Hillsborough County Declares State of Emergency as Dengue Fever Cases Reach 170

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Hillsborough County, Florida, has declared a state of local emergency as locally acquired dengue fever cases continue to rise, with approximately 170 infections reported in the county. The outbreak has prompted increased mosquito-control efforts across the Tampa Bay region. The emergency declaration, signed by Hillsborough County Administrator Bonnie Wise on September 24, comes as health officials work to slow the spread of dengue fever and reduce populations of mosquitoes capable of transmitting the virus. According to the latest Florida Department...Click for full post

10-Year Treasury Yield Rises to Highest Level Since 2007: What It Means for the Economy

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The 10-year U.S. Treasury yield has climbed to its highest level since 2007, crossing above 5% as investors react to persistent inflation, rising oil prices, strong economic data and expectations for interest rates to remain higher for longer. The benchmark Treasury yield reached about 5.13% on September 23, according to market data reported by Reuters and CME Group. The U.S. Treasury's official daily data showed the 10-year yield at 5.11% on September 23 and 5.18% on September 24. (Reuters) The...Click for full post

Artificial Intelligence Now Beats Some of the Best Human Forecasters

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For years, predicting the future has been considered one of the areas where human judgment remains especially difficult for artificial intelligence to replace. Now, that advantage is beginning to disappear. In September 2026, an artificial intelligence system won the seasonal Metaculus Cup, a forecasting competition in which participants attempt to predict real-world events. Other AI systems also finished near the top, with humans taking third and fourth place. (Hindustan Times) The result marks an important development in the rapidly evolving...Click for full post

Google Launches Googlebook Laptops: Android Meets AI

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Google has officially launched Googlebook, a new category of premium laptops built around Android, ChromeOS technologies and Gemini AI. Starting at $899, Googlebook is designed to give Android smartphone users a more seamless connection between their phone and computer. The new laptops represent one of Google's biggest changes to personal computing since the introduction of the Chromebook. Rather than simply offering another ChromeOS device, Google is combining Android's app ecosystem with desktop capabilities traditionally associated with ChromeOS. Google says the...Click for full post

T. Rex Was Warm-Blooded: Scientists Discover Its Body Temperature Was Like Ours

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For more than a century, scientists have debated whether Tyrannosaurus rex was a cold-blooded reptile or a warm-blooded, highly active predator. Now, researchers have taken what may be the clearest look yet at the dinosaur's internal temperature—and the result is surprisingly familiar. A new study published in Science Advances indicates that Tyrannosaurus rex had an average body temperature of about 97.3 degrees Fahrenheit (36.3 degrees Celsius), remarkably close to the temperature of a modern human. The finding provides direct evidence...Click for full post

NASA Awards SpaceX $946 Million for 3 More Crew Dragon Missions

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NASA has awarded SpaceX a $946 million contract modification for three additional crewed missions to the International Space Station (ISS), extending the company’s role in transporting astronauts to and from the orbiting laboratory through 2030. The new agreement adds Crew-15, Crew-16, and Crew-17 to SpaceX’s Commercial Crew Transportation Capability (CCtCap) contract. The award brings the total number of SpaceX missions under the contract to 17 and raises the total value of SpaceX’s CCtCap agreement with NASA to approximately $5.92 billion....Click for full post