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Google opens the floodgates for more connected apps in Gemini and Search
AI

Google opens the floodgates for more connected apps in Gemini and Search

Google’s new developer platform will allow more third-party apps to become part of the Gemini and Search connected apps ecosystem.

Cadillac Escalade IQ review: Huge battery, huge range, huge SUV
Technology

Cadillac Escalade IQ review: Huge battery, huge range, huge SUV

“Please have at least 125 miles of range left when we pick it up.” That request from the people who look after the Cadillac press cars wasn’t going to be hard to honor. The electric Escalade IQ arrived with an indicated range of 440 miles (708 km), and with a full week of work to squeeze in, getting anywhere close to needing to recharge it seemed unlikely.

Hannah Fry: I lost my dad to Alzheimer's. New research into its origins is amazing | New Scientist
Science

Hannah Fry: I lost my dad to Alzheimer's. New research into its origins is amazing | New Scientist

My lovely father died of Alzheimer's last year, and since then, I've been digging into the disease to try to understand what happened to him. I was astonished to discover that scientists think it may start in the nose, says New Scientist's new columnist, Professor Hannah Fry

Are you an organ donor? Here are some rule changes you may want to know
Health

Are you an organ donor? Here are some rule changes you may want to know

Transplant teams can talk to families about organ donation before they've decided whether to continue life-sustaining medical care for loved ones. Until now, that has been forbidden.

Fantasy football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em RB in Week 8: Quinshon Judkins stays hot, J.K. Dobbins fades
Sports

Fantasy football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em RB in Week 8: Quinshon Judkins stays hot, J.K. Dobbins fades

Quinshon Judkins looks to build on his breakout, Rhamondre Stevenson draws a dream matchup, while J.K. could be losing touches

World

Five key takeaways from the UK Autumn Budget

The United Kingdom's government says its policies are for the 'working people of Britain'.

How FDA scientists opposed the Trump administration’s push for easier access to peptides
Business

How FDA scientists opposed the Trump administration’s push for easier access to peptides

A plan to give Americans easier access to unproven peptide drugs favored by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was opposed by most Food and Drug Administration scientific staff members, who had limited input in drafting the policy, according to six people familiar with the policy’s development. The document, which covers certain injectable peptides popular within the wellness industry, recently underwent regulatory review at the White House, typically the final step before publicati

Independent Creative Management Signs Serhat Metin
Culture

Independent Creative Management Signs Serhat Metin

UK agency Independent Creative Management has signed 'Havoc' actor Serhat Metin.

AI

As AI agents reshape the web, Google opens Gemini and Search to more apps

A new developer platform will let businesses bring their services to Google's AI experiences, potentially changing how consumers discover and use apps.

Hands-on with Apple’s touchscreen MacBook Pro
Technology

Hands-on with Apple’s touchscreen MacBook Pro

Apple is finally tackling the challenge of ‘ergonomically terrible’ touchscreen laptops.

Transplanted ovaries adjust to the recipient's biological age | New Scientist
Science

Transplanted ovaries adjust to the recipient's biological age | New Scientist

Ovaries from older mice, which were no longer able to reproduce, seemed to become active again when transplanted into younger animals, suggesting the new host's body lowered the organs' molecular age

Health

What's gone up even faster than gas or rent? The cost of caregiving

A new study from AARP shows caregivers' out-of-pocket costs rose about 60% in the last five years.

Who is Christian Mbilli? Get to know the WBC super middleweight champ ahead of Canelo Alvarez showdown
Sports

Who is Christian Mbilli? Get to know the WBC super middleweight champ ahead of Canelo Alvarez showdown

The 31-year-old carries knockout power and his size could pose a problem for Alvarez

World

Russia hopes evacuation from Alyoshki to proceed without provocations — Kremlin

The humanitarian operation will take place in the coming days, Dmitry Peskov said

This company wants to use AI to reverse aging — here’s how
Business

This company wants to use AI to reverse aging — here’s how

What if AI could reset the clock on your body’s aging? In this episode of Adventures in AI, Drew Taylor, founder of Acorn Biolabs, talks about how artificial intelligence is transforming regenerative medicine, from predicting how a stem cell will perform using a single image to building treatment plans tailored to your unique biology. We also tackle the unexpected side of living longer, including whether society, and your retirement savings, are ready for it.

Government minister calls for review of 'unacceptable' BBC Scotland channel closure
Culture

Government minister calls for review of 'unacceptable' BBC Scotland channel closure

The BBC announced the dedicated Scotland channel would move online as part of measures to make savings of £500m.

AI

Chrome’s AI-powered Autofill can now dig through your Gmail to fill out forms

The autofill update lets Chrome pull flight confirmations, tracking info, order details, and other information from your inbox, with your permission.

