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Art Basel Paris Preview Draws Interest Despite Protests

20 October 2026 at 22:15
The Avant-Première preview of the Art Basel Paris fair attracted major collectors despite an escalation of anti-government protests, riots and looting across French cities.

© Camille McOuat for The New York Times

The Grand Palais in Paris, site of the Art Basel Paris preview.

Google’s more personalized Gemini AI is heading to your car

By: Emma Roth
20 October 2026 at 22:11
An image showing Gemini’s Personal Intelligence feature on a car’s display

Google is bringing Personal Intelligence to Gemini AI in your car. With this update, Gemini in Android Auto and cars with Google built-in can tap into your information across Google apps, including Gmail, Calendar, Maps, Photos, YouTube, and Search.

As an example, Google says you can ask Gemini about your flight status if you're driving to the airport. The AI assistant can pull your flight details from a confirmation message in Gmail, and then use that information to look up its status. You can also ask Gemini to "take me to my doctor's appointment" instead of pulling up directions manually, or ask it to "find the car wash from the photo I …

Read the full story at The Verge.

Christina Applegate Says Her MS Was Misdiagnosed

20 October 2026 at 22:07
The actress, who was given a diagnosis of multiple sclerosis in 2021, was told by a doctor that she doesn’t have it after all.

© Tawni Bannister for The New York Times

“You don’t get misdiagnosed and then all of a sudden I’m better,” Christina Applegate said on Tuesday, after learning from her doctor that she didn’t have multiple sclerosis after all.

Tesla and SpaceX are discussing a possible merger, Musk says

20 October 2026 at 21:30
Elon Musk with zeros and money falling from the sky.

Tesla and SpaceX have formed special committees to discuss a possible merger, Elon Musk said during the latter's third quarter earnings call Tuesday.

Musk, who serves as CEO of both companies, said the special committees were formed at the request of shareholders and consist of independent directors (though he did not name them). He also noted that he is not a member of either committee, nor involved in any of the discussions.

"Because I'm a conflicted party, I can't actually be in the discussions of the special committees," Musk said. "So it's an odd kabuki dance where two groups of people are talking and I can't be in the conversation. …

Read the full story at The Verge.

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