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Australia’s cybersecurity website hit in flaw that could affect ’70 per cent of the internet’
A report from a cybersecurity firm estimated that the software flaw had existed undetected for more than a decade, but AI tools helped quickly identify a fix for them.
Xbox wants you to pay 24 to 40 cents per hour to stream games you already bought
In September, when Microsoft severely limited the game-streaming buffet available to Game Pass subscribers, the company said non-subscribers would soon be able to "purchase cloud playtime hours through the Xbox Store and stream eligible games they own on supported devices." Today, Microsoft rolled out those a la carte Cloud Playtime purchases to Xbox Insiders, with prices that might be a bit galling for players who have already purchased these streamable games. The "introductory launch pricing" for Xbox's Cloud Playtime purchases is as follows: 10 hours for $4 (~$0.40/hour) 25 hours for $8 (~
Ancient Fingerprints Reveal Women and Children May Have Helped Build China's Terracotta Army
We're learning new things about this ancient, mythical army.
Do Psychedelics Need a Rebrand Before Their Approval for Mental Health?
Genovese said that instead, using terms like “neuroplastogens” or “psychoplastogens,” which evoke more of the medicinal and scientific effects of ...
Harry Kane shows Arsenal what they're missing at striker as Bayern hold Arsenal in Champions League draw
Bayern Munich's talisman delivered another fantastic showing against Arsenal, scoring a penalty and carrying the attack to show the Gunners exactly what they are missing at center forward
Christina Applegate Doesn't Have Multiple Sclerosis After All, and Doctors Still Don't Know What's Wrong
After five years believing she had multiple sclerosis, the actress says doctors ruled it out, leaving her searching for answers.
Half of this group of workers lies to take PTO
For pet owners with jobs, occasionally missing work to care for their animals is a matter of routine. So is lying about it. Nearly half (46%) of working pet owners in a recent survey said they usually gave their boss a cover story when taking time off for their pet. Nearly a quarter (24%) said they had called in sick when it was really their pet who was under the weather. Others invented family emergencies (14%) and personal appointments instead of telling their bosses the real reason for
‘Paper Tiger’ Producer Rodrigo Teixeira Set for GLAFF’s First Visionary Award, Presented by Wagner Moura (EXCLUSIVE)
Oscar-nominated producer Rodrigo Teixeira will receive GLAFF’s first Árbol de la Vida Visionary Award, presented by Wagner Moura, for "Paper Tiger."
Walmart is inviting AI agents to shop for you
Walmart will let AI agents shop as long as they follow the retailer’s rules.
Tesla profits drop 43% in Q3
Tesla published its third-quarter 2026 financial results this afternoon. Earlier in October, it reported its sales and deliveries for the three-month period, selling fewer cars than in the same quarter in 2025, yet it still beat analyst projections. Now we can see how those sales translate to the bottom line. Tesla brought in $28 billion in revenue in Q3, almost the same as in 2025. Automotive revenues were $20.6 billion, a 3 percent decrease year over year.
FAA clears US electric VTOL for first-of-its-kind customer flights
FAA grants BETA's A250 landmark flight authorization, allowing prospective operators to experience the electric VTOL.
Jason Wood Did Everything Right to Live Longer. That Was the Problem. - Men's Health
Unlike anorexia nervosa or obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), however, longevity fixation syndrome isn't listed in the DSM-5 or ICD-11. (Orthosomnia ...
Timberwolves vs. Heat NBA odds: Can Giannis Antetokounmpo outduel LaMelo Ball and be a winner in Miami debut?
LaMelo Ball and the Timberwolves open the season at Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Heat
Tehran displays mock installation of Trump behind bars
An Iranian performer in Tehran’s busy Tajrish Square has impersonated US President Donald Trump behind bars.
DRDGOLD reports Q3 results
DRDGOLD reports Q3 results
'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.
