Morning Digest
35 stories from 8 sources, 118 more held back.
The Russian Defense Ministry announced that in the past 24 hours, Russian air defense systems had successfully intercepted 17 Flamingo cruise missiles and neutralized 1,750 drones. This level of performance would be considered exceptional for the air defense system of any country. Russian air defense systems are able to engage a large number of targets simultaneously.
Ukraine targets Russian industrial hub in Siberia. Ukrainian drones have targeted a major industrial hub in the Siberian city of Omsk, as Kiev carried out another UAV raid inside Russia. Omsk Region Governor Vitaly Khotsenko confirmed the attack on Thursday, saying Russian air defenses had intercepted most of the incoming UAVs.
White employees at the BBC earn less than their ethnic minority colleagues in six of seven salary grades, according to the British broadcaster’s 2025/26 annual report. The figures have raised new questions about the corporation’s drive to promote ethnic minority staff and its possible impact on pay.
South Africa is stepping up efforts to manufacture medicines and pharmaceutical ingredients locally to reduce reliance on imports and strengthen its ability to secure critical medical supplies during future health emergencies, the government has said.
US retaliates after being labeled disinformation threat in EU – media. Washington has reportedly pressured several governments to withdraw their support for a conference organized by an EU-funded “anti-disinfo” NGO that designated the US a potential source of foreign disinformation.
India has warned its citizens against joining the Russian military again and said it is seeking information on 69 Indian nationals who are reportedly still serving. A total of 259 Indians are believed to have been recruited into the Russian armed forces.
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has updated its estimate of annual human plague infections in the country, lowering it from seven to five. On Wednesday, the CDC amended its Plague Maps and Statistics page, which now states: “An average of five human plague cases are reported each year in the United States.
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- One of the most gifted young hitters in the Cubs system, Juan Cabada was ready for the challenges that awaited him when he made his U.S. debut this year. Signed for $1.5 million out of the Dominican Republic in 2025, he batted .283/.387/.434 in his first 14 games in the Rookie-level Arizona Complex League this May.
Last week, MLB Pipeline revealed its selections for Minor League Hitting Prospect of the Year and Minor League Pitching Prospect of the Year during the 2026 MiLB Awards Show on MLB Network. Brewers corner infielder Andrew Fischer won hitting honors after swatting 48 homers, the most in the Minors since 1982.
This story was excerpted from Jordan Bastian’s Cubs Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox.
The toolchain brings together AWS services and NVIDIA’s Physical AI software stack into a single development workflow. The goal is to address one of the biggest challenges facing companies developing AI-powered robots: connecting the many pieces required to turn a trained model into a system that can reliably operate in the real world.
Global energy company Schneider Electric this week said it will acquire industrial design, engineering, and data management firm PTC Inc. for about $22.6 billion. The Boston-based companies claimed that the combination will bridge the “digital and physical worlds across the lifecycle, from design and build to operate and maintain.”
Teradyne Robotics, a subsidiary of Teradyne Inc. and parent company of Universal Robots A/S, announced the settlement on Oct. 1. The resolution aims to bring the dispute between the parties to a close and reflects their shared interest in avoiding the continued time and cost associated with legal proceedings.
Selecting the right motion architecture is one of the most important design decisions in robotics. At RoboBusiness 2026, Marcel Almonte, a mechatronics applications engineer at Harmonic Drive, will lead the session, “Integrated Drive Actuator Design: Combining Gearheads, Motor, Drive, and Sensors for Smarter Motion. RoboBusiness will take place Oct. 20 and 21 in Santa Clara, Calif.
A hand attached to the end of an arm is a given for most humans, but what if robots didn’t have to play by the same rules as we do? Researchers from ETH Zurich have turned an off-the-shelf robotic hand into a completely self-contained robot that walks on its fingertips while using those same fingers to manipulate its environment.
Download this complimentary White Paper today! This White Paper gives robotics researchers and engineers an overview of a new large-scale motion capture dataset built to close the data gap limiting humanoid robot learning. It also shows how policies trained on the dataset transfer to a real humanoid robot.
The NFL is urging the U.S. Supreme Court to take up a hotly contested legal battle over prediction markets, arguing that the federal regulatory body overseeing the burgeoning industry may not be equipped to protect the integrity of sports.
Aminata Seck, 26, from Dakar, Senegal, was greeted by family members outside of the Grayson County Detention Center in Leitchfield, Kentucky. An immigration judge set Seck's $2,500 bond after determining that she is neither a danger to the community nor a flight risk, according to her attorney, Hishem Alsalman.
