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Trump to award National Medal of Science to Musk, Brin, Huang, and Su at White House
A high-profile group of tech leaders is expected to be honored at the White House on Thursday, with President Donald Trump planned to present.
Trump to award National Medal of Science to Musk, Brin, Huang, and Su at White House
A high-profile group of tech leaders is expected to be honored at the White House on Thursday, with President Donald Trump planned to present.
Trump to award National Medal of Science to Musk, Brin, Huang, and Su at White House
A high-profile group of tech leaders is expected to be honored at the White House on Thursday, with President Donald Trump planned to present.
Trump to award National Medal of Science to Musk, Brin, Huang, and Su at White House
A high-profile group of tech leaders is expected to be honored at the White House on Thursday, with President Donald Trump planned to present.
Trump to award National Medal of Science to Musk, Brin, Huang, and Su at White House
A high-profile group of tech leaders is expected to be honored at the White House on Thursday, with President Donald Trump planned to present.
Trump to award National Medal of Science to Musk, Brin, Huang, and Su at White House
A high-profile group of tech leaders is expected to be honored at the White House on Thursday, with President Donald Trump planned to present.
The Rundown: White Sox in playoffs leads to business boom
Plus, Chicago house vs. Detroit techno. Here’s what you need to know today.
Virginia Tech banking on health, continuity to make NCAA Tournament push
“To retain your core and guys that have done it and good players ... it’s a big, big deal,” Mike Young said.
The Science Behind the Nobel-Winning Technology That Controls Neurons With Light
Optogenetics revolutionized neuroscience, but its origins come from an entirely brainless organism—an alga.
Microsoft releases new Nvidia-chip AI PCs with revamped Windows 11
Microsoft revealed the specs and price for its Surface Laptop Ultra, AI PCs that run on Nvidia chips that are designed to run AI models and agents.
IQVIA Launches IQVIA Life Science Models to Help Life Sciences Companies Predict Clinical Trial Outcomes
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C., October 07, 2026--IQVIA (NYSE:IQV), a leading global provider of clinical research services, commercial insights and healthcare intelligence to the life sciences and healthcare industries, today at TechIQ 2026 introduced IQVIA Life Science ModelsTM to help predict clinical trial outcomes.
Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #226
Welcome to Hall Pass, a newsletter written to keep you plugged into the conversations driving school board governance, the politics surrounding it, and education policy. In today’s edition, you’ll find: On the issues: The debate over Career and Technical Education (CTE) In this section, we curate reporting, analysis, and commentary on the issues school board members […]
Trump to appear at White House science event on Thursday
By Courtney Rozen WASHINGTON, Oct 7 (Reuters) - US President Donald Trump will speak at a White House event on scientific discovery on Thursday, according to a social media post from his tech adviser Michael Kratsios. The event will highlight the Tru...
Pediatricians renew call to ban raw milk as anti-science rhetoric reigns
In renewed policy, pediatricians review the benefits of heating milk to kill germs.
ChatGPT for Teens keeps teens talking, even during mental health crises
ChatGPT’s teen safeguards are meant to protect vulnerable users, but new testing found the chatbot continues encouraging engagement during crises and potentially encourages unhealthy relationships with the AI itself.
A$AP Rocky Launches 4-Year Scholarship For First-Time Freshmen At Roc Nation School of Music, Sports & Entertainment At Long Island University
Rapper and entrepreneur A$AP Rocky is paying it forward.
Free ‘STEAM the Block Party' aims to get DC youth involved in science, tech, arts
Drones, robotics, AI and more: The Steam the Block Party in Southeast D.C. on Friday, Oct. 9, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. aims to spark a love of science. Members of the Swaliga Foundation talk with News4’s Molette Green. Performers include UCB.
Trump to award National Medal of Science to Musk, Brin, Huang, and Su at White House
A high-profile group of tech leaders is expected to be honored at the White House on Thursday, with President Donald Trump planned to present.