Meta says Muse has over 10M users, with shopping a top activity
Meta Muse users are adopting the app for shopping and personal productivity, the company said during Q3 earnings. The AI app now has over 10M users.
Enterprises keep buying software upgrades that IT thinks will make things worse
Enterprise-sized businesses spend, on average, 28 percent of their software budgets on unwanted upgrades, migrations, and licensing changes. Often, those firms' IT heads think those changes are detrimental. Those results are according to a survey of 2,018 chief information officers and senior IT decision-makers at companies with at least 10,000 employees that Origina commissioned for its report, “The Software Tax.” About half of the respondents (1,011) are from the US, and the rest are from the United Kingdom.
Drone Scans Reveal 1.5 Miles of Hidden Inca Roads in the Jungle Around Machu Picchu
Learn how the discovery of roads, terraces, and platforms covered by the thick jungle of the Machu Picchu valley may hint at a larger infrastructure surrounding the cultural heritage site.
From keto to GLP-1s: New McLean center will research metabolic psychiatry therapies
Metabolic psychiatry is a rapidly emerging field that focuses on the role of metabolic health in some mental health conditions. Doctors at McLean say the center will be the first of its kind in the nation.
2026 NBA betting promos: Get over $3,000 in bonuses from top online betting apps, sportsbooks for Oct. 21
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Man United captain Fernandes slams Carrick’s tactics after Como hammering
Manchester United winless run continues with 4-1 Champions League humbling in Como, and Bruno Fernandes slams tactics.
‘I’ve never seen anything uglier’: Vivek Ramaswamy’s attack ad featuring candidate’s mother goes too far, says social media
The race to be Ohio’s next governor just reached a new low. Just two weeks ahead of the election on November 3, Republican candidate Vivek Ramaswamy is under fire for an attack ad featuring his opponent’s estranged mother. The Ramaswamy campaign’s ad features Donna Arthur, the mother of Democratic candidate Amy Acton. “It’s not easy for a mother to say this, but Amy has a serious problem. She is a liar,” Arthur says in the ad, alleging that Acton has lied about being homeless as a ch
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.
TechCrunch Founder Summit 2026: Everything you need to know
TechCrunch Founder Summit is a full-day gathering in Boston on November 4 where founders across all stages connect with top VCs and experienced entrepreneurs to gain tactical insights on building and scaling their companies.
Judge rejects Trump’s wild claim EPA can dismiss data center pollution lawsuits
Elon Musk’s SpaceXAI is stuck facing a lawsuit over alleged data center pollution after Donald Trump failed to convince a judge that his Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has complete control over all Clean Air Act lawsuits and can dismiss any suit at whim. Soon after unpermitted gas turbines were discovered powering Musk’s giant Colossus data center in Memphis, Tennessee, the NAACP sued.
Tracks Along the Longest Drive on Another World
Explore This SectionPerseverance HomeMission OverviewRover ComponentsMars Rock SamplesWhere is Perseverance?Ingenuity Mars HelicopterMission UpdatesScienceOverviewObjectivesInstruments Highlights Exploration GoalsNews and FeaturesMultimediaPerseverance Raw ImagesImagesVideosAudioMore ResourcesMars MissionsMars Perseverance RoverMars Curiosity RoverMars Reconnaissance OrbiterMars OdysseyMore Mars MissionsMars Home This image, taken by Perseverance on Mars, shows wheel tracks from the drive that broke the record for the farthest distance driven on another celestial body.
'Betrayed by my body': The taboo health issue women are talking about on social media
Women are sharing their experiences with chronic urinary tract infections on social media in an effort to break the stigma surrounding UTIs.
Photos: Senators fans get creative with Brady Tkachuk back in town
Ottawa Citizen photographer Tony Caldwell was outside the CTC on Wednesday evening, capturing images showing how fans had altered their Tkachuk jerseys
Older Americans Are Losing Billions to Scammers, and the Numbers Are Getting Worse
Reported fraud losses among Americans 60 and older have surged since 2020, with investment scams accounting for more than $1 billion.
