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Thursday12November 2026
Sources207of 309 · to 17:22 UTC

The number is what arrived in the 72 hours. Each trace is the domain’s 7-day window per 100 reporting sources, 12 Oct to 12 Nov, all eight on one scale; the lead is the open secret with the most sources a day over the week.

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A line by sheet date with a gap where there is no sheet, ending at 6.0 per 100.6.012 Oct12 Nov
Tech, sources a day per 100 reporting · 12 Oct to 12 Nov

Tech holds the board's warmest cell for a sixth straight day, and the week's story keeps widening: administration officials clash over the firm at its center, a months-old warning gets vindicated, and tech's own allies close ranks around the chief executive rather than distance themselves. Confirmed across both layers.

what
today
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Tech holds the board's warmest cell for a sixth straight day, and Jensen Huang's affair keeps widening: tech allies rally behind him, his wife becomes part of the story, a trader who raised the alarm months ago gets vindicated, and Trump's own officials clash over the firm at the center of it. Bangladesh's wage board settles on a number its workers call insufficient. A holiday staple gets priced like a luxury good, and the internet's countdown synchronizes around one long-delayed game as its predecessor gets a send-off.

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Language keeps the board's coldest cell for a third straight day, its own gender reading still one of the ten largest cells on the board, with no story on either side yet explaining why.

The readA wage settlement plays out entirely in the mainstream pressBangladesh's new wage board reaches a deal, and workers call it short, but fashion's own board reading cools only incrementally and reddit's thriftstorehauls board stays at ordinary volume.
The readA holiday price story and a quiet board point the same way, without confirming each otherFood's own board reading sits second warmest, led by taste, too small a margin to print, even as the open web prices a Thanksgiving staple like a luxury good.
The read · languageLanguage's cold spell holds for a third day with nothing to explain itLanguage keeps the board's single coldest cell, now three days running, its own gender reading still leading by a wide margin; no story on either side explains why.

The two layers

What the radar counted and what the sweep read, kept apart. The day’s moves:

  1. both layers
    Tech holds the board's warmest cell for a sixth straight day, and Jensen Huang's affair keeps widening into Washington

    Tech allies publicly rally behind him, his wife becomes part of the coverage, a trader who raised alarm about Nvidia's China ties months ago gets vindicated, and Trump's own officials reportedly clashed over the firm at the center of it.

  2. sweep onlyBangladesh's new wage board agrees to a revised pay structure after protests shut down hundreds of garment factories, but workers call the settlement still short of their ask and keep striking.
  3. sweep onlyYouTube ends its nine-month walkout from Billboard's US charts, agreeing again to share its streaming data after a dispute over how heavily ad-supported plays should count.
The layers agreed on 56 of the 128 moves in 32 sheets and disagreed on 14
Four squares a day; hollow squares are disagreement.12 Oct25 Oct12 Nov
Four squares a day; hollow squares are disagreement.12 Oct25 Oct12 Nov
both layers 56radar only 35sweep only 23the layers disagree 14

heard.brief.moves · counts of categories · as the brief tags them. A dot marks a day with no sheet.

In each domain

25 arrived in the 72 hours to 18:58 UTC, 12 Nov, newest first.

tech8 arrived
  1. new Dolly? maybe.silencebrand.substack.com
  2. The Research Tooling Industry Is Selling Us Methodological Shortcutssaeidehbakhshi.substack.com
  3. Doomscroll: Catherine Liu 3 IIjoshuacitarella.substack.com · 2 sources
  4. My Internet: Hamish McKenzieembedded.substack.com

64 more on the listening layer

work5 arrived
  1. More reasons to back creativitynickasbury.substack.com
  2. Welcome to Vice City!ideaswelove.substack.com
  3. What You Clap For Becomes Who They Aregaryvee.substack.com
  4. 10 Things Democrats Need to Do RIGHT NOWemilyinyourphone.substack.com

31 more on the listening layer

music1 arrived
  1. Stuff and nonsensepattismith.substack.com
food, language and body

Nothing arrived in the 72 hours.

