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Meta Earnings Show Increased A.I. Spending, Even as Cash Pressures Grow

The spending has hurt the Silicon Valley giant’s cash flow, which turned negative. Meta said it would issue a new class of stock to help it raise more money.
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MLS Cup Playoffs schedule on Apple TV: wild cards November 18, final December 18

The Audi 2026 MLS Cup Playoffs begin on November 18 with the wild card matches, and every postseason game streams on Apple TV, Major League Soccer said in its schedule announcement. Apple TV subscribers get the playoffs as part of their subscription, which Apple listed at $12.99 per month in February, and 2026 MLS Cup […]

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How to watch the US Grand Prix on Apple TV: race starts 4pm ET on October 25

The 2026 United States Grand Prix at the Circuit of The Americas in Austin streams exclusively on Apple TV in the US, with the race starting at 4pm ET (1pm PT) on October 25. Apple holds the US rights to every F1 session this season, including all practice, qualifying, Sprint sessions and Grands Prix, under […]

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‘I’m always being real’: what on earth persuades disgraced people like Elizabeth Holmes to let the cameras in?

With You Can See Everything, Holmes joins other such high-profile subjects as Lance Armstrong, Imelda Marcos and Anthony Weiner to allow film-makers to document their lives. But do they ever come out well?

In You Can See Everything, convicted fraudster Elizabeth Holmes invites film-makers Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim into her home in a supposed act of “radical transparency”. Holmes is filmed, along with her partner, Billy Evans, and their two young children, in the weeks before starting a prison sentence for defrauding Theranos investors. “The best way for people to see who she is,” Evans says, “is to give as much access as possible into our daily lives”. It may also be the best way to market “Theranos 2.0”, which the couple are working on during filming. But the documentary questions whether Holmes is presenting her authentic self or a manufactured persona. Fielder speaks for the audience when he asks Holmes in a tense exchange whether she’s “being real” with him. “I’m always being real,” she says.

That question of authenticity is at the heart of documentary film-making. You Can See Everything is as much about the ambiguous relationship between film-maker and subject as it is about Holmes herself. There is often a power struggle over narrative control in documentaries, with both sides of the dynamic wanting different outcomes from the final film. Watching You Can See Everything inevitably prompts the question: why would Holmes, days before she heads to jail, invite the scrutiny of a film crew?

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© Photograph: Courtesy of A24

© Photograph: Courtesy of A24

© Photograph: Courtesy of A24

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Netflix Is Great at Making Money. Its Problem Is Keeping Viewers Hooked.

The streaming service reported a 12 percent increase in quarterly revenue, but acknowledged that stagnant viewership, particularly in the U.S. and Canada, was a major concern.
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SpaceX Swings to a Profit, as A.I. Business Grows

Elon Musk’s rocket company said its artificial intelligence spending had soared, but revenue more than doubled from its Starlink internet satellite service and A.I. products.
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SpaceX Swings to a Profit, as A.I. Business Grows

Elon Musk’s rocket company said its artificial intelligence spending had soared, but revenue more than doubled from its Starlink internet satellite service and A.I. products.
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Tesla’s China business is flipping: sales down 12%, exports double

Tesla sold 381,088 cars to Chinese buyers through the first nine months of 2026, down 11.9% from last year, according to CPCA data. Over the same period, Giga Shanghai’s exports more than doubled to 361,972 vehicles.

Nearly half of what Tesla builds in China now leaves China. And Beijing just announced it will cut the tax rebate on EV exports next year.

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Shore power dramatically cuts emissions at ports – but will anyone use it?

Portsmouth International Port has taken a huge step towards reducing the air pollution caused by idling marine engines with the launch of the UK’s first high-voltage, multi-berth shore power system that allows docked ships to connect to grid power and shut off their on-board generators. In theory, shore power reduces emissions and slashes fuel costs.

The reality is somewhat different.

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Port of Helsingborg scores two new electric reach stackers from Kalmar

The world’s ports operators work in confined spaces, moving massively heavy loads with incredible precision in perilous conditions with razor-thin margins. It’s no wonder, then, that they’re moving to electric equipment – and the Port of Helsingborg is just the latest to do so, thanks to its latest order for two new Kalmar reach stackers.

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New self-loading tech for bulk cargo vessels cuts freight emissions in HALF

Moving millions of tons of coal, sugar, and other bulk cargo is serious business, and decarbonizing that business presents a number of unique challenges – especially when loading and unloading. That’s what makes the new MV Yampu so interesting: it’s the world’s first self-loading and unloading bulk cargo vessel!

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Apple Sports 4.5 adds stats during breaks and five more soccer competitions

Apple has released Apple Sports version 4.5, which brings key stats into Live Activities during breaks in the action, according to Apple’s App Store release notes. The update for the free iPhone app arrived in mid-October and also adds five more soccer competitions, including English League One and League Two. It is the second soccer […]

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In the Ancient Olympics, Cheaters Were Fined to Pay for Bronze Statues of Zeus That Athletes Had to Walk Past — 16 Pedestals Survive Today

On the road into the stadium at Olympia, at the foot of Mount Cronius, ancient Greek athletes passed a stone platform with steps cut through it. A row of bronze statues of Zeus, the god the Games were held to honour, stood beside it. None of them celebrated a victory. Each had been paid for […]

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🚗 Hybrides rechargeables : les émissions réelles 4,6 fois supérieures aux chiffres officiels

Les hybrides rechargeables récents peuvent émettre sur la route beaucoup plus de CO₂ que ne l’indiquent leurs valeurs d’homologation. L’ICCT a étudié les données d’environ 920 000 voitures immatriculées en Europe entre 2021 et 2023. Elles proviennent de systèmes embarqués…

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Change these 3 hidden Apple TV settings and thank us later

Apple TV settings: Fix Its Biggest Problems

Apple’s set top box offers an excellent premium experience, but you’ll definitely want to change these three Apple TV settings first.

(via Cult of Mac - Your source for the latest Apple news, rumors, analysis, reviews, how-tos and deals.)

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Boy developed "toasted skin" condition from using a laptop every day

Fears that modern electronic devices may harm children are nothing new. Gadgets with screens of any size have long been allegedly melting, rotting, and/or corrupting the brains of youths for decades. However, a medical case report published this week offers a new and alarming way our digital doodads may cause physical harm.

In BMJ Case Reports, two UK doctors, Mara Znagoveanu and Edward Artley, report the case of a boy who came to an emergency department with alarming marks on his abdomen. The marks were described as being in a patch about 15 centimeters (six inches) wide, made of flat, reddish-brown "interlacing lines forming irregular circles and a lace-like morphology." A picture of the marks is here.

Mysterious marks

The boy, whom they described only as being in "mid-childhood," was not in any pain, and the rash was not warm to the touch or tender. He and his parents said they couldn't think of any recent injuries or trauma that might explain the marks. He was otherwise healthy, hadn't recently been ill, and had no systemic symptoms, such as fever or fatigue. Everything about the boy's health, growth, and medical history looked normal.

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