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A two-person Seattle startup lands $1M to reinvent energy-hungry chips suitable for space

Seattle startup lands $1M to reinvent energy-hungry chips suitable for space with nanomagnetic technology that requires only electrical pulses rather than the constant power stream traditional chips need, reducing electricity consumption and heat generation. www.geekwire.com/2026/a-two-p... ...

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Seattle startup TriMagnetix raised new funding to build chips that use electrical pulses to process data with a fraction of the energy traditional semiconductors require. The two-person team is settin...

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Sally Rooney's books will no longer be sold in U.K. after Palestinian Action support

Sally Rooney says her novels will no longer be sold in the U.K. because of her own closely-held political beliefs. She had promised to donate the revenues to a pro-Palestinian group that the UK has designated a terrorist organization. www.npr.org/2026/10/16/n... ..

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The Irish author said her books can no longer be sold in the UK after she pledged the royalties to a banned pro-Palestinian group.

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The bystander who killed the Oregon school shooter was the father of two students inside, according to the man’s mother.

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Katie Zacharia Is Out After 5 Days as White House Press Secretary Zacharia was fired after less than a week on the job, according to 3 people familiar with the matter. She was shadowed by questions about how she had presented her legal career and handled her first press briefing.

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Reuters: Iran’s precision strikes on critical infrastructure in the Persian Gulf included 135 drone and missile attacks on 84 infrastructure sites across 7 countries—Saudi Arabia, UAE, Iraq, Qatar, Kuwait, Oman, and Bahrain. Iran relied on networks of informants to conduct the attacks.

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Pentagon to delay report on Iran school bombing until after midterms: Senior Pentagon officials intend to delay release of an internal report into the bombing of a school in southern Iran on the first day of the war until after the U.S. midterm elections, according to Bloomberg.

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Its name and logo references the parasitic fish candiru which has the (likely apocryphal) ability to implant in the human urethra.

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Candiru (spyware company) - Wikipedia

Candiru (spyware company) Tel Aviv, Israel en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candiru... Products exploit zero-days vulnerabilities in a variety of operating systems and web browsers to deploy persistent spyware implant (dubbed "DevilsTongue" by Microsoft) to remotely control the victim's device.

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Micheeel @micheeel.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

🚨 PLEASE SAVE AHMED 💔 A 4-year-old orphan is lying in Gaza with his abdomen still open, crying in unbearable pain, waiting for urgent surgery. I’m terrified this may be his last chance. Don’t scroll past him. Share, donate, or ask about Ahmed before it’s too late!! 🙏🇵🇸. chuffed.org/project/mahm...

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John Walling @johnki7yra.bsky.social · 19h

3 Children and 1 Adult Killed in Shooting at Oregon Elementary School The police in Bend, Ore., said the suspect, who was also dead, was possibly killed by an armed bystander.

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John Walling @johnki7yra.bsky.social · 21h

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Climate Prediction Center: Seasonal Drought Outlook

U.S. Seasonal Drought Outlook. El Niño and likelihood for above-normal precipitation during November-December-January support drought improvement and removal for the East Coast, Southeast, Lower Mississippi Valley, Southern Great Plains, and Southwest. www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/exp... ..

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U.S. is sending hundreds of troops to Latin America to fight drug traffickers: The Pentagon is sending a 600-soldier battalion from the 10th Mountain Division to train and exercise with local forces in Latin America, U.S. military officials told the New York Times on Wednesday.

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GBU-43/B MOAB - Wikipedia

Trump's concept of a plan is to bomb Iran into oblivion. GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast (MOAB), the largest non-nuclear bomb in US arsenal, is designed primarily for massive surface-level destruction rather than deep penetration. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GBU-43/... ..

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Israeli forces have detained more than 2,000 Palestinian children since October 2023, with 350 currently held in “harsh conditions,” according to a report from the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society.

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If Israel is not committing genocide on Palestinians living in #Gaza, we need a new definition for genocide.

Israel’s closure of Rafah blocks medical evacuations from #Gaza for second week: Israel has kept the Rafah border crossing closed for a second consecutive week, preventing sick and wounded Palestinians from leaving Gaza for medical treatment abroad, Gaza’s Health Ministry said Thursday.

