Press review · Friday, 16 October 2026
16 October 2026
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bbc.com Top stories ·
Desperate to clear toxic haze, Indonesia douses its skies with dry ice
Authorities in South East Asia have turned to weather modification as fires blanket the region in smog.
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nintendolife.com Tech ·
"You're Late, 007" - First Light Has Finally Locked In A Switch 2 Release Date
"Exclusive GoldenEye Suit" also revealed as a pre-order bonus
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pcworld.com Tech ·
Nvidia is no longer a PC gaming company. Get used to it
The disappearance of the GeForce RTX 5090 graphics card shouldn't come as a surprise, because PC game fans are no longer Nvidia's audience—AI companies are.
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newrepublic.com Top stories ·
Trump State Department in Chaos as Advisers Lose It at Each Other
The deputy secretary of state and one of Donald Trump’s personal friends have accused each other of leaking to the press and defamation.
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whathifi.com Tech ·
Hands on: Focal Mu-so Utopia: hands on review
How does Focal's Dolby Atmos-toting all-in-one system stack up?
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thenewstack.io Tech ·
Linus Torvalds let Claude Code fix the Linux page cache. Then reviewers found a race.
Linus Torvalds used Claude Code to build a Linux page cache fix that hit 23x read throughput, but kernel reviewers found a race before anything merged.
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startupdaily.net Top stories ·
How Nvidia's AI investments, including Firmus, created the ultimate circular economy
Billions are changing hands between AI giants Microsoft, Amazon, Google and Nvidia – but not everyone is sharing the risk.
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haaretz.com Top stories ·
Opinion | Want a different Israel? Vote for an Arab party
Apart from the Joint List and the United Arab List, all the other parties offer more of the same – little beyond replacing Netanyahu while preserving the status quo
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ktnv.com Top stories ·
Mystery solved: Investigators identify body found in barrel at Lake Mead in 2022
The homicide victim whose remains were found in a barrel at Lake Mead in May 2022 has been identified as Edward Lelburian Jackson, originally from Arkansas.
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gizmodo.com Tech ·
Meta's Smart Glasses May Have Been Recording People Without Their Knowledge
A Reddit thread suggests Meta's smart glasses have been capturing conversations that don't contain the "Hey Meta" wake phrase.
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theregister.com Tech ·
Chaos ensues when AI interviewer meets AI interviewee
Things got weird, but there's a lesson to be learned: Don't trust a bot to negotiate for you
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purdue.edu Top stories ·
Earhart expedition update: Underwater survey of Taraia Object begins
NIKUMARORO, Kiribati — The search in Nikumaroro’s lagoon for what could be Amelia Earhart’s Lockheed Electra 10-E is underway. On Wednesday (Oct. 14), members of the Taraia Object expedition…
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kotaku.com Tech ·
October's PlayStation Plus Catalog Is One Of The Service's Best Months In A Long Time
Mafia: The Old Country, Mycopunk, and the return of Horizon Forbidden West, plus Dino Crisis 2 for Premium subscribers
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bostonglobe.com Top stories ·
A.J. Brown practices with Patriots, opening window to return from IR as soon as Sunday vs. the Jets - The Boston Globe
The Patriots have three weeks to activate Brown, the star wide receiver acquired in an offseason trade who suffered a high ankle sprain in his first game with the team.
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tmz.com Top stories ·
Diddy Head Injury From Prison Fight with Jamaican Drug Lord Dudus
Diddy busted his head during a fight with another famous, or infamous, inmate ... a Jamaican drug lord known as "Dudus," and TMZ has learned the fight was over Diddy getting all the inmates in trouble.
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nfl.com Top stories ·
NFL news roundup: A.J. Brown returns to Patriots practice; Rams OT Alaric Jackson's suspension reduced to one game
NFL.com keeps you up to date with all of the latest league news from around the NFL. Visit NFL.com's transaction hub for a daily breakdown.
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eos.org Top stories ·
2026 State of the Climate Report Shows a Planet Reaching Its Limits - Eos
The seventh edition of an annual report analyzing Earth’s "planetary vital signs” indicates that Earth systems are rapidly destabilizing, some at an accelerating rate. The report, published today in BioScience, analyzed 16 of these signs, including greenhouse gas emissions levels, ocean heat content and acidity, the mass of major ice sheets, the number of hot days, Earth's surface temperature, and more.
