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China’s AI infrastructure boom fuels earnings surge for local chip firms
AI

China’s AI infrastructure boom fuels earnings surge for local chip firms

GPU designer MetaX, listed in Shanghai and may soon list in Hong Kong, says it turned a profit in the first nine months thanks to more orders.

My favourite Apple HomeView feature makes it easier to follow recipes without touching your screen
Technology

My favourite Apple HomeView feature makes it easier to follow recipes without touching your screen

It can turn web recipes into step-by-step cooking instructions with hands-free timers

Science

High-frequency water megamasers as precision probes of black holes, galaxies and cosmology: A case for a next-generation sub-mm/mm interferometer

Water megamasers in the circumnuclear disks of active galactic nuclei are among the most precise probes of supermassive black holes. VLBI imaging of 22 GHz disk masers has provided geometric distances to independently constrain $H_0$, accurate black hole mass measurements, and sub-parsec views of accretion disk geometry. ALMA has opened a new window into water maser transitions in the sub-mm/mm regime, which trace temperatures, densities and disk regions that are inaccessible at 22 GHz, and can

Health

Documenting Trofinetide Treatment Phenotypes in Rett Syndrome with a Dual-LLM Consensus Pipeline

Objective: Trofinetide, approved in 2023 as the first Rett syndrome treatment, lacks scalable real-world monitoring because chart review is labor-intensive. We developed a dual large language model (LLM) consensus pipeline to extract 18 treatment-response phenotypes, comprising 4 adverse effects, 13 Rett clinical features, and medication refusal, from clinical notes. Materials and Methods: We analyzed 26,763 notes from 108 patients with confirmed sustained trofinetide exposure at Texas Children'

Alabama vs. Tennessee prediction, odds, time: Week 7 college football picks from proven model
Sports

Alabama vs. Tennessee prediction, odds, time: Week 7 college football picks from proven model

SportsLine's model revealed its best bets for Saturday's matchup of the Alabama Crimson Tide and Tennessee Volunteers in the "Third Saturday in October" rivalry

World

India call up Bhuvneshwar for West Indies T20 finale with doubt over Singh

Bhuvneshwar Kumar added to India squad for fifth and final T20 of series with West Indies, as Arshdeep Singh a doubt.

A Season of New Traditions Awaits at Orlando World Center Marriott with 'Twelve Nights of Wonder'
Business

A Season of New Traditions Awaits at Orlando World Center Marriott with 'Twelve Nights of Wonder'

/PRNewswire/ -- A Winter Wonderland-inspired Village, carousel rides and a full slate of seasonal activities will take center stage at Orlando World Center...

Rodrigo, Roan and Byrne star in music video
Culture

Rodrigo, Roan and Byrne star in music video

Popstars Olivia Rodrigo and Chappell Roan face off on a fictional game show hosted by Talking Heads frontman David Byrne in a new music video.

AI

Replit’s CEO says the future of work is the ‘self-driving company’

Replit CEO Amjad Masad envisions a future of “self-driving companies,” where AI agents handle day-to-day tasks and people focus on higher-level decisions.

Accenture employees will only be able to spend $29 on Claude per month after some ended up splashing out thousands of dollars
Technology

Accenture employees will only be able to spend $29 on Claude per month after some ended up splashing out thousands of dollars

More companies are limiting Claude and external AI

Factory-built modules could speed up 10MW data center construction
Science

Factory-built modules could speed up 10MW data center construction

Brightray is planning a 10MW AI data center in Indiana, targeting delivery within one year using prefabricated modules.

Transform your health AND lose up to a stone in time for Christmas
Health

Transform your health AND lose up to a stone in time for Christmas

Want to lose weight, boost your mood and improve your long-term health - without counting calories or going hungry?

Ole Miss vs. Missouri prediction, odds: Week 7 Saturday college football picks by proven model
Sports

Ole Miss vs. Missouri prediction, odds: Week 7 Saturday college football picks by proven model

SportsLine's model has locked in its best bets for Saturday's SEC matchup between No. 13 Missouri Tigers and No. 9 Ole Miss Rebels as Austin Simmons returns to Oxford

World

Spain punished by FIFA for Islamophobic chants during Egypt friendly

Spain sanctioned by FIFA after incidents at Espanyol's stadium in Barcelona, which staged the friendly with Egypt.

