Law enforcement operation takes down 22,000 malicious IP addresses worldwide
Operation Synergia II took aim at phishing, ransomware, and information stealing.
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2024/11/law-enforcement-operation-takes-down-22000-malicious-ip-addresses-worldwide/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Space policy is about to get pretty wild, y‘all
Saddle up, space cowboys. It may get bumpy for a while.
https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/11/space-policy-is-about-to-get-pretty-wild-yall/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Bitcoin hits record high as Trump vows to end crypto crackdown
Trump plans to shake up the SEC by installing pro-crypto leaders.
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/11/bitcoin-hits-record-high-as-trump-vows-to-end-crypto-crackdown/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Seeking favor with Musk and Trump, advertisers plot return to X
Lack of moderation, spike in racist content had led to an exodus by brands.
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/11/seeking-favor-with-musk-and-trump-advertisers-plot-return-to-x/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Trump says Elon Musk will lead “DOGE,” a new Department of Government Efficiency
Musk's Department of Government Efficiency to target "massive waste and fraud."
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/11/trump-says-elon-musk-will-lead-doge-a-new-department-of-government-efficiency/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

A lot of people are mistaking Elon Musk’s Starlink satellites for UAPs
"We were able to assess that they were all in those cases looking at Starlink flares."
https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/11/a-lot-of-people-are-mistaking-elon-musks-starlink-satellites-for-uaps/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

SpaceX president predicts rapid increase in Starship launch rate
"It's going to be hard to catch us, but I certainly hope people try."
https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/11/spacex-president-predicts-rapid-increase-in-starship-launch-rate/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Trump’s FCC chair is Brendan Carr, who wants to regulate everyone except ISPs
Carr says he wants to punish broadcast media and dismantle "censorship cartel."
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/11/trumps-fcc-chair-is-brendan-carr-who-wants-to-regulate-everyone-except-isps/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Nearly half of US thinks scientists are smug; study finds humility helps
Intellectual humility could win back much-needed trust in science, study finds
https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/11/nearly-half-of-us-thinks-scientists-are-smug-study-finds-humility-helps/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

NASA, Roscosmos disagree on risk of “catastrophic failure” from ISS air leak
"This is a an engineering problem, and good engineers should be able to agree on it."
https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/11/nasa-roscosmos-disagree-on-risk-of-catastrophic-failure-from-iss-air-leak/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social