Why so serious, Erling? Haaland leaves Manchester locals stunned as City star goes undercover on a late night shopping spree dressed as the JOKER in hilarious Halloween prank
In a video on his YouTube channel titled: 'I went undercover as The Joker in the streets of Manchester,' Haaland dressed up in his home alongside girlfriend Isabel Haugseng Johansen.
Microsoft just revealed that OpenAI lost more than $11.5B last quarter
Satya has also delivered Sam most of the cash he promised
updated Microsoft reported earnings for the quarter ended Sept. 30 on Wednesday after market close and buried in its financial filings were a couple of passages suggesting that OpenAI suffered a net loss of $11.5 billion or more during the quarter.…
Essex's haunted Hangman's Hill where cars roll uphill on their own
Do you believe in the myth - or is it all a bunch of hocus pocus?
Native American tribe snatches pilot's plane from him after he made emergency landing on their reservation
'Bad news,' a Red Lake officer said, apparently having spoken to tribal chief Darrell G. Seki, Sr. 'We're going to do what the chairman said.'
I'm a pediatric ER doctor, here are seven things I never let my kids do on Halloween
From dark costumes to ill-fitting masks, experts have shared the risky things they would never let their own children do over the spooky weekend.
Coleen Nolan, 60, is overcome with emotion as she introduces her new grandson after her daughter Ciara, 24, welcomed a baby boy
The Loose Women presenter, 60, became a grandmother for the third time this week after her daughter Ciara gave birth to baby boy Sidney Ray.
The smiling selfie killers: Teenage girl gangsters laugh and sing after beating 51-year-old man to death - as they face years in prison
The teenage killers posed for smiling photographs both before and after the brutal murder and shared a video singing and laughing in a car.
Coinbase CEO Stunt Exposes Prediction Market Vulnerability
An anonymous reader shares a report: When Coinbase's quarterly earnings call wrapped up Thursday, its chief executive, Brian Armstrong, didn't finish with profit guidance or statements of confidence. He closed it out with a list: "Bitcoin, Ethereum, blockchain, staking and Web3." Those weren't random buzzwords. They were part of an $84,000 betting market [non-paywalled source].
Across prediction market platforms Kalshi and Polymarket, users had wagered on which words would be spoken during the call -- part of a niche category known as mention markets, where the outcome isn't tied to earnings, price moves or sports games, but to what people say in some public forum. With the final analyst question complete, several terms listed in contracts were still unsaid. Armstrong ticked them off one by one.
"I was a little distracted because I was tracking the prediction market about what Coinbase will say on their next earnings call," he said in his parting remarks. "I just want to add here the words Bitcoin, Ethereum, blockchain, staking, and Web3 -- to make sure we get those in before the end of the call." The exchange's CEO had just moved a market -- even if only a small one.
Mention markets are one of the more curious byproducts of the broader prediction market boom, but also one of the more controversial. Platforms like Kalshi, which is regulated by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, and Polymarket, which is in the process of returning to the US market, let users wager on the outcomes of real-world events. That can mean elections, policy decisions, or sports -- but also, increasingly, corporate rituals and even common jargon.
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'Brave' police officer stabbed by man in violent Harlow incident
One of the officers attacked described the man's actions as like something from a Scream film
The chaotic Essex roundabout drivers say 'is nothing short of a nightmare'
The roadworks in recent months have made it even worse
Most offensive celebrity Halloween costumes EVER: Dead Princess Diana, Nazi swastika and blackface lead controversies
Many A-listers have found themselves embroiled in controversy as they have honored the spooky season holiday with stomach-turning outfit choices.
Top doctors raise alarm over early 'wave' of deadly respiratory virus... 'it's taking hold'
Doctors are raising the alarm over an early winter 'wave' of a deadly respiratory virus that is sweeping the US.
Woman, 78, dies after four-vehicle crash in Waitrose car park
The fatal collision happened at a branch of the supermarket chain (pictured) in the town of Saltash, Cornwall, near Plymouth, on Thursday morning.
AI blew open software security, now OpenAI wants to fix it with an agent called Aardvark
AI promises to find bugs and gaps in your apps
After helping expand the modern software attack surface with the rise of AI services prone to data poisoning and prompt injection, OpenAI has thrown a bone to cyber defenders.…
Viral Man United fan who won't cut his hair until his club win FIVE games in a row stars in hilarious new Paddy Power ad as he prepares for reunion with barber as in-form Red Devils near his target
Frank Ilett, who is known on social media as The United Strand, began the challenge last October as a way to 'spread some humour' amid a difficult period for the club on the field.
Free fireworks display and bonfire night this weekend in Essex town
The council has also announced that parking will also be free in specified areas
How life will look for Andrew Mountbatten Windsor as he becomes 'an ordinary member of the public'...with his home, finances and royal privileges stripped away
What will life now look like now Andrew is merely a normal British subject? Where will he live? Who will pay for him? Will he receive security? And what of Sarah Ferguson?
A TikTok Interview Triggered a Securities Filing
Snowflake filed an 8-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission earlier this week after its chief revenue officer gave financial projections in a TikTok video. Mike Gannon told an influencer outside the New York Stock Exchange that the data-storage company would exit the year with just over $4.5 billion in revenue and reach $10 billion in a couple of years.
The filing stated that Gannon is not authorized to disclose financial information on behalf of the company and that investors should not rely on his statements. Snowflake reaffirmed its August guidance of $.395 billion for fiscal year 2026. The video appeared on an account called theschoolofhardknockz and drew more than 555,000 views on TikTok. Gannon told the interviewer he watches the videos all the time.
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Datacenter biz and nuke startup join forces for Texas AI ranch
The bit barn will run on gas power first.
Texas is set to get another nuclear-powered datacenter project thanks to Blue Energy and Crusoe, but any atomic action isn't likely until the next decade.…
Ana de Armas, 37, was 'uncomfortable' with the fast pace of her romance with Tom Cruise, 63, before their split
Ana de Armas ended her romance with Tom Cruise because she allegedly felt 'uncomfortable' with his fast pace.