The Underappreciated Benefits of Leaving Fallen Leaves Alone

New York Times - Oct 10, 2026

To homeowners, fallen leaves look like work. To nature, they’re an investment, with tremendous value on the secondary market as invertebrate real estate.

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The monster storm slammed into the Florida Panhandle Friday night, ripping hotel roofs apart, toppling trees and sending enormous waves surging toward coastal communities.

Open-source AI is Europe’s only path to tech independence, says Alibaba chairman Joe Tsai

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Embracing the open-source approach is the only way for Europe to achieve technological independence, Alibaba Group Holding chairman Joe Tsai said, pointing to China’s own open-source drive as a blueprint for innovation under constraints. For Europe, which shares China’s deep roots in traditional manufacturing, the open-source approach presented a unique opportunity, Tsai said, highlighting that factories in the region possessed highly valuable manufacturing data. “You don’t want to feed it into...

Urgent tsunami alert after massive 7.7 earthquake topples buildings in Panama

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Trump announces deal for Russian diesel as Zelensky calls it a gift to Putin

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Kurt Campbell on US’ China focus, the Indo-Pacific Quad, risks of AI

Kurt Campbell on US’ China focus, the Indo-Pacific Quad, risks of AI

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Kurt Campbell is a veteran US diplomat and strategist who has played a leading role in shaping Washington’s approach to China and the Indo-Pacific for more than a decade. He served as the White House coordinator for Indo-Pacific affairs from 2021 to 2024 and as US deputy secretary of state from 2024 to 2025. Previously, he served as assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific affairs from 2009 to 2013 and was a key architect of the Obama administration’s “pivot to Asia”. Often...

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