World in a Pulse
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Google’s Universal Cart shopping tool launches in the US
The new shopping tool is available in the U.S. across Google Search and the Gemini app.
School roof collapse kills at least 18 people, injures more than 3 dozen in Pakistan
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — The roof of a private school collapsed in northwestern Pakistan on Thursday, killing at least 17 children and a teacher and injuring more than three dozen others, an emergency services official said. Several children remained trapped under the rubble in Peshawar, the capita
‘Appalling’: Actor Omar Sy joins public figures criticising French authorities’ response to student protests
The student protests have been building since late September, sparked by complaints of staff shortages and dilapidated schools. A major strike action is planned for this Saturday, and more public figures are expressing their support for the students’ demands.
I was left with 'Ken doll bulge' after weight loss surgery
A mum was left self-conscious after weight loss surgery by the 'monstrous bulge'
Seahawks vs. Broncos odds, first touchdown scorer picks, predictions for Thursday Night Football, NFL Week 6
We look over the prediction markets at Kalshi for the first touchdown scorer in Seahawks vs. Broncos on TNF
Trump’s special envoy backs idea of US-Russia hockey legends match
Paolo Zampolli added that retired champions should be invited to serve as goodwill ambassadors
Upscale grocery chain Erewhon will now fry its hot bar foods in this regeneratively farmed oil
Erewhon, the luxury Los Angeles health-food grocer, is changing up its hot bar—but don’t worry, you can still get favorites like the buffalo cauliflower and turmeric chicken tenders. Instead of being fried in avocado oil, though, those dishes will now get their crisp from Zero Acre Farms’ Organic Fera fruit oil, a sustainable cooking oil made by pressing the fruit of the hybrid oleifera x guineensis palm tree. [Photo: Zero Acre Farms/Erewhon] Fera fruit oil is already used i
The Internet Is a Cruel and Enticing Place, Week #1237
Don’t worry about 3D-printed salmon, robot security dogs with Indian accents, and AI-generated religious icons, there’s going to be a new season of Girls.
AI agents are coming to Rivian’s cars
We'll likely learn more about how this will work at the company's upcoming "AI & Autonomy Day" event in December.
Q&A: Expanding climate models to better capture the complexities of public health
About a decade ago, a group of climate scientists described five scenarios for the future. Called the Shared Socioeconomic Pathways (SSPs), these scenarios suggest how socioeconomic development could evolve in worlds with differing challenges to climate adaptation and mitigation.
Rigorous Analysis Confirms NASA’s Artemis II Heat Shield Performance
A post‑mission comparison of the Orion spacecraft heat shields from Artemis I (left) and Artemis II (right) are shown after removal from their crew modules. Both heat shields are seen rotated for inspection inside the Operations and Checkout Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA NASA’s Artemis II mission sent four astronauts around the Moon and brought them safely back to Earth, laying a foundation for crewed flights to the Moon’s surface.
Verastem's KRAS inhibitor shows promise in pancreatic cancer
Verastem Oncology reports encouraging early results for its KRAS G12D inhibitor, which it’s studying in more than 200 patients with advanced solid tumors like metastatic pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma and non-small cell lung cancer.
“I am out on them”: Rob Gronkowski writes off 49ers' rival from Super Bowl success in 2026 despite starting season as favorites
Rob Gronkowski has serious doubts about the Los Angeles Rams’ Super Bowl chances after their disappointing 2-3 start to the 2026 season.
Hurricane Trudy looms over Mexico’s Pacific coast as it strengthens into huge storm
Through the weekend, Trudy is expected to produce 4-8 inches of rainfall, with isolated totals around 12 inches across the southwestern Mexican states
The Scleroderma Research Foundation Raises Nearly $1.1 Million At This Year's Cool Comedy • Hot Cuisine
/PRNewswire/ -- The Scleroderma Research Foundation (SRF), the country's first and leading nonprofit investor in medical research into scleroderma, raised...
‘A guy held a knife to my throat and said: play something normal!’ Richard Thompson on crazy crowds, his beloved beret and Sandy Denny’s driving skills
As he releases new album Hippies, Thugs and Heroes, the 77-year-old British folk legend answers your questions about Billy Connolly, Californian fish and chips and whether he nearly joined the Eagles
Ryan Israel on Investing Beyond AI
As AI stocks retreat and rates remain a concern, Pershing Square CIO Ryan Israel joins Bloomberg Open Interest to explain why the firm is focused on durable businesses at attractive prices. He discusses the long-term cases for the eye-care company Alcon and Netflix, when a macro bet makes sense and
I switched from Android to the iPhone 18 Pro Max for 3 weeks — my 5 biggest takeaways
I tested over 50 Android phones this year. I used the iPhone 18 Pro Max to see how it differs from Android rivals — and what it does better.
Tears and hugs as Madrid housing protest enters third week
After more than two weeks of camping in Puerta del Sol, demonstrators are battling exhaustion and the challenges of living outdoors, while solidarity keeps the protest alive and Madrid's regional government continues to call for their eviction. #EuropeNews
RFK Jr.’s Chimpanzee Conspiracy Theory
The health secretary believes that a common respiratory virus leaked from a government lab.
