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WSJ opinion editor Paul Gigot defends Stanley Druckenmiller's use of AI to write an op-ed, saying "nobody can doubt that his op-ed is his genuine opinion" (Max Tani/@maxwelltani)

Max Tani / @maxwelltani : WSJ opinion editor Paul Gigot defends Stanley Druckenmiller's use of AI to write an op-ed, saying “nobody can doubt that his op-ed is his genuine opinion”   —  In a statement, WSJ opinion editor Paul Gigot defends Druckenmiller's use of AI to write Monday's op ed, saying “AI is a fact of modern life,” and “nobody can doubt that his op-ed is his genuine opinion.”

NYT pop culture writer Kyle Buchanan announces he has left the NYT and will launch a video podcast about Hollywood, The Kyle Buchanan Show, in mid-October (Marc Malkin/Variety)

Marc Malkin / Variety : NYT pop culture writer Kyle Buchanan announces he has left the NYT and will launch a video podcast about Hollywood, The Kyle Buchanan Show, in mid-October   —  New York Times pop culture writer and awards columnist Kyle Buchanan has left the newspaper after eight years.

UK filing: in FY 2025, OnlyFans paid out $6.3B to creators, net revenue rose 10% YoY to $1.55B, and creator accounts hit 5M; 5,076 creators made $1M+ since 2016 (Todd Spangler/Variety)

Todd Spangler / Variety : UK filing: in FY 2025, OnlyFans paid out $6.3B to creators, net revenue rose 10% YoY to $1.55B, and creator accounts hit 5M; 5,076 creators made $1M+ since 2016   —  A sizable bunch of top OnlyFans creators have taken home seven-figure checks from the fan-monetization site.

Stability AI, which has deals with UMG, WMG, and EA to build AI models from their IP, raised a $76M Series B from them, Sony Music, and others (Corbin Bolies/Variety)

Corbin Bolies / Variety : Stability AI, which has deals with UMG, WMG, and EA to build AI models from their IP, raised a $76M Series B from them, Sony Music, and others   —  Stability AI, the AI startup backed by the likes of James Cameron and Sean Parker, has raised $76 million in a Series B funding round from a roster …

Former hedge fund manager Stanley Druckenmiller says he used AI to write a WSJ op-ed, likening it to using a calculator for math problems (Jeff Stein/NOTUS)

Jeff Stein / NOTUS : Former hedge fund manager Stanley Druckenmiller says he used AI to write a WSJ op-ed, likening it to using a calculator for math problems   —  “I write everything using AI now,” Druckenmiller, who questioned the treasury secretary's bond market interventions, said.  — Copy

A jury awards $300K to a Louisiana supreme court judge who sued The Advocate for defamation over a 2019 editorial; the plaintiff sought $10M (Edward Helmore/The Guardian)

Edward Helmore / The Guardian : A jury awards $300K to a Louisiana supreme court judge who sued The Advocate for defamation over a 2019 editorial; the plaintiff sought $10M   —  Then Advocate editor-in-chief and writer testified editorial was not part of agenda against Jefferson Davis Hughes III

Karen Attiah spent a year fighting her Washington Post firing. She just won.

Last year, The Washington Post fired columnist Karen Attiah over social media posts she made after the shooting death of right-wing activist Charlie Kirk. Attiah appeared on “The Poynter Report […] The post Karen Attiah spent a year fighting her Washington Post firing. She just won. appeared first on Poynter .

How much does a cover letter really matter?

Every so often, a journalist will tell me about an opportunity they are excited about. And then they will say those dreaded words: I’ll apply … as soon as I […] The post How much does a cover letter really matter? appeared first on Poynter .

How a Summer of Protests Upended India’s Media

“Celebrity anchors are being replaced by celebrity YouTubers,” Kaushik Raj, an independent journalist, says.

Why the media has reason to focus on Natalie Harp story

This is The Poynter Report, your daily guide to the news about news. Subscribe to get it in your inbox every weekday. Perhaps the most publicized name on the national […] The post Why the media has reason to focus on Natalie Harp story appeared first on Poynter .

What’s the Matter with the British Press?

The coverage of Jason Arday highlighted profound problems with right-wing outlets. The country’s media crisis is still unfolding.

Daniel Pearl’s murder exposed a new peril of reporting around the world

This article is part of The Poynter 50, a series reflecting on 50 moments and people that shaped journalism over the past half-century — and continue to influence its future. […] The post Daniel Pearl’s murder exposed a new peril of reporting around the world appeared first on Poynter .

Will Scott Jennings be the new White House press secretary?

Karoline Leavitt announced last week that she is stepping down as White House press secretary, and a familiar name has emerged as a candidate to replace her. It’s CNN commentator […] The post Will Scott Jennings be the new White House press secretary? appeared first on Poynter .

Service to the Country

Stars and Stripes does its duty for the USS Abraham Lincoln —and the First Amendment. Plus: Poll psychosis and book tracking.

AP cuts US video production staff and moves jobs to India

The Associated Press will lay off 20 video production staff in the U.S. on Friday and move those jobs to a new hub in India, according to the union representing […] The post AP cuts US video production staff and moves jobs to India appeared first on Poynter .

Friendships Are What Will Save Journalism

The opening sentence of my first message to Christine Mungai ended with the words: “fellow continent person.” It was August 2017, and we were the two Africans in that year’s cohort of Nieman journalism fellows at Harvard University. Although our home countries were about 4,000 kilometers (approximately 2,500 miles) apart in Africa, being from here means sharing a shorthand understanding of the world with your fellow Africans.   That shorthand doesn’t have many structures to support it, however.   Nine years after our first meeting, Christine and I are now working together to build one such structure: The Continent, a 30-page digital newspaper that aims to create a shared reality for Africans to learn about their communities, one another, and our continent.  In a world that seeks to segregate us, this pan-African platform lets people literally read from the same page. As one reader said, the weekly provides “biting criticisms of power in contemporary Africa, with love as the engine.

Pangram Dreams of a Slop-Free Future

Max Spero—a cofounder of Pangram, an AI detection tool popular among journalists—asks, “If you’re not going to bother writing your newsletter, why should I read it?”

The Journalist Who Became a Doula

Kenya Hunter took a terrifying leap out of journalism. She couldn’t be happier.

MS NOW will launch a paid membership program for “super fans”

When MS NOW — known until last year as MSNBC — celebrated its 30th anniversary last month, Status reported that the focus was “as much about the future as the past.” Natalie Korach described early conversations about the network’s planned subscription product, which she wrote would be “centered around community, giving them access to their...

Google’s new AI tool helps fact-checkers investigate AI fakes

Every day the fact-checking team for one of India’s largest news organizations works to debunk a slew of false and misleading images circulating across social media. For the six-person team at India Today, that might include addressing an AI-generated archival photograph of a politician, a clip of deadly flooding ripped from its original context, or...

Walking Targets

Movement journalism has been a source of hope. But political attacks and funders’ retrenchment have put it at serious risk.

Facing a “deluge” from AI, this publication will only take pitches by phone

Whether you’re a reporter or an editor, your inbox has probably seen an influx of pitches, increasingly written with artificial intelligence. They’re likely bad, irrelevant, and annoyingly clogging up your email. But one publication is over it. If you want to write for The Food Section, you’ll have to pick up the phone. “We’re switching...

The Athletic teams up with sports creators to reach new (and younger) audiences

Last month at the National Sports Card Convention in Chicago, creator Brandon Pereira, who posts as Coach Koe, met a kid named Dominic. Dominic had spent the summer washing garbage cans to earn money to come to the convention and buy cards for his collection. He and Coach Koe browsed the offerings at the convention...

Claude is changing how it generates prose to be more detectable (and maybe worse?)

It was in 1964 that Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart, asked to define obscenity for the purposes of law, wrote his famous heuristic: “I know it when I see it.” But when it comes to AI-generated content, we may think we know it when we see it — but our methods are far from perfect....

Can we gamify that? The innovators turning investigations on spying scandals and vote rigging into video games

An animated phone vibrates on a blackened screen as ominous piano music tinkles in the background. When you click, speech bubbles appear. “It’s Thanasis Koukakis,” the person on the other end says. “I’m borrowing a phone…Just don’t try to reach out to me for now. Texts, calls, try to avoid it.” This is the opening...

Focusing on Fans Captures the Magic of the World Cup

Photographer Yutao Chen first developed an interest in soccer during his childhood. As a lifelong follower of the sport, he seized the opportunity to cover the 2026 FIFA World Cup, traveling across the United States to document fan reactions throughout the tournament. He undertook the project independently, financing it himself rather than on assignment. Chen chose to work in film over digital, he explained, because he wanted these images to be imperfect, personal artifacts, shaped by his own perception rather than an exact record of events. This conversation has been edited and condensed for clarity. The first World Cup I remember watching was in 2006, when it was held in Germany. At first, the sport was an escape from reality for me, an experience to share with other fellow fans, forget our issues, and fully immerse ourselves in a game for 90 minutes. Later I realized soccer is one of the few ways I can connect with the world. I grew up in China, and my need to consume soccer news and analysis is what drove me into journalism.

Student Uprisings in India Short-Circuit an Outdated Media Machine

If someone had told me that the vast, well-funded propaganda machine of India’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) would finally be rendered powerless by a bunch of kids, I’d have laughed at the absurdity of it.  Yet, here I am, witnessing a historic reckoning for the Indian government — and for Indian journalism — unfold before my eyes on Instagram Reels.  While youth-led protests are not new to India — and have erupted across Southeast Asia in recent years — the current student mobilizations in the country are the most significant since Prime Minister Narendra Modi came to power in 2014.  What began as a specific grievance stemming from a scandal that students uncovered in India’s educational testing system has quickly evolved into a broader critique of the government, and a powerful assertion of student agency. The sudden success of the movement has also revealed the changing nature of the mainstream media’s role in Indian society, and how ill-equipped it has been to cover these seismic societal shifts.

When My Family Became My Newsroom

When the war began, I was in Cairo. Like thousands of other Palestinians from Gaza who happened to be outside the strip, I suddenly found myself unable to return home. Overnight, I went from reporting on Gaza as someone who knew its streets, rhythms, and people intimately to relying almost entirely on mediated forms of access: news reports, social media, and daily phone calls with my family. Those calls were never just conversations. They always began with the questions any daughter would ask: Are you safe? Have you eaten? Where are you now? But they often continued with the questions of a reporter. Which neighborhoods had been hit? Were people able to communicate? Had anyone managed to reach the hospital? What were people saying that hadn't yet appeared in the news? While reporting on the war in Gaza, Palestinian journalist Athar Abu Samra worked from Cairo before returning home. Courtesy of Athar Abu Samra Over time, I realized that my family had become more than the people I worried about most.

A Curiosity-Inspired Career Pivot Leads to a New Journalism Venture

In the fall of 2012, just weeks into my Nieman Fellowship, our class went to see “Marie Antoinette” at the American Repertory Theater at Harvard University. I struggled with the play, and I remember feeling like I couldn’t grasp what was happening on stage, that I was missing something everyone else understood. When our curator, Ann Marie Lipinski, asked me later what I thought, I admitted as much. “Well,” she replied, turning down her mouth, “ you’re hard to please.” She wasn’t wrong. At the time, I was a crime reporter. I had recently founded Homicide Watch D.C., an independent digital publication dedicated to telling the stories of people whose lives might otherwise be forgotten. My work revolved around police, prosecutors, defense attorneys, and public records. Theater wasn't just outside my beat — it barely registered at all. If you had told me that evening at the start of my fellowship year that, more than a decade later, I would create a podcast (a podcast!) devoted to Boston theater (theater!), I would have laughed. I knew nothing about theater. Or podcasts.

Shut Out: For the First Time, Iranian Journalists Are Denied Entry to Cover a FIFA World Cup

At the age of 26, Iranian photojournalist Sajad Imanian has already covered several international sports events such as the Olympic Games and past World Cup soccer tournaments. He hardly expected his nationality would haunt him six years after leaving Iran to live in Australia, where he is working as a social media specialist with the Asian Football Confederation.  An independent journalist, Imanian applied for a U.S. visa to cover the 2026 FIFA World Cup, co-hosted by the United States, Canada, and Mexico. When his appointment came up at the U.S. Consulate General in Sydney, he found himself being questioned over his Iranian military conscription status and possible trips to Lebanon and Gaza in an interview that took almost an hour. “I said I hadn’t even set foot in those places,” Imanian said.  The Sydney-based photojournalist’s visa application to cover the games for the AFC was rejected because of his national origin, and his story is not an isolated case.

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Car ramming attacks: Why do they keep happening?

Cars are being used as weapons, to ram, kill and maim innocent people. The reasons why are not always clear, nor are solutions to preventing such attacks.

FIFA boss Infantino takes aim at World Cup critics

In a strongly worded open statement, FIFA President Gianni Infantino has hit out at those he says were too "consumed by hate and criticism" to enjoy the tournament. Infantino brushed off a number of corruption concerns.

'Amnesia' about measles risk and low vaccination rates have helped US infections grow

The latest US data show measles cases from January to mid-July 2026 totaled more than all cases in 2025. Experts blame a fall in vaccination and warn that people have forgotten measles can be life-threatening.

As US-Iran war rages, who's risking the Strait of Hormuz?

Though Iran continues to attack vessels as leverage in its war with the United States, data show that several shippers continue to transit the waterway.

'Loneliness influencers': Being alone brings in the clicks

No friends, no dating, no problem? Many influencers are presenting social isolation as a lifestyle. But experts warn of the consequences.

Why is Germany building roads for yesterday's climate?

As the Autobahn buckles under heat waves, Germany is still paving roads for a past climate. Engineers know how to fix that — so what's the holdup?

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Celebrities, politicians react to death of Dolly Parton

Celebrities and politicians are offering their condolences following the death of country music superstar Dolly Parton.

Raumfahrt: Astronauten bringen neue Antenne an ISS an

Hegseth’s Purge of Top Generals Leaves the Army Rudderless

The leadership vacuum comes as the Army is trying to adapt to a new kind of war dominated by deadly drones.

Tributes pour in after country music legend Dolly Parton dies aged 80: ‘Thank you, Lord, for Dolly’ – latest updates

Reba McEntire, Lily Tomlin, Dionne Warwick, Kacey Musgraves, Donald Trump and others mourn star’s death Dolly Parton dies aged 80 | Celebrity tributes | A life in pictures Parton’s peerless career turned country music cliches inside out Share your tributes and memories of Dolly Parton Our picture editors have collated Dolly Parton ’s life in pictures: In the UK, top radio presenter Jo Whiley introduced her BBC Radio 2 evening show by playing I Will Always Love You , Jolene and 9 to 5 in tribute to Dolly Parton after her death was announced in the 7pm news headlines. Continue reading...

Tributes pour in after country music legend Dolly Parton dies aged 80: ‘Thank you, Lord, for Dolly’ – latest updates

Reba McEntire, Lily Tomlin, Dionne Warwick, Kacey Musgraves, Donald Trump and others mourn star’s death Dolly Parton dies aged 80 | Celebrity tributes | A life in pictures Parton’s peerless career turned country music cliches inside out Share your tributes and memories of Dolly Parton Our picture editors have collated Dolly Parton ’s life in pictures: In the UK, top radio presenter Jo Whiley introduced her BBC Radio 2 evening show by playing I Will Always Love You , Jolene and 9 to 5 in tribute to Dolly Parton after her death was announced in the 7pm news headlines. Continue reading...

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Dolly Parton’s Bedazzled, Bewigged, and Bodacious Style

A wild mountain rose, she used her clothes and her body to subvert expectations.

What challenge do ‘cockroach’ protests pose for India’s PM Modi?

Youth-led movement plans more demonstrations for next month.

Trump administration: Kennedy Center may be demolished if repairs not made

Department of Justice lawyers told a federal judge the venue 'cannot survive' without the US president's help.

Dolly Parton, Country Music Superstar Whose Songs Spoke to Millions, Dies at 80

Known for her outsize persona, appearance and talent, she rose from rural poverty to become a top-selling singer, songwriter and entrepreneur.

Dolly Parton, country music legend and cultural icon, dead at 80

The singer, songwriter and philanthropist enjoyed a more than six-decade career.

Putin decree lets Russia take control of infrastructure damaged in Ukrainian drone attacks

Russian President Vladimir Putin has decreed that the state can temporarily seize control of critical infrastructure facilities if private owners fail to protect them from Ukrainian drone attacks or rebuild them after the strikes.

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Labour MPs will push Burnham to back voting reform in first 100 days

Exclusive: Nearly 100 Labour MPs support commission on changing the system used for Westminster election Why do some Labour MPs want electoral reform and will it happen? Andy Burnham will face an immediate test of his backing for electoral reform in his first week in parliament as prime minister, with almost 100 Labour MPs supporting a bid for a new national commission. Burnham, a longtime advocate of electoral reform, will be asked to support the new commission into ditching first past the post in his first 100 days as prime minister. Continue reading...

Labour MPs will push Burnham to back voting reform in first 100 days

Exclusive: Nearly 100 Labour MPs support commission on changing the system used for Westminster election Why do some Labour MPs want electoral reform and will it happen? Andy Burnham will face an immediate test of his backing for electoral reform in his first week in parliament as prime minister, with almost 100 Labour MPs supporting a bid for a new national commission. Burnham, a longtime advocate of electoral reform, will be asked to support the new commission into ditching first past the post in his first 100 days as prime minister. Continue reading...

Father of sailor deployed on USS Abraham Lincoln released by ICE

The father of Joshua Aviles, who is aboard the USS Lincoln, had been detained by ICE.

Video: US country music legend Dolly Parton dies

US country music star Dolly Parton has died aged 80, her family have announced in a video on social media.

Canada announces up to 50% retaliatory tariffs on hundreds of US goods including steel, fish, cheese and paper – live

Move by Canada comes after US president spent morning railing against the country, calling it the ‘most difficult’ nation he deals with Canada announces retaliatory tariffs on wide range of US goods Sign up for the US Breaking News email On Truth Social, however, the president shot down assertions that the US talks with Canada collapsed in part due a proposed trade deal that would have weakened French language protections . “I would never interfere with Canadians speaking French!” he wrote. “In fact, I have never even thought of doing such a stupid thing. This lie was made up by a weak and ineffective Prime Minister in an attempt to gain political support, which he has totally lost, from the people of Quebec.” Continue reading...

Canada announces up to 50% retaliatory tariffs on hundreds of US goods including steel, fish, cheese and paper – live

Move by Canada comes after US president spent morning railing against the country, calling it the ‘most difficult’ nation he deals with Canada announces retaliatory tariffs on wide range of US goods Sign up for the US Breaking News email On Truth Social, however, the president shot down assertions that the US talks with Canada collapsed in part due a proposed trade deal that would have weakened French language protections . “I would never interfere with Canadians speaking French!” he wrote. “In fact, I have never even thought of doing such a stupid thing. This lie was made up by a weak and ineffective Prime Minister in an attempt to gain political support, which he has totally lost, from the people of Quebec.” Continue reading...

IAMC and allied faith organisations protest against Mohan Bhagwat’s event at Madison Square Garden

Held under the banner “No Platform for Hate,” the protest brought together representatives of Muslim, Hindu, Sikh, Christian, Dalit and interfaith organisations

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern: Manuela Schwesig will nicht für SPD-Parteivorsitz kandidieren

Die SPD in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern steht im Bundesvergleich noch gut da. Für den Parteivorsitz interessiert sich Manuela Schwesig nach eigenen Angaben aber nicht.

Canada announces 'dollar-for-dollar' retaliatory tariffs on US as high as 50%

The latest escalation in an ongoing trade war between the US and Canada will see new levies on goods from steel to furniture, fresh tuna and makeup.

CIA chief travels to Moscow for unannounced talks, US media reports

Flight tracking data confirms an American military aircraft travelled to Russia from the US via Latvia on Tuesday.

Iran, Oman discuss temporary shipping lane through Strait of Hormuz

Omani FM hopes the two countries will 'soon announce' a joint temporary transit corridor through the Strait of Hormuz.

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Dolly Parton: Hear 15 Essential Songs

The singer-songwriter rose from poverty to become a chart-topping performer whose earnest character allowed her to span genres.

Celebrity tributes pour in for Dolly Parton: ‘a gift to the world’

Lily Tomlin, Jamie Lee Curtis, Bernie Sanders and Kacey Musgraves are among those remembering the queen of country after she died aged 80 Alexis Petridis on Dolly Parton’s peerless career which turned country music cliches inside out Dolly Parton – a life in pictures Country music legend Dolly Parton dies aged 80 – latest updates Tributes have poured in for Dolly Parton , the country singer, songwriter and actor, after her death aged 80. News of her death was shared by her nephew on social media . “Dolly has lived in the light and is in the arms of Jesus,” he said. Continue reading...

Celebrity tributes pour in for Dolly Parton: ‘a gift to the world’

Lily Tomlin, Jamie Lee Curtis, Bernie Sanders and Kacey Musgraves are among those remembering the queen of country after she died aged 80 Alexis Petridis on Dolly Parton’s peerless career which turned country music cliches inside out Dolly Parton – a life in pictures Country music legend Dolly Parton dies aged 80 – latest updates Tributes have poured in for Dolly Parton , the country singer, songwriter and actor, after her death aged 80. News of her death was shared by her nephew on social media . “Dolly has lived in the light and is in the arms of Jesus,” he said. Continue reading...

Fußball-Bundesliga: FC Bayern verlängert mit Vorständen Eberl und Dreesen

More than 1,300 people arrested by ICE in Virginia and Maryland

More than 1,300 people were arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers in Virginia and Maryland.

Dolly Parton shared update on her health days before her death at age 80

The music legend died at the age of 80, her family announced on Aug. 25.

Industrial fire kills 3, including 2 Chinese citizens, in Russia’s far east

Three people, including two Chinese citizens, died in a fire on Tuesday at a petrochemical site in Russia’s far eastern Amur region, the company announced. More than 100 others were wounded as a result of the blaze at the remote Amur Gas Chemical Complex, a joint venture between Russia’s Sibur and the China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation (Sinopec). “The deaths of three people … two citizens of the People’s Republic of China and one Russian citizen, have unfortunately been confirmed,” Amur GKhK...

Industrial fire kills 3, including 2 Chinese citizens, in Russia’s far east

Three people, including two Chinese citizens, died in a fire on Tuesday at a petrochemical site in Russia’s far eastern Amur region, the company announced. More than 100 others were wounded as a result of the blaze at the remote Amur Gas Chemical Complex, a joint venture between Russia’s Sibur and the China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation (Sinopec). “The deaths of three people … two citizens of the People’s Republic of China and one Russian citizen, have unfortunately been confirmed,” Amur GKhK...

Mass arrests in global crackdown on West African cyber-crime networks

The operation included the arrest of 39 people in South Africa for romance and investment scams.

Two unvaccinated people die of measles in US state of Pennsylvania

Experts warn that declining vaccination rates have opened the door for resurgence of disease once largely eradicated.

NYC Mayor Mamdani opposes RSS chief Bhagwat's Madison Square event

Zohran Mamdani said the vision of India that his family taught him was that of "a pluralistic society, of a secular republic that believed in the belonging of each and every person who was from India"

Lindsay Clancy Deserves Mercy, Not Life in Prison

It is too hard for women suffering from postpartum mental illness to prove the insanity defense.

What’s More Than ‘Maximum’? Trump Faces Limits on Iran Sanctions.

President Trump’s “Economic D-Day” is intended to break the stalemate with Iran. But decades of sanctions have done little to change the country’s behavior.

Asian shipper pays record US$5.3 million for Panama Canal access

A shipper needing to transit the Panama Canal bid a record US$5.3 million to secure its spot, according to people familiar with the matter. South Korea-based SK Gas Ltd agreed to pay the sum to travel the canal on September 1, said the people, who could not be identified as the information was confidential. The fee, determined through an auction run by the canal authority this week, breaks the previous high of US$4.6 million set earlier this month, also paid by a shipper controlling a South...

Taiwan charges nine people for smuggling ‘high-end’ AI servers to China

Among those charged are two Super Micro employees and one from Nvidia, marking another flashpoint in US-China AI rivalry Taiwanese prosecutors charged nine people Monday, including one from Nvidia and two from Super Micro, for illegally exporting “high-end AI servers” to mainland China, adding another wave of turbulence in the AI ​​rivalry between China and the United States. Prosecutors said the servers involved were graphics processing units known as “B300,” which have been banned from sale to China. Continue reading...

Taiwan charges nine people for smuggling ‘high-end’ AI servers to China

Among those charged are two Super Micro employees and one from Nvidia, marking another flashpoint in US-China AI rivalry Taiwanese prosecutors charged nine people Monday, including one from Nvidia and two from Super Micro, for illegally exporting “high-end AI servers” to mainland China, adding another wave of turbulence in the AI ​​rivalry between China and the United States. Prosecutors said the servers involved were graphics processing units known as “B300,” which have been banned from sale to China. Continue reading...

Dolly Parton, queen of country music, dies at 80

Her songs became standards, her image became iconic and her generosity made her one of America's most beloved entertainers.

Dolly Parton, country music legend, actor and philanthropist, dies at 80

Dolly Parton, the country music icon whose soaring vibrato vocals, poignant songwriting and sparkling costumes defined her rise from a log cabin in the Tennessee mountains to the height of stardom and acclaim, has died, her nephew Brian Seaver said in a video shared on her Instagram page. She was 80 years old. US President Donald Trump on Tuesday ordered the lowering of flags across the United States for a week, calling Parton’s death a “true loss for millions of people”. “Very sad to report...

U.S. country music legend Dolly Parton dies at 80: family

The multiple award-winning artist had “opened doors for generations of singers, songwriters, musicians, and dreamers from every walk of life, said Dolly Parton’s nephew

Dolly Parton and Carl Dean's best quotes about their decadeslong love story

Dolly Parton and her husband Carl Dean died less than two years apart.

The U.S. is escalating its economic war on Iran. Here’s what that means.

Iran’s top trade partners include China, Iraq, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates. But the Trump administration has not said who new sanctions would target, or how so.

CIA director makes rare, unannounced visit to Moscow

The trip came as Ukrainian forces have stepped up attacks deep inside Russia, including in the capital.

WATCH: The life and legacy of Dolly Parton

In a music career that began when she was still a child, Dolly Parton went on to become one of the world's most successful and admired entertainers.

Canada hits US goods with tariffs of up to 50 per cent as trade war escalates

Canada announced retaliatory tariffs of up to 50 per cent on US$19.94 billion (C$27.6 billion) of American goods on Tuesday, escalating its trade confrontation with Washington days after negotiations collapsed and the Trump administration imposed sweeping new duties on Canadian products. The tariffs, which take effect on September 8, will apply to more than 700 categories of US goods at rates of 15, 25 or 50 per cent, according to the Canadian government. The targeted products range from steel,...

Looking back on Dolly Parton's groundbreaking career and music legacy

Country music legend Dolly Parton has died at the age of 80. Her family announced the news in a video posted to social media. NBC News' Chloe Melas reports on the icon's life and legacy.

Immigrant dad of USS Lincoln sailor is released from ICE detention

Navy sailor Joshua Aviles posted a family statement on his Facebook page that his father Luis Manuel Aviles “has been released back to our family.”

Trump faces backlash from Republicans over plan to lift tariffs on beef imports

Alarm as Republicans warn that ‘flooding’ stores with 300,000 metric tons of beef imports will hit US farmers Donald Trump is facing growing criticism from within his own party over his decision to temporarily pause US tariffs on foreign beef in a bid to bring down grocery prices. The president’s announcement that the US will import up to 300,000 metric tons of foreign beef without charging higher tariffs has alarmed some senior Republicans, who warn that “flooding” stores with imports will hit US farmers. Continue reading...

Trump faces backlash from Republicans over plan to lift tariffs on beef imports

Alarm as Republicans warn that ‘flooding’ stores with 300,000 metric tons of beef imports will hit US farmers Donald Trump is facing growing criticism from within his own party over his decision to temporarily pause US tariffs on foreign beef in a bid to bring down grocery prices. The president’s announcement that the US will import up to 300,000 metric tons of foreign beef without charging higher tariffs has alarmed some senior Republicans, who warn that “flooding” stores with imports will hit US farmers. Continue reading...

Canada announces retaliatory tariffs on U.S. products as trade war deepens

Canada announced new tariffs of up to 50 percent on hundreds of American goods in retaliation for U.S. tariffs that took effect last week. Starting Sept. 8, Canada will double tariffs on American steel and aluminum to 50 percent and impose tariffs on around 700 other products.

Dolly Parton, country music icon, dies at 80

Dolly Parton, who rose from a loving if impoverished upbringing in the mountains of East Tennessee to become the “Queen of Country” music, a Hollywood star and a beloved American icon, has died, her family announced Tuesday.

Israel seizes UN facility in East Jerusalem - and vows to close it down

Israeli authorities have sparked another confrontation with the United Nations after seizing a UN facility in East Jerusalem and promising to close it down permanently.

Trump administration says it might demolish the Kennedy Center if court blocks renovations

The Trump administration is, for the first time, threatening the demolition of the Kennedy Center if the arts institution isn’t allowed to follow its plans for the site, including adding President Donald Trump’s name to the front of the building.

Judge rejects Epstein ex-girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell’s bid for prison release

Ghislaine Maxwell’s bid to overturn her sex trafficking conviction and be freed from prison was rejected by a federal judge Tuesday who said the claims by Jeffrey Epstein’s former girlfriend and long-time associate that new evidence had emerged were “demonstrably meritless”. Maxwell filed a habeas petition last December seeking to set aside her conviction and free her from a 20-year prison sentence, claiming exonerating information was withheld and false testimony presented at her trial,...

U.S. delays Lockerbie bombing trial over new evidence

Judge Dabney Friedrich cited "newly discovered evidence" and "evidence located in other countries" as the reason for postponing the trial.

Sri Lanka Easter Sunday blasts case verdict set for mid-September

On the Easter Sunday of 2019, suicide bomb attacks were carried out by the local jihadi group NTJ on three main churches and three leading five-star hotels in Colombo

US spy chief John Ratcliffe on Russia visit, US media reports

US CIA Director ⁠John Ratcliffe travelled to Moscow ⁠on Tuesday for meetings ⁠with Russian officials, US media outlets reported, citing unnamed sources. The visit would be the first known visit to the Russian capital by a US spy chief since Ratcliffe’s predecessor, William Burns, ‌held talks with Vladimir Putin in November 2021. About three months after that meeting, the Russian president launched Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. CBS News and Axios reported the visit by Ratcliffe, US President...

President says Syria ‘shakes off’ past with removal from U.S. terror list

Today, Syria shakes off a dark stain and tears away a painful chapter of its past to embark on a path of development, reconstruction and rebuilding, said Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa

Abdul El-Sayed pushes back in Fox News interview: ‘Not here to fight a culture war’

Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic nominee for Senate in Michigan, tangled with Fox News host Jesse Watters in an interview Monday, repeatedly pivoting from “culture war” questions to refocus on affordability in his state.

China seeks public tips on procurement violations as PLA Rocket Force probe continues

China has called for public reports of suspected procurement corruption in the People’s Liberation Army Rocket Force (PLARF), as an anti-corruption campaign continues involving the country’s strategic missile branch. Suppliers, bidding and tendering agencies, evaluation experts and relevant military personnel are invited to provide information on suspected violations related to the Rocket Force’s procurement, according to a notice on Monday on the PLA’s official procurement website. The...

Forensic psychologist testifies Lindsay Clancy is 'criminally responsible' for children's deaths

Forensic psychologist Kirk Heilbrun retook the witness stand Tuesday, testifying Lindsay Clancy had a "moral awareness" about the "wrongfulness" of killing her children. NBC News legal analyst Misty Marris explains why this line of questioning is important for the prosecution's case.

Australia's music industry bans AI-generated tracks from official charts

Australia's recorded music industry will bar tracks wholly generated by artificial intelligence from official charts as burgeoning generative technologies threaten artists' livelihoods, a representative said on Tuesday.

Two unvaccinated people die of measles in Pennsylvania

Cases in the US have hit the highest point since the virus was eliminated, as vaccination rates decline.

Nigeria's president orders manhunt after kidnappers upload victim video

The footage shows dozens of men, women and children sitting in a forest.

'Shocking' book about Putin's private life wins new French literary prize

The book, titled 'The Tsar in Propria Persona: How Vladimir Putin Deceived Us All,' draws on more than two decades of investigative reporting by journalists Roman Badanin and Mikhail Rubin.

Brazil fines TikTok record US$30 million for profiting from children’s data

Brazil’s data protection authority fined ByteDance US$30 million on Tuesday over its handling of children’s data on TikTok, the largest penalty it has imposed since it was created in 2020. The National Data Protection Authority, known as the ANPD, found five breaches of Brazil’s data protection law and gave ByteDance 10 working days to appeal. The company must also erase the records of users aged 13 to 18 whose parental authorisation is not regularised within 60 working days, instruct every...

Trump says U.S. could rename Lake Ontario as Lake America amid Canada trade war

The president cited his tariff fight in a social media post, saying the United States doesn’t expect to be “doing much business with Ontario any longer.”

Russia calls allegations of interference in French polls 'propaganda'

Ahead of the 2027 presidential elections, the French government is wary of Russian attempts to sway the vote. Prosecutors have launched a probe into suspected disinformation campaigns targeting the two main centrist candidates, Edouard Philippe and Gabriel Attal.

Nigeria: NAFDAC Orders Recall, Destruction of Alcohol in Sachets, Pet Bottles

[Premium Times] The agency also ordered the destruction of the recalled products under its supervision, saying manufacturers will bear the full cost of the exercise.

European rights court orders Turkey to free imprisoned businessman

Philanthropist and activist Osman Kavala has spent almost a decade in jail over charges rights groups say are politically motivated.

Liberia: The Dukuly Question Is Bigger Than Dukuly

[Liberian Observer] Four death investigations. At least 22 maltreatment investigations. Vulnerable residents allegedly left without adequate supervision. A woman reportedly neglected because staff were not properly trained in CPR. Another vulnerable woman allegedly sexually assaulted after being left unsupervised with a convicted sex offender. And now three assisted-living facilities shut down by Minnesota authorities over conditions regulators determined posed an imminent risk to residents.

China, India hold border talks, agree to continue search for boundary settlement

The two nuclear powers share a roughly 3,800km, largely undemarcated and disputed border in the Himalayas.

Liberia: Govt Human Rights Record Remains Fragile

[Liberian Observer] The country's post-war human rights gains remain vulnerable to persistent institutional weaknesses, with police brutality, arbitrary detention, restrictions on peaceful assembly and alleged interference with the press continuing to test the country's commitment to constitutional freedoms.

Liberia: Ex-VP Denies Drug Charges

[Liberian Observer] Former Vice President Jewel Howard-Taylor has categorically denied allegations linking her to drug trafficking and related offenses, describing the case as a politically motivated attempt to damage her reputation, as concerns over her treatment and the broader conduct of Liberia's anti-drug campaign continue to grow.

Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore reaffirm commitment to keep Malacca and Singapore straits safe and open

Transport Minister Jeffrey Siow said at the 17th Cooperation Forum that recent events had shown that open sea lanes cannot be taken for granted, and that safe and open waterways depend on international law and cooperation among countries. 

Canada hits back at the U.S. with tariffs as the countries' trade fight escalates

The measures come after President Trump imposed 50% tariffs on many Canadian goods and threatened more after trade talks broke down on Friday.

Liberia: 'From Heritage to Hope - the Flag That Unites Us'

[Liberian Investigator] Oration delivered by

Liberia: Former VP Howard-Taylor Sent to Prison as Court Rejects Bail Request

[Liberian Investigator] MONROVIA -- Former Vice President Jewel Howard-Taylor was sent to jail Wednesday after the Monrovia City Court denied a request from her lawyers to release her on humanitarian grounds, days after she suffered a medical emergency in police custody.

WATCH: Canada announces retaliatory tariffs against the U.S.

Canada struck back at the United States on Tuesday with retaliatory tariffs on about $20 billion worth of American goods, including steel, dairy products, appliances and farm equipment, as the trade war between the once-friendly neighbors escalated sharply.

'Forget about going back': 9 years on, Rohingya crisis enters dangerous phase

The world largely moved on from the Rohingya crisis. But the exodus has not stopped, aid is shrinking and a generation of refugees is growing up with little prospect of going home.

Canada announces tariffs on $20bn worth of US goods

Canada has said it will impose new tariffs on US imports as a trade war between the neighbours heats up.

Secret Service confirms awareness of Iranian state media video threatening Barron Trump's life

"The U.S. Secret Service is aware of the video and investigates anything that can be perceived as a threat toward our protectees," Secret Service spokesman Nate Herring said in a statement.

China sends archaeologists to South America to trace ancestral links for the first time

Chinese archaeologists are heading to South America for the first field project on the continent in search of ancestral bonds between ancient Chinese and native American civilisations. Under an agreement signed by national research institutions from the two countries in Supe, Peru on Friday, archaeologists from China will soon start working with their Peruvian counterparts in the Caral archaeological zone – home to the oldest known urban centre in the Americas. The joint archaeological team will...

Two women suffer head injuries after being thrown from Melaka theme park water slide

The incident occurred on Aug 22 while the women were visiting the theme park with their families.

US admits defeat in China minerals race. Can Brazil turn panic into processing power?

Brazilian Mines and Energy Minister Alexandre Silveira revealed that US President Donald Trump and his team conceded during White House talks in May that the United States had lost the critical minerals race to China. The minister made the disclosure in an unscripted speech on Monday to Exposibram, the industry conference run by the Brazilian Mining Institute, in the state of Minas Gerais, responsible for more than 40 per cent of national mineral output. But as the US pours billions of dollars...

China seeks public tips on procurement violations in elite Rocket Force

BEIJING, Aug 25 - China's military has launched a public campaign to collect information on alleged procurement violations in the Rocket Force as authorities step up scrutiny of military purchasing activities, according to a notice on its procurement portal.

Air India seeks US$1.5 billion from owners SIA, Tata as losses mount: Sources

Chinese dissident artist jailed for 3 years over Mao sculptures, family and rights group say

BEIJING, Aug 25 - Chinese dissident artist Gao Zhen, known for making satirical sculptures of former leader Mao Zedong, was handed the maximum three-year sentence for \"defaming national heroes and martyrs\" by a Chinese court on Tuesday, his wife and a rights group said.

Can Taiwan’s new F-16s level the playing field against the PLA’s J-20 stealth fighters?

Taiwan’s first two F-16 Block 70 fighter jets from the United States are expected to arrive within days, with some analysts saying the improved models could give Taipei better odds against the People’s Liberation Army’s fifth-generation J-20 fighters. The jets will be the first deliveries under a long-delayed NT$247.3 billion (US$7.76 billion) deal for 66 aircraft. The two fighters, numbered 6727 and 6728, left a production facility in South Carolina on August 17. They stopped in Hawaii on...

