World in a Pulse
Briflio distills the day's signals into one calm feed — a personalized mix of the top stories across every topic, with context, not noise.
Zoom plans AI controls, compliance tools for enterprises
In 2024, a Hong Kong finance worker paid US$25m after a video call with deepfaked executives.
U.S. antipoverty tax credit expansion may have unintended costs for children's development
As part of U.S. welfare reforms in the 1990s to provide adequate financial support to low-income families while avoiding disincentivizing work, policymakers expanded the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC). This change encouraged people to work more by giving greater benefits with greater earned income,
Correcting topographic artifacts in three-dimensional ToF-SIMS: A practical guide from data-only reconstruction to correlative AFM
Three-dimensional time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry (3D ToF-SIMS) builds chemical volumes by stacking images acquired between sputter cycles. Standard reconstruction assumes a flat starting surface and a single sputter rate, so samples with topography, or with layers that sputter at different rates, yield distorted interface positions and depth scales. This article is a practical guide to correcting these artifacts. We group the available corrections by the information they need: th
Women hope yearly health checks will improve PMOS diagnosis and care
Women with PMOS say too often they are diagnosed and left to manage the condition on their own.
After celebrating end of 53-year title drought, Knicks get early reminder of how hard repeating will be
The 76ers spoiled the celebration and reminded the Knicks that it's time to turn the page
LeBron James’s 76ers beat NY Knicks on NBA’s opening night at MSG
The Philadelphia 76ers defeated NBA champions New York Knicks 106-100 as the new NBA season tipped off.
OptScientist: Automated Discovery of Optimization Laws
Many scientific phenomena are best understood as outcomes of underlying optimization problems, yet automated scientific discovery has largely focused on recovering equations that describe observed input-output patterns. We introduce OptScientist, a novel automated framework for discovering compact symbolic optimization laws directly from data. OptScientist comprises (i) a model that infers symbolic optimization problems by first learning to represent data as an optimization problem and then extr
Esteemed OG Stars Just Returned to Bold & Beautiful Set
Susan Flannery and Ian Buchanan have a fun time with the team of Bold & Beautiful in their recent visit to the sets.
Anthropic pitches AI safety bill that may block a model if 50+ people could be killed
The proposed policy seems to offer protections against AI running amok but actually forbids federal agencies from blocking a model's release without the permission of a judge.
Joints, Camera, Action! Co-Generating 3D Motion and Video for Arbitrary Rigs
Video generation models can now depict remarkably realistic motion. Yet it is unclear how to use this motion beyond pixels: to animate a specific 3D asset and replay the animation in its 3D scene. For instance, a video model can show a monkey jumping over a crossbar, but it cannot return that jump as replayable 3D motion placed in the 3D scene. Here we present a model that directly co-generates the video and 3D motion for any supplied rig, along with a camera that registers this motion to the sc
Slow-Roll Inflation at Arbitrary Order
We derive explicit expressions for the primordial scalar and tensor spectra at arbitrary finite order $p$ in the slow-roll expansion, valid both for canonical single-field inflation and $k$-inflation. At any order, the spectra are determined by known combinations of slow-roll parameters weighted by universal coefficients entirely fixed by the free de Sitter solutions, without requiring perturbatively corrected mode functions. Using these spectra, we obtain closed-form consistency relations that
Congo’s Ebola outbreak leaves grieving families struggling with fear and stigma
The Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo is taking a psychological toll on families dealing with loss, fear and stigma
Henry Ate celebrates 30 years of Just with Gauteng tour | The Citizen
The Gauteng performances take place at The Whirlwind Theatre in Johannesburg on 7 November and Railways Café in Cullinan on 8 November.
‘I am still traumatised’: French police accused of brutalising minors
Police violence and use of crowd-control weapons deepen mistrust between French authorities and demonstrators.
Fallen biotech goliath CSL picks new boss
CSL has appointed veteran global healthcare executive Deborah Waterhouse as its next boss, dangling a huge payday in front of her to turn the troubled biotech heavyweight around.
Olivier Martinez Spotted Smoking Outside of Court Amid Halle Berry Custody Battle
Looks like Olivier Martinez is lighting up to take the edge off amid his custody battle with Halle Berry ... because cameras caught him smoking outside court.
