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The company released a cheaper, faster model that it said was the strongest performer on its most rigorous internal safety tests to date.
NYT Technology5hfrontier-labs9
In our field of applied mathematics, the long, human process of trial and error — not just the solutions themselves — is often what has led to progress.
NYT Artificial Intelligence8happlied-ml9
Stanford researchers have recorded the first real-time quantum jumps of sound, watching single phonons abruptly vanish from one energy state to another. The breakthrough could open new paths for quantum computing, error correction, highly sensitive biological sensors, and next-generation sound-based devices.
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(ShaoChen Yang/Moment/Getty Images) It's not aliens, though... ScienceAlert stories are written, fact-checked, and edited by humans, never generated by AI. Don't miss a story, subscribe here.
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The dispute over an infant with a heart defect touched on abortion and parental rights.
WSJ US News1h⊕28
The U.S. and Soviet Union managed to avert nuclear catastrophe. Can Washington and Beijing do the same for A.I.?
NYT World News3hai-governance8
António Guterres, the departing secretary general, said a divided world will struggle in the face of wars, inequality, climate change and the rise of A.I.
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Over time, the development should allow better intelligence sharing and military planning among the alliance.
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The machinists union shows how workers are negotiating for a say in the ways artificial intelligence is used in their workplaces.
NYT Politics8happlied-ml8
Artificial intelligence is on the agenda when leaders from the United States and China meet this week. But with little consensus on a path forward, expectations are limited.
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Muse, Meta’s A.I. agent, helped handle my dental insurance, booked dinner reservations and created a podcast for me. It also required my most personal data, and trust.
NYT Technology4hagentic-systems8
Found in volcanic streams in California, the newfound organism has the highest heat tolerance of any complex life on Earth.
NYT Science9hbiology-medicine8
The spread of war has revived calls for the Security Council membership to expand beyond the U.S., Russia, China, France and the U.K.
WSJ World News2hpublic-policy8
With its Red Sea bypass route disrupted by attacks from Yemen and Iraq, the world’s oil kingpin is returning to the waterway it was trying to avoid in the first place.
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Plus, the Magnificent Seven has roared back, and we unpack the concessions that helped David Ellison end his stalemate with California.
WSJ US Business14hregulation-antitrust8
Affordability is the Democrats’ unifying theme. It may be enough to carry them to victory in the midterms.
The Atlantic5hpublic-policy8
An amateur astronomer searching satellite maps for a Quebec camping spot accidentally discovered a massive ancient impact crater. Scientists later found shatter cones that confirmed the 25-kilometer-wide structure was blasted into Earth roughly 390 million years ago.
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A new AI control system lets MIT’s tiny flying robot move with insect-like agility, boosting its speed by about 450 percent and allowing it to pull off 10 somersaults in 11 seconds. The technology could eventually enable miniature robots to search earthquake rubble and navigate dangerous spaces that conventional drones cannot reach.
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This Copernicus Sentinel-2 image captures Thwaites Glacier in Antarctica in February 2026. (Copernicus Sentinel-2/ESA) With no sign of stopping. ScienceAlert stories are written, fact-checked, and edited by humans, never generated by AI. Don't miss a story, subscribe here.
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The Jurassic marine predator’s tummy likely couldn’t handle invertebrate shells. The post Plesiosaurs vomited indigestible pellets like owls appeared first on Popular Science .
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The 10th century cache is the largest discovery of its kind in Denmark. The post Gardener finds 40 pounds of Viking silver in his backyard appeared first on Popular Science .
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Canadian province alleges deadly attack could have been prevented if company had warned police of shooter’s ChatGPT use British Columbia has sued OpenAI , saying a mass shooting at a school in the Canadian province could have been prevented if the company had warned local ⁠law enforcement that the shooter ⁠had used ChatGPT to ​plan the attack. The lawsuit, filed in San Francisco federal court on Monday, names OpenAI and its CEO, Sam Altman , as defendants. It is seeking damages to fund recovery efforts in the province after the February attack, as well as an order directing changes to the way the company handles ChatGPT conversations that could lead to violence. Continue reading...
