Patient-zero drill put health facilities to the test—40% of them failed

Actors with makeup and fake symptoms staggered into 73 healthcare facilities.

ICE Has Been Dumping Protester Photos Into a Palantir Database

DHS agents not only tracked and intimidated people observing ICE activity in Maine, but stored information about them in a Palantir-built database, newly unseal...

Arab party leader withdraws from Israeli elections

Palestinian politician Sami Abu Shehadeh withdrew from Israel’s upcoming election.

Lyft settles landmark driver misclassification lawsuit for $272.5M

Critics say workers are still owed far more.

Trump says Europe agreed to release ‘massive amount’ of diesel reserves

US President Donald Trump says Europe agreed to release a ‘massive amount’ of diesel from emergency stockpiles.

The 2008 economic crisis changed the US's relationship with energy

It wasn't obvious at the time, but the US uncoupled carbon emissions and GDP growth.

Sudan’s army says it captured RSF stronghold in North Kordofan

Sudanese Armed Forces reportedly retake al-Mazroub, advancing the army's goal of cutting the RSF’s supply lines.

US arrests tech CEO accused of smuggling $300M in Nvidia chips into China

Nvidia’s chip-smuggling problem won’t go away as arrests continue.

This Shoe Company’s Instagram Ad With a Frat Is Pissing People Off

A collaborative Instagram post between footwear line HEYDUDE and a University of Florida frat is sparking backlash due to sexual cyberharassment allegations aga...

Israeli barrier cuts off water to West Bank Palestinians before elections

Residents of Ras al-Ahmar say Israeli restrictions have cut access to water, animal feed, healthcare.

Research roundup: 6 cool science stories we almost missed

Also: Spooky action at the LHC, Ice Age psychoactive use, yeast for building homes on Mars, and more.

Israel’s Supreme Court overturns election panel ban on Arab parties

Court reinstates two Arab lists and Jewish Knesset member Ofer Cassif as Balad leader withdraws after pressure.

Apple says it’s tightening macOS ‘Full Disk Access’ controls due to new risks from AI agents

Apple says it will add new controls around macOS’s Full Disk Access permission, warning that increasingly capable AI agents make broad access to users’ files, m...

It’s not AI anymore, it’s ‘super intelligence’ (according to the White House)

This week, the White House got nearly every major tech CEO in one room — Zuckerberg, Bezos, Musk, and Anthropic’s Dario Amodei among them — to sign an AI safety...

‘I want the truth’: NY governor appoints prosecutor in Cornell rape case

New York Governor Kathy Hochul says local authorities failed to properly investigate the 2024 allegations.

US military ends long-running program to spot nuclear missile launches

A newer program has been operational since 2011, and the next generation could launch within 12 months.

Jerusalem Daily: Who gets to run in Israel’s elections?

Palestinians in Israel are asking whether they will have a fair say in the upcoming Israeli elections.

How I kept cool with NYC's free battery program for window AC units

Bonus: Every Electric’s batteries are beloved by household cats.

Meta open sources code to let you make Muse AI gadgets

Meta now lets you make your own Muse gadgets that feature the company's new AI agent with code that the company open sourced. The company suggests projects like...

Circuit Breaker Labs hopes to make AI safer for your kids (and you)

With all the talk about how AI might one day ill us all, it's easy to forget that AI has already harmed some people, psychologically. Circuit Breaker Labs has c...

Animal welfare campaigners locked up in cages outside Plaid Cymru conference

Animal welfare campaigners were locked up in cramped cages outside the Plaid Cymru conference in Llandudno on 2 October. They were highlighting the suffering ph...

The NHL Is Releasing Its Own ‘Hot’ Fanfic. Romance Lovers Hate It

The league is releasing romance-style audio stories to promote games. Critics say it’s cheap pandering that doesn’t address toxic masculinity in the sport.

How the Banco Master scandal injected chaos into Brazil’s presidential race

Figures across Brazil's political spectrum have been linked to the scandal in the midst of a key election.

Netflix is pivoting away from prestige

Many of Netflix's biggest critically acclaimed hits have been the products of its multiyear production deals with noted directors like David Fincher and Shawn L...

Taiwan Coast Guard confronts Chinese fishing boats in Dongsha waters

Taiwan’s Coast Guard used a water cannon to drive two Chinese fishing boats away from waters near the Dongsha Islands.

US job growth slows as unemployment rises before midterm elections

The US economy added 29,000 jobs in September, with unemployment rising to 4.2 percent, according to Labor Department.

Apple will limit Mac disk access as AI agents ‘substantially’ increase risk

Apple will add new limits for "full disk access" on Mac in response to risks posed by AI agents, as reported earlier by TechCrunch. In an update on Friday, Appl...

Three in four households go hungry in parts of Yemen amid fighting: UN

World Food Programme warns of 'devastating' impact as conflict displaces thousands and cuts off food supplies.

Trump to name intelligence chief Clayton as AI tsar: Reports

The possible selection comes amid increasing calls for the government to intervene in the rapidly developing technology.

Cybertruck sales in free fall as Tesla reports mediocre sales for Q3

Tesla met analysts expectations as it sold fewer cars in Q3 2026 than Q3 2025.