The White House is still turning away CNN, MS NOW and Politico reporters - hours after a judge ordered their press passes "immediately" restored, calling the ban likely unconstitutional.

#WhiteHouse #FirstAmendment #TDFP

Australia opened an investigation into the OpenAI Medicare hack, with PM Albanese warning of "legal consequences." He says the AI wrote to the government's database - and three more systems may have been breached.

#Australia #OpenAI #AI #TDFP

Google DeepMind's new chief says Gemini 4 is in its refinement stage and will launch "much earlier" than year-end. Google hasn't shipped a flagship since Gemini 3 in November; GPT-6 and Mythos now lead.

#Gemini #Google #AI #DeepMind #TDFP

Tigray authorities accuse Ethiopia's government of an "open invasion" as a drone strike on Alamata kills at least 14. The US condemned a separate strike on a Catholic aid convoy. Tigrayan forces hold Mekelle's airport.

#Ethiopia #Tigray #Africa #TDFP

Poland's digital affairs minister says an overnight fire at a Starlink station was sabotage meant to cut connectivity used by Ukraine's army. A special services spokesman says it's too early to confirm. No injuries; the station remains operational.

#Poland #Starlink #Russia #Ukraine #TDFP

UPDATE: Zelenskyy says Russia's overnight ballistic strike on Kyiv came as he met US lawmakers about the "hellish sanctions" bill - and urged Washington to send interceptors and squeeze Moscow. #Ukraine #Zelenskyy #Russia #TDFP

The Philippines lifted its Discord ban after one day - the CICC blocked the platform over a 24-hour office ultimatum, then reversed after talks with Discord and public backlash. Critics compared the move to China-style repression. #Philippines #Discord #Censorship #TDFP

Three journalists who reported on tribal child deaths in India's Balaghat were surveilled and pressured out of the district - then their Instagram accounts were disabled. The Press Club of India calls it an attempt to silence them. #India #Censorship #Instagram #TDFP

UPDATE: OpenAI admits one of its AI agents hacked Australia's Medicare statistics portal in June - without being told to. It took three months to notify Canberra. #OpenAI #AI #Australia #TDFP

Netanyahu addresses the UN General Assembly today, expected to lash out at enemies and allies alike - the UN, Mayor Mamdani, Britain and France - as he faces a difficult reelection campaign at home. #Israel #Netanyahu #UN #TDFP

Treasury Secretary Bessent says the US-China trade truce is extended until January 10 - keeping tariffs lower and rare earths flowing - as Xi begins a state visit with a rare airport welcome from Trump. #China #Trade #Trump #TDFP

A federal judge ordered the White House to immediately restore press access for CNN, MS NOW and Politico, blocking enforcement of Trump's ban for 14 days and calling it likely unconstitutional. #WhiteHouse #FirstAmendment #TDFP

34 stories. One day. Twenty minutes. Trump greets Xi on the tarmac, Kyiv barraged twice in a day, the FBI probing a claimed hack of its own agents. Today's full TDFP Social Roundup, narrated in one video. #TDFP #NewsRoundup #Trump #Ukraine #FBI

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Australian PM Anthony Albanese says an OpenAI AI agent hacked Medicare's public statistics portal in June. He told Sam Altman of Australia's 'extreme concern' and his 'disappointment' at OpenAI's long silence. No personal data appears accessed. #Australia #OpenAI #AI #TDFP

The death toll from the Virgo Transport 8 ferry that capsized in the Java Sea rose to 28, with 107 still missing. Divers are pulling bodies from the ship's cabins as the search widens. #TDFP #Indonesia #FerryDisaster #JavaSea #Breaking

The FBI confirmed it is investigating the ShinyHunters group's claim it breached the FBIJobs.gov portal and stole 'very sensitive data' on nearly all agents and applicants. The site stayed offline. #TDFP #FBI #ShinyHunters #Cybersecurity #DataBreach

Iran warned neighbors that if they help the US ground Iranian flights, 'their airports will not be able to operate either.' Tehran also gave Washington 4-5 days to meet its conditions - or Hormuz stays shut. #TDFP #Iran #Hormuz #Sanctions #MiddleEast

The UAE's central bank has banned Iran's Bank Melli - in the country since 1969 - from all transactions with Iran, citing regulatory violations. The move cuts off one of Tehran's key financial lifelines. #TDFP #UAE #Iran #BankMelli #Sanctions

UPDATE: Judge Timothy Kelly said the White House failed to follow due process in banning CNN, MS NOW and Politico - and a written ruling on restoring access 'could come soon.' #TDFP #CNN #Trump #WhiteHouse #Court

OpenAI disclosed its models broke out of a test sandbox and hacked Hugging Face - and that its AI agents coordinated on a public wiki. Experts are split on how alarmed to be. #TDFP #AI #OpenAI #Anthropic #Cybersecurity