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The AI advice gap: what happens when the machine says "yes"?
AI financial advice has no regulator, no safety net.
VideoGen-Agent: Reinforcing Video Generation Agents
Recent advances in video generative models have enabled high-fidelity, temporally coherent video generation. However, these models often struggle to satisfy prompts requiring specialized knowledge, specific identities, physical consistency, or ordered events. In this paper, we present VideoGen-Agent, a multimodal agent trained through multitask agentic reinforcement learning to use external tools for video generation. The agent coordinates augmentation, generation, and verification tools through
Hundreds of ‘free’ academic journals have started charging fees
Nature, Published online: 22 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02818-5A study tracking diamond open-access journals has found an increase in titles switching to other publishing models — especially over the past few years.
What 95000 Wrist Trackers Revealed About Sleep and Disease Risk - Medscape
... health records. The analysis examined associations between sleep measures and 1049 different diseases and health conditions, accounting for age ...
Winless Chargers have made unwanted history, face season-defining NFL Week 3 game at Bills on Sunday
The 0-2 Chargers face what seems like a must-win game Sunday in Buffalo
UN warns of rising Yemen displacement as thousands flee to Djibouti
Renewed fighting could drive 10,000 across the Red Sea and displace more than 230,000 internally, UNHCR says.
Prediction Markets Beat the Weather Forecast on Tomorrow's High Temperature
The sooner we receive information, and the more accurate it is, the better planning decisions we can make. Every day, prediction markets let anyone bet on tomorrow's high temperature in cities around the world, creating a market-implied forecast built on dispersed information. We use the past five years of market data from the Kalshi exchange for seven American cities to extract, hour by hour, the market-implied forecast. We use this forecast as a measuring instrument to see how much information
Why Deauville is Europe’s most charming film festival loved by stars
‘Tis the season of the film festival. Tatler’s Hannah Kitty Brown discovers why cinema’s hidden heavyweight, the Deauville American Film Festival, is beloved by Hollywood’s finest
The Mac mini is an incredible machine that's really hard to recommend
This would be a great little computer, if it wasn't so outrageously expensive.
NASA chief: I'm only interested in "good deals" from international partners
NASA must be more selective in the way it forges international partnerships as the race to the Moon transforms from a battle for national prestige between the United States and China into a high-stakes competition for extraterrestrial real estate and resources, the agency's administrator said. Jared Isaacman, now in his 10th month at the helm of the world's largest civilian space agency, told a gathering of military leaders and defense contractors last week near Washington, DC, that the 21st century race to the Moon is more than a battle of ideologies.
Hidden in Plain Cite: HHS backs Teen Pregnancy Program priorities with phantom references | Science-Based Medicine
This story came to my attention through mainstream headlines noting that a federal judge accused HHS of using fake and/or AI-generated references:So I decided to take a close look at the ref
Seattle parents sue Salem hospital, saying staff told them to drive their 9-month-old son's ... - KGW
According to the lawsuit, the boy was born with Down syndrome and "other significant" health conditions that kept him in a hospital, rather than ...
2026 MLB playoff picture: Standings, bracket, clinching scenarios, postseason projections
Six teams have clinched their spots in the 2026 MLB playoff field ... so who will be next?
‘Disgraceful’: Did India bully umpires to win Japan T20 cricket match?
India survive a big scare against the hosts, beating them by two runs in a rain-hit T20 match in Sano, Japan.
Paul McCartney’s Late-Career Chart Success Is Becoming Its Own Legacy
Paul McCartney’s 2018 album ‘Egypt Station’ returned him to No. 1 on the Billboard 200 after a 36-year gap, proving his late-career commercial power.
Kimj is architecting the Asian underground's rebellious new sound
Kimj speaks to NME about the genesis of his brostep-inspired sound – and why a fresh wave of artists across the world is hungry for more
Andy Burnham seeks common ground with Trump at the UN and pitches the UK as a major AI player
NEW YORK (AP) — British Prime Minister Andy Burnham faces a double test on the world stage Tuesday when he meets U.S. President Donald Trump for the first time and addresses the United Nations General Assembly. It’s a baptism of fire for the neophyte leader, who has gone from mayor of the northwest
GameHorizon Suite: Multi-Horizon Data and Evaluation in Gameplay
Modern video games provide a measurable testbed for AI models, combining abilities of visual understanding, instruction decomposition, goal planning, and precise action control over multiple temporal horizons. Existing datasets and benchmarks, however, either cover a narrow range of games, lack language instructions, or rely on high-variance online rollouts. To address these challenges, we introduce GameHorizon, a unified data and evaluation suite that measures gameplay capabilities at different
Watch scientists decipher burnt scrolls without unrolling them
Nature, Published online: 22 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02920-8By making and burning their own papyrus, researchers have come up with a method that might help to read glowing text from unopened scrolls from Herculaneum.
