World in a Pulse
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Modulate raises $25M for its voice models and analysis suite
Modulate deploys its models to detect deepfake, fraud and scam
Nvidia Boosts Share Buyback Authorization by $150 Billion
Nvidia Corp., the chip developer at the heart of the artificial intelligence boom, increased the size of its share buyback plan by $150 billion, increasing the total remaining amount authorized to $235 billion.
Our food system is vulnerable to El Niño, warns UK climate minister
Extreme weather could damage harvests worldwide, but the answer is more local food production, not stockpiling, Katie White said in an interview with New Scientist
AbbVie wins FDA nod for Parkinson's pill
The FDA has approved AbbVie’s once-daily Parkinson’s pill for sales, based on a late-stage study that showed the drug helped improve symptoms.
NWSL Team of the Week: Kansas City Current players shine in huge win; Ashley Sanchez ties goalscoring record
The Attacking Third crew picked their best XI from the past week's NWSL action
Iran denies link to attack on airbase as UK minister warns of ‘proxies’
Tehran condemns 'unfounded and malicious speculation'; British FM vows to 'act against the proxies of Iran'.
What College Football’s AP Poll Shakeup Says About CFP Selection
How betting lines outperformed the AP Poll in college football’s biggest ranked matchups and what it says about predictive analytics and the CFP.
Lioness Star Zoe Saldaña Reveals Why She’s Not Ready To Join Another Taylor Sheridan Show
Zoe Saldaña opened up about her future in Taylor Sheridan's television universe and what it means for fans of the Paramount+ drama.
Your final chance to grab your exhibit table at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 is Oct. 2
The last day to book your Disrupt 2026 exhibit table is this Friday, October 2 at 11:59 p.m. PT. Secure your exhibit table and get your startup in front of 10,000+ founders, investors and tech leaders at San Francisco's Moscone West on Oct 13-15.
'An additional link in the chain of survival': researchers in France calculate just how much time could be saved if defibrillators were dispatched by drone
Paris study shows how defibrillator delivery times could be cut by almost 4 minutes with the help of drones
Fat Bear Week semi-finals: Bucky Dent vs. Backpack and 132 vs. 910
It's a day for survival stories and big, chunky bears.
Pharmalittle: We're reading about GLP-1s becoming lifestyle drugs, a setback for Merck and Daiichi, and more
Once promoted as tools to address obesity as a medical issue, GLP-1 drugs are increasingly being marketed as a way to look and feel better
Braves vs. Phillies prediction, odds, line, time: 2026 MLB playoff picks for Tuesday, Sept. 29 by proven model
SportsLine's model simulated Philadelphia Phillies vs. Atlanta Braves 10,000 times and revealed its MLB picks for Tuesday's NL Wild Card matchup
Mabel Gray gets national recognition for its Champagne program
Opened since 2015, the Hazel Park destination added a European-style wine cave and private dining space in 2024.
Ella Langley Vs. BTS: The Different Ways They Made The Same History
Ella Langley’s “Choosin’ Texas” ties BTS’s all-time Digital Song Sales record with 18 weeks at No. 1, despite selling far fewer copies.
David Harewood is still changing the game
The iconic actor takes on his first lead role in new crime drama ‘Pierre’
Anthropic, Gamma, and Clay share what happens when enterprises actually deploy AI at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026
Anthropic, Clay, and Gamma on what it takes for an AI product to go beyond the demo at the AI Stage at TechCrunchDisrupt 2026. Register to join and get 50% off a second pass.
iPhone 17 Is Getting a Nearly Rs 20,000 Discount on Flipkart: Here’s The New Price
Flipkart Big Billion Days Sale 2026 starts October 9 with discounted iPhone 17 and iPhone 15 prices, plus additional bank and EMI offers.
SpaceX's Starship Just Reached Orbit, in What Should Be a Major Success for the Company. But Its Stock Price Did the Last Thing You'd Expect
SpaceX's stock rose by less than one percent in early trading after Starship went orbital for the first time — but fell short of a big spike.
New NHS-style social care system could take decades, Dilnot says
Sir Andrew Dilnot, who proposed reforms 15 years ago, says the cost of such a scheme would be "very substantial".
Biggest question for each Wild Card Series: Can Yankees survive without Aaron Judge? Can Phillies bounce back?
