talks hastily took place in Europe and Abu Dhabi and there’s now a revised version still to be agreed with Russia. President Zelensky wants to meet President Trump to agree the most sensitive issues.. So why did this latest attempt at peace in Ukraine emerge through a leaked document which many assumed had come straight from Russia? How has Europe and Ukraine responded and could it really mean an end to nearly four years of war?

Guests: Angela Stent, Senior Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and former National Intelligence Officer for Russia and Eurasia. Sir Lawrence Freedman, Emeritus Professor of War Studies at King’s College, London Christopher Miller, Financial Times’ Chief Ukraine Correspondent Sir Laurie Bristow, former UK Ambassador to Russia and President of Hughes Hall, Cambridge.

Presenter: David Aaronovitch Producers: Caroline Bayley, Cordelia Hemming, Kirsteen Knight Production co-ordinator: Maria Ogundele Sound Engineer: James Beard Editor: Richard Vadon

From The Incomparable Mothership at 2025-11-27 13:00:00

794: Oops! All Rats (f26ced1c-f4eb-497b-b7a7-c04333368dd3.mp3)

We celebrate Fangsgiving with a visit to darkest Transylvania (and Germany) for the plague-stricken, rat-infested tale of “Nosferatu”, a legally questionable knock-off of “Dracula” more than a century old that surprisingly reinvigorates the classic lines of the Dracula story....

From Strong Message Here at 2025-11-27 09:45:00

Spooking the Markets (with Natalie Haynes and Stewart Lee) (p0mk1wbv.mp3)

It's budget week, Armando is joined by two members of the Strong Message Here commune, Natalie Haynes and Stewart Lee.

How do markets get 'spooked'? Who has the broadest shoulders? And what does 'a Labour Budget with Labour values' actually mean?

We discuss how taxes get their nicknames, why we know so much about the budget ahead of time these days, and whether Rachel Reeves could've taken inspiration from Taylor Swift to make the budget more exciting.

In the longer edition, we also look at 'the banter defence', and decide a new name for 'the markets' that feels more apt for the way they behave.

Got a strong message for Armando? Email us on strongmessagehere@bbc.co.uk

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Produced by Gwyn Rhys Davies. A BBC Studios production for Radio 4.

From Odd Lots at 2025-11-27 09:00:00

Graham Allison on the Risks of a US-China War (audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=982f5071-765c-403d-969d-ae27003a8d83)

The US and China are in a "Thucydides Trap," whereby the risk of war is heightened when an established power is threatened by a rapidly rising power. This is the framework that's been popularized by Graham Allison, the Douglas Dillon Professor of Government at Harvard University. Professor Allison has been writing about China and the US-China relationship for decades. He's been focused on the growing odds of a violent conflict between the two powers. On this episode, he explains his work and the conditions that drive greater risk of armed conflict. He also tells us what both sides get wrong about each other, and what it will take to reduce the odds of military involvement.

More: Henry Wang on China's Role in the New Emerging World Order

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From The Rest Is History at 2025-11-27 00:05:00

621. The Nazis at War: Blitzkrieg (Part 2) (GLT8711886512.mp3?updated=1764158218)

When Hitler’s eye fell on Norway and Denmark, how did he and the Nazis enact their terrible plan of conquest? How did the Allies respond to this western campaign? And, how did the French fare against the furious German attack…? Join Dominic and Tom as they discuss the next bombastic phase of the Nazis at war. Join The Rest Is History Club: Unlock the full experience of the show – with exclusive bonus episodes, ad-free listening, early access to every series and live show tickets, a members-only newsletter, discounted books from the show, and access to our private Discord chatroom. Sign up directly at therestishistory.com For more Goalhanger Podcasts, head to www.goalhanger.com _______ Hive. Know your power. Visit https://hivehome.com to find out more. _______ Whether you’re hosting or guesting this Christmas, you need the UK’s best mobile network and broadband technology, only from EE. _______ Get our exclusive NordVPN deal here ➼ https://nordvpn.com/restishistory It's risk-free with Nord's 30-day money-back guarantee ✅ _______ Twitter: @TheRestHistory @holland_tom @dcsandbrook Video Editor: Jack Meek / Harry Swan Social Producer: Harry Balden Assistant Producer: Aaliyah Akude Producer: Tabby Syrett Senior Producer: Theo Young-Smith Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

From GoodFellows: Conversations from the Hoover Institution at 2025-11-26 17:43:08

Viewer Mail: War & Peace, Reading & Writing, Why Babies Are Good, and Thanksgiving Memories | GoodFellows | Hoover Institution (GoodFellows_2025-11-25_-_Mailbag_podcast_b30qc.mp3)

Is the bitter war in Ukraine soon to wind down now that a peace settlement is being negotiated (think a Panmunjom-style compromise, not Munich-style appeasement), and how should America prepare for economic and military parity with China? In an episode devoted solely to viewers’ questions, Hoover senior fellows Sir Niall Ferguson, John Cochrane and H.R. McMaster delve into matters ranging from those somber (allaying twenty-somethings’ climate alarmism, “ideal” interest rates, the future of tank warfare as well as AI’s redesign of future workforces) to those more lighthearted (H.R.’s service nickname, the artist behind John’s wall hangings, and how the fellows would ride out a future pandemic). Finally, on the eve of America’s Thanksgiving holiday, the fellows count their blessings – especially “Papa” Ferguson, who recently joined John (aka, “Blah-Blah” to his grandchildren) and H.R. (likewise, his grandkids’ “Papa”) as a first-time grandfather. Subscribe to GoodFellows for clarity on today’s biggest social, economic, and geostrategic shifts — only on GoodFellows.

From The Media Show at 2025-11-26 17:29:00

The Reith Lecture row, Telegraph sale & CNN documentary MisinfoNation: White Genocide (p0mk0668.mp3)

Katie Razzall and Ros Atkins on some of the biggest stories shaping the UK and global media. Dame Caroline Dineage MP Chair of the Culture Media and Sport Committee, former Financial Times editor Lionel Barber, and Max Goldbart from Deadline discuss the BBC crisis: from Samir Shah’s leadership challenges to Shumeet Banerji’s damning resignation letter, and the controversy over editing Rutger Bregman’s Reith Lecture to remove a line about Donald Trump. We also examine the £500m sale of the Telegraph to the Daily Mail group – one of the biggest consolidations in British media – and ask what it means for press plurality with Dr Alice Enders from Enders Analysis and CNN’s Donie O’Sullivan on his new documentary MisinfoNation: White Genocide

Producer: Lisa Jenkinson Assistant Producer: Lucy Wai

From Biz & IT – Ars Technica at 2025-11-26 17:19:35

HP plans to save millions by laying off thousands, ramping up AI use

Product development, internal operations among teams expected to be hit hardest.

From Biz & IT – Ars Technica at 2025-11-26 15:37:47

Crypto hoarders dump tokens as shares tumble

Several companies are selling crypto stockpiles in effort to fund share buybacks, shore up stock prices.

