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AI is a boon for 3 internet traffic cop stocks. Cramer says only 1 is a buy right now
AI agents are driving a surge in web traffic, creating new growth opportunities for internet infrastructure companies Cloudflare, Akamai and Fastly.
Can good design stop content creators from having sex in robotaxis?
Humans can be a frisky bunch, and it wasn’t very long after Tesla Autopilot started letting drivers go hands-free before people decided to post footage of themselves having sex from the driver’s seat. Recently, The San Francisco Standard interviewed multiple people who claimed to have had sex in robotaxis belonging to General Motors’ now-defunct Cruise.
Hidden 'funnels' let complex systems slip between stable states
Many systems in nature can settle into several different stable states, with the final state depending on their starting conditions. However, the boundaries separating these states are often far more complicated than they first appear.
'It's a nightmare.' Former refugee, professor on Trump's new Medicaid policy
Starting Oct. 1, many immigrants who are here legally lose their Medicaid coverage because of the Republican budget bill passed last year.
“Why would he care?”: NFL fans react to Ja'Marr Chase “treating Travis Hunter like a practice squad rookie” with sarcastic dig
Ja'Marr Chase is one of the most prolific wide receivers of the 2020s, being the Cincinnati Bengals' main dominator in his career thus far.
Trump launches midterms campaign blitz amidst record low approval ratings
In a series of campaign-style rallies, Trump seeks to boost Republican odds amid Iran war and rising fuel costs.
DAVA Investor Notice: Shareholder Rights Law Firm Robbins LLP Reminds Investors of the Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against Endava plc
/PRNewswire/ -- Shareholder rights law firm Robbins LLP reminds investors that a class action was filed on behalf of persons and entities who purchased or...
Eddie Murphy to Star in Peacock Drama Series ‘The Chairman’ From ‘Mad Men’ Creator Matthew Weiner
Eddie Murphy is attached to star in 'The Chairman,' a drama series in development at Peacock from 'Mad Men' creator Matthew Weiner.
Stripe Expands Hiring in Dublin Helping Offset AI Job Losses
Stripe Inc. is expanding operations at its Dublin office, a boost to a city hit by a spate of artificial intelligence-related job cuts.
Judge denies defense motion asking Lindsay Clancy be found not guilty due to a lack of evidence
BOSTON (AP) — The judge in the Lindsay Clancy murder case on Thursday refused to declare her not guilty, turning down a defense motion that had argued there wasn't enough evidence to prove she was responsible for killing her three children. During Clancy's first trial, which ended Sept. 4 with a dea
US could soon develop new EUV lithography materials for higher-density chips
EUV lithography works like a very sophisticated photocopier. It can print circuit patterns that are thinner than a human hair.
Coroner warns of risk of future deaths at mental health unit where patient was killed
Hugo Flint-Cahan, 34, was fatally attacked by Rolando Torres-Pena, 22, at a mental health trust in east London.
"Same day Caitlin Clark getting out in 1st round of the playoffs" - WNBA Fans Go Wild As Angel Reese Claims DPOY With Vote Edge Over Gabby Williams
The WNBA announced Thursday that Atlanta Dream star Angel Reese has won the 2026 Defensive Player of the Year (DPOY) award.
Fire in 18th century mansion in St. Petersburg put out
Open fire was put out at 10:45 p.m. Thursday GMT
Growth Agents 2026
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Eddie Murphy Moves Into Scripted TV With ‘The Chairman’ For Peacock
The Chairman, a drama series from Mad Men creator Matthew Weiner, is in the works at Peacock.
Musk’s AI chatbot Grok reportedly encouraged Trump to capture Venezuela’s president
President Trump reportedly asked for Grok's opinion before invading Venezuela and capturing Nicolás Maduro.
Texas clears full-scale underground nuclear waste disposal test
Texas approves a full-scale test of technology designed to bury spent nuclear fuel deep underground in boreholes
Yeti Makes Phone Cases Now? Here’s What Our Editors Think.
This is a game-changer from one of our favorite brands.
A new California law bans child marriage. What's the global outlook on the practice?
The governor of California has signed into law a ban on child marriage. What is the status of other efforts to ban the practice? And do bans prove effective?
Kansas State, Jerome Tang reportedly near $12M settlement following for-cause firing, per report
The school used a postgame rant as justification to fire Tang for cause and avoid an $18 million buyout
The price Europe pays for keeping AI under control
The European Union (EU) has introduced some of the world's strictest Artificial Intelligence (AI) laws.