Sunway confirms roller-coaster mishap in Selangor water park, cooperating with probe into incident

10 people suffered minor injuries in an accident involving a roller coaster.

Bangladesh in talks to buy Chinese J-10CE fighter jets

Bangladesh is seeking to modernise its air force.

Takaichi says Japan takes U.S. sanctions on ICC chief seriously

The Japanese government's response to the sanctions is "not weak," Takaichi told reporters after it was criticized by lawmakers for saying the U.S. action was "very unfortunate."

Over 41,000 in Japan sent to the hospital for heatstroke in July

The 41,174 figure was the third highest for July since 2008, when the statistics were first compiled, following the 54,220 people logged in 2018 and 43,195 in 2024.

Europe must step up its support for Ukraine

If Europe wants to preserve peace on its continent, safeguard democratic values and ensure future prosperity, it has no choice but to continue supporting Ukraine and Volodymyr Zelensky. They must even intensify their commitment to prevent Vladimir Putin from exploiting time to his advantage.

Trump calls leaders to isolate Iran. And, SCOTUS backs Trump for now on mail-in voting

President Trump is calling on world leaders to join his economic war against Iran. And, the Supreme Court is backing the president for now on his order to restrict mail-in voting.

Syria needs a climate-proof reconstruction plan – one that will make its deserts bloom

Like post-war Germany and Japan, Syria has a blank slate on which to build. It must harness green technology if it is to prosper long term

Malaysia records unhealthy air quality in around 30 areas as haze spreads

Much of the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia and parts of Sarawak were affected on Tuesday (Aug 25), with authorities saying haze was moving in “from various directions”.

Palmer and Rogers show promise of star double act for Chelsea

Palmer and Rogers show promise of star double act for Chelsea

Indian police use water cannon at new protest over test paper leaks

Japan continues work to end drunken driving 20 years after tragedy

A drunken driving incident in Fukuoka Prefecture that killed three children in 2006 became a turning point for the prefecture and the government to impose stricter regulations.

Can Trump's economic war against Iran do what airstrikes and negotiations couldn't?

What a new round of U.S. sanctions could mean after nearly six months of war with Iran — and years of economic pressure on the country.

Firms in Japan seek new hedges, bracing for long era of yen weakness

The yen is far and away the worst-performing G10 currency, having lost more than 30% against the dollar over the past five years.

As U.S.-Canada tensions escalate, Republicans could face political consequences

The threat of higher prices for gas, cars, hockey sticks and more gave fresh life to Democratic arguments that the president is destabilizing the economy.

Six months on, grief still raw for Iran school parents

A strike on a school in Iran during the opening hours of the U.S.-Israel war with the nation left at least 155 people dead, mostly children.

Telegraph Fantasy Football: most selected players after GW1

The Telegraph Fantasy Football player list is full of Premier League stars, take a look at who the most popular players are right now

No one held accountable one year after Israeli double strike on Gaza hospital

A year on from an Israeli double strike on a hospital in Gaza that killed 22 Palestinians, including journalists and rescue workers, no one has been held accountable.

Russian disinformation on ChatGPT: Fake Telegram channels, fake videos and a real-fake Israeli think tank

A report published on August 25 by OpenAI identifies a real-fake think tank linked to pro-Kremlin propaganda operators.

China says its cooperation with Iran should not be disrupted

Homes submerged, tens of thousands relocated in China's south as flooding intensifies

Heavy rains triggered by Typhoon Narra have caused intense flooding in southern China. Meanwhile, another storm system is making its way towards Japan and Taiwan.

Telegraph Fantasy Football: Team of the Week Game Week 1

Find out which XI players have scored the most Telegraph Fantasy Football points and made the Team of the Week

Indonesians brave choking smoke to pray for rain as country battles wildfires

Huge blazes in central and western regions of Indonesia have scorched wide areas of forests and peatland, creating a choking haze that blanketed some cities.

U.K. will help Ukraine make long-range missiles by sharing classified tech information

Burnham, who was in Kyiv for Ukraine's Independence Day, said defense firm MBDA will release details on U.K.-made parts for the SCALP missile to Ukraine to help the country assemble the weapons.

Help us test binoculars with the RSPB and birding experts

Keen birders, aspiring twitchers and naturalists alike: the Telegraph Recommended team needs your help

'Citizens no longer trusted us': Belgium's attempt to revive democracy

'Room for Hope' (1/6). High voter abstention, unfulfilled political promises and the growing influence of authoritarian movements have weakened democracies. In response to this crisis, Belgian writer David Van Reybrouck is behind numerous initiatives that hope to reinvigorate democratic practice.

Why is Trump slapping tariffs on his neighbour?

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Europeans condemn Russia's campaign of terror in Ukraine

Meeting with Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday, August 24, for a Coalition of the Willing conference, European leaders reiterated their military and financial support for Kyiv and denounced Russia's intensifying strikes on civilian infrastructure.

Canada’s Carney makes rare show of open defiance against Trump

The Canadian prime minister has said his government will match U.S. tariffs "dollar for dollar."

The potential economic fallout of Trump's trade war with Canada

The trade war between the U.S. and Canada is intensifying after negotiations broke down over the weekend. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said his country had been preparing for a fundamental shift in its relationship with the U.S., which it no longer views as a reliable partner. Geoff Bennett discussed the economic fallout on both sides of the border with Peter Armstrong of the CBC.

Canada will announce retaliatory tariffs against U.S. on Tuesday, official tells AP

Canada will announce retaliatory tariffs against the United States on Tuesday, an official familiar with the plans told The Associated Press, escalating a trade fight that has sharply worsened since negotiations with the Trump administration collapsed.

Prince Harry steps down from board of wildlife charity

Prince Harry has quit the board of a wildlife charity which last year admitted human rights abuses by its rangers.

This summer’s wildfire epidemic is one of the worst in decades – so why are deaths so low?

As the risk of ‘fire weather’ increases, humans are learning to adapt to an ominous new normal

Canadian politician threatens to cut off electricity to the US - as Trump issues 'fall in line' warning

A Canadian politician has threatened to cut off electricity and mineral supplies to the US after President Trump raised tariffs on some goods to 50%.

澳枪击事件嫌疑人为父子：曾宣誓效忠“伊斯兰国”，行凶枪支为合法持有

据新华社12月15日援引澳大利亚广播公司报道，澳大利亚联合反恐小组调查人员表示，悉尼邦迪滩枪击事件两名嫌疑人曾宣誓效忠“伊斯兰国”恐怖组织。 报道援引联合反恐小组一名不愿透露姓名的高级官员的话说，警方在邦迪滩两名枪手车内发现一面“伊斯兰国”旗帜。澳大利亚安全情报组织6年前就已在调查邦迪滩枪击案两名枪手之一的纳维德·阿克拉姆，他与“伊斯兰国”在悉尼的恐怖分子有密切联系。 澳大利亚警方表示，枪击事件的两名嫌疑人是父子关系，使用合法获得的枪支发动了此次袭击事件。 澳大利亚总理阿尔巴尼斯15日表示：“今天下午4点， 我将把更严格的枪支法律列入国家内阁的议程，包括限制个人可持有或许可的枪支数量 。此外，还需对许可证进行定期审查。人们的情况会发生变化，人们的思想也会随着时间的推移而变得激进。许可证不应永久有效。” 此次枪击事件已造成包括1名作案嫌疑人在内的16人死亡、40人受伤。这是自1996年塔斯马尼亚州亚瑟港枪击事件造成35人死亡以来，澳大利亚发生的最严重的大规模枪击事件。 持有枪支许可证长达十年 据多家外媒报道，其中一名袭击者为24岁的澳大利亚公民纳维德·阿克拉姆，他在现场被捕，随后被送往悉尼的一家医院。另一名袭击者是他的父亲萨吉德·阿克拉姆，他于1998年来到澳大利亚，被警方当场击毙。 澳大利亚警方随后证实，纳维德·阿克拉姆此前已被新南威尔士州警方和其他机构记录在案。其父亲萨吉德·阿克拉姆持有枪支许可证，名下登记有6支枪，目前均已被追回。新南威尔士州警察局长马尔·兰永透露，萨吉德·阿克拉姆已持有枪支许可证长达十年。 阿尔巴尼斯在新闻发布会上透露，纳维德·阿克拉姆曾于2019年10月首次引起当局的注意。他补充说，对该男子进行检查是基于他与其他人有联系，但评估结果表明，没有任何迹象表明他存在持续的威胁或暴力倾向。 新南威尔士州州长克里斯·明斯表示，警方正在调查他们的系统是否存在故障，导致合法持有的武器可能被用于恐怖袭击。 枪手“性格古怪”，爱好打猎 据《卫报》澳大利亚版报道，纳维德·阿克拉姆在袭击前从事砌砖工作。他的同事表示，纳维德性格古怪，“没人和他亲近”。“（砌砖工人）在一起的时间很长，因为砌砖是一项非常枯燥乏味的工作，所以大家会聊很多话。但纳维德是一个性格很古怪的人……他工作非常努力，几乎没有休息日。” 尽管澳大利亚警方并未确认纳维德·阿克拉姆是否合法持有枪支，但据这位同事表示，纳维德经常外出打猎，曾提及在昆士兰州南部高原的克鲁克韦尔附近射杀兔子和其他猎物。这位同事还表示，就在几周前，纳维德告诉老板，他的手骨折了，所以要到2026年才能工作。

儿童手表“小天才圈”调查：点赞成每日功课，有商家可解除家长管控

在校园里，孩子们时常举起戴在手腕上的手表，彼此一碰，便加为好友。 这种以“安全”为核心卖点的儿童电话手表，如今已超越通信工具的属性，悄然演变成一个拥有独特规则、社交层级甚至灰色产业链的未成年人数字社交圈——“小天才圈”。 在这个属于他们的“江湖”里，“大佬榜”备受关注，“扩列”（增加好友）成为新的社交需求，“点主”（在主页点赞）是每日必做的功课……这些让成年人感到陌生的词汇，正构筑着未成年人的数字社交世界。 然而，伴随着这种社交形态的兴起，家长们的担忧也日益加剧：孩子过度沉迷手表社交、不良信息传播、因品牌壁垒导致的“社交绑架”等问题逐渐浮现。《法治日报》记者近日对该现象展开调查，试图揭开这一未成年人数字社交圈的真实面貌。 点赞成社交“硬通货” 据北京“小天才圈”资深玩家陈曦（化名）介绍，圈内有5000余名活跃用户，多为11岁至17岁的学生，这个社交圈形成了一套精心设计的“混圈规则”。“入圈”需设定两个字的独特圈名，随后可在平台分享生活点滴，吸引具有相同爱好的好友进行互动；若想提升知名度或影响力，需每日经营主页并与好友动态互动。 记者注意到，在一些社交平台上，大量以“小天才圈交友攻略”为主题的内容应运而生，内容涵盖如何快速“扩列”、获取更多点赞等“实用”技巧，评论区有不少“留下ID互加好友”的留言。在这一社交体系中，点赞是这套规则的核心——平台设定每日主页获赞上限为3000个，若要达到“100万+”的“大佬”级别，需连续点赞近一年时间。围绕点赞数与知名度，圈内形成了清晰的“大佬排行榜”，点赞数也成为社交“硬通货”。 这种对点赞的追逐，已催生出相关服务产业。记者调查发现，某社交平台上，拥有数十万甚至上百万点赞数的账号，售价从几百元到上千元不等：100多万点赞的账号标价1300元，90多万点赞的账号标价1200元。 今年18岁的“灵师”（圈名），在2021年14岁时加入“小天才圈”，她的账号目前已拥有150个好友、超100万点赞量。她告诉记者，这样的账号市场价值约1000元。 “围绕点赞需求，还衍生出代刷赞、租账号、出售‘大佬好友位’等服务。”“灵师”进一步介绍，例如付费100元至180元，即可获得“bot”（记者注：“bot”是一种第三方开发的自动化工具，主要用于刷赞、修改记录和发送动态等功能，这类工具能帮助用户快速提升账号点赞数，从而在未成年人社交圈中获得更高地位）自动点赞功能——用户将手表寄给相关人员进行10天左右的处理便能完成安装。此后，发帖5分钟内即可自动获赞，还可以一键查询未点赞名单。

产地造假、年份速成、无视监管！央视曝光新会陈皮市场乱象

近日，总台接到群众举报，反映陈皮市场存在年份虚标、产地及工艺造假等问题，千元一斤的“年份陈皮”亦可能名不副实。 茶枝柑新果皮冒充陈皮 广西浦北出现“速成工艺陈皮” 记者发现，直播间里售卖陈皮低价轮番轰炸，年份承诺掷地有声。 直播间也有主播爆料，八成市面上所谓广东新会陈皮实为广西陈皮。 广西钦州市浦北县是茶枝柑重要种植基地，其果皮是陈皮风味“越陈越香”关键，也是浦北陈皮唯一原料。2024年当地陈皮产业产值破60亿元，采收季大量鲜果加工晾晒成柑皮。 果农和收购商称，今年浦北茶枝柑鲜果收购价走低。按20斤鲜果出1斤柑皮比例，叠加人工成本，品相好的新柑皮成本约30元/斤，低端柑皮仅六七元，且当年新柑皮并非真正陈皮。 这家企业的负责人告诉记者，按行业共识与团体标准，柑皮需陈化三年以上才可称为陈皮，陈化时间越长价值越高，但他透露，自然陈化需长期积压资金，多数企业是难以承受的。 这家企业的负责人私下告诉记者，为缓解资金占用压力，一种名为“轻工艺”的速成加工方式，眼下正在部分陈皮生产企业里流行，他们仅需一个月的时间，就能将新采收的茶枝柑果皮处理为外观近似三年、五年自然陈化过的陈皮，这样做能大幅缩短陈化周期、降低企业的运营成本。 浦北自然陈化五年陈皮批发价每斤150元至200元，企业造假“工艺皮”成本仅70元左右，高额利润促使更多商家放弃自然陈化、铤而走险。 记者离开企业，在广西浦北县柑浦堂健康产业有限公司分拣车间，再次见到大批量造假“工艺皮”陈皮，同一批“工艺皮”因加工受热差异形成色差，被分拣标注为三年、五年等不同年份。 负责人透露，不同年份“工艺皮”本质相同，批发价均70元左右一斤，零售价差极大，标五年款卖500元一斤，标十年款卖1000元一斤，仅凭外观就能翻倍抬价，利润超成本十倍以上。 新会陈皮从浦北进货 “工艺皮”贴上陈皮标签以假乱真 浦北与新会陈皮原料同为茶枝柑，仅产地不同，新会较高生产成本使当地部分头部商家常年从浦北拿货，浦北成其重要原料供应地。 记者在柑浦堂分拣仓库看到，大量标注“新会陈皮”“新会特产”的纸箱正打包“工艺皮”，这些广西陈皮每日批量发往广东新会，造假供需链路已成熟稳定。 记者发现，浦北当地部分规模企业和小型收购商，已形成了这种“工艺皮”的造假供应体系，可自主加工或快速调配各类“年份”陈皮货品，个别企业年销新会原料数量惊人。 随后经浦北陈皮企业负责人引荐，记者见到多位专程从新会赴浦北采购的商家，他们坦言同时经营新会皮与浦北皮，外地“工艺皮”因价格低廉成电商供货重要选择。

《怦然心动》导演莱纳与妻子在家中遇害，警方尚未证实是其子所杀

当地时间12月14日，曾执导《怦然心动》《当哈利遇到莎莉》《危情十日》等影片的美国导演罗伯·莱纳（Rob Reiner）在他位于洛杉矶的家中遇害身亡。洛杉矶警察已对外证实，现年78岁的莱纳与他现年68岁的妻子米歇尔·辛格·莱纳（Michele Singer Reiner）的遗体一同被发现。 2019年，罗伯·莱纳（左一）与《当哈利遇到莎莉》的主演梅格·瑞恩、比利·克里斯托出席TMC经典电影节。 据悉，洛杉矶消防局的人员于当地时间12月14日下午3点38分接到医疗救助电话，赶赴位于布伦特伍德区的一处住宅中，随后发现两人已死亡。当天晚间，洛杉矶警察局在其社交媒体官方账号确认死者为导演罗伯·莱纳夫妇，将由抢劫凶杀部门主导调查。而好莱坞媒体TMZ援引执法部门消息称，“两人身上有与刀具造成的伤口相符的割裂伤。” 好莱坞媒体《每日野兽》称，有消息人士向他们透露，是两人的女儿罗米最先发现他们倒在血泊中；罗伯·莱纳当时已死亡，妻子米歇尔在救护车送院途中离世。 此外，《人物》杂志称通过多方消息，得知莱纳夫妇系被他们的儿子尼克（Nick）所杀害。不过，这一说法并未获得警方的证实。罗伯·莱纳与摄影师米歇尔·辛格相识于《当哈利遇到莎莉》拍摄时期，两人于1989 年结婚，育有三个子女，分别为杰克（Jake）、尼克（Nick）和罗米（Romy）。 2014年，罗伯·莱纳与妻子偕三名子女杰克、罗米、尼克（右三至右一）出席活动。 《人物》杂志还在报道中指出：尼克2016年接受其采访时，曾谈到自己长达数年的毒品成瘾经历。这段经历始于他十几岁出头，导致他一度流落街头。他表示，大约从15岁开始，便反复进出戒毒康复机构；随着成瘾问题不断加重，他逐渐与家人疏远，并在多个州经历了长时间的无家可归生活。 2025年9月15日，罗伯·莱纳在纽约出席活动。视觉中国 图 获取更多RSS： https://feedx.net https://feedx.site

旅日大熊猫“晓晓”“蕾蕾”将于明年1月回国

今日，日本东京都政府发布消息称，旅居日本东京上野动物园的大熊猫“晓晓”“蕾蕾”将于2026年1月下旬送还中国。最终参观日为2026年1月25日。

演员何晴追悼会举行，其子追思母亲：北京这场雪像是为她而下

一场雪落，人间倩影化雪归天。 12月15日上午，众多剧迷粉丝冒着严寒赶到北京昌平殡仪馆久安厅，送别演员何晴最后一程。12月13日，这位被誉为“古典第一美人”的演员因病去世，终年61岁。 不到10点，殡仪馆告别厅外已经站满了前来悼念的观众和粉丝，有人胸前佩戴小白花，有人手捧鲜花，一位浙江的网友还托人送来了悼念花圈。 “何晴的作品在我们心中留下了太多美好回忆，她的演技和性格都让我们深深喜爱，这次听到她突然去世的消息，我们非常意外，来到这里也是一种悼念。”一位何晴的影迷说。 现场粉丝在悼念簿上写下对何晴的话，不到一会儿，悼念簿就已写满对她的怀念。一位观众用清秀的字迹写下：“亲爱的何晴，我们的童年、青春都在您的影视作品中得到陪伴。美丽可人的何晴，很痛心听到您的消息，我代表我的同学们来这为你送行。” 曾在电视剧《水浒传》中饰演卢俊义的演员王卫国也来到现场，神色哀切。他说自己和何晴既是邻居，也是多年好友，在他印象中何晴是一个温婉、暖心的人，没有架子，总是远远地和人打招，笑嘻嘻地说话。何晴生病时常给王卫国打电话，请他送自己去医院。即便病重时，何晴也保持乐观积极的态度，王卫国有些事情想不开，她还来开导自己。“何晴走了，我们都很难过。只要你记住她，她就永远还在。”王卫国说。 《水浒传》中卢俊义的扮演者王卫国 《西游记》中万圣公主扮演者张青深情回忆何晴往事：“我们是小时候就认识的好朋友，从80年代到现在，有缘分做了这些年的朋友。她说话慢慢的，很甜很温柔。” 《西游记》中万圣公主扮演者张青 在广大观众的真挚请求下，原本仅面向亲友的告别仪式临时对外开放，大家排着队，秩序井然地进入灵堂，与这位“荧屏中的温婉佳人、生活中的坚韧女性”做最后的道别。 久安厅内的屏幕上滚动播放着何晴的照片，厅内四周摆满了亲友的花圈，其中包括六小龄童、唐国强、翁虹、尤勇智等何晴圈内好友送来的花圈，还有《三国演义》剧组送来的花圈。人群中不时传来一阵抽泣。 何晴之子许何代表亲友致悼词。他回忆了何晴对抗病魔的乐观积极，以及作为母亲对孩子深深的爱和眷恋。 许何说，妈妈很喜欢下雪，经常在雪后穿一件毛茸茸的衣服外出赏雪。“今年12月12日北京下了第一场雪，我摸着妈妈的脸跟她说北京下雪了，下得好大，好像很久都没有下过这么大的雪。在我的心里，这场雪好像是刻意为她下的。12月13日早晨天空晴朗，白色的雪布满了大地，我妈妈在她最喜欢的早晨离开了大家，去了天国，远离了所有的疾病和痛苦。” 何晴，1964年1月13日出生于浙江衢州江山市。她是中国内地唯一一位演遍四大名著影视作品的女演员，被誉为“古典第一美女”。

The haunting Masters meltdown that changed Rory McIlroy's career

Slumped on his club, head buried in his arm, Rory McIlroy looked on the verge of tears.

Scientists film deepest ever fish on seabed off Japan

Cruising at a depth of 8,336 meters (over 27,000 feet) just above the seabed, a young snailfish has become the deepest fish ever filmed by scientists during a probe into the abyss of the northern Pacific Ocean.

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Australia confronts its missile shortfall

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Trains between Britain and Europe on track to run every 15 minutes

It looks increasingly likely it won’t just be Virgin competing with Eurostar on the route to London.

Ukrainians Skeptical as Former Defense Minister Pushes for Elections

Mykhailo Fedorov hopes anti-corruption rhetoric can carry him to power.

Judge rejects Ghislaine Maxwell’s bid to overturn conviction

The longtime companion and co-conspirator of the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein argued that her due process rights were violated.

Sánchez’s ministers clash over whether Madrid missed Ceuta migrant warnings

The contradictory accounts of what the government knew — and when it knew it — are devastating for a government under fire for its handling of the crisis.

Iran’s Economy May Outlast Trump’s Presidency

A defiant Tehran has many tools for economic resilience.

Polish prosecutors charge MEP with Holocaust denial over Auschwitz ‘fake’ claim

Rise of Grzegorz Braun and his far-right party is forcing Poland’s right to confront an uncomfortable coalition question.

Kevin Warsh Owes Us an Apology

After only a few months in office, the chair of the US Federal Reserve has left market participants disoriented and confused. His first address to the annual monetary-policy symposium in Jackson Hole is an opportunity to set things aright—or to make matters even worse.

UN chief tells countries to rein in autonomous weapons

Countries are set to gather in November for talks on weapons which use AI.

Is the Trump Treasury Panicking?

With the federal deficit near 6% of GDP and the national debt surpassing $40 trillion, America’s fiscal position looks increasingly precarious. By trying to strong-arm the bond market rather than address the underlying problem, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent may have squandered his hard-earned credibility.

Mike Huckabee Reckons With the Disturbing Reality of Settler Violence

Huckabee, a longtime supporter of settlements, recently invoked the Bible against Israeli settlers.

What the World’s Oldest Bank Reveals About EU Financial Integration

To fend off an attempted takeover, Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena has launched its own bids for two other Italian banks. The episode shows why EU policymakers should focus less on making governments surrender their influence over national banking systems and more on building a European financing channel.

Why Even a Cornered Putin Won’t Press the Red Button

Great powers have been humbled many times without escalating to nuclear war.

Peacemaking Is Power Politics Again

The post-Cold War model of institutionalized peacemaking has waned. But influential capitals are still looking to end and avoid conflicts.

A Pact Without Impact

The Mecca Joint Defense Agreement faces all the classic challenges of an alliance with none of the unifying elements.

The Age of Gated Recessions

Aggregate economic indicators are obscuring a widening divide between those enjoying rapid income growth and those facing deteriorating job prospects. The rise of AI could deepen this disparity, with certain regions and workers experiencing recession-like conditions while others enjoy boom times.

The AI Curse

Every sanction that ordinary citizens have ever possessed—the ability to withhold labor, taxes, sons, or votes—presupposes someone who needs what you can withhold. As AI infrastructure encroaches on Americans, they are learning the lesson of many resource-rich states: where there is no need, there is no democracy.

Where Will the Global Bond Rout Hit Growth and Equities?

In the US, the recent rise in bond yields is largely driven by structural factors like the end of the post-2008 Great Stagnation, higher potential growth from tech-industry investments, and greater private-sector demand for credit. Higher yields are more worrisome for advanced economies that are stagnating and innovating less.

Bahrain 29 July 2026 #1

Bahrain 29 July 2026 #1 lalasor Thu, 07/30/2026 - 23:36 Bahrain Thu, 07/30/2026 - 12:00 29 July 2026 U.S. Central Command   that it had conducted “a heavy wave of strikes against Iran”, targeting “military command centres, missile and drone facilities, coastal surveillance and defence sites and maritime capabilities”. The IRGC subsequently retaliated with strikes it said were targeting U.S. military facilities in  Kuwait ,  Jordan and  Bahrain .    

Washington 29 July 2026 #3

Washington 29 July 2026 #3 lalasor Thu, 07/30/2026 - 23:35 Washington Thu, 07/30/2026 - 12:00 29 July 2026 U.S. Central Command   that it had conducted “a heavy wave of strikes against Iran”, targeting “military command centres, missile and drone facilities, coastal surveillance and defence sites and maritime capabilities”. The IRGC subsequently retaliated with strikes it said were targeting U.S. military facilities in  Kuwait ,  Jordan and  Bahrain .    

Tehran 29 July 2026 #3

Tehran 29 July 2026 #3 lalasor Thu, 07/30/2026 - 23:34 Tehran Thu, 07/30/2026 - 12:00 29 July 2026 U.S. Central Command   that it had conducted “a heavy wave of strikes against Iran”, targeting “military command centres, missile and drone facilities, coastal surveillance and defence sites and maritime capabilities”. The IRGC subsequently retaliated with strikes it said were targeting U.S. military facilities in  Kuwait ,  Jordan and  Bahrain .    

Hormuz 30 July 2026 #1

Hormuz 30 July 2026 #1 lalasor Thu, 07/30/2026 - 23:34 Strait of Hormuz Thu, 07/30/2026 - 12:00 30 July 2026 The IRGC  that “the Strait of Hormuz is not reopenable as long as the excessive rhetoric and threats by U.S. officials and their interference in maritime movements in the region continues, and threats and interventions will make the situation more difficult and more complicated”. U.S. Central Command meanwhile  underscored that “the immediate dangers posed to commercial vessels and their civilian crews are the IRGC’s verbal threats and attempted attacks”, while denying claims that a tanker had breached the U.S. naval blockade. 

Tehran 30 July 2026 #1

Tehran 30 July 2026 #1 lalasor Thu, 07/30/2026 - 23:33 Tehran Thu, 07/30/2026 - 12:00 30 July 2026 The IRGC  that “the Strait of Hormuz is not reopenable as long as the excessive rhetoric and threats by U.S. officials and their interference in maritime movements in the region continues, and threats and interventions will make the situation more difficult and more complicated”. U.S. Central Command meanwhile  underscored that “the immediate dangers posed to commercial vessels and their civilian crews are the IRGC’s verbal threats and attempted attacks”, while denying claims that a tanker had breached the U.S. naval blockade. 

Washington 30 July 2026 #2

Washington 30 July 2026 #2 lalasor Thu, 07/30/2026 - 23:32 Washington Thu, 07/30/2026 - 12:00 30 July 2026 The IRGC  that “the Strait of Hormuz is not reopenable as long as the excessive rhetoric and threats by U.S. officials and their interference in maritime movements in the region continues, and threats and interventions will make the situation more difficult and more complicated”. U.S. Central Command meanwhile  underscored that “the immediate dangers posed to commercial vessels and their civilian crews are the IRGC’s verbal threats and attempted attacks”, while denying claims that a tanker had breached the U.S. naval blockade. 

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Houthis Prosecute UN, Civil Society Staff in Yemen

Click to expand Image The UN special envoy for Yemen, Hans Grundberg, meets with local officials in Taizz, Yemen, February 12, 2024. (C) 2024 Ahmad Al-Basha/AFP via Getty Images Houthi authorities transferred at least six detainees to the Specialized Criminal Prosecution in Sanaa on August 23. Among them is a United Nations employee, a UN consultant, and three people who worked with international and local nongovernmental organizations. It’s the latest move in the Houthis’ campaign of arbitrary detention and enforced disappearances of dozens of UN staff and employees of Yemeni and international civil society organizations that began on May 31, 2024. Dr. Ali Al-Mudhwahi is one of the six detainees whose case was transferred. At the time of his arrest, he was a United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) consultant and was also an advisor to the Houthi’s Ministry of Public Health and Population, according to his wife, Safiah Mohammed.

Türkiye: Osman Kavala must be immediately released following European Court order to quash his conviction

The Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights today delivered a landmark judgment in the case of Osman Kavala, the human rights defender and civil society leader unlawfully imprisoned in Türkiye since November 2017. The Court ruled that Kavala’s continued detention is unlawful and found that his rights to fair trial, freedom of expression and association have […] The post Türkiye: Osman Kavala must be immediately released following European Court order to quash his conviction appeared first on Amnesty International .

Türkiye: European Court Orders Rights Defender’s Immediate Release

Click to expand Image Osman Kavala © 2017 Private (London, August 25, 2026) – The Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights today delivered a landmark judgment in the case of Osman Kavala, the human rights defender and civil society leader unlawfully imprisoned in Türkiye since November 2017. The court ruled that Kavala's continued detention is unlawful and found that his rights to fair trial, freedom of expression, and association have been violated. The court also found that his aggravated life sentence amounts to inhuman and degrading treatment and that the Turkish authorities acted in bad faith by keeping him in detention unlawfully. The court concluded that he was convicted for the ulterior purpose of punishing and silencing him, and to prevent his human rights work. The court ordered his release at the earliest possible date and that his conviction be quashed.

One million children in Afghanistan face deadly malnutrition

Some 3.7 million children in Afghanistan are suffering from wasting, one of the most dangerous forms of malnutrition, with around one million currently battling the most severe, life-threatening form of the condition.

As wars spread, the global food system unravels

A family with four children abandoned its farm in Somalia after armed groups arrived and demanded payments for the right to continue cultivating the land. They walked roughly 100 kilometers to a displacement camp. One of the children died along the way.

Rohingyas in Myanmar suffering ‘heartbreaking’ misery and cruelty

Members of the minority ethnic Rohingya Muslim group in Myanmar are “suffering, misery, and cruelty on multiple levels and across the country that is heartbreaking,” according to the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights.

Land degradation is costing far more than restoring: UN deputy chief

Countries are spending too little to restore degraded land even as the economic cost of doing nothing climbs towards $1 trillion a year, UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed warned at a major UN land conference in Mongolia. 

Japan’s ‘2050 Weather Forecast’ highlights extreme heat in the future

As extreme heat becomes an increasingly visible reality across Japan, meteorologists, scientists, businesses and professional footballers are joining forces to encourage stronger climate action and raise awareness of the risks posed by global warming.

UN chief, Red Cross renew call for rules on lethal autonomous weapons

Amid unconfirmed reports that fully autonomous and AI-guided drones are now being used on the battlefield, UN chief António Guterres and the President of the Red Cross on Tuesday renewed their urgent call for stricter global controls, before it is too late.

China: Maximum sentence for artist Gao Zhen is an assault on artistic freedom

Responding to news that Chinese artist Gao Zhen has been convicted of the offence of “slandering China’s heroes and martyrs” and sentenced to three years in prison, Amnesty International’s China Director Sarah Brooks said: “The lengthy pre-trial detention and, ultimately, decision to convict Gao Zhen and sentence him to the maximum three-year prison term under […] The post China: Maximum sentence for artist Gao Zhen is an assault on artistic freedom appeared first on Amnesty International .

Mexico: Fix ‘Rights of Audiences’ Regulation

Click to expand Image Chief Legal Advisor to the Federal Executive, Luisa María Alcalde Luján, speaks on the “Right of Reply” segment broadcast at the National Palace in Mexico City, June 3, 2026. © 2026 Government of Mexico (Mexico City) ­– Mexico’s government has proposed regulations on “rights of audiences” that pose a threat to freedom of expression, Human Rights Watch said today. On July 28, 2026, the government announced a draft regulation that, if issued, would grant the Telecommunications Regulatory Commission—a body under the executive branch—broad powers to fine media outlets that publish allegedly “false,” “decontextualized,” or “outdated” information. “Accuracy is a cornerstone of responsible journalism, but the government should not be in charge of deciding whether media outlets are doing their job well,” said Jorge Peniche, senior Mexico researcher at Human Rights Watch. “The Mexican government should revise this draft of administrative rules to ensure it does not threaten free speech and independent media.

Türkiye: Long Prison Terms for Children Accused of Crime

Click to expand Image Police cordon off the area outside of the Caglayan courthouse in Istanbul, Türkiye, March 22, 2025. © 2025 YASIN AKGUL/AFP via Getty Images (Berlin) – A new Turkish law that imposes heavy prison sentences on children found guilty of committing crimes is likely to cause harm and moves Turkish policy further away from international norms, Human Rights Watch said today. The law, which went into effect on August 18, 2026, allows courts to impose prison sentences up to 27 years for children age 12 and up, and life in prison for those 15 and older.  Imposing criminal penalties on children younger than 14 and sentencing children as though they were adults violates international child rights standards. The law also directs officials to hold children in closed prisons and not in educational facilities, as is the appropriate practice for child offenders. Türkiye should instead reform its child justice system to comply with the best international standards.

Brazil: Amnesty International experiment exposes Meta’s failure to catch election-related disinformation ads on Facebook

Amnesty International has today warned that Meta may be failing to effectively address election-related disinformation spread through its Facebook Advertisements platform ahead of Brazil’s presidential election on 4 October. Social media has been used to spread disinformation in Brazil for years. To investigate how Facebook handled election-related disinformation in advertising, Amnesty International conducted an experiment […] The post Brazil: Amnesty International experiment exposes Meta’s failure to catch election-related disinformation ads on Facebook appeared first on Amnesty International .

Children’s Digital Rights Need More Than a False Promise of Safety

By Lisa Dittmer, Amnesty International’s Children’s Digital Rights Researcher, and Paloma Candia and Ahmed Dhman both Amnesty International’s Digital Rights Champions, a global network of child and youth human rights defenders. This article was first published in TechPolicy.Press Children’s online safety has become a leading political issue as concerns about Big Tech harms have moved from […] The post Children’s Digital Rights Need More Than a False Promise of Safety appeared first on Amnesty International .

Colombia: Armed Groups Expand Child Recruitment

Click to expand Image A 17-year-old boy recruited by the 33rd Front of the EMBF, a dissident group of the demobilized FARC, operating in Colombia’s Catatumbo region near the Venezuelan border. © 2026 Federico Ríos Escobar Child recruitment by armed groups has risen sharply in Colombia in recent years; exploiting poverty, social exclusion, and lack of education to lure children with promises of money, power, and prestige, and increasingly using social media to do so.Colombia has established a range of policies and strategies to prevent child recruitment, and protect and rescue children, but some of these are inadequate and their implementation often falls short. The new administration of President Abelardo de la Espriella should adopt a comprehensive security and justice policy to end these grave human rights violations and ensure that agencies charged with protecting children have the resources and capacity to address this scourge.

Bangladesh: End Indefinite Pretrial Detention of Political Opponents

Click to expand Image Prison vans transport former ministers and leaders of the Bangladesh Awami League party to jail after their court hearing from the Bangladesh International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on November 18, 2024. © Mamunur Rashid/NurPhoto via AP (London) – Bangladeshi authorities should immediately take steps to end the prolonged pretrial detention of politicians and others linked to the deposed Awami League government, Human Rights Watch said today. Police detained thousands of party officials, activists, and supporters after Sheikh Hasina was forced to step down as prime minister in August 2024 following weeks of protests, and hundreds remain in prison without being charged with any crime. Though some officials may have been complicit in the Hasina government’s serious rights violations, many were arrested without apparent evidence on allegations of murdering protesters.

India: New investigation documents unlawful and deadly force against CJP-led protests amid ongoing police impunity

One month after Indian police deployed unlawful and deadly force against peaceful protesters at the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP)-led “Chalo Sansad” march, not a single officer in Delhi has been held accountable, Amnesty International said today as it published a new digital investigation documenting the police response to the protests. Witness testimony and video and […] The post India: New investigation documents unlawful and deadly force against CJP-led protests amid ongoing police impunity appeared first on Amnesty International .

Ecuador/U.S.: New evidence of possible U.S. involvement in attack on Fiorella vessel reaffirms the need for an urgent investigation

In light of new revelations regarding the alleged involvement of the United States in attacks on Ecuadorian vessels, including the Fiorella vessel—eight of whose crew members remain missing—Ana Piquer, Americas Director at Amnesty International, said: “The U.S. role in this attack is becoming increasingly difficult to deny. U.S. authorities must conduct an impartial investigation into […] The post Ecuador/U.S.: New evidence of possible U.S. involvement in attack on Fiorella vessel reaffirms the need for an urgent investigation appeared first on Amnesty International .

Top Commanders Told Hegseth Not to Cut Civilian Protection Program, Poll Showed. He Did It Anyway.

The post Top Commanders Told Hegseth Not to Cut Civilian Protection Program, Poll Showed. He Did It Anyway. appeared first on ProPublica .

Children in a Faith-Healing Sect Keep Dying. The State Lets It Happen.

The post Children in a Faith-Healing Sect Keep Dying. The State Lets It Happen. appeared first on ProPublica .

Tracking a Sanctioned Russian Vessel’s West African Odyssey

Sign up here to receive Bellingcat’s biggest investigations by email as soon as they are published. A sanctioned vessel that was previously reported to have transported weapons destined for Russian mercenaries has been traversing ports on the west coast of Africa since March, exhibiting what experts told Bellingcat  was an unusual set of movements and behaviours. Patria (IMO: […] The post Tracking a Sanctioned Russian Vessel’s West African Odyssey appeared first on bellingcat .

His Research on Pregnant Opioid Users Was Widely Celebrated. Auditors and Experts Found Major Flaws.

The post His Research on Pregnant Opioid Users Was Widely Celebrated. Auditors and Experts Found Major Flaws. appeared first on ProPublica .

They Rebuilt After Texas’ Devastating Floods. Then Their Home Flooded Again.

The post They Rebuilt After Texas’ Devastating Floods. Then Their Home Flooded Again. appeared first on ProPublica .

Missouri Republicans Are Trying to Repeal Abortion Rights by Leaning Into Anti-Trans Sentiment

The post Missouri Republicans Are Trying to Repeal Abortion Rights by Leaning Into Anti-Trans Sentiment appeared first on ProPublica .

