S&P 500 5,751.13 +0.42% | NASDAQ 18,182.91 +0.68% | DOW 42,156.97 -0.11% | 10-YR YIELD 4.02% +1.4 bps | BRENT CRUDE $77.18 +1.22% | GOLD $2,654.40 +0.15% | BTC/USD $62,410 +2.18% | NYC --:-- LON --:-- TYO --:-- |
2026-10-21 Permanent Sealed Record

Daily Wire Ledger: Wednesday, October 21, 2026

Comprehensive archive of 1,928 verified headlines syndicated across 111 international news desks and bureaus.

📑 OPML Export
Daily Mail culture
98 stories
The Hill politics
92 stories
The Independent general
74 stories
Reuters finance
72 stories
Bloomberg Quicktake finance
69 stories
Imgur culture
65 stories
YouTube Networks culture
55 stories
Nature science
43 stories
  • 2026-10-21 00:00 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    De novo design of enantioselective artificial metalloenzyme photocatalysts

    Nature, Published online: 21 October 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-11317-6 De novo design of enantioselective artificial metalloenzyme photocatalysts

  • 2026-10-21 00:00 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    Scientists put a salt marsh in a giant wave-machine: here's what they learned

    Nature, Published online: 21 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03376-6 Experiment shows how these ecosystems could protect coastlines from huge storms - plus, new evidence hints at what Denisovans might have looked like.

  • 2026-10-21 00:00 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    Author Correction: Catalyst-free, microdroplet-mediated waste plastic conversion to diacids

    Nature, Published online: 21 October 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-11252-6 Author Correction: Catalyst-free, microdroplet-mediated waste plastic conversion to diacids

  • 2026-10-21 00:00 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    Surprise! White dwarf stars come in a rainbow of colours

    Nature, Published online: 21 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03319-1 Analysis of some nearby stars shows that, despite their name, these bodies can be pink, yellow and more.

  • 2026-10-21 00:00 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    To heal sick cities, scientists and residents must work together

    Nature, Published online: 21 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03161-5 Tolullah Oni has developed a platform to transfer the intellectual capital of African diaspora scholars back to the continent.

  • 2026-10-21 00:00 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    An AI tool improves weather forecasts up to a month ahead

    Nature, Published online: 21 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03077-0 An innovative artificial-intelligence application enhances weather forecasting in the difficult subseasonal range, providing accurate forecasts of precipitation, temperature and pressure 3-5 weeks in advanc

  • 2026-10-21 00:00 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    Teen depression and anxiety predicted by childhood brain development

    Nature, Published online: 21 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03357-9 Analysis of nearly 30,000 brain scans yields detailed timeline of how the brain matures - and hints at the consequences of disrupting it.

  • 2026-10-21 00:00 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    Using AI to offer personalized health advice

    Nature, Published online: 21 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03065-4 The use of artificial-intelligence tools in medicine is increasing. What types of technology might be on the horizon and how can such health-advice tools be tested?

  • 2026-10-21 00:00 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    Global emissions slow - but world hurtles towards 2 °C of warming

    Nature, Published online: 21 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03355-x The United Nations’ latest climate report is a stark reminder that limiting warming to the safest levels is now likely out of reach.

  • 2026-10-21 00:00 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    Huge mapping study reveals how your brain tracks what your body is feeling

    Nature, Published online: 21 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03334-2 Signals in the insula region, deep in the brain, can make people feel hot, tingly and nauseous.

  • 2026-10-21 00:00 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    Plastics embedded with enzymes degrade readily in the sea

    Nature, Published online: 21 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03282-x Embedding enzymes that break down ester bonds into compostable polyesters enables rapid and complete biodegradation even in microbe-scarce environments. This method is effective in marine sites ranging from

  • 2026-10-21 00:00 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    The Bursar

    Nature, Published online: 21 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03110-2 A good way to learn?

  • 2026-10-21 00:00 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    This is what the mysterious Denisovans looked like

    Nature, Published online: 21 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03360-0 Archaeologists identified skull fragments from China as belonging to this group of ancient human relatives.

  • 2026-10-21 00:00 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    Can plants defend coasts against storms?

    Nature, Published online: 21 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03063-6 Salt-marsh plants can protect inland areas against huge waves - but seemingly only up to a point, and big storms cause progressive damage.

  • 2026-10-21 00:00 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    Worms live longer in cool conditions thanks to a muscle-derived molecule

    Nature, Published online: 21 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03066-3 In nematodes, a metabolite induced by the cold links low temperatures to a body-wide signal that promotes longevity. This signalling system is also seen in human cells.

  • 2026-10-21 00:00 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    Cave stalagmites document global patterns in monsoon rainfall over the past 450,000 years

    Nature, Published online: 21 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03285-8 A 450,000-year stalagmite record of rainfall in the Amazon Basin , combined with existing Asian records, shows that the global monsoon system has oscillated regularly, strengthening in one hemisphere while

  • 2026-10-21 00:00 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    Large-scale single crystals printed layer by layer

    Nature, Published online: 21 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03257-y A 3D-printing method has made single crystals of metals and alloys in complex shapes and up to one metre in length, as needed for advanced technological applications.

  • 2026-10-21 00:00 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    A single antimatter particle in a cage opens door to ‘revolutionary’ physics

    Nature, Published online: 21 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03342-2 Physicists trap and cool down positron for months to measure its ‘magnetic moment’ with extraordinary precision.

  • 2026-10-21 00:00 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    Robert Williamson obituary: geneticist who mapped genes for muscular dystrophy and cystic fibrosis

    Nature, Published online: 21 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03375-7 Researcher and policy adviser who championed tests and treatments for genetic diseases.

  • 2026-10-21 00:00 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    Fabric user interface can be worn on your sleeve - and machine-washed

    Nature, Published online: 21 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03064-5 Touch-sensitive, light-emitting yarn can turn everyday clothing into washable, bendable user interfaces with dynamic graphics and versatile computing functions.

  • 2026-10-21 00:00 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    How tech billionaires are disrupting biomedical science

    Nature, Published online: 21 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03311-9 Money from the world’s increasingly prosperous technology entrepreneurs has been flooding into biomedical research. Is it changing how science is done?

  • 2026-10-21 00:00 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    How a new wave of science philanthropists can have the greatest impact

    Nature, Published online: 21 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03326-2 Tech entrepreneurs are bringing an engineer’s eye to research funding. They must be open about their findings to reap maximum benefit.

  • 2026-10-21 00:00 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    Multimodal precision diagnostics in clinical xenotransplantation

    Nature, Published online: 21 October 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-11096-0 Now that hyperacute rejection of pig xenografts can be reliably prevented, subtler immune-mediated graft injuries have emerged that conventional diagnostics often miss; a multimodal precision diagnostic fra

  • 2026-10-21 00:00 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    The contribution of salt marshes to wave attenuation during extreme storms

    Nature, Published online: 21 October 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-11145-8 Salt marsh platforms resist erosion under extreme waves, but vegetation damage reduces wave attenuation; substantial wave attenuation by vegetation is mainly limited to low-energy marsh coasts with waves be

  • 2026-10-21 00:00 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    Zeolite-catalysed olefin carbonylation based on tuning spatial confinement

    Nature, Published online: 21 October 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-11183-2 The use of zeolites with an appropriate pore structure combined with a high CO/olefin ratio is shown to catalyse olefin carbonylation and produce primary and secondary carboxylic acids as the main products.

  • 2026-10-21 00:00 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    Cold activates a BH2 metabolic network promoting longevity and proteostasis

    Nature, Published online: 21 October 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-11152-9 A multi-tissue signalling system links cold temperature to enhanced longevity and proteostasis in Caenorhabditis elegans.

  • 2026-10-21 00:00 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    WEE1 opposes APC/C CDH1 activity to promote S phase entry

    Nature, Published online: 21 October 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-11188-x Experimental and modelling data indicate that WEE1 promotes re-entry of quiescent cells into the cell cycle, potentially explaining the toxic side effects of WEE1 inhibitors in cancer therapies.

