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In this week’s Sunday Reboot, Apple’s HomeView is an interesting smart home launch, but it will probably play better in some countries than others.The HomeView looks nice, but probably wouldn’t work with my household. Sunday Reboot is a weekly column covering some of the lighter stories within the Apple reality distortion field from the past seven days. All to get next week underway with a good first step. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums

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The Simpsons brought back fan favorite Apu Nahasapeemapetilon on Sunday night’s episode, revealing a new voice for the character after nine years. Apu appeared in “The Revengening” with Sunil Malhotra taking over for Hank Azaria, who voiced Apu in the past. The character has been but not heard on since the October 2017 episode “The Serfsons” and his new voice was a surprise for fans as the creators didn’t announce the casting in advance. “When my agent called me about a Simpsons audition, I knew exactly what role it was for, and the idea actually made my stomach sink,” Malhotra…

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Week 6 brought many of the things we’ve grown accustomed to in the young 2026 season. However, Sunday might have given us the biggest surprise far this year.The Arizona Cardinals pulled off the biggest upset of the season with their 18-16 victory over the Los Angeles Rams. Arizona entered Sunday’s game as a 12.5-point underdog, but was in control for much of the day as it picked up its second win at SoFi Stadium. As great a story as the victory was for the Cardinals, though, much of the focus will turn to the Rams. Can they dig themselves out of…

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A protestor with a gas mask holds a French flag in front of a fire at the Boulevard des Capucines during a demonstration to protest against the “high cost of living”, in Paris on October 17, 2026 as part of a nationwide call for mobilisation bringing together various groups expressing their anger.Kiran Ridley | Afp | Getty ImagesFrance endured its worst unrest in years this weekend as nationwide protests over high living costs and declining public services turned violent ahead of a key government vote on the budget.Demonstrations erupted into riots on Saturday, with almost 2,400 people arrested, shops looted…

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In most of the country, autumn is campaign season. But in Michigan it is also cider season. The Franklin Cider Mill is an institution in suburban Detroit that churns out hot donuts and ice-cold cider slushies. Between bites, we asked visitors to assess the state of their wallets three weeks before Election Day.”I would say most are struggling, if I’m being honest,” one woman said. Another man offered, “I don’t feel great about the economy right now.”Jeffrey Robinson, a high school principal, put it succinctly: “It sucks,” he said. “We have parents that carpool that are finding it hard to…

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Anthropic said Sunday it is committing 5% of its shares to a new “public benefit” fund, with the fund’s worth potentially increasing as its shares grow in value.The shares will go to the Anthropic Public Benefit Fund, a new entity within the company. The fund “will have increased flexibility and scale, enabling us to pursue our mission in new ways: for example, we might explore large donations to traditional nonprofits or direct distributions to specific populations,” Anthropic said in a blog post. It gave labor market impacts as an example, saying that while it has already committed $200 million to…

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While accepting the Middleburg Film Festival Achievement in Acting Award this weekend, Léa Seydoux told the crowd that her parents sent her to summer camp in Middleburg. “The first time I came to the United States,” she said, “I flew on my own, and I was eight years old, and I didn’t speak a word of English, which is true. I knew how to say ‘yes,’ ‘no,’ and ‘sorry, I don’t understand.’ So it was it was difficult, but also rewarding. I discovered a new culture. I didn’t know then that I would become an actress, and that this would…

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SINGAPORE, Oct. 18, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — HistoIndex, a pioneer in AI-driven digital pathology for fibrotic diseases, and the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Singapore’s lead public sector R&D agency, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on the preclinical evaluation and characterization of therapeutic candidates for various fibrotic diseases, including cancer-associated fibrosis. Dr Lisa Ooi, Assistant Chief Executive of A*STAR’s Biomedical Research Council (BMRC) and Dr Gideon Ho, Chief Executive Officer of HistoIndex (seated at the front) with representatives from A*STAR and HistoIndex at the MoU signing ceremony on 30 September 2026. The partnership will bring together…

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The Rays have taken control of the ALCS after winning two out of three games on the road at Progressive Field. Tampa Bay leads Cleveland, 3-2, in the best-of-seven series. The Rays head back to Tropicana Field with home-field advantage and the momentum, pitching depth, and timely hitting to get it done.All they need to reach the World Series is one more win.Here are my takeaways from the Rays’ 3-1 win in Game 5:1. Rasmussen’s Dominant Run Continues (Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images) Three elbow surgeries and a whole lot of hard work and flawless execution later, Rays ace Drew Rasmussen…

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TOLEDO, Ohio — House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries said Sunday the election climate is holding firm for Democrats as he campaigned for Rep. Marcy Kaptur in a heavily contested Ohio congressional district that is crucial for majority control of the House.Jeffries also slapped back at President Donald Trump’s abrupt decision to waive sanctions on Russia and said there will be a bipartisan effort in the House to pursue a new sanctions package that the president would not have the ability to waive.“It’s shocking, but not surprising, that an American president would do so much to undermine the cause of democracy,…

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