October 17, 2026
Archived RedScroll front page — 100 stories. Generated Sat, 17 Oct 2026 20:24:15 GMT.
Signal highlights
- HighTrump waives several Russia sanctions as row with Zelensky intensifies
- HighPope discharged from hospital days after lung cancer surgery
- HighNursery owner in China jailed for life after hundreds of children poisoned
- HighBriefing Chat: An invisible tattoo that appears under UV light – and then disappears
Top stories
- 01Briefing Chat: An invisible tattoo that appears under UV light – and then disappears
- 02The pianist who never played
- 03IceCube just won a Nobel prize. Protect astroparticle physics projects with the same potential
- 04Memory stays strong in old age when this brain enzyme is active
- 05Unprecedented atlas explores mitochondria across the tree of life
WORLD
- Trump waives several Russia sanctions as row with Zelensky intensifies
BBC NewsWORLD
- Pope discharged from hospital days after lung cancer surgery
BBC NewsWORLD
- Nursery owner in China jailed for life after hundreds of children poisoned
BBC NewsWORLD
- Clashes, fires and looting break out as protesters rally across France, joining students - AP News
Associated PressWORLD
- No Kings rallies across US urge voters to cast ballots early ahead of midterms - AP News
Associated PressWORLD
- Trump touts his power at Kentucky rally to energize voters ahead of midterm elections - AP News
Associated PressWORLD
- Pope Leo returns to Vatican four days after cancer surgery - Reuters
ReutersWORLD
- Trump-Zelenskiy rift threatens vital support for Kyiv - Reuters
ReutersWORLD
- Albanian police fire rubber bullets as student protests rage - Reuters
ReutersWORLD
- Scuffles and fires break out as protesters rally across France, joining students
NPRWORLD
- Pope Leo XIV leaves hospital days after lung cancer surgery
NPRWORLD
- Zelenskyy urges support for new US sanctions on Russia after Trump puts them on hold
NPRWORLD
WAR
- US Special Operations adopts new half-mask and goggles
Defense NewsWAR
- What is Starshield, SpaceX’s military version of Starlink?
Defense NewsWAR
- US Army’s 8th Psychological Operations Group inactivated
Defense NewsWAR
- Satellite Images Show Extent of Trump Admin’s Tree-Felling at DC Golf Course
BellingcatWAR
- Where Are The Aircraft Carriers?: October 17, 2026
The War ZoneWAR
- F-22 Pilot Controls FQ-44 Fighter Drone From The Cockpit For The First Time
The War ZoneWAR
- Bunker Talk: Let’s Talk About All The Things We Did And Didn’t Cover This Week
The War ZoneWAR
- European diplomats attacked by Israeli settlers in West Bank - BBC
BBC ConflictWAR
- Shakhtar Donetsk vs Kolos Kovalivka: Ukraine Premier League stats & head-to-head - BBC
BBC ConflictWAR
- Violent clashes between police and protesters in Albania - BBC
BBC ConflictWAR
- Pulling Ethiopia and Eritrea Back from War
International Crisis GroupWAR
- A Fateful Choice: Will This Election Change Israel?
International Crisis GroupWAR
AI
- Accelerating the search for antimicrobial peptides with Google Antigravity
DeepMind BlogAI
- Google DeepMind and Singapore Government collaborate to build fine-tuned AI model for scam detection
DeepMind BlogAI
- Gemini 4 Argon for Robotics
DeepMind BlogAI
- Gemini 4 Argon: Built to solve your hardest problems
Google AI BlogAI
- Roundtables: A Conversation With the Creator of AI-Designed Viruses
MIT Technology Review AIAI
- Open models have real benefits. Do they outweigh the risks?
MIT Technology Review AIAI
- The Nordics and NVIDIA Show What’s Possible When a Region Commits to Advanced Computing
NVIDIA AI BlogAI
- NVIDIA Announces New Investments in the UK Startup Ecosystem
NVIDIA AI BlogAI
- How Itaú is building generative AI for its entire customer base
OpenAI NewsAI
- Benefit Street Partners answers questions faster with Codex
OpenAI NewsAI
- HiRO-ACEv2: Simulating extreme weather at 3 km resolution for a fraction of the cost
Hugging Face BlogAI
- A week with RTX Spark: everything we’ve learned using Nvidia’s new laptops
The Verge AIAI
- Meta’s new terms may allow it to train AI on news sites for free
The Verge AIAI
- Scaling Indic Pretraining: 2.8 Trillion Tokens and an Open Data Generation Pipeline
Hugging Face BlogAI
- Perplexity Open-Sources SPACE, a Firecracker MicroVM Sandbox for AI Agents
MarkTechPostAI
- NVIDIA Releases Nemotron 3.5 Super VL, a 120B Open Multimodal Agent Model
MarkTechPostAI
TECHNOLOGY
- The Download: failed social media bans, and extending pets’ lives
MIT Technology ReviewTECHNOLOGY
- This implant can restore sight for patients with macular degeneration
MIT Technology ReviewTECHNOLOGY
- The Download: reviving frozen pig kidneys and boosting nuclear power
MIT Technology ReviewTECHNOLOGY
- Science says your boss should talk less in meetings
Ars TechnicaTECHNOLOGY
- Why BioWare's Neverwinter Nights still has thousands of active players
Ars TechnicaTECHNOLOGY
- OpenAI models hacked a crypto wallet and breached more websites
Ars TechnicaTECHNOLOGY
- TikTok bans Musk documentary account
The VergeTECHNOLOGY
- Mercedes-AMG’s first ground-up SUV is a 1,150hp electric beast
The VergeTECHNOLOGY
- Elon Musk settles lawsuits over $1 million voter giveaway
The VergeTECHNOLOGY
- Anthropic says its workforce has become less junior and is spending more time in meetings
TechCrunchTECHNOLOGY
- Replit is no longer working with Anthropic, CEO says
TechCrunchTECHNOLOGY
- Ember’s new temperature-controlled mug makes my nightly tea ritual even better
TechCrunchTECHNOLOGY
BUSINESS
- When AI agents take matters into their own hands
The Economist BusinessBUSINESS
- AI neolabs are raising huge sums. Most have little to show for it
The Economist BusinessBUSINESS
- SpaceX’s Starlink expansion is a bold gamble on the future
The Economist BusinessBUSINESS
- Watch: Did Tesla really just unveil a flying car?
