AI Coding Platform Dumps Anthropic for OpenAI, Says ChatGPT Models Cheaper and Better
Replit has made OpenAI its preferred AI model provider, with CEO Amjad Masad saying its models offer better performance...
Microsoft Walks Away From Nscale’s UK AI Data Centre Deal, Leaving a 23,000-Chip Project in Limbo
Microsoft has reportedly withdrawn from an agreement to lease capacity at Nscale's planned AI data center in Loughton, Essex,...
Space War Could Disrupt GPS, Internet and Banking Within Five Years, Experts Warn
A potential space war could disrupt the ground. Experts warn that GPS navigation, internet connectivity, and financial markets could...

Treasury Secretary Grilled On Economic Figures And Foreign Policy. He Refrained From Directly Calling Ukraine An Ally.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said that energy prices would come down after the Iran conflict, but did not indicate whether hostilities would cease in the immediate future, during an...
HTC Counters Meta With Privacy-First Smart Glasses: Bystanders Can Stop You Recording
More Than Seven In Ten Americans Think The U.S. Is On The ‘Wrong Track’ Ahead Of The Midterms: Poll
AI Coding Platform Dumps Anthropic for OpenAI, Says ChatGPT Models Cheaper and Better
Replit has made OpenAI its preferred AI model provider, with CEO Amjad Masad saying its models offer better performance...
Microsoft Walks Away From Nscale’s UK AI Data Centre Deal, Leaving a 23,000-Chip Project in Limbo
Microsoft has reportedly withdrawn from an agreement to lease capacity at Nscale's planned AI data center in Loughton, Essex,...
Space War Could Disrupt GPS, Internet and Banking Within Five Years, Experts Warn
A potential space war could disrupt the ground. Experts warn that GPS navigation, internet connectivity, and financial markets could...

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Treasury Secretary Grilled On Economic Figures And Foreign Policy. He Refrained From Directly Calling Ukraine An Ally.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said that energy prices would come down after the Iran conflict, but did not indicate whether hostilities would cease in the immediate future, during an...
AI Coding Platform Dumps Anthropic for OpenAI, Says ChatGPT Models Cheaper and Better
Replit has made OpenAI its preferred AI model provider, with CEO Amjad Masad saying its models offer better performance at a lower cost for the platform's needs. But his...
Microsoft Walks Away From Nscale’s UK AI Data Centre Deal, Leaving a 23,000-Chip Project in Limbo
Microsoft has reportedly withdrawn from an agreement to lease capacity at Nscale's planned AI data center in Loughton, Essex, putting a project designed to house more than 23,000 Nvidia...
Space War Could Disrupt GPS, Internet and Banking Within Five Years, Experts Warn
A potential space war could disrupt the ground. Experts warn that GPS navigation, internet connectivity, and financial markets could be affected, while civilian and commercial satellites could also be...
HTC Counters Meta With Privacy-First Smart Glasses: Bystanders Can Stop You Recording
HTC is giving bystanders a way to interrupt recordings made with its VIVE Eagle smart glasses. The $499 glasses can stop recording when someone nearby asks the wearer to...
More Than Seven In Ten Americans Think The U.S. Is On The ‘Wrong Track’ Ahead Of The Midterms: Poll
With just over two weeks to go until November's midterm elections, President Donald Trump's approval ratings, along with the proportion of voters optimistic about America's future, are falling, a...

