U.S. Maj. Nidal Hasan is seen in a booking photo after being moved to the Bell County Jail on April 9, 2010 in Belton, Texas. | Getty Images The execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan will not be livestreamed as Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth had previously announced . Donald Trump announced the plan was off in a post on Truth Social: I think streaming the execution for all to see might hav…
Microsoft says months of work have made Windows 11 up to 20% more responsive and that better memory management makes a meaningful difference on PCs with 8GB of RAM. The only published hands-on test found gains on 16GB and larger machines, and none at all on an 8GB PC. Microsoft says Windows 11 is now […] This story continues at The Next Web
Washington Post : Documents: Nvidia and Apple each committed $25M, the top contribution amount, to Trump's WH ballroom; Microsoft and Palantir committed $10M, Meta and Amazon $5M — The records offer a panoramic view of a fundraising campaign that is extraordinary for its size and opacity. — Loading... $2.5M
If you've been thinking about getting into 3D printing, or upgrading from a smaller machine, the Creality K1 Max 2025 3D printer, currently discounted as part of the company's Halloween sale, combines a generous build area with fast printing speeds and AI-assisted features. The K1 Max is particularly appealing if you've outgrown a smaller 3D printer or want to tackle more ambitious projects withou…
Erewhon , the luxury Los Angeles health-food grocer, is changing up its hot bar—but don’t worry, you can still get favorites like the buffalo cauliflower and turmeric chicken tenders. Instead of being fried in avocado oil, though, those dishes will now get their crisp from Zero Acre Farms’ Organic Fera fruit oil , a sustainable cooking oil made by pressing the fruit of the hybrid oleifera x guinee…
Microsoft and Nvidia held a launch party for the first wave of RTX Spark laptops last week in San Francisco, where a new wave of AI PCs took center stage amid a packed crowd and a lively hands-on area. A day after the media event, I was invited to a quieter Nvidia event to hear a lot more about the new RTX Spark computing platform. While Nvidia's new laptops might look like regular Windows machine…
The new shopping tool is available in the U.S. across Google Search and the Gemini app.
TL;DR : Through Oct. 28, several Prime Video streaming subscription add-ons are on sale for just $1.99 per month for two months, including Apple TV , Starz , MGM+ , Crunchyroll , and AMC+ . That's up to $13 per month in savings. Prime Video add-on streaming deals: Best Apple TV deal Apple TV (Prime Video add-on) $1.99/month for 2 months (save $26) Get Deal Best MGM+ deal MGM+ (Prime Video add-on)…
TL;DR: Dunkin ’ is giving away free bat-winged drink koozies for one day only on Friday, Oct. 16. To grab one, just order the new Berry Battie Daydream Refresher at participating locations while supplies last. Halloween has officially taken over Dunkin ', and the chain has another surprise brewing for its Refresher fans. The spooky season already brought plenty of colorful drinks to the menu…
Private Internet Access (PIA) has announced the addition of 10 new locations to its server network, building on recent expansions by adding servers in the Americas, the Middle East, Africa, and Australia. The announcement follows the addition of 15 new locations in September 2026 and forms part of a larger effort to improve and expand the Colorado-based VPN’s server network. The full list of new l…
If you're building a NAS or running out of room on your existing one, you'll know that high-capacity hard drives can be expensive. But one I'd definitely consider is the 16TB Seagate IronWolf, which is tailored for adding more space for backups, media libraries, or shared files. Ideal for NAS owners, home server enthusiasts, content creators, and small businesses needing large amounts of always-ac…
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YouTube might be coming for your next audiobook listen. The Google-owned video platform is reportedly looking to expand into audiobooks, potentially putting it in direct competition with Spotify and Amazon Audible. According to the Wall Street Journal , YouTube has been in talks with book publishers in recent months about developing an audiobook feature that could launch as early as 2027. The comp…
An Israeli ad tech firm worked with spyware companies to infect devices, including at Al Jazeera , by simply showing users an online ad, according to a joint investigation by security researchers at Citizen Lab and Confiant . It's the first time researchers have found technical evidence of a zero-click attack - a form of hacking that requires no action by users - delivered through targeted adverti…
Bending Spoons is worth about $34 billion. It buys B2B companies at 2.3x to 2.7x ARR. Since August it has paid 2.7x ARR for Airtable and 2.3x for Miro. That is $1.08 billion of ARR for $2.64 billion of enterprise value, signed 37 days apart. Its own stock trades at roughly 8x to 10x revenue with both deals included. A dollar of Airtable’s revenue is worth about four times as much inside Bending Sp…
Apple's iPhone Duo foldable phone opens for preorder tomorrow, October 16th, at 8am ET / 5am PT, but you don't have to wait until then to get your order mostly sorted. The company's product page for the phone now lets you select the color you want, along with storage capacity, carrier preference, and whether you want to set up a trade to make the $1,999 foldable a little cheaper. Once you enter al…
Rockstar Games co-head of development Aaron Garbut says Grand Theft Auto 6 leaks from 2022 were an "invasive" moment The leaks caused a huge shift at Rockstar that forced a five-day in-office work policy for security reasons Rockstar’s head of publishing, Jennifer Kolbe, says Rockstar plans to reexamine the policy after GTA 6 launches Rockstar Games has addressed the initial Grand Theft Auto 6 lea…
In hindsight, the post on Instagram should have raised more red flags. The image purported to show actress Mia Goth , just days after filing for divorce from actor and filmmaker Shia LaBeouf, posing in a T-shirt with a pointed message: MY EX IS MY BIGGEST FAN . To really drive home the point, the song "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" by Beyoncé was added to the post. It would have been ou…
Elon Musk has been saying the demo might be a literal "banger." Elon Musk has been saying the demo might be a literal "banger."
