Juicy Yields Draw Junk Bond Buyers to Investment-Grade AI Debt — Companies looking to finance data center projects are increasingly turning to junk bond investors to help them raise billions of dollars, even for debt that is investment-grade.
Tile-clad Japanese buildings inform self-designed office in Valencia — Architect Paloma Bau and creative director Ausiàs Pérez have collaborated on designing their shared office in Valencia, Spain, featuring a large communal kitchen and tiled spaces that draw on Tokyo architectur
"Now that's a stairway to heaven" says commenter — <p>In this week's comments update, readers are discussing a weathered steel-clad kindergarten in Munich campus by Berlin studio Kéré Architecture. Complete with a three-storey playground, Kinderoase an der TUM, is an…
The iPad was on Tailscale — In which many suspects are interrogated, and the case is closed on two bugs that are harmless apart and invisible together.
Online age checks create a pointless privacy risk — New cybersecurity research indicates that one of the world's leading age verification providers collects and shares highly sensitive personal data—including facial photos and device fingerprints—with third parties. The research
Trashcan Sinatras’ John Douglas Dead at 63 — The news arrives four days after the release of new album Ever The Optimist
The trial of Lindsay Clancy has gripped the US for weeks - here's what the jury must consider — Jurors have five options before them as they decide the fate of the former nurse charged with killing her three children.
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WhatsApp is testing a new folder for messages from large businesses | TechCrunch — WhatsApp will automatically move messages from large businesses to a new folder a few hours after you receive them
Australian Benchmark Bond Yield Jumps to Level Last Seen in 2011 — Australia’s benchmark sovereign bond yield rose to its highest level in 15-years as a global selloff deepened and traders increased bets that the Reserve Bank may need to hike interest rates again soon.
Every fusion startup that has raised over $100M | TechCrunch — Fusion startups have raised $7.1 billion to date, with the majority of it going to a handful of companies.
Teaching Empathy in School is in a Class of its Own | Alex Kain | TEDxKew — What if the key to solving persistent social issues like poverty & homelessness was not just about trying to directly solve them but instead to address the underlying causes of them and a whole lot…
Michael Mann’s ‘Manhunter’ Set to Return to Theaters on Its 40th Anniversary, Now with a New ‘Final Cut’ — The director's 1986 suspense classic has been remastered and remixed for 'Manhunter: The Final Cut,' which will premiere this summer.
Note Design Studio looks to traditional farmsteads for villa in southern Sweden — <p>Local practice Note Design Studio has completed Villa Österlen, a holiday home in southern Sweden designed as a contemporary take on the traditional rural dwellings of Skåne county. Capable of…
Speculative table design among conceptual projects from Paris School of Architecture — <p>Dezeen School Shows: a project exploring a table's concept through experimental materials is among the projects from the Paris School of Architecture. Also featured is a project exploring…
Best AR glasses deal: Save $80 on the new Xreal 1S AR glasses — Virtual screen smart glasses with Bose sound that connect to a SteamDeck? Yes, please.
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The history of stadium design in 15 buildings — <p>Continuing our Future Stadiums series, we look forward by looking back at some of the milestones in the stadium's long road from ancient structures to monumental giants seating thousands. From Ancient Greece to the modern Gulf…
Inside BYD: CT Scans of a Battery Cell, Switch Panel, Charger, and Key Fob from the EV Banned in America — BYD sold 4.6M vehicles in 2025, but Americans can't buy one. We CT scanned four components from its lineup to reveal what vertical integration looks like at the part level.
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New agentic memory framework uses 118K tokens per query. LangMem burns through 3.26M. — <p>Long-horizon reasoning exposes a core weakness in AI agents: context windows fill up fast, and retrieval pipelines return noise instead of signal.</p><p>To solve this, researchers at the…
Williams and Alcaraz team up at US Open — Serena Williams and Carlos Alcaraz take on Flavio Coboilli and Belinda Bencic in the mixed doubles at the US Open, eventually losing 5-4 (7-4) 4-1.
Microsoft launches its first cybersecurity model, plus a new agentic cybersecurity system | TechCrunch — Microsoft bolstered its AI cybersecurity offerings this week with the launch of its first AI security model and a new security platform.
Margherì outdoor furniture collection by Monica Armani for Flexform — <p>Dezeen Showroom: designer Monica Armani combined modern refinement with the curved motifs of Art Nouveau in this range of outdoor furniture for Italian brand Flexform. Armani and Flexform aimed to hearken ba
Synthetic-user startup Simile raises $200M at $2B valuation 5 months after $100M Series A | TechCrunch — Add another member to the fast-and-furious AI unicorn club: Simile
Tableau marks 50th anniversary of historic Copenhagen cafe with curated cup collection — <p>Rubber thorns, rocky lumps and haunting faces all feature in a collection of cups by more than 30 different artists and designers, presented at Copenhagen's Cafe Sommersko during 3 Days…
Brave's browser one-ups Chrome with its new support for email aliases | TechCrunch — The feature, announced this week, allows Brave's users to sign up for websites and other online services without having to share their personal email addresses.
Andrew Tate exaggerates and did not own supercars in photos, his lawyers say — Prosecutors argue Tate and his brother Tristan are a flight risk and should not be released on bail.
Pimco’s Seidner Says Angst Over Fed Credibility is Unwarranted — Pacific Investment Management Co. says market anxiety about the inflation-fighting credentials of the Federal Reserve is overdone and that US bond yields at current levels look attractive.
