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Today — 11 October 2026Main stream

Saudi and Yemeni Airports Hit in New Round of Strikes

✇NYT - World
By: Euan Ward and Vivian Nereim
11 October 2026 at 18:38
The airport in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, was struck a day after suffering a devastating attack. The Houthis said Saudi aircraft hit the Yemeni capital’s airport.

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Silicon Valley is falling in line with Trump’s attempt to rename AI

✇The Verge
By: Terrence O’Brien
11 October 2026 at 18:33
Satya Nadella, chief executive officer of Microsoft Corp., from left, Greg Brockman, president and co-founder of OpenAI Inc., Jensen Huang, chief executive officer of Nvidia Corp., US House Speaker Mike Johnson, a Republican from Louisiana, US President Donald Trump, Lisa Su, chair and chief executive officer of Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (AMD), Nikesh Arora, chief executive officer at Palo Alto Networks Inc., and Elon Musk, chief executive officer of Tesla Inc., during a meeting with tech executives on artificial intelligence in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026. The gathering follows a surge in concern about AI potentially posing a threat to humans. Photographer: Tierney L. Cross/The Washington Post/Bloomberg via Getty Images

When President Donald Trump announced his plans to rebrand artificial intelligence as "super intelligence," you'd be forgiven for being skeptical that it would catch on. While most of the broader population is sticking with AI, some of Silicon Valley's most powerful are falling in line and trying to give Trump the great AI rebrand he so desires.

That Elon Musk was quick to jump on board, promising to rename SpaceXAI to SpaceXSI, isn't surprising. When, hours after Donald Trump declared that "The White House considers anyone that uses the term, 'Artificial Intelligence,' as opposed to the highly accepted new and more accurate term, 'Super I …

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India’s Youth Protests Challenge Narendra Modi

✇NYT - World
By: Mujib Mashal
11 October 2026 at 17:44
Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India has long succeeded in isolating and undermining opponents. The Gen Z protests pose a challenge unlike any he has faced before.

© Saumya Khandelwal for The New York Times

Security personnel resting near a poster showing Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India after protests in New Delhi on Saturday.

India’s Youth Protests Challenge Narendra Modi

✇NYT - Home Page
By: Mujib Mashal
11 October 2026 at 17:44
Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India has long succeeded in isolating and undermining opponents. The Gen Z protests pose a challenge unlike any he has faced before.

© Saumya Khandelwal for The New York Times

Security personnel resting near a poster showing Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India after protests in New Delhi on Saturday.

The new Apple TV could have a built-in mic and a remote with a speaker

✇The Verge
By: Terrence O’Brien
11 October 2026 at 17:31
A photo of the third-gen Apple TV 4K on a TV stand.

The latest rumors are that the new Apple TV will have a built-in microphone, while the upgraded remote will get a speaker. The mic would let users control the set-top box using Siri without having to speak into the remote or a connected HomePod device. That could also let the Apple TV serve as a simple smart home hub - controlling thermostats and locking doors - without the need to hunt for the remote.

If you happen to misplace the remote, the new integrated speaker should make it easier to track down. It could play an audio alert to guide you to its location, whether it got carelessly kicked under the couch or a child mischievously hid it …

Read the full story at The Verge.

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