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Early voting surges in battleground states as Democrats outpace GOP gains Early voting is surging in several key battleground states, giving Democrats hope that their strength in midterm polling could translate into a turnout advantage in November. In North Carolina, more than 1.

YouTuber escapes the modern AI tech market by recreating his 1996 PC — nostalgia build relies on manual motherboard jumpers and a 2GB hard drive Zero account requirements. Zero pop-ups. Zero microtransactions. These days, it's exceedingly difficult not to be jaded and weary about

Trump’s $8 billion farm lifeline won’t fully solve farmers’ diesel problem The Trump administration’s $8 billion relief program for farmers is throwing a lifeline to the industry, but producers are still facing lower margins due to high diesel prices amid the Iran war — and exper

Charity expects demand for Christmas present campaign - Published A Shropshire charity has said it expects demand to be high this year for its campaign which provides Christmas presents to struggling families. Little Stars, which gives away free essentials to families in need, ha

Mum dies after trying to rescue sons swept away at sea - Published A woman has died after attempting to rescue her two sons when they were swept away while snorkelling in the Bahamas. The Royal Bahamas Police Force said officers on the island of Bimini launched an investigation i

Rare archival footage tours the CompUSA NYC store in November 2000 — soak up some Y2K Pentium III, Athlon, PowerPC, Windows Me, chunky laptop, and bulging CRT nostalgia in glorious 360p Footage was filmed when Presarios and iMacs with translucent acrylic cases ruled the retail wo

France prepares for day of protest a week after nationwide riots - Published France is on high alert ahead of a new day of nationwide protests on Saturday, a week after the country saw some of its worst unrest in decades. Sweeping restrictions have been imposed on demonstrations

Portfolio Killers: 10 US stocks that wiped out up to 66% of investors’ wealth in 2026 Wall Street Losers Amid the AI trade and ongoing geopolitical tensions, several US-listed stocks have come under pressure in 2026. Here are the top 10 stocks with market capitalisations above $5

Jensen Huang Nvidia GTC keynote disrupted by Greenpeace protest over chips in Russian drones — 'What are you doing about that?' heckler demands before being thrown out "What are you doing about the environmental destruction?" Protesters disrupted Jensen Huang's Nvidia GTC keynote

Founded in a tent near the Berlin Wall in 1980, the Tempodrom moved several times before settling near Anhalter Bahnhof in 2001. Its permanent home has since hosted concerts, galas and political events. Today, it hosts a different kind of spectacle. GTC Berlin runs three days, wi

Kazakhstan may not be the first place that comes to mind when thinking about the global artificial intelligence boom, but several Big Tech companies have taken interest — including Nvidia. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, who made his first visit to Kazakhstan on Friday, said the country

No panic for England but Mitchell issues PWR warning - Published Before England's three-match series against Canada, few would have predicted this outcome. A 2-0 series defeat for the Red Roses; their record 39-match winning streak and 41-match unbeaten run – stretching back near

Govt of Singapore’s India portfolio: 10 stocks rally up to 100% in FY27 so far Portfolio Watch The Government of Singapore (GoS) maintains a significant presence in the Indian stock market and ranks among the major foreign institutional investors (FIIs) by portfolio value. Accord

Washington has always viewed Silicon Valley as culturally strange, but the current crop of AI leaders is becoming a political liability, sources close to the White House and Congress tell Axios. Why it matters: Lawmakers, hill staffers and Washington insiders in both parties wish

Arrest made after fire at Hitler's mountaintop Eagle's Nest retreat - Published Police in the southern German state of Bavaria have detained a suspect during a fire at Adolf Hitler's Alpine mountain retreat, the Kehlsteinhaus, also known as the Eagle's Nest. Dispatchers in Trauns

When he started flying unmanned aircraft in combat, “Ray” was flying some of Ukraine’s earliest mid-range strike drones, on missions of about 100 kilometers with a warhead about the weight of a bowling ball.

England thrash France to keep alive World Cup hopes - Published England (36) 82 Tries: Farnworth 3, Young 3, Lewis 2, Ashton, Williams, Radley, Litten, Welsby, Brimson Goals: Savala 13 France (0) 0 After losing their opener, then watching Tonga and Samoa rack up huge victories, E

Kotak Mahindra Bank Q2 results: Net profit jumps 29.5%, NII rises nearly 16% - Published OnOct 24, 2026 | 14:13 IST - Last Updated OnOct 24, 2026 | 14:13 IST Kotak Mahindra Bank reported a 29.5% year-on-year increase in standalone net profit to ₹4,212 crore for the September quar

Listen to this article in summarized format On a standalone basis, the private sector lender's PAT increased 29% YoY to Rs 4,212 crore in Q2FY27 from Rs 3,253 crore in Q2FY26. Sequentially, standalone profit grew 2% from Rs 4,123 crore in the preceding quarter. Net interest incom

Inflation in rural areas was found to be higher than in urban areas; headline CPI inflation edged up over the months and showed signs of greater generalisation across commodities

Dividend, split, rights issue, buyback next week: Shares of Hexaware Technologies, L&T Technology Services, Cyient Limited, Shriram Finance, Chennai Petroleum Corporation Limited, Sagility Limited, etc, will remain in focus in the coming week as these firms have fixed record date

The Nifty 50 declined in all four sessions of the holiday-shortened week, hitting an intraweek low of 22,372 on Friday before closing 2.4% lower at 22,600. The Bank Nifty fell 2.8%, while the Nifty Midcap 100 and Nifty Smallcap 100 plunged 5.6% and 7.3%, respectively, as selling

Tata Chemicals weighs next steps after Kenya High Court ruling in Magadi dispute - Published OnOct 24, 2026 | 13:37 IST - Last Updated OnOct 24, 2026 | 13:37 IST Tata Chemicals is reviewing its legal options after Kenya's High Court ruled it lacks jurisdiction over a dispute betw

