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Yesterday NASA announced the latest addition to its X-series of experimental aircraft that have included the Bell X-1 that first broke the sound barrier nearly 80 years ago, and the more recent X-59 quiet supersonic demonstrator. The new X-70 Fractal is designed to be a "high-performance, highly adaptable research platform" that NASA can use as […]

ChatGPT can now create GIFs using a prompt or a photo uploaded to the AI chatbot. The update, which is rolling out alongside OpenAI's new Images 2.6 model, allows you to adjust the GIF's animation speed, edit individual frames, and share it with others. Before this change, ChatGPT couldn't natively generate GIFs in a single […]

Apple has reportedly delayed the launch of its rumored smart home robot until next year at the earliest or possibly even 2028, according to The Information. It says the robot's hardware "has been finished for around two years," but that the software isn't ready. The device's software team has reportedly pushed to delay the launch […]

The Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) that oversees the wireless standard has formally adopted Bluetooth High Data Throughput (HDT) as an optional feature of the Bluetooth Core 7.0. It's an upgrade the Bluetooth SIG has been previewing over the past year that increases Bluetooth LE's maximum supported bit rate from 2 Mbps to 7.5 Mbps. […]

A truce has cooled the trade conflict, but neither country has done anything to limit the outbreak of new hostilities Donald Trump’s trade wars have largely fallen off the headlines. Fears of new tariffs flare up from time to time when the US president goes off the rails – for instance, threatening to end US trade with countries with which it has a deficit unless the Federal Reserve cuts interest rates. But the sense that the world’s two largest economies are plowing ahead into an overt economic conflagration has taken a back seat to other, more salient fears, about Trump ending American democracy, AI killing us all and stuff like that. The sense of calm is misleading. Under the radar, the world is marching toward an economic war of potentially epic proportions, one that, history suggests, could well spill over into the real thing. Continue reading...

Southwest is rolling out major changes to how you can earn elite status and its Companion Pass. Apply for a Southwest credit card by Dec. 2, 2026, to help earn the pass.

Unai Emery is committed to rebuilding Aston Villa’s squad after a transfer exodus during the summer (Picture: Getty) It’s a great quirk of Premier League scheduling that Manchester United welcome Aston Villa to Old Trafford this weekend, after a week in which Jamie Carragher’s suggestion that Villa manager Unai Emery would jump at the chance to move to United prompted a legal threat from the midlands club, an apology from the outspoken pundit and an announcement late on Wednesday that Emery and his bosses had ‘positive discussions establishing a clear commitment beyond 2029 for the joint development of the club’. In simpler terms, hands off. A new contract is reportedly imminent for the Spaniard, and who could possibly blame Emery for sticking around at a club that have repeatedly backed him, given him more control than he’ll have anywhere else and whose fans worship him for delivering their first trophy in 30 years last season. The alternative? Joining a constant catastrophe that everyone agrees needs far more than just a new manager to put back together. Get personalised updates on your favourite club Sign up to our daily football newsletter, pick your team and get the latest news sent directly to your inbox every morning. While Emery is going nowhere, the whole affair does raise questions about football’s food chain, something which definitely does exist but is clearly going through some changes right now. Managers will always believe they are the right person to take a once great club and bring back the glory days, and being the one to do so is an intoxicating idea. Emery led Villa to their best day in 30 years last season (Picture: Aston Villa FC via Getty Images) But Emery has been here before and was burned by his experience at Arsenal where a collection of expensive failed transfers and unmotivated senior players gave him the worst possible platform to build from. Sound familiar? All roads still lead to Real Madrid for players but the money…

An appearance by Iranian opposition figure Reza Pahlavi is expected to trigger demonstrations in Frankfurt. Meanwhile, Germany's defense minister says he believes military conscription will not be needed. DW has more.

The White House fired back at Jimmy Kimmel after the ABC late-night host called on President Donald Trump to resign, with spokesman Davis Ingle saying his brain has "rotted."

A trip to the Scottish islands, a psychological experiment, a chance encounter in a drugstore… the finalists for this year’s Booker prize reveal their inspirations Who knows where a novel really comes from? I spend years gathering loose threads and then, when I feel like the cloth will hold, I start to weave them into a narrative. I suppose I began internalising John of John back in 1994, the year I went to college and chose to become a weaver myself. Continue reading...

To protect their future harvests, Western Canadian farmers need to manage soil acidity across their entire multiyear rotation rather than crop by crop, long-term research from the University of Alberta suggests.

