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Scientists race to make 'living' computers powered by human cells

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News goes inside the lab powering computers with 'mini brains' grown
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Israel-Gaza live: airstrikes reported in Gaza despite Trump's call for
Israel to stop bombing 'immediately'
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Netanyahu's office has said that Israel is preparing for an 'immediate
implementation' of the first stage of Trump's Gaza plan

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Here's the stock market playbook if you're worried about a bubble -
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If you're fretting over a bubble, don't sell your stocks just
yet.That's the takeaway from the latest Citi research, which outlined
the bank's ideal investing playbook as the stock rally continues and
valuations get frothy.

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Trump Administration's $100,000 H-1B Visa Fee Challenged in Lawsuit -
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A coalition of unions, nonprofits, religious organizations, and a
healthcare staffing firm, among others, is suing the Trump
administration over its $100,000 H-1B visa fee, marking what appears
to be the first major legal challenge against the proclamation to land
in federal court.

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Hamas is still at war with itself over terms of Trump's peace plan -
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To the world, Hamas said it has accepted major parts of President
Trump's peace plan. Internally, Hamas remains bitterly divided over
how to proceed.On Friday, the U.S.-designated terrorist group said it
was willing to release hostages and hand over Gaza, a landmark
statement boosting Trump's push for an end to the war. But
importantly, Hamas used hedged language that some observers saw as
problematic to clinching a final peace.















 












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Hamas agrees to release all Israeli hostages as it accepts part of
Trump's plan
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Palestinian militant group issues response to US president's
stipulations, but seeks further negotiations on many terms

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Trump's attacks cast a chill on what Wall Street says - FT
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Economists and investors say there are scattered signs of
self-censorship

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Italy paralysed as Gaza protests mount pressure on Meloni - FT
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Italian premier under fire amid strikes and clashes with police in
solidarity with Palestinians

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'Creators are the new Hollywood': YouTubers take on the big studios
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YouTube has eclipsed Netflix as the service that audiences spend the
most time watching, accounting for 13.1 per cent of all TV viewing in
August, compared to Netflix in second place with an 8.7 per cent
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The self-taught engineer going head-to-head with Elon Musk and Jeff
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Peter Beck's Rocket Lab is increasingly competing with the space
industry's biggest companies.

Editor's Note: The space bug never went away for someone who designed
a small engine in his spare time. Beck tried to enter the space
industry about 20 years ago by traveling to the U.S., where he was
able to visit with NASA officials. But he found that getting a job as
a foreigner without a degree wasn't in the cards."I go back and go,
'Well, I'm just going to do this myself,'" he said.

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Does Tylenol cause Autism? Here's how we could find out - WSJ
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In the absence of randomized trials on the effects of acetaminophen,
researchers need to use 'natural experiments' to develop better
guidance for patients.

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Psilocybin targets brain circuits to relieve chronic pain and
depression, study suggests
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Researchers at Penn Medicine have identified specific brain circuits
that are impacted by psilocybin--the active compound found in some
psychedelic mushrooms--which could lead to new paths forward for pain
and mental health management options.

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What are the monthly payments on a $700,000 mortgage now that rates
have dropped?
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The current lower mortgage rate climate is reshaping affordability for
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Spirit Airlines to halve fleet amid deep bankruptcy cuts - The Points
Guy
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Spirit Airlines will slash its fleet and retire all Airbus A320neos as
part of its bankruptcy restructuring.

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Cracker Barrel dumps the design firm behind its disastrous logo change
| CNN Business
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Cracker Barrel has cut ties with the design firm that created its
controversial new logo and redesigned restaurants. The restaurant
chain started implementing the changes but quickly reversed course
following online backlash - including from President Donald Trump.

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Costco sparks frenzy selling half price Ozempic
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US 'flying blind' at critical moment for economy, experts warn, with
no jobs data amid shutdown
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Data was collected for closely-watched jobs report before shutdown,
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A simple formula could guide the design of faster-charging,
longer-lasting batteries
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A new study could guide the design of more powerful and faster
charging lithium-ion batteries. MIT researchers measured lithium
intercalation rates in a variety of battery materials, and used those
data to develop a new model of how the reaction rate is controlled.

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Most of your actions are driven by habit, not thought - here's why
that's not a bad thing
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And how you can use psychology to help you break out of the habits you
want to lose.

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Hegseth fires top Navy official
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Jon Harrison is the latest Pentagon official who Defense Secretary
Pete Hegseth has removed from office.

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Female mammals live longer than males because of their sexual
behavior, study suggests | CNN
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Sexual behavior is one reason why female mammals typically live longer
than their male counterparts, according to a new study.







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Sanae Takaichi expected to become Japan's first female PM after
winning ruling party leadership
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Admirer of Margaret Thatcher beat her more moderate rival Shinjiro
Koizumi to become leader of the Liberal Democratic party

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Popular autism therapy could be harmful
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Applied Behavior Analysis is increasingly popular, but does it do more
harm than good?

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Discord customer service data breach leaks user info and scanned photo
IDs
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An "unauthorized party" may have accessed the names of users, the last
four digits of credit card numbers, and more.

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Orcas are bringing humans gifts - what does it mean? | New Scientist
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Researchers have documented orcas seemingly gifting rays, seals and
fish to scientists and divers, which could suggest they have theory of
mind and engage in altruism - even across species

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New antibiotic targets IBD - and AI predicted how it would work before
scientists could prove it - Faculty of Health Sciences
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Struggling to heat your home? Try 500 Raspberry Pi units
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: UK Power Networks trials Thermify's HeatHub boilers, swapping gas
flames for clustered compute

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Founders and VCs weigh in on the U.K.'s ambition deficit
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"The ones that are left in the U.K. are here with gritted teeth, like
by hook or by crook," one founder told CNBC Make It of Britain's
entrepreneurs.