Tesla: Don't Fall For The SpaceX Merger Hype (NASDAQ:TSLA)
Tesla's results missed revenue estimates as margins plunged and growth products lag. Click for this bearish update on the TSLA stock.
Batman: James Gunn Gives Disappointing Update on Dark Knight’s DCU Costume
DCU fans receive a shocking update from James Gunn over Batman's costume overhaul in an awaited superhero movie.
AI and Robotics Archives - Interesting Engineering
Coverage here spans industrial robots, cobots, humanoids, drones, and service robots, along with the hardware and software that enable them to operate at scale.
CVE-2026-103090 Google SAM Control Plane Enrollment Status server.go HandleEnrollStatus missing authentication
A vulnerability was identified in Google SAM up to 0.1.0-alpha.8. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2026-103090. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.
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.
Fears of a pan-African Ebola crisis growing as fourth country reports first case
As Nigeria reports its first case of Ebola, fears are growing that the epidemic that started in the Democratic Republic of Congo in May could be on the verge of becoming a bigger regional crisis.
Around the World, Paris and 'giddiness': The dawn of the Ant-Melo era in Minnesota
The new LaMelo Ball-Anthony Edwards backcourt opens the season with a lot of flash and a renewed joy in Minnesota.
Nearly $1 Million in Pokémon and Sports Cards Stolen From FedEx Truck in California
A massive theft involving graded collectibles has left card owners scrambling, with one collector claiming losses exceeding $150,000.
U.S. housing market officially hits 4 years of historically low resale turnover
Want more housing market stories from Lance Lambert’s ResiClub in your inbox? Subscribe to the ResiClub newsletter. Ever since the pandemic-era housing demand surge fizzled out, mortgage rates spiked, and switching costs got out of whack, U.S. existing-home sales have been stuck at historically low levels. That’s been true in relatively more resilient housing markets across pockets of the Northeast and Midwest over the past few years, and it has also been the case in relatively softer housing
Olivia Cooke on Returning to ‘Slow Horses,’ On-Set Injuries and That Shocking Finale Cliffhanger: ‘I Want a Showdown!’
Olivia Cooke discusses her return to 'Slow Horses' as Sid Baker, working with Jack Lowden and the Season 6 finale cliffhanger
Blackstone’s Jas Khaira says fears over AI-buildout debt are overblown
Blackstone’s AI head on why the PE giant isn't panicked by market jitters.
Mark Zuckerberg says Meta is 'entering a new phase' with Muse - Engadget
Zuckerberg expects the agent will generate more revenue per user than the company's apps.
One-way attack drones intercepted using modified uncrewed air system
The modified version of T-150 Uncrewed Air System (UAS) conducted the mission during a US Office of the Under Secretary for Research & Engineering (OUSW) experiment.
Diabetes and ADHD drugs to be tested on Alzheimer's patients in new study
Drugs will be tested simultaneously, which it's hoped will speed up the process of finding new treatments for this common type of dementia.
'It doesn't look good': Arteta sparks fears over Saka injury
IAN LADYMAN AT ALLIANZ ARENA: Saka went off with a thigh injury just ten minutes into his team's Champions League game with the German champions at the Allianz Arena.
Declan Rice grabs Arsenal draw at Bayern Munich in Champions League
Eze gave Arsenal the lead, but Davies levelled and Kane netted a penalty for the hosts before Rice made it 2-2.
United Airlines is opening the largest airport lounge in the Americas. Here’s what’s inside
An enormous new airline lounge is poised to be a destination in and of itself. United Airlines will open the space this week at Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airport, staking its claim to the largest airport lounge in North or South America. The lounge, which can be found in IAH’s revamped Terminal B, will feature seating for 800 people, including a 1,350-square-foot outdoor terrace offering panoramic views of planes coming and going. To enjoy the luxe new space, fliers will
Clayface’s Rotten Tomatoes Score Reveals How DCU Movie Compares to Superman & Supergirl
Clayface's Rotten Tomatoes score reveals how the DCU movie compares to Superman and Supergirl, with critics praising its disturbing visuals.
