EditionFriday, Nov. 13, 2026 · Vol. 1, No. 18 · Showers And Thunderstorms, high 62°F, low 46°F
The FAA lifted the nationwide stop at 5:15 p.m. PT Friday. On Saturday, Transportation Secretary Duffy said a router flooded the FAA’s network during contractor L3Harris’s upgrade of aging copper lines, and that officials do not believe it was a cyberattack.
The San Jose Earthquakes announced Friday that Heath Freeman will buy the club and PayPal Park from John Fisher and Partners. MLS's Board of Governors unanimously approved the sale, which is expected to close in the coming weeks. The club did not disclose financial terms.
A study published Nov. 13 in Nature Neuroscience reports that researchers used CRISPR gene activation to boost two autism-linked genes, CHD8 and SCN2A, in human neurons and lab-grown “brain organoids,” correcting cell and electrical changes caused by the mutations. The work is preclinical — a proof of principle in cells, not a tested treatment in people.
Security firm Claroc reported that more than 35,000 apps built with Grok Build — the AI “vibe-coding” tool from Elon Musk’s SpaceXSI — were readable by anyone, exposing medical exams, employee rosters, business plans and plaintext passwords. The flaw was the default sharing setting and a web address design that made the links easy to list.
A study in Science Advances led by the University of British Columbia’s Matthijs Smit finds that the maximum thickness of crust in mountain belts jumped twice, around 2.2 billion and 700 million years ago, matching Earth’s two great oxygen increases. The authors say erosion of taller mountains may have supplied the nutrients that let life flourish.
Google on Nov. 13 began letting U.S. users of its Gemini app connect Google Wallet, and through it bank, credit card, loan and investment accounts linked by Plaid, so the chatbot can answer money questions from their real transactions. Google says the access is read-only and opt-in.