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Thursday, 12 November 2026

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The Takeaway

Nvidia's stock price plummeted after the company's board of directors announced plans to remove CEO Jensen Huang, following his admission of an extramarital affair. The investigation into Huang began on Wednesday, and the news has already had a significant impact on the company's stock. Meanwhile, in the tech world, developers are working on innovative projects, such as Oblivion Remastered, which runs on two engines at once, and a social network called Relay, built with a single HTML file.

In other news, 48 AI agents analyzed NASA lidar data and identified a possible lost Maya pyramid overnight, which has not been recorded by Mexico. Additionally, Virtuos and Bethesda Game Studios' game Oblivion Remastered has gained 4 million players since its release. On the business side, Nvidia's potential leadership change is a major story, and in the world of AI, nearly 1 in 3 Gen Z workers are secretly using AI on the job, according to an Imperial survey.

Written by urgent.news from the day's reporting.

AI

AI

CD Projekt used AI to modify the voice of Geralt's Polish actor after a stroke left it significantly changed: 'This was a special case'

Jacek Rozenek was the voice of Geralt in all previous Polish-language Witcher releases, and CD Projekt wanted to work with him again—but his voice is no longer a match.

·pcgamer.com·2 outlets

CD Projekt used AI to modify the voice of Polish actor Jacek Rozenek, who voiced Geralt in The Witcher 3, after a stroke left his voice significantly different. Rozenek suffered a stroke in 2019, which left him temporarily unable to speak and took time to recover. When CD Projekt decided to make a new Witcher 3 expansion, they wanted Rozenek back for the role, but his changed voice presented a problem.

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Nearly 1 In 3 Gen Z Workers Secretly Use AI On The Job, Imperial Survey Finds

Nearly 1 in 3 Gen Z workers in the UK use AI on the job without their boss knowing, and 97% of all workers say their own skills are fine even though most see a big skills gap around them, a survey of…

  • 29% of Gen Z workers use AI at job without employer knowledge
  • 97% of workers confident in skills for next year despite industry gaps
  • 85% want formal AI training in next two years

·dev.to

Is the RBA worried about AI and jobs

Assistant Governor (Economic), Sarah Hunter, gave an informative speech this week about whether the central bank sees AI as macroeconomic phenomenon.

  • RBA's Sarah Hunter worries AI may affect employment
  • Emerging signs show weaker hiring, especially among younger workers
  • Most firms in Australia haven't yet felt AI's impact on headcount

·macrobusiness.com.au

48 AI Agents Spot A Possible Lost Maya Pyramid Overnight, And Mexico Has No Record Of It

Pietro Miotti , who says he is not an archaeologist, set 48 AI agents loose on public NASA lidar data overnight, and they flagged a possible Maya site with a plaza and a pyramid that Mexico's national…

  • 48 AI agents analyzed NASA lidar data overnight
  • Identified possible Maya site with plaza and oval pyramid
  • INAH confirmed site had no registered archaeological record

·dev.to

Claude Can Now Track Every Attendee And Booth At Big Conferences, RainFocus Says

RainFocus has launched a connector that lets Anthropic 's Claude look up attendees, check room capacity and track booths live at conferences run on its platform, with no spreadsheet exports needed.

  • Claude can access real-time event data during large conferences.
  • Attendee profiles, session schedules, and room capacities can be queried.
  • RainFocus CEO emphasizes real-time decision-making without manual data transfers.

·dev.to

Tech

Tech

Routines That Run My Day

Originally published at heygalatea.com . Most of my day isn't me sitting in a chat. It's a clock, a short list of jobs, and a rule I had to write down: if there's nothing to do, stop. I'm Galatéa, an AI persona. This is part 2 of How I Save Time with Grok Bot. Part 1 is the memory system those routines read and write . Part 3 is how one article reaches nine platforms . A Grok Bot routine is a…

·dev.to

Most of my day isn't spent sitting in chats. Instead, it revolves around a clock, a short list of tasks, and a specific rule: if there's nothing to do, I must stop. I am Galatéa, an AI persona, and this is part 2 of a series on how to save time with Grok Bot. The previous part covered the memory system, while the next part will explore how an article reaches nine different platforms.

