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‘Totally insane’: Alex Stamos on giving AI agents your bank logins
Alex Stamos says people give agents like Meta’s Muse and Instinct whole 1Password vaults, leaving banks facing bots with real logins.
From Autonomous Agents to Cognitive Symbionts: Toward AI-Augmented Human Intelligence
For a decade, progress in artificial intelligence has been measured by how much a machine can do on its own. Large foundation models now write code and run multistep tasks, and personal agents act on a person's behalf. Yet people still forget what they once knew, miss what they are not looking at, fail to find the right words, and face hard choices without the benefit of their own history, because the machine that could help stands outside the situation. As AI moves into the physical world, atte
Air pollution: Indian capital Delhi's air quality worsens ahead of Diwali festival
On Wednesday morning, Delhi's air quality index reading was at 377, in the "very poor" category.
A Bayesian Optimized Biquad Filter-Burg Model for Real-Time EEG Phase Estimation
Real-time phase estimation on stimulus-aligned transient EEG is critical for closed-loop neuromodulation systems targeting the theta-band, yet most real-time phase estimation methods have been developed and validated on resting-state, high-fidelity signals in the alpha band. Recent work has pursued deep learning architectures, while individualized classical bandpass filter tuning remains underexplored. This study characterizes the spectral and temporal properties of non-anticipative bandpass fil
Browns' Deshaun Watson in concussion protocol: Shedeur Sanders potentially in line to start Week 9 at Saints
Watson cleared evaluation Sunday but started having symptoms Monday night
Is Trump really a ‘lame duck’ after losing both houses of US Congress?
Despite losing legislative control, the US president still has strong executive powers to push his agenda forward.
What’s the status of California’s proposal to tax billionaires?
A California measure to tax the net worth of billionaires that divided liberal leaders nationally and triggered one of the most expensive ballot fights in state history was too early to call Wednesday morning as the vote tally continued.Proposition 40 would impose a one-time 5% tax on the wealth of Californians whose net worth exceeds $1 billion, with most of the revenue dedicated to replacing federal funding cuts to healthcare. The measure left the ultra-rich, some of whom spent heavily to defe
Fleabag star offers rent-free flat to new writers
Phoebe Waller-Bridge is donating the accommodation to playwrights from underprivileged backgrounds.
Google Insists It Is Not Extorting Schools with Forced AI to Keep Search
Google responded to political backlash from Bernie Sanders and Lina Khan over its policy linking school Search to AI features.
Call adjustments help bats keep their echolocation signals distinct, study finds
Bats can produce ultrasonic pulses with high frequencies between 20,000 and 120,000 hertz, which are inaudible to humans. The sound waves they produce travel forward, hitting nearby objects and bouncing back in the form of echoes.
OpenAI and Anthropic Claim AI Has Disproved a 27-Year-Old Computer Science Hypothesis | HackerNoon
AI may have overturned decades of computer science research. Discover why OpenAI and Anthropic's claimed breakthrough matters.
The biotech startups skipping AI for drug discovery
In this edition of AI Prognosis: These biotech startups don't think drug discovery is where AI can make the biggest difference.
Pistons vs. 76ers prediction, odds, betting preview, start time: NBA picks, best bets on Wednesday, Nov. 4
Best bets and betting preview for 76ers vs. Pistons on Wednesday
2026 live midterm election results: U.S. Senate in Mississippi
Incumbent Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, a Republican, is being challenged by Democrat Scott Colom. Follow along as votes are counted.
Lululemon’s Belt Bag is getting bigger, sturdier, and harder to dupe
If you’re at the mall, you’ve likely seen middle schoolers walking around in packs with matching belt bags slung across their chests, stuffed with lip gloss and pocket money. If you look closely, you might catch the Lululemon logo glistening on the bottom right hand corner. Lululemon’s Everywhere Belt Bag has become a uniform for a generation of teens and tweens. But even though the bag has become iconic, Lululemon has decided to redesign it, adding a range of features that
Crimson Desert Patch Notes for Update 2.04.06 – DLC Fixes and Performance Improvements
Crimson Desert update 2.04.06 fixes DLC issues, crashes, and framerate drops. Here are the full patch notes and platform availability details.
