Elon Musk Unveils Prototype of Tesla’s Humanoid Robot Optimus, Says It Will Cost Less Than a Car – The Wall Street Journal
Elon Musk showed off a new humanoid robot Friday at a Tesla artificial-intelligence event, part of the chief executive’s effort to shape public perception of the company as more than…
Here’s why Ian’s track was hard to predict, and harder to communicate – The Washington Post
Listen 8 min Comment on this story Comment Gift Article When Justin Smith checked the weather on Tuesday, he wasn’t worried. The report from WINK News on DirecTV said Hurricane…
Kabul attack: Death toll rises to 35 mostly ‘girls, young women’ – Al Jazeera English
Dozens of women have protested to call for more protection for the ethnic Hazara community in the wake of the attack. The death toll from a suicide bombing at an…
Russian patrol detains head of Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant – Reuters
KYIV, Oct 1 (Reuters) – A Russian patrol has detained the director general of Ukraine’s Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, the state-owned company in charge of the plant said on…
50, 100 & 150 Years Ago: October 2022
1972 No Life on the Moon “It seems increasingly likely that we are not alone in the universe. There may be millions of inhabited planets like our own. It is…
Russia accused of kidnapping chief of Ukrainian nuclear power plant
Ukraine’s nuclear power provider accused Russia on Saturday of “kidnapping” the head of Europe’s largest nuclear power plant, a facility now occupied by Russian troops and located in a region…
Untested rape kits plagued Memphis long before jogger case
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Problems with rape kit evidence testing keep haunting Memphis. A city long plagued by a heavy backlog of untested sexual assault kits was shaken by Cleotha Henderson’s…
Ole Miss honors James Meredith 60 years after integration
JACKSON, Miss. — The University of Mississippi is paying tribute to 89-year-old James Meredith 60 years after white protesters erupted into violence as he became the first Black student to…
How to Brew the Perfect Cup of Coffee, According to Science
The following essay is reprinted with permission from The Conversation, an online publication covering the latest research. Have you ever wondered why the coffee you make at home tastes different…
How Hawaii brought its population of girls in prison to zero
Hawaii reached the milestone earlier this year of having no girls in its only youth correctional facility — a first in state history, officials say. It was a jubilant moment…