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Apple’s first touchscreen MacBook is days away – with another OLED surprise

Apple’s first touchscreen MacBook is days away – with another OLED surprise

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ZDNET’s key takeaways Apple appears to be announcing its touchscreen OLED MacBooks on Oct. 28. The new MacBooks will have the M5 Pro and M5 Max chips. Another Apple device will also get a refresh with an OLED display and M6 chip. Rumors of an OLED touchscreen MacBook have been brewing for years, but it looks like it’s finally happening. Apple started inviting media to an “all-day product launch” in Los Angeles on Oct. 28, where the new touchscreen MacBooks, refreshed iPad mini, and M6 MacBooks will be unveiled, as reported by Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. First touchscreen MacBook There appear to be two product lines of the new MacBooks: one with OLED touchscreens in 14- and 16-inch sizes in a redesigned, more lightweight form, and another 14-inch MacBook with the base model M6 chip and a largely unchanged build. The new OLED MacBooks will feature the M5 Pro and M5 Max chips, and are reportedly “significantly lighter,” indicating some physical redesigns to distinguish them from their predecessors. They’re also rumored to have a Dynamic Island …

Pennsylvania woman stabbed young son and husband to death at Great Wolf Lodge water park, police say

Pennsylvania woman stabbed young son and husband to death at Great Wolf Lodge water park, police say

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A woman killed her husband and 3-year-old son at a popular Pennsylvania water park before she asked police for their help to die by suicide because she couldn’t “find the vein in her neck to stab,” authorities said Tuesday. Officers rushed to the Great Wolf Lodge at 3:13 p.m. Monday after a “distressed female” in Room 2030 “advised the dispatcher that she needed help committing suicide,” Poconos Township police said in a statement. The caller, Metallica Rose Harrison, 27, of Towanda, told a dispatcher she wanted to die by suicide but needed help “to find the vein in her neck to stab,” Detective Earl Ackerman wrote in a criminal complaint. Charles Harrison “suffered multiple stab wounds to the chest,” while a 3-year-old child, identified only as “T.H.,” was found dead with a “single stab wound to the chest,” Ackerman wrote. Harrison was taken to the hospital, accompanied by police, and told officers in the ambulance that “everyday, I work so hard” to “be the best person, the best mother, the best wife,” the complaint said. …

Palantir and London mayor’s office settle lawsuit over UK police contract

Palantir and London mayor’s office settle lawsuit over UK police contract

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LONDON, Oct 14 : US tech firm Palantir and London mayor Sadiq Khan’s office have settled Palantir’s lawsuit over a decision to block a £50 million ($66 million) contract with London police, both parties said on Wednesday. Palantir had agreed a two-year contract with the Metropolitan Police to use its artificial intelligence systems to automate certain tasks and for analysing evidence. But the mayor’s office refused to approve the deal, telling the Met Police it had failed to have an open competition for the contract, with reports also quoting a spokesperson for Khan citing concerns Palantir did not align with “London’s values”. Palantir’s supply of software for the US military and immigration services, plus billionaire co-founder Peter Thiel’s political views, have drawn scrutiny as European governments grow increasingly wary about dependency on US tech platforms. The company was challenging the decision to block the Met contract, but Palantir and the Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime said in a joint statement that they had resolved the case and “withdrawn their allegations against each other”. MOPAC’s …

Russia’s arrest of Japanese journalist: Why are tensions rising? | Espionage News

Russia’s arrest of Japanese journalist: Why are tensions rising? | Espionage News

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Russia has arrested a Japanese journalist from Sakhalin Island after accusing him of spying and gathering information on its defence capabilities. On Tuesday, Russian news agencies reported that the reporter, working for the Hokkaido Shimbun newspaper, was arrested by the Federal Security Service (FSB) as he was preparing to leave the next day. Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of list According to the TASS news agency, the FSB said the journalist, Imai Yuki, was arrested in the Sakhalin region and taken to Moscow after being accused in a “criminal case”. The arrest of the Japanese citizen comes amid deteriorating relations between the two countries as Tokyo joined Western sanctions against Moscow due to the invasion of Ukraine. Russian President Vladimir Putin’s August visit to Iturup Island, which is part of the Kuril Islands archipelago, drew sharp reactions from Japan. The two countries have a longstanding territorial dispute over the Kuril Islands dating back more than a century. Here’s what we know about the arrest: Who is the arrested journalist and what is he accused …

