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Hear from Ambrosia Energy and Bloom Energy execs on where the AI infrastructure boom is creating opportunity at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026
Ambrosia Energy CEO Ben Longmier and Bloom Energy SVP Bill Thayer join the Smart Systems Stage at TechCrunch Disrupt. Register now to save up to $100. Grab a second of the same pass to save 50%.
Amazon Great Indian Festival 2026: Best Deals on OnePlus Smartphones
OnePlus Nord-series smartphones and the premium OnePlus 15-series models are discounted in the Amazon Great Indian Festival 2026 sale.
Video. Manny Pacquiao hosts Polish president Karol Nawrocki for Manila boxing workout
Video. Polish President Karol Nawrocki trains in Manila with boxing legend Manny Pacquiao, who now leads the Philippines’ National Anti-Poverty Commission.
Do Generative Priors Align with Human Naturalness Perception?
Visual generative models are trained to capture the probability distributions of natural images, yet whether their native priors reflect the regularities governing human perception of image naturalness remains an open question. Here, we probe these priors through native prediction errors across 25 open image and video generators. Because raw single-image losses are dominated by scene content and visual complexity, we evaluate directional loss differences using content-preserving, paired relation
Is Polymarket Legal in California? October 2026 Status
Find out if Polymarket is legal in California, how it's regulated, and what you can trade there in 2026.
Hurricane Isaias charges towards the US Gulf Coast with dangerous winds
The storm is forecast to strike Florida, Alabama and Mississippi with up to 10 inches of rain this weekend.
Trump discloses Nvidia stock trades as he prepares to honor CEO Huang
WASHINGTON, Oct 8 : President Donald Trump bought as much as $1.6 million and sold as much as $1 million in Nvidia stock in August, according to his latest financial disclosure, which was released on Thursday as he prepared to award Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang the nation's highest honor for scientific a
'American Idol' Alum Caleb Flynn's First Prison Mugshot After Murder Conviction
Former "American Idol" contestant Caleb Flynn is settling in to his new digs in a state prison after being convicted of murdering his wife ... and we have the first look at his first mugshot.
Google Maps could give Ask Maps a key chat-sharing upgrade
Digging into a Google Maps release, we’ve located evidence that suggests users could soon be able to share links of Ask Maps conversations.
Amazon's new Alexa Tablets drop the Fire branding but are more Android than ever
For the last 15 years, you've been able to buy a Fire tablet from Amazon. Which Fire tablet? It doesn't matter—like Kindles, they have been pretty much the same year to year. The company's new tablet lineup is a big change, though. Amazon has dropped the Fire branding in favor of Alexa, and the new Alexa Tablets are now Google-certified Android devices. Throughout the history of Fire Tablets, Amazon downplayed its use of Android. They ran Android apps from the company's Appstore platform, but there was no Google integration with "Fire OS." However, Amazon shut down its app store last year.
Wandering Black Holes Could Reveal How the Universe Made Its First Giants
Black holes knocked from galactic centers may preserve clues to their ancient origins.
Popular supplements contain less fibre than a bowl of porridge...
Health conscious consumers are wasting money on fibre supplements that contain very little fibre, a new report has revealed.
Multiple Power Four programs face College Sports Commission investigations over alleged NIL cap evasion
Between five and 10 schools, including multiple College Football Playoff contenders, face scrutiny over third-party arrangements designed to skirt spending limits
Dozens killed in Russian strike on civilian buses in eastern Ukraine
At least 33 people were killed after a Russian strike hit two civilian buses in a city within the Donestsk region.
Trump’s Lake America controversy is driving interest to these Google Maps alternatives
Just because Google and Apple are now calling it Lake America doesn’t mean everyone has to.After President Donald Trump ordered a new name for Lake Ontario, the two U.S. tech giants quickly fell in line, relabeling the body of water on their digital maps.The move sparked a backlash among some users, already unhappy with the companies’ decisions to rename the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America on their maps following a previous Trump edict.The controversy and lingering worries abou
Daredevil’s Shocking Cancellation Gets Unsurprising Reply From Born Again Star
Daredevil: Born Again's Mr. Charles actor reacts to the show's Season 3 cancellation and teases his character's unfinished arc.
