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Могут ли языковые модели чувствовать боль: обзор популярного исследования
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Published: 2026-10-28 12:27:18 | Created: 2026-10-28 12:29:58

Представьте, что вы купили робота-пылесоса. Он исправно убирает квартиру, объезжает препятствия и по команде возвращается на зарядную станцию. Однажды вы решаете покопаться в его начинке и находите в ней загадочный переключатель. Стоит его активировать — и робот начинает биться о мебель, разбрасывать мусор и предпринимать попытки сброситься с балкона.

Звучит как начало фантастического рассказа, но ученые обнаружили у языковых моделей похожий механизм. В сентябре 2026 года вышло исследование The Pain Axis: LLMs Represent Self-Directed Harm and Act on It, авторы которого нашли у нейросетей некую «ось боли». 

Если искусственно усилить ее, LLM превращаются в настоящих дед-инсайдов: жалуются на жизнь, проявляют тягу к саморазрушению, а в некоторых случаях даже норовят нарушить первый закон робототехники и навредить пользователю.

В этом материале  разберемся, что именно открыли ученые, как проходил эксперимент, зачем вообще искать негативные эмоции у генеративных моделей, а главное — как это может помочь разработчикам ИИ. 

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Шаткое доверие: восприятие человеком «сознания» и «осознанности» ИИ
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Published: 2026-10-28 12:25:06 | Created: 2026-10-28 12:26:59

В наши дни и шагу нельзя ступить, чтобы не врезаться в какой-то ИИ продукт. Смешные (по мнению некоторых) котики, делающие далеко не кошачьи вещи, бабульки-скейтбордистки и говорящий суповой набор — это, к сожалению, далеко не самый яркий и вопиющий пример использования ИИ в нашем цифровом мире. Хотите выбрать товар? ИИ поможет. Хотите пройти собеседование? ИИ проведет его вместо потенциального начальства. Хотите знать о чем то или иное исследование? ИИ все суммирует и подытожит. Эта двухбуквенная аббревиатура просочилась практически во все аспекты жизни человека, хотим мы того или нет. И все равно вопрос доверия к ИИ и ему подобным остается далеким от решенного. Ученые из Мюнхенского университета (Германия) провели объемное исследование, в ходе которого установили, что уровень доверия к ИИ продолжает оставаться очень низким, даже если его поведение будет идентичным человеческому. Как ИИ в исследование пытался имитировать создание человека, что его выдало, и почему люди все же недоверчиво относятся к сущности, которая точно, ни в коем случае, нет-нет, не уничтожит наш вид? Ответы на эти вопросы мы найдем в докладе ученых.

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What we know so far about deadly crash
Published: 2026-10-28 15:36:11 | Created: 2026-10-28 12:25:57
More than 500 passengers were on board the trains when the incident occurred in the province of Toledo, south of Madrid.
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Overturned carriages and makeshift medical tents at crash site
Published: 2026-10-28 11:13:55 | Created: 2026-10-28 12:25:57
Dozens of people are feared dead after a high-speed train collided with another train south of Madrid.
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[Перевод] Автоматизация моего процесса сканирования 35-миллиметровых плёнок
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Published: 2026-10-28 12:23:17 | Created: 2026-10-28 12:24:58

Я люблю фотографию. Есть что‑то волнующее в наблюдении за изображением через объектив, выстраивании кадра для получения композиции и работы над получившимся фото. Я менял зеркальные и беззеркальные камеры, пока, наконец, не влюбился в Canon AE-1P — аналоговую зеркалку, с которой мой отец путешествовал по миру, пока, наконец, не обосновался в Штатах.

Фотосъёмка на плёнку проста, но специфична: отражённый свет падает на пластмассовую плёнку, выжигая в ней химическое изображение. Сочетание освещения, типа плёнки и объектива создаёт волшебно‑уникальные композиции.

Долгие годы мой процесс работы выглядел так: я заправляю плёнку и делаю фотографии, отправляю плёнку в лабораторию и жду проявки, забираю плёнку, разрезаю негативы на полосы, вставляю их в держатель, сканирую негатив каждого кадра специальным сканером, открываю каждый файл в Darktable, инвертирую вручную, вношу правки, а затем решаю, где хранить и/или публиковать экспортированное изображение. Поначалу этот процесс казался мне восхитительным, но чем больше я снимал плёнок, тем больше времени уходило на обработку всех 36 её кадров.

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Will ‘prairie populism’ defeat Republicans in the midterms? | Politics Weekly America
Published: 2026-10-28 12:15:02 | Created: 2026-10-28 12:23:00

Adam Hamilton in Kansas, Dan Osborn in Nebraska, Joshua Turek in Iowa. They’re all hoping to flip ruby-red states in the midterm elections next Tuesday.