More than 1 in 3 Americans making over $300,000 say they are living paycheck to paycheck
The affordability crisis puts a huge strain on Americans making the least, but apparently everyone is feeling it. More than a third of people earning under $100,000 a year or over $300,000 a year say they live paycheck to paycheck, according to a new report on retirement trends from Goldman Sachs. For those making less than $100,000, the share of people struggling to save is 42%, while 36% of their well-compensated counterparts above the $300,000 threshold report a similar lack of financial w
Tuldok, October 2, 2026
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Microsoft, Google back Apache Ossie to make enterprise data and AI platforms more interoperable
Their support for the project could make enterprises’ Power BI and BigQuery semantic models more portable, but governance gaps and the project’s evolving specification could limit interoperability, analysts say.
Venus' mysterious haze is actually cosmic dust
Venus is shrouded in a veil of mystery. The yellowish “lower haze” at the bottom of its atmosphere was discovered by the Venera and Pioneer Venus probes in the 1970s. These spacecraft were some of the first to successfully send images of the planet back to Earth, but the haze they saw went unexplained for decades. Now the mystery Venus was keeping has been unveiled. What nobody knew then was that the haze is an accumulation of particles from meteorites.
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'Remarkable' targeted new fat jab can help users shed pounds in months
A new weight loss jab that directly targets fat cells could help melt away stubborn belly fat and reduce dangerous hidden fat, a study has found.
Cristiano Ronaldo's future with Portugal in question after star player leaves camp. Here's how we got here
Cristiano Ronaldo left Portugal’s training camp after coach Jorge Jesus said the superstar would not start the team's next game. Here's what we know about the situation.
Iran war live: US moves 2,000 Marines to Middle East, tanker hit in Hormuz
US deploys Roosevelt strike group and 2,000 Marines to the Middle East as part of a wider buildup around Iran.
LA Clippers team partners with Ululani's during Honolulu training camp
As the Los Angeles Clippers begin their training camp in Honolulu, Ululani's lands a partnership with the NBA franchise in their short time here.
GTA 6 Finally Gets a Rating from the ESRB Daily Fix
In today's Daily Fix:The Entertainment Software Ratings Board (or the ESRB to you laymen), has finally slapped the M for Mature rating on Grand Theft Auto 6. Based on that extended gameplay look on Netflix, GTA 6 will be hitting all the hallmarks of an M-rated game: violence, sexual content, alcohol
Meta deleted 20 years of one woman’s ‘digital memories’ as her appeals fall on AI’s deaf ears — ‘It feels like I’ve lost everything in a metaphorical fire’
A woman lost 20 years of memories after Meta permanently closed her account and blocked any appeal.
Police may have new ways to access data on locked iPhones - Engadget
A training video reportedly demonstrates how police can evade an Apple security feature.
NASA Awards Enterprise Logistics Support Services Agreements
Credit: NASA NASA selected 16 companies to provide Enterprise Logistics Support Services under new agreements that will standardize requirements, improve reporting, and streamline the management of costs and resources. The $1.4 billion blanket purchase agreements will support equipment and property management, transportation, disposal, product support, flight hardware support operations, equipment maintenance and repair, export control, move operations, flight hardware, and other material purchases. Under the General Services Administration’s One Acquisition Solution for Integrated Ser
Millions of parents trust Ms. Rachel. That trust comes with responsibility.
... health conditions, such as cystic fibrosis, rickets and immune disorders. Those children's suffering was real. Sharing their images without ...
Phillies vs. Braves prediction, odds, line, time: 2026 MLB playoff picks for Thursday, Oct. 1, by top model
SportsLine's model simulated Philadelphia Phillies vs. Atlanta Braves 10,000 times and revealed its MLB picks for Thursday's NL Wild Card Game 3 matchup
Trump says US may ask Europe to release diesel reserves
Skyrocketing diesel prices have pushed Washington to weigh an export ban, raising alarm across European economies.
Could digital twins test medical treatments for critically ill patients?
Every day, clinicians in ICUs make high-stakes decisions about medical treatments that keep their patients alive. Variables like unusual immune responses can make that job more complicated. But now, a project led by the University of Vermont’s Larner College of Medicine aims to find out if digital twins can help. The university has been awarded up to $38 million in funding from the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health, which is part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Ser
RedBird Founder Says Majority of Paramount-WBD Merger Cost Savings Won’t Come From Jobs
“The notion that $6 billion of cost-related synergies means the firing of all these people is just completely antiquated," says Gerry Cardinale
Trump’s ‘Morally Binding’ AI ‘Accord,’ the Rise of AI Agents, and Extremists on the Ballot
This week on “Uncanny Valley,” we discuss the voluntary AI safety agreement tech executives signed, AI agents for normies, and extremist candidates running for office in the US midterms.
Counteranions reshape molecular packing to tune magnetism in copper complexes
Magnetic properties in molecular materials depend not only on the molecular components themselves but also on their solid-state organization. In charged π-electronic systems, electrostatic and dispersion forces can organize molecules into distinct ion-pairing structures.
New weapon seekers track targets at hypersonic speeds without GPS
OKSI unveils intelligent seekers that can track targets without GPS, laser designation, or RF links, including during hypersonic flight.