All four series get underway on Tuesday, with plenty of question marks to go around
LIVE: Belgium vs France – Nations League
Follow updates from the Group A1 Nations League clash, including the build-up, analysis and live text commentary.
New-Look Raptors Enter Camp With Eyes On Championship Contention
As training camps begin, a look at the Toronto Raptors with Kawhi Leonard now in the fold, and how they stack up in the NBA's Eastern Conference.
Nicole Scherzinger performs after suffering leg burn
Nicole Scherzinger performed with the Pussycat Dolls despite suffering a large burn to her leg after being scalded by boiling water shortly before a concert.
Next five VCs judging Startup Battlefield 200 contenders at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026
Thousands of applications. Multiple rounds of review. Hundreds of hours spent evaluating startups from around the world. Now comes the part everyone has been waiting for. Register for TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 today.
PS5 emulation is already making major progress
The PlayStation 5 is still part of Sony's current crop of consoles, but that hasn't stopped PS5 emulators from making major progress.
World's largest rocket carried 26 Tbps of Starlink capacity into space
SpaceX has just launched Starship on its first orbital mission, with six trips around Earth planned during the nearly 10-hour flight.
Are there toxic chemicals in your grocery store receipt?
For most people, handling receipts is a low-risk activity, but if you’re concerned, there are some straightforward precautions you can take.
Warriors' Kristaps Porziņģis out indefinitely with 'health issue' ahead of 2026-27 season
Porziņģis, acquired at the trade deadline last season, signed a two-year, $40 million deal with the Warriors this summer
At least 33 killed after Myanmar military air strike hits market
Dozens of people have been killed in a military air strike on an opposition-controlled area of Rakhine State, Myanmar.
Drake’s Latest Smash Matches His Longest-Running No. 1
Drake's “Janice STFU” ties “Hotline Bling” as his longest-running No. 1 on the Hot Rap Songs chart with 18 weeks at the summit.
Don’t Breathe 3 Just Got the Sequel Update Fans Have Been Waiting For
Fede Álvarez confirms Don’t Breathe 3 is moving forward, with Jane Levy and Stephen Lang set to return to the horror franchise.
I gave Muse access to my personal data, and now I know why personal agents are probably going to change the world
An ever-cheerful assistant
What happens when AI is confidently wrong in the workplace?
Balancing AI efficiency with security risk
AI finds 3D shape that fills all space with a never-repeating pattern
A 3D shape that can tile 3D space, leaving no gaps and never forming a repeating pattern, has been discovered using an AI model. The researcher behind the findings, who has no academic background in the area, says his work has angered professional mathematicians
'Realistic' diet that can reduce your biological age in just weeks
The results of an Australian study are fuelling hopes that the closest thing yet to an elixir of youth may not be found in a laboratory or medicine cabinet - but on our dinner plates.
J.J. McCarthy trade: Giants acquire Vikings QB in wake of Jaxon Dart injury
The Giants will add a former first-round pick to an ailing quarterback group
SpaceX’s showpiece Starship rocket reaches orbit for first time
Founder Elon Musk's rocket, the largest ever built, is meant to carry NASA mission to moon and beyond.
Nirvana’s Biggest Song Hits New Peaks As The Band Scores A Historic Honor
Nirvana’s “Smells Like Teen Spirit” reaches new highs on both global Billboard charts as the band’s catalog gains attention around its VMA honor.
6 Chinese Romantic Dramas To Watch On Netflix, Prime Video And Rakuten Viki
If you're new to C-dramas, start with When I Fly Towards You for a youthful romance, Love Is Sweet for workplace chemistry, or Eternal Love if you prefer grand fantasy romances.
Meta launches enterprise AI platform, hires MongoDB CEO to lead new initiative
Meta says it will focus on bringing its full technology stack, including Muse, Meta Business Agent, Muse API, Muse Code, and more to businesses and developers.
Gap-free Differentially Private PCA for Gaussian Data
We give a gap-free differentially private algorithm for the principal component analysis (PCA) problem with Gaussian data.
How Trump is Using Federal Power to Try to Shape Who Votes
The president is taking a systematic approach to transform America’s electoral system.
I'm a nutritionist, here's how to eat to prevent a heart attack
There are certain heart health rules we all know well - stay away from butter and bacon for one, cook with olive oil and eat more salmon.
