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Saturday, 7 November 2026

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The Takeaway

Frances Thiele, a 61-year-old disability support worker in Western Australia, has had to move seven times in the past 18 months due to struggles in finding affordable housing. This is a reality faced by many essential workers in the region. Meanwhile, in Indonesia, President Prabowo Subianto's leadership has been marked by economic turbulence, despite a recent International Monetary Fund ranking that presents a more favorable picture of the country's economy.

In the world of sports, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall delivered a standout performance for Everton, helping the team overcome a disappointing start to their matchday preparations. Josh Allen, the star quarterback of the Buffalo Bills, is preparing to face off against the Minnesota Vikings, who have the No. 1 ranked defense in the NFL. The Arizona Cardinals have released their injury report, ruling out three players, including Jon Gaines and Bam Knight, ahead of their game against the Seattle Seahawks.

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

AI

AI

I gave my Windows 11 clipboard a local LLM brain, and it made trivial copy-paste operations a lot more productive

Since everything remains local, I can run inference operations on private clipboard data freely

·xda-developers.com

Locally-hosted models may not match the computational power of their cloud-based counterparts, but for someone utilizing outdated hardware, they can still meet the majority of productivity needs. The author has built a suite of productivity apps and lightweight agent harnesses that rely on locally run AI models. Among these additions is a clipboard assistant that performs analysis tasks, translations, and OCR workloads without compromising privacy by sending data to external servers.

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Plugins That Stay Local: Extending a Desktop AI Agent to Your Own Email, Sheets, and CRM

Disclosure: This post is written by the aiFetchly team. Most AI tools for small businesses are SaaS: your emails, documents, and customer data travel to someone else's servers.

  • Desktop AI agents run locally on users' computers
  • Plugins extend AI agents to interact with specific systems like email, spreadsheets, and CRM
  • Each plugin has a minimal manifest defining name, system, actions, and permissions

·dev.to

GitHub Copilot Workspace

  • GitHub Copilot Workspace launched in May 2026
  • Agent Mode added to VS Code for agentic workflows
  • Concerns over cost, reliability, and user experience

·indiehackers.com

Ukrainian scanned PDFs to Markdown for RAG and LLMs

Most document-to-text tools are tuned for English. A scanned Ukrainian invoice or court decision often comes back as Latin look-alike gibberish, or with its tables lost.

  • Python script converts scanned PDFs to Markdown preserving tables and headings
  • Document to Markdown for AI tool updated for Ukrainian text OCR
  • Pricing based on pay-per-event model with OCR page charges

·dev.to

Tech

Tech

Make your browser CLI smoke test prove one useful thing

A successful package installation proves that a package installed. It does not establish which account a browser will use, whether a reporting page is accessible, or whether the next scheduled job will retrieve the intended data. For a browser automation rollout, I would make the first acceptance check deliberately small: read the intended page in the intended account, record what was observed,…

·dev.to

To ensure a successful browser automation rollout, it is crucial to conduct a thorough setup readiness check before executing the intended tasks. This procedure focuses on verifying the browser command-line interface (CLI) and the configured browser environment to identify potential issues early on. The first step is to define the expected observation, which should describe the business context rather than just the technical aspects.

For instance, a useful statement could be: "The reporting overview is visible for the operations account, and its date filter can be read." This observation helps pinpoint the specific business scenario the automation workflow needs to support.

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A Municipal Voice Agent Needs a Service Directory, Not a Free-Form Prompt

A Municipal Voice Agent Needs a Service Directory, Not a Free-Form Prompt A municipal phone agent should answer only when it can point to a current, approved service record.

  • Municipal voice agent requires service directory, not free-form prompt.
  • Optimal design uses concise directory of public facts with sources, dates, and contingency plans.
  • Voice system should identify service, provide next steps without generating paragraphs.

·dev.to

What Are the 4 Pillars of SEO?

The four pillars of SEO are Technical SEO, On-Page SEO, Content, and Off-Page SEO. Together they form a complete framework that search engines use to evaluate relevance, authority, and user…

  • Four core pillars of SEO: Technical, On-Page, Content, and Off-Page
  • Google's ranking signals: relevance, authority, and user experience
  • Four pillars provide a structural, enduring SEO framework

·dev.to

EU Says TikTok's 'Rabbit Hole' Effect Must Stop

The European Commission has preliminarily found that TikTok violates the Digital Services Act because its For You recommendation algorithm can create a "rabbit hole effect," repeatedly exposing users to potentially harmful content involving topics such as sadness, isolation and body image.

  • TikTok's For You feed may violate Digital Services Act due to rabbit hole effect
  • Algorithm repeatedly subjects users to harmful content like sadness and isolation
  • EU may fine TikTok up to 6% of global annual revenue if changes not made

·tech.slashdot.org

Business

Business

Nigerian Sinotrucks, Sterling Bank Seal Strategic Partnership to Expand Vehicle Ownership, Advance Mobility Solutions

Bennett Oghifo Nigerian Sinotrucks Limited has entered into a strategic partnership with Sterling Bank Limited to widen access to vehicle ownership and advance integrated mobility and financial solutions in Nigeria,

·thisdaylive.com

Nigerian Sinotrucks Limited and Sterling Bank Limited have formed a strategic partnership aimed at expanding vehicle ownership options and advancing integrated mobility and financial solutions in Nigeria. This collaboration is expected to create new opportunities for individuals, entrepreneurs, and businesses in the country's automotive and transportation sector.

