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MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Teachers at nine high schools in northeastern Australia discovered days before an ancient history exam that they had mistakenly taught their students about the wrong Roman ruler — Augustus Caesar instead of his predecessor, Julius Caesar. The students in Queensland ended up being exempt from the statewide exam on Wednesday while Education Minister John-Paul Langbroek said he would investigate the mix-up, describing the experience for the students as “extremely traumatic.”Since the error in the curriculum was discovered on Monday, schools applied — and were granted — an exemption from the exam for their students, even as…

DÜSSELDORF, Germany (AP) — Ever wondered what war smells like? Or ponder the odor of love, or the stench of medieval Paris, or the sacred fragrance of religion?A new exhibition in Germany allows visitors to discover unknown worlds of smells by sniffing their way through 81 different fragrances across 37 different galleries.The show “The Secret Power of Scents,” which opens to the public on Wednesday at the Kunstpalast museum, in the western city of Düsseldorf, combines fragrances with art, taking visitors on a journey of more than 1,000 years of cultural history.“This exhibition is an experiment — and an invitation…

Brynn Putnam, the founder behind the connected fitness startup Mirror, is back with a new startup: a tech-powered gaming console that combines the best of board games and video games, called Board. After selling Mirror to Lululemon for $500 million in 2020, Putnam returned to entrepreneurship to create an entirely new product, which she unveiled Tuesday for the first time at the TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 conference in San Francisco. Like Mirror, Board taps into elements of the real world and the digital one. The device offers a gaming platform, designed for friends and family to gather around, like a board…

Aurora has added a 600-mile driverless route from Fort Worth to El Paso, the autonomous-vehicle technology company’s second for its self-driving trucks. The company announced the expansion on Tuesday alongside its third-quarter earnings report. Aurora also said it has completed more than 100,000 driverless miles on public roads with five self-driving trucks, a milestone for the company that launched its commercial service in May. The company’s next pre-stated goal is to expand to Phoenix by the end of the year. Aurora’s initial commercial service began with a Dallas-to-Houston route with launch customers Hirschbach Motor Lines and Uber Freight. The Fort…

Disney and Formula 1 have announced a collaboration set to ‘fuel the magic’ at the Las Vegas Grand Prix in November 2025.The kickoff, blending world-class sports with Disney storytelling and an exclusive Formula 1 merchandise line will launch with a show at the Fountains of Bellagio. “The Disney brand represents the power of storytelling, creativity and connection—values that resonate deeply with fans and partners alike worldwide,” said Tasia Filippatos, President of Disney Consumer Products. “We are thrilled to be uniting sports, pop culture and entertainment in a way that delivers an unforgettable experience for both Mickey and Friends and F1…

As grids come under strain from growing demand from data centers and EVs, geothermal startups have been racing to unlock energy that lurks deep within the Earth. Now, one startup has developed the world’s hottest geothermal well — one that harbors enough energy to power thousands of homes. Mazama Energy said today that it had drilled a well in Oregon that reached 629˚ F (331˚ C) at the bottom of the borehole. Vinod Khosla, whose firm Khosla Ventures incubated the company, mentioned the milestone on stage today at TechCrunch Disrupt. “This one site can produce 5 gigawatts of energy,” Khosla…

Mountaineer Jim Morrison hopped left on his skis, sending trickles of snow down a sheer gully on the North Face of Mount Everest, then he hopped to the right, his breath heavy in the oxygen-thin air.Below him plunged 9,000 feet (2,700 meters) of snow, ice and rock — the most merciless ski run on planet Earth. It had never been skied, until Morrison did it.“It was a spectacular four hours of skiing down a horrific snow pack,” Morrison told The Associated Press Tuesday of his historic Oct. 15 run. Morrison climbed Everest’s notorious North Face through the Hornbein Couloir alongside…

If every good startup begins with a problem, this one may have begun with a bad Slack conversation. As CEO and co-founder Tom Bachant tells it, he remembers seeing the chaos of Slack-based support — the haphazard ticketing, the jumble of DMs, and little chance for insight into the underlying problems. “The first point was just seeing that Slack was this kind of chaotic beast that needed to be tracked better,” Bachant remembers, “and then seeing that the actual work that’s being requested by these teams could easily be automated.” His new company, Unthread, is the result of that realization.…

by Sarah Kuta Last updated: 11:30 AM ET, Tue October 28, 2025 From long check-in lines to baggage claim, luggage is undoubtedly one of the most annoying parts of travel. Skip the hassle and ship your suitcases instead with Ship&Play, which is now partnering with three cruise lines: Azamara Cruises, Emerald Cruises and Scenic Luxury Cruises & Tours.Thanks to the new partnership, cruise passengers can ship their luggage from home directly to their cruise ship suite and back again. The service will launch November 1 for Azamara Cruises and November 15 for Emerald Cruises and Scenic Luxury Cruises & Tours.…

As companies push to increase efficiency and stay competitive, they’re encouraging, or in some cases outright requiring, workers to know how to use AI tools. However, the push for AI use has exposed a training gap.  “There are few solutions available on the market that are dedicated to non-technical people,” Aureliusz Gorski, founder and CEO of Warsaw-based CampusAI, told TechCrunch.  CampusAI’s solution? An educational platform focused on making learning accessible to everyday people who want to bring AI into their everyday workflows — whether that’s to help improve sales, HR, legal, or just give your personal branding a boost with…