The 2026 Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has infected over 10,000 people and caused nearly 5,000 deaths, becoming the fastest‑spreading and most geographically extensive event of its kind.
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The Federal Reserve is expected to keep benchmark interest rates unchanged this month, citing inflation concerns and a desire to avoid influencing the upcoming midterm elections.
Credit spreads on AI‑related bonds have narrowed after recent volatility, but upcoming results from Oracle, Alphabet and Amazon will test market sentiment.
While venture firms stand to earn billions from Anthropic’s IPO, Amazon’s convertible‑note holdings and cloud contracts could translate into far larger returns.
The New York Times Strands puzzle for Monday, Oct. 26, 2026 featured a hospitality theme, with the spangram HOSPITALITY and six party‑related verbs as the solution.
The nxnative project converts owned Switch titles into native iPhone, iPad and Mac applications, running the original code on Apple’s ARM chips without an emulator.
Apple has confirmed that a small number of iPhone Duo foldable phones are experiencing inner display cracks, urging affected users to contact AppleCare for replacements.
NASA announced Competition Model 2.0, a new selection process that emphasizes scientific merit and shortens timelines for a range of space science missions.
NASA announced the end of the Swift observatory after a private rescue attempt by Katalyst Space fell short, leaving the aging telescope to re‑enter Earth’s atmosphere.
Two well‑preserved fossils from China reveal a 74‑centimetre armored amphibian that lived in the sea 237 million years ago, a finding that could rewrite amphibian evolutionary history.