Ex-Palantir execs launch Dream with $17M from a16z to build AI world models for construction

TechCrunch - Oct 29, 2026

Dream is grounded in real physics and construction standards. Just as LLMs learn from text, Dream's world model is trained on more than 100 million square feet of building data gathered from permit archives across the United States.

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A study of former NFL players who died from 2008 to 2023 estimates that 74.5% had CTE, accounting for bias in brain donations because the disease can be diagnosed only after death.

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Oct 29, 2026

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The deal combines the country’s largest restaurant delivery service with its biggest online grocery platform.

Microsoft’s Profit Jumps 32% Despite Big Increase in Spending

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Microsoft’s Profit Jumps 32% Despite Big Increase in Spending

The company’s free cash flow stayed positive in the last quarter even as it spent $45.2 billion on capital expenses like data centers and offered to pay workers to leave.

A Marathon Runner’s Hard Lesson

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New Batteries That Store Blistering Heat Are Taking Off

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Large batteries that store electricity have revolutionized power grids and car markets. Now some start-ups are betting that “heat batteries” could be just as transformative.

Securing a Global Giant: HKSTP Lands Merck to Power Hong Kong’s I&T Ambitions

Oct 29, 2026

Securing a Global Giant: HKSTP Lands Merck to Power Hong Kong’s I&T Ambitions

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Polymarket and Kalshi Turn Midterm Elections Into a Multimillion Dollar Market

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Betting markets like Polymarket and Kalshi have transformed America’s democracy into a new kind of casino.

Scientists propose a 'new state' of matter in which a liquid can flow in TIME

Oct 29, 2026

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While solids, liquids, and gases make up the familiar world around us, scientists have now proposed a 'new state' of matter that is far, far stranger.

After Flying Past the Moon, an Artemis II Astronaut Lands at a New Job in California

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After Flying Past the Moon, an Artemis II Astronaut Lands at a New Job in California

Reid Wiseman, now a retired emeritus astronaut, will become deputy director of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, NASA’s premier center for deep-space robotic missions.

Forget Fido! Ancient Egyptians called their dogs names like 'He-of-the-Underworld', new discovery reveals

Oct 29, 2026

Forget Fido! Ancient Egyptians called their dogs names like 'He-of-the-Underworld', new discovery reveals

While today's most popular dog names include Milo, Teddy and Luna, ancient Egyptians appear to have preferred something a little more dramatic.

Australian actor dies after injecting peptides - in what is believed to be the nation's first death linked to the unapproved products

Oct 29, 2026

Australian actor dies after injecting peptides - in what is believed to be the nation's first death linked to the unapproved products

Australian actor Richard Norton's death was 'triggered by' his use of unapproved peptides, a coroner has ruled.

Americans warned to prepare for official emergency alert system test

Oct 29, 2026

Americans warned to prepare for official emergency alert system test

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