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The presidential election is just days away, and if you’re planning to vote in person, there’s one mistake you definitely want to avoid — it could actually land you in jail.
🎗️ All survivors are warriors: This is great news. MIT researchers are inserting miniature particles directly into tumors. They use heat to kill tumor cells and chemo to attack cancer cells. In tests, tumors in mice were completely eliminated, and they lived far longer than those with single treatments. I hate that cancer took my mom from me and my family.
For Reddit in the third quarter. What’s the big deal? It’s the first time the company has been profitable in its nearly 20-year existence. The number of users jumped almost 50%, too, and they’re making millions letting AI companies use posts and comments for training.
✈️ This new rule is so fly: Woohoo! U.S. airlines now have to give you a cash refund if your flight is significantly delayed or canceled. The best part? It’ll happen automatically; you won’t be required to ask for a refund. Airlines will have to pay you back within seven business days if you paid by credit card or 20 calendar days for other payment methods. See ya, vouchers.
I get this: My Amazon Astro robot has been turned off, and I miss the little guy. Rationally, we know robots don’t feel emotions. Practically, we’re still softies. Researchers in the Netherlands asked participants to shake a robot. If it was silent, they’d do it again — no problem. If the bot made a sad sound, they’d try to avoid it.
🏠 Knock-knock! Who’s there? Elon Musk dropped $35 million on two massive homes within walking distance of each other in Austin, Texas. The big plan? A family compound for two of the three mothers of his 11 kids. Rumor has it only one mom has agreed to move in. Musk tried to keep it hush-hush, making sellers sign NDAs and offering 70% above market value. Didn’t work.
📍 Secret Service agents spilling secrets: How? By using the GPS fitness app Strava, which is more like a social media site. Sure, agents can’t use their personal devices while on duty, but it’s OK off the clock. Agents’ Strava profiles gave away the locations of President Biden and his wife, former President Trump and his wife, and Vice President Harris. If you use Strava, set your privacy to the “Only You” setting. You’d think that the Secret Service’s top brass would’ve known about this. FWIW, I’ve been warning about this app for years.
How much a Russian court wants Google to cough up. The crime? Blocking their TV channels on YouTube. The amount is doubling every week. For the record, Google can’t pay it; their parent company is only worth $2 trillion (12 zeros).
Size of the largest communication satellites that just unfolded in space. AST SpaceMobile wants to create the first space-based direct-to-smartphone broadband network. Bad news for astronomers: These things outshine everything in the night sky.
🐶 The 2024 Dog Photography Awards are here: Cuteness overload! A white shepherd named Kooki is first place in the “Portrait” category, but the pups in “Action” stole my heart. There were thousands of entries from over 60 countries. Don’t forget to check out the honorable mentions tab. If you need another reason to smile, check out my Abby ready for Halloween.
Jedi mind tricks: Neurable is creating mind-reading headphones that pick up tiny electrical impulses from your skull. Telepathy might be next. In one of their gamified exercises, the more you focus, the faster you make a rocket accelerate. Watch the video here — and while you’re watching, think where this tech will be in five years!
