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After accusations of selling ‘perv glasses,’ Meta prepares to sell a pair without a camera
Can Meta dodge the "pervert glasses" accusations with a new camera-free product?
Lionsgate releases a new trailer for Sunrise on the Reaping
Lionsgate has released an action-packed trailer for The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping—a sequel to 2023’s Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes and a prequel leading into the events of the first film, The Hunger Games (2012). In addition, Laika Studios released a trailer for its highly anticipated stop-motion animated feature, Wildwood. (Some spoilers for The Hunger Games below.) The main protagonist is a young Haymitch Abernathy, future District 12 mentor to Katniss (Jennifer Lawrence) and Peeta (Josh Hutcherson).
It's Looking Like Tesla's Cybercab Might Actually Be Illegal to Sell
Regulators filed a "Special Order" requiring Tesla to prove under oath that its Cybercabs meet federal safety standards.
Is cold exposure a viable lifestyle intervention for mental health? Reviewing evidence and ...
Mental health effects. Open label and randomized controlled trials of acute mood changes. There are only three trials that assess the effects of ...
Teenage boys charged over mistaken identity murder
A 14 and a 16 year old boy have been charged over the alleged mistaken identity murder of a man in Sydney.
Displaced Syrians dig through hills of garbage to make a living
Displaced Syrians are digging through mountains of burning garbage searching for recyclable materials to make a living.
15 leaders on the economic indicators companies should watch
If you’re only focused on a few economic metrics to run your business, you may miss what’s right in front of you that can help you course correct and drive growth. Some useful economic indicators don’t show up in financial news. Others get media coverage, but leaders may overlook them thinking “that doesn’t apply to us.” We asked members of the Fast Company Impact Council what economic indicators companies should pay more attention to. Fifteen of them weighed in with the data they think deser
Travis Kelce named victim in massive $35M Ponzi scheme as fraudster gets 11 years in prison
The NFL star was mentioned by prosecutors in a Missouri court as one of the people swindled by the mastermind of the scheme, Siddharth Jawahar.
Status Of Anthropic IPO As AI Fears Mount
Bloomberg's Anthony Hughes joins Scarlet Fu on "Bloomberg Deals." Anthropic is preparing for its IPO and has picked Nasdaq as its listing venue. The Claude chatbot maker is seeking to raise as much as or more than SpaceX in an IPO that could take place as soon as October, Bloomberg has reported. (S
Researchers swap in human brain cells for a mouse's cortex
In recent years, there has been a lot of excitement about the potential for studying human diseases in what are called "organoids." These small patches of tissue, formed using stem cells, appear to produce many of the same cell types and at least some of the structures normally formed in actual organs, and thus can provide a better model for diseases that rely on the sometimes complex interactions among multiple specialized cell types that are a feature of the human body. But even the most sophisticated organoids lack a lot of the features of a real human body.
$92M deal turns drones into sensors for hypersonic flight tests
AEVEX wins a potential $92.2 million deal to support SkyRange and its airborne approach to hypersonic flight testing.
Senators highlight the power Chris Klomp wields at confirmation hearings
Chris Klomp has already played a major role in the Trump administration and its Make America Healthy Again agenda.
NFL Week 2 injury report: Lions down two starting offensive lineman vs. Bills, including Blake Miller
Here's how each team is doing on the injury front as they gear up for Week 2
Manchester United lose 3-2 to Brighton, crash out of League Cup
Brighton come from two goals down to win 3-2 at Old Trafford, to shock Manchester United as slow start continues.
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella: AI companies should serve ‘humanity first’
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella weighed in on the increasingly contentious AI safety debate this week, urging companies to “do what it takes to build stuff that serves humanity first and is in human control” and calling for thorough testing, including by outside testers. Nadella made the comments Tuesday at the All-In Summit in Los Angeles, a day after he warned developers against rushing AI products to market. “As the stakes get higher, one should take all the time t
Madonna To Open 2026 VMAs, Her First Live Performance At Show In 23 Years
Madonna, who heads into the VMAS with a leading 11 nominations, will open the 2026 awards shindig, her first live performance at the show in 23 years
Anthropic and OpenAI want to embed safety evaluators. Will they really be independent?