Some genre movies are stripped-back exercises: lean, mean and to the point. Some films, like “Kung Fu Deadly,” take the opposite approach, dipping into multiple genres in a sumptuous visual feast. “Deadly” follows Danny and Frank (Steven He and Michael Tient), two hapless exterminators in Dublin, as they are called upon to combat a supernatural […]

Part of the art and science of astrophotography is figuring out when certain flying objects in the sky are going to line up for a photo opportunity. And few photographs demonstrate it better than AJ Smadi’s shot of the International Space Station (ISS) hurtling in front of Jupiter. There’s an incredible symmetry in the dimensions here: Jupiter is about 1.3 million times bigger than the ISS, but it’s also around 1.3 million times further away. Jupiter and the ISS. Credit: AJ Smadi The post This Photo of the ISS Next to Jupiter Was Two Years in the Making appeared first on Nautilus.

“The aesthetic was to try to be lo-fi and homemade rather than cinematic and sweeping,” director Amir Bar-Lev says of his new film, which just screened at the SCAD Savannah Film Festival.

Baleba was forced off against Roma midweek (Picture: Carl Recine/Getty Images) Manchester United Carlos Baleba is not expected to return until December at the earliest after suffering a hamstring injury. The summer signing was forced off early in the second-half of Tuesday’s Champions League game against Roma. The former Brighton star made a bursting run into the box but pulled up just as he was about to pull the trigger on goal. Baleba appeared to be in tears as he limped off the Old Trafford pitch. Having already missed the opening five games of the campaign as a result of an ankle injury he suffered during pre-season with Brighton, he now faces another spell on the sidelines. Get personalised updates on your favourite club Sign up to our daily football newsletter, pick your team and get the latest news sent directly to your inbox every morning. Providing an update in his pre-match press conference ahead of the visit of Aston Villa on Sunday, Carrick confirmed Baleba will be sidelined for the duration of the international break which begins after this weekend’s fixtures. ‘We don’t know exactly, but it’ll be a number of weeks,” Carrick said when asked about the severity of Baleba’s injury. ‘It’s definitely not this week and it won’t be any time over the international break. It’ll be a little bit longer than that.’ Baleba was in real discomfort as he left the pitch (Picture: Carl Recine/Getty Images) In addition to the Villa game, Carrick’s comments suggest Baleba will miss United’s first game back after the international break – away to Liverpool on 22 November. They are on the road again three days later in a crucial Champions League game against Sporting CP before seeing out the month at home to Newcastle. United begin December away to Newcastle before home games against Coventry City and RB Leipzig. United are already without Benjamin Sesko until January at the earliest due to his shin injury. Add Metro as a Preferred Source on Google Add as…

The Foxes Trust said the majority of fans feel negatively about their partnership with BC Game, who announced adult content creator Eva Elfie as an ‘ambassador’ this week

As the company's CEO, Kakul Srivastava, explains to Billboard, Splice Create is made to "not create a song for you, but to show you how to do it and collaborate with you."

The Estonian fest has been showing solidarity with Ukraine across its film, industry and other programs since the 2022 full-scale invasion of the country by Russia, and its 30th edition is no different.

Folarin Balogun has been linked with a move to Manchester United in January (AFP via Getty) Troy Deeney has urged Monaco striker Folarin Balogun to reject a move to Manchester United in the January transfer window. United are expected to make a move to sign a new striker in January due to the injury to Benjamin Sesko, who is sidelined until 2027 because of a shin problem. Balogun, meanwhile, impressed for the United States at the World Cup withthree goals in four appearances and has scored 31 goals in 95 games for Monaco. The former Arsenal striker came close to joining Everton after a £40 million fee was agreed with Monaco in the summer window, however, the deal collapsed on deadline day after concerns were raised during his medical. Get personalised updates on your favourite club Sign up to our daily football newsletter, pick your team and get the latest news sent directly to your inbox every morning. Monaco are looking to sell Balogun in January and this week United have been linked with a move for the 25-year-old. However, former Watford striker Deeney believes Balogun should look elsewhere in the next transfer window. Folarin Balogun impressed for the United States at the World Cup in the summer (Getty) ‘No, no, no, not good for Man United, not good for Flo Balogun himself,’ Deeney told CBS Sports. ‘It just doesn’t work. Man United haven’t given you a record in the last decade of a striker who has gone in and done well. They don’t give you the support mechanism for that. ‘I actually thought the move to Everton made sense. What I mean by that is that Everton create good moments, if you see [Thierno] Barry at the moment he doesn’t give himself the best chance, he misses a lot. ‘Balogun was in a wonderful vein of form at the start of the season, came off a wonderful World Cup, scored a lot in the Champions League, I think the Man United project would set him back.’ Speaking about his future last month, Balogun left the door open for a return to the…

The Arkansas songwriter celebrates all of America's characters in their heartbreaking, funny, and hardworking glory on a double album produced by Tyler Childers

New Seahawks trade acquisition Quenton Nelson will have a "minor procedure" and is one of six starters, including QB Sam Darnold, who won't play vs. the Cardinals.