AI & RoboticsNews

All the AI agents that can live in your text messages 

October 4, 2026
Rather than downloading another app, a growing number of agents can simply be texted like an ordinary person. You text it what you need, and it can remember context, connect to the apps and services you already use, and complete tasks on your behalf. That can mean scheduling an appointment, organizing a calendar, researching a trip, sending an email, making a reservation, shopping online, or…
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NewsPhotography

Deep in the Costa Rican rainforest, an adult tapir teaches a youngster to survive in the most fragile of ecosystems. Here's how this prize-winning photography captured the scene so beautifully

October 4, 2026
Established in 2008, the Fritz Pölking Prize celebrates extraordinary nature photography stories and portfolios. And this year’s winning series certainly fits that bill. Tales of the Forest Keepers, by Dutch biologist and photojournalist Michiel van Noppen, takes us into the rainforests of Costa Rica and tells the story of the extraordinary relationship between the Baird’s tapir – the…
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Cleantech & EV'sNews

Ride1Up just launched a 28 MPH German mid-drive e-bike for an insanely low $1,295

October 4, 2026
There are cheap e-bikes, and there are good mid-drive e-bikes. Those two circles on the Venn diagram don’t overlap nearly as often as we’d like. But Ride1Up’s newly launched Prodigy V2 Eco is doing its best to smash them together with a surprisingly low $1,295 price tag. And this isn’t a $1,300 bike with some no-name mid-drive motor you’ve never heard of. At the heart of the Prodigy V2…
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DefenseNews

Saudis plan assault on Houthis to break Red Sea chokehold

October 4, 2026
Saudi Arabia is planning an offensive against Iran-backed Houthi militants in Yemen, with options being considered, including a coastal push to secure the Red Sea shipping route or an assault on multiple fronts, regional and Western officials told Reuters. The operation…
DefenseNews

Ukraine war fatigue fuels defense-spending downgrade plan in Italy

October 4, 2026
ROME — Italian military planners risk losing out on €8 billion ($9 billion) in funding as government and opposition parties seek to cut both defense spending and support for Ukraine. The plans to limit spending emerged this week as Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni continues to be squeezed between NATO spending targets and voter opposition to spending tax payers’ cash on arms not…
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