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NAJA Names Weststar Chairman, Benson Uwatse, Nigeria Auto Legend

Bennett Oghifo Nhe Nigerian automotive industry is set to celebrate another distinguished industry leader as the Nigeria Auto Journalists Association (NAJA) has nominated Chief Benson Uwatse, Chairman…

  • Benson Uwatse nominated for Nigeria Auto Legend Award
  • Weststar Associates Limited Chairman recognized
  • 30+ years with Mercedes-Benz brand in Nigeria

·thisdaylive.com

Finance & Markets

Finance & Markets

Bitcoin Light Clients and SPV, Explained

AI disclosure: drafted by Basis Desk's AI newsroom and machine-checked against the primary sources listed below — how we use AI . Originally published on Basis Desk . A technical overview of Simplified Payment Verification (SPV), Merkle proofs, and how protocols like Neutrino allow users to interact with the Bitcoin network without downloading the entire blockchain. Key points SPV allows users to…

·dev.to

The world of Bitcoin relies on a concept called Simplified Payment Verification, or SPV. This method permits users to confirm the existence of transactions on the blockchain without downloading the entire digital ledger. At the core of SPV are block headers and Merkle proofs, two essential elements that allow for efficient verification.

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Customs clears 98 containers of trapped power equipment

The Nigeria Customs Service has announced the release and evacuation of 98 out of 300 containers of power equipment trapped at the port for over 20 years. The Comptroller-General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi, announced this in Apapa on Friday during the flag-off of the evacuation exercise.

·punchng.com

Analysis: Indonesia’s GDP ranking masks deeper economic weaknesses

Indonesia’s economy has faced considerable turbulence during President Prabowo Subianto’s administration, making its latest international economic ranking a welcome headline for the government. According to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Indonesia remains one of the world’s largest economies when measured by gross domestic product…

·thejakartapost.com

‘UK-Nigeria trade hits £7.3bn’

Bilateral trade between Nigeria and the United Kingdom has risen to £7.3bn, reflecting growing economic ties between both countries, the British High Commission has said.

·punchng.com

World

World

US, Canada sanction eight money service firms over links to Iran

The sanctions effectively cut the firms off from the dollar-based financial system, blocking any assets that the firms may have in the United States.

·jpost.com·2 outlets

The US Treasury has imposed financial sanctions on eight money services firms based in Canada, alleging they have facilitated transactions with sanctioned Iranian entities. The US and Canada have jointly sanctioned eight digital asset service providers, cutting them off from the dollar-based financial system. These firms include Diverse Trade Inc, 1380079 BC Limited, Top PC Technician Inc, NIA Nations Currency Ltd, Farah Exchange, CCC Inc, B Galaxy Inc, and Darvish Exchange.

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Political division, crisis in Kurdistan region of Iraq could provide Iran with opening

“The first decision of the PUK leadership following this thing [parliament reactivation] is that we will immediately withdraw from this failed government," Bafel Talabani, leader of PUK said.

  • Political division in Kurdistan Region of Iraq could give Iran leverage.
  • Iran targets region with drones and missiles, pressures Iraq to expel opposition groups.
  • PUK leader Bafel Talabani withdraws from KRG cabinet over parliament reactivation.

·jpost.com

Culture

Culture

England 'disappointment' fuels Dewsbury-Hall's Everton heroics

Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall responds to his England omission by scoring a stunning goal to inspire Everton's 3-1 comeback victory over Coventry City.

·sports.yahoo.com·2 outlets

On Friday night at Hill Dickinson Stadium, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall delivered a standout performance for Everton, helping the team overcome a disappointing start to their matchday preparations. The 28-year-old midfielder had been overlooked for England's Nations League squad, a setback that did not deter him from scoring a crucial goal in Everton's 3-1 victory over Coventry City.

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Thing 1: How ‘The Cat in the Hat’ Became Warner Bros. Pictures Animation’s First Movie

The colorful adaptation of the classic storybook is in theaters now The post Thing 1: How ‘The Cat in the Hat’ Became Warner Bros. Pictures Animation’s First Movie appeared first on TheWrap .

  • "The Cat in the Hat" is Warner Bros. Pictures Animation's first movie, developed over nine years.
  • Bill Hader voices the titular character, reimagined as a worker for an imaginative corporation.

·thewrap.com

Shots Fired: Why Half a Million Idahoans Voted For a Gun

The Winchester Model 1873, an early American lever-action rifle, was branded as “the gun that won the West” by its manufacturers. In the eponymous Western film Winchester ‘73 (trailer tagline: “a weapon that promised life, but dealt out death”) the rifle stars in a massacre of native people and in multiple shootouts, helping a gruff […]

·motherjones.com

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