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StrictlyVC at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026: Inside the changing rules of venture capital
StrictlyVC joins TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 to discuss the changing VC landscape thanks to AI. Get your Investor Pass to join these exclusive sessions. Save $200 before September 25 at 11:59 p.m. PT.
Last week in the studio (CW38-26) - Stuff & Nonsense Ltd.
I made real progress on my upcoming book, Standout Designs for the Web.
Do we live in a simulation? If so, it could be a giant consciousness experiment
Philosophers have pondered whether we live in a simulation for centuries. Now, Astronomer Royal for Scotland Catherine Heymans suggests a compelling rationale for why our reality might actually be synthetic
The surprising remedy that finally ended my battle with intimate pain
Today, Helen Tyler, 42, says her issues are largely behind her - and she credits the change to a simple device she began using at home.
NFL picks today, odds, lines, bets: Week 3, 2026 expert predictions against the spread, parlays, prop bets
SportsLine's top NFL experts reveal their picks, predictions, betting tips and best bets for Week 3
Scientists warn super El Nino could cause 450,000 deaths: Should we worry?
Global South countries will be worst affected by the phenomenon sweeping the planet from June to February.
Nathan Fielder’s Highly Anticipated Elizabeth Holmes Documentary Gets Full Trailer Before October Release Date
Part of the documentary was filmed in the 34 days leading up to Holmes reporting to a federal prison for her 11-year prison sentence.
Kim Woodburn's last TV appearance unearthed as Big Brother fans remember icon
Big Brother fans have been remembering Kim Woodburn's iconic time on the reality show ever since her former co-stars Jedward returned to the series
YouTube releases new AI features for creators within its Studio app
YouTube is adding new features to generate ideas and monitor the performance of thumbnails.
Iran's president to speak at the United Nations in rare wartime address
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Iran’s president said Wednesday that his people have been ‘victims of terrorism’ by the United States, delivering a rare wartime speech at U.N. General Assembly a day after President Donald Trump said he could “annihilate” the Islamic republic. President Masoud Pezeshkian held
US to equip nuclear-powered submarines with new 360° imaging masts
L3Harris has secured a follow-on Navy contract to supply advanced imaging masts for Virginia- and Columbia-class nuclear submarines.
The Next Four Years Will Decide the Ocean’s Future
I led Seychelles’ effort to designate 30% of its waters for protection. The world must follow, writes former president Danny Faure.
Alleged Daejon Love victim says she reported scammer to 49ers eight months prior to arrest
A 49ers spokesperson declined to comment on the reported message, while the FBI has said the organization has cooperated with its investigation
US envoy walks out on Pezeshkian UN speech slamming war on Iran
As Iran’s president began his speech at the UN General Assembly, an official from the US delegation walked out.
‘Quantum Leap By Way Of The Dark Tower’: Patrick Horvath And Tyler Crook Send Archie Andrews To Hell
The utterly bonkers 'Archie in Hell' kicks off from Oni Press Nov. 4.
Ambika responds to Radha’s cheque fraud complaint, claims ‘she gave me the cheques’ to settle over ARS Garden property dispute as Chennai Crime Branch schedules September 24 probe
Actress Ambika has responded to the cheque fraud complaint filed against her by her sister and actress Radha, strongly denying the allegations and presenting her version of the ongoing dispute. Radha had accused Ambika and their brother Mallikarjun of allegedly attempting to misuse five signed blank
The software supply chain is the new battlefield. AI just changed the rules.
AI agents now choose the packages in your code while attackers use AI to chain minor bugs. Chainguard's CISO says security must start at the source.
Building a self-powered, smart warning system to detect local floods
When sudden rainstorms roll across Texas, flooding can erupt in a matter of minutes. From coastal bends facing storm surges to low-water crossings in San Antonio, flood risks often spike block by block long before regional alerts sound. That means some people could have ankle-deep water in their yar
When will the AMOC collapse? We don’t know, but should still prepare
Uncertainty about when or even if the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, a vital ocean current, might collapse has been an excuse to ignore the risk, but that actually makes it even more important that we act now
Simulation and Analysis of Solute Transport in Multi-Lymphangion Lymphatic Vessels
The lymphatic system (LS), a body-wide network of vessels and lymphoid organs governing fluid homeostasis and immune surveillance, has so far not been investigated as a domain for diagnostic and therapeutic molecular communications (MC) applications, despite several properties that make it a promising, complementary alternative to the cardiovascular system. These favorable properties include slower flow, simpler and less dense molecular fluid composition, and direct anatomical access to lymph no
Arch Manning brings No. 16 back to Tennessee as Peyton roots for Texas QB: How Vols fans forecast reception
Decades after his uncle built a legacy in Knoxville, the Texas quarterback enters Neyland Stadium with the full backing of Tennessee's most famous alum
Israel’s destruction leaves Lebanon’s border villages in ruins
Israel’s destruction leaves Lebanon’s border villages in ruins
Taylor Swift’s Next Single Could Give Her A Career First
Taylor Swift’s “Patient Zero” could give her three new Billboard Hot 100 No. 1s in 2026, something she has never managed before.
Aadar Jain And Alekha Advani Register Marriage A Year After Their Wedding: ‘Trial Period Over’ | Pics
After celebrating their wedding in February 2025, Aadar Jain and Alekha Advani have now completed the legal formalities and shared photos from the signing.
YouTube will let you build your own algorithm with AI
YouTube’s new custom feeds let users describe the videos they want to see in their own words, then use Gemini to build a personalized feed around the request.
Mozilla is plastering New York with posters mocking tech billionaires as part of a new marketing campaign
The Mozilla Foundation skewers Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos, and Elon Musk in a new poster campaign promoting its fellowship program.
This week’s new questions
Is it faster to jog up stairs or take them two at a time? If the world we observe is just our brain’s interpretation of the electro-chemical signals it receives from our eyes, what is the world actually like?
Illinois becomes first Midwest state to allow medically assisted death as "Deb's law" goes into effect
A new Illinois law lets terminally ill patients request a lethal prescription to end their lives, making the state the 13th in the U.S. — and the first in the Midwest — to permit it.
Penn State WR Koby Howard to miss extended time with injury as crucial Big Ten stretch looms
No. 13 Penn State is off to a 3-0 start, thanks in large part to Howard, who could be out for a key portion of the Nittany Lions' Big Ten schedule
‘They kill, we are punished’: Iran calls out Western hypocrisy
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has accused Israel and the US of applying ‘double standards’.
Creators, Podcasts And Games (Oh My): Navigating Change In Media Buys
The job of media planners and buyers has never been harder, and the degree of difficulty is growing exponentially. Where to look for innovation?
Singer Michael Kiwanuka reveals he is recovering from a stroke
The award-winning musician says he faces a "tough journey ahead" after a "quite severe" brain injury.
Even Americans who use AI every day are worried about it
The report suggests that greater exposure will not resolve the unease around the technology, nor reduce public support for AI regulation.
America gave up its rare earth edge. China took full advantage.
Look around you, and you’ll see rare earth elements at work. A phone vibrates because a magnet moves a weight. Its screen was polished with cerium powder. Its connection to the rest of the world crosses oceans on cables amplified with erbium. If you drove today, a rare earth magnet helped you steer, and a cerium compound scrubbed the exhaust. All of these devices function because of 17 metals collectively known as rare earth elements. The scientists who gave the group that name in 1794 created a misnomer.
Tom Gauld: ‘Trust me, it’s safe’
Tom Gauld's weekly cartoon
Flagship gets a Pentagon contract
Biotech investment firm Flagship Pioneering has been awarded a contract by the Department of Defense to advance countermeasure technologies against biological threats.
Giants' Jaxson Dart expected to undergo knee surgery that will his 2026 season, per report
Dart's ACL is intact, but his season is expected to be over
Syria’s al-Sharaa warns Israeli attacks endanger delicate post-war recovery
President Ahmed al-Sharaa calls for Israeli withdrawal, condemning its attacks as Syria emerges from civil war.
Thune Says Republicans ‘Need To Be Their Own Person’ For Midterms As Trump’s Approval Rating Worsens
Multiple Republicans have broken with Trump in calling for an end to the Iran war.
Oasis add shows in Knebworth, Rome and Munich
The band says it is adding new dates after "phenomenal demand".
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 vs Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 Comparison
Here's a comparison between the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 and Elite Extreme Gen 5, Qualcomm's best chips from the last two years.
After multiple deaths and injuries, NHTSA is investigating comma.ai
Aftermarket devices that can boost or augment a vehicle’s native advanced driver assistance systems are the target of a new federal investigation this week. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s Office of Defects Investigation says it knows of five crashes in which drivers using devices from comma.ai crashed into stopped or slow-moving cars.
Researcher finds that cats lie around for a ridiculous amount of time
Josie Ford Feedback is our weekly column of bizarre stories, implausible advertising claims, confusing instructions and more A little catty Feedback’s felines are often nowhere to be seen. For hours at a time – in the case of the more free-range cat, sometimes several days – they vanish from sight. What might they be doing? Torturing the local small-animal population perhaps, or chasing fallen leaves around the yard, or visiting the local school to cause as much disruption to learning as possible, or perhaps just lazing in a warm spot to sleep.
