World in a Pulse
Briflio distills the day's signals into one calm feed — a personalized mix of the top stories across every topic, with context, not noise.
World model companies are keeping a lot of secrets
Everyone in the world-models space is sitting on a pile of cash and a ton of buzz, but good luck getting anyone — from the founders to their own data suppliers — to tell you what they're actually building.
US government website used Chinese model the FBI called "malicious"
On Wednesday, US government officials removed a Chinese AI search tool that was briefly deployed on the Federal Register website, Reuters reported. The change came after social media users noticed an apparent contradiction: The National Archives was using one of Alibaba’s Qwen AI models, even as top US law enforcement claimed that such models illegally copy US frontier models.
Europe pushes for space independence amid geopolitical rifts
The European Union is easing its reliance on US space infrastructure — and is seeking to grow its satellite and launch operations.
In a fight over denied claims, HCA sues out-of-state Blue Cross Blue Shield plan
Several Texas hospitals are suing an out-of-state Blue Cross for unpaid medical claims, highlighting the varying standards for whether care is medically necessary.
Texans rule out two-time Pro Bowl WR Nico Collins for Week 2 vs. Bengals
Collins had seven catches and a touchdown in Week 1, but he suffered a hamstring injury during Wednesday's practice
Germany receives first F-35 jet from US as NATO boosts military spending
Germany received the first of nearly three dozen F-35 stealth warplanes it ordered four years ago from Lockheed Martin.
Why is Meta’s Threads being flooded with eerily identical investment advice?
In a normal context, the phrase “My husband and I work for JPMorgan” might be merely a not-so-subtle flex. But lately on Threads, it seems more like a telltale sign that the user is in fact a bot. Users on Meta’s short-form social network have recently noticed a barrage of strange recurring posts, all following a template that begins with phrases like “My husband and I” or “My wife and I,” followed by claims to work for companies like Exxon, Fideli
‘Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom’ Review: The Ovine Adventurer Returns for a Perfectly Silly Halloween Treat
The third film in Aardman's spinoff franchise, 'Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom' is energetic slapstick that doesn't outstay its welcome.
Anthropic's Existential Risk Warnings Hijack Larger AI Debate
As AI itself starts to help build the next generation of AI, warnings about losing control are growing louder. But critics say the focus on existential risk is overshadowing problems already here. Bloomberg's Rachel Metz and Davey Alba join Ed Ludlow on their latest reporting on "Bloomberg Tech." (S
CVE-2026-11549 IBM WebSphere Application Server privileges management
A vulnerability was detected in IBM WebSphere Application Server 10.1. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2026-11549.
AI cracked the Navier–Stokes challenge. What does that mean for physics?
Nature, Published online: 18 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02922-6Physicists and mathematicians are going beyond the classic equations of fluid dynamics to understand turbulence — often with the help of AI.
Pentagon resumes paused testosterone policy amid medical experts' concerns - Al Jazeera
Pentagon resumes paused testosterone policy amid medical experts' concerns. Experts have called policy unnecessary and said testosterone injections ...
Bengals star Joe Burrow listed as questionable: Here's what Zac Taylor said about Week 2 status
Why the Bengals' QB was listed as questionable for Week 2
Brighton vs Arsenal: Premier League – predictions, teams, lineups
Premier League holders Arsenal have won all seven of their matches to start the new season.
Navient completes $612.5M securitization backed by private education loans
Navient completes $612.5M securitization backed by private education loans
Resident Evil Just Beat Sonic 3 As The Highest-Rated Video Game Movie of All Time
IGN Shorts is a fully native vertical video feed built directly into IGN. Fans can expect rapid-fire news, bite-sized reviews, gameplay tips, and more.
Anthropic’s first embedded evaluator is … Accenture?
Accenture is about to take on its most high-risk consulting engagement ever.
Spanberger announces tightened data center restrictions, clean energy mandates in Virginia
Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger (D) on Friday announced a new proposal to tighten restrictions on data center developments in the Old Dominion. The governor’s “Data Center Accountability Framework” outlines several objectives for the commonwealth’s approach to these projects, including cutting dow
NASA-JAXA XRISM Mission Sees Pulsar Gathering Companion’s ‘Wind’
5 min read NASA-JAXA XRISM Mission Sees Pulsar Gathering Companion’s ‘Wind’ Using data from the Japan-led XRISM (X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission) observatory, astronomers have directly observed a giant star’s outflow, called a stellar wind, being captured by its compact companion and providing the power source for strong X-ray flares.
White House set to tout Medicaid most favored nation drug pricing deals
President Trump on Friday is set to announce that all 50 states will see most favored nation (MFN) pricing for some drugs in Medicaid, according to an administration official. Trump will be joined by "several governors" in the Oval Office to make the announcement, the official said. With affordabil
NFL Week 2 injury report: Joe Burrow questionable, Brock Bowers doubtful, Kyler Murray out
Joe Burrow appears to be trending toward playing, but Brock Bowers and Zay Flowers face uncertain outlooks while several starting quarterbacks have been ruled out
‘Daughter of Damascus’ Assala performs in Syria after 15-year exile
Thousands of people cheered as they welcomed Syrian icon Assala Nasri back at a sold-out concert in Damascus.