Alibaba reportedly bans employees from using Claude Code | TechCrunch — Alibaba has reportedly classified Claude Code as high-risk software.
As OpenAI files for IPO, Sam Altman's eye-scanning company is doing layoffs, report says | TechCrunch — Tools for Humanity, Sam Altman's identify verification company, is reportedly struggling to generate revenue and will downsize its staff.
Examining circuit boards from the Space Shuttle's I/O Processor — The Space Shuttle's five 1 general-purpose computers played a critical role in each flight: controlling the engines, monitoring thousands o...
CipherX launches world's first painless tattoo — <p>London biotech company CipherX has created the world's first commercially available microdot tattoo, which is applied using a pain-free applicator. Launched yesterday, the permanent tattoos are created using dissolvable…
Substack’s new ‘Reply Rules’ feature lets creators control how people respond | TechCrunch — Substack's new Reply Rules feature is currently available for all English-language publications and is designed to give creators greater control over how their audiences respond.
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Barcola - the 'grasshopper' who has overcome setbacks — As Liverpool agree a £123m deal for Bradley Barcola, BBC Sport looks at how he has ridden triumphs and setbacks to reach the top with the help of his family.
At least 13 Tunisians missing as migrant boat headed for Italy capsizes — Thousands of people have died since 2014 trying to cross the Mediterranean Sea and reach Europe.
Hasina spat stalls Bangladesh-India reset. What would break the deadlock? — Analysts say an Indian commitment not to allow ousted Bangladesh PM to engage in politics from their soil would help.
Top Stories: Apple Leaks - Camera-Equipped AirPods, Beats 360, and More — It was a big week for leaks in the Apple world, with Apple itself revealing information on a bunch of upcoming products within a macOS Tahoe 26.7 build and retailers leaking details on new Beats 360…
The last six months in LLMs in five minutes — I put together these annotated slides from my five minute lightning talk at PyCon US 2026, using the latest iteration of my annotated presentation tool. # I presented this lightning …
Palestinian farmers rebuild what Israeli settlers destroy in West Bank — Israeli settler pogroms destroy greenhouses and crops, but Burin's farmers insist on rebuilding.
InMobi Appoints JPMorgan, Jefferies for Nearly $1 Billion IPO — InMobi Pte has appointed four banks for an initial public offering over the next few months to raise about $1 billion for the Indian mobile advertising company.
Founder of China’s Evergrande jailed for life after pleading guilty to fraud — Hui Ka Yan also forfeits all his personal property and the company he set up is given hefty fines
Apple boss Tim Cook says prices to rise due to memory chip costs — The firm's outgoing boss Tim Cook did not say when prices will rise or which products will be affected.
Vellum Venom: 2026 Audi RS e-tron GT — Looksmaxxing is a modern beauty trend that’s generously defined as looking your best on social media. The lengths people go to enhance their look to the max can be unsafe, but when it comes to cars, the trend is a little more…
X relaunches a rebuilt Android app after year-long effort | TechCrunch — X says the rebuilt version of its Android app is now available globally.
Keyboard Shortcuts I Learned From My Cat — Every time my cat Mira walks across a keyboard, I learn a few new Mac and PC keyboard shortcuts I never knew about.
Inside Meta’s push to put robots to work in data centers — The company is testing robots on tasks that can performed by technicians.
I dream of quieter computing | Henry From Online — A quick note about future of computing and indieweb. It's about a 2 minute read.
From GAA to 3D Stacked FET: Expanding the Transistor into the Third Dimension | Samsung Semiconductor Global — Samsung Electronics' Semiconductor Research Center presented the paper “First Demonstration of 3D Stacked FETs at Gate Pitch of 42 nm Featuring Triple Stacked…
Russell impresses as Norris shines - driver ratings — BBC Radio 5 Live F1 commentator Harry Benjamin rates how the drivers performed during the Dutch Grand Prix.
What I Learned from a Fight with My Best Friend | Sophia Deng | TEDxFC Guangzhou Youth — Fights might have been the best thing that ever happened to their friendship. True friendship isn’t about never fighting – it’s about being real enough to argue, and patient enough to…
Why does it seem like food recalls are out of control this year? — “Food recall fatigue” summer.
Marseille vs. Monaco 2026 livestream: How to watch Ligue 1 for free — Live stream select fixtures from Ligue 1 without spending anything.
AMD acquires AI chip startup Taalas to boost inference performance by etching models into silicon — Early tech demos show model-specific integrated circuits churning out up to 17,000 tokens a second
The life of Rocky Horror star Tim Curry — English actor Tim Curry, best known for playing the outlandish Frank-N-Furter in film musical The Rocky Horror Picture Show, has died at the age of 80.
LG Deal Advances Arkansas Lithium Project — Standard Lithium CEO David Park joins Bloomberg Open Interest on the company's new deal with LG Energy Solutions and how it could unlock financing for a major US lithium project. He also warns China’s dominance of lithium chemicals…
Shop the best Labor Day 2026 deals at Amazon: TVs, Apple gear, Amazon devices, more — It's your chance to score devices you want at a discount after the latest price hikes.
The Future Belongs To The Weird — the gospel for those out of distribution
Doctors’ AI scribes get names of drugs and diagnoses wrong, NHS watchdog warns — Exclusive: Patients identify errors in consultation transcripts that are missed by GPs, Healthwatch England finds