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Bears Emerge as Potential Trade Suitor for Massive Defensive Tackle
The Chicago Bears and general manager Ryan Poles will have some decisions to make leading up to the November 10 NFL trade deadline. Over the years, Poles has had a very aggressive approach to building the Bears’ roster. He has cooled off a bit over the last year, but Chicago is not far away from […] The post Bears Emerge as Potential Trade Suitor for Massive Defensive Tackle appeared first on Gridiron Heroics.
ICE goes on a spending spree, and Mass. companies cash in
From robot dogs to armored vehicles and eye-scanning technology, Massachusetts businesses are cashing in on ICE's lucrative contracts.
It Took Mass Effect Fans Less Than 15 Minutes To Crowdfund Billboards Outside EA's Offices And The Game Awards
The #SaveMassEffect campaign is rallying to be heard in places EA can’t avoid
NWH Community Collaborative Annual Assembly showcases the power of unity in community health
The Newton-Wellesley Hospital Community Collaborative’s 2026 Annual Assembly brought together health leaders, clinicians and community partners to reflect on efforts to improve community health.
O’Hare’s massive restaurant and retail shake-up nears decision time
The retail and food and beverage contracts add up to the largest domestic concession opportunity ever put out for bid by a U.S. airport.
HBO Orders Development of The Birds Limited Series With Sarah Snook in Lead Role
HBO is developing a limited series inspired by Hitchcock's The Birds, with Sarah Snook as Myra Massey and Tom Spezialy writing the pilot.
‘Stand The F**k Up’: Jack Antonoff Has Blunt Words For Ed Sheeran
The 14-time Grammy winner believes Sheeran “missed a massive, beautiful opportunity” to defend artists’ right to free speech.
GTA 6 game size revealed, as pre-load commences in just over two weeks
It’s no surprise that GTA 6 is going to be massive and demand a lot of storage space. We now know exactly how much, and a lot of PS5 players are going to have to do some reorganizing.
Opinion | How will Mass. face its health care crisis?
Up to 300,000 people could eventually lose coverage under Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill
It Really Sounds Like The Mass Effect 5 Team Had Figured It All Out Before The BioWare Shutdown: ‘I’ve Rarely Seen A Group So Good At Working Together’
The studio had a notoriously tumultuous development streak before its closure
What Lies Beneath the Noise
Can the Democratic party really pull off a massive midterm swing?
Anthropic’s nearly 100-page list of business risks includes everything from bioweapons to AI blackmail
There are massive and wide-ranging list of potential roadblocks, like making it a target of expensive lawsuits, and concerns that its own product could grow out of humanity’s control.
Why were two massive trucks heading to Eastman Business Park overnight?
Two massive trucks carrying oversized loads traveled through Greece on Monday night on their way to Eastman Business Park on Latona Road.
Anangu traditional owners and scientists join forces to understand mass plant dieback at Uluru
A new collaborative research project between Anangu, the traditional owners of Uluru, and plant scientists has uncovered the physiological traits that helped some species of desert plants survive a mass ...
LeBron James, Adam Silver and the NBA’s BIG BET: Is Basketball Walking Into a New Sports Gambling Era?
The NBA is making a massive move into the prediction-market business. And it could change how millions of fans interact with basketball. On Oct. 26, the league announced agreements with Kalshi and Polymarket, naming both companies its preferred prediction-market exchanges. The NBA also signed a memorandum of understanding with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to…
Santa Rosa massage business in “sticky” situation as planning commission denies certification over illicit advertising
A massage business in Santa Rosa had its appeal for certification denied by the city’s planning commission over an ad found on an illicit website, the latest rejection under tightened rules imposed last year.
Social Media Campaign Shows Actors Struggling to Qualify For Insurance
Cheyenne Jackson launched the social media effort, which has had a massive influx of requests as actors face a tough jobs environment in Hollywood.
