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Meta says US users can now video chat with their Muse AI avatar
Meta's AI agent can now take calls as a customizable animated avatar, ahead of the launch of a Tamagotchi-like wearable designed to bring Muse to life.
Sony revives the original Walkman headphones, adds USB-C
Color us nostalgic. Sony has brought back the MDR-3-series headphones that debuted in 1979 alongside the Walkman TPS-L2 cassette player. In this marketing image Sony shared, you can see the Walkman TPS-L2. Credit: Sony Originally called the "MDR-3L2," the first Walkman headphones were known for their sleek, adjustable gray plastic headband, which extended via metal sliders and ended in signature orange, circular ear cushions.
Midwestern City Lights
City lights from the Midwestern United States to the East Coast sparkle across the landscape a couple of hours before sunrise on Oct. 18, 2026. Major urban areas visible in the photograph include Chicago, Illinois; Detroit, Michigan; and the New York metropolitan region. The International Space Station was orbiting 259 miles above Earth when this […]
British man with Ebola in DR Congo arrives in UK for treatment
The UK government says there are "well-established procedures for dealing with cases like this" and the risk to the public remains low.
College football odds, picks, predictions for Week 10, 2026: Computer likes Ohio State, Oklahoma
SportsLine's model has revealed its 2026 Week 10 college football picks today for matchups such as Miami vs. Notre Dame, LSU vs. Alabama and Georgia vs. Ole Miss
Spanish footballer Jesus de Miguel mourned by family and friends
The 30-year-old striker suffered cardiac arrest following an on-field collision.
Scientists are rethinking what menopause does to the brain. Here’s what they discovered
Hormones change as we age in dramatic ways that can alter our mental and physical health – and the science around those hormones is changing too. A new study just published in the journal Neurology sheds new light on the ways that estrogen may protect the brain as it ages, and the results are promising. The research examined the health outcomes among 352 cognitively unimpaired women who underwent a brain MRI at age 70 and again five years after the first scan. Out of the group, women who h
'You've had a wonderful life Tommy, but it's over' - Sir Tom feared he was dying
The singer from Pontypridd told the audience just how serious his "bad case of the flu" was.
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Kalshi court losses pile up as judges refuse to block state gambling laws
Kalshi is having a bad week in the federal court system. Two circuit appeals courts rejected the prediction market's latest attempts to block state gambling laws in Connecticut, New York, and Nevada. Kalshi is separately facing a new lawsuit filed by the Arkansas attorney general. In all cases involving Kalshi and state governments around the US, the main issue is whether state gambling laws apply to prediction markets despite Kalshi's claim that its platform offers "swaps" that can only be regulated by the US Commodity Futures Exchange (CFTC).
Scientists discover that a clogged filter could revolutionize oil refining
Scientists have developed a remarkable new membrane that separates crude oil at room temperature, using the oil itself to create microscopic filtration channels. The breakthrough could cut refining energy consumption by nearly 32%, carbon emissions by almost 38%, and operating costs by 36%, potentia
Do tattoos cause cancer? A dermatologist explains the risks | UT MD Anderson
But since the ink can migrate from your skin to other areas, it does raise concerns about possible long-term effects. There are some other health ...
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Google, Meta and TikTok sue California to block law protecting children from addiction risk
Law bans social media platforms from providing minors features such as autoplay that lead to compulsive use
Apple is slashing AI budgets—the latest company to do so
Tokenmaxxing is on the way out, even as some of the biggest players in the tech industry are urging their employees to use AI as much as possible. A new Bloomberg report reveals that Apple is cutting employee budgets for AI token usage while remaining just as committed to deploying AI to boost efficiency. Apple has already reduced the daily spending limit from $300 to $200 for certain engineers, according to Bloomberg, but the company reportedly plans to cut that down even more. Sources
Avatar: Fire and Ash Gets Exciting New Digital & 4K UHD Release Dates With Tons of Extra Content
Avatar: Fire and Ash is heading home once again with a Collector's Edition packed with hours of exclusive content.
Meta’s warns that election backlash against data centers could make AI expansion harder
Meta warns that growing political opposition to data centers could threaten future AI investments, as communities push back against massive infrastructure projects.
Lawsuit: Man introduced his wife to ChatGPT. She used it to plan his murder.
ChatGPT allegedly helped a North Carolina woman, Cheryl Gates, craft a “personalized plan” to poison her husband, James, after fueling her delusions that he planned to divorce her and leave her with nothing. A grand jury indicted Cheryl Gates on charges of attempted first-degree murder and food contamination in October. About a week prior, the accusations that ChatGPT was a co-conspirator in the attempted murder came in a lawsuit filed in San Francisco County Superior Court that was made public this week.
Cold Showers Were Linked to Fewer Sick Days. But Do They Really Keep You Healthier?
People who regularly took cold showers reported fewer sick days, but scientists aren't sure why.