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Keeping Score Total recorded death toll since Oct 7, 2023, is now 74,396 killed, with 175,449 injured. Since Oct 11, 2025, the first full day of the so-called ceasefire, Israel killed at least 1,505 Palestinians in #Gaza and wounded 5,332, while 838 bodies have been recovered.

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MAGA-Fascist 'Mistakes' are pilling up, creating a huge backlog for civil society to expend precious time on cleaning it up.

Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

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On October 13, students at Jefferson Middle School in Oceanside, California, walked out of class in protest against ICE. These students are brave and are showing that standing up for their community has no age limit.

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Israel suspends commercial goods from entering Gaza: Israel has suspended the entry of private-sector goods into Gaza over allegations that Hamas threatened and coerced merchants, according to Nickolay Mladenov, High Representative President Donald Trump’s “Board of Peace.”

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Has WWIII started yet? There's awful lot of bombing and shooting going on.

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My laptop runs on deuterium-tritium fusion in a levitating dipole configuration. I capture the high-energy neutrons with a thermoelectric generator to power my foot massager.

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Before someone can credibly say A.I. is or is not conscious, they have to define consciousness in a way that can be tested and verified with open methods.

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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 13/10/2026

When MAGAs speak, I wonder "What's wrong with you guys?"

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JD Vance says this isn’t the time to “gripe about all the little things" like gas, groceries, rent, your mortgage. www.youtube.com/watch?v=WmC-...

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NEW LINCOLN PROJECT AD: Little Things

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Pacific Northwest Seismic Network @pnsn1.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

The Great WA ShakeOut earthquake drill is tomorrow! Get ready to #ShakeOut with us at 10:15 AM on 10/15—and remember to Drop, Cover, and Hold On whenever you feel the ground shake or get a #ShakeAlert earthquake warning on your phone. @uwcampussafety.bsky.social @emd.wa.gov @shakeout.bsky.social

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The Disorienting Age of 'Artificial Intimacy' | The Ezra Klein Show

The Disorienting Age of 'Artificial Intimacy' The Ezra Klein Show www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMiR... Artificial Intimacy: Who We Become When We Talk to Machines by Sherry Turkle www.amazon.com/dp/0316573965 ..

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Pulling Out Teeth Just to Live: Israel Has Devastated Dental Care in Gaza Along with other medical supplies, dental materials have not been allowed into Gaza for the past three years, forcing patients to choose between unaffordable treatment, extraction, or painkillers.

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Social Security Announced 3.6 Percent Benefit Increase for 2027 www.ssa.gov/news/en/pres... ..

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If your cult leader is an asshole, that makes you an asshole. Q.E.D.

Pope Leo Found to Have Lung Cancer After Surgery, Vatican Says The pontiff had a lower lobe of his right lung removed during surgery and was diagnosed with lung adenocarcinoma, a form of cancer.

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Katie Zacharia is the message and the messenger.

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If Jesus had told people what they wanted to hear. To a narcissist "Love yourself as you would want other people to love you."

Northwest Progressive Institute @nwprogressive.org · 13/10/2026

Will A.I. agents attack other A.I. agents? Oh, the humanity!

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We need strong AI regulations *now.* Not five years from now.

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Bremerton's Navy shipyard is getting a $15B makeover

Bremerton's Navy shipyard is getting a $15B makeover www.axios.com/local/seattl... The Navy's effort to modernize its four shipyards — Puget Sound, Portsmouth, Norfolk and Pearl Harbor — could cost more than $200 billion and take over 50 years, according to the Government Accountability Office.

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A new dry dock for modern aircraft carriers is central to the sweeping Navy overhaul.

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Seattle-based Getty Images to file for bankruptcy The media company is filing for bankruptcy and going private through a restructuring deal with financial backing from the Getty and Koch families. No #Seattle layoffs are planned.

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Ukraine did something that is really good news for the 2026 midterms by blowing up three of Yandex’s largest Russian data centers. Automated HTTP requests originating from Yandex's network fell from an average of over 88% down to just 0.3% following the initial wave of attacks.