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Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail Fridman delisted in what Ireland’s EU presidency calls ‘a difficult compromise’ for the bloc The EU has agreed to remove two Russian billionaires, Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail Fridman, from its sanctions list, while extending restrictions on nearly 3,000 individuals and companies accused of supporting the war on Ukraine for the next three years. With an end-of-Tuesday deadline looming to preserve the Russia blacklist, the EU’s 27 member states found a compromise that meant delisting the two oligarchs in spite of very few countries wanting this outcome. EU sanctions have to be approved unanimously. Continue reading...
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Republican Sen. John Curtis of Utah wants the Senate Judiciary Committee to investigate and subpoena Donald Trump Jr. after his wedding party was partially bankrolled by a Russian oligarch.
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Jake and Logan Paul were invited to give a motivational speech. Just don’t let them get involved with military policy We’re now approaching month seven of a war against Iran that Donald Trump repeatedly assured us would be over in a matter of weeks . Prices are rising, troop morale is plummeting , and there is little evidence things will improve. The situation is so desperate that the decision makers at the Pentagon have decided to bring out the big guns. I’m not talking about nuclear weapons, although Trump recently threatened to “blow the entire nation [of Iran] up”. No, I’m talking about influencers Jake and Logan Paul, who are famous for doing idiotic stunts on YouTube and getting hit in the face during boxing matches. Last Thursday, Pete Hegseth’s Department of Defense or whatever they’re calling it these days (the Department of War Crimes ?) welcomed the Paul brothers to Washington DC “to meet with our warriors” and deliver a motivational speech. In response, former Republican congressman and air force officer Adam Kinzinger wrote , “We aren’t a serious country at the moment.” That about sums it up. Continue reading...
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‘I’ll cross that bridge when I get to it,’ the progressive US representative says US politics live – latest updates Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez , the progressive Democratic congresswoman, has refused to rule out a potential run against the party’s Senate leader Chuck Schumer amid mounting speculation around her political ambitions. When asked by the New York Times whether she would challenge Schumer in 2028, when his current term is up, Ocasio-Cortez declined to exclude the possibility – even if Democrats win back the Senate majority. Continue reading...
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The Justice Department says a U.S. Postal Service letter carrier in Utah threw out more than 300 mail ballots that were being sent to voters for the state's June primary.
CBS News9m6
Iran's aviation officials negotiate with Oman and Iraq as US's Bessent targets carriers seven months into the conflict.
Al Jazeera14m4
When a school bus stops to pick up kids, the other cars on the road are supposed to stop with it. But thousands of times a day, they do not. As Mark Strassmann reports, some areas have found a way to crack down.
CBS News14m4
A CBS News investigation into sports gambling found that companies like FanDuel push hard to keep gamblers engaged and wagering, even as their losses pile up. Jim Axelrod has more.
CBS News17m4
President Trump said he could "annihilate" Iran while predicting that Tehran would make a deal to end the war after the U.S. midterm elections.
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The delivery driver was transferred from a hospital to a detention centre after the shooting on Sunday.
BBC World23m5
Trump threatens to ‘annihilate’ Iran and ‘drive them into Hell’ if there isn’t a deal, while also underscoring US policy on Cuba, Mexico, Greenland and AI Sign up for US Breaking News emails Trump is arriving at the UN HQ right now. After very brief doorstep comments – almost exclusively mocking CNN - he answers a reporter’s very loud question by saying his message to Putin is: “settle the war.” Continue reading...
Guardian US24m4
President Trump spoke at the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday, wondering aloud whether to wipe out Iran before his aides sat down for what he called a "good meeting" with a delegation from the country. Ed O'Keefe reports from the U.N.
CBS News25m5
ALS robbed Terry Mandable of his ability to speak. But with an experimental brain chip and an AI-backed program that translates his brain waves into speech, he can communicate again. Tony Dokoupil has the story.
CBS News35m7
Doctors running the UK's first and only dedicated NHS clinic for children with ketamine bladder say they are seeing patients as young as 13.
BBC Top Stories38m5
President Trump suggested to the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday that he could "annihilate" Iran. David Tafuri, a foreign policy commentator and former State Department official, joins "The Daily Report" to share his analysis on that and Mr. Trump's comments about artificial intelligence.
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Experts are worried about the dangers of "swarms" of AI models coming together to accomplish a complex task for nefarious reasons. CBS News' Megan Cerullo breaks down what this means.
