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US voters could move AI’s next piece
US data center backlash could affect Southeast Asia. Plus, an interview with an executive at Legora, a legal AI unicorn valued at US$8.8 billion.
MOM reveals 2027 list of 147 talent-starved jobs in S'pore, where workers are in high demand
Each year in Nov, Singapore's Ministry of Manpower updates its list of occupations facing the biggest shortages of qualified workers.
Radar-equipped 40mm naval gun packs power to counter drone swarms
BAE Systems' Sea Tridon lineup features four naval weapon configurations and 3P ammunition with six programmable fuze modes.
Visualization and Characterization of Gene Group Distribution Patterns Across Genomes
Genes of the same family often lie close together on a chromosome, yet how far apart family members sit, and whether their spacing follows any pattern, has rarely been measured consistently across genomes. We built an interactive web application that places the members of any of the 1,396 FlyBase gene groups on the banded ideogram of the fruit fly (Drosophila melanogaster) and lists each member's neighbours. While browsing it, we found strikingly symmetric gene sets in which consecutive members
Cult favourite fashion brand goes into administration
The Brisbane brand, known for is patterned tights, boasted celebrity fans such as Miley Cyrus, Katy Perry and Whoopi Goldberg.
Democrat from Kansas elected to US Senate for first time since 1932
A Democrat from Kansas has been elected to the US Senate for the first time in 94 years.
The 3 secrets to managing teams spread across the globe
It is trite to say that we work in a global economy, but over the past decade more companies have begun to hire workers from different regions of the world and have them work in teams that are separated by large distances. Through video conferencing and messaging platforms, it is easy to share information among remote teams, but there are still significant challenges in enabling these teams to work well together. Several interconnected factors make managing global remote teams complicated. It
Why Kim Kardashian came back to 'the worst TV drama ever'
The media personality and businesswoman says she's worked on her acting for series two of All's Fair.
OpenAI Wants to Stop You from Hating Data Centers by Renaming Them
OpenAI is launching a policy push to rebrand data centers as AI compute campuses to defuse growing public backlash.
Weather Adaptive Autonomous Driving
Camera object detectors lose recall in rain, fog, snow and sand, and the confidence threshold at which a detector is deployed decides how many objects it misses and how many false alarms it raises. We study how a frozen detector should make this decision in adverse weather. We first reproduce SeqCRC, a conformal object detector whose first step calibrates the confidence threshold by conformal risk control (CRC), and use that step, calibrated separately in each weather condition, as our baseline.
Researchers tracked bats across 49 sheep-grazed pastures in Austria; 20 of the country’s 24 bat species were detected, with some small insect-eating bats more active during and after grazing
Sheep grazing can change the conditions that bats encounter when hunting for insects, with some species becoming more active while livestock are on the land and for a short time after they leave. A survey of 49 sheep-grazed pastures in southern Burgenland, Austria, recorded 20 of the region’s 24 bat
Island Pharmaceuticals advances Marburg study towards December dosing | Stockhead
Island Pharmaceuticals (ASX:ILA) USAMRIID starts surgical preparations for 22 non-human primates ahead of Galidesivir dose optimisation study.
College Football Playoff Rankings reaction: Notre Dame among underrated teams slighted, SEC's efforts succeed
The selection committee gave the SEC plenty of love with its new metric, leaving Notre Dame with no room for error and two-loss Alabama sitting way too high
Democrats win Congress: How they did it, and what it means
With control of Congress, Democrats can challenge Trump’s agenda through subpoenas, confirmation votes.
Marvell Stock: A Mega Tie-Up With Lumentum Raises Questions (NASDAQ:MRVL)
Marvell’s Lumentum acquisition bets on AI connectivity and optical solutions. Read here for a detailed investment analysis of MRVL stock.
Hailey Bieber reveals ‘lonely journey’ with health condition following birth of son Jack Blues
The model reflected on having the disorder also shared by Lili Reinhart, Zara Larsson and Dixie D’Amelio.
Apple Is Putting an Age Limit on Falling in Love With AI - CNET
Dating and AI companion apps have new age gate restrictions, while apps that share your location will have to disclose it.