The AI PS5 Homebrew Gold Rush Is Why GTA 6 Can't Be Pirated
One hacker is being accused of ruining everyone's chances of pirating GTA 6 after reporting a massive hypervisor exploit to Sony
MSG Entertainment Paid New Legal Chief $2.6M in First Three Months
Allen Lo, the former Meta deputy general counsel, took over as MSG Entertainment's chief legal officer in March, months before the company was hit with litigation over a massive data breach and launched a defamation suit against Wired.
When James Talarico was Jimmy, he played in the sandbox of student politics at UT Austin
Talarico's college years at the University of Texas at Austin included a massive voter registration drive, bruising student government campaigns and political alliances that didn't always survive.
Minogue, State Police union embroiled in pre-election war of words
The State Police Association of Massachusetts has demanded an apology from gubernatorial candidate Mike Minogue, but he claims Gov. Maura Healey is the one who should say she's sorry.
Mass Effect fans ramp up efforts to save BioWare's RPG series with a Times Square billboard and plans for more ads outside The Game Awards
Fans are organising to support the "Save Mass Effect" movement with a billboard in Times Square, and more high-visibility ads planned for the rest of the year.
The Fans Trying To Save Mass Effect Just Paid For A Billboard In Times Square
The group’s petition to keep BioWare’s series alive just surpassed 200,000 signatures
Regal Care nursing home conditions are ‘unacceptable,’ says Mass. public health chief
Commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Public Health Robbie Goldstein joined GBH’s Morning Edition to discuss a recent report exposing a pattern of declining care at some nursing homes in the state.
I'm a massive horror fan, and here are the 13 scariest, spookiest video games for PC and consoles I think you should play this Halloween
The nights are drawing in, which can only mean one thing: more bed. But also the impending frights and sights of All Ha…
📈 Monday data: The bottleneck isn’t intelligence
In the AI Investment Brief today: CapEx updates and lease commitment breakdowns Anthropic co-founder Jack Clark recently said in a speech at the IMF that the singularity has begun: For many years, researchers and science fiction authors have forecast a future in which AI systems drastically increase the pace of overall scientific and technical progress, making things move so quickly that it is hard for humans to keep up. They call this the singularity. I believe that this year we have gained convincing evidence that it has now begun. This follows Anthropic’s claim that in August, 26% of its AI R&D was led by Claude, with a human supervising its work. In October, OpenAI posted 719 math manuscripts1 made by its internal model. Math and coding are two fields where a research loop can close without leaving the desk. But can the loop close in the rest of science? Subscribe The loop is real The idea is not new. Mathematician Irving John Good, who had worked with Alan Turing at Bletchley Park, argued that a machine smarter than us “could design even better machines; there would then unquestionably be an ‘intelligence explosion,’ and the intelligence of man would be left far behind.” The Gödel machine, a self-improving computer that can rewrite its own code better than its prior, was first proposed in 2003. In 2025, researchers at Sakana AI and the University of British Columbia set out to show that this was possible. Their agents iteratively improved their own code through a feedback loop, resulting in gains of 30 pp on SWE-bench and more than 15 pp on Polyglot, testing coding skills beyond Python. The idea has since been tested in other labs. A Gemini-powered agent called AlphaEvolve found a faster matrix multiplication kernel used for training Gemini, speeding up the kernel by 23% and cutting Gemini’s training time by 1%. In China, MiniMax reported that its M2.7 model worked on improving its own agent’s harness, skills, sampling and memory. Over 100 rounds of rewriting led to a 30% gain, per its internal evaluations. In each case, what was being rewritten was not the model itself but everything around it. Is it better than human work? In September this year, in what seemed like a milestone, an AI-built agent proved as good at improving other AI agents as a human-built one. It did that in what appeared to be half the steps. But the result was inconclusive: the differences between runs were greater than the difference between the AI- and human-built agent results. Nonetheless, this is increasing the chatter around recursive self-improvement (RSI) in AI. Google’s Sundar Pichai said that “you have RSI loops along with AI researchers in various aspects of model development.” Sakana AI published a paper on RSI through multi-agent collaboration, finding that after two cycles its system scored 1.2–1.6x better per output token than the base model across four research benchmarks. Ramez Naam challenges that view. He splits AI self-improvement into five overlapping types. The first four describe how autonomous the AI is; so far, only types 1 and 2 have been observed. The fifth type describes accelerating returns, and he notes that greater autonomy doesn’t guarantee a takeoff scenario. Instead, each round of self-improvement would need to deliver at least as much as the last. The results from Sakana, AlphaEvolve and MiniMax above might look like type 3 or type 4 autonomy. But in each case, the AI wasn’t updating its own weights directly, only the ancillary parts — the harness, the memory. And where Claude leads its own R&D, for now a human still supervises.
