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'I don't think that that is fake news': Pope Leo on AI safety warnings
AI experts' warnings are not 'fake news', Pope Leo says, days after Trump called AI fears a hoax. He also questioned Nvidia's Jensen Huang.
Study shows rising rates of reported intentional substance exposures at school
A new study found that rates of intentional substance exposures at school reported to U.S. poison centers increased substantially among elementary- and middle-school-aged children from 2000 through 2024, while high-school-aged adolescents continued to experience the highest rates of serious medical
Under the Microscope: NASA-Made Material for Moon Manufacturing
Credit: NASA Credit: NASA Photos taken using a microscope reveal the colorful, kaleidoscope-like crystal structure of a new NASA-made material that could be used for manufacturing during future space missions.
Pharmalittle: We're reading about Novo licensing a Chinese obesity pill, Merck pulling an antibiotic, and more
Novo has agreed to pay up to $2.6 billion to license an experimental, weekly weight loss pill from China’s Hengrui Pharma
USWNT roster: Ashley Sanchez joins 'triple espresso' ahead of October friendlies as World Cup looms
Here are all the players named to the October roster
Mourners in Gaza bury remains of loved ones killed in 2023 Israeli strike
Dozens of mourners in Gaza grieve the loss of their loved ones as they bury the fragmented remains of relatives killed.
The event is only half the product. The aftermath is just as important
When I was chief business officer at Defected Records back at the start of the decade, the best thing we made in any given week tended to get made on the Monday. Defected is a house music label that also throws parties, so on a Saturday night there would be a few thousand people in a dark room somewhere in the world, dancing to a DJ until the lights came up. Someone would have shot the event on a shaky handheld iPhone. By Monday afternoon the videos would be up and everyone who’d been ther
Tom Hollander Joins Season 2 Cast Of 'The Audacity'
Emmy-nominated Tom Hollander (Dune: Prophecy) has joined the Season 2 cast of AMC's The Audacity in a recurring role.
OpenAI expands ChatGPT’s plugins with app-like interfaces and automations
OpenAI is expanding ChatGPT plugins with dedicated sidebar homes, interactive panels, file viewers, improved discovery, and support for automations.
Is Claude down? Anthropic confirms an active issue — follow here for live updates
Anthropic is investigating 'elevated error rates'
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Why men who get up in the night to pee may have a breathing problem
Ken, like many men, had been nagged into coming to see me by his wife. She was exhausted. Every time he got up in the night to go to the loo, he woke her too.
Giants release Odell Beckham Jr., franchise legend makes zero catches in return to New York
New York parts ways with the wide receiver for the second time
Man City guilty of all serious financial breach charges: Premier League
Manchester City say they are 'disappointed and surprised' by the verdict and will appeal.
A U.S. ban on nearly $1 billion worth of these Canadian goods is now in effect
U.S.-Canada relations, already tense, are likely to deteriorate further after the United States went ahead early Tuesday with a decision to ban nearly $1 billion worth of Canadian imports, including alcoholic beverages, dairy products and motorcycles.The ban amounts to barely a ripple in $880 billion worth of annual two-way trade between the two northern neighbors. But it marks another ratcheting up of President Donald Trump’s second-term trade war with America’s longtime ally and tr
Taylor Swift dominated the VMAs, but do music videos still matter?
Cinematographer Melissa Cofie says their purpose has evolved with the growth of platforms like TikTok.
Instinct founder said more than 50% of transactions on the platform are travel-related
Instinct founder said the platform is growing 10% day by day, with transaction volume increasing at a similar rate.
Interview: Firefox's chief on why he hopes a redesign will help win users from Chrome
Today, the Firefox 157 update will roll out a redesign of the web browser across desktop and mobile platforms.
Backcountry recreation and roads linked to fewer wolverines in Canadian mountains
Wildlife researchers have found that both recreation and roads affect wolverine populations in Canada's Rocky Mountains and Columbia Mountains.
Map reveals where ADHD and autism waiting lists are the longest
NHS bodies in England are imposing strict measures which could see people with suspected ADHD and autism wait two years for an assessment, new analysis reveals.
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LIVE: Spain vs Croatia – Nations League
Build-up, teams and live text coverage as World champions Spain host Croatia on matchday two of the UEFA Nations League
How the AI boom is redefining the global business map
The battle for global business and investment is entering a new arena. For decades, countries competed for multinationals with a familiar formula: lower taxes, skilled workers, predictable regulation, good infrastructure, and access to global markets. Companies shifted talent and capital accordingly. The model helped Singapore become a regional base for multinationals, helped Switzerland attract global headquarters and high-value corporate activity, and helped turn Dubai into a magnet f
Will My Big Fat Greek Wedding 4 Happen? Nia Vardalos Has an Answer
Nia Vardalos hints at the future of the My Big Fat Greek Wedding franchise, sharing whether fans can expect another movie or TV series.
