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Archaeologists have uncovered a medieval burial site containing the remains of a woman found with a child in her arms. Researchers, including archaeologist Giuliano Volpe, say further analysis is needed to determine the identities of the pair.
According to a New York Times report cited by EFF, DraftKings trains a machine learning model on customer betting histories to identify gamblers likely to keep losing money. The company then sends these identified users targeted promotions designed to draw them back onto the platform to place more bets.
TypeSafe AI has released Jev, a model designed to convert natural-language input and application state directly into typed decisions, returning choices, scores and probabilities as JSON. The company says Jev uses a new architecture, a parallel sampler, and a training method called Reinforcement Learning for Calibrated Decisions to generate probabilities without token-by-token generation. TypeSafe reports significant speed and cost improvements over general-purpose LLMs for decision-making workflows.
Amazon is selling the Retroid Pocket 5 for $219, down from its $249 list price, matching the lowest price seen since summer Prime Day. The device features a 5.5-inch 1080p AMOLED screen, Snapdragon 865 chip, Hall effect sticks, active cooling, analog triggers, gyroscope and vibration, and is rated 4.6 stars by reviewers.
A data structures exercise to evaluate arithmetic expressions like 1+1+1 using a binary tree led one developer to build a full evaluator in C. The project expanded to include closures, a garbage collector, a custom memory allocator, a REPL, and a foreign function interface, dubbed graphLang. The author generalized arithmetic operators into a single function-application abstraction rather than separate cases for Add, Sub, Mul, and Div.
A tech advisory piece compares building a gaming PC yourself versus buying prebuilt, noting that self-builds offer full component control but require troubleshooting skills and patience. Prebuilt systems, by contrast, work out of the box, come with a single warranty covering all parts, and benefit from manufacturers' bulk-purchasing discounts, though they can be harder to upgrade later.
A tax expert writing for Entrepreneur outlines that Americans living abroad remain subject to U.S. taxation on worldwide income, including side-hustle earnings like freelance work or e-commerce, even when paid into foreign accounts. The piece notes such income triggers a 15.3% self-employment tax that popular breaks like the Foreign Earned Income Exclusion and Foreign Tax Credit cannot offset.
Dutch police arrested a 24-year-old Amsterdam man on September 15, described by the FBI as an alleged leader of the ShinyHunters extortion group. Police say a laptop seized from him contained details of two planned murders abroad, and a Rotterdam court has ordered him held for at least 90 more days pending trial. The FBI says ShinyHunters and its associates have breached over 140 organizations and collected at least $70 million in extortion payments since last year.
OpenAI is holding its DevDay 2026 event, promising more than 20 announcements, with the proceedings streamed live starting at 10 am PT/1 pm ET. The company already offers agent-style tools under its ChatGPT Work features ahead of the reveal.
Citing supply chain sources, Jiemian News reports Apple's assembly yield for the upcoming foldable iPhone Duo is just over 60%, with suppliers estimating it may take six more months to reach mature production levels. Apple is reportedly aiming for 6-8 million units by the end of 2026, far below the 20-30 million typical for flagship Pro models, with pre-orders set to open October 16.
Remedy Entertainment's Control Resonant debuted atop Steam's sales chart and remained in the top 10 days after its September 24 launch, according to SteamDB. Its peak concurrent player count of roughly 42,799 is about four times higher than Control Ultimate Edition's peak of 9,193, and the game holds a 'Very Positive' rating near 4,000 reviews. It has also placed among PS5's top 10 sellers in 20 territories.
A personal finance columnist responds to a pre-retiree's worry about bond-market volatility by outlining three principles for evaluating fixed-income holdings. The piece argues investors often misunderstand why they hold bonds, focusing too much on short-term price moves rather than the asset class's purpose within a broader portfolio.