What smart people are saying about Anthropic's IPO paperwork
Investors and tech onlookers react to Anthropic's IPO, from its soaring revenue and massive compute commitments to questions about its operations.
Immigrant mental health taskforce reports progress after first year
The Massachusetts Behavioral Health and Wellbeing Taskforce was created by the MIRA Coalition and Haitian Mental Health Network.
Anthropic's public S-1 sets stage for massive IPO debut
Anthropic, the company behind Claude, filed its public S-1 paperwork, setting the stage for an enormous IPO and shedding light on its finances.
We May Be Living Through a Sixth Mass Extinction—but Scientists Think Some of the First Five Never Happened
New AI-powered research questions whether a majority of Earth’s mass extinctions were as abrupt as previously believed.
Boston Celtics Get Massive Praise From NBA Analyst
Kevin O'Connor of Yahoo! Sports feels good about the C's in this campaign.
The State of Politics: How The Tax Break for Data Centers Was Passed
$1.9 billion annual handout to massive tech companies quietly put into 2023-25 budget.
Canadian political party leader blames BioWare's closure on private equity, says government should help former employees buy it back
Avi Lewis, head of the Canadian NDP party, has expressed support for employees laid off by EA last week, and spoke out about the perils of private equity.
Smithsonian scientists launch "Lumina" simulation to model early universe
Researchers introduce "Lumina," a massive cosmological radiation-hydrodynamics simulation designed to model the universe's first two billion years
A Massive Seaweed Belt Crosses the Atlantic. Scientists Are Rethinking What Feeds It
New studies point to ocean nutrients and recycling within the floating ecosystem.
Netanyahu might be finished but his policies toward the Palestinians will largely endure
JALUD, West Bank (AP) — Israel's elections Tuesday could mark the end of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu 's decades-long political career.But his legacy in the Israeli-occupied West Bank — of massiv...
Mass Effect's Commander Shepard Actors, Destiny Community Help #SaveMassEffect Petition Cross 200,000 Signatures
The #SaveMassEffect movement has picked up even more steam after videos from both Commander Shepard actors – and even posts from the Destiny community – helped its petition reach 200,000 signatures.
Khaman Maluach Isn't Running From Massive Expectations With Suns
The current center situation in Phoenix raises the level of pressure that Maluach faces. He uses the outside noise as fuel to tangibly improve.
Kyle Larson’s Championship Moment Comes at Talladega
Conquering his drafting-track demons, Larson surged from mid-pack chaos to secure a historic Hendrick 1-2 finish, building a massive points cushion that places the title within reach
Professor Katherine McNeill Inducted Into Massachusetts Science Educators Hall of Fame
Katherine L. McNeill was inducted into the Massachusetts Science Educators Hall of Fame on Friday in recognition of her two decades of work in science education.
Data center boom sparks massive power line fights hundreds of miles away
In Cat Kemmerling’s dream, she and her husband Rob are sitting in their pickup truck on a cliff on their West Virginia farm, overlooking the Shenandoah River. The truck is falling backwards over the edge, into the abyss below.
Packers Lose Defensive Captain Just Before Massive Showdown With Lions
Green Bay Packers defensive captain Zaire Franklin has been ruled out against the Detroit Lions, leaving Green Bay without both starting linebackers.
Florida political leaders mourn after shooting at FAMU homecoming
Florida politicians express grief after a shooting near FAMU homecoming festivities injured multiple people.
