Science
Squid’s skin could unlock secrets of human hearing loss
Case Western Reserve researchers map hair cells across squid bodies; the cells tune like the human ear, offering a hearing-loss model.
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Science
Astronomers catch radio signal directly from an exoplanet
Astronomers detect first direct radio signal from exoplanet Beta Pictoris b using MeerKAT; auroras and powerful magnetic field blamed.
Markets & Finance
Amazon weighs $8B Nvidia chip offload through investor vehicle
Amazon in talks to move $8 billion of Nvidia Grace Blackwell chips into an investor-backed SPV and lease them back, FT reports.
Markets & Finance
ON Semiconductor switches to $5.7B all-cash Synaptics deal
ON Semiconductor switches Synaptics acquisition to $5.7 billion all-cash at $123/share, replacing $7 billion stock deal; closes mid-2027.
Technology
EU moves to name Azure and AWS as gatekeepers under DMA
European Commission prepares to designate Microsoft Azure and Amazon AWS as DMA gatekeepers using qualitative criteria; final decision expected November.
Technology
Microsoft rebuilds Copilot with Code, Autopilot and Office inside
Microsoft unveils biggest Copilot update: Code builder, Autopilot agent, Office apps embedded inside; announced September 25.
Technology
DwarfStar 4: running big AI models on a Mac, at 2-bit
Redis creator antirez's MIT-licensed DwarfStar 4 inference engine runs DeepSeek at 2-bit quantisation on 64GB Apple Silicon and DGX Spark.
Technology
Stability AI pivots to music with $76M from top labels
Stability AI raises $76 million from Universal, Sony and Warner, which also licensed catalogues for training; launches three audio models.
Technology
Fervo switches on world’s first enhanced geothermal plant
Fervo Energy's Cape Station in Utah reaches commercial operation in 23 months, the first enhanced geothermal plant to do so; 33 MW…
Sports
Kaprizov scores twice as Wild rally past Bruins 4-1
Kirill Kaprizov scores twice, Quinn Hughes adds goal and assist as Minnesota Wild beat Boston Bruins 4-1 in home opener.