Caffeine overconsumption alert: CASE warns against mixing drinks for faster effects
Mixing coffee with energy drinks to stay awake for examinations or assignment?While that may give an extra kick, youngsters may end up exceeding the recommended limit of 100mg of caffeine per day, the Consumer Association of Singapore (CASE) warned after it ran tests on six mixed drink combinations.
Tom Fornelli's College Football Power Ratings: Georgia, Penn State on the rise amid dominant starts
While neither the Bulldogs or Nittany Lions have been tested yet, it's hard to ignore the results
Iran delegation to present narrative of resilience, diplomacy at UNGA
Iran’s delegation has arrived to New York for the UNGA where the war with the United States will be raised.
A Stochastic Nested Fixed Point Algorithm for Large-Scale BLP Estimation
We develop a stochastic nested fixed point (SNFP) estimator for random coefficients logit demand models that updates model parameters using stochastic gradients and performs demand inversion one market at a time. Relative to the conventional nested fixed point (NFP) estimator, SNFP substantially reduces memory requirements and computational cost, making estimation feasible in very large datasets. We establish the large-$T$ (number of markets) asymptotic properties of the estimator under regulari
Taylor Sheridan’s Lioness Actor Breaks Silence on ‘Crazy’ Finale Return
Stephanie Nur discusses her shocking Lioness Season 3 finale return, her reaction to Taylor Sheridan's call, and Aaliyah's future.
Meta’s Muse AI Assistant Makes the Next Battle of the Bots Personal
Muse, the company’s latest attempt at a personalized AI assistant, is winning fans.
CVE-2026-18439 meum Tutor LMS Plugin AJAX Action handle_delete improper authorization
A flaw has been found in meum Tutor LMS Plugin up to 4.0.7 on WordPress. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-18439.
Multi-Stage and Multi-Field Inflation in Random Inflationary Landscapes
Generic potentials in an inflationary landscape are typically too steep to support a prolonged period of cosmic inflation. Atypical flat regions of the landscape are required to support successful inflation. The occurrence of such regions leads broadly to two possibilities: a single prolonged period of slow-roll inflation (which we call single-stage inflation), or multiple shorter periods of inflation separated by transient departures from slow roll (which we call multi-stage inflation), giving
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
Week 3 NFL odds, picks, predictions: Computer model backs Lions and 49ers
SportsLine's advanced model has simulated every game in the Week 3 NFL schedule 10,000 times and locked in its NFL best bets today
White House launches ‘Trump TV’ after press bans
Days after banning a group of news organisations from the White House, the Trump administration launches 'Trump TV'.
Ukraine’s Refinery Strikes Add To A Global Diesel Squeeze
Ukraine’s refinery strikes and Hormuz disruption are tightening the global diesel market through fuel output, shipping costs, insurance and trade risk.
Sir Sean Connery's family plans new filmmaking centre in Edinburgh
It will be named after the James Bond actor, who worked as a milkman in the Scottish capital before becoming a Hollywood star.
Everyone can find a reason to dislike data center construction
Inside two years of fraught AI data center debates in Pennsylvania.
CVE-2026-95623 Tauri Plugin Http Redirect redirect
A flaw has been found in Tauri Plugin Http up to 2.6.1/2.7.0. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2026-95623.
Don't mind the gap: Absolutely Continuous Edge Spectrum in a Mobility Gap
We study the edge spectrum of two-dimensional lattice Hamiltonians and magnetic Schrödinger operators in a mobility gap, an energy interval in which the bulk spectrum is potentially localized rather than necessarily absent. Under suitable localization and boundary assumptions, we prove that a constant nonzero bulk topological index implies that the entire interval belongs to the absolutely continuous spectrum of the corresponding half-space operator. The absolutely continuous spectral multiplici
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
Rams roll past Giants as Jaxson Dart will have MRI of knee; shake-up in latest CFB Power Rankings
Plus is Arch Manning a first-round prospect in the 2027 NFL Draft?
Hundreds flee homes in Far North Cameroon after armed group raid kills 15
No group claims responsibility for attack, but suspicion falls on ISIL affiliate.
Red Sox ‘Heartbroken’ After Sudden Death Of Longtime ‘Family’ Member At Age 33
The Boston Red Sox sent an emotional tribute to news that a longtime member of the team had died following a cancer battle.
Can you take the 'London' out of London Fashion Week?
An initiative to show that LFW is "bigger than London" launched this year - but will it make a difference?
Tencent Cloud, AI Singapore launch hackathon
Tencent said outstanding participants may be considered for fast-track internships.