South Africans vote in local elections that could continue the decline of the once-mighty ANC
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africans began voting Wednesday in local elections that are an evaluation of the once-mighty African National Congress party, which led the country out of white minority rule but has seen a consistent decline in support over the last decade. The elections will decide who le
APOD: 2026 November 4 – The Not-So-Hidden Galaxy, IC 342
APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 November 4 – The… Today’s APOD Archive Submissions Index Search Calendar RSS Education About Discuss APOD Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. The Not-So-Hidden Galaxy, IC 342 Explanation: “I see” IC 342, the Hidden Galaxy! Today’s image peers through the plane of the Milky Way, through all its gas, dust and stars, to unveil this spiral galaxy.
When Model Complexity Matters in Cross-Subject Naturalistic fMRI Prediction
Increasingly complex neural models predict blood-oxygen-level-dependent (BOLD) responses to naturalistic stimuli, but the predictive value of this added complexity remains unclear. We ask when pretrained stimulus representations help and how much downstream complexity is needed, with and without recent measured BOLD history. We compare linear diagnostic references and nonlinear predictors across HCP movie fMRI (154 subjects), BOLD Moments (10 subjects), and Algonauts 2025 (4 subjects). Under a s
"Generational talent wasted" - Fans react as India leave out Kuldeep Yadav from 1st NZ vs IND 2026 ODI
Indian cricket supporters expressed frustration online on Wednesday after team management omitted left-arm wrist-spinner Kuldeep Yadav from the playing XI for the series-opening ODI against New Zealan
FIFA’s Infantino ineligible for re-election, says former governance chief
Miguel Maduro insists Gianni Infantino cannot serve more than three terms, pointing to FIFA's statutes.
iPad Mini review: A pricey delight
For a device with such a straightforward name, the iPad Mini has had many lives over its 14 years. Yes, it’s always been a small iPad. But at various times, it’s also been a cheap iPad with a lesser display, an iPad as technologically sophisticated as any you could buy, and a midrange iPad. Last week, Apple announced a new iPad—one of the remarkably large number of products the company introduced during what may have been its most productive October ever. It remains a small iPad. But the new
LANY meet fans, go shopping in Singapore
LANY are in town for the seventh time and meeting fans before their show.The American pop rock band, consisting of vocalist Paul Klein, 38, and drummer Jake Goss, 39, are in Singapore for their concert tonight (Nov 4) at the Indoor Stadium.Paul was seen exploring the city in videos posted since yest
A developer opened Postman. Then two AI coding agents changed without their permission.
A developer found Postman’s desktop app installed plugins into Claude Code and Codex without permission, reviving questions about coding agent control.
‘Sad and devastated’: Canva’s cuts hit its staff, and Australian tech overall
Canva was the start-up every Australian tech entrepreneur wanted to have founded. Its job cuts raise hard questions about what comes next.
Before the Dawn in America’s Heartland
Earth Observatory Science Earth Observatory Before the Dawn in America’s… Earth Earth Observatory Image of the Day EO Explorer Topics All Topics Atmosphere Land Heat & Radiation Life on Earth Human Dimensions Natural Events Oceans Remote Sensing Technology Snow & Ice Water More Content Collections Global Maps World of Change Articles Earth Matters Blog Blue Marble: Next Generation EO Kids Mission: Biomes About About Us Subscribe 🛜 RSS Contact Us Search October 18, 2026 The predawn hours brought clear skies over much of the eastern United States on O
Receding floodwaters leave a sea of mud and shattered homes in the U.S. Southwest
Massive ongoing flooding in the southwestern U.S. has turned communities into lakes of mud, with some residents starting cleanup efforts.
The WWE champion with a secret love for Australia
She lived in Australia “for fun” 16 years ago, but now Chelsea Green is returning as WWE women’s champion for shows in Brisbane, Melbourne and Perth.
Spanish transport minister resigns after train crash killed 69 people
Oscar Puente says he could not 'continue in office' after two major train accidents in less than a year.
Amwell expects Q4 2026 revenue of $48M-$50M and adjusted EBITDA from breakeven to $1M (NYSE:AMWL)
Amwell Q3 2026 earnings: raised guidance, Q4 EBITDA breakeven target, and VA/DHA contract updates.