AI regulation necessary and other international trade stories | World Economic Forum
Top international trade stories: Harmonize AI regulation to avoid trade frictions; US port strikes end; EU imposes new tariffs on Chinese EVs.
Realme C01 Price, Specifications Revealed via Retailer Listing
Realme C01 is listed on The Gioi Di Dong website in Black, Grey, and Orange colour options.
GBClaw: An agentic AI framework for atomistic grain boundary research and mechanistic discovery
Agentic artificial intelligence (AI) systems hold immense potential for automating complex workflows in materials discovery and design, but extending them to domain-intensive mechanistic investigations remains challenging. Here, we present GBClaw, an agentic AI framework for investigating the structure and deformation of general grain boundaries (GBs). Although general GBs constitute the vast majority of real-world interfaces in polycrystalline materials, they remain understudied because their s
Health advocates push to ring-fence funding in EU budget
Minimum spending targets could bridge the gap between Commission and Parliament
NBA opening night overreactions: Jayson Tatum already misses Jaylen Brown, 76ers have it all figured out
Also, the Spurs were totally overhyped and Paul George is going to be an All-Star!
‘It’s hard for us’: Paris small businesses bear brunt of protest violence
Shopkeepers - including those from immigrant backgrounds - count losses from violence last weekend.
Svenska Handelsbanken AB (publ) 2026 Q3 - Results - Earnings Call Presentation (OTCMKTS:SVNLY) 2026-10-21
2026-10-21. The following slide deck was published by Svenska Handelsbanken AB (publ) in conjunction with their 2026 Q3 earnings call.
Netflix Chiefs Concede That Slowdown in U.S. Viewing Sparked the Content Leadership Shakeup: ‘We’re Focusing on Execution,’ Ted Sarandos Says
Netflix co-CEOs Ted Sarandos and Greg Peters conceded that a slowdown in U.S. viewing and ad sales spurred the ousters of Bela Bajaria and Dan Lin.
Nvidia in talks to invest more in AI cloud firm Firmus after IPO flop: report
This signals Nvidia’s continued support for neoclouds, a group of debt-laden AI cloud providers Read more at The Business Times.
Targeting a particular gene may improve tea plants' flavor and cold tolerance
Research in New Phytologist reveals a gene that regulates tea plants' flavor and cold tolerance, providing insights on how to expand the potential for better-tasting tea to be grown in a wider variety of locations.
APOD: 2026 October 21 – New Ghosts Revealed in Cassiopeia
APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 October 21 – New… 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. OriginalAnnotated New Ghosts Revealed in Cassiopeia Explanation: Jinkies, look at all those ghosts!
An Open Reliability Atlas of Sensitivity and Failure Modes in the Pulse Physiology Engine
Pulse is an actively maintained open-source adult-physiology simulator, yet its maintainers report no formal sensitivity analysis of its operational inputs. We present the first open reliability atlas across its critical-care envelope: Morris elementary-effects sampling of seven inputs, four severity scenarios, male and female bodies (1,280 simulations). Sensitivity is skewed: three inputs carry a median 93% of each output's total. A four-flag classifier reveals failure modes: two operator-actio
Crisafulli brushes off calls for special CFMEU probe prosecutor
Despite growing calls, the premier will wait to see if the 28-month, $95 million inquiry – which had already ‘justified’ itself – needed a special prosecutor to pursue charges.
Drone attack in disputed Sudan-South Sudan border region kills at least 153
South Sudan authorities say Sudan's army launched drone attack on market, as MSF says it is treating 20 wounded people.
A ‘kill switch’ is the wrong way to regulate AI. Here’s why
In the wake of high-profile hacking incidents involving advanced artificial intelligence agents, some politicians and business executives have been calling for an AI kill switch: a safeguard that could shut down these AI systems in an emergency. The idea is that, if a model were to behave in dangerous ways, a kill switch would allow humans to regain control over that system by metaphorically flipping a switch from “on” to “off.” Several efforts at AI regulation in 2026 have focused on the
![Who Is the Butcherbird Killer? VisionQuest Reveals the Identity of [Spoiler]](https://www.comingsoon.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2026/10/MixCollage-21-Oct-2026-09-44-AM-7324.jpg?resize=1200,630)
Who Is the Butcherbird Killer? VisionQuest Reveals the Identity of [Spoiler]
VisionQuest unmasked its deadliest new villain, revealing a killer whose origins are deeply tied to Tony Stark’s darkest secrets.