The NBA preseason slate sends the Dallas Mavericks and Houston Rockets across the world for a doubleheader in Macao, China, on Oct. 9 and 11. Houston and Dallas are the second set of teams to play in Macao. The Phoenix Suns and Brooklyn Nets competed in the gambling hub last season, marking the return of the NBA to China after a yearslong hiatus.
The Green Bay Packers have had their fair share of alternate uniforms throughout their distinguished history. There were the 1950s all-green look and the 1923 classic threads unveiled last year. However, no Packers combination has ever been like the ones they'll wear this week.
According to a statement released Thursday by Missouri coach Eliah Drinkwitz, the surgery went well, and Jones is recovering. Jones' heart issue was detected by the team's medical staff this summer during routine testing of freshmen. Jones was monitored for a couple of weeks before being sent to the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida, where the severity of his issue was discovered.
As a service to fans who have a general interest in WWE but might not have watched a match in months, we're happy to provide this FAQ as a guide to Money in the Bank at Smoothie King Center in New Orleans on Saturday at 6 p.m. ET, available on ESPN Unlimited and on the ESPN app. Say, what's in those briefcases dangling over the ring?
I've always been kind of into computers since I was young. And then when film started to move from analog film to digital, I became more interested in that aspect of it. And the visual effects workflow for many years has included machine learning.
As previously promised, here’s Anthropic’s new fast, low cost model: Introducing Claude Haiku 5.5. The previous Haiku, 4.5, was very much showing its age. It came out almost a year ago, and was priced at $1/million input and $5/million output—relatively expensive even back then, and a full 10x the price of OpenAI’s GPT-6 Luna, released last month.
Anti-Patterns in Software Blogging (via) Some excellent writing advice from Michael Lynch. Michael warns against "meandering intros", misjudging your reader's existing knowledge, assuming they'll read your previous posts, and excessive formality. He also warns against overreliance on links as an excuse not to explain terminology.
I was a graph theory junkie long ago and even moved to Budapest for awhile to study among the greats. While I was there I started working on Barnette's Conjecture which came to occupy my thoughts over the next 24 years of my life, on and off as I worked in many different fields. Last summer I even thought for a few days that I had actually solved it.
OpenAI “rogue” agent activities found on Wikimedia projects. Given how tempting a target wikis are for rogue agent swarms, it's not a huge surprise that Wikipedia found evidence of that activity once they went looking:. The Wikimedia Foundation conducted its own investigation to see whether Wikimedia websites had been similarly affected by AI agents, focusing on those operated by OpenAI.
Since the Medicare breach, OpenAI has put in place additional monitoring to allow “immediate intervention” by staff to stop training if the company’s models access the internet in ways they’re not supposed to, Mr. Kwon [chief strategy officer at OpenAI] said.
Before the news, do us a favor: take a few seconds to tap the ❤️ and hit the restack icon. That’s the best way to make sure independent journalism reaches the people who truly need it. Colorado Republican gubernatorial nominee Victor Marx recently bragged about physically abusing his wife and said he’d do it again.
Before the news, help us reach more people by tapping the ❤️ and restacking this newsletter. It only takes a couple of seconds and helps more than you know. Here’s what’s on deck: Texas Republican Attorney General and Senate candidate Ken Paxton was caught admitting in a leaked audio recording that Donald Trump’s war with Iran is the single biggest problem for his campaign’s flagging numbers.
Before we get to the news, take a few seconds to tap the ❤️ and hit the circular restack button. Those two clicks make sure these stories reach the people who really need to hear them. The same Republicans who once called for their colleague, Congressman Max Miller of Ohio, to resign from Congress over damning domestic violence allegations are now spending millions of dollars to keep him in…
Anduril intends to gradually scale production once Arsenal-2 begins operations as the defense systems maker builds its workforce, supplier base, infrastructure and production rate required for submarine output. Arsenal-2 will be built on a 187-acre site for “high-volume, high-precision production of undersea naval capabilities.
AI and automation are among the biggest trends in manufacturing. Manufacturers are leveraging newer technologies as a way to bridge the persistent skill gap in the industry, with AI boosting engineering productivity and automation in manufacturing is set to more than double by 2030.
Boston Dynamics, a humanoid and industrial robot maker owned by Hyundai, said it has appointed Rohit Prasad as CEO, effective today. The company hired Prasad for his experience turning physical artificial intelligence breakthroughs into commercial successes.
BD said it is the largest manufacturer of essential medical consumables and shares a commitment with the Trump administration to bolster the U.S. healthcare infrastructure. Under the agreement, the company said it will spend $3 billion to expand strategic production sites across the country and increase its annual U.S. output by about 5 billion essential medical consumables.