After Wolverine, Marvel's Blade Game's Expected Release Window Isn't Too Far
Marvel's Blade game from Arcane is nearing release as Microsoft weighs acquisition offers for the studio, with development expected.
Google Will Block Search in Schools That Reject Its AI Features
Google will turn off Search for K-12 student accounts if school administrators choose to disable AI features; also launches Guided Learning.
FlowTranslator: Training-Free In-Image Machine Translation with Flow-Based Editing
In-image machine translation (IIMT) replaces text in an image with its translation while preserving the surrounding visual context. Existing task-specific models achieve convincing performance but require massive paired training images before and after translation. As advanced text-to-image (T2I) models have reached a practically usable level of multilingual text generation, we argue that this capability can be transferred to IIMT and present FlowTranslator. It is a training-free IIMT framework
Loophole listing keeps seafood qualifying as critically endangered on the menu
One of Australia's most dangerously overfished species, redfish (Centroberyx affinis), will continue to be served on our dinner tables following its latest listing as "conservation dependent." The classification is a loophole allowing species that qualify for critically endangered listings and prote
'Multi-cancer' blood tests coming to some GP surgeries soon
The aim is to detect hard-to-diagnose abdominal cancers, including liver, ovarian and pancreatic cancer, much sooner.
College Football Playoff bracket: What 12-team field would look like after first 2026 CFP rankings
The SEC got a big boost from the College Football Playoff committee in the initial rankings
‘We defeated Goliath’: Texas Democrat James Talarico wins Senate seat
Democrat James Talarico wins the Texas Senate race in a historic midterm upset.
Trump Congratulates Democrats, Says He Accepts Election Results
President Donald Trump told reporters in October he would accept the results of the midterms “if they're honest elections.”
Justin Timberlake’s ‘tell-all’ docuseries to revisit 2004 Super Bowl controversy
Justin Timberlake will shed light on some key moments from his life and career in the four-part Apple TV docuseries
Data centers are turning to old jet engines as the wait for power grows
The years-long wait for access to the grid and new turbines is causing data center builders to turn to an unusual, less-efficient and less environmentally friendly solution: once-discarded jet engines.
Nearly Linear-Time Follow-the-Perturbed-Leader for Weakly Observable Graph Bandits
We study online learning with directed weakly observable feedback graphs and propose a Follow-the-Perturbed-Leader (FTPL) policy that achieves best-of-both-worlds guarantee with nearly linear expected time complexity. To preserve the simple structure of FTPL, we develop a novel graph-based loss estimator that combines forced exploration, conditional geometric resampling and adaptive learning rates with surrogate probabilities. Our policy achieves $\tilde{\mathcal{O}}(δ_*^{1/3} T^{2/3})$ regret f
Gene editing could replace a lifetime of medication, but there's a catch
A single gene-editing treatment could someday protect against heart disease, high cholesterol, and other common conditions for decades, potentially replacing lifelong medications. But scientists warn that permanently altering genes introduces risks that could take years to emerge, making long-term s
'Multi-cancer' blood tests coming to some GP surgeries
The aim is to detect hard-to-diagnose abdominal cancers, including liver, ovarian and pancreatic cancer, much sooner.
Best Valeriy teams in Genshin Impact
You can form a few Valeriy teams in Genshin Impact based on the characters you own.
El-Sayed defeats Rogers to win Senate seat in Michigan
The Democrat prevailed after a stream of Islamophobia from top Republicans and a turbulent end to his campaign.
Denali expects $30M-$32M Q4 AVLAYAH net product revenue as Sanfilippo BLA filing remains planned for 2027 (NASDAQ:DNLI)
Denali Therapeutics Q3 2026 earnings: AVLAYAH sales beat expectations, Q4 revenue outlook rose, and key 2027 pipeline milestones sharpen.
Katie Zacharia Shops at Sephora on Election Day, Weeks After White House Firing
Katie Zacharia is taking it easy on Election Day ... doing some retail therapy instead of answering questions from the White House press corps or studying for the bar exam.