Some furloughed Star Wars Zero Company developers are returning to work, studio says
Bit Reactor, the Maryland based company, behind this summer’s well-received tactical combat game Star Wars Zero Company says that “more” of its team is returning to work after being furloughed ahead of the game’s release. This is the studio’s first statement on the matter since Game File’s August report that “most” of the development team had been furloughed—technically kept as employees, but without pay or benefits—a few weeks prior to launch. Some of those furloughs ended this week. “This week, we started the process of returning more of our team back to work at Bit Reactor, an important step forward in our continued support for Zero Company, “ Bit Reactor CEO Greg Foertsch said in a statement. He continued: “Having to ask team members to step away after we navigated unexpected business developments outside of our control and so close to launch was an incredibly difficult decision, but one that was necessary to help us eventually bring as many people back as possible. “This team means a tremendous amount to me, and I am incredibly proud of what we have accomplished together. Thank you to our fans for the incredible response to the game and for supporting us along this journey. We look forward to sharing more updates regarding Bit Reactor and Zero Company soon.” Game File reported in August that Bit Reactor had retained a small team to work on updates for Zero Company. One person familiar with the situation told Game File that the returns announced today bring the studio’s pay-rolled headcount to more than half of what it had been ahead of the furloughs. That means a considerable number of people have been brought back, but that a fair number also remain without pay. While companies in the U.S. are often legally required to publicly disclose how many people they’ve laid off, furloughs can often be kept private, for a time. The United States Department of Labor requires companies to publicly report mass furloughs if they meet specific criteria, including any expectation that they will last more than six months. For those game makers who remain furloughed by Bit Reactor, it’s now been about two months. For more about Bit Reactor, the furloughs, the studio’s back-story and the ongoing lawsuit that brought this to light, read my August report. [ ‘Most’ of Star Wars Zero Company studio Bit Reactor was furloughed ahead of launch ](https://www.gamefile.news/p/star-wars-zero-company-bit-reactor-furloughs-lawsuit) Stephen Totilo · Sep 1 Last week was meant to be a moment of triumph for Bit Reactor, the Maryland-based game studio founded in 2021 with ambitions to create a great new tactical combat game. [ Read full story ](https://www.gamefile.news/p/star-wars-zero-company-bit-reactor-furloughs-lawsuit)
UT Launches Institute for the Future of Business to Address AI, Tech Changes in Business and Education
The Institute will convene leaders, researchers, educators and students to explore the immediate and long-term implications of groundbreaking technologies.
Earth Science Tech (ETST) Building on Synergies Between Healthcare Related Subsidiaries to Generate Dependable and Growing Revenue
Austin, Texas, October 7th, 2026, FinanceWireEarth Science Tech (OTCQB: ETST), a strategic holding company that brings together innovative businesses across the healthcare, pharmacy, technology and telemedicine, real estate, and consumer products spaces, operates Avenvi LLC, a real estate and asset…
Rural Health Transformation Program Technical Assistance Hub
Get free technical assistance from KHI and partners to navigate Kansas Rural Health Transformation Program applications, requirements, budgets and grant management.
Promising Entertainment Stocks To Consider
Spotify Technology, Walt Disney, Verizon Communications, Roblox, Skydance, Autodesk, and SEA are the seven Entertainment stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat's stock screener tool. Entertainment stocks are shares of publicly traded companies involved in industries such as film, television
OpenAI says teens use ChatGPT for under 15 minutes a day as worries over risks grow
Teens spend under 15 minutes a day on average on ChatGPT, while less than 2% of them interact with the chatbot for over three straight hours, OpenAI said, as technology companies face scrutiny over the risks AI chatbots pose to children.
P.T. Native PC Port 1.0 Is Out Now With DLSS 4.5, Frame Generation, Ray Tracing, Mods, And More
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Silicon Valley startup bets on North Bay to pioneer lab-grown diamond tech
Can Petaluma become the next high-tech manufacturing hub? Mountain View startup Diamond Quanta bets on lab-grown diamonds for cell phone screens and computer chips for a “Telecom Valley” revival.
Tony Fadell on why the first wave of AI gadgets failed — and what comes next
The “father of the iPod” says the first generation of AI gadgets failed to solve real problems — and the next wave will need to earn consumers’ trust.
Getinge Life Science president is leaving
Swedish medtech company Getinge announced today that the president of its Life Science business is resigning to pursue an external opportunity.
Google experiments with an AI-powered gaming platform
Google Labs is working on a new AI-powered game-creation platform called Playground for users to build browser-based games using simple text prompts.
Google rolls out improved SynthID AI content detector, now available globally
The new SynthID website can now identify AI content from Google, OpenAI, and more.
Techno-optimistic scientists take fewer climate actions, study finds
Scientists who believe technology will largely solve the problems caused by climate change are 23% less likely to engage in civic climate action and 18% less likely to make high-impact lifestyle changes ...
Ring's first smart lock can be hand-cranked when its battery dies
Amazon-owned Ring is entering the smart lock market with a device designed to tackle a common concern: getting locked out when the battery dies
Google's new SynthID website can identify AI-generated media
Google on Tuesday launched a new site that lets anyone verify whether a piece of media, be it an image, a video or an audio clip, is generated using AI.