Fashion

AI Coding Platform Dumps Anthropic for OpenAI, Says ChatGPT Models Cheaper and Better
Replit has made OpenAI its preferred AI model provider, with CEO Amjad Masad saying its models offer better performance at a lower cost for the platform's needs. But his...
Microsoft Walks Away From Nscale’s UK AI Data Centre Deal, Leaving a 23,000-Chip Project in Limbo
Microsoft has reportedly withdrawn from an agreement to lease capacity at Nscale's planned AI data center in Loughton, Essex, putting a project designed to house more than 23,000 Nvidia...
Space War Could Disrupt GPS, Internet and Banking Within Five Years, Experts Warn
A potential space war could disrupt the ground. Experts warn that GPS navigation, internet connectivity, and financial markets could be affected, while civilian and commercial satellites could also be...
HTC Counters Meta With Privacy-First Smart Glasses: Bystanders Can Stop You Recording
HTC is giving bystanders a way to interrupt recordings made with its VIVE Eagle smart glasses. The $499 glasses can stop recording when someone nearby asks the wearer to...
As AI rally wobbles, stock market’s spotlight turns to earnings
The upcoming week of quarterly reports includes semiconductor companies Lam Research and Texas InstrumentsPublished Sun, Oct 18, 2026 · 10:05 PM[NEW YORK] Stumbles in the market-leading artificial intelligence trade...
Samsung to use TSMC tech for Nvidia’s next-generation memory chips, says Seoul newspaper
The move marks the first time the two companies have worked together at the manufacturing stagePublished Sun, Oct 18, 2026 · 09:32 PM[SEOUL] Samsung Electronics will use TSMC’s 3-nanometre...

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For Sarah Zapata, Weaving Is a Radical Act
Installation view: Sarah Zapata’s “In escape from the vices of idleness” at Sargent Daughter’s. Photo: NICHOLAS KNIGHT Two sharply opposing threads run through many of New York’s September shows....
Beyond Frieze, London’s Hotel Art Fairs Are Finding Momentum
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Julia Fox and Nora Fried Threw a Carnival in Elizabeth Street Garden
Julia Fox, Nora Fried and Amber Singletary. Maxwell Brown/BFA.com On a balmy Thursday night in Nolita’s enchanting Elizabeth Street Garden, Julia Fox and Nora Fried, co-founders of Rosebuds Reading...
Behind the Wheel of James Bond’s Aston Martin DB5
The Aston Martin DB5, star of Goldfinger and seven more Bond films, began life as a luxurious grand tourer. Photo by National Motor Museum/Heritage Images/Getty Images RM Sotheby’s has...
The 15 Heritage Watches With History Worth Wearing
Vintage-watch shopping offers one of luxury’s stranger bargains. Pay extra for history, then ask whether the luminous paint is radioactive and the movement contains parts from three donors. A...
Experience the Best of Maine in Fall, From Oyster Boats to Pumpkin Regattas
Summer sees Maine through a lens of lobster rolls on paper plates and cottages with docks, although autumn has always frankly carried the better material. By late September, salt...

Health

Treasury Secretary Grilled On Economic Figures And Foreign Policy. He Refrained From Directly Calling Ukraine An Ally.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said that energy prices would come down after the Iran conflict, but did not indicate whether hostilities would cease in the immediate future, during an...
More Than Seven In Ten Americans Think The U.S. Is On The ‘Wrong Track’ Ahead Of The Midterms: Poll
With just over two weeks to go until November's midterm elections, President Donald Trump's approval ratings, along with the proportion of voters optimistic about America's future, are falling, a...
World Bank Encourages Developing Nations To Embrace ‘Small’ AI To Accelerate Economic Growth
Small, compact AI models that run on cell phones with weak signals could be the key to unlocking accelerated growth in emerging economies, a senior World Bank official said...
Ukraine Launches Large-Scale Drone Attack On Russia, Defies Trump’s Demands To Leave Russian Energy Alone
Despite President Donald Trump demanding that Ukraine halt all of its attacks on Russian energy infrastructure, Ukrainian drones struck the St. Petersburg oil terminal yesterday, along with several other...
Protests In France Are Becoming Increasingly Violent. Demonstrations Have Now Spread To Other European Countries.
Clashes between riot police and protestors became a common sight in the French capital of Paris and elsewhere in the country on Saturday, as protests which began in mid-September...
Trump Maintains Defiant Message In Kentucky Midterm Rally, Makes Dubious Claims About Republican Popularity
President Donald Trump held a midterm campaign rally in support of GOP candidates in Highland Heights, Kentucky on Saturday. In spite of record low approval ratings and polls showing...

