– Microsoft reported strong growth in its fiscal first-quarter results on Wednesday, October 28, with net income rising to $36.63 billion from $27.75 billion a year earlier. Earnings per share increased to $4.92 from $3.72. Total revenue rose 19% to
– Apple on Wednesday, October 28, introduced an all-new MacBook Pro with a PROLED XDR display built on tandem OLED technology. The laptop also brings Touch capabilities to the Mac for the first time. Available in 14- and 16-inch models,
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Health
– The United States is facing its worst resurgence of measles in decades, with cases particularly high in Pennsylvania. New data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show more than 4,580 measles cases reported nationwide in 2026 as
– Microsoft researchers said an AI tool that diagnoses patients step by step, as doctors do, was more than twice as accurate as general physicians at solving complex medical cases. The findings appeared in a study published on Thursday, October
– Sterling Pharmaceutical Services has recalled nearly 748,000 eye-care products nationwide over concerns about sterility assurance. The action includes more than 500,000 Walgreens-branded lubricant eye-drop packages. Sterling began the recall on Aug. 20 after issues surfaced during a federal inspection.
– Pennsylvania has recorded 943 confirmed measles cases across 39 counties in 2026. The latest state update also lists 176 hospitalizations and five measles-associated deaths through Sept. 30. Case numbers increased by 40 from the previous update on Sept. 28.
Technology
Comprehensive technical audits have confirmed that Dubai-headquartered enterprise digital publishing platform Integrated Identity has recorded validated 100/100 scores across both mobile and desktop environments on Google PageSpeed Insights. Backed by data from the HTTP Archive and the Chrome User Experience
– Meta has suspended conversation sharing in its Muse artificial intelligence assistant after cybersecurity researchers found that thousands of shared chat links could be discovered through public internet records. The links potentially exposed sensitive personal and corporate information. Meta told
– NASA has released an update on its plans to develop crewed and robotic lunar rovers that will support exploration and lay the groundwork for a permanent base on the Moon. The agency shared the progress in a Moon Base
– OpenAI is preparing to enter humanoid robotics as it seeks to bring artificial intelligence into the physical world. Chief Executive Sam Altman confirmed the plan in an interview on Fortune’s Sources podcast. Altman said the company expects to have