Awe Approach Transition

Trump’s shock-and-awe approach to transition is both shocking and awful

This week a flurry of controversial and extremist picks for Trump’s cabinet came at a hectic pace with a level of provocation that made heads spin. “Welcome back,” Joe Biden told Donald Trump , ...

World - The Guardian - 6 hours ago

The New England Patriots Aren’t Just Bad. They’re Historically Awful.

It’s scary when a coach calls his team soft. What’s even scarier is when the players sign off on it, a columnist for The Athletic writes.

Sports - The New York Times - October 21

Another lost Deshaun Watson season: What will the Browns do at quarterback?

Despite unwavering support from the Browns, Watson's seven-game season had more downs than ups.

Sports - ESPN - October 25

Bruins takeaways: Awful third period costs B's in loss to Ullmark, Senators

Third period struggles are costing the Bruins valuable points, and that was again the case Saturday night against the Senators.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - November 10

'Orbital,' which looks down on Earth in awe, wins the 2024 Booker Prize

"Orbital," by Samantha Harvey, won the 2024 Booker Prize on Tuesday. The book follows a day in the life of six astronauts.

Entertainment - Los Angeles Times - 4 days ago

OpenAI outlines national security approach

OpenAI doubled down on the importance of the U.S. maintaining leadership on artificial intelligence (AI) development in a new outline of the company's approach to national security. The ChatGPT ...

Politics - The Hill - October 25

Capital barriers in Africa could ‘fracture’ the energy transition

Also in today’s newsletter, shale magnate says US democracy ‘would be safe’ under Trump

World - Financial Times - October 24

Friday Briefing: Biden promises a peaceful transition

Plus, the readers turning to “healing fiction.”

World - The New York Times - November 7

Trump presses next GOP Senate leader to allow ‘recess appointments’

It comes as Rick Scott has racked up support from prominent conservative backers, including Elon Musk.

Politics - Politico - 6 days ago

12:30 Report — The Trump transition begins

{beacon} 12:30 REPORT It’s finally Friday! What a week it has been. I hope you can all find a way to unwind this weekend. I’m personally planning to decorate for the holidays. I know it’s early, ...

Politics - The Hill - November 8

Trump turns attention to transition after election win

President-elect Donald Trump is turning his focus to the presidential transition following his victory. Democrats, meanwhile, are left wondering what led to his comeback. Natalie Brand has more.

Warren: Trump transition 'already breaking the law'

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) said on Monday that President elect-Trump “and his transition team are already breaking” a law on presidential transition. “Donald Trump and his transition team are ...

Politics - The Hill - 5 days ago

EU governments struggle to fund green transition

Investors in Czech solar parks threaten to sue Prague over planned cuts to subsidies for photovoltaic installations

World - Financial Times - 3 days ago

What's next for Biden after Trump transition meeting?

President Biden headed to Peru Thursday for the APEC summit where he is meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping. This comes after his meeting with President-elect Donald Trump at the White House. ...

Examining Elon Musk's influence on Trump's transition process

President-elect Donald Trump announced this week that Elon Musk will help lead a new agency known as the Department of Government Efficiency. Theodore Schleifer, campaign finance reporter for The ...

NI's 'transition' gathers pace before big 2025

Northern Ireland manager Michael O'Neill discusses the progress of his side in the last 12 months after their 2-0 win over Belarus in Belfast on Friday.

To my distant cousin Justin Welby: our family’s slavery history is truly awful. Let’s be open about it | Alex Renton

The archbishop has admitted his connections, but must go further. Backing the campaign for reparations would be a start. Alex Renton is author of Blood Legacy: Reckoning with a Family’s Story of ...

World - The Guardian - October 23

Microsoft just made it way easier for developers to build AI apps — and it could be bad news for AWS

Microsoft expands its AI developer tools with GitHub Copilot for Azure, simplifying cloud integration and transforming how developers build and deploy AI applications in an increasingly competitive ...

Tech - VentureBeat - October 29

AWS launches in-line Q Developer AI coding assistant to take on Microsoft’s Github Copilot

Amazon Q Developer’s inline chat feature demonstrates its potential through practical applications like code refactoring and documentation.

Tech - VentureBeat - October 29

Yes, Trump is awful. But if there’s a silver lining, it’s a chance for progressives to reflect on what they got wrong | Simon Jenkins

The president-elect benefited from working-class hostility to a remote elite. Liberals need to reargue their case. Yes, we all know it looks terrible. We have heard what Donald Trump has promised ...

World - The Guardian - November 8