Thursday, October 22, 2026

Why Asia's Data Center Boom Could Trigger a RESOURCE Crisis

India is grappling with growing public anger against data centers that pose a threat to its ambitions to host the whole world's data.

YouTube Just Denied Doing Something Users SWEAR They're Seeing

On Tuesday, I published a story about how YouTube appeared to be testing hiding the dislike button on videos, with at least two users on X sharing screenshots of the dislike button moved into the three-dot menu. But a YouTube spokesperson, in a Wednesday statement to The Verge, confirmed that YouTube is "not testing hiding the dislike button on YouTube for users." However, YouTube is introducing a new UI for creators on their uploaded videos where the dislike button will be moved. Here's the ful

Tesla's SHOCKING Promise About Your Car Becoming a ROBOTAXI

For years, Elon Musk has been making big promises to Tesla owners about unsupervised autonomous driving and the ability to add their own vehicles to the company's robotaxi fleet. During today's third-quarter earnings call, the company finally gave itself a deadline. According to Tesla VP for Autonomous Driving Ashok Elluswamy, Tesla owners will be able to add their own vehicles to the company's robotaxi fleet in the second quarter of 2027. Here's his exact quote (emphasis ours): Like I mentione

Meta Just Got Hit With a $25 BILLION Penalty — Here's Why

The penalty, one of the largest levied against a tech giant, stemmed from a lawsuit by New Mexico claiming the social media company had misled users about their data privacy.

Meta's Secret Plan to Turn Muse Into a MONEY Machine

Investors liked what they saw.

Tesla's WILD Promise About When You Can Buy a Robotaxi

Tesla said Wednesday it will start selling its Cybercab to customers by the end of the year, even as federal regulators investigate whether the vehicle meets vehicle safety standards. The gold-hued, autonomous two-seater lacks a steering wheel and other traditional controls. During the company’s third-quarter earnings call, Lars Moravy, vice president of engineering at Tesla, […]

The Security Flaw That Just Made Google and Amazon PANIC

Critical PHP security flaws trigger global warnings as Google, OpenAI and Amazon respond to potential cyber threats.

Why Southeast Asia's AI Gold Rush ISN'T About Subscriptions

Southeast Asia's rapid AI adoption is creating business opportunities beyond paid consumer subscriptions, a partner at Bain & Company, told CNBC.

The AI Agents That Could REPLACE Your Doctor's Visit

One key goal is to help improve access to care challenges.

Hackers Knew About This FLAW Before Anyone Could Stop Them

Amazon Web Services logged attempts to leverage the internet-melting PHP2Shell bugs four days ago. They're now being “broadly exploited” across the internet.

The Three Letters That Just Triggered a GLOBAL Security Panic

AI uncovered long-hidden programming flaws, triggering a rare global cyber-security response.

The Global Security WARNING That Has Governments SCRAMBLING

Governments and companies are scrambling to protect their websites, as Amazon says it experienced attacks before the warning was made public.

Could Making AI FEEL Pain Save Humanity From Extinction?

Some believe that getting AI to feel pain would prevent existential risk from AI. Either way, the question is does AI have pain? An AI Insider analysis and scoop.

The HIDDEN Cost of AI That Nobody's Talking About

Ask most executives to picture the cost of AI and they’ll likely see GPUs—racks of accelerators with gigawatts of power—and a waitlist for silicon. But that picture leaves something out: Data storage costs. What happens to data after a model responds? Much of the back-end data that’s generated—from billions of daily prompts, images, and videos—needs…

How Big Tech Is Reshaping Spain's LANDSCAPE

A drought-stricken region of northeast Spain has become a focus for American companies searching for locations to place their data centers.

What Musk's Flying Roadster Was REALLY Advertising

Last Thursday, Elon Musk made a Tesla Roadster flip and hover, thanks to cold-gas thrusters built by SpaceX. Five days later, on SpaceX’s third-quarter earnings call, he announced that the boards of Tesla and SpaceX are forming special committees to study the possibility of merging the two companies. If you think the timing is a coincidence, I have a Mars condo to sell you. When I wrote about the Roadster last week, it felt obvious to me that the show was a marketing operation designed to convin

How Ireland Plans to Steal the AI BOOM

For years, Europe has stood apart from Silicon Valley through its willingness to regulate technology. Its sweeping AI Act, which began taking effect in phases in 2025, prohibits certain uses of the technology, imposes safeguards on high-risk systems, and requires the marking of AI-generated content. But as the AI race accelerates, an unusual reversal appears to be underway. American tech executives are increasingly calling for stronger safeguards, while European officials, anxious about falling

The Demand That's 'Off the Charts' But NO ONE Can Afford

The Bizarre Reason AI Is Causing a RUN on Gray Paint

Tech companies are painting data centers with gray coatings on top of gray concrete and steel to resist fire, rust and static electricity. That has made data centers a fast-growing market for paint makers.

The Audio Equipment That Costs More Than a SPORTS CAR

Goldmund’s $240,000 Mimesis Statement is an exercise in extreme Swiss sound engineering—and only one part of a $1.5 million audio setup.

What HISTORY Reveals About AI's Coming Impact on Your Job

Economists hope earlier episodes of labor disruption, from the Industrial Revolution to the Great Depression, can help us prepare for the age of artificial intelligence.

Why Your Next Xbox Might Cost MORE Than Your Car Payment

Gamers looking to buy a new Xbox or PlayStation in the coming months are already bracing for higher prices, as surging demand from AI companies drives up the cost of memory chips. But as Microsoft and Sony work on their next-generation consoles, the recent price hikes on existing devices could look small by comparison. A reported internal projection at Microsoft for Project Helix, the code name for the company’s next Xbox, estimates that the system could cost consumers between $1,200 and $1,800.

The Programming Language That's a TICKING TIME BOMB Everywhere

It has been a dramatic, public and global response, but the cyber event hasn't happened yet.

You Can Now TALK to DNA — Here's What It Tells You

The new open-source model speaks the language of DNA and can help researchers understand the effects of any changes on gene activity and health.

Why AI Needs to Know CONTEXT — And What Happens If It Doesn't

Enterprise AI can generate recommendations, automate tasks, and help organizations make decisions faster. But without an understanding of how a business actually operates, even powerful models can miss the constraints and relationships that determine whether a decision is the right one. As companies look to move AI from experimentation into everyday operations, the challenge ahead…

The Digital Calendar That Finally TALKS Back to Your Family

After testing multiple models, I’m convinced voice control belongs on the family calendar. Greenlight’s Family Hub shows why.

The Robot Company Scrambling After Its SECURITY Nightmare Was Exposed

The Eiliko robot toy. | Photo by Sean Hollister / The Verge Eiliko, a cute robot charm you can hang on your bag with built-in AI conversations, turned out to be a security nightmare. It told owners that "your secrets are safe with me," but hackers could easily read complete transcripts of everything we told the toy, and that was just the beginning. The Verge and security researcher Sammy Azdoufal spent over a month trying to get in contact with the company, including emails to Energize Lab CEO

The Surface Laptops Microsoft DOESN'T Want You to Buy

With pricing in flux and new models available, here’s which Surface Laptop and Surface Pro to buy.

The Ukraine Starlink Slowdown That's Terrifying MUSK'S Partners

Suspension of Starlink service in Ukraine reinforces the uniquely elevated business risk of dealing with Musk as competitors circle.

I Worked All Day Using ONLY the iPhone Duo—Here's What Happened

A portable keyboard and kickstand make it a viable emergency workstation—even if iOS still gets in the way.

The Phone With THREE 200-Megapixel Cameras That SHOULDN'T Work

The Find X10 Pro Max’s design is still camera-centric, but less extreme than most Ultra phones. Oppo's Find X10 Pro Max is the first phone with a triple 200-megapixel camera, which you're likely to see as either a masterful feat of engineering or a load of hyped-up marketing nonsense. The truth is somewhere in the middle. We've seen 200-megapixel cameras in phones before, starting with 2022's Moto X30 Pro. This year's Vivo X300 Ultra was the first phone to feature two of them - with 200-megapi

How 333 Tor Nodes Were HIJACKED to Steal Your Secrets

For 3 days this month, 333 exit nodes were hacked in hopes of stealing sensitive data.

Google's Plan to Power Data Centers Without Building a SINGLE Plant

The tech giant is funding one of the nation’s largest “virtual power plants,” which would pay homes and businesses to adjust their energy use when grids are strained.

The Decades-Old Code That Just Forced GOVERNMENTS to Pull the PLUG

Servers that use the popular PHP programming language were exposed to a critical security bug. Millions of websites have their data at risk.

