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  • Leaked Christa Pike photo after botched execution could explain why she survived lethal injection

    Leaked Christa Pike photo after botched execution could explain why she survived lethal injection

    Following Christa Pike’s controversial failed execution, a graphic photo has allegedly emerged, showing the damage the lethal injection had done to her body.

    Pike execution attempt has been in the news plenty of times in the week since she was taken to hospital for ‘live-saving’ measures on 30 September.

    But the details keep coming, which have revealed the extent of her some of her injuries after being injected with two shots of pentobarbital, in accordance with the state’s backup protocol if one injection fails.

    Pike, 50, was supposed to become the first woman put to death in Tennessee in two centuries after being sent to prison for the 1995 murder of Colleen Slemmer.

    Her execution via lethal injection was lined up and ready to go, as Pike said her her final words in the execution chamber.

    Christa Pike is still alive following her failed execution (Tennessee Department of Corrections)

    Christa Pike is still alive following her failed execution (Tennessee Department of Corrections)

    “I’m going to leave this world the way I spent most of my life, and that is with love,” she said in the room. “I’m at peace, I’m ready to be free. This is a happy day.”

    However, according to some who were there, Pike began to complain of pain in her arm, stating: “My arm feels like it’s about to burst open.”

    She then asked: “Does this happen like that?”

    Shockingly, it was described that despite being dosed with two loads of pentobarbital she was still alive and had been rushed to hospital, where she ‘remains critically ill‘.

    In the most recent health update from her legal time, they shared Pike ‘may not fully recover’.

    In the aftermath, the Tennessee Department of Correction said it had followed ‘every step’ of the standard protocol, while Tennessee’s prisons chief Frank Strada announced he was stepping down from the role.

    At the moment, the state has paused all executions as it launches an investigation into Pike’s situation – which has now been revealed further with the emergence of an apparent image of her injured arm.

    Radar Online claims to have an image that was allegedly leaked from inside the Tennessee Department of Correction by a source.

    According to the outlet, it shows Pike’s severely bruised arm caused by internal bleeding from the elbow downward.

    However, the Radar Online will not publish the image.

    They say the picture shows Pike’s alleged ‘nearly purple’ arm, but this is not verified.

    But the description of said photo adds further insight into the condition previously told by her lawyers as having been ‘swollen, burned, and blistered’.

    Pike has been on death row for three decades (YouTube/Unforbidden Truth Podcast)

    Pike has been on death row for three decades (YouTube/Unforbidden Truth Podcast)

    Her legal team claim seven needles entered Pike’s arms in an attempt to find a suitable vein.

    However, per the outlet, the apparent source claimed: “The needle blew her vein, causing the chemicals to go to the muscle.”

    They also claimed Pike had ‘stroke-like symptoms.’

    However, none of this has been confirmed by Pike’s legal team, nor the state.

    Just weeks in the run up to the scheduled execution date, Pikes representatives fought to stay her execution due to fears that a blood-clotting disorder and notably thin veins could present a problem in the execution chamber.

    At the time, they said it could expose her to unnecessary pain.

    LADbible reached out to the Tennessee Department of Correction for comment.

  • Man who claims he spent 18 days in heaven makes chilling confession about meeting Jesus

    Man who claims he spent 18 days in heaven makes chilling confession about meeting Jesus

    A man who nearly died after suffering a traumatic brain injury following a skateboarding accident revealed what he saw and heard when meeting ‘Jesus’.

    At 20 years old, Gabe Poirot fell off his skateboard while going around 30mph without a helmet to protect his head in 2019.

    One moment he was on his electric board, and the next moment, he said he was suddenly in Jesus’s throne room as he was placed in a coma for 18 days.

    “Like a hand right out of the glove. I found myself looking down at my own body, but it wasn’t me,” he said, per the Christian Broadcasting Network.

    Describing what he saw, he revealed in previous conversations that Christ was 5ft 11in to 6ft tall with ‘darker-toned skin…. close to Middle Eastern’, medium-length hair with a slight curl pattern and he was approximately 33 years old.