US Air Force to shut down research centre focusing on Chinese military
The China Aerospace Studies Institute published open-source research on the PLA’s air, space, cyber and missile capabilities.
Colts placing Alec Pierce on IR: Big-play WR aggravated heel injury, hopes to return this year
Pierce underwent surgery on his left heel this offseason
Argentina to UN: Falkland Islands are a ‘national cause’
Argentina’s President Javier Milei says the “principle of self-determination does not apply" to the Falkland Islands.
Ella Langley’s Record-Breaking No. 1 Is Only Part Of Her Historic Week
Ella Langley’s “Choosin’ Texas” breaks the Billboard Hot 100’s all-time No. 1 record as “Be Her” simultaneously remains a top 10 hit.
Dead Kennedys Icon Reveals Parkinson’s Diagnosis, Vows to Keep Playing ‘As Long As Health Allows’
Dead Kennedys management shared East Bay Ray's health update with fans on social media, with many leaving supportive words in the comments.
Motorola Expands Qira AI Assistant to More Devices with Android 17: Your Moto Phone Is Getting Smarter
Motorola is expanding its Qira AI ecosystem to select Razr, Edge, and Signature phones alongside its Android 17 update.
A new report from Europe raises serious alarms about orbital collisions
The 2013 sci-fi blockbuster film Gravity, starring Sandra Bullock and George Clooney, popularized the notion of the Kessler syndrome. In the movie, Russia shoots down a defunct satellite and creates a cloud of debris, leading to serious tension in orbit. The movie is fantastic, a true thriller, and while some liberties were taken with the depiction of outer space, the basic premise of a cascading series of collisions rendering orbits too cluttered with debris to be usable is valid.
Twisteddoodles on how to make a cell look its very best
This week's cartoon from Twisteddoodles
In Vivo Length Distributions as Mechanistic Fingerprints of Pathological Protein Aggregation
Modern imaging techniques can resolve individual pathological protein aggregates in postmortem human samples, providing detailed measurements of aggregate size distributions that are inaccessible with conventional bulk approaches. These distributions represent mechanistic fingerprints of the microscopic processes that generated the observed pathology, but extracting this mechanistic information requires a quantitative theoretical framework. Here, we develop the mathematical tools needed to inter
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Yemeni government in military and diplomatic push to reverse Houthi gains
Government claims battlefield advances as diplomats attempt to put anti-Houthi fight at UN centre stage.
The Houthis Are Escalating Attacks On Saudi Arabia—Here’s What That Means For U.S.-Iran War
Edmund Fitton-Brown, the former UK ambassador to Yemen, joined “Forbes Newsroom” to discuss the latest escalation from the Iranian-backed Houthis against Saudi Arabia.
Magic: The Gathering Tramplesaurus Rex - Full Commander Decklist
Commander fans can now check out the full decklist for the upcoming Magic: The Gathering Tramplesaurus Rex deck.
YouTube Music gets more conversational with new AI features
Built directly into the YouTube Music app, Ask Music lets users describe what they want to hear in everyday language rather than searching for individual songs or artists.
Small undersea volcanoes may unleash outsized tsunamis
Krakatau, a volcanic island in Indonesia, killed more than 30,000 people when it erupted in 1883. One might assume that volcanic debris posed the major threat, yet many of the victims died from a tsunami caused by the volcanic eruption instead. Volcanoes at sea can pose hazards quite different from those on land, as their impact can vary depending on how the volcanic activity interacts with seawater. In the deep ocean, high water pressure can suppress explosive volcanic activity, making eruptions less destructive.
US largest particle collider smashes gold ions at near-light speed
Scientists have recreated a mini version of the Big Bang and detected an intriguing 5-sigma dip in the behavior of extreme nuclear matter.
People on certain meds told to 'pause' if they get three symptoms
If you experience three symptoms in particular, the pharmacist has explained what you should do
Footy Fix: Women's Champions League Matchday 1 continues with OL, Barcelona, Chelsea, all in action
Elsewhere on the Golazo Starting XI newsletter, MLS continues as the international break gets underway
How and why the UN General Assembly is gaining prominence
The gridlock in the UNSC and emerging multipolarity are shifting political weight to the UNGA.
First Trailer For Quentin Tarantino And David Fincher’s ‘Once Upon A Time In Hollywood’ Sequel Is Here
The first trailer for The Further Mis-Adventures of Cliff Booth, Quentin Tarantino and David Fincher’s Once Upon A Time In Hollywood sequel starring Brad Pitt, is here.
Dolly Parton's manager accuses her nephew of threats and intimidation
Bryan Seaver, who announced Parton's death to the world, is accused of trying to extort her estate.