From Net Assessment at 2025-11-26 15:09:00

Reciprocity: The Once and Future Strategy? (Net_Assessment_-_27_Nov_2025_v1.mp3?dest-id=808287)

Chris, Melanie, and Zack discuss Oren Cass's recent article articulating a "Grand Strategy of Reciprocity." Cass argues that the United States should build a bloc of countries that agree to engage with each other on comparable terms while jointly excluding others that will not fulfill the same obligations. Is this possible or realistic? And how does it align with the Trump administration's approach? Meanwhile, Chris commends the Eurasia Group's Institute for Global Affairs, Melanie criticizes Chinese entities purchasing properties near critical US installations, and Zack laments a fundamental misreading of game theory by Scott Bessent.

Show Links:

• Oren Cass, "A Grant Strategy of Reciprocity," Foreign Affairs, November/December 2025, https://www.foreignaffairs.com/united-states/grand-strategy-reciprocity.

• Scott Bessent, "It's time to end the filibuster," Washington Post, November 23, 2025.

• Nate Jones, "State Department erases 15 pages of nuclear history — with no warning," Washington Post, November 13, 2025.

• Jonathan Guyer, Lucas Robinson, Eloise Cassier, Ransom Miller, "Reckless Peacemaker?" Institute for Global Affairs, November 6, 2025

• Chris Mason and Becky Morton, "UK Expected to Approve Plans for Chinese Mega Embassy," BBC, November 21, 2025.

• Philip Lenczycki, "US Nuclear Bomber Fleet Shares Fence With Trailer Park Linked To Chinese Intel-Tied Fraudster," Daily Caller, November 10, 2025.  

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From Schneier on Security at 2025-11-26 12:05:14

Huawei and Chinese Surveillance

This quote is from House of Huawei: The Secret History of China’s Most Powerful Company.

“Long before anyone had heard of Ren Zhengfei or Huawei, Wan Runnan had been China’s star entrepreneur in the 1980s, with his company, the Stone Group, touted as “China’s IBM.” Wan had believed that economic change could lead to political change. He had thrown his support behind the pro-democracy protesters in 1989. As a result, he had to flee to France, with an arrest warrant hanging over his head. He was never able to return home. Now, decades later and in failing health in Paris, Wan recalled something that had happened one day in the late 1980s, when he was still living in Beijing...

From Breaking History at 2025-11-26 10:00:00

How Clinton, Trump, and Epstein Rewired America’s Moral Compass (CBS3793359173.mp3?updated=1764163091)

We revisit the scandal-soaked 1990s—Packwood, Thomas, Clinton—and explore how failing to enforce norms around abuse of power helped create the world in which the Epstein scandal could flourish. This episode traces the unraveling of political accountability from the Clinton impeachment to the Trump Access Hollywood moment, and finally the global Epstein reckoning. We show how feminists in the ’90s and evangelicals in the 2010s made parallel bargains—each excusing their champion’s abuses for political gain. The result is a culture that normalized impunity for the powerful, and primed America for a populist revolt against a ruling class that protects its own. ----- CREDITS Executive Producer: Poppy Damon Associate Producer: Adam Feldman Sound Designer and Composer: Tony Peer Original theme songs by Eli Lake Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

From Battle Lines at 2025-11-26 06:00:00

Why cutting aid to buy bombs is making us less safe (media.mp3)

With conflicts raging around the world, aid budgets are being slashed in favour of defence spending. 

But experts are warning that cutting aid may not just hurt the world’s most vulnerable, it could make life in Britain more dangerous.

This week, Lord Dannatt, the former head of the British Army, tells Venetia and Arthur why cutting aid to boost defence actually makes us less safe. 

Plus we hear from the author of a new Chatham House report, Olivia O'Sullivan, about the risk of China filling the power gap and the impact on global health.

Producer: Sophie O'Sullivan

Executive Producer: Louisa Wells

Studio Operator: Meghan Searle

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From Risky Business with Nate Silver and Maria Konnikova at 2025-11-26 05:01:00

NO LIMIT, Some AI… Poker’s Documentary-Gate (audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=eb5e885e-6644-4680-aec4-b15c0150ffc0)

The WSOP’s NO LIMIT docuseries has been scrubbed from the internet following revelations that it includes AI-generated content, despite creator Dustin Ianotti’s explanation that the material “tracked closely” with other quotes and was only used for “faster scene transitions and narrative pacing."

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From School of War at 2025-11-25 02:00:00

Ep 251: John Lee on Ukraine, Peace, and What China Wants (NEBM8802432098.mp3)

John Lee, senior fellow at the Hudson Institute,  joins the show to discuss the Trump administration’s efforts to bring the war in Ukraine to an end, and what it all means facing China in the Pacific. ▪️ Times 01:56 Strategic Implications of the War 03:24 The 28-Point Peace Plan 09:49 Challenges of Negotiating Peace 15:19 The Russia-China Connection 19:48 Nuclear Deterrence and Arms Control 29:30 Linking Ukraine and Taiwan 35:18 Ukraine War as a Chinese Proxy Conflict Follow along on Instagram, X @schoolofwarpod, and YouTube @SchoolofWarPodcast Find more content on our School of War Substack

From Battle Lines at 2025-11-24 17:35:48

How Xi Jinping’s past shapes China’s future (media.mp3)

Xi Jinping is the most authoritarian and longest serving Chinese leader since Mao - and probably the most powerful man on earth. But what makes him tick, and what does is upbringing tell us about his behaviour today?

Joseph Torigian spent nine years researching this question. The result is The Party's Interests Comes First - a biography of Xi's father, Xi Zhongxun. Torigan sat down with Roland Oliphant to discuss what he discovered about Xi's family history, and how it's shaping China and the world today.

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From Biz & IT – Ars Technica at 2025-11-24 14:17:29

UK government will buy tech to boost AI sector in $130M growth push

Plan will offer guaranteed payments for British startups making AI hardware

From Schneier on Security at 2025-11-24 12:03:46

IACR Nullifies Election Because of Lost Decryption Key

The International Association of Cryptologic Research—the academic cryptography association that’s been putting conferences like Crypto (back when “crypto” meant “cryptography”) and Eurocrypt since the 1980s—had to nullify an online election when trustee Moti Yung lost his decryption key.

For this election and in accordance with the bylaws of the IACR, the three members of the IACR 2025 Election Committee acted as independent trustees, each holding a portion of the cryptographic key material required to jointly decrypt the results. This aspect of Helios’ design ensures that no two trustees could collude to determine the outcome of an election or the contents of individual votes on their own: all trustees must provide their decryption shares...

From Odd Lots at 2025-11-24 09:00:00

Ray Dalio on the Five Forces That Make This a Historical Moment (audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=982f5071-765c-403d-969d-ae27003a8d83)

You're not imagining it. This really is a moment of tremendous historical change. Various forces are all aligned right now and reshaping how the world operates. That's the view of Ray Dalio, the founder of Bridgewater Capital, the world's biggest hedge fund. While Odd Lots has been around for 10 years, Dalio ran Bridgewater for an extraordinary five decades, so he's the perfect person to get a big picture understanding of what's going on. He talks about how a mix of rising wealth inequality, the AI boom, a burgeoning national debt, and more, are changing the world. We also talk about lessons he learned from running Bridgewater, the importance of meditation, as well as his long-term skepticism about the pod shop hedge fund model.

