La Scala’s First ‘Ring’ in a Decade Passes the Wagnerian Flame
Two conductors — a mentor and a protégé, both trained as pianists — bring precision and lyricism to the first new staging of Wagner’s epic in a decade.
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Why Hurricane Melissa Was One of the Most Powerful Atlantic Storms in History
Rachel Feltman: Happy Monday, listeners! For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m Rachel Feltman. Today we’re mainly going to focus on one major story from last week: Hurricane Melissa. Here to tell us more about this historic storm is Scientific American senior editor Andrea Thompson. Andrea, welcome back to the show. Thanks so much for coming…
Waymo’s robotaxis are coming to three new cities
Waymo said it plans on launching commercial robotaxi services in three new cities: San Diego, Las Vegas, and Detroit. The announcement comes after the company said it would begin rapidly scaling to bring its fully driverless technology to more people on a faster timeline. Waymo didn’t say exactly when it plans on opening up its…
Michael Clarke: Cricketer reveals details of ongoing skin cancer battle
Cricketer Michael Clarke has recalled the events that led to his skin cancer diagnosis Clarke discussed his experience on the Kyle and Jackie O Show. revealing he has struggled with it for years, having several melanomas cut out of his face and body. He added he had a melanoma “cut out of his face” just…
India lose to England by four runs in ICC Women’s World Cup cricket | Cricket News
England rallied to secure their semifinal spot at the World Cup while India’s defeat jeopardises their last-four chances. England dug in for a four-run victory over India to clinch a semifinal spot at the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup on Sunday, leaving the tournament co-hosts in a five-way contest for the remaining place in the…
Russia looks to cosy up with China after Trump’s meeting with Xi
In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin (R) arrives at the airport of Hangzhou on November 3, 2025. Dmitry Astakhov | Afp | Getty Images Russian officials appeared eager Monday to reaffiirm Moscow’s alliance with China following U.S. President Donald Trump’s high-profile meeting with Xi Jinping….
Louvre Heist: What to Know About the Suspects and Investigation
Three of the four people whom the police believe carried out the theft have been arrested. But the jewelry is nowhere to be found.
The beginning of the end of the transformer era? Neuro-symbolic AI startup AUI announces new funding at $750M valuation
The buzzed-about but still stealthy New York City startup Augmented Intelligence Inc (AUI), which seeks to go beyond the popular "transformer" architecture used by most of today's LLMs such as ChatGPT and Gemini, has raised $20 million in a bridge SAFE round at a $750 million valuation cap, bringing its total funding to nearly $60…
Pete Davidson keeping tattoos for his parents
3 November 2025 Pete Davidson won’t get rid of his tattoo tributes to his parents. Pete Davidson is having his tattoos removed The former Saturday Night Live star is in the midst of a lengthy process of getting rid of over 200 individual inkings from all over his body but he plans to keep designs…
Cam Little sets NFL record with 68-yard field goal
Cam Little is now in the NFL record book after drilling the longest field goal in NFL history. The Jaguars’ kicker booted a 68-yard kick just before halftime during Jacksonville’s eventual 30-29 overtime win over the Raiders. Little, who made a 70-yard field goal during the preseason, was mobbed by his teammates after breaking the…