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Today — 19 October 2026Main stream

France Officials Acknowledge ‘Failure’ Around Riots

The interior minister, Laurent Nuñez, acknowledged that the police had been underprepared and said he had offered to resign.

© Pool photo by Julien De Rosa

Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu of France and the interior minister Laurent Nuñez, left, at a crisis meeting in Paris on Monday.

France Officials Acknowledge ‘Failure’ Around Riots

The interior minister, Laurent Nuñez, acknowledged that the police had been underprepared and said he had offered to resign.

© Pool photo by Julien De Rosa

Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu of France and the interior minister Laurent Nuñez, left, at a crisis meeting in Paris on Monday.

Anthropic’s I.P.O. Charity

The artificial intelligence giant plans to contribute 5 percent of its stock into a philanthropic fund. But its generosity depends on the A.I. boom continuing.

© Carlos Barria/Reuters

Anthropic has announced plans to give 5 percent of its shares to a new charitable fund as it moves closer to an I.P.O.

The Maeving RM2 is high-style electric riding with a few compromises

19 October 2026 at 11:00

There's a fast-growing category of two-wheeled electric vehicles splitting the difference between high-end scooters and entry-level motorcycles, fresh bikes with avant-garde style but approachable performance.

I'm talking about offerings like the Infinite Machine P1 and BMW CE 02, similar concepts but with wildly different attitudes. Among this class, the Maeving RM2 stands out. It has a distinctly retrofuturistic flair, bringing together the vibe of classic British motorcycles like the Triumph Bonneville or Royal Enfield Continental GT, just without the literal vibes caused by internal combustion.

Quite the contrary, in fact. The RM2 is o …

Read the full story at The Verge.

To Find Criminals and Child Exploitation in Gold Mines, We Just Had to Look

19 October 2026 at 10:59
Layers of people certify that gold is free from rights abuses and criminality. Nobody makes them leave their desks.

© Lynsey Addario for The New York Times

Labor abuses and criminality are not hard to find in the world’s unlicensed gold mines. Assuming someone visits.

To Find Criminals and Child Exploitation in Gold Mines, We Just Had to Look

19 October 2026 at 10:59
Layers of people certify that gold is free from rights abuses and criminality. Nobody makes them leave their desks.

© Lynsey Addario for The New York Times

Labor abuses and criminality are not hard to find in the world’s unlicensed gold mines. Assuming someone visits.

What to Know About the Search for Amelia Earhart’s Plane

19 October 2026 at 10:47
A satellite image sent researchers to a remote Pacific atoll, but their findings brought no resolution to the decades-old search. Here’s what to know.

© The New York Times

Amelia Earhart perched atop the nose of the Lockheed Electra plane in 1936.
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