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Samsung quietly launches the Galaxy Buds On, its first clip-on Galaxy Buds
Samsung has quietly launched the Galaxy Buds On with TwinBoost speakers, Audio Leakage Reduction, and up to 9.5 hours of playback.
Multimodal Flow: Unified Flow Modeling of Language and Vision in Embedding Spaces
We present Multimodal Flow, a fully continuous generative model of language and vision. Most unified multimodal models either model both language and quantized images as discrete tokens or combine discrete language prediction with continuous image generation. The former introduces a visual quantization bottleneck. The latter requires modality-dependent objectives and sampling procedures. Fully continuous modeling avoids these trade-offs and enables a shared generative process, but remains undere
Ben Affleck Praises Smart Use Of AI In Hollywood
Oscar winner Ben Affleck is way more worried about AI's effects on education than he is the entertainment industry, & he's got a pretty good argument
Disentangling Computation in Multi-Task Neural Networks with the Green's Operator
How is computation organized and reused across tasks and time in a trained recurrent network? Most analyses emphasize the geometry of neural activity, dynamical motifs, or local perturbation growth. We instead study the network's global first-order perturbation response. The finite-horizon Green's operator maps perturbations at each source along a trajectory to their downstream state-space responses and therefore directly represents perturbation routing. Simple reductions of this operator provid
What's next for the Red Sox? Boston's roller coaster season ends at hands of rival Yankees -- again
The Red Sox were eliminated from the playoffs on Wednesday after a two-game Wild Card Series sweep
NeuroScientific specialist hire sets stage for major Crohn’s trial
NeuroScientific Biopharmaceuticals has hired Southern Star Research for a phase two trial of its StemSmart Crohn’s disease therapy in Australia and the US.
This group is missing out on crucial AI safety conversations
How can we keep individuals safe from the dangers AI presents? The answer to this ever-present question often focuses on training and education initiatives for children in school or adults at work. But what about the people who don’t go to either? Seniors with no kids at home and who retired from the workforce are often being left to flounder when it comes to AI. Digital immigrants, as they’re sometimes called, have to contend with a world where AI is slipping into every crevic
BBC should not overspend on shows such as Suits and Schitt's Creek, MPs say
The issue is one of several raised by an influential committee as debate about the BBC's future continues.
BMW restructuring plan bets on AI and new models
BMW's restructuring plan centres on AI, management cuts and two new models as it tries to restore investor confidence after profit warnings.
QR Codes Explained
QR codes were built to track car parts, written off as a gimmick, then rescued by phone cameras. Now they're everywhere. Here's how they work, what's changed,...
Phase-Field Modeling of Liquid Phases with Ordering
A strong negative enthalpy of mixing can lead to ordering in liquid solutions. To describe ordering in liquids, different thermodynamic descriptions of liquid phases have been developed in the CALPHAD approach, including the associate model and the modified quasichemical model. In this study, we show that the key to directly incorporate these liquid phase models and their corresponding CALPHAD-type free energy formulations in phase-field simulations, is to identify the internal processes and to
Australia’s card surcharge ban forces cafes, shops into price increases
The change, one of the biggest shake-ups in decades, comes at a difficult time for businesses already grappling with rising costs.
10 NBA Players Who Are Good at Other Sports
Professional athletes have the talent and physical tools required to succeed in multiple sports. Many athletes played multiple sports growing up before settling on one and turning professional.
Modi’s India takes on Trump more openly, from ‘terrorism’ to tariffs
After months of wait-and-watch, India is calling out differences with Trump head on as domestic pressure mounts.
