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Rivian’s R2 adds Pet Cam and an AI voice assistant. The Verge

A new software update rolling out the R2 enables Pet Cam, through which vehicle owners can keep tabs on their furry friends, as well as cabin temperature, via the Rivian app. (Tesla pioneered using in-cabin cameras to monitor pets with Dog Mode, released in 2019.) Rivian is also adding its AI-powered voice assistant to the R2 — which may be more of a mixed bag, based on some reviews from R1 owners. [Image: https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/10/260723-IAN-WARD-SANTA-BARBARA-B1230687_final_ihtigq_f29016.avif?quality=90&strip=all] [Image: https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/10/IMG_4727_bvz8fl.avif?quality=90&strip=all] [Image: https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/10/R2-Demo-Drives_Still_02_HiRes_umh30y_8b0af3.avif?quality=90&strip=all]

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2 California towns crack new list of best cities in the US New York Post

Santa Barbara and Healdsburg made Condé Nast Traveler's top 10 small US cities, offering two distinct versions of the California getaway.

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Ruth Porat, Jane Fraser, and Hailey Bieber will join the Fortune Most Powerful Women Summit Fortune

The 2026 Fortune Most Powerful Women Summit kicks off on Oct. 12 in Santa Barbara.

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Brazil's Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro campaign in powerhouse state ahead of Sunday's presidential vote The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Front-runners in Brazil’s presidential race are campaigning in the eve of Sunday’s election in the powerhouse state where a fifth of the nation’s vote is based. President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, seeking his fourth nonconsecutive term, held his traditional preelection Saturday parade downtown metropolis Sao Paulo. Opposition candidate Flávio Bolsonaro traveled to countryside cities of Santa Barbara d’Oeste and Americana. Sao Paulo state is Brazil’s powerhouse, with 46 million residents and an annual GDP is of 3.4 trillion Brazilian reais ($650 billion). Both figures are about the same of Argentina. There are 34 million “paulistas,” as those born in the state are known, eligible to vote.

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California high school girls blackface scandal grows as NAACP fumes New York Post

School officials enforced unspecified consequences on the four teen girls, who attended San Marcos High School, but NAACP Santa Barbara President Connie Alexander said Friday that it isn't enough.

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