Waymo locks in $5B loan from Blackstone, PIMCO to fuel robotaxi expansion

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This is the first time the Alphabet-owned company has turned to debt financing.

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Oct 9, 2026

Big Controversy Upends a Contest About Microscopic Videos

Nikon announced that it had disqualified the winner of its Small World in Motion competition over how A.I. was used in his submission.

Oct 9, 2026

Anthropic AI model submits false homicide tip to police website

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$‘Breathtaking,’ ‘Devastating’: Mathematics Reels After New OpenAI Release$

Oct 9, 2026

‘Breathtaking,’ ‘Devastating’: Mathematics Reels After New OpenAI Release

Hundreds of new A.I.-generated findings moved the frontiers of higher math in a single day — dispelling any doubt that the field is forever changed.

Oct 9, 2026

Cancer Vaccines Are the N.I.H.’s Next ‘Big Bet’

New details have emerged about an initiative that starts in December to fast-track the vaccines, similar to the successful push for the Covid-19 vaccine.

Oct 9, 2026

Flesh-eating bacteria pose threat to millions in path of Hurricane Isaias as it explodes into Category 2 storm

Hurricane Isaias is set to unleash life-threatening floods and winds on the US, but doctors are now warning millions in its path about flesh-eating bacteria.

Oct 9, 2026

Hurricane Isaias intensifies to Category 3 storm as emergency evacuations ordered and Gulf Coast braces for devastation

Hurricane Isaias has rapidly intensified overnight, exploding into a Category 3. Mandatory evacuations have been ordered.

Oct 9, 2026

Southwest Airlines says 'brief' system outage affected boarding, checked bags

Southwest confirmed the news shortly after travelers began to report delays on Friday morning.

Oct 9, 2026

Credential-Stealing GitHub Actions Workflows Planted in Tens of Thousands of Repositories

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of an ongoing credential-theft campaign that has compromised two high-profile open-source maintainer accounts to push a malicious workflow into over 340 repositories. "Using the account of Takashi Kitao, author of the 18,400-star game engine pyxel, the attacker pushed a malicious workflow to 27 repositories starting at 13:20 UTC," StepSecurity

Oct 9, 2026

'People don't think recycling at work is part of their job description'

Unclear labelling as well as a lack of recycling facilities at work or in public-facing businesses is an issue.

Oct 9, 2026

Super El Niño could cut off your internet! Experts warn wet and stormy conditions may trigger broadband blackouts this winter

An 'unprecedented' El Niño will trigger severe storms and power cuts that could leave millions offline this winter, experts have warned.

Oct 9, 2026

FBI Arrests Another ShinyHunters Suspect Reportedly Involved in Its Jobs Portal Hack

The FBI has arrested another suspected co-conspirator of ShinyHunters, FBI Director Kash Patel said on October 9 in a post on X. ShinyHunters is the extortion group that said in September it had breached the FBI's jobs portal and stolen sensitive data on almost all FBI agents and job applicants. The FBI has not named the suspect, and no charges have been made public. The

Oct 9, 2026

Could a newly engineered microbe help humanity survive on Mars?

Could a newly engineered microbe help humanity survive on Mars?According to a biotechnology startup, a new genetically modified microbe may one day serve humanity and help settle Mars.Primarily, human crews there cannot achieve self-sustainability from Earth but can instead extract life support...

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