Zest’s new AI agent finds restaurants and books reservations over text

TechCrunch - Oct 30, 2026

Can't agree on where to eat? Zest's AI concierge can combine everyone's tastes, put restaurant options to a vote, and make the reservation.

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Researchers develop nonflammable and more durable electrolyte for sodium metal batteries

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Researchers develop nonflammable and more durable electrolyte for sodium metal batteries

In recent years, sodium-metal batteries (SMBs) have gained increasing attention for next-generation energy storage technologies due to the abundance and low cost of sodium (Na) reserves, making them cost-effective alternatives to current commercial lithium-ion batteries. However, the practical applications of SMBs are still limited by critical safety and stability issues.

Global CEOs to gather in Abu Dhabi as record-breaking ADIPEC 2026 opens Monday

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ADIPEC 2026 will open on Monday, 2 November, bringing together more than 40 ministers, alongside policymakers, regulators, global CEOs and decision-makers, for four days of high-level discussions, investment and business engagement. The event will feature more than 1,800 speakers and a record 2,260 exhibiting companies.

Mystery of 60-second fluctuations in power grids solved

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Is your childhood imaginary friend coming back to haunt you? People who had a pretend companion are more likely to feel a mysterious presence, study finds

Oct 30, 2026

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America could descend into chaos in minutes: Ex-FBI agents warn of 'existential threat' and reveal why families must stockpile food, cash and escape bags now

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Thousands of deceptive ads evade Google's safeguards

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Thousands of deceptive advertisements have slipped through Google's advertising safeguards, exposing internet users to fake virus warnings, misleading software promises and potentially dangerous downloads, according to new research from NYU Tandon and Radboud University in the Netherlands.

US Army practices digging mass graves for fallen troops amid looming war threat

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Now woke scientists want Nigella Lawson to change her famous Ham in Coca-Cola recipe…for a vegan alternative

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Engineering researcher seeks to prevent AI agents from going rogue

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