MoneySmart grows revenue by 26% in 2025, but AI threatens margins
With AI eating web traffic on search engines, MoneySmart faces a challenge. But the financial comparison site has new products up its sleeve.
SolarRenderer: Few-Step Generative Reference Rendering
Game engines and coding agents can specify the layout, motion, and camera of a scene, yet turning such coarse structure into realistic video requires a renderer that follows the structure and completes the appearance it leaves open. Existing renderers are tied to the representation of one engine, need tens of denoising steps or a costly distillation of their own, and learn from conditions that are not aligned with their target videos. We present SolarRenderer, a structure-conditioned video rende
Extratropical Cyclone Whips Past Iceland
Earth Observatory Science Earth Observatory Extratropical Cyclone Whips… Earth Earth Observatory Image of the Day EO Explorer Topics All Topics Atmosphere Land Heat & Radiation Life on Earth Human Dimensions Natural Events Oceans Remote Sensing Technology Snow & Ice Water More Content Collections Global Maps World of Change Articles Earth Matters Blog Blue Marble: Next Generation EO Kids Mission: Biomes About About Us Subscribe 🛜 RSS Contact Us Search Hurricane Isaias—the only Atlantic hurricane to date in 2026—made landfall in Florida as a Category
Toothpicks, pearls: Industry pushes limits with new nicotine products
Eight EU governments want market freeze as regulation struggles to keep pace
Bowler Shami not giving up hope of India return
Oct 21 - Mohammed Shami said he was determined to work his way back into the India team after the injury-plagued fast bowler was again left out of the squad for their multi-format tour of New Zealand. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Trump snaps at reporter, ordering him to be quiet
US President Donald Trump became visibly angry as he berated a reporter who attempted to ask a question.
Entry, Exit, and Technological Progress in Markov-Perfect Duopoly
This paper establishes the existence and essential uniqueness of an intuitively refined Markov-perfect equilibrium in a duopoly game with sunk costs, barriers to entry, firm-specific technological progress, and irreversible exit. We develop an algorithm that quickly computes the equilibrium by solving for fixed points of a finite sequence of auxiliary contraction mappings, which we label Fake Backward Induction. We illustrate the game's practical value with a quantitative analysis of competition
Maura Higgins makes it a great night to be Irish on DWTS
Maura Higgins had a night to remember on Dancing with the Stars on US TV, wearing a tricolour-themed dress as she dedicated her Paso Doble to Ireland - and receiving her highest score of the series to date.
CVE-2026-110982 AI Engine Plugin authorization
A security flaw has been discovered in AI Engine Plugin up to 3.8.5 on WordPress. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2026-110982. You should upgrade the affected component.
AEON: Unifying Video and 3D World Models
Current world models for explicit world simulation typically follow two distinct pathways: (1) video generative models (e.g., Sora), which simulate realistic appearances but fail to preserve 3D consistency; and (2) 3D generative models (e.g., Marble), which generate geometrically consistent scenes but often yield static, less realistic observations. We present AEON, a unified framework that bridges video-based and 3D-based world models and combines the benefits of both. The key insight of AEON l
Rising to higher net worth, by age
Results from the Survey of Consumer Finances for 2025 were recently released, which means it is time for another rendition of seeing who has a higher net worth.
What I Disbelieve: Quantifying Belief With Negative Ranking Functions
A challenge in exploring the psychology of human uncertainty is its measurement and quantification. Prior work has focused almost exclusively on probability, while the formal theories developed in philosophy are rarely tested. We tested Wolfgang Spohn's ranking theory, a normative account in which belief is graded by ordinal ranks of disbelief that combine by minimization rather than addition, as a descriptive model of human belief. Across six experiments, participants assigned ranks of disbelie
Ben Carroll’s petrol pump admission
Victorian Premier Ben Carroll has admitted to driving away from a petrol station without paying, blaming a busy night and the distractions of a tough day.
Israeli soldiers mock Lebanese home they rigged with explosives
Israeli soldiers in Southern Lebanon are seen ‘jokingly’ giving a tour of a displaced family’s home.