Hershey CEO Kirk Tanner on GLP-1s, AI, and keeping an iconic brand relevant
The second a brand like Hershey stops being culturally relevant, says CEO Kirk Tanner, you should be worried. So he explains exactly what he’s doing to make sure that never happens. Tanner also reveals why GLP-1 (glucagon-like peptide-1) users are actually good for the candy business, how AI is now routing Hershey’s sales force in real time through Target and Walmart, and all the ways an iconic brand finds new energy. This is an abridged transcript of an interview from Rapid Respo
Kristi Noem's husband Bryon breaks silence on divorce, says he’ll share his side in court
Through his attorney, Bryon Noem said he is saddened by the end of the relationship and hopes the couple can resolve the matter privately and amicably
Inside Google’s AI Push Into Schools: ‘It Slowed My Thinking Down’
Faced with quadratic equations, Richard Scott couldn’t resist the temptation. The Pennsylvania eighth-grader knew that the Google search box on his school laptop was essentially an AI chatbot that would helpfully spit out answers. He started popping algebra questions into the search bar to quickly …
Semifactual Credit-Augmented Policy Optimization
Reinforcement learning with verifiable rewards (RLVR) has improved the reasoning capabilities of large language models (LLMs), yet their predictions remain sensitive to task-irrelevant prompt features. We investigate this sensitivity through semifactual prompt interventions that preserve the underlying problem and its answer. Our analysis reveals substantial variation in token-level sensitivity and shows that suppressing high-drift token candidates during decoding improves reasoning accuracy wit
'Blackout Arc' event could now leave 5 million Americans in darkness
A new study has revealed how millions of Americans could be impacted by an historic event.
Removing Timing Shortcuts Improves Non-Invasive Brain-to-Text
We find that major reported improvements in decoding words from non-invasive brain recordings are largely reproducible without any brain data. In the influential work of d'Ascoli et al. (2025), time series of brain activity from subjects perceiving continuous speech are segmented into fixed-length windows starting at each word. A neural network then generates predictions for all of the words in a sentence together. Neighbouring windows partially overlap, implicitly revealing the interval between
Steelers to trade Joey Porter Jr. to Cowboys, per report
Porter is getting a fresh start after a tumultuous ending in Pittsburgh
‘Deserving of a main-stage season’: The first Fringe festival reviews are in
From high stakes drama at a fictional awards ceremony to a show about family, fame and fortune, here are our latest reviews of the Fringe.
Exchange Rate Determination for Cryptocurrency Mergers: A Formal Framework
Many of the thousands of existing cryptocurrencies suffer from declining adoption, low liquidity and weak security, and merging two of them into a single ecosystem is a natural alternative to abandonment. No rigorous framework exists, however, for determining a fair exchange rate in such a merger. Unlike that of a corporation, the value of a cryptocurrency is driven by network effects, so the exchange rate itself influences the value of the merged asset. We extend the exchange-ratio framework of
Fact Check: Did Trump announce travel fee for press members flying on Air Force One?
The claim surfaced after the White House reportedly barred CNN from traveling aboard Air Force One
AI agents tried to hack a Canadian government website, researchers say
The finding follows OpenAI’s confirmation that its misbehaving AI agents probed U.S. government websites and hacked an Australian government site.
Ranking-Aware Prompt Optimization for Multimodal Clinical Diagnosis
Multimodal large language models (MLLMs) are rapidly advancing clinical diagnosis, yet their adaptation pipelines remain anchored to accuracy-based objectives. Clinical data are heavily class-imbalanced: a constant-majority predictor can score above 90% accuracy while being clinically useless. We therefore evaluate and optimize for AUROC, a threshold-free score that ranks positives above negatives and is invariant to class balance. We focus on prompt optimization in MLLMs. Reflective methods suc
Probing the Reionization History and Bubble Sizes with JWST Lyman-$α$ Fraction Measurements
Recent James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) measurements quantify the fraction of ultraviolet-selected galaxies showing detectable Lyman-alpha (Ly-$α$) lines at $z \sim 6-14$. These Ly-$α$ fractions are partly shaped by Ly-$α$ scattering from neutral hydrogen in the surrounding intergalactic medium (IGM), and so the observed Ly-$α$ fraction evolution can inform our understanding of the reionization history and the size distribution of ionized bubbles during reionization. We compare the JWST measure
20 Years of Wildfire Smoke in the U.S. | Climate Central
Climate change is intensifying wildfire conditions and contributing to worse wildfire smoke and related health effects across the U.S.. Wildfire ...