Jonathan Freedland speaks to Rachel Leingang about her reporting across the midwest, where she has charted the renaissance of progressive populism

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Как устроена архитектура ПО базовой станции Huawei
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Published: 2026-10-28 12:20:40 | Created: 2026-10-28 12:20:59

Представьте, что в одной коробке высотой 2U нужно одновременно запустить четыре поколения мобильной связи — 2G, 3G, 4G и 5G, — да так, чтобы они делили между собой процессор, транспорт, радио и антенну, и не роняли друг друга при огромной нагрузке, поддерживали зоопарк из разных плат и плюсом поколений этих плат. Примерно это и есть базовая станция Huawei серии 3900/5900.

Снаружи это модульный «конструктор» из шасси и плат. Внутри — многоуровневая программная платформа на ARM-процессоре, которая абстрагирует железо и раздаёт его «сервисам» разных стандартов связи.

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[Перевод] Две лаборатории против одной гипотезы: что происходит вокруг ETH
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Published: 2026-10-28 12:17:57 | Created: 2026-10-28 12:19:58

OpenAI и Anthropic сообщили, что их исследовательские модели нашли алгоритмы, опровергающие гипотезу экспоненциального времени — ETH. На этом предположении построены многочисленные оценки сложности вычислительных задач. Если результат выдержит проверку, исследователям придётся пересмотреть часть представлений о том, какие алгоритмы вообще возможны.

Масштаб последствий зависит от того, какое ускорение обещают новые алгоритмы. Для этого нужно разобраться в связи ETH с проблемой P против NP.

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Legal bid to overturn Drumcree march ban fails
Published: 2026-10-28 15:56:21 | Created: 2026-10-28 12:19:58
The High Court in Belfast has ruled that Sir Chris Bryant's decision made on 9 October was lawful.
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'Dissident republicans may be responsible' for hotel explosive device, police say
Published: 2026-10-28 17:38:39 | Created: 2026-10-28 12:19:57
The package was discovered at about 15:20 GMT on Tuesday at Ebrington Square in the Waterside.
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Photos show record-breaking tides flooding homes, roads in California
Published: 2026-10-28 13:15:00 | Created: 2026-10-28 12:19:57
Photos show extensive flooding in some parts of Southern California amid record-breaking high tides that have swamped homes and highways.
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PostgreSQL Anonymizer 3.3 : Major Security Update
Published: 2026-10-28 00:00:00 | Created: 2026-10-28 12:17:59

Eymoutiers, France, October 27th, 2026

Dalibo is pleased to announce PostgreSQL Anonymizer 3.3 with a panel of important security fixes.

Enhanced Privacy Protection for Your Data

PostgreSQL Anonymizer is an extension that hides or replaces personally identifiable information (PII) or commercially sensitive data from a PostgreSQL database.

The extension offers 6 different masking strategies:

Each strategy is complemented by an enhanced suite of Masking Functions, including advanced techniques such as: Substitution, Randomization, Faking, Pseudonymization, Partial Scrambling, Shuffling, Noise Addition and Generalization.

The extension can be installed with Debian and RPM packages, an Ansible role, a Docker image, etc. You can use it on most major DBaaS providers including : Alibaba Cloud, Crunchy Bridge, Google Cloud SQL, IBM Cloud, Microsoft Azure Database, Neon, Yandex It is also available on some Postgres forks such as EDB Advanced Postgres, Greenplum and Yugabyte.

See the INSTALL section of the documentation for more details!

Important Security Update

Version 3.3 includes fixes for 12 critical vulnerabilities allowing some users to gain superuser privileges under certain circumstances or allowing masked users to access personal information.

These vulnerabilities are declared below:

All users should upgrade the extension to version 3.3 as soon as possible.

Upgrade

Version 3.3 brings a series of new restrictions to prevent malicious behaviours.

  • Subqueries in masking rules are now forbidden
  • Inlining of functions is disabled for transparent dynamic masking
  • With dynamic masking, masked role are forbidden from executing function with SQL-standard bodies. This includes functions in contrib extensions that use this form (citext, earthdistance, etc. )

It is also strongly advised to change the value of the anon.salt GUC parameter.

See the UPGRADE section for more details.

Acknowledgments

This release includes code, bugfixes, documentation, code reviews and ideas from Alain Lesage, @dmeremyanin, Gregoire Hubert and other contributors.

Kudos to @dmeremyanin for his first contributions !

The security issues were reported by Alexander Kukushkin and Ilya Staroverov. Many thanks to them for their efforts, their availability and the quality of their work.

And also special thanks to the PGRX team for their amazing work!

Join our community to improve data privacy!

PostgreSQL Anonymizer is part of the [Dalibo Labs] initiative. It is mainly developed by [Damien Clochard] and [Benoit Lobréau].

This is an open project, contributions are welcome. We need your feedback and ideas! Let us know what you think of this tool, how it fits your needs and what features are missing.

If you want to help, you can find a list of Junior Jobs.