Goodfire says its new ‘inside-out’ monitors catch rogue AI agents at a fraction of the cost
Goodfire just launched what it says is a cheaper way to keep AI agents in check: Instead of paying a second AI to read everything an agent does, its monitors peek inside the model while it works and only call in backup when something looks fishy.
Live Updates From New York Comic Con 2026 🔴
io9 is on the ground at New York Comic Con. Here's all the latest news.
NASA Advances LISA Mission Contributions With New Test Telescope
3 min read NASA Advances LISA Mission Contributions With New Test Telescope NASA has taken the next step in the process of developing a new all-glass telescope for the LISA (Laser Interferometer Space Antenna) mission, a space observatory designed to detect ripples in space-time called gravitational waves. L3Harris Technologies will design, assemble, and integrate the new telescope for NASA.
I’m a personal trainer and this compact dumbbell set is the best additon to my home gym
If you want to step up your strength training at home, snag this compact set at a deal
SEC expert picks: 2026-27 preview, projected order of finish, preseason predictions, top players to watch
How many teams will receive bids to the NCAA Tournament from the SEC in 2026?
Jerusalem Daily: Remembrance and mourning
Thousands protest worldwide in solidarity with Gaza as Palestinians mourn those being killed in daily Israeli strikes.
5 small-business ideas you can start from home
Roughly half of the 36.2 million small businesses in the U.S. are currently based out of people’s homes. And the number could be increasing as people have less patience for commuting and adding to their startup expenses. Telecommuting, fortunately, is supported by a large number of small-business ideas. Internet-based businesses can often easily be run by people who would prefer to work from home. It’s also an especially popular choice for sole proprietors who launch their company without a s
Canadian poet Anne Carson wins Nobel Prize in Literature
Carson, 76, is celebrated for works that often cross boundaries between poetry, fiction and scholarship.
Why A.I. Agents Are Going Rogue
Our journalists Sheera Frenkel and Dylan Freedman break down what A.I. agents are, how they differ from chatbots and why A.I. companies are worried about them now.
New York alleges TikTok gave teens, children a placebo safety feature instead of a real one | TechCrunch
New York’s lawsuit against the company is one of more than two dozen cases brought by states accusing the social media giant of designing its platform to encourage addictive use among children.
Dassault-backed firm unveils strike weapon aimed at 1,240-mile range
Harmattan AI has unveiled IRIFI, an autonomous strike system designed to reach targets up to 2,000 km away without relying on GNSS.
Meet Nicole Kidman’s daughter, Faith Margaret, who was at Chanel’s SS27 show
The youngest child of the Practical Magic 2 actress turned heads at Paris Fashion Week, where her sibling, Sunday Rose, walked the Miu Miu runway.
College Football Playoff resume rankings: Alabama can leap Texas for No. 1 with win over Georgia
How a truly meritocratic CFP resume ranking shakes out entering Week 6
Syria calls for independent probe into sinking of ship in Black Sea
Syrian authorities questioned why search and rescue operations were called off before the fate of 10 sailors was known.
DARPA just slashed its quantum roster in half. Here are the early winners
The quantum computing world got a jolt when the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) announced, after market close yesterday, a list of companies selected to advance to Stage C of its Quantum Benchmarking Initiative (QBI), widely considered to be the most rigorous and objective vetting program for cutting-edge quantum hardware. Last November, DARPA selected 11 companies to enter the second phase of the initiative, Stage B. Since then, they’ve had to show the agency that they have
Gaten Matarazzo on life after Stranger Things as he makes West End debut
The actor opens up about finding his way in the West End as he makes his debut in a revival of Rent.
Natura’s $99 smart ring puts AI agents on your finger
Natura’s $99 Interface smart ring lets you summon AI agents with the press of a finger to complete tasks, capture thoughts, and control devices — while doubling as a health tracker.