AI Agents Are Ready to Shop—But Retailers Are TERRIFIED

Using an AI agent to shop for you is a strange experience. Tech companies have marketed them as personal assistants - the democratizing of labor that ordinarily would only be available to the rich and powerful. In practice, at least for buying things, it's more like sending an anxious and apologetic teenager out to the store: They require an inordinate amount of instructions and specifications, run into technical problems regularly, and come back with solutions that are not exactly what you aske

What Claude DIDN'T Actually Invent

An investment research firm wanted to prove AI could revolutionize drug development. So they teamed up with Anthropic to see whether an unreleased version of Claude could make scorpion antivenom. It couldn't. It came up with some promising starting points, but nothing close to an actual drug, experts tell The Verge. Citrini Research, the firm behind the experiment, admitted that "none of us could claim to know anything about AI as it related to biology." That didn't stop it from trying to make

Computing's Next Leap and Permafrost's Climate THREAT

This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. How far can we push computing? On a December evening in 1959, the physicist Richard Feynman gave a lecture called “There’s Plenty of Room at the Bottom.” There is no physical…

How AI Just Changed Product Development FOREVER

Companies have long shaped their B2B marketing organizations around a core assumption: Product development would always be the time-intensive part of the business, with development timelines expected to stretch over months or even years. Since marketers couldn’t create a campaign for software that didn’t yet exist, organizations built their plans around the product calendar. CMOs sequenced their decisions based on launches, giving marketing teams time to staff up appropriately, negotiate agency

How Google Is Building a Gigawatt Power Plant WITHOUT Building One

As hyperscalers pour billions of dollars into new power plants for data centers, Google is also investing in something different: making better use of the existing grid. The tech giant announced a new deal today for a gigawatt-sized virtual power plant (VPP), which appears to be the largest deal of its kind from a hyperscaler. The approach shrinks overall power demand at key moments. Voltus, Google’s partner, pays businesses and homeowners to use less electricity at times of day when the grid is

The Wireless Mic That Just Got CHEAPER and Better

Following the launch of its wireless Mic Pro system last May featuring built-in color E Ink screens for custom branding and an array of three microphones to emulate different pickup patterns, Insta360 has announced a cheaper alternative that skips a few features many content creators might not miss. The new Insta360 Mic sits between the company's Mic Pro and the budget-friendly Mic Air, which uses much smaller screenless transmitters. While the Mic Pro is priced at $329.99 for a kit that include

The Smart Bird Feeder That FINALLY Fits Your Budget

Birdbuddy is finally launching the new smart bird feeders it originally announced at CES 2026 earlier this year, but with new names. The Birdbuddy 2 Mini is now called the Birdbuddy Nook, and it is designed to be a smaller and more affordable option the company describes as its "most accessible smart bird feeder yet." The flagship Birdbuddy 2 has been renamed the Birdbuddy Home and delivers upgrades like a redesigned camera with a wider field of view and integrated solar panels. Both models are

Why Google's Book Project Is FAILING After All These Years

The Acer Googlebook 14 (left), Lenovo Googlebook 15 (center), and HP Googlebook 14 (right). | Photo: Antonio G. Di Benedetto / The Verge EEvery Googlebook laptop we've tested so far has great hardware. The problem is the software. While Googlebook OS has exciting ideas for how a laptop and phone can work together, right now it's mostly a frustrating experience filled with annoying bugs and lackluster app support. It often feels like using an Android tablet with a keyboard and trackpad grafted

AI Agents Can Now Access Your PASSWORDS—Without Seeing Them

1Password is introducing a new feature that allows AI agents to sign into your accounts without actually seeing or handling your passwords. The aptly named 1Password for Agents doesn't give bots free reign to access all of your connected accounts - you'll still need to grant approval for sign-in requests - but should make it less cumbersome to use Agents for tasks that require them to log into various services. "Agents are starting to do real work on our behalf. The old model where you hand over

The Robot Mushroom That Does NOTHING—And People Love It

Step one in convincing people to live with robots with cameras on their faces? Disguise them as cute home decor.

Tesla's Optimus Robot Is in Production—But There's a CATCH

On Tesla's earnings call Wednesday, CEO Elon Musk announced that the company had begun early production of its humanoid robot on its high-volume line in Fremont, California. Then he laid out what still needs work: the robot's hands, its safety, reliability, and durability, and the artificial intelligence needed to make it a productive tool. "There's still quite a lot of work to do with regard to the AI and the robot for it to be truly useful for open-ended tasks," Musk said. "At some point, the

GM Wants Your Car to Become Your PERSONAL AI Assistant

When General Motors launched OnStar 30 years ago, it was a novel way to connect people to the internet while they were inside their cars: Press the button on the rearview mirror, and the system calls an OnStar agent who can see your location, give directions, and send out first responders in the event of a crash. That was years before the first iPhone debuted. Today, most people carry smartphones that can give directions and detect crashes.  To go beyond those use cases, OnStar is now getting an

AI Just Exposed the Internet's BIGGEST Security Flaw

The BBC's technology correspondent Joe Tidy explains how it happened, and what it means for you.

The Railway Security Breach That Just Exposed EVERYONE's Secret Keys

The vibe-coding platform said all of its customers should revoke and rotate their private keys, after hackers were able to decrypt some customer secrets.

Bill Gates Just Warned Us to Brace for 20 Years of AI CHAOS

Today, I’m talking to Bill Gates, cofounder and former CEO of Microsoft and chairman of the Gates Foundation. You may have noticed Bill in the news more lately — he’s been on something of a tour for the past few months, ever since publishing an essay in late August titled “The turbulent AI era is here. The choices we make now are critical.” In his piece, Gates ratcheted up his rhetoric around AI safety, writing that “even under the best circumstances, the transition to this new AI era will be on

Anthropic Just Launched the AI Agent That Could REPLACE Your Workflow

Claude Duet is available through waitlist for Pro and Max plan users

The $33M Pendant That Only Listens to YOU

Nirva will ship its $249 ambient AI pendant by the end of the year.

The New iPhone Duo Label That Could CHANGE How You Choose Apps

Apple is rolling out a new badge in the App Store to indicate whether an app is optimized for its new foldable. The new "Made for iPhone Duo" badge will appear across apps and games that work with the device's extra screen real estate. Though Apple doesn't include an image of what this badge might look like, it highlighted some of the ways apps are taking advantage of the Duo's inner and outer screens. Netflix, for example, will display shows and movies that take up the whole inner display, whil

Why the Atari VCS Saga Is Finally ENDING Next Year

Following a decade long saga of delays, name changes, and Atari having to assure backers of a crowdfunding campaign that its retro console wasn't doomed, the Atari VCS platform is being retired early next year. On February 1st, 2027, the Atari VCS software store is shutting down, according to an announcement posted to the Atari Club Discord and shared by Tom's Hardware. With a design loosely inspired by the original Atari 2600 - minus a cartridge slot - the VCS was a Linux-based, AMD-powered min

Why Nvidia's Jensen Huang Says 2029 Memory Glut Fears Are WRONG

Nvidia's Jensen Huang told CNBC that a surplus of memory supply is unlikely by 2029, as memory stocks have taken a beating in the past week.

The $15B DeepSeek Just Raised Days After U.S. RESTRICTIONS Hit

DeepSeek has reportedly raised $15 billion in one of China's largest funding rounds, just days after the US ordered federal agencies to remove its technology over national security concerns.

The Legal Assault That's FORCING Big Tech to Surrender

A series of lawsuits has created a new de facto regulatory regime as courts order companies like Meta and Google to change their business practices — and pay up.

The $150 Phone That Looks Like a Fold But ISN'T

The design of widescreen folding phones like the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8, Huawei Pura X View, and now the iPhone Duo, is starting to influence traditional slab phones. Similar to the Huawei Pura X View that launched in China in August, the new Coolpad Cool X Wide has a much wider screen than what's typically seen in non-folding phones. The screen real estate is more on par with what you get from a tiny tablet, or what the iPhone Duo and Galaxy Z Fold 8 offer when closed, minus huge price tags, b

Apple's Folding Phone Arrives — But DON'T Make These Mistakes

Apple’s first folding phone arrives in stores on Friday, bringing the advantages of a flexible display to iPhone loyalists. Such devices also have their own unique care and protection considerations. Folding screen phones have their upsides. Owners can have a pocket-size device that expands into a bigger seamless screen and can also act as its own stand or tripod. But the technology also requires a bit more attention than a traditional smartphone. Many users have reported shipping dates for preo

Why Spotify Is Betting Everything on AI AGENTS Choosing It

Spotify co-CEO Gustav Söderström explains why the rise of AI agents could be good news for the music service.

