Today's Lead
News Digest
Meta ordered to pay New Mexico $25 billion in record privacy penalty; Omar calls federal search of her home "intimidation"
Record penalty against Meta. A judge ordered Meta to pay New Mexico $25 billion after a jury found the company liable for deceiving users about privacy — the largest fine ever against Facebook's owner (MPR News). Omar escalates fight with federal investigators. Rep. Ilhan Omar…
Today's Digests
AI Digest
AI Agents Hit 2,250+ Microsoft 365 Tenants as Japan's PM Urges Overnight PHP Patching
A Microsoft account relayed on X describes a China-aligned group scaling attacks with an open-source AI agent framework against thousands of cloud tenants, while two critical PHP flaws drew a prime-ministerial patch warning and a new default-on Cloudflare WAF. Console security also had a rough stretch, with PS5 firmware reportedly cracked eight hours after release and a Switch 2 exploit landing on the latest firmware.
Local News Digest
St. Paul Approves Estimated $11M Homelessness Plan; Measure Heads to Mayor Kaohly Her's Desk
St. Paul acts on homelessness. The City Council approved a three-part plan Wednesday estimated at $11 million, with city leaders saying taxpayers won't bear the full cost; the…
Reality TV Digest
RHONY Rises From the Dead While Dorinda & Luann Already Torch Sonja — and Teresa and Melissa Talk Truce
[Paige DeSorbo called out Shep Rose](https://realityblurb.com/2026/10/20/paige-desorbo-calls-out-shep-rose-after-he-calls-giggly-squad-a-stupid-a-talk-show-as-she-and-hannah-berner-make-history-as-first-female-podcast...
Pop Culture Digest
The "Glee" Reboot Is Officially Happening, and the Internet's Immediate Reaction Was Pure Fear of "Sombr Week"
The Glee reboot is happening, and the internet's response has been a beautiful mix of chaos and dread. BuzzFeed rounded up the fan pitches for what New Directions 2.0 should cover, and the range is genuinely unhinged ...
Finance Digest
Hot Inflation Corners Fed Chair Warsh — While SpaceX Carries the AI Trade and Meta's Blowout Gets Sold
The tape is choppy and bifurcated: the S&P 500 sits nearly 2% below its record while the tech-heavy Nasdaq wobbles, per Motley Fool. But JPMorgan sees limited downside from here, reasoning that hedge funds have alread...
Gaming Digest
EA Shuts Down BioWare and Cancels the Next Mass Effect — While Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4's DMZ Opens to Instant Chaos
Also on Switch 2: **Strange Scaffold's super-slick revenge shooter is out now**, from the team behind Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tactical Takedown and El Paso, Elsewhere. And Nintendo Life reviewed the **JSAUX 6-in...
MTG Digest
Energize! Star Trek Debuts With New Mechanics and Four Precon Face Commanders
The Star Trek debut stream is the story of the week, with new mechanics front and center — [MTGGoldfish's spoiler roundup](https://www.mtggoldfish.com/articles/star-trek-spoilers-october-20-character-filled-debut-and-...
F1 Digest
Championship Sunday in Austin: Antonelli One Race From History as Mercedes Turns Blue
Sunday could be coronation day. [Motorsport.com](https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/mercedes-f1-unveils-dramatic-new-look-for-united-states-grand-prix/10866765/) reports Mercedes' dramatic new-look car for Austin carr...
Sports Digest
Timberwolves Crash Giannis's Miami Debut With an Opening-Night Blowout
It's all Wolves today, and it's all good news. Minnesota is 1-0 after going into Miami and blowing out Giannis's new team in both clubs' season opener Wednesday night. Anthony Edwards and company made it a miserable d...