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Three dormant US nuclear reactors are being restarted to power AI data centers
The US wants to re-open several former nuclear plants
Reexamined Viking 2 signal reveals possible marsquake from region active decades later
Earthquakes and the seismic waves they generate provide some of the best clues to Earth's interior. To extend that success to other worlds, scientists placed seismometers on the Apollo missions to the moon and on the Viking Mars landers, which reached Mars in 1976. Though the Apollo detectors proved
NASA JPL Looks to Next 90 Years of Innovation, Exploration
5 min readPreparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) Clockwise from top: Caltech graduate students and friends carry out their first rocket firing on Halloween, 1936, in a dry riverbed along which JPL would rise. Their work helped make possible missions such as Perseverance and Europa Clipper as well as the future SkyFall and MoonFall missions. NASA/JPL-Caltech Interstellar probes. Lunar drones. Helicopters on Mars. When a group of Caltech graduate students and enthusiasts began conducting rocket-propulsion tests in Pasadena’s Arroyo Seco on Oct.
Nigeria identifies travel-related Ebola case
Nigeria has confirmed an imported Ebola case tied to the ongoing outbreak centered in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, becoming the fifth country to identify a related infection, health officials said.
Quenton Nelson trade destinations: Five contenders that should call as Colts begin rebuild
Nelson is Pro Football Focus' highest-graded guard in 2026, and he is a pending free agent whose general manager just got fired
Yemen holds mass funeral for 75 recruits killed in Houthi strike
A mass funeral has been held in southern Yemen for 75 recruits killed in a Houthi missile strike on a training camp.
The most-wanted holiday gift in America isn’t electronics or jewelry. Here’s what shoppers actually want
Americans really want to score some deals this holiday shopping season—well, and gift cards. With just over two months until Christmas, many consumers are starting to strategize how they’ll tackle their gift lists this year. And the current state of the economy will weigh on spending plans for 56% of consumers, according to a new report from the National Retail Federation. Amid concerns about an affordability crisis, many Americans plan to do a few things more often this
Borat 3 & Bruno 2 Will Never Happen After Sacha Baron Cohen’s New Ali G Movie, Here’s Why
Borat 3 and Bruno 2 may never happen, as Sacha Baron Cohen explains why his new Ali G movie could be his last guerrilla comedy.
Google SynthID Detector Simplifies Watermark Detection and Expands Support to Other AI Providers
Google DeepMind announced the global availability of SynthID Detector, a tool designed to help identify AI-generated content, including media created using AI tools from SynthID partners such as OpenAI, NVIDIA, and Kakao, with Apple support expected soon.
The $15 billion ad-powered AI startup your doctor may already be using
Nearly two-thirds of US doctors are turning to an AI-powered search engine to make patient decisions, propelling a little-known tech startup to a $15 billion valuation while prompting a debate over the future of patient care. Miami-based OpenEvidence, founded by serial entrepreneur Daniel Nadler in 2022, said that many of America’s 1 million physicians processed more than 42 million prompts last month.
Tracks Along the Longest Drive on Another World
Explore This Section Perseverance Home Mission Overview Rover Components Mars Rock Samples Where is Perseverance? Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Mission Updates Science Overview Objectives Instruments Highlights Exploration Goals News and Features Multimedia Perseverance Raw Images Images Videos Audio More Resources Mars Missions Mars Perseverance Rover Mars Curiosity Rover Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Mars Odyssey More Mars Missions Mars Home This image, taken by Perseverance on Mars, shows wheel tracks from the drive that broke the record for the farthest distance driv
Ebola has spread from Congo to 4 other countries. A look at where things stand
Ebola disease from the fast-moving outbreak in Congo has now spread to four other countries, including two where it’s active
Big Ten Power Rankings, Week 8: Ohio State new No. 1 as QB issues linger in Columbus, elsewhere
Beating Indiana gets Ohio State to the top spot, but Julian Sayin's injury throws a wrench into the Buckeyes' long-term plans
Qatar, Turkiye, Pakistan and Indonesia sign ‘Badr’ defence pact
Al Jazeera’s Osama Bin Javaid reports on the ‘Badr’ Memorandum of Understanding.