Another personal AI assistant has launched — Meet Tab, which emerged from stealth with a $300M valuation
A new personal AI assistant has arrived. Meet Tab, which announced Tuesday that it had officially emerged from stealth.
Silicon Valley startup prospects for ‘Diamond Valley’ business cluster in new high-tech Petaluma facility
Can Petaluma become the next high-tech manufacturing hub? Silicon Valley startup Diamond Quanta bets on lab-grown diamonds for cell phone screens and computer chips for a “Telecom Valley” revival.
India-born US citizen drives research into light at sanctioned Chinese school
At the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Arup Neogi’s team explores how light and sound interact.
Movie review: 'The Social Reckoning' lacks nuance but delivers a meaningful message
If David Fincher’s 2010 tech drama “The Social Network” was about Mark Zuckerberg’s legal battle to secure the Facebook bag, Aaron Sorkin’s “The Social Reckoning,” arriving 15 years later, is
Emory humanities, social science faculty debate artificial intelligence, tech-free classrooms
As some universities across the country implement prohibitive bans on student devices in classes, professors consider the benefits and drawbacks of technology and AI in higher education.
The 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology Went to a Technique That Lets Scientists Control the Brain With Light
Neuroscientific advances follow a pattern of visualizing the brain, measuring its function and then controlling it. Optogenetics may lead to a new era of medical treatment.
JRC science for digital wellbeing
The JRC investigates the implications of digital technologies on people’s health and wellbeing, providing evidence to support EU digital policies. In an era of rapid digital transformation, understanding how technology shapes our well-being is critical.
42 Best October Prime Day Home and Tech Deals of 2026
Plus, deals on Boll & Branch sheets and the Hatch sleep clock.
Apple Reportedly Waiting on Samsung for Ultimate Bezel-Free iPhone Display
Apple is waiting on Samsung to perfect a next-generation OLED display technology that wraps almost vertically around a phone and essentially makes the sides themselves part of the screen, claims a Chinese leaker. Xiaomi's 2021 concept phone – bearing a striking resemblance to Samsung's rumored technology According to the Weibo-based leaker Instant Digital, the technology is internally described by Samsung as a "full-surround, full-screen display".
Hard Rock Stadium Selects Clover Sport to Power Point-of-Sale Solutions
Integrated Technology Supports Faster Transactions and Streamlined Operations Across Sports, Concerts and Global Events MILWAUKEE, Oct. 07, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Fiserv, Inc. (NASDAQ: FISV), a leading global provider of payments and financial services technology, today announced that Hard Rock
Why Markets Are Buoyant
Energy and technology companies’ earnings are expected to keep driving up stock indexes. But what’s driving up their profits are weighing on the economy.
Who Controls the Technology Protecting Your Business?
Cybersecurity sovereignty gives organizations transparency, hybrid control, and resilience over critical systems, writes Claudio Martinelli.
Informanté on Instagram: "Namibia wins two medals at international science fair Staff Reporter NAMIBIAN learners Guillermo Melando and Thobias Gabriel have won silver and bronze medals respectively at the 46th Eskom Expo International Science Fair in Johannesburg, South Africa, where young scientists and innovators from 11 countries showcased research and technological innovations. The fair was held from 28 September to 2 October 2026 and brought together 323 young scientists, innovators and problem-solvers from South Africa and international delegations. Melando won a silver medal in Agricultural Sciences, while Gabriel received a bronze medal in Engineering. Full story: https://infor
1 likes, 0 comments - informante_news on October 7, 2026: "Namibia wins two medals at international science fair Staff Reporter NAMIBIAN learners Guillermo Melando and Thobias Gabriel have won silver and bronze medals respectively at the 46th Eskom Expo International Science Fair in Johannesburg, South Africa, where young scientists and innovators from 11 countries showcased research and technological innovations. The fair was held from 28 September to 2 October 2026 and brought together 323 young scientists, innovators and problem-solvers from South Africa and international delegations. Melando won a silver medal in Agricultural Sciences, while Gabriel received a bronze medal in Engineering. Full story: https://informante.web.na/?p=401940 Photos: National Commission on Research, Science and Technology (NCRST)".
NASA is keen on pursuing at least one joint science mission with Europe
We are in the era of people interested in having good deals, and LISA is a very good deal for the US."
Robotics Company Advanced Navigation Expands Navigation Technology Manufacturing To Huntsville
It also applies to navigation.