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From The Rest Is History at 2025-11-24 00:05:00

620. The Nazis at War: Hitler Strikes West (Part 1) (GLT4381972581.mp3?updated=1763741614)

What was Adolf Hitler’s next move, after occupying Czechoslovakia in March 1939, and brutally invading Poland that September? Why did the Allies fail to act, despite the Nazis shocking offensive? And, would an assassination plot from within Germany itself prove to be Hitler’s undoing?   Join Dominic and Tom as they launch into the Second World War, as Hitler and the Nazis escalate their war on Europe.  Hive. Know your power. Visit https://hivehome.com to find out more. _______ Is your door in the draw? Sign up by midnight 30th November at https://postcodelottery.co.uk. People’s Postcode Lottery manages lotteries on behalf of good causes, 18 plus, conditions apply, play responsibly, not available in Northern Ireland. _______ Get our exclusive NordVPN deal here ➼ https://nordvpn.com/restishistory It's risk-free with Nord's 30-day money-back guarantee ✅ _______ Join The Rest Is History Club: Unlock the full experience of the show – with exclusive bonus episodes, ad-free listening, early access to every series and live show tickets, a members-only newsletter, discounted books from the show, and access to our private Discord chatroom. Sign up directly at ⁠therestishistory.com⁠ For more Goalhanger Podcasts, head to ⁠www.goalhanger.com _______ Twitter: @TheRestHistory @holland_tom @dcsandbrook Video Editor: Jack Meek / Harry Swan  Social Producer: Harry Balden Assistant Producer: Aaliyah Akude  Producer: Tabby Syrett Senior Producer: Theo Young-Smith Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

From Odd Lots at 2025-11-23 11:00:00

Risky Business Preview (audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=982f5071-765c-403d-969d-ae27003a8d83)

Here’s a preview of another podcast we enjoy, Risky Business with Nate Silver and Maria
Konnikova. Risky Business is a weekly podcast about making better decisions. Hosted by
journalist and psychologist Maria Konnikova and data analyst and election forecaster Nate
Silver, who both happen to be accomplished high-stakes poker players, the show explores how
we navigate uncertainty in politics, poker, and everyday life. From unpacking AI hype to diving
deep into election forecasting to discussing trust on reality TV, they break down the odds behind
the headlines. Because every choice is a bet. New episodes drop on Wednesdays and Fridays
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From The Week in Westminster at 2025-11-22 11:00:00

22/11/2025 (p0mj2nh2.mp3)

With just days to go to Rachel Reeves' Budget, George Parker speaks to her Conservative predecessor at the Treasury, Sir Jeremy Hunt MP. They discuss what it's like for Chancellors in the run-up to a fiscal event and the intense speculation around this Budget.

Following the publication of the Covid Inquiry's second report George interviews former minister, Lord Frost, who resigned from the then Conservative government over pandemic policy, and Prof Stephen Reicher, who advised both the UK and Scottish governments during the pandemic.

To discuss the Home Secretary's overhaul of the asylum system, and the divisions within her party, George speaks to Labour MPs Olivia Blake and Gareth Snell.

And, as the London Aquarium responds to concerns raised by a number of MPs over the welfare of its penguins, George speaks to one of those MPs, Danny Chambers, and New Statesman journalist, Rachel Cunliffe.

From Odd Lots at 2025-11-22 09:00:00

Why America's Cattle Ranchers Keep Getting Squeezed (audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=982f5071-765c-403d-969d-ae27003a8d83)

The country's cattle herd has shrunk to its smallest size in decades and beef prices have been soaring this year, with hamburgers and steaks becoming the latest flashpoints in the political debate over higher food prices. In this episode, we untangle the roots of declining domestic beef supply — from drought and surging feed costs to the lasting impact of consolidation in the meatpacking industry. We speak with Bill Bullard, CEO of R-CALF USA, a trade association for independent cattle ranchers, about the forces shrinking America's cattle industry and what can be done about it. (Editor's Note: This episode was recorded Oct. 30)

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From More or Less at 2025-11-22 06:00:00

Is there a stock market crash coming? (p0mj1fd1.mp3)

For months, the share prices of tech companies have marched seemingly-ever upward, driven by fevered excitement about the potential of Artificial Intelligence. But many are now voicing fears that this surge might turn out to be a bubble, which could burst with damaging effects.

So do we have to rely on vibes? Or can we use data to tell us about the risk that AI might go pop?

Nathan Gower discovers what the numbers tell us about the health of the stock market.

Guests: Katie Martin, markets columnist at the Financial Times Simon French, Chief Economist and Head of Research at investment company Panmure Liberum

Presenter and Producer: Nathan Gower Series Producer: Tom Colls Editor: Richard Vadon Sound Engineer: Andy Mills

From Risky Business with Nate Silver and Maria Konnikova at 2025-11-22 05:01:00

Risky Business Live! How To Read People In Poker And Beyond (audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=eb5e885e-6644-4680-aec4-b15c0150ffc0)

Most people are bad at spotting bluffs and tells – but there are ways to get better. Nate and Maria discuss tips and tricks from the poker table s with a live audience at Ludlow House in New York City.

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From Biz & IT – Ars Technica at 2025-11-22 00:16:25

Oops. Cryptographers cancel election results after losing decryption key.

Voting system required three keys. One of them has been "irretrievably lost."

From Schneier on Security at 2025-11-21 22:08:09

Friday Squid Blogging: New “Squid” Sneaker

I did not know Adidas sold a sneaker called “Squid.”

As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news that I haven’t covered.

Blog moderation policy.

From Biz & IT – Ars Technica at 2025-11-21 22:05:20

How to know if your Asus router is one of thousands hacked by China-state hackers

So far, the hackers are laying low, likely for later use.

From Biz & IT – Ars Technica at 2025-11-21 21:47:44

Google tells employees it must double capacity every 6 months to meet AI demand

Google's AI infrastructure chief tells staff it needs thousandfold capacity increase in 5 years.

From A Collection of Unmitigated Pedantry at 2025-11-21 21:41:57

Collections: Hoplite Wars, Part II: Hoplite Equipment, Hoplight or Hopheavy?

This is the second part of what looks like it’ll be end up as a four part series discussing the debates surrounding ancient Greek hoplites, the heavy infantry of the Archaic (800-480) and Classical (480-323) periods. Last week, we outlined the contours of the debate: the major points of contention and the history of the … Continue reading Collections: Hoplite Wars, Part II: Hoplite Equipment, Hoplight or Hopheavy? →

From Schneier on Security at 2025-11-21 19:07:34

More on Rewiring Democracy

It’s been a month since Rewiring Democracy: How AI Will Transform Our Politics, Government, and Citizenship was published. From what we know, sales are good.

Some of the book’s forty-three chapters are available online: chapters 2, 12, 28, 34, 38, and 41.

We need more reviews—six on Amazon is not enough, and no one has yet posted a viral TikTok review. One review was published in Nature and another on the RSA Conference website, but more would be better. If you’ve read the book, please leave a review somewhere.