Petition to "Save Mass Effect" reaches over 170k signatures as fans plan billboard outside EA HQ
The Mass Effect community is not going down without a fight
The Leaked Mass Effect 5 Trailer Was Enough To Make Fans Go Feral For One Of Its Sexy, Mysterious Squadmates
We've never had a male Quarian on the team before
Three giant black holes discovered in a galaxy from the dawn of time
Astronomers have discovered three actively feeding black holes inside a single galaxy more than 12.5 billion light-years away, revealing a remarkable scene from the universe’s infancy. Two of the black holes are separated by just 620 light-years and are expected to eventually merge, while a third lurks farther away. One weighs an astonishing 80 million suns, and another is growing faster than conventional theories predict.
Explosion, fire blast through Iowa Quaker Oats plant
An apparent explosion at the Quaker Oats plant in Cedar Rapids sent thick black smoke over downtown Iowa as firefighters battled the massive blaze.
Real Madrid boss Jose Mourinho sends DEFIANT Lamine Yamal message ahead of El Clasico
Real Madrid manager Jose Mourinho insists his side will not alter their tactical approach to deal with Barcelona sensation Lamine Yamal in Sunday's massive Liga fixture. The Portuguese coach dismissed his team's recent thrashings of Sevilla and RB Leipzig, declaring that previous form means nothing during El Clasico.
Swapping horses for ninja warriors: The Olympic sport undergoing massive change
Several Olympic sports have evolved over the years to keep up with an ever-changing landscape, but few have been as drastic as the Modern Pentathlon.
Pols & Politics: Questions raised in recent polling on Gov’s race as RNC survey shows tight matchup
Recent polls on the upcoming race for Massachusetts Governor, which showed double-digit leads for Gov. Maura Healey over GOP challenger Mike Minogue, have raised questions on their methodology.
Business Matters: Central Mass. by the Numbers, Sunday, Oct. 25
A look at business news in Central Mass. over the past week.
Liverpool committing to Barcelona model, massive change for club
Liverpool are committing to the Barcelona model. It's a massive change for the club - but will it pay off?Liverpool have a transfer strategy under Jurgen Klopp and it was a wildly successful one. They...
Economic woes transform the Midwest into a massive midterms battleground
Democrats could be poised for a revival in the heartland, as furor over high costs and doubt about President Donald Trump’s willingness to change the nation’s trajectory threaten to loosen the GOP’s grip on working-class voters.
Kawhi Leonard breaks silence on NBA fine after Clippers investigation
The superstar forward addresses his six-figure penalty as Toronto moves past a massive league investigation, focusing on a championship run alongside Scottie Barnes and RJ Barrett.
Miami's Israeli gold rush: Michelin-starred restaurants, billion-dollar deals and booming businesses
From a Michelin-starred kosher restaurant and Eyal Shani's growing presence to massive real estate deals, Israeli businesses are flourishing in Miami; but soaring costs, bureaucracy and distance from family are testing the American dream
Cincinnati Reds Made Massive Mistake With Ke’Bryan Hayes
The Cincinnati Reds made a massive mistake acquiring infielder Ke'Bryan Hayes.
Yankees Should Probably Avoid Massive $90 Million Risk
The New York Yankees probably shouldn't go down this road.
Memorial Health System receives donations for mobile health unit
Memorial Health System is giving a big thanks to the Population Health Department’s auxiliary unit for donating a defib and two body mass index monitors to the mobile health unit. These items enhance the ability to provide safe, high-quality care in the communities served. The defib will provide tools to respond effectively during medical emergencies in the field. The BMI...
Blazers' Portland Future Gets Messy as Arena Deadline Closes In
A billion-dollar maintenance dispute and conflicting lease demands jeopardize a massive Moda Center renovation, leaving the franchise’s long-term stability in doubt as a critical state funding deadline looms.
Trump is pushing a massive AI buildout. His own voters are wary of what comes with it
A new CNBC survey finds broad voter opposition to nearby AI data centers, creating a political challenge for Trump and Republicans ahead of the midterm election.