Oregon Is Spending More Than Ever on Low-Income Housing. A State Law Keeps the Details Secret.

The post Oregon Is Spending More Than Ever on Low-Income Housing. A State Law Keeps the Details Secret. appeared first on ProPublica .

Satellite Imagery Documents New Border Patrol Road Construction in Big Bend National Park

Sign up here to receive Bellingcat’s biggest investigations by email as soon as they are published. Satellite images obtained and analysed by Bellingcat show over five miles of new road constructed in Big Bend National Park in southwestern Texas, part of a US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) “Smart Wall” installation, which includes roads, barriers, […] The post Satellite Imagery Documents New Border Patrol Road Construction in Big Bend National Park appeared first on bellingcat .

Welcome to Dubai: Kinahan Cartel’s Visas Revealed

This article is the result of a collaboration with The Sunday Times. You can find their corresponding piece here. A key leader of the Kinahan cartel who is wanted by authorities around the world and has been living in hiding in Dubai for a decade has just had his Emirates residence permit renewed. A Bellingcat […] The post Welcome to Dubai: Kinahan Cartel’s Visas Revealed appeared first on bellingcat .

Will Ronaldo Cry​? World Cup Fans Bet Billions Through Prediction Markets

Football fans wagered more than US $14 billion on the FIFA World Cup through prediction markets Polymarket and Kalshi, a Bellingcat analysis has found. On the crypto-based Polymarket, which provides more information about individual trading accounts than its rival American site Kalshi, we also found that just 1% of users collected the vast majority of […] The post Will Ronaldo Cry​? World Cup Fans Bet Billions Through Prediction Markets appeared first on bellingcat .

Shahed-Type Drones Filmed During Mali Village Attacks

Bellingcat has geolocated footage showing Shahed-136 type kamikaze drones in operation in Mali. Defence Blog and France 24 previously published reports that these drones were being deployed on the battlefield in northern Mali. But Bellingcat and Jeune Afrique subsequently verified two recent strikes using geolocation, satellite imagery and expert analysis to provide some of the […] The post Shahed-Type Drones Filmed During Mali Village Attacks appeared first on bellingcat .

Identifying the Crypto Entrepreneur Linked to Popular Forum Trading in ‘Leaked’ Nudes of Women

This investigation is a collaboration between Bellingcat and New Zealand news site The Press. You can read The Press’ piece here.  Content warning: This article discusses non-consensual sexually explicit content and child sexual abuse material. In 2024, a former track and field coach in Boston, Massachusetts, was sentenced to five years in jail for attempting […] The post Identifying the Crypto Entrepreneur Linked to Popular Forum Trading in ‘Leaked’ Nudes of Women appeared first on bellingcat .

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Explore how populations are distributed across settlement types, which cities are growing fastest, what living conditions in urban areas look like, and much more.

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Data centers consume around 1.5% of global electricity, but demand is very geographically concentrated.

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Learn how inequality is measured, who produces key databases, and what the data tells us.

What has driven deforestation in the 21st century?

Agriculture has been the main driver of deforestation, but this has been concentrated in only a few commodities: mostly beef, palm oil, soy, and forestry products.

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Uranium Prices Surge as Nuclear Demand Accelerates

Bloomberg's continuous front-month uranium futures contract (UXA1 Comdty) briefly surged above $100 a pound in late January, driven by tightening supplies, renewed government support for nuclear power, and rising electricity demand from the AI infrastructure boom. Uranium futures then retreated and remained range-bound between $84 and $87 for five months. But momentum has returned in August, with prices approaching $89 a pound, the highest level since early February. The ongoing theme is that years of underinvestment have limited mine supply growth…

Satellite Images Show Seven Tankers Loading Iraqi Crude at Once

Seven crude carriers were moored at Iraq’s Persian Gulf export facilities on August 24—a sharp increase from recent weeks. The carriers had a combined carrying capacity of roughly 13 million barrels, according to satellite imagery analyzed by Bloomberg. TankerTrackers.com separately said it counted and identified 13 million barrels loading Monday at Iraq’s Al Basrah Oil Terminal. That is a dramatic departure from the past several weeks, when satellite passes typically showed just one or two tankers at Iraq’s offshore export…

Norway’s Troll Gas Expansion Buys Europe Time—But Not New Supply

Norway has started production from the second stage of the Troll Phase 3 development, accelerating 55 billion cubic meters of natural gas from the Troll West reservoir and helping sustain high gas deliveries to Europe from one of the continent’s most important energy assets. Production began on August 22, several months earlier than planned and a cost at tens of millions of dollars below the original estimate of approximately $1.2 billion, according to Equinor. The project does not increase the Troll field’s recoverable resources. Instead,…

UK Tax Rises Back on the Table as Burnham Faces Fiscal Crunch

Andy Burnham has suggested tax rises could be on the cards in the looming Autumn Budget, warning he “won’t be unrealistic” over the state of the public purse. The Prime Minister quickly pledged to give people “breathing space” and ease the cost of living after taking the keys to No.10 last month. But in fresh comments during his visit to Ukraine, Burnham acknowledged the fiscal pressures facing the UK and said his spending packages would be fully funded. When pressed on whether he would need to raise taxes to…

Russia Eyes Central Asia as a Safe Haven for Its Defense Industry

With Russian infrastructure being pummeled by Ukrainian drones, the Kremlin is hoping to sustain its war effort in Ukraine going by deepening defense cooperation with Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. It is uncertain, however, whether Astana and Tashkent will go along with Moscow’s wishes. Russia appears to be primarily interested in outsourcing the manufacture of arms, establishing assembly lines and maintenance facilities in the Central Asian nations, thus putting them beyond the reach of Ukrainian drones, according to a report published…

BLM Sets October Oil and Gas Lease Sale for Montana and Dakotas

The federal government is putting another 3,388 acres of public mineral estate on the auction block for oil and gas development in Montana and the Dakotas. The Bureau of Land Management said it will offer 20 parcels in an online oil and gas lease sale scheduled for October 27. The acreage has already worked its way through several stages of the federal review process. BLM completed scoping for the parcels in May and closed a public comment period on the acreage and related environmental analysis in July. There is still another opportunity to object.…

Dangote refinery drives increase in petroleum shipments from Nigeria

Seaborne petroleum product exports from Nigeria have grown seven-fold since 2023, playing an increasing role in the international market for petroleum products at a time when supplies from other areas have been constrained.

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New return: Another container line is back in the Red Sea

Delayed tariffs sparked unexpected summer demand as another global liner made its return to the Red Sea. The post New return: Another container line is back in the Red Sea appeared first on FreightWaves .

BMO Trucking Credit: The END of Transparent Data? | FreightWaves

The trucking industry is losing a critical source of credit insight as BMO sells its transportation finance unit. FreightWaves’ John Kingston, who pioneered tracking BMO’s unique data, reveals how trucking credit quality is finally strengthening just as this transparent data source disappears. He also dives into rising diesel prices, heating oil’s election impact, and the […] The post BMO Trucking Credit: The END of Transparent Data? | FreightWaves appeared first on FreightWaves .

Freight Pricing: Who REALLY Holds the Power?

Tabi’s Rush Feldhacker breaks down who currently holds the pricing power in the unpredictable freight market using their new Pricing Pressure Index. Learn how brokers are leveraging data to make smarter spot rate decisions, and why shippers are feeling the market shift later than expected. Discover the latest trends and what to expect in the […] The post Freight Pricing: Who REALLY Holds the Power? appeared first on FreightWaves .

Freight Market Health: What 13.57% Rejections Mean

The freight market is stabilizing, with tender rejections at 13.57%. But don’t let this “healthy” period fool you; volatility is on the horizon. Learn what FreightWaves’ experts say about current market conditions, upcoming Q4 surges, and how this impacts shippers and carriers. Get ready for a dynamic end to the year. Truckload tender rejections have […] The post Freight Market Health: What 13.57% Rejections Mean appeared first on FreightWaves .

Used Truck Market: Why Supply & Pricing are So Strong Now

The used truck market is experiencing unprecedented strength! Daimler Trucks’ Chris Backeberg explains why sleeper inventory is below COVID levels, leading to strong pricing and gains for carriers. Discover how OEMs coordinate new truck orders with remarketing strategies, and what this means for fleet balance sheets and maintenance cycles in the current supply chain landscape. […] The post Used Truck Market: Why Supply & Pricing are So Strong Now appeared first on FreightWaves .

Gatik raises $200M to scale driverless freight to thousands

Gatik runs dozens of driverless trucks today and wants thousands. A $200 million Series D led by Qatar Investment Authority and Koch Disruptive Technologies funds the jump. The post Gatik raises $200M to scale driverless freight to thousands appeared first on FreightWaves .

BNSF’s switching rate blitz – gauging the impact

Rewind: a dispute over switching fees at a handful of Nebraska grain elevators is quietly testing the limits of railroad competition in America’s heartland. When BNSF Railway rewrote its reciprocal switching tariff on May 1, the effect at one Grand Island, Nebraska facility was immediate and blunt: the per-car switching fee jumped from $295 to $1,395. At five other locations across Nebraska, Iowa, and Texas, the longstanding $105 unit-train grain rate ... The post BNSF’s switching rate blitz – gauging the impact appeared first on The Loadstar .

Global port congestion at new high as more typhoons hit China

Global container port congestion has reached a new high as East Asia’s typhoon season continues to disrupt vessel schedules, with more than 4.3 million teu now waiting to berth. On Sunday, Typhoon Narra hit southern China, compounding cargo backlogs caused by typhoons Bavi, Noul, and Dolphin. And the situation is unlikely to be relieved any time soon, with Typhoon Saudel set to make landfall along the coast from central Zhejiang to central ... The post Global port congestion at new high as more typhoons hit China appeared first on The Loadstar .

Carriers warn of 20-day delays as congestion crisis at Durban worsens

The congestion at Durban Gateway Terminal has worsened, with delays hitting 10 days, and there is little sign that a resolution is imminent creating more frustration among the forwarding community. Sources told The Loadstar the terminal’s Pier 2 was “materially constrained”, noting that while delays of 10 days were expected, “some individual services are further behind”. One forwarder told The Loadstar: “Honestly, it is a shit show. ICTSI has taken over one ... The post Carriers warn of 20-day delays as congestion crisis at Durban worsens appeared first on The Loadstar .

MSC schedules more east-west liner services for Suez Canal transit

MSC is continuing its restoration of Suez Canal transits for selected east-west services, joining the Gemini Cooperation and Ocean Alliance in a cautious return to the Red Sea route. The move follows last week’s announcement that the world’s largest container shipping line would be sending seven ships through the waterway this month. It said on Monday: “Following a comprehensive review of the latest security and operational conditions in the Red Sea region, ... The post MSC schedules more east-west liner services for Suez Canal transit appeared first on The Loadstar .

Tariff spat sees Canadian shippers eye alternatives to US market

Commercial relations between Canada and its southern neighbour have hit a new low, and logistics providers are seeing more clients trying to diversify from the US market. Trade negotiations broke down on Friday when the Canadians walked away, citing new US demands tabled at the last minute, as well as a litany of justifications Washington invoked to force Ottawa to make concessions. These range from fentanyl smuggling and Canadian dairy rules to ... The post Tariff spat sees Canadian shippers eye alternatives to US market appeared first on The Loadstar .

MSC – M&A-hungry and on the prowl

As Ian Fleming wrote in his 1959 novel Goldfinger: “Once is happenstance. Twice is coincidence. Three times is enemy action.” Apply that to the current M&A-prone landscape for shipping lines and… Now What’s known: Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) is – directly or indirectly; more below – readying to pull the trigger, as “urgency is felt to close deals”, including those where 100% ownership must be achieved in various ventures. Kind of… in line ... The post MSC – M&A-hungry and on the prowl appeared first on The Loadstar .

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The Effects of SNAP Sugary Drink Restrictions on Consumption and Welfare -- by Hunt Allcott, Amy Finkelstein, Anna Grummon, Matthew J. Notowidigdo

As of July 2026, 23 states had approved policies that disallow spending of SNAP benefits on sugary drinks. The effects of such restrictions on consumption are unclear, however, since most households can simply switch to buying sugary drinks with non-SNAP funds. Using a difference-in- differences design with nationwide grocery purchase panel data, we estimate that restrictions in the first 10 states reduced the average SNAP household’s retail purchases of excluded drinks by 12.4 percent (standard error = 1.0) over the first half of 2026. In states that excluded only some sugary drinks, SNAP households partially substituted to non-excluded drinks. Surveys we carried out before and after implementation show that the restrictions increased SNAP recipients’ perceptions of stigma. We combine our estimated consumption reductions with external parameters to model welfare effects given an over-consumption internality and a fiscal externality via public health care spending. In our model, excluding all sugary drinks from SNAP nationwide would provide benefits of about $1.

Measuring the Welfare Gains from Cardinal-Preference Mechanisms in School Choice -- by Hülya Eraslan, Jeremy T. Fox, YingHua He

Ordinal mechanisms use rankings but not preference intensities. Cardinal mechanisms also elicit school utilities, allowing them to use students’ preferences over assignment lotteries. We compare probabilistic serial with four cardinal mechanisms that maximize the same welfare objective under successively stronger restrictions: capacity-only, ε-envy-free, envy-free, and a welfare-maximizing cardinal-preference pseudomarket. Because the feasible sets are nested, maximum welfare weakly falls as the restrictions tighten from capacity alone to approximate no-envy, exact no-envy, and equal budgets with common prices. We establish positive and negative results on large-market truthtelling. All 44 theorem parts in the paper are machine-checked in the Lean 4 proof assistant. We develop methods for computing cardinal-preference pseudomarket equilibria for Seattle’s 898 students and 11 schools. Using set-identified cardinal preferences from Seattle high-school choice data, we estimate that, under exact capacity, capacity-only raises mean welfare over probabilistic serial by 0.

The Data Revolution, and Its Uses, in International Trade -- by David Atkin, Benjamin Faber

In recent decades, economists studying international trade have gained access to an unprecedented volume and variety of data. These data have provided new insights and a more granular understanding of the mechanics of trade. Analyzing a large corpus of papers, we document that the nature of research has also shifted. Previously, the typical trade paper was either purely theoretical or an empirical paper testing theoretical predictions. More recently, scholarship has shifted toward a more integrated approach, particularly quantitative modeling. This development is surprising. We might have expected the data revolution (and contemporaneous credibility revolution) to increase the share of primarily empirical papers—although the markers of these revolutions are clearly evident in the rise of causal inference within empirical work. This article reviews these developments, assessing the strengths and limitations of different modes of inquiry, and plotting a path forward to harness the growing richness of data within the field.

Cultural Evolution -- by Oded Galor, Marc Klemp, Daniel C. Wainstock

What gave rise to the mosaic of cultural expressions across the globe? Why are some societies more culturally diverse than others? This study develops a unified theory of cultural evolution, characterizing the forces that have governed this process over the course of human existence. The research advances the hypothesis that population movements and socioeconomic transformations generated a mismatch between inherited cultural traits and prevailing ecological and societal conditions, setting in motion an evolutionary process governed by adaptation-based vertical transmission, horizontal diffusion, and fitness-based evolutionary selection. The theory generates novel testable predictions concerning the origins of the global cultural mosaic and the cross-societal variation in cultural diversity. First, greater ecological distance between ancestral environments generated greater cultural distance across societies. Second, prehistoric differences in ancestral diversity contributed to divergent adaptive capacity and greater cultural distance.

Crypto Capture of Foreign Aid -- by Sumit Agarwal, Peiyi Jin, Eswar S. Prasad, Daniel Rabetti

The 2016 Panama Papers leak tightened regulatory enforcement around money laundering and offshore banking. We investigate whether the diversion of foreign aid in developing countries led to a shift to cryptocurrency as an alternative laundering platform. We develop a disbursement-timed forensic measure of cryptocurrency activity, combining on-chain Bitcoin transactions and wallet creation, off-chain exchange records, and IP-linked web traffic, and apply it to World Bank aid disbursements covering $238 billion across the 93 recipient countries in our estimation sample during 2018-2024. Exploiting the administrative timing of aid tranche arrivals, we find sharp, short-lived surges of crypto activity at the disbursement month, driven mainly by anonymous and newly created wallets on both tax-haven and mainstream exchanges. Blockchain forensics reveal patterns consistent with the placement, layering, and integration sequence of conventional money laundering. We estimate an implied leakage of 2 to 6 cents per aid dollar, which amounts to roughly 1.7 to 4.

Critical Minerals, Geopolitics, and the Green Transition -- by Tomás Domínguez-Iino, Jonathan T. Elliott, Allan Hsiao

The green energy transition will be powered by the mining and processing of lithium, nickel, and cobalt, which are critical for the production of advanced batteries. These minerals are concentrated geographically but traded globally, allowing key mining countries to exercise market power through policy intervention. Advanced batteries use multiple minerals in combination, and this joint use creates interdependence across mineral markets. We study the geopolitical implications of these forces and their consequences for green technology adoption worldwide. We quantify supply chain vulnerability, international policy spillovers, and the potential for mineral cartels.

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AI to fuel global growth as investment spreads beyond US, IMF says

Managing director Kristalina Georgieva expects world economy to weather energy crisis ignited by Iran war

Minutes of the Board's discount rate meetings on July 20 and July 29, 2026

Minutes of the Board's discount rate meetings on July 20 and July 29, 2026

European LNG prices surge to highest level since 2023

Continent’s gas inventories were already low before Iran war disrupted shipments

How First Brands’ billion-dollar rescue hit the skids

Hedge funds that funded the bankruptcy have been left with a ‘clunker’ as this was no ordinary debt-induced collapse

Iranian tankers gather off Sri Lankan coast

Cut off from home ports by the US blockade, ships seek shelter close to Sri Lanka’s territorial waters

The drip-drip US debt crisis

Rising deficits and debt-servicing costs no longer seem to have the power to restore prudence

Jackson Hole could further formalise emerging Fed-Treasury accord

Stablecoins, the theme of this year’s symposium, are expected to bolster demand for short-term debt on which the Treasury is increasingly reliant

Competition or collusion: Entry decisions in the Swedish pharmaceutical market

Many countries have adopted different price regulations to contain pharmaceutical prices, even in markets exposed to generic competition. This column documents subtle pricing patterns in the Swedish pharmaceutical market, where consumers get full reimbursement only by buying the cheapest product (the “product of the month”) and can only purchase their prescribed medicine in the packet size specified in their prescription. While the product-of-the-month regime substantially decreased prices and expenditure per pill initially, prices per pill are 4-5 times higher in package sizes sold by monopoly producers. These firms appear to have learned to exploit quirks of the regulation to increase their market power.

When trade sanctions increase the target’s trade

Data show that trade sanctions reduce commerce between the countries imposing them and their targets. But this bilateral success can conceal a wider failure if the sanctions induce the target to build stronger trade links elsewhere. This column uses sector-level trade data, including domestic sales, to estimate both the bilateral trade destruction and the third-country trade creation effects together. Across 22 sectors, complete sanctions usually promote trade between targets and third countries. Russia’s 2006 embargo on Georgia illustrates this fact: additional trade to third markets more than offset the estimated 57% decline in exports to Russia.

Why Europe needs Eurobonds

The 2024 reform of the EU fiscal framework makes fiscal adjustment more country-specific and less procyclical. However, it does not eliminate two fundamental tail risks: following a large recession, too little fiscal flexibility can generate deflationary stagnation, while too much can undermine confidence in national debt stabilisation and generate stagflation. This column shows that a Eurobond-financed common fiscal capacity can mitigate both tail risks. Under this proposal, stabilisation of exceptional common shocks is shifted to the euro-area level while responsibility for national debt remains firmly national.

Digitalisation and credit markets: Evidence from eInvoicing

Governments around the world are increasingly mandating the digitalisation of business records, yet little is known about the effects of these policies beyond tax compliance. This column discusses how mandatory electronic invoicing reshapes credit markets by changing the information available to lenders. The evidence shows that eInvoicing reallocates credit toward firms that already rely on invoice-based financing and away from other firms, as banks become better at assessing the credit risk of the former relative to the latter.

Small and stuck: Why European firms can’t scale

In 2008, the US stock market was worth $3 trillion more than the combined European stock market; in 2023, the gap was $34 trillion. This column argues that the valuation gap is not driven by differences in GDP, number of listed firms, sectoral composition, or the presence of a few superstar firms, but by European firms’ inability to scale. European firms remain tethered to their home market. Small European firms face a much larger cost of capital and cannot substitute debt with access to equity financing, including venture capital. Therefore, even if they have profitable growth opportunities, European firms cannot grow as their US counterparts.

Why more information can make macroeconomic expectations less accurate: Global evidence from 47 countries

Households do not simply choose how much macroeconomic information to acquire; they choose among sources that differ in representativeness and credibility. Using a survey of 46,285 consumers in 47 countries, this column shows that reliance on shopping, utility bills, and other local signals is associated with larger macroeconomic perception and expectation errors. Households that use official reports, newspapers, and television for information make smaller errors. Crucially, distrust of governments and central banks helps explain why more representative aggregate information is dismissed.

Federal Reserve Board announces approval of application by National Westminster Bank Plc

Federal Reserve Board announces approval of application by National Westminster Bank Plc

Federal Reserve Board issues enforcement actions with former employee of Regions Bank and former employee of United Community Bank

Federal Reserve Board issues enforcement actions with former employee of Regions Bank and former employee of United Community Bank

Federal Reserve Board issues enforcement action with SouthPoint Bancshares, Inc. and announces termination of enforcement action with Deutsche Bank AG, DB USA Corporation, and Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch

Federal Reserve Board issues enforcement action with SouthPoint Bancshares, Inc. and announces termination of enforcement action with Deutsche Bank AG, DB USA Corporation, and Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch

Minutes of the Federal Open Market Committee, July 28–29, 2026

Minutes of the Federal Open Market Committee, July 28–29, 2026

Federal Reserve Board issues enforcement action with former employee of Regions Bank

Federal Reserve Board issues enforcement action with former employee of Regions Bank

Results of the Semi-Annual FX Turnover Surveys in April 2026

In April 2026, 25 financial institutions active in the UK foreign exchange (FX) market participated in the semi-annual turnover survey for the Foreign Exchange Joint Standing Committee (FXJSC). The survey results are summarised below. Detailed tables for the April 2026 reporting period, linked below, are available separately.

Green notice 2026/02

Green notices cover significant and/or significant proposals for Bank of England reporting. If any of these proposals are finalised and are to be implemented, they will appear in a statistical notice.

Artificial Intelligence Consortium minutes – June 2026

The Artificial Intelligence Consortium (AIC) aims to provide a platform for public-private engagement to further dialogue on the capabilities, development, deployment, use, and potential risks of artificial intelligence (AI) in UK financial services.

Appointment of Chair and Deputy Chair of the Enforcement Decision Making Committee (EDMC)

Following an external recruitment process, the Bank of England (the Bank) has appointed Nicholas Segal as Chair of its Enforcement Decision Making Committee (EDMC), and Peter King as Deputy Chair, with effect from 1 August 2026.

Minutes of the Meeting of the Court of Directors held on 4 June 2026

The Bank's Court of Directors acts as a unitary board, setting the organisation's strategy and budget and taking key decisions on resourcing and appointments. Required to meet a minimum seven times per year, it has five executive members from the Bank and up to nine non-executive members.

Bank Rate maintained at 3.75% - July 2026 Monetary Policy Summary and Minutes

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What new twins study reveals about genes, environment and longevity

New research estimates genetic heritability of lifespan at 50% – double previous estimates.

RNA is key to the dark matter of the genome − scientists are sequencing it to illuminate human health and disease

Researchers are embarking on the RNA equivalent of the Human Genome Project, including sequencing all the chemical modifications that make cells unique.

Men lose their Y chromosome as they age. Scientists thought it didn’t matter – but now we’re learning more

The Y chromosome doesn’t seem to do much except determine sex – but its loss in older men might be linked to heart disease, cancer and Alzheimer’s.

The next cancer breakthrough may be stopping it before it starts

New research suggests cancer develops through detectable biological changes years before a tumour forms.

What is a ‘cancer gene’? How genetic mutations lead to cancer

Your body has trillions of cells. But a gene mutation in just one of them could prove fatal.

We thought inbred koalas were at risk of extinction. But what we discovered upends genetic conventions

Population crashes are dangerous and can be irreversible. But new research shows they are not always an evolutionary dead end.

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Integrated Strategic Forecasting: A New RAND x Metaculus Methodology

RAND and Metaculus just published Integrated Strategic Forecasting: A New Methodology to Enhance Decision Advantage, co-authored by Anca Agachi and Miriam Pasternak Jørgensen of RAND and Metaculus's Molly Hickman. The paper outlines an exploratory approach to futures and anticipatory planning that we're calling integrated strategic forecasting (ISF). You can read the whole paper here . This is a little summary. Greater than the sum of their parts We're in what the paper calls a permacrisis. Things are changing rather quickly and we should be using all the tools at our disposal to anticipate future events so that we can intervene more effectively. ISF builds on two familiar methodologies used in government, academia, and the private sector: scenario planning and crowdsourced forecasting . Traditional scenario planning helps us imagine plausible, discontinuous paths the future could take and lets policymakers rehearse tradeoffs, but it doesn't tell us which futures are more likely.

Sampura Research: Human-AI Complementarity for Alignment

We've left Google DeepMind to start Sampura Research , a nonprofit building Human-AI Complementarity for Scalable Oversight - the research agenda we've pioneered for the past several years. We're backed by an initial $11M grant from Coefficient Giving ($7M for the first year, and another $4M pledged), and we're hiring founding technical staff in London ! 🙂 The Initial Goal: Build Better Judges For our first six months, we will prioritize building better judges via Human-AI Complementarity. Definition of a Judge: A human, AI, or hybrid system that assesses correctness and alignment of an AI’s behavior in a conversation or agent trajectory. Where improved judges can help: Imperfect judges currently used in training lead to reward hacking, and AI learning the wrong goals.

On Writing #3

Periodically I like to gather various observations about writing, and share my perspective. Last time was in honor of my trip to Inkhaven. This time will be in honor of the announcement of Inkhaven #3 , which I encourage everyone to apply to. I doubt I will be able to usefully be an advisor, but you never know. This is not the ‘here is my core process’ post, although there are hints throughout as there always are. I’ll do that at some point. Previously in series: On Writing #1 , On Writing #2 . Table of Contents You Still Got It. How Scott Sumner Writes. How Scott Alexander Writes. How Jasmine Sun Writes. How Various Famous Writers Write. How Nabeel Qureshi Defines Great Writing. Quickly, There’s No Time. If At First. Writers Have A Harder Time Influencing, But It Can Still Be Done. It’s Not (Only) The Incentives, It’s (Also) You. Beware The Fetish of the Desk. How Orson Scott Card Writes. Doing The Math Is Fun And Supererogatory. Brevity is the Soul of Wit.

When The AI Says To Kill

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The Reified Referent: How the Saturation View Values the Taste of Someone Who Does Not Exist

TLDR The Saturation View holds that a world of varied joys is better than a world of equal but identical joys.  Elliott Thornley  objected that no one benefits from this variety, and Will MacAskill  answered  that it is a claim about the pattern of value in the world, rather than about individuals' experiences. This post elaborates on Thornley's point and argues that  a pattern that possibly no one ever experiences is not a valid moral category . Treating it as intrinsically valuable smuggles a fictional experiencer into the moral conversation. I call this  the reified referent : the mirror image of Carol J. Adams's  absent referent . Where the absent referent hides a real being, the reified referent invents an unreal one. There may be good instrumental arguments for variety, but we should reject the claim that a world can be made better by a change that no individual gains from.

The living world is forcing scientists to rethink purpose

Alan Love studies how scientists think about life, purpose, and agency. In this full interview, he offers a wide-ranging guide to purpose in living systems, moving across biology, medicine, artificial intelligence, and the structure of science itself. He explores what it means for organisms to act with direction, why agency matters at multiple scales, and how ideas like function and goal-directed behavior can help us better understand life. For Love, these questions are not confined to one field. They require philosophers, biologists, doctors, AI researchers, and other thinkers to work across disciplinary lines — because the hardest questions about living systems rarely fit inside a single box. This video The living world is forcing scientists to rethink purpose is featured on Big Think .

AI Alignment at Which Abstraction Level?

This post is crossposted from my Substack, Structure and Guarantees , where I explore how formal verification and related ideas might scale to more complex intelligent systems. Here I start from the observation that AI alignment usually takes for granted a privileged role for human values, without asking why values should come from that particular abstraction level. I then give an independent engineering reason to worry about putting humans at the center of an alignment specification, drawing on lessons from formal verification at scale. I’ve been arguing recently for a solution to the apparent chaos of current use of generative AI to write software: perhaps use these AI systems to help write truly unambiguous formal specifications, but then let those formal descriptions persist, auditing them carefully and using tools that reliably write code as we know it, given specifications. I made the case in one original article and then a follow-up responding to comments on the first .

New video: Largest-scale cosmic test ever favors dark matter over MOND

Anytime there’s a chance to subject our Universe to a new cosmic test, it’s imperative that we do it. First off, it gives the Universe a chance to surprise us: to show us something that we never could have learned unless we looked. Second off, it gives us a chance to test our underlying assumptions about the Universe: what it’s made of, what laws and rules it obeys, and how it behaves in never-before-probed ways. And third — and perhaps most importantly — if there are rival ideas for making sense of the Universe, a new test has the potential to answer the question definitively: with data from the cosmos itself. With unprecedented data about both: the large-scale structure of the Universe, arising from galaxy surveys like SDSS and DESI, and the cosmic microwave background radiation, from Planck, the Atacama Cosmology Telescope, and the South Pole Telescope, we can finally conduct a long-awaited cosmic test : we can measure the kinetic Sunyaev-Zel’dovich effect.

The Vocabulary of Vulnerability: 10 Wonderfully Untranslatable Words from Around the World for Complex and Difficult Emotions

Language is the chalice we lift to our lips to taste our own experience — a vessel that constrains what it contains by giving it its own shape. The more complex our experience, the more muddled the emotions that comprise it, the more it spills outside what language can hold. And yet we live in language — narrative is the neurocognitive pillar of personhood and emotions are how the brain interprets bodily sensations, an interpretation achieved largely by naming. We also live in culture — encoded in each language are a culture’s parameters of what it is permissible to feel,…  read article

What Makes a Person: The Seven Layers of Selfhood in Literature and Life

"It is the intentions, the capacities for choice rather than the total configuration of traits which defines the person."

The Forkmakers

Imagine our civilization fell tomorrow. What would our descendants think of us? What would they know about the 21st century? They would know surprisingly little about our greatest material triumphs. Our civilization’s favorite building materials aren’t made to last. Reinforced concrete only lasts a century; asphalt far less. Most of what we make out of steel will turn into a brownish oxidized dust in a few decades. Information is even worse. The ancient Mesopotamians did their writing on clay tablets. Our knowledge is stored on hard drives, which die in a few years, or acidic paper, which dies in decades. Which receipt do you think will last longer? We do create things that will last. Glass (especially its shatter-resistant varieties), ceramics, stainless steel. 1000 years after the fall of our civilization, we will be known for one thing above all others: cutlery. Our heirs call us the Forkmakers. What Survives a Thousand Years Our civilization is large and powerful. We will leave lots of relics for the post-apocalypse. Coins, tires, aluminum cans.

The Moomin Strategy for Living with Uncertainty

"All things are so very uncertain, and that’s exactly what makes me feel reassured."

NASA’s Hubble opens the earliest window into the young Milky Way

The Milky Way, spanning over 100,000 light-years, is our galactic home. Among its many discoveries, the ESA’s Gaia mission has found that the Milky Way galaxy not only has a warp to its galactic disk, but that the warp in the disk precesses and wobbles, completing a full rotation for roughly every three revolutions of the Sun (in yellow) around the galactic center. The origin of the Milky Way’s rotation is not cosmic, but rather is thought to arise from the relative gravitational and tidal forces acting on it during various stages of galaxy formation. Credit : Stefan Payne-Wardenaar Growing throughout cosmic history, it now possesses 400 billion stars, and 150+ globular clusters. There are slightly over 150 globular clusters identified within 200,000 light-years of the galactic center, with an additional five or six to be found if we double the radius of this search. While most formed along with the Milky Way, a substantial fraction did not, and were brought in at later times when smaller galaxies, such as the Kraken and Gaia-Enceladus, were devoured and cannibalized.

The Building Blocks of Personhood: Oliver Sacks on Neurocognitive Pillar of What Makes Us Who We Are

"Biologically, physiologically, we are not so different from each other; historically, as narratives — we are each of us unique."

Sylvia Plath on Living with the Darkness and Making Art from the Barely Bearable Lightness of Being

"One has to shut off that nagging part of the mind and go on without it with bravo and philosophy."

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The Black Robin and the Power of Tenacious Tenderness: How a Single Mother Brought an Entire Species Back from the Brink of Extinction

This essay is adapted from Traversal. “In the great chain of cause and effect,” Alexander von Humboldt wrote as he was teaching science to read the poetry of nature, “no single fact can be considered in isolation.” When the first European colonists made landfall on New Zealand’s shores in Humboldt’s lifetime, the cats and rats that descended from their ships began decimating the native population of black robins — sparrow-sized birds with yellow-soled feet that had evolved without mammalian predators, mate for life in monogamous pairs, and raise only two chicks per year in cuplike nests close to the ground.…  read article

The outsized power of a great short story

In ninth grade, Ms. Hayes, my enthusiastic, whip-smart English teacher with expectations to match, handed out an unassuming packet a few pages long: “ The Lottery ” by Shirley Jackson. We read the short story aloud, one student picking up where the last left off, all of us relieved by the simple language and unconvoluted plot. Normally, she handed out a sonnet or free-verse poem that most of us couldn’t understand, let alone analyze its deeper meaning. The story began innocuously: Residents of a small agricultural town gather in a public square for the annual “lottery” draw. Children play and collect stones while the adults make small talk, bored and eager to get it over with and “get back to work.” The story’s structure matches their indifference, moving with a calm nonchalance. That composure begins to fracture when Tessie Hutchinson draws the marked slip. She clutches it, trying to keep anyone from seeing the consequential black dot in its center, until her husband pries it from her hands. The crowd turns on her with startling speed.

A field guide to seeing through false expertise

Information overload is causing a credibility crisis. Paradoxically, reliable information has never been easier to access, but harder to find . With everyone from qualified experts to politicians, celebrities, and influencers entering their opinions into the chat, separating good information from bad feels like finding a needle in a haystack. So in a world where social media has “democratized” information and opinion-sharing, who should we trust, and why? And what’s actually impacting our decision-making? As a reformed social media addict and qualified marketing and business psychology professional, I know this challenge from the inside and out. I’ve spent 15 years of my career manufacturing influence to sell products and services to people on the internet, while simultaneously succumbing to the influence of the same types of campaigns I’ve designed. Ironic karma.

Introducing Noema Issue VII: The Next Axial Age

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The 2 behaviors that make you socially magnetic

A few months ago, I was queuing for free tacos at my coworking space in London. And because nothing unites people like free food, half the building had shown up. This gave me the opportunity to shamelessly eavesdrop on the group of guys in front of me. Three of them stood out.  The first talked about himself a lot, jumping in on other people’s stories to tell his own slightly better version of whatever had just been said. His colleagues let him, but their faces had gone politely blank, the look people wear when they’re waiting for something to end. The second was his opposite: warm and pleasant whenever someone spoke to him, but only when someone spoke to him. He gave brief answers, handed the floor straight back, and initiated nothing. It was the third who intrigued me the most, because he was the one the whole group kept reorienting toward. What stood out was the way he moved attention around the group, asking questions and handing the floor to different people, while being just as comfortable taking it himself, telling his own stories without waiting to be asked.

The fog of hunger

From childhood, women are trained to restrict their appetite. And there’s a huge, hidden, cognitive price to pay for it - by Sarah Berg Read on Aeon

AI and the reshuffling of labor

A summer anecdote: when on holidays in France, on a sunny August day, we visited a castle garden in rural Normandy. When buying the tickets, we got the usual: “Your postcode or country of origin?” We said “Germany,” and suddenly the face of the young woman at the counter lit up. “Would you mind doing […]

A vocabulary for the future: touch

A mesmerising blend of words and images make touch a doorway into the deepest questions in physics and philosophy - by Aeon Video Watch on Aeon

Dolphins and other lovers

The Andoque of the Amazon know what we have forgotten: the forest’s most beautiful creatures are also its most dangerous - by Eliran Arazi Read on Aeon

The conscience files

The sorrows and redemptions of visitors who mailed their ‘souvenirs’ back to Arizona’s Petrified Forest National Park - by Aeon Video Watch on Aeon

The economics of Swifties

Yesterday, I ran my first gimmick promotion for the Brisbane to Gold Coast Ride against Cancer [1]. I invited anyone who donated $100 to nominate a topic on which I should write a post. Reader Daniela Brins-Norris has taken me up on the offer, and asked for a piece about the economic significance of Taylor […]

Ceuta Summit: What Vitoria would tell Sánchez about migration

The Prime Minister of Spain, Pedro Sánchez, likes to invoke international law. Imagine that one day, someone had finally responded to him. Not just anyone, but one of the founding fathers of international law. It happened just after the Ceuta incident, in July 2026, when tens of thousands people from Morocco surged into Ceuta, a […]

In praise of zealotry

Early feminists like Mary Astell and Catharine Macaulay refused their male peers’ advice to remain polite in debate. Why? - by Geertje Bol Read on Aeon

The World Famous Gopher Hole Museum

In this bittersweet portrait of a farm town in Canada, taxidermied gophers preserve a place that no longer exists - by Aeon Video Watch on Aeon

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AI Needs Public Feedback At Scale Before It’s Too Late

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The Nature Of Free Will In The Age Of AI

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The Commentator Vanishes

Michael Bonner reviews a study of the disappearance of Averroes from the history of Western philosophy. The post The Commentator Vanishes first appeared on The Philosophers' Magazine .

Spinoza, Atheist?

Stephen Harrop is not persuaded by Steven Nadler’s argument that Spinoza was an atheist. The post Spinoza, Atheist? first appeared on The Philosophers' Magazine .

My comprehensive plan for US strategy in the Middle East… *

… is set out over the fold. I’m confident readers who take a little time to think about it will realise it’s far superior to existing policy, and to any alternative proposed so far. Fourth repost since 2011

The Tantalizing Possibility Of Locating Consciousness In The Brain

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From The Trap Of Geopolitics To A Geo-Civilizational Paradigm

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Mental Continental

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News: August/September 2026

Jobs bonanza as AI companies recruit philosophers • Researchers learn to ‘unwrap’ charred philosophy scrolls from Herculaneum — News reports by Anja Steinbauer

Philosophical Power Couples

by Matt Qvortrup

Hustle Culture & the Illusion of Freedom

Daneyal Afaqui critiques modern work culture, with input from Theodor Adorno.