Amazon builds 1,000th satellite, will launch space internet service by end of year
The world's largest retailer wants to sell you something else—Internet from space. Amazon has been developing a constellation of satellites to deliver broadband Internet from low-Earth orbit for the better part of a decade, and the company is just about ready to pull back the curtain. It is entering a market that SpaceX, with its Starlink Internet, has dominated for the last half-decade. Amazon's debut into satellite Internet is being closely watched, not just by some consumers, but by businesses ranging from airlines to shipping companies to governments.
NASA, Energy Department Advance New Era of Nuclear-Powered Exploration
NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman, seated left, and U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright, seated right, hold the signed Memorandum of Understanding, “Accelerating American Leadership in Space Nuclear Power and Propulsion,” as Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) Michael Kratsios, looks on, during the Golden Age Summit, Thursday, Oct. 8, 2026, at the Donald J. Trump Institute of Peace in Washington. NASA/Bill Ingalls As the Golden Age of deep-space exploration begins, NASA and the U.S.
Prostate cancer cases hit RECORD high as rates jump 7%
The number of men diagnosed with prostate cancer in England surged by almost 4,000 in just one year, a major national audit has found.
Broncos experiment ends in failure: Sean Payton to reclaim play-calling duties after just four weeks
The Broncos are making a significant adjustment as Payton looks to jump-start a struggling attack
Video shows dramatic eruption of volcano near Manila
Taal Volcano near the Philippine capital briefly erupted, sending a dark grey ash plume 4,000 metres above its crater.
Hurricane Isaias tracker: Live maps show the storm’s path in real time as Gulf states brace for landfall
Tropical storm Isaias is building momentum in the Gulf and, as of Wednesday evening, strengthened into the first Atlantic hurricane of the season. The National Hurricane Center (NHC) announced the news on Thursday, October 8, at 7 a.m. It explained that Isaias was about 385 miles southwest of the mouth of the Mississippi River, with maximum sustained winds of 80 mph. “Residents from Louisiana to the Florida Panhandle should closely monitor the latest forecast updates and ensure
Israel’s Oscar Contender ‘Tell Me Everything’ Dropped From Swiss Queer Film Festival After Palestinian Groups’ Boycott Threats
A queer film festival in Switzerland has dropped Israel's Oscar contender 'Tell Me Everything' from its lineup after receiving boycott threats.
Energy Firms Try to Squeeze More Power Out of Old Nuclear Plants
It takes a long time to build new nuclear plants. So, some U.S. companies are looking to get more electricity out of reactors that already exist.
AMD Confirms FSR 4 Will Ship To APUs, Gaming Laptops And Handhelds By The End Of 2026
AMD will expand FSR 4 support to APUs, gaming laptops, and handhelds by 2027, enhancing performance for RDNA 2 and beyond.
A Giant Cloud Appears on Mars Every Morning. Scientists Finally Think They Know Why.
An enormous Martian volcano may create clouds through a process never before observed in nature.
"Ominous signs" of winter pressures as NHS waiting list grows
NHS winter pressures appear to be building already, with rises in waiting times for planned surgery.
WWE Money in the Bank 2026 predictions: Card breakdown with picks for matches in New Orleans
A pair of world title matches, plus the annual ladder matches take place on Saturday night
US suspends Microsoft and Adobe from visa programme amid fraud claims
Visa probe also targets universities for allegedly exploiting international students to reduce US wage costs.
OpenAI’s ChatGPT for Teens poses an ‘unacceptable risk’ to kids, says watchdog
Some of the guardrails that OpenAI included in its ChatGPT for Teens product don’t work as intended and the chatbot poses an “unacceptable risk” to children, according to a report Wednesday by Common Sense Media.The watchdog group urged OpenAI to restrict the chatbot to adults “until it can offer a safe, developmentally appropriate experience.”OpenAI said the group’s testing doesn’t reflect how the chatbot’s safeguards work.Parents, educators and c
For the first time in the GTA series, you can use headphones to listen to podcasts and music any time you like in Grand Theft Auto 6
GTA 6 lets you listen to radio stations and on-demand podcasts outside of cars, using headphones and earbuds connected to smartphones.