  • 2026-10-21 00:00 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    A single archaeon couples long-chain fatty acid oxidation to methanogenesis

    Nature, Published online: 21 October 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-11207-x Methanoglobus dolicholipophagus AA-75 is a thermophilic archaeon isolated from a Chinese petroleum reservoir that converts methanol into methane, carbon dioxide and acetate, and uses saturated and unsaturat

  • 2026-10-21 00:00 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    An environmentally regulated dichotomy in cell lineages of the root

    Nature, Published online: 21 October 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-11179-y An environment-regulated state is identified across multiple cell types at the root tip, revealing a shared dichotomy between cells with and without this state.

  • 2026-10-21 00:00 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    CD51 delineates functionally distinct astrocyte subtypes in neural circuits

    Nature, Published online: 21 October 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-11186-z CD51+ astrocytes promote synapse formation in the developing cortex, circuit plasticity in the hippocampus and circuit remodelling after stroke.

  • 2026-10-21 00:00 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    Persistent neuronal stress signalling underlies Angelman syndrome phenotypes

    Nature, Published online: 21 October 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-11165-4 Genetic and proteomic analyses in human neurons and mouse models of Angelman syndrome (AS) show that loss of the ubiquitin ligase UBE3A leads to an overabundance of asparagine synthetase, and that this is l

  • 2026-10-21 00:00 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    Structural basis for protocadherin-1 recognition by New World hantaviruses

    Nature, Published online: 21 October 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-11184-1 The structure of PCDH1 bound to the ANDV spike defines the structural determinants of hantavirus-receptor recognition.

  • 2026-10-21 00:00 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    GRP75-dependent SIMPA mediates inter-organellar quality control

    Nature, Published online: 21 October 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10733-y Proteotoxic stress drives formation of GRP75-dependent protein aggregates that signal through mitochondria-ER contact sites to activate targeted quality-control pathways, enabling selective clearance of dam

  • 2026-10-21 00:00 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    Programmable design of functional proteins from natural language

    Nature, Published online: 21 October 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-11205-z Pinal, a 16-billion-parameter artificial intelligence model, designs functional proteins from natural-language descriptions, demonstrating experimentally validated activities and improved CO2-fixation produ

  • 2026-10-21 00:00 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    Octupole-driven spin torque switching of antiferromagnetic tunnel junctions

    Nature, Published online: 21 October 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-11172-5 All-antiferromagnetic tunnel junctions can display both a large TMR and a reciprocal switching effect, octupole-driven spin-transfer torque, enabling nanoscale magnetic memory and potentially room-temperatu

  • 2026-10-21 00:00 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    Amazon carbon emissions driven by human actions amplified by droughts

    Nature, Published online: 21 October 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-11168-1 Fifteen years of atmospheric CO2 measurements show that the Amazon carbon sink is weakening, with fires, deforestation and climate stress driving increasingly high carbon emissions.

  • 2026-10-21 00:00 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    The proteome of Middle Pleistocene Xujiayao and common Denisovan morphology

    Nature, Published online: 21 October 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-11132-z Denisovans from the Xujiayao and other East Asian sites are morphologically distinctive, with a low cranial profile with near-parallel lateral walls, a massive supraorbital torus, a flat zygomaxillary regio

  • 2026-10-21 00:00 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    Functional architecture of the human insula

    Nature, Published online: 21 October 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-11175-2 A functional architecture of the human insula links cytoarchitecture to directed and asymmetric electrophysiological interactions, with mechanistic implications for cognitive modulation of pain and interoce

  • 2026-10-21 00:00 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    Touch-sensing digital pixel fibre enables interactive garment GUI

    Nature, Published online: 21 October 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-11128-9 Multifunctional digital fibres integrate display, touch sensing, computation and multimodal input-output, enabling flexible, washable garments with interactive graphical interfaces and wireless multimedia c

  • 2026-10-21 00:00 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    Drought and disease trigger novel interactions among top predators

    Nature, Published online: 21 October 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-11194-z Climate-driven drought and prey decline triggered lynx predation on raptors, reducing raptor fitness and abundance and producing cascading effects across lower trophic levels.

  • 2026-10-21 00:00 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    Additive manufacturing of ultralong and architected single crystals

    Nature, Published online: 21 October 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-11185-0 A free-form additive manufacturing method that uses alternating and pulsed heat inputs is described for fabricating metre-tall, centimetre-diameter single crystals of Ti-6Al-4V, as well as hard-to-process r

  • 2026-10-21 00:00 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    Enzyme-embedded polyesters for accelerated biodegradation in the deep sea

    Nature, Published online: 21 October 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-11192-1 Near-complete deep-sea degradation of enzyme-embedded compostable polyesters shows that thermal enzyme embedding greatly accelerates breakdown across marine environments while preserving material performanc

  • 2026-10-21 00:00 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    The anatomy of a personal health agent

    Nature, Published online: 21 October 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-11161-8 A multi-agent framework that coordinates data science, medical reasoning and health coaching over longitudinal wearable and clinical data to provide holistic personal health support is described.

Fark culture
42 stories
Newsweek general
42 stories
Google Business finance
41 stories
AP News general
39 stories
BBC Sport sports
33 stories
RealClearPolitics politics
32 stories
Semafor general
32 stories
Wired tech
32 stories
The Blaze politics
29 stories
CBS Sports sports
28 stories
Entertainment Weekly culture
28 stories
Reason culture
27 stories
Vogue culture
26 stories
Slate culture
25 stories
BuzzFeed culture
24 stories
E! News culture
23 stories
9to5Mac tech
22 stories
Apple Music culture
21 stories
Bleacher Report sports
21 stories
Google News general
21 stories
BBC News general
20 stories
CNBC finance
20 stories
Engadget tech
20 stories
PBS Newshour general
20 stories
Ticker general
20 stories
CoinDesk finance
19 stories
Phys.org science
19 stories
TechCrunch tech
19 stories
Axios general
18 stories
  • 2026-10-21 23:16 UTC
    Democrats accuse Trump of using prosecution threats to pressure election officials

    Democratic groups sued the Trump administration Tuesday, accusing it of using unfounded voter fraud claims to muscle its way into how states run elections. Why it matters: The groups say the administration is issuing a stream of threats to intimidate and bully both voters and ele

  • 2026-10-21 23:12 UTC
    Scoop: Dems quietly guide super PACs to boost spoiler House candidates

    House Democrats' campaign arm is instructing allied super PACs to promote minor candidates in several key House races, Axios has learned. Why it matters: This allows Democrats to steer outside groups toward siphoning votes from Republicans without violating laws against direct co

  • 2026-10-21 22:04 UTC
    White House to Politico: Retract stories or face "consequences"

    The White House counsel's office warned Politico in a Monday letter that it had 48 hours to retract or correct recent stories about alleged staff drama, or it would suffer unspecified consequences. That deadline expires Thursday. Why it matters: The White House demand threatens t

  • 2026-10-21 21:26 UTC
    AI uncovers massive flaw in web's foundational code

    Security officials are sounding the alarm over two critical vulnerabilities in a programming language used to run millions of websites, marking one of the most consequential cybersecurity discoveries yet made with AI . Why it matters : The bugs, which researchers found partly wit

  • 2026-10-21 20:24 UTC
    Scoop: Senate Republicans fear Mississippi is in play

    Senate Republicans are weighing three last-ditch spending moves that would have been unimaginable six months ago: a cash infusion for Mississippi and even more money for South Carolina and Kansas. Why it matters: It's been 94 years since Kansas elected a Democratic senator, 44 ye

  • 2026-10-21 20:01 UTC
    Meta hit with $25 billion penalty for misleading Facebook users

    A New Mexico judge ordered Meta to pay $25 billion in penalties Wednesday after a jury found in September that the social media giant misled users about their data privacy. Why it matters: The penalties come nearly a decade after the Cambridge Analytica scandal first broke and si