Simone Weil & Animal Suffering

Michela Dianetti & Chiara Li Mandri say non-human beings don’t need to be persons for us to care about them. Simone Weil offers another way.

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There Are Absolute Necessities

James Franklin introduces his recent book on necessities and objectivity. The post There Are Absolute Necessities first appeared on The Philosophers' Magazine .

On the Subordination of Scholarship to Politics

Paul Boghossian adumbrates the qualified criticisms of a recent report on the humanities, and responds to counter-critics. The post On the Subordination of Scholarship to Politics first appeared on The Philosophers' Magazine .

Against AI Exceptionalism

ChatGPT 5.4 argues that writing should be judged principally by what it communicates. The post Against AI Exceptionalism first appeared on The Philosophers' Magazine .

No, Humans Are Not Conscious

Barbara Montero satirizes recent arguments that LLMs are not conscious. The post No, Humans Are Not Conscious first appeared on The Philosophers' Magazine .

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Not All Boredom Is the Same

Psychology suggests that boredom is a signal. Understanding its cause can help us decide how to respond. The post Not All Boredom Is the Same appeared first on JSTOR Daily .

The Logistics That Powered the Vietnam War

The Vietnam War became a testing ground for private contractors and military systems that still shape conflict today. The post The Logistics That Powered the Vietnam War appeared first on JSTOR Daily .

Is the success of Shenzhen, China’s innovation hub, replicable elsewhere?

In Dragon Innovation: Shenzhen, Grace Yuehan Wang explains Shenzhen’s transformation (from an agricultural county to China’s Silicon Valley) through the combination of firm-led R&D, efficient local networks and knowledge-sharing between … Continued The post Is the success of Shenzhen, China’s innovation hub, replicable elsewhere? first appeared on LSE Review of Books .

Birds Beyond Birding

“Looking at birds helps us notice connections, imagine better worlds, and build new solidarities across differences, including across species.” The post Birds Beyond Birding appeared first on Public Books .

Why Hawaii Put Japanese into Public Schools

Political and religious leaders battled for influence through the education of Japanese immigrant children. The post Why Hawaii Put Japanese into Public Schools appeared first on JSTOR Daily .

“Our Guns Make the Violence That People Are Fleeing”: Ieva Jusionyte on Guns & Violence in Mexico

“I was already there, and I was already an ethnographer. I was interested in borders as sites of state violence. I became very curious and I thought I would like to follow the guns south.” The post “Our Guns Make the Violence That People Are Fleeing”: Ieva Jusionyte on Guns & Violence in Mexico appeared first on Public Books .

The Culture Wars of The Phantom of the Opera

The hit musical became a battleground for competing ideas about capitalism, artistic value, and commercial theater. The post The Culture Wars of <em>The Phantom of the Opera</em> appeared first on JSTOR Daily .

Tribal identity and state-building in Kuwait and Qatar

In Tribal Reawakening and the Future of State-Building in Kuwait and Qatar, Maryam Al-Kuwari challenges the assumption that modern state-building has diminished the relevance of tribal identities in the Gulf. … Continued The post Tribal identity and state-building in Kuwait and Qatar first appeared on LSE Review of Books .

Literature in the Time of Suicide

“In both these Spanish-language novels, thinking about suicide is not only to grapple with someone else’s decision to die, but also inevitably with one’s own decision to go on living.” The post Literature in the Time of Suicide appeared first on Public Books .

Where Did All the Public Bathrooms Go?

Nineteenth-century Paris tackled public urination with ornate pissoirs . American reformers later turned toilets into a temperance cause. The post Where Did All the Public Bathrooms Go? appeared first on JSTOR Daily .

Can Centuries-Old Nuns Really Save Us from Ourselves?

“Can looking to women beholden to God help us escape a society so fixated on itself? Or does it simply package those devout lives as the latest content for a culture industry desperate for the next trending topic?” The post Can Centuries-Old Nuns Really Save Us from Ourselves? appeared first on Public Books .

Neurodiversity in the Clinic

Autism researcher Patrick Dwyer examines how the neurodiversity movement is influencing autism research and clinical decision-making. The post Neurodiversity in the Clinic appeared first on JSTOR Daily .

Big Tech and the rise of intellectual monopolies

In The Rulers, Cecilia Rikap argues that Big Tech has moved beyond classic bureaucratic monopoly capitalism. Today’s tech giants rule through networked capitalism and intellectual monopolies, an ecosystem of organisations … Continued The post Big Tech and the rise of intellectual monopolies first appeared on LSE Review of Books .

Who governs the common good? The case against post-liberalism

In Against Post-Liberalism, Paul Kelly offers a response to the crisis of liberal politics and a critique of post-liberalism. His theoretical framework identifies post-liberalism’s populist diagnosis, communitarian morality and authoritarian … Continued The post Who governs the common good? The case against post-liberalism first appeared on LSE Review of Books .

How I Learned to Fear AI

“This encyclical lacks the force of a papal bull and carries no claim of papal infallibility. Instead, Leo made his case with words and words alone.” The post How I Learned to Fear AI appeared first on Public Books .

The future of bioethics in a changing world order

Absolutely Essential by Jonathan D. Moreno explores how bioethics emerged from the postwar rules-based international order and what its decline could mean for the future of science. This groundbreaking book … Continued The post The future of bioethics in a changing world order first appeared on LSE Review of Books .

Conflicted Futures, Convex Literatures

“The novel’s distinctive capacity for revealing unexpected links can shed new light on how we consider and counter crises.” The post Conflicted Futures, Convex Literatures appeared first on Public Books .

Can environmental leverage in trade policy achieve climate action?

Environmental Leverage in Times of Climate Crisis by Giulia Claudia Leonelli examines how stronger trade-related environmental regulation can help to tackle the climate crisis. Leonelli’s rigorously researched socio-legal analysis illuminates … Continued The post Can environmental leverage in trade policy achieve climate action? first appeared on LSE Review of Books .

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How Relationships Can Change Your Personality

Love can alter everything about us.

How to Lose a Trade War

Trump’s bullying of Canada is failing.

The Hatred That Broke American Politics

Race is the wound America sees. Anti-Semitism is the one it doesn’t.

Iran Unleashed

The dominant power in the Middle East from now on will not be the U.S. or Israel but Iran.

An American City, With Troops on Its Streets

Since the country’s founding, deployments of soldiers to U.S. soil have been exceedingly rare. But residents of Washington, D.C., are living in a new normal.

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‘Lake America’: Trump Floats Renaming Lake Ontario Amid Canada Tensions

The U.S. President’s threat to rename the Great Lake is reminiscent of his previous push to call the Gulf of Mexico the “Gulf of America.”

The GOP'S Data Center Panic

In Texas, Michigan and Florida, Republicans are pivoting fast.

Trump and Carney Face Off

Don’t discount the underdog.

Two People Have Died of Measles in Pennsylvania

The first measles deaths of the year in the U.S. come as cases surge nationwide.

Country Music Icon Dolly Parton Dies at 80

Dolly Parton, the country music icon, businesswoman, and philanthropist, whose career spanned decades, has passed away.

Canada Retaliates Against Trump’s Tariffs With Levies of Up to 50% on U.S. Goods

"For each product, our tariff would match the American tariff on the same type of Canadian goods,” said Canadian Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne.

Countries Need to Look Beyond GDP

Katrín Jakobsdóttir and Nicola Sturgeon argue that wellbeing, not GPD, should be the focus of economic policy.

South Carolina Republican Senate-Primary-Runoff Map: Live Results

Darline Graham and Ralph Norman compete for the G.O.P. nomination in November’s general election.

The Confessions of Rachel Cusk

Autofiction collapses the distance between creator and product. But in her latest novel, Life of M , Rachel Cusk seeks an escape from this confessional mode.

Daily Cartoon: Tuesday, August 25th

A drawing that riffs on the latest news and happenings.

My Lavender Marriage

I started seeing “MY HUSBAND IS GAY!” videos in the early 2020s when my TikTok algorithm, with its typical eerie prescience, decided to remind me that I was in a lavender marriage. The post My Lavender Marriage appeared first on The Point Magazine .

Scotland’s Intellectual Triumph

How did a Celtic backwater become a hub of Enlightenment?

America’s immigration policy is driving away future AI leaders

Visa restrictions are deterring international AI talent from building companies in the U.S., giving other nations including China an opportunity to catch up.

Is R.F.K., Jr., Winning or Losing?

A case for cautious optimism about the Trump Administration’s war on vaccines.

Stumped by a Medical Mystery? Try Metagenomics

When doctors can’t figure out what’s ailing us, they can search our bodies for snippets of genetic material from viruses, bacteria, and fungi.

The Least-Wanted Items at My Parents’ Estate Sale

Seventeen years’ worth of National Geographics, stacked by my father in order of “least to most erotic.” Price: $400.

Wilhelm Roepke’s Humane Economics

Free markets require a thick moral foundation.

Know Your Enemy: The Long Struggle Against Equality in America

Matt and Sam talk to historian Kim Phillips-Fein about her new book, Country of Lords: Neo-Aristocrats, Social Darwinists, Tech Utopians, and the Long Fight against Equality in America .

Robert Nisbet’s Neglected Insights

He had a keen understanding of how power grows.

The UAE is fighting AI hackers with AI of its own

Attacks on the country’s banks, aviation, and energy systems have climbed since the war with Iran began. Its answer is a homegrown AI security industry.

Gorsuch’s Con-jority Opinion in Slaughter

Gorsuch’s concurrence in Trump v. Slaughter may hold the key to the future of separation of powers jurisprudence.

The Eras of Francis Fukuyama: Building Things

Yascha Mounk and Francis Fukuyama discuss his lifelong hobbies—from building furniture to robotics—and why they might save us in the age of big tech.

A dumpling shop becomes a poster child of AI adoption in China

Business owner quotes Deng Xiaoping as motivator: “Science and technology are a primary productive force.”

Making American Tennis Great Again

Our best athletes tend to play other sports, and yet, greatness has its intangibles.

The Forgotten World of Thornton W. Burgess

Once upon a time, children's stories focused more on character than identity.

The Origins of Police Power

An interview with Stuart Schrader, author of Blue Power , about how U.S. police unions built themselves into a formidable political force, and whether the movement is more fragile than it appears.

“It’s laughable”: Global AI experts challenge Zuckerberg’s “AI for everyone”

Observers scrutinize Meta founder’s argument about AI’s potential as an equalizer and enabler.

American AI May Not Survive Chinese Open-Source

Chinese companies’ AI strategy can economically cripple American labs unless the U.S. government competently counters. The post American AI May Not Survive Chinese Open-Source appeared first on Palladium .

The Right to Cooling

Few public health interventions have been as effective at protecting people from extreme heat as air conditioning. Yet the growing need for it is evidence of how badly the world has failed to decarbonize.

Chinese carmakers now sell one EV abroad for every two at home

Dwindling sales at home are pushing the cars toward Brazil, Thailand, and the Gulf.

Ban on Chinese robots leaves U.S. startups stranded

Three Unitree G1 humanoid robots are pictured at robotics company Unitree's first retail store in Beijing.

The Eras of Francis Fukuyama: How States Form

Yascha Mounk and Francis Fukuyama delve into 9/11, the hubris of humanitarian intervention, and the letter he regretted signing.

This Week at Persuasion

Persuasion goes on vacation for two weeks! In the meantime, enjoy our podcast series with Francis Fukuyama.

Technological Determinism and Human Freedom

For millennia, myths and philosophy warned of tools entrapping us in tragedies of our own making. But the discovery of technology offers its own horizon of choice, and with it escape from such fates. The post Technological Determinism and Human Freedom appeared first on Palladium .

What Locke Knew About Elites

How liberals learned to stop worrying and love the establishment.

<i>The Odyssey</i> Belongs to All of Us

In many ways, Christopher Nolan’s film is not a faithful adaptation. But it takes seriously both what the text is doing and how it has been read since. Why, then, have Emily Wilson and other scholars been so dismissive?

On Executive Authority

Francis Fukuyama explores how President Trump has tried to expand executive authority, the impact of his actions on how America will be governed in the future, and the choice facing the next U.S.

Serbia Turns Toward the West

President Vu&#269;i&#263; is navigating a course between Putin and Trump&#8212;but will soon have to choose.

The SpaceX Sham

The chief scandal of the AI boom is not the secretive financial machinations of tech oligarchs, but how much money they have raised on the open promise of an automated, transhumanist future.

How to Deal With Iran

The Iran crisis cannot be resolved without recognizing Iran’s unexpected military and technological edge. Victories can be salvaged from this dangerous stalemate. The post How to Deal With Iran appeared first on Palladium .

China is Building a Blue Granary

The People’s Republic of China hopes to turn the open ocean into the world’s largest farm. It might not be a bad idea. The post China is Building a Blue Granary appeared first on Palladium .

On Radical Preservation

Our contention is that, if we fail to think through and delimit the role of AI in our lives, we risk undermining the intelligibility of our own guiding cultural concepts, and thus initiating a period in our own society of which it may someday be possible to say that “nothing happened.” The post On Radical Preservation appeared first on The Point Magazine .

Girls Wrestling

My daughter joined her school’s newly formed girls’ wrestling team in the seventh grade. Her first tournament was at a high school in Oak Harbor, Ohio. The post Girls Wrestling appeared first on The Point Magazine .

After the Post-Avant-Garde

When the art market can get by with flashy and ineffectual figurative paintings that are easy to sell on Instagram, it no longer has any reason to care about what’s going on in artistic subcultures. Indeed, those subcultures no longer have any reason to care about themselves. The post After the Post-Avant-Garde appeared first on The Point Magazine .

Student of Desire

It’s one thing to think abstractly about what men want, as a literary or philosophical question, or even to decry sexism as a social phenomenon; it’s another to be a single woman in New York City seeking love and partnership, and to worry that what you have to offer is not especially desired by those you are attracted to. The post Student of Desire appeared first on The Point Magazine .

We Were the 99 Percent

As the global tides have continued to shift rightward, I’ve found myself going back to those initial days of Occupy, looking for clues. What was it about the movement that captured the imagination of an entire generation? The post We Were the 99 Percent appeared first on The Point Magazine .

Post-Scarcity Leads to Technological Stagnation

The bottleneck of the computer age is not compute, but ideas for how to use it. The post Post-Scarcity Leads to Technological Stagnation appeared first on Palladium .

Frontier Panic

As artificial intelligence has advanced, it has taken the place of climate change as the main perceived threat to our planet. The post Frontier Panic appeared first on Palladium .

AI’s Builders Are Both Arrogant and Afraid

The builders of the terrible, doomed tower of Babel sought to reach the sky to make a name for themselves. Was their sin one of overweening ambition? In his new encyclical,&#160;Magnifica Humanitas, Pope Leo XIV says the builders are animated by pride, yes, but also by fear. Like all idolators, the architects of Babel want both too much and too little. They want to reach the sky — but they do not want to find anyone waiting there, offering them a hand up. They want to build a god of their own — one that is small enough to be... The post AI’s Builders Are Both Arrogant and Afraid appeared first on The New Atlantis .

How to Become a Person After Smartphones Have Rotted Your Brain

Fifteen-year-old August Lamm posted a picture of herself on the r/amiugly subreddit with the following caption: 15/f and curious what people think. I’ve never been a popular girl and I don’t get much attention from guys. My teeth are kind of wonky but I’m getting Invisalign tomorrow. “I would make another post the following year, then again at eighteen, to see if I’d gotten any prettier,” she would write in 2024, reflecting on the experience. “I sought feedback in other ways too, on other platforms. I posted photos, drawings, collages, songs, videos. I wanted so badly for something to take... The post How to Become a Person After Smartphones Have Rotted Your Brain appeared first on The New Atlantis .

The Future Belongs to Those Who Resist It

The main text of Magnifica Humanitas, Pope Leo XIV’s encyclical on humanity in the age of artificial intelligence, opens with two biblical images of building. The first is ambitious, gleaming, rationalizing, and maximizing. It is the Tower of Babel. The other is humbled, limping, uncertain, and diffuse. It is a scene from the book of Nehemiah, where the prophet assigns each family of Jerusalem a section of the wall to rebuild. The same choice is before us, Pope Leo believes: to build Babel or Jerusalem, a “culture of power” or a “civilization of love.” There is, of course, no one... The post The Future Belongs to Those Who Resist It appeared first on The New Atlantis .

Idols of the Valley

Since the beginning of his papacy a year ago, Pope Leo XIV has held out the promise of offering the world some much-needed wisdom on living well with technology. His very choice of name hearkened back to Leo XIII’s unmatched moral and intellectual leadership in framing the case for human flourishing in the face of the indignities of the industrial age. And his ambition has seemed directed to offering similar guidance, rooted in the same enduring conception of the nature of the human person, to a world coming to terms with artificial intelligence. His first encyclical,&#160;Magnifica Humanitas, released to the... The post Idols of the Valley appeared first on The New Atlantis .

A State That Supports Families, or a State-Shaped Family?

“Why now?” Rita Koganzon asks in her review of my book The Dignity of Dependence. “Why revive a thirty-year-old ‘ethics of care’ critique of liberalism?” The simplest answer is: because it is true. It is hard to build a just society if you start with a false account of the human person. My book is aimed at two specific errors. First: the false idea that women’s political and social equality with men is premised on our being interchangeable with men. Second: that men and women are autonomous such that dependence is an interruption of our proper way of being. I... The post A State That Supports Families, or a State-Shaped Family? appeared first on The New Atlantis .

Why Is Digital Freedom Making Us Exhausted and Sad?

Byung-Chul Han is one of Europe’s most widely read philosophers. His audience in the United States has grown considerably over the last decade, though mostly outside the academy; in 2024, the New Yorker dubbed him “The Internet’s New Favorite Philosopher” — an ironic label for a thinker who keeps his distance from the online world. His latest book, The Tonality of Thought, gathers three public lectures that serve as windows into his work and way of life. In its own way, the book makes sense of why his writing has struck a chord in the digital age. Han grew up... The post Why Is Digital Freedom Making Us Exhausted and Sad? appeared first on The New Atlantis .

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Everything we know (so far) about Billie Eilish’s Bell Jar.

Earlier this year, we got wind that Billie Eilish—that reigning maestra of youthful melancholy—will star in a new film adaptation of Sylvia Plath&#8217;s The Bell Jar. Directed by the brilliant Sarah Polley, this project represents Eilish&#8217;s first foray onto the

Explore a rare collection of LGBTQ+ children’s books dating back to 1969.

The Mechanics&#8217; Institute, one of the oldest cultural institutions on the West Coast, is now home to a thrilling archive of LGBTQ+ children&#8217;s literature. The Tarpey&#8211;Schwed LGBT Families Children&#8217;s Book Special Collection features more than 200 queer-friendly kids&#8217; books published

Here are the finalists for the 2026 Kirkus Prize.

This morning, Kirkus Reviews announced the 18 finalists for the 2026 Kirkus Prize, which recognizes excellence in the categories of Fiction, Nonfiction, and Young Readers’ Literature. Books are selected by a panel of peers, editors, and other industry professionals. Winners in

Heracleocene

One time at our dacha, when we were little, my friends and I were told a story about a group of kids who played with a plant. They pretended that the plant’s stalk was a set of binoculars or a telescope. They burned their eyes. That’s how I learned about hogweed. That same year in The post Heracleocene appeared first on Words Without Borders .

Lit Hub Daily: August 25, 2026

New data centers are threatening to destroy the natural beauty of West Virginia&#8217;s Canaan Valley. &#124; Lit Hub Technology How Christian nationalism rose in the United States: &#8220;Those of us who saw the moral arc of the universe bending toward justice

Rachel Cusk, Liane Moriarty, Jill Lepore, and more: 20 new books out today!

We&#8217;ve all been reading about it for months, and now finally it&#8217;s time to read the thing itself: Life of M by Rachel Cusk is available today! And that&#8217;s not all: a long awaited sequel to Big Little Lies hits

Data Centers: The Latest Thing to Destroy Beautiful West Virginia

The data centers have been speaking to me lately, in the form of ChatGPT slop. The spam offers to market my new novel for a fee, perverting the language I’ve written about a place the data centers promise to destroy:

Preserving a Creative Legacy: How CARTA is Safeguarding Artists’ Websites

Artists today use their websites as more than a business card– they are an online portfolio, CV, document of artistic evolution, and works of art in their own right. They [&#8230;]

Archiving Democracy: How the U.S. End of Term Web Archive Preserves Government History

Beginning in January 2025, we witnessed an unprecedented removal of material from U.S. federal websites — documents related to education, health, science, and more, gone from public view almost overnight. [&#8230;]

The City and the Writer: In Jakarta with Khairani Barokka

If each city is like a game of chess, the day when I have learned the rules, I shall finally possess my empire, even if I shall never succeed in knowing all the cities it contains. —Italo Calvino,&#160;Invisible Cities &#160; Can you describe the mood of Jakarta as you feel/see it? Hypercapitalist monstrosities amidst unmappable The post The City and the Writer: In Jakarta with Khairani Barokka appeared first on Words Without Borders .

It’s Never Too Early to Think About Your Legacy

The Internet Archive has cultivated thousands of planned giving supporters over the years who have decided when making their legacy plans to include the Internet Archive in them as a [&#8230;]

One Glance Is Enough for Us to Know: Three Poems

And when the terrible times are behind us and the years that we have lost fall over the edge of the table one after another and we look at each other: older now but with our limbs still intact and our wishes which have not gotten any smaller maybe we have been walking in circles The post One Glance Is Enough for Us to Know: Three Poems appeared first on Words Without Borders .

Rethinking Social Justice: Beyond the Paradox of Protest in a Culture of Contest

We’ve entered a period of profound crisis in human affairs. What is required now is for growing numbers of people to be animated by a radical social imaginary and to translate this into movements of radical constructive agency focused on building a new social order.

Where is Pablo Frank?

This poem is a translation in words of Yiannis Isidorou&#8217;s video of the same title: &#160; The post Where is Pablo Frank? appeared first on Words Without Borders .

Service Restored from Overnight Power Outage

Yesterday, the Internet Archive experienced a power outage that took some of our services offline and degraded others. The power outage at one of our datacenters was caused by damage [&#8230;]

Registration is Now Open For Internet Archive’s Annual Celebration

Democracy’s Library: Tools for ParticipationWednesday, October 21, 2026Internet Archive, San FranciscoREGISTER: In person &#124; Virtual Democracy invites participation; democracies require it. At the Internet Archive, we believe libraries can help [&#8230;]

Women in Translation Month 2026: WWB Staff Picks

For Women in Translation Month, my book recommendation will be The Sleep Thief. It’s Ibtisam Azem’s first novel and it’s a slim, dreamlike book about a Palestinian man, Gharib, whose name means “the stranger,” and a few days. I really like how lyrical and gently experimental the book is. It’s been translated from the Arabic The post Women in Translation Month 2026: WWB Staff Picks appeared first on Words Without Borders .

WWB Receives Major Grant from Hawthornden Foundation for 2026–27

August 17, 2026, New York, NY—Words Without Borders has been awarded a major grant from Hawthornden&#160;Foundation, the organization announced today. The $100,000 general operating grant will support WWB’s innovative programs and ongoing leadership in the literary arts field. “For more than two decades, Words Without Borders has served as a vital platform for the world’s The post WWB Receives Major Grant from Hawthornden Foundation for 2026–27 appeared first on Words Without Borders .

Vintage Artificial Intelligence: Before It Got Awkward

Long before the current kerfuffle about LLMs, Generative AI Artwork, and asking your tax preparation chatbot for a cookie recipe, the concept of artificial intelligence and synthetic life was a [&#8230;]

Tony Wood: Maximum Pressure

If every accusation is a confession, then the US State Department report released on 20 July, which describes Cuba as ‘the capital of 21st-century communism’, must rank as one of the most deranged self-denunciations on record.

Emily Wilson: An Uncomplicated Man

The representation of Odysseus as a reluctant warlord makes a nonsense of The Odyssey’s imagined world. We are not shown that war or killing are bad, only that good men sometimes feel bad about it – a very different point.

T.J. Clark: Night Visitors

The world exceeds us. It comes to us out of darkness. The cave is the universe, the nightly presence of that unknown glitter. What is it, this blackness? Where are they, the lights? Are they, is it, plural or singular? Where are we? The caves are a kind of shelter, but just as much a miniature of what we are sheltering from.

Michael Kulikowski: Polar Bears in Rome

Over the past two generations, the boundaries of the classical world have been stretched to the steppe frontier of China, the coasts of Kerala and Sri Lanka, the Gulf of Aden and Ethiopia. But Scandinavia and the Baltic have remained stubbornly invisible. Skre’s book gives Scandinavia a fully realised place in the history of antiquity, as a dynamic periphery of the Roman world.

Patricia Lockwood: The World

A thread of light travelled through the beadWith the map of the world on it.No one’s keeping the plot I said.The marriage plot, man versusWilderness plot – there are more,But I forget....

Erin Maglaque: Green into Gold

One​ morning in October 1552, Felix Platter left his hometown of Basel for Montpellier, where he was to study medicine. He was fifteen years old. Things started to happen to him, and he wrote them down in his Tagebuch, his daybook.

The Unbearable Light(ness) of AI

The central theme running throughout the book is the tension between the challenges posed by AI and the opportunities it presents when developed and governed responsibly.

Spelling, Prescriptivism, and Benjamin Franklin

Franklin's spelling system reveals a lot about what he believed to be correct and proper English: not his own Boston accent, and nothing American, but the contemporary London way of speaking.

Transforming universities with an equity focus

Inequity is everywhere in higher education, and my book Distributing Knowledge: Openness, Equity and Higher Education Transformation offers an equity lens through which the sector could transform itself.

Popular science has a formula

Several people who work in science communication have told me this book feels like it was written for them. They know the popular version of every story in it, and they're tired of repeating metaphors they know are incomplete.

A Society of Meta-Organizations

Meta-organizations are everywhere. They can range from local, highly specialized collectives to large, generalist global actors. They are incredibly diverse, in terms of size, membership, purposes, activities. Yet across this diversity, some shared characteristics emerge.

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Richard Kelly’s Donnie Darko Sequel Novel The Philosophy of Time Travel Arriving This Fall

We were very excited, and frankly relieved, to learn Richard Kelly finally had a new project coming this year, and equally surprised that it&#8217;s a novel—a &#8220;gigantic&#8221; one, in his own words. Today finally brings fuller news, and with it a fulfillment of his long-promised Donnie Darko sequel. Sort of. Entitled The Philosophy of Time [&#8230;] The post Richard Kelly’s Donnie Darko Sequel Novel The Philosophy of Time Travel Arriving This Fall first appeared on The Film Stage .

50 Films to See This Fall

With the summer movie season quietly winding down, fall emerges. As in years past,&#160;after&#160;highlighting the best films offered thus far, we’ve set out to provide an overview of the titles that should be on your radar. Featuring 50 films, the preview includes both the best we’ve already seen (with full reviews where available) and the [&#8230;] The post 50 Films to See This Fall first appeared on The Film Stage .

Paul Thomas Anderson’s Cameron Winter Documentary Acquired by Janus and Criterion for Fall Release

In 2015, Paul Thomas Anderson followed a Thomas Pynchon adaptation with a music documentary; in 2026, history repeats itself. Just off his Oscar-winning One Battle After Another, PTA&#8217;s capturing of Cameron Winter at Carnegie Hall arrives this fall. Aptly titled Cameron Winter at Carnegie Hall, it&#8217;s been acquired by Janus Films and Criterion (all rights [&#8230;] The post Paul Thomas Anderson’s Cameron Winter Documentary Acquired by Janus and Criterion for Fall Release first appeared on The Film Stage .

Sheer Force of Ambition: David Kittredge on “Exorcist II” and “Boorman and the Devil”

The filmmaker breaks down his forensic investigation of one of the most infamous horror sequels of all time.

Yeon Sang-ho and Jun Ji-hyun on Colony, George A. Romero, and How Zombies Reflect Our Modern Era

Ten years ago, Train to Busan pitted passengers against zombies on high-speed rails. Driven by a canny script and propulsive editing, Yeon Sang-ho&#8217;s film became a worldwide hit. In Yeon&#8217;s latest, Colony, an experimental serum unleashes hordes of zombies into a downtown Seoul office complex. The difference this time is that they can communicate instantaneously, [&#8230;] The post Yeon Sang-ho and Jun Ji-hyun on Colony , George A. Romero, and How Zombies Reflect Our Modern Era first appeared on The Film Stage .

Exclusive Trailer for Augusto Zegarra’s Acclaimed Documentary Runa Simi Celebrates a Peruvian Sensation

The acclaimed Peruvian documentary Runa Simi, the feature-directing debut of Augusto Zegarra and executive-produced by Dominique Bravo, Ellen Schneider, Benjamin &#38; Peter Bratt, Alpita Patel, and Bill &#38; Ruth Ann Harnisch, is set for a one-week engagement beginning this Friday at Firehouse: DCTV&#8217;s Cinema for Documentary Film in New York City. Ahead of that release, [&#8230;] The post Exclusive Trailer for Augusto Zegarra’s Acclaimed Documentary Runa Simi Celebrates a Peruvian Sensation first appeared on The Film Stage .

Exclusive Trailer for Venice Premiere Anatomy of a Portrait Captures a Courageous Visionary

Bringing to light the pioneering vision of Fernanda Wittgens, the first woman in Italy to become a museum director, Francesco Clerici and Mattia Colombo&#8217;s Anatomy of a Portrait is set to premiere at Giornate degli Autori at the Venice Film Festival. Ahead of this, we&#8217;re pleased to exclusively debut the first trailer for the film [&#8230;] The post Exclusive Trailer for Venice Premiere Anatomy of a Portrait Captures a Courageous Visionary first appeared on The Film Stage .

We Were Warned: On “Terminator 2: Judgment Day” at 35

A reappraisal of an action masterpiece on the eve of its re-release.

Cinema as Commons: The Radical Act of Going to the Movies

Illustration by Nina Bachmann. “ We must develop film co-operatives by making and screening more films. We must help each other sincerely, by creating new standards of social awareness.” These are the first words of Report to Mother [ Amma Ariyan ] (1986), a film by the Malayalam director John Abraham. They are spoken in voiceover even before the first image shows up on the screen. The film follows a group of young activists traveling across the southwestern state of Kerala to inform the mother of a comrade of his suicide. It is a road movie structured around grief, solidarity, and the question of what political community actually means in practice. In its final moments, the camera turns away from the screen to show the community watching the film together, the same people who helped make it, now its audience.

Liminal Spaces, Transitional States: Alexander Ullom on “It Ends”

The young director talks about the Gen-Z angst that undergirds his new horror classic.

Movie Poster of the Week | The Film Posters of David Lance Goines

1977 poster by David Lance Goines for Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror (F. W. Murnau, Germany, 1922) for the Pacific Film Archive. I recently came across two unusual film posters up for sale at Heritage Auctions, one featuring a winged beetle for F.W. Murnau’s Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror (1922) and the other featuring a woman at a table with a red rose for Max Ophüls’s Letter from an Unknown Woman (1948). Both are illustrated in what resembles the Arts and Crafts style of late nineteenth-century Britain and, while neither really capture the essence of either film (for example, the woman in the Ophüls poster looks nothing like Joan Fontaine nor does the rather austere poster reflect the florid style of that film), both are very distinctive and the Nosferatu in particular is a thing of beauty. The two posters are the work of David Lance Goines, an artist best known for being the graphic face of the celebrated farm-to-table restaurant Chez Panisse in Berkeley, California, run by chef Alice Waters, who passed away in 2023 at the age of 77.

MUBI Podcast | “Rosebush Pruning”: Riley Keough Eats the Rich (and Survives “Mad Max”)

Rosebush Pruning is streaming exclusively on MUBI from August 21 almost globally. Cannes-winning actor/filmmaker Riley Keough ( The Girlfriend Experience , 2016) is no stranger to the worlds of wealth or fashion, and in the bloody, bawdy new satire Rosebush Pruning (2026), she inhabits a larger-than-life character who is way too into both. Keough tells Rico what drew her to director Karim Aïnouz's weird-wave black comedy, and about finding love on the infamously intense set of Mad Max: Fury Road (2015). Listen to the special episode below or wherever you get your podcasts. Apple Podcasts Spotify More

Locarno Film Festival 2026 Wrap-up

A recap of this year's Locarno Film Festival.

Locarno 2026: You Don’t Belong Here, Who Is Still Alive, Sixteen Moments of My Life, Letter From My Village

Four wide-ranging films playing Locarno.

I Was Compelled to Revisit: Rory Kennedy on “Freefall: A Reckoning For Boeing”

The filmmaker discusses returning to documentary work about Boeing's malfeasance and the flaws of the airline industry.

Remembering 4Columns

4Columns website, November 21, 2025 issue. The best job I’ve ever had—and the one that I’ve held the longest—ended on June 26. That’s when 4Columns , the weekly online arts-criticism site founded by editor-in-chief Margaret Sundell, which debuted September 23, 2016, published its final issue after a decade-long run. I was there for nine of those years, serving as the magazine’s film editor and lead film critic. I started at 4Columns in September 2017, roughly a month after meeting Margaret to discuss the position. She was looking to expand the site’s film coverage; I was looking to leave the Village Voice , where I had been the senior film critic since late 2015 and the unit chair of the union. Throughout the summer of 2017, my union comrades and I had been locked in bitter, increasingly hopeless contract negotiations. In August, we realized just how hopeless: The billionaire who had bought the eternally being-revived Voice in 2015 announced he was shutting down the print version of the paper, decimating the masthead. The next year, right before Labor Day, he abandoned the website.

The Current Debate: An Uncomplicated Odyssey

The Current Debate connects the dots around a topic of the critical conversation. The Odyssey (Christopher Nolan, 2026). It is early into Godard’s Contempt (1963) when Fritz Lang—playing himself as a director helming a big-screen adaptation of Homer’s Odyssey —clashes with an American producer (Jack Palance) incensed by early rushes. The film is not shaping into the grand Hollywood spectacle the unscrupulous suit had in mind; the script is too obtuse, and the “clash between individual and the circumstances,” which Lang sees as the cardinal problem for the Greeks, too difficult for people to understand. Worse still, Odysseus is hardly the hero a contemporary audience might relate to, and while the American bullishly tries to force his modern values onto the myth, Lang insists on the mysteries of Homer’s world. “I think it’s stupid to change the character of Odysseus,” he tells a screenwriter (Michel Piccoli) who’ll be hired to rewrite the movie. “He isn’t a modern-day neurotic. He’s a simple, daring, resourceful man.

“He Would Leave Me Totally Free”: Isabelle Huppert on Claude Chabrol

Violette Nozière (Claude Chabrol, 1978). In 1978, Claude Chabrol and Isabelle Huppert made Violette Nozière , the first of seven collaborations over nearly 30 years. Chabrol was already two decades into a prolific career that, after his breakout early features Le beau Serge (1958), Les cousins (1959), and Les bonnes femmes (1960), had stalled in careerist assignments, before 1968’s Les biches firmly established him as a specialist in acidically funny thrillers whose plots were frequently starting prompts to anatomize the felonies and foibles of French bourgeois society. If Chabrol was only a decade into his “classic era,” Huppert was just beginning her run as one of France’s preeminent actresses. Her first leading role in Violette is reminiscent of the actress’s breakout turn in Going Places (Bertrand Blier, 1974) where, towards the end of the film, she voluntarily abandons her abusive, repressive family to go off with Gérard Depardieu and Patrick Dewaere’s mindlessly transgressive criminal louts.

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The Spook School Reunite For New Album Like A Heartbeat: Hear “Falling”

In 2019, the Spook School broke up . Now, the Scottish indie-pop band is reuniting to release a new record titled Like A Heartbeat . The lead single "Falling" is out today. The post The Spook School Reunite For New Album &lt;em&gt;Like A Heartbeat&lt;/em&gt;: Hear “Falling” appeared first on Stereogum .

Willi Carlisle – “Marlboro Vinyasa”

"I been gettin' up each morning with the hair of the downward dog." That fantastic lyric belongs to "Marlboro Vinyasa," the latest single from Willi Carlisle's Tyler Childers-produced double album The Universal Bubba . Unlike prior single " Mason Jar At The Center Of The World ," which was the kind of a traditional reel you could squaredance to, this song is a barroom country-rocker. The press release repeatedly uses the word "smoky," which would be appropriate even if a cigarette brand wasn't name-checked in the title. The post Willi Carlisle &#8211; &#8220;Marlboro Vinyasa&#8221; appeared first on Stereogum .

Resavoir Announce New Album Above The Clouds: Hear “4th Cloud” (Feat. Gregory Uhlmann)

Trumpeter Will Miller has been a fixture of Chicago's music scene for years, appearing on key 2010s releases from artists like Chance The Rapper, Whitney, and Twin Peaks and branching out beyond the Windy City for work with heavy hitters like SZA and Mavis Staples. And for many years now, he's been leading Resavoir, an oft-morphing Chicago jazz ensemble that used to record for the city's esteemed International Anthem label. The post Resavoir Announce New Album &lt;em&gt;Above The Clouds&lt;/em&gt;: Hear &#8220;4th Cloud&#8221; (Feat. Gregory Uhlmann) appeared first on Stereogum .

Dolly Parton Dead At 80

Dolly Parton, one of the greatest singers and songwriters in the history of American popular entertainment, has died. Parton's family announced her passing in a video statement from her nephew Byran Seaver that was posted on Parton's social media channels this afternoon. According to a statement from her representatives, Parton passed away "peacefully" in Nashville today. No cause of death has been reported. The post Dolly Parton Dead At 80 appeared first on Stereogum .

Soundgarden To Reunite For NFL Season Opener Halftime Show

Grunge overlords Soundgarden have only played live a few times since the sudden, tragic 2017 death of frontman Chris Cornell, and they've had some legal issues with Cornell's widow Vicky in the years since. But the band and Vicky Cornell reconciled in 2023, and they performed at their Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame induction last year. Next month, Soundgarden's surviving members will play another extremely high-profile gig when they serve as the halftime show performers at the NFL's season opener. The post Soundgarden To Reunite For NFL Season Opener Halftime Show appeared first on Stereogum .

Smidley – “Murphy Horse”

Former Foxing frontman Conor Murphy announced the new Smidley album in June. So far we've heard " Capstone " featuring Lucy Dacus and " Love In Every Direction " from Murphy Horse , and now he's sharing the title track. The post Smidley &#8211; “Murphy Horse” appeared first on Stereogum .

Inside “The Will of Tongues,” Sarah Davachi’s Organ Music Masterpiece

The composer breaks down her most ambitious work yet. Read full story on the Bandcamp Daily .

Lusine, “Melting Days”

The latest from Jeff McIlwain combines fog and flourish. Read full story on the Bandcamp Daily .