My coauthor and I have been doing all sort of book events, both online and in person. This ...

From The Incomparable Mothership at 2025-11-21 17:10:00

793: Table 19, Your Pizza's Ready (fa4315a2-7b64-4baa-828b-c942e1123da3.mp3)

Ever wonder what happened to The Oneders? We celebrate Hanksgiving by discussing Tom Hanks’s love letter to ’60s pop that’s also a clear-eyed look at the machinery of the entertainment business, “That Thing You Do!” Powered by a legitimately classic pop song, a stunning cast (turns out, Tom Hanks knows some people), and scenes of joy, warmth, and kidness, this is a film that we find ourselves revisiting often. Happy Hanksgiving to all! And make it snappy!...

From The Django weblog at 2025-11-21 13:00:00

DSF member of the month - Akio Ogasahara

For November 2025, we welcome Akio Ogasahara as our DSF member of the month! ⭐

Akio is a technical writer and systems engineer. He contributed to the Japanese translation for many years. He has been a DSF member since June 2025. You can learn more about Akio by visiting Akio's X account and his GitHub Profile.

Let’s spend some time getting to know Akio better!

Can you tell us a little about yourself (hobbies, education, etc.)

I was born in 1986 in Rochester, Minnesota, to Japanese parents, and I’ve lived in Japan since I was one. I’ve been fascinated by machines for as long as I can remember. I hold a master’s degree in mechanical engineering. I’ve worked as a technical writer and a software PM, and I’m currently in QA at a Japanese manufacturer.

I'm curious, where does your nickname “libratech” come from?

I often used “Libra” as a handle because the symbol of Libra—a balanced scale—reflects a value I care deeply about: fairness in judgment. I combined that with “tech,” from “tech writer,” to create “libratech.”

How did you start using Django?

Over ten years ago, I joined a hands-on workshop using a Raspberry Pi to visualize sensor data, and we built the dashboard with Django. That was my first real experience.

What other framework do you know and if there is anything you would like to have in Django if you had magical powers?

I’ve used Flask and FastAPI. If I could wish for anything, I’d love “one-click” deployment that turns a Django project into an ultra-lightweight app running on Cloudflare Workers.

What projects are you working on now?

As a QA engineer, I’m building Pandas pipelines for quality-data cleansing and creating BI dashboards.

What are you learning about these days?

I’m studying for two Japanese certifications: the Database Specialist exam and the Quality Control Examination (QC Kentei).

Which Django libraries are your favorite (core or 3rd party)?

Django admin, without question. In real operations, websites aren’t run only by programmers—most teams eventually need CRM-like capabilities. Django admin maps beautifully to that practical reality.

What are the top three things in Django that you like?

• Django admin
• Strong security
• DRY by design

You have contributed a lot on the Japanese documentation, what made you contribute to translate for the Japanese language in the first place?

I went through several joint surgeries and suddenly had a lot of time. I’d always wanted to contribute to open source, but I knew my coding skills weren’t my strongest asset. I did, however, have years of experience writing manuals—so translation felt like a meaningful way to help.

Do you have any advice for people who could be hesitant to contribute to translation of Django documentation?

Translation has fewer strict rules than code contributions, and you can start simply by creating a Transifex account. If a passage feels unclear, improve it! And if you have questions, the Django-ja translation team is happy to help on our Discord.

I know you have some interest in AI as a technical writer, do you have an idea on how Django could evolve with AI?

Today’s AI is excellent at working with existing code—spotting N+1 queries or refactoring SQL without changing behavior. But code written entirely by AI often has weak security. That’s why solid unit tests and Django’s strong security guardrails will remain essential: they let us harness AI’s creativity safely.

Django is celebrating its 20th anniversary, do you have a nice story to share?

The surgeries were tough, but they led me to documentation translation, which reconnected me with both English and Django. I’m grateful for that path.

What are your hobbies or what do you do when you’re not working?

Outside of computers, I enjoy playing drums in a band and watching musicals and stage plays! 🎵

Is there anything else you’d like to say?

If you ever visit Japan, of course sushi and ramen are great—but don’t miss the sweets and ice creams you can find at local supermarkets and convenience stores! They’re inexpensive, come in countless varieties, and I’m sure you’ll discover a new favorite!🍦

Thank you for doing the interview, Akio !

From Odd Lots at 2025-11-21 13:00:00

What Susan Collins Wants to See Before Supporting Another Rate Cut (audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=982f5071-765c-403d-969d-ae27003a8d83)

In early November, it looked like almost a sure thing that the Federal Reserve would cut rates. Since then, the odds have come in dramatically, as a number of FOMC members have been talking about persistent inflationary pressures. One such voice has been Susan Collins, the president of the Boston Fed. On this episode, she explains her thinking as to why, right now, she's more concerned about inflation than she is about the labor market, and she tells us what she'd like to see before supporting another rate cut. Today's episode coincides with the first day of the Boston Fed's annual economic research conference, which will be streaming live on the bank's website.

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From Schneier on Security at 2025-11-21 12:01:36

AI as Cyberattacker

From Anthropic:

In mid-September 2025, we detected suspicious activity that later investigation determined to be a highly sophisticated espionage campaign. The attackers used AI’s “agentic” capabilities to an unprecedented degree­—using AI not just as an advisor, but to execute the cyberattacks themselves.

The threat actor—­whom we assess with high confidence was a Chinese state-sponsored group—­manipulated our Claude Code tool into attempting infiltration into roughly thirty global targets and succeeded in a small number of cases. The operation targeted large tech companies, financial institutions, chemical manufacturing companies, and government agencies. We believe this is the first documented case of a large-scale cyberattack executed without substantial human intervention...

From School of War at 2025-11-21 10:30:00

Ep 250: Jeremy Armstrong on Ancient Rome’s Myths and Warfare (NEBM4242673807.mp3)

Jeremy Armstrong, Professor of Classics & Ancient History at the University of Auckland and author of Children of Mars: The Origins of Rome's Empire,  joins the show to discuss the early history of Rome, the role of family and clan in the structure of its military, the transition from monarchy to republic, and the nature of warfare during this formative period.  ▪️ Times 02:28 The Problems of Early History 06:05 Warfare in Early Rome: A Complex Picture 11:52 The Importance of Myths in Roman Identity 15:01 Aeneas and Romulus: Founding Figures of Rome 18:00 The Significance of Aeneas in Roman Culture 20:48 The Function of Rome 33:09 The Role of Land and Mobility in Early Rome 36:07 Understanding the Monarchy and Military Structure 42:32 Transition from Monarchy to Republic 53:26 The Impact of the Sack of Rome 1:01:27 Shifting Towards Imperial Ambitions Follow along on Instagram, X @schoolofwarpod, and YouTube @SchoolofWarPodcast Find more content on our School of War Substack

From Battle Lines at 2025-11-21 06:02:00

Nato is running out of TNT. How did we fall behind Russia and China? (media.mp3)

TNT, the unglamorous but indispensable ingredient of modern warfare, is now in critically short supply and Britain is feeling the consequences. A new parliamentary report warns that the UK’s war-fighting readiness is being eroded not only by dwindling stockpiles but by its failure to meet Nato Article 3 obligations to maintain the capacity to resist armed attack.