New X-ray Technique Helps Scientists Watch Quantum Materials Respond to Laser Pulses
Argonne researchers developed an X-ray imaging technique to track silicon carbide’s response to ultrafast laser pulses.
Teladoc Health unveils new AI capabilities within Solo platform for hospitals
Teladoc Health announced Wednesday the launch of two new artificial intelligence capabilities within its enterprise smart care platform Solo. | The two new tools aim to help health systems surface timely patient insights into their care environments while reducing technology fragmentation, executives say.
Bridges explores Mary L. Good's impact on science, technology
Mary L. Good's story began in Grapevine, Texas, but her impact on science and technology was felt across the U.S. and beyond.
Bridges explores Mary L. Good's impact on science, technology
Mary L. Good's story began in Grapevine, Texas, but her impact on science and technology was felt across the U.S. and beyond.
As tech reshapes workplaces, University of Tennessee rethinks education
The Institute for the Future of Business was born out of the growth of artificial intelligence, nuclear energy and quantum computing.
Micron's Taoyuan union in Taiwan secures authorisation to strike
A Taiwanese union representing workers at Micron Technology said on Wednesday it had secured authorisation from its members to strike work over a dispute concerning the company's bonus scheme, escalating a labour conflict at the chipmaker's largest manufacturing hub.
I test the best TVs and soundbars. Here are the 19 best Amazon Prime Day TV deals
Our tech reviewer and TV tester has picked his favorite TV, soundbar and streaming device sales that arrived for this year’s October Prime Day sale.
I review AirPods, MacBooks and more. Here are the 24 best Amazon Prime Day Apple deals
Our tech reviewer has tested tons of Apple gear and is separating the wheat from the chaff when it comes to Amazon’s October Prime Day deals.
Lewis Hall Helps England To A Third Consecutive Clean Sheet
The Newcastle youngster solidified his international standing with a disciplined display, providing technical flair and defensive steel to help Thomas Tuchel’s side maintain their formidable defensive momentum.
Valerio Therapeutics Provides an Update on Its Business and Presents Its Financial Results for the First Half of 2026
VILLEJUIF, France, October 07, 2026--Regulatory News: Valerio Therapeutics (FR0010095596 - ALVIO), a pioneering biotechnology company in the field of next-generation precision therapies ("Valerio", or the "Company"), provides an update on its operations and presents its financial results for the half-year ended 30 June 2026.
Scientists who put faith in technology less likely to take climate action
‘Techno-optimism’ may lead to reliance on unproven solutions at expense of societal changes needed
DEG Presents Annual EnTech Awards Honoring Entertainment Technology Innovators
DEG: The Digital Entertainment Group presented its sixth annual EnTech Awards Oct. 6 at the Culver Theater in Culver City, Calif. The 2026 Hall of Fame Award was presented to Gray Ainsworth, EVP and head of global content operations for Lionsgate. Ainsworth recalled his start in the entertainment business as an actor with the legendary … Continue reading "DEG Presents Annual EnTech Awards Honoring Entertainment Technology Innovators"
Fran Lebowitz quips about politics, culture, tech at launch of ‘mosaic’ initiative
Duke hosted author and humorist Fran Lebowitz on Tuesday night in Page Auditorium. Her discussion ranged from her queer identity to the shifting arts landscape in America, with jokes cracked in every breath.
Central Florida students ‘scout’ out coveted nuclear science merit bad
With the help of dedicated Airmen from the Air Force Technical Applications Center here, 89 inspired scouts from across Central Florida traveled to Patrick SFB Sept. 19 to earn the coveted Nuclear
Sheridan vs. Aurora Science & Tech: Colorado High School Boys Soccer, Oct. 7, 2026
Sheridan at Aurora Science & Tech, Colorado high school boys soccer, Oct. 7, 2026, 4:00 PM. 2A/3A league game: records, rankings, rosters and head-to-head.
Sheridan vs. Aurora Science & Tech: Colorado High School Girls Volleyball, Oct. 7, 2026
Sheridan at Aurora Science & Tech, Colorado high school girls volleyball, Oct. 7, 2026, 4:30 PM. 2A/3A league game: records, rankings, rosters and head-to-head.
Leaked GameStop Memo Calls $1,399.99 Used PS5 Pro Pricing "Intentional"
GameStop is now reportedly asking $1,399.99 for a pre-owned PlayStation 5 Pro, which is $500 more than Sony's $899.99 list price for a new one. Consoles with the disc drive attached go for $1,499.99, and GameStop Pro members apparently get the base unit for $1,329.99. An internal memo shared on...
