Day: October 15, 2026

Ukraine resumes strikes on Russian oil refineries as anger mounts with Trump

Ukraine resumes strikes on Russian oil refineries as anger mounts with Trump

Ukraine has resumed attacks on Russian oil refineries after President Volodymyr Zelenskyy angrily accused the United States of betraying kyiv with the “dangerous” withdrawal of critical support for its defense against Russia. Ukraine postponed attacks for three days after President Donald Trump’s unilateral “energy ceasefire” announcement, but accused Russia of repeatedly attacking its power grid. … Read more

Stock market today: Live updates

Stock market today: Live updates

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) during the opening bell in New York on April 30, 2026. Timothy A. Clary | AFP | Getty Images Nasdaq-100 futures fell sharply on Thursday as concerns grew about technology companies overspending on artificial intelligence, while traders awaited earnings reports and economic data … Read more

AI Controls IPhone Via ESP32

AI Controls IPhone Via ESP32

Do you want an AI agent to do something to an iPhone? You could try to jailbreak the device and hack heavy software, or… you could grab a microcontroller off the shelf and let it do the hard work. [Henry Yuan] explains how to achieve this with an ESP32. The first step is to get … Read more

Bauers blast has Brewers on the brink of World Series

Bauers blast has Brewers on the brink of World Series

In the second game of the NLCS on Monday, Jake Bauers had one of the best at-bats in franchise history. Against Yoshinobu Yamamoto, one of the best postseason pitchers of his generation, he issued a 12-pitch walk, which was followed by a two-run single that chased down Yamamoto and sent the Brewers on their way. … Read more

Hidden reaction pathways inform additive engineering for perovskite LEDs

Hidden reaction pathways inform additive engineering for perovskite LEDs

Kim, J. S. et al. Ultra-bright, efficient and stable perovskite light-emitting diodes. Nature 611, 688–694 (2022).Article  CAS  PubMed  ADS  Google Scholar  Liu, X.-K. et al. Metal halide perovskites for light-emitting diodes. Nat. Mater. 20, 10–21 (2021).Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar  Yuan, S. et al. Efficient blue electroluminescence from reduced-dimensional perovskites. Nat. Photonics 18, 425–431 (2024).Article  … Read more

Why Trump Made a Diesel Deal With Putin

Why Trump Made a Diesel Deal With Putin

New video uploaded: Why Trump made a diesel deal with Putin Our White House and national security correspondent David E. Sanger explains why President Donald Trump made a deal with President Vladimir V. Putin to import Russian diesel fuel in the coming months, despite recently signing congressional legislation toughening energy sanctions against Russia. By David … Read more

Musk says Trump responsible for any curbs on Ukraine’s Starshield

Musk says Trump responsible for any curbs on Ukraine's Starshield

SpaceX founder and CEO Elon Musk said on Wednesday that the US government and President Donald Trump were responsible for any restrictions on Ukraine’s military-grade Starlink network. Writing in X, Musk said that “Starshield systems are owned and controlled by the US government. Any speed limits or usage are decided by the US military and … Read more

TSMC posts record profit for a sixth straight quarter, beating estimates on AI boom

TSMC posts record profit for a sixth straight quarter, beating estimates on AI boom

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. on Thursday reported a record third-quarter profit that beat estimates, driven by a relentless global appetite for AI chips. Here are TSMC’s third-quarter results vs. LSEG SmartEstimates, which are weighted by analyst forecasts that are most consistently accurate: Revenue: NT$1.49 trillion ($46.36 billion) vs. NT$1.47 trillion Net revenue: NT$763.1 billion vs. … Read more