Angel Reese gets unexpected proposal during historic Finals run
Reese responded after a fan brought a marriage proposal sign to the WNBA Finals as the Atlanta Dream star continued her historic postseason run.
Rams legend Lawrence McCutcheon dies at 76 after long health battle
Lawrence McCutcheon, a five-time Pro Bowl running back and longtime Los Angeles Rams executive, died at 76 after a battle with Parkinson’s disease.
Mass Effect Fans Call for EA Boycott as Petition to Save BioWare's Canceled Game Garners More than 75,000 Signatures
Mass Effect fans are calling for a boycott of all EA products and services in protest of the company closing down BioWare and canceling the next Mass Effect game.
Immigrant mental health taskforce reports progress after first year
The Massachusetts Behavioral Health and Wellbeing Taskforce was created by the MIRA Coalition and Haitian Mental Health Network.
Nature center hosts art show, rangeland science talk
Feather River Land Trust announces two events during October at its Sierra Valley Preserve Nature Center. "The Full Chase of Beauty," an art show with
Boston Encourages Residents to Apply for Health Insurance during Open Enrollment Season
Friday, October 23, 2026 – Open Enrollment season begins today, October 23, 2026 and runs through January 23, 2027, and Mayor Michelle Wu, the City of Boston, and Boston Public Health Commission strongly encourage residents to take advantage of the numerous coverage options available in Massachusetts and apply for health insurance through the Massachusetts Health Connector Marketplace. For those who need help navigating
J.J. McCarthy Could Solve One Massive Problem for Giants
New York Giants quarterback J.J. McCarthy could solve a huge problem for the team.
New Mass Effect 5 Leak Explains How It Was Going To Deal With Mass Effect 3's Multiple Endings
The game would have supposedly used time and distance to fit its story into every decision Shepard could have made
Public Health Alum Enjoys Making Impact in the Realm of Health Administration
Daniel McFarland embraces the opportunity to help the masses through his role as chief operating officer for Baptist Memorial Hospital.
What the Magic Must do to Stop Anthony Edwards, Timberwolves
The Orlando Magic will host the Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday, who are coming off a massive win against the Miami Heat. The Magic must be ready to execute every facet of the game to get a victory.
Buy your health insurance through the Mass. Connector? Open enrollment starts Friday
The Massachusetts Health Connector has begun its open enrollment period Friday and will run through Jan. 23, 2027. State and Boston officials are urging residents to take advantage of the Connector's assistance program — especially after recent federal changes to healthcare spending.
Poll: Are You Taking Time Off for GTA 6?
USA set for a massive financial hit on 19th November
Open enrollment begins on state's health insurance marketplace amid affordability challenges
Open enrollment has started for the Massachusetts Health Connector, which offers health insurance coverage for those without employer-based health insurance.
Meet D. rex, the newly crowned giant fungus ‘king’ that measures almost 2 feet tall
Origins of a towering fungus identified in China traces back about 65 million years ago right after the mass extinction that killed the dinosaurs.
‘Wednesday’ star who filmed in Mass. says she’s stepping away from TV
After spending much of her life jumping from show to show, the actress says she’s ready for a change.
GIGABYTE WRTX90 AI TOP Threadripper motherboard comes with massive cooler to keep memory under 43°C
GIGABYTE details its WRX90 AI TOP motherboard with seven PCIe 5.0 slots and up to 2TB of DDR5 ECC memory. Two MCIO connectors provide additional expansion.
Mass Effect Spiritual Successor Officially Reveals Redesigned Protagonist
Exodus reintroduces Jun following fan feedback
Battlefield 6 Quietly Yanks Planned Mass Effect Collab From Its Store After BioWare Closure
The EA-owned military shooter has collaborated with the sci-fi RPG in bad taste before
Three Of The Earth’s Five Mass Extinctions May Not Have Been What We Thought
While more gradual processes may reduce how dramatic these events look in hindsight, it also makes human-induced extinction stick out more severely.