This one factor will define the hospital of the future
Business

This one factor will define the hospital of the future

In 1960, British physician Lord Taylor published an essay in The British Medical Journal titled “Hospitals of the Future,” in in which he predicted that the hospital of the future would need to adapt its infrastructure to changing medical needs and organize care around patients. Since then, discussions about the hospital of the future have tended to focus on a wide array of technologies, such as intelligent patient rooms, automated records, telemedicine, robots, and remote surgery. Don’t g

Kriti Sanon approaches Delhi High Court for personality rights protection, court asks for compilation of judgments and raises questions over IP Division’s jurisdiction as similar celebrity cases increase
Culture

Kriti Sanon approaches Delhi High Court for personality rights protection, court asks for compilation of judgments and raises questions over IP Division’s jurisdiction as similar celebrity cases increase

Actor Kriti Sanon has approached the Delhi High Court seeking protection of her personality rights. During a hearing on Friday, the court asked her counsel to submit a detailed compilation of judgments and research on the scope of such rights and whether the High Court’s Intellectual Property Divisi

AI

Veritas expands its anti-counterfeit chip to jewelry, trophies, and fragrance bottles

Counterfeits of luxury goods are a major problem for fashion houses. Counterfeiters are getting better at replicating brands’ marks and passing off dupes, known as “superfakes,” as genuine items. A startup called Veritas wants to tackle the problem with its own chip that verifies goods. Veritas was founded by Luci Holland, a former Tesla technical […]

Googlebook review: Android on a laptop is still Android
Technology

Googlebook review: Android on a laptop is still Android

Android was designed for phones, but that hasn't stopped Google from trying to adapt the OS and its apps to larger machines over the years. Googlebooks are just the latest attempt after tablets, Chromebooks, and foldables induced little change in how people interact with Android software.

100 WWI Shipwrecks Are Being Eaten By The Sea. Scientists Figured Out How to Save Them.
Science

100 WWI Shipwrecks Are Being Eaten By The Sea. Scientists Figured Out How to Save Them.

Zinc and aluminum rods absorb corrosion so Gallipoli’s war graves can survive decades more.

Anyone taking ramipril warned of 'deadly' side effect
Health

Anyone taking ramipril warned of 'deadly' side effect

People taking ramipril have been urged to pay attention to a side-effect that 'could be deadly'

NBA Western Conference tiers: Spurs, Thunder in a group of their own ... what about new-look Lakers?
Sports

NBA Western Conference tiers: Spurs, Thunder in a group of their own ... what about new-look Lakers?

Entering the 2026-27 season in the West, it's the Spurs and Thunder, a big gap, and then everyone else

Aurus opens pre-orders for restyled Senat model
World

Aurus opens pre-orders for restyled Senat model

The brand's flagship sedan has undergone a comprehensive modernization in both interior and exterior

SpaceX wants to launch 456 Starships a year. That’s great news for Musk and bad news for the rest of us
Business

SpaceX wants to launch 456 Starships a year. That’s great news for Musk and bad news for the rest of us

Elon Musk has spent years promising a rocket that flies as often as an airliner, a radical idea by current aerospace standards. Now, his bombastic tale has a very real, very scary number attached to it: 456. That’s the number of Starship launches per year SpaceX has asked the Federal Aviation Administration to allow. It’s almost 40% more than all the orbital launch attempts worldwide in 2025—a record year with 329. The scientists who study what rockets and satellites leave behind

Kristi Noem’s husband Bryon seeks spousal support in divorce filing
Culture

Kristi Noem’s husband Bryon seeks spousal support in divorce filing

Bryon and Kristi Noem’s three children are all adults, meaning child support is not part of the proceedings

AI

US states sue OpenAI, saying its popular chatbot is hurting children and deceiving adults

HARRISBURG: At least eight states are suing artificial intelligence (AI) giant OpenAI, saying the company's popular chatbot model violated state consumer protection laws by hurting children and deceiving adults in what prosecutors described as a reckless pursuit of profit. The company's chatbot mode

Rocket Report: FAA eyes more Starbase traffic; India's Skyroot snares US customer
Technology

Rocket Report: FAA eyes more Starbase traffic; India's Skyroot snares US customer

Welcome to Edition 9.15 of the Rocket Report! The launch I'm most looking forward to in the next few weeks is that of Japan's Martian Moons Exploration (MMX) mission. MMX is one of the marquee space science missions launching this year, and it's set to leave Earth as soon as Monday (US time) aboard a Japanese H3 rocket. The spacecraft will visit Phobos and Deimos, the two asteroid-like moons of Mars, deploying a rover and collecting specimens for return to Earth in 2031.