Apple is reportedly partnering with LG to launch a smart lock, thermostat, and doorbell
Apple appears poised to push into the smart home market with a slate of new devices and a key partner.
Samsung 9100 Pro SSDs are on sale at Amazon, 1TB drive is back near its launch price
The 9100 Pro comes in four capacities: 1TB, 2TB, 4TB, and 8TB. The 1TB model is currently $206, about 39% below its regular list price of $339....
Pixar exhibit brings movie magic to Frost Science
Buzz Lightyear may have doubts about humans and space travel, but when it comes to bringing Pixar characters to life, filmmakers take technology to infinity and beyond.
Leak Tips NVIDIA RTX Spark-Powered Microsoft Surface Laptop Specs
Following what appears to have been a series of unfortunate events that led to a roadside laptop find resulting in confirmation that Microsoft will be launching a 20-core NVIDIA RTX Spark Surface Laptop, we now appear to have confirmation that Microsoft will also be launching a Surface Laptop...
County business halts as staff experience tech issues
Due to technical issues with phone systems and servers, Jefferson County is temporarily unable to process transactions.
Purdue Polytechnic assistant dean publishes book on creative teamwork in themed entertainment
A new book coauthored by Chris Rogers, assistant dean of Purdue Polytechnic in Indianapolis, has just been published. The new title explores how cross-disciplinary teams build world-class themed entertainment experiences.
Oct. 13 Science on Tap: Printing Progress
Join us to discuss how NH has played a role in the evolution of high-tech printing and related technologies.
Utah approves slew of health AI pilots for drug management, women’s health
The state has expanded its controversial healthcare AI program with three new pilots that could ultimately see the technology provide care plans and medications without human review.
11 Prime Day Cycling Deals Actually Worth Buying in 2026
Navigating Amazon's cynical retail holiday is an exhausting chore. Here are 11 genuine 2026 discounts on cycling tech, smart trainers, and nutrition from Wahoo, Garmin, and GoPro that I recommend at full price.
A Windows 11 System With 16GB RAM Was Consuming Just 16% Of Total Memory Through Rufus; Other Methods Removed Bloatware While Running The Newest 26H2 Update
Discover how stripping bloatware with Rufus and running the latest update cuts Windows 11 RAM usage down to just 16% on a 16GB system, unleashing peak performance and efficiency
ESPN Likes Duke to Stay Undefeated Against Georgia Tech
The Duke Blue Devils are being favored to stay undefeated this week against Georgia Tech.
Hackers obtain counterfeit TLS certificates for Google and other large services
Compromise of 3 domain registries allows hackers to walk off with unauthorized certs.
'Powering the oyster farm' topic of October science talk
The presentation on how marine energy and environmental monitoring technologies are being used to better understand conditions at coastal oyster farms is Oct. 22 at the Coastal Studies Institute in Wanchese.
Meta joins with group of companies to tame ‘chaos’ of doing business with AI bots
Meta and OpenAI Chairman Bret Taylor’s startup Sierra are building a set of tech standards to make it easier to do business with AI bots.
EU launches network to harness health data and AI for cardiovascular care
A new EU-funded flagship initiative to harness the power of health data and artificial intelligence (AI) across the continuum of cardiovascular care has been launched, with funding from the EU4Health Program.
Broker facilities expand as technology, alternative capital reshape placements
Broker facilities that automatically or rapidly provide following capacity are expanding as brokers seek to speed placements, use data to package portfolios of risks and tap additional sources of…
Why the CIO role is increasingly more about business than technology
The Trump administration and Anduril Industries unveiled plans Tuesday for a new “software-defined” shipyard that will help build attack submarines for the Navy
Amazon bricks Alexa’s ability to control Echo speakers' AUX input
Amazon hasn't made an Echo with a 3.5mm port in six years.
Googlebook "Better Together" phone features don't work with Samsung at launch
Googlebooks require Android 17, but Samsung's Android 17 phones won't work yet.
UCF Honors 8 Trailblazing Faculty with 2026 Luminary Awards
The honorees are advancing discovery across fields ranging from transportation safety and quantum science to tourism, disaster resilience and emerging technology.
Razer Unveils Wolverine V4 Line of Wireless Xbox Controllers
Razer, the leading global lifestyle brand for gamers, today announced the new Razer Wolverine V4 line, including the wireless Razer Wolverine V4 Pro and wired Razer Wolverine V4 Tournament Edition, the next generation of esports controllers officially designed for XBOX and PC. Packed with new...
