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A Nvidia insider-turned-VC on why robotics hasn’t hit its ChatGPT moment, yet
Amulya Vishwanath, who spent seven years leading product marketing for NVIDIA’s robotics platforms, says robotics is currently in its “Lego era,” with the basic building blocks like actuators, robotic hands, software, and safety standards still being rebuilt.  This view runs counter to those who believe that robotics, powered by a general foundation model, is about to have […]
The new Apple TV 4K just got its first (very small) discount
The electric screwdriver’s half off.
I Am Artemis: Allison Mjoen
3 Min Read I Am Artemis: Allison Mjoen As the supercooled propellant flowed into the core stage, and NASA’s SLS (Space Launch System) rocket roared to life, Allison Mjoen and her family watched with awe and pride. Mjoen, NASA’s operations manager for the agency’s Exploration Ground Systems Program, helped shape the systems and ground operations that will one day send humans back to the Moon.
Covid vaccine compensation scheme set for overhaul after Inquiry criticism
Ministers promise to reform the scheme that provides financial support for those injured or bereaved by vaccines in the UK.
How Jaedyn Shaw is holding Gotham's attack together during NWSL Shield pursuit
A stingy defense has masked an inefficient offense, but Saturday's showdown against the Spirit will test whether the regular-season leaders have enough firepower for the postseason
Russian stock market indices in the green this Friday — market data
The MOEX Russia Index gained 1.65%, while the RTS Index edged up by 1.82%
AES wins European Union approval for sale to GIM and EQT Fund Management
AES wins European Union approval for sale to GIM and EQT Fund Management
Sorry, Dainty Chains! This Fall Is All About the Cord Pendant Necklace
It’s the fastest way to make a white tee interesting.
Physical AI is more than robots, says the Nvidia veteran now investing in it
Amulya Vishwanath, who spent seven years leading product marketing for NVIDIA’s robotics platforms, says robotics is currently in its “Lego era,” with the basic building blocks like actuators, robotic hands, software, and safety standards still being rebuilt.  This view runs counter to those who believe that robotics, powered by a general foundation model, is about to have […]
NVIDIA’s Tesla V100 Picks Up In Popularity And Price Thanks To AI Boom, PCIe & SXM2 Versions With 32GB VRAM Available To Purchase, But At A $200 Premium
AI demand is breathing new life into NVIDIA’s Tesla V100, with 32GB PCIe and SXM2 models now commanding a $200 premium
Artemis II Heat Shield After Splashdown
Shortly after NASA’s Artemis II mission splashed down on April 10, 2026, U.S. Navy divers captured underwater imagery of the Orion spacecraft’s heat shield. In the months after, the agency measured whether the thermal protection system effectively safeguarded the crew and Orion systems as the spacecraft reentered Earth’s atmosphere. This rigorous analysis confirmed that the […]
Surge of mosquito-borne dengue fever in Florida amid major outbreak
Florida is now battling what experts believe is America's largest outbreak of mosquito-borne 'breakbone' dengue fever recorded since at least the 1940s.
Le Havre vs Auxerre Prediction and Betting Tips | October 18th 2026
Le Havre welcome Auxerre to the Stade Oceane for a Ligue 1 game this Sunday.
'Bar results were inconsequential': New Press Secy Zacharia grilled over her attorney status
In an interview with Fox News, Zacharia has come clean about her attorney status. She said that it is true that she never passed the bar exam. Clarifying further, the new press secretary said she had planned to move to China after graduating from law school and thus considered the exam results "inco
Fed chair Warsh says price stability is key but deflects on rate signals
Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh said Friday he won’t prejudge what the U.S. central bank will do about interest rates at its upcoming meetings in October and December. The Fed increased its key interest rate by a quarter-point to about 3.9% in September, its first increase in three years, and stubbornly elevated U.S. inflation will likely lead it to hike that rate again in coming months to slow spending and help cool price pressures. But Warsh offered no fresh signals during a “firesi
'Well-known' man asks court to stop publication of sexual offence allegation
The unnamed individual asks London's High Court to prevent the publication of "serious allegations".
SoftBank Is Said to Weigh Buying Largest US Security Firm Allied
SoftBank Group Corp. is considering an acquisition of Allied Universal, the largest security services company in the US, people familiar with the matter said, as founder Masayoshi Son explores ways to deploy AI-powered robots across industries.
One-step rapid syphilis test uses layered nanoparticles to detect infection earlier
Penicillin has cured syphilis cases since 1943, but symptoms of the sexually transmitted infection, known as "the great imitator," mimic many other diseases and can come and go without treatment while the infection keeps causing harm. If it remains undetected, it can spread to partners and to babies
History’s long-secret codes are being cracked by amateurs using AI
Cryptographers’ inboxes are being flooded with requests to validate cipher solutions.
Roller coaster death and injuries leave fans asking whether the thrill is worth the risk - CNN
People with certain medical conditions should be particularly cautious about intense, high-speed rides. Those with significant neck or back problems ...