Oppo F35 Pro Gets ColorOS 17 Update in India
Oppo says ColorOS 17 improves app launch stability by up to 55 percent.
AI Is Taking the Memory Your Phone Needs, and AMD Just Confirmed It
AMD says AI chips are competing with phones and laptops for the same memory supply. Here’s why that means phone prices will keep climbing in 2027.
Mapping large-scale structure without galaxy formation - combining fast radio bursts with CMB lensing
Fast radio bursts (FRBs) are an emerging precision probe of cosmological fluctuations. The amount and quality of observed FRB data will grow enormously over the next decade. FRB dispersion data directly probe the free electron distribution up to intergalactic scales. Precision models of the free electron distribution are necessary to exploit this exciting new probe of large-scale structure. We show that the free electron distribution almost exactly follows the total matter distribution. We confi
Woman still going strong 3 years after stage 4 breast cancer diagnosis
Three years ago, Irene Ho received news that would change her life. The single mum of three was diagnosed with stage four breast cancer and learnt that she might only have three to six months to live.Now, 50-year-old Irene has long surpassed that given timeline and continues to make the most of each
From Jesus de Miguel To Marc-Vivien Foe: Tragedies That Shook Football
Football is the Beautiful Game. It can sometimes be tragic too. On Tuesday, a wave of sorrow swept through the football world after the death of Tenerife forward Jesus de Miguel on the field
Iranian leaders welcome US midterms, but Trump may still attack
Tehran views midterm results as a rejection of Trump's 'war on Iran', signalling US frustration with foreign policy.
How Trump and the GOP lost the 2026 midterms, according to this AP poll
After more than a decade with Donald Trump at the epicenter of U.S. politics, most voters appear exhausted and exasperated by him, according to The AP Voter Poll, a survey of midterm voters in all 50 states.The president’s failure to deliver on key promises — most prominently, his vows to tame inflation, which has worsened instead — clearly weighed on his fellow Republicans in Tuesday’s midterm elections for the House and the Senate. The polling shows that voters generally saw Trump
VisionQuest episode 7 twist sees Paul Bettany take on integral Marvel characters and fans are blown away
The history of Vision stretches further than fans might have expected...
The AI Pentesting wave. Pay for effort vs pay for impact.
The AI Pentesting wave. Pay for effort vs pay for impact.
Sam Altman addresses RAM comments: people should ‘put as much as they want in their computers’
‘Ram Altman’ wants you to have ‘so much ram.’
US allies could get 1,250-mile deep strike capability that can reach Moscow
The proposed deep-strike capability is intended to provide the United Kingdom and Germany with a significantly enhanced conventional deterrence option.
iGC: Antibody Optimization via Reinforcement Learning over a Learned Somatic Hypermutation Prior
Antibody affinity maturation is a natural optimization process in which B cells acquire mutations through somatic hypermutation (SHM), undergo selection for improved antigen binding, and iteratively evolve toward higher affinity. Computationally modeling this process requires capturing both biologically plausible mutations and antigen-specific selection. However, existing mutation models do not directly optimize binding, while affinity optimization often neglects realistic mutation trajectories.
What Notre Dame is using to build its offensive supporting cast around CJ Carr
With a star QB, the Irish are turning to an unlikely group of contributors. They face their stiffest test this week.
Trump loses control of Congress
Democrats have made historic gains in the US midterms, dealing a major setback to President Donald Trump.
The National STEM Festival is taking its science fair global
In 2023, the National STEM Challenge launched with a goal of attracting students to technical fields—including those who wouldn’t have necessarily seen themselves as traditional science types. Roughly three years later, the event—now known as the National STEM Festival—has drawn students from across the country to present innovative projects at its annual gathering in Washington, D.C. The festival, run by the educational media company Explr, has also provided connections with business l
Men Who Do Less of This Have Better Luck Dating, According to a New Survey
A new survey reveals an unexpected preference among women when evaluating potential dates, but there's a surprising catch.