  • 2026-10-21 17:33 UTC
    Israeli military conducts massive "power projection" operation near Iran's border

    Dozens of Israeli Air Force fighter jets conducted a sortie on Monday, flying as far as the Iranian border, according to Israeli and U.S. officials. Why it matters: The operation, more than 800 miles away from Israel, took place a week before the Israeli elections and on the same

  • 2026-10-21 15:55 UTC
    The oil market's 2027 relief hopes are fading fast

    Data: FactSet; Chart: Courtenay Brown/Axios Traders are betting that oil prices will remain elevated for longer than they anticipated just weeks ago, threatening to prolong the inflationary pressures that businesses and consumers have weathered for months. Why it matters: Oil inv

  • 2026-10-21 15:22 UTC
    Putin tells Witkoff he is ready to resume direct peace talks, Russia releases U.S. detainee

    Russian President Vladimir Putin told White House envoy Steve Witkoff on Wednesday that he "agrees in principle" resuming trilateral peace talks between Russia, Ukraine and the U.S. to end the war, the Kremlin said. Why it matters: The White House hopes Putin will show more willi

  • 2026-10-21 13:10 UTC
    "I am giving you money!" Nvidia's CEO wants every country to build its own AI

    Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang is crisscrossing Europe with a multibillion-dollar checkbook and a grand ambition: Make his company the indispensable backbone of the global AI economy. Why it matters: As fears of an AI bubble rattle Wall Street, Huang is working to spread the boom beyond

  • 2026-10-21 12:45 UTC
    The permitting bill enters a critical stretch

    Data: Columbia University Center on Global Energy Policy; Table: Ben Geman/Axios The push to pass a sweeping permitting bill is gaining powerful allies and encountering fresh resistance as Congress prepares for a post-midterms showdown. Why it matters: It's the most important ene

  • 2026-10-21 12:00 UTC
    AI is getting better at hacking power and water systems, new research shows

    The world's most advanced AI models are suddenly capable of blueprinting cyberttacks on critical services like power grids and water systems with alarming success rates, according to new research . Why it matters: Critical infrastructure operators are running out of time. Top-tie

  • 2026-10-21 12:00 UTC
    OpenAI brings its frontier models to rival Google Cloud

    OpenAI is bringing its AI models and Codex coding tools to Google Cloud , expanding its reach to customers of all three major U.S. cloud providers - including companies that are also among its fiercest AI rivals. Why it matters: The move underscores a growing recognition that win

  • 2026-10-21 09:30 UTC
    Executives are more likely to trust AI over themselves

    Executives are twice as likely as rank-and-file workers to trust AI over their own judgment, per a survey out Wednesday morning. Why it matters: It's a worrying development. Leaders are hired for their experience and knowledge. Outsourcing that to AI raises the risk of making dec

  • 2026-10-21 09:20 UTC
    Inside the "To Catch a Predator" election's ad wars

    Republicans and Democrats are flooding the midterm airwaves with explosive TV ads accusing their opponents of protecting pedophiles and child sexual abusers. Why it matters: The advertising blitz underscores the lingering power of the Jeffrey Epstein scandal , which has fueled di

  • 2026-10-21 09:00 UTC
    Why Anthropic can't afford to delay its IPO

    Anthropic's impending IPO will test a jittery Wall Street , but investors say the timing isn't optional. The reason is simple math: The AI giant has grown too big for private fundraising. Why it matters: Top AI companies like Anthropic and OpenAI are racking up 12-figure spending

  • 2026-10-21 01:00 UTC
    When AI models refuse to fight hackers

    In the race to fend off AI-enabled cyber threats , security teams are confronting a new problem: The AI models they rely on to investigate attacks can suddenly refuse to help. Why it matters: While AI giants race to build AI tools that can respond quickly to hacking or other mali

  • 2026-10-21 00:01 UTC
    Exclusive: Ramaswamy doubles down on explosive ad featuring rival's mother, despite backlash

    Vivek Ramaswamy's campaign for Ohio governor is pouring $4 million into a bombshell ad in which his opponent's estranged mother attacks her daughter - doubling down on the message despite fierce bipartisan backlash, Axios has learned. Why it matters: Ramaswamy is gambling that th

ESPN sports
18 stories
The Daily Beast general
18 stories
  • 2026-10-21 23:00 UTC
    Why ‘SNL’ Alum Is Going All-In on Trump’s ‘Stupidest’ FBI Director

    Comedian Nimesh Patel is shocked that FBI director Kash Patel still has a job. “Come on, bro,” the former Saturday Night Live writer, 40, said about Kash , 46, on Obsessed: The Podcast . “You could be so much better than you are. But you’re not.” Patel dedicates part of his Sept.

  • 2026-10-21 22:59 UTC
    MAGA Influencers Turn on Republican Dynasty

    The MAGA world has fully turned on a member of one of the most prominent Republican dynasties. MAGA pitchforks are out for the 71-year-old brother of George W. Bush, Neil Bush, after he wrote a Facebook post early Wednesday that he was voting for Democrat James Talarico for Senat

  • 2026-10-21 22:49 UTC
    MAGA Candidate Dealt Humiliating Blow After Sick Ad

    The newspaper serving Ohio’s most populous city has condemned Vivek Ramaswamy’s “sinister” ad featuring Amy Acton’s mother in its endorsement of the Democratic gubernatorial candidate. The editorial board of The Columbus Dispatch has called out Ramaswamy’s “reckless behavior” aft

  • 2026-10-21 22:42 UTC
    Opinion: I Know the Horror MAGA Vivek’s Despicable Attack Ad Is Trampling On

    For much of her childhood and teenage years, my wife felt her mother didn’t make her children her priority. When her mother had to make important, life-changing decisions, she always sided with her husband, my wife’s stepfather. She wasn’t a bad woman, but she was so enamored wit

  • 2026-10-21 22:39 UTC
    Trump’s DOJ Watchdog Dodging Reflecting Pool Investigation

    A Trump-appointed Inspector General says his office will not probe potential prosecutorial misconduct in the DOJ ’s reflecting-pool vandalism case involving an ex-Olympian who was cleared of wrongdoing. Department of Justice Inspector General Don Berthiaume says the issue is simp

  • 2026-10-21 22:34 UTC
    Korean Beauty Is Coming for Your Fragrance Wardrobe

    All products are selected independently by The Looker’s editors. If you click or purchase something from our post, we may earn a small commission. Korean beauty (aka K-beauty ) has changed the U.S. beauty market since it first hit the States in the early 2010s. Now, the category

  • 2026-10-21 22:27 UTC
    Democrats Weigh Investigations Into Musk as He Pushes Back on X

    Elon Musk’s thinly veiled attempt to threaten Democrats backfired brutally on his own social media platform. The world’s richest man, 55, channeled Jesus Christ in response to Politico ’s reporting that Democrats are drawing up a list of potential investigations into Musk that th

  • 2026-10-21 22:08 UTC
    Sydney Sweeney Doubles Down on Baring All in New Holiday Ads

    Sydney Sweeney has no intention of covering up, and the star makes that clear in new ads for her lingerie brand, Syrn. The Euphoria star, 29, wears the brand’s lingerie in ads that pay homage to several holiday films. In the series of ads shared on Instagram, she initially channe

  • 2026-10-21 21:59 UTC
    Priscilla Presley, 81, Makes Rare Appearance With Son at Elvis Event

    Priscilla Presley, 81, made a rare joint appearance with her son for an event honoring her late ex-husband, music legend Elvis Presley . The actress was photographed visiting Baesweiler, Germany, on Oct. 20 with her 39-year-old son, singer-songwriter Navarone Garibaldi Garcia, fr

  • 2026-10-21 21:40 UTC
    ‘SNL’ Icon Reveals Worst Thing About Shane Gillis’ Scandal

    Saturday Night Live star Kenan Thompson wants to “have a conversation” with the show’s MAGA-friendly host Shane Gillis if he ever returns. During the Axios Media Trends Live summit in New York City, Thompson, 48, said that one of the worst parts of the controversy is that backlas

