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Then there’s the Infinite Height Trolley handle, which offers five times more stopping points than before—a more personalized experience for travelers of varying heights. Hooks in the trolley handle might seem like a simple design touch, but they’re handy for holding a jacket, purse, or bag of airport fast food (each hook can hold up to 11 pounds, but Away has stress-tested it up to 40 pounds).Other improvements include redesigned interior covers that open outward to give better access, more pockets for small items, a pouch for a Bluetooth tracker, and accessories to help keep the luggage looking clean. The…

OpenAI just introduced dots at their DevDay today. Dots are persistent AI agents powered by GPT-6 Astra. Each dot gets its own cloud computer and browser. It works across 4,000+ apps through ChatGPT plugins and keeps going after you log off. Is it deployable today? Yes, as a managed product. Dots are rolling out in ChatGPT for Pro and Business Premium users in eligible markets. Enterprise, Edu and Healthcare workspaces get a beta once an admin turns it on. There is no self-hosted or open-weights option. What is a dot A dot turns ChatGPT from a request and response loop…

The FBI is warning members of the ShinyHunters extortion group to turn themselves in after Dutch police arrested a man the bureau described as one of the group’s alleged leaders. “Today, our partners at the Dutch National Police announced the arrest of one of the alleged leaders of ShinyHunters, a group linked to cyberattacks in the United States, the Netherlands, and around the world,” FBI Cyber Division Assistant Director Brett Leatherman said in a video released Tuesday. Dutch police said the suspect is a 24-year-old man from Amsterdam who was arrested on September 15 and is suspected of playing a…

“The reason for this behaviour is SHIELD. It automatically detects deviations in flows, collects numerous inputs from KYT and intelligence providers, independent researches, companies and largest centralised players in the industry. Based on these signals the protocol can decide how to handle a transaction,” Shevchenko added.In other words, permissionless and open doesn’t automatically mean a free ride for malicious actors and their money.A small amount of funds ended up flowing through Near Intents. (Alex Shevchenko)Bitget disclosed the breach on Sept. 24 after attackers bypassed security controls protecting its exchange wallets. The company has since said it fixed the vulnerability, published…

Researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine and Hospital for Special Surgery have identified a previously elusive population of stem cells that appears to produce the body’s tendons and ligaments, the connective tissues that link muscles and bones. The scientists also found evidence that these cells can become overactive in the lower spine, where they may contribute to lumbar spinal stenosis. The condition affects an estimated 103 million people worldwide and develops when thickened ligaments reduce space inside the spinal canal. This narrowing can put pressure on nerves and lead to pain, numbness and difficulty walking. The study, published Sept. 7 in…

During the Sand Creek Fire, which has burned since the start of August in southwestern Montana, difficult terrain and fire-weakened trees posed hazards to crews searching for areas still smoldering on steep slopes after the blaze passed. So instead of relying only on firefighters to find hidden embers, fire managers used unmanned aircraft to seek out heat sources.  The operation is part of a broader technological shift underway in wildfire response. The U.S. Forest Service is evaluating firefighting robots on the ground, and researchers are exploring how artificial intelligence could help predict where wildfires will ignite and how quickly fires…

Reading Time: 2 minutes Wisconsin has spent decades building one of the country’s strongest apprenticeship cultures. In 2025, the state reached record Registered Apprenticeship participation, with 18,524 apprentices across more than 3,095 employers. Youth Apprenticeship also reached record scale, enrolling 11,344 high school juniors and seniors and partnering with 7,447 employers. Now Wisconsin needs to apply that same learn-by-doing discipline to the artificial intelligence transition. Stanford Digital Economy Lab’s August employment update found that employment among U.S. workers ages 22-25 in highly AI-exposed occupations is about 19% below where it would be if it had kept pace with similarly aged…

Andy Burnham is at home at Labour conference, and not only because it is in Liverpool and he has Merseyside roots. The prime minister is native to his political tribe wherever it gathers. He is fluent in its sentimental vocabulary and indigenous to its folk traditions.Keir Starmer had solid Labour bona fides. He joined the party as a teenager. His parents named him after Keir Hardie. But he didn’t have Burnham’s knack for turning those red-team credentials into an emotional connection.Starmer liked to remind Labour that it had been unelectable when he took over and that the changes he enforced…

Claim: In September 2026, Japan officially banned Israeli tourists from entering the country. Rating: In September 2026, a claim spread online that Japan had banned Israeli tourists from entering the country. The rumor circulated amid reports of demonstrations outside the Israeli Embassy in Tokyo to protest Israel’s military action in Gaza and demand the expulsion of Israel’s newly designated ambassador to Japan, Emmanuel Navon. Social media users claimed Japan had ordered the entry ban of Israeli tourists across multiple platforms, including Facebook and X, where one post (archived) received more than 1.3 million views, as of this writing. The caption…

America.gov for now functions like a chatbot comparable to ChatGPT or Claude, pointing users to official gov’t websites.Published On 29 Sep 202629 Sep 2026The administration of United States President Donald Trump has launched a new website called America.gov aimed at simplifying access to government information.The website functions much like a chatbot comparable to OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Anthropic’s Claude and points users to official government sources for questions such as passport renewals.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listThe president announced the new site on Tuesday alongside several Cabinet officials, including Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy.In…