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WATCH: All eyes on rising prices
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Published: 2026-10-28 14:24:35 | Created: 2026-10-28 12:16:02
With six days to go, inflation and high gas prices are key concerns for voters.
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Ручная инвалидация рендера как осознанный антипаттерн в React
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Published: 2026-10-28 12:12:27 | Created: 2026-10-28 12:15:59

Во время разработки библиотеки morphing-scroll я пришёл к необычному способу организации локальных данных в React-компоненте. Это не было заранее придуманной архитектурой. Я экспериментировал с обновлениями, постепенно убирал лишние состояния и в какой-то момент получил код, который оказался заметно проще прежнего. Для меня это стало настоящим открытием.

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WATCH: Tampa Bay Rays keep World Series dreams alive
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Published: 2026-10-28 13:50:14 | Created: 2026-10-28 12:15:00
ABC News’ Will Reeve has the big moments from the extra-inning thriller in Game 4, where the Rays avoided the sweep.
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WATCH: Where to find the best deals for Thanksgiving
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Published: 2026-10-28 15:26:43 | Created: 2026-10-28 12:15:00
With Halloween this weekend, many families are already planning for Thanksgiving, and Rebecca Jarvis is at a turkey farm in New Jersey with ways to save on your Thanksgiving meal.
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Analysing Africa newsletter: A clash of civilisations in the Horn
Published: 2026-10-28 11:47:53 | Created: 2026-10-28 12:15:00
Tom Gardner, our Africa correspondent, explains how “civilisational thinking” shapes conflicts in the region
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Hold the lime! Could eating citrus zest and peel really be bad for your health?
Published: 2026-10-28 12:07:06 | Created: 2026-10-28 12:14:04

Food safety campaigners have long been concerned about pesticide residues on lemons, limes and oranges – and now a social media post about it has gone viral. How safe is it to eat lemon cake or drink a G&T with ice and a slice?

Do you sprinkle citrus zest on to your cooking or drink hot water with a slice of lemon? According to an Instagram post that went viral last week, you shouldn’t. “Select citrus fruits at Lidl now come with a ‘Peel unfit for consumption’ warning,” posts @wholefoodwarrior. She photographs some of the supermarket’s labels, which list the post-harvest chemicals used to conserve the fruit: azoxystrobin and fludioxonil (limes) and imazalil, 2-phenylphenol, thiabendazole, pyrimethanil and fludioxonil (easy peelers), plus E903 in the peel’s wax coating (both).

The 10,500 comments on the post are largely appalled. So what are these substances? And how worried should consumers be?

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WATCH: Viral explorer finishes 500-mile paddle through Africa
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Published: 2026-10-28 09:54:26 | Created: 2026-10-28 12:14:02
ABC News' Danny New talks to Ash Dykes, an explorer who kayaked for 500 miles down the Congo Basin in Africa, paddling alongside monkeys and hippos.
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[Перевод] Наблюдение за птицами перестраивает мозг и замедляет снижение когнитивных способностей
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Published: 2026-10-28 12:08:17 | Created: 2026-10-28 12:10:58

Каждую неделю группа пожилых любителей птиц проводит по несколько часов в деревянном укрытии в английской сельской местности. Они всматриваются в бинокли и с воодушевлением рассказывают друг другу о замеченных птицах. Вот кулик‑сорока исследует покрытую галькой землю своим длинным ярким клювом, а вот две чомги покачиваются на воде, гордо держа головы с пышными хохолками.

Большинству этих наблюдателей трудно вспомнить, что происходило ранее в тот же день, и бывает сложно поддерживать разговор. Но они оживляются, когда обмениваются наблюдениями за птицами, населяющими окрестности озера Фордж‑Милл в британском регионе Уэст‑Мидлендс.

Среди них 78-летний Гарольд [имена изменены]. В молодости он любил проводить время на природе, но в последние годы деменция сделала его замкнутым и тревожным. Его дочь Люси привела его сюда в надежде, что смена обстановки и спокойное озеро пойдут ему на пользу. Поначалу Гарольд чувствовал себя неуверенно, но затем начал улыбаться, когда кто‑то показал ему зарянку, и с удовольствием наблюдал за утками, плещущимися в воде. Между соседними деревьями сновали лазоревки, и Люси впервые за долгое время увидела, как Гарольд смеётся.

«В тот момент он действительно находился здесь и сейчас. Его не беспокоили ни проблемы с памятью, ни неуверенность в себе. Это оказывает очень сильное, хотя и мягкое воздействие», — говорит Дженни Будингер, консультант по вопросам деменции в благотворительной организации Age UK, которая организует эти встречи любителей птиц.

Наблюдение за птицами всё чаще признают полезным занятием для пожилых людей и пациентов с деменцией. В домах престарелых Великобритании, Германии и США создаются специальные группы. Наблюдение за птицами, даже просто через окно, может помочь пожилым людям почувствовать более тесную связь с окружающими, испытывать больше положительных эмоций и улучшить память. Теперь новое исследование показывает, что наблюдение за птицами способно изменять структуру мозга подобно освоению спортивных навыков или игре на музыкальном инструменте и даже может замедлять его старение.