Evaluators Just Found Vulnerabilities in OpenAI's Monitoring SYSTEM

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman pledged to grant independent evaluators "employee-like access" to the company to help address mounting safety concerns.

Why Refurbished Samsung Phones on Amazon Are Suddenly EVERYWHERE

I recently bought a used Galaxy phone, and now Samsung is leaning into that market on Amazon after raising prices on its newest phones. Its certified renewed phones are available on Amazon for the first time, with a new battery and a one-year warranty. They currently start at $489 for the Galaxy S24 FE with 128GB of storage, significantly less than its $649 launch price, or $699 for the current-gen S26 FE. I got that exact same phone in August after cracking the screen on my Nothing CMF Phone 1.

The Mac Mini Deal With a Catch You NEED to Know

Apple’s Mac Mini M4 is one of the best mini computers you can buy, and it’s $150 off. While it’s a good deal on a new, older-generation model, it’s more expensive than it was at launch.

Why Spotify Is About to KICK People Off Family Plans

Spotify told investors its roll out of QR code verification to ensure Family Plan members live in the same household is not a "crackdown," just a routine improvement.

Why Big Tech Is DESPERATE to Win Over These Communities

With host communities across the U.S. turning against their gargantuan data centers, America’s technology giants are promising to take fewer taxpayer handouts, keep fewer secrets or shower more money onto the communities willing to allow the server warehouses. The new raft of promises from the world’s richest companies comes as anti-data center sentiment has become a potent issue in the midterm elections, with control of Congress and 36 governors’ offices on the line. Despite backing from Presid

The Coffee Maker Deal That's Too Good to IGNORE

The Fellow Aiden Precision Coffee Maker is a smart, high-end machine that offers pour-over quality. You can get it refurbished from the brand for 25 percent off.

The iPad Keyboard Deal With One Small CATCH

You can outfit your iPad Air or iPad Pro with one of Apple’s slick Magic Keyboards for considerably less than the accessory usually costs at Woot. I won’t bury the catch I teased in the headline; These cases have a 90-day warranty via Woot, and aren’t eligible for AppleCare. That said, Woot says they’re in “pristine condition, with essentially no visible signs of use.” If you’re still interested, the savings should be worth it. The most affordable option is the Magic Keyboard for the 13-inch iPa

The Three Letters Causing CHAOS Across the Entire Web

Two vulnerabilities found in the programming language PHP put enormous swaths of the internet in danger. By some accounts, up to 70 percent of websites use PHP in some capacity. It powers Wikipedia, WordPress, Drupal, and a host of other popular sites and platforms, including DeviantArt and 4Chan, which were temporarily shut down after the vulnerabilities were disclosed. Even governments weren’t immune. But it’s not as simple as updating a few servers. The vulnerability exists in every version o

The Musk Feud Forcing Countries to ABANDON Starlink

Governments or companies looking for an alternative to SpaceX's Starlink are faced with few options, as Amazon, Eutelsat and others are far behind.

Why Meta Just Burned Through BILLIONS and Wall Street Is PANICKING

Prices for the social media giant's 5-year credit default swaps are reaching all-time highs as investors signal growing credit concerns.

Uber Just Put 30,000 Employees on an AI That Could REPLACE Them

The ride share giant previously deployed a much smaller pilot for ChatGPT Work, but is now taking the enterprise agent company-wide.

Why AI Giants Are Suddenly Spending MILLIONS on Washington Lobbyists

It was a busy summer for AI lobbyists. Anthropic, OpenAI, and Nvidia each had their highest-spending lobbying quarter between July and September, federal disclosures show. Nvidia spent the most of the group at $2.2 million, followed by Anthropic's $2.1 million and OpenAI's $1.5 million. Compared to other Big Tech companies with long-established presences in Washington, the sums aren't out of the ordinary. Microsoft, for example, has spent at least $2 million a quarter going back to 2021, and Goo

Tesla's CYBERCAB Plan That Could Change Transportation Forever

The company is looking to roll the gold two-seater robotaxis out to other U.S. cities this year, even as it goes mum on the number of paid rides.

Microsoft Just KILLED the Space Where Employees Built Their Best Ideas

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella at a hackathon event in 2016. | Image: Microsoft Microsoft is closing down The Garage, a set of popular maker spaces where employees worked on experimental projects and collaborated on surprising new apps and hardware during the company's annual hackathon events. "We're winding down The Garage program as a centralized function," says Microsoft in an internal FAQ to employees, seen by Notepad. "We will continue to explore new ways to help employees build skills, coll

TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 Celebrates 200 Startups That Could Change EVERYTHING

Among the Startup Battlefield 200 were many industry-defining companies exhibiting and pitching on the Showcase Stage. Here are the standouts.

The Code FLAW That Just Brought Down Thousands of Websites WORLDWIDE

Governments and businesses around the world scrambled to prevent hackers from exploiting a vulnerability in PHP, a popular programming language.

Why This Animation Studio Says AI Is 'ANTITHETICAL to Everything We Are'

Wildwood is the most ambitious film yet from Laika, the stop-motion studio best known for the likes of Coraline and ParaNorman. It's a sprawling fantasy adventure that took five years to complete. The process involved more 230 puppets - including 36 of the main character Prue alone - which were brought to life by a team of 49 animators. All told, more than 1,000 artists worked on the film in some form. The painstaking process that goes into making a Laika film offers a distinct counterpoint to t

Why You Should Worry LESS About Data Centers and MORE About Data

Welcome to AI Decoded, Fast Company‘s weekly newsletter that breaks down the most important news in the world of AI. I’m Mark Sullivan, a senior writer at Fast Company, covering emerging tech, AI, and tech policy. Sign up to receive this newsletter every week via email here. And if you have comments on this issue and/or ideas for future ones, drop me a line at sullivan@fastcompany.com, and follow me on X @thesullivan. Google’s Spirit Airlines deal could be just the start While data centers remai

The Browser Everyone Loved Just Announced It's SHUTTING DOWN

Arc’s website today. | Screenshot: The Verge The Browser Company plans to "sunset" its Arc browser on December 22nd, according to a post on the Arc website. The company moved on to developing its AI-focused Dia browser last year, but it had continued to maintain Arc. Now, the innovative browser will be going away for good. The shutdown is happening in a few stages. Starting today, you can't make new Arc accounts. On November 23rd, on iOS and Android, the Browse for Me and "other AI features"

Hackers Exploited PHP Flaws DAYS Before Anyone Could Patch Them

Hackers attempted to exploit the PHP flaws impacting sites across the web days before they were patched, according to a report from Amazon Threat Intelligence. CJ Moses, Amazon chief information security officer, writes that the company's security team found a PHP2Shell exploit attempt on October 17th through a monitoring system designed to bait hackers, as reported earlier by Wired and Bleeping Computer. On Wednesday, websites scrambled to apply a patch for two critical security vulnerabilities

Chinese Hackers Spied on THOUSANDS After Breaching This IT Giant

Microsoft points the blame for ConnectWise's breach at a China-aligned hacker, which relied on AI agents to rapidly hack into thousands of its customers.

The Security FLAW That's Forcing a Worldwide Computer SCRAMBLE

Websites were taken offline after the developers of programming language PHP said "critical vulnerabilities" had been discovered.

The $25 BILLION Fine That Left Meta SHOCKED

Meta will appeal a ruling imposing the largest fine Mark Zuckerberg has ever seen.