The shortage of TNT is particularly alarming: Europe and the United States currently rely on a single Polish factory, a fragility that exposes the entire alliance to strategic risk. Ministers insist they are responding, with Defence Secretary John Healey outlining plans for up to 13 new British factories to produce munitions and explosives. But the pace remains slow.

In this episode, Venetia speaks to Joakim Sjöblom, CEO of Sweden Ballistics, about his bid to build Europe's next TNT plant and gets reaction from The Telegraph’s acting defence editor Tom Cotterill on how serious the crisis really is.

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From Biz & IT – Ars Technica at 2025-11-20 23:02:01

HP and Dell disable HEVC support built into their laptops’ CPUs

HEVC licensing gets more expensive in January.

From The Briefing Room at 2025-11-20 13:48:00

What can the UK learn from the rest of Europe about asylum reform? (p0mht0jt.mp3)

This week the government announced an overhaul of the UK’s asylum system with the stated aim of making Britain look a lot less attractive to those planning to make their way across the Channel on a small boat or outstay their visa if already here. A raft of proposals include ending a refugee’s effective right to stay in the country indefinitely, a quicker way of deporting those who fail in their asylum applications and a less sympathetic approach to refugee families. Denmark has been held up in recent days as an example of a country with much tougher asylum policies. So are we in the UK now part of a wider European trend of clamping down on asylum seekers? And what can we learn from the success or failure of other asylum policies across the continent.

Guests:

Dr Madeleine Sumption, Director of the Migration Observatory at Oxford University Professor Andrew Geddes, Director of the Migration Policy Centre at the European University Institute in Florence. Susi Dennison, Senior Policy Fellow at the European Council on Foreign Relations.

Presenter: David Aaronovitch Producers: Caroline Bayley, Kirsteen Knight, Cordelia Hemming Production co-ordinator: Maria Ogundele Sound engineer: James Beard Editor: Richard Vadon

From Schneier on Security at 2025-11-20 12:07:38

Scam USPS and E-Z Pass Texts and Websites

Google has filed a complaint in court that details the scam:

In a complaint filed Wednesday, the tech giant accused “a cybercriminal group in China” of selling “phishing for dummies” kits. The kits help unsavvy fraudsters easily “execute a large-scale phishing campaign,” tricking hordes of unsuspecting people into “disclosing sensitive information like passwords, credit card numbers, or banking information, often by impersonating well-known brands, government agencies, or even people the victim knows.”

These branded “Lighthouse” kits offer two versions of software, depending on whether bad actors want to launch SMS and e-commerce scams. “Members may subscribe to weekly, monthly, seasonal, annual, or permanent licenses,” Google alleged. Kits include “hundreds of templates for fake websites, domain set-up tools for those fake websites, and other features designed to dupe victims into believing they are entering sensitive information on a legitimate website.”...

From Strong Message Here at 2025-11-20 09:45:00

Moral Failure and Deadly Negligence (with Sara Pascoe and Matt Winning) (p0mhp7cf.mp3)

António Guterres has said that missing the 1.5 degree climate target is "a moral failure and deadly negligence". Is he right?

Dr Matt Winning joins Sara Pascoe and Armando to discuss the language around climate change. Is it proportionately alarmist, or does it just scare us? Are we numb to the jaw-dropping headlines?

Matt has some ideas of how to communicate these complex ideas more succinctly, and tell us of the days spend at COP agonising over whether 'urges' or 'suggests' makes it into an agreement. We also look at how language has been used to put the onus on us, rather than corporations, for waste and pollution, and a Swedish word that should make its way into Keir Starmer's vocabulary.

Listen to Strong Message Here every Thursday at 9.45am on Radio 4 and then head straight to BBC Sounds for an extended episode.

Have you stumbled upon any perplexing political phrases you need Armando to decode? Email them to us at strongmessagehere@bbc.co.uk

Sound Editing by Chris Maclean Production Coordinator - Jodie Charman Executive Producer - Pete Strauss

Produced by Gwyn Rhys Davies. A BBC Studios production for Radio 4. An EcoAudio Certified Production.

From Odd Lots at 2025-11-20 09:00:00

Tyler Cowen on Why AI Hasn't Changed the World Yet (audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=982f5071-765c-403d-969d-ae27003a8d83)

In many respects, AI technology is already mind-blowing, and can perform many tasks far better than the average person. And yet by and large, its impact has been hard to detect. We haven't seen some huge labor displacement, for example. There's nothing dramatic yet happening in the productivity data. So when will the impact really start to be felt? On this episode, we speak with Tyler Cowen, a professor at George Mason University and the co-author of the famed econ blog Marginal Revolution. He's also the host of the Conversations with Tyler podcast. We talk about when we'll really start feeling AIs impact, as well as other topics, like food, music, and the general state of discourse.

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From The History Book Buffs at 2025-11-20 05:35:00

Nuremberg: Day 1...20.11.1945. The Days that Changed the World (https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-10-19%2F412792473-44100-2-205bbc67fc559.mp3)

Eighty years ago, the world watched as the Nuremberg Trial opened in a ruined German city — the first time leaders of a defeated regime were prosecuted for war crimes, crimes against humanity, and crimes against peace.
In this episode of our series Days That Changed the World, we take you inside Courtroom 600 on the historic opening day of the Nuremberg Trials and uncover how this moment reshaped international law, justice after dictatorship, and the way the world confronts atrocity.

We explore the atmosphere in the courtroom, the unprecedented media attention, the indictments against the Nazi leadership, and the reactions of the defendants as the evidence unfolded. From conspiracy charges to the final verdicts — including both acquittals and death sentences — this episode breaks down why Nuremberg remains a defining legal and moral turning point in modern history.

If you’re interested in World War II, international justice, the origins of human rights law, or the drama behind major historical events, this episode is for you.

• Why the Nuremberg Trial became a pivotal moment in world history

• How it established the foundations of modern international criminal law

• What the opening day felt like inside Courtroom 600

• Who the defendants were — and what they were charged with

• How the world’s media covered the trial

• The emotional reactions inside the courtroom

• The final verdicts and their long-term consequences

00:00 The Significance of Nuremberg
01:58 The Context of the Trials
04:43 The Opening Day of the Trials
07:16 The Defendants and Their Backgrounds
10:00 The Atmosphere in Nuremberg
13:07 The Proceedings and Indictments
15:36 The Reactions of the Defendants
18:54 The Verdicts and Their Implications
21:45 Reflections on Justice and Accountability

