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'We saw people murdered in front of us' - Sudan siege survivors speak to the BBC 'We saw people murdered in front of us' - Sudan siege survivors speak to the BBC Reviewed by swadu on October 31, 2025 Rating: 5
K-pop group NewJeans loses legal battle against agency K-pop group NewJeans loses legal battle against agency Reviewed by swadu on October 30, 2025 Rating: 5
Investigation after woman left behind by cruise ship dies on island Investigation after woman left behind by cruise ship dies on island Reviewed by swadu on October 29, 2025 Rating: 5
Sources: legal AI startup Harvey raised $150M led by a16z at an $8B valuation, up from a $5B valuation in June, bringing its total raised to over $1B (Iain Martin/Forbes) Sources: legal AI startup Harvey raised $150M led by a16z at an $8B valuation, up from a $5B valuation in June, bringing its total raised to over $1B (Iain Martin/Forbes) Reviewed by swadu on October 29, 2025 Rating: 5
Oppo launches €999 Find X9 and €1,299 Find X9 Pro in the UK and EU, with 7,025mAh and 7,500mAh silicon-carbon batteries and a MediaTek Dimensity 9500 chip (Dominic Preston/The Verge) Oppo launches €999 Find X9 and €1,299 Find X9 Pro in the UK and EU, with 7,025mAh and 7,500mAh silicon-carbon batteries and a MediaTek Dimensity 9500 chip (Dominic Preston/The Verge) Reviewed by swadu on October 28, 2025 Rating: 5
Confederate statue torn down during anti-racism protests reinstalled in Washington Confederate statue torn down during anti-racism protests reinstalled in Washington Reviewed by swadu on October 28, 2025 Rating: 5
Sources: Microsoft's next Xbox will run Windows, letting users play PlayStation titles on Steam and the full Xbox console library, without a multiplayer paywall (Jez Corden/Windows Central) Sources: Microsoft's next Xbox will run Windows, letting users play PlayStation titles on Steam and the full Xbox console library, without a multiplayer paywall (Jez Corden/Windows Central) Reviewed by swadu on October 27, 2025 Rating: 5
Argentina's Milei wins big in midterms with 'chainsaw' austerity Argentina's Milei wins big in midterms with 'chainsaw' austerity Reviewed by swadu on October 27, 2025 Rating: 5
Russia says it has tested nuclear-powered Burevestnik missile Russia says it has tested nuclear-powered Burevestnik missile Reviewed by swadu on October 26, 2025 Rating: 5
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says Trump and Xi will "consummate" a TikTok deal on Thursday in South Korea, confirming a final US-China agreement on the sale (Anthony Ha/TechCrunch) Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says Trump and Xi will "consummate" a TikTok deal on Thursday in South Korea, confirming a final US-China agreement on the sale (Anthony Ha/TechCrunch) Reviewed by swadu on October 26, 2025 Rating: 5
Q&A with Zocdoc CEO Oliver Kharraz on the patient scheduling platform's telehealth expansion, its policy of not providing medical advice through AI, and more (Nilay Patel/The Verge) Q&A with Zocdoc CEO Oliver Kharraz on the patient scheduling platform's telehealth expansion, its policy of not providing medical advice through AI, and more (Nilay Patel/The Verge) Reviewed by swadu on October 26, 2025 Rating: 5
'I'm not done', Kamala Harris tells the BBC's Laura Kuenssberg 'I'm not done', Kamala Harris tells the BBC's Laura Kuenssberg Reviewed by swadu on October 25, 2025 Rating: 5
Connolly declared president of Ireland after landslide win Connolly declared president of Ireland after landslide win Reviewed by swadu on October 25, 2025 Rating: 5
Glasgow-based Chemify, which combines AI with robotics and chemistry to rapidly make novel molecules for pharmaceutical companies, raised a $50M Series B (Alex Scott/Chemical & Engineering News) Glasgow-based Chemify, which combines AI with robotics and chemistry to rapidly make novel molecules for pharmaceutical companies, raised a $50M Series B (Alex Scott/Chemical & Engineering News) Reviewed by swadu on October 25, 2025 Rating: 5