Florida county won’t investigate sketchy Flock cameras removed by mystery owners
Technology

Florida county won’t investigate sketchy Flock cameras removed by mystery owners

A Florida county that discovered a clump of mysterious unpermitted Flock cameras during a countywide takedown effort won’t investigate who owned the sketchy cameras, which have since disappeared. On Wednesday, The Washington Post reported that St. Lucie County residents "remain upset,” not knowing who installed the cameras or how they were using the data collected.

370,000 tons of CO₂ to be captured using innovative purification tech
Science

370,000 tons of CO₂ to be captured using innovative purification tech

Veolia has been awarded a significant contract by Kanadevia Inova AG to design and supply two CO₂ purification and dehydration units to be installed at Encyclis’ energy-from-waste facility near Ellesmere Port.

Lilly says ‘triple-G’ drug beats Novo’s Ozempic in diabetes study
Health

Lilly says ‘triple-G’ drug beats Novo’s Ozempic in diabetes study

Data add to expectations that the drug will be one of Lilly’s greatest growth drivers.

Boxing Pound-for-Pound Rankings: O'Shaquie Foster finally breaks through to top 10 after masterful win
Sports

Boxing Pound-for-Pound Rankings: O'Shaquie Foster finally breaks through to top 10 after masterful win

The new unified champion has appeared on the cusp of greatness in recent year before reaching new heights

World

Bank of Canada raises interest rates for the first time in three years

The central bank increased the key rate by a quarter point as soaring energy prices pushed up inflation.

WATCH | Market Report
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WATCH | Market Report

Business Day TV speaks with Andrew Padoa from Otto 1890

Culture

Crazy Jhenny, October 29, 2026

Crazy Jhenny, October 29, 2026

AI

AI execs may be too out of touch to build for the general public

Tech leaders are flaunting how out of touch they are when they brag about using AI to connect with their families.

Apple announces touchscreen MacBook Pro with OLED display
Technology

Apple announces touchscreen MacBook Pro with OLED display

LOS ANGELES—Apple today announced and gave a first glimpse of its first major MacBook Pro redesign in more than five years. As rumored, it includes an OLED display and, for the first time on macOS, a touchscreen—a change Apple has long debated. (Former CEO Steve Jobs famously was opposed.) Apple's demonstration video showed users interacting with applications by reaching up to touch the screen, including file dragging and multi-touch gestures like pinch-to-zoom.

NASA University Challenge Ignites Trajectory of Drone Entrepreneur
Science

NASA University Challenge Ignites Trajectory of Drone Entrepreneur

4 min readPreparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) Four co-founders of AG3 Labs –from left Matt Atkinson, Gavin Gardner, Ryan Atkinson, and Gryson Gardner – show off the military training drones their company builds at a U.S. Army event at Camp Grayling in Michigan. As a student, Gavin was on a Michigan State team twice selected for participation in NASA’s University Student Research Challenge.

Pharmalittle: We're reading about 340B battles, new results for a Lilly weight loss drug, and more
Health

Pharmalittle: We're reading about 340B battles, new results for a Lilly weight loss drug, and more

Missouri attorney general warned Eli Lilly to discontinue requiring hospitals to provide claims data to receive discounted medicines under 340B program

Big Ten Power Rankings, Week 9: Ohio State and UCLA lead way, but uncertainty remains
Sports

Big Ten Power Rankings, Week 9: Ohio State and UCLA lead way, but uncertainty remains

From backup quarterbacks to stunning losses, the Big Ten remains a jumbled -- but entertaining -- mess entering the final weekend of October

World

Sudan war and inflation leave families struggling to survive in Khartoum

Soaring food prices and shrinking incomes force families in Sudan's capital to borrow money and skip meals.

How Twilio is reinventing customer service for the AI era
Business

How Twilio is reinventing customer service for the AI era

Sidharth Ramsinghaney, director of strategy and operations at Twilio, explains how AI can create seamless customer experiences across calls, texts, and chatbots—and why customer obsession remains key to innovation.

Culture

Did Dolores Huerta Have Children? Meet the Late Activist’s Family

Huerta is survived by her children, and her family confirmed her death in October 2026.

The Xreal Aura smartglasses are now on sale for a discounted launch price - Engadget
AI

The Xreal Aura smartglasses are now on sale for a discounted launch price - Engadget

The new wearable is the first of its kind to run on the Android XR platform.

Instagram doesn’t have a plan to pay long-form video creators
Technology

Instagram doesn’t have a plan to pay long-form video creators

Creators are asking why they should use Features if Instagram won’t reward them like YouTube does

NASA Selects 19 New Citizen Science Proposals in 2026
Science

NASA Selects 19 New Citizen Science Proposals in 2026

Explore This Section Science Citizen Science NASA Selects 19 New Citizen… Overview Resources Opportunities Citizen Science Highlights About Science Activation   So far, 2026 has seen a flood of successes for volunteers who do NASA science, exemplifying NASA’s commitment to gold-standard science—transparent, reproducible and intrinsically collaborative. The Backyard Worlds: Planet 9 project announced that their project volunteers have now discovered most of the known brown dwarfs, celestial objects that are similar to planets.