From The Rest Is History at 2025-11-20 00:05:00

619. Elizabeth I: The Virgin Queen (Part 4) (GLT7930465337.mp3?updated=1763549960)

How was Elizabeth I finally crowned Queen of England, after long years of perilous waiting? Why was her early reign so fraught with danger? Who was William Cecil, Elizabeth’s new secretary, and the key political player of her rule? And, why was she so determined to remain the unmarried, ‘ Virgin Queen’? Join Tom and Dominic as they reach the glorious climax of Elizabeth I’s long and dangerous journey to the throne of England, as she finally embarked upon one of the most famous reigns in all English history, rife though it would be with innumerable dangers, and royal rivals…   Hive. Know your power. Visit https://hivehome.com to find out more.  Learn more at https://www.uber.com/onourway Get our exclusive NordVPN deal here ➼ https://nordvpn.com/restishistory It's risk-free with Nord's 30-day money-back guarantee ✅ Join The Rest Is History Club: Unlock the full experience of the show – with exclusive bonus episodes, ad-free listening, early access to every series and live show tickets, a members-only newsletter, discounted books from the show, and access to our private Discord chatroom. Sign up directly at ⁠therestishistory.com⁠ For more Goalhanger Podcasts, head to ⁠www.goalhanger.com⁠ _______ Twitter: @TheRestHistory @holland_tom @dcsandbrook Video Editor: Jack Meek  Social Producer: Harry Balden Assistant Producer: Aaliyah Akude  Producer: Tabby Syrett Senior Producer: Theo Young-Smith Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

From Biz & IT – Ars Technica at 2025-11-19 21:25:24

Massive Cloudflare outage was triggered by file that suddenly doubled in size

"I worry this is the big botnet flexing," CEO said. But outage was self-inflicted.

From Biz & IT – Ars Technica at 2025-11-19 20:25:46

Critics scoff after Microsoft warns AI feature can infect machines and pilfer data

Integration of Copilot Actions into Windows is off by default, but for how long?

From The Media Show at 2025-11-19 17:27:00

Manager of YouTube's Sidemen Jordan Schwarzenberger, BBC crisis latest, Ed Sheeran Netflix producer Ben Winston (p0mhmnr0.mp3)

Katie Razzall and Ros Atkins discuss the latest developments in the BBC’s ongoing crisis after President Trump threatens a multi-billion dollar lawsuit with: Baroness Tina Stowell, Conservative Peer and former Head of Corporate Affairs at the BBC and the Media Editor at the Sunday Times Rosamund Urwin. Phil Riley, co-founder of Boom Radio, warns that BBC Radio risks becoming an 'orphan asset' unless the BBC rethinks its funding and leadership and Jordan Schwarzenberger, co-founder of Arcade Media and manager of The Sidemen, argues Gen Z won’t pay the licence fee and calls for a creator-led, platform-savvy BBC that can compete in a decentralised media world.

And Ben Winston, producer of The Kardashians, Gavin and Stacey, and the upcoming 2028 Olympic ceremonies talks about his latest project: a Netflix documentary with Ed Sheeran, filmed entirely in one take.

Producer: Lisa Jenkinson Assistant Producer: Martha Owen

From The Django weblog at 2025-11-19 15:27:58

Twenty years of Django releases

On November 16th 2005, Django co-creator Adrian Holovaty announced the first ever Django release, Django 0.90. Twenty years later, today here we are shipping the first release candidate of Django 6.0 🚀.

Since we’re celebrating Django’s 20th birthday this year, here are a few release-related numbers that represent Django’s history:

• 447 releases over 20 years. That’s about 22 per year on average. We’re at 38 so far for 2025. Fun fact: 33 of those releases predate PyPI, and were published via the Django website only!
• 131 security vulnerabilities addressed in those Django releases. Our security issues archive is a testament to our stellar track-record.
• 262,203 releases of Django-related packages. Django’s community ecosystem is gigantic. There’s tens of releases of Django packages per day as of 2025. There were 52 just today. With the caveat this depends a lot on what you classify as a "Django" package.

This is what decades’ worth of a stable framework looks like. Expect more gradual improvements and bug fixes over the next twenty years’ worth of releases. And if you like this kind of data, check out the State of Django 2025 report by JetBrains, with lots of statistics on our ecosystem (and there’s a few hours left on their Get PyCharm Pro with 30 % Off & Support Django offer).

Support Django

If you or your employer counts on Django’s 20 years of stability, consider whether you can support the project via donations to our non-profit Django Software Foundation.

• ⚠️ today only - Get PyCharm Pro for 30% off - all the revenue goes to our Foundation.
• Donate on the Django website
• Donate on GitHub sponsors
• Check out how to become a Corporate Member

Once you’ve done it, post with #DjangoBirthday and tag us on Mastodon / on Bluesky / on X / on LinkedIn so we can say thank you!

Of our US $300,000.00 goal for 2025, as of November 19th, 2025, we are at:

• 58.7% funded
• $176,098.60 donated

Donate to support Django

From Schneier on Security at 2025-11-19 12:04:50

Legal Restrictions on Vulnerability Disclosure

Kendra Albert gave an excellent talk at USENIX Security this year, pointing out that the legal agreements surrounding vulnerability disclosure muzzle researchers while allowing companies to not fix the vulnerabilities—exactly the opposite of what the responsible disclosure movement of the early 2000s was supposed to prevent. This is the talk.

Thirty years ago, a debate raged over whether vulnerability disclosure was good for computer security. On one side, full disclosure advocates argued that software bugs weren’t getting fixed and wouldn’t get fixed if companies that made insecure software wasn’t called out publicly. On the other side, companies argued that full disclosure led to exploitation of unpatched vulnerabilities, especially if they were hard to fix. After blog posts, public debates, and countless mailing list flame wars, there emerged a compromise solution: coordinated vulnerability disclosure, where vulnerabilities were disclosed after a period of confidentiality where vendors can attempt to fix things. Although full disclosure fell out of fashion, disclosure won and security through obscurity lost. We’ve lived happily ever after since...

From The Django weblog at 2025-11-19 12:00:00

Django 6.0 release candidate 1 released

Django 6.0 release candidate 1 is now available. It represents the final opportunity for you to try out a mosaic of modern tools and thoughtful design before Django 6.0 is released.

The release candidate stage marks the string freeze and the call for translators to submit translations. Provided no major bugs are discovered that can't be solved in the next two weeks, Django 6.0 will be released on or around December 3. Any delays will be communicated on the on the Django forum.

Please use this opportunity to help find and fix bugs (which should be reported to the issue tracker), you can grab a copy of the release candidate package from our downloads page or on PyPI.

The PGP key ID used for this release is Natalia Bidart: 2EE82A8D9470983E

From Odd Lots at 2025-11-19 09:00:00

The Politics of AI Are About to Explode (audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=982f5071-765c-403d-969d-ae27003a8d83)

AI wasn't much of a topic in the 2024 election. But it will almost certainly be big in 2028, and probably even the 2026 midterms. There are concerns about all the money being spent and whether a federal backstop or bailout will be necessary one day. There are the concerns about energy use and electricity prices. There are concerns about labor displacement. And there are concerns about whether we can trust AI outputs. Already we see numerous politicians lining up against AI in one way or another. On this episode, we speak with Saagar Enjeti, the co-host of the Breaking Points podcast to discuss how this issue is already blowing up, and how the tech industry may soon find itself friendless in DC.

