Mattingly ready to put stamp on Phillies: 'Really wasn't my team'
The Philadelphia Phillies formally retained Don Mattingly as manager on a two-year deal, removing the interim tag after he guided the team to an 79-55 record and a wild-card berth following Rob Thomso
And the winner of Startup Battlefield at Disrupt 2026 is: Intero Biosystems
Intero Biosystems, a Denver-based startup spinning out of the University of Michigan, won the Startup Battlefield at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026, taking home the Battlefield Cup and $100,000 prize over fo
Zelensky defies Trump on Russian oil strikes
Former US deputy under secretary of defense Stephen Bryen argues Zelensky's harsh personal attacks on Trump and Ukraine's continued strikes on Russian oil refineries — defying Trump's explicit request
Israeli 'Ad' Firm Deployed Spyware on Al Jazeera Devices
An Israeli entity posing as a digital advertising company helped spread spyware onto journalists' devices at Al Jazeera and other companies, according to an investigation published October 15, 2026.
HHS Moves to Let Pharmacies Compound Peptides Backed by RFK Jr
HHS has sent a peptide drug access policy to the White House that would shield specialty pharmacies from FDA enforcement when producing largely unregulated injections popular with RFK Jr. and wellness
‘The Mummy’ Movie Reteaming Brendan Fraser And Rachel Weisz Gets A Title
Universal Pictures announced the next Mummy film reuniting Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz is titled 'The Mummy: Book of the Dead,' set for an October 15, 2027 theatrical release with Radio Silence di
Klara and the Sun Review: Waititi's Sentimental Sci-Fi Mess
Taika Waititi's adaptation of Nobel laureate Kazuo Ishiguro's novel "Klara and the Sun" has drawn a scathing review, with critics calling the Jenna Ortega-starring sci-fi a sentimental, mannered mess
Top Agencies and Producers Want Laws Forcing Studios to Devote Half Their Budgets to Indie TV and Movies
Hollywood's three biggest talent agencies and several top producers formed the American Entertainment Alliance, unveiling a push for federal legislation requiring Netflix, Disney, Amazon, and Skydance
Neil Young Praises ‘Digger’: ‘The Best Film I Have Ever Seen’
Neil Young declared Tom Cruise's box-office bomb 'Digger' as 'the best film I have ever seen,' criticizing reviewers for missing its artistic intent while the film floundered commercially two weeks in
Rivian Gates Point-to-Point Driving Behind Invite-Only NDA Program
Rivian is gating its point-to-point autonomous driving feature behind an invitation-only "Autonomy Early Access Program" that requires selected US R1 Gen 2 and R2 owners to sign NDAs.
DOJ Streamlines Health Care Fraud Self-Disclosures, Adds AI Detection
The Justice Department is centralizing health care fraud self-disclosures under one roof and deploying AI analytics against corporate misconduct, a push an official framed as a warning to executives n
Ford’s Fathom EV pickup spotted again ahead of its upcoming debut
Ford's upcoming Fathom EV pickup, set to debut in early 2027, will start under $30,000 and marks the automaker's first model on its new Universal Electric Vehicle platform, promising lower ownership c
'La Bola Negra': Cannes Prize, Oscar Bid, Directors' Breakup
Directors Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi, Spain's beloved 'Los Javis,' are heading into Oscar season with their Netflix gay epic 'La Bola Negra' after their personal breakup mid-production reshaped
Commercial Goods Halt at Gaza Crossings Over Tax Dispute
Commercial goods have stopped entering the Gaza Strip for a second straight day as of October 15, 2026, with Israeli authorities and Palestinian importers trading blame—Israel saying merchants halted
Auchincloss: Boost U.S. Biotech Over China Protectionism
Rep. Jake Auchincloss (D-Mass.) told the STAT Summit that Washington should invest in domestic biotech competitiveness rather than lean on protectionist policies against China, and announced plans for
Ben Affleck Says Bullying ‘Digger’ Will Only Lead Studios to Make More ‘S—ty Homogenized Movies’: Don’t ‘Punish Movies That Take Risks’
Ben Affleck defended Tom Cruise's box-office disaster 'Digger' on the 'Happy Sad Confused' podcast, warning that publicly bashing ambitious films will only push Hollywood toward more 'shitty homogeniz
At least 5 killed in Houthi attack on Yemen’s presidential palace in Aden
Houthi missiles struck Yemen's al-Maashiq presidential palace in Aden on Thursday, killing at least five people in what Al Jazeera called the first direct attack on the internationally recognized gove
Balloon Girl Review: Cardiff Time-Travel Climate Drama Soars
A new Welsh theater production "Balloon Girl" — part satire, part time-travel adventure — draws on the 1896 death of a 14-year-old parachutist to link 19th-century showmanship with modern space-race c
Serbian Tennis Player Milicevic Banned Until 2050 for Match-Fixing
Serbian tennis player Stefan Milicevic has been banned from the sport until October 2050 and fined £53,000 after being found guilty of fixing six matches and attempting to fix six more as part of a co
CoreWeave Stock Plunges, CDS Hit Distress
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang publicly addressed CoreWeave's sharp stock plunge with an "I'm optimistic" message, as the AI infrastructure company's credit default swaps hit distress levels and rattled inve
AI Tech Rout Hits Nvidia, AMD, Dell
AI infrastructure and semiconductor stocks tumbled across global markets as rising rates, inflation fears, and AI funding worries triggered a broad tech selloff.
Houthi Missile Kills Two in Yemen Palace Attack
A Houthi missile strike targeted Yemen's presidential palace in Aden, killing two people, though the prime minister and cabinet survived, according to government officials.
Indonesia accepts foreign firefighting help as fires worsen
Indonesia's Foreign Minister Arrmanatha Nasir said on Oct 15 that President Prabowo Subianto has approved accepting foreign firefighting assistance for the country's worst forest fires in over a decad
Dolly to Lab Burger: 4 Unforgettable Biotech Moments
A New Scientist journalist revisits four of his most memorable biotech stories from 1986–2018: Dolly the sheep (1997), the human genome draft (2000), the first face transplant (2005), and a £250,000 l
Richard Thompson on Rejecting Eagles, the Band — Twice
Guitarist Richard Thompson reveals in a wide-ranging interview that he turned down approaches from the band that became the Eagles, the Band (twice) and the Animals, and recounts a knife-wielding Arct
Bitcoin Slides Below $81,000 as Hot CPI Revives Fed Hike Bets
Bitcoin slipped below $81,000 after hotter-than-expected U.S. inflation data reignited bets on a Federal Reserve rate hike this month, with analysts pointing to weakening demand from spot ETFs and cor
AI giant Anthropic woos potential investors ahead of stock market debut
Anthropic courted investors at a San Francisco event ahead of an expected IPO, reporting a 45% revenue surge to $16.8bn in Q3 and a quarterly profit on an adjusted basis, even as AI-related tech stock
Chip Stocks Extend Sell-Off as AI Enthusiasm Wavers
Chip stocks extended a global sell-off as investor enthusiasm for AI-linked shares wavered, dragging the Nasdaq toward a one-month low while the broader market diverged.
Navy Taps Raytheon for Bunker-Busting Tomahawk
The **US Navy** is moving a bunker-busting variant of the Tomahawk cruise missile into low-rate production with **Raytheon**, betting that a 1,600-kilometer standoff weapon can penetrate China's under
Langflow RCE Flaw Hit by 1,423 Exploit Attempts
Threat actors are actively exploiting a critical authenticated remote code execution vulnerability in Langflow, an open-source AI and agentic workflow platform owned by DataStax, according to a securi
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