"Gonna message Rohit and tell him" - Former MI batter's brutal take on Rohit Sharma's viral celebration in IND vs WI 2026 2nd ODI
Former Mumbai Indians (MI) and South Africa batter Herschelle Gibbs shared a blunt take on Rohit Sharma’s high-jump celebration after he scored a century in the second ODI against West Indies.
Gaza prepares to bury 105 Palestinians killed in October 2023
The bodies of 105 Palestinians have been recovered from the rubble of a residential block destroyed by Israel.
Food Insecurity Among Military Veterans
Veterans face multiple hardships after they leave the military. Is food insecurity one of these hardships? This paper examines the long-term effects of military service on food insecurity using new data from the PSID. Military veteran-headed households experienced lower food insecurity than non-veteran-headed households, and participated less in federal nutrition assistance programs. We use the Vietnam-era lottery draft to identify causal effects, and find no evidence that military service adver
Celebrity Traitors is back - here's what you need to know ahead of the first show
Maya Jama, Michael Sheen and Bella Ramsey are among this year's celebrities taking part in the show.
FTC reportedly investigating OpenAI, Anthropic over potential consumer risks - SiliconANGLE
FTC reportedly investigating OpenAI, Anthropic over potential consumer risks - SiliconANGLE
Breville has slashed coffee machine prices for International Coffee Day — and TechRadar readers get an extra 10% off
I like my coffee like I like my deals: big and tasty
An Agricultural “Island” in the Saskatchewan River Delta
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3 GOP states go to US Supreme Court to challenge 3 Democratic-led states' abortion 'shield' laws
Alabama, Arkansas and Louisiana have gone to the U.S. Supreme Court to challenge abortion “shield laws” in California, Massachusetts and New York that protect providers who prescribe abortion pills across state lines
BREAKING: 9-time WWE champion comes out of retirement and wrestles first match in 719 days; joins Death Riders
A former WWE Champion came out of retirement and wrestled his first match after nearly two years as part of the Death Riders.
Palestinians to bury remains of 105 people killed in Israeli attack on Gaza
Coffins containing the remains of those killed will be carried in a funeral procession involving family members.
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US film-maker loses 'Downton Shabby' High Court case
Hopwood DePree took the council to court in his bid to take over the Grade II-listed mansion for £1.
Google Seemingly Delivers On The Internal RSI Hype With The All-New Gemini 4 Argon That Offers GPT-6 Astra-Level Capabilities
Google's Gemini 4 Argon tops 14 of 19 major AI benchmarks, and edges past GPT-6 Astra while cutting hallucinations to 15 percent.
US death row inmate in hospital after surviving two lethal injections
Pike was 18 when she and her boyfriend beat and killed Colleen Slemmer, 19, at a job training camp for young people.
Best AI Tools for Designers That Assist Rather Than Replace Them
I tested the best AI tools for designers that support creative work without trying to replace the person behind it.
What happens inside your body the moment you stop drinking: We reveal the impact of quitting booze from the first 10 minutes up until a month and beyond
If you're feeling more than a bit pickled, join the club. That's why every New Year, many of us - as many as 17.5 million Brits last year - end up doing Dry January, a month of no booze.
What's next for Cubs? Biggest offseason questions after Jed Hoyer's plans fall short again
Even with superstar Pete Crow-Armstrong firmly entrenched in the lineup, the Cubs have not yet proven they have a deep run in them
India vs Pakistan live: Asian Games hockey semifinal
Follow our build-up to the match in Japan, field hockey rivalry history, score, photos and live text commentary.
Do you need a new job or do you need a break?
Anu Bharadwaj was a rising star at Atlassian, but just two years into her role, she was ready to quit. Exhausted from long hours and constant pressure, Bharadwaj walked into her boss’s office to resign. Instead, he made her a counteroffer: Take a year off to do whatever she wanted and if she decided to return to tech, the door at Atlassian would remain open. Anu spent the year as far away from tech as possible, devoting her time to her longtime passion for wildlife conservation. She ultima
Tributes paid to 'inspirational' presenter and charity founder Esther Rantzen
Dame Esther Rantzen was "an inspirational individual", the director of her Childline helpline says.