How Hackers Used an OLD Game and AI to Break the Switch 2

The Nintendo Switch 2 has apparently been jailbroken, and a modder has already shown the console running a custom version of Mario Kart World featuring new playable characters like Cinnamoroll, the red Angry Bird, Peter Griffin, and Steve from Minecraft. i jailbroke the nintendo switch 2 so i modded cinnamoroll, peter griffin, hatsune miku, and more into Mario Kart World, a switch 2 exclusive now watch my friends and i get cooked by bots learn more and get the exploit https://t.co/ykjgyfrFRp p

The Fatal Moment Tesla's 'Self-Driving' Technology FAILED

A 71-year-old man was fatally hit by a Tesla operating in Full Self-Driving (FSD) mode while crossing I-80 in Vallejo, CA around 2:30 AM on Thursday, reports the San Francisco Chronicle. The California Highway Patrol's statement to media outlets says it reviewed video of the accident from the Tesla's dashcam, which "showed the Tesla's brakes being applied as the vehicle steered to the left in an effort to avoid the pedestrian […] Despite these evasive actions, the right front portion of the Tesl

Microsoft Claims Its AI Knows More Than Your DOCTOR

Microsoft AI chief Mustafa Suleyman. | Getty Images For years, AI leaders have touted healthcare as one of the clearest examples of where their technology will improve lives. Now "it is finally here," Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman tells The Verge. The company claims to have developed an AI-powered tool it says can diagnose conditions up to four times more accurately than human doctors. The findings, published Thursday in one of the world's most prestigious journals, Science, are based on t

Amazon Just Changed What Your Kindle Subscription MEANS

The plus-ification of subscription services continues unabated with Amazon becoming the latest company to follow suit with a Kindle Unlimited rebrand. The subscription service is now known as Kindle Plus but will continue to offer unlimited access to a select collection of ebooks, comics, and magazines from the Kindle catalog for $11.99 per month. Thousands of those titles will also still have access to companion audiobooks so you can switch back and forth between reading and listening exactly w

Meta's Vision: Your AI Assistant Talking to THEIRS

Mark Zuckerberg is barrelling toward a future in which an autonomous network of AI agents will run our lives - shopping for us, working for us, talking to other people's AI agents for us. Are humans ready for this very specific and unrelenting vision of a life in which we communicate primarily through bot proxies? Actually, don't answer that. The more urgent question coming off Meta's quarterly earnings call Wednesday night is more likely to be: "Is he?" Zuckerberg is staking Meta's future on Mu

Anker Soundcore Space 2 Hit Their LOWEST Price Ever

The Anker Soundcore Space 2 are a good deal even at full price. The fact they’re 18 percent off is just icing on the cake.

Microsoft Claims Its AI Just BEAT Doctors at Their Own Game

Microsoft’s new AI diagnostic system beat generalist doctors on hard cases, according to a study in Science. But most of the improvement seems to come from the AI models underneath, not from Microsoft’s system itself.

Former OpenAI Leader Just Launched Something That Could REPLACE Lab Scientists

The new startup raised a $215 million round led by Lightspeed.

Refurbished PS5 Deal Includes Second Controller for Just $18 EXTRA

A lot of people are snagging a PlayStation 5 ahead of Grand Theft Auto VI’s November 19th launch. You could pay full price at one of many retailers, but why do that when you can save $100 on a Sony-refurbished console that has the same one-year warranty? It’s a great time to consider one because company has a new limited-time bundle. Through this page, you can select either a refurbished digital or disc-based console for $499 or $549, respectively, and add a refurbished DualSense to your order t

Delta Turns iPhone Duo Into Your Dream FOLDING Handheld

The Duo has a Nintendo DS-like shape anyway, so Delta 2.0 is running with it. | Image: Riley Testut The Delta gaming emulator has been upgraded with a plethora of new goodies and support updates, which includes optimizing it for Apple's iPhone Duo. Delta 2.0 also introduces Sega Genesis games, animated controller skins, custom Pokémon DLC experiences, and a new UI that was built around supporting Liquid Glass. Adding support for the iPhone Duo is an obvious standout here - if you looked at App

AI Agents Can Now Log Into Your Accounts WITHOUT Seeing Your Password

The new feature allows agents to log into a customer's personal accounts while still protecting the private credentials that secure those accounts.

Canva Just Launched Something That Could Replace Your DESIGNER

Canva is making its new image model available to all users, promising better, more customizable performance at lower costs.

Discord Just Fixed the Thing That's Been Annoying Users FOREVER

Discord's latest update released today has a big improvement for Markdown previews: they should now render correctly instead of with "a bunch of symbols," according to the company. LLMs and AI agents often rely on Markdown files for instructions and context, so these improved previews could be helpful for people sharing information about AI projects on the platform. "When you upload a Markdown (.md) file, you'll now see the file rendered all nice and neat and pretty instead of with a bunch of sy

Gen Z's New Favorite App Is a THROWBACK to Old Instagram

From Lower East Side and Bushwick art kids in New York City, to skaters in Philadelphia and undergrads in Chicago, a new app called Posting2 is weaving together the diverse tapestry that is Gen Z—unhingedness and all. The app, which was started in Chicago by web developer Brady Sheridan, feels like taking a time machine back to the 2010s, with thousands of users posting square photos to a chronological feed with no algorithm, overflowing with shitposts and candid shots of daily life. Its famili

The FOUNDATIONS of Scalable AI Finally Explained

A scalable AI system requires a strong foundation. Data, engineering, platforms, operating models, and governance must converge to work as one. This session from MIT Technology Review’s EmTech Future conference explores what it takes to build that foundation in a highly regulated environment and how a responsible, trustworthy implementation can turn emerging capabilities, including agentic…

The New Fire TV Stick 4K Is Already HALF Off

Despite being announced just a few weeks ago, both Amazon and Best Buy are now offering the latest Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K for 50 percent off, bringing the price down to an all-time low of $29.99. The most notable new feature is that the Fire TV Stick 4K no longer requires a separate power connection, meaning it can draw all the juice it needs from the USB port on your TV. It supports 4K at up to 60fps, with HDR10 Plus for higher contrast, although it’s worth noting that it doesn’t allow for sid

The AI Battle That's Making EVERY Tech Giant Scramble

OpenAI is launching its decision model to the world. Can it compete with the original Jev?

The iPhone Feature That's Making Samsung PANIC

Searches for Samsung foldables just happened to skyrocket following iPhone Duo unveiling.

The Instrument Amp That's Rewriting the Rules of SOUND

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EXCLUSIVE: Musk’s public endorsement of SpaceX-Tesla deal may throw a wrench in talks  Reuters SpaceX and Tesla Are Joined at the Hip. A Merger Would Make It Formal.  WSJ How a merged SpaceX-Tesla might navigate its China problem  Reuters Tesla and SpaceX: Why does Elon Musk want to merge the companies?  BBC Musk Tries to Lock In His Tesla-SpaceX Dream Before Trump’s Exit  Bloomberg.com

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Scotland editor James Cook visits Rosebank - the UK's largest known untapped oilfield - in the North Atlantic.

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The bank says it is using more AI leading to a 5% reduction in its workforce.

Why Tesla Investors Are Walking Away From Elon Musk's PROMISES

SpaceX merger commentary is arguably the biggest thing on the minds of Tesla investors right now — and Musk had nothing new to offer on Wednesday.

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The CHINA Problem That Could Doom a SpaceX-Tesla Merger

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U.K. banks Barclays said Thursday it plans to cut 5,000 staff, citing efficiency savings from AI.

Why Wall Street Thinks the Market's Freefall Might Be OVER

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Why Buying Your First Home Now Takes TWICE as Long

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Meta’s core advertising business delivered a strong quarter, but investors are now eyeing promising new businesses around the Muse personal assistant.

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David's Bridal told CNBC exclusively that it's planning to spin off its AI platform, Pearl, into a stand-alone publicly traded company.

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An earnings briefing on Wednesday revealed ad revenue has slowed since the European Union introduced the Less-Personalized Ads models at the beginning of this year.

American Airlines Just Warned of DEEPER Losses Despite Record REVENUE

It's the fourth major U.S. carrier to cut its 2026 forecast this month because of a spike in fuel costs.

The Household Products Driving P&G's SURPRISING Earnings BEAT

Procter & Gamble topped Wall Street's estimates for its quarterly earnings and revenue.

Comcast's Broadband DOWNTURN Continues Despite World Cup and Peacock BOOST

Comcast’s third-quarter results were buoyed by a surge in advertising tied to the Spanish-language telecast on NBCU’s Telemundo, a profit at its Peacock streaming service and the box-office performance of films like “The Odyssey,” but revenue in most parts of the company’s cable-and-media empire dipped as the Philadelphia media conglomerate faced challenges in its core […]

Why Investors Can't FORGET What IBM Did in July

Shares in International Business Machines declined 5% in Thursday’s premarket trading as investors digested the company’s third-quarter results.

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Comcast is in the process of spinning off its media business into a separate publicly traded company.

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Earnings reports from big technology companies spooked investors and the price of oil jumped to its highest level in months.

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Joe Rogan’s Spotify deal and PAVE Studios’ Disney+ and Hulu agreement show how podcast rights deals, licensing and video distribution could reshape podcasting.

The Retirement Strategy One 58-Year-Old REFUSES to Touch

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Initial filings for unemployment insurance slipped to a seasonally adjusted 194,000.

The 3 Questions Every AI Investor MUST Ask Right Now

Your stock portfolio may have more AI overlap than you realize.

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General Motors' plans will require quite a lot of customers' trust.

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“I don’t want to enter retirement owing six figures when we have the cash to clear it.”

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Investors have been steadily pouring money into the Invesco S&P 500 Quality ETF this year.

AI Stocks SLIDE as Spending Anxiety Festers After Earnings

AI stocks are down on Thursday morning after Tesla and Meta’s third-quarter earnings renewed concerns about high spending and tech development.