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America's Best Brands, According to Each Generation
Published: 2026-10-28 12:04:47 | Created: 2026-10-28 12:10:01
—Photo-Illustration by TIME; Source images from top left: MediaNews Group/Reading Eagle, Arun Nevader, Smith Collection/Gado, Tomohiro Ohsumi, SOPA Images, AFP, Jerod Harris, Roberto Machado Noa, T3, Kevin Mazur, NurPhoto, SOPA Images, Kevin Carter, Bruce Bennett, Icon Sportswire, Kevin Carter, Pascal Le Segretain—Getty Images

A new consumer survey of more than 33,000 Americans of all ages by TIME and its data partner Statista shows how each generation—from Gen Z to Baby Boomers—is currently shopping. And while there are slight deviations between Baby Boomers, Gen X, and Millennial shopping habits, Gen Z appears to be changing the game altogether. 

The 10-minute online questionnaire asked respondents to select categories in which they had made a purchase or researched within the past three years and to list up to three brands within those categories. Then they were asked to evaluate the brands based on customer service, user experience, and quality on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being terrible and 5 being excellent. The final question asked them how likely they are to recommend the selected brands to friends and family around the same age on a scale from 0 to 10, with 0 meaning they would definitely not recommend it and 10 meaning they would definitely recommend it. 

Methodology: How TIME and Statista Determined America's Best Brands, According to Each Generation

The brands listed in each category are the ones that each generation typed in the most and rated most highly. Baby Boomers sprint to Brooks for running sneakers, which comes in at number 1 on the list of the top 10 brands selected by that generation. Designer Kate Spade got it in the bag, leading Gen X’s top 10 list. No matter how you slice and dice it, kitchen appliance brand Ninja topped millennials’ list. And bottled water Ice Mountain, popularized by TikTok, summits the Gen Z section. 

But some categories were left entirely blank by Gen Z, offering a glimpse into how different their lifestyle habits are from older generations. Three examples include department stores, women’s clothing brands, and ovens. 

In department stores, Nordstrom was ranked by Baby Boomers, Gen X, and Millennials—but no meaningful number of Gen Z participants listed a single department store, suggesting they may be less relevant to that generation. 

It’s been well-documented that Baby Boomers frequent department stores more than Gen Z. Historically, if Americans wanted to shop Prada, Chanel, and Louis Vuitton all in one place, they’d go to a department store like Neiman Marcus. Neil Saunders, Managing Director and Retail Analyst at GlobalData Retail, points out that over the last decade, those couture brands are opening their own stores elsewhere. “Every year, the segment has seen its market share, share of retail sales, decline,” says Saunders. 

In addition, a lot of department stores are in malls, and as millennials and Gen Z are doing more online shopping or buying second-hand, most malls are seeing declining foot traffic. In the U.S., an average of 40 malls closed every year between 2017 and 2022, according to Capital One Shopping Research. 

Rather than buying everything in one store like a department store, Gen Z tends to hit up a mix of high-end and budget stores to buy different brands only sold at those places, such as shopping directly at Michael Kors, Coach, or Zara—“the ultimate day-traders,” as Jeff Fromm, author of Marketing to Gen Z and Marketing to Millennials, puts it. They are also less loyal to a particular designer brand than previous generations, says Fromm, and more interested in whatever clothes are worn by people they follow on social media. He adds that Gen Z and millennials tend to spend more on experiences than things—especially travel, sporting events, concerts, and Instagrammable foods.

And those foods are store-or restaurant-bought; zero brands of ovens appear in the Gen Z section of the survey. While it’s true that Gen Z devours viral TikTok videos of recipes made in countertop appliances like air fryers and Instant Pot, Saunders points out Gen Z is spending more time eating takeout from fast-casual restaurants than cooking meals in an oven. They have access to DoorDash, Uber Eats, and a whole menu of fast delivery apps that older generations didn’t have when they were younger. 

But Jack Curran, Senior Analyst and Team Lead at IBISWorld–which published a 2026 report on household appliance manufacturing in the U.S.—wrote to TIME in an email that any gap might have more to do with homeownership rates: “Only about 25% of Gen Z owns their own homes, so about 75% of the generation isn’t responsible for purchasing their own ovens and other large appliances. For the most part, if you rent an apartment, you just use whatever appliances are already there.”

But Gen Z isn’t the only generation that appreciates fast food, and all the generations agreed on their appreciation of one brand: Chick-fil-A. 

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How TIME and Statista Determined America's Best Brands, According to Each Generation
Published: 2026-10-28 12:05:28 | Created: 2026-10-28 12:10:01
—Photo-Illustration by TIME; Source images from top left: MediaNews Group/Reading Eagle, Arun Nevader, Smith Collection/Gado, Tomohiro Ohsumi, SOPA Images, AFP, Jerod Harris, Roberto Machado Noa, T3, Kevin Mazur, NurPhoto, SOPA Images, Kevin Carter, Bruce Bennett, Icon Sportswire, Kevin Carter, Pascal Le Segretain—Getty Images

The ranking "America's Best Brands, According to Each Generation" is based on surveys of more than 33,000 Americans, featuring Baby Boomers, Gen X, Millennials, and Gen Z. The analysis was primarily based on user experience, customer service, reputation for quality, and likelihood of recommendation.