    Gabe Poirot said he met Jesus at 20 (Getty Stock Images)

    Gabe Poirot said he met Jesus at 20 (Getty Stock Images)

    Gabe’s friend, John Michael, who was riding with him that day told the outlet: “He was lying unconscious on the ground. Eyes were closed; we’re praying over him. Speaking over him like, ‘Gabe, you’re going to live. You’re not going to die. You’re going to live. You’re not going to die.’ Just, you know, over and over again.”

    Gabe revealed of this prayer: “I witnessed his prayers. And I also knew in the midst of a moment that is so intense, I had no fear. By the time the ambulance had gotten there, honestly, I was suctioned up by light to this tunnel of light, suctioned me up out of there.”

    After Gabe was in a ‘very, very critical’ state down on Earth, beyond that, he said he was being ‘suctioned up to an appointment with Him’.

    Gabe revealed: “It was like this city of pure glory, pure light, pure love. But then as the closer I got to the center of the city, He was – He was there waiting for me. Seeing Him changed everything.”

    Speaking to Fox News’ Saturday in America with Kayleigh McEnany just yesterday (4 October), Gabe said Jesus has been ‘misrepresented’, confessing that he’s not the man he has been depicted.

    Gabe claimed: “Now, with every single person I meet, I tell them of the love of Christ and that he did it all for them. And he died and rose for again. And I love how, you know, all these other testimonies they didn’t meet a female Jesus, they didn’t meet a soft or passive Jesus. Jesus is a man.

    “And especially in America, he’s been misrepresented. There are so many cultural things that present him as if he’s some tolerant guy. That’s not the Jesus I met, he’s a lion. But he’s not a lion angry against me, he’s a lion angry for me. He’s a mustang on my behalf. He did it all for me.”

    He continued: “Pure fire. He was 5’11” like six feet, yet tall as eternity. Like an ocean of love yet his eyes were burning white and red at the same time. Talk about testosterone, like a mustang, I’m telling you. He’s the lion of Juda and there’s a roar within his voice. “

    The claim that Jesus was both ‘angry’ and displayed ‘red’ eyes is a shocking change from how he usually looks in imagery throughout history. But that’s what Gabe said he saw of Christ.

    Gabe said in his CBN interview that he could see ‘the prayers of the saints, the sons and daughters of God’ from ‘heaven’s perspective’.

    He said of what he saw: “They were gathered up into this bowl, this golden bowl, every single one of them. And literally they are presented to the throne room of heaven, and all of heaven stands at attention because our prayers are the Father’s priority. God delights in our prayers. He both cries with us and rejoices with us at the same time. It’s… it was so beautiful of a picture.”

    Gabe remained in a coma for 18 days until Ginger, a family friend, came to the hospital and prayed over him.

    It was like that moment spoke to Gabe from beyond the veil.

    Gabe said of his last moments with Jesus: “Closer to the end of my time with Him, these prayers formed a bridge on the Earth. I literally saw these bridges that were being formed. And sure enough, the bridges gathered. And then Jesus united himself with them, and they got bigger. And bigger and bigger. And as everyone was on the Earth, I saw the prayers of those like Ginger. I saw her praying over my body. I saw my parents and my family and my friends, and I saw those prayers go right into the heart of Christ – it was those prayers that I was actually sent back on.”

    “When I woke up, I just felt so out of place,” admitted Gabe, revealing that he felt almost foreign in his body.

    Gabe explained that he was released from hospital within days, with his doctor calling his healing a ‘miracle’.

    However, Gabe attributes it to Jesus, stating: “We are here on the credit of His grace. He has such an amazing plan for all of our lives, and people don’t understand the amount of actually crazy situations the Lord has saved them from, and they have no idea.”

  • ‘We Have Identified You, Sir’: Near Intents Recovers $3.8 Million After 48-Hour Ultimatum

    ‘We Have Identified You, Sir’: Near Intents Recovers $3.8 Million After 48-Hour Ultimatum

    In brief

    • Near Intents recovered the full $3.8 million stolen in Thursday’s exploit, general manager Alex Shevchenko said Friday, and the team has ended its investigation.
    • The return came after Shevchenko publicly told the attacker “We have identified you, sir” and gave them 48 hours to return the funds.
    • An on-chain message that appears to come from the exploiter said “we were in the wrong” and urged others to use bug bounties.