Anthropic and OpenAI want to embed independent safety evaluators inside their AI labs. Researchers welcome the unprecedented access, but warn meaningful oversight requires transparency, independence, and eventually regulation.
California may gut state net neutrality law to comply with Trump admin demand
California is on the verge of accepting $1.86 billion in federal broadband grant funds, despite the Trump administration telling states they cannot enforce net neutrality rules on any Internet service provider that gets a piece of the grant money. When the Trump administration overhauled the $42 billion Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program last year, it ruled that states must agree not to enforce any rate regulation or net neutrality rule on ISPs that receive funding.
NASA’s Moon Orbiter Spots New, ‘Once-in-Century’ Moon Crater
6 Min Read NASA’s Moon Orbiter Spots New, ‘Once-in-Century’ Moon Crater A zoomed-in view of the Moon made from images from NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera. (More information at the bottom of article.) Credits: NASA Goddard/Intuitive Machines/Robert Wagner It started as a routine data-quality check.
Osteopath lists six signs your 'clicky knees' could be something serious
She has also explained exercises that could help ease pain
Aaron Judge exits Yankees game with lower leg tightness as injury concerns flare up amid tight AL East race
Judge had gone 0 for 2 with two strikeouts before departing Wednesday afternoon's game
Efforts underway for Zelenskyy-Trump meeting at UN next week
Trump pushes for a solution to end Moscow's war against Kyiv as civilian deaths in Ukraine rise.
Amazon increases starting hourly wage and discounts for employees
Online behemoth Amazon said it’s increasing the starting hourly wage for its U.S. full-time operations employees like warehouse workers by $1, to $20. With the increase, the average wage will be nearly $24 an hour, with average total compensation of more than $32 an hour including the value of its benefits package, according to Amazon’s announcement Wednesday. The pay increase is effective starting September 27, the retailer said. Amazon also said Wednesday that employees will
Kate Berlant Sets HBO Comedy Special ‘Parmesan’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Kate Berlant will release her second stand-up comedy special, 'Parmesan,' on HBO in October.
Your AI agents can now control your Google Home devices
Google is launching early access to a new MCP server for Google Home, allowing AI agents like Claude, ChatGPT, and others to control connected devices, review camera summaries, and access smart home activity using natural language.
Game of Thrones: War for Westeros Puts "Rule of Cool" Ahead of Balance, and Wants You Rewriting the Show's Ending
At gamescom 2026, we met with the developers of Game of Thrones: War for Westeros and talked to them about the upcoming RTS adaptation.
Video. Kosovo war crimes court jails ex-president Hashim Thaçi for 25 years, sparking mass protests
Video. Kosovo’s ex-president Hashim Thaçi gets 25 years for war crimes, sparking mass protests in Pristina as supporters chant and clash with police.
White House chief of staff Susie Wiles says she is cancer-free after cancer diagnosis
But experiencing a mental health condition does not necessarily mean a mother receives treatment. The Policy Center's 2026 report found that most ...
‘It was crippling’: New endometriosis plan aims to save women from years of agony
Lilia Tennant is one of many Australian women to spend years in debilitating pain before being diagnosed with endometriosis, a condition a new program aims to address.
New video claims to show Saudi fighter jet Houthis say they shot down
Houthi forces have released a video claiming to show a Saudi fighter jet the group says was shot down in Yemen’s Marib.
Blackhawks D Ethan Del Mastro agrees to a $1.9 million, 2-year contract
CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Ethan Del Mastro has agreed to a $1.9 million, two-year contract, the team announced Wednesday.
Who Is Conner Leavitt? 5 Things to Know About the ‘Mormon Wives’ Star
Get to know Conner Leavitt, from his marriage to Whitney Leavitt to his appearance on ‘DWTS’ Season 35.
