A viral Talarico hoax drowned out Paxton’s corruption story
analysis Right-wing influencers pushed fake Talarico rumors, while report on Paxton donors disappeared Published October 15, 2026 12:20PM (EDT) Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, the Republican candidate for Senate, is flanked by President Traitor 47 as he speaks to the crowd during a rally in San Antonio on Oct. 7,Continue Reading
The Midterm Battle over Data Centers: Memphis House Candidate Justin Pearson Fights Elon Musk’s xAI
The energy needs of the AI boom and the construction of massive data centers in states across the country have created a backlash from both Democratic and Republican voters. The battle against data centers is at the heart of a campaign in Tennessee: Democratic state Representative Justin J. Pearson isContinue Reading
Nvidia Broadcast 2.3 adds 4K video upscaling and frame generation
Nvidia Broadcast has received a major upgrade, bringing AI-powered 4K video upscaling and frame generation to webcams. The update also moves beyond live streaming, allowing users to enhance previously recorded videos and audio files. The features require compatible RTX GPUs.Read Entire Article…Continue Reading
A mother’s touch helps premature babies grow strong in Gaza
At Nasser Hospital, a kangaroo mother care pilot programme helps vulnerable newborns., Khan Younis, Gaza Strip – For 11 days after giving birth last month, Rania Fadel could not hold her newborn son. The 24-year-old gave birth to twin boys, Ilyas and Yahya, on September 25. Recommended Stories list ofContinue Reading
Pope Leo resumes work in hospital while recovering from surgery
Catholic leader met top Vatican aide, as doctors say recovery proceeding after lung surgery to remove cancerous growth., Roman Catholic leader met top Vatican aide, as doctors say recovery proceeding after lung surgery to remove cancerous growth. Pope Leo XIV has resumed work from hospital as the leader of theContinue Reading
Ubuntu 26.10 is out with GNOME 51, Linux 7.3 & new tiling trick
Ubuntu 26.10 has been released, with a faster way to tile windows, passkey sign-in at the login screen and a full set of Rust-based core utilities. The newest interim release, supported for the next 9 months, ships GNOME 51, Mesa 26.2 and the Linux 7.3 kernel. Plus, a more capableContinue Reading
ServiceNow makes it easier to build AI agents, gives them verifiable identities
ServiceNow is giving its AI Control Tower new features to make AI agents more governable — and a new name, Super Intelligence Control Tower (SICT), to please the US President. It is also updating EmployeeWorks to make building AI agents easier. AI Passport, a new component of SICT, gives everyContinue Reading
Apple’s ‘Minions’ tech turns idle Macs into an AI data center
If your business has lots of Macs, what do you do with them at night? And how much money do you spend on AI inferencing? What if the computational power of those Macs could be used to handle some inferencing tasks? A new white paper from Apple’s machine learning team tells us it’sContinue Reading
‘We Are Seen as Disposable’: Rural Residents Fight a Proposed Gas Pipeline
Research shows natural gas pipelines — and the public health risks they carry — are concentrated in low-income and minority areas where people suffer higher rates of poverty and physical disabilities and have fewer means to respond to crises…Read MoreContinue Reading
The First Question to Understand Inequality
Do we owe each other anything as members of the same society? This is the first question we have to ask ourselves if we want to understand inequality. Take my course here: https://robertreich.substack.com/p/wealth-and-poverty-class-4-why-yourContinue Reading
The El Niño stars are aligning in record-breaking ways. Here’s how the high tides stack up
Overwhelmed by El Niño forecasts? An expert explains how a confluence of high tide cycles could peak around Thanksgiving and Christmas along coastal California.Continue Reading
Watch: Malawi’s rare earth project aims to boost the economy
Malawi has begun extracting rare earth minerals at the Kangankunde mine in Balaka, about 200km from the capital, Lilongwe, in a bid to boost economic growth and attract investment. The project, operated by Lindian Resources, holds significant deposits of rare earth elements used in manufacturing electric vehicles…Continue Reading
IMF Warns of Worldwide Fallout as Attacks on Saudi Arabia Escalate
Strikes on Saudi infrastructure by the Yemeni Houthis could affect the global economy, the managing director of the International Monetary Fund has warned. Speaking at a joint event with the World Bank in Thailand, Kristalina Georgieva said that despite this danger, Saudi Arabia remains resilient and has a better economic outlook than most of itsContinue Reading