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From The Django weblog at 2025-11-19 08:13:22

Going build-free with native JavaScript modules

For the last decade and more, we've been bundling CSS and JavaScript files. These build tools allowed us to utilize new browser capabilities in CSS and JS while still supporting older browsers. They also helped with client-side network performance, minimizing the content to be as small as possible and combining files into one large bundle to reduce network handshakes. We've gone through a lot of build tools iterations in the process; from Grunt (2012) to Gulp (2013) to Webpack (2014) to Parcel (2017) to esbuild (2020) and Vite (2020).

And with modern browser technologies there is less need for these build tools.

• Modern CSS supports many of the features natively that the build tools were created for. CSS nesting to organize code, variables, @supports for feature detection.
• JavaScript ES6 / ES2015 was a big step forward, and the language has been progressing steadily ever since. It now has native module support with the import / export keywords
• Meanwhile, with HTTP/2 performance improvements, parallel requests can be made over the same connection, removing the constraints of the HTTP/1.x protocol.

These build processes are complex, particularly for beginners to Django. The tools and associated best practices move quickly. There is a lot to learn and you need to understand how to utilize them with your Django project. You can build a workflow that stores the build results in your static folder, but there is no core Django support for a build pipeline, so this largely requires selecting from a number of third party packages and integrating them into your project.

The benefit this complexity adds is no longer as clear cut, especially for beginners. There are still advantages to build tools, but you can can create professional results without having to use or learn any build processes.

Build-free JavaScript tutorial

To demonstrate modern capabilities, let's expand Django’s polls tutorial with some newer JavaScript. We’ll use modern JS modules and we won’t require a build system.

To give us a reason to need JS let's add a new requirement to the polls; to allow our users to add their own suggestions, instead of only being able to vote on the existing options. We update our form to have a new option under the selection code:

or add your own <input type="text" name="choice_text" maxlength="200" />

Now our users can add their own options to polls if the existing ones don't fit. We can update the voting view to handle this new option. We add a new choice_text input, and if there is no vote selection we will potentially handle adding the new option, while still providing an error message if neither is supplied. We also provide an error if both are selected.

def vote(request, question_id):
    if request.POST['choice'] and request.POST['choice_text']:
        return render(request, 'polls/detail.html', {
            'question': question,
            'error_message': "You can't vote and provide a new option.",
        })

    question = get_object_or_404(Question, pk=question_id)
    try:
        selected_choice = question.choice_set.get(pk=request.POST['choice'])
    except (KeyError, Choice.DoesNotExist):
        if request.POST['choice_text']:
            selected_choice = Choice.objects.create(
                question=question,
                choice_text=request.POST['choice_text'],
            )
        else:
            return render(request, 'polls/detail.html', {
                'question': question,
                'error_message': "You didn't select a choice or provide a new one.",
            })
    selected_choice.votes += 1
    selected_choice.save()
    return HttpResponseRedirect(reverse('polls:results', args=(question.id,)))

Now that our logic is a bit more complex it would be nicer if we had some JavaScript to do this. We can build a script that handles some of the form validation for us.

function noChoices(choices, choice_text) {
  return (
    Array.from(choices).some((radio) => radio.checked) ||
    (choice_text[0] && choice_text[0].value.trim() !== "")
  );
}

function allChoices(choices, choice_text) {
  return (
    !Array.from(choices).some((radio) => radio.checked) &&
    choice_text[0] &&
    choice_text[0].value.trim() !== ""
  );
}

export default function initFormValidation() {
  document.getElementById("polls").addEventListener("submit", function (e) {
    const choices = this.querySelectorAll('input[name="choice"]');
    const choice_text = this.querySelectorAll('input[name="choice_text"]');

    if (!noChoices(choices, choice_text)) {
      e.preventDefault();
      alert("You didn't select a choice or provide a new one.");
    }
    if (!allChoices(choices, choice_text)) {
      e.preventDefault();
      alert("You can't select a choice and also provide a new option.");
    }
  });
}

Note how we use export default in the above code. This means form_validation.js is a JavaScript module. When we create our main.js file, we can import it with the import statement:

import initFormValidation from "./form_validation.js";

initFormValidation();

Lastly, we add the script to the bottom of our details.html file, using Django’s usual static template tag. Note the type="module" this is needed to tell the browser we will be using import/export statements.

<script type="module" src="{% static 'polls/js/main.js' %}"></script>

That’s it! We got the modularity benefits of modern JavaScript without needing any build process. The browser handles the module loading for us. And thanks to parallel requests since HTTP/2, this can scale to many modules without a performance hit.

In production

To deploy, all we need is Django's support for collecting static files into one place and its support for adding hashes to filenames. In production it is a good idea to use ManifestStaticFilesStorage storage backend. It stores the file names it handles by appending the MD5 hash of the file’s content to the filename. This allows you to set far future cache expiries, which is good for performance, while still guaranteeing new versions of the file will make it to users’ browsers.

This backend is also able to update the reference to form_validation.js in the import statement, with its new versioned file name.

Future work

ManifestStaticFilesStorage works, but a lot of its implementation details get in the way. It could be easier to use as a developer.

• The support for import/export with hashed files is not very robust.
• Comments in CSS with references to files can lead to errors during collectstatic.
• Circular dependencies in CSS/JS can not be processed.
• Errors during collectstatic when files are missing are not always clear.
• Differences between implementation of StaticFilesStorage and ManifestStaticFilesStorage can lead to errors in production that don't show up in development (like #26329, about leading slashes).
• Configuring common options means subclassing the storage when we could use the existing OPTIONS dict.
• Collecting static files could be faster if it used parallelization (pull request: #19935 Used a threadpool to parallelise collectstatic)

We discussed those possible improvements at the Django on the Med 🏖️ sprints and I’m hopeful we can make progress.

I built django-manifeststaticfiles-enhanced to attempt to fix all these. The core work is to switch to a lexer for CSS and JS, based on Ned Batchelder’s JsLex that was used in Django previously. It was expanded to cover modern JS and CSS by working with Claude Code to do the grunt work of covering the syntax.

It also switches to using a topological sort to find dependencies, whereas before we used a more brute force approach of repeated processing until we saw no more changes, which lead to more work, particularly on storages that used the network. It also meant we couldn't handle circular dependencies.

To validate it works, I ran a performance benchmark on 50+ projects, it’s been tested issues and with similar (often improved) performance. On average, it’s about 30% faster.

While those improvements would be welcome, do go ahead with trying build-free JavaScript and CSS in your Django projects today! Modern browsers make it possible to create great frontend experiences without the complexity.

From Battle Lines at 2025-11-19 06:00:00

Indiscriminate weapons: how wars became so deadly for civilians (media.mp3)

More children are being killed by explosive weapons than at any other time in history, according to a major new report by Save the Children and Imperial College London.

It’s clear there has been a shift in the way wars are being fought, and children are being caught in the crosshairs. 

In this exclusive interview, Arthur and Paul ask George Graham, Executive Director for Global Impact at Save the Children, and Shehan Hettiaratchy, from the Centre for Paediatric Blast Injury Studies at Imperial College London why have wars become so much more deadly for civilians and children in particular? 

