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Meta now lets AI agents handle the boring parts of WhatsApp Business setup
A new WhatsApp Business MCP server lets developers use AI coding agents like Claude, Cursor, Codex, and ChatGPT to handle setup, messaging templates, testing, and troubleshooting.
Agility’s new humanoid robot will stop, squat to avoid harming human coworkers
Agility Robotics has debuted its first humanoid robot engineered to work safely near humans without risking harm to flesh-and-blood coworkers. Such safety features could unlock many more opportunities to use such robots inside warehouses and automotive factories—all without requiring isolated robot work cells and physical separation barriers. When Agility’s new Digit 5 robot detects a person at a distance, it can autonomously take precautions, like moving to avoid the person or standing still so the person can pass by without getting closer.
Artemis III Crew Visits NASA Kennedy's Vehicle Assembly Building - NASA
NASA astronaut Randy Bresnik (left) and ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Luca Parmitano view progress on the solid rocket booster integration in High Bay 3 inside the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2026.
New Medicare ACCESS model aims to reward results, not volume, for chronic disease care
... conditions such as chronic pain; and behavioral health conditions. ... health effects of remote work — Morning Medical Update. ByAustin Littrell.
Phillies place Jesús Luzardo on IL amid tight NL East race, but not ruling him out for playoff roster
Luzardo was scratched from his last start with shoulder stiffness, but an MRI showed no structural damage
Hundreds protest in DR Congo against third presidential term
Hundreds protest in DR Congo against third presidential term
Quantum’s Big Promise—and Its Big Risk
Featuring Julien Camirand Lemyre, Cofounder and CEO, Nord Quantique and Rebecca Krauthamer, Cofounder and CEO, QuSecure Quantum computing has spent years hovering between breakthrough promise and distant possibility. That’s changing. The technology is advancing, governments and companies are investing heavily, and the implications could reach far beyond the tech industry—from drug discovery and materials science to financial modeling and logistics. At the same ti
Why Taylor Swift skipped the Emmys
The pop star’s show was nominated, but she was spotted elsewhere.
The AI graveyard: a running list of projects and startups that didn’t make it
From Apple's repeatedly delayed Siri AI to OpenAI's messy "super app" launch, here's a look at the AI projects that shut down or missed expectations.
Stellar Colosseum: A Many-Agent Harness for Long-Horizon Research in Mathematics and Theoretical Computer Science
Language models can produce plausible short proofs, but may still be unreliable on long-horizon research problems, where progress depends on a sequence of uncertain and interdependent decisions. We introduce Stellar Colosseum, a model-agnostic harness for allocating inference across research in mathematics and theoretical computer science. Colosseum explores alternative strategies before proof construction, uses a readiness gate to decide when a route is mature enough to decompose, represents th
Less isn't more: Cosmological bounds on the neutrino masses are robust to changes in the neutrino abundance
We investigate how neutrino-mass constraints from cosmology depend on the assumed thermal history of the universe. Photon injection after neutrino decoupling would decrease the neutrino abundance inferred from the temperature of the cosmic microwave background (CMB), potentially loosening the upper limit on their masses. We first evaluate how the cosmological neutrino-mass bound is altered by the decay of massive particles into photons and dark radiation after Big Bang nucleosynthesis. To test t
Knowledge-Enriched Structured EHR Features for 30-Day Hospital Readmission Prediction on MIMIC-IV
Recent approaches to 30-day hospital readmission prediction rely on pre-trained language models applied to discharge summaries. Although these methods achieve strong performance, they depend on the availability of clinical notes, incur substantial computational costs, and yield representations that lack interpretability. We propose a knowledge-enriched feature representation that augments structured Electronic Health Record (EHR) data with four medical knowledge sources: disease ontology mapping
CFP Bubble Watch: Could the SEC get six teams in?
Putting the spotlight on select teams and questions around others as the early playoff picture takes shape.
Algeria faces calls to drop death penalty plans after wildfires
Rights group warns Algeria could exploit proposed death penalty laws to suppress domestic political opposition.
How to Disrupt a Legacy Industry
Featuring Elizabeth Banks, Co-Owner and Chief Creative Officer, Archer Roose Wines and Marian Leitner-Waldman, Founder and CEO, Archer Roose Wines When actor, producer, and entrepreneur Elizabeth Banks joined canned wine company Archer Roose as an investor and chief creative officer, she wasn’t just lending her name to the brand—she helped redefine how it was marketed and positioned to challenge one of the wine industry’s oldest conventions. Join Banks and Archer Roose founder Marian Leitner-
Trump says Kennedy Center will shutter 'immediately', as judge rules his name must stay off building
The ruling came as the centre's Trump-appointed board was reportedly scheduled to vote on closing it for two years.
