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Three Years of 80% Charge Limits on iPhone: The Results

Since 2023, Apple's newer iPhones have had an 80 percent charge limit for those who want to extend battery lifespan. Charging to 80 percent instead of 100 percent is supposed to put less stress on the battery, improving longevity. For the last three years, I've used that setting on my iPhone.

AI

The next hurdle for AI agents: getting websites to let them in

Personal AI agents promise to shop, book flights, and make reservations for you. But deliberate blocks and anti-bot defenses are getting in the way, leaving consumers caught in the middle.

  • AI agents like Meta's Muse perform tasks like booking flights and ordering groceries.
  • Websites employ anti-bot measures that prevent AI agents from completing tasks.
  • Industry partners are developing an open standard for AI agents' communication with businesses.

Health & Medicine

Shionogi Grows Rare Disease Portfolio with $2B IntraBio Acquisition

Shionogi signaled its intent to focus on rare disease drugs in April when it acquired Radicava (edaravone), an amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) treatment, from Tanabe Pharma for $2.5 billion and…

  • Shionogi acquires IntraBio for $2 billion to expand rare disease portfolio.
  • Aqneursa, FDA-approved in September 2024, treats NPC and ataxia.
  • Deal subject to closing conditions, follows Radicava acquisition in April.

AI

French AI company announces new, private model

The company's new model, named "Le Chonk," is its first release in five months. Mistral says it outruns some of its Chinese competitors in several areas.

  • French AI startup Mistral unveils private model Le Chonk
  • Le Chonk released Oct 27 with cybersecurity expert access
  • Open-weight model enables user customization and server running

World

2026 Chicago Board of Education election: Citywide President race

阅读英文版 | 阅读西班牙文版 本文由 Chalkbeat Chicago 与 WBEZ、Chinatown Spotlight,《Chicago Sun-Times》以及 Block Club Chicago 联合采访报道并发布。 芝加哥首次举行全市教育委员会主席选举,这场竞选具备政治角力的诸多元素:数百万美元的竞选捐款、特殊利益团体的支持,以及一名候选人退选。…

World

2026 Chicago Board of Education election: Southwest Side 7b District race

阅读英文版 | 阅读西班牙文版 本文由 Chalkbeat Chicago 与 WBEZ、Chinatown Spotlight,《Chicago Sun-Times》以及 Block Club Chicago 联合采访报道并发布。 两名具有公共服务背景的拉丁裔女性正在竞争7b选区的教育委员会席位。该选区位于芝加哥西南区,是伊州高绩效学校占比最高的地区之一,区内多所学校位列全州排名前两档评级之中。…

World

U.S. court denies man’s appeal in human smuggling case where family died near Emerson

A United States court of appeal has upheld the conviction and sentence for a man found guilty of smuggling Indian nationals into Minnesota from Manitoba, which resulted in the deaths […]

  • U.S. court upholds conviction and sentence in human smuggling case.
  • Victims, including family, died in 2022 near Emerson.
  • Harshkumar Ramanlal Patel convicted of four charges in smuggling ring.

AI

Anthropic integrates its Cyber Verification Program and Project Glasswing into a new, expanded version of CVP, with three tiers and access to its latest models (Anthropic)

We're launching a new, expanded version of our Cyber Verification Program (CVP), which makes advanced cyber capabilities …

  • Anthropic expands Cyber Verification Program (CVP) with three access tiers
  • Defense Tier gets Claude Opus 5.5, Claude Sonnet 5.5, and Claude Mythos 5.1 models
  • Specialized Tier offers fewest cyber blocks for critical safety system testing

Science

Inequality in university admissions

As a current senior in a high school, whose favourite subject is sociology, I felt almost obliged to explore the topic of inequality in education, specifically how this impacts university admission processes. Every new year, as university decisions arrive, a familiar kind of post floods Instagram.

Science

NASA to Cover Northrop Grumman CRS-24 Spacecraft Departure

After delivering more than 11,000 pounds of supplies, science experiments, and other cargo to the International Space Station for NASA, Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus XL spacecraft is scheduled to depart Friday, Oct. 9, as part of the company’s Commercial Resupply Services-24 mission, or Northrop Grumman CRS-24.

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