Series of wildlife bridges in Israel will allow animals to cross major roads
The two crossings in southern Israel are designed to reconnect endangered gazelle populations separated by major roads and a railway line
NCAA approves NFL-style OTAs, schedule and transfer portal window changes for 2027
The college football calendar will look much different next year
Generation Z and diversity redefine US politics in groundbreaking election
Melat Kiros becomes the first Generation Z woman elected to Congress, embodying a new era of political representation.
Corvus Pharmaceuticals GAAP EPS of -$0.22 misses by $0.02
Corvus Pharmaceuticals GAAP EPS of -$0.22 misses by $0.02
Megyn Kelly Flamed for 'Pathetic' Victim Blaming in Russell Brand Rape Verdict: 'Is It a Kink for You?'
Megyn Kelly is getting dragged online for victim blaming following Russell Brand's guilty verdict.
OpenAI released a new cybersecurity model. Is that enough?
OpenAI's newest cybersecurity model comes out as AI labs face scrutiny of their work to protect digital infrastructure.
BMW bumps battery for the better: The 2027 i7 60 xDrive, driven
BMW provided flights from Washington, DC, to Los Angeles and accommodation so Ars could drive the 2027 i7 as well as the 2027 iX5 and X5. Ars does not accept paid editorial content. When BMW debuted the new 7 Series in 2022, it set a new standard for large luxury sedans, increasingly irrelevant though that class is. Rather than siloing off an electric alternative like Mercedes, with its EQS alongside the normal S-Class, BMW simply made the powertrain an option.
New recycling process turns plastic waste into high-performance glue
Scientists have developed a one-step chemical process that transforms common plastic waste into high-performance glue.
Gentle Brain Zaps Offer a New Way to Tackle Period Pain and Anxiety
Samphire headband approved to treat PMDD mood symptoms in Europe
Fantasy football Week 9 PPR cheat sheet: Jonah Coleman vaults into borderline must-start territory
Dave Richard breaks down every viable starting option across every game using a 1-10 confidence scale to help managers navigate injuries, byes and tricky lineup decisions
Police thank victims for their bravery after Russell Brand conviction
Russell Brand has been found guilty of rape and sexual assault charges involving four women on allegations dating back more than 20 years.
Can we talk about climate change again? How the blue wave could spark a new era for green policies
“Climate change” wasn’t exactly a prominent topic across 2026 midterm campaigns. But post-election, it’s clear that the climate still won big, and that means more climate action could be right around the corner. Donald Trump spent the first two years of his second term as president heavily attacking the environment, and the country’s climate efforts. And yet opposing candidates were warned not to focus on the topic. Addressing “climate change” was “not a priority” for battleground voters,
Fox Entertainment Studios Signs First-Look Deal With Lisa Hamilton Daly’s Cottage Industry Entertainment
Fox Entertainment Studios inked a first-look development and production deal with Cottage Industry Entertainment
Claude Can Now Connect to Your Bank Account to Analyze Your Spending
Most people hate logging into half a dozen banking apps just to see how much money they spent on coffee or takeout over the weekend. Anthropic is tackling
Blue Origin’s next launch now won’t happen until 2027
It’s reportedly set for sometime in January.
Study suggests there is no 'right' way to teach statistics, giving flexibility to educators
A new study has investigated whether challenges faced by educators in teaching statistics could be reduced by changing how it is taught. The findings suggest there is no single "right way," giving educators flexibility to choose how best to teach the subject.
Mammograms can do more than detect breast cancer – they also offer important clues on heart health
Calcium deposits on arteries, observed on a mammogram, can provide a useful nudge to check up on cardiovascular health.
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Israeli demolitions displace more than 100 Palestinians in Biddu
Israeli forces demolished five homes in Biddu, occupied West Bank, displacing more than 100 people.
Jack Dorsey’s Block is cutting jobs again. Here’s what makes these layoffs different
Jack Dorsey’s fintech company, Block, began a second round of layoffs on Wednesday, months after cutting more than 4,000 jobs in February. The company has not said how many employees are affected at this time. The cuts hit the Customer Ops, Risk Ops, and Learning & Content Operations teams supporting Cash App, Block’s consumer financial services app, and Square, its tool for sellers. According to Business Insider, those teams will be “reducing the number of roles, changing some resp
NBC Locks In Release Date for David Boreanaz’s Crime TV Show Reboot
NBC has finally set a date for the release of one reboot that failed to be produced twice, starring David Boreanaz.
Sherrod Brown’s Win in Ohio Is a Rare Loss for Crypto Under Trump
Fairshake, the major industry super PAC, spent $46 million on ads against the Democrat, Sherrod Brown, who won.
Software squeezes more data out of Webb Telescope for imaging exoplanets
With a huge and still-growing catalog of exoplanets, researchers are eager to take the next steps: trying to infer what conditions are like on them, either by imaging them directly or by capturing the light that has passed through their atmosphere.
Tiny animal populations can recover, challenging assumptions about extinction risk
Species reduced to fewer than 50 individuals in the wild are not automatically doomed to extinction, according to a major study co-authored by researchers at the Zoological Society of London and Monash University.