Websites go dark worldwide as AI exposes critical security flaws
A major issue involving PHP, which runs 70 per cent of the world’s websites, means attackers could take over servers without a password.
OpenAI's latest AI models are coming to Google Cloud and Antigravity
Google would certainly prefer that everyone used its Gemini models with Google Cloud services, but soon, you'll have more options. OpenAI and Google have come to an arrangement that will see the former's frontier models arrive in Google Cloud services. Perhaps more importantly, GPT models will soon appear in Antigravity, Google's agent-powered coding tool. For enterprise customers and AI enthusiasts, OpenAI's latest model will appear in Google's "Model Garden" in the coming weeks, adding to its 200-plus options.
NASA Conducts RS-25 Engine Test in Support of Future Artemis Missions
2 min readPreparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) NASA conducts a hot fire of RS-25 engine No. 10001 on the Fred Haise Test Stand at NASA’s Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, on Oct. 21, 2026. NASA/Danny Nowlin NASA conducts a hot fire of RS-25 engine No. 10001 on the Fred Haise Test Stand at NASA’s Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, on Oct. 21, 2026.
Pope does not need further treatment after lung cancer surgery
Test results have confirmed his diagnosis as a lung adenocarcinoma that was localised.
Kristaps Porziņģis trade destinations: Three viable moves the Warriors could make to improve their roster
Porziņģis is out indefinitely and could walk away from the game, but the Warriors could still find a way to move him
Mexico charges prosecutor with treason over US involvement in drug raid
The participation of US agents in an April drug operation has raised questions about whether Mexico's laws were upheld.
With Vikings up next, Colts try to focus on football while reflecting on former GM Chris Ballard
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The ramifications from Chris Ballard
Kid Cudi To Star & Direct In Jean-Michel Basquiat Film Next Year
One of the great artists of the 20th century is coming to the big screen from one of the 21st century's hip hop legends.
Recursive launches Flint, a laptop coding model it says was largely built by AI
Startup Recursive has released Flint, a free, laptop-sized coding model built largely by its own AI research system, as an early test of AI that improves itself.
Report: Musk ordered Starlink slowdown in Ukraine, then blamed it on Trump
A Wall Street Journal report said SpaceX CEO Elon Musk ordered the Starlink throttling that blindsided Ukraine's air assault forces last week, despite Musk's claim that all decisions on the military version of Starlink are made by the US military and President Trump. Trump denied ordering the restrictions. While Musk may have spoken to Trump and administration officials before the decision, The Wall Street Journal reported yesterday that Musk made the final call.
In 1,000+ Kids Who Claimed to Have Past Lives, Their ‘Reincarnation’ Came 12 Months After a Sudden Death
And scientists can’t explain the creepy correlation.
Another diabetes association leader is out while review continues
An endocrinologist who had long served in the American Diabetes Association's leadership is out without explanation.
Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani won't require surgery, expected to pitch in 2027
Shohei Ohtani will not require surgery to treat any ailment he dealt with this past season, Dodgers president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman said Wednesday. And: "I fully expect him to pitch next year," Friedman added.
Canadian publisher cuts ties with best-selling writer Orelien over AI use
Publisher Boreal says investigations confirmed the Haitian-Canadian Thelyson Orelien used AI in his breakthrough novel.
Winnipeg pair wins first senior international ahead of Skate Canada debut
For athletes heading into a milestone competition, nothing delivers a jolt of confidence quite like recording a first international win and personal-best scores mere weeks before the big event.
'Narnia: The Magician's Nephew': News & Updates For Greta Gerwig Movie
Netflix's 'Narnia: The Magician's Nephew' film, directed by Greta Gerwig, will arrive in theaters in 2027.