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Auto executives across Europe hope rearmament can help them flex their industrial muscles once more.
BBC Top Stories48m7
Congressional candidates nationwide are entering their final campaign push with midterm elections set to take place in six weeks. CBS News' executive director of elections and surveys, Anthony Salvanto, walks us through it.
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A judge has blocked the deportation of Wilber Garcés Pérez, a Venezuelan immigrant who was shot and wounded by ICE in Austin, Texas. CBS News' Camilo Montoya-Galvez has the story.
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In an interview with the BBC, Kristalina Georgieva says economic shocks had pushed "debt levels up like a staircase not to heaven".
BBC Top Stories58m7
Wirral mother among renters turning to food banks as gap between a two-bed and housing benefit hits £158 a month – rising to as much as £324 in London Do you prioritise paying the rent, putting food on the table or keeping the house warm in winter? In practice, says Laura Braddock, a single mum from Wirral, Merseyside, you always pay the rent first and improvise the rest. “If I’ve got a roof over our head, then everything else I can muddle through.” The pressing problem for Braddock, 39, is that muddling through is getting harder. The monthly rent for her two-bedroom flat far outstrips the local housing allowance (LHA) she receives – and the gap may widen. Continue reading...
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IPPR North says one bad decision could derail devolution agenda as regions gain control of billions in funding England’s mayors should face much greater official scrutiny to avoid Andy Burnham’s devolution agenda being “derailed by one bad decision”, a thinktank has said. Ministers will set out plans next month to give regional leaders control over potentially billions of pounds of additional funding under a “transformational” shift of power outside Whitehall. Continue reading...
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Meta's new AI personal assistant, Muse, has reached the top of the U.S. App Store charts, surpassing competitor ChatGPT. CBS News digital reporter Lauren Fichten details how the app's popularity is helping Meta play catch-up in the AI race.
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President Trump spoke about the Iran war in his address to the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday, telling diplomats that he might choose to "annihilate" the country. CBS News' Natalie Brand breaks it down.
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POLICY ACADEMIA25
Public policy14
The Trump administration is imposing stricter eligibility requirements for ACA subsidies as part of a campaign against fraud.
WSJ Social & Politics1h⊕27
At least six hospitals have struck agreements with the Trump administration to pay fines and stop providing gender-transition treatments to minors.
NYT Home Page47m7
On the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly, 14 countries are expected to follow Washington’s lead by designating 25 criminal groups as terrorist organizations.
NYT World News7h7
The agreement will clear the way for an expanded U.S. military presence on the Arctic island.
WSJ World News5h7
Possibly many billions in scholarships, even with modest donor uptake.
WSJ US News2h7
Representative Ashley Hinson of Iowa and Mike Rogers of Michigan distanced themselves from President Trump amid concern that high diesel prices could hurt the party in November.
NYT Home Page5h⊕36
President Trump should demand that North Korea freeze, not eliminate, its nuclear weapons program, President Lee Jae Myung said in an interview.
NYT World News22h6
There’s a diplomatic opportunity in Xi Jinping’s U.S. visit.
WSJ World News2h6
A day of air-traffic failures underscores a national embarrassment.
WSJ US Business2h6
President Trump said he must decide whether to make a deal or “annihilate” Iran, in a gathering where world leaders typically focus on declarations of global harmony.
NYT World News17m6
Also, El-Sayed campaigned with Harris, unlike many other Democrats. Here’s the latest at the end of Tuesday.
NYT Home Page2h5
President Trump labeled himself a man of peace while threatening to “annihilate” Iran and wield American power against other nations.
WSJ World News3h⊕25
Some leaders criticized the global impact of the war and called for negotiations to resume, but they stopped short of criticizing President Trump’s remarks.
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Andy Burnham appears likely to promote support for Ukraine and hold to tough lines on Israel and the war on Iran.
NYT World News1h5
Regulation antitrust3
U.S. threats of secondary sanctions against airports see routes closed off for Iranian carriers.
WSJ World News3h7
Students debate the merits of a bill to regulate student athlete eligibility, transfers and compensation.
WSJ US News1h7
The president said a decision would come “fast” on a potential restriction that several Republicans are championing.
WSJ US Business3h6
Academic research1
Employers have voiced skepticism about U.S. graduates’ ability to handle workplace demands.