  • 2026-10-21 21:36 UTC
    Trump Crashes Out in Deranged Attack on Kaitlan Collins

    President Donald Trump lost his cool with CNN’s Kaitlan Collins outside the White House, unleashing a string of insults after her questions got under his skin. The 80-year-old president’s crash-out came as he spoke to reporters on Wednesday before heading to South Carolina for a

  • 2026-10-21 21:15 UTC
    A-Lister Looks Unrecognizable in Extreme Old-Man Transformation

    Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is completely unrecognizable in a new role. The 54-year-old retired wrestler was photographed in Brooklyn, New York City, on Oct. 20 while filming his next project, the adventure film Lizard Music . Many fans struggled to recognize Johnson, who used pros

  • 2026-10-21 21:04 UTC
    Trump Humiliated After His SCOTUS Picks Side With Liberals

    President Donald Trump’s three Supreme Court appointees broke ranks Wednesday to deny an emergency request from his administration. The Supreme Court upheld a lower court’s block on a Bureau of Prisons policy that restricted gender-affirming care for federal inmates with a 7-2 de

  • 2026-10-21 21:00 UTC
    Putin Gushes Over Melania for Doing Him a Favor

    Vladimir Putin is turning on the charm for Melania Trump. The Russian tyrant gushed over the first lady’s “humanitarian efforts” in Ukraine during his face-to-face meeting with President Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff in St. Petersburg. Putin asked Witkoff to pass alo

  • 2026-10-21 21:00 UTC
    I Was Elizabeth Holmes’s Prison Nurse. I Saw Everything

    WARNING: Spoilers for You Can See Everything ahead. The subject of the cringe-inducing hit documentary You Can See Everything was still breastfeeding her three-month-old daughter when she became Inmate 24965-111 at Federal Prison Camp Bryan on May 30, 2023. The rules did not allo

  • 2026-10-21 20:58 UTC
    Vance Blindsided by Fake MAGA Heckler: ‘You Suck!’

    A protester disguised in a suit and red MAGA cap came within striking distance of Vice President JD Vance as he headlined an Ohio rally for embattled Republicans. Not long after Vance took the stage in Cincinnati, the male heckler emerged in the audience several feet behind the v

  • 2026-10-21 20:54 UTC
    Opinion: Trump May Not Be a Russian ‘Asset,’ But He’s Definitely Putin’s Stooge

    Is our president a Russian asset? He sure acts like one as he waives Lindsey Graham’s sanctions on Russia while greenlighting a diesel deal that delivers billions of American dollars to the Kremlin’s war machine. Maybe Putin has “kompromat” on Trump. Or maybe not. Perhaps all he

  • 2026-10-21 20:42 UTC
    Oscar Winner, 81, Goes Brunette and Makeup-Free for New Role

    Dame Helen Mirren has ditched her pristine hairstyles, polished makeup, and luxury wardrobe for a toned-down look - at least for a little while. The Oscar-winning actress, who often portrays glamorous monarchs and well-dressed authority figures, is taking on a new role as a creep

UPI general
18 stories
IGN culture
17 stories
The Atlantic culture
17 stories
CBS News general
16 stories
Hacker News tech
16 stories
  • 2026-10-21 23:51 UTC
    mitmproxy adds --emudhra option

    Article URL: https://github.com/mitmproxy/mitmproxy/commit/169234499088fc2c414644a67efaed3d64ae2e3b Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50189232 Points: 403 # Comments: 104

  • 2026-10-21 23:13 UTC
    There isn't an easy exploit for this PHP vulnerability

    Article URL: https://eliastaylor.com/noexploit/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50188948 Points: 449 # Comments: 233

  • 2026-10-21 22:33 UTC
    Postgres recovery_prefetch can cause outages

    Article URL: https://ardentperf.com/2026/10/20/postgres-recovery_prefetch-considered-harmful-and-causing-outages/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50188614 Points: 19 # Comments: 0

  • 2026-10-21 21:58 UTC
    Security Disclosure

    Article URL: https://blog.railway.com/p/security-disclosure-wednesday-october-21st Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50188228 Points: 418 # Comments: 243

  • 2026-10-21 19:11 UTC
    Rust Style Guide

    Article URL: https://google.github.io/styleguide/rustguide.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50186010 Points: 276 # Comments: 159

  • 2026-10-21 19:01 UTC
    GitLab critical patch release

    Article URL: https://docs.gitlab.com/releases/patches/patch-release-gitlab-19-5-1-released/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50185869 Points: 319 # Comments: 74

  • 2026-10-21 17:45 UTC
    Meta ordered to pay $25B penalty in New Mexico Cambridge Analytica case

    https://nmdoj.gov/press-release/the-new-mexico-department-of... Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50184820 Points: 502 # Comments: 306

  • 2026-10-21 17:29 UTC
    EA is shutting down BioWare

    Article URL: https://www.theverge.com/games/1015647/ea-is-shutting-down-bioware Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50184586 Points: 600 # Comments: 374

  • 2026-10-21 16:44 UTC
    Show HN: Omnara - Open-source alternative to Claude Managed Agents

    Hey all, Kartik from Omnara ( https://omnara.com ) here. We're building an open-source API for running durable agents. You create an agent with an API call, and Omnara runs the agent loop, gives the agent sandboxes to run commands in, and handles secrets, permissions, and RBAC. E

  • 2026-10-21 15:48 UTC
    Today's PHP security release, and how we're strengthening security

    Related ongoing thread: PHP 8.2.35 - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50180873 (links to more at https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50184935 ) Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50182987 Points: 715 # Comments: 349

  • 2026-10-21 15:20 UTC
    Oregon lawmakers approve money to buy an iconic waterfall listed on Redfin

    Article URL: https://apnews.com/article/oregon-waterfall-for-sale-lawmakers-996de63462d49ec3ad9bee1629fb9488 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50182526 Points: 184 # Comments: 92

  • 2026-10-21 14:03 UTC
    Patch the Planet: global response coordination as agents uncover vulnerabilities

    https://patchtheplanet.org/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50181175 Points: 251 # Comments: 168

  • 2026-10-21 14:01 UTC
    DuckDB 2.0.0 LTS “Cinnamon Teal”

    Article URL: https://duckdb.org/2026/10/21/announcing-duckdb-200 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50181136 Points: 397 # Comments: 52

  • 2026-10-21 14:00 UTC
    Compromised LiteLLM 1.107.0 on PyPI Installs a Credential Stealer and Backdoor

    Article URL: https://safedep.io/litellm-pypi-compromise-credential-stealer-backdoor/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50181114 Points: 483 # Comments: 165

  • 2026-10-21 13:45 UTC
    PHP 8.2.35

    Related ongoing thread: Today's PHP security release, and how we're strengthening security - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50182987 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50180873 Points: 1004 # Comments: 537

  • 2026-10-21 12:53 UTC
    OpenAI models are coming to Google Cloud

    Article URL: https://openai.com/index/openai-models-google-cloud/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50180079 Points: 279 # Comments: 116

The Guardian general
16 stories
Ars Technica tech
15 stories
Boing Boing culture
14 stories
  • 2026-10-21 21:00 UTC
    Practice ordering in Spanish with an AI before you try it on a waiter in Madrid - Promova is a flat $79.99

    TL;DR: Learn 12 languages with AI speaking practice and no penalties for mistakes with a Promova Premium Plan subscription on sale for a one-time $79.99 (MSRP $299.99). Most language apps run on streaks and push notifications, and Duolingo's owl has turned that guilt into a meme.