TechCrunch Founder Summit 2026: Doors open at 9 a.m. ET in Boston
Today is the day to join TechCrunch Founder Summit 2026 in Boston's SoWa Power Station. Register now to join this founder-focused conference today.
Amazon’s Best New Kindle Offering Is a $35 Accessory
If you already have a compatible e-reader, the Kindle Click could be all the upgrade you need.
Scientists Found That Seabirds Get Jet Lag — And It Makes Them Fly Off Course
Even seabirds get jet lag, and it's actually a problem.
Do mosquito repellent patches work? Experts weigh in on the buzz
As West Nile virus concerns rise, some parents are turning to essential oil patches for easy bite prevention. Mosquito authorities explain why you should stick to sprays instead.
A Shocker fan’s big idea becomes Wichita State’s new World Champions Wall
A Knicks title sparked an idea for donor Roger Scholfield. Now a new wall at Koch Arena celebrates Shocker champions across generations.
‘We are still red,’ Florida’s first Black governor upon win
US Republican Byron Donald reiterated his support for President Donald Trump.
Here's How Much $100 Invested In NetApp 5 Years Ago Would Be Worth Today - NetApp (NASDAQ:NTAP)
NetApp (NASDAQ:NTAP) has outperformed the market over the past 5 years by 5.72% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 16.03%. Currently, NetApp has a market capitalization of $37.44 billion.
Emmerdale airs explosive Joe Tate and Caleb Miligan confrontation in early ITVX release
Warning: Contains spoilers for Wednesday's episode of Emmerdale, which airs at 8pm on ITV1 or can be streamed now on ITVX.
Meta Starts Debut Euro Bond Sale After $15 Billion US Deal
Meta Platforms Inc. is making its debut in the euro bond market, joining a burst of borrowing by the world’s biggest technology companies as they race to finance trillions of dollars of investments in artificial intelligence.
Samsung Galaxy S27 Ultra dummy 'confirms' huge changes
See how the S27 Ultra compares to its predecessor and rivals in real life thanks to a new dummy unit of Samsung's upcoming flagship phone
Microsoft's AI PC push meets a wall of RAM prices, but Redmond is still beating the drum
Customers are sweating assets amid tight budgets, yet that doesn't stop an exec from Redmond getting creative with the sales pitch
Empirical Bayes Flow Matching for Continuous Cryo-EM Heterogeneity
We address the problem of learning generative priors over high-dimensional latent variables from indirect, noisy observations, with a focus on continuous heterogeneity in cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM). In this setting, 3D atomic structures $x \in \mathbb{R}^{3N_a}$ are never directly observed and must be inferred from 2D projection images $y$ generated by a complex, non-linear forward operator. We propose Empirical Bayes Flow Matching (EB-FM), a method that learns a flow matching prior $p_θ
Brewers' Pat Murphy apologized to Yankees' Brian Cashman over viral comment about Jake Bauers free agency
In the aftermath of the World Series, Murphy was caught telling Bauers that he would be signing on to a Yankees team "all playing for yourself"
Ice hockey federation reiterates opposition to reinstatement of Russia
The CAS ruled last week to overturn governing body's exclusion of Russia over its 2022 invasion of Ukraine.
A night of historic firsts: 2026 midterm election winners set new milestones for diversity and generational change
Midterm elections often fail to bring the enthusiasm that surrounds a general election, but this was no ordinary year. Americans across the country went to the polls and delivered a significant rebuke of President Trump and candidates who support him. Democrats took back the House and the Senate, flipping long-standing red states like Texas along the way. Election results are still rolling in, but an incredible number of historic milestones have already occurred, from the first Muslim Am
Celebrity hairstylist John Frieda dies aged 75
He was stylist to the stars in the 1960s and 1970s before creating a global range of hair products.
Apple Watch Series 12 and Ultra 4's controversial AI features are going live
watchOS 27.3 beta comes with Live Rewind and Siri Recap. Apple unveiled the Apple Watch Series 12 and Watch Ultra 4 back in September, along with a set of...
