World in a Pulse
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Microsoft hits 10 quarters of record- breaking revenue in a row
Whatever the future of AI might be, the current situation is still very good for Microsoft. The tech giant reported yet another record for quarterly revenue on Wednesday: $92.3 billion, a 19% increase over the year-ago quarter.
Trump admin sues Utah to save Kalshi from the state's total ban on gambling
The Trump administration is trying to stop Utah from enforcing its gambling ban against Kalshi, making Utah the 10th state sued by the US government agency that regulates prediction markets. Utah, which prohibits gambling, sued Kalshi in a state court last week. Utah's lawsuit seeks an order prohibiting Kalshi from offering bets on sports, elections, politics, and other events. “Kalshi runs an online casino in Utah and calls it a prediction market. That violates Utah law,” Utah Attorney General Derek Brown, a Republican, said last week.
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.
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.
Dream staying focused and confident ahead of WNBA Finals Game 6 despite scheduling madness
Down 3-2 in the series, Atlanta faces elimination at home on Thursday in a midday showdown against the Valkyries
What’s next for Brazil’s Flavio Bolsonaro after election defeat?
The far-right ally of US President Donald Trump has fled to Miami with his wife and children.
A budget airline just revealed a startling change in the cost of flying
Airfares for the cheapest U.S. airline jumped in price this year, but that hasn’t stopped fliers from booking. Frontier Airlines revealed that its ticket prices surged in its third quarter earnings report, published on Wednesday. The airline’s fare revenue per passenger jumped from $39.74 to $67.82 in Q3 – a 71% increase. That metric looks at ticket prices alone and doesn’t factor in the add-on costs passengers might pay for things like upgrades and checked luggage. Frontier’s total
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.
Google expands AI Search ads globally as core ad growth slows
The announcement came alongside parent company Alphabet's third-quarter earnings report, which saw revenue grow 25% year over year to $127.6 billion.
Some users aren't going to like this Discord change
Some of your Discord conversations have the capability to end up Google Search as part of Discord's new change to discoverable conversations on the
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
GLP-1s could cause beer sales to take a hit, report says
Options Heineken advised its customers to pursue are half-pints, low- and no-alcohol options, according to the publication.
Marnus fails in possible last Test chance
Marnus Labuschagne is dismissed for a five-ball duck as he desperately clings to his place in the Test team.
Israel’s Parties Gird for Wrangling to Form a Government, With No Clear Path
Votes are still being counted, but it appears that neither Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s right-wing coalition nor the opposition alliance headed by Gadi Eisenkot will have a majority.
Apple was always against touchscreen Macs. What changed?
Ever since Windows 8 paved the way for touchscreen laptops, Apple’s been against them. And the company hasn’t exactly been shy about making its feelings known.“It gives great demo, but after a short period of time you get fatigue,” Steve Jobs said in 2010. “It’s ergonomically terrible.”“Lifting your arm up to poke a screen is a pretty fatiguing thing to do,” Craig Federighi, Apple’s senior vice president of software engineering, told Wired in 2018,
Jennifer Lopez & Robert Zemeckis’ It Ends With Us-Like Feud Reports Denied By Netflix
Netflix and key creative partners have officially addressed rumors surrounding production friction on a massive new film project.
Prediction market bets set the tone for Anthropic's much-awaited IPO
Oct 28 (Reuters) - Prediction markets are seeing massive trades for Anthropic contracts after the AI giant's IPO filing, even as retail stock traders await the official opening bell likely next month.
Touchscreen MacBook Pro hands-on: OLED looks great on a Mac
LOS ANGELES—For about five minutes on an extremely crowded showroom floor, I got to take pictures of the new MacBook Pro and test out some of its new features. First impressions: It's not as much of a departure from the previous design as I expected, but the outstanding OLED display steals the show regardless. The first thing I noticed was that it's lighter. My daily driver is a 14-inch MacBook Pro (M1 Max), and it's a bit weighty for a 14-incher. Picking up the new model, I could immediately tell it was lighter.
Common chemicals may alter how breast tissue develops
"If these results are validated by additional studies, they could change how we think about cancer prevention."
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.
