World in a Pulse
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SpaceX Seeking to Raise $40 Billion to Buy Nvidia Chips, FT Says
Elon Musk’s SpaceX is seeking to raise $40 billion in a financing led by Apollo Global Management Inc. to buy Nvidia Corp.’s chips, the Financial Times reported, underscoring the insatiable demand among AI developers for more computing power.
HBO Max, Paramount+, and Discovery+ "will unify into a single service”
After months of industry and customer speculation, Paramount Skydance has shed some light on the future of the HBO Max and Paramount+ streaming services. Paramount Skydance completed its acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) today, ending a monthslong saga that began when Netflix last year announced its own plans to buy WBD. Netflix scrapped those plans in February.
Scientists Find a New Way to Produce Hydrogen From Water Using Light
This could point toward simpler, cheaper ways to make clean hydrogen.
DuPage County reports first human West Nile virus death of 2026
DuPage County, Illinois, on Tuesday announced its first West Nile Virus death of 2026.
Tennessee QB George MacIntyre to make first career start vs. Arkansas in place of injured Faizon Brandon
The Volunteers QB situation could get interesting with MacIntyre making his first start vs. the Razorbacks
From sleepy village to nuclear hub, Rooppur waits for Bangladesh’s power breakthrough
Bangladesh is set to activate its first nuclear power plant in Rooppur, which is expected to ease electricity shortages. The project has seen significant changes in the local economy and demographics as workers from Russia arrive. While some locals express optimism about job prospects, others remain
Scage Future Announces Plan to Implement ADS Ratio Change
/PRNewswire/ -- Scage Future ("Scage Future" or the "Company") (Nasdaq: SCAG), a zero-emission solution provider of new energy heavy-duty commercial vehicles...
John Stewart's Green Lantern Status After Lanterns Finale Explained By Co-Creator Tom King - TVLine
Lanterns has concluded and John Stewart is officially wielding a power ring. Now, the show's co-creator can shed some additional light on his superhero status.
OpenAI publishes AI math results on GitHub
OpenAI said the average result used computing power equivalent to roughly three hours of ChatGPT Pro thinking.
CVE-2026-14911 ASUS Router cross site scripting
A vulnerability was determined in ASUS Router 3.0.0.6.102 series. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2026-14911.
The Sphinx was built from rocks filled with fossils of crocodiles
The Sphinx is one of ancient Egypt's most enigmatic monuments, and now scientists have found that it could be hiding a very unusual secret.
Study uncovers link between inherited blindness and a gene causing rare metabolic disease
Researchers at the Greenwood Genetic Center (GGC) led the discovery of an unexpected connection between inherited blindness and a gene known for causing a rare metabolic disorder.
"God has given me this talent" - Novak Djokovic sends epic message about what still keeps him playing tennis after China Open win
Novak Djokovic recently sent an epic message about what still keeps him playing tennis.
US aviation watchdog looks to streamline rules for commercial space launches
The FAA is proposing to streamline regulations for commercial space launches and re-entries. These changes aim to enable at least 1,000 launches annually by 2030. The public can comment on proposed changes until November 4. This initiative follows a memo signed by Donald Trump to boost US commercial
Skydance Announces Board, Adding Ynon Kreiz, Laurene Powell Jobs and Bobby Kotick as Directors and Tony Blair as Advisor
/PRNewswire/ -- Skydance Corporation (NYSE: SKYD) ("Skydance") today announced the director and advisor designees for the newly combined company, formed...
10 Fall Kitchen Upgrades on Prime Sale That Will Make You Want to Cook Again
Upgrade your fall cooking with Prime Day deals on Ninja, KitchenAid, Vitamix, Staub, Our Place, Caraway, Breville, and more.
France's Mistral unveils latest model in sovereign AI push
French AI startup Mistral announced on Oct 6 its biggest open-weight model, dubbed "Chonk", claiming enhanced performance and security capabilities.
Hackers obtain counterfeit TLS certificates for Google and other large services
Attackers hijacked three top-level domains and used their control to mint counterfeit TLS certificates for Google and other large organizations, Google said Tuesday. The attackers launched a series of attacks on the .gh, .sl, and .as country code top-level domains (ccTLDs) and then modified authoritative DNS records for selected domains within those namespaces.
Microsoft defines its Azure instance lifecycle, without any info about timing
Redmond explains how VMs die, but not when you can expect that to happen
Chronic shoulder pain is often a little-known nerve condition
Kirti had been trying to ignore the pain in her shoulder and upper arm for weeks.
"The W in WNBA stands for women" - Martina Navratilova speaks out for Sophie Cunningham amid calls for Indiana Fever removal
Martina Navratilova has made another show of support for WNBA star Sophie Cunningham, who has been embroiled in controversy since voicing her opposition to the inclusion of transgender athletes in wom
Australia top court rules against coal mine expansion, citing climate harm
Campaigners say ruling sets a precedent requiring climate damage be weighed when fossil fuel projects are considered.