Science

Winter sea ice loss may be underestimated, ancient clues from a warmer Arctic suggest

Future Arctic winter sea ice is likely to shrink by around 1 million square kilometers (386,000 square miles) more than previously thought, after researchers used clues from a warm period 6,000 years ago to improve the reliability of climate models.

Health

Transferable conditional brain charts link cortico-subcortical structure to Alzheimer's disease progression

Normative models chart how brain measures vary across the lifespan, expressing each individual as a deviation from a healthy reference. However, most regional models of cortical thickness disregard dependencies between cortical and subcortical anatomy, and transferring them to a new site typically requires retraining or a recalibration of location and scale alone. We condition lifespan norms of cortical thickness on subcortical volume, such that each deviation indicates whether an individual's c

Purdue vs. Washington betting: Odds, preview, picks, kickoff time for Week 7 college football on Friday
Sports

Purdue vs. Washington betting: Odds, preview, picks, kickoff time for Week 7 college football on Friday

The Big Ten returns to action Friday with the Boilermakers hosting the Huskies, and here's what bettors need to know about the game

How the White House Historical Association is trying to survive Trump
World

How the White House Historical Association is trying to survive Trump

New donors have been crucial to help weather controversies wrought by Trump and his wholesale changes

Coke is winning the Pepsi challenge as KFC becomes the latest brand to switch
Business

Coke is winning the Pepsi challenge as KFC becomes the latest brand to switch

Coke has scored another victory in its ongoing war with Pepsi.  Starting in January, fast food chicken chain KFC will be offering Coca-Cola products in its U.S. locations. All 3,600 locations nationwide should have made the switch by the spring, Coca-Cola said in the announcement. “I’m incredibly excited to bring KFC and Coca‑Cola together,” KFC U.S. president Catherine Tan-Gillespie said in a statement. “These are two of the greatest originals, with deep consumer love and a shared be

‘The Chronicles of Narnia’ star Ben Barnes marries ‘American Idol’ alum Aubrey Cleland
Culture

‘The Chronicles of Narnia’ star Ben Barnes marries ‘American Idol’ alum Aubrey Cleland

'In a world of 8 billion people, it is extraordinary to find someone who feels like your person,' Ben Barnes wrote while announcing the news

The first vibe-coded gun is here
AI

The first vibe-coded gun is here

Cody Wilson says his AI model can generate new gun designs for 3D printing. We saw him fire the first one.

Update Fri Oct 16 12:59:56 UTC 2026 · trickest/cve@7a40b2c
Technology

Update Fri Oct 16 12:59:56 UTC 2026 · trickest/cve@7a40b2c

Gather and update all available and newest CVEs with their PoC. - Update Fri Oct 16 12:59:56 UTC 2026 · trickest/cve@7a40b2c

AI Experts Already Doomsday Prepping for When AI Takes Out the Entire Financial System
Science

AI Experts Already Doomsday Prepping for When AI Takes Out the Entire Financial System

AI hacking sprees and a recent mass cyberattack on supermarkets has experts fearing that financial systems may be next on the chopping block.

The healthiest meals in your supermarket's freezer aisle
Health

The healthiest meals in your supermarket's freezer aisle

Researchers have identified a simple way to save over £100 a month on your food bills. Don't buy fresh, buy frozen.

What's next for the Dodgers? Futures of Shohei Ohtani, Tarik Skubal uncertain after elimination
Sports

What's next for the Dodgers? Futures of Shohei Ohtani, Tarik Skubal uncertain after elimination

The Dodgers were swept by the Brewers in the NLCS and instead of vying for their third straight World Series, they'll be watching from home

World

India police detain ‘Cockroach’ party founder ahead of protest

Indian police detained Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke ahead of a protest.