Lane Kiffin shocked over kickoff time vs. Alabama, says SEC doesn't want LSU to win this year
LSU got a rare afternoon game against Alabama in Death Valley
Rwanda’s milk bars
Rwanda’s milk bars
New 9Line Pinpoint Service Alerts Security to Cellphone 911 Caller Locations
/PRNewswire/ -- 9Line, a St. Louis technology company, today launched 9Line Pinpoint, which detects the location of 911 calls placed from cellphones inside a...
Death of US actress Hayden Panettiere ruled accidental, ending local police probe
The Heroes and Nashville star died in August from the toxic effects of fentanyl, Xanax and several other drugs.
SAP swaps costly AI models for cheaper alternatives, targets over €2 billion in gains
Oct 28 (Reuters) - SAP, whose software is used by many of the world's largest companies, is replacing some expensive artificial-intelligence models powering its products with cheaper alternatives, a move it expects will generate more than €2 billion in efficiency gains over the next two years.
Google announces Gemini 4 Carbon, its latest frontier AI model that you can't use
It's almost like Google's got something to prove after taking a break from releasing new frontier AI models earlier this year. Just two weeks after rolling out Gemini 4 Argon, Google has announced Gemini 4 Carbon. This isn't the Flash model equivalent we've been waiting for but, rather, is an improvement on Argon, and like that model, Google is working on a staged release that could take a while. Stop me if you've heard this one before: Google says its latest AI model reaches a new threshold in coding, agentic tasks, and scientific analysis.
NASA Welcomes Vietnam as Newest Artemis Accords Signatory
Credit: NASA The Socialist Republic of Vietnam became the 78th nation to sign the Artemis Accords, joining a growing coalition of like-minded nations committed to the peaceful, transparent, and responsible exploration of space. “Vietnam is joining at an important point in the development of its own space program,” said NASA Deputy Administrator Matt Anderson in recorded remarks for the ceremony. “NASA and the Vietnam National Space Center have built momentum in satellite innovation, land-use research, and radar-based Earth observation.
Welsh hospital warns patients and staff to not drink tap water
The issue has been ongoing since Monday evening
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Dueling rallies thrust deep-red Lone Star town into the center of the political universe
Dueling rallies in Lubbock put the Texas Senate race between Ken Paxton and James Talarico on full display as Trump joined the Republican side.
Google’s AI Mode won’t say Biden won the 2020 election in the U.S. But abroad, it’s a different story
Joe Biden won the 2020 presidential election, a fact that Google Search’s built-in AI feature seemingly won’t tell you in the U.S. Ask the tool, officially called AI Mode, “Who won the 2020 United States election?” and it responds, “To review the official results and certified breakdowns of the 2020 United States presidential election, you can consult the official document provided by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).” A similar message appears when asking, “Was the 2020 United States
Paul Anthony Kelly Has an Important Message for Motorcyclists After Previous Accident
Love Story actor Paul Anthony Kelly shares an important advice for motorcyclists while talking about his tattoos
Microsoft recorded $10 billion in revenue from OpenAI
Microsoft said it made $10 billion in revenue from commercial arrangements with OpenAI, including revenue-sharing payments, in the quarter ending September 30. It underscores the still-enormous financial dependency of the partnership.
Apple charges $14,549 for a fully specced touchscreen MacBook Pro
Apple now offers a $7,000 upgrade to 16TB of storage.
Artemis III SLS Core Stage Joins Boosters at Kennedy
The SLS (Space Launch System) core stage is lifted from the transfer aisle of the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Thursday, Oct. 22, 2026.NASA/Sean Cannon The SLS (Space Launch System) core stage is lifted from the transfer aisle of the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Thursday, Oct. 22, 2026.
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.
Twelve arrested for impaired driving by Gatineau police in 76-hour period
The highest blood-alcohol concentration among these cases was nearly three times the legal limit, police said.
Indonesian students demand action on wildfires and rising costs
Hundreds of Indonesian students protested against the government's handling of forest fires and rising costs.
This map shows you which NYC restaurants are owned by private equity
For many consumers, “private equity” has become a four-letter word. Private equity firms have acquired the unpopular reputation of purchasing food establishments that then notoriously decline in quality, as new owners cut costs in search of new avenues to profit. They’ve also been criticized for displacing mom-and-pop shops in the process. But beyond stereotypical signs of private equity-backing—sudden spikes in new franchise locations and sleek, minimalist branding, to name a few—consu
Crazy Jhenny, October 29, 2026
Crazy Jhenny, October 29, 2026
Anthropic just launched tools to show companies what their AI spending is buying
The frontier lab is lifting the curtain on how users spend money on its models ahead of a planned IPO.
