Lula da Silva has been elected to a fourth term as president of Brazil in a historic upset.

His far-right opponent Flávio Bolsonaro, who lost by 4.4 million votes, refused to concede and asked for the election to be canceled.
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One very unlucky delivery deliver in Georgia fell through someone's porch and into a 20-foot deep pit while trying to deliver their food.

It took an entire team to rescue him.
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Eric Bauza, the voice of Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Road Runner and more has unfortunately passed away at age 46.
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The GTA 6 murals getting painted across the country could still be there decades from now.

A mural painted to promote GTA San Andreas in 2004 is still there over 20 years later in Brooklyn, New York.
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Samsung is giving their employees absurdly high bonuses to keep them from leaving for Chinese companies.

One employee making roughly $60,000 a year will be receiving an estimated $560,000 bonus to stay with the company.
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Donald Trump complimented Nicki Minaj at a rally today, saying she has a "beautiful a**" that's "hard to miss".
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SpaceX might be creating their own mobile network.

They're considering building a network that's a hybrid of satellites and over 80,000 cell towers, theoretically giving them better cell service than big carriers like Verizon and AT&T.
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Taking care of pets in America has gotten a lot more expensive.

Vet costs have gone up by roughly 67% since 2017, with pet owners struggling to afford care for their pets when it matters most.
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Windows XP launched 25 years ago today on October 25, 2001.

The desktop background would go on to become the most iconic desktop of all time.
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A man who graduated from one of America's top universities with Nobel-cited research can't find a job.

Jack Weis is living with his parents after getting a PhD at Princeton, and he's had no luck with full-time work despite applying for 2,300 jobs since 2024.
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The FDA has given clearance to a new breakthrough treatment for PTSD.

Personalized Magnetic e-Resonance Therapy (MeRT) lets doctors find and target abnormal brain activity with magnetic waves.

At an up to 68% remission rate, it may be the most effective PTSD treatment ever.
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Many iPhone Duo users are reporting a critical issue where the phone's inner screen shatters after just a few folds.

People are getting their $2000 phone only for it to almost immediately break, and it will take months to replace them.
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The ultra-rich are buying so many mega yachts that they're running out of places to park.

The global fleet of superyachts has grown over 40% in the past decade, and the wealthy are complaining that they can't park their 2nd or 3rd boats.
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Chinese robotics company Unitree believes their robots will be able to do 80% of household chores by 2028, almost entirely replacing the human need to do chores.
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A new study from South Korea found that paper straws are somehow worse for the environment than single-use plastic straws.

None of the "eco-friendly" solutions actually worked, and switching away from plastic straws didn't really help the environment.
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Indian Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw believes they'll have "Indian-designed, Indian-manufactured, Indian-brand mobile phones" by October 23, 2028.

India wants to try and compete with major brands like Apple and Samsung by making their own products.
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A Florida Redditor spotted potentially the best ad for GTA 6 yet.

Image via u/itsOnlyMarvin
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Paul Rudd from Ant-Man (2015) vs Paul Rudd in the new Avengers: Doomsday trailer.

It's been 11 years and he's barely aged a day.
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Scientists in Japan have figured out how to make cancer cells end themselves.

They forced cancer cells to poison themselves by creating a toxin that reacts with carbon monoxide, causing the toxin to only affect cancer cells. Normal cells were unharmed in lab tests.
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