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GMKtec EVO-X3 "AMD Ryzen AI MAX+ 395" Mini PC Review: Enhanced Cooling In A Local AI Powerhouse
GMKtec EVO X3 features AMD's Ryzen AI MAX+ 395, 16 Zen 5 cores, 128GB memory, & 2TB SSD for $3799, delivering superb AI & gaming performance.
I've tested dozens of Garmin watches, but Coros' lightweight Pace 4 Pro smartwatch has seriously impressed me
It packs a titanium bezel, sapphire glass, offline maps and 60 hours of GPS into a watch that weighs less than most fitness bands
APOD: 2026 October 10 – Lunar Farside
APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 October 10… 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. Lunar Farside Explanation: Tidally locked in synchronous rotation, the Moon always presents its familiar nearside to denizens of planet Earth. From lunar orbit, the Moon’s farside can become familiar, though.
People diagnosed with one cancer type 'can get £50,000 payment'
New research has found that those who took precautions could get the help
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The Aggies and Tigers meet in Week 6 and we'll look at the prediction markets available on Kalshi for this SEC battle
India’s ‘Cockroach’ leaders detained; New Delhi in lockdown
Indian police crackdown appears to have prevented mass protests against the country's election chief from taking place.
It’s not ‘AI,’ and it’s not ‘superintelligence.’ So, what is it?
When President Donald Trump addressed the United Nations in late September, he said the word “artificial” in “artificial intelligence” made the technology sound fake. Instead, he said, his government would start calling it “superintelligence,” or “SI.” Not long after those remarks, the president made it official. He signed an executive order that instructed federal agencies to use his chosen phrase instead of AI in official communications. What Trump says goes: The Dep
Aion 2’s naughty character customization is the least interesting thing about it
Aion 2 is a better game than the discourse around it suggests, though its free-to-play model comes with some serious baggage.
Super Micro case fixer pleads guilty to sending AI servers to China
Ting-Wei Sun pleaded guilty in a $2.5bn scheme to divert Nvidia-powered servers to China. Super Micro co-founder Wally Liaw denies the charges.
Meta Developing Compressed RAM 'CRAM' For Linux: Better Than ZRAM and Zswap? - Slashdot
Phoronix reports on a presentation this week by Meta engineer Gregory Price at the Linux Plumbers Conference in Prague: With today's memory shortages, high prices, and ever increasing memory capacity needs, Meta engineers have been working on Compressed RAM ("CRAM") for Linux. This hardware-offl...
The Carrie remake is getting roasted over its changes to one of the most iconic scenes in horror
Does Amazon's Carrie expand the story or write a completely new one?
How lost 6 stone and kept it off for 11 years WITHOUT fat jabs
Once weighing 17st 8lb and wearing a size 26, the grandmother from March, Cambridgeshire, is now 11st 10lb and a size 14.
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Ukraine warns Trump-Putin diesel deal will bankroll Russia’s war
Donald Trump’s diesel deal with Putin gives Russia more money to continue attacking Ukraine, Zelenskyy says.
RAMageddon: 3 tips to handle the rising cost of computer memory
Unless you happen to live with a software engineer or avid gamer, you may not be aware of the current shortage in computer RAM—which your resident computer expert may be calling RAMageddon or the RAMpocalypse. The RAM shortage is a familiar story if you’ve ever dealt with capitalism. The demand for memory, specifically dynamic random access memory (DRAM), has increased dramatically because of the rise of AI data centers. AI companies have been buying up the global supply of these memory chips
Woman gets up to sing at O Beach in Ibiza and then people realise who she is
Partygoers at O Beach in Ibiza were left floored when a mystery woman in a white gown took to the stage and began belting out an iconic dance anthem - with many calling her a "legend"
AI or not? Google launches SynthID website to help detect AI content
LOS ANGELES: Google is launching an artificial intelligence (AI) detector to let users check if images, videos or audio files were created with the company's AI tools. The SynthID detector searches for evidence of Google's invisible digital watermarks that are embedded in AI content. As well as cont
Samsung & SK hynix Have Set A Dangerous Greed Cycle That Has Trickled Down To Suppliers Like ASML, Who Now Want To Match Their Customers’ Profit Margins
Samsung and SK hynix have set a precedent that is now trickling down to suppliers, as ASML reportedly applies a flat price hike across every EUV and DUV part
Iceland will tunnel into a volcano to tap into virtually unlimited geothermal power
Iceland's Krafla Magma Testbed project aims to transform renewable energy by tapping into a volcano's magma chamber.
Warning over rise in lethal stomach bug that's spread via faeces
Experts say infections of Clostridioides difficile - highly contagious bacteria known as C. diff - increased by more than 50 per cent since 2020.