OpenAI launches Dots, its bubbly agentic avatar
Dots are meant to operate independent of any specific hardware or interface, pursuing user-defined goals continuously in the background with minimal oversight.
Spotify is down for thousands right now — here's what we know about the outage
Spotify is experiencing a major wobble for many
New aircraft paint cuts 25% heat sensitivity during Mach 5 speed test
University of Manchester engineers developed a pressure-sensitive paint that is 25% less sensitive to temperature changes.
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Premier League commission finds Manchester City guilty on 115 charges: Club vows to be 'relentless' and appeal
Potential penalties range from heavy fines to relegation as the club plans to appeal an unprecedented ruling spanning nearly a decade of financial breaches
Ireland undecided on approach for next game against Israel, coach says
Ireland played the first Nations League game despite unease among some players over Israel's genocidal war in Gaza.
‘Except perhaps for Mark’: Internal emails show Facebook mulling fake news plea from Sacha Baron Cohen
It was eight days after the 2016 U.S. presidential election, and Facebook was facing criticism that a flood of false stories on its platform had helped elect Donald Trump. That morning, Sheryl Sandberg got a policy memo from an unlikely source: Sacha Baron Cohen. In an email titled “Thoughts for the day,” the comedian behind “Ali G” and “Borat” urged Sandberg and her colleagues to follow the example of Google, with its fact-check labels and its counter-radicalization messages for people searc
Check out Lime Garden's heartfelt new single 'Moving Target’
Lime Garden have dropped the yearning new single ‘Moving Target’, ahead of their headline tour kicking off later this week.
Can a chatbot fix the government maze? The White House is about to find out
America.gov is intended to simplify the process of navigating government bureaucracy, but language models are imperfect and remain prone to hallucinations, which could cause new issues.
Exploit for Improper Input Validation in Citrix Netscaler_Application_Delivery_Controller
cve-2026-88771-hunt A quick script for checking indicators and known attack paths on Netscalers. In particular this tool was modified to hunt for IoC's and data relating to cve-2026-88771...
New 9,700-ton destroyer reaches Alaska to join US Navy's fleet
The future USS Ted Stevens arrived in Whittier, Alaska, on September 27 ahead of its commissioning ceremony.
UniQure's gene therapy continues to slow Huntington's progression after four years
UniQure's gene therapy continues to slow Huntington's progression after four years. But the magnitude of the benefit waned compared to a similar analysis from a year ago.
Fantasy football Week 4 waiver wire: Braelon Allen, Jaylen Wright headline rush for RB replacements
Plus, Keenan Allen and Darren Waller headline the pass-catchers worth targeting as injuries reshape Fantasy rosters
Russian nuclear-capable bomber plane crashes, killing six people
Tu-95 plane crashed during training flight in uninhabited area of Amur region, Defence Ministry says.
OpenAI researchers voice concerns over GPT-6.1 Astra, delaying the release of this latest model
OpenAI said Monday it was delaying the release of a new artificial intelligence model out of security concerns voiced by its researchers, the latest in the company’s effort to decelerate the pace of the technology’s advance.OpenAI’s decision to hold back the model, called GPT-6.1 Astra, comes amid a broader push within the industry to slow the development of increasingly autonomous systems until safety measures can catch up. The announcement comes a day before AI executives are
National museums to stay free for all visitors
It follows discussions about whether charging tourists could boost museums' finances.
OpenAI launches GPT-6.1 Sol, says it nearly matches GPT-6 Astra and costs less
OpenAI says GPT-6.1 Sol delivers significant improvements over GPT-6 Sol across complex professional tasks, including code writing and debugging, document understanding, and executing multi-step business workflows.
Fruit flies remember their larval diet, which influences their longevity
Back in the 1930s, scientists noticed that water fleas and rats fed restricted diets while young went on to live longer. The same effect has since turned up in fruit flies and mice. What we did not know was how a meal eaten in infancy could affect health weeks, months, or even years later.
NASA Opens Applications for Second Season of ORBIT Student Challenge
2 Min Read NASA Opens Applications for Second Season of ORBIT Student Challenge Following a successful inaugural year of ingenuity and career building, NASA ORBIT (Opportunities in Research, Business, Innovation, and Technology) has officially returned for a second season to bring university and college student innovation to the forefront of Earth technology development and deep-space exploration. Registration for the 2026–2027 challenge is open through Monday, Nov.
Sudden confusion in an older relative? Don’t assume it’s a urine infection
Sudden confusion needs urgent medical attention. A urinary infection is one possible cause, but a positive urine test may not give the whole picture.
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Yemen’s war disrupts roads and ports, deepening humanitarian crisis
Civilian displacement surges as key Yemen roads close, leaving thousands in camps amid dire humanitarian challenges.