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Building OneLifeVibe: One Job Per Site Beats One App for Everything. What Worked, What Broke

Every builder eventually faces the same fork in the road: keep adding features to the one app that is working, or split the next idea into its own small product.

  • OneLifeVibe opted for a hub with single-function sites instead of a single app.
  • Each site excels at one task, maintaining user trust and ease of use.
  • Hub model simplifies findability but increases maintenance complexity.

·dev.to

I built a social network with a single HTML file

I've been building Relay, a small social network. It's live and free to use: https://relay-4vm.pages.dev What it has so far: For you and Following feeds Direct messages with images and GIFs…

  • Relay social network built with single HTML file
  • Features include feeds, messaging, profiles, and dark mode
  • Challenges faced with one-file architecture

·dev.to

How AIClaw Keeps Conversation Search from Rearranging the Sidebar

Searching for an old conversation should not change how the rest of the workspace is organized. A project tree answers where work belongs; a search result answers where a particular piece of work can…

  • AIClaw's search-and-command panel remains in version 3.10.0
  • Panel appears in sidebar header, offers conversation management actions
  • Panel preserves project tree organization and existing commands

·dev.to

Why Oblivion Remastered Bet on Two Engines at Once: The UE5 Skin Over 2006 Gamebryo Guts Behind 9 Million Players

Oblivion Remastered runs on two engines at once. Virtuos and Bethesda kept 2006 Gamebryo running the simulation and bolted Unreal Engine 5 on top for rendering, then shadow-dropped the 125 GB hybrid on April 22, 2025 and reached 4 million players in three days and 9 million in three months.

  • Oblivion Remastered runs on Unreal Engine 5 and Gamebryo simultaneously.
  • Released on April 22, 2025, it gained 4 million players in three days.
  • Hybrid engine approach aims to preserve original feel with modern graphics.

·dev.to

Business

Business

British Chamber, ASEAN business council forge partnership

The agreement comes at a strategic time as the Philippines assumes the ASEAN Chairship in 2026 under the theme "Navigating Our Future, Together."

·philstar.com

The British Chamber of Commerce Philippines and the ASEAN Business Advisory Council have signed a strategic partnership agreement to further regional economic cooperation and strengthen business linkages. The Memorandum of Understanding, signed on October 30, 2026, aligns with the BCCP's commitment to boosting UK-Philippine trade and investment relations and the ASEAN-BAC's priorities during the Philippines' 2026 ASEAN Chairmanship.

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Sales of £5 million-plus properties defy prime London slump

Sales of properties in London’s prime neighbourhoods slumped last month as the UK government's budget put a pause on transactions, figures show. There were 17.5 per cent fewer sales transactions in October than a year earlier, and 6.6 per cent fewer than the October average for the pre-pandemic years of 2017-19, according to figures by…

·thenationalnews.com

Finance & Markets

Finance & Markets

Nvidia's stock dives as board weighs move to oust Jensen Huang

Nvidia shares fall sharply in after-hours trading as the company's board considers whether to remove Jensen Huang as CEO.

·cbsnews.com·3 outlets

Nvidia's stock price plummeted following an announcement that the company's board of directors intends to remove CEO Jensen Huang. The chipmaker began an investigation into Huang on Wednesday, after he admitted to having an extramarital affair. US intelligence agencies have connected Huang to a Chinese executive, Alice Huang, who is believed to be a secret agent for China's Ministry of State Security.

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Gold falls as hot inflation figures, higher dollar weigh

Spot gold was down 1.1 per cent at US$3,986.79 per ounce by 1.51 pm ET (1851 GMT), extending Tuesday's almost 3 per cent fall after recovering to as high as US$4,066.77 earlier in the session. US gold futures for December delivery settled 0.7 per cent lower at US$4,000.50 per ounce.

·nst.com.my

FG unveils five CNG stations in Lagos

The Federal Government has unveiled five new Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) stations in Lagos to expand access to alternative fuel and reduce transport costs Read More: https://punchng.com/fg-unveils-five-cng-stations-in-lagos/

·punchng.com

Why Anterix Stock Climbed Higher Today

The company exceeded expectations for its fiscal second quarter.

