Jane Goodall, the most prolific primatologist of a generation, has died. She was 91 years old.https://abcnews.go.com/International/jane-goodall-famed-primatologist-anthropologist-conservationist-dead-91/story?id=109868347
The government shutdown began at 12:01 a.m. ET on Wednesday.https://abcnews.go.com/Business/stocks-fall-1st-day-government-shutdown/story?id=126110861
"Until we sit down and have a real negotiation, nothing is going to happen here," Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy told ABC News' Jay O'Brien about the government shutdown.https://abcnews.go.com/US/video/sen-chris-murphy-shares-democrats-feel-government-shutdown-126123710
A climber became the first person to master a climbing route on a flying glider.https://abcnews.go.com/Lifestyle/video/climber-scales-exterior-airborne-glider-126109077
Part of a coastal bluff collapsed damaging several backyards and threatening homes in Rancho Palos Verdes, California.https://abcnews.go.com/US/video/landslide-wipes-backyards-california-homes-126109085
OpenAI’s latest app encourages users to generate a personal digital avatar and scroll AI-generated videos of themselves and their friends.https://www.wired.com/story/openai-sora-app-ai-deepfakes-entertainment/
A Harvard Business School study shows that several AI companions use various tricks to keep a conversation from ending.https://www.wired.com/story/chatbots-play-with-emotions-to-avoid-saying-goodbye/
Thinking Machines Lab, led by a group of prominent former OpenAI researchers, is betting that fine tuning cutting-edge models will be the next frontier in AI.https://www.wired.com/story/thinking-machines-lab-first-product-fine-tune/
She was considered the world’s leading expert on chimpanzees and was renowned for her global conservation effortshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/jane-goodall-legendary-primatologist-and-anthropologist-dies-at-91-180984251/
The ghostly phenomenon could be the product of a chemical reaction involving methane, researchers suggesthttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/what-actually-sparks-will-o-the-wisps-a-new-study-traces-the-science-behind-the-mysterious-wandering-lights-180987421/
After the captain completed his required daily check-in on January 18, 1929, no one ever saw or heard from the ST "Seiner" againhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/this-fishing-vessel-went-missing-without-a-trace-in-1929-divers-just-found-it-off-the-coast-of-nantucket-180987427/
Imagine learning that you’ll have to find a new hospital because of a dispute over payments.https://www.wsj.com/opinion/insurers-usecancer-patients-asleverage-9f7d3f47
Drones are banned in many places on the Continent. Why haven’t they been shot down?https://www.wsj.com/opinion/will-europe-admit-its-at-war-67fa81c9
Chuck Schumer aims to revive the Covid panic’s destructive spending.https://www.wsj.com/opinion/democrats-demand-return-of-bidenomics-ba452006
Senior Bank of Canada officials believed a rate cut was warranted even though upside risks to inflation remained intact, according to minutes published by the central bank.https://www.wsj.com/economy/central-banking/bank-of-canada-cut-rates-despite-uncertainty-on-inflation-outlook-minutes-say-520a8e1f
The president’s plans on drug pricing echo themes of Zohran Mamdani, democratic socialist running for mayor of New York.https://www.wsj.com/economy/trump-keeps-blurring-the-line-between-capitalism-and-socialism-0772d695
The Institute for Supply Management’s index edged up to 49.1 in September from 48.7 in August as drops in new orders and inventories offset moderately improved production.https://www.wsj.com/economy/u-s-factory-activity-contracts-at-slower-pace-93ad91b6
Archaeologists say Finlaggan was the seat of power for the Lordship of the Isles. Before that, a previously unknown castle stood at the site during the 12th and 13th centurieshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/three-decades-of-research-reveal-a-forgotten-medieval-castle-on-a-scottish-island-180987426/
It might be among the first mammals to go extinct in North America after colonization. But can scientists prove it was even a distinct species?https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/the-life-loss-and-lore-of-the-sea-mink-180987400/
Why Sagittarius B2 produces so many stars in comparison to the rest of the galactic center has remained an enduring mysteryhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/the-james-webb-space-telescope-has-captured-our-galaxys-most-productive-star-forming-region-in-stunning-detail-180987422/