    Near Intents got its money back.

    The cross-chain swap service said Friday that the roughly $3.8 million drained in an exploit on Thursday has been returned in full. The return came a day after the team publicly told the attacker it knew who they were.

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    Myriad: Where does Ethereum go next? Click to make your prediction.

    “The funds from the $3.8M NEAR Intents hack were sent back in full,” Alex Shevchenko, general manager of Near Intents, wrote on X. “We are stopping the investigation.”

    The turnaround was fast. On Thursday, Shevchenko posted Bitcoin, BNB/Ethereum and Solana addresses for returning the funds and addressed the attacker directly: “We have identified you, sir.”

    He framed the return as a last chance at responsible disclosure, the practice of reporting a vulnerability to developers instead of exploiting it, and warned that the window would close after 48 hours.

    An on-chain message attached to a transaction, which Shevchenko shared and which appears to come from the exploiter, struck a contrite tone. “We’ve returned all the funds, we were in the wrong,” it read. The message also thanked the Near team for being cordial during the process and urged others to use bug bounties.

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    Near Intents had halted service Thursday after a bug in how its Omni deposit and withdrawal layer interacted with its main smart contract let an attacker siphon funds. The team had pledged to compensate users in full and reported the incident to law enforcement. Blockchain sleuth ZachXBT said the stolen funds were sent to KuCoin and bridged to Bitcoin.

    Near Intents lets users swap tokens across 35 blockchains by stating what they want and letting market makers compete to fill the order. It has processed more than $30 billion in swaps, according to data from the service.

    The exploit capped a turbulent week. Two days earlier, Near Intents blocked a $50 million swap attempt by the hacker behind the roughly $387.5 million Bitget breach, which Bitget and blockchain analytics firm Elliptic have pinned on North Korea. The hack also came days after Bitwise’s spot NEAR ETF began trading.

    “Please use bug bounties instead of disrupting the services,” Shevchenko wrote.

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  • Why possible pneumonic plague outbreak could look very different to Covid as fears grow

    Why possible pneumonic plague outbreak could look very different to Covid as fears grow

    After the trauma of the Coronavirus pandemic back in 2019, many fear the worst when they hear about a potential outbreak.

    Darya Shipilova, an employee at the Anti-Plague Research Institute in Shelekhov, died recently after she was exposed to plague bacteria, having broken a test tube in the lab where she worked.

    Although her cause of death has not yet been 100 per cent confirmed, the ‘live bacteria’ inside the test tube has got a lot of people concerned, especially considering the severe pneumonia of an ‘unknown origin’ which she was suffering from in hospital before she passed away at the end of September.

    The word quarantine is enough to strike fear into our hearts and we would be right to be worried if the outbreak was indeed ‘pneumonic plague‘, as several outlets are reporting this week.

    The US are said to be aware of the situation but considering the survival rate is near zero without treatment, it could cause devastation if it does turn into a full-blown pandemic, with emergency antibiotics often the only hope of preventing death.

    Daria Shipilova has died (Facebook)

    Daria Shipilova has died (Facebook)

    Dr Simon Clarke, associate professor in cellular microbiology in the School of Biological Sciences at the University of Reading, has allayed fears somewhat with his expert commentary, where he highlights exactly how this potential outbreak would be very different to what we all saw seven years ago.

    He said: “Reports from Russia have inevitably drawn comparisons with Covid-19, but it is important to remember that pneumonic plague is a very different disease. It is caused by bacteria, Yersinia pestis, famous for causing the Black Death, that remains with us today mostly in animals across parts of Asia, Africa and the Americas.

    “Pneumonic plague is particularly serious because it means the infection has reached the lungs and is nearly always fatal if not treated promptly. Unlike the bubonic plague which enters the body via infected flea bites, pneumonic plague can spread between people through respiratory droplets during close contact.

    “Unlike many viral respiratory diseases, plague is caused by bacteria and is generally treatable with antibiotics if identified quickly.”

    While both illnesses can be passed through respiratory droplets and close contact, Covid did not originate from bacterium and couldn’t be treated with antibiotics in the same way.