XCHG Non-GAAP EPS of $0.00, revenue of $10.3M
XCHG Non-GAAP EPS of $0.00, revenue of $10.3M
Tenko and Doc Martin actress Stephanie Cole dies aged 84
She was best known for playing Dr Beatrice Mason in the 1980s BBC wartime TV drama Tenko.
Google’s new ‘CC’ is an AI agent that helps families run their households
Google is refocusing its CC AI agent on household coordination, letting families share emails, schedules, and tasks so the AI can manage calendars, fill out forms, make shopping lists, plan meals, and more.
FCC lets Paramount sell 49.5% equity stake to Saudi Arabia, UAE, and Qatar
The Federal Communications Commission yesterday approved Paramount Skydance's plan to sell large equity stakes to the sovereign wealth funds of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Qatar. Under US law, companies with licenses to run broadcast stations need FCC approval to have direct or indirect foreign ownership exceeding 25 percent of the company's stock.
US offers $215M to accelerate fault-tolerant quantum computing
The U.S. has launched a $215 million competition to advance fault-tolerant quantum computing through logical qubit systems.
Building Tomorrow's Surgical Team at UC San Diego
PA students are introduced to surgery early in their education, where they learn about anatomy and medical conditions from expert lecturers across ...
Ups and Downs: Alex Bregman's big second half includes celebrating his horse's win with Cubs teammates
Bregman took the Cubs to Churchill Downs on an off day and watched his horse run to victory
Syria arrests five former al-Assad-era officers over strikes on civilians
Former air officers, including an air force general, were arrested in a series of operations.
Thousands of security workers for big tech companies are on strike in California
Security officers at some of the most prominent tech companies in Silicon Valley have been poised to walk off the job since voting to authorize a strike earlier this month. The workers have been in talks with major security contractors like Securitas and Allied Universal for months as they seek to reach a new contract agreement. Now, as contract negotiations have stalled, 14,000 security officers represented by SEIU-United Service Workers West are striking across California. The union members
LISA Is Returning to the VMAs—Here’s Who Else Is Performing
If it’s anything like her 2024 performance, we’re in for a total treat.
A new kind of AI model from a ChatGPT inventor is thrilling developers
Jev, a new kind of AI model, is showing developers a cheaper and faster path to software intelligence.
Listening to One Type of Music Can Help You Make Healthier Food Choices, Study Reveals
We all know we should be eating healthy foods.
62,000 trials prepare UK’s new Defender Wolf for extreme terrain
JLR revealed three Defender Wolf Series II military vehicles in Britain, tested through more than 62,000 evaluations.
Israel's new normal: A coastline wracked by an algae apocalypse
This month's algae bloom marks a tipping point in the eastern Mediterranean, experts say. One firm hopes its know-how in freshwater lakes will let it create a 24/7 firewall and prevent the shutdown of desalination plants in the future
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DraftKings offers $200 in bonus bets after your first $5 wager for NFL, college football betting on Friday
UK court clears woman of voicing support for Hamas in university speech
Sarah Cotte said her comments were not in support of Hamas, but in support of Palestinians' right to resist.
ESPN wants to break the Super Bowl ratings record. Here’s how Disney could help
The NFL season just got underway, but preparations for the 2027 Super Bowl began at ESPN as soon as the 2026 game ended this past February. In what ESPN is calling “the year of the Super Bowl,” the TV network is gearing up to broadcast the most-watched big game for the first time in its nearly 50-year history. And right now, it’s exploring potential options for tapping into the intellectual property of its parent company, The Walt Disney Co., that could help draw in even more fans. Could
Nora Fatehi Is Back As Ayesha! Begins Shooting For The Royals Season 2 With Ishaan Khatter
Nora Fatehi begins shooting for The Royals Season 2, reprising her role as Ayesha Dhondi. She shared a sneak peek from her shoot diaries with fans.
Dario Amodei and other AI leaders want to ‘Pace the Frontier’ but…how?
A week after an Anthropic researcher’s doomsday warning rattled the AI world, the company’s CEO Dario Amodei has outlined his plan to “pace the frontier” of AI development. The proposal leans on independent safety evaluators and coordination between AI labs in democratic countries, and it’s already picked up some industry support, along with some pointed pushback from Nvidia’s Jensen Huang.  Watch […]
Finding the cells that put our brain to sleep
For a long time, sleep research has treated the cerebral cortex as a passive follower reacting to signals from the deep brain. “Usually, sleep is associated with being controlled by subcortical regions,” said Geoffrey Terral, a neuroscientist at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York. The cortex is where the slow rhythms of deep sleep can be seen, but researchers assumed the signals that triggered them originated elsewhere.
Here's Every Known Publication Owned by Brown Brothers Media, Which Buys News Sites and Turns Them Into AI-Powered Content Mills
The little-known company Brown Brothers Media operates a vast media empire. Here are the many sites we've linked to the network.