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.
Dengue comes back even in vaccinated people — new clues
Researchers help to answer a question dogging the development of improved vaccines against the mosquito-borne disease.
Smoke from LA fires exposed millions of people to high levels of toxic heavy metals, study says
During the peak of the 2025 Los Angeles fires, approximately 7 million residents were exposed to airborne lead concentrations over 24 hours that exceeded 80 times the normal background level, according to a new study published Wednesday in the journal ...
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US envoy reads anti-Castro book during Cuban FM’s UN address
US envoy reads anti-Castro book during Cuban FM’s UN address
Heritage Reports Third Quarter 2026 Results
/PRNewswire/ -- Heritage Insurance Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: HRTG) ("Heritage" or the "Company"), a super-regional property and casualty insurance holding company,...
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 giants' funding ambitions test Wall Street's appetite for risk
Oct 28 (Reuters) - The heavyweights of the AI industry are facing a reckoning on Wall Street, reflecting concerns over who will bear the cost of the artificial intelligence buildout that has fueled much of this year's stock market gains.
iPad mini OLED Hands-On: A Delectable Cupcake of a Tablet
Apple's new tiny tablet is better than it ever was, and you can thank that pretty screen.
How does anger affect whether people vote?
New research digs into how anger might motivate political activism and, ultimately, influence who turns out to vote.
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
NBA rumors: Injury-plagued Thunder eyeing player 'they've already had,' and one surging star makes most sense
There are future Hall of Famers and All-Stars who once donned the OKC uniform, but would it make sense to bring them in?
UN votes to condemn embargo of Cuba despite US lobbying push
US points to increase in abstentions in General Assembly as evidence that push to isolate Cuba is slowly succeeding.
Dads are finally taking more parental leave
There was a moment when it seemed like men—at least some of them—had started openly talking about the value of parental leave. Several years ago, Reddit cofounder Alexis Ohanian wrote about taking four months of paternity leave here in Fast Company. He argued it was crucial that men not only had access to paternity leave, but were empowered to take it. “I wanted to set an example for all of our hundreds of employees—not just the men, but especially them,” Ohanian wrote of his d
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.
Microsoft just shared Azure’s actual revenue in dollars: $33.2 billion
Microsoft has never disclosed Azure's quarterly revenue in dollars. But for the first time, we can see just how close it is getting to besting the biggest competitor in the market, AWS.
The last, best hope for space tourism just rolled onto a runway in Arizona
The private space tourism era looked so very promising five years ago. Blue Origin and Virgin Galactic had begun flying customers—real people with zero space experience—on suborbital missions. And at about the same time, private citizens were going to orbit for days at a time aboard SpaceX's Crew Dragon. But that was then. Consider the state of play today: It has been 10 months since Blue Origin's New Shepard spacecraft flew its last mission in January. The program was subsequently "paused," but let's be real. Blue Origin has moved on.
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.
Dr Amir Khan's five things to tell your GP without embarrassment
"Guys, here are things that people don't tell me as their GP because they think I might judge them or be disappointed in them. Well, let me take that worry off your plate - I'm never disappointed. I never judge."
Sam Houston fires coach Phil Longo after less than two seasons
A 3-17 record across two seasons and an offense that ranked last in Conference USA proved to be Longo's undoing with the Bearkats
Costa Rica’s mega-prison receives first inmates
President Laura Fernandez inaugurated the $35m mega-prison built to house up to 5,100 inmates near San Jose.
Hippo partners with Greenlight Re to link early-stage insurance investment with Spinnaker carrier capacity
/PRNewswire/ -- Hippo Holdings Inc. (NYSE: HIPO) ("Hippo") today announced a strategic partnership with the Innovations segment of Greenlight Capital Re, Ltd....
The Cat and the Hatchet Poster Previews Bizarre Dr. Seuss-Inspired Horror Movie
The Cat and the Hatchet poster teases a bizarre Dr. Seuss-inspired horror short premiering on October 31, 2026.