National University of Singapore researchers built a sleeve with touch-sensing display fibres. Their paper in Nature says the fabric can show graphics and video, with a 96 by 54 pixel display and touch tracking along each fibre.
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Greece’s parliament approved a bill banning social media for children under 15, with the law set to take effect on Jan. 1, 2027.
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said platforms have two and a half months to build privacy-protecting age checks.
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Hackers used Claude and Grok in AI agents that hit more than 400 financial targets in Latin America. It also says the attackers got past safeguards and stole sensitive data with little human involvement.
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Researchers estimated summer 2026 heat contributed to 50,391 deaths across 854 European cities, and they linked 32,619 of them to extra heat from burning coal, oil and gas.
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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 is live worldwide, and Infinity Ward says it opened earlier than planned after Campaign and DMZ early access.
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The Bears held a moment of silence for Mike Ditka at Soldier Field before Thursday night’s game against the Patriots. Yahoo Sports said fans rose for the tribute.
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SpaceX is in talks to access at least 80,000 US cell sites as it pushes toward a fourth nationwide wireless carrier. Bloomberg says Crown Castle is one of the tower companies in the discussions.
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Michael Gray, who played Billy Batson on the 1970s Shazam! TV series, has died at 75. His family said he died of natural causes on Oct. 16.
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Procter & Gamble beat quarterly earnings and revenue estimates as net sales rose 4% to $23.3 billion. Fabric and home care led the quarter, while P&G raised its fiscal 2027 sales outlook to 2% to 4% after buying Thorne.
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Meta shares fell about 6% after the company said quarterly free cash flow was negative $2.12 billion and raised the low end of its full-year capital-spending forecast to $135 billion.
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Counterpoint says global PC shipments fell 21% in Q3 2026, from 72.2 million to 57 million units. It also forecasts a 27% drop in Q4 as memory and component costs keep pushing prices higher and buyers delay replacements.
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American Airlines says airfares probably stay high even if fuel prices fall, after higher jet fuel added $1.9 billion to its third-quarter costs. Forbes says American, Delta, Southwest and United all cut full-year profit forecasts.
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Elon Musk reportedly put about $1 billion into David Ellison’s Skydance, according to Semafor. The report says the money came in as the company looks to cut costs and lift its stock price.
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Trump called LeBron James “a TOTAL DISGRACE” in a Truth Social post about James’ arm movements during the anthem before the 76ers-Knicks game. Forbes said James had not said the motions were a protest.
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Trump reportedly asked Elon Musk to lift restrictions on Ukraine’s military-grade Starlink service, after officials said the system had started working more normally but was still not fully restored.
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The Browser Company says Arc will shut down on December 22, 2026, as it shifts focus to Dia. The Verge says new Arc accounts already stopped on October 22, with iOS and Android sign-in and tab syncing set to end November 23.
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TSN reported that former New York Rangers player Ron Duguay died at 69. Sportsnet also called him a Rangers icon, and TSN said he spent eight of his 12 NHL seasons with New York.
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Researchers are using high-speed cameras and a pitch cannon to calibrate MLB’s automated ball-strike system before its first World Series. Science says the challenge system has already changed how ball and strike calls are contested.
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Researchers say a USB sized implant lowered blood sugar in mice with type 2 diabetes and obesity, and a glucose monitor plus smartphone let it run automatically for two weeks.
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Disney is developing a fifth Halloweentown movie, with Lily Houghton and Ryan Koehn writing the script. Variety says it would air on Disney Channel and Disney+ if greenlit, but plot details and casting are still unconfirmed.
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