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Kickapoo Lucky Eagle Casino confirms it’ll reopen on Friday after shooting killed two
A Texas-based casino, called Kickapoo Lucky Eagle, has announced they will soon be reopening to guests following a shooting which killed two people and injured five. The casino will reopen on Friday, October 3, almost a week after a man opened fire. The man initially fled the scene, according... Read more
Impulse Buys Under $25 on Amazon That Make Unexpectedly Great Gifts
Impulse buying often gets a bad rap — and for good reason. Who hasn’t given into temptation and purchased something at the spur of the moment, only to regret it later? But when it comes to gifting, impulse purchases can actually work in your favor. Impulse buys can lead... Read more
Sam Altman Says the GPT-5 Haters Got It All Wrong
OpenAI’s August launch of its GPT-5 large language model was somewhat of a disaster. There were glitches during the livestream, with the model generating charts with obviously inaccurate numbers. In a Reddit AMA with OpenAI employees, users complained that the new model wasn’t friendly, and called for the company... Read more
FanDuel partners with Amazon Prime for NBA and WNBA
Sportsbook and betting giant FanDuel has announced a partnership with Amazon’s Prime streaming service to become the official odds provider for the NBA and WNBA. The news marks a landmark win for the North American betting heavyweight on the eve of the new season, which starts on 21 October.... Read more
Your Windows 10 PC Won’t Get Security Updates After Oct. 14 Unless You Do This
Support for Windows 10 is scheduled to end on Oct. 14. Although the older operating system is 10 years old, it’s still used by up to 400 million computers and nearly 41% of PC owners. If you’re among them, you’ll have to either upgrade your device or continue using outdated software... Read more
A Newly Discovered ‘Einstein’s Cross’ Reveals the Existence of a Giant Dark Matter Halo
The gravitational lensing not only splits the light source, but magnifies it, allowing a detailed view of the light source behind the lens. Thanks to this, the team says that HerS-3 appears to be a bright starburst galaxy—a galaxy undergoing explosive star formation—and was formed at a time when... Read more
Apple, Google, and Meta face court cases for gambling app benefits
Three of the world’s largest global names, Apple, Google, and Meta, are embroiled in court action for allegedly profiting from gambling-style apps on their respective digital platforms. As reported by Reuters, the trident is pushing for the action against them to be thrown out, but the presiding U.S. District... Read more
The Best Water Filter Pitcher for 2025
As mentioned earlier in this article, there are quite a variety of contaminants worth removing from your tap water. The team here at our lab settled on three primary tests to benchmark the efficacy of these filters: TDS, pH and chlorine. Before we began the actual testing process, each... Read more
China Rolls Out Its First Talent Visa as the US Retreats on H-1Bs
The bottom line is that, unlike the US, China is not a country of immigrants. In 2020, only about .1 percent of the mainland population was made up of foreigners, according to one estimate by researchers from the Kiel Institute for the World Economy. That’s roughly 1.4 million people... Read more
Why iRobot’s founder won’t go within 10 feet of today’s walking robots
In his post, Brooks recounts being “way too close” to an Agility Robotics Digit humanoid when it fell several years ago. He has not dared approach one while walking since. Even in promotional videos from humanoid companies, Brooks notes, humans are never shown close to moving humanoid robots unless... Read more