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The Indian chef who brought curry to America - then vanished The Indian chef who brought curry to America - then vanished Reviewed by swadu on October 30, 2026 Rating: 5
Watch: The Mbappé-Chairman Mao controversy explained Watch: The Mbappé-Chairman Mao controversy explained Reviewed by swadu on October 27, 2026 Rating: 5
GM plans to switch from the NYSE to Nasdaq on November 17 as part of its push under Tesla veteran Sterling Anderson to use AI to speed up its development cycle (Financial Times) GM plans to switch from the NYSE to Nasdaq on November 17 as part of its push under Tesla veteran Sterling Anderson to use AI to speed up its development cycle (Financial Times) Reviewed by swadu on October 27, 2026 Rating: 5
'Maxxing' selected as Dictionary.com word of the year 'Maxxing' selected as Dictionary.com word of the year Reviewed by swadu on October 26, 2026 Rating: 5
OpenAI releases GPT-6.1 Terra, touting "fast and capable computer use at scale" and clearer, more natural writing, priced at $1/1M input and $5/1M output tokens (OpenAI) OpenAI releases GPT-6.1 Terra, touting "fast and capable computer use at scale" and clearer, more natural writing, priced at $1/1M input and $5/1M output tokens (OpenAI) Reviewed by swadu on October 26, 2026 Rating: 5
Sydney's new $5bn airport has one big problem: Getting there is tough Sydney's new $5bn airport has one big problem: Getting there is tough Reviewed by swadu on October 26, 2026 Rating: 5
Why Israel's election is one of the most important in its history Why Israel's election is one of the most important in its history Reviewed by swadu on October 25, 2026 Rating: 5
Elon Musk says SpaceX closed $40B in GPU debt, debt markets have shut off credit for AI data center firms, and 200+ neoclouds face "death and consolidation" (Elon Musk/@elonmusk) Elon Musk says SpaceX closed $40B in GPU debt, debt markets have shut off credit for AI data center firms, and 200+ neoclouds face "death and consolidation" (Elon Musk/@elonmusk) Reviewed by swadu on October 25, 2026 Rating: 5
Serbia's Vučić concedes election defeat to student-led protest movement Serbia's Vučić concedes election defeat to student-led protest movement Reviewed by swadu on October 25, 2026 Rating: 5
Data center tenants now demand $5M+ a day in late-delivery fees, up from $1M this spring, spawning new "delay-in-delivery" coverage from brokers like Marsh (Ann Davis Vaughan/The Information) Data center tenants now demand $5M+ a day in late-delivery fees, up from $1M this spring, spawning new "delay-in-delivery" coverage from brokers like Marsh (Ann Davis Vaughan/The Information) Reviewed by swadu on October 25, 2026 Rating: 5
Almost 1,000 arrested as clashes follow another day of mass protests across France Almost 1,000 arrested as clashes follow another day of mass protests across France Reviewed by swadu on October 24, 2026 Rating: 5
Fireworks and tear gas as protesters and riot police clash in Paris Fireworks and tear gas as protesters and riot police clash in Paris Reviewed by swadu on October 24, 2026 Rating: 5
Source: Replit recently moved most AI spend from Anthropic to OpenAI, which gave 30%+ off in a deal worth $100M+/year, after Anthropic discontinued its discount (The Information) Source: Replit recently moved most AI spend from Anthropic to OpenAI, which gave 30%+ off in a deal worth $100M+/year, after Anthropic discontinued its discount (The Information) Reviewed by swadu on October 24, 2026 Rating: 5
Palestinian families displaced as Israeli forces demolish Hebron homes, local officials say Palestinian families displaced as Israeli forces demolish Hebron homes, local officials say Reviewed by swadu on October 24, 2026 Rating: 5
Global PC shipments fell 21% YoY in Q3 to 57M units, as memory and other costs pushed prices up; Lenovo retained its market leadership despite a 23% decline (Minsoo Kang/Counterpoint Research) Global PC shipments fell 21% YoY in Q3 to 57M units, as memory and other costs pushed prices up; Lenovo retained its market leadership despite a 23% decline (Minsoo Kang/Counterpoint Research) Reviewed by swadu on October 23, 2026 Rating: 5