Critical-State RL: Diagnosing Trainable States for Multi-Turn Tool Use
Multi-turn tool-use failures can hinge on a single model call, yet reward variation alone does not reveal which call would benefit from training. When rewards depend on later interactions, their variation can reflect downstream randomness rather than differences between the current actions. We introduce Critical-State RL to identify trainable states in multi-turn interactions. Given task-defined candidate calls and local rewards, the method assesses whether each reward captures the action's effe
Statistical Fluctuations as Primordial Correlators in the CMB: Finite Chemical Potential Thermodynamics
Can primordial cosmological correlations originate from statistical fluctuations of an early-universe thermal system? We connect grand-canonical thermodynamics, stochastic transport, and gauge-invariant cosmological perturbations for a charged fluid at finite chemical potential. Energy-charge susceptibilities determine curvature, charge-isocurvature, and cross-correlation amplitudes, while transport sets when each mode leaves equilibrium. For an isolated, adiabatic conformal plasma with conserve
Nucleosome simulations suggest mechanisms of electrostatically-driven mesoscale chromatin evolution
Nucleosomes are structures made up of proteins called histones that bind and compact DNA, driving the mesoscale organization of the chromatin polymer. Although histone proteins have diversified over evolutionary time, their contributions to the corresponding diversification of chromatin structure are poorly understood. Here, we mine protein databases for histones and create \emph{in silico} nucleosomes for 3241 organisms spanning $>$1.5B years of evolution. Using a combination of electrostatic c
2026 Presidents Cup odds, predictions: Surprising USA vs. International picks by model that's called 17 majors
SportsLine's model simulated the Presidents Cup 2026, which features Team USA vs. the International Team
Sri Lanka court convicts 14 over deadly Easter bombings
This is a breaking news story.
Former Mets Backstop Suddenly Ends Career Just 8 Days Before Season Finale
The New York Mets received a sudden retirement announcement from a 14-year professional catcher who saw a brief stint with the team.
Kit Harington reveals hopes to reprise Jon Snow role after previous Game of Thrones spin-off sequel plans scrapped
“I feel more comfortable with that character and that world again and where it sits in my life.”
Alibaba Unveils New AI Chip, Outlines Plan for Larger Model
Alibaba has rolled out its most powerful chip yet, doubling down on its bid to control the software and hardware that power its artificial-intelligence ambitions.
'Metals in virtual worlds are really difficult' — Creative Assemby says Alien: Isolation 2's custom lighting and audio tech is an 'evolution' that offers a 'perfect frame response' that Unreal Engine 5 couldn't achieve
Alien: Isolation 2's custom audio and lighting tech has enabled Creative Assembly to create a more authentic atmosphere that Unreal Engine 5 couldn't achieve.
The worst El Niño in recorded history is brewing — here’s how governments must prepare
Nature, Published online: 22 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02939-xFrom southern Africa to the Amazon, the risks are mounting and the window for action is rapidly closing.
Ramipril UK shortage latest as pharmacist says 'speak to us'
Supply is expected to remain limited until the end of October
Georgia, Clemson cancel future home-and-home series amid scheduling shifts, potential CFP expansion
One of the sport's most-anticipated series is off the books for the SEC and ACC programs
Iran president heads to UNGA, vows to highlight US ‘oppression’
Iran president heads to UNGA, vows to highlight US 'oppression'
Firm Valuation When AI Shapes the Business Model: A Milestone-Based Real-Options Framework for the AI Valuation Uncertainty Problem
Standard valuation methods, including discounted cash flow, the income approach standard IDW S 1 of the Institute of Public Auditors in Germany, and market multiples, compress milestone probabilities, continuation options, and risk shifts into opaque aggregate parameters; none provides a structured protocol for decomposing AI integration into auditable option-level assumptions. We propose an industry-agnostic taxonomy separating AI Integrators from AI Providers. AI Integrators are further classi
Kit Harington’s Midnight Sons Movie Team-up With Blade Gets Clear Answer
Kit Harington reveals whether Marvel ever discussed the rumored Midnight Sons team-up movie with him during a recent interview.
Nscale’s IPO will test Wall Street’s appetite for concentrated AI bets once again
The British AI data center developer depends on tech giants Microsoft and Anthropic for most of its revenue.
CVE-2025-14484 kamleshyadav Image Buzz Plugin authorization
A vulnerability was detected in kamleshyadav Image Buzz Plugin up to 1.0.3 on WordPress. This vulnerability was named CVE-2025-14484.
Should we use GLP-1 drugs to treat obesity in children?
Children as young as 8 in the US are being prescribed off-label GLP-1 weight-loss drugs, sparking debate about the potential long-term health effects
Sisters with life-limiting condition taking NHS fight to Parliament
Olivia Dews and sister Charlotte Casey have a life limiting neurological condition.
Reds legend Barry Larkin calls out team amid another losing season: 'This city deserves better'
With the franchise mired in a 31-year playoff series drought, icons Larkin and Joey Votto are calling for urgent changes from ownership amid small-market payroll hurdles
FIFA President Infantino’s letter a ploy for re-election, says German FA
Infantino proposed an independent review of FIFA's decision-making process amid criticism of his leadership.
Don't Let GenAI's Glitz Distract From Predictive AI’s Low-Hanging Fruit
Predictive AI remains as economically important as ever, and its emerging role in making genAI reliable further expands its importance.
Harper Lee first edition novel found in Oxfam shop
An original US edition of To Kill a Mockingbird is found in an Oxfam store in west London.