WSJ US News9h7
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President Trump has fixated on securing more U.S. control of the island, a semiautonomous Danish territory. It is unclear how the deal will differ from a 1951 agreement.
NYT World News11h6
Americans have a pervasive sense they are being lied to. That has created an unpredictability in politics unseen since Donald Trump said he could shoot someone on Fifth Avenue without losing voters.
NYT US News3h6
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology pulled ahead on a set of criteria that are as contentious as they are influential.
NYT US News13h5
President Trump’s remarks about oil reserves, the drug trade and his peace efforts contained falsehoods and exaggerations.
NYT Home Page4h5
Half a dozen groups, accusing the prime minister of being dictatorial, announced the formation of a coalition in a country already scarred by war.
NYT World News4h5
The remarks by President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine came during a meeting with President Trump as an effort to restart talks with Russia has gone nowhere.
NYT World News3h5
INCERTA ENVIRONMENTAL2
Less than a year ago, Gov. Greg Abbott welcomed data centers. Now he is confronting concerns about the projects even among fellow Republicans.
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Wildfires are putting America’s aging electric grid under mounting strain at a time when power demand is soaring.
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AI ML5
Ai governance1
Anthropic uncovers a Beijing-aligned operation targeting my organization among other dissidents.
WSJ World News6h7
Agentic systems1
The rapid adoption of the new artificial-intelligence agent threatens to disrupt wealth managers, brokerages and insurers.
WSJ Markets3h7
Applied ml3
Advances in artificial intelligence and the myriad ways content is shared online have made establishing authenticity even more difficult for users of social media.
NYT Business5h5
Universities have been accused of doctoring photos to showcase diversity in the past. In this case, a Black woman replaced a Hispanic young man, who said it was upsetting to be “erased.”
NYT US News4h5
Watch how South Korea’s music industry is embracing robotics and artificial intelligence, even as fans and performers raise concerns.
WSJ US Business5h4
FILM MEDIA2
Also, OpenAI pushes U.S. to lead in global AI safety standards.
WSJ US Business12h7
Gallerists have uncovered rare works by Marguerite and William Zorach, shining light on the pioneering collaborators. Their modern art love story bows at the Independent 20th Century fair.
NYT Arts7h5
MARKETS FINANCE13
Macro monetary4
Plus, AI for lawyers, sovereign-debt ratings and the decline of grandmothers.
WSJ Social & Economy14h7
Richmond Fed President Thomas Barkin warned that temporary shocks spurring inflation this year could drag on and new cost pressures could develop.
WSJ Social & Economy6h5
The European Commission’s flash consumer-confidence indicator for the 21-nation currency area fell 1.0 point to minus 16.5 in September.
WSJ Social & Economy7h5
The government borrowed more in August than a year earlier, a setback for its plans to reduce its deficit as it prepares to outline a new budget next month.
WSJ World News13h4
Equities earnings3
U.S. stocks ended mixed as buzz about AI products propelled large tech companies to more record highs even as energy inflation fears lingered.
WSJ Markets2h6
The homebuilder said it now expects annual gross profit margin to be 16.0% to 16.2%, down from its earlier guidance of 16.1% to 16.5%.
WSJ US Business1h5
After months of legal and political wrangling, the media mogul David Ellison arrived at a deal with the coalition of states seeking to block his $111 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery.
NYT Business3h4
Commodities energy5
A basket of European utilities stocks rose and Bank of America said European utilities’ earnings will benefit from higher-for-longer natural gas prices on the continent.
WSJ Markets12h6
Oil futures extended their losing streak to five sessions on optimism about oil flows out of the Middle East with Saudi Arabia set to restore its damaged pipeline while dark transits continue through the Strait of Hormuz.
WSJ Markets4h5
Diesel prices have been setting records because of the war in Iran, but the oil industry say banning U.S. exports would not make the fuel cheaper.
NYT Politics2h4
Find insight on oil futures, the U.S. clean-energy industry and more in the latest Market Talks covering Energy and Utilities.
WSJ US Business3h4
Plus, AI jitters at banks and Berkshire’s home-builder bet
WSJ Markets3h4
Derivatives tail risk1
The rapid trades—all at nearly $5,500—occurred in a single Kalshi market. The prediction market says the trades represent normal activity.