Iranian security officials say the country has detailed plans to target undersea communications cables in the Gulf if the US and Israel attack Iran again (Reuters) Iranian security officials say the country has detailed plans to target undersea communications cables in the Gulf if the US and Israel attack Iran again (Reuters) Reviewed by swadu on October 23, 2026 Rating: 5
US officials say Trump asked Elon Musk to lift Starshield restrictions; Ukraine officials said it was not fully fixed Thursday but was working at higher speeds (Wall Street Journal) US officials say Trump asked Elon Musk to lift Starshield restrictions; Ukraine officials said it was not fully fixed Thursday but was working at higher speeds (Wall Street Journal) Reviewed by swadu on October 22, 2026 Rating: 5
Ukraine hit by strikes after Russia agrees to new peace talks Ukraine hit by strikes after Russia agrees to new peace talks Reviewed by swadu on October 22, 2026 Rating: 5
India 'cockroach' leaders who called on election chief to quit are freed from jail India 'cockroach' leaders who called on election chief to quit are freed from jail Reviewed by swadu on October 21, 2026 Rating: 5
Elon Musk confirms he is considering merging Tesla and SpaceX Elon Musk confirms he is considering merging Tesla and SpaceX Reviewed by swadu on October 21, 2026 Rating: 5
Foursquare co-founder says the company was acquired a month ago in a deal resulting in a $0 payout for equity holders, and faults leadership installed in 2021 (Dennis Crowley/Teendrama Snippets) Foursquare co-founder says the company was acquired a month ago in a deal resulting in a $0 payout for equity holders, and faults leadership installed in 2021 (Dennis Crowley/Teendrama Snippets) Reviewed by swadu on October 20, 2026 Rating: 5
Developers and vibe coders are using AI tools like Claude Code to get rid of sponsored ads on their smart TVs, disable tracking features, and more (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch) Developers and vibe coders are using AI tools like Claude Code to get rid of sponsored ads on their smart TVs, disable tracking features, and more (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch) Reviewed by swadu on October 19, 2026 Rating: 5
Houthi missile strike on Yemen camp kills 50 security recruits, local authorities say Houthi missile strike on Yemen camp kills 50 security recruits, local authorities say Reviewed by swadu on October 19, 2026 Rating: 5
Anti-government protesters battle with police in Albania Anti-government protesters battle with police in Albania Reviewed by swadu on October 18, 2026 Rating: 5
Anthropic says it's committing 5% of its shares to a Public Benefit Fund, for a total of ~20% with co-founder and staff pledges, plus 2% per 50% valuation rise (Anthropic) Anthropic says it's committing 5% of its shares to a Public Benefit Fund, for a total of ~20% with co-founder and staff pledges, plus 2% per 50% valuation rise (Anthropic) Reviewed by swadu on October 18, 2026 Rating: 5
Sources: Nvidia asked Samsung, SK Hynix, and Micron to make base dies for its custom NVHBM memory on TSMC's 3nm process; Samsung agreed, its first use of TSMC (Kyu-Seok Shim/Reuters) Sources: Nvidia asked Samsung, SK Hynix, and Micron to make base dies for its custom NVHBM memory on TSMC's 3nm process; Samsung agreed, its first use of TSMC (Kyu-Seok Shim/Reuters) Reviewed by swadu on October 18, 2026 Rating: 5
Anomaly Innovations, behind coding agent OpenCode, says a breach hit ~1.4% of OpenCode Console users and their API keys, in a "large scale distillation attack" (Walter Schulze/Startup Fortune) Anomaly Innovations, behind coding agent OpenCode, says a breach hit ~1.4% of OpenCode Console users and their API keys, in a "large scale distillation attack" (Walter Schulze/Startup Fortune) Reviewed by swadu on October 17, 2026 Rating: 5
Bleecker Street says TikTok suspended the Musk documentary account for "political policy" violations and called the suspension "permanent"; Bleecker's appealing (Steven Zeitchik/The Hollywood Reporter) Bleecker Street says TikTok suspended the Musk documentary account for "political policy" violations and called the suspension "permanent"; Bleecker's appealing (Steven Zeitchik/The Hollywood Reporter) Reviewed by swadu on October 17, 2026 Rating: 5