Watson, Nacua lead Week 6 fantasy football wide receiver rankings - UPI.com
Christian Watson and Puka Nacua lead UPI senior sports writer Alex Butler's Top-50 fantasy football wide receiver rankings for Week 6.
Kenya records third Ebola case, linked to first patient who died
Nairobi says 65-year-old female patient in quarantine with Bundibugyo strain; no signs of community transmission.
Remote work may increase birth rates
Looking for a way to boost fertility rates, which are sagging across most of the globe? Let people work from home. Remote work has led to a 5% increase in fertility in the U.S. and Northern Europe, estimates Nicholas Bloom, a professor of economics at Stanford University and expert on remote work. The correlation is strongest among women 30 and older who have college degrees and already have one kid. One reason is because working from home makes childcare more feasible, Bloom told Fast
Off Campus star collaboration 'gave me chills', says Babydoll singer
Jamie Miller hopes he's "doing Wales proud" as his viral hit narrowly misses out on UK number one.
Jev is Vercel’s fastest-adopted AI model ever
The data comes from Vercel's AI gateway, a unified API service similar to OpenRouter.
Meta may use sweeping new commercial TOS to avoid millions in AI licensing fees
Legal experts are sounding alarms that Meta will soon update its commercial terms to require business accounts to allow Meta to train AI on their linked website content, not just their social media posts. Kicking in on October 30, the TOS update won’t allow businesses to opt out, instead suggesting that businesses stop using Meta services if they won’t agree to let Meta bots freely crawl their linked content. As Nieman Lab reported Thursday, this will affect all business accounts but is particularly shocking for news publishers who could perhaps charge Meta millions in licensing fees to contin
This 2,000-Year-Old Roman Helmet Used to Look Like a 'Rusty Bucket'. Now It's Restored Almost to Its Former Glory
A unique Roman cavalary helmet has been restored 20 years after its discovery. It's now on display.
Russian man linked to deadly London hospitals hack arrested
The 28-year-old detained by German police is accused of being part of the cyber-crime gang that hacked blood-test firm Synnovis in 2024.
Nick Saban opposes 24-team College Football Playoff expansion, says money is 'the bottom line'
The former Alabama coach is okay with postseason changes, but wants something different
How Iran messaging highlights cost of war ahead of US midterm elections
Through statements in English, Iranian officials are emphasising gas prices and issues with the US economy.
What to know about the Starshield restrictions that rattled Ukraine’s forces
Sudden restrictions on Starshield — SpaceX’s military-grade version of the Starlink satellite internet service and the backbone of Ukraine’s drone operations and communication — alarmed the country’s military and government officials this week, with commanders reporting lost drones and disrupted missions. The episode raised fresh questions about Ukraine’s reliance on the Starshield program and who actually controls access to it. By Thursday, some Ukrainian units said their conn
Sean 'Diddy' Combs moved to low-security facility in Pennsylvania
The decision to move the rap mogul while he is serving out his 50-month sentence was made with 'safety and security in mind'.
India becomes the latest country to report rogue AI agent activity
The agents got in through credentials and connection settings left exposed in app configurations, public code repositories, and overly permissive cloud roles.
'Difficult to Overstate' Volatility of White House AI Messaging, Says Greg Allen
Greg Allen, Founder and CEO of Decision Tree Research and former AI strategy official at the Department of Defense, said that it is 'extremely difficult to overstate' how volatile the Trump administration's messaging has been on artificial intelligence regulations as it swings between dismissing AI
Memory stays strong in old age when this brain enzyme is active
Data from mouse brains and 13 human brains show a link between levels of a lipid-degrading and cognitive resilience.
Hospitals' next lucrative bet — longevity clinics
On this week's “The Readout LOUD,” STAT's biotech podcast, we discuss the booming industry of longevity health.
Boxing predictions, start times: Daniel Dubois vs. Fabio Wardley 2, Sebastian Fundora return set this weekend
A pair of title fights headline this weekend's action in both England and the U.S.
Ukraine president targets Trump, Putin at EU summit
President Zelenskyy warned Russia’s ambitions extend beyond eastern Ukraine, saying its drone attack threaten NATO.
Ayrton Senna's style leads the Senna brand into fashion and lifestyle
/PRNewswire/ -- Senna, the brand that represents the values of three-time Formula One world champion Ayrton Senna, is expanding into fashion and lifestyle....
Sylvester Stallone Explains Why He Has ‘Millions’ of Regrets About Being an Action Movie Star
Sylvester Stallone regrets performing his stunts after 9 back surgeries and 3 neck fusions, admitting he was an ‘idiot’ for taking the risks.
OpenAI Accuses Apple of Using Stolen Files to Build Its New AI Hardware
OpenAI accuses a former employee of transferring 100 confidential hardware files to Apple, escalating their trade secret lawsuit.
RFK Jr. proposes FDA look the other way on unproven peptides, report says
Under Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the Food and Drug Administration is moving forward with plans to ease access to unproven peptide drugs that are popular among members of Kennedy's Make America Healthy Again movement—despite FDA staff scientists finding that the drugs have not been sufficiently studied to establish safety and efficacy and may cause harms. The FDA submitted an "Interim Access Policy" on peptides for review by the White House, according to a filing notice posted on an Office of Management and Budget website.
