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Animals May Have Evolved 200 Million Years Earlier Than Fossils Suggest, Study Finds
A new study in Science Advances argues animals may have originated 800 to 700 million years ago, up to 200 million years before their first fossils.
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U.S. Suspends Major Tech Firms From Green-Card Labour Programme
On October 9, 2026, the U.S. Department of Labor suspended Microsoft, Adobe and a roster of major IT services firms from the Permanent Labor…
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Apple Reported to Plan Touch-Screen MacBook Pro and OLED iPad Mini
On October 9, 2026, reports said Apple plans to unveil its first touch-screen MacBook Pro and an OLED iPad mini around October 27 —…
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Cloud Sales Are Making AI Revenue Harder to Compare
On October 9, 2026, conflicting reports put OpenAI’s annualised revenue near $50 billion by one measure and on course for $70 billion by the…
Business
TSMC Posts Record Third-Quarter Revenue on AI Chip Demand
On October 9, 2026, TSMC reported record third-quarter revenue of T$1.49 trillion — about $46.7 billion, up 50 percent from a year earlier —…
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Russian Glide Bombs Kill at Least 15 in Zaporizhzhia as Civilian Toll Mounts
Five Russian glide bombs struck homes in Zaporizhzhia on October 10, killing at least 15 people including three children, Ukrainian officials said.
Politics
Three Weeks Out, Polls Show Democrats Poised to Retake the House
With the November 3 midterms three weeks away, projections show Democrats favored to win the House and increasingly competitive in the Senate.
Business
S&P 500 Hovers Near Record as Earnings Season Takes Center Stage
The S&P 500 closed Friday at 7,811.54, just below Tuesday's record of 7,818.93, as investors rotated into defensive sectors ahead of earnings.
Technology
Ukrainian Drones Knock Two Yandex Data Centers Offline in Two Days
Ukraine struck two Yandex data centers on October 8–9, shutting one down and partly disabling another, in a widening drone campaign on Russian tech sites.
Sports
Week 5 Sunday: Eagles–Jaguars Open London Slate as Unbeaten 49ers Visit Seattle
A 13-game NFL Sunday on October 11 opens with the 3–1 Eagles and 3–1 Jaguars at Wembley, plus the unbeaten 49ers at Seattle and Ravens–Falcons at night.
Entertainment
As Mega-Merger Closes, a Top Filmmaker Warns Hollywood Faces a ‘Tragic’ Turn
One of the largest entertainment mergers in U.S. history has closed, combining two historic Hollywood studios under a single parent company, and not everyone…
Health
After Record Lettuce Outbreak, FDA Sets Out 10 Prevention Steps for 2027
Federal regulators have set out 10 prevention steps ahead of the 2027 growing season after closing their investigation into the largest cyclosporiasis outbreak ever…
Science
A Quantum Prediction From 1931 Finally Takes Shape in the Lab
Nearly a century after they were predicted, physicists have created and observed unusual quantum structures known as Bethe strings in an ultracold gas, giving…
