October 19, 2026
Archived RedScroll front page — 100 stories. Generated Mon, 19 Oct 2026 22:12:35 GMT.
Signal highlights
- HighEx-OpenAI worker accused of planting device had Saudi support, says court filing
- HighUkrainians dying because US restricting intelligence sharing, Zelensky adviser tells BBC
- HighDeadly fire at Canada military base moved a kilometre 'in 30 to 60 seconds'
- HighToxic chemicals in fentanyl revealed by speedy technique
Top stories
- 01Toxic chemicals in fentanyl revealed by speedy technique
- 02Light and mirrors move large quantum computers closer to reality
- 03Audio long read: How to stay smart in the age of AI — the science of critical thinking
- 04US government probe into postdoc visas worries scientists
- 05Microdosing LSD shows some cognitive benefits — but only for women
WORLD
- Ex-OpenAI worker accused of planting device had Saudi support, says court filing
BBC NewsWORLD
- Ukrainians dying because US restricting intelligence sharing, Zelensky adviser tells BBC
BBC NewsWORLD
- Deadly fire at Canada military base moved a kilometre 'in 30 to 60 seconds'
BBC NewsWORLD
- Paris police issue overnight curfew in 2 areas of French capital to try to prevent further disorder - AP News
Associated PressWORLD
- From France to Albania, social unrest is setting Europe’s streets ablaze - AP News
Associated PressWORLD
- Zelenskyy says Ukraine got no early warning from partners as Russia hits the power grid again - AP News
Associated PressWORLD
- EXCLUSIVE: How one hacker used AI agents and a few thousand dollars to break into scores of sites - Reuters
ReutersWORLD
- US officials plan to travel to Norway for Ukraine talks, sources say - Reuters
ReutersWORLD
- Trump says Zelenskiy should get somebody else to negotiate to end war - Reuters
ReutersWORLD
- Australian prime minister says lawmaker critically injured by car is 'no accident'
NPRWORLD
- The real reason it's going to take a while to know who won in some midterm races
NPRWORLD
- Alberta voters weigh future in Canada
NPRWORLD
WAR
- Pentagon, BAE sign deal for up to 25,000 precision-guided munition kits a year
Defense NewsWAR
- US Army competition explores military uses for humanoid robots
Defense NewsWAR
- Shield AI software cuts autonomous flight development to six weeks
Defense NewsWAR
- Groups seek clarity on motive behind Pentagon’s study of women in combat
Defense NewsWAR
- Satellite Images Show Extent of Trump Admin’s Tree-Felling at DC Golf Course
BellingcatWAR
- Russian Satellite’s Unprecedented Shadowing Of A Very Particular Radar Imaging Satellite Is A Big Deal
The War ZoneWAR
- Germany Drops Boeing MQ-28 Ghost Bat Rapid Procurement Plan
The War ZoneWAR
- Army’s Plan To Launch Hundreds Of Balloons Into Enemy Territory If A Future Conflict Breaks Out
The War ZoneWAR
- We Finally Know The B-21 Raider’s True Wingspan
The War ZoneWAR
- Clean up begins after French riots but police remain - BBC
BBC ConflictWAR
- Moment drone airlifts wounded Ukrainian soldier in unique rescue mission - BBC
BBC ConflictWAR
- Are the French riots a warning of an intense election to come? - BBC
BBC ConflictWAR
AI
- AI researchers stranded Claude on a virtual desert island. It started to “play.”
MIT Technology Review AIAI
- 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: Built to solve your hardest problems
Google AI BlogAI
- Making the internet better for AI agents might make it worse for everyone else
MIT Technology Review AIAI
- “We were looking at it wrong”: The explosive claim that’s upended the AI world
MIT Technology Review AIAI
- RTX Spark Ignites Global Celebration as New Windows PCs Arrive
NVIDIA AI BlogAI
- Be There for the Beginning: Celebrate the Launch of NVIDIA RTX Spark
NVIDIA AI BlogAI
- TorchNeuron: running HF models on AWS Trainium is easier than ever
Hugging Face 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 hacker broke into John Deere and SharkNinja with an army of AI agents
The Verge AIAI
- Democrats think cracking down on AI could give them an edge
The Verge AIAI
- Google Open-Sources Harness2, a Recursive Agent Harnessing Framework
MarkTechPostAI
- MiniMax Just Launched M3.1 Flash: 428B MoE Agentic Model at $0.15/M Input
MarkTechPostAI
TECHNOLOGY
- The Download: preserving the Arctic permafrost, and playful AI agents
MIT Technology ReviewTECHNOLOGY
- Inside the quest to combat Arctic fires and save the planet’s frozen carbon
MIT Technology ReviewTECHNOLOGY
- How far can we push computing?
MIT Technology ReviewTECHNOLOGY
- Russian spacecraft maneuvers in "extreme proximity" to satellite used by Ukraine
Ars TechnicaTECHNOLOGY
- Accused OpenAI spy had folder called “Saudi Gov Docs,” FBI says
Ars TechnicaTECHNOLOGY
- Batteries help reduce emissions, but how do we reduce their emissions?
