News archive — October 21, 2026
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Blackstone’s Jas Khaira says fears over AI-buildout debt are overblown
Blackstone’s AI head on why the PE giant isn't panicked by market jitters.
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Mangilaluk School renovation nears completion after more than six years
Renovations at Tuktoyaktuk’s Mangilaluk School are nearing completion after more than six years of work, and are set to conclude by the end of November. Principal Ephraim Wa
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A Massive Volcanic Eruption Devastated Japan 7,300 Years Ago – but Survivors Found a Way To Thrive
Survivors of Japan’s ancient volcanic catastrophe may have found a lifeline along the coast, where communities grew even as more distant populations faltered. Around 7,300 years ag
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Apple & DOJ antitrust suit reaches impasse over document collection
The DOJ's antitrust case has run long, and now the DOJ fears some new evidence may have emerged in the previous year that will prove once and for all Apple is in the wrong. But doc
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Walmart launches tools for AI agents to shop for customers as Anthropic launches its own
Walmart compared the arrangement to adding an authorised user to a credit card.
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1970 Chevy Camaro For Sale With 90,000 Miles Shown Packs Supercharged V8 And 5-Speed Stick
Big power is courtesy of a Vortech supercharger and a long list of performance modifications, but the swagger comes standard with this 1970 Camaro.
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Global government websites go dark after security flaw revealed
Numerous PHP-powered platforms were pulled after critical vulnerabilities were detected by AI Numerous websites worldwide, includi
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Russo-Ukrainian war, day 1701: Kyiv finds remains of 40 Ukrainians killed by Polish WWII units
(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push(["_mgc.load"])})(window,"_mgq"); Exclusives Ukraine’s best answer to Russia’s jet Shaheds is its own jet Shahed, turned around to hun
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Meta wants to pay for its broad AI buildout with a newly created class of stock
The social media giant is planning a new stock strategy to help power its broad investments in AI models and services.
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Best use of Bilt now that the dust has settled (Live Podcast Recording!) | Coffee Break Ep126 | 10-21-26
The Frequent Miler team appeared at the Points Travel Festival last weekend in Chicago, where Greg and Nick recorded a podcast episode live, selecting a topic from the audience sug
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9to5Mac Daily: October 21, 2026 – New iPhone Duo features, more
Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from 9to5Mac. 9to5Mac Daily is available on iTunes and Apple’s Podcasts app, Stitcher, TuneIn, Google Play, or through our dedicated
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Alerte météo en Algérie : quel temps prévoir ce jeudi 22 octobre ?
La perturbation météorologique se poursuit dans le Sud-Ouest de l’Algérie. Pour ce jeudi 22 octobre, la wilaya de Tindouf reste concernée par une alerte aux […] L’article Alerte mé
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Pope Leo needs no further cancer treatment after lung surgery
Tests show the cancer was confined to the portion of the pope’s right lung that was removed, his doctors say. NBC News’ Anne Thompson reports.
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Mark Zuckerberg Agrees to Stay in California Despite Billionaires’ Tax Ballot Measure
Meta’s board feared that its CEO’s departure could disrupt the company’s AI ambitions. A new stock agreement gives him financial incentives to stay put.
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Putin releases American Stephen Hubbard from Russian prison
Russian President Vladimir Putin has freed another American, 74-year-old Michigan native Stephen Hubbard, from a Russian prison following a request from President Trump.
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Rio Tinto eyes a giant hot-brick battery to cut fossil fuel use
Rio Tinto wants to put Australia’s cheap midday electricity to work at its Yarwun alumina refinery – by storing it in hot bricks and using that heat battery to make steam after the
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Man United captain branded 'disgrace' for comments following latest loss
Bruno Fernandes takes aim at Michael Carrick as Manchester United's horrible start to the season goes from bad to worse in the Champions League.
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Fugitive child sex offender found dead in a California riverbed, officials say
Authorities had been searching for Merle Wakefield, 69, for nearly a month after he cut off his GPS monitor in San Diego and fled.
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Nvidia debuts new AI reference architectures, development tools
Nvidia Corp. today debuted a set of technologies that will make it easier for customers to build data centers and robots using its chips. Chief Executive Officer Jensen Huang detai
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Cryptocurrency companies can keep paying interest-like rewards, say federal bank regulators
By KEN SWEET NEW YORK (AP) — Cryptocurrency companies can continue to pay interest-like rewards to customers, federal regulators said Wednesday, despite warnings from banks that su
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Mark Zuckerberg says Meta is 'entering a new phase' with Muse
Zuckerberg expects the agent will generate more revenue per user than the company's apps.
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War-hit Kyiv puts 85 European-funded buses on its streets. Here’s what riders find inside
(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push(["_mgc.load"])})(window,"_mgq"); Kyiv has put 85 new buses into service. They have been bought under a financing agreement with the Euro
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Rabuka defends Fiji election timeline as opposition claims he plans to 'abort' polls
Fijians are being reassured by the country's prime minister and his senior government ministers that they will head to the polls before the 6 February 2027 deadline.