1 in 3 Americans Have Passed Off Store Bought Frozen Pasta as Homemade, National Survey Finds
Business

1 in 3 Americans Have Passed Off Store Bought Frozen Pasta as Homemade, National Survey Finds

/PRNewswire/ -- That pasta dinner getting rave reviews around the table? There's a one-in-three chance it came from the freezer. According to Rosina Food...

Dungeons and Dragons - D&D Beyond Adds Highly-Requested Feature
Culture

Dungeons and Dragons - D&D Beyond Adds Highly-Requested Feature

Dungeons and Dragons players and DMs can personalize their adventures with custom tokens and stickers on D&D Beyond starting now.

I outsourced my life to AI agents for two weeks. It went…weirdly.
AI

I outsourced my life to AI agents for two weeks. It went…weirdly.

We all want to offload our most tedious tasks. But what might we lose in the process?

The Surface Laptop Ultra delivers on most of Microsoft's promises
Technology

The Surface Laptop Ultra delivers on most of Microsoft's promises

Over the past week, the laptop Microsoft sent me has been summarizing books and movies, generating images from my imagination, and running a 70-billion-parameter AI model that would be a stretch to fit on most laptops. It also played AAA games at a speed and fidelity I would have thought impossible on an ARM system just a year ago. Microsoft wants to sell you one computer for all of your needs, and for once that doesn't feel like total marketing fluff.

Science

Depression treatment during pregnancy may benefit babies' brain development, randomized trial finds

Treating depression during pregnancy influences infant brain development and early emotional function, according to new research published in Nature Communications.

Is Milton Friedman to blame for America’s health care woes?
Health

Is Milton Friedman to blame for America’s health care woes?

Health policy experts John McDonough and Stuart Butler debate where the U.S. medical system went wrong — and how to fix it.

Ranking NFL's best and worst divisions: New leader emerges entering Week 6
Sports

Ranking NFL's best and worst divisions: New leader emerges entering Week 6

The AFC North claims the top spot with four winning teams, while the NFC North and former No. 1 NFC West round out the leading contenders

World

Belgium to deliver 10 F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine by end of year — PM

The Belgian F-16s are, on average, about 40 years old

AI’s memory chip crunch is crushing the smartphone market
Business

AI’s memory chip crunch is crushing the smartphone market

The smartphone market suffered its worst decline on record in the September quarter, as rising memory costs pushed shipments down 22%, with worse to come, according to market researcher IDC. Memory chip prices increased by a stunning 350% over the past year, IDC says, because of competition for memory from AI industry players. That’s cut into smartphone manufacturers’ profits and forced them to raise prices, cut back on specifications, and discard budget-focused models, says Nabila Popal, sen

Reality star Charlotte Crosby discusses miscarriage
Culture

Reality star Charlotte Crosby discusses miscarriage

Charlotte Crosby has revealed she has suffered a silent miscarriage just five months after another pregnancy loss.

AI

CVE-2026-104001

The The Slim SEO – AI SEO Plugin, Lightweight, Fast & Automated plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary shortcode execution in all versions up to, and including, 4.11.1 This is due to the software allowing users to execute an action that does not properly validate a value before running dosh

Time is a-changin’: say goodbye to the leap second
Technology

Time is a-changin’: say goodbye to the leap second

Plans to retire it in 2035 are being expedited to prevent potential havoc on tech infrastructure.

NASA’s Hubble Spies Spiral’s Edge
Science

NASA’s Hubble Spies Spiral’s Edge

Explore Hubble Hubble Home Overview About Hubble The History of Hubble Hubble Timeline Why Have a Telescope in Space? Hubble by the Numbers At the Museum FAQs Impact & Benefits Hubble’s Impact & Benefits Science Impacts Cultural Impact Technology Benefits Impact on Human Spaceflight Astro Community Impacts Science Hubble Science Science Themes Science Highlights Science Behind Discoveries Universe Uncovered Hubble’s Partners in Science Hubble & Citizen Science SI & Hubble Science Explore the Night Sky Observatory Hubble Observatory Hubble Design Mission Operat

Ultra-processed foods that won't give you bowel cancer, study finds
Health

Ultra-processed foods that won't give you bowel cancer, study finds

Researchers found processed meats such as hot dogs and deli meats were linked to an eight per cent higher risk of developing the disease.