“I got a 41 year old fiancé i put to sleep every night” - 75-year-old WWE Hall of Famer makes a wild confession
A 75-year-old WWE Hall of Famer has taken the internet by storm after making a wild comment about their 41-year-old fiancé.
Russian jet-powered drone hits supermarket in Ukraine’s Odesa
Ukrainian authorities say a Russian jet-powered drone struck a supermarket in its Odesa region on Thursday.
Dr. Anne Welsh and Shalene Gupta on how women can navigate work and motherhood
Fast Company‘s Shalene Gupta surveyed more than 100 women about the challenges of juggling motherhood and career advancement, and she found that even the most accomplished mothers in leadership are struggling to maintain balance. Women who juggle parenting and leadership are often relying on “hacks” that they’ve developed to survive in a system that wasn’t built for them. In this installment of Fast Company Live, Shalene Gupta and Anne Welsh, a clinical psycholog
BBC News channel launches on YouTube for viewers in UK and US
The move forms part of the BBC's wider strategy to reach digitally-native new and younger audiences.
Save 30% on Any Pixel 11 Model With This Google Email Offer — Here’s Who Qualifies
You can save 30% on a new Pixel 11 phone thanks to Google's email offer on top of a trade-in, but there's a catch.
Survey shows that most of us aren't adventurous when it comes to weather apps
We asked over 2,500 readers if they use their phone’s default weather app, downloaded a third-party option, or skip forecasts entirely.
New research challenges the idea that GST always hits lower-income households hardest
Goods and services tax (GST) is priced into many everyday purchases, from groceries and clothing to restaurant meals and household bills. That means any change to the tax can affect how much households have left to spend.
Childhood cancer symptoms can be easily missed - here's what to look out for
Although rare, cancer is the leading cause of death from disease among children under 15 in the UK.
Colorado State vs. Texas State prediction, odds, time: Week 7 college football Thursday picks by proven model
SportsLine's model revealed its best bets for Thursday's matchup of the Colorado State Rams vs. Texas State Bobcats
French football body urges fans and students to keep politics out of stadiums
French Football Federation's ethics body calls for neutrality amid student protests.
Tin Can’s next product is a Rolodex for Gen Alpha
The retro tech company Tin Can reinvented the landline for kids. Next, it’s introducing Gen Alpha to the Rolodex. The brand’s core product, the $100 Tin Can phone (so named for its chunky, playful form factor) is a Wi Fi-enabled, screen-free landline complete with a spiral cord and a dial tone. Since its debut in April 2025, the phone has sold out seven production batches—equal to hundreds of thousands of units. Now, just over a year later, Tin Can is introducing its first nonphone
Russell Brand accuser says alleged rape left her afraid she may be pregnant
The 51-year-old faces three counts of rape, three charges of sexual assault and one of indecent assault.
ASML customers are looking toward 2030 as equipment shortages loom
The demand is being driven primarily by customers' expectations of continued investment in AI, Fouquet said. It also comes as Samsung and TSMC committed during the third...
Black Forest Labs opens FLUX 3 Image Klein weights with free commercial use for businesses under $5M annual revenue
That makes Klein an additional option for local AI imagery, but the ability to download its weights does not give every business unrestricted commercial rights.
US Army's 1700-mile Dark Eagle hypersonic missile faces further delays
The US Army is pushing ahead with Dark Eagle, a long-range hypersonic strike system developed jointly with the Navy, despite years of delays.
Trans people should use hospital spaces according to biological sex, NHS England says
New guidance says trans patients should be cared for on single-sex hospital wards or bays that align with their biological sex.
Week 7 College Football Playoff impact games: Notre Dame-BYU, Ohio State-Indiana lead monster slate
A pair of top-10 showdowns in Provo and Bloomington lead a loaded Week 7 of action where national contenders and hopeful crashers put their postseason hopes on the line
Trump says Fort Hood shooter execution will not be livestreamed
US president reverses Pentagon's plan to publicly stream execution of Nidal Malik Hasan after outcry.
In HelloNation, Cosmetic Dentistry Expert Dr. Michael Cohen Examines Smile Design Before Treatment
/PRNewswire/ -- What should patients expect before beginning cosmetic dentistry treatment? The answer is provided in a HelloNation article that highlights...
Russell Brand ‘turned monster-like during hotel room rape’
The woman said Brand was ‘camp, friendly and effeminate’ when they first chatted after his cabaret show.
Bee unveils two AI note-taking devices, its first new products since being acquired by Amazon - Engadget
The Eclipse and Frontier are cheap and colorful, but you'll need a Pro subscription to make the most of them.
