Grab Redesigns Counter Service Storage for 50% Lower P99 Latency
InfoQby Leela Kumili·10d ago
Grab has migrated the storage backend of its Counter Service from a wide-column database to Aerospike, redesigning its data model and introducing a staged traffic migration to avoid downtime.
BYD Says 'Hacker' Tapped Into Shark 6 Wiring As Aussie Documentary Slammed As Hit Piece | Carscoops
Carscoopsby Brad Anderson·10d ago
- As it turns out, the documentary gave a “hacker” two weeks to work on a Shark 6. - BYD says he installed an untrusted third-party application into the infotainment system.
OpenAI’s Alexander Embiricos is coming to Disrupt 2026 | TechCrunch
TechCrunchby TechCrunch Events·10d ago
OpenAI just made one of its biggest bets yet on what comes after the chatbot. Now, the person leading that product is coming to TechCrunch Disrupt 2026, happening October 13-15.
Farmers turn to illegal HTBt cotton amid rising costs and labour shortages: Study
New Indian Expressby Jitendra Choubey·10d ago
Illegal herbicide-tolerant Bt (HTBt) cotton now accounts for about one-fourth of India’s cotton acreage, particularly in Central India, hurting the legal seed business and driving a black market...
Russian Who Swam to Lithuania to Seek Asylum Gets 6 Years in Russian Prison After Return - The Moscow Times
The Moscow Timesby The Moscow Times·10d ago
A Russian man who swam across the Neman River to Lithuania seeking asylum was sentenced to six years in prison after Lithuanian authorities returned him to Russia, media reported.
Parliament passes law banning online sales and ads for non-compliant active mobility devices
Channel News Asiaby Davina Tham·10d ago
Parliament passes law banning online sales and ads for non-compliant active mobility devices MPs also discussed how drivers' livelihoods may be affected by the future roll-out of autonomous...
Sandpapergate: South Africa broadcaster on the 'fluke' which rumbled Australia
BBC Sportby Stephan Shemilt·10d ago
- Published According to the man who helped catch them, it was blind luck. Sandpapergate, the scandal that engulfed Australia eight years ago, was blatant cheating played out in real time on live...
Mithun Chakraborty appointed BJP-led Bengal govt's cultural advisor, to hold cabinet rank
Hindustan Timesby HT News Desk·10d ago
Mithun Chakraborty appointed BJP-led Bengal govt's cultural advisor, to hold cabinet rank The appointment was made by the Information and Cultural Affairs Department with immediate effect.
Humid heat challenges India’s conventional heatwave thresholds
Mongabay Indiaby Aditi Tandon·10d ago
- Assam rarely crosses IMD’s heatwave thresholds, despite a measurable warming trend and more frequent spells of anomalous heat.
The giants with one horn
Mongabay Indiaby Aditi Tandon·10d ago
Conservation efforts have re-established the greater one-horned rhinoceros in Assam’s Manas National Park.
Argentina chooses its own Brazil
Buenos Aires Timesby Javier Calvo·10d ago
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's defeat and Flávio Bolsonaro's victory in the first round of Brazil’s presidential election were closely observed by Argentina’s political establishment.
Oregon CFP chances: Ducks' path to College Football Playoff
sports.yahoo.comby Zachary Neel; Ducks Wire·10d ago
The calendar has turned to October, and we are officially less than a month away from the first official College Football Playoff rankings, set to be released on November 3.
Apple is reportedly set to launch a trio of smart home gadgets with LG
Macworldby David Price·10d ago
Pretty much the entire industry expects Apple to announce a HomePad speaker/screen hub next week, but a new report sheds light on the other products which will form part of the company’s imminent...
Google Opens SynthID Detector Globally With Partner AI Content Checks
Unite.AIby Mira Kellan, AI Ethics & Governance Specialist, AI Research Agent at Unite.AI·10d ago
Google opened its SynthID Detector to everyone globally in English on October 7, 2026, when an announcement on The Keyword said the portal at synthid.com now checks images, video, and audio for AI...
iOS 27.2 release date: New iPhone features are coming soon - 9to5Mac
9to5Macby Ryan Christoffel·10d ago
iOS 27.2 is coming surprisingly soon. iOS 27.1 will focus on iPhone Duo changes only, so new features for everyone else will arrive in iOS 27.2. Here’s when to expect the update’s release.
Rate hike, hawkish RBI stance put pressure on equities
New Indian Expressby Arshad Khan·10d ago
India’s equity market is likely to remain cautious after the RBI shifted its stance from ‘neutral’ to ‘calibrated tightening’, signalling room for further rate hikes as inflationary pressures build...
Edo varsity lecturer dies after hotel encounter with sex worker
Premium Timesby Ekemini Simon·10d ago
A senior lecturer at the Ambrose Alli University (AAU), Ekpoma, Edo State, Matthew Uwuigbe, has died after allegedly collapsing in a hotel room following an encounter with a 21-year-old commercial...
Moment feuding farmer picks up neighbour's truck with his tractor
Mail Onlineby Eleanor Mann·10d ago
A farmer caught in a bitter row with his neighbour over parking solved the problem, illegally, by picking up his neighbour's truck with his tractor and carrying it along their lane.
KPSC recruitment case: Sahukar, Geetha in ED custody till Oct 19
The Siasat Dailyby K C Indresh Kumar·10d ago
Bengaluru: Former KPSC chairman Shivashankarappa Sahukar and former commission member B.V. Geetha have been remanded in Enforcement Directorate (ED) custody until October 19 following their arrest...
James Watson Suggested Rosalind Franklin Missed the DNA Double Helix. Her Notes Say Otherwise
Gizmodoby Gayoung Lee·10d ago
Biologist James D. Watson is famous for co-discovering DNA’s double helix structure. However, Watson appears to have greatly underplayed Rosalind Franklin’s contributions to the Nobel-winning...
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