Every day, thousands of people are put under general anesthesia as a routine part of surgery.Ever since the first public demonstration of surgery under general anesthesia in 1846, these drugs have allowed doctors to perform life-saving operations that would otherwise be impossible.And yet we still don’t fully understand exactly how they send us into oblivion … Read more
October 5, 2026, 8:27 pm ETA.I. Hacking in Australia raises concern: can the law keep up? Prime Minister Anthony Albanese of Australia at the UN General Assembly in New York last month. He has called for international standards to govern AI. Credit…Lexi Parra/The New York TimesIf human hackers had infiltrated an Australian government healthcare portal, … Read more
Karen Bass has never lost an election. But this fall, she faces the fight of her political life.Bass has roughly a month to convince voters that she should be elected to a second term as the mayor of Los Angeles. Given Angelenos’ broad dissatisfaction with the direction of the city, approval ratings on par with … Read more
Ukraine has begun using automated turrets to counter Russian attack drones, and the systems have already demonstrated their ability to destroy aerial targets, according to Yurii Ihnat, a spokesman for the Ukrainian Air Force. Yurii Ihnat said robotic systems had already achieved successful interceptions of Russian unmanned aerial vehicles. He noted that their performance was … Read more
Creative Artists Agency is making an important new addition to this C-suite. The agency has hired Dasha Smith to serve as chief operating officer. Smith joins CAA from the NFL, where she was executive vice president and chief administrative officer. In the NFL, Smith was one of Commissioner Roger Goodell’s top deputies, overseeing a broad … Read more
Earlier this week, we started tracking the first Prime Day deals on Apple-related accessories, and now Amazon has also introduced major early deals on Apple products. This includes AirPods, iPads, MacBooks, and more, all available at some of the lowest prices of the year so far. Note: MacRumors is an Amazon affiliate partner. When you … Read more
Published October 5, 2026October 5, 2026Daniil Medvedev was disqualified from his semifinal against Novak Djokovic at the China Open after hitting a ball into the stands that hit a spectator in the front row on Monday. The spectator was helped out of the arena, covering his left eye with one hand. He hit the ball … Read more
Hayden Planetarium meteorologist and guest lecturer Joe Rao details some impressive skywatching attractions this month. CONCLUSION Researchers have identified a possible planet within the habitable zone of a star, which would be the hottest star to host a planet in that region. The habitable zone is a term astronomers use to describe the region around … Read more
WAMPSVILLE, N.Y. — A Madison County resident has tested positive for Powassan virus, the county health department said.The person, an adult man, tested positive on Monday. The health department said the tickborne disease is rare, but can cause serious illness and can be fatal.The virus spreads through the bite of an infected tick. Primarily, a … Read more
By Raphael Satter Reuters Posted October 5, 2026 at 3:24 pm 1 minute read Decrease article font size Increase article font size The Wikimedia Foundation, which operates the online encyclopedia Wikipedia, says heavy traffic from malicious OpenAI agents was possibly related to the outage of its data service in May. In a blog post published … Read more