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OpenAI cuts ties with three safety researchers, WSJ reports
OpenAI has parted ways with three safety researchers after an internal investigation found they mishandled sensitive company information, report says.
With most information hidden, the game Stratego
Deep Blue took down Garry Kasparov at chess in 1997, AlphaGo beat Lee Sedol at Go in 2016, and poker bots have been beating professionals for years. But one classic game called Stratego held out. Even DeepMind, with its exceptional budget, couldn't build a machine that reliably beat the best human players. Now, a team of researchers from Carnegie Mellon, MIT, New York University, and Stanford University has done it. Their AI, called Ataraxos, beat Pim Niemeijer, arguably the best Stratego player of all time, 15 games to one, with four draws.
What’s Up: October 2026 Skywatching Tips from NASA
Skywatching Skywatching Home What’s Up Meteor Showers Eclipses Daily Moon Guide More Tips & Guides Skywatching FAQ Night Sky Network A Meteor Shower and the Moon Near the Pleiades See Saturn at opposition, catch the Orionid meteor shower, and watch the Moon pass close to the Pleiades, also known as the Seven Sisters. Skywatching Highlights Oct. 4: Saturn reaches opposition, making the ringed planet visible for much of the night Oct. 6: A thin crescent Moon appears close to bright Jupiter before sunrise Oct.
Here's when to avoid touching chemical-laden grocery store receipts
You're asked whether you want a receipt almost every time you go to the shops, but studies suggest they contain toxic chemicals. Now, a doctor has examined the evidence to find out if you should say yes.
Fantasy football trade targets: From Chase Brown to Keaton Mitchell, Dave Richard's buy-low RB list is robust
Should you target volume-heavy starters like Hall and Quinshon Judkins or stash high-upside depth pieces like RJ Harvey and Keaton Mitchell?
ICC ends contract with French insurer amid US sanctions threat
ICC and Axa terminate agreement amid mounting US criticism and looming financial restrictions on the court, FT reports.
More than 1 in 3 Americans making over $300,000 say they are living paycheck to paycheck
The affordability crisis puts a huge strain on Americans making the least, but apparently everyone is feeling it. More than a third of people earning under $100,000 or over $300,000 say they live paycheck to paycheck, according to a new report on retirement trends from Goldman Sachs. For people making less than $100,000, the share of people struggling to save is 42%, while 36% of their well-compensated counterparts above the $300,000 threshold reported a similar lack of financial wiggle
Chaos, coffins and 'Claudiapatra' steal the show in Celebrity Traitors
There is paranoia, confusion and a battle to survive among the celebrities as they fight for survival.
Google thinks SpaceX’s Starship has to launch 1,600 times before space data centers get off the ground
Google launched its first advanced chip into orbit to pave the way for space data centers.
Turn your existing social assets into high-impact YouTube ads.
In this Ads Decoded episode, we discuss ad creative — and how it can make or break your YouTube campaigns.
Hidden force deep inside Earth is altering the length of our days
Scientists have discovered a hidden force deep inside Earth that is changing the length of our days.
Bacterial outbreak sickens 11 as officials race to find the source
The Food and Drug Administration is currently probing a listeria monocytogenes cluster that has sickened 11 people.
Fantasy football rankings Week 4: Dave Richard makes tough decisions who to start, sit and flex
Dave Richard dives deep into the players who Fantasy Football managers will have scratching their heads in every single game on the slate
Canada to fast track oil pipeline meant to diversify economy away from US
Carney declared the pipeline a project of national interest, smoothening its way to a single federal regulatory review.
Over 70% of Americans are concerned about AI’s existential risks, polling shows
A Quinnipiac University national poll strongly suggests that Americans’ fears about AI now go well beyond job losses and energy cost hikes because of new data centers. Fears about AI threatening humanity have gone mainstream. The poll, released Wednesday, found that 73% of Americans are either very concerned (38%) or somewhat concerned (35%) that future AI systems could threaten human survival, while just 25% are either not so concerned (14%) or not concerned at all (11%). More than half o
Tuldok, October 2, 2026
Tuldok, October 2, 2026
MindOn wants robots to work at human speed, not just complete tasks
MindOn's Mind-1 physical AI model is designed to let robots perform complex manipulation tasks at human-level speed.