LSU vs. Mississippi State prediction, odds, time: Week 7 college football picks from proven model
Sports

LSU vs. Mississippi State prediction, odds, time: Week 7 college football picks from proven model

SportsLine's model revealed its best bets for Saturday's matchup of the Mississippi State Bulldogs and LSU Tigers

World

Pro-Nazi chants before Ajax match slammed by Croatia leaders

Croatia's Hajduk Split hosted Ajax on Thursday, but chants for pre-World War II regime precede UEFA Europa League game.

New Industry Report: Franchise Demand Is Normalizing, but Advertising Engagement Is Surging
Business

New Industry Report: Franchise Demand Is Normalizing, but Advertising Engagement Is Surging

/PRNewswire/ -- Franchise ownership interest in the United States is returning to historic levels following an exceptional surge earlier this year, and new...

Daisy Edgar Jones, Sense and Sensibility Cast Detail the Biggest—and Best—Changes From the Book
Culture

Daisy Edgar Jones, Sense and Sensibility Cast Detail the Biggest—and Best—Changes From the Book

The cast of Sense and Sensibility—including Daisy Edgar-Jones and Frank Dillane—spoke to some of the biggest changes the film makes from the book in an exclusive interview with E! News.

AI

CoreWeave Faces Funding Risks as Costs Rise

CoreWeave has been become embroiled in a tug of war between investors who see rising bond yields as a rally-killer for the AI trade and those who think rising demand for computing power justifies the enthusiasm. Bloomberg's Neil Campling reports. (Source: Bloomberg)

Blue Origin is going all in on the New Glenn rocket
Technology

Blue Origin is going all in on the New Glenn rocket

Blue Origin announced a major expansion of its already considerable Florida launch facilities on Friday morning with the intent of eventually flying more than 100 rockets a year from there. The company said it would add two launch pads for the New Glenn rocket, in addition to two already under construction at Cape Canaveral.

Queensland has acquired parts of three huge cattle properties covering almost 396,000 hectares; the deal protects 174 wetlands on one station and habitat for threatened birds across northern Australia
Science

Queensland has acquired parts of three huge cattle properties covering almost 396,000 hectares; the deal protects 174 wetlands on one station and habitat for threatened birds across northern Australia

Queensland has secured major portions of three vast cattle properties across Cape York and the Gulf of Carpentaria, adding almost 396,000 hectares to the state’s protected area network. The Queensland Government says in a press release that the acquisitions cover 137,000 hectares of Kendall River St

Treating depression during pregnancy may benefit baby’s brain development – new research
Health

Treating depression during pregnancy may benefit baby’s brain development – new research

Therapy during pregnancy for those who need it may have advantages for the next generation.

Costacurta believes Camarda 'missed an opportunity' despite 'moves that helped the team'
Sports

Costacurta believes Camarda 'missed an opportunity' despite 'moves that helped the team'

AC Milan legend Billy Costacurta believes Francesco Camarda failed to make the most of his starting spot in Salzburg-Milan, even if he helped a little too.

World

Palestinians, US journalist attacked in West Bank pogrom: What we know

Israeli settlers attacked Palestinians harvesting olives and severely beat Washington Post photojournalist Heidi Levine.

Can you be good at stuff you don’t like doing?
Business

Can you be good at stuff you don’t like doing?

According to the internet, Confucius said, “Choose a job you love, [and] you will never have to work a day in your life.” He even created a great infographic on this, except it’s just one of those memorable fake internet quotes. That said, the notion that we are better off aligning our careers with our interests is remarkably prevalent, as is advice on “following your passions” or optimizing your career for your intrinsic motivation. To be sure, there are many reasons to adhere to this princi

Sex was 'huge preoccupation for Russell Brand', ex-flatmate tells trial
Culture

Sex was 'huge preoccupation for Russell Brand', former flatmate tells trial

The 51-year-old faces three counts of rape, three charges of sexual assault and one of indecent assault, which he denies.

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