Producer: Sophie O'Sullivan

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From Risky Business with Nate Silver and Maria Konnikova at 2025-11-19 05:01:00

Will The Epstein Files Sink Trump? (audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=eb5e885e-6644-4680-aec4-b15c0150ffc0)

After months of resistance, President Trump made a striking reversal on the Epstein files this week, signaling he would sign legislation to release them. Nate and Maria discuss whether this is the start of a “lame duck” spiral for Trump, and whether (or to what extent) it will impact his tenure if the files do finally come to light.

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From Biz & IT – Ars Technica at 2025-11-18 20:37:04

Tech giants pour billions into Anthropic as circular AI investments roll on

ChatGPT competitor secures billions from Microsoft and Nvidia in deal to use cloud services and chips.

From Biz & IT – Ars Technica at 2025-11-18 18:37:23

Bonkers Bitcoin heist: 5-star hotels, cash-filled envelopes, vanishing funds

Bitcoin mining hardware exec falls for sophisticated crypto scam to tune of $200k

From Biz & IT – Ars Technica at 2025-11-18 16:32:58

Google’s Sundar Pichai warns of “irrationality” in trillion-dollar AI investment boom

Sundar Pichai says no company is immune if AI bubble bursts, echoing dotcom fears.

From Schneier on Security at 2025-11-18 12:01:44

AI and Voter Engagement

Social media has been a familiar, even mundane, part of life for nearly two decades. It can be easy to forget it was not always that way.

In 2008, social media was just emerging into the mainstream. Facebook reached 100 million users that summer. And a singular candidate was integrating social media into his political campaign: Barack Obama. His campaign’s use of social media was so bracingly innovative, so impactful, that it was viewed by journalist David Talbot and others as the strategy that enabled the first term Senator to win the White House...

From School of War at 2025-11-18 10:30:00

Ep 249: Mick Ryan on the Ukrainian Way of War (NEBM3170764110.mp3)

Major General Mick Ryan, Australian Army (retired), Senior Fellow for Military Studies the Lowy Institute and author of the Futura Doctrina substack, joins the show to discuss the current state of the Ukraine war. We cover tactical innovations, the challenges of operations and strategy, the structure of the Ukrainian military, the political landscape under Zelensky, and the industrial capabilities of both Ukraine and Russia.  ▪️ Times 00:00 State of Play 02:28 Tactical Innovations and Challenges in Ukraine 05:38 The Role of Drones 08:36 Russian Tactical Innovations and the Rubikon Units 11:45 Historical Parallels: Lessons from World War I 14:37 The Thousand Bites Approach: Russian Strategy Explained 17:46 Ukrainian Brigade Composition and Organizational Changes 23:19 Understanding the Ukrainian Military Structure 29:47 Challenges in Casualty Ratios and Manpower 37:37 Long-Range Strike Capabilities and Adaptation 40:29 Strategic Thinking in the Ukrainian Military 46:18 Industrial Base and Support Dynamics Follow along on Instagram, X @schoolofwarpod, and YouTube @SchoolofWarPodcast Find more content on our School of War Substack

From Biz & IT – Ars Technica at 2025-11-17 22:20:38

5 plead guilty to laptop farm and ID theft scheme to land North Koreans US IT jobs

Fleets of laptops run from US residences gave appearance workers were in the US.

From Biz & IT – Ars Technica at 2025-11-17 16:41:05

Oracle hit hard in Wall Street’s tech sell-off over its huge AI bet

Company falls more than rivals over its borrowing and reliance on OpenAI contracts.

From Battle Lines at 2025-11-17 16:30:38

Biggest US military buildup since Cuban Missile Crisis puts Latin America on edge (media.mp3)

America is flexing its muscles in the Caribbean and the world is holding its breath. Washington has trained its sights on Socialist-run Venezuela, and the arrival of the colossal USS Gerald Ford has sparked the biggest military buildup since the Cuban Missile Crisis. Operation Southern Spear is now under way: a dozen warships, thousands of troops, and a barrage of so-called “anti-narco” strikes that have already left scores dead. The White House insists it’s about drug traffickers, but few believe that. With President Nicolás Maduro about to be officially labelled a terrorist and Trump accusing him of heading a major cartel, the scent of regime change is hard to ignore. Maduro says America is inventing a war. So what’s really happening? Venetia is joined by former British Royal Navy officer Tom Sharpe and RUSI Senior Research Fellow Carlos Solar.

Three possible scenarios: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/11/13/donald-trump-venezuela-nicolas-maduro-options/

Tom Sharpe on his time fighting drug smugglers in the Caribbean: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/09/08/ive-gone-up-against-drug-smugglers-in-the-caribbean/

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From Schneier on Security at 2025-11-17 12:05:07

More Prompt||GTFO

The next three in this series on online events highlighting interesting uses of AI in cybersecurity are online: #4, #5, and #6. Well worth watching.

From Odd Lots at 2025-11-17 09:00:00

Jeffrey Gundlach Says Almost All Financial Assets Are Now Overvalued (audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=982f5071-765c-403d-969d-ae27003a8d83)

Stocks are overpriced. Bonds are overpriced. And private assets are a powder keg. This is the view of Jeffrey Gundlach, the founder and CEO of DoubleLine Capital. As part of our 10-year anniversary celebration of the Odd Lots podcast, we've been talking to some big names in markets and economics to get a sense of how they see the world and what's changed in recent years. One major change, obviously, is the end of ZIRP. And while Treasuries have rallied modestly this year, Gundlach sees mounting pressure on government balance sheets pushing yields higher going into the future. We also talk about gold, the greater opportunities for a US-based investor when looking internationally, and why everyone should be holding more cash in their portfolios.

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From The Rest Is History at 2025-11-17 00:05:00

618. Elizabeth I: The Shadow of the Tower (Part 3) (GLT7928851339.mp3?updated=1763138973)

Why did Elizabeth I’s brother, Henry VIII’s heir, Edward VI, choose his cousin Jane Grey to succeed him, rather than either of his wily Tudor sisters? Later, how did Elizabeth survive the reign of her once dear Catholic sister, “Bloody Mary”, given Mary’s growing resentment? And, while imprisoned in the Tower of London, how did Elizabeth avoid the same bloody fate as her beheaded mother, Anne Boleyn…? Join Tom and Dominic as they recount the course of Elizabeth I’s dangerous early life, as she outfaced her rivals following Edward VI’s death, witnessed the execution of the young Jane Grey, and survived the reign of her sister and rival, Mary Tudor… _______ Hive. Know your power. Visit https://hivehome.com to find out more.  _______ Learn more at https://www.uber.com/onourway Join The Rest Is History Club: Unlock the full experience of the show – with exclusive bonus episodes, ad-free listening, early access to every series and live show tickets, a members-only newsletter, discounted books from the show, and access to our private Discord chatroom. Sign up directly at therestishistory.com For more Goalhanger Podcasts, head to www.goalhanger.com _______ Twitter: @TheRestHistory @holland_tom @dcsandbrook Video Editor: Jack Meek  Social Producer: Harry Balden Assistant Producer: Aaliyah Akude  Producer: Tabby Syrett Senior Producer: Theo Young-Smith Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices