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AMD is the latest tech company to hit a $1 trillion market cap. Here’s why
The chipmaker’s stock price has been surging amid investor optimism about the future of AI. It now joins Nvidia, SpaceX, Meta, and over a dozen others. Yesterday, Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (Nasdaq: AMD) became the latest member of one of the world’s most exclusive clubs: companies worth $1 trill

IT mistake erases 11 years of viewing history for hospitals’ maternity records
A “human error” in the IT department led to Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust (NUH) losing data from maternity records over an 11-year span. The data loss occurred on August 18, the English hospitals announced in a blog post on Monday spotted by The Register.

Meta's New Muse AI Agent May Be the Creepiest Ever Released
Meta's new AI agent Muse nags you for amount of personal information and makes personalized suggestions that start to feel creepy.

Novo may be getting a better deal than expected with Medicare's Bridge program
Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk were already benefitting a great deal from the Trump administration's pilot program covering obesity drugs for seniors at a price of $245 a month. It turns out, there may more even more benefits for the companies than we originally knew.

Week 3 NFL score predictions, best picks today: Expert reveals exact scores for every NFL game
SportsLine expert Eric Cohen reveals his score predictions for every game on the Week 3 NFL schedule
Qatar urges diplomacy, rejects Strait of Hormuz ‘bargaining’
Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani called for the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz while speaking at the UN.

Viki’s K-Drama Day Returns With 10 Free K-Dramas And Fan Events
Rakuten Viki celebrates K-Drama Day with 10 free Korean dramas, exclusive content, giveaways, special offers and a chance for fans to spotlight a K-drama on billboards.

Hellblade developer Ninja Theory to be shut down in new wave of Xbox cuts, as two separate agreements collapse
Ninja Theory - developer of the Hellblade series - is shutting down as part of today's Xbox cuts. Its proposed buyers pulled out, resulting in the closure.
AstroForge is putting AI in command of its next spacecraft
Autonomy-1 will have a small, transformer-based AI model taking charge of a space probe.

Review: Resident Evil is the fresh take this flagging franchise really needed
I was on the fence about going to see the latest Resident Evil reboot to review, given how uninspired the prior reboot attempt in 2021 turned out to be. But director Zach Cregger gave us last year's phenomenal Weapons, and early word of mouth was extremely positive, so I took a chance. I'm glad I did, because the film is terrific. Cregger's distinctive sensibility is just what the flagging franchise needed: a truly fresh take on a well-trodden fictional world that blends horror, humor, and some pretty over-the-top gore in just the right ratios.

Nor'easter to slam US with hurricane-force winds and 12-foot waves
Flood warnings and high wind alerts have been issued as millions of Americans are expected to be impacted by an early season nor'easter sweeping over the US.

Epic's mortality model, and Omada's future products
In this edition of STAT Health Tech: What Epic's mortality prediction algorithm tells us about AI in geriatrics, Omada's expansion plans, and more.

Jets adding a new QB: Titans cast-off Will Levis set to sign with New York's practice squad, per report
The Jets just added a new face to their QB room
Indian MMA fighter refuses handshake after Asian Games ‘defeat’
India’s first MMA medal at the Asian Games was overshadowed by controversy over the result.

‘True Detective’ Stars Matthew McConaughey And Woody Harrelson Reunite For Apple TV Comedy ‘Brothers’
Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson reunite in Apple TV’s new comedy Brothers. Here’s the release time, episode schedule, cast, synopsis and Rotten Tomatoes score.

Next major Halo game being developed by Activision, as Halo Studios all but closes as part of Microsoft's Xbox restructuring
Major changes for the Halo series as Microsoft gives the next major game to Activision to make.
AI and Vulnerable customers: The hidden risk of helpful AI
AI has huge potential to improve accessibility and inclusion, but it also raises important questions about trust, autonomy and vulnerability. Discover why responsible AI must go beyond accessibility and focus on human outcomes.

Toyota orders workers to train humanoid robots but says humans won't be replaced
Toyota workers are already helping to train humanoid robots as part of the automaker’s race to eventually deploy 400,000 factory robots—but a Toyota executive said the robotic push is not meant to directly replace humans. Starting in 2028, the Toyota Motor group aims to start investing $6.42 billion every year in upgrading factories with the new robotic workforce, according to Nikkei Asia.

Fire amoeba breaks heat tolerance record for complex life
Incendiamoeba cell reproducing at 63°CFelix Mikus A species of amoeba discovered in California’s Lassen Volcanic National Park can survive and thrive in temperatures that had been considered impossibly high for complex life. Nicknamed the fire amoeba by the researchers who collected it, Incendiamoeba cascadensis can survive in waters heated up to 70°C.
Experimental evidence of generalization in quantum machine learning in small-data regime
Quantum machine learning is a promising paradigm for learning from limited data, a central bottleneck in domains such as medical imaging, clinical trials, and rare diseases. Quantum convolutional neural networks (QCNNs) are particularly attractive in this setting, combining a hierarchical architecture with strong inductive bias and a parameter count that grows only logarithmically with system size. Their appeal rests on the generalization bounds of Caro et al. (2022), which show that the general

Steven Adams predicts level of play across sports will 'plummet' when 'Grand Theft Auto 6' is released
Once 'GTA 6' finally drops in November, Adams thinks players and coaches will lose focus for a few weeks
Lula warns against foreign interference, defends Brazil’s sovereignty at UN
Lula’s remarks come as Trump asserts US power in Latin America in his own UN address.