New McLean & Company Guide Helps HR Leaders Turn Culture Data Into Actionable Insights
/PRNewswire/ -- As organizations seek to better connect culture to strategy, performance, and employee experience, HR leaders need more than stated values to...
Young Audiences Want to Redefine Modern Storytelling, New Study Shows
A new study found that young viewers are often not consulted about what they want to see on screen — even in projects about and for them.
AI reveals how a warming climate will intensify NZ's most extreme downpours
The most damaging weather events are the record-breaking "one-in-100-year" disasters communities have usually only seen once.
SpaceX to attempt Starship catch on next flight, with eye on rapid cadence increase
In its current iteration, SpaceX is largely a data company seeking to provide enormous amounts of compute for artificial intelligence. During an earnings call on Tuesday afternoon, company officials spent much of their time discussing ambitious plans to roll out up to 10 GW of compute in 2027—on the ground. Gone are the days of aspirational talk about sending humans to Mars and settling the red planet. Now it is almost all about artificial intelligence and the data needed to support its expansion.
These Tiny Creatures Are Wiping Out Species Across the Globe. They’re Coming for Humans Next.
Human bodies getting cooler is compounding the problem.
Why Elon Musk Wants to Merge SpaceX and Tesla
The CEO and largest shareholder of both companies said a merger would be a “good idea” and that they had formed committees to discuss the possibility.
Merab Dvalishvili looks to make history in trilogy bout with Petr Yan at UFC 333: 'Age is just a number'
Dvalishvili will look to recapture his bantamweight title at 35 on Saturday, which would make him the oldest champion in the division's history
Why social media has become an election issue in Brazil’s presidential race
Critics have accused the tech giant Meta of censoring the political campaign of President Lula and favouring Bolsonaro.
Walmart is sending out $9.8 million in refunds. Are you getting a check?
Thousands of Walmart customers in the US will be receiving refunds following a Federal Trade Commission complaint alleging the international retailer failed to stop scammers from defrauding consumers. According to the FTC announcement, around 65,000 consumers will be sent refund checks totaling $9.8 million as a result of a settlement reached with Walmart in June 2025. The FTC alleged that Walmart allowed scammers to use its money transfer services between 2013 and 2018, prompting a 2022 c
COD: Modern Warfare 4 DMZ players are spawning in the middle of a road and being flattened before they can do anything
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4's DMZ mode doesn't appear to have spawn protection, meaning if you spawn in front of a car, you're done for.
Beware the AI throuple: Is technology manipulating you or your relationship?
Imagine you're involved with someone who knows exactly what captures your attention. They know what makes you laugh, what makes you angry and which topics you like to talk about. They've been paying attention. They've learned what keeps you engaged.
Reindeer grazing changes plant roots in pine forests
Reindeer grazing changes the vegetation of northern pine forests below ground as well as above it. In a recent study in Finland, trees and understory vegetation in grazed forests had nearly 30% less shallow-root biomass than those in ungrazed areas. Root structure also changed, which may affect the
Particle colliders recreate matter that existed microseconds after the Big Bang
Scientists at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider at the Brookhaven National Laboratory generated quark-gluon plasma (QGP) by smashing oxygen nuclei at nearly the speed of light.
Study Links Unplanned Daytime Naps to Higher Dementia Risk - Prevention
... concerns about cognitive health. It could signal serious health conditions or sleep disorders, like obstructive sleep apnea, or side effects from ...
Fantasy football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em RB in Week 7: Woody Marks set up for breakout week vs. Giants
Plus, how to handle Josh Jacobs in his potential return for Green Bay, and why Pierre Strong Jr. makes an appealing flex pivot against Detroit
Thousands march for school funding in Greece
Teachers joined nationwide student protests amid growing youth-led demonstrations in Europe.