MapQuest adds a Surveillance Layer to its mobile app showing license plate readers and cameras from 10+ companies including Flock, using OpenStreetMap data (Chase DiBenedetto/Mashable) MapQuest adds a Surveillance Layer to its mobile app showing license plate readers and cameras from 10+ companies including Flock, using OpenStreetMap data (Chase DiBenedetto/Mashable) Reviewed by swadu on October 17, 2026 Rating: 5
What we learned from heated US midterm Senate debates What we learned from heated US midterm Senate debates Reviewed by swadu on October 16, 2026 Rating: 5
The PostgreSQL Global Development Group delays the general availability of PostgreSQL 19 after LLM-assisted code reviews uncovered architectural defects (Lindsay Clark/The Register) The PostgreSQL Global Development Group delays the general availability of PostgreSQL 19 after LLM-assisted code reviews uncovered architectural defects (Lindsay Clark/The Register) Reviewed by swadu on October 16, 2026 Rating: 5
Toxic algorithms wouldn't let them go - now Australia wants an off switch Toxic algorithms wouldn't let them go - now Australia wants an off switch Reviewed by swadu on October 16, 2026 Rating: 5
An Australian band’s ‘unreal’ journey to break a gig world record An Australian band’s ‘unreal’ journey to break a gig world record Reviewed by swadu on October 15, 2026 Rating: 5
Elon Musk says the US government owns and controls Starshield systems and "any limits on speed or usage are decided by the US military and ultimately POTUS" (Elon Musk/@elonmusk) Elon Musk says the US government owns and controls Starshield systems and "any limits on speed or usage are decided by the US military and ultimately POTUS" (Elon Musk/@elonmusk) Reviewed by swadu on October 14, 2026 Rating: 5
SpaceXSI debuts Grok Voice 3.0, saying it tops Artificial Analysis' speech-to-speech index, responds in under a second, and costs less than rivals, at $0.08/min (SpaceXSI) SpaceXSI debuts Grok Voice 3.0, saying it tops Artificial Analysis' speech-to-speech index, responds in under a second, and costs less than rivals, at $0.08/min (SpaceXSI) Reviewed by swadu on October 14, 2026 Rating: 5
What if you could turn off your algorithm? Australia is about to try What if you could turn off your algorithm? Australia is about to try Reviewed by swadu on October 14, 2026 Rating: 5
'If we don't scream, they won't listen to us': Student protesters speak to BBC in Paris 'If we don't scream, they won't listen to us': Student protesters speak to BBC in Paris Reviewed by swadu on October 13, 2026 Rating: 5
Tom Cruise film Digger forecast to become one of Hollywood's biggest flops Tom Cruise film Digger forecast to become one of Hollywood's biggest flops Reviewed by swadu on October 12, 2026 Rating: 5
Suki, an AI ambient scribe for healthcare providers, raised a $90M Series E led by Healthier Capital; a source says it projects $60M-$80M in revenue this year (Brock E.W. Turner/Axios) Suki, an AI ambient scribe for healthcare providers, raised a $90M Series E led by Healthier Capital; a source says it projects $60M-$80M in revenue this year (Brock E.W. Turner/Axios) Reviewed by swadu on October 12, 2026 Rating: 5
Sources: Bumble is in advanced talks to be taken private at a ~$1B valuation by Ithaca Holdings, founded recently by two Silicon Valley execs; BMBL jumps 45%+ (Cara Lombardo/Wall Street Journal) Sources: Bumble is in advanced talks to be taken private at a ~$1B valuation by Ithaca Holdings, founded recently by two Silicon Valley execs; BMBL jumps 45%+ (Cara Lombardo/Wall Street Journal) Reviewed by swadu on October 12, 2026 Rating: 5
How Musk and Benioff pledged to rename SpaceXAI and AIForce, while Nadella and Nvidia adopted "super intelligence", as Silicon Valley falls in line with Trump (Terrence O'Brien/The Verge) How Musk and Benioff pledged to rename SpaceXAI and AIForce, while Nadella and Nvidia adopted "super intelligence", as Silicon Valley falls in line with Trump (Terrence O'Brien/The Verge) Reviewed by swadu on October 11, 2026 Rating: 5