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Iran is going to grow more desperate as oil money dries up, which makes the country even more dangerous.

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Investors are flooding back into Treasurys for safety to hedge the risks of more AI fallout in stocks and credit markets.

Mortgage Rates Above 7% Are Now CRUSHING Home Prices Nationwide

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David Ellison's father, billionaire and Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison, has a history with Musk.

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With vehicle prices soaring and ownership increasingly out of reach, some young adults are discovering that life without a car leaves them with breathing room to spend on other things

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He has bought some good PR and gets to live and work where he wants.

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Why 5,000 Bankers Just Lost Their Jobs to AI OVERNIGHT

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Beth Kobliner, author of “Get a Financial Life,” explains why today’s young people face a tougher financial world and reveals the three money moves she would make first.

The Cancer Vaccine Data LEAK That Crashed Moderna's Stock

Moderna and Merck are expected to share the Phase 3 data for their experimental cancer vaccine this weekend at a medical conference.

Why AI Debt and French Bonds Are About to Face Their BIGGEST Test

Bond markets are signaling unease over AI financing costs and sovereign debt in parts of Europe. More stress tests are coming.

What Wall Street Just Discovered About AI That's Costing Investors BILLIONS

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The MERGER That Could Reshape America's Tech EMPIRE

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460 kW charging and 450 miles of range are among the reasons the EV is the one to get.

The $130 BILLION Vanishing Act That Just Hit the World's RICHEST

Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Larry Page, Sergey Brin, Michael Dell and Mark Zuckerberg lost a combined 12-figure sum on Thursday.

Older Americans Just Lost $3 BILLION to This Growing Threat

Older Americans reported $2.1 billion in fraud losses of at least $100,000, accounting for 70% of the $3 billion lost overall, according to the FTC.

Airbnb Hosts Are FURIOUS About What They Can No Longer Make You Do

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Wall Street may be starting to price in the scenario everyone fears: a full-scale regional conflict that could further choke off global energy supplies and unleash a fresh wave of turmoil across financial markets.

Why ABC Affiliates Are FURIOUS About Disney's Super Bowl Plan

Disney is airing the Super Bowl on ABC, ESPN, Disney+, ESPN2, ESPNU, and NFL Network, to the chagrin of local station affiliates.

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A man from Surrey is now a millionaire after selling a collection of Pokémon cards at auction.

Sheryl Sandberg Warns: The Manosphere Is DESTROYING Women's Careers

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A Social Media Leak Just Erased BILLIONS From This Pharma Giant

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Musk's BILLION-DOLLAR Bet on a Studio Drowning in DEBT

Skydance is $80 billion in debt following its acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery.

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Every company is suddenly an AI company. Compute is an asset. Cars are flying. We’ve been promised robots — again. It’s time again to dig through earnings reports, listen to investor calls, and call out the latest wins and losses from around the tech sector and what it means for where the companies go next. Sure, let’s smoosh SpaceX and Tesla together, who cares Just because Tesla’s Optimus is in production doesn’t mean it’s actually ready In Meta’s version of the future, I’ll have my Muse

Liz Morentin Launches Greenvalley Media & Marketing

Veteran communications exec Liz Morentin has launched Greenvalley Media & Marketing, focusing on entertainment, media and technology companies and their leaders. Morentin most recently served as SVP and head of global communications and brand strategy at Virgin Music Group, and over the years has held top roles at Warner Bros. Records, Paradigm Talent Agency, Live […]

Why Investors Are FLEEING to Safety Right Now

‘It’s a take-back trade,’ says PGIM’s Tipp. ‘Not an all-out fear of recession type of situation.’

Why Fewer Babies Are Getting MORE EXPENSIVE Diapers

“Fewer babies in each household means parents spend more per baby,” Procter & Gamble’s CFO says.

The Market Split That's Giving Investors BRUTAL Whiplash

The artificial-intelligence trade is on the ropes. CNN’s “Fear & Greed” index is screaming fear, and the yield on the 10-year Treasury note just clinched its biggest daily drop since the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank.

Why Wall Street's PANIC Over CoreWeave Might Be PREMATURE

Stop listening to market pundits and start looking at market performance.

AI Stocks SLIP as Oil Hits Five-Month HIGH—What's Happening?

Drops for stocks in the artificial-intelligence industry are dragging markets down worldwide on Thursday, while oil prices hit their highest levels since May on worries about the war with Iran. The S&P 500 sank 1.3% following even sharper losses in Asia, whose markets are full of AI and other technology stocks. The Nasdaq composite was down 2.4%, as of 12:56 p.m. ET, but stocks outside of tech did better, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down a more modest 40 points, or 0.1%. AI-related

Zuckerberg's Shocking Plan to Keep BILLIONS Without Losing CONTROL

A newly launched stock class being offered was partially engineered to help Meta founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg pay the "billionaire's tax," should the measure be voted into law.

Japan's Inflation Just Hit a Number Nobody SAW Coming

Core inflation, which strips out prices of fresh food, was in line with than the 2.1% forecast by economists polled by Reuters.

Why Britain's Lights Almost Went OUT This Winter

The assurance from the National Energy System Operator comes amid concern from its engineers about their ability to ensure adequate supply.

Former Reebok Leaders Launch New Training Shoe BRAND

Unsung, a new Boston sneaker brand from former Reebok leaders with Patrice Bergeron as an advisor, debuts the Snapback Trainer for hockey and lacrosse athletes.

The REAL Reason America's Leaders Keep Getting OLDER

No country for young men and women: why do older politicians seem to have such a tight grip on the US political system?

Trump Officials Make EMERGENCY Supreme Court Push on Border Project

Trump officials ask Supreme Court to let border security project resume in national park  The Washington Post Trump administration asks Supreme Court to allow border wall construction to resume in Big Bend region  CBS News Trump administration asks justices to allow border wall construction to continue  SCOTUSblog Trump administration asks Supreme Court to lift halt on Big Bend border wall  AP News Trump Administration Asks Supreme Court to Allow Border Wall Construction  The New York Times

Trump's Emergency Request to the Supreme Court About the BORDER

A lower court judge had halted the administration’s plan to erect hundreds of miles of barriers in the Big Bend region of Texas.

Why One of America's Most Powerful Political Groups Just STOPPED Spending

The pro-Israel lobbying group and influential political donor announced it would no longer endorse candidates or give directly to campaigns, instead mobilizing its members to give individually.

The Counties Where Federal Agents Will Be WATCHING Voters

The department has long deployed election monitors, but the Trump administration's unprecedented steps to try to wrestle control over elections have led to new concerns about DOJ monitoring this year.

The BRUTAL Punishment Awaiting Criminals Who Skip Sentencing

Judges will be given new powers to impose tougher prison punishments on offenders who refuse to face their victims' families during sentencing.

The Government Wants Your BABY Signed Up — But There's a Catch

Social Security is looking to reverse an initially slow uptake on Trump accounts

Why This Texas Candidate Just FIRED BACK at Elon Musk

Musk in September donated $158 million to a Republican Super PAC, which sent that cash to a PAC backing GOP Senate nominee Ken Paxton, Talarico's opponent.

The TESTY Michigan Debate That Just Got Even More Heated

Michigan Senate Debate Live Updates: El-Sayed and Rogers Face Off After Testy First Clash  The New York Times In second debate, Rogers questions El-Sayed’s loyalties. It’s ‘beneath you,’ Democrat responds.  MLive.com Midterm election live updates: In Michigan and Kansas Senate debates, Republicans make careful breaks with Trump  CNN The lingering tension from 2024 that could cost Democrats the Michigan Senate race  The Boston Globe Michigan Senate debate live: El-Sayed, Rogers face off again  MS

What Kansas Voters Just Learned That Changes EVERYTHING

The Republican incumbent, Roger Marshall, is facing a surprisingly tough challenge from the Democratic nominee, Adam Hamilton.

The Loyalty Test That's DIVIDING Michigan Right Now

Abdul El-Sayed accused Mike Rogers of being overly devoted to President Trump. Mr. Rogers accused Dr. El-Sayed of not enough loyalty to the country. It was still more cordial than their last debate.

Judge BLOCKS Trump's Controversial Voter Fraud Hunt

The ruling largely blocked homeland security agents from carrying out field interviews in nine states, including California, as part of a sprawling effort to find noncitizens registered to vote.

Why Trump's Insults Flow in Only ONE Direction

The latest rift with President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine serves as a reminder that President Trump readily lashes out at other world leaders, only to grow outraged if they fight back.