Can Franklin Arias At Age 20 Help Boston Red Sox In Playoffs?
Franklin Arias dominated all aspects of the game this year in the minors at age 20. Can he help the Boston Red Sox in the playoffs? The answer: yes ... no ... and maybe.

‘Dune’ Production Designer Patrice Vermette to Be Honored With Variety’s Creative Impact Award at SCAD Savannah Film Festival
'Dune' production designer Patrice Vermette will be honored with Variety’s Creative Impact Award at SCAD Savannah Film Festival next month.
Anthropic releases Opus 5.5 with lower prices and Fable-level performance
Anthropic called it "the strongest-performing model we've tested to date."

Dyson’s most overengineered gadget may have a waterproofing problem
There's always a danger in over-complicating products. Simple is so often best. The apocryphal story of NASA spending millions crafting a space pen while Soviet cosmonauts used a pencil is often cited as a prime example, even if it's actually not true. Perhaps it's not surprising that Dyson has got into hot water trying to reinvent the electric toothbrush. The Chinese invented the first bristle toothbrush during the Ming dynasty. That concept muddled along quite nicely until 1937, when Tomlinson Moseley filed a patent for the earliest electric toothbrush.

DraftKings Is Using AI to Identify Problem Gamblers and Get Them Hooked
DraftKings used a predictive AI model to identify problem gamblers and blast them with promotional offers so they could lose more money.

Canada’s economy is losing $100B a year to illness and caregiving: report - National | Globalnews.ca
Poor health among workers and gaps in caregiving caused Canada’s economy to lose more than $100 billion in 2025, a report by Deloitte Canada estimated on Tuesday.

Tyson Bagent in concussion protocol as Bears could be down to third quarterback in Week 3, per report
Bagent and Caleb Williams both sustained injuries in the Week 2 loss to the Vikings
U.N. Live Updates: Trump Says He Faces Choice to Make a Deal or ‘Annihilate’ Iran
President Trump delivered the remark before a gathering where world leaders typically present themselves as champions of global harmony. Earlier, António Guterres, the U.N. secretary general, called on leaders to end conflicts.

President Trump – Free Gulshan Abbas
When President Trump and Xi Jinping meet, they should discuss more than just trade. The focus should also be on political prisoners like Dr. Gulshan Abbas.

El Sol Ermitaño Launches at San Sebastián Festival With WIP Title ‘Lovers Go Home’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Colombia’s Federico Durán has officially launched his new company El Sol Ermitaño at the San Sebastian Film Festival.
OpenAI launches GPT-6 Sol and Luna, boasting lower cost and fewer mistakes
OpenAI is launching two new models, which it says are cut from the same cloth as Astra.
New York, California sue to block Trump administration deals canceling offshore wind projects
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic attorneys general from California and New York sued the Trump administration Tuesday over its plans to buy back offshore wind leases as President Donald Trump seeks to discourage the expansion of wind energy in favor of fossil fuels. California Attorney General Rob Bonta

Iowa Has a Staggering 11,000 Factory Farms and Their Manure Is Fueling a Growing Water Crisis
Iowa is the U.S. state with the most factory farms: 10,830 of them, to be exact. The massive scale of animal agriculture in Iowa produces staggering amounts of manure, more than its fields of corn, soy and other crops can absorb.
Pasta sold at Walmart locations nationwide recalled over listeria concerns
Pasta sold at Walmart locations nationwide is being recalled over possible listeria contamination, according to a notice posted by the Food and Drug Administration.

Kalshi cricket 2026: How to trade on cricket prediction markets
You can use Kalshi prediction markets to trade event contracts during cricket matches
Sudan’s historical famine echoes through latest hunger crisis
Sudan’s war-driven famine revives memories of past famines as war drives displacement and food shortages.

‘Toy Story 5’ Gallops To Disney+ This Week On Heels Of Franchise-Record Box Office Run
"Toy Story 5," starring the voices of Tom Hanks, Tim Allen and Joan Cusack, is shifting over to streaming on Disney+ this week after a blockbuster run at the summer box office.

Autopsy shows Hayden Panettiere died from a drug overdose
The death of the child star - who had fentanyl, Xanax, a muscle relaxant and antipsychotic medication in her system - was ruled an accident.
TechCrunch Disrupt 2026: Aaron Edsinger brings Hello Robot’s Stretch 4 to life onstage
Hello Robot CEO and co-founder Aaron Edsinger will bring Stretch 4 for a live demo on the Real World AI Stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026. Register before September 25 to save up to $200, plus get a second pass at 50% off.

