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Zelensky’s 40-day plan opens 'portal to hell' for Ukraine — Duma member

Leonid Slutsky said that Ukraine is systematically being cut off from weapons supply routes and risks facing its worst winter yet

Should Star Trek fans be worried about 'dwindling' Blu-ray, 4K and DVD releases in the streaming era? One star says not

Should Star Trek fans be worried about 'dwindling' Blu-ray, 4K and DVD releases in the streaming era? One star says not

As I overheard a fan saying at this year's Italian Global Series television festival in Rimini, Star Trek was one of the first TV franchises that you had to own physically in order to see the entire thing. With so many different iterations…

The Problem With Measuring AI in Trillions of Tokens

The Problem With Measuring AI in Trillions of Tokens

The supplied DOCX looks, at first glance, like a market story about scale. It contains a dramatic token number, charts, vendor-style architecture slides, and several customer-outcome statements. The interesting story was not the largest…

Purple Carrot Meal Kit Review: Tastier Than Meal Kits With Meat

Wired

Purple Carrot Meal Kit Review: Tastier Than Meal Kits With Meat

I’m an omnivore. Purple Carrot’s vegan meal kit offers some of the best cooking I’ve seen from any meal kit, with or without meat.

Wired

Bending Spoons to buy Airtable for $1.28B

TechCrunch

Bending Spoons to buy Airtable for $1.28B

At its peak in 2021, Airtable was valued at over $11 billion, but earlier this year, its shares were said to be trading on the secondary markets at a valuation of $4 billion.

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Why Specialist Clinics Lose AI Search Even With Better Content

Why Specialist Clinics Lose AI Search Even With Better Content

At a Glance 371 sites audited; 37.03 average ClinicAI; 35 clinics above 50; 221 clinics below 40. The Question Behind the Data What happens when a clinic does everything the SEO playbook tells it to do and still fails to show up in AI…

OpenAI drags Apple’s lawsuit into the court of public opinion

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OpenAI drags Apple’s lawsuit into the court of public opinion

Apple's legal battle against OpenAI just got messier now that the ChatGPT-maker has publicly aired receipts to counter Apple's version of events. In a blog post published overnight titled "Apple is getting this wrong," OpenAI said that…

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Spotify guides Q3 profit below estimates as user growth slows

Spotify guides Q3 profit below estimates as user growth slows

Spotify gave investors a number they did not love. The streaming company guided to third-quarter operating income of €670m, just short of the €678m Wall Street had pencilled in, and the stock has already had a rough year. Spotify is also…

A potentially dangerous macOS security flaw went unreported due to Apple being deluged by AI slop bug reports

A potentially dangerous macOS security flaw went unreported due to Apple being deluged by AI slop bug reports

Bynario disclosed CVE‑2026‑43760, a macOS RCE flaw allowing root file creation via legacy VNC password option Apple patched it July 27, 2026 in macOS Tahoe 26.6 and Sonoma 14.8.8; unpatched users should disable Screen Sharing/Remote…

PwC is hiring fewer consultants and accountants. Its CEO is still sending his kids into consulting.

PwC is hiring fewer consultants and accountants. Its CEO is still sending his kids into consulting.

The Big Four built its fortune on armies of junior consultants and accountants. PwC has started hiring fewer of them. Its US boss says that is the future, and he is comfortable with it. Paul Griggs, PwC’s US senior partner and chief…

Houthis claim strike on airport in southwestern Saudi Arabia

The Houthis said the strike came in response to Saudi drones entering the airspace over Yemen’s Saada and Hajjah provinces

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