Trump CHEERS Rally Violence — And He's Not Hiding It

‘Man, I loved that’: Trump cheers South Carolina rally attender who hit protester  The Guardian President Trump urges South Carolina voters to support Darline Graham  WLOS ‘There’s a lot of worry’: GOP sounds the alarm about Darline Graham as Trump swoops in — again  MS NOW Trump rallies for Darline Graham in South Carolina’s US Senate race  AP News Live updates: Trump campaigns for Sen. Darline Graham in South Carolina  NBC News

Democrats Accuse Trump of SECRET Campaign to Manipulate Elections

States say the administration's steps reflect federal overreach and are meant to sow distrust in the outcome of the election.

What Kansas Senate Candidates REVEALED in Their Debate

Farmers, Health Care and Highways: 5 Takeaways from the Kansas Senate Debate  The New York Times Roger Marshall and Adam Hamilton face off in fiery final Kansas Senate debate  NBC News As Kansas Senate race tightens, Marshall argues opponent is just another Democrat, while Hamilton says he's "independent-minded"  CBS News 5 Things to Know About Senator Roger Marshall of Kansas  The New York Times Fact Check: Marshall and Hamilton debate in race for Kansas seat in U.S. Senate  Kansas City Star

Wisconsin's Gubernatorial Candidates Face Off in CRITICAL Debate

Watch WISN 12's Commitment 2026 Wisconsin Gubernatorial Debate  WISN Four Takeaways From the Debate for Wisconsin Governor  The New York Times Takeaways from the Tom Tiffany, David Crowley governor TV debate  Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Wisconsin governor candidates tangle over the economy, Trump and the 2020 election in tense debate  NBC News 11 claims about the candidates for Wisconsin governor — and the facts  Wisconsin Watch

Why Trump Is Rushing to DEEP-RED South Carolina

Trump visits deep-red S.C. as Senate seat is at risk of slipping to Democrats  The Washington Post 2026 Midterm Elections: Trump, Democrats Campaign  Fox News President Trump urges South Carolina voters to support Darline Graham  WLOS ‘Man, I loved that’: Trump cheers South Carolina rally attender who hit protester  The Guardian ‘There’s a lot of worry’: GOP sounds the alarm about Darline Graham as Trump swoops in — again  MS NOW

Why Vivek Ramaswamy Is Doubling Down Despite Bipartisan FURY

As Ohio attack ad draws bipartisan heat, Vivek Ramaswamy doubles down  The Washington Post Vance Defends Ramaswamy Ad Featuring Acton’s Mother Despite Backlash  The New York Times Ohio Secretary of State reviewing complaints over ad featuring Dr. Amy Acton’s mother  WSYX Vance praises Ramaswamy for having 'audacity' to run controversial Amy Acton ad  ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos ‘Stop whining’: Vance tells Republicans to back Vivek Ramaswamy amid ad controversy  The Times of

The Door-Knocking Campaign a Federal Judge Just Ruled ILLEGAL

Judge rules against DHS's policy of knocking on doors to track down possible noncitizen voters  CBS News Federal agents knock on doors to track down possible noncitizen voters ahead of midterms  CBS News Judge Restricts D.H.S. Field Operations Aimed at Unearthing Voter Fraud  The New York Times Judge curbs Trump administration’s hunt for noncitizen voters in some states, citing flawed data  CNN Bay Area judge blocks Trump voter fraud operation in California, 8 other states  Yahoo

The Texas Senate Seat Elon Musk Is Allegedly Trying to BUY

Musk has emerged as a key financial backer of outside groups supporting Republican Senate candidate Ken Paxton, while publicly attacking his Democratic rival on X.

What Federal Agents Found at Ilhan Omar's DC HOME

U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar says she will move out of her Washington, D.C., home that federal agents searched last week

The Congressman Who Voted to Cut Healthcare for 62% of His DISTRICT

Republican U.S. Rep. David Valadao is fighting for reelection in central California. 6 in 10 residents of his district are covered by Medicaid, which he voted to cut last year.

How Trump's Map Gave Republicans an UNFAIR Advantage

President Trump, seeking to reshape the voting map, prompted a rare wave of mid-decade redistricting that gave Republicans a boost for holding the House. But the voters will determine if it works.

Why Trump Merchandise Stores Are CLOSING Everywhere

At least four Trump merchandise stores have closed this year. Store owners say with Trump in his final term, there isn't as much to fire up his consumer fan base and sales have softened.

Why Farm Country Is Turning Against TRUMP

President Trump's attempts to bring beef prices down has potentially backfired politically in several key states.

Why America's Heartland Is Turning Against the GOP NOW

The Shocking SHIFT in Young Voter Support for Democrats

In the new Times/Siena poll, 70 percent of young voters identified as Democrats or leaned that way — a jump from just two years ago.

The Texas Lawmaker's Record That's DIVIDING His Party

He described himself as a progressive fighter. Now, he is seeking Republican votes.

The People Who Think 2020 Was STOLEN Could Control Your Vote in 2028

A host of election-denying candidates are running for attorney general in states across the country.

The Bipartisan Bill That Could SPEED UP Rare Disease Cures

A new bipartisan bill aims to speed rare disease drug development by making clinical trials faster, cheaper and more accessible to patients.

Trump's Tariffs Are LOOMING Over This Critical Senate Race

The Maine Senate race between Republican incumbent Susan Collins and Democrat Troy Jackson presents a laboratory for public sentiment on Trump's Canada tariffs.

The Economic Number That Could DESTROY Trump's Midterm Hopes

Eight out of 10 Americans now rate the economy as fair or poor, one of several findings in a CNBC poll that show why Republican candidates face uphill battles.

The California Tax That Could TARGET Every Billionaire

California's billionaire wealth tax, Proposition 40, looks like a close call based on recent polls. Here is what to know before Election Day on Nov. 3.

The Fake Pollster Who May Have ALTERED 2026 Election Results

Wedgewood Polls admitted that it had made up its survey results. Some candidates say those faked numbers killed their campaigns.

The 'BIZARRE' Pre-Dawn Raid Forcing Ilhan Omar to FLEE Her Home

The congresswoman said federal agents seized over a dozen items, including cell phones and notebooks, as part of a federal investigation.

Trump Critic Faces RACKETEERING Charges in Shocking Reversal

The investigation into the Democrat predates the current Trump administration. But the timing of the indictment before the midterms has raised eyebrows.

Ilhan Omar FLEEING Her Home After Bizarre Pre-Dawn Raid

Ilhan Omar says 'bizarre' pre-dawn raid on her home is forcing her to leave  BBC Ilhan Omar issues stunning admission when confronted with brother marriage rumors  Fox News Rep. Ilhan Omar says she will move out of her Washington, DC, home after federal search  WBAL-TV Rep. Ilhan Omar details early-morning raid she says was ‘designed’ to ‘freak’ her out  MS NOW Ilhan Omar investigation appears focused on immigration fraud, ex-DOJ lawyer says  NewsNation

AI and Its Dangers Are Embedded in the MIDTERM Elections

The midterms are the first elections in which artificial intelligence is integrated into every major social media platform. Efforts to blunt its harms are uneven.

What Trump Just Asked Google to DO to the Atlantic Ocean

President Donald Trump, who has already renamed two bodies of water after America, said he would like to redub the Atlantic Ocean as well — but that the CEO of Google pushed back on the idea. At a rally at Clemson University in South Carolina Tuesday evening, Trump told the crowd, “So we have a […]

What Google's CEO Told Trump About His OCEAN Obsession

After renaming Lake Ontario and the Gulf of Mexico on Google Maps following Trump's executive orders, Google CEO Sundar Pichai might be drawing the line at the Atlantic Ocean. As reported earlier by the Washington Post, Trump said at a Wednesday night rally that he would "probably pass" on renaming the Atlantic after he contacted Pichai about it, to which Pichai allegedly replied, "Please don't ask us to do that." Trump claimed Pichai said, "No, no, no. This time, I'm not doing it," adding "Ocea

Trump Ordered to Face BBC Under OATH by December 11

Trump's lawyers had requested that his deposition be conducted between Jan. 11 and Jan. 22.

The Lawmaker Who Just Got Caught in a TRAFFICKING Conspiracy

Virginia Democratic state senator L. Louise Lucas has been indicted on charges stemming from a marijuana trafficking conspiracy and corruption probe, the DOJ says.

Trump Ordered to Answer Questions Under OATH in BBC Lawsuit

Trump is suing the BBC over an episode of Panorama that edited together two different sections of a speech he gave in 2021.

The Foreign Crypto Deals That Could DESTROY Trump's Campaign

"We're suing to stop the corruption and to force President Trump to return the profits to American taxpayers," attorney Matt Pelikan told CNBC.