What the open web turned up

The sweep’s 7 stories, each with its source and the stage it has reached.

emerging 1settling 5fading 1
emergingAI companionship gets pitched as a style choice, not a coping mechanismThe Digital RunwaysettlingTech's chief executive scandal reaches into the administration itselfThe New York TimessettlingStreaming platforms renegotiate who gets to call something a hitThe New York TimesfadingGrand Theft Auto 5's decade-long run gets its send-offYouTube Trending (US)settlingA holiday staple gets priced like a luxury goodThe New York TimessettlingBangladesh's wage board settles a number its workers call still not enoughThe Print / ReuterssettlingA long-delayed game's countdown becomes the internet's shared clockDigital Citizen

What arrived

25 stories arrived in the 72 hours to 18:58 UTC on 12 Nov, 8 of them in tech
25 stories: tech 8, fashion 8, work 5, relationships 3, music 1, food 0, language 0, body 0.8tech8fashion5work3relationships1music0food0language0body
25 stories: tech 8, fashion 8, work 5, relationships 3, music 1, food 0, language 0, body 0.8tech8fashion5work3relationships1music0food0language0body

arrivals.domains · counts · measured. One window is one story, four to a floor.

As counted, the last sheeted week runs 63% higher than the first; per 100 sources reporting, 2% lower
Sources a day carrying each domain, darker is more.As counted: sources a daytechfashionmusicfoodlanguageworkrelationshipsbody12 Oct25 Oct12 NovThe same counts per 100 sources that reported that day.Per 100 sources reportingtechfashionmusicfoodlanguageworkrelationshipsbody12 Oct25 Oct12 Nov
Sources a day carrying each domain, darker is more.As counted: sources a daytechfashionmusicfoodlanguageworkrelationshipsbody12 Oct25 Oct12 NovThe same counts per 100 sources that reported that day.Per 100 sources reportingtechfashionmusicfoodlanguageworkrelationshipsbody12 Oct25 Oct12 Nov

counted.domains[].w.1d · counts, and a ratio of counts. Open cells have no sheet.

What the charts carried

On 11 November, 88 entries on Apple’s and YouTube’s six lists were not there on 10 November. The largest climb was fakemink, Skepta - Chiltern Firehouse . (official music…, 36 places to 7 among YouTube’s trending videos.

33 of YouTube US’s 50 entries were new; Apple apps had 3
Apple apps3Apple books8Apple songs4Apple podcasts8YouTube US33YouTube UK32Trends US19Trends UK20
Apple apps3Apple books8Apple songs4Apple podcasts8YouTube US33YouTube UK32Trends US19Trends UK20

charted.lists[].new_n against each list a day before it · one tick is one entry, new ones dark · counted, not ranked · Google Trends lists are all new by construction

Apple appsUS

3 new of 50

  1. SnapchatSnap, Inc.
  2. PinterestPinterest, Inc.
  3. Cash AppBlock, Inc.

largest climb: YouTube, 36 to 23

Apple booksUS · 10 Nov

8 new of 50

  1. The Cowboy’s Family ChristmasKaz Delaney
  2. Destiny RejectedFelicia Jedlicka
  3. The Last TeacherAlan Lee

largest climb: Let's Taco Bout It, 45 to 32

Apple songsUS

4 new of 50

  1. Don't WeMorgan Wallen
  2. A Couple MinutesOlivia Dean
  3. Last NightMorgan Wallen

largest climb: So Easy (To Fall In Love), 44 to 31

Apple podcastsUS

8 new of 50

  1. Fantasy Footballers - Fantasy Football PodcastFantasy Football
  2. Fresh AirNPR
  3. This Past Weekend w/ Theo VonTheo Von

largest climb: The Ezra Klein Show, 25 to 11

YouTube trendingUS

33 new of 50

  1. Dandy's World 1.0 Cinematic Trailer - Play Nov. 20th…183,647 views
  2. Your Favorite YouTubers Do Crack1,890,976 views
  3. Top Christmas Songs Of All Time 2027 🎁 Best Christmas…48,712 views

largest climb: Overload, 28 to 16

YouTube trendingUK

32 new of 50

  1. Dandy's World 1.0 Cinematic Trailer - Play Nov. 20th…183,647 views
  2. Becoming an ELEMENTAL HYDRA on One Chunk..241,876 views
  3. SIDEMEN LAST MAN STANDING: MW4 EDITION1,123,325 views

largest climb: fakemink, Skepta - Chiltern Firehouse .…, 43 to 7

Google TrendsUS

19 new of 20 searches

  1. south florida basketball2,000+ searches
  2. ayesha curry2,000+ searches
  3. usman nurmagomedov2,000+ searches

ordered by search volume, as Google bands it

Google TrendsUK

20 searches, all new since 10 November

  1. katie price2,000+ searches
  2. mel gibson2,000+ searches
  3. dog gatecrashes wedding2,000+ searches

ordered by search volume, as Google bands it

radar_charts_recent · each list read once a day, 11 Nov against 10 Nov · every title links to its source · YouTube trending is YouTube’s own list; a Google Trends search links to Google Trends

Wikipedia’s top thousand

On 11 November, 259 articles reached English Wikipedia’s thousand most-read that were not there on 10 November; 104 had not been there on any day since 5 July.