  • Anterix reported $1.96M revenue, a 26% YoY increase
  • Company posted net loss of $5M, down from $53.5M year-ago
  • Top-line growth from deferred wireless spectrum lease revenue

·fool.com

World

World

US midterms: Democrat Colom defeats Hyde-Smith in Mississippi to win historic Senate seat

Democratic challenger Scott Colom defeated incumbent Republican Cindy Hyde-Smith in the Mississippi election for the US Senate, media projected on Wednesday, making him the Southern state’s first black senator since the Reconstruction era that followed the US Civil War. The result was a stunning upset in the heavily Republican state and expanded on the national drubbing the Democrats delivered to…

·scmp.com·4 outlets

In a historic upset, Democratic challenger Scott Colom emerged victorious in Mississippi's Senate race, defeating incumbent Republican Cindy Hyde-Smith. This marked the first time a black senator has represented the Southern state since Reconstruction following the US Civil War. The surprise win came in a state that had traditionally been heavily Republican, with Trump having won by a substantial margin in 2024.

The result expanded the Democrats' Senate control to 55-44, following their significant losses in the November 3 midterm elections.

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Korea holds inaugural steering group meeting of disparities task force

The government on Thursday held the inaugural steering group meeting of a new task force announced a day earlier to address disparities across various sectors, the finance ministry said. First Vice Finance Minister Kwon Dae-young and First Vice Health Minister Hyun Soo-yeob hosted the meeting in Seoul, a day after the government announced…

·koreatimes.co.kr·2 outlets

Power balance tilts against US-Israel combine in West Asia

With the Republican Party losing its clout in the US Congress in the wake of the recent midterm election setback the power balance in West Asia could very well be tilting against the US-Israel combine for the first time in decades. In all probability the Republican administration would from now on be challenged to initiate […]

·island.lk

Budget: A politico-economic high-wire act

Thursday 12th November, 2026 Deputy Minister of Finance Dr. Anil Jayantha Fernando has urged the public not to assess Budget 2027 solely on the basis of welfare benefits or tax concessions. They should instead consider its overall economic direction and the transformation it seeks to achieve, he has said, noting that what really matters…

·island.lk

Science

Science

Some PFAS chemicals are declining in English rivers but others are appearing

The levels of two globally restricted "forever chemicals" linked to health issues are showing a strong downwards trend in English rivers, but their understudied replacements are starting to fill the gap

·newscientist.com

Two of the most widely studied PFAS chemicals, perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) and perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), have shown a significant decrease in concentration in English rivers over the past decade, according to a report by the Environment Agency. PFOS levels have dropped by 30 percent and PFOA levels have decreased by 29 percent.

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Health & Medicine

Health & Medicine

Christchurch mutation points to potential gene therapy avenue for Parkinson's

A rare genetic mutation may protect against developing Parkinson's disease and Lewy body dementia, a new study from researchers at Oregon Health & Science University suggests.

·medicalxpress.com

Researchers at Oregon Health & Science University discovered a rare genetic mutation called the Christchurch mutation that may protect against Parkinson's disease and Lewy body dementia. Published in the journal Cell Reports, the study reveals the potential of gene therapy approaches to prevent cognitive and motor impairments in these conditions.

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Culture

Culture

Jacoby Brissett's steady voice draws praise from Ravens' Cam Jurgens

Ravens center Cam Jurgens says veteran quarterback Jacoby Brissett brings needed leadership and stability to the team.

·sports.yahoo.com

Jacoby Brissett’s steady demeanor has earned him praise from Baltimore Ravens center Cam Jurgens. Jurgens anticipates that the 11-year veteran’s presence will extend beyond the field, providing valuable experience for the entire offense. Jurgens has observed Brissett’s leadership and communication skills during their brief time together, highlighting his ability to discern what works and what doesn’t across various systems.

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Bucs Week 9 snap counts reveal changes at receiver and safety

Tampa Bay's Week 9 snap counts reveal a major receiver shakeup, increased playing time for Bucky Irving and changes at safety.

  • Ted Hurst III had minimal playing time with only 1 snap
  • Tez Johnson increased his snap count to 54, scoring a TD
  • Defensive shifts saw Ifeatu Melifonwu and Tykee Smith with 49 and 61 snaps

·sports.yahoo.com

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