Police Confiscate Robot That Groped 16-Year-Old Girl, Probe Whether Young Men Were at the Controls

Police Confiscate Robot That Groped 16-Year-Old Girl, Probe Whether Young Men Were at the Controls

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COLOGNE, Germany (AP) — German authorities opened an investigation into possible sexual harassment after a robot controlled by two young men touched the buttocks of a 16-year-old girl and made thrusting movements toward her, police said. Police in the western city of Cologne responded after the incident overnight Saturday to Sunday in which the robot’s suspected 16-year-old owner and a 19-year-old companion were said to have filmed the alleged assault. They were said to have streamed the incident and commentated on it online. Cologne police spokesman Christoph Bermel said the two male teenagers have not been charged but are considered suspects, and investigators were examining whether the robot’s movements were preprogrammed or controlled in real time. Police were unfamiliar with this type of incident, he said. “We have not been aware of this phenomenon so far,” Bermel told The Associated Press, saying it was “new territory for us.” Emergency teams that were dispatched to the scene near a fast-food restaurant found the robot in the trunk of a vehicle, Cologne police said in a statement …

Student protesters tell police to join them in Paris demonstrations

Student protesters tell police to join them in Paris demonstrations

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As student-led protests in Paris came to a close on Tuesday, demonstrators chanted “join us, join us” to police officers, who took off their helmets to cheers of the crowd. “When police take off their helmets, it’s a sign that things are getting calmer,” said FRANCE 24 reporter Claire Paccalin. Broader demonstrations are set to take place across France on Saturday over the cost of living, as well as further student protests, with the two potentially merging into a substantial movement. “But many of the young people I have spoken to today say they will not participate on Saturday,” Paccalin said.  Keywords for this article Source link

French student protests: From confiscated signs to catchy slogans – Entre Nous

French student protests: From confiscated signs to catchy slogans – Entre Nous

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To display this content from YouTube, you must enable advertisement tracking and audience measurement. Accept Manage my choices One of your browser extensions seems to be blocking the video player from loading. To watch this content, you may need to disable it on this site. Try again Cover image: Entre Nous © FRANCE 24 Issued on: 13/10/2026 – 16:05 06:50 min From the show Reading time 1 min As French student protests continue, we take a look at how French police have seized some protest signs. We break down whether this is legal, or police intimidation. We also discuss the origin of a slogan that’s catching on – “Bismillah, c’est les ténèbres” – and another that allegedly, according to Le Parisien newspaper, has made French President Emmanuel Macron furious.  By: Source link

Dozens of journalists in India detained while covering anti-gov’t protests | Censorship News

Dozens of journalists in India detained while covering anti-gov’t protests | Censorship News

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Police in India detained at least 35 media workers covering protests in New Delhi over a 48-hour period, according to the US-based Committee to Protect Journalists. Authorities allege they were obstructing police duties. Published On 13 Oct 202613 Oct 2026 Share Dozens of journalists in India detained while covering anti-gov’t protests on social media share-nodes Share googleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Source link

What Flock Actually Costs Cities Across the Country

What Flock Actually Costs Cities Across the Country

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In 2020, the police department of picturesque Covington, Georgia, paid Flock Safety, the surveillance technology company, $40,000 to maintain 20 cameras around the city. The next year, it paid the same amount. In 2022, that cost went up to $81,250. Fifteen new “Falcon” cameras, which Flock says have more sophisticated technology for reading license plates, accounted for $37,500. Another $3,750 went toward installing the new cameras, and the rest was spent maintaining the initial fleet. Then, in 2024, the department paid Flock $113,225. Of that, $87,500 was to maintain its existing 35 cameras, a rate it agreed to pay for the next five years, and the remainder went toward eight new Falcon cameras. The next year, Covington paid Flock $159,000 for a combination of camera maintenance and enrollment in its Drone as First Responder program, which uses drones to fly to emergency scenes and stream footage back to the police station. It’s unclear how much Covington will wind up paying Flock in 2026, but through August, it has paid $201,000—$100,000 to maintain its existing cameras, …