Well, this is all getting a little bit confusing, isn't it? Inter-dimensional travel that spawns multiple versions of the same person is all very well and good, but it doesn't half make things a bit hard to follow. As we get towards the end of Dark Matter Season 2, most of the main characters are now split up and entangled with other versions of themselves. As usual, episode 7 left us with a lot o…
Nikkei Asia : Sources: Apple told some suppliers to cut iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max component production by 15%-20% as higher memory costs pushed up prices and hurt demand — TAIPEI — Apple has told some of its suppliers to cut production of components for its newly launched iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max …
The U.S. government is planning to livestream the Fort Hood shooter's execution by firing squad. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth revealed the plan on Thursday, which would revive public executions in the U.S. for the first time in 90 years. SEE ALSO: OpenAI updates Department of War deal after backlash U.S. Army major Nidal Hasan was convicted of murder after he shot and killed 13 people at Fort Hoo…
South Africa vs Australia 2026 1st Test: October 9-13 Daily start time: 8.30am BST / 3.30am ET / 6.30 AEDT Live streams: Sky Sports (UK) / Willow TV via Sling (US) / Kayo Sports (FREE TRIAL) (AUS) Unlock your stream with NordVPN (save up to 75%) The South Africa vs Australia 1st Test 2026 could scarcely be dripping in more narrative. Eight years have passed since the Aussies last played a five-day…
<img src="https://res.infoq.com/news/2026/10/cloudflare-k2-serverless-streams/en/headerimage/generatedHeaderImage-1791040228747.jpg"/><p>Cloudflare has launched K2 in public beta, a serverless event streaming service implementing a durable log on R2 object storage. Cloudflare states produce latency of about one second at p99; a tester reported end-to-end p99 of 7.5 seconds, which a commenter answe…
I was writing a book about the perils of recklessly chasing new things when I had an idea: I should interview Tom Hanks. I had read about how Hanks was an avid typewriter collector, and the typewriter seemed like the perfect foil to today’s futuristic gizmos. It’s heavy and impractical. It has no connection to the internet, no delete key, no spell check. You can’t use artificial intelligence to wr…
Every generation of leaders has been judged on their decisions. Ours may be the first judged on every draft, discussion, hesitation, and deleted comment that preceded them. Leadership has always required making imperfect decisions with incomplete information. What has changed is that every aspect of the decision-making process is now recorded and stored indefinitely. All our collaboration tools su…
Brenden Cuni, an ICE supervisor, has been accused of excessive force and tackling a pregnant woman to the ground. Several of his arrests were later found to be unlawful in federal court.
It’s no exaggeration to say that cloud storage has changed the way we work—and, to some extent, even the way we live. Gone are the days of having your mountains of saved emails exist only on a single local system, without easy instant access from any device in front of you—and dealing with the all-too-common reality of losing your entire email archives when something goes awry. Gone are the days o…
It might not look like it, but there's actually still a small crescent of Moon visible in tonight's sky. It's the night before the New Moon, so don't expect to spot anything on its surface, but keep reading to find out what tonight's Moon means. What is today's Moon phase? As of Friday, Oct. 9, NASA's Daily Moon Guide tracker tells us the Moon is in the Waning Crescent phase, with 2% of its surfac…
On the surface, Google’s new Pixel 11 range brings mostly iterative updates over the excellent Pixel 10 lineup across the board. Every handset received a new processor, a brighter display, and camera and software improvements. These upgrades are par for the course these days. The standard Pixel 11 is arguably the least exciting of the bunch, with relatively few changes over its predecessor. But af…
As someone who lives and breathes internet deals , you can bet I was stunned to see Amaysim’s latest offers on a selection of its NBN plans. The Aussie telco, owned by Optus, has often appeared on my radar with some stellar pricing, but its latest discounts knock it out of the park. I’ll touch upon some other offers later on, but for me, the highlight has to be its NBN 25 plan for just AU$30/m for…
JBL’s new Cove M1, Cove P1 and Cove X1 wireless speakers were announced just over a month ago , and are now available to buy in Australia. The trio marks JBL’s latest attempt to take on the likes of Sonos in the multi-room audio market, and having recently had the chance to see and hear the new speaker range up close, they certainly put up a decent fight. The trip share some interesting features:…
California’s new law targets 3D printers capable of facilitating gunmaking, not existing machines Existing California 3D printer owners face no new installation requirement Manufacturers cannot comply fully until ASTM establishes the technical standard California has enacted a new requirement that will eventually make manufacturers add firearm prevention technology to certain 3D printers . The law…
Today's Wordle answer should be easy to solve if you're a big deal. If you just want to be told today's word, you can jump to the bottom of this article for today's Wordle solution revealed. But if you'd rather solve it yourself, keep reading for some clues, tips, and strategies to assist you. SEE ALSO: Mahjong, Sudoku, free crossword, and more: Play games on Mashable SEE ALSO: NYT Connections hin…
Today's NYT Strands hints will be easy if you're hard to convince. Strands , the New York Times ' elevated word-search game, requires the player to perform a twist on the classic word search. Words can be made from linked letters — up, down, left, right, or diagonal, but words can also change direction, resulting in quirky shapes and patterns. Every single letter in the grid will be part of…