FICO stock is collapsing as mortgage industry shakeup stands to reshape how credit scores are used
Your credit score is one of the most important data points associated with your identity. A good score generally means lower interest rates on everything from credit cards to mortgages, while a bad score can subject you to higher rates. When it comes to mortgages, for decades lenders only relied on data from one company: Fair Isaac Corporation (NYSE: FICO), the owner of the eponymous FICO score. But newly announced changes mean lenders can now pull data from one of Fair Isaac Corporation’
Introducing ‘Weaponized Pooping,’ the Latest Relationship Debate Taking Over the Internet
Every house has one, and you know exactly who he is. He heads to the bathroom with his phone and disappears for 40 minutes. By the time he comes back, his wife has fed three kids, cleaned the kitchen, and has zero interest in hearing how relaxing his poop was. Olivia Howell, author of Divorce […]
AI-powered app maker Wabi pivots to a messaging experience
Wabi is repositioning its prompt-based app builder as a personal AI agent that can create interfaces on demand, combining chat, apps and ongoing tasks.
OpenAI says planned GPT-6.1 is too insecure to release
OpenAI says it has canceled plans to release its updated GPT-6.1 model next month as it continues to investigate what testing shows to be a regression in terms of safety compared to previous models. The move, first reported by The Wall Street Journal late Monday and later confirmed in OpenAI statements to the press, reflects what OpenAI Head of Safety Systems Saachi Jain said was a "trade off" between performance and security seen when testing the now-scrapped model.
Crew-13 Rocket and Spacecraft at Launch Pad
Ahead of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 mission launch, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft are vertical at the launch pad of Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida in this Sept. 27, 2026, photo. NASA astronauts Jessica Watkins and Luke Delaney, CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Joshua Kutryk, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey […]
Anthropic joins ARPA-H clinical AI moonshot, will hold closed-door health care event
In this edition of STAT Health Tech: Oura delays IPO plans, Anthropic joins an clinical AI effort by ARPA-H, and MAHA's health data goals.
College football score predictions for Week 5, 2026: Model backs Texas A&M (-14) against Arkansas
SportsLine's model has revealed its 2026 Week 5 college football score predictions for Ohio State vs. Iowa, Alabama vs. Mississippi State and more
‘New path’: UK’s Burnham promises huge expansion of public services
UK prime minister tells his first Labour Party conference 'fundamental rethink' needed to set Britain on right course.
Streaming made music disposable. This vinyl seller is finding new ways to make records collectible
When English singer-songwriter Sienna Spiro released her highly anticipated debut album, Visitor, in July, it was available in a variety of formats: MP3, cassette, CD, and an array of colored vinyl records (red, gold, brown) that were exclusive to different retailers. But 3,000 fans received copies that look remarkably different: discs swirled with orange and black—deeply pigmented on some copies, nearly translucent on others. The special-edition album— created by London-based Blood Records—s
Close-up look at Turner's '£50m' Rome painting on show in the city
Turner’s early 19th century painting - Rome, from Mount Aventine - will be on display in the Italian capital for the first time ahead of an auction in London in December.
OpenAI gives Codex reusable cloud environments that work across devices
OpenAI is expanding Codex with reusable cloud development environments, a revamped CLI with voice controls, new code review tools and a security-focused product for scanning repositories and preparing fixes.
Anthropic’s IPO pitch includes a warning about human extinction
Anthropic has formally warned investors that its technology may pose “existential risks to humanity” in a long-awaited initial public offering prospectus circulated with a small group of partners in recent days. The nearly $1 trillion AI start-up led by Dario Amodei devoted almost a third of its lengthy S-1 filing to detailing “risk factors,” including the potential of increasingly advanced AI models to manipulate, blackmail and exhibit other unpredictable behaviors. Anthropic outlined more prosaic risks, including the extreme concentration of its customer base, with close to a quarter of reve
Fractionated radiosurgery reduces recurrence after surgery for brain metastases, may improve survival
Mayo Clinic researchers led a multicenter study that found dividing radiation into several treatments, known as fractionated stereotactic radiosurgery, reduced the risk of cancer returning after surgery for brain metastases and was associated with improved survival compared with delivering radiation
Tiny fighter: Louisiana newborn defies odds with rare medical conditions - WDSU
Savannah said doctors told her during a 20-week pregnancy scan there were some serious medical conditions they found in her baby. Advertisement.
Odd NFL rule impacts Steelers travel plans for 'Thursday Night Football' vs. Browns
Pittsburgh had considered making the short drive to Cleveland on Thursday morning
‘The emperor is naked’: UEFA’s Ceferin takes aim at FIFA boss Infantino
UEFA slams Infantino over his aborted plan to sell off stakes in FIFA competitions to private investors.
Worried about your bond portfolio? Keep these 3 things in mind
A friend who’s close to retirement texted that she was concerned about the bond market. She’d been building out that fixed-income allocation over the past several years at the urging of her adviser.Her message made me wonder if some people might have misguided ideas about bonds. Volatility is much lower than for stocks For one thing, notwithstanding the recent headlines, bonds’ volatility is almost always going to be mild alongside the fluctuations that stocks experience.
Gisele Pelicot rape case to be told in London play
Thirty actors will take part in the documentary-style performance based on documents from the trial.