Memory executives expect RAM shortage to continue through 2028
Micron and Samsung executives this week said the memory shortage will continue for at least the next couple of years. Micron CEO Sanjay Mehrotra expects demand for the firm’s memory to exceed its available supply over that period, he told investors last night. Micron no longer sells consumer RAM, and Mehrotra’s statements refer to Micron’s business-to-business sales of high-bandwidth memory (HBM) for AI and DRAM for servers. However, his comments also have implications for consumer devices.
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 Launches to International Space Station
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the company’s Dragon spacecraft launched on NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 mission to the International Space Station with NASA astronauts Jessica Watkins and Luke Delaney, CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Joshua Kutryk, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Teteryatnikov onboard, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026, from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Credit: NASA/Joel Kowsky Four crew members of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 mission launched at 11:10 a.m.
Mike Flanagan's Timely Carrie Is the First Worthwhile Adaptation in 50 Years
Every adaptation of Stephen King's classic reflects its era. Set in the present, Mike Flanagan's Prime Video series finds monsters everywhere
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Syria denies officials held ‘secret’ talks with Hezbollah in Turkiye
Six sources from Syria, the US and Lebanon told Reuters news agency the reported meeting aimed to calm tensions.
Amazon wants to sell your Kindle’s physical buttons back to you for $35
Amazon has new Kindles. The company says it redesigned the lineup from the ground up. I look at them and see, well, Kindles. What new can you do with a slab of digital ink? Not much. Still, they made the front completely flat, with no seams, like a phone. And some of them come wrapped all around in colors with names like ube, alpine sky, seaglass green. Like all recent Kindles, the new versions have no physical buttons. But it seems some people miss the ability to click to a new page be
Tourette's campaigner Davidson asks to watch Scottish Baftas via video link after racial slur row
John Davidson, whose condition includes involuntary tics, shouted a racial slur during the Bafta Film Awards in February.
Opus 5.5 loves to tell you ‘this matters’ (and other AI writing tells)
Opus 5.5’s biggest tell is the word “dependable,” which pops up 23 times more often than in human samples.
NYC's click-to-cancel rule is now in effect to save consumers from subscription hell - Engadget
Can the rest of the country have this please?
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 Launches
NASA/Joel Kowsky In this Oct. 1, 2026, photo, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft launch from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The spacecraft is carrying NASA astronauts Jessica Watkins and Luke Delaney, CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Joshua Kutryk, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Teteryatnikov to the International Space Station for a long-duration science mission. They are expected to dock at the space station at 7 p.m. EDT. NASA will stream Crew‑13’s arrival across multiple platforms.
Surge of 'breakbone' fever is Florida's largest outbreak on record
Florida is battling its largest spread of dengue fever on record, reporting hundreds of both international and local cases.
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What’s driving Israeli settler violence in the occupied West Bank?
Attacks on Palestinians in the area are growing at unprecedented levels.
Average U.S. mortgage rate rises to 7.28%—the highest level in nearly three years
The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate jumped this week to its highest level in nearly three years. The benchmark 30-year fixed-rate mortgage rose to 7.28% from 7.03% last week, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday, the biggest leap in several years. A year ago, the average rate was 6.34%. It is the sixth consecutive week that mortgage rates have increased. The average rate is now the highest it’s been since Nov. 22, 2023, when it reached 7.29%. Borrowing costs on 15-year fixed
Anvara Aims to Build Marketplace for Advertisers Looking for Events to Sponsor
Anvara Aims to Build Marketplace for Advertisers Looking for Events to Sponsor
ChatGPT can now virtually try on clothes for you
OpenAI is rolling out new shopping features for ChatGPT that let users virtually try on clothing and accessories using their own photos and save products they like to a Favorites library.