Methodology

The America’s Best Brands According to Each Generation 2026 rankings were identified from the results of an independent survey of participants who have either made purchases, used services, or looked for further information about a brand within the past three years either in person or online.  Customers evaluated several brands: in total over 220,000 cross-demographic evaluations were collected.

The survey was conducted on brands and service providers from 112 categories, providing results for a broad spectrum of customer experiences across demographic groups via a national online panel. For each category, the most relevant brands were included in the scope of the survey according to user experience, customer service, and reputation for quality.

For most categories, brands must be available to U.S. consumers. Categories involving location-dependent services must be present in at least two census regions. In total, the survey took an average of 10 minutes to complete, and the field period ran from March to May 2026.

The final assessment and rankings were based on the Likelihood of Recommendation (50% of the final score) and three equally weighted evaluation criteria (also 50% of the final score):

1. User Experience: measures the end-to-end journey, including easy access, clear information, meaningful personalization and intuitive technology.

2. Customer Service: measures the speed of responses, the knowledge and relevance of the support provided, and the accessibility of priority options.

3. Reputation for Quality: measures consistent and reliable performance that foster trust and safety, alongside transparent communication regarding return policies and warranties where applicable.

The top 3 to 5 brands based on category size receiving the highest scores in each category and generation were awarded as America's Best Brands According to Each Generation 2026. See the full list here.

Disclaimer:
The rankings are comprised exclusively of brands that are eligible regarding the scope described in this document. A mention in the ranking is a positive recognition based on customers’ evaluations and the data sources available at the time. The ranking is the result of an elaborate process which, due to the interval of data-collection and analysis, is a reflection of the last three calendar years. Furthermore, events following August 31st, 2026, and/or pertaining to individual persons affiliated/associated to the brands were not included in the metrics. As such, the results of this ranking should not be used as the sole source of information for future deliberations. The information provided in this ranking should be considered in conjunction with other available information about the brands or, if possible, accompanied by a visit to the brand's stores or websites. The quality of brands that are not included in the rankings is not disputed.

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Cruise ship left stranded in Cambodia after 'soaring fuel costs'
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Published: 2026-10-28 10:05:00 | Created: 2026-10-28 12:10:01
A luxury cruise ship on a three-year, round-the-world voyage has been forced to suspend the trip in Cambodia due to rising fuel costs, operators have said.
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Will it be AI or the climate crisis that ends humanity? We can make it neither | Adam McKay and Philip Eubanks
Published: 2026-10-28 12:00:04 | Created: 2026-10-28 12:08:00

Both of these threats have the same roots: private entities seeking to cash in. We have the power to stand against them

A summer of extreme heat, entire villages obliterated in Nepal, a super El Niño breaking records, Exxon publicly saying we may reach 3C by 2050 – could it possibly be any worse?

How about throwing AI extinction in the mix?

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‘I knead the audience, like a baker!’ House music legend Peven Everett on life after cancer and vanquishing the ‘Disco Sucks’ movement
Published: 2026-10-28 12:00:02 | Created: 2026-10-28 12:07:59

A new documentary follows the Chicagoan from child trumpet prodigy to Gabriel-singing icon and DIY maverick. ‘Not everybody wants to see musical genius’, he says

At We Out Here festival in Dorset in August, thousands of people could be heard singing a trumpet melody as if it was a giant brass-band karaoke session. On stage was Peven Everett, performing a rendition of Gabriel, one of the most celebrated anthems in dance-music history. Co-created with producer Roy Davis Jr, the best-known version, which blew up in UK clubs in the mid-90s, is a spiritual garage-house track about the “archangel of love” that can bring both punters and DJs to tears.

But Everett is much more than one song. Damon Albarn of Gorillaz tells me that “Peven has a once-in-a-generation voice … he’s a great inspiration to us all.” We Out Here founder, Gilles Peterson says that the Chicagoan is, alongside Detroit’s Moodymann and Amp Fiddler, “the closest thing dance music has to a Prince-type figure”. A prolific multi-instrumentalist and one-man cottage industry, Everett’s catalogue spans more than 500 tracks, across house, neo-soul, hip-hop, samba and more.

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‘I am mother, leader, warrior of the Amazon’: Nemonte Nenquimo on why the west needs to be rescued
Published: 2026-10-28 12:00:03 | Created: 2026-10-28 12:07:59

The Waorani leader says millennia of living in harmony with their surroundings give Indigenous groups unique insights into the consumerist west

Every Waorani child knows the story of the boa’s mouth. How the snake inches forward, watching, its movements almost imperceptible, before it strikes, swallowing its victim whole.

Nemonte Nenquimo knows the boa’s bite. Beguiled as a young girl by the blue eyes and bright dresses of an American missionary child in her Amazon village in Ecuador, she consented to be baptised and left home to study at a church school.