The Most Powerful Man in AI Isn’t Worried at All
Jensen Huang: not a doomer
Not just Proton: Getting to know Valve's new SteamOS compatibility layers
Since the release of the Steam Deck, Valve fans have gotten very familiar with the idea of the Proton compatibility layer that allows games written for Windows to run capably on the Linux-based SteamOS (though Valve's efforts in this realm date back farther than that). To get more games running on the SteamOS-powered Steam Frame, though, Valve is relying on two additional compatibility layers that are new to the Steam architecture. The first, FEX, is Valve's port of fex-emu, an open source project that emulates x86 processor instructions on an Arm chipset.
New MRI contrast agent detects invasive lung cancer earlier
"Our technology can detect tiny tumors and hidden metastases without exposing patients to radiation."
Falling is a leading cause of injury in older New Mexicans
SANTA FE – As New Mexico observes Fall Prevention Awareness Week September 21-25, state health ... Ask about current health conditions and medications ...
NFL longshot parlay picks, bets for Week 2, 2026: Get an epic return of almost +16,000,000
SportsLine's computer simulation model has locked in a $10 NFL Week 2 parlay that pays out nearly $1.6 million
Syria abolishes al-Assad-era ‘terrorism’ court as Kurdish tensions flare
Discontent is testing President Ahmed al-Sharaa's ability to unify a country emerging from 14 years of conflict.
Tyra Banks wiped her social media, launches a Substack: ‘The World of Too Much’
How did “America’s Next Top Model” captivate a generation of millennials? Here’s one reason: Showrunner and mastermind Tyra Banks loves to be extra. Over 24 seasons, Banks’ reality TV competition sent wannabe supermodels through the gauntlet of unhinged photoshoots: They dangled from warehouse ceilings. They krumped. They posed with swarms of killer bees, donned dresses made of human hair, and doused themselves with olive oil inside jumbo-sized bowls of Greek sa
Charles told Diana's brother 'we'll forget her soon enough' in row, book claims
The new claims come in a book by Princess Diana's brother Earl Spencer, who has lifted the lid on a row over the late Princess of Wales's funeral arrangements
Goodbye, Claude Cowork: Anthropic merges its two Claudes into one - ZDNET
From Claude to Cowork and back again - plus, Anthropic's all-new Claude Docs.
Nonprofit that tracks meteors taken down by "critical blow" from a cyberattack
The International Meteor Organization, the nonprofit that coordinates and publishes amateur and professional observations of meteor phenomena, said its infrastructure has suffered a “critical blow” from a cyberattack. “We recently suffered a cyberattack that dealt a critical blow to aging infrastructure, taking much of our site offline," a static page on its website on Wednesday said.
Area 51 mystery deepens as discovery exposes who is behind jet flights
A mysterious job listing online has been tied to the infamous Air Force base that whistleblowers claim is home to secret government research on alien technology.
Japan is now home to more than 100,000 people aged 100 or over - National | Globalnews.ca
Japan's Health and Welfare Ministry statistics show that the country now has 107,677 centenarians, up 7,914 from the previous year. 88 per cent of them are women.
Use FanDuel promo code to get $350 in bonus bets for Lions-Bills, LSU-Ole Miss, NFL, MLB games on Wednesday
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Rescue workers search for survivors after Gaza building collapse
Rescue workers search for survivors after Gaza building collapse
Martha Stewart thinks AI can make homeownership less complicated
Martha Stewart built a career around helping people care for their homes. Her latest idea is to put that work in an app. Stewart, who made her name building a media and merchandising empire around cooking, entertaining, and homekeeping, launched Hint in July with cofounders Yih-Han Ma and Kyle Rush. The home intelligence app uses AI to help manage home maintenance and track your property’s vital stats. “I wanted to do—I called it a home organizer. I thought, Well, we can use the computer f
Scrubs Season 2 Trailer Reunites Zach Braff & Donald Faison for Hilarious New Chapter
Scrubs Season 2 trailer reunites Zach Braff, Donald Faison, and Sarah Chalke as J.D., Turk, and Elliot return for hospital comedy and drama.