The NYT Connections puzzle today is not too difficult if you're a sports fan. Connections is the one of the most popular New York Times word games that's captured the public's attention. The game is all about finding the "common threads between words." And just like Wordle , Connections resets after midnight and each new set of words gets trickier and trickier—so we've served up some hints a…
Looking for spoiler-free NYT Connections hints or just wondering why Connections is trending today? We've got what you need to understand the clues for today's puzzle without spoiling any of the answers. Of course, Mashable has also provided daily hints and answers for Connections, Wordle , and Strands for years, so we can help you if that's also what you need. While we are focused more on meaning…
Microsoft just launched the Surface Laptop Ultra It's urging Apple laptop owners to "break up with your MacBook and get up to $1,000" The trade-in values you'll get for older MacBooks are low, and you'd be much better off selling second-hand yourself It's clear enough that the new Surface Laptop Ultra is aiming to poach MacBook Pro owners, and Microsoft is making no secret of that fact – indeed, i…
Wire-free 4K transmission without requiring Wi-Fi Two models: HDMI-HDMI and USB-C to HDMI $99.99 / £83 (about AU$144) If you liked the idea of Nyrius's wire-free 4K streamer but couldn't justify the price, the firm has launched a more affordable wireless kit: the Phoenix Prime 4K30. Like its more expensive sibling, it transmits and receives 4K video, but it's half the price at just $99.99 / £83.21…
Anthropic is assembling a deep bench of former Google infrastructure specialists Google continues to lose veterans across critical data center functions to Anthropic John M. Wilson’s move adds another senior name to Anthropic’s infrastructure operation Google’s former global design and construction chief John M. Wilson has joined Anthropic as a technical staff member overseeing EMEA capacity deliv…
Friday, October 16, 2026 Can AI design new life forms? In 2025, Stanford University PhD student Samuel King came up with a preliminary answer when he used a generative AI model to propose genetic blueprints for microscopic viruses. It isn’t yet an example of AI-generated life, but that could be next. Join senior AI reporter James O’Donnell as he interviews King about his work, being named one of M…
The wait to (literally) get your hands on the tech may almost be over. The wait to (literally) get your hands on the tech may almost be over.
Anduril wins a Navy contract worth up to $2.9 billion for submarines Palmer Luckey joined Project Meridian days before Anduril received its Navy contract Anduril will invest $3.7 billion of its own money in the shipyard Anduril has secured a US Navy agreement worth as much as $2.9 billion, linking the defense technology company to submarine manufacturing. The award arrives shortly after co-founder…
Mikita Balesni / @balesni : AI researcher Mikita Balesni says he believes OpenAI fired him, Tomek Korbak, and Jasmine Wang for “prioritizing safety over the near-term interests of OpenAI” — Two other safety researchers and I were fired from OpenAI last week. We wrote this letter to leadership. I believe we were fired for prioritizing safety over the near-term interests of OpenAI…
Looking for a different day? A new NYT Connections puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing 'today's game' while others are playing 'yesterday's'. If you're looking for Thursday's puzzle instead then click here: NYT Connections hints and answers for Thursday, October 8 (game #1215) . Good morning! Let's play Connections, the NYT's cle…
Looking for a different day? A new NYT Strands puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing 'today's game' while others are playing 'yesterday's'. If you're looking for Thursday's puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strands hints and answers for Thursday, October 8 (game #949) . Strands is the NYT's latest word game after the likes of Wor…
Looking for a different day? A new Quordle puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing 'today's game' while others are playing 'yesterday's'. If you're looking for Thursday's puzzle instead then click here: Quordle hints and answers for Thursday, October 8 (game #1718) . Quordle was one of the original Wordle alternatives and is still go…
Documents obtained by Democracy Forward show that ICE looked into feeding voter roll data into the ELITE tool, normally used to identify targets for deportation.
Together, the awardees have donated nearly $6 billion to efforts tied to Trump and his administration.
The United States' execution of the Fort Hood shooter will be livestreamed, anonymous officials from the Defense Department told the BBC and Associated Press . The planned execution of Nidal Hasan, the former US Army major convicted of killing 13 people at the Texas military base, was announced this week . He is scheduled to be executed by firing squad on December 3rd at 2PM ET. The Verge contacte…
One of the most anticipated panels at New York Comic Con 2026 was Marvel's "Up Next From Marvel Television and Marvel Animation" panel, and for good reason. Marvel announced new series, teased upcoming seasons of popular shows, and even surprised attendees with the entire first episode of VisionQuest . Brad Winderbaum, head of Marvel Television and Marvel Animation, took the stage with moderator B…
Vogel ported Doom to run entirely inside a SQL database The port draws 640×480 full-color frames from about 1,300 lines of SQL Missing BSP-tree traversal in DoomQL prompted Vogel to start a second version Developer Lukas Vogel has ported Doom to run entirely inside a SQL database, with both the game logic and rendering handled through queries. The project, called SQLDoom, stores level geometry and…
There are several reasons why the fast-food chain In-N-Out Burger is a cult favorite , including immaculate restaurants, an affordable menu, secret items, and made-to-order burgers. The insistence on serving fresh double-doubles, fries, and shakes is the reason In-N-Out doesn’t participate in online food delivery services like DoorDash or GrubHub. But, as reported by L.A. Material, a thrivin…
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