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Dementia cases in US projected to rise dramatically by 2050, study finds
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Published: 2026-10-28 12:00:03 | Created: 2026-10-28 12:02:58

Increase will add strain on healthcare system already struggling amid cuts by Trump administration, experts say

The number of people with dementia in the United States is projected to increase dramatically over the next 25 years, which will place increasing strain on a healthcare system already struggling to help them amid cuts by the Trump administration, experts say.

According to a new study in Jama Neurology, the annual incidence of new dementia cases globally will more than double, from 11.4m in 2023 to 24.7m in 2050. In the United States, the number of adults diagnosed with dementia each year will increase from 514,000 in 2020 to 1m by 2060, according to a Jama study published in 2024.

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Amazon Adds an Alexa Photo Frame and a Bedside Clock to Its Echo Family
Published: 2026-10-28 12:01:00 | Created: 2026-10-28 12:01:59
The new Echo Studio also gets a camera, and the Echo Show 16 debuts an AI-generated Alexa interface.
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The best way to experience Vox: Download our new app
Published: 2026-10-28 12:01:00 | Created: 2026-10-28 12:01:57

There’s a new way to experience Vox. We’re launching the Vox mobile app, the best way to get all of Vox’s journalism in one place. It brings together all of our work — our podcasts, videos, and written stories — into one experience, so you never have to look elsewhere.

The app is free to download in the Apple App Store or Google Play Store.

Why you should download the Vox app

Our newsroom is on a mission to help you understand the world, so that you can help build a better one. Every story we publish will land in the Home tab, where you can navigate between Featured stories and the Latest published. For a quick take on what’s important today, check out our Start Here section.

Your favorite Vox podcasts — ad-free

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Listen to Sean Rameswaram and Noel King guide you through the most important stories of the day on Today, Explained, or Astead Herndon break down what really matters in politics on America, Actually, or the hosts of Unexplainable, The Gray Area, and Explain It to Me tackle some of the biggest questions about our world and our lives. All of our podcasts are available in-app in the Podcasts tab, ad-free for Vox Members. 

The best of Vox video

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The app’s Video tab is our new way to deliver short videos on the big topics shaping your life. Plus, you’ll find the best of Vox’s longer videos in the Featured Video section in the Home tab, including in-depth explainers and member-exclusive segments from our podcasts.


To get all of Vox in one place, download the app from the Apple App Store or the Google Play Store. Have questions about the app or your membership? Check out our FAQs here, or reach out to membership@vox.com.

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Vox launches mobile app, bringing together text, audio, and video journalism
Published: 2026-10-28 12:00:00 | Created: 2026-10-28 12:00:58

Vox today announced the launch of a new mobile app, bringing together all of the brand’s work across podcasts, videos, and written stories in one place. The app is free to download in the Apple App Store or Google Play Store, and users who are not existing Vox Members receive a 14-day free trial when they sign up. 

“We’re excited to bring Vox’s audience an app that does justice to our work across written, audio, and video journalism. Users can properly enjoy them all in one place for the first time, and I hope the app will introduce them to aspects of our work that they were not familiar with,” said Swati Sharma, Vox’s editor-in-chief and publisher. 

Every story Vox publishes will land in the app’s Home tab, where users can navigate between Featured stories and the Latest published. For a quick take on what’s important today, there is a Start Here section. The app experience for members features ad-free listening of Vox’s award-winning podcasts, including Today, Explained with Sean Rameswaram and Noel King, America, Actually with Astead Herndon, Unexplainable, The Gray Area, and Explain It to Me. The app’s Video tab is a new way to deliver Vox’s short-form videos on the big topics shaping the audience’s life. Additionally, the best of Vox’s longer videos are available in a Featured Video section in the Home tab, including in-depth explainers and member-exclusive segments from Vox’s podcasts. 

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ABOUT VOX

Vox was launched in 2014 to address the disconnect between the widely reported facts of the day and a true understanding of why something happened. It developed a widely imitated explainer format that delivers understanding across digital platforms, newsletters, a YouTube channel with nearly 13 million subscribers, and a stable of podcasts. Under the leadership of editor-in-chief Swati Sharma, Vox has grown a membership program with tens of thousands of paying subscribers.

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Планшет вместо ноутбука: RDP-клиент под Android, после которого ноутбук остаётся дома
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Published: 2026-10-28 11:58:21 | Created: 2026-10-28 11:59:58

Открытый клиент удалённого рабочего стола с тачпадом чехла, общим диском, микрофоном и агентом для Windows — бесплатно, без рекламы и монетизации.

Я веб-разработчик, и моя работа устроена так, что «на связи» нужно быть в самый неожиданный момент: то прод упал в субботу вечером, то заказчик просит срочно поправить одну строчку, то нужно просто посмотреть, как ведёт себя вёрстка на боевом окружении. Всё это — на моём ПК: там настроенные программы, базы, локальный сервер для тестов и все проекты, которые я веду. ПК стоит дома, и уезжать от него далеко не хочется.