  • 2026-10-21 20:57 UTC
    A box of free acorns at a Fukuoka garden put me in a great mood

    When I was in Fukuoka, Japan, last week, I stopped by Rakusuien garden , a small strolling garden with a koi pond, a waterfall, a picturesque bridge, and meticulously tended plants. It also has a tea house, but on the day we went, there was no tea ceremony. - Read the rest The po

  • 2026-10-21 19:23 UTC
    Japan's Daiso is like a dollar store, except a thousand times better

    Whenever I go to Japan, I like to shop at Daiso. It's kind of like a dollar store in the U.S., except the stuff is good. It was started by Hirotake Yano , who was born in Beijing in 1943. He had an interesting background. - Read the rest The post Japan's Daiso is like a dollar st

  • 2026-10-21 16:55 UTC
    Good Trailcams collects the animal kingdom's most candid moments

    It's been a little while since I've sat down and written about a hyperspecific corner of the Internet that brings me joy. Whether that's because I haven't been looking too hard or because the Internet is slowly being drained of joy is anyone's guess. - Read the rest The post Good

  • 2026-10-21 16:55 UTC
    AI-written Disney guidebooks send tourists to rides that don't exist

    An underground monorail, non-existent bizarrely skinny killer whales, directions to extinct attractions, guide maps that bear no resemblance to reality. AI-generated Disney theme park guide books are flooding the market, filled with hallucinated slop that would drive a trusting t

  • 2026-10-21 16:54 UTC
    Tom the Dancing Bug: A Simpsonian look at Trump, Putin, and Musk!

    Tom the Dancing Bug, IN WHICH a Simpsonian Donald Trump brings his friend Musky the Clown to meet his boss, Mr. Putin -"Back in 2012 Bolling - noting that the comic was more widely read than ever yet generating less money than ever - started a subscription membership called The I

  • 2026-10-21 16:30 UTC
    I hate prediction markets, but I keep peeking at this midterm tracker

    I have little faith in polls, and I hate prediction markets, but I can't help peeking at PressAudit's 2026 midterm tracker . The founder, Paul Renshaw, created this midterms page that shows prediction market odds from Polymarket and Kalshi on who is likely to control Congress. -

  • 2026-10-21 16:15 UTC
    A book of Gothic horror stories designed as a nine-room boarding house

    One of my favorite publishers of beautiful books, Beehive Books, has a Kickstarter for Death Is a Room: Illustrated Gothic Tales by Women Writers . It has nine Gothic horror stories by women writers, including Virginia Woolf, Kate Chopin, Frances Hodgson Burnett, and Susan Glaspe

  • 2026-10-21 16:00 UTC
    Star Wars on a ten-dollar budget

    This is George Lucas' vision. Forget the sequel trilogy or The Acolyte somehow managing to be one of the most expensive TV shows ever made and still ending up mid: Secondhand Movie Co . 's recreation of the original Star Wars with nothing but a metric ton of cardboard and a dream

  • 2026-10-21 16:00 UTC
    Vice City mod makes an entire GTA game bounce to your favorite song

    If vibe coding is absolutely going to stick around, I'd rather have it used for goofy video game mods rather than, say, critical infrastructure. I categorically do not want Claude anywhere near the government or cybersecurity... but maybe, just maybe, things like ViceBounce are f

  • 2026-10-21 15:00 UTC
    You talk faster than you type, and this app finally does something about it

    TL;DR: Voibe is a private AI voice dictation app for Mac and Windows , and a lifetime subscription is $79.99 (MSRP $199). Typing is slow. Not slow like dial-up, where the wait was obvious, but slow in a way that eats five or ten minutes from every email, every Slack thread, and e

  • 2026-10-21 14:18 UTC
    Anthropic lost $80.7 billion in six months and would now like your money

    Claude maker Anthropic burned $9B feeding Claude and took a $72B noncash accounting charge in the first half of 2026. Get ready for an IPO; they hope to value the business in the low trillions. Anthropic is getting ready to bring normal folks into the action thus far reserved for

  • 2026-10-21 13:46 UTC
    His wife vanished. He said ICE took her. Detectives found something else

    A Sacramento man claims ICE abducted his wife. The Sacramento County Sheriff's Office issued an arrest warrant for the husband after her burnt remains were found in the woods. Gurinder Singh Gill says ICE took his wife, Jasmine Gill, who had stepped outside. - Read the rest The p

  • 2026-10-21 13:02 UTC
    Terry Ward allegedly wanted 45 uninterrupted minutes of football very, very badly

    There are easier ways to watch a football game uninterrupted than taping your wife to a chair. 64-year-old Terry Ward is facing an abduction charge after finding a creative yet abusive way to get some time alone; he taped his wife to a chair in the basement. - Read the rest The p

ABC News general
13 stories
Insider finance
13 stories
LAD Bible culture
13 stories
New Scientist science
13 stories
NY Times general
13 stories
El Pais general
12 stories
NYT Business finance
12 stories
Product Hunt tech
12 stories
Slashdot tech
12 stories
  • 2026-10-21 23:00 UTC
    eBay to Cut 9% of Workforce

    eBay plans to cut about 1,000 jobs, or 9% of its workforce, as CEO Jamie Iannone moves to redirect resources toward the company's fastest-growing businesses. Reuters reports: The company had 12,300 employees at the end of last year. It also let go about 6% of its workforce, or 80

  • 2026-10-21 22:00 UTC
    AMD Brings Ryzen Overclocking Driver to Linux

    AMD has published Linux kernel patches for an official Ryzen overclocking driver that allows users to adjust CPU power and current limits through a firmware interface exposed via sysfs. Phoronix reports: AMD engineer Shyam Sundar S K posted the patches for the AMD Overclocking "A

  • 2026-10-21 21:00 UTC
    More Than 1.5 Million Canadian Crime Stoppers Tips Leaked

    A CBC investigation found that more than 1.5 million Canadian Crime Stoppers tips spanning 25 years were exposed in a breach of the P3 Global Intel tip-management platform. About 850,000 records contained personally identifiable information, including addresses, phone numbers, em

  • 2026-10-21 20:00 UTC
    Microsoft Reportedly Projects $1,200 To $1,800 Price For Next-Gen Xbox

    An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: We haven't heard many details about Microsoft's upcoming "Project Helix" gaming hardware since the company announced it in March as a device that will "play your Xbox and PC games." In a new wide-ranging profile of Xbox CEO A

  • 2026-10-21 19:00 UTC
    Meta Ordered to Pay New Mexico $25 Billion for Deceiving Users About Privacy On Facebook

    A New Mexico judge has ordered Meta to pay $25 billion after a jury found Facebook liable for deceiving users about privacy during the Cambridge Analytica scandal. State Attorney General Raul Torrez called it "one of the largest, if not the single largest state verdict against a

  • 2026-10-21 18:30 UTC
    EA Is Shutting Down BioWare

    "According to a recent report by Bloomberg's Jason Schreier (paywalled), EA has reportedly decided to shut down BioWare," the studio behind the Dragon Age and Mass Effect games, writes longtime Slashdot reader atari_kid. Quartz reports: Chief Studios Officer Cam Weber and Chief O

  • 2026-10-21 18:00 UTC
    OpenAI Models Are Now On All Three Major US Cloud Platforms

    OpenAI is bringing its models to Google Cloud's model garden and Antigravity coding tool, putting its technology on all three major U.S. cloud platforms after Microsoft's exclusive license ended earlier this year. "Google Cloud's longstanding investment in machine learning and AI

  • 2026-10-21 17:00 UTC
    Government Websites Go Dark After Severe PHP Vulnerabilities Disclosed

    "PHP disclosed two critical vulnerabilities in their programming language and urged web site operators to immediately apply the fix," writes longtime Slashdot reader smooth wombat. "As a result, government web sites in Europe and elsewhere temporarily went dark on Wednesday as op

  • 2026-10-21 15:00 UTC
    PHP Warns It Plans To Release 2 Emergency Patches Imminently

    An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: Website admins, brace yourselves. Fixes for what are believed to be uncommonly severe vulnerabilities are scheduled to drop in a little more than 12 hours for PHP, a programming language that powers websites and Web applicati

  • 2026-10-21 11:00 UTC
    Tesla-SpaceX Merger Being Considered

    Elon Musk says a merger between Tesla and SpaceX is under active consideration, with special committees at both companies evaluating a deal that could combine businesses valued at roughly $3.5 trillion. "Do I think it would be a good idea? Yes," Musk said during a call with finan

