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Netflix missed Wall Street profit forecasts in Q3 as an expense tied to a dispute with Brazilian tax authorities squeezed its operating margin to 28% versus 31.5% guidance. Revenue hit $11.51 billion, but diluted EPS of $5.87 trailed the $6.97 consensus, sending shares down up to 7% after hours. The company said higher ad sales—its best ad revenue quarter—price hikes, and subscriber gains lifted revenue 17% year over year, aided by Wednesday’s Season 2 premiere topping 7 billion September viewing minutes. Netflix touted expanding AI use and production guidelines, citing tools used on Happy Gilmore 2 and Billionaires’ Bunker.

Russell Wilson broke from his usual restraint, firing back at Broncos coach Sean Payton after Denver’s win over Wilson’s current team. Payton said he wished New York’s switch to rookie Jaxson Dart had come after the game—implying he preferred facing Wilson. Wilson called the remark “classless,” invoking Payton’s 2012 suspension over a “bounty hunting” scandal, and signed off with “Let’s Ride.” The dust-up comes amid fan frustration when Dart underwent a concussion check, and echoes Wilson’s 2023 benching by Denver, which cost him $37 million. The same day, Jets owner Woody Johnson made a verbal attack on a player.

Netflix’s Q3 2025 results missed both Wall Street and internal EPS targets but met revenue expectations, after an unforecast expense from a Brazilian tax dispute cut operating margin to 28% versus 31.5% guidance. Adjusted EPS was $5.87 on $11.51 billion in revenue; shares fell up to 6% after hours. The company logged its best ad sales quarter, aims to more than double ads revenue in 2025, and will test AI-driven ad formats in Q4. Full-year guidance: $45.1 billion revenue, 29% margin; free cash flow lifted to about $9 billion. “KPop Demon Hunters” led viewership and returns to theaters.

Millions of Americans may ration heat this winter as a federal shutdown and mass layoffs stall $4bn in LIHEAP aid, the National Energy Assistance Directors Association warned. Congress approved the funds after an unsuccessful bid to cancel the program, but unprecedented staff cuts tied to Trump’s “efficiency” drive — reportedly overseen by Elon Musk — have likely delayed distribution until December. With energy bills surging and arrears climbing, NEADA urged utilities to halt shutoffs. HHS, led by Robert F Kennedy Jr, said a “Democrat-led shutdown” is blocking states from receiving new LIHEAP funds.

An undocumented immigrant and a law enforcement officer were wounded after officers opened fire during a targeted enforcement traffic stop in Los Angeles, a DHS official said. The immigrant allegedly tried to evade arrest by ramming a law enforcement vehicle, prompting “defensive shots” that struck him in the elbow. A ricochet bullet hit an officer in the hand; multiple law enforcement sources told ABC News the officer was a U.S. marshal. Both were taken to the hospital. DHS said the immigrant had previously escaped custody.

Donald Trump has largely shelved any pardon or commutation for Sean “Diddy” Combs, despite months of lobbying, with the White House calling reports of imminent clemency “zero truth.” Advisers fear a “catastrophic” MAGA backlash, though the president could still reverse course. Combs was sentenced Oct. 3 to 50 months in prison, a $500,000 fine, and five years’ supervised release after convictions on two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution; his lawyers filed an appeal Oct. 20. He’s seeking transfer from Brooklyn’s MDC to FCI Fort Dix, as the court recommends incarceration near New York and consideration for RDAP.

In a rapid campaign, President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth say seven U.S. strikes on suspected drug-smuggling boats in the Caribbean have killed 32 people, part of a push Trump frames as an “armed conflict” with cartels. The operations, launched amid a sizable naval buildup off Venezuela, have proceeded without congressional authorization, sparking bipartisan concern over legal authority and evidence. Senate Republicans blocked a measure to require approval, Trump confirmed CIA covert authority inside Venezuela, and U.N.-commissioned experts condemned the actions as lacking proper legal basis and a dangerous escalation for regional security.

SpaceX founder Elon Musk escalated NASA’s leadership turmoil, mocking interim administrator Sean Duffy as "Sean Dummy" after Duffy publicly criticized SpaceX’s delayed lunar lander and courted rivals. The clash underscores a fight between Duffy, who has enjoyed the role since Donald Trump pulled Jared Isaacman’s nomination, and Isaacman, whom Trump has continued to meet and could re-nominate. Duffy elevated Amit Kshatriya, skeptical of using Starship as a lander, and explored moving NASA under the Department of Transportation. With morale low and a 20% workforce drop, the agency is stalled as talk centers on beating China to the Moon.

Scientists analyzing fMRI data from 577 adults who watched an eight-minute clip ('Bang! You're Dead') from Alfred Hitchcock Presents found that older brains shifted between activity states less often, and those states lasted longer. Using a Greedy State Boundary Search algorithm on Cam-CAN recordings from people aged 18 to 88, the team suggests fewer logged 'events' may make time feel faster with age. Experts note age-related neural dedifferentiation could play a role, while others add that our internal, nonlinear sense of time also matters. The authors say novelty and meaningful social engagement may help time feel fuller in retrospect.

Apple told a court that Jon Prosser still hasn’t answered its July lawsuit accusing him of stealing trade secrets, and a clerk entered a default last week. Prosser, however, told The Verge he has been in active communication with Apple and isn’t ignoring the case. In the complaint, Apple alleges Prosser and Michael Ramacciotti coordinated to obtain secrets: Ramacciotti allegedly accessed a development iPhone, video-called Prosser, and showed features of iOS 19—officially named iOS 26. Before the software’s announcement, Prosser posted videos on Camera app changes and the Liquid Glass design language.