Health

Every route counts, but some count more: a max-plus view of the C. elegans brain

Brains do not simply add up every signal they receive: they select which routes dominate. Yet connectomes are usually analyzed with tools that sum over all paths and place neural states in Euclidean spaces, blurring the feedback circuits that may sustain internal states. Here we treat neural signaling as routing instead of diffusion and describe it with max-plus algebra, in which signals accumulate along a path and the strongest route prevails. We propose a model in which the functional connecto

Tyrese Haliburton becomes latest injured NBA star: Pacers guard will miss time with hamstring strain
Sports

Tyrese Haliburton becomes latest injured NBA star: Pacers guard will miss time with hamstring strain

Haliburton missed all of last season due to an Achilles tear, and now he's back on the shelf after only four games

World

Fuel costs force US cruise ship to suspend multi-year voyage in Cambodia

Hundreds of passengers are stranded after the ship’s three-and-a-half year voyage was cut short due to fuel costs.

There’s a career tax on being smart at work—but only if you’re a woman
Business

There’s a career tax on being smart at work—but only if you’re a woman

Sara Winslow had been working in sales for almost 20 years when things started to get uncomfortable. It was 2020. She was in her early forties, and by any conventional measure, she was thriving. She had just won an internal company award for bringing in the biggest sales account the previous year. But not everyone was celebrating her success. In meetings, she says, some of her male colleagues would challenge and undermine her. Tensions came to a head in July 2020, when, after a particularl

Sam Fender pre-sale moved after 'bot attack'
Culture

Sam Fender pre-sale moved after 'bot attack'

Fender says a "sophisticated" attack affected a website selling tickets for his Newcastle shows.

AI

Voice AI in vogue: Nvidia releases new open transcription model

Nvidia just released a free speech-to-text model that can transcribe up to 40 languages, but it only works on recordings, not live audio, so it’s a big step for meeting and medical transcription tools while still leaving real-time use to rivals like ElevenLabs.

Here’s where you can preorder the new OLED-equipped iPad Mini
Technology

Here’s where you can preorder the new OLED-equipped iPad Mini

Apple’s smallest slate now starts at $699.

Hawaii turns abandoned fishing nets into electricity to power over 300 homes while fighting ocean pollution and protecting marine wildlife
Science

Hawaii turns abandoned fishing nets into electricity to power over 300 homes while fighting ocean pollution and protecting marine wildlife

Abandoned fishing nets that once threatened marine life around Hawaii are being turned into electricity through a programme established in 2002. The Hawaii Nets to Energy Program collects discarded nets from fishermen and local removal groups before processing them for combustion at Honolulu’s H-Pow

Health

Lilly's triple-G drug beats Ozempic in head-to-head study

Eli Lilly announced that its investigational drug retatrutide was more effective at lowering blood sugar and cutting weight than Novo Nordisk’s Ozempic in a large diabetes study.

Fantasy basketball stock watch: Cooper Flagg, Ty Jerome lead early breakouts to buy
Sports

Fantasy basketball stock watch: Cooper Flagg, Ty Jerome lead early breakouts to buy

Breaking down the early risers delivering league-winning value

World

Balad leader blasts ‘racist’ exclusion of Arab parties in Israel

Elections have yielded no clear winner but opposition bloc refuses to ally with Arab parties.

Business

Airbus Posts Lower Earnings as It Seeks to Ramp Up Plane Deliveries

The European plane maker said third-quarter adjusted earnings declined 9% from a year earlier while revenue slipped 2%.

RFK Jr. Slammed For Bigoted Remarks About Arab Muslims During Campaign Event
Culture

RFK Jr. Slammed For Bigoted Remarks About Arab Muslims During Campaign Event

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is in hot water with a civil rights group after he made what some believe were bigoted remarks about Arab Muslims during a campaign event in Michigan.

AI

South Korea’s financial industry hit by fresh wave of cyberattacks

South Korea’s financial institutions have been hit by another wave of cyberattacks, highlighting the growing risk of AI-driven hacking in Asia.

Amazon turns its most capable smart speaker into a smart camera, too
Technology

Amazon turns its most capable smart speaker into a smart camera, too

Since debuting in 2019, Amazon's Echo Studio targeted users who wanted superior audio quality from their Alexa-based smart speaker. The latest Echo Studio adds another less-expected differentiator: an integrated camera. The Echo Studio with Home Camera, released alongside a pile of other Alexa devices today, doesn’t have many audio upgrades over the standard Echo Studio. Each speaker has one 3.75-inch high-excursion woofer and three full-range drivers. They both support Dolby Atmos and Amazon’s proprietary algorithm for adding a surround sound-like effect to stereo audio.