Rural women who got C-sections more likely to be prescribed opioids at home, study finds
Opioid medications also come with many side effects. Substance use disorder and mental health conditions are the leading underlying causes of ...
Everything you need to know for NFL Week 2: 15 games on deck, 15 previews from our reporters and experts
Minnesota vs. Chicago? Trevor Lawrence vs. Bo Nix? There are more games left in Week 2, and we have picks, predictions, key stats, watchability ratings and more.
Trump claims deal with Denmark gives US ‘permanent control’ over Greenland
Denmark and Greenland plan to sign a US defence pact next week, pending approval from both parliaments.
U.S. drilling rig count jumps by 4 in latest Baker Hughes survey
U.S. drilling rig count jumps by 4 in latest Baker Hughes survey
Narnia: New Look at Emma Mackey Costume Has Fans Hotly Debating Greta Gerwig’s Take
Emma Mackey's new Narnia costume sparks debate among fans, who are questioning Greta Gerwig's approach to the upcoming fantasy movie.
Disney’s first CTO led an AI startup it once accused of copying its characters
The former CEO of Character.AI, which Disney previously sent a cease-and-desist letter to, will serve as the company's first-ever chief technology officer.
Background hums and buzzes affect human behavior, researcher finds
Have you ever stopped and listened to the background sounds in a room you are in? The hum of the ventilation? The buzz of electricity? While most of the time we are barely aware of these sounds, Arthur Jinyue Guo, a researcher at the RITMO Centre for Interdisciplinary Research on Rhythm, Time and Mo
Handheld vs. Backpack Leaf Blower: Which Is Better for Clearing Leaves?
The main criteria are how big your yard is and the amount of leaf cover.
Women's Healthcare Barriers Extend Into Work and Family Life - Gallup News
51% of U.S. women agree they've had at least one problem when accessing care · 47% of women waited three or more months for their most recent diagnosis ...
Yankees place Aaron Judge back on IL, making star slugger's status uncertain ahead of playoffs
Judge, back for just seven games after missing three months, is being shut down again right before the postseason
Ukraine tries to interfere with Russian polls while holding no elections of own — Putin
Russian leader noted that Ukrainian leadership is in no hurry to hold elections
Microsoft exec warned AI could create a ‘doom loop’ for the internet
Newly revealed court files show that what AI companies say behind the scenes doesn’t always line up with what they tell the public. In a legal brief unsealed this week, an executive at Microsoft described OpenAI’s choice to train its models on news articles and other human-published content as the “largest theft of labor in human history.” The brief came to light through a copyright lawsuit The New York Times filed against Microsoft and OpenAI in 2023 over the tech companies’ practice of
Hrithik Roshan Reacts To Post Defending Katrina Kaif Amid Trolling Over Her Post-Pregnancy Weight Gain
Hrithik Roshan liked an Instagram post defending Katrina Kaif amid trolling over her post-pregnancy weight gain, with the post calling out those judging the actress.
Your Favorite Author’s New Book Might Be an AI Fake
First, AI stole their books. Now it’s stealing their readers.
FAA tees up $875M AI tool to help manage air traffic congestion
An AI tool is set to start advising air traffic controllers on managing air traffic in the congested airspace above the Washington, DC, area. The expected launch would be the first step toward a planned nationwide rollout covering the 29 million square miles of US national airspace overseen by the Federal Aviation Administration. The FAA describes the SMART system as using AI models to predict air traffic flows and identify potential conflicts based on operational factors like airline schedules, weather, airport capacity, and airspace conditions.
NASA Invites Media to Albania Artemis Accords Signing Ceremony
Credit: NASA The Republic of Albania will sign the Artemis Accords during a ceremony at 12 p.m. EDT on Monday, Sept. 21, at NASA Headquarters in Washington, becoming the 73rd country signatory. NASA Deputy Administrator Matt Anderson will host Albania’s Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Ferit Hoxha and Ambassador of the Republic of Albania to the United States Ervin Bushati for the ceremony, together with U.S. Department of State officials. This event is in person only. Media interested in attending must RSVP no later than 10 a.m. on Sept. 21 to: hq-media@mail.nasa.gov.
Pharmalittle: We're reading about licensing deals with China, making drugs in space, and more
The U.S. is working on rules for investing in China that would likely preserve pharma's ability to strike most licensing deals for Chinese drugs
College football picks: Predictions against the spread, odds, betting lines for top 25 games in Week 3
A closer look at the top games in a loaded Week 3
New cat species found, first in more than 100 years
A new species of living cat has been identified for the first time in more than a century.
Most of us don’t get to fly on private jets, but our taxes help fund them
Just a tiny portion of the population flies on private jets, but those jets make an outsize impact on the planet. And though most Americans don’t fly private, they’re helping subsidize those flights through their taxes. That’s according to a new report by the Institute for Policy Studies (IPS), which lays out these impacts of the private jet industry and what it calls the “high cost of private jet excess.” When it comes to the climate impacts, private jets are particularly polluting. A pas
The ‘Traitors’ Season 5 Cast Is Here, and It’s Truly Stacked
I need Bianca Del Rio to be a Traitor…