  • 2026-10-21 07:00 UTC
    Russian Satellite's Close Shadowing of Radar Imaging Satellite Is a Big Deal

    Longtime Slashdot reader schwit1 shares a report from TWZ: A Russian satellite, Kosmos 2612, may have passed within approximately 85 feet (26 meters) of a U.S.-registered satellite belonging to commercial imagery provider ICEYE. This would be an extraordinarily close and potentia

  • 2026-10-21 03:30 UTC
    Judge Orders Meta To Name Employees Who Approved Torrenting Anna's Archive, Libgen

    An anonymous reader quotes a report from TorrentFreak: Last month, Magistrate Judge Thomas Hixson ordered Meta to hand over the command histories of the servers it used to torrent pirated books. These logs would presumably reveal how Meta's torrent clients were set up, including

TMZ culture
12 stories
Lifehacker tech
11 stories
Metafilter culture
11 stories
  • 2026-10-21 23:40 UTC
    Colors in each year's LEGO sets, 1986-2025

    Unlabeled Puzzle Four XY graphs, 10 axis labels. Eight of the labels belong and two do not. A daily puzzle game for graphical data nerds. This post was at least partially inspired by Are Lego fans about to "Get Lucky"? (Mild spoiler for today's puzzle) Post title is from one of t

  • 2026-10-21 22:10 UTC
    Are Lego fans about to "Get Lucky"?

    Lego fansite announces possible Daft Punk set. Lego fan site The Brickfan is reporting that a new Lego collaboration with Daft Punk will be announced tomorrow (October 22, 2026). Here's the teaser trailer . This "Daft Punk Concert" set might be the one. From the Lego Ideas site:

  • 2026-10-21 20:31 UTC
    Household waste could make for sweeter tomatoes

    Household waste could make for sweeter tomatoes. Research has found that the flavour and aroma of tomatoes improve when compost made from food and garden organics is added to the soil.

  • 2026-10-21 18:02 UTC
    Major PHP Vulnerability Discovered

    Writeup at wiz.io A critical vulnerability in the PHP programming language has been recently discovered which can grant remote code execution on affected hosts. Almost all current versions of PHP (from 5.4 all the way up to current 8.x releases) are affected - just about all PHP-

  • 2026-10-21 16:00 UTC
    Frankly, questing is exploitative

    Spell X Sword is an ongoing webcomic by Robin Books about modern city life with magic and monsters, where seers busk on street corners and quests are the foundation of a shitty gig economy. Two adventurers meet cute and surely neither of them have any dark secrets lurking in thei

  • 2026-10-21 15:51 UTC
    sauve qui peut

    Politico : The Trump administration's disaster chief told state officials Tuesday they must increase their financial reserves and emergency capabilities to handle most disasters on their own, without federal help. Previously, from Samantha Montano's Disasterology blog: State, ter

  • 2026-10-21 13:27 UTC
    Big Mess in TLS

    Security personnel around the world are on high alert Tuesday following the discovery of eight TLS certificates with private keys so weak they could allow anyone to mint trusted browser and app credentials for any site on the Internet. The compromised eMudhra keys were defective

  • 2026-10-21 12:46 UTC
    "Not every author is a narcissist, but they all want to be recognized."

    This was undoubtedly a scam. Genuine book clubs don't ask for money from authors. But who was behind it? Had these individuals actually read my work, they would have wanted to stay away from me. I have spent the last 10 years reporting on transnational fraud. - The Lucrative Worl

  • 2026-10-21 10:01 UTC
    But what were the old formulas, exactly?

    I would spend the next several months tumbling down a chocolate vortex, encountering dozens of eccentric characters, all disagreeing about the fundamental question of what chocolate even is and who it should be for. I entered a terrifying fun house of American enshittification. I

  • 2026-10-21 09:52 UTC
    Aberfan 60

    Sixty years ago, on 21 October 1966, 116 children and 28 adults died in the Welsh village of Aberfan when pit waste destroyed their school. Amgueddfa Cymru (the National Museum of Wales) has an exhibition and archive remembering the tragedy, and the National Library of Wales has

  • 2026-10-21 09:51 UTC
    SS Richard Montgomery

    The masts of the SS Richard Montgomery have been removed in an effort to decrease the risk of catastrophic explosion . In 1944, the SS Richard Montgomery ran aground on a sandbank in the Thames Estuary carrying large volumes of munitions. If the ship exploded it would be one of t

Kottke culture
10 stories
NBC News general
10 stories
Smithsonian science
10 stories
Spotify culture
10 stories
The Verge tech
10 stories
  • 2026-10-21 23:46 UTC
    YouTube says it isn’t testing hiding the dislike button

    On Tuesday, I published a story about how YouTube appeared to be testing hiding the dislike button on videos, with at least two users on X sharing screenshots of the dislike button moved into the three-dot menu. But a YouTube spokesperson, in a Wednesday statement to The Verge, c

  • 2026-10-21 23:36 UTC
    Tesla says customers can add their own vehicles to the robotaxi fleet next year - will it happen?

    For years, Elon Musk has been making big promises to Tesla owners about unsupervised autonomous driving and the ability to add their own vehicles to the company's robotaxi fleet. During today's third-quarter earnings call, the company finally gave itself a deadline. According to

  • 2026-10-21 22:33 UTC
    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 generative AI. New and proposed data centers are demanding a tremendous amount of electricity. How de

  • 2026-10-21 21:30 UTC
    Meta to create a new class of shares to fund AI push

    Meta says it's issuing a new class of shares to fund its AI initiatives. As part of its third-quarter earnings report released on Wednesday, the company says the non-voting stock will also go toward potential acquisitions and employee compensation, with trading beginning in 2027.

  • 2026-10-21 20:49 UTC
    New York’s first microdrama film festival searches for its audience

    It remains to be seen if people really want to watch vertical content on horizontal TV screens, but many filmmakers and creators were confident that their latest projects would play well at Alza - New York City's first microdrama film festival. Founded by former Tribeca Festival

  • 2026-10-21 20:46 UTC
    Meta says it would’ve made over $22 billion if it didn’t have to pay a child safety settlement

    Meta had to shell out $9.89 billion to pay for a chunk of the child safety settlement it reached with US attorneys general. That's according to the company's third-quarter earnings report released on Wednesday, which says Meta's income from operations would have been $22.89 billi

  • 2026-10-21 20:36 UTC
    PHP: The three letters that shut down sites all over the internet today

    Two bugs found with AI are behind major issues today for 4chan, DeviantArt, Wikipedia, and the blog where the bar around the corner posts pictures of people's dogs. The "critical vulnerabilities" were discovered in the PHP programming language, which underpins much of the interne

  • 2026-10-21 20:22 UTC
    Flying Roadsters can’t lift Tesla’s flat Q3 revenues

    As the smoke clears from its outrageous Roadster demo, Tesla reported Q3 earnings on Wednesday - and the cold reality is that revenue has flatlined. Tesla said it earned $1.7 billion in net income on $28.0 billion in revenue in the quarter that ended in September 2026. Revenues w

  • 2026-10-21 20:15 UTC
    Bose acquires Skullcandy to help it reach a wider audience

    Bose announced today it has acquired Skullcandy. Although the two companies are competitors in the consumer audio space, Skullcandy recently partnered with its new owner to bring several of Bose's audio technologies - including its head-tracking spatial audio and excellent active

  • 2026-10-21 19:54 UTC
    Airbnb bans making guests do dishes and take out the trash

    Checking out of your next Airbnb might be less of a hassle now that the company is banning hosts from including time-consuming chores in their house rules. Airbnb's updated house rules policy, which starts with reservations booked on or after November 20th, says hosts can't ask g

Yahoo News general
10 stories
Futurism tech
9 stories
Reddit Videos culture
9 stories
Vox culture
9 stories
  • 2026-10-21 22:25 UTC
    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. Welcome to The Logoff: President Donald Trump is cozying up to Russia again. What’s happening? On

