Scientist: Tuesday, October 8, meteor shower Draconid will be the most active
According to EarthSky.org, the Draconid meteors burst out into the skies near the Draco stars of Eltanin and Rastaban. The Draconids are best seen in the evening hours when the skies are darkening enough to pick out individual meteors.

Ignore even more phone calls with Google's 'call screen' feature
Google says the Pixel Visual Core chipset that handles imaging is back but we are not sure if this is the same or an upgraded one. The new large-sized displays and other features of the smartphones are definitely the aspects that will draw maximum attention.

Baddeleys Narrow Miss At Safeway Open
Kevin Tway hit three consecutive birdies in the play-off to seal his first PGA Tour title at the Safeway Open in California.

PSN Name Changes Are Finally Coming
If this is an issue, you can revert back to the original name for free at any time (but just once during the preview program). All PSN users will be able to change their name once for free, though each subsequent change will cost money.

XXXTentacion's Mom Accepts Post-Humous Award at 2018 AMAs
Additionally, several of gospel and R&B's heaviest hitters will assemble for what's sure to be a touching Aretha Franklin tribute. The singer racked up wins for favourite pop/rock album for " reputation ", tour of the year , and artist of the year .

USA intercepted Saudi plans to capture missing journalist, report says
He has been critical of some policies of the Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Riyadh's intervention in the war in Yemen. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has demanded Saudi Arabia explain what happened to Khashoggi, whom he called a "friend".

Japan now has the world's most powerful passport
As a result, while SA is ranked at 52, there are actually 95 countries with stronger-rated passports on the index. The Henley Passport Index measures how many countries each passport allows its holders to access visa-free.

International Monetary Fund gives credit for reforms under Modi, projects India as fastest growing
The S&P 500 index edged 0.1 percent lower to 2,884.43, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 0.2 percent to 26,486.78. The Trump administration has penalized almost half of all imports from China and has threatened more for the other half.

Google shuts down Google+ following massive security flaw
The data involved was limited to optional profile fields, including name, age, gender, occupation and email address, Google said . Google's excuse is that it found no evidence of any of the data being misused, however, it also has no way of being sure of that.

Google Pixel users can screen spam calls
To answer that question, we're looking at the 12.9-inch iPad Pro , which is a similar size and not much more expensive to start. The detachable, backlit keyboard contains circular buttons instead of the more conventional square-shaped buttons for typing.

Fortnite Deep Freeze Bundle Announced
While this amount is not enough to buy a rare, epic, or legendary skin, players can use it to purchase the season 6 Battle Pass. This skin looks similar to Havoc outfit which was released in the Twitch Prime back a few months ago.

Bill and Hillary Clinton Launch International Tour: An Evening With the Clintons
Former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton are going on tour and making a stop in Boston. Tickets for the Clintons' tour will be available starting this Friday, October 12, at 10 a.m., per the tour's website.

Fernando Alonso says penalty shows 'how bad Formula One is'
When asked in what way he meant "bad", he replied: "In the decisions, in the randomness, in the pure consistency". The McLaren driver was philosophical about the collision, refusing to blame Stroll.

Ballon d'Or 2018: Alisson and Benzema among first five nominees
Other nominees are Pernille Harder, Lindsey Horan, Fran Kirby, Sam Kerr, Lieke Martens, Megan Rapinoe and Christine Sinclair. Liverpool's Brazilian forward Roberto Firmino and Uruguay's rugged defender Diego Godin of Atletico Madrid also got the nod.

Google kills bid for $10 billion Pentagon contract after employee protests
We are not bidding on the JEDI contract because first, we couldn't be assured that it would align with our AI Principles. Google "should not be in the business of war", employees said in a petition that gathered more than 3,000 signatures.