ARTEMIS PILOT VICTOR GLOVER VISITS HEARTLAND HUB SUPPLYING THE SPACE ECOSYSTEM
/PRNewswire/ -- NASA astronaut and U.S. Navy Capt. Victor J. Glover Jr., who piloted the historic Artemis II mission around the moon, will deliver the keynote...
Skydance Shares Fall In New York Stock Exchange Debut As Investors Fret Over Debt
Shares in Skydance, the new corporate parent of Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery, fell 3% Tuesday in their New York Stock Exchange debut.
Mistral launches open-source Mistral Large 4, details AI roadmap - SiliconANGLE
Mistral launches open-source Mistral Large 4, details AI roadmap - SiliconANGLE
Jaguar Type 01 finally gets its full reveal – and it still looks like it's from another planet
Jaguar's new era finally begins, as the Type 01 gets its first official outing
OpenAI's largest math release tackles 4,000 problems with Lean proofs
OpenAI has released 722 mathematical manuscripts spanning 372 research families, with many results backed by computer-checkable Lean proofs.
'That nagging feeling of dread': Is 'hang-xiety' a real thing?
For some, a hangover can start an anxious spiral. We spoke to experts about the reasons why.
Dana White's Contender Series 2026 Week 9 results: Preston LaGrange, Sal Everett among big winners on Tuesday
Dana White handed out three more contracts on Tuesday night after a busy week of fights
Explosion shutters Venezuela’s second-largest oil refinery
An explosion has ripped through Venezuela's second-largest oil refinery, causing it to suspend activities.
Klein claims PCs offered him party position to exit 2022 mayoral race to help Gillingham win
Mayoral candidate Kevin Klein said he was offered a position with the provincial Tories if he pulled out of the 2022 mayoral race that saw then-city councillor Scott Gillingham defeat former mayor Glen Murray.
Eva Marie Saint Dead: 'On The Waterfront' Oscar Winner Was 102
Eva Marie Saint died October 6 at 102. The Oscar- and Emmy-winning actor who graced some of the most beloved and revered Hollywood films of the mid-20th century
You can now open Claude directly in Google Docs, Sheets and Slides (and vice versa, open and edit the files in Claude)
Anthropic’s move means Google Workspace customers no longer have to choose Gemini simply because it is the AI sitting closest to their files.
CVE-2026-106061 Red Hat Enterprise Linux XMC Thumbnail Loader integer overflow
A vulnerability was found in Red Hat Enterprise Linux. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2026-106061.
UK advances design for the next-generation STEP fusion plant to boost efficiency
At the 34th Symposium on Fusion Technology (SOFT 2026) in Aix-en-Provence, the UK’s flagship fusion program revealed SPP3.
People who live to 100 have 3 drinks in common, longevity expert says
Dan Buettner highlights how blue zones residents drink water, black coffee and red wine with resveratrol to support long-term health goals.
NLDS Game 3 winners and losers: Dodgers slug their way to series lead; Chris Sale good but not good enough
Thanks to home runs from Enrique Hernández and Freddie Freeman and a(nother) dominant performance by Yoshinobu Yamamoto, the Dodgers are one win away from the NLCS
Syrian embassy returns seized passport after 43 years
Syria's embassy in Berlin has returned the passport of a citizen that the former Assad government seized 43 years ago.
Max Verstappen revival to be put to the test in steamy Singapore
Max Verstappen achieved victory at the Malaysia Grand Prix but faces challenges at the upcoming Singapore Grand Prix. Rain and thunderstorms are predicted to affect both the qualifying and the main race in Singapore. Verstappen has struggled at the Marina Bay Street Circuit, where overtaking is noto
Skydance Film Chiefs Assure Staff Movie Divisions Will Function Independently
Josh Greenstein and Dana Goldberg, the newly appointed co-chairs for Skydance Motion Picture Group, assured staffers that their film devisions would function independently in the aftermath of the Paramount-Warner Bros. merger.
Ex-Ramp engineers raise $20M for platform Melius after scrapping their first product
Instead of helping marketers manage and optimize ad spend, the company is focusing on building the tools that generate the creative assets and campaigns.
Google could soon take away an important Pixel Watch 2 and 3 safety feature
Code discovered in the Pixel Watch app shows that Google is getting ready to remove Safety Signal from the Pixel Watch 2 and Pixel Watch 3.
Tiny light-measuring chip helps stabilize 10× more frequency combs
A chip-based frequency comb matched bulky lab systems in key tests, advancing compact, portable atomic clocks.
Government cancer pledge won't be reached until 2032, analysis finds
The Government will fail its pledge to treat urgent cancers within two months of referral in England, Cancer Research UK has warned.
