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Americas News

Highest-ranking US official to ever serve jail time, former House Speaker Dennis Hastert dead at 84
World

Highest-ranking US official to ever serve jail time, former House Speaker Dennis Hastert dead at 84

Former House Speaker Dennis Hastert (R-IL) died at 84 as the highest-ranking U.S. official to ever serve jail time for federal banking crimes.

Margarete Connelly · 05 Oct, 2026
Full Disk Access on Mac: Here’s what Apple must, and must not, do
Technology

Full Disk Access on Mac: Here’s what Apple must, and must not, do

We’ve seen a number of examples of why giving Meta’s Muse app full disk access to your Mac is a very bad idea, and yet another major privacy issue has recently...

Ben Lovejoy · 05 Oct, 2026
An open-source tool lets you delete 12GB of Apple Intelligence data on macOS
Technology

An open-source tool lets you delete 12GB of Apple Intelligence data on macOS

Getting some extra storage space on your Mac could be as easy as deleting Apple's AI features with a new open-source command line tool called RemoveMacAI. There...

Stevie Bonifield · 05 Oct, 2026
CNN boss Mark Thompson is staying on in the David Ellison era. Read his memo to staffers.
Business

CNN boss Mark Thompson is staying on in the David Ellison era. Read his memo to staffers.

David Ellison is keeping CNN CEO Mark Thompson in charge as Skydance buys Warner Bros. Discovery. Read Thompson's memo to staffers.

James Faris · 05 Oct, 2026
Siri can index more of your personal data — here's how to limit it
Technology

Siri can index more of your personal data — here's how to limit it

If you're concerned about Apple's new digital assistant, here's how you can restrict its access to your data.

Eladio Lueilwitz · 05 Oct, 2026
Country music trio The Castellows hint at something big with new unreleased song preview
World

Country music trio The Castellows hint at something big with new unreleased song preview

The Castellows posted a video of Lily singing an unreleased song on Instagram, captioning it "heartbreak songs incoming" as the country trio teases fans.

Hollie Spencer · 05 Oct, 2026
AI glasses face their first major government crackdown
Technology

AI glasses face their first major government crackdown

Norway wants time to write permanent rules for glasses that can record bystanders.

Richard Milne, Financial Times · 05 Oct, 2026
16 'Twilight' teen stars, ranked from least to most successful
Business

16 'Twilight' teen stars, ranked from least to most successful

In honor of the 21st anniversary of the first "Twilight" book on October 5, we looked at where the franchise's young stars are now.

Gabbi Shaw · 05 Oct, 2026
Human vs humanoid robot cage fight goes viral
World

Human vs humanoid robot cage fight goes viral

Frankie LaPenna fought three robots in a cage, including two modified EngineAI T800 humanoids that can kick with up to 850 pounds of force..

Rozella Lindgren · 05 Oct, 2026
Mammotion’s Luba 3 AWD 3000 robot lawn mower is down to its best-ever price at Amazon — save over $1,000
Technology

Mammotion’s Luba 3 AWD 3000 robot lawn mower is down to its best-ever price at Amazon — save over $1,000

Get the Mammotion Luba 3 AWD 3000 Robot Lawn Mower on sale for $2,109 at Amazon. Save 36% on this all-terrain, wire-free robot mower before the limited-time dea...

Janis Sawayn · 05 Oct, 2026
Rare Apple deal alert: The AI-friendly Apple Mac mini M5 Pro is over $100 off at Amazon
Technology

Rare Apple deal alert: The AI-friendly Apple Mac mini M5 Pro is over $100 off at Amazon

Get the best Apple deal at Amazon. Save $149.01 on the Apple 2026 Mac Mini Desktop at Amazon.

Lisa Kuhn · 05 Oct, 2026
Are phone coolers actually worth it?
Technology

Are phone coolers actually worth it?

Phone coolers will make the back of your phone cooler, but whether this has any practical effect depends on how hot the device is running.

Reina Parisian · 05 Oct, 2026