Rain and Shine: Green Man 2026 Reviewed

After nearly a quarter of a century, Green Man continues to throw the unexpected together and make it work, says Julian Marszalek, reviewing sets by Mogwai, Sparks, The Beta Band and more All photos by Jan Rijk “I thought you guys were supposed to be having a heatwave here,” quips Wilco’s major domo Jeff Tweedy, shortly before removing the sweatshirt that does what it says on the wrapper. You can’t blame him, really; after all, if it’s going to rain anywhere after months of drought, then it’s going to be here at Green Man in the heart of Bannau Brycheiniog’s beautifully mountainous environs, a location famed for its volatile microclimate. Fortunately, Friday’s showers are a welcome reminder of what stable weather conditions... The post Rain and Shine: Green Man 2026 Reviewed appeared first on The Quietus .

Hyperspecific: Electronic Music for August Reviewed by Jaša Bužinel

Our dance music editor shares his fascination with the current wave of new age festivals, and reviews exciting new releases for self-healing and club consumption alike by the likes of Carré, Buttechno &amp; Triš, Al Wootton &amp; Irene Bianco and more Carré, photo by Sophie Webster In Slovenia, multiple festivals dedicated to new age culture have sprouted in recent years. They are presented as boutique gatherings dedicated to healing music, deep listening and collective wellbeing, featuring live music, DJs, collective meditation, workshops and other "immersive practices". Is this a global thing? Some give the impression of a post-psytrance phenomenon, with pulsating music and traditional psychedelics discarded in favour of vapid singer-songwriters with vaguely spiritual lyrics, organic house and melodic techno sets, "shamanistic... The post Hyperspecific: Electronic Music for August Reviewed by Jaša Bužinel appeared first on The Quietus .

Elanor Moss – The Knife, the Needle

Elanor Moss The Knife, the Needle The British singer-songwriter finds warmth in pastoral plucking and a rich wash of brass and strings The Knife, The Needle by Elanor Moss After a couple of singles of scrappy indie pop, singer-songwriter Elanor Moss dialled back the fuzz and the tempo for her debut full-length album. The Knife, the Needle leans towards a 60s folk style, with soft, ambling guitar as her primary accompaniment. Moss most immediately brings to mind the delicate, psychedelic folk of Vashti Bunyan or, more recently, Josephine Foster. Her voice in particular shares a similarly affinity, a slight warbling that trips along her subdued compositions. This is present in the vibrato in her vocals on ‘You’re Coming Home Tonight’ and ‘The Way That It... The post Elanor Moss – The Knife, the Needle appeared first on The Quietus .

Wham! 10 Days In China: How the Political Became Personal in a Tour That Changed Pop

A new documentary from Mike Christie uses footage shot on George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley's 1985 Chinese tour to explore the transformative power of pop In April 1985, Wham! really couldn’t be any more famous –&nbsp;in the UK at least. In just over twelve months, they’d had two number one singles and a million-selling number two single (‘Last Christmas’) which was held off the coveted Christmas top spot by another million-seller (Band Aid) that George Michael was on anyway. Then there was a million-selling album called Make It Big, and a third number one by proxy, thanks to Michael’s first solo chart-topper ‘Careless Whisper’. They’d well and truly made it big into a rarified world where popstar spats, haircuts, new cars... The post Wham! 10 Days In China: How the Political Became Personal in a Tour That Changed Pop appeared first on The Quietus .

Haunted By Time: Iron Maiden’s Wasted Years & Somewhere In Time Revisited

Jamie Stephenson revisits a crucial turning point 40 years ago, marking the moment when the Irons stopped simply writing songs about history and became a band haunted by time itself Released 40 years ago today, Iron Maiden’s ‘Wasted Years’ single arrived at a moment when time travel saturated popular entertainment. The Terminator (1984), Back To The Future (1985), and Doctor Who had all made temporal dislocation a familiar cultural trope. Artist Derek Riggs knowingly draws upon this visual vocabulary on the single’s sleeve and the artwork for its parent album, Somewhere In Time (released a month later). The TARDIS appears on both covers, while a DeLorean-esque vehicle hovers in the background of the 1986-7 Somewhere On Tour programme. Yet Maiden’s interests... The post Haunted By Time: Iron Maiden&#8217;s Wasted Years &amp; Somewhere In Time Revisited appeared first on The Quietus .

frances chang, “been thinking bout confession”

The artfully frayed and lovely third solo record from frances chang tempers the experimental with the musical. Read full story on the Bandcamp Daily .

Taking it From the Streets

Celebrating the artists who make music on and for the streets. Read full story on the Bandcamp Daily .

Get Back to your Tenements! The Modern Relevance of Nuts In May

Adelle Stripe pitches up to revisits Mike Leigh's 1976 cult classic, chewing 72 times to realise that she might have more in common with Keith and Candice-Marie Pratt than she previously cared to admit I must have seen Nuts In May over 20 times since first watching it as a film student back in my late teens. Back then, I was an outsider trying to understand where I fitted in. Mike Leigh’s films helped me realise that I didn’t belong anywhere, and that was no bad thing. That the BFI have chosen to reissue his 1976 Play For Today this month proves there is an enduring quality to the work, and watching it yet again at the age of 50 (I... The post Get Back to your Tenements! The Modern Relevance of Nuts In May appeared first on The Quietus .

Hip-Hop Label Fused Arrow Hits The Target, Every Time

Helmed by acclaimed producer Steel Tipped Dove, the label is fast becoming an underground rap bedrock. Read full story on the Bandcamp Daily .

Essential Releases, August 21, 2026

Thrash metal, electronic kosmiche, experimental, and more. Read full story on the Bandcamp Daily .

Wire mix: Lucy Liyou

To complement her interview in The Wire 511, Korean American composer Lucy Liyou creates an exclusive Wire mix Lucy Liyou grew up in Seattle, and as a child was a talented classical pianist. Her strengths, at first, were late Romantic and 20th century music; then she discovered the likes of Andrew Hill and Cecil Taylor, which inform the fiendishly difficult piano figures in her latest album Mr Cobra. Mr Cobra allowed Liyou to explore these influences, alongside her many others, including updated Korean folk opera, horror, vocality, narrative, maximalism, and families. This mix of Liyou's influences and inspirations was compiled exclusively for The Wire .

Read an extract from Aftershock: The Seismic Impact Of Dubstep

In this extract, taken from the chapter &ldquo;Mystical Warriors&rdquo;, Laurie Osborne aka Appleblim and Sam Shackleton recall the development of their influential Skull Disco label Appleblim: Shackleton&rsquo;s a unique character. He&rsquo;s extremely well read and speaks at least five languages &ndash; but he&rsquo;s also hilarious, one of the funniest people I&rsquo;ve ever met. When you get someone&rsquo;s humour and realise that they&rsquo;re also a deep thinker? That&rsquo;s heaven to me. We lived in Stoke Newington in the period that we were going to FWD&gt;&gt; together. Shackleton: I ended up in London by accident, you see. I was living in Turkey, married to a Hungarian woman, and when that relationship ended, I moved to Leiden, in the Netherlands, with the idea of making quick money in a tulip-packing factory. But when I got there, there was no work for me, so I called a friend in London and told him I had nowhere to stay. I moved over right away, some time between 1999 or 2000, and that turned into a decade in London.

"One can’t help but wonder why he hasn’t received greater attention": Marvin Tate reviewed

Chicago poet and performer Marvin Tate presents vivid vignettes of magic and loss on his elusive new album, writes Mosi Reeves in The Wire 511 Marvin Tate Controlled Burn Amalgam DL/LP Marvin Tate is a linchpin of Chicago&rsquo;s creative arts scene, emerging as a slam poet in the early 1990s and subsequently participating in an array of musical and literary endeavours, from jazz funk ensembles like Uptighty (which included future members of Tortoise) to 2025&rsquo;s avant jazz foray Andreas R&oslash;ysum Ensemble With Marvin Tate . In a 1998 profile, the alt weekly Chicago Reader described his unusual voice as &ldquo;high and fast paced with rich undertones, like a Fat Albert cartoon character crossed with Screamin&rsquo; Jay Hawkins and a little bit of Martin Luther King Jr&rdquo;. Tate himself has cited Gwendolyn Brooks and Amiri Baraka as chief influences. Aficionados of the jazzoetry world may draw comparisons to the ragged blues Melvin Van Peebles once conjured on 1968&rsquo;s Brer Soul .

Invisible Jukebox mix: Jennifer Herrema

Listen to the music we played to Jennifer Herrema during her Invisible Jukebox interview in The Wire 511 Each month in the magazine we play an artist or group a series of tracks which they are asked to comment on &ndash; with no prior knowledge of what they are about to hear. In The Wire 511 it is the turn of Royal Trux co-founder Jennifer Herrema. Here you can listen to a mix of the tracks our correspondent Claire Biddles played to Herrema during the interview, which is published in full in The Wire 511 . To find out what she said about them, subscribers can read the interview in our online magazine library here . Or you can buy a copy of the magazine in our online shop . But first, a brief biography of our subject: American underground icon Jennifer Herrema grew up in Washington DC, moved to New York aged 16, and formed the duo Royal Trux with then-boyfriend Neil Hagerty while still a teenager.

Below The Radar 51

Volume 51 of The Wire 's subscriber only download compilation includes tracks by Willow Swan &amp; Ellis Berwick, Jemima, ST AGNIS, DJ GAWAD &amp; Pierre Pepe, Trigger Object, Ureuk &amp; The Gypsies, and more Take out a print or digital subscription to The Wire to stream and download every edition of Below The Radar

Against The Grain: Collective listening events

Collective listening events respond to a cultural need, but are at risk of co-option by wellness and lifestyle marketeers, argues Derek Walmsley in The Wire 511 &ldquo;You&rsquo;re in the right place!&rdquo; smiles the man in the smart shirt and trousers at the velvet rope line. Inside a modest door on a touristy street in London&rsquo;s Soho is a cocktail bar, work space, podcast studio, plus a private cinema which doubles as Polygon Portal, a high spec surround sound listening venue. The occasion is John Coltrane&rsquo;s centenary, and his Impulse! albums A Love Supreme and John Coltrane And Johnny Hartman are being played for an audience of around 50 people lounging on soft seats and sofas with blindfolds to block out distractions. A ticket costs &pound;25. These kinds of immersive listening experiences are finding an audience. At Polygon Portal, many of their events &ndash; which include classic album sessions, curated playlists accompanied by a short history essay, and &ldquo;wellbeing&rdquo; events with some kind of meditation or ritual &ndash; are sold out.

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In the Studio with Louis Porter

A member of the London Library, Louis Porter uses it multitude of books and grand surroundings as the hub of his photographic practice The post In the Studio with Louis Porter appeared first on 1854 Photography .

In France, an Exhibition Focuses on the Power of Truth

Rather than simply documenting reality, photographers at this summer’s Arles Festival negotiate memory and challenge dominant narratives.

Dark Tales at MPF traces the shadows in documentary photography

A new exhibition drawing on the Martin Parr Foundation’s collection of documentary images reveals an eerie weird in the everyday The post Dark Tales at MPF traces the shadows in documentary photography appeared first on 1854 Photography .

How Catherine Opie Learned the Art of Teaching Photography

Students often imagine that a career in art can be sustained by inspiration alone. But endurance, structure, and collaboration are equally essential.

The right not to be perceived: structural refusal, false prophets, and the decolonial frame

Ahead of the Good Muslim/Bad Muslim symposium, meet the artists exploring the breadth of Muslim identity through their work The post The right not to be perceived: structural refusal, false prophets, and the decolonial frame appeared first on 1854 Photography .

Nouf Aljowaysir highlights AI’s shortcomings in the SWANA region

The 2025 WellcomNouf Aljowaysir erases part of archival images to illustrate the biases and cultural gaps embedded in the digital landscape captured by western AI technology The post Nouf Aljowaysir highlights AI’s shortcomings in the SWANA region appeared first on 1854 Photography .

An Odyssey Across the Japanese Archipelago

For ten years, Ishikawa Naoki traveled among the country's numerous islands, documenting scenes of everyday life and ceremonial traditions found on the margins.

Hyères Festival – back on track with 10 new emerging image-makers

Back with new directors after a hiccup in 2025, the Hyères International Fashion and Photography Festival includes 10 emerging image-makers, shortlisted for the chance to make a book with Éditions 7L and Atelier EXB, and stage a show at 7L, Paris The post Hyères Festival &#8211; back on track with 10 new emerging image-makers appeared first on 1854 Photography .

The duo behind Outer Space Press dabbling in the dark arts

Magdalena Wysocka and Claudio Pogo create subversive books and zines including their latest output, And Then There Was the Night, a tale of dark, vampiric mystery and occult sex The post The duo behind Outer Space Press dabbling in the dark arts appeared first on 1854 Photography .

The Untold Story Behind Larry Clark’s “Tulsa”

Clark’s legendary photobook may seem like a timeless portrait of youth and addiction, but its images emerged from failed policies that still haunt Tulsa today.

How Three Friends Turned Photography into a Way of Life

In the 1970s, Minor White, Aaron Siskind, and Harry Callahan wrested photography into a deeply personal medium, using the camera to explore emotion and the possibility of transcendence.

A People’s History of Puerto Rico

Ricardo Alcaraz has spent five decades documenting the island's movements for labor rights, land, and independence.

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Larry Gagosian Isn’t Losing Much Sleep Over the Great Wealth Transfer

Because a trillion dollars of art is only worth a trillion dollars if somebody is willing to pay for it.

Russia’s FSB Agents Recruited Former Pussy Riot Member to Spy on Artists

Rita Flores, whose real name is Margarita Konovalova, says she was recruited by Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) to help spy on the Kremlin’s critics.

Sliman Mansour, Towering Painter of Palestinian Perseverance, Has Died at 79

The Palestine Museum praised Mansour as a "beloved face of Palestine and one of those who, over decades, taught us how to see it."

Fabrizio Plessi, Pioneering Italian Video Artist and Experimenter, Dies at 86

Plessi was known for engaging history and tradition in video installations that took on an architecture of their own.

Is Billionaire Wealth Driving Modern Art Prices?, Ex-Pussy Riot Member Rita Flores Speaks Out, Kehinde Wiley Painting Removed From American Embassy in the Dominican Republic: Morning Links for August 25, 2026

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Trump Administration Weighs Sale of Kehinde Wiley Painting in Larger Shift Away from ‘Globalist and Woke Ideologies’

The U.S. Embassy in the Dominican Republic took down Kehinde Wiley’s Young Artists After Siamesas 1960 painting, swapping it for an image of the American flag.

Encontrar tu propia voz toma más tiempo que hacerse viral

Plot twist: the newsletter is in Spanish today. Scroll down for a link to the English version. The post Encontrar tu propia voz toma más tiempo que hacerse viral appeared first on DesignObserver .

“It’s time to take back the baton”

Leaders and investors are ready to start planning, and it's time for design to lead. The post “It’s time to take back the baton” appeared first on DesignObserver .

The Smithsonian was ordered to flag “inaccurate information.” I designed a poster series that required complicated truths.

In July, the Trump administration ordered signs to be hung outside Smithsonian museums warning visitors that exhibitions may contain &#8220;inaccurate information.” It has reignited a familiar question for me and many others: who gets to tell history, and how should institutions present it? It also called to mind my own work with the Smithsonian. In &#8230; Continued The post The Smithsonian was ordered to flag &#8220;inaccurate information.&#8221; I designed a poster series that required complicated truths. appeared first on DesignObserver .

Radical collaboration requires friction

10 do's and don'ts on getting collaboration right, from Siberia co-founder and managing partner The post Radical collaboration requires friction appeared first on DesignObserver .

Finding your voice is slower than going viral, but it’s worth it, says designer Guillermo Flores Pacheco

After 20 years designing for big brands like Nike, Adobe, and Marc Jacobs, the artist says the real work was learning to draw from his Mexican identity to cultivate a unique style. The post Finding your voice is slower than going viral, but it’s worth it, says designer Guillermo Flores Pacheco appeared first on DesignObserver .

Artificial Intelligence: Ars Notoria and the Promise of Instant Knowledge

Centuries before Neo instantly mastered Kung Fu in *The Matrix*, medieval scholars found a shortcut to years of difficult study: a magical manuscript that promised to fast-track advanced learning. Anne Lawrence-Mathers investigates the *Ars notoria*, its supposed powers, and the demonic influence it had upon some users.

Photographs of Atlantic City Sand Sculpture (ca. 1880–1920)

Photographs from when Atlantic City beaches featured artists ornately sculpting sand.

“The Persian Mâr-Nâmeh or, The Book for Taking Omens from Snakes” (1892)

A Zoroastrian text about serpents translated by the President of the Bombay Anthropological Society.

Wracked with doubt? Good

I’m not sure about much of anything right now. The world is &#60;waves arms around&#62; a lot. How about you? Here’s something that might help. I recently caught up with Linda Hill, the Wallace Brett Donham Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School and chair of the Leadership Initiative. We were together to record &#8230; Continued The post Wracked with doubt? Good appeared first on DesignObserver .

Archie G. Norcross’ Maine Forest Fire Maps (1918–22)

Circular maps custom-made for the fire towers that once dotted the American wilderness.

“Worthless Idiot, Donkey Head”: Parodies of Pedantry on the Renaissance Stage

Pompous know-it-alls were once a mainstay of mockery on the Italian stage. Arnoud Visser investigates this stock character of the pedant and his association with individual superiority, social distinction, and sexual transgression, finding a form of satire that took aim at the Renaissance humanist’s erudition and lofty ideals.

Peruvianizing Peru: Covers from Amauta Magazine (1926–30)

Cover designs for José Carlos Mariátegui’s radical Lima-based magazine.

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Miami votes to restore Hilario Candela's Marine Stadium

Miami voters have approved Denver-based real estate company Oak View Group's bid to take over management of the city's historic Miami Marine Stadium and restore the structure. Built in 1963 and designed by Cuban architect Hilario Candela, the concrete modernist stadium was closed in 1992 following damage from Hurricane Andrew and has sat abandoned for decades The post Miami votes to restore Hilario Candela&#039;s Marine Stadium appeared first on Dezeen .

Lighting made from Chinese medicine waste among projects from Politecnico di Milano

Dezeen School Shows: a light made from organic waste from traditional Chinese medicine is among the projects by students at Politecnico di Milano. Also featured is a modular mycelium habitat for sparrows, and materials made from salmon bones, skin and scales sourced from Japanese restaurants. Politecnico di Milano Institution: Politecnico di Milano, Design Department – Poli.Design The post Lighting made from Chinese medicine waste among projects from Politecnico di Milano appeared first on Dezeen .

KFA set to transform 1970s brutalist LA office into apartments

Architecture studio KFA plans to convert a 1970s brutalist office in Los Angeles into housing after its recent designation as a historic landmark, taking advantage of a recently adopted adaptive reuse ordinance. KFA's plans include converting the stepped concrete building in the city's Sherman Oaks neighbourhood into 95 apartments and turning its former laboratory and The post KFA set to transform 1970s brutalist LA office into apartments appeared first on Dezeen .

Op-Ed: Land Value Capture Could Fund Ballard Light Rail

Ballard Link faces a multi-billion-dollar budget shortfall, but one revenue tool could help get the project back on track: a value capture strategy using tax-increment financing. Here's how that would work.

Glass House / Charlene Koetz Arquitetura

The Glass House (Casa de Vidro) was conceived from a contemporary architecture of strong horizontal expression, where the lightness of the planes and the precision of the lines define a sophisticated and timeless aesthetic. The large cantilevered roof plane, a striking element of the project, seems to float over the volumes, creating wide protected areas and reinforcing the feeling of shelter. In contrast, the natural stone volumes bring solidity and anchor the building to the ground, while the glazed surfaces take center stage, dissolving the boundaries between interior and exterior and establishing a direct and permanent connection with the landscape. This balanced relationship between transparency and mass results in an architecture that values nature as an essential part of the living experience.

Portola Valley Home / Schwartz and Architecture

To add a bit of surprise to what otherwise could be a standard ranch house façade, we wanted the updated 'face' of this home to feel as if it were suddenly coming alive and welcoming you as you approach.

Grass-topped Dutch office by Studio Massimo "adds habitat rather than taking it"

Local architecture practice Studio Massimo has completed a bio-based office in the Netherlands, using bark cladding and an expansive green roof to disguise its form within the surrounding woodland. Named Office in Nature, the 1,120-square-metre building replaces a derelict events hall on the Tafelberg heath, a protected landscape in North Holland. According to Amsterdam-based Studio The post Grass-topped Dutch office by Studio Massimo "adds habitat rather than taking it" appeared first on Dezeen .

Simon Weckert creates Digital Camouflage shirt to avoid AI video surveillance

Designer Simon Weckert has created a colourful camouflage shirt that cannot be detected using AI video systems. Developed in response to a pilot project to use artificial intelligence (AI) video surveillance at Berlin's Kottbusser Tor, which starts this month, the shirt was designed to stop the user being recognised as a person. Named Digital Camouflage, The post Simon Weckert creates Digital Camouflage shirt to avoid AI video surveillance appeared first on Dezeen .

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Big-name studios encouraging architects to use AI

The world's most prominent architecture studios are embracing AI for everything from coming up with designs to project analyses and reports, Dezeen research has found. Twenty-six leading architecture studios from around the world told Dezeen about their use of artificial intelligence (AI), including SOM and Foster + Partners. A further 27 declined to comment or The post Big-name studios encouraging architects to use AI appeared first on Dezeen .

Radically Collective: The Legacy of Cuba's Microbrigadas Housing Program

In the 1970s, Cuba faced a severe nationwide housing shortage due to population growth, rural-to-urban migration, and the degradation of existing housing stock. The government's answer was a system that pulled ordinary workers off their regular jobs and put them on building sites instead. This program, known as the Microbrigadas (microbrigades) , reshaped entire districts of Havana , where they combined collective self-construction and state-backed technical knowledge, which left a mark on the urban grid of its capital city that persists until today.

Bidi Bidi Performing Arts Centre / To​.org + Hassell + Localworks + Arup

A place for cultural expression, collaboration and community, Bidi Bidi Performing Arts Centre is a thriving beacon of creativity and unity in Africa's largest refugee settlement. Bidi Bidi Performing Arts Centre, northern Uganda, is the result of a collaboration led by creative platform To​.org, in partnership with Hassell, architecture practice LocalWorks, and design and engineering firm Arup, to create a community hub that empowers creativity, creates opportunity and brings dignity to the plight of refugees.

What Is the Right Wood for Outdoor Use?

Selecting wood for outdoor applications involves more than appearance alone. Durability , stability, versatility and sustainability all influence how a material performs over time. Understanding these factors can help architects, builders and homeowners choose the right wood for exterior projects.

Strauss Proposes Program Phasing Out Street Parking for RVs

RVs have been a safety valve for people experiencing homelessness, but Councilmember Dan Strauss is proposing to add a RV safe lot and phase out street parking for them across Seattle.

Sound Transit Says Train Derailment Was Isolated Incident

The August 1st train derailment was a one-off incident, not likely to be repeated, Sound Transit said, noting "additional testing and inspections across the entire system" to check track switches for issues. Boardmember Claudia Balducci is pushing for tighter protocols during unplanned outages.

King County Council Sets Aside Emergency Motion to Restore Route 372

An ordinance from Rod Dembowski would have thrown a wrench into King County Metro's next service change, set for August 29, by restoring Route 372 without any funding to do so. Ultimately, the move seemed to be symbolic to show support for impacted riders.

Seattle Seeks to Broaden Climate Action Plan, with Adaptation in Mind

Advocates and Seattle officials want to enact regional strategies that eliminate climate pollution while building resilience and promoting healthy people, communities, and ecosystems.

Wilson Order Tees Up Sweeping Traffic Safety Changes, Accelerating Projects

The five-part order directs changes across multiple City departments intended to improve safety outcomes. Most notably, SDOT will speed up work on a slate of Vision Zero projects, and start to include intersection daylighting in routine work moving forward.

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Imbricate human history all over again and throw climate change into the mix in Humankind 2, which arrives 2027

The idea behind Humankind is a funny one, in that it pulls from real-world history to essentially let you craft historical fanfiction. I suppose that's true of many strategy games, but this one's all about mixing and matching different cultures throughout history. And now, it's asking you to do so all over again, as a sequel in the works. Zero points for guessing what it's called, because it's very plainly titled Humankind 2. Read more

Having taken over Cities: Skylines 2's resurrection, Iceflake Studios are also making a bricky city builder called Lego Skylines

You probably don't need me to recap the difficult life Cities: Skylines 2 has had since hitting the streets in 2023. Plagued by performance issues and prompting questions over whether its additions made it a worthy sequel right out of the gate, thus followed years of tweaks aiming to undo the damage. Eventually, original developers Colossal Order handed over the game and series' reins to Iceflake Studios, with Paradox Interactive staying on as publishers. The latter two have now revealed the next game in the Skylines series - a brick-built city builder dubbed Lego Skylines. It's not a bad name, but surely they could have gone with Lego Cities. Read more

Crusader Kings devs Paradox officially reveal Afterworld, a Fallout-flavoured grand strategy game in which you can overrun America with a cannibal cult

Following leaks earlier in the week , Crusader Kings 3 and Hearts of Iron IV creators Paradox Interactive have officially announced Afterworld , a post-apocalyptic grand strategy game about wasteland tribes jostling for dominance of a procedurally generated North America. It's Paradox Development Studio's "first non-historical setting in a decade", in the words of game director Dan Lind. Read more

Rainbow Six Tactics transforms the demolition-driven Siege into a turn-based game while keeping the destructible environments, operators, and reconnaissance drones

Ubisoft have done the sensible thing and turned Rainbow Six into a turn-based tactical game. Nabbing the special ability-laden operators of Rainbow Six Siege and dropping them into the XCOM: Chimera Squad framework. The Mario + Rabbids developer have found a spin off that looks to be a natural fit for the series. Read more

Cosmic horror and sea bird waddling sim Penguin Colony gave me a genAI fright in its release date trailer, but thankfully there's no actual cause for concern

You might be surprised to hear this given the very indie vibe about it, but Penguin Colony features RTX. It's actually AAA too, and includes DLSS as well. Perhaps most shockingly of all, there's genAI in Penguin Colony. It's true! It's all true! You can see it in the game's latest trailer for yourself. Look, right there, RTX: Real Terror eXploration. And there's GENeral Antarctic Isolation, Does Lovecraft Still Scare, and Ancient Abomination Awakens to boot! Is your brief heart attack over now? Yes, this is all a tongue in cheek ploy to get you to recognise that the next game from the devs behind Umurangi Generation has a release date. Read more

Riot Games is winding down 2XKO active development in December

Riot says it hasn't seen 'enough players stick with the game to get to a path toward sustainability.'

Roblox put a stop to games that include rewards for endless, TikTok-style scrolling, if you're under the age of 16 anyway

It continues to both amaze and concern me that a whole other internet ecosystem appears to exist within the realm of Roblox . Recently, a game by the name of Steal an Egg has blown up on the UGC platform, which is more or less what it says on the tin: you need to steal an egg. This is Roblox we're talking about, however, so Steal an Egg comes with a big ole asterisk that comes in the form of a treadmill you can train on whereby you can doomscroll through TikTok videos. Read more

Report: Among Us 3D co-dev Schell Games lays off staff

Schell Games has provided multiple interviews over the years on avoiding layoffs.

Irish browser games start-up Entity raises $5M in funding for 'console-quality games for the 'new web' era'

The 'next-generation gaming platform' will launch in 2027.

Journey maker thatgamecompany announces thatgamepublisher

Profit from Sky: Children of the Light will support the initiative.

W4 Games raises $18M to expand its international team

W4 Games has also signed a multi-year strategic partnership with Tencent to scale its business and the Godot ecosystem in Asia.

Creative Artists Agency spins up indie funding venture Frame1Games

'We want to support emerging, often under-resourced teams that don't necessarily have the financing, relationships or marketing resources that other titles do.'

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6 Fall Denim Trends to Shop Now, According to Experts

Are skinny jeans back? Is low-rise here to stay? From Agolde to Frame to Ossou, we tapped experts to weigh in on the top fall denim trends of 2026.

Dolly Parton Shares Her Six Fashion Rules

In a 2023 interview with Vogue, the late country singer shared stories behind her one-of-a-kind wardrobe.

9 Best Collagen Creams Work Overtime to Plump and Firm Skin

Do collagen creams really work? Nine doctors weigh in, revealing everything you need to know about choosing a collagen cream for a more youthful complexion.

From the Archives: Good Golly Miss Dolly Parton

Country icon Dolly Parton has died at age 80, according to a statement from her family. To celebrate her exuberant life and work, we’re revisiting a 1994 profile of Parton by Charles Gandee.

The Sturgeon Eclipse in Pisces Is Coming—Here’s What It Means for Every Star Sign

If ever there was a moment to implement change, it’s this eclipse. Here find everything you need to know about the upcoming lunar eclipse in Pisces, and what it means for every star sign, according to an astrologer.

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In Memoriam: Dr. Wayne Warry (1953–2026)

Dr. Wayne Warry, distinguished medical anthropologist and pioneer in Indigenous and rural health research, passed away on August 4, 2026, leaving behind an enduring legacy of community-engaged scholarship, health-equity advocacy, and dedicated mentorship across Canada and the United States.&#160; Dr. Warry earned his BA (1975) and MA (1976) from McMaster University before completing his doctoral [&#8230;] The post In Memoriam: Dr. Wayne Warry (1953–2026) appeared first on Anthropology News .

Become a nurse in Germany!

“Most of these other agency heads are, in my opinion, car salesmen. They would sell anything and would probably also somehow sell their grandmother’s washing machine, probably also their grandmother if they could get money for it.” This is how one CEO of a German nurse recruitment company explained to us what distinguished his enterprise [&#8230;]

Toward a Politics of (In)Fertility: Reproductive Debility in Africa

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Our Gregorio Cortez

When I, as a new graduate student, first walked into Renato’s office in Fall 1983, I could not help noticing that it was full of cardboard boxes with file folders and books. I did not know it at the time, but the boxes were a manifestation of Renato’s rebirth as he engaged academics after a [&#8230;] The post Our Gregorio Cortez appeared first on Anthropology News .

What Is Your Mother’s Name?

Hitesh was twenty years old when he received a thick envelope at his door in a western Indian city. It was not like the official kinds from the bank but looked like a long letter from an old friend. He checked the address, the postcode, the house number. All his. But something was unfamiliar on [&#8230;] The post What Is Your Mother’s Name? appeared first on Anthropology News .

Temporal Distortions in the Time of Ghost Kitchens

Editor’s Note: This piece is the third in SAFN’s 2026&#160;Anthropology News&#160;series on Temporality in Food Anthropology. If you haven’t already, check out the previous installments by&#160;Janita Van Dyk, and by&#160;Janet Chrzan. Orders-In Nico and I have been standing awkwardly in the kitchen for what feels like an eternity. This is the first time I’m joining [&#8230;] The post Temporal Distortions in the Time of Ghost Kitchens appeared first on Anthropology News .

Using Ethnography to Listen and Learn from London Grassroots Educational Justice Networks

I am a PhD student who studies language, culture, and processes of youth marginalization and belonging in London schools. In this article, I reflect on how ethnographic methods have shaped my engagement with grassroots education networks, drawing on two summers of preliminary linguistic ethnographic fieldwork in East London from 2024-2026. Before turning to research, I [&#8230;] The post Using Ethnography to Listen and Learn from London Grassroots Educational Justice Networks appeared first on Anthropology News .

Colonial Legacies and Contemporary Struggles: Race, Reproduction, and Health Inequalities

American Anthropologist, Volume 128, Issue 3, Page 655-659, September 2026.

Correction to “Social‐Science Fiction: The Genesis and Legacy of Horace Miner's ‘Body Ritual Among the Nacirema’”

American Anthropologist, Volume 128, Issue 3, Page 682-682, September 2026.

Extracting the Future: Lithium in an Era of Energy Transition

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No Place Like Home in a New City: Anti‐Urbanism and Life in Nairobi

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Atmospheric Violence: Disaster and Repair in Kashmir

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Conflicting Nineteenth-Century Paths to North American Indigenous Languages and Voices

My “news” is at least two-hundred-years old. However, as current news can only mean something in relation to context and history, we can use my old news to place the recent attack on Anthropology in the “Vanderbilt Report” within a longer historical arc. Looking squarely at the early formation of anthropology one must admit that [&#8230;] The post Conflicting Nineteenth-Century Paths to North American Indigenous Languages and Voices appeared first on Anthropology News .

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‘The most extreme case’?

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NANCY LINDISFARNE (1944‐2025)

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What does anthropology do now?

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The taskforce as middleman: The rise and fall of IMPACT

This is the story of how the World Health Organisation (WHO) came to partner with Interpol and the pharmaceutical industry to fight a war against fake drugs. This partnership took the form of a taskforce, the International Medical Products Anti-Counterfeit Taskforce (IMPACT), which contributed greatly to how counterfeit drugs became understood as a threat to [&#8230;]

The “Suitcase Trader”: The Middlemen in the Cosmetics Market of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Introduction I’m walking through Mwenge, one of Dar es Salaam’s central business districts. I’ve been spending time here with Hassan, a petty cosmetics trader, who carries his goods in a suitcase as he makes his daily tour of the market. We’ve been walking a while and Hassan suggests that we stop by at his favourite [&#8230;]

In the Journals – July 2026

Somatosphere welcomes you to the July edition of “In the Journals.” Scroll through our monthly round up of new research across anthropology, STS and social science journals. Cultural Anthropology Out of Time? Chronocracy and Ageism in Brexit–COVID-19 England Cathrine Degnen Generation or relative age is a common way humans define social difference. In Europe and [&#8230;]

We are all fakes brokers: reflections from staging fakes in Mombasa

It’s a Ramadhan morning in the port city of Mombasa, early April 2023. I’m standing behind an audience of about 100 people who have turned up to a makeshift stage on the edge of the neighbourhood of Old Town. A performance of Lisemwalo Lipo: A play about vaccine rumours is in full swing.

Middlemen, fakes, and global health: Opening provocations

Why should the figure of the middleman matter for scholars of global health? The short answer is: they are impossible to avoid. The long answer is as follows: Throughout the twenty-first century, claims have circulated that the global pharmaceutical supply chain is awash with fakes, and these claims sparked our curiosity. For nearly a decade, [&#8230;]

Best of SAPIENS 2025

In SAPIENS’ final year of publishing new stories, the magazine honors 10 standout contributions that carried anthropology into the hearts&#8230; The post Best of SAPIENS 2025 appeared first on SAPIENS .

Unearthing What Archaeologists Can and Cannot Know

An archaeologist studying 1,000-year-old dog burials reflects on the need for imagination in archaeology. ✽ WITH STEADY HANDS, a crouching&#8230; The post Unearthing What Archaeologists Can and Cannot Know appeared first on SAPIENS .

Listening Against the Threshold of Pain

SAPIENS’ 2025 poet-in-residence situates her listening in Kashmir and Germany during and after her fieldwork, contextualizing her contributions to SAPIENS&#8230; The post Listening Against the Threshold of Pain appeared first on SAPIENS .

The Tomb That Told of a Women’s Kingdom

An archaeologist unspools the story of a female leader buried over 1,000 years ago on the Tibetan Plateau. A TOMB&#8230; The post The Tomb That Told of a Women’s Kingdom appeared first on SAPIENS .

In Malaysia, Muslim Trans Women Find Their Own Paths

An anthropologist traces how transgender women navigate state-sponsored religious programs aimed at “rehabilitating” LGBTQ+ Muslims. ✽ Dora and I walked&#8230; The post In Malaysia, Muslim Trans Women Find Their Own Paths appeared first on SAPIENS .

In Japan, the Philosophical Stance Against Having Children

An anthropologist delves beyond simplistic portrayals of the anti-natalist movement to understand what motivates its adherents. ✽ Growing up in&#8230; The post In Japan, the Philosophical Stance Against Having Children appeared first on SAPIENS .

The American Journal of Unfinished Sociology

About Us AJUS is dedicated to the proposition that every idea deserves a platform. We welcome dissertation chapters, voice memos, vague thoughts, lecture notes, and data analysis that speaks for itself. Use your sociological imagination. Manuscript Types Submission Guidelines Formatting Requirements References:&#160;Don’t forget anyone, because we will look through and will send it to whomever [&#8230;]

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SOCIAL INEQUITIES IN HEALTHCARE

Aiming for Health Equity Requires Focus on the Rural-Urban Health Divide We often think of the U.S. healthcare system as a single, uniform entity.&#160;But it isn’t. Before the pandemic, where we live shaped our healthcare experiences, contributing to a rural-urban health divide. As the virus sweeps into the U.S. heartland, we are poised for similar [&#8230;]

What are COVID-19 Models Modeling?

jimi adams is an Associate Professor in the&#160;Department of Health and Behavioral Sciences&#160;at the&#160;University of Colorado Denver, and affiliate faculty at the Institute of&#160;Behavioral Science at CU Boulder. His research focuses on&#160;how networks constrain or promote the diffusion of information and/or diseases through populations.&#160; What’s a Model Modeling?* Two of the most prominently cited figures [&#8230;]

Commentary: On the Equal-Opportunity Jerk “Defense”: Rudeness Complicates Sexism Attributions but Comes at a Cost

Psychological Science, Ahead of Print. Sexism is a pervasive and persistent problem. In their 2022 article “The ‘Equal-Opportunity Jerk’ Defense: Rudeness Can Obfuscate Gender Bias” (Psychological Science, Vol. 33, pp. 397–411), Belmi et al. argued that sexism can be obfuscated and go ...

Fidelity Versus Validity Using Anendophasia as an Example: Commentary on Nedergaard and Lupyan (2024) and Lind (2025)

Psychological Science, Ahead of Print. Nedergaard and Lupyan (2024) presented four studies aimed at validating anendophasia (i.e., experiencing no inner speech).1However, Lind (2025) held that no one, including Nedergaard and Lupyan, has demonstrated that anendophasia exists. In both articles,...

Ties That Bind, Places That Matter: The Life-Satisfaction Gap Between Partnered and Single Individuals Varies Across Regions

Psychological Science, Ahead of Print. People in romantic relationships often report higher life satisfaction than single individuals. We propose that this life-satisfaction gap reflects, in part, alignment with the prevailing norm of being in a relationship. In a preregistered study with a ...

Moved by the Lightest Touch of Meaning: Even Minimal Significance Matters for Motivation From Childhood

Psychological Science, Volume 37, Issue 8, Page 572-585, August 2026. How essential is a sense of significance for motivation—the feeling that our efforts matter beyond the trivial or momentary? Four studies (N= 604, children aged 4–9 years of age and 582 adults) show that no amount of significance is too small to matter, ...