Australian politician who was hit by car has lost both legs
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Doctors have amputated both of Australian federal lawmaker Helen Haines
‘Father’s House,’ Starring David Dencik and Trine-Dyrholm, Picked Up by DR Sales Ahead of Tallinn Competition
DR Sales has boarded the Tallinn-bound pic in which Trine Dyrholm and David Dencik re-enact scenes about manipulation in a religious sect.
Building a smarter workflow for short-form video creators
With over 30,000 paying customers, Verba is scaling a profitable AI platform that structures raw video into polished content.
CVE-2026-113090 | Google Chrome up to 155.0.8059.84 Interstitials memory corruption
A vulnerability has been found in Google Chrome and classified as critical. This affects an unknown function of the component Interstitials. Performing a manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-113090. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No expl
Singapore sets aside $45m to help advanced manufacturing SMEs use AI solutions
Singapore sets aside over $45 million to help advanced manufacturing SMEs adopt AI solutions and boost productivity. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Advancing Women's Health to Improve Outcomes in All Phases of Life (Trump EO Tracker)
... health conditions, greater inclusion of women and girls in clinical trials and grant recipients' adherence to NIH's policy on sex as a biological ...
Rape and death threats shouldn’t be dismissed as a normal part of my job
I’ve been stalked and harassed. Even threats that aren’t acted on can impact our ability to do the job we were elected to do.
Europe is in trouble, and it is blaming Muslims
A recent European Parliament resolution shows the European mainstream is fully embracing an Islamophobic agenda.
Where Has the Foreign Signal Gone?
We compare the relation between sentiment noise in the Twitter feed and losses for stocks of domestic and foreign firms. The mean quarterly domestic-foreign difference in the slope of next-quarter losses on measured noise is -1.40 (Newey-West t = -2.99). This slope is negative for 78 and 48 percent of the quarters for domestic and foreign stocks, respectively (block-bootstrap p = 0.016). Thus, this relationship is temporally more stable for domestic stocks. We use a noisy rational expectations m
Ali G is back. But is the character past its sell-by date?
Borat and Bruno creator Sacha Baron Cohen returns as Ali G, more than two decades after the release of Ali G Indahouse.
The next Xbox could arrive in 2028 for $1,200 to $1,800, Xbox handheld may launch in 2027
According to Fortune, Microsoft is aiming to launch its next-generation console, codenamed Helix, in time for the 2028 holiday season. As memory costs climb, its price has...
CVE-2026-113093 | Google Chrome up to 155.0.8059.84 DisplayLocking memory corruption
A vulnerability was found in Google Chrome and classified as critical. This impacts an unknown function of the component DisplayLocking. Executing a manipulation can lead to memory corruption. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-113093. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any ex
Pharma pushes for higher European drug prices, Trump or no Trump
Pharmaceutical firms are still pressing Europe, including Switzerland, to raise drug prices despite limits to Trump’s Most-Favoured Nation plan.
Spatially Informed and Direction Sensitive Representation Learning for Spatial Transcriptomics
Cellular states are shaped by both intrinsic gene expression programs and the spatial microenvironment in which cells reside. Spatial transcriptomics makes this context measurable, but effective representation learning requires capturing both spatially informative molecular signals and intercellular organization. Existing approaches address these challenges only partially: conventional gene selection can overlook spatially structured signals, while methods for encoding cell-cell relationships of
Transfer rumors, news: Manchester United keen on Palace duo
Manchester United are monitoring Crystal Palace duo Ismaïla Sarr and Jean-Philippe Mateta. Transfer Talk has the latest.
Australian MP loses both legs in vehicle attack as suspect appears in court
Independent lawmaker Helen Haines is in stable condition, her husband says, as suspect charged with three offences.
Shareholder capitalism is anything but good for shareholders
In February, Kraft Heinz’s new CEO, Steve Cahillane, did something unusual for an executive barely six weeks into the job. He paused the company’s planned breakup—the move, investors had been told, that would “unlock shareholder value.” He also announced $600 million of fresh spending on marketing, sales, and R&D. The same release reported a loss of nearly $6 billion for 2025, driven by goodwill impairments. I’ve written previously about the rolling disaster that w
‘Fire Country’ adds ‘Station 19’ star as a former baseball player with a secret agenda
The newly added cast member happens to be an ‘old buddies’ with Max Thieriot’s Bode and Jordan Calloway’s Jake.