NBA stars and mafia among dozens arrested in illegal gambling crackdown NBA stars and mafia among dozens arrested in illegal gambling crackdown Reviewed by swadu on October 24, 2025 Rating: 5
Interviews with 23 current and ex-AWS employees and others about AWS' challenges, including intense competition, internal bureaucracy, and lackluster AI efforts (Matt Day/Bloomberg) Interviews with 23 current and ex-AWS employees and others about AWS' challenges, including intense competition, internal bureaucracy, and lackluster AI efforts (Matt Day/Bloomberg) Reviewed by swadu on October 24, 2025 Rating: 5
Spectacular downfall of Georgia's ex-PM accused of having $6.5m in his flat Spectacular downfall of Georgia's ex-PM accused of having $6.5m in his flat Reviewed by swadu on October 24, 2025 Rating: 5
PUBG maker Krafton unveils an "AI First" strategy, investing ~$70M to build a GPU cluster to automate AI workflows and strengthen AI R&D and in-game AI services (Jay Peters/The Verge) PUBG maker Krafton unveils an "AI First" strategy, investing ~$70M to build a GPU cluster to automate AI workflows and strengthen AI R&D and in-game AI services (Jay Peters/The Verge) Reviewed by swadu on October 23, 2025 Rating: 5
NBA injuries, x-ray poker tables and the mafia: What we know about gambling arrests NBA injuries, x-ray poker tables and the mafia: What we know about gambling arrests Reviewed by swadu on October 23, 2025 Rating: 5
TikTok pushes merchants to use a new ad-buying tool that promotes videos linking to TikTok Shop rather than merchants' own sites, frustrating some merchants (Ann Gehan/The Information) TikTok pushes merchants to use a new ad-buying tool that promotes videos linking to TikTok Shop rather than merchants' own sites, frustrating some merchants (Ann Gehan/The Information) Reviewed by swadu on October 22, 2025 Rating: 5
Mosquitoes found in Iceland for first time after record heat Mosquitoes found in Iceland for first time after record heat Reviewed by swadu on October 22, 2025 Rating: 5
More than 40 dead after multi-vehicle crash in Uganda More than 40 dead after multi-vehicle crash in Uganda Reviewed by swadu on October 22, 2025 Rating: 5
Google Fi plans an AI call quality feature to filter out background sounds like wind next month, and will bring full RCS support on the web in December (Ryan Whitwam/Ars Technica) Google Fi plans an AI call quality feature to filter out background sounds like wind next month, and will bring full RCS support on the web in December (Ryan Whitwam/Ars Technica) Reviewed by swadu on October 21, 2025 Rating: 5
Ukrainian city in total blackout after 'massive' Russian assault Ukrainian city in total blackout after 'massive' Russian assault Reviewed by swadu on October 21, 2025 Rating: 5
An interview with Deel CEO Alex Bouaziz, who expects a 2025 profit of $170M to $200M, about the company's $300M round that pushed its valuation above Rippling's (Matt Durot/Forbes) An interview with Deel CEO Alex Bouaziz, who expects a 2025 profit of $170M to $200M, about the company's $300M round that pushed its valuation above Rippling's (Matt Durot/Forbes) Reviewed by swadu on October 20, 2025 Rating: 5
Israel receives body Hamas says is Gaza hostage Israel receives body Hamas says is Gaza hostage Reviewed by swadu on October 20, 2025 Rating: 5
X plans a Handle Marketplace for Premium+ and Business subscribers to search for and request inactive usernames; rare handles can cost from $2,500 to $1M+ (Terrence O'Brien/The Verge) X plans a Handle Marketplace for Premium+ and Business subscribers to search for and request inactive usernames; rare handles can cost from $2,500 to $1M+ (Terrence O'Brien/The Verge) Reviewed by swadu on October 19, 2025 Rating: 5