Crypto exchanges can keep paying interest-like rewards, federal regulators say
Cryptocurrency companies can continue to pay interest-like rewards to customers, federal regulators said Wednesday, despite warnings from banks that such programs could drain trillions of dollars in deposits from the banking system. The new rules are part of the implementation of the GENIUS Act, which was signed into law last year and was meant to codify the rules and regulations around issuers of stablecoins. Under the rules published by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, stab
Don't Stop Believin' - High school musical Glee set for reboot
Ryan Murphy's popular musical comedy-drama is set to return on Hulu and Disney+ after a decade away.
Illinois’ electric grid is under a lot of stress. What does that mean for consumers?
Major blackouts are unlikely despite high energy demands from data centers. To understand why, Curious City explains how the power grid works.
The past, present, and future share a show floor at Pinball Expo 2026
It's October in the Midwest, which means it's time for the pinball world to descend on a convention center in Chicagoland for the annual Pinball Expo. Once thought to be an entertainment sector slowly bleeding out, pinball has come back in a big way in recent years.
Science on the Space Station with NASA Astronaut Jessica Watkins
NASA/Anil Menon NASA astronaut and Expedition 75 flight engineer Jessica Watkins works inside the Kibo laboratory module’s Life Science Glovebox on Oct. 9, 2026, safely mixing living cell samples with a bioink and then filling a special cartridge with the cell‑ink mixture. The advanced research operations were part of the InSPA‑Auxilium Bioprinter‑Cell Printing investigation, which explores 3D bioprinting cartilage tissue in microgravity of higher quality than that produced on Earth.
Covid-19: 'Lessons need to be learnt' as care home report published
An inquiry found that Government failings in care settings allowed the spread of Covid.
Evaluating the remaining Power Four unbeatens: Experts name pretenders, contenders, favorites to run the table
After seven weeks, there are only five Power Four teams left without a loss, but not all records are created equal
Jerusalem Daily: Israeli minister calls for settling the entire West Bank
Israeli forces are raiding Palestinian homes in the occupied West Bank and turning them into interrogation centres.
Elon Musk: This SpaceX moonshot is ‘no longer impossible’ as blowout earnings spark stock market rally
Good news for investors: SpaceX earnings came in a lot hotter than expected—some are even calling it a “blowout“, beating Wall Street expectations. Also on Tuesday, the day of SpaceX’s third quarter 2026 earnings report, founder and CEO Elon Musk said in a post on his social media platform X: “As crazy as this sounds, $1T in SpaceX revenue in 2028 is no longer impossible.” It’s bold timeline even for the typically audacious Musk, who just in August, on a
'Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power' Season 3 Trailer Plunges Middle-Earth Into War
"Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power" Season 3 is plunging all of Middle-earth to war against Sauron.
Nvidia’s DGX Spark has a match from Dell, minus the markup
While the Nvidia DGX Spark is like gold-dust, the Dell Pro Precision offers the same silicon with bigger savings for AI workloads.
Review: Carrie is a triumphant remix with one major flaw
Carrie White, the telekinetic prom queen from hell, is one of the most beloved horror icons in popular culture. First introduced in Stephen King's 1974 novel, Carrie, the character was immortalized in director Brian De Palma's 1976 adaptation, widely regarded as one of the best horror films of all time. It's certainly one of the best King adaptations.
NASA to Conduct NCAA Flyover, Engage Fans at University of Alabama
NASA’s Freedom 250 F-5 team, including NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman, performs a flyover during the national anthem at an NFL game between the Cleveland Browns and the Carolina Panthers at Huntington Bank Field, Sept. 27, 2026, in Cleveland.NASA/Jordan Cochran As part of the agency’s Inspiration Tour, NASA will conduct a flyover at the University of Alabama vs. Texas A&M football game in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, on Saturday, Oct. 24.
How Craig Collins Gained 60 Pounds of Muscle After Crohn's Surger - Men's Health
Craig Collins struggled with his condition before committing to the long path through surgeries—and fitness—to muscle up.
Kurt Suzuki out as Angels manager after 100-loss season, creating MLB's third vacancy
The Angels, who have not been to the postseason since 2014, lost 100 games for the first time in franchise history in 2026
Macron makes surprise Saudi visit as France secures extra diesel supplies
French president meets Mohammed bin Salman in Riyadh to discuss energy, security, and infrastructure.
