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Norway Pushes Back After Trump Disparages It Over Nobel Prize Decision

26 October 2026 at 14:12
Norwegian officials emphasized that their country does not have any influence over who receives the Peace Prize, after President Trump used crude language to express his frustration.

Β© Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times

President Trump speaking to the press before departing Joint Base Andrews, Md., on Sunday.

Is the Venice Soccer Team Ever Going to Be as Good as It Looks?

26 October 2026 at 04:01
Venezia FC, a historically modest club, has become a fashion sensation. But its performance has struggled to match the off-field hype.

Β© Chiara Negrello for The New York Times

Venezia FC playing against Bari at its picturesque stadium in Venice last year.

Meta and SpaceX to Raise Billions More to Fund A.I. Ambitions

26 October 2026 at 13:21
The race to build artificial intelligence infrastructure is consuming increasingly enormous amounts of cash at the biggest tech companies.

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Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive of Meta. The company aims to raise up to $95 billion to invest in A.I. infrastructure.

Meta and SpaceX to Raise Billions More to Fund A.I. Ambitions

26 October 2026 at 13:21
The race to build artificial intelligence infrastructure is consuming increasingly enormous amounts of cash at the biggest tech companies.

Β© Gabriela Bhaskar/The New York Times

Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive of Meta. The company aims to raise up to $95 billion to invest in A.I. infrastructure.

Anthropic Reveals 14-Fold Increase in Growth as It Prepares for Blockbuster I.P.O.

26 October 2026 at 13:20
The maker of Claude is on the verge of what could be the largest ever public listing, in a test of the A.I. industry amid questions about whether the boom can be sustained.

Β© Jason Henry for The New York Times

Anthropic, a powerhouse in A.I., is only five years old and seemingly came out of nowhere.

Anthropic Reveals 14-Fold Increase in Growth as It Prepares for Blockbuster I.P.O.

26 October 2026 at 13:20
The maker of Claude is on the verge of what could be the largest ever public listing, in a test of the A.I. industry amid questions about whether the boom can be sustained.

Β© Jason Henry for The New York Times

Anthropic, a powerhouse in A.I., is only five years old and seemingly came out of nowhere.

Can AI help solve the COBOL code crisis?

26 October 2026 at 13:15
A computer running COBOL 73, an antiquated computer programming language, awaits taxpayer information entries at the Internal Revenue Service in Austin, Tx., on Friday, June 10, 2022. | Image: Getty Images

What do the IRS, banks, airlines, and government infrastructure around the world have in common? They're all running on systems propped up by antique computer code that nobody dares touch, lest everything come crashing down.

OpenAI thinks it may have a solution. On October 19th, the company touted "substantial improvements" in its latest AI models' ability to migrate aging software written in older programming languages into modern code, which it claims could help organizations with "maintaining and modernizing older systems."

That's a potentially massive deal. COBOL, one of the languages highlighted by OpenAI, remains stubbornly embedded …

Read the full story at The Verge.

Chris Brown Gets Suspended Prison Sentence Over Nightclub Assault

26 October 2026 at 13:11
The singer, 37, had pleaded guilty after hitting a music producer repeatedly in the head with a bottle in London in 2023.

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Chris Brown walked past fans and journalists as he arrived at the court in London on Monday.

Apple updates the iPad Mini with a larger OLED display

26 October 2026 at 13:05

Apple announced a new iPad Mini with a larger, 8.5-inch OLED display. The company revealed the new device just days before its "Pro and tell" event on Wednesday. It starts at $699 for the Wi-Fi-only model, and $849 for Wi-Fi and cellular.

At 5.4mm thick, the iPad Mini is thinner and lighter than its predecessor. It also has bezels that are 24 percent slimmer, allowing the device to maintain the same small form factor with a display that's slightly larger than the previous generation's 8.3-inch screen. The iPad Mini offers a peak brightness of up to 1200 nits, along with a 1-nit minimum brightness that could make it easier on the eyes in are …

Read the full story at The Verge.

Flurry of Diplomacy in Iran Amid Reports of U.S. and Israeli Plans to Renew War

A rare joint visit to Tehran is expected by Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan amid reports that the U.S. and Israel are drawing up plans to renew their war on Iran.

Β© Mohammed Salem/Reuters

Mohsen Rezaei, the head of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, in July. He will meet with a delegation from countries in the Mecca Pact to discuss conflict in the region, according to an Iranian official.

Flurry of Diplomacy in Iran Amid Reports of U.S. and Israeli Plans to Renew War

A rare joint visit to Tehran is expected by Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan amid reports that the U.S. and Israel are drawing up plans to renew their war on Iran.

Β© Mohammed Salem/Reuters

Mohsen Rezaei, the head of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, in July. He will meet with a delegation from countries in the Mecca Pact to discuss conflict in the region, according to an Iranian official.
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