Children among 139 dead after boat capsizes off Djibouti, UN says Children among 139 dead after boat capsizes off Djibouti, UN says Reviewed by swadu on October 11, 2026 Rating: 5
A look at the economics of Anthropic's data center leases as analysts estimate a 245 MW site could yield ~$1.3B/mo; sources say it signed a cloud deal with IREN (Ann Davis Vaughan/The Information) A look at the economics of Anthropic's data center leases as analysts estimate a 245 MW site could yield ~$1.3B/mo; sources say it signed a cloud deal with IREN (Ann Davis Vaughan/The Information) Reviewed by swadu on October 11, 2026 Rating: 5
'Cockroach' group leaders among hundreds detained in Delhi protest 'Cockroach' group leaders among hundreds detained in Delhi protest Reviewed by swadu on October 10, 2026 Rating: 5
IDC: Shenzhen-based DJI and Insta360, accounting for 73% and 20% of global smart camera market in Q2, are vying for the top spot as GoPro's share drops to 3% (William Langley/Financial Times) IDC: Shenzhen-based DJI and Insta360, accounting for 73% and 20% of global smart camera market in Q2, are vying for the top spot as GoPro's share drops to 3% (William Langley/Financial Times) Reviewed by swadu on October 10, 2026 Rating: 5
Expedition hopes to find aviator Amelia Earhart's plane on remote island Expedition hopes to find aviator Amelia Earhart's plane on remote island Reviewed by swadu on October 10, 2026 Rating: 5
Watch: Who is Nobel Peace Prize winner Navi Pillay? Watch: Who is Nobel Peace Prize winner Navi Pillay? Reviewed by swadu on October 09, 2026 Rating: 5
A record 42 startups became decacorns so far in 2026, beating 2021's 34; PitchBook: the average time to hit $10B dropped to 5.5 years in 2025 vs. 9.4 in 2020 (Lucinda Shen/Axios) A record 42 startups became decacorns so far in 2026, beating 2021's 34; PitchBook: the average time to hit $10B dropped to 5.5 years in 2025 vs. 9.4 in 2020 (Lucinda Shen/Axios) Reviewed by swadu on October 09, 2026 Rating: 5
JD Vance casts doubt on firing squad execution and says he will not watch it JD Vance casts doubt on firing squad execution and says he will not watch it Reviewed by swadu on October 09, 2026 Rating: 5
Protesters blame 'vulture funds' for Spain's housing crisis Protesters blame 'vulture funds' for Spain's housing crisis Reviewed by swadu on October 08, 2026 Rating: 5
Sources: Apple promotes Carson Oliver to VP of the App Store and names Steve Smith as M&A chief, replacing Adrian Perica, who keeps iCloud, Fitness+, and News (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg) Sources: Apple promotes Carson Oliver to VP of the App Store and names Steve Smith as M&A chief, replacing Adrian Perica, who keeps iCloud, Fitness+, and News (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg) Reviewed by swadu on October 08, 2026 Rating: 5
'Every day there is killing': Palestinians in Gaza face Israeli strikes despite ceasefire as peace deal stalls 'Every day there is killing': Palestinians in Gaza face Israeli strikes despite ceasefire as peace deal stalls Reviewed by swadu on October 08, 2026 Rating: 5
Microsoft opens preorders for the $5,999 Surface RTX Spark Dev Box, with 128GB of unified memory to run local models with 120B+ parameters, shipping in November (Stevie Bonifield/The Verge) Microsoft opens preorders for the $5,999 Surface RTX Spark Dev Box, with 128GB of unified memory to run local models with 120B+ parameters, shipping in November (Stevie Bonifield/The Verge) Reviewed by swadu on October 07, 2026 Rating: 5
'Ghost particles' from space telescope wins physics Nobel 'Ghost particles' from space telescope wins physics Nobel Reviewed by swadu on October 06, 2026 Rating: 5
Meta, Walmart, Stripe, and others publish the Personal Agent Protocol to standardize and secure interactions between AI bots and businesses (Kate Rooney/CNBC) Meta, Walmart, Stripe, and others publish the Personal Agent Protocol to standardize and secure interactions between AI bots and businesses (Kate Rooney/CNBC) Reviewed by swadu on October 06, 2026 Rating: 5
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