How to bet on 2026 Week 6 college football: Betting guide, odds, previews, trends, over $3,000 in promos, apps
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Child among seven killed by Israel in Gaza on ‘ceasefire’ anniversary
At least 1,481 Palestinians killed in Israeli attacks since last year's 'ceasefire', Gaza's Health Ministry says.
Home price shifts across local housing markets, as told by 3 maps
Want more housing market stories from Lance Lambert’s ResiClub in your inbox? Subscribe to the ResiClub newsletter. When we make county-level home price maps at ResiClub, we usually shade each county by its result. That works, but it has a blind spot: It treats every county the same, no matter how many homes are in it. Out West, in particular, huge counties with very little housing end up dominating the map visually, while small, densely populated counties back East are hard to see. So for
US country music star Ella Langley cancels show due to 'security threat'
Police say they checked the concert venue in Tulsa, Oklahoma but "could not find any threat".
The Fusion of Two Giants: Why AI + Quantum Computing Is the Real Revolution
Separately they are impressive. Together they could redefine what it means to be human.Continue reading on Medium »
One with the world? A new look at brains transformed by psychedelics.
For about a decade, the mainstream understanding has been that psychedelics cause chaos in the brain. Brain networks—the stable patterns of communication that handle vision, attention, or our sense of self, and more—loosen and start talking to each other all at once. EEG traces get noisier and more complex. “Think of the networks of the brain as highways,” says Devon Stoliker, a neuroscientist at Monash University.
Forever chemicals at former Oxfordshire fuel depot 'have been removed'
Barrels of forever chemicals left at a development site have been removed, a developer has said.
What happens when you don't know your family medical history?
People who have been adopted or in care sometimes struggle to access family medical history which would be crucial to their own health.
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Graffiti artist honours Spain’s housing rights figure ‘Maricarmen’
Graffiti artist honours Spain’s housing rights figure ‘Maricarmen’
Nobody trusts HR. It’s up to companies to fix it
Earlier this year, I wrote in Fast Company that 2026 could be the year companies finally begin taking employee well-being seriously. I also challenged HR leaders to seize the moment and help drive the requisite cultural change within their organizations. Many people subsequently reached out to me to argue that well-being cannot be just an HR initiative and that, to truly succeed, it requires the full buy-in and ownership of leaders at every level, including the C-suite. I found myself instant
Ashe was too scared to cancel her wedding - the story became a hit song
US singer-songwriter Ashe reveals the story behind her international smash hit, Stop The Wedding.
‘No regulation’: Trump officials bypass the public to boost invisible code
A secret government Slack room gave tech giants a direct line to help reshape Medicare policy behind closed doors.
For The First Time Ever, Quantum Spins Shift a Centimeter-Scale Object
There's another notable first in the field of quantum physics to report on, and it's all to do with electron spin: the tiny, built-in magnetism of these particles, as if each one is carrying a microscopic compass needle.
Hurricane Isaias tears through southeast... and worst is yet to come
Isaias hit Destin, Florida, on Friday evening and clocked in at just 6mph under a Category 3 hurricane.
Seeking help is a sign of strength, says Ong Ye Kung as Singapore steps up mental health support
In light of World Mental Health Day on Saturday (Oct 10), Minister for Health Ong Ye Kung has a message for Singaporeans — seeking help is not something to fear, but a sign of strength. Noting the rise of mental health challenges globally, particularly in young people, the minister shared that hospi
Emma Hayes praises Spain system as USWNT prepare for top-ranked clash with both sides missing key players
Without Aitana Bonmati and several key starters, the top-ranked side gets a crucial chance to test its world-class depth and tactical identity against Emma Hayes' squad
Obsessed Trump posts new Saturday morning rant about not getting Nobel Peace Prize
Donald Trump still can’t let the Nobel go.On Saturday morning, a few hours after a late-night Truth Social rant about losing the Peace Prize, the president posted about it again. This time he misspelled it.“I settled 8 WARS, am close to ending or settling 2 more, got all of the Israeli hostages back
UP minister says CJP spreading disorder; BJP frightened, committing great mistake, say opposition
Uttar Pradesh Minister Danish Azad Ansari emphasized the importance of democracy and dialogue amid ongoing protests by the Cockroach Janta Party. He criticized certain individuals for undermining the constitutional framework and creating disorder within the country. Congress leader Aradhana Misra Mo
Review: Middle-earth: Shadow Of Mordor Game Of The Year Edition (Switch 2) - The Nemesis System Is Still A Winner
We loves it, precious!Few games have had as lasting an impact on the overarching gaming space through one mechanic alone as the Nemesis system presented in Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor and its sequel, Shadow of War.First released in 2014, it's hard to believe such innovation has been stuck locked
The Desperate Hunt for AI Computing Power Is Upending Silicon Valley
Bitter rivals are forming alliances and executives are having to personally intervene over the scramble for resources to fuel the AI boom.