The Surprising Fall Superfood Dietitians Always Add to Their Cart
Dietitians share the nutrient-dense autumn staples to add to your shopping list.
Use BetMGM bonus code CBSSPORTS to get $1,500 bonus bets by targeting Steelers vs. Browns
Use the latest MGM promo code CBSSPORTS to get $1,500 in bonus bets if your first bet loses for Browns vs. Steelers on Thursday Night Football
UK-Mauritius Chagos sovereignty deal stalls amid fears of further delays
Renewed talks over the stalled agreement have revived hope of resettlement, but ageing Chagossians fear time is running.
America’s next growth opportunity: An investment-ready heartland
With a more coordinated approach, smaller cities in the middle of the country could generate trillions of dollars in added economic output.
Ynon Kreiz, as Co-CEO of Paramount, to Receive Pay Package Worth More Than $46.5 Million
Paramount revealed the pay package for Ynon Kreiz, who will lead Paramount-Warner Bros. as co-CEO alongside David Ellison.
ChatGPT can now virtually try on clothes for you
OpenAI is rolling out new shopping features for ChatGPT that let users virtually try on clothing and accessories using their own photos and save products they like to a Favorites library.
SpaceX describes surgical intervention before launch of latest crew mission
A four-person crew rocketed into orbit Thursday from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, heading for a six-month expedition on the International Space Station. Riding a Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft, the four crew members departed from Space Launch Complex-40 at Cape Canaveral at 11:10 am EDT (15:10 UTC) Thursday.
Trehalose analog provides a new platform for designing water-soluble glycopolymers
Sugars are attractive building blocks for functional materials because of their high water affinity and diverse biological properties. Incorporating sugars into synthetic polymers can therefore provide materials that combine the processability of polymers with characteristics derived from carbohydra
Bacterial outbreak sickens 11 as officials race to find the source
The Food and Drug Administration is currently probing a listeria monocytogenes cluster that has sickened 11 people.
North Texas vs. Tulsa prediction, odds, time: Week 5 college football Thursday picks by proven model
The SportsLine Projection Model has revealed its best bets for the Thursday matchup featuring the North Texas Mean Green vs. Tulsa Golden Hurricane
Pot banging protests across Spain over housing crisis
Hundreds of protesters across Spain took part in pot banging demonstrations to demand political action over housing
Grindr is spending $250M to signal that it’s getting serious about LGBTQ healthcare
Grindr is expanding its footprint in LGBTQ-focused healthcare with its first major acquisition. The dating app is paying $250 million for health startup Freddie, with the aim of fully integrating Freddie’s HIV-prevention telehealth and pharmacy capabilities into a broader Grindr Health offering. The launch of Grindr Health builds on the company’s telehealth business Woodwork, which launched in 2025 to connect users with medication for weight loss and erectile dysfunction. As of Wednesda
Chaos, coffins and 'Claudiapatra' steal the show in Celebrity Traitors
There is paranoia, confusion and a battle to survive among the celebrities as they fight for survival.
Oura partners with Xella Health to combine your smart ring data with AI-powered biomarker testing for a fuller picture of women’s health
Oura spots the changes, Xella tries to explain why
CVE-2026-104182 uhop stream-json JSONC parser parser.js resource consumption
A flaw has been found in uhop stream-json up to 3.5.x. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2026-104182. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 Launches
NASA/Joel Kowsky In this Oct. 1, 2026, photo, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft launch from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The spacecraft is carrying NASA astronauts Jessica Watkins and Luke Delaney, CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Joshua Kutryk, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Teteryatnikov to the International Space Station for a long-duration science mission. They are expected to dock at the space station at 7 p.m. EDT. NASA will stream Crew‑13’s arrival across multiple platforms.
Mistrust in science and a juicy gene-editing lawsuit
Why have so many Americans lost trust in science? And what's the deal with a new gene-editing lawsuit? Find out on this week's episode of "The Readout LOUD" podcast.
Browns' Mason Graham exits Steelers game with knee injury, questionable to return
The standout defensive tackle was injured during Pittsburgh's opening possession and is questionable to return
Israeli drone kills Palestinian in Gaza, settlers kill another in West Bank
1,439 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza and 5,052 injured since the 'ceasefire' began in October 2025.
'Depression like 1929, if Democrats get in…': Trump drops dire warning ahead of Midterms 2026
President Donald Trump delivers a sweeping message ahead of the 2026 midterm elections, warning that a Democratic takeover of Congress could trigger what he called a “financial depression” like 1929. Trump also confirmed that preemptive pardons for administration officials are “on the table,” while
'Musk' Director Alex Gibney Calls Elon A "Bullsh*tter'
'Musk' Director Alex Gibney calls Elon a "bullsh*tter," rebuts claim his new documentary defames X, SpaceX, Tesla chief.