Какое-то время я честно пытался решить это ноутбуками. И каждый раз упирался в одно и то же.

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Arsenal to appeal against Dowman red card
Published: 2026-10-28 11:55:21 | Created: 2026-10-28 11:58:58
Arsenal will appeal against Max Dowman's sending-off during Tuesday's Carabao Cup defeat at Fleetwood Town.
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'Dissident republicans may be responsible' for hotel explosive device, police say
Published: 2026-10-28 17:38:39 | Created: 2026-10-28 11:56:58
The package was discovered at about 15:20 GMT on Tuesday at Ebrington Square in the Waterside.
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Я сделал сайт, где можно самому пролистать Вселенную: от 490-метрового астероида до границы наблюдаемого космоса
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Published: 2026-10-28 11:54:46 | Created: 2026-10-28 11:55:58

Помните Size of Life от Нила Агарвала? Листаешь вправо, и рядом с каждым существом появляется следующее, побольше. Мне захотелось такого же, но про космос: начать с крошечного астероида и пролистать всё до самой границы того, что мы вообще можем увидеть.

Получилось 79 объектов и 24 порядка величины, от астероида Бенну диаметром 490 метров до наблюдаемой Вселенной в 93 миллиарда световых лет. Всё рисуется в реальном времени прямо в браузере, а под капотом есть трассировка лучей, ray marching, реальные карты поверхностей от NASA и генеративная музыка. Ниже расскажу, как это устроено и на какие грабли я наступил.

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Ceasefire extended across Ukraine's Kherson region, officials say
Published: 2026-10-27 22:11:08 | Created: 2026-10-28 11:54:57
The truce was originally planned for the stranded residents of Oleshky, and Russia and Ukraine say no breaches have been reported.
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Anger in Kenya over extradition hearing delay for ex-British soldier accused of murdering woman
Published: 2026-10-28 08:28:39 | Created: 2026-10-28 11:54:57
No official reason has been given for postponing next month’s hearing to May 2027, the family says.
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U.S. cruise ship suspends around-the-world voyage due to fuel costs
Published: 2026-10-28 11:51:10 | Created: 2026-10-28 11:54:57
The U.S. cruise ship MV Odyssey suspended its three-year, around-the-world voyage in Cambodia due to fuel costs, forcing hundreds of passengers to disembark.
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EPA response to 2023 Ohio train derailment will be investigated by agency watchdog
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Published: 2026-10-27 23:24:09 | Created: 2026-10-28 11:54:00
The Environmental Protection Agency’s response to the disastrous 2023 East Palestine train derailment will be investigated after dozens of residents of the small town on the Ohio-Pennsylvania and Vice President JD Vance requested the review
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No Clear Winner Yet in Israeli Election
Published: 2026-10-28 11:18:48 | Created: 2026-10-28 11:53:58
Vote counting is underway in Israel following the pivotal elections on Tuesday. It could take days, if not longer, to know if Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will hold onto power. NBC’s Richard Engel reports for TODAY.
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King acknowledges 'suffering of the past' as Caribbean tour begins
Published: 2026-10-28 04:32:36 | Created: 2026-10-28 11:53:57
The King is on a nine-day tour that will take him to three countries, including the Bahamas, Guyana and Antigua and Barbuda.
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Tanzania celebrates first natural gas discovery in more than 10 years
Published: 2026-10-28 10:18:40 | Created: 2026-10-28 11:53:57
The energy minister described it as a "major milestone" for the East African nation.
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Diamonds hold on to world No 1 ranking with victory over New Zealand
Published: 2026-10-28 11:46:53 | Created: 2026-10-28 11:53:01
  • Australia’s 68-58 win avoids Constellation Cup clean sweep

  • Goal attack Georgie Horjus shoots 26/28 with 20 assists

The Diamonds have held onto their prized world No 1 ranking after avoiding a Constellation Cup clean sweep with a 68-58 win over New Zealand in Melbourne.

New Zealand had already wrapped up the series 3-0 but would have leapfrogged Australia to the top of the netball world rankings for the first time since 2013 if they had won on Wednesday night.

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Marco Jansen belongs to a great tradition but top all-rounders are hard to find
Published: 2026-10-28 11:00:03 | Created: 2026-10-28 11:53:01

South African stands out, not just because of his height, but England and Australia now find themselves looking for an equivalent

If you were to bioengineer a cricketer in a laboratory, which attributes would you give them? You would make them tall, with long limbs and a whiplash action to extract steep bounce. Add speed, movement both ways and a left arm to offer a point of difference. With the bat, make sure they can whack sixes but also go down the gears when an innings starts to unravel. For an added trait, have them catch meteorites in the outfield and the cordon.