Effort begins to fill the void left by terminated US climate report
Last year, the Trump administration did what it could to shut down work on the next US National Climate Assessment, eliminating funding for the US Global Change Research Program and booting hundreds of contributing authors. The administration even took past reports offline, forcing others to host copies so the information would still be accessible.

The Vampire Deer Are Real -- And They're Horrifyingly Cute
Don't believe the act, they're just adorable.
Pediatric Complex Care Navigation Program - Ohio Department of Health
... medical conditions. Governor Mike DeWine and Ohio Department of Health Director Bruce Vanderhoff, MD, announced on Sept. 1, 2026, the creation of ...

Dana White's Contender Series start time: Where to watch, live stream Week 7 and the full fight card
Ten fighters will enter the Octagon on Tuesday night looking to earn a UFC contract, including an intriguing middleweight main event
ECHR hears how 10 children went missing after Russia annexed Crimea
Ukrainians aged between one and five were taken from childcare institutions and put up for adoption, court hears.

Markets Signal Fed Could Deliver Consecutive Rate Hikes
Markets are pricing in the chance of consecutive Fed rate hikes as inflation stays elevated and futures shift toward a more hawkish outlook heading into year end.

Queer Horror Explored in ECAM Incubator Title ‘The Unmoving Hands’
Madrid Film School Incubator title ‘The Unmoving Hands’ explores desire, love and the urge to be swallowed by it.
Five AI safety sessions every founder should have on their TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 agenda
At TechCrunch Disrupt 2026, five sessions across the AI Stage and Real World AI Stage cover AI safety, featuring leaders from Anthropic, Nvidia, AWS, Waabi, and more. Register before September 25 to save up to $200.
Opinion | Beijing Turns AI Against Tibetans Worldwide
Anthropic uncovers a Beijing-aligned operation targeting my organization among other dissidents.

How ancient superbugs could help us fight antibiotic resistance
As the world warms, antibiotic-resistant bacteria are escaping from frozen sediments. But with new monitoring tools, we can identify problem genes and develop treatments before our pathogens acquire them
Towards Accurate Prediction of Mutation-Induced Changes in Protein Structure
Proteins can possess numerous mutations relative to their wild-type amino acid sequences with minimal impact to their structure and function. However, in other cases, even a single amino acid mutation relative to the wild-type sequence can lead to a large change in structure or even a disease phenotype. While the accuracy of wild-type protein structure prediction has improved significantly in recent years, it remains difficult to accurately predict the structure of mutant proteins. Here, we char

Deion Sanders confirms 'a few guys are not on the team anymore' at Colorado after Northwestern loss
Sanders didn't name names, but says some players were dismissed after this weekend

Are you embracing low-tech ways to enjoy music and movies?
Perhaps you’ve ditched algorithmically curated playlists for vinyl and enjoy DVDs rather than streaming

Packers Matt LaFleur Now The Frontrunner To Be The First Coach Fired
Green Bay Packers head coach Matt LaFleur is the favorite at Kalshi to be the first NFL coach fired this season.

Ella Langley's Choosin' Texas becomes longest-running number one in US chart history
The country smash racks up it 23rd week in the US charts, breaking a record set by Mariah Carey.

Samsung Partners with Kairos Power to Build Nuclear Reactor for Google's AI Data Centers
Samsung C&T joined forces with Kairos Power in a $100M deal to build a 50MW nuclear reactor designed to power Google's AI data centers.

Shuffling the deck chairs: Xbox continues its "reset" with dramatic restructuring
When Xbox announced sweeping layoffs in July as part of a brutal "reset" for the gaming brand, Xbox CEO Asha Sharma said part of the pre-existing problem in the gaming unit was "teams, studios, and functions [that] often operate independently, [making it] harder to work toward a shared goal." Today, the company announced a radical restructuring of its internal studios that is seemingly designed to reduce that "independence" for the teams behind some of gaming's biggest franchises. The biggest apparent change is for the Halo franchise, which will now be under the remit of Call of Duty maker Act

Beats 360 headphones feature interchangeable cushions
Called Beats 360, the £299.95 headphones are sold alongside a range of ear cups and headband cushions, which can be swapped in and out in seconds.

Mum in agony after £3k Turkey cosmetic procedure goes horribly wrong
Aimee Carr, 29, has spoken out about her 'horrific' experience after having a breast uplift and implants in Turkey

NFL 2026 backup QB rankings: A look at the five best and worst signal callers
Injuries across the league have exposed a severe shortage of reliable depth as developmental pipelines struggle to produce capable passers
Trump says US officials met for three hours with Iranian delegation
This is a breaking news story.

Billionaire Taylor Swift Announces Surprise New Single ‘Patient Zero’
New song “Patient Zero” will be released on Friday, billionaire pop star Taylor Swift said in a surprise announcement Tuesday afternoon.

Tim Westwood charged with two more sexual offences
The alleged sexual offences date back to 1991 and 2004.