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1. Shannon Sanders promoted to AVP, Creative, Nashville at BMI Music Business Worldwide · 12 Nov 2026

   He will support emerging and established writers through BMI's educational programs, showcases, and networking events. Source

2. Breaking: Microsoft platforms suffering outages, including Outlook ABC News · 12 Nov 2026

   A widespread outage has hit Microsoft platforms including Outlook, with many users encountering trouble using their email accounts and other errors across the tech giant's suite of apps.

3. Amaechi’s campaign worse than diarrhoea, By Azu Ishiekwene Premium Times · 12 Nov 2026

   If Amaechi wants Nigerians to take his conversion seriously, he must offer more than comically fiery speeches, selective statistics and familiar promises… Nigeria does not need another politician who discovers conscience only after losing a ticket. It needs leaders who can explain what they did with…

4. Rising UK R&B artist Season 25 lands ‘seven-figure’ deal for viral single ‘Shotta’s.’ with London’s Isekai Records and Create label broke Records Music Business Worldwide · 12 Nov 2026

   Shotta's. was released independently via TuneCore on September 25, according to the labels Source

5. Australia miner Tivan teams with Sumitomo on tungsten, other key minerals Nikkei · 12 Nov 2026
6. Google rolls out Gemini 4 Hydrogen, finally replacing 3.8 Flash Ars Technica · 12 Nov 2026

   Google is continuing its elemental AI naming scheme with the new Gemini 4 Hydrogen . These names are less descriptive than the Pro/Flash monikers of earlier releases, but Hydrogen's purpose is clear: It replaces the faster, more economical Flash models most people in Google's ecosystem use. With…

7. Dell’s 15.6-Inch Laptop Has 512GB of Storage and Just Dropped Below $400 Cord Cutters News · 12 Nov 2026

   Still using an old laptop that takes forever to start up, struggles with multiple browser tabs, or makes working from home more frustrating than it needs to be? Dell has an affordable upgrade worth checking out before Black Friday. Amazon has dropped the price of the Dell 15.6-inch laptop to…

8. Mercedes-Benz halts new investment in German plants, considers closures Euronews · 12 Nov 2026

   The Stuttgart carmaker is temporarily halting all further investment at its German sites. Possible plant closures are looming, increasing pressure on staff, works council and IG Metall. Volkswagen and Audi have also announced major savings programmes.

9. ‘Well done, Specialist’: Pete Hegseth awards soldier who loudly told him off Stuff · 12 Nov 2026

   US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has given a top award to the service member who scolded him and his staff at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier following a Veterans Day ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery.

10. iOS 27’s Find My app adds convenient feature I’ve long wished for 9to5Mac · 12 Nov 2026

    iOS 27 is packed with new features, including several for the Find My app . One upgrade to Find My—custom sharing durations—grants a feature request I’ve had for years. more…