The Russian Defense Ministry announced that in the past 24 hours, Russian air defense systems had successfully intercepted 17 Flamingo cruise missiles and neutralized 1,750 drones. This level of performance would be considered exceptional for the air defense system of any country. Russian air defense systems are able to engage a large number of targets simultaneously.
Ukraine targets Russian industrial hub in Siberia. Ukrainian drones have targeted a major industrial hub in the Siberian city of Omsk, as Kiev carried out another UAV raid inside Russia. Omsk Region Governor Vitaly Khotsenko confirmed the attack on Thursday, saying Russian air defenses had intercepted most of the incoming UAVs.
White employees at the BBC earn less than their ethnic minority colleagues in six of seven salary grades, according to the British broadcaster’s 2025/26 annual report. The figures have raised new questions about the corporation’s drive to promote ethnic minority staff and its possible impact on pay.
South Africa is stepping up efforts to manufacture medicines and pharmaceutical ingredients locally to reduce reliance on imports and strengthen its ability to secure critical medical supplies during future health emergencies, the government has said.
US retaliates after being labeled disinformation threat in EU – media. Washington has reportedly pressured several governments to withdraw their support for a conference organized by an EU-funded “anti-disinfo” NGO that designated the US a potential source of foreign disinformation.
India has warned its citizens against joining the Russian military again and said it is seeking information on 69 Indian nationals who are reportedly still serving. A total of 259 Indians are believed to have been recruited into the Russian armed forces.
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has updated its estimate of annual human plague infections in the country, lowering it from seven to five. On Wednesday, the CDC amended its Plague Maps and Statistics page, which now states: “An average of five human plague cases are reported each year in the United States.
The NFL is urging the U.S. Supreme Court to take up a hotly contested legal battle over prediction markets, arguing that the federal regulatory body overseeing the burgeoning industry may not be equipped to protect the integrity of sports.
Aminata Seck, 26, from Dakar, Senegal, was greeted by family members outside of the Grayson County Detention Center in Leitchfield, Kentucky. An immigration judge set Seck's $2,500 bond after determining that she is neither a danger to the community nor a flight risk, according to her attorney, Hishem Alsalman.
The NBA preseason slate sends the Dallas Mavericks and Houston Rockets across the world for a doubleheader in Macao, China, on Oct. 9 and 11. Houston and Dallas are the second set of teams to play in Macao. The Phoenix Suns and Brooklyn Nets competed in the gambling hub last season, marking the return of the NBA to China after a yearslong hiatus.
The Green Bay Packers have had their fair share of alternate uniforms throughout their distinguished history. There were the 1950s all-green look and the 1923 classic threads unveiled last year. However, no Packers combination has ever been like the ones they'll wear this week.
According to a statement released Thursday by Missouri coach Eliah Drinkwitz, the surgery went well, and Jones is recovering. Jones' heart issue was detected by the team's medical staff this summer during routine testing of freshmen. Jones was monitored for a couple of weeks before being sent to the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida, where the severity of his issue was discovered.
As a service to fans who have a general interest in WWE but might not have watched a match in months, we're happy to provide this FAQ as a guide to Money in the Bank at Smoothie King Center in New Orleans on Saturday at 6 p.m. ET, available on ESPN Unlimited and on the ESPN app. Say, what's in those briefcases dangling over the ring?
Before the news, do us a favor: take a few seconds to tap the ❤️ and hit the restack icon. That’s the best way to make sure independent journalism reaches the people who truly need it. Colorado Republican gubernatorial nominee Victor Marx recently bragged about physically abusing his wife and said he’d do it again.
Before the news, help us reach more people by tapping the ❤️ and restacking this newsletter. It only takes a couple of seconds and helps more than you know. Here’s what’s on deck: Texas Republican Attorney General and Senate candidate Ken Paxton was caught admitting in a leaked audio recording that Donald Trump’s war with Iran is the single biggest problem for his campaign’s flagging numbers.
Before we get to the news, take a few seconds to tap the ❤️ and hit the circular restack button. Those two clicks make sure these stories reach the people who really need to hear them. The same Republicans who once called for their colleague, Congressman Max Miller of Ohio, to resign from Congress over damning domestic violence allegations are now spending millions of dollars to keep him in…
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- One of the most gifted young hitters in the Cubs system, Juan Cabada was ready for the challenges that awaited him when he made his U.S. debut this year. Signed for $1.5 million out of the Dominican Republic in 2025, he batted .283/.387/.434 in his first 14 games in the Rookie-level Arizona Complex League this May.