Giuffre thought she might 'die a sex slave' at hands of Epstein and his circle, memoir reveals Giuffre thought she might 'die a sex slave' at hands of Epstein and his circle, memoir reveals Reviewed by swadu on October 19, 2025 Rating: 5
A look at the Crylock ransomware scheme, orchestrated by a Russian couple who targeted as many as 400,000 victims and earned over €64M in BTC over eight years (Financial Times) A look at the Crylock ransomware scheme, orchestrated by a Russian couple who targeted as many as 400,000 victims and earned over €64M in BTC over eight years (Financial Times) Reviewed by swadu on October 19, 2025 Rating: 5
OpenAI's Broadcom deal shows how the AI startup is diversifying its chip suppliers, including Nvidia chips for training and Broadcom chips for inference (Christopher Mims/Wall Street Journal) OpenAI's Broadcom deal shows how the AI startup is diversifying its chip suppliers, including Nvidia chips for training and Broadcom chips for inference (Christopher Mims/Wall Street Journal) Reviewed by swadu on October 19, 2025 Rating: 5
'We are orphans': Kenyans bid farewell to ex-PM Odinga in his political heartland 'We are orphans': Kenyans bid farewell to ex-PM Odinga in his political heartland Reviewed by swadu on October 18, 2025 Rating: 5
Wrongfully imprisoned for more than 40 years, US man now faces deportation to India Wrongfully imprisoned for more than 40 years, US man now faces deportation to India Reviewed by swadu on October 18, 2025 Rating: 5
Shares of bitcoin mining companies pivoting to AI and HPC infrastructure have soared in 2025, with a fund tracking mining firms up 150% year-to-date (Sidhartha Shukla/Bloomberg) Shares of bitcoin mining companies pivoting to AI and HPC infrastructure have soared in 2025, with a fund tracking mining firms up 150% year-to-date (Sidhartha Shukla/Bloomberg) Reviewed by swadu on October 18, 2025 Rating: 5
Astra Nova, which develops no-code tools that enable creators to launch blockchain-based entertainment experiences, raised $48.3M (CoinDesk) Astra Nova, which develops no-code tools that enable creators to launch blockchain-based entertainment experiences, raised $48.3M (CoinDesk) Reviewed by swadu on October 17, 2025 Rating: 5
Q&A with Andrej Karpathy on AGI still being a decade away, why reinforcement learning is terrible, superintelligence, his AI education startup Eureka, and more (Dwarkesh Patel/Dwarkesh Podcast) Q&A with Andrej Karpathy on AGI still being a decade away, why reinforcement learning is terrible, superintelligence, his AI education startup Eureka, and more (Dwarkesh Patel/Dwarkesh Podcast) Reviewed by swadu on October 17, 2025 Rating: 5
Titan submersible imploded due to poor engineering, say US officials Titan submersible imploded due to poor engineering, say US officials Reviewed by swadu on October 16, 2025 Rating: 5
A profile of Joshua Kushner, including Thrive Capital's investments in GitHub and Stripe and its role in reinstating Sam Altman as OpenAI CEO in November 2023 (Jeremy Stern/Colossus) A profile of Joshua Kushner, including Thrive Capital's investments in GitHub and Stripe and its role in reinstating Sam Altman as OpenAI CEO in November 2023 (Jeremy Stern/Colossus) Reviewed by swadu on October 16, 2025 Rating: 5
Email: Ron Conway, a close friend of Marc Benioff for 25+ years, stepped down from the Salesforce Foundation board, citing Benioff's comments supporting Trump (Heather Knight/New York Times) Email: Ron Conway, a close friend of Marc Benioff for 25+ years, stepped down from the Salesforce Foundation board, citing Benioff's comments supporting Trump (Heather Knight/New York Times) Reviewed by swadu on October 16, 2025 Rating: 5
Syria's Sharaa meets Putin in Moscow for first time since fall of Assad Syria's Sharaa meets Putin in Moscow for first time since fall of Assad Reviewed by swadu on October 15, 2025 Rating: 5
Bangladesh garment factory fire kills at least 16 Bangladesh garment factory fire kills at least 16 Reviewed by swadu on October 15, 2025 Rating: 5