DreamX: Video Diffusion Model is a Universal Latent Action Learner
Learning a universal action representation from video requires modeling dynamics that are consistent across different executions of the same action yet invariant to changes in embodiment and appearance. Existing latent action models infer actions from visual transitions, but their representations often entangle the underlying action with irrelevant visual variations, limiting transfer across embodiments. We introduce DreamX, which repurposes a pretrained video diffusion model as a universal late
SBi3PCF: cosmology with Dark Energy Survey Year 3 cosmic shear
We present the first cosmic shear data analysis of the integrated 3-point correlation function (i3PCF), a higher-order weak lensing statistic, and the first simulation-based inference (SBI) analysis of a three-point cosmic shear correlation function on survey data. Using SBi3PCF, our previously developed SBI framework for the i3PCF, we jointly constrain the $w$CDM parameter space with the cosmic shear 2-point correlation functions $ξ_\pm$ (2PCFs) and the i3PCFs $ζ_\pm$ from the Dark Energy Surve
Heart-healthy salt could prevent 12,000 deaths a year
Researchers found replacing regular salt with a potassium-enriched version could also prevent 60,000 cases of cardiovascular and kidney disease annually in the UK.
Lane Kiffin, LSU enter defining November stretch as Alabama matchup carries CFP weight
It's Week 10, and the Tigers' first-year coach hasn't beaten a team ranked inside the CFP's top 25 yet
Why is the western US still counting votes after election day?
Why is the western US still counting votes after election day?
uniQure Q3 2026 Earnings Call Transcript - uniQure (NASDAQ:QURE)
uniQure (NASDAQ:QURE) reported third-quarter financial results on Wednesday. The transcript from the company’s third-quarter earnings call has been provided below.This transcript is brought to you by Benzinga APIs. For
Maura Higgins shares ‘reality’ of competing on Dancing With The Stars
The Love Island star is taking part on the US version of the dancing series, where she has been paired with professional dancer Mark Ballas.
Your next phone could cost even more, and this time it’s not just RAM
A couple of reports suggest Samsung’s OLED panels could witness a significant price bump starting next year.
Aligning Language Models with General Preferences: An Empirical Study of Direct Nash Optimization
Direct Nash Optimization (DNO) aligns a language model to a general preference function by approximating the Nash equilibrium of a two-player preference game. Its practical variant, DNO-Prct, iterates on-policy sampling, LLM-based rating of the samples together with a teacher's gold response, large-margin preference-pair selection and a DPO-style contrastive update. We re-implement DNO-Prct independently and study it on two open-weight instruct models, Llama 3.1 8B Instruct and Mistral 7B Instru
Sam Altman just renamed himself ‘Ram Altman’ in U.S. Midterms aftermath — the panic is setting in, but is the AI bubble starting to crack?
Sam's memory loss may be one for the record books
Cyberattack hits French blood bank site but no blood products were compromised
French authorities have reported a cyberattack on several blood banks that attempted to raise temperatures to dangerous levels
Jaguars vs. Ravens prediction, odds, time: NFL Week 9 'Thursday Night Football' picks from proven model
SportsLine's model has revealed its Jacksonville Jaguars vs. Baltimore Ravens picks for 'Thursday Night Football' with the Ravens down to third-string quarterback Joe Fagnano
No regrets: Trump says Iran war justified despite polls drubbing
Trump acknowledges Iran war played role in defeats but says he would launch it again.
Navios Maritime Partners Q3 2026 Earnings Call Transcript - Navios Maritime Partners (NYSE:NMM)
Navios Maritime Partners (NYSE:NMM) reported third-quarter financial results on Wednesday. The transcript from the company’s third-quarter earnings call has been provided below.This content is powered by Benzinga APIs.
Pokémon Pokopia DLC Dazzling Decorations Release Date and Features Revealed
Pokémon Pokopia DLC Dazzling Decorations launches December 9. Here are the new features and requirements to access the expansion.