U.S. stocks surge, and the Dow soars 1,500 points as Brent oil’s price drops below $95 per barrel
U.S. stocks are soaring Wednesday after President Donald Trump’s party lost its sole control of Washington in the midterm elections. Go to story
Herbert Blomstedt, who headed San Francisco Symphony from 1985-95, dies at age 99
Herbert Blomstedt, a renowned conductor who led the San Francisco Symphony from 1985 to 1995, has died at the age of 99Go to story
Another child dies of measles as CDC reportedly holds up health alert
A child in New York has died of measles, health officials in the state announced late Monday. It marks the first reported measles-associated death in New York in more than 30 years. It is the seventh measles-linked death reported in the US this year; all…
How My Chemical Romance’s ‘The Black Parade’ hit No. 1 in the US, 20 years later
My Chemical Romance has hit No_ 1 on the Billboard 200 with “The Black Parade (20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition).”Go to story
Leak TruStream review: a gifted network audio player that just lacks a bit of dynamic headroom
Leak TruStream: Two-minute review Leak has been doing very nicely as its own tribute act lately, and the latest product to get the ‘walnut and aluminium’ mid-20th century modern retro treatment is a network streamer called TruStream. But…
SpaceX is snapping up hundreds of homes near its new flagship AI data center – but only if the owners agree to one incredible catch
SpaceX reportedly offers to buy 418 homes near its AI facilities Homeowners face a lawsuit withdrawal condition attached to reported purchase offers Residents blame gas turbines for persistent noise and sleepless nights SpaceX is reportedly seeking to…
Google dismantles botnet secretly running on 1.3 million Android TV boxes
Google’s Threat Intelligence Group says it has shut down a massive botnet called x.cpe. At its height, x.cpe ran on more than 1.3 million Android TV devices, and unusually, these were Google-certified boxes. Google says its screening process missed…
Our top Apple iMac alternative from HP drops by $1,350 – but the price cut definitely won’t last
Designed to take on the all-in-one dominance of Apple’s iMac, the HP OmniStudio X line is aimed firmly at everyday computing in style. And when we tested it out, we found it was “a great all-in-one for everyday computing.” Personally, I…
Utah starts enforcing adult site age checks-but its VPN crackdown stays on ice
Utah began enforcing the age verification requirement in its SB 73 law for adult websites on November 2. A federal injunction still blocks the provision that would have made sites liable for Utah users who hide their location with a VPN. VPNs remain…
Global data breaches jump 13% as UK leaks more than double – and Ukraine rockets up the rankings
Surfshark recorded 121.8 million breached accounts worldwide in Q3 2026, up 13.2% on the previous quarter. The UK overtook France as Europe’s most breached country, while Ukraine jumped from 47th to 6th globally. The US still accounts for almost a…