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UN experts urge China to end repression of Uyghur and cultural
expression of minorities | OHCHR
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GENEVA - UN experts* today expressed serious concern over the
increasing criminalisation of Uyghur and other minority cultural
expression in China, citing the case of artist Yaxia'er Xiaohelaiti
and the enforced disappearance of scholar Rahile Dawut."These cases
reflect deeply troubling patterns where cultural identity, artistic
creativity, and academic work are treated as threats to national
security," the experts said. "The right to freely express and
participate in cultural life, without discrimination or fear, is a
cornerstone of human rights."

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Why I'm Not Optimistic About Democracy in Syria
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Early next month, Syria will be holding its first parliamentary
elections since the fall of Assad. Why true democratic prospects
remain dim.

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UN experts condemn 'staggering scale' of executions in Iran
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More than 1,000 executions were recorded during the first nine months
of 2025 - already surpassing last year's total.

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Elon Musk denied relocating SEC Twitter case to Texas
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Judge Sparkle Sooknanan said the world's richest person has
"considerable means" and spends at least 40% of his time outside
Texas.

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California measure brings rideshare drivers one step closer to
unionizing
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Governor Gavin Newsom signs measure opening path to more than 800,000
drivers to bargain for wages and benefits

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How Venus fly traps catch prey without a nervous system
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Discover how Venus fly traps use electrical signals to capture prey,
despite lacking a brain or nervous system, in groundbreaking research.

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Want more friends? A better social life? Be like my 85-year-old buddy
Gerry
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Friendship falters due to the belief it should just happen on its own.
The solution: make a conscious effort to be social

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How Free Is Free Speech? | The New Yorker [[link removed]}&lead=419599&emailid=240220&nl=daily]
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Doxing, deplatforming, defunding, persecuting, firing, and sometimes
killing--all are part of an escalating war over words. What happens
next?

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Why Jews feel increasingly unsafe in Britain - The Economist
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An attack on a Manchester synagogue follows a resurgence in
antisemitism

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Vaccine breakthrough for deadly elephant virus
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A vaccine against a deadly disease that affects young elephants is
shown to be effective in a world-first trial.

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When Private Practices Merge with Hospital Systems, Costs Go Up??
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Private practices are vanishing as more doctors join large hospital
systems. This increasing consolidation is reducing competition and
raising prices, according to a study co-authored by Yale SOM's Fiona
Scott Morton. ??

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Trump officials cut nearly $8bn in clean energy projects in Democratic
states
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Conrad Schneider, senior director at the Clean Air Task Force, said
the move “pulls the rug out” from dozens of communities and
workers that are counting on the projects. It also “weakens the
US’s position in the global marketplace” for innovative energy
technologies, he said.

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Meta Is Tracking Employee AI Use and Created a Game to Boost Adoption
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Meta is ramping up the pressure for its employees to use AI.The
Facebook parent company is tracking how extensively its teams are
using AI through dashboards it rolled out earlier this year, and it
created a game to boost employees' usage, Business Insider has
learned.

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As U.S. hiring slows, more Americans are job hunting for months
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The number of unemployed people looking for work more than six months
has surged to its highest level since 2021.

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Ranked: The Most Underemployed College Degrees in America
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Today, nearly 40% of new college grads are underemployed. This graphic
shows the majors with the highest rates in a challenging job market.

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Supabase nabs $5B valuation, four months after hitting $2B
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It's been a wild year of growth and fundraising for vibe-coding
database of choice, Supabase.

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Millions lose access to telehealth in wake of shutdown
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Two COVID-era Medicare programs, telehealth benefits and in-home
hospital care, have ended abruptly for millions of Americans as a
result of the government shutdown. Funding for both expired on
September 30, and Congress failed to pass a new budge...

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How bad is America's icebreaker gap with Russia? - The Economist
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"Ice is a kind of mystery," says Jari Hurttia of Aker Arctic,
Finland's leading designer of icebreakers. Yet the Finns have just
about solved it. The country's firms have designed four-fifths and
built more than half of the world's icebreakers. As competition over
the Arctic grows, America's president is taking notice.

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Shutdown lays bare America's latest crisis: A total breakdown in trust
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Between 2013 and 2019, three government shutdowns were caused by Sen.
Ted Cruz's stand against the Affordable Care Act, Sen. Chuck Schumer's
push on children of immigrants and President Trump's demand for border
wall money.The 2025 shutdown is about something deeper: a complete
breakdown in trust.

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Treasury Plans to Mint $1 Commemorative Trump Coin
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The coin, bearing President Trump’s face, would honor the 250th
birthday of the United States.

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BBC bosses want defence budget to help pay for the World Service
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In the longer term, senior BBC figures have been seeking to reopen the
decision arrived at in 2014 that saw the corporation take on the costs
of the World Service. It was one of the measures made as part of the
coalition government’s austerity drive.

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'One rule for the rich': the Salzburg mansion, the Porsche heir and
the writer Stefan Zweig
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Instead, the house was bought by Porsche, who, as the German magazine
Stern noted, is "the son of an SS man ⦠the grandson of Hitler's
best carmaker". Ferdinand Porsche, who founded the business, designed
the Volkswagen Beetle for the Nazi leader.

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Munich airport forced to suspend flights for second day in a row over
drone sightings
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The Bavarian state premier, Markus Söder, told Bild that “we must
be able to shoot [drones] down immediately instead of waiting”, and
said that the police should also have the power to do so.

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