The evolution happening in AI architecture
Science

The evolution happening in AI architecture

As AI systems and their needs evolve, so too is the infrastructure and architecture supporting the technology. Calix CEO Michael Weening and Chief Product Officer Shane Eleniak spoke with CNBC's Jon Fortt at the 2026 CNBC Technology Executive Council Summit in New York City on October 28, 2026 about

Health

Sufficiency Theorem and Closed-Form Posterior for a Windowed Change Point Detection Task

To function effectively in a changing world, agents must detect changes and act on them in a timely fashion. We study this in the context of a change point detection task in which clicks arrive from a Poisson process whose rate changes at an unknown time. An agent must declare the change within a detection window of fixed width or the trial ends in a miss. Here we prove a window sufficiency theorem, which states that the posterior probability of a change depends only on the clicks within the mos

Brewers vs. Rays World Series Game 5 most-wagered player props: Bettors on Jacob Misiorowski to strike out 5
Sports

Brewers vs. Rays World Series Game 5 most-wagered player props: Bettors on Jacob Misiorowski to strike out 5

Jacob Misiorowski leads all action on player props for World Series Game 5 on Wednesday

World

Canada-EU summit: What do both sides want, and what’s at stake?

The EU has proposed to make Canada its first associate member amid tensions over US tariffs.

Inside the weird and legally dubious phenomenon of AI replicas that copy content creators for views and profit
Business

Inside the weird and legally dubious phenomenon of AI replicas that copy content creators for views and profit

Skipping down a red-carpeted Tudor-style staircase while balancing a delicate cup of tea, a red-haired man with a bob by the username of Duke of Ashcombe seems to be nothing more than ecstatic as a smiling woman sweeps in to join his dance in a video. In another video, the same Duke swiftly skips alongside a windswept shore, still clutching to the same white teacup, with a caption reading “Dear Gentle Scroller.” But despite the charming world-building of the account behind thes

Palworld studio still hopes to release the game on Switch 2 one day, despite being in a legal battle with Nintendo
Culture

Palworld studio still hopes to release the game on Switch 2 one day, despite being in a legal battle with Nintendo

The developer of viral hit Palworld still wants to bring the game to Switch 2, despite ongoing legal battle with Nintendo.

AI

The ‘Vulnpocalypse’ is coming for the internet’s aging code, says Wiz’s CTO

The PHP scare may have faded from your feed, but the cleanup is far from over. Last week, two critical bugs in the open source language behind roughly 70% of websites left organizations scrambling to fix their systems, with some taking sites offline until the vulnerabilities could be patched. According to researchers who found the […]

Google AI gets cagey when asked who won the 2020 elections
Technology

Google AI gets cagey when asked who won the 2020 elections

If you ask some prominent US politicians who won the 2020 presidential election, you might get some weasely answers that fail to directly acknowledge Joe Biden's win that November.

Webb Sees Turbulent Star Nursery
Science

Webb Sees Turbulent Star Nursery

ESA/Webb, NASA & CSA, E. Sabbi, M. Zamani (ESA/Webb); Acknowledgement: M. H. Özsaraç In this Webb image released on Oct. 22, 2026, we see a turbulent cauldron of star formation filled with dense clumps of gas.

Welsh hospital warns patients and staff to not drink tap water
Health

Welsh hospital warns patients and staff to not drink tap water

The issue has been ongoing since Monday evening

Why is a WNBA Finals game starting at 12:30 p.m. on a Thursday? Everything to know as Dream blame the league
Sports

Why is a WNBA Finals game starting at 12:30 p.m. on a Thursday? Everything to know as Dream blame the league

It took a lot of moving parts for a potential championship-deciding game to be played on a weekday afternoon

World

Jerusalem Daily: What’s next after Israel’s elections?

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former military chief Gadi Eisenkot are both claiming victory in Israel’s election

WPL 2027 Auction: Rs 6.25 Crore Spent On 25 Players, Molineux Emerges Costliest Buy - Check Full List
Business

WPL 2027 Auction: Rs 6.25 Crore Spent On 25 Players, Molineux Emerges Costliest Buy - Check Full List

The WPL 2027 season will run from January 14 to February 7, with defending champions RCB aiming to retain their title.

Lanterns HBO Max Show Has More Special Effects Than DCU Fans Realize, Watch Video
Culture

Lanterns HBO Max Show Has More Special Effects Than DCU Fans Realize, Watch Video

HBO Max's Lanterns has more special effects than fans have previously expected, a new behind-the-scenes video reveals.