Why tightly confined water's response to electric fields depends on direction
Using an advanced new mathematical model, a pair of physicists in Belgium has revealed the origins of an unusual, direction-dependent effect found in water confined to a narrow gap between two plates. Through research published in Physical Review Letters, Mehdi Neek-Amal and Francois Peeters at the
Chandra Finds Possible Origin of ‘Treble Clef’ Waves
X-ray: NASA/CXC/INAF-IRA/A. Botteon et al.; Infrared: UKIDSS-GPS ; Radio: ASTRON/LOFAR; Image processing: NASA/CXC/SAO/N. Wolk A formation of radio waves looks remarkably like a treble clef in this Oct. 14, 2026, image from NASA’s Chandra X-Ray Observatory. Researchers used Chandra to find that the Treble Clef is likely caused by an outburst from a supermassive black hole, followed by a collision of two galaxy clusters. Read more about this discovery. Image credit: X-ray: NASA/CXC/INAF-IRA/A.
I lost my hair to chemo - now my wigs are worn by A-list stars
Antonia Okonma Shittu's wig business was launched after a shock diagnosis, and she now wants to help other women feel their best.
Week 6 NFL score predictions, odds, picks, betting advice: Proven model reveals projections for every game
Make NFL best bets at NFL betting sites by seeing NFL score predictions from our advanced model for Week 6
Delegates walk out as Israeli president addresses summit
Officials from more than 10 countries walked out during an address by Israeli President Isaac Herzog at a summit in Baku
Robot allegedly commits sexual assault on teen as German police confront ‘new territory’
German authorities opened an investigation into possible sexual harassment after a robot controlled by two young men touched the buttocks of a 16-year-old girl and made thrusting movements toward her, police said.Police in the western city of Cologne responded after the incident overnight Saturday to Sunday in which the robot’s suspected 16-year-old owner and a 19-year-old companion were said to have filmed the alleged assault.They were said to have streamed the incident and commentated on
Meghan Markle dresses the part in British designers for first UK outing with Prince Harry since move
The Duchess of Sussex chose a coat and turtleneck by Joseph, the label she wore for her official debut with Harry in 2017.
Amazon launches new Bee 'personal AI' devices that listen to conversations
The $75 Bee Frontier is an upgraded version of Amazon's wearable bracelet, while the $100 Bee Eclipse attaches to a user's smartphone.
Salman Khan Recalls Multiple Health Struggles After Sultan; Says, ‘No Matter How Old You Are…’
Salman Khan opened up about his health struggles on Koffee With Karan season 9, while discussing how he keeps himself fit at the age of 61. The revelation was made after the filmmaker recalled the actor’s characters that went shirtless and set a benchmark in Bollywood.
Hole in Neanderthal shoulder bone linked to ancient wooden spear
A 75,000-year-old Neanderthal spear wound may be evidence violence shaped human life far earlier than thought.
I'm 12 and I want to try protein powder - should I?
We asked experts how safe it is for children and teenagers to take protein supplements.
Punam Raut retires from international cricket
The right-handed batter, who made her international debut in 2009, last played for India in 2021
Syrian court sentences two to death over 2025 coastal violence
Court rulings concern violence and killings during March 2025 uprising by pro-Assad forces and retaliatory attacks.
AliExpress launches Elite -- Its Free Membership Programme
/PRNewswire/ -- AliExpress, the international online retail marketplace, has launched Elite — its new membership programme, rewarding its most loyal shoppers...
Dhurandhar’ actress Sara Arjun in talks for Ram Charan and Sukumar’s ‘RC17’- Report
Ram Charan and director Sukumar are set to reunite for their upcoming film, tentatively titled RC17, following the success of their 2018 Telugu blockbuster Rangasthalam. While anticipation around the project continues to build, the latest reports suggest that Dhurandhar actress Sara Arjun is being c
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Nexus Venture Partners backs Indian resale startup Circle
Circle, a Bengaluru-based managed marketplace for pre-owned goods, said on October 14 that it had raised 250 million rupees (US$2.63 million) in seed …
Euro hits fresh lows against US dollar and British pound despite hikes
The euro slid this week to its weakest level against the US dollar since mid-May 2025 and the British pound since early June 2025, as an energy shock, France’s debt crisis and a resurgent US dollar outweigh two interest rate hikes by the European Central Bank.
Cannabis doesn’t make you violent – despite what recent reports have claimed
A review found a link between cannabis use and violence, but weaknesses in the evidence make claims that users are twice as likely to be violent misleading.
2026-27 CBS Sports Preseason Player of the Year: Michigan State PG Jeremy Fears earns top honors
Fears earns the top spot as voted on by CBS Sports writers, on-air talent and 247Sports experts
FBI probe after letters with 'suspicious substances' sent to government offices
Authorities are urging recipients to treat the letters as ‘potentially hazardous’
WeWard's Walking Mode Named to TIME's Best Inventions of 2026 List
/PRNewswire/ -- WeWard, the free app backed by Venus Williams motivating more than 30M people to walk, today announced that its Walking Mode feature was named...
Nandy 'minded to intervene' in Sky's £1.6bn takeover of ITV entertainment arm
The culture secretary says the deal could affect free expression in the media and the variety of Britain's news landscape.