Child dies of measles in Wisconsin's first such death since 1990
An infant in southwestern Wisconsin has died after contracting measles, the state’s first death from the disease in 36 years.
Why Jordan Love could face an NFL fine over Halloween costume
Love and his wife dressed as "blind refs" less than a week after controversial calls contributed to a Packers loss
South Africa’s ANC on track for new lows in local polls
The ANC was on about 32 percent of the vote with more than 60 percent of votes counted in municipal elections.
IREN Limited reports Q1 results
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After raising the price of the Switch 2 earlier this year, Nintendo says it isn't planning more price hikes
Nintendo is reportedly not currently considering raising the price of its Switch 2 console.
Parents Sue Google Over A.I. Safety Risks on School Chromebooks
A student made plans to end her life after chatting with Google’s artificial intelligence, a new lawsuit claims, amid mounting concerns about online harms to children.
CVE-2026-87008 vitali87 Code Graph RAG Path Utils path_utils.py should_skip_path path traversal
A security vulnerability has been detected in vitali87 Code Graph RAG up to 0.0.588. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-87008. The affected component should be upgraded.
Personalized vaccine targets melanoma recurrence
A personalized cancer vaccine could help prevent melanoma from returning after surgery. Sutter investigators Dr. Kevin Kim, oncologist and chief of precision medicine at Sutter Health, and Dr. Mohammed Kashani-Sabet, medical director of Sutter CPMC's Cancer Center, led Sutter's participation in the
British man infected with Ebola in DR Congo arrives in UK for treatment
The doctor tested positive in DR Congo, where there is an outbreak. The government says the risk to the public remains low.
Saint Louis star Robbie Avila granted preliminary injunction, will play Friday against rival Missouri
With the reigning A-10 Player of the Year now in the fold, Saint Louis looks like a top-25 team and the firm A-10 favorite
Türkiye unveils 500-bln-USD plan to achieve energy independence
ISTANBUL, Nov. 5 (Xinhua) -- Türkiye rolled out its "National Energy 2040" vision on Thursday, seeking 500 billion U.S. dollars in public and private investments to achieve energy independence through a massive shift toward electrification and renewable energy.
Anthropic’s AI development has doubled in speed despite slowdown calls, research group says
Anthropic is developing its artificial intelligence systems around twice as quickly as it was a year ago amid the CEO’s calls to slow down the technology’s pace of improvement, according to an analysis released Thursday by an independent monitoring group. Anthropic invited researchers from the Berkeley, California-based nonprofit, Model Evaluation and Threat Research, to review its internal data and interview staff as it prepares for its Wall Street debut with debate swirling over t
Russell Brand found guilty of rape and sexual assault
Brand is told to expect a prison sentence "of some length" and faces more rape allegations, it can now be reported.
NVIDIA's Vendor Financing Deals Are Not A Ponzi Scheme As It Is Slated To "Take Out $420 Billion" By Putting In $250 Billion, Says Tech Venture Capitalist Gene Munster
On the Zero Hedge podcast, Munster said 90s internet firms propped each other up until the money ran out. He calls NVIDIA's deals 'just smart business.'
Google: Schools can keep search while skipping Gemini, but AI search is non-negotiable
Google faced the ire of educators and parents earlier this week when it announced a new AI policy for K–12 schools. Google said that it developed its new approach to give schools more control, but early reporting also suggested Google would block search access for schools that didn't want to use AI. Google didn't see the backlash coming, but now that it's here, the search giant is clarifying what exactly its new policy means and what's changing. The gist of the new policy, according to Google's blog post, is that schools using Google apps will have to opt into its AI products going forward.
NASA Astronauts to Answer Questions from Florida Students
From left, SpaceX Crew-13 pilot Luke Delaney and commander Jessica Watkins, both NASA astronauts, are pictured in their pressure suits during a training session at SpaceX headquarters in Hawthorne, California.Credit: SpaceX Students in Florida will hear from NASA astronauts Jessica Watkins and Luke Delaney as they answer prerecorded STEM questions while aboard the International Space Station. The Earth-to-space call will begin at 10:40 a.m. EST Tuesday, Nov.
Novartis cites cases of previously unknown tumors possibly tied to its SMA gene therapy
Novartis has acknowledged seven previously unknown instances in which tumors were found in children who were treated with its spinal muscular atrophy therapy, Zolgensma.
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Hoax bomb threats force emergency landings, evacuations across Europe
Bomb threats are causing travel disruptions at airports across Europe, targeting at least 27 flights.
Kratos Defense & Security Non-GAAP EPS of $0.24 beats by $0.03, revenue of $471.8M beats by $0.65M
Kratos Defense & Security Non-GAAP EPS of $0.24 beats by $0.03, revenue of $471.8M beats by $0.65M
Godzilla Minus Zero Sequel Update Reveals if Franchise Has Plans to Continue
Godzilla Minus Zero's director has revealed his future plans for the franchise, providing fans with a hopeful update.