Ars TechnicaTECHNOLOGY
- The fossil fuel comeback is here
The VergeTECHNOLOGY
- CoreWeave’s debt is becoming the whole AI industry’s problem
The VergeTECHNOLOGY
- I tried a $99 plug that promises to track your car and send help when needed — without selling your data
The VergeTECHNOLOGY
- Microsoft says AI agents are like insider threats as ‘frontier models can’t be trusted’
TechCrunchTECHNOLOGY
- Amazon is taking its biggest shot at Nvidia yet with new TorchNeuron dev tool
TechCrunchTECHNOLOGY
- Hackers hit AI coding tool OpenCode, running up charges on users’ AI accounts
TechCrunchTECHNOLOGY
BUSINESS
- Bartleby newsletter: Boomers, babies and bots
The Economist BusinessBUSINESS
- The AI industry’s gigantic debts are making investors nervous
The Economist BusinessBUSINESS
- When AI agents take matters into their own hands
The Economist BusinessBUSINESS
- Burnham vows end to 'rip-off parking charges' under new rules
BBC BusinessBUSINESS
- US bans DeepSeek AI from government use as tech tension with China continues
BBC BusinessBUSINESS
- Vinted blocks French looters listing stolen goods for sale
BBC BusinessBUSINESS
- How the Buffett Kids Will Shape a $150 Billion Legacy
Bloomberg MarketsBUSINESS
- Cboe’s Early Session for Single-Stock Options Makes Debut
Bloomberg MarketsBUSINESS
- Amazon Rallies as Morgan Stanley Sees Major AI Upside | Closing Bell
Bloomberg MarketsBUSINESS
- Anthropic is AI trade's last big hope for a major IPO this year
CNBC FinanceBUSINESS
- Robot factories and hypersonic missiles: JPMorgan Chase's first $5 billion of defense investments
CNBC FinanceBUSINESS
- Software’s new consolidator gets big vote of confidence from Berkshire
CNBC FinanceBUSINESS
- Here's who Netflix just brought in to run content — and what it means for the streamer
CNBC BusinessBUSINESS
- KFC to switch to Coca-Cola beverages in U.S. restaurants for the first time in decades
CNBC BusinessBUSINESS
SCIENCE
- Toxic chemicals in fentanyl revealed by speedy technique
NatureSCIENCE
- Light and mirrors move large quantum computers closer to reality
NatureSCIENCE
- Audio long read: How to stay smart in the age of AI — the science of critical thinking
NatureSCIENCE
- US government probe into postdoc visas worries scientists
NatureSCIENCE
- Microdosing LSD shows some cognitive benefits — but only for women
NatureSCIENCE
- How pregnancy reshapes the brain throughout life
NatureSCIENCE
- Alaska’s monster tsunami sent water 1,580 feet up a mountain
ScienceDailySCIENCE
- Why some people escape Alzheimer’s despite carrying a high-risk gene
ScienceDailySCIENCE
- Something strange is happening beneath a volcano near 2 million people
ScienceDailySCIENCE
- Scientists discover why some people still can’t taste food after COVID-19
ScienceDailySCIENCE
- Just 3,000 steps a day may help slow Alzheimer's, scientists find
ScienceDailySCIENCE
- Scientists win 2026 Nobel Prize for controlling brain cells with light
ScienceDailySCIENCE
CRYPTO
- Tether: Senator's investigation misses positive work that's led to lower Iran volumes
CoinDeskCRYPTO
- U.S. CFTC rebuffs CME legal stance in consequential fight over perpetual futures
CoinDeskCRYPTO
- Zerohash rolls out a new tool to move crypto without copying wallet addresses
CoinDeskCRYPTO
- Strategy's price chart is about to flash a major bullish signal weeks after bitcoin did
CoinDeskCRYPTO
- Strive Buys $335 Million in Bitcoin After Investors Pour In $369 Million
DecryptCRYPTO
- Anthropic Gives 5% of Itself to the Public. Musk Answers by Giving Away SpaceX Shares
DecryptCRYPTO
- XRP Ledger Repairs Its Lending Protocol Before It Goes Live
DecryptCRYPTO
- Hackers Are Running Apple's iOS on Android Phones for the First Time
DecryptCRYPTO
- Solana treasury firm SkyAI sells all SOL holdings, launches $201M buyback
CointelegraphCRYPTO
- Crypto PAC pours $362K into California race voters essentially decided in August
CointelegraphCRYPTO
- Here’s what happened in crypto today
CointelegraphCRYPTO
- Market participants weigh in on SEC’s proposed crypto regulations
CointelegraphCRYPTO
CULTURE
- Hunter Schafer Reveals She Underwent Gender-Affirming Bottom Surgery
Rolling StoneCULTURE
- Trump’s Crunch-Time Message: New Mexico Should Be Renamed ‘New America’
Rolling StoneCULTURE
- Richard Riehle, Character Actor and ‘Office Space’ Scene-Stealer, Dead at 78
Rolling StoneCULTURE
- A Guide to the 5 Best Sites to Buy GLP-1 Shots & Pills Online
Rolling StoneCULTURE
- Stupid Never Dies Is Easily the Worst Game of 2026
PolygonCULTURE
- Street Fighter Officially Sets a New Franchise Box Office Record
PolygonCULTURE
- New Pokémon Release Finally Lets You Play As Team Rocket
PolygonCULTURE
- Hellraiser's Clive Barker Feared New Game Would Be 'Overly Censored' But Is 'Proud as F**k at the End Result'
IGNCULTURE
- Get 6.6ft 240W USB Type-C Cables for Less Than $3 Apiece
IGNCULTURE
- Steam Fans Are Begging for a No-AI Filter as Steam Next Fest Is Filled With Slop
IGNCULTURE