Anthropic is working on a system to prove AI models’ identity
Called FlashProve, the system would let anyone check that an AI response really came from the model it claims to be from.
One in 15 adults has experienced AI-generated image-based abuse, study finds
Around one in 15 adults has experienced AI-generated image-based abuse, according to a new study. The general-population survey of more than 7,200 adults in the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia found 7% had experienced at least one form of AI-generated image-based abuse since turning
Nasa drilled a Martian rock in 2020 and stored the findings for years; scientists have now identified seven organic molecules never detected on Mars before
Organic molecules on Mars have reached a new record of diversity, with seven never detected on the planet before. The Curiosity rover drilled the rock sample, nicknamed Mary Anning 3, in October 2020, and years of laboratory analysis have identified 21 carbon-containing molecules inside it, the most
Predicting protein structures at any folding stage from sequence
Protein structure predictors reliably identify native conformations, but do not describe the continuum connecting unfolded ensembles to folded states. Here we present FoldScape, a sequence-conditioned deep learning framework that generates C$α$ conformational ensembles at a specified folding fraction $Q$. FoldScape reconstructs three-dimensional chains through hierarchical, sliding-window regressions of one-dimensional inter-residue distances, followed by chain assembly and sampling with a recti
Brisbane’s best vegetarian sanger? This glorious thing is a contender
It may be outshone by a chook-based stablemate, but even non-vegos need to get around this brilliant sandwich.
US House Speaker Johnson rants about Marxism after Democrat gains
US House Speaker Johnson rants about Marxism after Democrat gains
US midterm elections 2026: Democrat Troy Jackson defeats Susan Collins in Maine Senate race
Democrat Troy Jackson achieved a significant victory in the midterm elections by winning a Senate seat in Maine. He defeated incumbent Republican Senator Susan Collins, who conceded on Tuesday after a competitive race. Jackson highlighted his working-class background and advocated for universal heal
Model Sahara Ray set to be cremated following shocking death at age 34
The model passed away on October 18.
CrowdStrike to buy Fiddler AI, Dreadnode for $495m
Fiddler's software will be integrated into CrowdStrike's Falcon platform as Falcon Observe.
Tech Declines, Dollar Weakens in Asia as U.S. Midterm Votes Roll In
The dollar softened to one-month lows Early U.S. midterm results set the tone for Asian markets on Wednesday, with technology shares falling and the dollar weakening sharply as polls increasingly swing in the Democrats’ favor. The greenback softened to one-month lows while 10-year Treasury yields …
Adobe Just Removed AI From Lightroom. Well, Sort Of
Adobe walked back a change after pushback from professional photographers. For most of this year, Adobe apparently thought you should know that Lightroom has AI. In fact, the company even changed the name of its mobile app to Lightroom: AI Photo Editor. Which, if you’ve been using Lightroom for a …
New Micro-X CEO drives strategic reset with medical CT focus | Stockhead
Micro-X (ASX:MX1) strategic reset last quarter, included the appointment of a new CEO to shape its operational priorities and growth strategy.
Reece Walsh hits back over 'disrespected' Kangaroos
Reece Walsh has had enough of hearing Australia's forwards aren't pulling their weight, delivering a passionate defence of his teammatesis teammates.
Democrats deliver a historic routing to Republicans in US midterms
For the first time in nearly 30 years, a Democrat will now represent South Carolina in the US Senate.
Texas wanted to power America’s AI boom. Its new governor could change everything
Less than a year ago, Texas Governor Greg Abbott stood beside Sundar Pichai, the Google CEO, to celebrate the company’s $40 billion investment in the state’s cloud and AI infrastructure. Three new data center campuses would help make Texas, Abbott declared, the “epicenter of AI development.” On Tuesday, Abbott, a Republican, lost his reelection bid to Gina Hinojosa, a Democrat who campaigned on halting new data center development until state lawmakers pass stronger pr
Ramayana Advance Booking: 25 Lakh Tickets Sold, Rs 96 Crore Earned Ahead Of Release
Starring Ranbir Kapoor, Yash and Sai Pallavi, Ramayana is set to release in theatres on November 5.