The AI data center boom is colliding with cities scarred by big industry
National outcry against data center construction has spread to Philadelphia, where officials suggested possible construction in a neighborhood already impacted by a now-defunct oil refinery.
Bellman Policy Optimization
Reinforcement learning with verifiable rewards (RLVR) improves the reasoning capabilities of large language models (LLMs). We introduce Bellman Policy Optimization (BPO), a critic-free method derived from Policy Mirror Descent (PMD). For autoregressive generation with terminal rewards, BPO uses the Bellman equations to reformulate PMD as a trajectory-level objective. The reformulation avoids estimating state values at intermediate states. We prove that it has the same unique optimal solution as
1,200-mph F-35 engine clears key review to solve cooling limits
Pratt & Whitney clears a key F135 engine review, advancing the F-35 toward Block 4 upgrades with more power and thermal capacity.
Judge expected to place Weiss Memorial Hospital, West Suburban Medical Center in receivership
A judge on Tuesday was expected to place two shuttered Chicago-area safety-net hospitals into receivership.
Fantasy football Week 2 TE preview: Isaiah Likely and Dalton Kincaid emerge as starting options
Heath Cummings breaks down Week 2 TEs, including Isaiah Likely and Dalton Kincaid as potential must-start options.
Romanian shepards and farmers clash with police
Dozens injured as 2,000 farmers - backed by far-right groups - protest the extension of a livestock export ban.
FCIF: Grindr wants AI to completely change how you find your next date
Could AI actually make the online dating and hookup experience better? That’s what Grindr, the LGBT-focused dating and social networking app, has been betting on in recent years as it debuts new features and prepares to roll out a paid premium tier offering dubbed Edge. And the company is so keen on the technology that it sees an opportunity for an even more exclusive paid option that could cost more than $6,000 per year. “We leaned into AI in a pretty dramatic way,” said the company’s CEO
‘Ear Hustle’ Podcast Gets Documentary From Executive Producer Morgan Freeman (EXCLUSIVE)
'Ear Hustle' is getting a documentary feature from filmmaker Erika Cohn and executive producers Morgan Freeman and Lori McCreary.
The European Union wants to ban chatbots and online games for kids under 15, not just social media
Reuters reports that the EU Kids Act is due to be presented on Thursday. However, the draft could still change and needs agreement from EU countries and...
18-year-old dies of measles in PA from severe neurological complication
A fourth person in Pennsylvania has died of measles, the state health department confirmed Tuesday. The latest death was in an unvaccinated 18-year-old resident of Mifflin County. In the announcement, the state health department also confirmed a county coroner's report over the weekend of the death of an unvaccinated 40-year-old woman in Jefferson County. The state had previously reported two deaths in Lancaster County, both were in infants—a newborn boy and a 6-week-old girl, both too young to be vaccinated. According to the Mifflin County coroner, Andrea L.
NASA Invites Media to International Observe the Moon Night
NASA will host an International Observe the Moon Night celebration from 5:30 to 8 p.m. CST on Saturday, Sept. 19, at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center, the official visitor center for NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama. International Observe the Moon Night celebrates the Moon, the science behind it, and its connection to space exploration and human culture.
Letby hospital consultant says inquiry makes for grim reading
The Thirlwall Inquiry finds some babies could have been saved if action had been taken earlier.
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Kennedy Center closes amid financial crisis and Trump name dispute
The president said renovations would not move forward unless his name was added to the building.
The real reason AI researchers suddenly want to slow down
For years, AI safety organizations have warned that the big labs are racing to develop more intelligent and autonomous systems without a clear and realistic strategy for managing the risks. Independent researchers have argued that investments in safety and alignment lag far behind investments in capabilities. Employees have quit. Experts have predicted catastrophe. And none of it did much to slow the race. But over the past few weeks, the warnings have started to sound different—they’re
Robert De Niro in Talks to Play Dodgers Manager Tommy Lasorda in Biopic 'Tommy & Me'
Robert De Niro is in talks to star as Tommy Lasorda, the late Los Angeles Dodgers manager in “Tommy & Me” at Skydance Sports.
AI Agents now have a place to snitch
The AI Contact Hotline is designed to be a discreet place where agents that have witnessed misbehavior can tip off authorities.
