VOL. 2026 · NO. 301 WINCHESTER, MASSACHUSETTS WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2026

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Technology

Pornhub Stars Want to Teach You How to Make Dinner

Faced with censorship and anti-porn laws, the adult site is encouraging creators to embrace cooking, gaming, podcasting, and other safe-for-work content.
Wired
U.S. Politics

Recalled butter sold in 10 states receives risk warning: FDA

A popular plant-based butter has been recalled due to yeast, mold and E. coli, and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has now assigned it a risk level.
The Hill
Science

How personalization and psychedelics are revitalizing psychiatry

Nature, Published online: 28 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03402-7Fresh ideas are welcome in a discipline in which progress is rare — provided they are applied rigorously.
Nature (News)

Norway and Finland hold rare phone call with Putin: What that means

The two Nordic leaders are attempting to influence US-brokered talks in Abu Dhabi to end the war in Ukraine.
Al Jazeera

Workers should be able to know colleagues' salaries, rights body says

Employees should legally be able to find out what their co-workers are earning, the UK's equality watchdog says
BBC Business

Google alters its cloud playbook, enlisting partners to sell more AI chips

Google is opening its TPU business beyond its own cloud as custom chips become a bigger engine for growth.
CNBC