WSJ Markets1h5
SCIENCE HISTORY10
Earth paleontology1
A Yellowstone super-eruption would begin not with a sudden surprise, but with weeks of increasingly alarming warning signs such as migrating earthquake swarms, rapid ground uplift, changing geysers, and rising volcanic gases. In a worst-case scenario, those signals could culminate in a VEI 8 eruption that blasts ash tens of kilometers into the atmosphere, unleashes deadly pyroclastic flows, buries parts of the western United States in ash, and cripples transportation, electricity, water systems, agriculture, and communications across much of North America.
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The amoeba was collected from geothermal waters at Lassen Volcanic National Park. (Federica Grassi/Moment/Getty Images) "Pushes the bounds of what we thought was possible." ScienceAlert stories are written, fact-checked, and edited by humans, never generated by AI. Don't miss a story, subscribe here.
Science Alert9h7
Scientists may have found a biological explanation for "pregnancy brain." Here's what to know.
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Caffeine can interfere with the deep, restorative rest your brain needs. The post Even morning coffee might mess with your sleep appeared first on Popular Science .
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A minimally invasive procedure called genicular artery embolization could offer a new middle ground between conservative treatments and knee replacement for osteoarthritis. By blocking tiny blood vessels associated with inflammation, GAE can significantly reduce pain, with some patients reporting little or no pain afterward. Studies suggest the benefits may last two to four years in people who respond well.
Science Daily Health Medicine10h5
Caffeine may make sleep less restorative even when you fall asleep normally and stay in bed for eight hours, with EEG recordings revealing fewer of the slow brain waves associated with deep sleep. Individual sensitivity varies dramatically, meaning even caffeine consumed earlier in the day could affect nighttime recovery for some people.
Science Daily Health Medicine10h5
Researchers observed a humpback whale mother staying beside her presumed stillborn calf for hours and possibly days off Australia’s Gold Coast. She maintained eye contact and remained close to the calf in behavior resembling caregiving and nurturing. Scientists say the rare observation may provide new insight into grief, maternal attachment, and emotional complexity in humpback whales.
Science Daily Marine Biology10h4
Physics cosmology1
Researchers have created a concrete mixture that is both stronger and capable of absorbing carbon dioxide. The best formula, combining zeolite with bamboo biochar, boosted compressive strength by 7.48% and tensile strength by 15% compared with conventional concrete. It also captured about 1.2 grams of CO₂ per day in laboratory testing.
Science Daily Climate12h6
STRATEGY BUSINESS5
Branding positioning2
And don’t pretend an “independent editorial board” will mean otherwise
The Atlantic4h6
The outdoor apparel brand, which sued the Trump administration this month, is ramping up its environmental activism before the midterm elections.
NYT Business6h4
Marketing funnels2
Unlike celebrity influencers with large followings, these creators produce a blizzard of videos for a fraction of the cost of traditional online campaigns and, in the process, shift public conversation.
NYT Home Page5h5
Match Group thinks young people want to date using old scripts.
The Atlantic6h4
Unsorted1
There’s no sense of triumph or even defeat, merely numb exhaustion.
NYT Home Page2h5
CULTURE LIFE3
Health performance2
A new study identified more than 1 million people taking weight-loss drugs without any apparent medical reason to do so.
NYT Home Page6h5
The self-surrender I learned in flight had rewards far beyond the plane.
WSJ Lifestyle2h4
Cooking cuisine1
Now sold by trendy DTC brands that seemingly pop up overnight, the luxury food is having an identity crisis
WSJ US Business14h4
MISC5
Bear 132 found her lost cub while Bear 909 lost both her cubs, one in an attack by another bear competing today. The post Fat Bear Week Day 1: It’s a battle of the moms and single females appeared first on Popular Science .
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Both heads appear reactive and eager to eat. The post Tiny two-headed turtle found in Cape Cod appeared first on Popular Science .
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He calls himself The Profiler, and he has made it his mission to root out the scourge of job seekers everywhere
WSJ Lifestyle5m5
They were also never intended for walking. The post High heels were once the height of men’s fashion appeared first on Popular Science .
Popular Science10h5
The country store that was a hub for rock musicians like Jim Morrison and Graham Nash faces challenges and change. Supporters are trying to make it a landmark.
NYT US News1h5