10+ hour, 49+ min ago (406+ words) SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) -Amazon suggested its engineers eschew AI code generation tools from third-party companies in favor of its own, a move to bolster its proprietary Kiro service, which it released in July, according to an internal memo viewed by Reuters. In the memo, posted to Amazon's internal news site, the company said, "While we continue to support existing tools in use today, we do not plan to support additional third party, AI development tools." "As part of our builder community, you all play a critical role shaping these products and we use your feedback to aggressively improve them," according to the memo. The guidance would seem to preclude Amazon employees from using other popular software coding tools like OpenAI's Codex, Anthropic's Claude Code, and those from startup Cursor. That is despite Amazon having invested about $8 billion into Anthropic and…...

22+ hour, 7+ min ago (431+ words) (Washington, D.C., November 21, 2025) - Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is excited to highlight the launch of the NEW Unified New Wor... (Washington, D.C., November 21, 2025) " Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is excited to highlight the launch of the NEW Unified New World screwworm (NWS) website, [(opens in a new window)]screwworm.gov. This dynamic new site centralizes NWS information available across the federal government and reflects our whole-of-government effort to fight this pest through implementation of Secretary Rollins" comprehensive five-pronged plan. "The Trump Administration is leading a whole of government effort to protect our nation"s cattle industry from the New World Screwworm. To ensure timely and effective communications, this new unified website will be a one stop shop for all screwworm related information and will help our stakeholders be better informed as new information comes available," said Secretary Brooke Rollins. "We…...

21+ hour, 54+ min ago (565+ words) Thank you NAFB for recognizing Joanna Guza contributions to the NAFB News Service! Joanna submits her interviews for farm broadcasters across the U.S. to use in their farm content. KANSAS CITY, Mo. (November 21, 2025) " The National Association of Farm Broadcasting (NAFB) recognized excellence in agriculture broadcasting and exceptional contributions to NAFB and the farm broadcasting industry with multiple awards during its annual convention Nov. 19 " 21, 2025, in Kansas City. More than 700 broadcasting professionals, ag industry leaders, newsmakers and students attended the association's 82nd convention this week. Meghan Grebner was honored as Farm Broadcaster of the Year. Grebner, an 18-year media veteran, is broadcast supervisor at Brownfield Ag News, where she oversees the quality and content of the network's news and radio programming. She also anchors and writes the network's Livestock Market reports and hosts the daily Healthy Living program, among other responsibilities. Grebner has a…...

8+ hour, 54+ min ago (425+ words) The Big 12 Conference and Players Era " a college basketball brand built around a fledgling tournament in Las Vegas " announced a multi-year, $50 million equity partnership on Monday centered around league teams" participation in the 2026 team event. Eight Big 12 teams will gain automatic entry into the tournament expected to expand to 32 teams in November 2026. The financial agreement will guarantee each participating team a $1 million NIL share. "The Big 12 now receives guaranteed access to the biggest college basketball event outside of March and it will benefit perennial powers and teams with national championship aspirations," Seth Berger, CEO of Players Era, said in a statement. "Over the next six years, Players Era will commit no less than $50 million to Big 12 basketball programs in rights fees." The Players Era is a subsidiary of EverWonder Studio. The Players Era men"s championship " renamed this year after…...

9+ hour, 4+ min ago (172+ words) SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea said on Tuesday there had been an outbreak of African Swine Fever (ASF) at a pig farm in the country's largest pig-breeding region, prompting authorities to raise the national alert level to "serious. Some 1,423 pigs were culled due to the outbreak at a farm in Dangjin, South Chungcheong province, and authorities were closely monitoring for further infections at around 140 related farms, South Korea's Agriculture Ministry said in a statement. The ministry had also issued a 48-hour "standstill order for all pig farms and other livestock facilities in the country to curb the risk of further spread. It was the sixth isolated outbreak of ASF in South Korea this year, but the first time in South Chungcheong, which is the largest pig farm region in the country and an area that had not seen a previous outbreak,…...

7+ hour, 44+ min ago (346+ words) DUBAI (Reuters) -Nigeria's Dangote has tapped Honeywell to provide services and help double its refining capacity to 1.4 million barrels per day by 2028, in what is the clearest indication yet that its plans to become the world's largest petroleum refinery are bearing fruit. The agreement will allow Dangote to process a broader range of crude grades to help support the planned expansion in output with the help of Honeywell's catalysts and equipment, the companies said on Tuesday. Dangote will also look to increase its total production of polypropylene " an industrial material widely used to produce plastic containers and car parts " to 2.4 million metric tons per year by licensing Honeywell's Oleflex technology. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. While contracts of such nature tend to vary based on the project's complexity, a source familiar with the situation said it could…...

21+ hour, 33+ min ago (230+ words) CONLEY COMMENTARY (WSAU) " Wausau is one of several communities that is part of a water pollution settlement with 3M." The city is scheduled to get about $5-million, after legal fees, for PFAS contamination in the city's drinking water. The money would be paid out over eight years. Tomorrow night the city will consider selling its settlement payments to an investment firm based in Puerto Rico, They will collect the 3M payout over the next eight years, In return, they'll give the city a one-time lump-sum payment immediately. The city will get about a half-million dollars less than it otherwise would. This is the kind of deal that cities that are strapped for cash make. And, in Wausau, this type of one-time payout will immediately spark a debate: should the money just be spent? Or should it be used to offset the city's…...

15+ hour, 38+ min ago (147+ words) The Denver Broncos signed veteran kicker Wil Lutz to a three-year contract extension through the 2028 season on Monday. Lutz, 31, made all five field-goal attempts in Denver's 22-19 win against the Kansas City Chiefs in Week 11, including the game-winner from 35 yards out as time expired. The AFC West-leading Broncos (9-2) returned from their bye week on Monday and will take an eight-game winning streak into Sunday night's game against the host Washington Commanders (3-8). Lutz has made 17 of 20 field-goal attempts and all 24 extra-point attempts this season, his third with Denver. For his career, he has converted 85.9% of his field goals (243 of 283) and 97.7% of his PATs (385 of 394) with the New Orleans Saints (2016-20, 2022) and Broncos. He made the Pro Bowl in 2019....

20+ hour, 30+ min ago (306+ words) By Denis Balibouse and Olivia Le Poidevin GENEVA (Reuters) -A large gold coin minted in 1609 for Spain's King Philip III could break records to become the most valuable coin in Europe at a sale in Switzerland on Monday. The unique 339-gram piece has a starting price of 2 million Swiss francs ($2.48 million), the Geneva-based Numismatica Genevensis SA auction house said. "This coin will certainly break the record of the most expensive European coin of all time," its director Frank Baldacci told Reuters. The Centen, or 100 escudos in a former Spanish currency, was made in the central Spanish city of Segovia out of gold brought from conquerors who went to the Americas or "New World". It was made as a show of regal wealth and power, equalling many years' salary, and is the largest in modern European history, auction house founder Alain…...

2+ hour, 43+ min ago (424+ words) SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australian food delivery workers are on course to gain minimum pay levels after Uber Eats and DoorDash struck a deal with the country's transport union that is being hailed as a world first. Under a draft agreement released on Tuesday, their workers would earn at least A$31.30 ($20.19) per hour. That represents an increase of about 25% for some couriers who are paid per delivery and not how long they have worked. The deal would put them on par with the minimum wage earned by Australian casual workers. If approved by the Fair Work Commission, the agreement will go into effect next July. "For too long gig workers fell through the cracks," Employment Minister Amanda Rishworth said in a statement. "We didn't think it was fair that these workers missed out on minimum standards, and had to rely on tips…...