Entertainment News: October 6, 2026
Get caught up on the latest in Hollywood, technology, and more with FOX 17 Morning Mix's Entertainment News.
Students Use Forensic Science Skills in Escape Room
Hundreds of students from across the region put their problem-solving skills to the test this week during the Regional Science Consortium’s annual Forensic Science Escape Room. Elementary school students had just a few hours to figure out how someone died as part of a forensic science escape room activity. The Regional Science Consortium partnered with Mercyhurst University for the 10th year of the event, which is taking place at the Tom Ridge Environmental Center. It began Monday and runs through Thursday.Throughout the week, more than 250 students are working to solve murder mysteries using real forensic science techniques. Students must analyze the evidence, piece together clues and solve the crime before time runs out.Organizers said the event gives students interested in pursuing forensic science in college a firsthand look at what a career in the field could entail.Sarah Skelton, Special Gifts Coordinator at Iroquois, said the activity provides students with an opportunity to develop skills that can sometimes be difficult to practice in a traditional classroom. "It really helps them to work in teams and on critical thinking skills. Which, not that they don't get these opportunities, but it's hard sometimes in the classroom to develop those higher-level thinking skills”, said Skelton.Students also get a chance to learn how forensic science is used in real-life investigations. As Skelton explained, "What are the real-life applications? What would you actually see in a crime scene? How would you handle these types of forensic investigations? So it's really cool our kids get to see what opportunities are out there and possibly a career field one day."The popular event has grown over the years, with some students returning year after year. Organizers said watching those students grow and develop their interests is one of the highlights of the program.Jeanette Schnars, the Executive Director of the Regional Science Consortium said it's rewarding to see how students' interests evolve as they get older. According to Schnars, "How they have grown and matured and where their interests are going and maybe they aren't going into forensics, but if they are going into sciences or different disciplines, so it's really fulfilling to see how they have matured."One student who continues to enjoy the event is sixth-grader Mia Harvey of Iroquois. Harvey hopes to pursue a career in medicine and says the forensic science activities are helping her explore her interests, "One day I want to become a neurologist, and learning about the bones is probably going to help me."Harvey said her favorite part of the event is the real-life application of what she's learning. "While you are trying to find the clues, they teach real stuff that you would need to know”, said Harvey.Event organizers said if students are learning while having fun, then the program is accomplishing its goal. "Not only are they learning the science, but they are having fun with it too”, said Schnars.Adults will also have a chance to take part in the experience this Saturday during an adult version of the escape room, which will feature food, drinks and entertainment. For more information, click here.The Forensic Science Escape Room has become one of the Regional Science Consortium’s most popular events, with teachers signing up their students as soon as registration opens in August.
Brazil: Lessons from a Disaster
By Antonio Martins (Outras Palavras) Defeats become deeper and more prolonged when we misunderstand what caused them, avoid correcting course, and embrace “solutions” that only compound our mistakes. Lula’s government and the Brazilian left suffered a disaster in Sunday’s election. Contrary to every poll, the president finished the first round 2.2 million votes behind Flávio Bolsonaro—and, more significantly, 3.4 million votes below his total four years ago, when the machinery of the state was working against him and in favor of his opponent. His vote share declined in 98 percent of Brazil’s municipalities. The PL, the main party of the far right, elected 121 deputies and 28 senators, becoming the largest caucus in both houses of Congress. The parties aligned with the Centrão—Brazil’s bloc of transactional center-right parties—were somewhat diminished, but will still hold roughly 250 seats in the Chamber of Deputies and 35 in the Senate. That will make it easier to assemble the majorities needed to amend the Constitution or impeach Supreme Federal Court justices. If elected, Flávio Bolsonaro could appoint four members of the Court, substantially altering its internal balance of power. What produced these results? How can the far right be prevented from consolidating them into a prolonged political hegemony? And what is the essential change of direction the left now needs? Explaining the Disaster Across the commercial media and the exuberant chaos of digital platforms, interpretations are multiplying. Some focus on specific episodes: Lula’s absence from the Globo debate, his very close relationship with Alexandre de Moraes, or his emphasis on issues supposedly remote from most people’s everyday concerns, such as rare earth minerals. Among the more systemic interpretations, three seem especially questionable. One argues that the principal defeat was not the left’s, since its congressional representation declined only slightly. The decisive movement captured at the ballot box, according to this view, was a shift within the right itself—from the more moderate and transactional forces of the Centrão toward the more ideological and radicalized forces of the PL and Novo. A second interpretation holds that