    Things might seem similar to Covid but if there is a plague outbreak, it would be treated in an entirely different way (Getty Images)

    Things might seem similar to Covid but if there is a plague outbreak, it would be treated in an entirely different way (Getty Images)

    Russia has also acted quickly by putting around 200 different people into quarantine after they came into close contact with Shipilova, but so far the public health service has only conceded that she died of ‘pneumonia of undetermined origin’.

    Despite the White House also describing it as an ‘outbreak’ in its official statement, Dr Clarke is less convinced and suggests that ‘an awful lot must have gone wrong for a lab worker to be infected by a broken test tube’.

    He added: “Having worked in high-containment laboratories, I know that handling dangerous pathogens involves multiple layers of protection, strict procedures, safety cabinets, airflow systems and careful procedures carried out by well-trained staff. Lab-acquired infections are rare events, and a broken tube would not automatically lead to exposure or infection. We also don’t tend to use test tubes very much.

    “Until more details emerge, it is difficult to assess whether this represents an isolated case, an occupational exposure, or evidence of wider transmission.

    “Transparency, rapid diagnosis and effective contact tracing would be the most important factors in managing an outbreak.”

  • Mark Thompson to Remain at CNN Following Skydance’s Warner Buy

    Mark Thompson to Remain at CNN Following Skydance’s Warner Buy

    Mark Thompson said Monday that he would remain in charge of CNN following the purchase of the new giant’s parent, Warner Bros. Discovery, by Skydance, a move that may serve to reassure many of the outlet’s staffers.

    “I have real confidence that they both understand and will fully support the principle and practice of the kind of independent news that CNN has always stood for,” Thompson said of the company’s new owners., in a memo to staffers. “That’s why I will be leading CNN into this new chapter as it becomes one of Skydance’s suite of major media assets and global brands, and leading it as an independent Editor-in-Chief with the same responsibilities and prerogatives that I have now.”

    Thompson revealed last week he was in discussions with the company currently known as Paramount to stay in his role as chairman and CEO of the news company.

    The news could bring some relief to staffers at CNN, who have been worried about the fate of the news division under Paramount. Staffers have wondered about Paramount CEO David Ellison’s commitment to credible newsgathering given recent scrutiny of the executive he installed at CBS News, Bari Weiss. They are also concerned about the direction Paramount may see for CNN’s new streaming service. CNN’s progress with digital audiences has been slowed by a bevy of changes in the company’s corporate direction in recent years.

    “I know many of you have had trepidations about this moment. That’s understandable — indeed, as I’ve hinted before, I’ve had the odd moment or two myself!” Thompson said in the memo. “But I want to say that on the eve of the acquisition of CNN by Paramount Skydance, I find myself in a very positive frame of mind. I really do believe we’ll be working alongside a team who don’t just have real vision and real energy, but real values as well.”

    During his tenure, Thompson has focused on getting CNN content in front of younger viewers and digital audiences. CNN has been testing new formats with its “CNN All Access” subscription service, and has seen up-and-coming personnel like Abby Phillip and Harry Enten gain some traction. Warner Bros. Discovery projected in a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission earlier this year that CNN will generate $600 million in profit in 2026 on $1.8 billion in revenue.

    CNN’s path forward remains foggy. The network remains a solid contributor of the overall profit at Warner, but it’s financial engines are less powerful than they once were. CNN in past years generated $1 billion in profit, and under the aegis of Warner Bros. Discovery, management and personnel moves made have left CNN scrambling to make up a longer-term downturn in ratings. Warner Bros. Discovery also slowed down CNN’s progress in streaming, scuttling a venue called CNN+ while rivals like NBC, CBS, ABC, MS NOW and Fox News plunged ahead with new broadband experiments.

    Thompson acknowledged that CNN’s path forward might not be the clearest. “The specifics of how CNN will plug into and operate in the new company have yet to be finalized – hardly surprising given that serious discussions could only begin after Paramount’s anti-trust settlement a few days ago. So I can’t answer every question today.”