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SAP: Q3 cloud revenue up 25% YoY to €6.67B, vs. €6.57B est., total revenue up 12% to €10.27B, current cloud backlog up 26% to €24.1B, all in constant currencies (Christina Kyriasoglou/Bloomberg)
Christina Kyriasoglou / Bloomberg: SAP: Q3 cloud revenue up 25% YoY to €6.67B, vs. €6.57B est., total revenue up 12% to €10.27B, current cloud backlog up 26% to €24.1B, all in cons
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Data centers could erase decades of air quality gains
A rush of new data centers could bring air pollution roaring back to levels not seen since the 2000s in Texas, which has become ground zero for the physical infrastructure behind g
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EPA commemorates 50 years of RCRA enactment
The U.S. Environmental Protection agency notes the anniversary of a law that helped spur the brownfields redevelopment industry and legal woes for some recycled materials shippers.
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Wainwright residents line highway to salute soldiers
Two buses carrying soldiers from Canadian Forces Base Wainwright were greeted by flag-waving supporters on an Alberta highway, days after a deadly fire. Many in the crowd of about
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Tesla wants to sell you an unusable car with no steering wheel this year
Tesla said today it will sell Cybercab to consumers by the end of this year, raising questions of what end users would do with a vehicle with no steering wheel and no self-driving
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The Future Of The Sims Just Got Even Messier
Maxis is shifting its focus to something called Project Evergreen
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Houston’s Proposed O27 Skyscraper Turns Triangular Glass Into a Rippling Facade
A grid of triangular glass panels follows O27’s swelling, pinched silhouette, making the proposed Houston skyscraper look almost elastic. Designed by Austin-based STG Design for de
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Video Game Studio BioWare Shutting Down
The studio was behind popular games such as Baldur’s Gate, Dragon Age and Mass Effect. Its parent company, Electronic Arts, is expected to lay off some of its staff as part of cost
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Attacks on water systems are attacks on health, say experts
Water scarcity seldom starts wars, but wars increasingly degrade vital water systems on which health and recovery depend, creating a cycle that reinforces ongoing fragility and vio
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Metaphor: ReFantazio trailer introduces Hulkenberg
Another character trailer is in for Metaphor: ReFantazio, which gives us a look at Hulkenberg. Hulkenberg is a knight of the roussainte tribe and former member of the royal family’
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Use green transition funds to achieve health for all, suggest experts
The green energy transition presents a crucial opportunity to finance universal health coverage (UHC) in low- and middle-income countries, say experts in The BMJ's climate issue.
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Sweeping changes to agri-food supply chain needed to tackle global food shortages
Systemic changes are needed across the entire agri-food supply chain to address the global impact of conflict and climate change on food shortages, writes an expert in The BMJ's cl
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Data vital in holding militaries accountable for the environmental toll of war
Ahead of the U.N. Climate Change Conference (COP31) meeting in Antalya, Turkiye, held in Nov. 2026, an expert writing in The BMJ's climate issue argues that accurate data on greenh
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Rising military spending could worsen climate change and undermine security, experts warn
Investing more in the military is not a solution to climate change and may cost us our security, warn experts in The BMJ's climate issue. In the first article, Neta Crawford at the
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10/21: CBS Evening News
Ohio chemical leak forces thousands to evacuate; Deadly road rage shooting on bridge.
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While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, Oct 22, 2026
While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, Oct 22, 2026.
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Machinarium AI tribute cops a flogging from studio: 'This looks disgusting and has nothing to do with us or our craft'
On October 20, the CEO for "AI storytelling" company Nura Studios posted a now-deleted tribute to Amanita Design's 2009 cult classic Machinarium. I saw a glimpse of the video while
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Russia released a US prisoner. What did they get out of it?
This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without letting political news take over your life. Subscribe here
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Diamonds looking lost and panicked as Constellation Cup woes continue
Australia's losing streak across the ditch continues in the Constellation Cup, where penalty counts, multiple injuries and world rankings have been major talking points.
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Get this Anker USB-C docking station on Amazon for just $80
Expanding your laptop's connectivity doesn't have to mean breaking the bank. For years, Anker has dominated the accessories market by offering reliable build quality at prices that
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New Mexico sues Epstein lawyer and accountant, accusing them of hiding his sex crimes
Both men have denied having any knowledge of Epstein's crimes and their attorney rejected the lawsuit as "categorically false".
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Laser-made lattice reveals discrete light solitons in tunable atomic vapor
Scientists from the Quantum Technologies Group at the Institute of Physics Zagreb, in collaboration with a colleague from the Physics Department at the Faculty of Science (PMF), ha
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IBM reports Q3 revenue up 5% YoY to $17.1B, above $16.82B est., net income up 26% to $2.19B, software revenue up 8% to $7.8B, and infrastructure revenue up 4% (Elias Schisgall/Wall Street Journal)
Elias Schisgall / Wall Street Journal: IBM reports Q3 revenue up 5% YoY to $17.1B, above $16.82B est., net income up 26% to $2.19B, software revenue up 8% to $7.8B, and infrastruct
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How rice coordinates signals to partner with beneficial soil fungi
Most plants do not gather nutrients from the soil entirely on their own. Many form partnerships with microscopic fungi that grow inside their roots and extend into the surrounding
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Collins enlists Manchin to woo moderates as she distances herself from Trump
Republican Sen. Susan Collins campaigned Wednesday with an unusual ally: Democrat-turned-independent Joe Manchin.
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'Data centers can be located in exhausted open pits': Russia eyes 300-meter-deep coal mines to shield server infrastructure from Ukrainian drones
Russia proposes abandoned coal mines as potential sites for future data centersSome exhausted open pits reach depths of approximately 300 metresAccumulated mine water could offer a
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Bose buys audio rival Skullcandy
Bose sees the company as a way to reach a wider audience.