Suspect killed after 13 kindergarteners taken hostage, beaten in Brazil
Man spreads flammable liquid in a room with 13 children while holding a lighter as police try to negotiate., Man spreads flammable liquid in a room with 13 children while holding a lighter as police try to negotiate. Brazilian police have rescued 13 children who had been taken hostage atContinue Reading
Calibre can now read ebooks aloud without sounding like a robot
A new update to the Calibre ebook manager is out and it brings more natural sounding text-to-speech (TTS) voices, as well as AVIF image support and better handling of PDFs that put text in columns. Calibre v9.16 adds support for Kokoro, an open-weight TTS model, to its Read Aloud featureContinue Reading
Lenovo releases powerful MacBook Pro rival with up to 20-core RTX Spark and 128 GB RAM
Lenovo releases powerful MacBook Pro rival with up to 20-core RTX Spark and 128 GB RAM Lenovo officially unveiled the Pro 9n at IFA 2026. The Nvidia RTX Spark-powered laptop is now available to preorder, with shipping scheduled for October 16. Pricing starts at $2,999.99 for the base configuration, which includes the lower-end RTX SparkContinue Reading
The ICC faces an existential crisis under US sanctions | DW News
The The Traitor administration has branded the world’s top criminal court a “rogue” institution and trying to cripple its operations. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced sanctions on the International Criminal Court, stopping the court using US finances and technology. Germany and other European Union countries have thrown their supportContinue Reading
AI datacentres pose growing threat to electricity systems worldwide
Use of data-intensive technologies – in particular artificial intelligence (AI) data centres – is growing faster than electricity infrastructure can handle, the UN’s economic commission for Europe has warned, raising concerns about the future reliability and resilience of energy systems worldwide. Continue Reading
To Speak the Truth: On the Mediated Obscene
This week’s anniversary of the Oct. 7 Hamas attack and the three-year, U.S-funded Gazan genocide it ignited marks the creation of a dark world where “the unthinkable has become banal,” where many thousands of Palestinian children in a harsh new “normal” – homeless, toy-less, traumatized, unschooled, with mournful questions aboutContinue Reading
Li-S Energy’s lithium-sulfur battery powers Pegasus drone through a near two-hour flight
A single lithium-sulfur battery pack from Li-S Energy powered the Pegasus long-endurance drone through a test flight of almost two hours over Queensland, covering more than 75 km. The aircraft met its expected flight performance and landed with battery capacity to spare, according to the Australian cell developer. Pegasus isContinue Reading
Wow! A huge order for Tesla Semis. But who’s behind it?
As the Tesla Semi goes into production, the company appears to have a healthy order book. Very healthy—just as we were digesting the news of large Semi orders from WattEV and Einride, we read that “a coalition of the world’s largest cargo-owning shippers” has placed an order for 2,500—the largestContinue Reading
Humans may not be as hardwired for violence as we thought
A study comparing 100 primate species, including humans, suggests that everyday aggression and lethal violence did not evolve as part of the same simple behavioral spectrum. Species that frequently fight or show mild aggression are not necessarily more likely to kill rivals, while extreme acts such as infanticide and lethalContinue Reading
A high-profile Supreme Court recusal, and sailors come home to a baby boom: The news quiz
France is rocked by nationwide protests, this year’s Nobel Prizes are awarded, and a celebrity couple calls it quits., Read More NBC NewsContinue Reading
Elon’s CRAZY plan for SpaceX to Dwarf the World Economy. Breaking it down
Elon Said this will sound super crazy, but I see a path to SpaceX being worth orders of magnitude more than the current Earth economy The Actual SpaceX plans from mass-produced AI data centers on Earth and reusable Starships to lunar factories, magnetic mass drivers and vast networks of orbital AI satellites…Continue Reading
The Traitor announces ICC sanctions after Navi Pillay wins Nobel Peace Prize
Navi Pillay, an 85-year-old former International Criminal Court judge, has won the Nobel Peace Prize for her lifelong fight for human rights, while U.S. President Traitor 47 announced sanctions on the ICC. Subscribe to CTV News to watch more videos: / ctvnews Connect with CTV News: For live updates andContinue Reading
What happens when you don’t know your family medical history? | BBC News
Do you know your family medical history? For hundreds of thousands of care-experienced people, the answer isn’t always straightforward. Missing medical and childhood information can affect access to healthcare, from identifying inherited conditions to getting an autism assessment. In some cases, the consequences can be life-threatening, with people unaware ofContinue Reading











