How Microsoft outage shows risk of tech monopolies: ‘We were just helpless’

Global News - Nov 13, 2026

Many businesses and consumers were unable to communicate through digital channels as a global outage of some Microsoft services left people scrambling.

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Live updates: Supreme Court to hear asylum ban case; Outlook starts bouncing back

Nov 13, 2026

Live updates: Supreme Court to hear asylum ban case; Outlook starts bouncing back

Editor's Note: Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) earlier this week said they would not back Sen. Chuck Schmer (D-N.Y.) for another term as Democratic leader. Slotkin has said she is seeking change, and that a new leader would need to show a plan for the first 100 days. An earlier version of...

Trump 'gaslighting' over Huang controversy: Kara Swisher

Nov 13, 2026

Trump 'gaslighting' over Huang controversy: Kara Swisher

Left-leaning journalist Kara Swisher criticized President Trump’s response to former Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang’s scandal involving an extramarital affair with a suspected Chinese spy, saying the president is downplaying the seriousness of the allegations. “He has to say nothing's going on here … because if there were, he's in real trouble,” Swisher told CNN’s Kaitlan...

Bessent: Treasury pushed to blacklist Megaspeed, but 'Commerce has the pen'

Nov 13, 2026

Bessent: Treasury pushed to blacklist Megaspeed, but 'Commerce has the pen'

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is pointing the finger at Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick over the Trump administration's failure to place Nvidia customer Megaspeed on a U.S. trade blacklist for national security concerns. When pressed Friday over who was behind the decision, Bessent told CNBC, "Treasury, War, USTR [U.S. Trade Representative] and State … were in...

White House sends CFTC, SEC nominations to Senate

Nov 13, 2026

White House sends CFTC, SEC nominations to Senate

President Trump on Thursday nominated two officials each to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Trump nominated Democrat Kristin Johnson and Republican Steven Levine to the SEC, with their respective terms set to expire in 2029 and 2030. Johnson previously served as a commissioner at the CFTC, after...

Lutnick agrees to testify before Congress amid bipartisan concerns

Nov 13, 2026

Lutnick agrees to testify before Congress amid bipartisan concerns

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has agreed to testify before Congress amid bipartisan concerns about the Nvidia spy scandal and the agency's enforcement of chip export controls. Lutnick has "proactively agreed to appear voluntarily" before the Senate Banking Committee, spokesperson Kristen Eichamer said in a statement. Senate Banking Chair Tim Scott (R-S.C.) sent letters to both...

Microsoft shares pressured on Friday as traders weigh outage’s impact

Nov 13, 2026

Microsoft shares pressured on Friday as traders weigh outage’s impact

A global outage for Microsoft web services continued to disrupt email accounts and some other applications worldwide on Friday, while the broader stock market remains unsteady.

Microsoft 'seeing encouraging recovery progress' in global Outlook, Teams outage

Nov 13, 2026

Microsoft 'seeing encouraging recovery progress' in global Outlook, Teams outage

Microsoft is still working to restore access to its services after a massive global outage impacted dozens of its services on Thursday. The company said early Friday that it is “seeing encouraging recovery progress,” according to a statement shared on social media.  “Some users may still experience intermittent issues as recovery actions continue,” it reads....

Arellano: Mexican ambassador says 'it's business as usual' after the midterms and Miller's promotion

Nov 13, 2026

Arellano: Mexican ambassador says 'it's business as usual' after the midterms and Miller's promotion

Ambassador Roberto Lazzeri Montaño was confident but clear-eyed, knowing he needs to keep el Norte happy — but not at the expense of his patria.

A quarter of California voters unsure they will respond to the next census, poll finds

Nov 13, 2026

A quarter of California voters unsure they will respond to the next census, poll finds

A quarter of California voters are unsure if they will participate in the 2030 Census, according to a Berkeley IGS poll. Younger and voters of color cite privacy concerns.

How Jensen Huang's resignation from Nvidia is threatening AI-powered economy

Nov 13, 2026

How Jensen Huang's resignation from Nvidia is threatening AI-powered economy

Jensen Huang’s departure from Nvidia threatens the stability of the AI industry and the market as a whole, as experts express differing outlooks on the chipmaker’s future. Huang resigned as CEO of the company he built from the ground up, Nvidia’s board of directors announced Thursday, after The New York Times reported on a pair...

You may be eligible for a Knott's Berry Farm refund. Here's how to claim it

Nov 13, 2026

You may be eligible for a Knott's Berry Farm refund. Here's how to claim it

Some theme park goers who bought tickets to Knott's Berry Farm and the soon-to-close Great America may be eligible for a small refund as part of an $11-million class-action lawsuit settlement over ticket processing fees.

Trump told Huang to fight for his job after affair scandals: Report

Nov 13, 2026

Trump told Huang to fight for his job after affair scandals: Report

President Trump called outgoing Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and told him to fight for his job ahead of his resignation, The New York Times reported on Thursday, citing two people briefed on the conversation. Huang resigned as CEO of one of the world’s most valuable companies after reports emerged of multiple extramarital affairs, including one...

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