Last week, MLB Pipeline revealed its selections for Minor League Hitting Prospect of the Year and Minor League Pitching Prospect of the Year during the 2026 MiLB Awards Show on MLB Network. Brewers corner infielder Andrew Fischer won hitting honors after swatting 48 homers, the most in the Minors since 1982.
This story was excerpted from Jordan Bastian’s Cubs Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox.
The toolchain brings together AWS services and NVIDIA’s Physical AI software stack into a single development workflow. The goal is to address one of the biggest challenges facing companies developing AI-powered robots: connecting the many pieces required to turn a trained model into a system that can reliably operate in the real world.
Global energy company Schneider Electric this week said it will acquire industrial design, engineering, and data management firm PTC Inc. for about $22.6 billion. The Boston-based companies claimed that the combination will bridge the “digital and physical worlds across the lifecycle, from design and build to operate and maintain.”
Teradyne Robotics, a subsidiary of Teradyne Inc. and parent company of Universal Robots A/S, announced the settlement on Oct. 1. The resolution aims to bring the dispute between the parties to a close and reflects their shared interest in avoiding the continued time and cost associated with legal proceedings.
Selecting the right motion architecture is one of the most important design decisions in robotics. At RoboBusiness 2026, Marcel Almonte, a mechatronics applications engineer at Harmonic Drive, will lead the session, “Integrated Drive Actuator Design: Combining Gearheads, Motor, Drive, and Sensors for Smarter Motion. RoboBusiness will take place Oct. 20 and 21 in Santa Clara, Calif.
A hand attached to the end of an arm is a given for most humans, but what if robots didn’t have to play by the same rules as we do? Researchers from ETH Zurich have turned an off-the-shelf robotic hand into a completely self-contained robot that walks on its fingertips while using those same fingers to manipulate its environment.
Download this complimentary White Paper today! This White Paper gives robotics researchers and engineers an overview of a new large-scale motion capture dataset built to close the data gap limiting humanoid robot learning. It also shows how policies trained on the dataset transfer to a real humanoid robot.
I've always been kind of into computers since I was young. And then when film started to move from analog film to digital, I became more interested in that aspect of it. And the visual effects workflow for many years has included machine learning.
As previously promised, here’s Anthropic’s new fast, low cost model: Introducing Claude Haiku 5.5. The previous Haiku, 4.5, was very much showing its age. It came out almost a year ago, and was priced at $1/million input and $5/million output—relatively expensive even back then, and a full 10x the price of OpenAI’s GPT-6 Luna, released last month.
Anti-Patterns in Software Blogging (via) Some excellent writing advice from Michael Lynch. Michael warns against "meandering intros", misjudging your reader's existing knowledge, assuming they'll read your previous posts, and excessive formality. He also warns against overreliance on links as an excuse not to explain terminology.
I was a graph theory junkie long ago and even moved to Budapest for awhile to study among the greats. While I was there I started working on Barnette's Conjecture which came to occupy my thoughts over the next 24 years of my life, on and off as I worked in many different fields. Last summer I even thought for a few days that I had actually solved it.
OpenAI “rogue” agent activities found on Wikimedia projects. Given how tempting a target wikis are for rogue agent swarms, it's not a huge surprise that Wikipedia found evidence of that activity once they went looking:. The Wikimedia Foundation conducted its own investigation to see whether Wikimedia websites had been similarly affected by AI agents, focusing on those operated by OpenAI.
Since the Medicare breach, OpenAI has put in place additional monitoring to allow “immediate intervention” by staff to stop training if the company’s models access the internet in ways they’re not supposed to, Mr. Kwon [chief strategy officer at OpenAI] said.
Anduril intends to gradually scale production once Arsenal-2 begins operations as the defense systems maker builds its workforce, supplier base, infrastructure and production rate required for submarine output. Arsenal-2 will be built on a 187-acre site for “high-volume, high-precision production of undersea naval capabilities.
AI and automation are among the biggest trends in manufacturing. Manufacturers are leveraging newer technologies as a way to bridge the persistent skill gap in the industry, with AI boosting engineering productivity and automation in manufacturing is set to more than double by 2030.
Boston Dynamics, a humanoid and industrial robot maker owned by Hyundai, said it has appointed Rohit Prasad as CEO, effective today. The company hired Prasad for his experience turning physical artificial intelligence breakthroughs into commercial successes.
BD said it is the largest manufacturer of essential medical consumables and shares a commitment with the Trump administration to bolster the U.S. healthcare infrastructure. Under the agreement, the company said it will spend $3 billion to expand strategic production sites across the country and increase its annual U.S. output by about 5 billion essential medical consumables.