Meta’s smart glasses may have recorded people without their knowledge
If you needed another reason to be skeptical of Meta’s smart glasses, congratulations: you can add “may record without my knowledge” to the seemingly endless list. As noted by Android Authority, Meta smartglasses owners noticed that,…
Bipartisan coalition of states sues OpenAI over user safety
Eight states sued OpenAI on Wednesday, alleging the artificial intelligence company misled users about the security of ChatGPT. Wednesday’s lawsuits — which were filed by state attorneys general in their respective state courts — come amid a push…
Teen accused of planning mass shooting at Aurora worship center – NBC Chicago
The man who police say was behind a violent plot to target a suburban worship center is young and looks even younger, and he is now behind bars. Alexandros Paporakis is 19 years old and works as a cashier in a fast food restaurant. Police in Palatine,…
Millions more cases of dementia expected by 2050, study finds
October 14, 2026, 5:07 p.m. ET The number of people developing dementia worldwide each year is expected to more than double by 2050, with women and people in low-income countries facing higher rates, according to a new study. An estimated 11.4 million…
White Sox will continue starting pitching
White Sox general manager Chris Getz spoke today with members of the media, including James Fegan of the Chicago Sun Times, after the club was recently eliminated by the Guardians. Looking ahead to 2027, Getz said the Sox will continue to pitch this…
Supreme Court sides with Republicans in dispute over campaign ad costs
WASHINGTON- The Supreme Court sided with Republicans on Wednesday and granted political parties and their fundraising committees lower rates for broadcast campaign ads. Despite two dissents, the justices granted an expedited appeal from the Trump…
Live updates: James Talarico debates voters at Texas town hall
iPhone Duo’s A20 Pro chip evaluated ahead of launch
Unsurprisingly, the iPhone Duo offers similar performance to the iPhone 18 Pro, according to an early iPhone Duo benchmark shared on Geekbench 7. Both devices feature Apple’s 2nm A20 Pro chip with a 6-core CPU and 7-core GPU. The benchmark iPhone…
Suspicious white powder sent to election offices in 3 states
The secretaries of state’s offices in Ohio, Louisiana and Oklahoma received packages containing mysterious powders this week, just weeks before the offices oversee the midterm elections. Oklahoma and Louisiana said they received the envelopes,…
World’s oldest wreck discovered off the coast of Turkey
A shipwreck off the coast of Turkey is the oldest shipwreck in the world, our team of archaeologists estimates. Little remains of the ship itself, but based on clues from its cargo – including pottery vessels – a research team I was part of tentatively…