Reduced Mental Health and Well-Being in Parents of Transgender Youth Following the 2025 U.S. Presidential Inauguration

Psychological Science, Volume 37, Issue 8, Page 586-599, August 2026. The numerous executive orders directed at transgender youth in the weeks following the 2025 U.S. presidential inauguration were likely a signal to these youth—and their parents—that the federal government no longer supported them. Using a longitudinal ...

Replication of “Procrastination, Deadlines, and Performance: Self-Control by Precommitment”

Psychological Science, Volume 37, Issue 8, Page 557-571, August 2026. We present the results of a replication of Study 2 from Ariely and Wertenbroch on the role of deadlines in mitigating procrastination. We show that our results do not replicate those of the original article. In our replication, with adult participants ...

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Everything is going to be fine

What a classist, a psychologist and preppers have to say about the end of the world, and what you might do about it - Directed by Ryan Malloy Watch on Psyche

How to rediscover your purpose later in life

You don’t have to ‘reinvent’ yourself to live happily after 60. There’s a better approach grounded in lifespan psychology - by Denise Taylor Read on Psyche

Arabic has four words for sadness. Philosophy explains why

More subtly nuanced than standard diagnostic categories, Arabic lets speakers articulate a world of emotional experiences - by Chereen Shurafa Read on Psyche

Don’t let nature slip out of reach

Research on the ‘extinction of experience’ suggests many of us are losing vital connections to the natural world - by Hannah Seo Read on Psyche

Glass eggs

When the future I’d been planning lay shattered at my feet, freezing my eggs offered a fragile hope - by Matilda Hay Read on Psyche

The peak-end rule

Landmark experiments explore why people sometimes prefer more pain to less, and what this says about the shaping of memory - Video by Veritasium Watch on Psyche

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Even biodiversity-friendly policies may not halt declines in Europe's common birds and butterflies by 2050

As part of its efforts to map out Europe's science-policy interface for biodiversity, a paper on the correlation between governance objectives for safeguarding the biosphere and on-the-ground realities for select species groups has been published. The work is in the journal Nature Ecology & Evolution.

Machine learning method uncovers hidden patterns in DNA methylation

In a study recently published in Nature Communications, researchers from Berlin, Potsdam, and Jena present a new method for analyzing the epigenome. The machine-learning method identifies differentially methylated DNA regions without sample labels—a prerequisite for many existing algorithms. This makes it possible to identify previously hidden biological patterns as well as new subgroups of cells or diseases.

'Buy now, pay later' may reshape retail prices, inventory, research finds

"Buy now, pay later" plans—which allow consumers to split purchases into a handful of interest-free installments—have become a common way for Americans to pay for everything from furniture to groceries. New research from Olin Business School at Washington University in St. Louis suggests the increasingly popular payment option can have consequences beyond the checkout screen—influencing retail prices, inventory decisions and the financial burden on consumers.

Electron beams cut poultry pathogens while preserving turkey quality

Researchers are gauging the effectiveness of electron beams in the fight against foodborne pathogens in poultry. "Impact of Electron Beam (eBeam) Treatment on Meat Quality and Sensory Attributes of Ground Chicken and Turkey" is published in the journal Poultry Science. At the heart of the study is eBeam, a nonthermal technology that uses high-energy electron beams to cause irreparable damage to pathogen DNA.

How Conversations Can Shape Reality

A conversation about the science of conversation with neuroscientist and author Shane O’Mara The post How Conversations Can Shape Reality appeared first on Nautilus .

Relentless heat and drought take a toll on herders' physical and mental health, in Kenya and the US

If being outside in the heat for even a few minutes felt miserable this summer, imagine what it's like for herders who are always out walking with their livestock and rarely get a break.

Chemists harness light to build 3D molecular structures for drug discovery

Researchers from the Department of Chemistry at The University of Hong Kong (HKU), led by Professor Jian He and collaborators, have developed a new light-driven method for constructing three-dimensional molecular building blocks that could give medicinal chemists greater flexibility in designing new drug candidates. The approach broadens the range of starting materials that can be used while suppressing unwanted polymerization, overcoming key limitations of existing synthetic methods. The findings have been published in Nature Chemistry.

2 people die of measles in Pennsylvania as vaccination rates drop across the nation

Pennsylvania health officials have reported two recent deaths from measles, marking the United States' first deaths from the highly infectious disease in 2026.

20 Minutes of Exercise Is as Good as a 90-Minute Nap If You’re Sleep Deprived

Don’t sleep on this new finding The post 20 Minutes of Exercise Is as Good as a 90-Minute Nap If You’re Sleep Deprived appeared first on Nautilus .

This “One-in-a-Million” Fossil Has 450-Million-Year-Old Soft Tissue

Only the second fossil of its type to be discovered The post This “One-in-a-Million” Fossil Has 450-Million-Year-Old Soft Tissue appeared first on Nautilus .

A new cancer vaccine may keep melanoma from coming back

A personalized mRNA vaccine paired with Keytruda may help keep skin cancer from returning after surgery, a large clinical trial suggests.

How memories may survive hibernation

Hibernating mice rapidly lost and regrew half of the connections in their memory centers, while key connection hubs survived.

The Resistance Is Here

They didn’t plan to be activists. But scientists have united to overturn Trump’s drastic cuts to science. The post The Resistance Is Here appeared first on Nautilus .

Ritual solstice structure 1,000 years older than Stonehenge unearthed in Czech Republic

Archaeologists have discovered a prehistoric ritual structure oriented to the sun and moon in the Czech Republic.

Shingles vaccine linked to 24% lower dementia risk

Older adults who received the Shingrix shingles vaccine were 24% less likely to be diagnosed with dementia over four years in a study of more than 500,000 people. Researchers estimate the difference could amount to roughly one dementia case prevented for every 17 people vaccinated.

Supercharged “natural killer” cells could be a powerful new cancer weapon

Researchers have found a way to supercharge natural killer cells, powerful immune cells that can attack cancer, so they can penetrate solid tumors and keep fighting once inside. In mice, these specially prepared tissue-resident cells slowed the growth of several tumors, including melanoma and head and neck cancers, and worked even better when paired with the antibody drug cetuximab.

A Manhattan-sized ice island just broke free from Greenland

A huge section of Greenland’s Petermann Glacier has snapped off, forming an ice island about the size of Manhattan. Satellites watched cracks spread rapidly before the 76-square-kilometer slab finally broke free on August 4. It is the glacier’s biggest calving event since 2012, and scientists say two even larger pieces could eventually follow. The rare Arctic iceberg will now be tracked as it drifts, breaks apart, and potentially affects shipping routes.

Less sugar early in life might decrease dementia risk

Children exposed to World War II sugar rationing had lower dementia and Alzheimer’s risk decades later, data suggest.

Small Iguanodon Fossil Sheds Light on Dino Diversity

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Atomic catalyst unlocks the hidden value of plant waste

Scientists have created a highly efficient catalyst that breaks down stubborn lignin from plant waste into useful chemicals under relatively mild conditions. By revealing exactly how the catalyst works at the atomic level, the discovery could help turn forestry and agricultural waste into renewable building blocks for fuels, plastics, and other materials.

Scientists find hidden “highways” guiding animal evolution

A sweeping analysis of thousands of animal genomes suggests that chromosomes do not evolve randomly but instead follow a limited number of irreversible “evolutionary highways.” These one-way genetic changes preserve clues to more than 600 million years of animal history and could even help researchers explore where evolution may head next.

Rare sunlight trick transforms Pacific island into a giant silver 'magnifying glass' — Earth from space

A 2023 astronaut photo captured a "sunglint" illuminating the sea surrounding one of the Solomon Islands. The rare phenomenon also transformed the Pacific's largest lake into a shining silver "lens."

NASA finds Earth microbes could survive on the Moon

NASA scientists found that microbes brought by astronauts could survive in cold, shadowed niches around the Moon’s South Pole, potentially complicating future searches for pristine lunar chemistry. Some refuges may be no larger than a footprint, while one hardy fungus could even withstand limited exposure to sunlight.

Five Images, Six Decades: Capturing the Iconic “Earthrise” Photo

The first was taken August 23, 1966 The post Five Images, Six Decades: Capturing the Iconic “Earthrise” Photo appeared first on Nautilus .

As cervical cancer rates fall, HPV is causing more throat and mouth cancers in men — why?

HPV vaccination is helping knock back cervical cancer rates, but meanwhile, mouth and throat cancers caused by the virus are up in men. Here's what to know.

Ocean 'under unprecedented strain' as El Niño helps supercharge warming to record levels

The Copernicus Climate Change Service announced that the daily global sea surface temperature has reached its highest level since records began.

Severe COVID-19 may wake up dormant viruses and lead to lasting physical disability, study finds

Nearly half of hospitalized COVID-19 patients had a dormant virus flare back to life, and one family of viruses found in the majority of people was tied to lasting symptoms from long COVID.

Heat therapy for sick frogs lowers sperm levels

Scientists often use thermal treatment to combat fatal fungal infection in frogs, but it may come at a cost.

A New Framework for How the Brain Compresses Our Noisy World

An updated view of categorization reflects the modern understanding that the nervous system is more of a prediction engine than a filing cabinet. The post A New Framework for How the Brain Compresses Our Noisy World first appeared on Quanta Magazine

Personalized brain stimulation can ease chronic pain

A week-long brain mapping session can lead to lasting relief, a case series of three pain patients shows.

Aging Brains Maintain Robust Language Networks Despite Cognitive Decline

A new MIT study reveals that the brain's language network remains robust and unchanged in older adults, even as executive functions and memory decline.

Motor neurons don’t just move muscles. They may direct that motion too

A fruit fly study shows motor neurons do more than relay commands: They send signals back to the brain and organize movement sequences.

‘Huge Breakthrough’ in the Math of Imbalance

For the first time in 30 years, computer scientists have found a better way to allocate objects evenly between two groups. The post ‘Huge Breakthrough’ in the Math of Imbalance first appeared on Quanta Magazine

Are We Thinking Correctly About AI Intelligence?

Computer scientist Melanie Mitchell discusses why artificial intelligence doesn’t “think” or “reason” like humans, and how we can create better methods for measuring machine cognition. The post Are We Thinking Correctly About AI Intelligence? first appeared on Quanta Magazine

Building a Quantum Computer, One Fragile Qubit at a Time

No one yet knows which technology will power the quantum computers of the future, but the race to create them has already produced some of science’s most intricate machinery. The post Building a Quantum Computer, One Fragile Qubit at a Time first appeared on Quanta Magazine

Theory of Fluids Enters the 21st Century

From the 1800s to the early 2000s, physicists used the same theory to understand the behavior of fluids. Now, using a modern insight, they have redefined fluids from the bottom up. The post Theory of Fluids Enters the 21st Century first appeared on Quanta Magazine

Youth Protein TIMP2 Restores Immune Function in the Aging Brain

Researchers discovered that the youth-associated protein TIMP2 restores healthy immune function in the aging brain by rejuvenating microglia.

Shame, Stigma, and Culture Prevent Male Domestic Violence Survivors From Seeking Help

A new study involving 1,200 men reveals why male victims of intimate partner violence avoid seeking help, citing shame, stigma, and cultural barriers.

Study of Brain Immune Cells Reveals New Clues to Alzheimer’s Disease Progression

Researchers have mapped over 830,000 brain immune cells, revealing a protective subtype of microglia that increases with Alzheimer’s progression. This subtype aids in clearing harmful material via the TREM2 pathway. The findings suggest new therapeutic targets focused on bolstering the brain's immune response rather than solely targeting amyloid plaques.

Regenerative Astrocytes Repair Brain Damage

A new study study shows specialized astrocytes repair brain damage by sending cell nuclei through long cellular extensions to rebuild glial networks.

Eye Tracking Reveals Where Human Reading and AI Processing Diverge

A new study compares human eye-tracking to 400+ LLMs, revealing where AI fails to explain human rereading and text integration.

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400-year-old ‘vampire’ grave discovered in Poland

The wealthy young woman was buried with a sickle over her neck and a padlock on her toe. The post 400-year-old &#8216;vampire&#8217; grave discovered in Poland appeared first on Popular Science .

Police seize massive Burmese python near Coney Island boardwalk

DEK: PSA: Don't bring illegal pets to Brooklyn—or anywhere. The post Police seize massive Burmese python near Coney Island boardwalk appeared first on Popular Science .

Over 200 million migratory birds are hitting the sky this week

The central U.S. should be a particular hot spot for birds heading south. The post Over 200 million migratory birds are hitting the sky this week appeared first on Popular Science .

How NASA is prepping for lunar traffic jams

Gateway spaceport will make Earth's air traffic control look easy. The post How NASA is prepping for lunar traffic jams appeared first on Popular Science .

Apple’s new M6 Mac mini and M5 Ultra Mac Studio: 10 details you might have missed

The new Apple silicon desktops boast 2nm chips, quad-die architecture, and massive AI multipliers. Here is the fine print before you upgrade. The post Apple’s new M6 Mac mini and M5 Ultra Mac Studio: 10 details you might have missed appeared first on Popular Science .

How do you find Eastern box turtle nests? You’ll need a spool of thread.

Nests are frequently attacked by predators, so building is serious business for these vulnerable reptiles. The post How do you find Eastern box turtle nests? You’ll need a spool of thread. appeared first on Popular Science .

Thunderquakes Could Help Scientists See Beneath Earth's Surface

Learn how thunderstorms can generate seismic waves, leading to &quot;thunderquakes&quot; that may offer a new approach to seismic imaging.

These Yellowstone Hot Springs Look Peaceful Until They Start Thumping

Learn how collapsing steam bubbles make several of Yellowstone&rsquo;s hot springs knock, tremble, and reveal changes in the heat below.

These Microbes Could Turn Plastic and Plant Waste into Ingredients for Protein-Rich Cookies

Learn how microbes can be used to produce edible ingredients from plastic and biomaterial waste, a clever upcycling strategy that could be used in extreme environments and deep-space missions.

The Solar System Nearly Had 12 Planets Before Pluto Was Demoted

Learn how Pluto nearly kept its planet status in a proposed 12-planet Solar System as its demotion marks its 20th anniversary.

This Pulling-Hair Disorder Affects Millions, but Its Key Triggers May Be Overlooked

Learn about trichotillomania, or hair-pulling disease, and how the behavior&rsquo;s biggest triggers may come from mundane experiences.

The Chinchorro People of the Atacama Desert Made the World's Oldest Mummies Using a Highly Complex Process&nbsp;

Learn more about Chinchorro mummies, some of the oldest in the world, and the mineral ingredient used to create them.&nbsp;

Can different exercise modalities improve esports performance? Study protocol for a 12-week three-arm randomized controlled trial

by Di Tang, Zheng Ye, Ruisi Ma, Jinde Liu, Wai Keung Ho, Raymond Kim Wai Sum Background Growing evidence indicates a positive association between physical exercise and both cognitive functions and gaming performance in esports players. However, most existing studies focus on acute or short-term effects and are limited by small sample sizes and a lack of follow-up assessments. Furthermore, comparisons between different exercise modalities remain largely unexplored. Therefore, longitudinal studies comparing optimal exercise protocols and their sustained effects on esports performance are critically needed. Objective This study aims to: (1) investigate and compare the long-term effects of 12-week high-intensity interval training (HIIT) and moderate-intensity continuous training (MICT) on various dimensions of esports performance in first-person shooter (FPS) gamers; (2) examine the sustainability of these effects through a 4-week follow-up assessment; and (3) explore the potential associations between physical competence, psychological skills, and gaming performance.

The E3 ubiquitin ligase LOP1 targets PIF4 to control plant morphogenesis

Plant architecture is regulated by multiple cues. Song et al. reveal a phyB-LOP1-PIF4 module coordinating morphogenic development. phyB and LOP1 mutually stabilize each other, while LOP1 mediates PIF4 ubiquitination and degradation. Conversely, PIF4 directly binds the LOP1 promoter to activate its transcription.

Invariant neural representation of parts of speech in the human brain

Misra et al. use invasive neurophysiological recordings from the human brain to describe a highly circumscribed region within the left lateral orbitofrontal cortex that shows strong selectivity for parts of speech. The neural signals distinguish nouns from adjectives, generalizing across modalities, word properties, and languages.

Cold-gated potentiation of mechanotransduction supports touch sensation below 5°C in a mammalian hibernator

Greenberg et al. discovered a mechanosensory adaptation allowing hibernating squirrels to wake from tactile stimuli at body temperatures too cold to support touch sensation in most mammals.

Preparatory encoding of intended movement in the human motor cortex and implications for brain-computer interfaces

Rigotti-Thompson et al. investigate preparatory activity in the human motor cortex in three research participants, finding encoding of diverse, multi-level features of intended movement: direction, effector, curvature, and, less prominently, distance and speed. They demonstrate that preparatory activity can drive rapid, fluid cursor control, highlighting its potential for improving brain-computer interfaces.

Notch-mediated lateral inhibition is shaped by morphological differences to reinforce bias toward signal-sending or -receiving roles

Richa et al. show that Notch signaling and cell mechanics work together to ensure the robust selection of a single neural precursor that never initiates Notch-dependent transcription. One cell is biased by size and membrane tension toward a signal-sending role, and differences are then reinforced during transcriptional feedback.

Topographic CA1 input shapes subicular spatial coding

Sun et al. selectively disrupt CA1-to-subiculum projection topography using latrophilin-2 conditional knockout mice and demonstrate that this topographic organization is essential for subicular spatial coding, including the anatomical distribution of place cells, boundary vector cell tuning, and network stability at the population level.

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Observation of Flatband Skin Effect in a Mechanical Lattice

Author(s): Xulong Wang, Dongyi Wang, Congwei Lu, Ruo-Yang Zhang, Ching Hua Lee, Kun Ding, and Guancong Ma Symmetry-protected ideal flat bands in one-dimensional Hermitian lattices are populated by compact localized states—a special class of localization with wave functions confined within a small region. In this Letter, we demonstrate that the non-Hermitian skin effect can appear in a flat band. Unlike … [Phys. Rev. Lett. 137, 076601] Published Wed Aug 12, 2026

Experimental Demonstration of Dynamical Similarity of the Preseeded Magneto-Rayleigh-Taylor Instability in Scaled Z-Pinch Implosions

Author(s): D. E. Ruiz et al. With the achievement of thermonuclear ignition, there is interest to increase the performance of inertial-confinement-fusion (ICF) systems to reach high fusion yields and high-energy gain for energy-production purposes. One approach to achieve this is magnetic-direct-drive (MDD) ICF, where magnetic … [Phys. Rev. Lett. 137, 075102] Published Wed Aug 12, 2026

Quantum Advantage for Single-Photon State Characterization

Author(s): S. N. van den Hoven, M. C. Anguita, S. Marzban, and J. J. Renema We propose a multiphoton interference protocol that characterizes the pairwise overlaps of the internal modes of single photons more efficiently than pairwise Hong-Ou-Mandel characterization experiments. We experimentally implement this protocol to characterize three photons. We show that our implem… [Phys. Rev. Lett. 137, 073604] Published Wed Aug 12, 2026

Indistinguishable Photons from a Two-Photon Cascade

Author(s): Timon L. Baltisberger, Francesco Salusti, Mark R. Hogg, Malwina A. Marczak, Nils Heinisch, Sascha R. Valentin, Stefan Schumacher, Arne Ludwig, Klaus D. Jöns, and Richard J. Warburton Decay of a four-level diamond scheme via a cascade is a potential source of entangled photon pairs. A solid-state implementation is the biexciton cascade in a semiconductor quantum dot. While high entanglement fidelities have been demonstrated, the two photons, XX and X, are temporally correlated, t… [Phys. Rev. Lett. 137, 073603] Published Wed Aug 12, 2026

Searches for Charged-Lepton-Flavor Violation in ${χ}_{bJ}(1P)$ Decays

Author(s): M. Abumusabh et al. (Belle and Belle II Collaborations) We report the first searches for charged-lepton-flavor violation in decays of ${χ}_{bJ}(1P)$ ($J=0$, 1, and 2) to a pair of charged leptons using 158 million $\mathrm{ϒ}(2S)$ decays collected with the Belle detector in ${e}^{+}{e}^{−}$ collisions at the KEKB collider. No significant signal is observ… [Phys. Rev. Lett. 137, 071803] Published Wed Aug 12, 2026

First Measurement of the Absolute Branching Fraction of ${η}_{c}→γγ$

Author(s): M. Ablikim et al. (BESIII Collaboration) We apply a tag-and-probe method to precisely measure the absolute branching fraction of the decay ${η}_{c}→γγ$ with the BESIII experiment at BEPCII. Starting with a large initial sample of $(2712.4±14.3)×{10}^{6}\text{ }\text{ }\text{ }ψ(3686)$ events, a sample of $0.16×{10}^{6}\text{ }\text{ }{η}_{… [Phys. Rev. Lett. 137, 071802] Published Wed Aug 12, 2026

Complete biosynthesis of the anticancer cephalotaxinone and homoerythratine

Complete biosynthetic pathways for cephalotaxinone and homoerythratine were elucidated from the endangered plant Cephalotaxus fortunei. Thirteen key enzymes were identified, including two homologous cytochrome P450 enzymes that catalyze a rare divergent oxidation process governing alkaloid scaffold diversification. Full pathway reconstitution in Nicotiana benthamiana establishes a foundation for the sustainable production of the anticancer agent homoharringtonine.

Reconstituting human primitive streak formation through extra-embryonic cell coordination

Tissue patterning events of early human embryo development, including an embryo-disc with primitive streak-like structures, are captured using an in vitro model where embryonic stem cells are cultured with extra-embryonic cell types.

Structural basis for host membrane binding and remodeling by invading malaria parasites

Isolation and high-resolution structure of the moving junction protein complex from invading malaria parasites reveals an intricate molecular machine that bridges the host-pathogen interface and informs the de novo design of a small protein binder that inhibits parasite entry into host cells.

Recurrent patterns of TOP1-mediated neuronal genomic damage shared by major neurodegenerative disorders

Single-cell whole-genome sequencing reveals a shared pattern of excessive somatic mutations across C9ORF72 ALS, C9ORF72 FTD, and Alzheimer’s disease, dominated by 2-bp deletions. These mutations arise from aberrant topoisomerase 1 (TOP1)-mediated mutagenesis linked to oxidative DNA damage, identifying a unifying mechanism of neuronal genomic instability in neurodegeneration.

Co-option of lysosomal machinery shapes the evolution of the intracellular photosymbiosis supporting coral reefs

Corals harbor intracellular algal symbionts in specialized organelles that enable them to build diverse reef ecosystems. Corals and other cnidarians have repeatedly evolved this symbiosis through the co-option of lysosomal machinery to simultaneously support photosynthesis and extract photosynthetic products from the algae.

Four-dimensional molecular mapping from a spatial snapshot reveals the dynamics of hair follicle organogenesis

A deep-tissue spatial transcriptomics method simultaneously captures hundreds of hair follicles spanning organogenesis in mouse skin. Ordering follicles by molecular age transforms this snapshot into a map of organogenesis in both space and time, revealing the choreography of organ assembly and how it goes awry in genetically hairless mice.

[Viewpoint] Risk of transmission of amyloid β pathology via transfused blood products

Seeded protein misfolding and aggregation are relevant to many neurodegenerative diseases. The archetype are prions: protein-only infectious agents that cause fatal neurodegenerative diseases including Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease (CJD). The recent recognition of iatrogenic amyloid β cerebral amyloid angiopathy (CAA) and Alzheimer's disease, caused by inadvertent seeding of amyloid β pathology following historical medical procedures, raises concerns that these conditions might also be transmitted via blood components and products, as was the case in rare instances for variant CJD.

[Seminar] Psoriasis

Psoriasis is a common, chronic, immune-mediated skin disease affecting more than 40 million individuals worldwide. Psoriasis, along with psoriatic arthritis, are part of a broader psoriatic disease spectrum, and present with inflammatory skin and musculoskeletal manifestations driven by shared genetic, environmental, and immunological mechanisms. Skin psoriasis presents with diverse clinical phenotypes, including chronic plaque psoriasis, guttate, palmoplantar, erythrodermic, and pustular forms.

[Articles] Deramiocel heart-derived cellular therapy in advanced Duchenne muscular dystrophy (HOPE-3): a phase 3, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial

Deramiocel safely slows disease progression in advanced DMD, preserving skeletal muscle function. Administered quarterly in a simple outpatient regimen, deramiocel is a promising treatment for DMD, agnostic to the precise underlying genetic lesion.

[Articles] Multivessel coronary artery bypass grafting via small thoracotomy versus sternotomy (MIST): an investigator-initiated, international, open-label, randomised controlled trial

For selected patients with multivessel coronary artery disease, MICS CABG performed by experienced teams improved patient-reported physical recovery at 1 month compared with sternotomy CABG, with no apparent safety penalty through to 12 months. These findings support consideration of MICS CABG in appropriately selected patients treated by experienced teams, and further studies of implementation, recovery pathways, and long-term outcomes.

[Articles] Liver resection after atezolizumab and bevacizumab versus maintenance therapy for locally advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (TALENTOP): a multicentre, open-label, randomised, phase 3 trial

In patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma with macrovascular invasion after systemic therapy, time to treatment failure was longer in those who had liver resection than in those who received maintenance therapy.

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Correction for Qiu et al., Parvalbumin gates chronic pain through the modulation of firing patterns in inhibitory neurons

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Emergent outbreak of marine transmissible cancer traced through environmental DNA

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A Brussels Effect for battery sustainability

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Who checks what AI can do?

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Daily briefing: How 3D printers are changing lab work

Nature, Published online: 19 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02614-1 Printing custom lab tools can be cheaper than buying them. Plus, South African scientists might soon have to register with a regulatory body and what an exoskeleton-powered future might look like.

The Antarctic ice sheet has gained mass — but probably not for long

Nature, Published online: 19 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02376-w Since 2020, snowfall has largely counterbalanced the melting of the Antarctic ice sheet. The atmospheric effect that causes this has been identified — and it’s temporary.

Activity of solar-driven polymer catalysts unleashed to produce a potential green fuel

Nature, Published online: 19 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02373-z Engineering of polymer crystals has vastly increased the activity of these materials as catalysts for producing hydrogen fuel from water, using only sunlight.

Human organoids that mimic brain development grown for years in lab

Nature, Published online: 19 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02585-3 Models of how the brain changes over time could help researchers to understand how diseases affect the organ later in life.

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Computational ‘gym’ trains AI models to control turbulence

Nature, Published online: 19 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02375-x The HydroGym computational environment teaches agents strategies for fluid-flow control that can be applied to scenarios they have not encountered before.

A method to estimate actual infrastructure‐induced mortality by integrating hierarchical sources of imperfect detection

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Gate Voltage Effect on Pulse Detection Efficiency of Perimeter-Gated SPADs

arXiv:2608.21371v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Perimeter-gated single-photon avalanche diodes (pg-SPADs) are known for their dynamic dark noise modulation capabilities. They are reported to trade noise for photon sensitivity under continuous illumination. However, the implications of this trade-off have not heretofore been studied with pulsed optical systems. This work bridges this gap. We demonstrate that pg-SPADs fabricated in a 0.35 $\mu$m standard CMOS process trade-off pulse detection efficiency for a reduction in the the spread of spurious events within a burst window. Consequently, herein, we propose guidelines for the optimal use of pg-SPADs in pulsed LIDAR applications in view of the observed trade-off.

Development of Neutron Transmutation Doped Germanium (NTD-Ge) for Cryogenic Applications

arXiv:2608.21392v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: This paper presents the systematic fabrication and characterization of cryogenic thermometers based on neutron transmutation-doped germanium (NTD-Ge). High-purity (10N) germanium samples were irradiated by thermal neutrons with different fluences at the China Advanced Research Reactor (CARR). After irradiation and a six-month cooling-down period, positron annihilation lifetime spectroscopy and temperature-dependent Hall effect measurements were performed to characterize irradiation-induced defects and carrier concentrations in the NTD-Ge samples. Utilizing standard semiconductor fabrication techniques, point electrodes were deposited onto the processed samples to fabricate functional NTD-Ge cryogenic thermometers. The low-temperature resistance performance of the devices was characterized down to 20 mK on a millikelvin range cryogenic test platform. The measured temperature dependence of resistance follows Mott's law, showing excellent agreement across the full measured range. The extracted T0 is consistent with expectations.

Cryogenic Mechanical Loss of GaAs/AlGaAs Crystalline Coatings

arXiv:2608.21394v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Optical coatings with minimal thermal noise are essential for high-precision, laser-based metrology experiments. Substrate-transferred crystalline GaAs/Al$_{0.92}$Ga$_{0.08}$As coatings have the lowest thermal noise for high-reflectivity mirror coatings with $\lambda =900$ nm -- 12 $\mu$m. Time-frequency stabilization experiments have demonstrated that GaAs/AlGaAs mirror coatings have a lower noise floor than amorphous mirror coatings. These mirrors are now being developed at sizes $\ge 300$ mm for gravitational-wave detectors. In order to understand the coating's fundamental loss mechanisms, which cause thermal noise, we have performed the first measurement of the mechanical loss at cryogenic temperatures using a cryogenic, multimodal, gentle nodal suspension system, which operates from 12 K to room temperature. This initial measurement used a silicon substrate whose asymmetry produced excess friction with the nodal support.

Mitigating warp divergence in GPU optical photon Monte Carlo: an order of magnitude speedup with Shader Execution Reordering

arXiv:2608.21396v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: In high energy, nuclear, and medical physics, optical photon transport Monte Carlo is a frequent bottleneck in detector simulation. GPU ray tracing accelerates photon propagation, but one thread per photon megakernels suffer from SIMT execution divergence when photon lifetimes vary widely. Short-lived photons leave inactive lanes while a few long-lived photons delay warp completion. We evaluate NVIDIA Shader Execution Reordering (SER) in an OptiX based optical photon transport kernel and use it to regroup surviving photons during propagation. In a 14.7 kton liquid argon time projection chamber benchmark with ~61 million photons from a 2.5 GeV electromagnetic shower, SER capable execution reduces propagation kernel cycles by 16.55(23)x and end-to-end optical simulation time, including transfers and initialization, by 14.72(30)x with bit-identical hit output. We decouple the speed-up into a 3.2x contribution from the launch configuration changes introduced when SER is enabled and a further 5.1x from executing the reorder.

Optical characterization and ionizing-radiation response of the BCF-20XL scintillating-wavelength-shifting fiber

arXiv:2608.21397v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: We report optical characterization and ionizing-radiation measurements of the scintillating-wavelength-shifting (Sci-WLS) fiber BCF-20XL from Luxium Solutions. Attenuation lengths were obtained from transmitted emission spectra using a 3.0 m fiber with a spectrophotometer and described with a two-component attenuation model, yielding a long attenuation length of 6.70 m and a short attenuation length of 0.16 m. Spectral measurements further show that the long attenuation component increases with wavelength, while the short attenuation component becomes less significant at longer wavelengths. The scintillation response was also characterized under radioactive alpha, beta, and gamma irradiation using SiPM-based readout, providing a benchmark measurement of the light output from BCF-20XL.

Optical-Fiber Activation of Observer-Split Source Terms in a Rotating Aluminum Disc

arXiv:2608.21403v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: We propose an optical-fiber implementation of the Observer-Split source framework for finite rotating systems in extended Aharonov-Bohm electrodynamics. A covariantly conserved current, rewritten in a rotating 3+1 split, produces the observer-adapted source term $I_{\rm split}=N^{-1}D_i(\rho\beta^i)$, which in the weak-field rigid-rotation limit becomes $I_G=\Omega\partial_\phi\rho$. We use an optically gated rotating aluminum disc to create a localized, calibratable induced density, with the optical evanescent/tunneling coefficient acting only as a control gate rather than as a charge density. The resulting source scales as $I_{\rm opt}\simeq\Omega\partial_\phi\rho_{\rm ind,Al}$ and reverses sign under CW/CCW reversal. The proposed demonstrator combines ON/OFF gating, a localized 10--20 degree active sector, uniform-source suppression, material and dummy controls, quantitative null bounds, and independent density calibration.

ITSxRust: ITS Region extraction with partial‐chain recovery and structured diagnostics for long‐read amplicon sequencing

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Standardizing assessment of novel methods for ecological data collection

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Individual bird identification by modelling temporal structure in bioacoustic embeddings

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Embracing uncertainty in time: A Bayesian dynamic mixing model for isotopic diet estimation

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DeepZoo: A cost‐effective and modular sampler for ecological studies in the deep ocean

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Animal Social Network Structures Across the Fast‐Slow Continuum

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New Species Discoveries Refine Global Biodiversity Patterns

Ecology Letters, Volume 29, Issue 8, August 2026.

Interplay Between Species Traits, Community and Environmental Context Governs Temporal Stability in Riverine Fish Populations

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Eco‐Evolutionary Dynamics of Pathogen Epidemic Timing in a Seasonal Environment

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Semi‐Natural Habitats Buffer the Effects of Crop Diversification on Arthropod Pest Control Services in Agricultural Landscapes

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Phenotypic Flexibility in the City: A Meta‐Analysis on Variation

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NASA Invites Media to LunaRecycle Challenge Finale Event in Alabama

NASA will announce the winners of the final phase of its LunaRecycle Challenge on Friday, Aug. 28, at The University of Alabama (UA) Lee Styslinger College of Engineering in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Launched in 2024, the challenge incentivizes the invention of new recycling systems that could support non-metabolic waste management efforts for future lunar missions. Media [&#8230;]

'Aliens: The Video Games' author Mike Diver on overlooked Alien games, tracking down retro game developers, and the future of the Xenomorph (interview)

We chat to author Mike Diver about this complete chronicle of Alien video games.

NASA Ames’ Contributions to Roman’s Mission

Set to launch on Sunday, Aug. 30, NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will empower astronomers to explore vast regions of the cosmos and settle essential questions in the areas of dark energy, dark matter, planets outside our solar system, and the formation and growth of galaxies over cosmic time. Key contributions to Roman’s mission [&#8230;]

Surface Chemistry Shows Which Massive Stars Have Gained Mass from Binary Companions

Most stars, including massive ones, are in binary pairs. Astronomers think that about 70% of them have gained mass from their companions, but there's been no way to determine which ones have done so. Now, researchers have found a way.

A Distant Stream of Stars May Offer New Clues to Dark Matter

Dark matter continues to challenge astronomers as they work to solve the mystery of this so-far-unseen material that permeates the Universe. It's not that the stuff doesn't exist. It does, but we just can't see it. The only way it can be detected is by its gravitational effects on ordinary matter. A team of researchers led by University of Copenhagen PhD student Julie Kiel Holm has found a stream of stars stretching out more than 3,000 light-years from a globular cluster that appears to have been shaped by dark matter in a distant galaxy.

NASA Ames Experts Available for Roman Space Telescope Interviews

NASA’s Ames Research Center in California’s Silicon Valley invites media to learn more about NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, scheduled to launch Sunday, Aug. 30, 2026, from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The Roman telescope will provide a wide, detailed view of the universe, helping scientists study dark energy, exoplanets, and cosmic structures. [&#8230;]

Starbase Louisiana: SpaceX announces enormous $100 billion Starbase launch site

A new spaceport will bring 10 launch pads to Louisiana's Gulf Coast and support thousands of Starship launches per year.

The bubbling surface of doomed supergiant star Betelgeuse has been revealed like never before

Betelgeuse may be a well-known and often-studied stellar object, but that doesn't mean astronomers aren't capable of capturing this doomed star in a completely new light.

NASA’s Pandora Mission Begins Study of Exoplanets, Host Stars

Pandora, NASA’s newest exoplanet mission and the first satellite to launch through the agency’s Astrophysics Pioneers program, is now making unique observations of worlds beyond our solar system and the stars they orbit. The mission will determine the atmospheric make-up of at least 20 exoplanets, including the presence of hazes, clouds, and water. “Pandora’s data […]

Comet 220P McNaught Puts On An Encore Performance

It has been a busy month for astronomy. In the midst of an eclipse season bookended by the total solar eclipse on August 12th and the deep partial lunar eclipse coming right up this week on August 28th, an outbound comet hanging high in the dawn sky just refuses to die: 220P/McNaught.

NASA's Roman Space Telescope will reveal the universe in a way the JWST and Hubble cannot

"The images it captures will be so large there is not a screen in existence large enough to show them."

Galactic Gems Glisten in New Gallery From NASA’s Chandra

Galaxies are like cosmic gems, each with characteristics including size and shape that make them distinct. A new gallery released today from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and other telescopes displays a collection of galactic images that showcase this variety. Astronomers put galaxies into three main categories: spirals like our own Milky Way with arms emanating […]

Galaxy Gallery: Galactic Gems Glisten in New Gallery From NASA’s Chandra

This gallery displays a collection of 16 galactic images from Chandra and other telescopes. Astronomers put galaxies into three main categories: spirals like our own Milky Way, ellipticals that are older and likely the results of mergers, and irregulars that can encompass a wide range of galactic phenomena. All types are represented in this collection. Each galactic image contains X-ray data from Chandra combined with data from telescopes such as NASA’s Webb, Hubble, IXPE, Swift, and NuSTAR, and others both in space and on the ground. The post Galaxy Gallery: Galactic Gems Glisten in New Gallery From NASA&#8217;s Chandra appeared first on NASA Science .

Astronauts Anil Menon and Sophie Adenot on Spacewalk

From left, Expedition 75 flight engineers Anil Menon of NASA (partially obscured and wearing the spacesuit with a red stripe on the legs) and Sophie Adenot of ESA (European Space Agency) work together during a six‑hour and 23‑minute spacewalk outside the International Space Station on Aug. 18, 2026. The pair will finish installing a high-speed [&#8230;]

Sun fires powerful M6.9 solar flare and CME toward Earth — could it boost northern lights chances this week?

A restless Earth-facing sunspot has been firing off a barrage of powerful solar flares — and now a CME could be heading our way.

On this day in space! Aug. 25, 1997: NASA launches Advanced Composition Explorer to track solar wind and so much more

On Aug. 25, 1997, NASA launched the Advanced Composition Explorer, or ACE satellite to study energetic particles traveling through space, including solar wind and space weather. Here's why it mattered.

Michigan’s Les Cheneaux Islands

These glacial landforms jut into northern Lake Huron, surrounded by sheltered channels and coves frequented by fish and small watercraft. The post Michigan’s Les Cheneaux Islands appeared first on NASA Science .

Perseverance Captures Another Phobos Transit

Description NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover used its Mastcam-Z camera to capture the silhouette of Phobos, one of the two Martian moons, as it crossed in front of the Sun on Aug. 12, 2026, the 1,948th Martian day, or sol, of the mission. The animation has been tinted to simulate what a human would see if [&#8230;] The post Perseverance Captures Another Phobos Transit appeared first on NASA Science .