OpenAI Makes Progress in Preventing AI-Driven ChatGPT Delusions
Mental-health experts offered advice on how the popular chatbot could ask better questions and distinguish among crises and other conditions.
Does written language speed up or slow down cultural change?
The written word has been revolutionary in preserving ideas from the past, and transmitting new ones in the present. But does it favor tradition or change?
'Terminal prostate cancer has taught me one lesson I want to pass on'
A Gloucestershire man with terminal cancer shares the life lessons he wishes he'd learned sooner.
Georgia vs. Alabama odds, picks, predictions, best bets, start time for Week 6 college football SEC showdown
It's a massive matchup that will influence the teams' SEC and national title hopes when No. 2 Georgia visits No. 6 Alabama on Saturday night
Why is US turning to Russia for diesel despite sanctions?
President Donald Trump's deal with Putin comes amid surging fuel prices and looming US midterm elections.
Googlebooks mark the end of the old Google
Does Google still believe in the open web? With the launch of its new Googlebooks, it doesn’t feel that way. Googlebooks are Google’s attempt to establish a new platform of Android-based laptops, with native Android app support and tight connectivity with Android phones. They’re also an extension of Google’s efforts to rebuild Android around AI, with Gemini features just a quick cursor gesture away. At the same time, Google plans to phase out ChromeOS, which it intr
After Kamal Haasan, 'Ramayana' actor Kunal Kapoor criticises Elon Musk over Starlink’s India entry row, calls out ‘saviour complex of Western tech billionaires’: ‘The colonial mindset isn’t always about wanting to rule a country’
Watching Elon Musk this week has been a fascinating character study in the saviour complex of Western tech billionaires.They arrive in your country selling you the future. Welcome them, and you’re a country that wants progress.
Scripting News: Friday, October 9, 2026
Dave Winer, OG blogger, podcaster, developed first apps in many categories. Old enough to know better. It's even worse than it appears.
Anthropic’s Rogue AI Filled Out U.S. Visa Forms, Gave False Homicide Tip to Police
Anthropic said Friday that is AI used the internet to inadvertently fill out government forms with made-up information and also submitted a false homicide crime tip to the Philadelphia police department. Anthropic said police flagged the homicide tip as spam, and Axios reported that Anthropic’s mode
The origin of the chew: When did we learn to eat like this?
It's likely you've already chewed and swallowed some tasty morsel today. But when did that ability emerge? New evidence points to at least the middle Jurassic, back when dinosaurs still reigned.
Second U.K. health body drops Israeli drugmaker after Pro-Palestinian pressure
'Those still taking Teva's money can no longer shelter behind the excuse that nothing can be done,' an NHS doctor told the Guardian, urging other medical bodies to follow suit
2026 Week 6 college football odds, spreads, betting lines, start times: Predictions, best bets, picks
SportsLine's model has analyzed the Week 6 CFB schedule and locked in its Week 6 college football picks, predictions
Labour voters overwhelmingly want Andy Burnham to commit to rejoining EU, poll shows
Exclusive: New 10-year plan for re-entry to the European Union in 2036 being put to the prime minister
Avoid Bonds, Buy Rate-Sensitive Stocks And Preferred Stocks Instead
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Coronation Street's Beverley Callard shares sad news after biopsy
Coronation Street star Beverley Callard has told fans she is feeling "in limbo" as she waits for her stomach biopsy results, while also sharing the heartbreaking news about her rescue dog
Which Stocks Have the Biggest Exposure to Anthropic's Growth? - AOL
An Anthropic IPO will boost several companies.
Zero-stress travel: The app stack that keeps my trips frictionless
There are a lot of travel apps out there, but these six apps are the ones I keep coming back to every single trip.
Mount Batten asbestos mystery leaves beloved Plymouth beach shut
With Mount Batten Beach fenced off since July, residents and campaigners are demanding answers.
Ongoing lawsuits allege GLP-1s can cause serious harm. But we don't know how often
Scant data about serious adverse effects makes it harder to answer scientific and legal questions about how often the drugs might cause serious harm like blindness or pancreatitis.
Bryce Young's breakout: How Panthers QB is looking 'like Alabama Bryce' and leading NFL in passing yards
A stronger supporting cast and an offense built around his strengths have helped Young take the next step in Year 4
England international Cole Palmer signs new Chelsea deal until 2034
Attacking midfielder Palmer has become a key figure in Chelsea's squad since his arrival from Man City in 2023.
Vanguard Offers U.S. Treasury ETFs Across The Maturity Spectrum: Stay Short (NASDAQ:VGSH)
Compare Vanguard Treasury ETFs VGSH, VGIT & VGLT for their duration risk, rate sensitivity, and macro outlook. Click to read more.
How to watch ‘The Real Housewives of Potomac’? Release time, date and episode schedule
'The Real Housewives of Potomac' Season 11 will focus on feuds, marital troubles and legal feuds of the cast