Spotify partners with Netflix to distribute a selection of video podcasts from Spotify Studios and The Ringer on Netflix starting in early 2026 in the US (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch) Spotify partners with Netflix to distribute a selection of video podcasts from Spotify Studios and The Ringer on Netflix starting in early 2026 in the US (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch) Reviewed by swadu on October 14, 2025 Rating: 5
French pair sentenced in Iran on spying charges French pair sentenced in Iran on spying charges Reviewed by swadu on October 14, 2025 Rating: 5
'Indescribable happiness' as detainees return to Gaza 'Indescribable happiness' as detainees return to Gaza Reviewed by swadu on October 13, 2025 Rating: 5
Google updates NotebookLM's Video Overviews, adding six new Nano Banana-powered visual styles and a new "Brief" format for quick insights (Abner Li/9to5Google) Google updates NotebookLM's Video Overviews, adding six new Nano Banana-powered visual styles and a new "Brief" format for quick insights (Abner Li/9to5Google) Reviewed by swadu on October 13, 2025 Rating: 5
'She left trail of fairy dust': Tributes pour in for Diane Keaton 'She left trail of fairy dust': Tributes pour in for Diane Keaton Reviewed by swadu on October 12, 2025 Rating: 5
How modern media consumption is converging toward a continuous flow of episodic video, across streaming providers, podcasts, and social media apps (Derek Thompson) How modern media consumption is converging toward a continuous flow of episodic video, across streaming providers, podcasts, and social media apps (Derek Thompson) Reviewed by swadu on October 12, 2025 Rating: 5
Drone captures huge fire engulfing homes in Peru Drone captures huge fire engulfing homes in Peru Reviewed by swadu on October 12, 2025 Rating: 5
Watch: North Korea shows off huge missile at military parade Watch: North Korea shows off huge missile at military parade Reviewed by swadu on October 11, 2025 Rating: 5
Thinking Machines Lab co-founder Andrew Tulloch has left to join Meta; he reportedly declined Zuckerberg's offer of a $1.5B+ package in August (Wall Street Journal) Thinking Machines Lab co-founder Andrew Tulloch has left to join Meta; he reportedly declined Zuckerberg's offer of a $1.5B+ package in August (Wall Street Journal) Reviewed by swadu on October 11, 2025 Rating: 5
'We are inventing captivity medicine': Hospital prepares for freed Israeli hostages 'We are inventing captivity medicine': Hospital prepares for freed Israeli hostages Reviewed by swadu on October 11, 2025 Rating: 5
Some LA Lakers games will be live streamed in the Apple Immersive format in the NBA app and the Spectrum SportsNet app on Vision Pro during the 2025-26 season (Jacob Krol/TechRadar) Some LA Lakers games will be live streamed in the Apple Immersive format in the NBA app and the Spectrum SportsNet app on Vision Pro during the 2025-26 season (Jacob Krol/TechRadar) Reviewed by swadu on October 10, 2025 Rating: 5
Austria's privacy regulator finds that Microsoft violated EU law by illegally tracking students through its Microsoft 365 Education software (Suzanne Smalley/The Record) Austria's privacy regulator finds that Microsoft violated EU law by illegally tracking students through its Microsoft 365 Education software (Suzanne Smalley/The Record) Reviewed by swadu on October 10, 2025 Rating: 5
US to send 200 troops to Israel to monitor Gaza ceasefire US to send 200 troops to Israel to monitor Gaza ceasefire Reviewed by swadu on October 10, 2025 Rating: 5
Kernel, which helps AI agents access the internet more efficiently via Chrome, raised $22M in seed and Series A led by Accel (Lucinda Shen/Axios) Kernel, which helps AI agents access the internet more efficiently via Chrome, raised $22M in seed and Series A led by Accel (Lucinda Shen/Axios) Reviewed by swadu on October 09, 2025 Rating: 5
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