Valor, Atreides, and Sequoia back AI startup Flow Engineering at $750M valuation
Flow Engineering, which is bringing AI agents to hardware design, also landed Roelof Botha as an angel investor and board member.
Ex-fraternity leader at Arizona university gets jail time after pledge died of alcohol poisoning
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — A former Northern Arizona University fraternity leader was sentenced to two months in jail Wednesday for his role in a hazing that led to the death of a pledge. Carter Eslick, 20, also received three years of supervised probation during a sentencing hearing in Coconino County
APOD: 2026 October 1 – Harvest Moon with Erupting Mount Etna
APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 October 1 –… Today’s APOD Archive Submissions Index Search Calendar RSS Education About Discuss APOD Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. Harvest Moon with Erupting Mount Etna Explanation: Have you ever seen the full moon rise? This colorful image was photographed last weekend in Sicily, just outside the town of Nicosia, in Italy.
Attraction to hierarchical feature memory explains orientation bias
When recalling the orientation of recent stimuli, observers are systematically biased away from the cardinal axes. The prevailing explanation is that this ''anti-cardinal bias'' arises because cardinal orientations are encoded with greater neural resources and therefore less noise, consistent with efficient coding of environmentally common features. Under this account, the bias should occur independently for each stimulus; any serial attraction towards previously seen orientations should be inde
Cristiano Ronaldo decides to quit Portugal team after betrayal from Jorge Jesus who lied in press conference as details revealed: Reports
As per Spanish sports journalist Edu Aguirre, Cristiano Ronaldo decided to leave the Portugal camp after feeling betrayed by head coach Jorge Jesus over promises that weren't kept.
Mourners bury DR Congo official killed after defending Ebola response
Marie-Celestin Karondwa died of his injuries after being beaten at his home in Butembo, an Ebola hotspot, on Sunday.
Partial identification with entropy regularized optimal transport
In many statistical settings, the available data and maintained assumptions do not suffice to uniquely identify the model parameters of interest. In such cases, one can only identify sets which are guaranteed to contain the true parameters. These are often characterized through linear programs that optimize over models compatible with the observed data. These programs can be infinite-dimensional in the optimizer and the number of constraints. We provide a unified way to characterize and solve su
K-pop star convicted of violating military service law
The member of K-pop band Winner was given a suspended prison sentence for repeated absences from his national service work.
Google releases Gemini 4 Argon, called its most powerful model yet
Google has released its latest Gemini model, marketing it as a workhorse for coding and cybersecurity work.
Meta’s Dhruv Vohra to lead Philippines, SEA business
Meta, the parent company of Facebook announced today that executive Dhruv Vohra will be leading the South East Asia business, which includes The Philippines, Vietnam, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, and Indonesia. The release writes: Today we’re announcing that Dhruv Vohra is stepping into the role o
Autonomous AI could create capacity for thousands more dermatology appointments, real-world study finds
A real-world study of 8,391 patients found that autonomous artificial intelligence (AI) could free up enough clinical capacity to provide more than 8,500 additional face-to-face dermatology appointments across two U.K. hospitals over 16 months.
'I felt a chill while sightseeing. Within hours I was being rushed to hospital'
Erika Badenhorst dismissed her symptoms but then spent three weeks in hospital battling a range of conditions
Joey Porter Jr. trade grades: Steelers win trade after getting coveted high pick from Cowboys
Dallas will now have to pay up for Porter's extension
Whale carcass finally removed from City Beach
A large crane was on site this morning to assist with the removal of the deceased whale, which weighs more than 31 tonnes.
Aussie manufacturers hit unenviable new low
A key measure of Australia’s manufacturing industry has delivered its worst result in almost two years – raising fresh concerns about the sector’s stability.
Cancer, October 2026: Your Monthly Horoscope
October asks you to notice where care has become obligation and make more room for your own emotional needs.