Innovation

Gigi Hadid, Gisele Bündchen, Heidi Klum and More Who Dominated the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show Runway
Miranda Kerr graced the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show stage for the first time in 2006 and became the first Australian to sign as an Angel the following year. Six...
These Products Are Pink for Breast Cancer Awareness Month & Give Back
October marks Breast Cancer Awareness Month, an annual campaign to support the millions affected by breast cancer. With approximately 1 in 8 women in the U.S. being diagnosed annually...
Daisy Edgar Jones, Sense and Sensibility Cast Detail the Biggest—and Best—Changes From the Book
An even bigger change was made to the fall from grace of John Willoughby—one that Dillane thinks makes the case that his character is not a true villain, despite...
We’re Scrubbing in to Share Grey’s Anatomy Stars’ Real-Life Romances
Ellen Pompeo & Chris IveryLooks like it was record producer Chris Ivery who asked series lead Ellen Pompeo to pick me, choose me, love me after they crossed paths at...
Whatever It Takes, You’ll Want to See Where Drake, Nina Dobrev and More Degrassi Stars Are Now
Degrassi has officially entered the next generation. Now celebrating its 25th anniversary, Degrassi: The Next Generation premiered on CTV Oct. 14, 2001. For 14 seasons, viewers followed the lives...
Collin Gosselin Shares Message to Estranged Siblings After Years Apart
“What I want people to keep in mind is that many times in these productions, a lot of things are happening behind the scenes and not being shown,” he...

News

S-Reits commence Q3 earnings season as interest rates remain in focus
[SINGAPORE] The reporting season for Singapore real estate investment trusts (S-Reits) has begun against a backdrop of higher interest rates, giving investors a window to assess how individual trusts...
EU carmakers hail deal on emissions that opens door to the UK
It is a key step towards providing more breathing room for carmakers and some of their top suppliersPublished Sat, Oct 17, 2026 · 10:35 AM[PARIS] Europe’s auto industry welcomed...
DBS remains analysts’ pick ahead of Q3 earnings after Singapore banks’ share slump
Still, the lending environment remains ‘favourable’; calls on OCBC and UOB are mixed[SINGAPORE] Analysts remain upbeat on DBS , even after a sell-off in the trio of local banks...
SIA passenger traffic up 2.8% in September; cargo demand jumps on AI, chip shipments
The group carries 3.5 million passengers during the month, while cargo loads rise 9.4% year on year[SINGAPORE] Singapore Airlines (SIA) Group’s passenger traffic rose 2.8 per cent year on...
Anthropic works to bring frontier AI models ‘on soil’ in Singapore, signs government pact
The Claude developer is building its team here, but there are no plans for a research operation – for now[SINGAPORE] Anthropic is working to bring its most advanced artificial...
Goldman’s equity traders post big haul as credit, rates miss
Fixed-income and commodities traders bring in US$3.47 billion, much lower than expectedPublished Tue, Oct 13, 2026 · 09:34 PMGOLDMAN Sachs’ equities traders blew past expectations in the third quarter,...

