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Nov 23: Copilot’s safety label outgrows its features; Velindre NHS boss quits without a why; birthdays & history; Verstappen rules the Strip, title chase still favors Norris
Microsoft's Copilot Actions gets a safety label longer than the feature list
Microsoft has switched on Copilot Actions in Windows 11 Insider build 26220.7262, off by default and admin-only, because it can poke installed apps and read and write in your Documents, Downloads, Desktop, Pictures, Videos, and Music folders. In a support doc the company warns of cross prompt injection that could hijack instructions and cause data exfiltration or malware installs, while also reminding users that models may hallucinate. Safeguards include user approved data requests, isolated workspaces, and audit logs, plus a warning dialog that amounts to proceed at your own risk. Asked what users should actually do to stay safe, Microsoft declined to offer specifics, which is quite a vibe for a feature that can rummage through your files.
Velindre NHS Trust boss exits without a why, controversy refuses to
David Donegan has abruptly left as CEO of Velindre University NHS Trust in Cardiff, with Carl James named interim chief executive and Medical Director Dr Jacinta Abraham as deputy. No reason was offered, just the customary thanks and talk of transformation. The timing raises eyebrows, given Donegan was touting progress on 10 November and was billed as the steady hand for a near £1 billion new cancer centre, a project already dogged by its stand-alone location away from ICU and surgical units, the loss of the Northern Meadows green space, and a construction consortium featuring firms with bid-rigging convictions abroad. Campaign group Save the Northern Meadows wants a full explanation, asks whether a payout or NDA is in play, questions senior management judgment, and urges ministers to fold Velindre into Cardiff and Vale University Health Board, a call that lands as a new chair hits the three month mark.
Birthdays, Nov 23
Robin Roberts turns 65, proving morning-show poise is apparently a renewable resource. Vincent Cassel hits 59, still wearing cool so effortlessly the rest of us look like we dressed under fluorescent lights.
This day in history, Nov 23
In 1940, Romania signed the Tripartite Pact and formally joined the Axis with Germany, Italy, and Japan. A stark reminder of how quickly nations can slide into catastrophic alliances, and of the cost paid after.
Verstappen rules the Strip, title chase still favors Norris
Max Verstappen won the Las Vegas Grand Prix by nearly 20 seconds after Lando Norris botched Turn 1 from pole with an overzealous chop and late brake, then recovered to second by repassing George Russell on lap 34 along Las Vegas Boulevard. Russell finished third for Mercedes, and Oscar Piastri took fourth after Kimi Antonelli's five second false start penalty dropped the rookie to fifth. The standings tighten with Norris on 408 points, Piastri on 378, and Verstappen on 366, 42 off the lead with 58 available across Qatar, including a sprint, and Abu Dhabi. Translation, the math favors Norris, but Verstappen and Piastri still have a gambler's chance, and in Vegas the house usually wins, today the house wore Red Bull colors.
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