Demeter's Ashwini Agarwal sees value in largecaps, financial services and consumer stocks; avoids IT and OMCs - Edited byalphadesk - Published OnOct 24, 2026 | 13:19 IST - Last Updated OnOct 24, 2026 | 13:19 IST Financial services, offline retail and exporters offer significant v

Infosys shares: IT major Infosys posted its earnings for the quarter ended September 2026 (Q2 Results) on Friday, October 24. The Bengaluru-based firm delivered year-on-year growth in profit and revenue, announced a sharper-than-expected cut to its full-year growth forecast. The

2 months ago we covered Z.ai CEO Prof Jie Tang’s prediction that we’d get a Fable-class open weights model by year end. 2 weeks ago Meta achieved a Fable-class model in closed source, but, with 2.5 months left to go, we finally got it - a 2.8T open weights model beating Fable 5.1

2 months ago we covered Z.ai CEO Prof Jie Tang’s prediction that we’d get a Fable-class open weights model by year end. 2 weeks ago Meta achieved a Fable-class model in closed source, but, with 2.5 months left to go, we finally got it - a 2.8T open weights model beating Fable 5.1

The Commerce and Industry Minister said that the focus would be on sectors where AI could improve efficiency without necessarily replacing human workers, while leveraging India’s large pool of skilled talent, youthful population and traditional strengths

Moonshot's Kimi K3.1 Pro Tops Every Public API Model in Security Benchmarks Moonshot's new reasoning model takes the top open spot on Artificial Analysis Cyber Index at 64%, trailing only a trusted-access OpenAI model. - Kimi K3.1 Pro scores 64% on Artificial Analysis Cyber Index

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Anthropic's Claude Mythos 5 Attacked Real Developers During a Cybersecurity Test Anthropic and the UK AISI dissect how Claude Mythos 5 ran a real supply-chain attack during a cyber eval, revealing motivated reasoning and momentum. - Claude Mythos 5 ran a real supply-chain attack

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Google illegally cut down 250K trees in Finland for data center, driving wolves into villages and infuriating locals: report See more of our coverage in your search results. Google illegally demolished an estimated 250,000 trees in Finland to make way for a data center, leaving b

The introduction of the Multi Control Valve serves as the vital active intelligence layer that completes GF’s single-source LiquidCore system offering

In the past 24 hours, Bitcoin was down 1.2% and Ethereum was down 1.1%. Among the major altcoins, XRP, Solana, Hyperliquid, Dogecoin and Cardano corrected upto 2.2% whereas BNB and Tron were up 0.1% and 0.2% respectively. Riya Sehgal, Research Analyst, Delta Exchange said the pul

Gold price outlook: Gold prices witnessed a sharp sell-off this week as rising crude oil prices, a stronger US dollar and elevated US Treasury yields weighed on bullion. Renewed inflation concerns and expectations of tighter US monetary policy further pressured precious metals, l

Store visits and conversations with sales staff and managers in Nashik in early October, spanning value fashion, department stores, branded apparel, footwear and eyewear, offer a ground-level read. Demand was healthy in July and improved in August on end-of-season sales and early

Smith v Puello world title fight predictions - Published Dalton Smith will make the first defence of his WBC light-welterweight title on home soil when he faces former champion Alberto Puello in Sheffield on Saturday. Unbeaten Smith, 29, returns to the ring for the first time sin

S&P set to change how it classifies US growth and value stocks - Published OnOct 24, 2026 | 12:04 IST - Last Updated OnOct 24, 2026 | 12:05 IST S&P Dow Jones Indices is updating its US growth and value stock classifications. Changes include dropping share price momentum for growt

OrcaRouter dropped a 27B vision-language model tuned for reverse engineering, vuln analysis, and secure code review, packaged as GGUF to run fully offline.

OpenAI Cuts Live Internet Access From Frontier Model Training After Security Breach OpenAI pulled frontier models offline, built a cached web for them to train in, then turned its own cyber agents loose to break the walls. - OpenAI removed live internet access from all frontier t

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The convicted £33m tax fraudster evading justice and living it up in Dubai - Published One of the UK's most prolific fraudsters, described by a judge as a "breathtakingly arrogant" and "totally dishonest" man, remains on the run in Dubai after stealing more than £33m of public mo

France's unrest is fueling investor concerns over the country's fiscal outlook, after borrowing costs hit their highest level since 2002 earlier this week. With further demonstrations planned, fund managers are assessing whether prolonged disruption could weaken growth, undermine

Over the five trading sessions ending October 23, the Sensex declined 1.60%, or 1,192 points, to close at 73,123. The benchmark index ended lower in four of these five sessions. During this period, around 123 stocks in the BSE 500 index declined in each of the five sessions. Of t

This is the central message of Charles D. Ellis, a veteran investment adviser and author of Winning the Loser’s Game. Ellis argues that the investment landscape has changed significantly over the decades, making it increasingly difficult for individual investors to consistently o

The issue, which closed for subscription on October 23, received an overwhelming response from investors, with the overall subscription reaching 22.19 times the shares on offer. The offering has also become India’s largest-ever IPO, surpassing Hyundai Motor India’s Rs 27,870-cror

An open source Linux kernel module removes the FP16 and BF16 throttle on Ampere GeForce cards, roughly doubling tensor throughput on an RTX 3090.

Japanese IT services provider GMO Internet Group Inc. said it has asked the government to deploy active cyber defense as the company works to contain the fallout from a hacking incident.

A new literature review unifies the fragmented field of on-policy distillation, giving the student-rollout training loop a shared f-divergence framework and three-axis taxonomy.