  • ‘Uptober’ Starts Green as Bitcoin ETFs Draw $134 Million

    In brief

    • U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs drew $102.7 million Thursday and $31.7 million Friday, opening October with $134.4 million in net inflows, per Decrypt’s tracker.
    • The inflows followed a $148.7 million outflow on Sept. 30, which ended a nine-session streak.
    • A soft jobs report cut October rate-hike odds, but Myriad traders still give a 93% chance Bitcoin won’t hit a new high this year.

    Bitcoin ETFs are living up to the “Uptober” meme, so far at least.

    U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs drew $102.7 million on Thursday and another $31.7 million on Friday, according to Decrypt‘s Bitcoin ETF tracker. That’s $134.4 million in net inflows to start October.

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    The green start followed a red finish. The funds shed $148.7 million on Sept. 30, snapping a nine-session inflow streak that began Sept. 17. Even so, September was their second-best month since October 2025, with $2.65 billion in net inflows, according to SoSoValue data.

    “Uptober” is crypto shorthand for October’s track record as one of Bitcoin’s strongest months. Over the past decade, the asset has averaged an 18% gain in October, Algoz’s Stephen Wundke told Decrypt. “Traders feel there is more upside currently than there is downside,” he said.

    Bitcoin ETF net flows. Image: Decrypt
    Bitcoin ETF net flows. Image: Decrypt

    Friday’s jobs report added fuel. The U.S. economy added just 29,000 jobs in September, and unemployment rose to 4.2%, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. After the release, CME FedWatch odds of an October rate hike fell to 14% from 70% earlier in the week. A weaker labor market eases pressure on the Fed to keep raising rates, which tends to favor risk assets like Bitcoin.

    Bitcoin briefly tested $87,173 on Friday, just shy of its September high of $87,354, before pulling back. It traded at around $85,000 on Sunday morning, up 0.5% over 24 hours, according to CoinGecko data.

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    Cumulative net inflows since the funds launched stand at $58.1 billion, and total net assets sit at $101.1 billion, according to Decrypt‘s tracker.

    Not everyone is sold on a breakout. Traders on Myriad, a prediction market owned by Decrypt‘s parent company Dastan, put the odds at 93% that Bitcoin won’t set a new all-time high in 2026.

    Year-to-date ETF inflows also remain under $1 billion after heavy outflows earlier in the year. The next tests come soon: September’s CPI report lands Oct. 14, and the Fed meets Oct. 28.

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  • ‘Bowie80’ to Celebrate David Bowie’s 80th Birthday With Events, Exhibits, Releases and More Throughout 2027

    ‘Bowie80’ to Celebrate David Bowie’s 80th Birthday With Events, Exhibits, Releases and More Throughout 2027

    The late, legendary musician David Bowie will have his 80th birthday celebrated with a series of events, exhibits, releases, collaborations and experiences beginning in November and spanning 2027, his estate announced on Monday. Details will be announced on the new website bowie80.davidbowie.com; initial projects are listed below.

    One of the most influential musicians of the rock era, Bowie was born David Jones in London on Jan. 8, 1947 (sharing a birthday with Elvis Presley, who was born 12 years earlier) and died of cancer on Jan. 10, 2016, just two days after his 69th birthday and the release of his remarkable final album, “Blackstar.” His estate has issued a series of excellent reissues, planned by Bowie himself, in the years since his death.

    *The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland is planning a Bowie80 celebration anchored by a dedicated retail pop-up running mid-November. The Rock Hall will also host fan activations throughout David’s birthday weekend, including Bowie-themed educational presentations, trivia, music, and photo ops, alongside an exhibition featuring the work of photographers, some of which has never been displayed or published. Exhibit and programming details will be announced in the coming months.

    *The estate has struck an exclusive partnership with Nordstrom, celebrating Bowie’s enduring influence on fashion through three immersive shops in their Seattle, New York, and Chicago flagships, featuring exclusive and limited-edition collections created specifically to launch the Bowie campaign. The shops will include clothing and accessories from designers and brands such as Undercover, Marc Jacobs, Paul Smith, AllSaints, and more.