As US relations fray, Canada gets serious about its own launch industry
A year or two ago, a few Canadian launch companies were trying to develop small rockets, but if we're being frank, the industry was not particularly notable. Sure, something interesting might eventually happen, but no one outside of a few Canadian space geeks was paying much attention. But then the Trump Administration started threatening and instituting tariffs. There was talk of making Canada the 51st state. And pretty much every Canadian I know began telling me how enraged they were at their neighbors to the south.
Gaze into the cosmos and through the eyes of a bee — September’s best science images
The month’s sharpest science shots, selected by Nature’s photo team.
Mistrust in science and a juicy gene-editing lawsuit
Why have so many Americans lost trust in science? And what's the deal with a new gene-editing lawsuit? Find out on this week's episode of "The Readout LOUD" podcast.
Today's top games to watch, best bets, odds: Braves-Phillies Game 3, Steelers at Browns and more
Find best bets and props for the biggest games in sports on Thursday from the SportsLine Projection Model and top CBS Sports experts
UK Parliament told answers on tax implications are needed in Manchester City ruling
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has been contacted in the United Kingdom about Man City's financial breaches.
Workers are ‘calendar stalking’ their bosses for more face time
Amid growing pressure to return to the office, hybrid workers are developing sophisticated ways to optimize (and minimize) their time at work. First came “coffee badging”—where a hybrid or remote employee goes to the office just long enough to swipe his or her ID badge and grab a cup of coffee—to which some companies responded by tracking how long their workers stayed in the office. Now, the latest example of possible workplace presenteeism is “calendar stalking,” or snooping o
Crazy Jhenny, October 2, 2026
Crazy Jhenny, October 2, 2026
Watch Suno CEO: AI Could Reinvent How We Experience Music - Bloomberg
Suno CEO and Co-Founder Mikey Shulman says AI could transform music from a largely passive experience into one where listeners actively create, remix and collaborate with their favorite artists. With more than 100 million users and partnerships across the music industry, Shulman discusses Suno’s in-
Florida cops say they don't know who owns 11 unpermitted Flock cameras
Florida cops are facing questions after a mandate to remove all Flock cameras tracking cars on St. Lucie County roads led local police to uncover more than a dozen suspicious cameras operating without permits. Local residents told The Washington Post that they were alarmed that no one knows who owns many of the mysterious cameras. Of the 14 cameras found, 11 had no obvious owners, raising concerns about who has access to sensitive data that bad actors could abuse. After the cameras were discovered, St.
Doomsday fish study reveals blueprint for quiet ocean-monitoring robots
Cornell engineering professor Rob Shepherd sought to design a large, silent underwater robot to monitor ocean health without startling marine life.
No porn, no doomscrolling, no processed foods: Meet Israel's spermmaxxers
Organic food, natural fabrics, exercise, quitting cannabis and ice baths: Social media has pushed wellness trends to the extreme. Now the world of 'maxxing' is coming for Israeli men's sperm
HQ PM Newsletter 10/1/2026
What to watch Thursday: Browns host Steelers on TNF, Phillies-Braves Game 3 + more best bets
Eritrea severs diplomatic ties with Ethiopia in tit-for-tat move
Ethiopia says it will shut its embassy in Asmara, declares 10 Eritrean diplomats persona non grata.
‘Sex is not a priority’: Gen Z on why they’re not hooking up
Playboy has resurrected its 1983 sex questionnaire for Generation Z, and according to the magazine, what it found was surprising. Back in the 1980s, the magazine said the question of whether 18-to-29-year-olds had ever had sex “was not even worth asking.” But things have changed. Results from its new 2026 Gen Z Sex Survey show 19% of respondents report they have never had sex. One in three Gen Z men and close to half of Gen Z women surveyed also report not having masturbated a
NBCUniversal Hires Amazon Exec Jamia Bigalow as EVP of Marketing for Platform Distribution and Partnerships
Industry veteran Jamia Bigalow joined NBCUniversal as executive vice president of partner marketing in the media company’s platform distribution and partnerships group. She most recently headed up partner marketing for Amazon’s Fire TV.
Amazon releases its own Jev clone as decision models flood the web
Amazon Web Services' Strand Labs has released the latest Jevalike decision model, Strands Decider 2B.