  • 2026-10-21 21:30 UTC
    Introducing the 2026 L’Oréal-UNESCO for Women in Science Awardees

    On October 22, Vox is co-hosting a panel and reception honoring the 2o26 L’Oréal-UNESCO for Women in Science 2026 Award recipients, our second year celebrating this group of scientists. The program, part of the global L’Oréal-UNESCO for Women in Science initiative, recognizes fiv

  • 2026-10-21 19:30 UTC
    What Christina Applegate’s misdiagnosis reveals about MS

    Christina Applegate, the actor who has been one of the most visible faces of multiple sclerosis since her 2021 diagnosis, made a stunning revelation this week: She does not have MS after all. And her doctors still don’t know what is causing her debilitating symptoms. “I’m back at

  • 2026-10-21 17:30 UTC
    This Democrat’s accountability plan has Trump fuming

    The 2026 midterms are less than two weeks away, which means we’ll soon have a better idea of what the next two years of American politics could look like. If Democrats win at least one chamber of Congress - and they’re comfortable favorites to control the House - they’ll enter 20

  • 2026-10-21 16:00 UTC
    The Supreme Court may be about to make America’s prisons much crueler

    Update, October 21, 11:45 am ET: The Supreme Court released a brief order on October 21, which ruled against the Trump administration’s request to deny gender-affirming care to transgender prisoners. The order is two sentences long. It is temporary. And it does not explain the Co

  • 2026-10-21 15:45 UTC
    You can now create an AI version of a dead loved one. Here’s what could happen.

    It’s now possible to create AI chatbots of loved ones to interact with after their death. But that raises some difficult questions, like: If you do, how might the experience shape your grief? This is one of the questions driving a global study of digital “deadbots” - AI models tr

  • 2026-10-21 11:30 UTC
    What to do if you feel so, so angry at the state of the world

    Are you mad about everything? Another needless, endless war. Rising living costs and gas prices. The fact that the richest 1 percent of Americans own more than the bottom 90 percent combined, or the straight-up corruption happening in the White House. As the old saying goes, if y

  • 2026-10-21 11:00 UTC
    Has Susan Collins’s political luck finally run out?

    With two weeks until the midterm elections, Democrats are comfortably favored to take the House. Their path to Senate control, though, is harder - and it could run through Maine, where longtime Republican Sen. Susan Collins is in a tight race against former state Senate president

  • 2026-10-21 10:00 UTC
    This chart shows just how rapidly Ebola is spreading

    The Ebola virus is spreading at an unprecedented rate this year. In the first five months since the outbreak began in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the World Health Organization (WHO) has reported 9,415 confirmed cases and 4,536 deaths in the country. While the virus ha

Mother Jones politics
8 stories
  • 2026-10-21 20:54 UTC
    AI Helped Find a Critical Bug Affecting Huge Swathes of the Internet

    Newly announced vulnerabilities could affect broad swathes of the internet after being discovered by teams of cybersecurity professionals - with heavy AI assistance. The issues affect PHP, a widely-used open-source programming language that provides a foundation for content manag

  • 2026-10-21 20:26 UTC
    The White House Is Using Slurs to Attack Journalists

    After President Donald Trump snapped at a reporter multiple times during a Tuesday press conference, questioning whether he was “a sick person,” an official White House social media account posted a slur used against people with Down syndrome to describe the reporter. “What’s wro

  • 2026-10-21 19:26 UTC
    Meet the Trump-Backed Candidates Drowning in Scandal

    A candidate for governor in Colorado said living together without getting married leads to demonic possession. A Senate candidate in Georgia featured in his campaign materials his son-in-law, who has promoted white nationalist and antisemitic content online. And there’s a new ad

  • 2026-10-21 19:03 UTC
    GOP Doubles Down on Ad Exploiting Ohio Democrat’s Childhood Rape and Abuse

    The last time Dr. Amy Acton - a physician and Ohio's Democratic nominee for governor - says she saw her mom in person was the day her stepfather Cledith "Bud" Arthur was charged for raping her as a minor. Arthur pleaded not guilty and fled the state before he could be convicted.

  • 2026-10-21 17:05 UTC
    Memphis Wants to Be the “Digital Delta.” Its Residents Want to Breathe.

    The Memphis City Council narrowly failed to pass an 18-month data center moratorium Tuesday night, but instead approved a 135-day development pause. Elon Musk's xAI has claimed the city as its "home," building three hyperscale AI data centers in the Memphis metro area and looking

  • 2026-10-21 14:13 UTC
    The El-Sayed Heckler’s Dad Got $250,000 to Campaign Against El-Sayed

    The guy who tried and failed to catch Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed with a gotcha question about his supposed loyalty to the Muslim Brotherhood is reportedly the son of a Republican strategist who received $250,000 last month to campaign against El-Sayed. In the five

  • 2026-10-21 11:30 UTC
    An Artful Move to Call Out Ron DeSantis' Hostility Toward Climate Action

    This story was originally published by The Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. A life-sized statue of Ron DeSantis, the Florida governor, was unveiled and promptly began melting in front of an audience in Tallahassee in a symbolic protest at

  • 2026-10-21 10:00 UTC
    Heather Cox Richardson on the Real Genius of America

    Heather Cox Richardson is one of today’s unlikeliest social media stars. The Boston College historian has been teaching and writing about 19th-century America, Reconstruction, and the Civil War for decades. But it was only in 2019 that her work took off when she began writing her

FastCompany tech
7 stories
MeidasTouch general
7 stories
Nautilus science
7 stories
New Yorker culture
7 stories
  • 2026-10-21 22:04 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    Gina Hinojosa Thinks Texas Is Different This Time

    The Democratic gubernatorial candidate argues that crony capitalism, distrust of data centers, and attacks on public education have disenchanted voters enough to finally bring a blue wave to the state.

  • 2026-10-21 18:46 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    How ICE Is Targeting the 2026 Midterms

    In the run-up to the election, the Trump Administration is turning its immigration crackdown into a desperate hunt for voter fraud.

  • 2026-10-21 15:00 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    The Best Books of 2026 So Far

    Our editors and critics review notable new fiction, nonfiction, and poetry.

  • 2026-10-21 14:30 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    Daily Cartoon: Wednesday, October 21st

    A drawing that riffs on the latest news and happenings.

  • 2026-10-21 11:00 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    Anne Carson’s Best Books

    Our critic’s favorite works by the new Nobel laureate. Plus: Colm Tóibín’s reading recommendations.

  • 2026-10-21 10:00 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    Wikipedia’s Pyrrhic Victory

    The wonder of the online world was built by a community of eccentric volunteers. Can it survive the A.I. models it helped train?

  • 2026-10-21 10:00 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    Lula’s Last Dance

    Brazil’s once towering leftist leader may soon be swept away by Latin America’s right-wing tide.

NPR general
7 stories
Snopes culture
7 stories
Space.com science
7 stories
The Free Press culture
7 stories
  • 2026-10-21 23:34 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    Who Is Really Behind the Protests in France?

    What began as a high school protest movement spiraled into a violent uprising, organized by Islamists, antifascists, and radical environmentalists who wish to see the French Republic toppled, writes Nora Bussigny.

  • 2026-10-21 23:11 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    Obesity Isn’t Unhealthy, and Other Lessons from Harvard Medical School

    The panelists claimed America lives under 'body fascism' and that fat-shaming, not fat, harms people's health. None of the three main speakers at this event was a doctor or a scientist of any kind, writes Brad Polumbo.

  • 2026-10-21 22:11 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    AI Could Bring Back the Dark Ages

    The debate over AI is framed as regulation versus free markets. But the real question is whether elected governments can retain control over technologies that threaten civilization itself, writes Elliot Ackerman.

  • 2026-10-21 17:39 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    Are Drug Rehabs Destroying This Small Ohio Town?

