Lebanon: Satellite imagery reveals intensity of Israeli bombing from the BBC
Israel damaged more buildings in two weeks than in a year of fighting with Hezbollah, data shows.Read More
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Automatic emergency braking is getting better at preventing crashes from the Verge Andrew J. Hawkins
Photo by Selcuk Acar / Anadolu via Getty Images Automatic emergency braking (AEB) isn’t perfect, but the technology is improving, according to a recent study conducted by AAA. The research comes on the heels of a new federal rule requiring all vehicles to have the most robust version of AEB by 2029. AAA wanted to…
Now you can launch Snapchat’s camera from your iPhone’s lock screen from the Verge Jess Weatherbed
Image: Snapchat Starting this week, Snapchat is introducing a faster way for iPhone users to take snaps when they’re in a rush. iPhones running iOS 18 or later can replace the flashlight or native camera shortcuts at the bottom of the lock screen with shortcuts to Snapchat’s camera. With the new shortcuts, you can launch…
Minecraft is losing VR support next year from the Verge Emma Roth
Image: Minecraft Minecraft will officially stop supporting all virtual reality headsets after March 2025, according to an update posted to the Bedrock changelog. The update means Minecraft will no longer support devices like the Oculus Rift, Windows Mixed Reality headsets, or the Meta Quest (through Quest Link), as reported earlier by UploadVR. Last month, Minecraft…
Call of Duty Black Ops 6 is coming to Nvidia’s streaming service tomorrow from the Verge Umar Shakir
Image: Activision Activision’s Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 is launching on Nvidia’s GeForce Now game streaming service on Friday, October 25th — the same day it launches on all other platforms. It’s the first time a Call of Duty game is launching day one on GeForce Now, which follows Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard…
Google Calendar gets a redesign and dark mode from the Verge Andrew Liszewski
Google Calendar on the web’s new dark mode started rolling out to users on October 23rd. | Image: Google Google is finally introducing a dark mode to the web version of Google Calendar and rolling out a “refreshed user interface.” The new UI will include buttons, dialog boxes, and sidebars that are “more modern and…
Turkey hits Kurdish militant targets after a deadly attack on defense company from NPR The Associated Press
Turkey’s air force struck Kurdish militant targets in Iraq and Syria in apparent retaliation for an attack at a state-run defense company that killed five people and wounded more than a dozen others. (Image credit: IHA) Read More
Trump’s former chief of staff called him a ‘fascist.’ Harris is campaigning on that from NPR Ximena Bustillo
John Kelly, a retired Marine general who was Donald Trump’s chief of staff, said his former boss fits the definition of a fascist. Now Vice President Harris is running on it. (Image credit: Geoffroy Van Der Hasselt) Read More
When Steamboat goes WHOOSH, scientists look for answers from NPR Nell Greenfieldboyce
What triggers geysers to go off is still not well understood. A new paper shows that one small earthquake likely triggered an eruption of the world’s tallest active geyser, Steamboat. (Image credit: Tara Kaestner/Getty Images) Read More
Teammates LeBron and Bronny James make history as the NBA’s first father-son duo from NPR Rachel Treisman
The Jameses, who both play for the L.A. Lakers, shared the court for several minutes on the NBA’s opening night. They join a very small club of father-son teammates in American professional sports. (Image credit: Harry How) Read More