The UNRULY Moments That Defined Two Dozen Candidate Debates

POLITICO watched all the key Senate and gubernatorial debates so you didn’t have to

High-Ranking Virginia Democrat Just Got CHARGED With Corruption

High-ranking Virginia state Democrat charged in public corruption case  NBC News Powerful Democratic Virginia lawmaker Lucas is accused of leading a marijuana criminal conspiracy  Yahoo Feds charge Virginia Sen. Louise Lucas, 6 others in alleged marijuana racketeering scheme  WSET Virginia state senator indicted, accused of leading a marijuana distribution enterprise  Fox News Sen. L. Louise Lucas vows to fight federal drug trafficking and fraud charges  WAVY.com

Ohio Governor CONDEMNS Ramaswamy Ad, Demands He 'Take It DOWN'

"It's wrong to run this ad," DeWine said.

What Trump Must Reveal Under OATH in $10 Billion Case

President Donald Trump must sit for a deposition in his defamation lawsuit filed against the BBC, the judge overseeing the case ruled. “Engaging in discovery is burdensome, but is a burden we undertake, especially if we file a lawsuit,” U.S. Magistrate Judge Enjoliqué Aytch Lett said at a hearing in the case Thursday, as reported […]

Why Musk Just Bet $366 MILLION on This Election

Musk’s biggest political bet is on the Senate, where control could shape future investigations, federal spending and regulations affecting SpaceX and Tesla.

The Real Reason Voters Are FURIOUS About the Economy

With the midterms approaching, the economy is a top concern for voters. Our chief economic correspondent, Ben Casselman, describes which aspects of the economy have voters so frustrated.

The New Hampshire Senate Race That Could Make HISTORY

Chris Pappas, the Democratic nominee, would make history if he won. On the campaign trail, he doesn’t dwell on it.

Trump Defends Ad Featuring Candidate's Estranged MOM Despite Backlash

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine said GOP gubernatorial nominee Vivek Ramaswamy should remove the ad featuring the mother of Democratic nominee Amy Acton.

The Election SCAMS Every Voter Needs to Know About Right Now

As Election Day approaches, learn how to spot and avoid PAC scams, fake campaign donation requests, voter registration fraud, and political polling scams.

The Judge's Ruling That Just Changed ELECTION Enforcement

The judge found the department's field operations to identify noncitizens who voted likely violated the Voting Rights Act, which bars voter intimidation.

Why a Top Trump Health Advisor Just Walked AWAY

The departure comes amid turmoil in Kennedy's Make America Healthy Again movement.

Trump's DEFENSE of This Ad Has the GOP Turning on Itself

Trump said Acton’s mother’s comments about her should “preclude” Acton from being elected.

The Justice Department Just Opened an Investigation Into LEWANDOWSKI

The details of the inquiry remain unclear, but it is one of the rare instances in which a Trump ally or appointee has been investigated for potential wrongdoing during the president’s second term.

The Sudden Resignation That Could RESHAPE Trump's Health Agenda

Calley Means, who helped unite Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and President Trump, pushed food reforms but grew frustrated with stalled progress on the MAHA agenda.

Zuckerberg's California Deal Just Reignited the WEALTH Tax Battle

With less than two weeks before the midterm elections, Meta made clear that Mark Zuckerberg is staying in California if the wealth tax passes.

Why Trump Just Called Musk About a STARLINK Problem Nobody Saw Coming

Elon Musk, a critic of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, had ordered the slowdown of SpaceX's Starlink, The Wall Street Journal previously reported.

Why Trump Just Made an EMERGENCY Trip to Iowa Farms

Also, a top Trump health adviser resigns. Here’s the latest at the end of Thursday.

The Stunning Reversal AIPAC Just Made on Campaign Donations

Pro-Israel lobby AIPAC to no longer endorse, directly give to candidates  The Washington Post AIPAC retreats from candidate endorsements and direct giving as political backlash grows  CNBC Aipac halts candidate endorsements amid US backlash against Israel  The Guardian AIPAC to stop officially endorsing candidates as its backing becomes liability  Haaretz AIPAC is quitting endorsements, donations to candidates  USA Today

The $354M War Chest Democrats Just Built for the SENATE

The figure is a record for the group and includes roughly $88 million in the first two weeks of October.

Why GOP Strategists Are Predicting a Midterm SHELLACKING

Republican strategist and executive director of Principles First Brittany Martinez joined “Forbes Newsroom” to discuss the upcoming midterm elections.

New York Just BANNED a 170-Year Tradition Tourists LOVED

A passenger’s death in June became the impetus for the City Council to ban the practice, but the bill will likely face a court challenge before being implemented in 2028.

Supreme Court Just Made It HARDER for These Students to VOTE

Supreme Court says New Hampshire student IDs can’t be used to vote in November  NBC News Supreme Court Allows Blanket Ban on Student IDs at Polls in New Hampshire  The New York Times Supreme Court says New Hampshire can limit use of student IDs for voting  CNN Supreme Court backs GOP and New Hampshire against student IDs for voting  MS NOW Supreme Court sides with GOP in New Hampshire student ID voting fight  Yahoo

The NYC Tradition That Just Got BANNED After 170 YEARS

New York City Passes Horse Carriage Ban, Ending a Central Park Tradition  The New York Times NYC votes to end nearly 170-year-old horse carriage tradition as Trump blasts ban, drivers threaten lawsuit  Fox News Facing a ban on horse-drawn carriages, Central Park’s drivers fear for their future  CNN Breaking news: New York City ends the use of carriage horses  Humane World for Animals New York bans horse-drawn carriages over safety and abuse concerns  BBC

The GOP Candidate Who Just Broke With TRUMP

Iowa GOP Senate candidate Ashley Hinson strongly condemned Ohio GOP governor candidate Vivek Ramaswamy for his ad featuring opponent Amy Acton's estranged mother.

Pope Leo XIV's Surgery Revealed Something TERRIFYING Inside His Lung

Pope Leo XIV greets the faithful as he arrives at Gemelli Hospital on October 13, 2026, in Rome, Italy. Pope Leo XIV underwent surgery to remove a localized nodule in his lung after it was discovered during a medical examination. He is expected to stay in the hospital for approximately 1 week following the procedure. Vatican Pool/Getty Image Pope Leo XIV has been diagnosed with lung cancer, according to the Vatican. The diagnosis followed a successful surgery on October 13, in which the doc

Four Cities Are Competing for a Title That Could TRANSFORM Them

The winner, announced in early 2027, will receive £10m to deliver a year of cultural activities.

U.S. and Israel Are Planning Something BIG Against Iran After Elections

Renewed hostilities might not be any more successful than the war’s first phase, and President Trump has repeatedly canceled plans for a return to major combat.

The Attack That Just Struck Saudi Arabia's Busiest AIRPORT

One killed, eight injured in attack on Saudi Arabia’s King Fahd airport  Al Jazeera Saudi civil aviation says one killed, eight injured in attack on King Fahd airport  Reuters Saudi Arabia reports 1 killed in attack on Dammam international airport  The Times of Israel 1 person killed in attack on eastern Saudi airport, authorities say  AP News One Person Killed and 8 Injured in Airport Attack in Saudi Arabia  WSJ

The Arctic Weakness Russia Could EXPLOIT Against Britain

A report by MPs urges the UK to address capability gaps including a lack of Royal Navy warships and submarines, as Russia seeks to dominate the region.

U.S. Orders Diplomats OUT of Saudi Arabia — Oil Markets REACT

Oil rises as US orders diplomats to leave Saudi Arabia amid escalating tensions  Reuters US orders embassy staff, families to leave Saudi Arabia amid escalating Houthi attacks  The Times of Israel Travelers to hot spot sternly warned by State Department as officials deny wider Gulf shutdown  Fox News U.S. ordering some government staff to depart Saudi Arabia, reducing military footprint in Middle East  CBS News Security Alert: U.S. Mission to Saudi Arabia – October 21, 2026  U.S. Embassy & Consu

Where France's Riot Loot Is Showing Up ONLINE

Officials in France are pressing online platforms like eBay and Vinted to remove items that were stolen during public disturbances over the weekend.

North Korea Prepares to BLAST the South With Propaganda

Kim Yo-jong, sister of Kim Jong-un, issues warning after inspecting border fortifications against backdrop of rising tensions Propaganda loudspeakers aimed at South Korea will be ready to restart within days along the entire border, Kim Yo-jong, the powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, has said amid a worsening of ties between the two countries. The statement, carried by the state news agency KCNA on Thursday, came a day after she said the loudspeakers would be in operation along

Why American Diplomats Just FLED Saudi Arabia Before the Midterms

The U.S. ordered non-emergency staff out of Saudi Arabia after Houthi strikes on an airport and an oil field, reviving fears of a widening regional conflict.

