Business · 16 October 2026
Character.AI, which attracted millions of users, filed for bankruptcy after Google quietly hired its founders and licensed its chatbot technology, underscoring the risks for AI startups when a tech giant intervenes.
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Sports · 16 October 2026
Britain’s Sonay Kartal, playing her third event after a long injury lay‑off, stunned fifth‑seed Elina Svitolina to reach her first WTA 1000 semi‑final at the Wuhan Open.
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Science · 16 October 2026
A rare family of barn owls has taken up residence in a water tower on Manhattan’s Upper West Side, turning the neighborhood into a feathered frenzy.
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Business · 16 October 2026
Ofgem is weighing a market‑stabilisation charge that would require suppliers who win customers with cheaper tariffs to pay a fee to the losing rival, a move aimed at keeping firms from going bust and that could turn ev…
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Business · 16 October 2026
Poundland’s owners have dropped a trio of restructuring specialists onto the board as the discount retailer hovers on the brink of a sale or filing for administration.
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Sports · 16 October 2026
Samoan co‑captains Jarome Luai and Junior Paulo performed a powerful Siva Tau before facing France. The intense war cry left the French side looking bewildered, proving that a good chant can be a form of psychologi…
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Environment · 16 October 2026
The heaviest rainfall in eight decades has turned Istanbul’s streets into rivers, killing three and leaving five missing. While emergency crews work to clear wreckage, Brussels’ climate office is drafting a “Wet‑…
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Finance · 16 October 2026
Haranga Resources' drill intercept in California's historic Mother Lode Gold Belt has breathed new life into the belt, sparking a frenzy of market participants who are suddenly acting like prospectors and turning the ASX…
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Lighter · 16 October 2026
Eight tender pictures of hedgehogs. A quiet list, with a few words beside each picture and the credit kept.
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