Marvel releases one last VisionQuest trailer
With its premiere just two weeks away, Marvel Studios has dropped one last trailer for the limited series, VisionQuest, which will complete the trilogy begun with WandaVision and Agatha All Along. (Spoilers for WandaVision and Agatha All Along below.) As previously reported, Marvel’s streaming TV portfolio has kind of been all over the place: a handful of hits, a few misses, and a bunch of middling offerings. One standout was WandaVision, followed by an excellent sequel (of sorts), Agatha All Along. VisionQuest will complete the trilogy.
Huge underwater UFO base spans city blocks in new whistleblower claims
An Air Force veteran has revealed shocking new details of an alleged underwater invasion the military has known about for years.
Great gran's shampoo method helps to grow hair 'down to your waist'
A woman has shared her Slavic grandma's secret for natural hair growth – and it's all about tweaking your pre-shower routine. So here's everything you need to know
Ohio State vs. Iowa prediction, pick, odds, spread: Buckeyes face another road test at Hawkeyes
No. 5 Ohio State travels to Iowa City for a Big Ten showdown with the No. 14 Hawkeyes
Who is Capt. Smit, Machchhar, the pilot of the Flydubai flight?
Captain Smit Machchhar from India is recovering from stab wounds he suffered in a Flydubai flight altercation.
Former LinkedIn CEO leaves Microsoft, citing reluctance to relocate for ‘full time, every day’ work in Washington office
Former LinkedIn CEO Ryan Roslansky announced on Thursday that he is stepping down “after nearly 18 years at LinkedIn and Microsoft” and will leave the company at the end of the year. Roslansky led LinkedIn for six years, during which time he grew membership on the platform from 700 million to 1.3 billion. Last year, his role at Microsoft expanded to include overseeing the software giant’s Office productivity software group, CNBC reported. The news follows the departures
I Swear's John Davidson 'will watch Baftas from separate room' after controversy
John Davidson will watch the Bafta Scotland Awards from a separate room after controversy over his involuntary N-word tic.
FTC Is Investigating OpenAI, Anthropic and Other AI Companies Over Product Risks - Slashdot
The Federal Trade Commission has opened an investigation into OpenAI, Anthropic and other AI companies over potential consumer and safety risks posed by their products, with the agency reportedly preparing requests for documents and executive testimony. CNBC reports: OpenAI stunned the industry in .
Former Dallas officer convicted of killing Black man in his apartment granted parole
The former white Dallas police officer convicted of killing a Black man in his apartment that she mistook for her own was granted parole Thursday after serving seven years of her 10-year sentence. The Texas Board of Pardons and Parole, which is appointed by Gov. Greg Abbott, rejected Amber Guyger's
Battle of the Anthropocene: allegations re-ignite row over proposed geologic epoch
Researchers say that a vote to reject the epoch violated procedure and call for transparency.
'Why I'm donating 100 litres of my breast milk'
Emma said donating her breast milk had been "such a worthwhile thing to do".
Florida State, Mike Norvell enter key stretch with coach's future in question, Jimbo Fisher rumors swirling
While Norvell navigates a pivotal midseason stretch, the search for a new athletic director and behind-the-scenes Fisher chatter complicate the future in Tallahassee
Cornell rape allegations renew push to change New York sexual assault law
New York law treats intoxicated victims differently depending on whether they willingly consumed alcohol or drugs.
CEO shuffle: Changes ahead for Mattel, Condé Nast, and the new merged Paramount-Warner Bros.
Mattel Inc. is welcoming a new boss. So is Paramount. Roger Lynch will be stepping into his new role as CEO of Mattel, but he is not new to the toy company. Lynch has served as a member of Mattel’s board since 2018. Since 2019, he’s been CEO of Condé Nast, the media company behind Vogue, The New Yorker, Wired, and many other magazine brands. Mattel, as one of the leading global toy manufacturers, is home to household names like Barbie, Hot Wheels, American Girl, and Fisher-Price
Sony Pictures TV's Distribution and Networks Co-President Mike Wald Retires, Jason Spivak and Paul Littmann to Lead Division
Wald will depart at the end of the year after 32 years with the studio