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dw.com Top stories ·
What is the US Super Intelligence Force and who leads it?
Trump announced a new Super Intelligence task force with the White House AI czar Jay Clayton in charge of a group responsible for making sure the US leads international competition in artificial intelligence development.
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whyy.org Top stories ·
Philadelphia ‘No Kings’ protest 2026: What to know ahead of early vote rallies
This time around, organizers are mobilizing early voters in November’s high-stakes midterm elections.
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news.bgov.com Top stories ·
BGOV OnPoint: GOP Budget Package Awaits Election Outcomes
Republicans would lose a valuable legislative tool to enact their priorities if Democrats win a majority in either the House or Senate in November’s midterm elections.
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ksat.com Top stories ·
Ken Paxton spotted in 2025 video with man wanted by U.S. Justice Department
Video obtained by the Wall Street Journal shows Paxton with a man indicted on fraud-related charges.
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cbsnews.com Top stories ·
Colorado ski resorts celebrate their first snowfall of the season
Multiple ski resorts across Colorado shared their excitement on Tuesday after receiving their first snowfall of the 2026-2027 season.
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tech.yahoo.com Tech ·
Technics brings decades of speaker engineering to new flagship headphones
Technics' $449.99 EAH-A1000 headphones feature magnetic-fluid 40mm drivers, adaptive noise cancellation, LDAC, Dolby Atmos and up to 45 hours of battery life.
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pbs.org Top stories ·
Trump's diesel deal with Putin draws bipartisan criticism from a frustrated Congress
The deal is being criticized by both Republicans and Democrats as fueling Russia's war against Ukraine, violating existing U.S. laws and drawing the U.S. closer to Russia.
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sfgate.com Tech ·
Technics brings its speaker expertise to these new $450 headphones
Technics' $449.99 EAH-A1000 headphones feature magnetic-fluid 40mm drivers, adaptive noise cancellation, LDAC, Dolby Atmos and up to 45 hours of battery life.
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foxweather.com Top stories ·
Evacuations issued as multiple wildfires break out in California amid first Santa Ana wind event of season
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popular.info Top stories ·
Trump’s new press secretary, Katie Zacharia, claims she’s a lawyer. Is she?
There is no evidence Zacharia has ever been licensed to practice law — and the White House did not provide any
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houstonchronicle.com Top stories ·
Why Gina Hinojosa has our whole-hearted support for Texas governor | Endorsement
An offhand remark as Hinojosa prepared to leave the editorial board meeting stayed with us. “I think people are tired of fighting,” she said.
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csmonitor.com Top stories ·
Calls are rising for an AI kill switch. Would it work?
An artificial intelligence “kill switch” is seen as a potential safeguard, but the technology makes the concept more complicated than it is for other mach…
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defensenews.com Top stories ·
Ukraine is building a patchwork antiballistic defense, one stopgap at a time
Kyiv is relying on stockpile transfers, Patriot and Aster licenses and the Freyja interceptor to survive the winter — but time is running short.
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jcfa.org Top stories ·
Hizbullah's Explosives Smuggling Signals Preparations for Renewed War with Israel
Recent attempts to smuggle nearly a ton of C4 and TNT across the Syrian-Lebanese border suggest Hizbullah is rebuilding its military capabilities and preparing for another confrontation with Israel. - Hizbullah's Explosives Smuggling Signals Preparations for Renewed War with Israel
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mezha.ua Tech ·
iPhone 18 Pro Max review: a safe upgrade
For the first decade of the iPhone, Apple followed a “tick-tock” strategy for updating its smartphones, borrowed from Intel. And no, it is in no way related to the popular short-video service today. During the “tick” cycle, a new iPhone received design updates and some new features, while the “tock” cycle involved component updates, but the design itself remained unchanged. As competition in the smartphone market increased, this strategy stopped working, but Apple never fully abandoned it. So this year we have a classic “tock” moment: the new iPhone 18 Pro and 18 Pro Max have the same design down to the millimeter, but they carry significant platform and camera changes. And on the less pleasant side, the price has increased. So is this year’s Pro series update worth buyers' attention? To answer that, I used the iPhone 18 Pro Max for over a week, and I’m sharing my experience.