BBC BusinessBUSINESS
- Banks expect to be hit with higher taxes in Budget
BBC BusinessBUSINESS
- Ship attack reports near Hormuz reach record high as oil exports slow
BBC BusinessBUSINESS
- Russia Sanctions Waived, AI Debt Concerns, Making 'GTA VI'
Bloomberg MarketsBUSINESS
- Pointed! Bloomberg's Weekly News Quiz For Risk-Takers
Bloomberg MarketsBUSINESS
- CoreWeave Woes Risk Shutting Down AI Junk Market: Credit Weekly
Bloomberg MarketsBUSINESS
- Software’s new consolidator gets big vote of confidence from Berkshire
CNBC FinanceBUSINESS
- 'Dead money’ for a decade: Why this hedge fund approach may deliver an advantage over bonds
CNBC FinanceBUSINESS
- Here's who Netflix just brought in to run content — and what it means for the streamer
CNBC BusinessBUSINESS
- U.S. presses China on Mastercard, Citigroup market access in bilateral Bangkok talks, official says
CNBC FinanceBUSINESS
- KFC to switch to Coca-Cola beverages in U.S. restaurants for the first time in decades
CNBC BusinessBUSINESS
SCIENCE
- Briefing Chat: An invisible tattoo that appears under UV light – and then disappears
NatureSCIENCE
- The pianist who never played
NatureSCIENCE
- IceCube just won a Nobel prize. Protect astroparticle physics projects with the same potential
NatureSCIENCE
- Memory stays strong in old age when this brain enzyme is active
NatureSCIENCE
- Unprecedented atlas explores mitochondria across the tree of life
NatureSCIENCE
- PhD students who write dissertation with AI less likely to stay in academia
NatureSCIENCE
- New drug reverses severe fatty liver disease by repairing the gut
ScienceDailySCIENCE
- NASA’s Roman Space Telescope exceeds expectations by nearly 30%
ScienceDailySCIENCE
- This bird flies thousands of miles, but its wings have a catch
ScienceDailySCIENCE
- Brain cells meant to protect us may be fueling cognitive decline
ScienceDailySCIENCE
- Scientists discover how deep sleep builds muscle, burns fat, and boosts the brain
ScienceDailySCIENCE
- Scientists predicted doomsday for November 13, 2026. Should we be worried?
ScienceDailySCIENCE
CRYPTO
- Goldman, Wells Fargo, Morgan Stanley see tokenization as a growth play, not a threat
CoinDeskCRYPTO
- Citrini sees a tokenization boom. The harder question is who profits
CoinDeskCRYPTO
- Polygon sees Coinme acquisition as entry to payments sector dominated by Visa, Stripe
CoinDeskCRYPTO
- Banks could slow stablecoin growth by paying savers more, BIS paper finds
CoinDeskCRYPTO
- Crypto Super PAC Fairshake Pours Millions More Into Defeating Sherrod Brown
DecryptCRYPTO
- Crypto Firms Launch Quantum Alliance as 6 Million Bitcoin Sit Exposed
DecryptCRYPTO
- Chinese Startup StepFun Launches a Phone Built Around an AI Agent, Not Apps
DecryptCRYPTO
- TokenMaxxing: How to Get the Most Out of Your AI Models
DecryptCRYPTO
- Here’s what happened in crypto today
CointelegraphCRYPTO
- Solana shows resilience, but some areas need continued observation, Fidelity says
CointelegraphCRYPTO
- Circle’s Allaire says stablecoin issuer looking to enter 40 developing markets: Report
CointelegraphCRYPTO
- Lagarde says euro-area economy is resilient, digital euro imminent
CointelegraphCRYPTO
CULTURE
- Eminem Defends New Collaboration With ‘Old Friend’ Kid Rock: ‘Not About Choosing Sides’
Rolling StoneCULTURE
- Miley Showcases New Era, Remembers ‘Aunt Dolly’ Parton at Hollywood Bowl
Rolling StoneCULTURE
- Notre Dame vs. BYU Livestream: Where to Watch the College Football Game Online for Free
Rolling StoneCULTURE
- Iron Maiden Announce Surprise 2027 North American Tour
Rolling StoneCULTURE
- 5 Years Later, One Game’s Blood Sacrifice Mechanic Still Haunts Me
PolygonCULTURE
- Tim Burton's 77-Minute Stop-Motion Masterpiece Is Officially Back on Streaming
PolygonCULTURE
- The Zelda: Ocarina of Time Remake Sounds Meaningfully Better Than the Original
PolygonCULTURE
- Ben Affleck's Batman Movie Would Have Featured Arkham Asylum-Inspired Deathstroke Fight and DCEU Batgirl, Joe Manganiello Reveals
IGNCULTURE
- The Best Deals Today: Cyberpunk 2077 for Switch 2, Pikmin 4, Star Wars Zero Company, and More
IGNCULTURE
- Captain Price Actor Sends Message to Fans as Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 Campaign Praise Rolls in
IGNCULTURE