THE OPTIX NETWORK ANNOUNCES NOVEMBER 1 LAUNCH, INTRODUCING A NEW DESTINATION FOR ORIGINAL ENTERTAINMENT AND INDEPENDENT STORYTELLING
/PRNewswire/ -- The Optix Network, a new premium streaming platform dedicated to original entertainment, independent storytelling and creator-focused...
Football Manager 27 will be free at launch as Sega try to win back fans
Sega has announced Football Manager 27 will be free for a limited time, as it looks to avoid the launch woes of last year's entry.
AI promises productivity, but for managers, it’s mostly a headache for now
More than 50% of managers say they're finding it harder to evaluate employees' work after adopting AI, according to a new survey.
Steve McQueen brings together David Bowie and Nina Simone in Bilbao
Steve McQueen’s exhibition “66–76–26” at Guggenheim Bilbao Museum is a sound sculpture with no image. It is a link between the decades, the emotion of love and understanding, and it also stars David Bowie and Nina Simone. #Art
Americans are adding more calories to their coffee
A new analysis finds that coffee consumption has remained stable, but addition of sweeteners and creamers is up.
Africa CDC calls Ebola crisis summit as Nigeria records first case
Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention has invited health ministers to an “extraordinary virtual meeting” as Ebola spreads across the continent
Michigan State's Jeremy Fears Jr., Florida's Thomas Haugh lead 2026-27 AP preseason All-America team
The preseason AP All-America team is headlined by five returning stars in college basketball
Paris shopkeepers fear more destruction after riots destroy livelihoods
‘I have nothing left.’ Small business owners in Paris say they are traumatised after rioters looted their shops.
JetBlue is testing something travelers have debated for years: Flights without children
For parents looking to leave the kids behind at home —or adults wishing not to share a flight with a screaming baby—a new partnership is giving travelers an experience they have long craved, however divisive it might be: a completely child-free travel experience. JetBlue Vacations and Virgin Voyages announced on Oct. 20 a new travel experience called “Do Not Disturb,” making a completely kid-free four-night escapade. “We love creating vacations for all kinds of travelers, including f
Glastonbury coach tickets oversold in admin error
Bookings will automatically be converted into a general admission ticket and coach fare refunded.
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Loupe Loupe is an iOS and iPadOS app that gives you a hands-on tour of the device fingerprinting surface. It reads real values from public iOS APIs, the same ones any third-party app can call, and shows them to you raw. The point is simple: see what your iPhone quietly exposes, and why each reading
iOS 27 CarPlay adds video, a progress bar and Siri AI, but it won't work with every iPhone | Stuff
Apple’s latest update makes CarPlay more capable, but Siri AI in the car is limited to recent handsets
All screen time may not be bad for children
The effects of screen time on young children may depend on more than just how long they spend in front of a device, according to a new study.
Don't Miss Out on Time With Family and Friends... New Yorkers Urged To Get COVID-19, Flu ...
RSV Vaccination Guidance. New Yorkers 75 and older, and those ages 50 to 74 who are at high risk for severe RSV due to certain health conditions or ...
Warriors exploring trades for Kristaps Porziņģis, who is contemplating future amid health issues, per report
Porziņģis missed the entire preseason and his future as a Warrior and as a pro basketball player are now in doubt
Actors, writers condemn UK anti-terror law targeting Sally Rooney
Dozens of leading figures term the UK law banning Palestine Action a ‘repressive absurdity’.
How one cold email led to ‘You Can See Everything’
Lance Oppenheim and Nathan Fielder‘s newly released documentary You Can See Everything gets up close and awkwardly, even creepily personal with disgraced Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes and her husband Billy Evans. It’s mindbending, strange, and breaking more than brains: It’s breaking box office records. It’s also generating Oscar buzz. But the genre-shattering documentary would’ve never happened without one cold email that was sent circa six years ago and con
Belfast comedian criticised for rape 'joke' about assault victim
Vittorio Angelone referred to content creator Rebecca Goodwin in a remark about rape.