    *Morrison Hotel Gallery will mark David Bowie’s 80th year with “Strange Fascination,” a major photography exhibition. The exhibition will open early February 2027 in New York City and West Hollywood, bringing together career-defining and previously unreleased photographs from the celebrated archives of Morrison Hotel Gallery and the David Bowie estate. The exhibition will be presented in six eras, identities and reinventions that helped define his influence on music, fashion, art and culture. Additional details will be announced in January.

    *BOWIE (breaking) GLASS is a new live symphonic concert production, developed by Schirmer Theatrical together with Østre Gasværk Teater, bringing David Bowie’s songs and voice into “a new musical and visual dialogue” with Philip Glass. Featuring Bowie’s original recordings alongside live vocalists, musicians and orchestra, this official concert experience will have its world premiere in Copenhagen in Spring 2027.

    *Perryscope Productions, longtime merchandising representatives for David Bowie, will be launching exclusive Bowie80 merchandise, effective immediately. Additionally, new and longtime David Bowie apparel and accessories licensees including Phix, Rockoff, Rowdy Sprout, Roots of Fight, Stoned Immaculate, Girl Skateboards and more will be rolling out fresh Bowie & Bowie80 themed products throughout the anniversary year.

    *The show “David Bowie: You’re Not Alone,” which opened at London’s Lightroom this year, will reach new audiences in 2027, with runs in Manchester and Brighton, as well as its first European venue, Port des Lumières in Hamburg. The show uses large screens and high-fidelity audio to explore the artist’s life and career.

    *The V&A’s “David Bowie: On Tour” will display artefacts from Bowie’s 90,000-item archive touring the U.K., starting in Dundee before moving on to Blackpool in 2027, before visiting further venues in 2028 and 2029.

    More projects will be released in the coming months.

  • Karoline Leavitt is Latest Trump Administration Official to Join Fox News

    Karoline Leavitt is Latest Trump Administration Official to Join Fox News

    Karoline Leavitt, the former Trump administration press secretary who spent much of her time chastising and denigrating the journalists who asked her questions, is joining one of the outlets that made some of the queries.

    Leavitt will join Fox News Channel as a contributor, the network said Monday. Leavitt follows a well-trod path that has been walked on previously by people like Kayleigh McEnany, a former press secretary who also works for the Fox Corp.-backed media outlet, and Larry Kudlow, a former financial official who is a prominent host at Fox Business Network.

    Other news networks have also sought out former White House officials. MS NOW relies on former Biden press secretary Jen Psaki as its regular 9 a.m. host, and features former Bush official Nicolle Wallace in a prominent late-afternoon showcase. George Stephanopoulos, a former Clinton White House official, is a prominent anchor at ABC News.

    “Karoline’s firsthand experience in the White House and on the presidential campaign trail gives her a distinct understanding of today’s political landscape,” said Suzanne Scott, CEO of Fox News Media, in a statement. “We look forward to her providing our audience with authentic and sharp insight across all Fox News Media platforms.”

    Leavitt will start in her new role offering commentary and analysis on November 1.

    Like McEnany, Leavitt was a fierce defender and promoter of President Trump’s agenda, and often pushed back on questions from media outlets. She may also have an expert view as the White House tangles with outlets like MS NOW, CNN and Politico, which it has tried to ban from coverage on the grounds of the presidential home and offices. Fox News has supported CNN and the other outlets and called for bans on particular outlets to end.

    “I am grateful for the opportunity to continue appearing on Fox News Channel as an official member of the extraordinary team at Fox News Media,” Leavitt said in a statement. “I look forward to bringing my unique perspective from my experience as White House Press Secretary, along with the same energy and candor that defied my tenure, to Fox’s millions of viewers across their many platforms.”

    Leavitt served as the 36th press secretary from January 2025 until August 2026, becoming the youngest person in American history to hold the position. Prior to joining the White House, Leavitt served as national press secretary for Trump’s 2024 presidential campaign. She previously ran as the Republican candidate for congress in her home state of New Hampshire’s 1st Congressional District in 2022 and served as communications director for then-House Republican Conference Chair Rep. Elise Stefanik. Earlier in her career, Leavitt worked in Trump’s first administration as a presidential writer and assistant press secretary.

