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Joel Kaplan, Meta’s Global Policy Chief, to Leave After 15 Years

By: Eli Tan
20 October 2026 at 18:18
Joel Kaplan, a former adviser to George W. Bush known for his Republican ties, had helped Meta build its relationship with the Trump administration.

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Joel Kaplan, right, Meta’s chief global affairs officer, in Washington in 2025.

Meta pauses Muse sharing after researchers find AI chats on the web

By: Emma Roth
20 October 2026 at 18:07
The Muse AI mascot and logo.

Meta says it paused a Muse feature that lets you share conversations with the AI assistant after researchers found the URLs publicly available on the web, as reported by Ars Technica. In a report published this week, researchers at the security firm Claroc say they found more than 6,800 Muse links through public DNS records.

"People have the ability to share specific Muse artifacts, which creates a page that can be accessed by those with the link," Muse spokesperson Tracy Clayton says in an emailed statement to The Verge. "However, we've paused this functionality while we review this report and consider changes to how these links can be dis …

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The $20,000 Voxel bot will help you find misplaced things around your home

20 October 2026 at 17:49

Tuesday Labs, a New York City-based robotics lab and design studio, has opened reservations for Voxel, its new bi-pedal robot designed to learn and take over routine tasks throughout your home. Similar to other robots like Weave Robotics' Issac 1 that are designed for household chores beyond mopping or vacuuming floors, Voxel features a pair of highly-articulated arms and an advanced vision system. If you're interested in bringing home what Tuesday Labs describes as a "droid butler" you can reserve one now for $200 while full pricing is expected to be around $20,000 when Voxel ships sometime in 2028.

The model available for preorder is know …

Read the full story at The Verge.

178 Years After Banning Slavery, France Scraps β€˜Code Noir’ Rules That Governed It

In a symbolic move, the French Senate approved the repeal of regulations that had remained on the books long after slavery’s abolition.

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Max Mathiasin, a centrist lawmaker who has championed the push to repeal the β€œCode Noir,” speaking in Paris in May during a debate on the subject.

Student Protesters in France Have a Strange New Slogan. What Does It Mean?

20 October 2026 at 17:01
β€œBismillah, c’est les tΓ©nΓ¨bres” has appeared on signs at recent demonstrations. It doesn’t make much sense (it means, β€œIn the name of God, it’s the darkness”) but is seen as shorthand for a generational divide.

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A student protest in Nantes, France, last week.

Knicks Ticket Prices Are Soaring After Last Season’s Championship

20 October 2026 at 16:22
Knicks tickets have never been cheap, but prices for the first game alone are soaring after last season’s championship β€” more than a trip to Paris.

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Game 4 of the N.B.A. finals between the New York Knicks and the San Antonio Spurs at Madison Square Garden in June.

As Private Equity Scales Up Small Restaurants, Customers Push Back

20 October 2026 at 15:22
Deep-pocketed investment groups are giving mom-and-pop food businesses a shot at big success. But many of their regulars are speaking out against those deals.

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After the acquisition, Los Tacos reassured frustrated customers that little about how the stores looked or operated was going to change.

Why Zelensky Took the Gloves Off This Time With Trump

20 October 2026 at 17:40
Staying quiet is riskier than speaking up, Ukrainian officials say, as President Trump goes further than ever in prioritizing Russia’s interests.

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President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine at the European Union summit in Brussels last week.
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