The highest first-timersrank · views
  1. Stacy Keach562,990
  2. James Keach99,527
  3. Children's Games (Bruegel)75,596
  4. Danny Kelly (journalist)64,926
  5. The Body (TV series)46,149
  6. Stacy Keach Sr.42,983
  7. Virginia Madsen41,855
  8. Tomb of the Unknown Soldier (Arlington National Cemetery)35,918
  9. Antonio Sabàto Jr.34,959
  10. Irma P. Hall33,898
  11. U.S. Route 10132,084
  12. Peter Norman30,802
  13. Evolution of spiders30,788
  14. Armistice of 11 November 191827,886
First-timers a day, 5 Nov to 11 Nov
5 Nov 110; 6 Nov 106; 7 Nov 92; 8 Nov 88; 9 Nov 101; 10 Nov 119; 11 Nov 1041105 Nov1066 Nov927 Nov888 Nov1019 Nov11910 Nov10411 Nov
8,826 of 19,900 articles held a place one day; 71 held all 130
8,8261 day3,4172 days3,8903–61,7767–131,05914–2749528–5536656–12971130days held · one rung = 100 articles, rounded
First-timers a day, 5 Nov to 11 Nov
5 Nov 110; 6 Nov 106; 7 Nov 92; 8 Nov 88; 9 Nov 101; 10 Nov 119; 11 Nov 1041105 Nov1066 Nov927 Nov888 Nov1019 Nov11910 Nov10411 Nov
8,826 of 19,900 articles held a place one day; 71 held all 130
8,8261 day3,4172 days3,8903–61,7767–131,05914–2749528–5536656–12971130days held · one rung = 100 articles, rounded

radar_pageviews_board · English Wikipedia’s daily top thousand, CC0 · the Main Page and service pages left out; automated traffic is counted as Wikimedia counts it · 19,900 articles reached it in 130 days, 8,826 of them for one day

The open secrets

Taste led 61 of 224 domain-days and gender 57; values, slop and lonely led the other 106
Eight domains by 32 days, each cell coloured by the secret the brief named as leading it.techfashionmusicfoodlanguageworkrelationshipsbody12 Oct25 Oct12 Nov
Eight domains by 32 days, each cell coloured by the secret the brief named as leading it.techfashionmusicfoodlanguageworkrelationshipsbody12 Oct25 Oct12 Nov
taste 61gender 57values 41slop 35lonely 30

heard.brief.weather[].lead · categories · as the brief names them. Five secrets need five hues: the house’s three, then ochre and aubergine.

Relationships carries the most talk on four of the five open secrets; 9 of 40 cells sit above their usual
sloplonelytastevaluesgendertechfashionmusicfoodlanguageworkrelationshipsbody
sloplonelytastevaluesgendertechfashionmusicfoodlanguageworkrelationshipsbody

counted.domain_system[].w.7d, per 100 reporting, against each cell’s own stamped days · bubble area is sources a day · filled is above its usual, a ring at or below

The rest of today’s reading

the read
A franchise transition is the day's cleanest confirmed move, if the smallest

Grand Theft Auto 6's preload opens this week exactly as its predecessor's finale content fills the trending charts; the radar's own youtube-trending layer and the mainstream gaming press point the same direction at the same time. Confirmed across both layers.

A franchise transition is the day's cleanest confirmed move, if the smallest

Grand Theft Auto 6's preload opens this week exactly as its predecessor's finale content fills the trending charts; the radar's own youtube-trending layer and the mainstream gaming press point the same direction at the same time. Confirmed across both layers.

the board

Reddit's conlangs board ran at its usual scattered pace, no fresh coinage reaching the sweep today

Reddit's conlangs board ran at its usual scattered pace, no fresh coinage reaching the sweep today

upstream and vernacular

The chatgpt subreddit traded notes on who gets a government-subsidized Plus subscription

The chatgpt subreddit traded notes on who gets a government-subsidized Plus subscription

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