  • Your Next MacBook Pro May Be Much Lighter, Even With Its New Touch Screen

    Your Next MacBook Pro May Be Much Lighter, Even With Its New Touch Screen

    The MacBook Pro may be Apple’s most capable laptop, but you have to accept a heavier and bulkier design in exchange for that extra power. However, a new leak suggests Apple is looking to slim down its machine for its next release.

    An upcoming revamp for the MacBook Pro may make its devices “significantly lighter,” according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman in his latest Power On newsletter. The reporter quotes sources familiar with Apple’s plans, who say a new design will make the MacBook Pro much easier to carry.

    The sources claim Apple has reengineered the device to enable a lighter design, shrinking its size and rearranging internal components to achieve the reduction. The sources didn’t specify an exact weight, but Apple’s current MacBook Pro weighs 4.8 pounds, the MacBook Air weighs 3.3 pounds, and the MacBook Neo is its lightest option at 2.7 pounds. 

    Other rumored features include the first touch-screen MacBook display, plus a switch to OLED screen tech to offer better contrast, mimicking a move Apple previously made with its top-end iPads. This appears to be an overhaul of what the MacBook Pro can do to compete with increased competition, including Apple’s own expansion into cheaper alternatives with its MacBook Neo.

    The sources say to expect the new MacBook Pro by the end of November. If true, it would likely launch alongside the long-rumored 2026 iPad mini.

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    A previous report from Gurman said to expect an Apple event on Oct. 13, likely set to unveil a smart home hub with a display, alongside a new Apple TV and HomePod mini. It may be that Apple announces its new MacBook Pro and iPad mini at the same time, or it may reveal them separately at a later date.

    Apple’s new CEO, John Ternus, is also said to be paying closer attention to the design process and getting more involved than Tim Cook did. Ternus was previously involved in design through his role as head of hardware engineering, so this may be an extension of those responsibilities to ensure he’s involved in some of Apple’s biggest decisions.

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  • OpenAI CEO Says the ‘World Should Accept Some Bad Things’ from AI

    OpenAI CEO Says the ‘World Should Accept Some Bad Things’ from AI

    The CEO of OpenAI, Sam Altman, believes that risks associated with AI are outweighed by its benefits.

    In a recent interview with Politico’s Decoded series, Altman said, “We believe that the world should accept some bad things happening for the benefits of this technology and people having the agency.”

    “I wouldn’t take a trade of saying, ‘We’ll make sure there’s no major hacks, there’s no misuse of this technology, there’s zero scams, there’s zero all the other bad things that will happen,’” said Altman. He also believes people will do “orders of magnitude more good stuff than bad stuff.”

    Altman’s latest comments come as OpenAI models have been involved in multiple security incidents in which its agentic tools have overreached, hacking other companies and even government websites.

    The interview discussed the key differences between OpenAI’s policy on regulation compared with its biggest competitor, Anthropic. The two companies have aligned more closely than before over recent weeks, as Altman and Anthropic’s CEO, Dario Amodei, have argued for greater regulation to help limit risks.

    However, Altman used the interview to note that OpenAI continues to have a “lighter-touch regulatory stance,” suggesting this policy would continue.

    He said, “I disagree, but I understand the perspective of people who are like, ‘This technology is going to get so powerful, and it’s so dangerous, that a single lab in San Francisco should have it and make sure nothing bad happens, and kind of figure out how to dole out the benefits.’”

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    Altman also said that he doesn’t see any potential for a “serious loss of control to AI.” OpenAI recently slowed development on its most advanced tech, including scrapping its GPT-6.1 Astra release after finding it was less reliable than previous iterations and was more prone to misalignment.

    Last week, US President Donald Trump announced plans for government bodies to rename artificial intelligence to Super Intelligence. The move also saw it ask companies such as OpenAI, Anthropic, Meta, Google, and others to sign what Trump called a “morally binding” agreement to ensure each is building AI “safely and in a way that builds trust with customers and the public.”

    Disclosure: Ziff Davis, PCMag’s parent company, filed a lawsuit against OpenAI in April 2025, alleging it infringed Ziff Davis copyrights in training and operating its AI systems.

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