the nature of electoral and political processes has changed. The material interests and aspirations of society, it argues, no longer play the central role they once did; they have given way to forms of subjective self-identification that the left has yet to understand. And a third concludes that, because of these two developments, we should expect a political winter: a prolonged period in which the far right and the broader right dominate Brazilian political life. There are important elements in all three interpretations. The problem lies in what they deny or leave out: Lula’s third government was a small-bore government. It offered the majorities that elected it neither a clearly better life nor reasons to believe again in politics and its power to transform society. These failures flowed from two fatal accommodations, which I will examine below. As a result, the government suffered a slow but steady erosion of support. And, as has happened in so many Western countries, it gave the far right the opportunity to present itself as anti-system and to benefit from popular frustration and distress. The interpretation that emphasizes the migration of votes from the center-right and traditional right toward the far right has been advanced, among others, by the courageous journalist Leonardo Sakamoto. In his UOL column on Monday, October 5, he highlights the miserable behavior of the traditional conservative parties. Over the past four years, they repeatedly joined forces with the “neo”-fascists, helping to “normalize” them—a criticism that could equally be directed at almost the entire corporate media. Believing they could use the far right as a stepping stone, they instead ended up partly devoured by it. This was especially true in the Senate, where the PL’s gain of 13 senators and Novo’s gain of two came at the expense of the PSD, which lost nine; the MDB, which lost two; the PSDB, which lost two; and the PP, which lost one. Sakamoto’s observation is accurate and necessary, but it leaves uncomfortable questions unanswered. Why did the erosion of the Centrão benefit the far right rather than, for example, producing growth for the left—as has happened so many times before, both in Brazil and elsewhere? The answer is not difficult. Throughout its four years in office, Lula’s third government was almost invariably associated with the Centrão. Here lies its first accommodation: accepting the limits imposed by conservative institutions; avoiding, as much as possible, any attempt to strain those limits through popular pressure; and believing only in the modest changes that could be squeezed through openings in Congress. The failure of the campaign to end the six-day workweek is emblematic. Lula could have electrified the presidential race by pairing it with a popular campaign for passage of the measure. Instead, he chose to place his hopes in the hands of Senate president Rodrigo Alcolumbre. He generated no mass mobilization, did not force his opponents onto an uncomfortable defensive, and won no victory. In September 2025, the government squandered the greatest of its many opportunities to shake up conservative power in Congress. Popular opposition to the so-called Shielding Amendment—which, if approved, would have restricted criminal proceedings against members of Congress—brought crowds into the streets, mobilized primarily by artists and social movements. This opened the possibility for a broader political education: a campaign that could begin exposing the limits and dysfunctions of Brazil’s political system while putting Bolsonaro’s movement on the defensive for its predictable support of political privilege. The amendment was defeated. But the executive branch then backed away from the fight. It remained associated with an institutional world widely seen as corrupt, elitist, and indifferent to ordinary people’s struggles. In doing so, it forfeited its credibility as a vehicle for the protest vote. On Sunday, it reaped the bitter fruits. Are We Doomed? Taking a different approach from Sakamoto, the philosopher Moysés Pinto Neto and other writers have drawn attention, in their first analyses of October 4, to the fragmentation of the public sphere produced by Big Tech platforms. Through their algorithms, these platforms present each person with a different view of social reality. As a consequence, it becomes much harder to identify common material problems and demands—for example, the fight for labor rights or for a properly funded public health system. Voters no longer embrace such demands, these authors argue, because they no longer see themselves as part of a collective. Instead, they tend to value the identities assigned to them by neoliberal subjectivity—the role of the entrepreneur, for example. On this interpretation, the left’s possible error lies in clinging to outdated illusions. Moysés’s warning is highly relevant and resonates with arguments such as Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor’s “Apocalyptic Fascism and the Billionaires’ Bet.” Unlike a century ago, the far right no longer promises a radiant future. It concentrates instead on resentment—especially that of young men. “They belong to a generation that fears it may never own a home, but compensates with the pleasure it gets from constantly provoking progressives online. Convinced their future has been stolen, they share memes romanticizing historical authoritarian regimes,” the authors write. But Moysés seems to confuse this danger with inevitability. He fails to see that the left’s answer cannot be adaptation. On the contrary, it must strengthen the possibility of politics as collective action. Nor does he recognize that precisely such a reversal is already becoming possible in some of the most promising mobilizations of the twenty-first century: the election, at the end of 