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- Mary Louise Weller, Mandy Pepperidge In ‘Animal House,’ Dies At 79
Mary Louise Weller, who played the snooty Pi House sorority sister Mandy Pepperidge in the John Belushi campus comedy classic “Animal House,” has died.
- Tesla Stock Surges 5% After Company Reports Better-Than-Expected Q3 Deliveries
Tesla faces heightened competition from Chinese electric vehicle makers.
- Jensen Huang’s Fortune Breaks $200 Billion As Nvidia Stock Reaches Record High
Forbes estimates Jensen Huang is now worth more than $203 billion after shares of Nvidia popped to a record high early Friday.
- Oracle Is Absorbing A $300 Million Nuclear Bill That Wisconsin Ratepayers Were Stuck With
Oracle will use a nuclear power plant to supply energy to its Port Washington data center campus in Wisconsin.
- A Clippy marketing moment with Muse: ‘Meta has given AI a cute face’
As AI companies ask users to hand over their inboxes and credit cards, they're betting a friendly mascot can close the trust gap.
Technology
- Cybertruck sales in free fall as Tesla reports mediocre sales for Q3
Tesla met analysts expectations as it sold fewer cars in Q3 2026 than Q3 2025.
- Redefining enterprise intelligence with autonomous AI
Enterprise AI is no longer a future ambition. It is in full operational flight. Model capabilities are advancing faster than most organizations can absorb, while the cost of performance continues to fall. Globally, AI investment is set to reach $2.5 trillion in 2026, up 44% from the previous year. For many enterprises, this investment has…
- The 7-year-old Nvidia Shield TV is now $100 more expensive due to AI
Initially launched in 2019, the Nvidia Shield TV Pro now retails for $299.99.
- Rocket Report: SpaceX completes launch triple-header; Rocket Lab nets big contract
Blue Origin seeks FAA approval for up to 50 New Glenn launches and 50 booster landings per year.
- The Download: a biological de-aging contest and why LLMs don’t reason
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. A new contest pits competitors against each other in a race to biological youth —Jessica Hamzelou This week, I officially signed up for an unusual competition. One that rewards competitors for…
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