Scientists Discovered Two Bizarre New Sea Spiders, and One Has Red Eyes and Hairy Legs
They may not be true spiders, but these ancient marine arthropods are stranger than anything crawling across land.
Pharmalittle: We're reading about an HHS peptide push, Trump's pharma stock holdings, and more
The Trump administration is proceeding with a plan to allow compounding pharmacies to produce certain peptides
NFL longshot parlay picks, bets, player props for Week 6, 2026: Get an epic return of +8,000,000
SportsLine's computer simulation model has locked in a $10 NFL Week 6 parlay that pays out $800,000
White House press secretary Katie Zacharia fired after five days on the job
Trump advised Katie Zacharia to reconsider her press secretary role due to media backlash over her credentials.
El Niño winter forecast: See a map that shows which U.S. regions will get the most snow and rain
This year’s Super El Niño “looms large” over the winter forecast for the United States, forecasters from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) wrote this week. And for about half of the country, that’s shaping up to make for a wet winter. El Niño is a climate phenomenon defined by above-average sea surface temperatures in the Pacific Ocean, and a weakening of trade winds that flow from east to west. All those changes affect atmospheric conditions, disrupting glob
Street Fighter 2: Fans Launch Campaign to Make Sure New Movie Gets Teased Sequel
Fans launched a campaign for Street Fighter 2 after the recently released Street Fighter ending teased a possible sequel.
Elorian’s first AI model wants to reason with images, not just about them
According to Elorian's evaluations, Glimpse outperforms even GPT-6 Astra on scientific chart reasoning and short-form video captioning, with competitive results on other visual reasoning tasks.
Super Scam Me documentary shows what it takes to catch a romance scammer
If you got a DM from an unverified Jon Bon Jovi account after commenting on one of his official Instagram posts, what would it take to make you believe it was really the rock star hoping to connect? And at what point when he starts asking you to send money—like lose-your-house kind of money—would you snap out of the fantasy and stop draining your bank account? In a documentary premiering Saturday—Super Scam Me—investigative journalist Mariana van Zeller goes deep into this toxic love-bombing terrain.
A Nearby Failed Star Has Water Clouds and a Churning Atmosphere, and NASA's Webb Telescope Just Watched Its Weather Change
A Jupiter-sized brown dwarf is putting on a show.
Up and down the ladder: The latest comings and goings
From new hires to departures, promotions and transfers, here are the latest comings and goings in the pharmaceutical industry.
Chiefs WR Rashee Rice out Sunday vs. Chargers with hamstring injury
Kansas City's top receiver Rashee Rice will miss Sunday's game against the Chargers with a right hamstring injury.
UK PM adviser’s wife expresses ‘support’ for Palestine Action
Police reviewing social media post by writer Sarah Helm, wife of Burnham's National Security Adviser Jonathan Powell.
Obaseki Mourns Oluku Fire Victims, Demands Improved Safety Standards
Former governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki, has sympathised with the families of victims of the Oluku fire disaster along the Benin–Lagos Expressway,
Dame Judi Dench joins Archers Birmingham campaign
The cast have described plans to leave Birmingham as similar "to Corrie leaving the north-west."
UK competition regulator targets Microsoft's business software grip
LONDON, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Britain's competition watchdog proposed designating Microsoft with "strategic market status" in business software, potentially paving the way for interventions in how the US tech major bundles products such as Excel, Teams and its Copilot AI assistant.
WWE 2K26 adds Street Fighter characters to the roster - KitGuru
2K has announced a new crossover DLC for WWE 2K26. The WWE 2K26 x Street Fighter Elite Pack arrives
Vaping Strongly Linked to Lung Cancer
A study out of South Korea found that those who turn to vapes after quitting traditional cigarettes still face significant cancer risks.
Another 12 people sickened in E.coli outbreak linked to chicken wraps
The Food and Drug Administration reported the cases Friday. A total of 50 people have now been sickened in the outbreak.
Appalachian State vs. Coastal Carolina prediction, odds: Week 7 college football Friday picks by proven model
SportsLine's model revealed its best bets for Friday's matchup of the App State Mountaineers vs. Coastal Carolina Chanticleers
Richard Morecroft’s surname yields the anagram ‘comforter’, which is only right
There are many reasons everyone loved the late newsreader and quiz show host.
Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky is done with email—and prefers this communication instead
Airbnb cofounder and CEO Brian Chesky is not a fan of email. “I just find it inferior to almost every other form of communication,” he told Time last month. Chesky isn’t sure whether he drafts even one original email per week, though he does respond to emails sent to him. Asked if people should use email at all, he replied, “Not very often.” Chesky said he prefers texting because, while email is organized around subjects, texting is organized around people. This makes it faster and more
Street Fighter movie is 'made by fans for fans' - but can it KO the critics?
Cast members Noah Centineo, Andrew Koji and Callina Liang discuss the latest video game adaptation.