2025, of the young Muslim Zohran Mamdani as mayor of New York, on a platform centered on the intensely material fight for an affordable city; the Left Party’s victory in Berlin two weeks ago, built around the demand to expropriate private real-estate corporations; and the very recent wave of demonstrations in Spain—including an occupation of Madrid’s Puerta del Sol—in which tens of thousands of young people mobilized by the Tenants’ Union have demanded limits on rents. By putting itself in the straitjacket of the “fiscal framework” in the first months of 2022, Lula’s third government adopted the second fatal accommodation of its term. Faced with conservative institutions and a country devastated by four years of Bolsonaro, increased public investment was the government’s remaining weapon for offering a more dignified life to the majority and forging an anti-conservative pact with them. The same state that disburses 1 trillion reais a year to enrich a small class of rentiers could instead spend money to extend the Family Health Strategy to every Brazilian, at a cost of 30 billion reais; provide full-day public schooling and childcare to all adolescents and children—and, especially, relief to their mothers; achieve universal sanitation while cleaning up polluted urban rivers; multiply metro systems; begin transforming the urban peripheries; and undertake many other urgently needed projects. In April 2023, an article in Outras Palavras warned that the fiscal framework could “shrink the Lula government and preserve the forces that condemn the country to inequality and regression.” A year later, another article showed that restraints on public spending were strangling policies vital to ordinary people and undermining the president’s popularity. In November 2024 came a reality check, in the form of the government’s humiliating defeat in the municipal elections. Even then, the fiscal lock was neither removed nor loosened. On the contrary: throughout the government’s four years, fiscal restraint remained central to its political narrative. The administration proudly proclaimed that it had “put the state’s accounts in order,” without grasping either how misleading that phrase was—given the payment of 1 trillion reais in interest—or how badly the message was hurting it politically. Lula finally woke up in September 2026. The increase in Bolsa Família benefits, after four years of being frozen; the announcement that anti-obesity drugs would be offered through Brazil’s public health system; and the ban on online betting showed that the state has the power to act decisively on behalf of the majority when those in government are willing to confront obstacles. The huge marches that closed the campaign in Fortaleza, Salvador, Rio de Janeiro, and São Paulo on the eve of October 4 showed how such initiatives can mobilize activists and the broader public. But it was too late—and too little to change the outcome of the first round. History has not ended The possibility of a turnaround in the three weeks leading up to November 25 cannot be ruled out. It will not be simple or easy. Lula must not only make up a deficit of 2.2 million votes; he must also offset the movement of voters who backed other right-wing candidates in the first round, most of whom are likely to move toward Flávio Bolsonaro. Pulling that off will require a broad, grassroots effort to win over voters, potentially reinforced by new initiatives from Lula. The coming hours and days will be decisive. If Bolsonaro’s movement also wins the presidency, the result will create a high-risk situation for Brazilian sovereignty and democracy. The enormous challenges posed by such an outcome would require the left to reexamine, in depth and with a genuine willingness to engage in self-criticism, its political projects—or its lack of them—and its practices. But would that mean we are condemned to the long winter of far-right hegemony that some analyses are beginning to forecast? It is far too early to say, suggests a recent text by Álvaro García Linera, the thinker who served as vice president of Bolivia under Evo Morales. His central hypothesis is that this political current will prove short-lived. At a moment when the entire world is once again talking about sovereignty and protecting national economies, the far right offers a stale, recolonizing neoliberalism. Its submission to the United States is as blatant and pathetic as Flávio and Eduardo Bolsonaro’s overtures to Donald Trump. Its project amounts to something like every man for himself: greater inequality, capitalism without limits, devastation, and supremacism. Will it work? In the United States, just two years into his second term, Trump himself is reaching record levels of unpopularity and may be on the verge of losing Republican control of both the House and Senate in November. Every new beginning is difficult. Whatever the outcome of the second round, the defeats of October 4 show how profoundly the Brazilian left will have to rethink and rebuild. But just as it would be foolish to underestimate the seriousness of its mistakes, it would be equally foolish to conclude that rebuilding a political project is no longer possible. History has not ended. The times are moving faster than ever. Originally published in Portuguese by Outras Palavras. English translation by Eric Blanc; I’ve added the subtitles. More We can’t stop the far right at home or abroad without a revitalized labor movement, which is yet another reason why you should become a sustaining supporter of the Emergency Workplace Organizing Committee (EWOC) — one of US labor’s pivotal bright spots. Relatedly, Jacobin published a short piece of mine reflecting on a decade of Bernie Sanders inspiring a whole new generation of young worker organizers.
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