    The former pill mill capital of America has become overrun by addicts seeking treatment. Locals say the emerging industry is rife with exploitation, abuse, and fraud, writes Frannie Block.

  • 2026-10-21 10:02 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    Is This the Year Democrats Flip Texas? Plus. . .

    Tyler Cowen says Elizabeth Holmes should not be behind bars. Liel Leibovitz on whether Mayor Mamdani is a moderate in disguise. The alarming Israeli settler violence in the West Bank. And more.

  • 2026-10-21 01:08 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    How the GOP Could Lose Texas

    Democrat James Talarico has led nearly every recent poll, and local Republicans worry their voters won't turn out. The blame game has already begun, writes Audrey Fahlberg.

  • 2026-10-21 00:16 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    The Myth of Mamdani the Moderate

    Centrist Democrats want to cast the mayor as a chastened progressive. But his record reveals a man who compromises when forced and pushes left when the power is his to wield, writes Liel Leibovitz.

Fox News general
6 stories
GQ culture
6 stories
HuffPost general
6 stories
MarketWatch finance
6 stories
Reddit culture
6 stories
Salon culture
6 stories
The Onion culture
6 stories
  • 2026-10-21 16:26 UTC
    Fired General Warned Of Missile Shortages Before Iran War

    Gen. Randy George, the Army chief of staff since ousted by Defense Secretary Hegseth, warned of critically low stockpiles of U.S. interceptor missiles two months before the Iran War started, estimating the shortage would last until 2030. What do you think? The post Fired General

  • 2026-10-21 14:31 UTC
    Diagram Of A Patriot's Brain

    Beyond its laws and leaders, what has allowed the United States to prosper for so long is the unique physiology of its most ardent citizens. Here is a complete diagram of a patriot's brain. The post Diagram Of A Patriot's Brain appeared first on The Onion .

  • 2026-10-21 14:29 UTC
    Whoever Says My Name On TV Gets My Vote

    With the election fast approaching, the stakes for democracy couldn’t be clearer. We’re deciding the fate of our country for the next two years. Because of that, some voters will base their decisions purely on party. Others have specific issues in mind. But for me there’s only on

  • 2026-10-21 14:13 UTC
    Phoebe Bridgers Sends Warning To Fans By Executing Phone On Stage

    SALT LAKE CITY - Emphasizing that the ban on electronic recording devices was a rule, not a suggestion, singer-songwriter Phoebe Bridgers reportedly sent a warning to fans at the Delta Center on Wednesday by executing a phone on stage. “Well, well, well, what do we have here?” sa

  • 2026-10-21 13:42 UTC
    Executive Order Designates Shaking Empty Beer Can At Wife As Official Language Of U.S.

    WASHINGTON - In a new attempt to promote efficiency and unity in the way the Americans communicate, President Donald Trump issued an executive order Wednesday that designated shaking an empty beer can at one’s wife as the official language of the United States. “With the overwhel

  • 2026-10-21 13:40 UTC
    Fans Worry Achilles Tear May Not Be End Of Ben Simmons’ Career

    The post Fans Worry Achilles Tear May Not Be End Of Ben Simmons’ Career appeared first on The Onion .

Vanity Fair culture
6 stories
LA Times general
5 stories
404 Media tech
4 stories
Atlas Obscura culture
4 stories
  • 2026-10-21 20:00 UTC
    Hunebed D27 in Borger, Netherlands

    Just a short walk from the Hunebedcentrum in Borger stands D27, the largest dolmen in the Netherlands. At over 22 meters (74 feet) long and more than 5,000 years old, this megalithic monument was already ancient when Stonehenge was still centuries away. Massive boulders form the

  • 2026-10-21 18:00 UTC
    Grotta Tanaccia in San Marino, San Marino

    Grotta Tanaccia is an ancient rock niche on the edge of Monte Titano, located just outside the city walls near Montale Tower. The niche in the cliff face of Monte Titano, cave feels too grand a word for what you'll find, saw active use as a place of worship from the second Iron A

  • 2026-10-21 16:00 UTC
    PDX Carpet Memorial in Portland, Oregon

    On the side of the Hampton Inn, in downtown Portland, Oregon, there is a sign commemorating the carpet of PDX airport. Beloved for its ugliness, the carpet was widely recognizable to travelers throughout the world. The carpet, designed by SRG Partnerships in 1987, had a retro-geo

  • 2026-10-21 14:00 UTC
    Roundels of Historical Figures in Mumbai, India

    One of the most important landmarks in Mumbai is the Hutatma Chowk / Flora Fountain area. A major square and traffic junction, it is surrounded by vintage buildings, arcades and tree lined walkways. In the centre of the square is the iconic Flora Fountain dedicated to the Roman G

Politico politics
4 stories
Polygon tech
4 stories
Science News science
4 stories
Unherd culture
4 stories
Financial Times finance
3 stories
Roll Call politics
3 stories
  • 2026-10-21 01:42 UTC
    How 3 Virginia races showcase the House battleground

    Virginia Republicans caught a break this spring when the state Supreme Court struck down a map drawn to help Democrats win 10 of the commonwealth’s 11 House seats. But Virginia remains instructive to the fight for the House majority, and a trio of GOP-held seats there exemplify t

  • 2026-10-21 00:59 UTC
    Trump ties ethanol boon for farmers to a Marshall win

    President Donald Trump announced $8 billion in aid to farmers struggling with high diesel prices while also tying his support for increased ethanol content in gasoline - a boon to Midwest corn growers - to the reelection of a Kansas senator. Trump made the proclamation Monday whi

  • 2026-10-21 00:40 UTC
    Bipartisan pushback swells against Trump's Ukraine moves

    Congressional Democrats and some Republicans are signaling their intention to try to enact legislation to force President Donald Trump to reverse what some of them have called his “pro-Putin agenda.” The groundswell of bipartisan congressional criticism of Trump’s policy toward R

Rolling Stone culture
3 stories
Al Jazeera general
2 stories
Bloomberg Markets finance
2 stories
  • 2026-10-21 22:13 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    AI Trade Stumbles After Tech Earnings, Oil Rallies: Markets Wrap

    Stocks fell as megacap earnings failed to reassure investors about the rebound in the artificial intelligence trade, Chinese equities neared a bear market and escalating Middle East tensions drove oil prices higher. Treasuries and the yen gained on haven demand.

  • 2026-10-21 22:05 UTC • 🔒 Paywall
    Latest Oil Market News and Analysis for Oct. 22

    Oil advanced after deadly attacks in Saudi Arabia heightened concerns that escalating Middle East hostilities could hit supply, even as exports through the Strait of Hormuz accelerate.

Commentary Magazine culture
2 stories
Reddit Images culture
2 stories
The Express general
2 stories
The Intercept politics
2 stories
The Lever politics
2 stories
Aeon & Quanta science
1 stories
  • 2026-10-21 10:01 UTC
    When it started to burn

    Horrific violence, enduring terror and ceaseless solidarity: four years of war through the eyes of Ukrainian civilians - by Aeon Video Watch on Aeon

Brightside culture
1 stories
On This Day culture
1 stories
  • 2026-10-21 00:00 UTC
    On this day: October 21

    October 21 Aftermath of the Seongsu Bridge disaster 1096 - First Crusade : At the Battle of Civetot , the Seljuk forces of Kilij Arslan destroyed the army of the People's Crusade as it marched toward Nicaea . 1854 - Florence Nightingale and a staff of 38 nurses and 15 nuns were s

RottenTomatoes culture
1 stories
Techmeme tech
1 stories
Variety culture
1 stories
Wikipedia Current Events general
1 stories
  • 2026-10-21 00:00 UTC
    October 21 Wikipedia featured article

    The Hongwu Emperor (21 October 1328 - 24 June 1398), personal name Zhu Yuanzhang, was the founding emperor of the Ming dynasty of China, reigning from 1368 to 1398. Born into a peasant family in Anhui , Zhu grew up amid famine, epidemics, and unrest under the Mongol-led Yuan dyna

YouTube Trending culture
1 stories