MAIA Air Sensor at Work in Addis Ababa

Description This roof-mounted air sensor in Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia, is one of 10 used by NASA’s Multi-Angle Imager for Aerosols (MAIA) to study the city’s air quality. MAIA’s air sensors provide a detailed look at particulate matter that is 2.5 micrometers or less in diameter, also known as PM2.5, one of the world’s deadliest forms [&#8230;] The post MAIA Air Sensor at Work in Addis Ababa appeared first on NASA Science .

Mapping Air Pollution With MAIA Sensors in Addis Ababa

Description This map of Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia, shows the locations of 10 air sensors that NASA’s Multi-Angle Imager for Aerosols (MAIA) mission is using to provide one of the most detailed looks ever at the city’s air pollution. Over the course of three years, these sensors measured particulate matter that is 2.5 micrometers or less [&#8230;] The post Mapping Air Pollution With MAIA Sensors in Addis Ababa appeared first on NASA Science .

Watch live: MTG-I2 set for liftoff

The next Meteosat Third Generation Imager satellite (MTG-I2) is set for liftoff on flight VA270 on an Ariane 6, from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana. It will complete the first family of MTG satellites, which will deliver data for weather forecasting over Europe and northern Africa in unprecedented detail. The launch will be broadcast on Thursday, 27 August, on ESA WebTV.

NASA Starshade Would Enable Astronomers To Directly Image Rocky Exoworlds

Innovative NASA-funded orbital starshade could help capture first direct images from extrasolar earths.

What Lake Bonneville Left Behind

The drying of the massive lake exposed playas that became the setting for feats of engineering and technological ingenuity, as well as epic tales of exploration and desperation. The post What Lake Bonneville Left Behind appeared first on NASA Science .

Astronomers Use Rare Ultra-Magnetic Star to Crack a Quantum Mystery

An international team observed a magnetar known as 1E 1547.0–5408 using NASA’s Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE), leading to what could be the first detection of vacuum birefringence taking place in the magnetar’s ultra-strong magnetic field. These findings could potentially resolve a long-standing mystery quantum mechanics.

NASA Highlights Next-Gen Cargo Landers Paving the Way for a Moon Base

NASA and its commercial partners are making progress on their way to a permanent human presence on the Moon. As part of that, a recent press release and accompanying YouTube video hints they may be looking to provide regular updates to the progress of those efforts - and, at least for this first one, that progress looks pretty good.

Watch Sophie Adenot’s second spacewalk live

After a successful EVA-97 on Tuesday 18 August, watch ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot venture into the vacuum of space for the second time on Tuesday 25 August, during EVA-98.

Week in images: 17-21 August 2026

Week in images: 17-21 August 2026 Discover our week through the lens

Sentinel-1 captures major ice loss from Greenland glacier

Europe’s Copernicus Sentinel-1 mission has captured a dramatic change at Petermann Glacier in northwest Greenland, where a 76 sq km section of the glacier’s floating ice tongue broke away on 4 August 2026. The event marks the glacier’s largest loss of floating ice since 2012 and the most significant calving event in the Arctic since 2020 – revealing once again how rapidly Earth’s polar landscapes can change.

ESA’s photosynthesis satellite fuelled

Europe’s newest eye on the health of Earth’s vegetation has taken another crucial step towards orbit – the European Space Agency’s FLEX satellite has been fuelled at Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana ahead of its planned launch on 15 September at 03:21 CEST (14 September at 22:21 local time).

Replay: MTG-I2 pre-launch media briefing

Video: 00:51:38 On Wednesday 19 August, media representatives were invited to a media briefing ahead of the launch of the next Meteosat Third Generation Imager satellite (MTG-I2). The satellite is set to be launched on an Ariane 6 from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana, on 27 August.&nbsp; MTG-I2 is the third satellite for MTG, completing the MTG constellation. Together the satellites will produce images for weather forecasting in Europe in unprecedented detail. This mission provides new data products and capabilities for European weather services, especially suited to nowcasting of severe weather events. The MTG-Imager satellites carry two instruments, a Lightning Imager and a Flexible Combined Imager. The Lightning Imager offers completely new capabilities for European meteorological satellites by continuously monitoring for lightning. The Flexible Combined Imager builds a picture of fast-evolving weather systems and can be used to issue timely weather warnings.

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Africa’s Wild Dogs Are the Most Hated Carnivores on the Continent. Here’s How Some Conservationists Are Saving Them Anyway.

Meet the team that closely monitors the playful canines, who need help to form diverse packs and stop heir numbers from dwindling

Once the Solar System's Ninth Planet, Pluto Was Reclassified 20 Years Ago. Here's Why Planetary Scientists and the Public Alike Love the Small Icy Body

Pluto is now the most well known of the outer worlds beyond Neptune—and the darling of the solar system

Earth's Organisms Developed Via Evolution. Some Theorists Wonder: What if the Entire Cosmos Did, Too?

The idea that universes evolve like organisms sat on the fringes of theoretical physics for decades. Then, a Substack post and a 2022 find by the James Webb Space Telescope boosted the concept

Marine Biologists Solved a Wildlife Mystery From the Walkway of the Golden Gate Bridge: How the Harbor Porpoise Mates

The dolphin-like marine mammals returned to San Francisco Bay in 2008 after a decades-long absence from the area. Scientists took the rare opportunity to closely observe their behavior, and what they uncovered might help at-risk porpoise populations

Could Psilocybin Help Treat Anorexia? A Small Clinical Trial Suggests the Psychedelic May Make Patients More Open to Recovery

The drug, paired with intensive psychological support, may loosen the rigid patterns of thought associated with the eating disorder, scientists say—but they caution that it is not a magic cure

'Like a Hole in the Universe': Artemis 2 Astronaut Victor Glover Reflects on Seeing a Total Solar Eclipse While Flying by the Moon

The four astronauts who rounded Earth’s natural satellite in April got an extremely rare view of the dark lunar disk blocking out the sun. Researchers say the observations provide unique scientific value for understanding our star’s mysteries

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The Biggest Carbon Polluters Are to Blame for Half of U.S. Western Water Lost to Climate Change, ‘Groundbreaking’ Paper Says

Some of the largest fossil fuel companies on Earth are disproportionately responsible for the water crisis in the American West, according to a first-of-its-kind study published Tuesday. From 2014 to 2024, climate change sapped over a third of the region’s typical annual snowpack and decreased streamflows by about 13 percent, the authors found in the [&#8230;]

Data Center Developers in Texas Plan Massive New Gas Power Projects

The 12 largest gas power projects planned in Texas are all specifically intended to run data centers, according to data released Tuesday by Global Energy Monitor, a global nonprofit that maps and tracks energy infrastructure. The volume of gas power generation planned in Texas has continued to surge, growing by 50 percent in the last [&#8230;]

Pennsylvania Lags Far Behind on Solar. Here’s How It Could Catch Up.

Pennsylvania was a pioneer on renewable energy before the fracking boom upended that trajectory, and environmental advocates think it’s past time for state leaders to once again prioritize clean forms of power. The nonprofit PennFuture outlined ways for Pennsylvania to do so in a new report, accusing the state’s legislature of “policy inertia” for failing [&#8230;]

Fearing ‘Catastrophic Impacts’ From Water Cuts, Nevada Sues Feds Over Colorado River Plan

Three days was all it took for the Trump administration’s Colorado River plan to see a legal challenge from, somewhat ironically, Nevada.&#160; Of the seven states that rely on the river, Nevada gets the smallest amount by law. Nevada water managers said the long-term impacts from the proposed cuts could be devastating—with Las Vegas bearing [&#8230;]

ERCOT Says Abbott’s Data Center Audit Will Be Done in December

The first group of large data centers in line to get connected to Texas’ grid won’t move forward until mid-December, grid officials say.&#160; Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) staff needs to vet the first 300 projects, 90 percent of which are data centers, in “Batch Zero,” and put together a community impact review as [&#8230;]

Remembering the ‘Visionary’ Author of Pennsylvania’s Environmental Rights Amendment

A monumental figure in Pennsylvania’s environmental movement passed away last week. Former state legislator Franklin Kury, who was 89, led Pennsylvania to become one of the first governments in the world to adopt a constitutional amendment guaranteeing a healthy environment as a basic right. “He is a true icon, and a historic leader,” said Delaware [&#8230;]

Laugh in the Face of Doom and Gloom

Here’s a wrap-up of our funniest takes on planetary threats — articles and commentaries that use humor and satire to underscore tragedy or release overwhelming tension. The post Laugh in the Face of Doom and Gloom appeared first on The Revelator .

Fish Maw: An Emerging Ocean Conservation Nightmare

Like the early days of the shark fin trade, the mostly unregulated market for dried fish swim bladders has exploded in popularity, devastating species around the world. The post Fish Maw: An Emerging Ocean Conservation Nightmare appeared first on The Revelator .

We Are Water: Metaphor As a Tool for Environmental Policies Communication

Environmental lawyer David Fajardo Torres argues that stories and shared values are essential for defending nature. The post We Are Water: Metaphor As a Tool for Environmental Policies Communication appeared first on The Revelator .

Conserving Culture in Endangered Species

Could preserving the regional knowledge and behavior of certain species also help conservation efforts? The post Conserving Culture in Endangered Species appeared first on The Revelator .

Remembering How to Love Again in the Time of AI

Earth-defending action is more important than ever. If the product wins, we lose our lives. The post Remembering How to Love Again in the Time of AI appeared first on The Revelator .

Tea and Salamanders

The hills of Darjeeling hold more than world-famous tea gardens. They’re also home to ancient Himalayan salamanders — and the people working to prevent them from disappearing. The post Tea and Salamanders appeared first on The Revelator .

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So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish

We started Hakai Magazine over 10 years ago because the ocean and its coastlines needed a voice. No other outlet was exclusively covering issues at the interface of sea and land—or of the marine world in general. After all these ...

The First First Responders

When a ship wrecks on an unfamiliar coastline, an already desperate situation is all the more dire. Blinded by the night, and lost, the captain and crew of the Puritan, a four-masted lumber schooner en route from San Francisco, California, ...

How, Exactly, Could Deep-Sea Mining Benefit All of Humanity?

When Arvid Pardo, a Maltese diplomat, took the floor at the United Nations General Assembly in New York in 1967 and began speaking at length on international law, the room was sparsely populated. Pardo was undeterred. The deep, dark ocean, ...

The Canoe in the Forest

When I first see the canoe, in May, it takes a moment to distinguish the long, shapely slab of cedar from the patch of earth that has spent more than a century trying to reclaim it. Covered in moss and ...

What’s Next for Deep-Sea Mining?

Earlier this year, Leticia Carvalho, a Brazilian oceanographer and environmental policy expert, took the helm of the International Seabed Authority (ISA) as secretary general. The ISA, an intergovernmental body that governs what happens on the seafloor in international waters, is ...

The Personal Toll of Canada’s Broken Fishing Promises

August 29, 2020, dawned clear over southwest Nova Scotia. In the cabin of his lobster boat, the Mystique Lady, Matthew Cope was chatting with the other members of his crew as they chugged out from shore. The vessel was bound ...

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Most mammal species discovered in the Global South since 1990 end up in Northern collections

According to a study by Brazilian scientists published in the journal npj Biodiversity, most new mammal species described over the past 35 years are housed in institutions in countries of the so-called Global North, even though the vast majority were discovered in poor or developing countries in the Southern Hemisphere.

Australia is home to the only mass cuttlefish gathering in the world. This year these giants didn't return

This year's cuttlefish season has been unlike any other. Every winter, more than 100,000 giant Australian cuttlefish can usually be found mating along the rocky coastline of Point Lowly, northeast of Whyalla, South Australia. They put on shape-shifting, colorful displays in their attempts to attract a mate.

Mythical mountain god inspires name for China's first freshwater cave snail

A team of scientists has announced the discovery of Erhaia dijiang, a species of eyeless freshwater cave snail.

Early Cambrian fossil uncovers key buoyancy structure at the dawn of cephalopod evolution

Extant and ancient cephalopods—including octopuses, squids, extinct ammonites, cuttlefish and nautiluses—have all had to solve the problem of buoyancy, whether they have hard external shells or not.

In biology of cells, octopus has another trick up its sleeve

The octopus is a biological oddity. It can use tools, open jars, and its complex nervous system supports as many neurons as a small primate. Now Harvard biologists have discovered a mysterious distinction in octopuses' core biology: Some octopuses have an unusual adaptation in the protein-making machinery of their cells that helps ensure accuracy, perhaps an evolutionary byproduct of their acute sensory system.

Marine animals first colonized empty seashells about 470 million years ago

An international study led by researchers from the University of Tartu shows that approximately 470 million years ago, a significant ecological change took place in the world's oceans: For the first time, the interiors of empty mollusk shells began to be used as habitats. This marked the emergence of a new ecological niche and was a crucial step in the development of a marine ecosystem similar to today's.

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Tubular Trap Effective in Protecting Honey Bee Hives From Yellow-Legged Hornets

This post Tubular Trap Effective in Protecting Honey Bee Hives From Yellow-Legged Hornets appeared first on Entomology Today - Brought to you by the Entomological Society of America . A simple tubular trap placed in front of honey bee hives cut yellow-legged hornet attacks by about fivefold in Spanish field tests, helping bees forage normally while capturing the invasive predator and limiting impact on nontarget species. [Read more] The post Tubular Trap Effective in Protecting Honey Bee Hives From Yellow-Legged Hornets appeared first on Entomology Today .

When Bugs Aren’t the Problem: Understanding Delusional Infestation

This post When Bugs Aren&#8217;t the Problem: Understanding Delusional Infestation appeared first on Entomology Today - Brought to you by the Entomological Society of America . A study examining a decade of delusional infestation cases finds many sufferers endure years of distressing sensations despite no true infestation, highlighting the need for compassionate, coordinated care that addresses both medical and psychiatric factors. Learn more about delusional infestation and how entomologists can help. [Read more] The post When Bugs Aren&#8217;t the Problem: Understanding Delusional Infestation appeared first on Entomology Today .

Honey Bee Veterinary Medicine: Challenges and Opportunities for a Small But Growing Specialty

This post Honey Bee Veterinary Medicine: Challenges and Opportunities for a Small But Growing Specialty appeared first on Entomology Today - Brought to you by the Entomological Society of America . As honey bee colonies face mounting threats, veterinarians are becoming increasingly important to hive health. But high costs, limited training, and a shortage of bee specialists are slowing efforts to expand this emerging field. [Read more] The post Honey Bee Veterinary Medicine: Challenges and Opportunities for a Small But Growing Specialty appeared first on Entomology Today .

Bad Blood: Drug-Spiked Bloodmeal Effective for Eliminating Female Mosquitoes

This post Bad Blood: Drug-Spiked Bloodmeal Effective for Eliminating Female Mosquitoes appeared first on Entomology Today - Brought to you by the Entomological Society of America . To use the sterile insect technique against mosquitoes, females must be removed from the lab-raised populations before release. A new study shows that female mosquitoes' taste for blood can be used against them by lacing a bloodmeal with insecticide, significantly accelerating the sex-separation process before sterile males can be released. [Read more] The post Bad Blood: Drug-Spiked Bloodmeal Effective for Eliminating Female Mosquitoes appeared first on Entomology Today .

Meet Thrips parvispinus: The Tiny Thrips Becoming a Big Problem

This post Meet Thrips parvispinus: The Tiny Thrips Becoming a Big Problem appeared first on Entomology Today - Brought to you by the Entomological Society of America . An invasive species of thrips that recently arrived in the United States is a major concern for growers of vegetables and ornamental plants. A new guide in the Journal of Integrated Pest Management summarizes current knowledge about Thrips parvispinus, including host range, life history, distribution, and management challenges. [Read more] The post Meet Thrips parvispinus: The Tiny Thrips Becoming a Big Problem appeared first on Entomology Today .

The Insects Buried With Us: Toward Best Practices in Funerary Archaeoentomology

This post The Insects Buried With Us: Toward Best Practices in Funerary Archaeoentomology appeared first on Entomology Today - Brought to you by the Entomological Society of America . Researchers specializing in the study of arthropods associated with archaeological sites—a field known as funerary archaeoentomology—have developed best-practice recommendations for the emerging discipline that examines insects preserved in burials for clues about past lives, environments, and historical communities. [Read more] The post The Insects Buried With Us: Toward Best Practices in Funerary Archaeoentomology appeared first on Entomology Today .

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The brain does plant science, but the heart moves the body

A survey of 421 plant biologists found the strongest recruiter for botany isn't argument. It’s contact.

David J. Beerling

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Are novel and co‐xenic associations common in alien fungal and fungus‐like plant pathogens?

New Phytologist, EarlyView.

Differential responses of fungal guilds to climatic effects mediated by changes in dominant vegetation

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The Week in Botany August 23, 2026

This week: Tell-tale moss, inside biogeography and some computer assistance.

*Caladenia crebra*

An orchid that offers a wasp everything and delivers nothing.

Science Shared: August 22

This week: Plants in water, out of water and under water, among other things.

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World Plant Milk Day

The gardener's dilemma: Biodiversity change in cities and what we can do about it

American Journal of Botany, Volume 113, Issue 8, August 2026.

Genomics is modifying our concepts of evolution in homosporous and heterosporous vascular plants

American Journal of Botany, Volume 113, Issue 8, August 2026.

Phylogenomic insights into the genus Tulipa (Liliaceae): Taxonomy, evolution, and biogeography

American Journal of Botany, Volume 113, Issue 8, August 2026.

Beyond dry and fleshy: Hidden developmental and anatomical transitions in Solanaceae fruit evolution

American Journal of Botany, Volume 113, Issue 8, August 2026.

Application of a novel schema for describing fossil fern foliage and investigating taxonomic and morphological change across the Cretaceous–Paleogene boundary in western North America

American Journal of Botany, Volume 113, Issue 8, August 2026.

Environmentally induced dynamics between intraindividual variation and trait means across vegetative, phenological, and floral traits

American Journal of Botany, Volume 113, Issue 8, August 2026.

The GUN1‐NAC103 axis‐mediated plastid signaling sustains root growth under plastid translation stress

New Phytologist, EarlyView.

Type III secretion system diversity in the Pseudomonas fluorescens species complex

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How far can better technique take a plant app?

Apps are getting better and better at identifying plants, but are they ready for surveys in the field?

Seeing the unseen: hyperspectral imaging opens a new window into the root economics space

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Marine animals first colonized empty seashells about 470 million years ago

An international study led by researchers from the University of Tartu shows that approximately 470 million years ago, a significant ecological change took place in the world&#8217;s oceans: For the first time, the interiors of empty mollusk shells began to be used as habitats. This marked the emergence of a new ecological niche and was [&#8230;] The post Marine animals first colonized empty seashells about 470 million years ago appeared first on Geology Page .

New deep diamond and barium minerals named after UBC researchers

A legacy in rocks Dr. Lee Groat, professor in the department of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences (EOAS), and alumna Mary Macquistan found raudseppite in barium-rich rocks in the Yukon by accident when examining samples under a microscope. They named the new mineral after late colleague Dr. Mati Raudsepp, who ran the Electron Microbeam lab. [&#8230;] The post New deep diamond and barium minerals named after UBC researchers appeared first on Geology Page .

Researchers identify class of ‘oddball’ meteorite that killed the dinosaurs

A rare CO chondrite meteorite was the probable impacter that struck Earth 66 million years ago, wiping out 75% of Earth&#8217;s species, including nonavian dinosaurs. These findings are published in Science Advances. Researchers at the University of British Columbia (UBC), Paris, Brussels and Vienna, used advanced nickel isotope analysis of samples to narrow down the [&#8230;] The post Researchers identify class of &#8216;oddball&#8217; meteorite that killed the dinosaurs appeared first on Geology Page .

Japan’s first mosasaur premaxilla fossil hints at a new species

A research team from Okayama University of Science, Tokyo City University, the Natural History Museum, Kishiwada City (Osaka Prefecture), and other institutions has identified four previously unrecognized fossil bones from a rock containing mosasaur remains collected about 30 years ago in Kishiwada City, Osaka Prefecture. Among the discoveries is the premaxilla, the frontmost bone of [&#8230;] The post Japan&#8217;s first mosasaur premaxilla fossil hints at a new species appeared first on Geology Page .

Jurassic sea monster was smaller than once thought, but no less formidable

For more than 25 years, Liopleurodon has been one of the world&#8217;s most recognizable prehistoric marine predators. Immortalized in the BBC&#8217;s landmark Walking with Dinosaurs series as a colossal 25-meter (82-foot) marine hunter, it captured the imagination of millions and became synonymous with the giant reptiles that ruled Jurassic seas. Now, a new study from [&#8230;] The post Jurassic sea monster was smaller than once thought, but no less formidable appeared first on Geology Page .

New web tool maps fossil locations across ancient continents in seconds

Calculating a fossil&#8217;s position throughout geological history is a complex process. In paleontology and other disciplines, determining a location in the past is a challenge that requires refined computational tools to process large volumes of data. Now, the BIOST3 Research Group at the University of Barcelona has designed an open-access web interface for the general [&#8230;] The post New web tool maps fossil locations across ancient continents in seconds appeared first on Geology Page .

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Granite 4.2 LLMs: How They're Built

Quantization-Aware Healing: a compressed, 4-bit model that outperforms its full-precision original

The full stack behind abundant intelligence

OpenAI CFO Sarah Friar explains how advances across chips, compute, models, and products compound to deliver more useful intelligence at greater scale and lower cost.

Jalapeño’s first results show industry-leading speed and efficiency in AI inference

Jalapeño is a custom inference chip from OpenAI that delivers faster, more power-efficient AI inference, with higher throughput and lower latency for modern models.

Wire It, Run It, Deploy It: AI Workflows in Gradio

Disrupting a new covert influence campaign from Russia

OpenAI banned Russia-origin accounts using AI to promote a fake Israel-based think tank and a “sovereignty” index praising Russia and criticizing the West.

Introducing the Admin plugin for ChatGPT Work and Codex

Use the Admin plugin for ChatGPT Work and Codex to analyze workspace usage, manage members and permissions, adjust limits, and act on admin requests.

Advancing price-performance for developers with GPT‑5.6 in Kiro

GPT‑5.6 is now available in Kiro, helping developers plan, build, review, and test software with better price-performance.

From Atari to EVE Online: Building on 15 Years of AI Research in Games

Google DeepMind partners with game studios to prototype breakthrough AI gameplay.

How Hugging Face Inference Endpoints, Jobs, and Buckets Power Search on Papers with Code

Measuring benchmark optimization in speech recognition

Up to 3.2x Faster Inference with LFM2.5-DSpark

Broadening access to Skala creates a faster path to predictive DFT

Skala 1.1, the updated deep-learning exchange-correlation functional from Microsoft Research, provides greater accuracy, expanded accessibility across the computational chemistry ecosystem, and a living benchmark to track computational performance. The post Broadening access to Skala creates a faster path to predictive DFT appeared first on Microsoft Research .

Introducing AI Futures

Introducing AI Futures, a new OpenAI blog exploring how transformative AI could reshape power, governance, the economy, and individual freedom.

Introducing Gemini 3.7 Flash

MindTopo reveals VLMs’ spatial reasoning abilities

A path, a fence, a knot. MindTopo sets a new benchmark for testing how AI understands topological relationships and highlights new opportunities to strengthen spatial reasoning and planning. The post MindTopo reveals VLMs&#8217; spatial reasoning abilities appeared first on Microsoft Research .

Putting sign language AI into users’ hands

Introducing sign-language-to-text (SL2T), our breakthrough model powering new sign language features for Deaf and hard of hearing users.

Introducing CARE-X: Towards Clinically Useful Radiology VLMs with Auxiliary Supervision, Reward-Aligned Learning, and Tool-Augmented Measurement

Radiology AI is evolving beyond report generation. CARE-X explores a unified approach that combines flexible reasoning, calibrated predictions, and measurement-based tools for chest X-ray interpretation. The post Introducing CARE-X: Towards Clinically Useful Radiology VLMs with Auxiliary Supervision, Reward-Aligned Learning, and Tool-Augmented Measurement appeared first on Microsoft Research .

WeatherNext: AI model achieves breakthrough in forecasting cyclones

Orchard: An open framework for scalable agentic AI

Orchard is an open-source framework for the research community to train and evaluate AI agents across task types. It reduces complexity while supporting strong performance from smaller models by enabling researchers to reuse the same infrastructure. The post Orchard: An open framework for scalable agentic AI appeared first on Microsoft Research .

Echoverse: Deep, evolving environments for computer-use agents

Computer-use AI agents struggle with multi-step workflows like email and customer support. Echoverse trains agents in realistic environments rather than simply providing more training tasks, helping them improve as the tasks, tests, and environments evolve. The post Echoverse: Deep, evolving environments for computer-use agents appeared first on Microsoft Research .

EvoLib: Turning experience into evolving knowledge

LLMs do not get smarter just by remembering more. EvoLib turns experience into evolving knowledge, taking reusable skills and insights that help models learn and adapt across tasks long after deployment. The post EvoLib: Turning experience into evolving knowledge appeared first on Microsoft Research .

Gemini Robotics ER 2: powering robotics with video understanding, task orchestration, and multi-robot collaboration

Gemini Robotics ER 2 helps robots reason, collaborate, and solve real-world tasks. It represents a step change in video understanding, tool orchestration, and multi-robot collaboration for robotic applications.

We’re launching Lyria 3.5 in Google Flow Music, with advances across musicality, lyrics, vocals, and creative control

Understanding Convolutions on Graphs

Understanding the building blocks and design choices of graph neural networks.

A Gentle Introduction to Graph Neural Networks

What components are needed for building learning algorithms that leverage the structure and properties of graphs?

Distill Hiatus

After five years, Distill will be taking a break.

Adversarial Reprogramming of Neural Cellular Automata

Reprogramming Neural CA to exhibit novel behaviour, using adversarial attacks.

Weight Banding

Weights in the final layer of common visual models appear as horizontal bands. We investigate how and why.

Branch Specialization

When a neural network layer is divided into multiple branches, neurons self-organize into coherent groupings.

New microblog with TILs

I added a new section to this site a couple weeks ago called TIL (&ldquo;today I learned&rdquo;). the goal: save interesting tools &amp; facts I posted on social media One kind of thing I like to post on Mastodon/Bluesky is &ldquo;hey, here&rsquo;s a cool thing&rdquo;, like the great SQLite repl litecli , or the fact that cross compiling in Go Just Works and it&rsquo;s amazing, or cryptographic right answers , or this great diff tool . Usually I don&rsquo;t want to write a whole blog post about those things because I really don&rsquo;t have much more to say than &ldquo;hey this is useful!&rdquo; It started to bother me that I didn&rsquo;t have anywhere to put those things: for example recently I wanted to use diffdiff and I just could not remember what it was called. the solution: make a new section of this blog So I quickly made a new folder called /til/ , added some custom styling (I wanted to style the posts to look a little bit like a tweet), made a little Rake task to help me create new posts quickly ( rake new_til ), and set up a separate RSS Feed for it.

Importing a frontend Javascript library without a build system

I like writing Javascript without a build system and for the millionth time yesterday I ran into a problem where I needed to figure out how to import a Javascript library in my code without using a build system, and it took FOREVER to figure out how to import it because the library&rsquo;s setup instructions assume that you&rsquo;re using a build system. Luckily at this point I&rsquo;ve mostly learned how to navigate this situation and either successfully use the library or decide it&rsquo;s too difficult and switch to a different library, so here&rsquo;s the guide I wish I had to importing Javascript libraries years ago. I&rsquo;m only going to talk about using Javacript libraries on the frontend, and only about how to use them in a no-build-system setup.

Why pipes sometimes get "stuck": buffering

Here&rsquo;s a niche terminal problem that has bothered me for years but that I never really understood until a few weeks ago. Let&rsquo;s say you&rsquo;re running this command to watch for some specific output in a log file: tail -f /some/log/file | grep thing1 | grep thing2 If log lines are being added to the file relatively slowly, the result I&rsquo;d see is&hellip; nothing! It doesn&rsquo;t matter if there were matches in the log file or not, there just wouldn&rsquo;t be any output. I internalized this as &ldquo;uh, I guess pipes just get stuck sometimes and don&rsquo;t show me the output, that&rsquo;s weird&rdquo;, and I&rsquo;d handle it by just running grep thing1 /some/log/file | grep thing2 instead, which would work. So as I&rsquo;ve been doing a terminal deep dive over the last few months I was really excited to finally learn exactly why this happens. why this happens: buffering The reason why &ldquo;pipes get stuck&rdquo; sometimes is that it&rsquo;s VERY common for programs to buffer their output before writing it to a pipe or file.

"Rules" that terminal programs follow

Recently I&rsquo;ve been thinking about how everything that happens in the terminal is some combination of: Your operating system &rsquo;s job Your shell &rsquo;s job Your terminal emulator &rsquo;s job The job of whatever program you happen to be running (like top or vim or cat ) The first three (your operating system, shell, and terminal emulator) are all kind of known quantities &ndash; if you&rsquo;re using bash in GNOME Terminal on Linux, you can more or less reason about how how all of those things interact, and some of their behaviour is standardized by POSIX. But the fourth one (&ldquo;whatever program you happen to be running&rdquo;) feels like it could do ANYTHING. How are you supposed to know how a program is going to behave?

What's involved in getting a "modern" terminal setup?

Hello! Recently I ran a terminal survey and I asked people what frustrated them. One person commented: There are so many pieces to having a modern terminal experience. I wish it all came out of the box. My immediate reaction was &ldquo;oh, getting a modern terminal experience isn&rsquo;t that hard, you just need to&hellip;.&rdquo;, but the more I thought about it, the longer the &ldquo;you just need to&hellip;&rdquo; list got, and I kept thinking about more and more caveats. So I thought I would write down some notes about what it means to me personally to have a &ldquo;modern&rdquo; terminal experience and what I think can make it hard for people to get there. what is a &ldquo;modern terminal experience&rdquo;? Here are a few things that are important to me, with which part of the system is responsible for them: multiline support for copy and paste : if you paste 3 commands in your shell, it should not immediately run them all! That&rsquo;s scary!

Some terminal frustrations

A few weeks ago I ran a terminal survey (you can read the results here ) and at the end I asked: What’s the most frustrating thing about using the terminal for you? 1600 people answered, and I decided to spend a few days categorizing all the responses. Along the way I learned that classifying qualitative data is not easy but I gave it my best shot. I ended up building a custom tool to make it faster to categorize everything. As with all of my surveys the methodology isn&rsquo;t particularly scientific. I just posted the survey to Mastodon and Twitter, ran it for a couple of days, and got answers from whoever happened to see it and felt like responding. Here are the top categories of frustrations! I think it&rsquo;s worth keeping in mind while reading these comments that 40% of people answering this survey have been using the terminal for 21+ years 95% of people answering the survey have been using the terminal for at least 4 years These comments aren&rsquo;t coming from total beginners. Here are the categories of frustrations!

Bliki: Mythical Man Month

In the early 1960s, Fred Brooks managed the development of IBM's System/360 computer systems. After it was done he penned his thoughts in the book The Mythical Man-Month which became one of the most influential books on software development after its publication in 1975. Reading it in 2026, we'll find some of it outdated, but it also retains many lessons that are still relevant today. The book contains Brooks's law: “Adding manpower to a late software project makes it later.” The issue here is communication, as the number of people grows, the number of communication paths between those people grows exponentially. Unless these paths are skillfully designed, then work quickly falls apart. Perhaps my most enduring lesson from this book is the importance of conceptual integrity I will contend that conceptual integrity is the most important consideration in system design. It is better to have a system omit certain anomalous features and improvements, but to reflect one set of design ideas, than to have one that contains many good but independent and uncoordinated ideas.

What is Code

Increasingly humans delegate writing code to agents. Will there even be source code in the future? To wrestle with this question, we have to understand what code is. Unmesh Joshi sees code as having two distinct but intertwined purposes: instructions to a machine and a conceptual model of the problem domain . He explores why it's vital to build a vocabulary to talk to the machine, how programming languages are thinking tools, and how this affects our future as we work with LLMs. more…

Bliki: Interrogatory LLM

When we need an LLM to perform a complex task, we often need to feed it a lot of context. Coming up with a design for a new feature requires descriptions of how we want the feature to appear to the user, guidelines on how it should be implemented, information on external systems to consult, and so on. All this can be several pages of markdown. The obvious way to do this is for a human to write this context, but an alternative is to use an LLM to write this context after interviewing a human. The way I can do this is to prompt the LLM to interrogate me. It should ask me all the questions it needs to create this appropriate context. I can feed much of the information it needs, and tell it other sources it needs to consult if it can't figure those out itself. Once it's done, it can then create the context report for another session (perhaps with another model) to carry out the next step. I first saw a decent description of this approach in Harper Reed's blog . A striking element of his approach is insisting that the LLM ask only one question at a time.

Fragments: May 14

Last week I spent a day at The Orchard Retreat, hosted by Mechanical Orchard . that brought together several people working in software development to talk about the profession’s future with the rise of agentic programming. The event was help under the Chatham House Rule , so I can’t attribute the comments and stories I heard. (If anyone recognizes themselves, and would like attribution, let me know.) Here are a few tidbits that caught my notebook. ❄ ❄ One group developed a behavioral clone of GNU Cobol compiler in Rust. The result is 70K lines of Rust and was built in 3 days. This is yet another sign of the ability of LLMs to do a good job of porting existing code to a new platform. Good regression tests are extremely valuable here (and I don’t know how good GNU Cobol’s are). There’s also the possibility of building a test suite if you have access an existing implementation. ❄ ❄ Large spec documents can be complex for a human to review.

Maintainability sensors for coding agents

In her recent article about harness engineering for coding agent users, Birgitta B&#xf6;ckeler laid out a mental model for expanding a coding agent harness: a system of guides and sensors that increase the probability of good agent outputs and enable self-correction before issues reach human eyes. Birgitta has now started publishing an article where she walks though her experiences using sensors to keep a codebase maintainable. This part looks at static analysis with basic code linting. more…

Three more static code analysis sensors

Birgitta B&#xf6;ckeler adds discussion of three more sensors for static code analysis, focusing on checking and enforcing better modularity. Computational sensors for dependency checks were good at enforcing rules, but the rules were limited. Building a computational sensor for coupling data proved lackluster. Prompting an inferential sensor to review modularity was more effective. more…

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Experts, Lawmakers Blast RFK Jr. for Destroying Healthcare Research - "Sabotage"

An Anonymous Coward writes: https://arstechnica.com/health/2026/08/sabotage-experts-lawmakers-blast-rfk-jr-for-destroying-healthcare-research/ The federal agency tasked with studying ways to improve America's outstandingly poor healthcare system is "on the brink," experts warn. The Trump administration has cut its staff by 75 percent, canceled its grants en masse, and is refusing to spend tens of millions of dollars appropriated by Congress. Whether the agency "will survive the second Trump administration is an open question," health policy experts Aaron Carroll and David Atkins wrote in an opinion piece published today in the Annals of Internal Medicine . The agency in question is the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), which has focused on ways to improve patient safety, healthcare quality, care delivery, and new technologies and practices since the 1990s. In the past, "Republican leaders recognized that health care disparities were fundamental quality problems," Carroll and Atkins wrote. But recently, disparities in care have become partisan issues.

Framework Responds to Complaints That BIOS Update Bricks Ryzen 7040 Laptops

An Anonymous Coward writes: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/08/framework-responds-to-complaints-that-bios-update-bricked-ryzen-7040-laptops/ Framework says it's replacing some out-of-warranty AMD mainboards. A BIOS update for the Framework Laptop 13 with AMD Ryzen 7040-series processors is bricking the systems, multiple users have reported online. Framework started shipping pre-built Ryzen 7040-based Framework Laptop 13 computers and compatible motherboards in 2023. In June 2026, Framework released BIOS 3.20 for the devices. The update adds mainboard support for features, including a haptic touchpad and new speakers, for the higher-end Framework Laptop 13 Pro and fixes issues, including one "where the Battery Extender status was reported incorrectly following a reboot, hibernation, or shutdown after the timer had expired," per a post on Framework's forum from an employee. Some users say that they installed the update successfully. Numerous others, however, claim that the installation stalls, bricking the laptop.

RIP: Dolly Parton

Dolly Parton has passed away. https://eu.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2026/08/25/dolly-parton-death-cause-country-music-legend-singer/89232175007/ Dolly Parton, the "Queen of Country" singing icon with a personality as bold as her signature blond coif and rhinestone-encrusted outfits, has died. She was 80 years old. Parton's death was announced in a video message from her family on her social media pages and confirmed to USA TODAY. [...] Her nephew Bryan Seaver announced the death of his aunt [...] [...] My family and I have shared a lifetime of beautiful memories with Dolly, but so have you. She has always been on your television, your record player, your CD, and on your phone playlist becoming an extended part of your family, whether you liked it or not. Our family and the team she has entrusted with her legacy will work diligently to ensure her spirit will live with us for ever. Dolly was a farmer, just like her daddy. He farmed the soil; she farmed songs and happiness.

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DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 (on OpenRouter)

DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 (on OpenRouter) The latest DeepSeek Pro model is now available, via API only. I had to link to OpenRouter because DeepSeek don't have any obvious announcement page for their new model. I haven't been able to confirm if they plan to release the open weights, but given the weights are available for both April's deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V4-Pro and July's deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V4-Flash-0731 it seems likely. Update : the weights are now available on Hugging Face, 1.7T parameters, 893 GB. Interestingly I got very different looking pelicans for the three different reasoning levels of low, medium, and high. I've not noticed this kind of difference from any other model: Low: Medium: High: In terms of benchmarks... as far as I can tell those were released to the Official DeepSeek WeChat Group, then copied and pasted into a post on Reddit which was deleted by the moderators for being "low-effort", then copied into this ASCII-art table on Hacker News . Tags: ai , generative-ai , llms , pelican-riding-a-bicycle , deepseek , llm-release , ai-in-china

alchemy-utils 0.1a1

Release: alchemy-utils 0.1a1 Performance boost for DuckDB exports and CSV imports, see here .

llm-gemini 0.33

Release: llm-gemini 0.33 It's been a while since the last llm-gemini release. This version of the plugin adds support for today's Gemini 3.7 Flash release, plus gemini-3.6-flash , gemini-3.5-flash-lite and two embedding models gemini-embedding-2 and gemini-embedding-001 . The plugin is also upgraded for compatibility with LLM 0.32, which means you can now see reasoning traces and you can also enable server-side tools using this pattern: llm -m gemini-3.7-flash -T CodeExecution \ 'use python to calculate (factorial of 13) * 3' I had Gemini 3.7 Flash draw me some pelicans riding bicycles at high, medium, and low thinking efforts (minimal, which was an option in 3.6 Flash, has been removed in 3.7.) Here's the high level one, which is pretty great: Update 14th August 2026 : I had originally said that the SVG rendered incorrectly in Chrome and Firefox, and blamed Gemini 3.7 Flash for producing invalid SVG. That was entirely incorrect: the rendering glitch was my fault, caused by a bug In my rendering tool . I've now fixed that bug.

sqlite-utils 4.2

Release: sqlite-utils 4.2 Lots of improvements in this one relating to the table.transform() feature , which adds support for complex alter table operations by creating a fresh table, copying across the data and then dropping and replacing the old one. transform() now preserves a much larger array of edge-case schema definitions, including check constraints, unique constraints and even comments describing the columns. There are also new introspection properties for check constraints, and a whole lot of other smaller changes. Includes contributions from Bunlong Heng , ethanhawkes-gif , Rami Abdelrazzaq , nyxst4ck , and ikatyal2110 . (It later turned out 4.2 had a crashing bug , fixed in 4.2.1 .) Tags: releases , sqlite , sqlite-utils

sqlite-utils 4.2.1

Release: sqlite-utils 4.2.1 Fixes a crashing bug in sqlite-utils 4.2 . I'd introduced code that looks like this: from typing_extensions import Self It turned out the typing-extensions package was not listed as a dependency for sqlite-utils - it was installed by one of the other dependencies in the dev dependency group , but when you uvx sqlite-utils directly you don't get those dependencies. As part of fixing this I figured out how to run a smoke test to ensure the CLI tool still works even without those dev dependencies, which can be run from the project checkout: uv run --isolated --no-default-groups sqlite-utils --help The --no-default-groups argument prevents it from installing that default dev group, and --isolated means that even if there is a .venv/ folder containing extra dependencies they will be ignored for the duration of that uv run command. Tags: packaging , python , sqlite-utils , uv

Don't classify. Hallucinate!