LinkedIn could soon gain a new Network feed just for your existing contacts Digital business cards for LinkedIn are coming to your mobile wallet soon In-Stream Ads are also being tested with select partners in the US LinkedIn says more professionals are starting side hustles, so to help them, it's launching a series of new tools to help them strengthen relationships, grow their audiences and gener…
The company says more of its users are holding down multiple roles. The company says more of its users are holding down multiple roles.
Silver Pines. | Image: Wych Elm You could say we're in the eye of the storm right now. The storm, of course, being the fall and winter release calendar for new video games. Things started out with a hectic few weeks that were packed with major titles like Control Resonant , Marvel's Wolverine , Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave , and Gears of War: E-Day . Meanwhile, next month will be dedicated almost…
Today, I’m talking with Benn Jordan, musician, YouTuber, researcher, and investigative journalist. You might know Benn from those first two titles — he’s got a prolific discography of experimental music dating back decades. But in the last couple of years, he’s become a high-profile face in the creator and media spaces for his work investigating Flock Safety, the maker of automatic license plate r…
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Researchers tested ChatGPT for Teens with more than 4,000 prompts They found significant gaps in its safety protections and safeguards ChatGPT failed to trigger parental alerts during some serious mental health conversations OpenAI's efforts to make ChatGPT safer for teenagers have run into an uncomfortable problem. A new investigation suggests that many of the protections designed to reassure par…
Phoebe Liu / The Information : Portland-based Mueon, which says its AI server racks could fit up to 10x more computing capacity, raised $65M led by Maverick Silicon, with Intel participating — Portland-based startup Mueon raised $65 million to develop a new way to arrange AI server rack components.
SpaceX agreed to pay about $8B for nationwide low-band US spectrum, and shares in AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile fell on the news. Europe’s equivalent band comes up for selection in May 2027, with Brussels proposing that two-thirds of it be reserved for European firms and sovereign use. SpaceX has agreed to pay about $8B for […] This story continues at The Next Web
Did you put your PTO requests in for the middle of November ? Because Grand Theft Auto VI is right around the corner, as evidenced by Rockstar publishing a launch trailer for the game on Thursday morning. Amid yet more GTA 6 leaks , we have our first official glimpse of the game since the Netflix extended look premiered . This latest look at the game is brief, but it's GTA to the core, with lots o…
Love it or hate it, Microsoft's Windows operating system has been a big part of many of our lives. If you've ever used a PC during the past four decades, then it's very likely you've used Windows in some form (unless you've stuck to Macs, or are a Linux fan). Despite each iteration of Windows sharing basic similarities with those that have come before it, each version also has its own identity and…
German authorities opened an investigation into possible sexual harassment after a robot controlled by two young men touched the buttocks of a 16-year-old girl and made thrusting movements toward her, police said. Police in the western city of Cologne responded after the incident overnight Saturday to Sunday in which the robot’s suspected 16-year-old owner and a 19-year-old companion were said to…
Earlier this year Microsoft laid out a plan to fix Windows 11 , with a focus on performance, reliability, and the overall OS experience. After months of fixes, Microsoft now says the "result is a Windows experience that's up to 20 percent more responsive." Microsoft has made improvements to Start, File Explorer, Search, Edge, and other parts of Windows 11 to make it feel faster and more responsive…
Chris Metinko / Axios : North.cloud, which helps companies watch their cloud, AI and data spend, raised a $60M Series B led by PeakSpan Capital, taking its total funding to $67M — North.cloud, which helps companies watch their cloud, AI and data spend, closed a $60 million Series B led by PeakSpan Capital, CEO Matt Biringer tells Axios Pro exclusively.
The artist’s macabre short works have been adapted into eerily freaky 30-minute bites for television. We got a sneak preview of the next episode airing on HBO Max.
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Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2026 winners announced James Lewin won the Animals in their Environment category He used an infrared converted Nikon Z7 II camera and budget lens for his winning shot This week I attended the press preview of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2026 exhibition at the Natural History Museum, London, where I had the opportunity to absorb the winning photos on disp…
Rockstar Games has released the launch trailer for Grand Theft Auto 6 The trailer features Jason and Lucia and sets up the game's story We see new cinematic footage and gameplay systems in action Rockstar Games has released the launch trailer for Grand Theft Auto 6 , showcasing new story details and a deeper look at crime-duo protagonists, Jason and Lucia. The trailer , which was captured "entirel…
TL;DR: The Pokémon TCG 30th Celebration Elite Trainer Box is available for $159.99 at Amazon . Due to high demand, shoppers need to request an invite to buy. Opens in a new window Credit: The Pokémon Company Pokémon TCG 30th Celebration Elite Trainer Box $159.99 at Amazon Shop Now at Amazon There was a time when Amazon listed preorders for the Pokémon TCG 30th Celebrati…
For technology teams, connecting telemetry has traditionally been seen as a route to greater visibility. The assumption is straightforward: the more information available about what is happening across an environment, the easier it should be to understand problems and respond to them. But as modern technology environments have grown in scale and complexity, that equation no longer looks quite so s…
Andrew R. Chow / Time : An interview with John Ternus, who says the memory shortage is “a crisis” and “all options should be on the table”, and that Tim Cook “has great relationships” — Andrew R. Chow/Cupertino, Calif. … Just below the broad smile he's been wearing all morning, John Ternus' hands are shaking.
I've been reporting on AI for a year and a half now. Throughout that time, I’ve regularly visited Reddit's r/isthisAI community. This is where people share suspicious photos, videos and messages and ask other users to help them work out whether they're real or AI-generated. I find it fascinating to see where AI is showing up in everyday life. But some of the posts are also pretty worrying. I've se…