Corrupt Plans, Clean Traces: Evading Chain-of-Thought Monitoring with Plan Injection
Chain-of-thought (CoT) monitoring is a safety strategy where the reasoning of a large language model "actor" is inspected by a "monitor" (often another language model) for signs of unsafe planning, deception, or misalignment. We find that planting harmful but benign-sounding reasoning in the actor's context can steer it to perform adversarial actions while evading monitors, an attack we term "plan injection". We initially discover this attack in the multiple-choice question-answering monitorabil
Great Salt Lake's ancient past reveals how quickly fresh water can disappear
From a mountainside overlooking Utah's Great Salt Lake, a time traveler turning back the clock 20,000 years would watch a dramatic transformation of the landscape. The shallow, salty lake below would swell into an immense body of fresh water, at one point reaching nearly 1,000 feet (305 meters) deep
A fourth measles death is reported in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania officials have reported a fourth measles-associated death within the past month, the latest in an unvaccinated 18-year-old.
2026 Week 2 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 2 NFL schedule
Blanche says admin will comply with mail ballot ruling, defends Trump
Trump claims Supreme Court decisions set the US 'back 100 years' after controversial ballot rule change blocked.
From Ads to Entertainment: Why Brands Are Becoming Storytellers
Featuring Scott Brown, Founder and CEO, Second Rodeo Productions; Yasmin Dastmalchi, President, Maybelline and Essie USA, Maybelline New York and Michael Sugar, Founder and CEO , Sugar23Moderated by Grace Snelling, Staff Reporter, Fast Company Forget the 30-second spot. Brands are increasingly moving beyond traditional advertising to create entertainment people actually choose to watch. From microdramas and episodic series to films and creator-led content, branded entertainment is blurring th
Ed Sheeran says it was 'not my decision' to drop Macklemore from tour
The star said he was not responsible for Macklemore being dropped from the line-up after he made pro-Palestinian statements on stage.
NVIDIA CEO Uses Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 to Answer Trump's Surprise Call Live on Stage
NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang answered a live call from President Trump on a Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 at the All-In Summit in Los Angeles.
SpaceX declares Starship ready for orbit, sets launch date next week
Pending regulatory approval, SpaceX said today it intends to launch its 14th Starship mission as early as September 22. This flight is notable, as it will be the first time that SpaceX attempts to launch the experimental vehicle into orbit. The company set a target liftoff time of 7:15 am local in Texas (12:15 UTC), with a 75-minute launch window. Sunrise in Brownsville, Texas, is 7:17 am CT, so the launch could make for some striking imagery. The super heavy lift rocket will be carrying 26 of the larger V3 Starlink satellites into an orbit 275 km above the Earth.
Constraining quantum-gravity predictions for evolving dark energy
We confront a class of dark-energy equations of state emerging from group field theory (GFT) quantum gravity with DESI Data Release 2 baryon acoustic oscillations and Pantheon+ type-Ia supernovae. We introduce sampling parametrisations that replace microscopic initial-condition parameters by combinations more directly measured by background probes. The GFT solutions separate into logarithmic, power-law and oscillatory branches, determined by the microscopic interaction parameter $m$. The logarit
When Teachers Smile or Frown: A Profile-Based Analysis of Achievement Emotions
Achievement emotions shape how students engage with and learn from academic tasks, yet most studies examine individual emotions rather than co-occurring affective profiles and their dynamics. We examined latent achievement-emotion profiles and their transitions following exposure to different instructor facial expressions during a video lecture. Self-reported data from 78 Grade VII and VIII students revealed three profiles: enthusiastic, demotivated, and vulnerable. Profile transitions differed
Lionel Messi to play his last-ever Argentina match in October in friendly in Buenos Aires
The Argentinian legend will play his farewell game with the Albiceleste at the Monumental
Why is the far-right embracing crypto?
From billionaire donors backing parties to far-right activists raising funds in Bitcoin.
The New Rules of Great Design
Featuring Carson Caprara, Chief Product Officer, Brooks Running; Brooke Ellis, Chief Design Officer, Block and Emily Galloway, Senior Director of Product Design, SpotifyModerated by Liz Stinson, Senior Editor, Fast Company What makes a product people actually want? In a world where AI can accelerate the design process and consumers have more choices than ever, the fundamentals of great design are being tested and rewritten. This dynamic panel brings together designers across physical and digi
Practical Magic 3 Update Is What Fans of Sandra Bullock & Nicole Kidman Franchise Want to Hear
Here is when fans can expect Practical Magic 3 - Sandra Bullock mentioned there is definitely material for it.
Meta expands subscription push with new AI-focused plans
Meta One bundles expanded access to the company’s AI tools with premium features across Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
Adaptive crystal can selectively capture CO₂ and recognize similar molecules
Chemical separation can be energy-intensive when molecules have similar sizes and properties. Researchers from Shibaura Institute of Technology, Japan, have now developed an interlayer adaptive crystal that changes its spacing to recognize specific molecules.