Politics

Croatia vacation hot spot may ban alcohol sales during key hours in sweeping new crackdown
The nightlife in Croatia’s second-largest city could soon look quite a bit different for visitors on vacation getaways. The city of Split is proposing a ban on the sale of...
2 teens charged in connection with TikTok stunt gone wrong that left 16-year-old trapped inside shaft of NYC bridge
Two teens have been charged in connection with a foolish TikTok stunt that caused a 16-year-old boy to plummet 50 feet and become trapped inside a shaft on the...
CBS Sports making big March Madness coverage change for 2026
Nate Burleson will add NCAA Tournament host to his ever-growing résumé at CBS.  The network announced Thursday morning that Burleson will host men’s March Madness coverage for CBS Sports...
New Tahoe ski death as student found on black diamond trail – after eight killed in nearby avalanche
A missing skier has been found dead at a Lake Tahoe resort — just days after eight were killed by an avalanche in the backcountry nearby. Colin Kang’s body...
UCLA hasn’t learned its lesson
UCLA must think it is off the hook for antisemitism and bigotry after a federal judge blocked the Trump administration from imposing a billion-dollar fine for blatant discrimination against...
Savannah Guthrie never ‘coming back’ to ‘Today’ show after her mom’s disappearance: report
Savannah Guthrie is probably never returning to the “Today” show after her mother Nancy’s heartbreaking disappearance, according to a new report. The “Today” anchor has not appeared on the...

Special Edition

James McAvoy Pitched ‘Star Trek’ Series About “Young Picard”
After putting in his tenure in the X-Men franchise, James McAvoy had his sights set on another iconic character originated by Patrick Stewart. The Golden Globe nominee recently revealed...
Anthony Scaramucci Reacts To Katie Zacharia’s White House Tenure
Anthony Scaramucci weighed in on the tenure of Katie Zacharia as White House press secretary, which turned out to be shorter than his 10-day stint as Donald Trump‘s communications...
Ricochet, ‘The Repair Shop’ Indie Owned By Skydance, Makes Layoffs
EXCLUSIVE: A number of staffers including creative chief Damon Pattison have been laid off at Ricochet, the Skydance UK-owned indie that produces hit BBC show The Repair Shop. We...
‘Friends’ Returning To Channel 4 In UK But Staying On HBO Max
It’s the one where Channel 4 swooped back in. The UK free-to-air broadcaster has landed rights to the iconic American comedy series and will air all 10 seasons from...
Electrify Hires Al Brown & Boss Patrick Walker For Creator Push
EXCLUSIVE: Al Brown and Patrick Walker, two of the best-known digital execs working in Europe, have joined creator house Electrify. Former Vice programming chief Brown has been named EVP...
Skydance International: The Paramount & Warner Execs Leading The Group
When the Skydance C-suite started being unveiled last week featuring Davis Ellison’s key lieutenants, the international piece of the puzzle was largely left unsolved. The list of senior executives...

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Law Roach Teases Possible Career Pivot
Law Roach may be dressing to impress on the big screen soon.  After all, the fashion stylist—known to dress stars such as Zendaya and Kim Kardashian during the awards circuit—revealed he’s...
Love Is Blind’s Jax Reveals Real Reason She Dumped Stew—and It Wasn’t Just His Looks 
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Kanye West “Ripping Into” Kim Kardashian, Kris Jenner Was Edited Out of KUWTK, Producer Says 
Nevertheless, Kim—mom to North, 13, Saint, 10, Chicago, 8 and Psalm, 7, with Ye—had realized that her marriage to the “Runaway” rapper was over.  “He should have a wife that supports his every...
DWTS’ Jenna Johnson, Harry Shum Jr. React to Carrie Ann Inaba’s “Lift” Critique 
DWTS' Harry Shum Jr. Defends Dance Experience After He, Jenna Johnson Land Highest ScoreCarrie Ann Inaba and Jenna Johnson one, two stepped into a tense exchange.  After the Dancing With the Stars judge schooled the...
Selma Blair Arraigned on 2 Felony Charges After Airplane Incident Arrest
More details are coming to light about Selma Blair's arrest in New York. After the actress allegedly attacked the crew while onboard a Delta Airlines flight Oct. 11, she...
Chuck Lorre Reveals Charlie Sheen’s “Frightening” Final Days on Two and a Half Men
Charlie Sheen wasn’t winning when his time on Two and a Half Men came to an abrupt end. In fact, in the lead up to his firing from the...