SEC confirms Tennessee's onside kick against Texas was 'incorrectly officiated,' should have been penalty
The SEC may have dodged a huge controversy after Tennessee failed to score after an illegal onside kick
Gould's explains rise in hip-drop tackles
Phil Gould delivers his theory on why hip-drop tackles have become so frequent in the NRL.
The Best Professional Pickleball Association Players One Medal Club
Who are the best players on the Professional Pickleball Association (PPA) tour never to win gold? How about to never medal? Here's a fun look at the "on
Monty Don reveals he may have to let gardeners go after BBC show exit
The presenter, 71, announced last month that he is leaving Gardeners’ World after 23 years
After a deepfake voice fooled her grandfather, this founder sprang into action
After her grandfather was scammed by a deepfake of his brother's voice, Tarini Padmanabhuni founded DetectifAI, a San Francisco startup building AI models small enough to run directly on smartphones and flag fake voices in real time, and it's now one of the companies competing in Startup Battlefield at TechCrunch Disrupt.
Learning to Stop without Learning to Stop: Self-Supervised Confidence Training Improves Reasoning Efficiency
Reasoning models often generate very long reasoning traces, making inference computationally expensive. Existing approaches typically improve efficiency either through inference-time early-stopping mechanisms or by explicitly encouraging shorter reasoning during training, for example through reinforcement learning with length penalties. We show that substantial efficiency gains can instead emerge from a different kind of supervision: \textit{confidence}. Using a self-supervised procedure, we fin
Scientists can’t stop using AI, even when forbidden from doing so
When scientists were asked to review papers for a conference without using AI tools, many of them ignored the request and used AI anyway
How a large tattoo could double your chance of developing lymphoma
Once the preserve of sailors, bikers and rock stars, body art has become so mainstream that it now adorns the skin of everyone from Princess Eugenie to Prime Minister Andy Burnham.
Eagles vs. Bears picks, player props: Expert's best bets for Monday Night Football in NFL Week 3
Philadelphia heads to Chicago on Monday Night Football with the Bears starting Case Keenum at quarterback
Prince explains reason behind blow-up
Broncos NRLW coach Scott Prince reflects on the spray he delivered his side mid-season.
Florida Asks Judge To Block OpenAI From Building New Models Amid Safety Debate
In a video statement on Monday, Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier asked the company to stop calling its technology “safe.”
Josh Widdicombe breaks silence after 'disgusting' Strictly backlash
An average of 4.8 million people tuned in watch the BBC One dance programme on Saturday night
⚡ Weekly Recap: $387M Crypto Hack, Citrix Exploits, AI Agents Go Off-Script, and More Threats
Cybersecurity weekly recap: $387M crypto hack, active Citrix exploits, AI agents going off-script, phishing takedowns, ransomware, and key CVEs.
Microsoft goes quiet after church groups ask for 1% of data center costs
Microsoft has spent all year telling communities that when it brings a new data center into their area, it is committed to being a “good neighbor." It will pay local property taxes that support local hospitals, schools, parks, and libraries, and it will invest in “vital services the community cares about,” the company promised.
Embracing the glitches in gravity could give us a unified theory of reality
Physicists have long struggled with their goal of making gravity a quantum force. A radical post-quantum approach might solve that problem – and clear up other cosmic mysteries, too
Treadmills to deadlifts: Why Gen Z are swapping cardio for strength training
Gyms are booming, solitary cardio is out - how workouts are changing.
Sources: Giants acquire QB McCarthy from Vikings for 2027 pick
The Giants are trading for Vikings quarterback J.J. McCarthy, sending a 2027 fifth-round draft pick to Minnesota in exchange for the former first-round pick, sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter and NFL Network's Ian Rapoport and Mike Garafolo.
UK pledges tougher stance on Israeli actions in Gaza, West Bank
British foreign minister vows to 'match word with action' when it comes to defending Palestinian rights.
‘Lanterns’ Takes Its Biggest Sci-Fi Swing With A Harrowing Episode 7
When John Stewart unlocks Hal Jordan's safe in Lanterns episode 7, he learns two shocking secrets that tie back to legacy and making your own choices.
Linkin Park talk capturing their comeback with epic new film ‘Unshatter’: “When the energy is there, we start to feel unstoppable”
Linkin Park’s Joe Hahn has spoken to NME about new feature-length documentary Unshatter, and how the band are embracing their epic new chapter by embracing a new generation of fans, pushing beyond any naysayers, and intentionally trying to subvert expectations.