A.I. Music Fraudster Who Drew Millions in Royalties Is Sentenced to 18 Months
Prosecutors say Michael Smith flooded music-streaming platforms with bots that repeatedly streamed his A.I.-generated music, earning him as much as $8 million.
CVE-2026-107575 Progressive Robot hMailServer SPF Macro Expansion resource consumption
A weakness has been identified in Progressive Robot hMailServer up to 6.3.5. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2026-107575. The affected component should be upgraded.
NASA’s SpaceX Crew‑12 Splashes Down, Sets Briefing to Discuss Mission
The SpaceX Crew Dragon Freedom spacecraft is seen as it lands with NASA astronauts Jessica Meir, Jack Hathaway, ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Sophie Adenot, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev aboard in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Los Angeles on Oct. 8, 2026. Credit: NASA/Keegan Barber After more than seven months aboard the International Space Station, NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 mission safely splashed down Thursday in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Los Angeles. The crew members will discuss their science mission during a news conference at 3:30 p.m. EDT, Thursday, Oct.
Which nut is the healthiest?
Nuts have long had a reputation as diet wreckers - too fatty, too calorific, too moreish. But Gabriela Peacock, nutritionist to the royals, is turning that idea on its head.
Mississippi Valley State basketball player Qingfang Pang detained by ICE over visa issue
Pang recently transferred to Mississippi Valley State from Monroe University in New York
UEFA details FIFA presidential candidate criteria in bid to oust Infantino
UEFA draws up qualities required for a candidate to run against FIFA President Gianni Infantino in March's election.
Meta’s Muse is taking off. So are the privacy concerns
Welcome to AI Decoded, Fast Company‘s weekly newsletter that breaks down the most important news in the world of AI. I’m Mark Sullivan, a senior writer at Fast Company, covering emerging tech, AI, and tech policy. Sign up to receive this newsletter every week via email here. And if you have comments on this issue and/or ideas for future ones, drop me a line at sullivan@fastcompany.com, and follow me on X @thesullivan. Meta’s new AI agent is useful, popular, and a little terrify
Sony’s $169M Horror Hit Is Instantly No. 2 on Digital Streaming
Sony’s $169M horror hit quickly climbs to No. 2 on digital charts after a successful theatrical run and strong fan response.
Cal AI’s 19-year-old founder just raised $10M for his new AI startup
Zach Yadegari, the teen co-founder of popular Cal AI calorie tracking app, has launched a new personal AI agent startup that competes with Instinct, Muse, and Bee.
ExxonMobil's own scientists doubted climate fixes the company hyped
If there was a year the world began waking up to climate change, it might have been 1988. That June, the NASA climatologist James Hansen testified to Congress that the climate was warming and would continue to do so as long as humans pumped fossil fuel pollution into the atmosphere.
Residents airlifted to safety in central Chile as El Niño blamed for torrential rains
The Mapocho river has burst its banks after an unusually large amount of rain fell in recent days.
Recall of pasta sold at Walmart classed as highest risk
A recall of frozen pasta sold nationwide in Walmart stores has been classified as the FDA's highest risk category.
Iowa State vs. BYU prediction, odds, time: Week 6 college football Friday picks from proven model
SportsLine's model revealed its best bets for the Friday Big 12 Conference matchup between the Iowa State Cyclones and BYU Cougars
CAS promises Senegal-Morocco AFCON title decision within days
The Court of Arbitration for Sport to rule within days on appeal against decision to strip Senegal of AFCON title.
The starter home is disappearing across America. These cities still have them
Even with stubborn market forces working against them, savvy first-time home buyers are figuring out ways to get a foot in the door – and into their first home. Smaller, more affordable starter homes are scarcer these days and cost more too, particularly compared to the pre-pandemic real estate days. According to a new report from Realtor.com, the starter home price threshold swelled from $260,000 to $340,000 between 2019 and 2026, boxing budget-conscious first-time buyers in. The re
Fox Entertainment Global Keys on Content Creators, Microdramas With Diverse Mipcom Slate
Fox Entertainment Global Keys on Content Creators, Microdramas With Diverse Mipcom Slate.