AI labs want in-house auditors — but maybe they should shut the front door first
There may be a simpler and more effective fix for rogue agents, hiding in plain sight.
Even if you're not talking politics at work, it's coming to the office with you
Most employees aren't discussing the latest political polls during meetings or debating hot-button issues around the coffee maker. But that doesn't mean politics isn't affecting the workplace. A study from Texas A&M University found that the political information employees consume outside of work ca
Zuckerberg's Pervert Glasses Have Been So Publicly Shamed That Meta's Reportedly Now Working on a Version With No Camera
The backlash to Meta's AI glasses has been so fierce that the company is reportedly now working on a version with no camera.
WHO expresses cautious optimism about bid to control Ebola outbreak in DRC
There is reason to be cautiously optimistic about the trajectory of the current Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the WHO says.
Joe Burrow injury watch: Why Bengals QB sat out of practice and what it means for Week 2 vs. Texans
The Cincinnati quarterback brushed off back tightness that limited his practice time Wednesday, making it clear he expects to suit up Sunday against the Texans
Ukrainian attacks on Belgorod Region leave six people injured
According to the regional crisis management center, a man was injured in the village of Rzhevka in the Shebekinsky District when a drone attacked a passenger car
Bob the Drag Queen’s ‘greatest gift’ as an artist is unorthodox—and it’s now helping her succeed as an entrepreneur
Bob the Drag Queen is the multihyphenate to end all multihyphenates. She may have “the Drag Queen” in her name, but Bob’s career has expanded far beyond its origins in New York City’s drag scene. Since winning Season 8 of RuPaul’s Drag Race in 2016 and making a name for herself on the world’s biggest platform for drag artists, she’s led an HBO series, appeared on Broadway, starred in several comedy specials, hosted a podcast with thousands of listeners, launched a fashion brand, published a N
‘The Secret Lives of Baba Segi’s Wives’ Review: A Twisty Nigerian Melodrama That Could Use More Mischief
In 'The Secret Lives of Baba Segi's Wives,' filmmaker Daniel Oriahi crafts a spirited tale that refuses to trust its own welcome excesses.
We May Finally Be Ready to Do Something About A.I. What Took So Long?
Something really big happened last week in the world of artificial intelligence: Quite suddenly, after several years of relentless and disorienting momentum, the course of rapid A.I. progress ran headlong into a wave of social panic. It had already been a dizzying summer: OpenAI agents finding their
Newfound 'baby' planet smashes record for youngest known world
Astronomers have confirmed a world less than a million years old as the youngest known planet, using data from archives. Called Elias 2-24 b, the baby planet is still whirling in its natal disk of dust and gas.
Passion Meets Precision at NASA’s Flight Research Lab
4 min readPreparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) Derek Abramson, Dale Reed Subscale Flight Research Laboratory chief engineer, left, communicates with the Edwards Air Force Base air traffic control tower for approval to fly the Alta-X drone near NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, on Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026. Justin Link, small uncrewed aircraft pilot, second from left, and laboratory chief pilot Justin Hall await flight clearance.
U.S. reaches highest number of measles deaths in decades
How the midterms could change health care, the sedative contaminating the fentanyl black market, and other health news from Morning Rounds
Volkanovski trains with rising UFC star
Alexander Volkanovski trains alongside Brazilian lightweight Mauricio Ruffy ahead of UFC 331.
US removes Venezuela from list of drug transit, production countries
Trump says the country has made progress against narcotics since Maduro's removal, may also remove Colombia and Bolivia.
Can Pacers Andrew Nembhard Apply Point Guard Growth When Haliburton Returns?
Andrew Nembhard sharpened his point guard skills in 2025-26. How will those improvements help playing next to Tyrese Haliburton?
Ex-BBC presenter questions role of Royal Family in new documentary
John Humphrys, who presented Today and the Nine O'Clock News, heads a new Channel 4 documentary on the topic.