Don&#x27;t classify. Hallucinate! I still have quite a bit of older content on my blog that I never got round to tagging. My blog has 1,856 tags - likely too many to feed to an LLM in one go and say "which of these tags match the following content". Doug Turnbull has a neat solution. Tell the model to output tags without any details of the existing vocabulary, then use vector embeddings against the existing corpus to find the concrete tags that are closest to the ones the model imagined might fit! His example prompt suggests including an example of the shape of your tags to help the model make a more useful guess: Your task is to create novel, never seen before, furniture, home goods, or hardware classification that best fit a search query.

Skild AI unveils S1, a robotics foundation model that it says can learn tasks never seen during pretraining, using a single video demo, without fine-tuning (Skild AI)

Skild AI : Skild AI unveils S1, a robotics foundation model that it says can learn tasks never seen during pretraining, using a single video demo, without fine-tuning &nbsp; &mdash;&nbsp; UNSEEN TASKS10-MINUTE HORIZONSONE VIDEO PROMPTNO POST-TRAINING&nbsp; &mdash;&nbsp; The evolution of language modeling provides a blueprint &hellip;

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Sources: Chris Malone, who joined OpenAI as head of data centers in March 2025, left the company last week amid a broader exodus (Anissa Gardizy/Wall Street Journal)

Anissa Gardizy / Wall Street Journal : Sources: Chris Malone, who joined OpenAI as head of data centers in March 2025, left the company last week amid a broader exodus &nbsp; &mdash;&nbsp; Chris Malone joins a string of recent high-level executive departures as the AI giant heads toward an IPO and ramps up its spending on computing power

FDA authorizes first wearable device that monitors ketone and blood sugar levels

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Preserving glow-in-the-dark art and fashion for future generations

Understanding unique photochemistry of such materials will help in conservation, storage, and exhibition.

Keenable, which is building a web search index for AI agents and says several AI labs are using its API, raised a $26M seed led by Accel (Anna Heim/TechCrunch)

Anna Heim / TechCrunch : Keenable, which is building a web search index for AI agents and says several AI labs are using its API, raised a $26M seed led by Accel &nbsp; &mdash;&nbsp; Search engines were built and optimized for people, who can't spare the time or attention required to scan entire webpages.

Google's anti-nausea Motion Assist dots finally rolling out on Android

It's currently only appearing on Pixels running Android 17.

Pgbot: A 5.9 MB read-only Postgres tool for humans and agents

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Dolly Parton has died

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Firefox 157 will include JPEG XL by default on all platforms

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An ex-Meta staffer testified that less than 1% of teens used Instagram's opt-in "Take a Break" tool when it launched; the feature is now on by default for teens (Madlin Mekelburg/Bloomberg)

Madlin Mekelburg / Bloomberg : An ex-Meta staffer testified that less than 1% of teens used Instagram's opt-in &ldquo;Take a Break&rdquo; tool when it launched; the feature is now on by default for teens &nbsp; &mdash;&nbsp; A former data scientist at Meta Platforms Inc. testified that less than 1% of teenagers were early adopters &hellip;

Two unvaccinated people die from measles in Pennsylvania, officials confirm

"[P]eople are not familiar with this disease and don’t fully understand the potential severity."

UK filing: in FY 2025, OnlyFans paid out $6.3B to creators, net revenue rose 10% YoY to $1.55B, and creator accounts hit 5M; 5,076 creators made $1M+ since 2016 (Todd Spangler/Variety)

Todd Spangler / Variety : UK filing: in FY 2025, OnlyFans paid out $6.3B to creators, net revenue rose 10% YoY to $1.55B, and creator accounts hit 5M; 5,076 creators made $1M+ since 2016 &nbsp; &mdash;&nbsp; A sizable bunch of top OnlyFans creators have taken home seven-figure checks from the fan-monetization site.

Clara (YC P26) is hiring a growth engineer to bring AI doctors to market

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SpaceX intends to invest up to $100 billion in massive Louisiana spaceport

"This will be a project like no other."

Anthropic merges the memory systems for Claude chat and Claude Cowork, making Claude chat history available to Cowork unless users opt out (David Gewirtz/ZDNET)

David Gewirtz / ZDNET : Anthropic merges the memory systems for Claude chat and Claude Cowork, making Claude chat history available to Cowork unless users opt out &nbsp; &mdash;&nbsp; ZDNET's key takeaways&nbsp; &mdash; Claude chat and Cowork now share one memory system.&nbsp; &mdash; Memory updates as you chat, with sensitive-data controls.

Lab supply companies have been selling antibodies using manipulated images

Image changes that would get a paper retracted are widespread among suppliers.

New bootloader lets you take the "Meta" out of the original Meta Quest

Privilege escalation attack grants "full control" and freedom from Meta's servers/apps.

[$] Old-school calendaring at the command line with Remind

Remind is a command-line calendar and alarm program, with an optional Tk-based graphical interface, for Linux and Unix-like operating systems. It has its own scripting language that allows users to create reminders that are difficult (if not impossible) to specify in other calendaring programs. It is wholly unsuitable for use in corporate environments that require calendar sharing and exchanging meeting invitations; however, it may be precisely the calendaring tool for users who prefer the command line and fast, flexible tools that can help keep track of messy schedules.

Vanilla OS 3 released

Vanilla OS 3 , an immutable desktop Linux distribution, has been released. Notable changes in this release include support for Arm64, introduction of a Vanilla&#160;OS&#160;SDK , a rewrite of the Apx package manager using the new SDK, and much more. LWN covered Vanilla&#160;OS&#160;2 in 2024.

Security updates for Tuesday

Security updates have been issued by AlmaLinux (cups-filters, gstreamer1-plugins-base, gstreamer1-plugins-good, kernel, mrtg, NetworkManager, nginx, nginx:1.24, nodejs24, perl-Date-Manip, python-pyasn1, python-urwid, python3.12, python3.14, and qemu-kvm), Debian (erlang, thunderbird, webkit2gtk, and zfs-linux), Fedora (calibre, chromium, freeipa, java-21-openjdk, java-21-openjdk-portable, java-25-openjdk, java-latest-openjdk, jfrog-cli, kernel, libxls, nextcloud, perl-URI, and samba), Gentoo (Incus), Mageia (kernel and kernel-linus), Oracle (ansible-core, cups-filters, curl, firefox, kernel, libcupsfilters, libreoffice, mrtg, NetworkManager, perl-Date-Manip, php:8.2, php:8.3, python-urwid, python3.14, qemu-kvm, and sqlite), Red Hat (assertj-core, httpd, and osbuild-composer), SUSE (buildah, comfyui, dracut, erlang, erlang27, grafana, kernel, libssh2_org, openvswitch, perl-Dancer2-Plugin-Auth-Extensible, postgresql17, python-cryptography, python-sqlparse, python311, python313-hpack, rpm, suseconnect-ng, thunderbird, and vim), and Ubuntu (async-http-client, curl, and ffmpeg).

[$] How to be safe from quantum computing

Practical quantum computers have been ten years away for the last several decades. Now, however, it's beginning to look as though they will be possible in just a few years. Recent research with obfuscated results demonstrated much lower memory requirements to factor ECDSA keys on a quantum computer, with work by other researchers in the open more than halving memory use compared to the state of the art in 2023. At the same time, computer manufacturers are boasting quantum processors that retain viable superpositions over longer periods. Given how slowly software updates filter out to stable systems, it's worth looking at what configuration changes and protocol updates are needed to be safe from quantum computers now.

Emacs 31.1 released

Version 31.1 of the Emacs editor has been released. There is a long list of changes including the removal of the Emacs dumper , a new user Lisp directory feature, a "Send to..." menu item in context-menu-mode , and many other changes; see the NEWS file for more information. Mickey Petersen, author of Mastering Emacs , also has a rundown of some of the quality-of-life features appearing in this release.

Security updates for Monday

Security updates have been issued by AlmaLinux (ansible-core, cups-filters, curl, java-1.8.0-openjdk, java-17-openjdk, java-21-openjdk, java-25-openjdk, kbd, kernel, perl-Date-Manip, php:8.2, and php:8.3), Debian (designate, firefox-esr, gst-plugins-bad1.0, libnet-dns-perl, nvidia-graphics-drivers, openjdk-21, openjdk-25, spip, and thunderbird), Fedora (AusweisApp2, bluez, calibre, ceph, chromium, GitPython, kernel, pack, perl-URI, rsync, and tcpreplay), Gentoo (GNU Emacs and needrestart), Oracle (ansible-core, java-1.8.0-openjdk, java-17-openjdk, java-21-openjdk, java-25-openjdk, kbd, kernel, mysql:8.4, perl-Date-Manip, perl:5.32, and sssd), Red Hat (curl, dnsmasq, kbd, kernel, libcap, libreswan, openssh, rsync, samba, unbound, and vim), SUSE (389-ds, apptainer, avahi, bugwarden, chromium, ffmpeg-9-libavcodec-devel, firefox, firefox-esr, gimp, go1.

Neuroplasticity as a praxis ⊗ The Ambiguist

No.413 — The science of foresight ⊗ Librarians are hosting viral “Avoiding AI” workshops ⊗ What if we never built another new building? ⊗ Seoul’s outdoor library

Too Many DevEx Metrics, Too Little Guidance

The looting of science fiction ⊗ We’ve been here before

No.412 — Techno-negativity ⊗ Billionaire derangement ⊗ The march to Stop the AI Race ⊗ Losing the ability to discover ⊗ How to talk about “AI” ⊗ Underwater kites

Ordinary engineers, not heroic inventors ⊗ Umyazu

No.411 — Stacking spaces ⊗ Why Leonardo was a saboteur ⊗ Futuring through discomfort ⊗ Imagining a new digital commons for creative AI ⊗ Project Circle ⊗ Umberto Eco library opens in Bologna

Becoming our unconscious ⊗ Energy and the matter problem

No.410 — Solar abundance ⊗ Matter Battle ⊗ A Glossary for Other Worlds ⊗ Scarcity is driving AI innovation ⊗ Chock full of incredible animals ⊗ Big Think’s 5 favorite nonfiction books

The no-human future ⊗ The cult of optimisation

No.409 — The golden age of Bond villains ⊗ Predictions Volume 1 ⊗ GLM-5.2 is a step change ⊗ Earth’s underground fungus network ⊗ Huge collections of Leonardo’s codexes

(One) good AI is here ⊗ Taste as interface behaviour

No.408 — Futures studies as a mosaic 2 ⊗ Digital Colonialism ⊗ How the Squamish built Senakw ⊗ Extreme dynamic symmetry

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Next.js

We're very proud to open-source Next.js , a small framework for server-rendered universal JavaScript webapps, built on top of React, Webpack and Babel, which powers this very site! Read more

Next.js 2.0

More than 3.1 million developers read our announcement post of Next.js . More than 110 contributors have submitted patches, examples or improved our documentation. Over 10,000 developers have starred us on GitHub . Today, we are proud to introduce Next 2.0 to the world. What follows is a quick summary of every new feature and improvement we have made. Read more

Next 3.0 Preview: Static Exports and Dynamic Imports

On the heels of our announcement of free static deployments earlier today, we are excited to introduce a beta release of the upcoming Next.js 3.0, featuring next export , dynamic components and various bugfixes. Read more

Next.js 3.0

We are very excited excited to announce the stable release of Next.js 3.0. Ever since our beta announcement , we have been using it to power vercel.com and have received lots of feedback and contributions from our community . Let’s walk through what’s been improved and what’s altogether new, or fetch the latest version from npm ! New to Next.js? Next.js is a zero-configuration, single-command toolchain for React apps, with built-in server-rendering, code-splitting and more. Check out Learn Next.js to get started! Read more

Next.js 4: React 16 and styled-jsx 2

We are happy to introduce Next.js 4 , which features support for React 16 and introduces a major upgrade for the default styling engine styled-jsx with support for dynamic styles . Read more

Towards Next.js 5: Introducing Canary Updates

On the heels of the announcements of canary releases for Hyper , Now CLI , and Now Desktop , we are glad to announce the immediate availability of a canary channel for Next.js. In addition, we are excited to share some of the goals we are currently working on towards the release of Next.js 5! Read more

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Happy 20th Birthday, Amazon EC2

On the 20th Anniversary, we recognize how AWS has continued to push the boundaries of what cloud computing can deliver, building custom silicon for general-purpose and AI workloads and expanding EC2 into new form factors and deployment models that our customers in 2006 could not have imagined.

Bringing gVisor sandboxes to distributed Ray clusters

The reinforcement learning (RL) ecosystem is rapidly adopting Ray as the unified compute runtime for complex post-training workflows. Across Google Cloud, we see customers using Ray for workloads ranging from multimodal data pipelines to frontier RL. But as agentic and reasoning models evolve, a critical bottleneck has emerged: orchestrating secure, isolated sandboxes at scale to safely execute dynamic rollouts, code generation, and multi-turn tool interactions. Today, in partnership with Anyscale , we are excited to introduce an experimental library for Ray that leverages agentic AI technologies being developed at Google to bring native, high-performance sandboxing directly into distributed Ray clusters. Sandboxes as Ray Primitives Ray has become a common runtime for orchestrating post-training workloads. Frameworks including veRL, NeMo-RL, SLIME, MILES, and SkyRL already use Ray to coordinate distributed trainers, inference engines, rollout workers, and other components.

Now introducing Gemini Enterprise for Legal

Few professions are as exacting as the practice of law. A team reviewing a contract or building a case works inside strictly privileged information, firm-specific playbooks, and a body of law that changes constantly. The work thrives on nuanced, professional judgment — and the systems supporting it inherit real obligations: ethical walls that cannot be crossed, matter permissions that cannot be flattened, and a duty of confidentiality that does not bend for convenience. General-purpose AI, however capable, does not meet that standard on its own. Foundational model intelligence is necessary. For legal work, it is nowhere near sufficient. What makes the difference is the system built around the model: skills that enhance a firm's own expertise, connections into the systems where matters actually live, agents that complete work rather than return suggestions, and an open ecosystem to extend all of it — with governance running underneath all four . Each is valuable alone.

Now introducing Gemini Enterprise for Financial Services

Protecting capital in today's markets requires immense speed and precision. A financial analyst preparing a deal memo works across licensed market data, internal models, and confidential client files. General-purpose AI lacks the real-time accuracy, verifiable data lineage, and strict security that financial institutions demand. While model intelligence is necessary, without deep integration into trusted financial systems, it is not sufficient. Making AI genuinely useful inside an industry requires four things, together: domain expertise encoded into reusable skills, secure connections to the systems and data the work depends on, agents that can act inside real workflows, and an open ecosystem that extends and scales all of it — with governance running underneath all four. Each is valuable alone. Only together do they produce something an institution can actually put into production and see true return on investment.

South Asia SRF highlights Member priorities on IPv6, routing security, and training

More than 100 APNIC Members attended the South Asia APNIC Sub-Regional Forum alongside SANOG 44 in Kathmandu. Member feedback gathered during the event will help inform APNIC's future priorities across the region.

AI, IPv6, and the future Internet at IETF 126

Guest Post: At IETF 126, discussions highlighted how AI is beginning to shape the future of Internet infrastructure. Participants identified IPv6 as a critical foundation for large-scale AI ecosystems and explored new approaches.

Your alt text passes automated checks. That doesn’t mean it’s any good.

We built a plugin for the GitHub Accessibility Scanner to make sure your alt text is actually accessible. Here's how it works. The post Your alt text passes automated checks. That doesn&#8217;t mean it&#8217;s any good. appeared first on The GitHub Blog .

The Cloudflare Blog – Brought to you by EmDash

We migrated the Cloudflare Blog to EmDash to prove our stack at massive scale. Here is how we stress-tested performance, safely routed production traffic, and redesigned the frontend experience.

AWS Weekly Roundup: Student Rewards on AWS Builder Center, Local Zone in Las Vegas, and more (August 24, 2026)

During my time at AWS, I have always looked for opportunities to work with students. I have delivered over 50 talks at universities across the region, and watching the potential in the room is always a strong motivator. It reminds me of why I do this work, and that the students I meet today may […]

New AI-powered quick assessments in Migration Center turbocharge modernization

Technology leaders are under mounting pressure to modernize infrastructure, control multi-cloud operational spend, and build data foundations for generative AI. However, the discovery required for that level of transformation can entail weeks of manual spreadsheet analysis, mapping in-house infrastructure, and reconciling siloed, piecemeal cost estimates across disparate teams and sources. To help, we’re announcing AI-powered Quick Assessments in Migration Center , which delivers near-instant total cost of ownership (TCO) modeling and automated service mapping. Compare this to legacy assessment processes, which can stall digital transformation initiatives before they even launch. Manual discovery can delay migration timelines by months, increase engineering overhead, and often miscalculates complex financial models. By replacing manual discovery with AI-assisted automation, IT gains instant, actionable visibility into the TCO and return on investment (ROI) for a given migration initiative.

Empowering autonomous agents with advanced security governance

AI agents are the ultimate insiders. We grant them permission to read emails, query databases, and trigger API calls. They don’t just retrieve information, they take action. Agents offer incredible potential for increased productivity and better customer experiences, but they also come with new security concerns. In our new State of AI infrastructure report , 79% of tech leaders cite security, governance, or operations as their most significant challenge to scaling inference. While there’s still a crucial role for traditional security tools, the threat model has fundamentally changed. Autonomous workflows have redefined enterprise risk, so it's crucial that we give agents the access they need without compromising security. The agentic paradox The path to success starts with viewing governance as a driver for innovation. To be useful and secure, an agent needs access — and also guardrails. Yet 35% of senior IT decision makers cite insufficient security for multi-system access as a primary issue preventing agentic deployment.

Intent to Ship: JPEG XL

It isn&#8217;t often that new image formats land in browsers. In the early 2000s we had JPEG, GIF, and PNG. The 2010s gave us WebP, which was a modest step up from JPEG. But the 2020s have given us two new image formats that are a big step up from previous formats: AVIF and JPEG [&#8230;] The post Intent to Ship: JPEG XL appeared first on Mozilla Hacks - the Web developer blog .

MikroTik as a home router

Guest Post: No homelab can be complete without a proper networking setup. Proceed at your own risk! (... it's worth it)

Do IXPs make the Internet faster? It’s complicated

IXPs shape latency, cost, resilience, and the spread of new technologies, not just Internet speed. As the Internet evolves, the role of IXPs continues to expand, as highlighted in this BPF 2026 panel discussion.

Say it once: introducing Bot Preference Sync

Cloudflare's new Bot Preference Sync automatically aligns your robots.txt file with your AI bot policies for Search, Agent, and Training. Easily manage which bots access your content without maintaining static files.

AWS Glue 6.0 now available with 30% lower price and full Apache Iceberg v3 support

AWS Glue 6.0 is built on a fully modernized runtime, Apache Spark 4.1, Python 3.13, and Scala 2.13,&nbsp;delivering 30% lower pricing than previous AWS Glue versions.

A Tale of Two Flink Autoscalers

Samuel Yeboah , Francesco Di Chiara and Mingliang Liu Today, Netflix runs two Flink autoscalers. That is exactly one more than we want. We built the first one in-house years ago, when there was no mature option suited to our platform. The second came from the Apache Flink community, and it can scale workloads our homegrown system was never designed for. We now run both in production and are steadily converging on the open-source one. Along the way we learned some hard lessons about metrics, cost, and the real price of maintaining infrastructure you could instead adopt, and we hope they are useful whether you run a handful of Flink jobs or tens of thousands. Why autoscaling is not optional at our scale Netflix has run stream processing on Apache Flink since 2017. As of 2026 we operate more than 30,000 Flink jobs across multiple AWS regions. Most are not deployed by hand; they are generated by our managed platform Data Mesh , so the majority of users never touch a Flink job directly.

What’s new with Google Cloud

Want to know the latest from Google Cloud? Find it here in one handy location. Check back regularly for our newest updates, announcements, resources, events, learning opportunities, and more. Tip : Not sure where to find what you’re looking for on the Google Cloud blog? Start here: Google Cloud blog 101: Full list of topics, links, and resources . aside_block &lt;ListValue: []&gt; Aug 17 - Aug 21 Webinar: Agent Identity as the backbone for secure AI innovation An AI agent with a stolen API key looks identical to a legitimate one. As autonomous agents scale across enterprise systems, static credentials and legacy IAM policies can no longer keep up with machine-speed execution. Join Shaun Liu, Product Manager at Google Cloud, on August 27 at 1 PM ET to explore Google Cloud’s vision for unifying agent, human, and nonhuman identity into a workload-centric platform using verifiable cryptographic identities (SPIFFE, ID-JAG, OAuth).

APNIC 62 OPM: Just the facts

The APNIC 62 Open Policy Meeting will consider a diverse set of policy proposals covering IPv4 management, IPv6 allocation practices, and Internet abuse handling.

The August 17 outage, and the work ahead

An update on the August 17 outage and the steps we're taking to improve reliability. The post The August 17 outage, and the work ahead appeared first on The GitHub Blog .

From all-or-nothing to task-based OAuth consent

Cloudflare OAuth now supports optional scopes, giving users more control over what an app can access and helping developers build secure consent flows around the task at hand.

[Podcast] DNS cold start

Geoff Huston discusses the unexpected behaviours of the DNS when you perform a query after 'cold start' with no cached data.

GitHub Copilot app for Beginners: Managing your work

If you’re juggling multiple Copilot sessions, use the My work pane to track what's in flight, what's done, and what's next. The post GitHub Copilot app for Beginners: Managing your work appeared first on The GitHub Blog .

A revisit of remote Spectre attacks on Cloudflare Workers

In 2024 and 2025, we reassessed remote Spectre attacks on our Workers infrastructure. We share details about the new attack primitives like Spectre gadgets, remote timers, achieving co-location and how new defenses further harden Cloudflare Workers.

BGP Role model: tracking the adoption of RFC 9234

RFC 9234 lets routers reject route leaks on their own, using BGP Roles and the Only to Customer attribute. We measured who has deployed it, and found two Tier 1 networks unexpectedly stripping OTC.

In the works: AWS Builder Lofts in Berlin, Hyderabad, and São Paulo

Each location will be a permanent community space to offer free workshops, networking events, pitch nights, content creation spaces, collaboration/co-working areas, and event hosting for developers, students, or tech professionals who want to walk through the doors.

AWS Weekly Roundup: EC2 application status checks, IAM role manager, OpenAI Daybreak on Bedrock, and more (August 17, 2026)

Last week, AWS contributors joined the OpenSearch and Valkey communities at Open Source Summit Korea 2026 and MCP DevSummit Seoul 2026 to meet open source developers and contributors. At the four-day event, community leaders and users of these Linux Foundation open source projects gathered to share knowledge, collaborate on solutions, and push the projects forward. […]

How canvases make agentic workflows visible, steerable, and cost-efficient

Chat is great for intent, but agent work gets lost in the scroll. Here is how I use canvases with my agentic workflows—and why your workflow also deserves a canvas. The post How canvases make agentic workflows visible, steerable, and cost-efficient appeared first on The GitHub Blog .

Microsoft named a Leader in the 2026 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Cloud-Native Application Platforms

Cloud-native platforms are becoming the foundation for AI transformation. Discover how Microsoft's Azure application platform helps organizations modernize, innovate, and operate AI-powered applications at scale. The post Microsoft named a Leader in the 2026 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Cloud-Native Application Platforms appeared first on Microsoft Azure Blog .

How to bring your software delivery workflow into GitHub with agent apps

See how four GitHub agent apps can help you scope, secure, roll out, and ship a feature across the SDLC–all without leaving GitHub. The post How to bring your software delivery workflow into GitHub with agent apps appeared first on The GitHub Blog .

How Cloudflare detects MCP traffic and helps secure it

Cloudflare Gateway identifies MCP requests using protocol-level heuristics. Security teams can use that signal to find shadow MCP traffic, enforce Portal-only access for approved servers, and block direct connections on managed network paths.

Your guide to GitHub Universe 2026 is here: The schedule just launched!

The GitHub Universe session catalog is live. Explore interactive workshops, community talks, demos, and panels. Plus, register before August 19 to save $300. The post Your guide to GitHub Universe 2026 is here: The schedule just launched! appeared first on The GitHub Blog .

The Economics of Agent Optimization: From pilots to measurable returns

Learn how AI cost management helps organizations move from AI pilots to measurable ROI through greater visibility, governance, and optimization. The post The Economics of Agent Optimization: From pilots to measurable returns appeared first on Microsoft Azure Blog .

How to Pretty-Print Your Kubernetes YAML as KYAML and Why You'd Want To

YAML has been the standard way to write Kubernetes manifests for years. Every example, tutorial, and configuration file you come across is written in it. The problem isn't that YAML is a bad format. It's that YAML gives you a lot of choices, and not all of them are equally good for writing Kubernetes manifests. Some features make files harder to read, some are easy to misuse and others can lead to surprising behavior. The interesting part is that Kubernetes doesn't actually need most of those features. It only relies on a small subset of YAML. This led to a simple question: if Kubernetes only needs a small part of YAML, why not standardize on that part and avoid the rest? Instead of introducing a new configuration language, SIG CLI introduced KYAML , a stricter, more consistent way to write YAML. What is KYAML? KYAML is a strict subset (or &quot;dialect&quot;) of standard YAML, designed to be parseable by the existing ecosystem without any changes, as proposed in KEP 5295 . It does not introduce a new format or a new parser.

AWS Weekly Roundup: AWS Heroes Summit, Web Search on Amazon Bedrock, Dogwood, Kiro Crew, and more (August 10, 2026)

Last week, we brought together AWS Heroes from around the world to connect, collaborate, and celebrate the builders who go above and beyond for the AWS community. The AWS Heroes Summit, an invite-only annual gathering, brings global experts specializing in fields like AI, serverless, and containers together for direct collaboration, technical deep-dives, and feedback sessions […]

How and Why Netflix Built a Real-Time Distributed Graph: Part 3 — Querying the graph with gRPC…

How and Why Netflix Built a Real-Time Distributed Graph: Part 3 — Querying the graph with gRPC execution API Authors: Nilesh Mishra and Ajit Koti This is the third entry of a multi-part blog series describing how we built a Real-Time Distributed Graph (RDG). In Part 1 , we discussed the motivation for creating the RDG and the architecture of the data processing pipeline that populates it. In Part 2 , we discussed how we designed the storage layer to handle billions of nodes and edges while maintaining single-digit-millisecond latency. In Part 3, we will explore how we designed a fast, flexible serving layer to efficiently query the graph. Introduction In Part 1 of this series, we described why Netflix needed a Real-Time Distributed Graph (RDG) and how we used Apache Flink to build an ingestion and processing pipeline that turns streaming events into graph primitives. In Part 2 , we explored how we designed a storage layer capable of handling billions of nodes and edges while still delivering single-digit-millisecond latency.

Microsoft named a Leader in the 2026 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for AI-Augmented Code Modernization Tools

GitHub Copilot and Azure are helping organizations modernize legacy applications, reduce technical debt, and prepare for AI innovation. The post Microsoft named a Leader in the 2026 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for AI-Augmented Code Modernization Tools appeared first on Microsoft Azure Blog .

Gateway API v1.6: TCPRoute and UDPRoute Graduate to Standard

The Kubernetes SIG Network community is thrilled to share the release of Gateway API v1.6.0 , which was released on June 30th of this year! Gateway API has become the standard for modern, role-oriented, and expressive service networking in Kubernetes. In previous releases, Gateway API established a production-grade foundation for HTTP and TLS layer 7 traffic. With version 1.6.0, Gateway API takes a major step forward by expanding standard layer 4 protocol routing and introducing cleaner API boundaries for experimental innovation. Here is a quick summary of what's new in Gateway API v1.6.0: TCPRoute and UDPRoute Graduate to Standard : Raw L4 TCP and UDP traffic routing reach GA stability in the v1 API version. Experimental API Group Separation : Experimental resources transition to a distinct API group ( gateway.networking.x-k8s.io ) with an X prefix to make experimental vs. standard boundaries crystal clear. Let's dive into the details!

Modeling Device Capabilities for Analytics

by Aarti Laddha , Richard Diaz-Cool , Rishika Idnani , Venkatesh Selveraj Netflix supports a vast and evolving set of features and content types, ranging from 4K streaming and immersive audio to live streaming and cloud gaming, across a diverse ecosystem of devices. However, not all devices are created equal. Hardware limitations such as available RAM, CPU cores, display capabilities, or platform support mean that some features cannot be supported on certain device models. To ensure the best possible user experience, we rely on a deep understanding of device capabilities. We have invested in building a comprehensive device capability data model and integrating feature flags from internal systems, paving the way for smarter, more granular feature management across our global device landscape. This approach helps us identify bottlenecks in feature penetration and accelerates the pace of innovation. We have designed our data storage and modeling strategies to efficiently support analytics at scale. We use a cumulative table to process information about the device’s capabilities.

Kubernetes v1.37 Sneak Peek

As we get closer to the release date for Kubernetes v1.37, the project develops and matures, features may be deprecated, removed, or replaced with better ones for the project's overall health. This blog outlines some of the planned changes for the Kubernetes v1.37 release that the release team feels you should be aware of for the continued maintenance of your Kubernetes environment and keeping up to date with the latest changes. The information below reflects the current status of the v1.37 release and may change before the actual release date. Deprecations and removals for Kubernetes v1.37 Kubectl: kubectl run --filename/-f to be deprecated The --filename (or -f ) flag for kubectl run is being deprecated as the generated pod is always built purely from CLI arguments like NAME and --image . See kubernetes/kubernetes#138671 for the original issue and discussion.

GenRec: Towards LLM-Native Recommendation at Netflix

Authors: Ying Li , Arjun Rao , Shradha Sehgal Introduction Recommendations sit at the heart of the Netflix experience. Our current production models rely on thousands of hand‑crafted features over users, items, and interactions, along with specialized architectures for sequence modeling, feature interactions, and multi‑task objectives. This stack has evolved over many years to support diverse content types (movies, series, games, live, podcasts) and product surfaces, but its complexity makes it costly to onboard new use cases: adding a content type or surface can require significant feature engineering, architecture change, infrastructure work, and experimentation. At the same time, large language models (LLMs) are changing how we think about recommendation, as shown by recent work such as PLUM , GLIDE , and OneRec-Think . Their broad world knowledge and strong language understanding make it possible to represent user histories and item metadata directly as text, capture rich relationships in a shared semantic space, and steer recommendations via natural‑language prompts.

How the controller-runtime Cache Actually Works, and Why Your Controller Does Not Crash the API Server

This article has been revised since it was first published, to correct several significant technical inaccuracies in the original text. Kubernetes has long been the default platform for distributed workloads, and writing your own controller for it is now a matter of a few hours. The common path — Golang, using kubebuilder on top of controller-runtime — gives you a project scaffold, types, and a reconciler. For typical scenarios that is more than enough. But as soon as load grows or the controller starts behaving in ways you did not expect, a whole class of edge cases shows up. Most of them trace back to the same root cause: a fuzzy mental model of how controller-runtime works inside. If you write Kubernetes controllers in Go, this article should help you build a coherent picture and avoid expensive surprises in production. This article walks through the internals of controller-runtime and, along the way, shows which architectural decisions are baked into Kubernetes itself. The starting point is how controllers actually read objects from the Kubernetes API.

What customers value most in Microsoft Databases—from reliability to AI readiness

Every day, customers trust Microsoft Databases to power their most critical applications, business processes, and AI-powered experiences. The post What customers value most in Microsoft Databases—from reliability to AI readiness appeared first on Microsoft Azure Blog .

AT&T and Microsoft scale trillion-token workloads with Microsoft Foundry and AMD

AT&#38;T processed approximately one trillion tokens while developing OTel2.0 using Microsoft Foundry Managed Compute, open AI models, and AMD and NVIDIA GPU infrastructure. Discover how flexible model choice and scalable infrastructure are enabling production-scale telecom AI. The post AT&amp;T and Microsoft scale trillion-token workloads with Microsoft Foundry and AMD appeared first on Microsoft Azure Blog .

In-House LLM Serving at Netflix

By AI Platform’s Model Runtime team and Inference team Introduction Most organizations consume LLMs through hosted APIs. Netflix went further — we run the full stack ourselves, from model deployment through inference, inside our existing production environment rather than a separate ML silo. Some of those decisions weren’t obvious, and a few revealed their trade-offs only under production load. This post focuses on the choices where alternatives were seriously considered: engine selection, model packaging, API surface design, deployment strategy, and output constraints enforcement. The goal is to share not just what was built, but why — and what production revealed that the design phase didn’t anticipate. Architecture Overview Member-scale ML at Netflix is fronted by a unified JVM-based serving system that handles the end-to-end flow for downstream consumers: routing and A/B test logic, candidate generation, feature fetching, inference, post-processing, and logging at each stage. Both real-time and cached batch paths are supported.

Azure Databricks delivers proven business value

Microsoft Azure Databricks delivers the first-party advantage of Databricks on Microsoft—and for customers, that advantage shows up as real, measurable value. It is the same Databricks platform your teams already know, co-engineered with Microsoft and delivered as a native Azure service, so it fits naturally into the Microsoft tools, identity, and governance your organization already runs. The post Azure Databricks delivers proven business value appeared first on Microsoft Azure Blog .

Building a Custom Metrics Exporter for Kubernetes

Kubernetes ships with built-in awareness of CPU and memory, but most real-world scaling decisions depend on signals that live entirely outside that narrow window: how many messages are waiting in a queue, how long the last batch job took, how many active WebSocket connections a pod is holding. When the built-in metrics are not enough, a metrics exporter bridges that gap. This post walks through writing one from scratch, packaging it as a container, and wiring it into a cluster so that Prometheus — and ultimately the HorizontalPodAutoscaler — can consume it. What a metrics exporter actually does An exporter is a small HTTP server with a single responsibility: expose application state as text on a /metrics endpoint. Prometheus scrapes that endpoint on a regular interval, stores the time-series data, and makes it available for queries, alerts, and autoscaling rules. In some cases you can instrument your application directly — embedding the Prometheus client library and exposing /metrics from within the same process — rather than running a separate exporter.

Building Service Topology at Scale: Architecture, Challenges, and Lessons Learned

By Parth Jain , Rakesh Sukumar , Yingwu Zhao , Renzo Sanchez-Silva &amp; Nathan Fisher A deep dive into the engineering challenges of building a real-time service dependency map at Netflix scale: from streaming architectures and distributed aggregation pipelines to time-travel queries and the methodology that made it work. Introduction In our first post , we introduced the problem: engineers at Netflix needed a unified, real-time view of service dependencies to troubleshoot faster, understand blast radius, and navigate our distributed architecture. We described our multi-source approach, combining eBPF network flows, IPC metrics, and distributed tracing into physically separate graph layers that can be queried independently or merged into a comprehensive view. That post explained what we built and why . This post is about how , the engineering reality of building this system at Netflix scale. Here’s the truth: the first version worked perfectly… in our local environment. Production was a different story. Kafka consumers fell behind. Instances ran out of memory.

Operating AI/ML Workloads on Kubernetes: A Headlamp Plugin for Kubeflow

Kubernetes has quietly become the default platform for AI and machine learning. Whether you run notebook servers for data scientists, schedule distributed training jobs, tune hyperparameters, or orchestrate multi-step ML pipelines, those workloads increasingly land on a Kubernetes cluster. Kubeflow is one of the most popular ways to assemble that stack, and it does so the Kubernetes-native way: every capability is exposed as a Custom Resource Definition (CRD). That design is a gift to cluster operators, because it means ML workloads can be observed and managed with the same primitives as everything else in the cluster. But in practice the specialized ML dashboards that ship with these platforms hide the Kubernetes layer underneath. When a notebook is stuck or a training run fails, the operator is often left dropping back to kubectl to find out what actually happened at the Pod level. This post introduces the Headlamp Kubeflow plugin , which closes that gap by surfacing Kubeflow's custom resources directly inside a general-purpose Kubernetes UI.

PACT: Anonymous Credentials for the Web

This is the technical companion to our update on Distilled, “Keeping the web open and private in the bot era.” Here we take a deeper look at the problem space, the design we&#8217;re proposing, and the problems still left to solve. Bots (and privacy-preserving browsers) not welcome Browse a news site in a private window. Shop [&#8230;] The post PACT: Anonymous Credentials for the Web appeared first on Mozilla Hacks - the Web developer blog .

Announcing Web Serial Support in Firefox

Support for Web Serial in Firefox 151 for Desktop Firefox can now connect directly to microcontrollers, development boards, 3D printers, power meters, and other serial-connected hardware from the web. Starting in Firefox 151 for Desktop, support for the Web Serial API allows web applications to communicate with compatible devices without requiring native software. Web Serial [&#8230;] The post Announcing Web Serial Support in Firefox appeared first on Mozilla Hacks - the Web developer blog .

Behind the Scenes Hardening Firefox with Claude Mythos Preview

Two weeks ago we announced that we had identified and fixed an unprecedented number of latent security bugs in Firefox with the help of Claude Mythos Preview and other AI models. In this post, we’ll go into more detail about how we approached this work, what we found, and advice for other projects on making [&#8230;] The post Behind the Scenes Hardening Firefox with Claude Mythos Preview appeared first on Mozilla Hacks - the Web developer blog .