Thursday 29 October 2026

Technology

29 Oct 2026

Apple unveils touch‑enabled 14‑ and 16‑inch MacBook Pros

The new MacBook Pros combine a touch‑enabled OLED screen, a Dynamic Island interface, and Apple’s M5 Pro or M5 Max chips.

Automobile

29 Oct 2026

Antonelli edges close to F1 title in Mexico

The 20-year-old Mercedes driver could win his first world championship in Mexico City, with five races left.

Health

29 Oct 2026

Retatrutide beats Ozempic on blood sugar and weight

In an 80-week phase III trial, Lilly's investigational drug retatrutide cut HbA1c by 2.2 percentage points and body weight by 20.9% at the top dose.

Science

29 Oct 2026

U.S. releases clear photo of China’s Shenlong spaceplane

A satellite image taken by Vantor’s WorldView 3 shows China’s secretive Shenlong spaceplane docked to another satellite, revealing its design.

Movies & TV

29 Oct 2026

Jennifer Lawrence returns as Katniss in Hunger Games prequel

The Oscar-winner confirmed her comeback as Katniss Everdeen, with Josh Hutcherson and Woody Harrelson also reprising their roles in “The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping,” which opens in theaters on November 20.

Technology

29 Oct 2026

Samsung posts record profit as AI memory demand surges

Samsung Electronics posted a record 107.44 trillion won ($80.5 billion) operating profit in Q3, driven by soaring demand for memory chips that power AI data centres.

Automobile

29 Oct 2026

Tesla Semi catches fire and shuts down I-880 in California

The driver got out unharmed, but the southbound lanes stayed closed until 3:30 a.m. Wednesday.

Health

29 Oct 2026

HHS draft policy may let compounding of six unapproved peptides

Health and Human Services will not enforce rules against pharmacies making BPC‑157, TB‑500 and other unapproved peptides.

Science

29 Oct 2026

New dwarf planet candidate found beyond Neptune

If confirmed, it would be the first addition to the dwarf-planet family since 2006.

Movies & TV

29 Oct 2026

Barbara Barrie, oscar-nominated actress, dies at 95

The Breaking Away and Barney Miller actress had been diagnosed with terminal cancer, and her death was medically assisted.

Technology

29 Oct 2026

Hackers leak data on more than 40,000 DHS employees

The hacktivist group says it took the records from Okta, the single sign-on system DHS uses for employee logins.

Automobile

29 Oct 2026

BMW X3 M50 gets 44 more hp for 2027

The 2027 X3 M50 xDrive now has 437 hp and a new Black Package that darkens its look, and all X3 models receive cabin upgrades.

Health

29 Oct 2026

Study estimates 75% of deceased NFL players had CTE

Researchers say about 27% of the players studied were estimated to have dementia, and CTE can only be confirmed after death.

Movies & TV

29 Oct 2026

David Bruckner reportedly named to direct Smile 3

Reports say Finn may stay on as producer while he works on a Possession remake, which Paramount is also releasing.

Technology

29 Oct 2026

Sony ISP breach reportedly exposes 2,585,481 customer records

Personal details and email passwords for 54,401 accounts were exposed after an unauthorised party reached So-net’s member database on 19 October.