New Quincy business brings recreation supplies, ammunition closer to home
For outdoor enthusiasts in Plumas County, finding the right gear for a day of fishing, a weekend in the backcountry or a hunting trip can sometimes mean a
Westfield science teacher is honored as Mass. Project Lead the Way Teacher of the Year
Westfield High School physics teacher Renee Sweeney was surprised with the 2026 Massachusetts PLTW Teacher of the Year award for her engaging, applied-learning engineering courses.
'Avatar: Seven Havens' may have just confirmed a massive fan theory
Seven Havens and seven chakras? That can't be a coincidence.
Trump cuts have hurt Mass. research labs. Scientists hope midterms can ease the pain
Under the second Trump administration, Massachusetts scientists have lost billions in funding, and curtailed more than a dozen clinical trials in the state. Ahead of the midterms, many scientists hope a new Congress will restore stability to federal support and get grant money out the door.
Postpartum recovery may influence long-term maternal aging and health
Jesse Poganik, PhD, of the Division of Genetics within the Department of Medicine at Mass General Brigham, is the senior author of a paper published in Trends in Endocrinology & Metabolism, "The Postpartum Recovery Window as a Determinant of Maternal Aging." Stephen Albright, formerly of Mass General Brigham, is the lead author.
One of Earth’s most powerful supervolcanoes is refilling with fresh magma
Deep beneath Japan’s Kikai caldera, a massive magma reservoir is refilling 7,300 years after one of the most powerful volcanic eruptions in Earth's recent geological history. Scientists used underwater seismic surveys to reveal a vast store of magma that appears to have accumulated since the ancient catastrophe. The discovery could help explain how supervolcanoes like Yellowstone and Toba rebuild their magma supplies.
911: Massive blaze destroys woodworking business in rural Blair County
Firefighters in Blair County are providing new details on Wednesday night's response to the massive commercial building fire in the Roaring Spring area.Emergenc
After The BioWare Shutdown, Mass Effect Spiritual Successor Exodus Gets A New Look
Timing is everything.
Arts & Entertainment Agenda, Oct. 23 to 29
‘Día de los Muertos,’ Oct. 7 to31 Celebrate “Dia de los Muertos” with a vibrant three-course meal, available Wednesday to Saturday through Oct. 31 at Toro Snowmass inside the Viceroy Snowmass, 130 Wood Rd. Led...
Airbnb Just Banned Checkout Chores. It’s a Massive Warning to Every Business Still Outsourcing Labor to Customers
Airbnb just banned checkout chores. Learn why outsourcing operational labor to customers destroys goodwill and what it teaches every business.
15 charged in massive $2 billion L.A. health care fraud crackdown
Federal authorities charged 15 people, including six medical professionals, in a sweeping Los Angeles-area health care fraud crackdown involving $2 billion in alleged fraudulent claims, the Justice…
Mass Effect 5 trailer leaks following BioWare shutdown
A brief look at what “Mass Effect: Universe” could have been.
Gov. Healey leads roundtable talk on maternal health, postpartum care at UMass Chan
The roundtable discussion was co-hosted by UMass Chan and UMass Memorial Health.
Tulane Standard and Season Face Massive Test Against UTSA Roadrunners
This weekend could put a lot in perspective for the Tulane Green Wave and what this season can truly look like.
'Mass Effect Universe' Trailer Leaks A Day After BioWare Shutters
A short clip teases what is essentially Mass Effect 5
Question 3 would create all-party primary
Ballot Question 3 would eliminate political party primaries in Massachusetts and establish a single, all-party primary.
Oyster farming is big business in the Big Bend
Wild caught Florida oysters used to be plentiful, but Florida fisheries have seen a massive decline in production. We feature oyster farming on today's Speaking Of.
Video game developer BioWare shuts down, next ‘Mass Effect’ canceled amid broader layoffs at EA
Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund, with a firm run by Jared Kushner, bought EA in August.
Irondale cuts fire protection water bills after businesses report massive rate increases
IRONDALE, Ala. (WBMA) — After an Irondale business reported its monthly fire protection water bill skyrocketed from $78 to more than $1,700, city leaders have a