New peanut genome map uncovers hidden gene, boosts dense-planting yields 20%
An international team that includes researchers from Murdoch University's Centre for Crop and Food Innovation (CCFI) has built the most comprehensive genetic map of the peanut yet and used this new genomic resource to breed a higher-yielding dwarf peanut line.
Decision-Related Cognitive Signatures from Fast-Slow Dynamics: A Low-Dimensional Observation-Operator Framework
Repeated decisions exhibit temporal structures such as persistence, direction-dependent switching, recurrent alternation, and abrupt transitions. We examine the generative sufficiency of a two-dimensional fast-slow dynamical system. The system combines a cubic fast equation with linear slow feedback and is analyzed through its equilibrium geometry, trace-determinant structure, equilibrium-fold loci, candidate Hopf boundaries, and singular critical manifold. An explicit observation operator proje
Adam Silver discusses Clippers punishment, NBA expansion, why Blazers leaving Portland would be 'failure'
Silver was clear there is no room for re-negotiation by the Clippers, who were hit with severe sanctions for cap circumvention
Western intelligence warns of Iranian cyber threats targeting dissidents
Western intelligence agencies highlight 'CHOSEN BRICK' spyware targeting critics of Iran government abroad.
Inside Nike’s Innovation Reset
Featuring Cade Cunningham, All-NBA First Team, Two-Time NBA All-Star, Pistons Guard, Nike; Sabrina Ionescu, Olympic Gold Medalist, Four-Time WNBA All-Star, New York Liberty Guard , Nike and Phil McCartney, Chief Innovation, Design, and Product Officer, NikeModerated by Brendan Vaughan, Editor-in-Chief, Fast Company Nike built its reputation by turning athletic insight into breakthrough products. Now as the sportswear giant works to reignite growth, it’s betting that the way back is through in
Universal Studios Japan Is Launching an R18 Haunted Attraction That Requires a Waiver
The adults-only ‘Afterimage’ attraction promises isolation, confinement, psychological terror, and an ‘unending nightmare’ at Universal Studios Japan.
US data centers could consume more natural gas than Germany and Japan combined by 2035
The AI frenzy could push U.S. data centers to become one of the largest consumers of natural gas in the world.
Magnets could help quantum computers talk to each other, says researcher
Xufeng Zhang is using magnets to make computers more power efficient at the quantum level. The Northeastern professor of electrical and computer engineering recently published two papers highlighting small-scale magnetic systems he and his team developed that could help make computers much more powe
A Standard Ultraviolet Continuum Can Hide Supercritical Accretion in GN-z11
The ultraviolet continuum from a high-redshift accreting black hole is routinely used to infer its mass. GN-z11 offers a sharp test of whether that inference is secure. A thin-disk fit to its continuum gives an Eddington mass of $M_{\rm E}=1.12\times10^{7}\,\Msun$, an order of magnitude above the $\log(\Mbh/\Msun)=6.2\pm0.3$ inferred from broad N~\textsc{iv}. We show that this apparent tension is not imposed by the ultraviolet slope alone. We derive a closed-form criterion comparing the radius w
Looking beyond the label | The Temple News
... health conditions that aren't necessarily easy to see or diagnose.” Although public conversations around mental health have become more common ...
Chad Baker-Mazara files lawsuit against USC alleging missed NIL payments, Eric Musselman racist tirade
Baker-Mazara led USC in scoring, but he claims that Musselman had a racially charged tirade before kicking him off the team after 25 games
US Senate crypto bill collapses in blow to industry
The defeat dealt a major blow to efforts to establish the first comprehensive federal framework for digital-asset market
Beyond AI: Inside the Race to Reinvent the Physical World
Featuring Joseph Krause, Cofounder and CEO, Radical AI; Katie Rae, Managing Partner and CEO, Engine Ventures and Raef Sully, CEO, Lilac SolutionsModerated by Morgan Clendaniel, Executive Editor, Digital, Fast Company Everyone is talking about what AI can create. The bigger question is, what can it help us build? AI is accelerating the discovery and testing of new materials, opening the door to breakthroughs in everything from clean energy and advanced manufacturing to batteries, critical mine
Salman Khan’s Maatrubhumi Delayed Again? No CBFC Screening Yet, 2027 Release Possible | Report
Salman Khan's Maatrubhumi faces release uncertainty. No CBFC screening yet, makers resolve issues. 2026 release uncertain, 2027 possible.