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Oct 16, 2026

Waymo’s robotaxis are headed to Canada

The company will start off by testing its self-driving vehicles on Toronto's streets.


Oct 16, 2026

Elorian’s first AI model wants to reason with images, not just about them

According to Elorian's evaluations, Glimpse outperforms even GPT-6 Astra on scientific chart reasoning and short-form video captioning, with competitive results on other visual reasoning tasks.


Oct 16, 2026

Tressfecta wants to make hair braiding a less arduous task for hairstylists

Tressfecta builds products for textured hair. Its first project is a tool called Plait Pilot that helps braiders with the initial process of separating hair from packs before braiding begins.


Oct 16, 2026

In ‘You Can See Everything,’ Elizabeth Holmes meets her equal in comedian Nathan Fielder

Nathan Fielder's documentary about disgraced Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes has created a constellation of colliding personas that interrogate the very nature of authenticity.


See the Amazon rainforest wildfires that have politicians pointing fingers amid Brazil presidential elections
Oct 16, 2026

See the Amazon rainforest wildfires that have politicians pointing fingers amid Brazil presidential elections

Brazilian authorities are investigating whether a recent surge in wildfires in the Amazon rainforest have been set on purpose for political motives ahead of the second round of presidential elections later this months.


Oct 16, 2026

Jev is Vercel’s fastest-adopted AI model ever

The data comes from Vercel's AI gateway, a unified API service similar to OpenRouter.


Russian man linked to deadly London hospitals hack arrested
Oct 16, 2026

Russian man linked to deadly London hospitals hack arrested

The 28-year-old detained by German police is accused of being part of the cyber-crime gang that hacked blood-test firm Synnovis in 2024.


Arctic blast triggers freeze warning for millions as first snow arrives in several US states today
Oct 16, 2026

Arctic blast triggers freeze warning for millions as first snow arrives in several US states today

Tens of millions in the US are bracing for the coldest days of the season this weekend, and many could see snow fall for the first time.


Could you survive being swallowed by a whale? As Whalefall hits screens, experts reveal what would really happen in the nightmare scenario
Oct 16, 2026

Could you survive being swallowed by a whale? As Whalefall hits screens, experts reveal what would really happen in the nightmare scenario

The film Whalefall has revived the enduring fear of being swallowed whole by a whale. But could you survive this in real life?


Super El Nino: Why 3 degrees of Pacific warming rattles global weather
Oct 16, 2026

Super El Nino: Why 3 degrees of Pacific warming rattles global weather

The equatorial Pacific has been warming since September and could become the strongest El Nino on record. Here's why a slightly warmer ocean can rattle weather worldwide.


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