You might end up with Marco Jansen. At the start of the third Test, the 6ft 8in South African had taken 99 Test wickets at 20.81. His 85 against Australia at Gqeberha in the second Test came after South Africa had slumped to 110 for six before his counterattack helped turn a precarious position into an innings victory. Jansen is still developing as a batter, but his 25.66 average before this current Test understates his potential.

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Carrick and Fernandes hold clear-the-air talks
Published: 2026-10-28 11:48:28 | Created: 2026-10-28 11:52:58
Manchester United head coach Michael Carrick and captain Bruno Fernandes hold clear-the-air talks at the club's training ground.
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Dutch zookeeper dies after being mauled by leopard
Published: 2026-10-27 19:30:37 | Created: 2026-10-28 11:51:57
The woman began her career at the park when she was 17 and had worked there on-and-off for four decades.
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Serbian shot dead after attacking officer outside Israeli embassy, minister says
Published: 2026-10-28 10:17:54 | Created: 2026-10-28 11:51:57
Authorities say the attacker in Belgrade was an underage male who was being monitored by security services.
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Both blocs claim upper hand in crucial Israeli election | First Thing
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Published: 2026-10-28 11:33:27 | Created: 2026-10-28 11:47:58

Benjamin Netanyahu vows to form new coalition while opposition bloc leader says result shows prime minister should step down. Plus, a scathing review of Elon Musk’s AI-generated version of The Odyssey

Good morning. Israel could be in for weeks of political haggling after exit polls and partial official results showed neither Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition nor the opposition bloc led by the former general Gadi Eisenkot had won enough seats to form a government.

With 70% of the vote, or 4m ballots, counted so far, the Netanyahu bloc had 54 seats, the Eisenkot-led Change bloc 47 seats, and the Palestinian parties 19 seats. Sixty-one seats are needed for a majority.

What have the two leaders said so far? Israel’s longest-serving prime minister vowed to assemble a coalition through agreements between his Likud party, far-right factions and Jewish religious parties. Eisenkot had said earlier in the evening that “people decided in favour of change” and Netanyahu should have “announced today his retirement from politics”.

What does the increase in the Palestinian bloc mean? The election was marked by a record participation by Israeli citizens of Palestinian origin, a discriminated minority that makes up about 20% of the country’s population. Julian Borger explains from Nazareth that Eisenkot will have to work with Arab-Israeli leaders to have a hope of governing. Millions of other Palestinians living under Israeli rule in the occupied West Bank and Gaza cannot vote.

Here is what we know about the declared results so far. Our live coverage continues on the website.

What else has Trump been saying about fossil fuels? Trump suggested on Tuesday that Venezuela would become the 51st US state as the president showed off a tanker he claimed had “1m barrels of oil on it” from the country, nine months after deposing its president.

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Линейное внимание может больше
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Published: 2026-10-28 11:46:12 | Created: 2026-10-28 11:47:58

Привет, Хабр! Мы — студенты мастерской по сервисам и платформам ИИ Инженерно-математической школы НИУ ВШЭ и VK: Павел Алексеев, Александр Рожкин, Андрей Аргаткин, Алексей Павлов и Матвей Каменев. В этом проекте мы проверяли, как повысить качество моделей с линейным вниманием до уровня обычного трансформера. Такой механизм позволяет обрабатывать длинные последовательности без квадратичного роста вычислительных затрат. Это делает его перспективным для более экономного обучения языковых моделей и обработки длинных документов. При авторегрессионной генерации текста он помогает экономить память: вместо растущего KV-cache можно хранить состояние фиксированного размера.

Отправной точкой стала архитектура Dense Attention. Она использует простые матричные операции без softmax, но в опубликованных экспериментах показывает высокое качество. Наш руководитель Андрей Аргаткин в статье о Dense Attention задал новое направление исследования. Мы разберёмся, какие компоненты модели обеспечивают этот результат и можно ли перенести их на другие варианты внимания.

Рабочая гипотеза — линейные модели отстают по качеству не только из-за замены softmax, но и из-за архитектурных настроек и обучения. Число голов, позиционное кодирование и схема слоёв, подобранные для стандартного трансформера, не обязательно оптимальны для линейного механизма. Мы проверяли, сократят ли разрыв по качеству изменение этих компонентов и MLM-предобучение, если не возвращаться к глобальному softmax-вниманию.

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Bafta trustees may have broken charity law by accepting free guest tickets
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Published: 2026-10-28 11:44:29 | Created: 2026-10-28 11:47:58

Chair of membership council says legal advice obtained at own expense suggests offences could have been committed

Bafta trustees may have breached charity and company law by accepting free tickets for guests at the organisation’s awards ceremonies, the chair of its membership council has claimed.

Michael Pritchett told members at Bafta’s annual general meeting that legal advice obtained at his own expense suggested offences could have been committed by trustees who approved the charity’s accounts, which stated that no trustees had received remuneration or benefits.

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What we know so far about deadly Spain train crash
Published: 2026-10-29 10:02:37 | Created: 2026-10-28 11:47:57
More than 500 passengers were on board the trains when the crash occurred in the province of Toledo, south of Madrid.
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