Jacksonville State vs. Kennesaw State live stream, where to watch online, CBS Sports Network channel finder
A full week of college football action on CBS Sports Network kicks off Wednesday night
Why do airport and flight rules exist?
Everyone follows these rules, but few know why. Each one traces back to an incident that changed aviation security.
Data Centres Need Power, but Higher Rates Change the Math: I’d Watch This TSX Stock
The computers may be futuristic. Getting paid for supplying their electricity is pleasantly old-fashioned.
Immersive Empire Birthday Sweepstakes
Enter the Immersive Empire Birthday Sweepstakes where 2 winners will receive a birthday party package for you and your guests!
Voice-Commanded Drone Swarm Debuts in Boxer Combat Vehicle: 100 Systems, Six Months
Voice-controlled drone swarm AI: Rheinmetall and Australian defense startup Breaker announce a teaming agreement at Land Forces 2026, integrating Breaker’s Avalon platform into the Boxer CRV in six months. A single crew member can command up to 100 autonomous systems by voice with existing
OpenAI will watermark ChatGPT outputs by default—but only in the EU
OpenAI will begin automatically watermarking text generated with ChatGPT in the European Union, the company has announced. It will also offer the watermarking feature in other regions, but it will be off by default outside of the EU. The move in Europe is driven by a need to comply with the EU AI Act, which took effect in August. It requires marking content produced by AI models in a way that another tool can detect. Unfortunately, there is still no completely effective and reliable way to do that.
Bones in 'Jesus' burial chest may be physical link to Christ's family
Bone fragments recovered from a first-century limestone burial chest have been hailed as the first connection to the family of Jesus.
Warning over surge in private cannabis prescriptions in 3 years
Despite experts repeatedly warning of the dangers, private clinics handed out 1,967,268 prescriptions to Britons for medical cannabis in the 12 months to May this year.
Lionel Messi scores in tearful 'last tango' for Argentina
Lionel Messi marked his 208th and final game for Argentina with his 126th goal as his country bid an emotional farewell to the global icon.
Two Houthi missiles target Yemen’s Aden International Airport
Explosions near Aden International Airport after Yemen’s Saudi-backed gov't said two missiles were fired by the Houthis.
RBI MPC Meeting Live: 25 Bps Or 50 Bps? Governor Sanjay Malhotra To Announce First Repo Rate Hike Since February 2023
RBI MPC Meeting Live Updates: RBI Governor will announce the repo rate decision at 10 AM today. Check expectations, EMI impact, inflation, GDP forecast and market reaction.
Eva Marie Saint’s Career In Photos: From ‘On the Waterfront’ And ‘North by Northwest’ To ‘Exodus’
Eva Marie Saint’s career in photos from ‘On the Waterfront’ And ‘North by Northwest’ To ‘Exodus’
Meta Wants to Write the Industry Standards for Safe Agentic Commerce, Report Says
Meta's Muse agent has been implicated in several privacy and security issues since it launched less than a month ago.
It looks like the Atlantic storm season may finally produce a hurricane
A low-pressure system in the western Gulf of Mexico should soon become a tropical storm, and based on the latest forecast modeling, it has a decent chance of becoming a hurricane. Normally, a hurricane forming in early October would not be particularly noteworthy.
Tigray drone strikes continue as life resumes in Mekelle | Africanews
Government-allied forces say they are using drones against Tigray fighters, while markets and local transport are slowly returning to the streets of the regional capital.
Plague in Russia sparks concern, COVID-19 pandemic memories: 5 things to know
The death of Russian lab technician researching the plague has set off alarms abroad and at home as observers note resemblances to the conditions that some theorized preceded the COVID-19 pandemic. Reports emerged last week that a laboratory worker at the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute of S
Dave Richard's Week 5 trade chart and rest of season rankings: Jaxon Smith-Njigba takes over No. 1 WR spot
Why wait to win? Use the trade chart to make post-draft deals and improve your team with assigned values to help you navigate your league's trade market.
‘Okinawa is not your amusement park’: Protesters rally over US military violence in Tokyo
TOKYO, Oct 7 — Around 100 Japanese protesters enraged by a woman’s alleged murder at the hands of a US Marine rallied outside the US embassy in Tokyo yesterday to protest...
Fire beat the Whitecaps 3-1 in matchup of former Bayern Munich teammates Lewandowski and Müller
CHICAGO (AP) — Philip Zinckernagel scored early in the second half, Maren Haile-Selassie had a late goal and an assist, and the Chicago Fire beat the Vancouver Whitecaps 3-1 on Tuesday night in a matchup of former Bayern Munich teammates Robert Lewandowski and Thomas Müller.
Vin Diesel Reveals the One Role That 'Completes' Him More Than Dom, Groot, & Riddick
Vin Diesel reflects on the one part of his life that means more to him than the iconic roles that made him a Hollywood action star.