The Unlikely Kingmakers Who Could Decide Israel's FUTURE

Disaffection has often driven down turnout among Arab Israelis, but there is a strong push to get rid of the right-wing governing coalition.

Why U.S. Diplomats Just FLED Saudi Arabia Amid Iran Strike Plans

The Middle East conflict could flare up again as the U.S. reportedly plans to resume strikes against Iran.

The LOUDSPEAKERS That Could Reignite a FROZEN Conflict

North Korea plans to resume anti-Seoul propaganda broadcasts along the heavily armed border with South Korea, leader Kim Jong Un's sister said, reviving a psychological warfare campaign.

Why El Salvador Just Sent Its MILITARY Into Haiti

El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele said Wednesday he had launched a military operation to rescue four Salvadoran aviation technicians kidnapped by gangs in Haiti.

What Putin's About to Get From America Without Giving Up a SINGLE Thing

Russia has sought to separate the war in Ukraine from potential business deals and diplomacy with the United States. Its efforts now appear to be working.

Two Storms in TWO DAYS Are About to Slam the UK

The Met Office have named a new storm, Boelo, which is set to bring another round of stormy weather to the UK over the weekend.

The POST-ELECTION Attack That Could Reshape the MIDDLE EAST

The U.S. and Israel are planning for a possible post-elections attack on Iran, an anonymous source tells NPR. And, Elon Musk considers merging his companies SpaceX and Tesla.

Macron Condemns 'STUPID' Trump Comments as France Faces Bond Market CRISIS

France is facing a mounting economic crisis that pushed its 10-year government bond yield to a new 24-year high on Thursday.

Strike on Saudi Airport KILLS Two as U.S. Orders Diplomats to EVACUATE

For weeks, the Iran-backed Houthis have been attacking the kingdom’s aviation and energy sectors.

Why Fresh Saudi Attacks Could EXPLODE Oil Markets Again

More oil is flowing out of the Persian Gulf again, with exports approaching prewar levels. So why are prices so stubbornly high?

Spain Accuses Trump Ally of DISGRACEFUL Election Interference

Argentinia's Javier Milei launched a barrage of insults at Spain’s left-wing Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on a visit to Madrid, calling on voters to oust him.

What's Happening at the Brazil-Argentina Border Will Leave You SPEECHLESS

The Iguazú Falls span more than a mile across both countries. A rain-soaked October, which scientists link to the Super El Niño, has sent near-record volumes of water surging over the towering cliffs.

Tommy Robinson Hired Detectives to Find JOURNALISTS, Court Told

The political activist cries in court while on trial accused of harassing Daily Mail journalists.

Why France Just BANNED Most Weekend Protests

Some cities including Lyon and Nice have banned all protests, and the French president said only authorised demos would be allowed.

Why France Just BANNED Most Weekend Protests

France's Macron tightens curbs on protests, blaming hard left for unrest  Reuters Is Paris Burning?  The American Prospect Macron bans ‘illegitimate‘ protests in France as he tries to get a grip on unrest  The Guardian French weekend protests to be limited to union demos only, says Macron  BBC Thousands gather in Paris after a court lifts a protest ban despite fears of new violence  TribLIVE.com

The EBOLA Outbreak That's Now Spreading Where It Never Has Before

Health officials are urgently seeking answers about the origins of a case newly identified in Nigeria, the first in that West African nation.

UK Prepares EMERGENCY Powers to Protect What Lies Beneath the Ocean

Ministers are set to gain powers over telecoms companies during national security emergencies.

Newborn Twins Fight for SURVIVAL as Yemen's Hunger Crisis Deepens

Raghad and Raad's family had to flee their home on foot because of the fighting between pro-government forces and the Houthis.

Why Officials Are WARNING You to Prepare for Supply Chain CHAOS

The defence secretary warned the public and businesses needed to think about how they would cope with natural disasters and cyber attacks.

Germany Under 'INTENSIVE' Espionage After Suspected Russian Spy ARRESTED

A Ukrainian man was arrested on suspicion of spying for Russia - one of several such cases in Germany this year.

The Post-Election Attack Plans Being Drawn Up RIGHT NOW

The White House said Thursday that the U.S. will not resume attacks on Iran before the midterm elections on Nov. 3.

What Trump Just Asked Musk to Do in UKRAINE Will Shock You

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Wednesday the Trump administration was not responsible for throttled Starlink connectivity in Ukraine.

The Magnitude 7 Earthquake That Just Shook TIBET

Earthquake of magnitude 7 strikes China's Tibet  Reuters The top photos of the week by AP photojournalists  WTOP News Map: 7.0-Magnitude Earthquake Strikes China  The New York Times Casualties reported after 7.0 quake strikes China’s Tibet  South China Morning Post A 7.0 earthquake hits China’s Tibet, killing 16 and injuring 32  NBC News

What Made Musk Suddenly RESTORE Ukraine's Internet After Cutting It OFF

Ukraine relies on Starlink for a range of military uses - its owner Elon Musk has repeatedly denied restricting access.

The War Crime Sudan's Fighters Can No Longer HIDE

The UN human rights chief Volker Türk says the multiple attacks may amount to war crimes.

What Western Diplomats Face Every Day in MOSCOW

Officials compare working in Russia since its full-scale invasion of Ukraine to the Cold War era.

The SHOCKING Truth About Women Scientists in School Textbooks

A new study finds Rosalind Franklin is the only woman named in Key Stage 4 science specifications.

The FLESH-EATING Parasite That Just Invaded US Wildlife

Officials confirm flesh-eating New World screwworm parasite found in US wildlife  The Guardian First case of New World screwworm in U.S. wildlife confirmed in Texas elk, USDA says  CBS News The Admiral on the Ground  Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association New World screwworm detected in Otero County beef cow  Santa Fe New Mexican New World screwworm spreads to Texas wildlife, raising outbreak concerns  Axios

Three Things About Permafrost That Should Keep You Up at NIGHT

How much do you know about permafrost? Maybe, like me, you’ve been aware that this layer of frozen soil is thawing, that it’s important in the global puzzle of climate change … and that’s about the extent of it.   The great news for both of us is that my colleague James Temple just published two…

The UN's Shocking Answer to Blowing Past 1.5º WARMING

Best case is now an overshoot to 1.8º C, accompanied by massive carbon removal.

The Cancer Vaccine Results That Could Change EVERYTHING

Moderna is one of the hottest stocks of the year because of its custom cancer treatment. Full Phase 3 data are set to be revealed this weekend.

Fusion Startup's New Semiconductors Could DOUBLE Power Plant Output

Helion now has another $225 million to help speed development of its first fusion power plant, due to provide Microsoft with electricity in 2028.

How Humans ACCIDENTALLY Stopped the Next Ice Age

Ancient plants reveal that the vestiges of the North American ice sheet started expanding a few thousand years ago, but that climate change caused it to reverse course.

MIT Stranded an AI on a Desert Island — What Happened NEXT

Humans have long been obsessed with what happens to people stranded on desert islands. From Robinson Crusoe to Lord of the Flies and Yellowjackets, stories about resilience, creativity, and chaos in the wilderness have always fascinated audiences. But what if those humans were replaced by an AI castaway? What happens when AI agents aren’t given any task at all, except to exist and fill their time on a digital desert island?  Those are the questions that researchers at MIT’s Computer Science and

The Microscopic World That Just Won Photography's Highest HONOR

Ole Bielfeldt of Germany captured a microscopic view of an inkjet printer depositing ink onto paper.

The Treatment Doctors Are Now DEMANDING Women Get for Menopause

The ACOG released updated recommendations for the management of various menopause symptoms. MoMo Productions · DigitalVision/Getty The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) released expanded menopause management guidelines strongly recommending menopause hormone therapy (MHT) for vasomotor symptoms (VMS) and related sleep disturbances in eligible individuals. For individuals who can’t or don’t want to use MHT, ACOG strongly recommends nonhormonal options, including selec

The Bedtime Snack That Could END Your Sleepless Nights

Pistachios contain several nutrients associated with sleep, llike melatonin, which helps regulate the sleep-wake cycle. fcafotodigital/E+/Getty Images A narrative review of current evidence suggests that pistachios may help support sleep. Pistachios contain nutrients associated with sleep health, including tryptophan, vitamin B6, magnesium, phytonutrient melatonin, fiber, and polyphenols, which may influence sleep-related biological processes. Studies of tryptophan supplements and dietary po

What Your Favorite Foods Are Secretly DOING to Your Brain

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The ONE Exercise That Actually Fixes Menopause Mood Swings

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