ByteDance agrees to reel in its AI models to protect Hollywood IPs — TikTok's parent company signed a memorandum of understanding with The Motion Picture Association.
Stocks Rise on AI Confidence; Tensions Mount in the Middle East | Bloomberg Brief 08/17/2026 — The dollar falls to a three-month low as the latest economic data further ease bets on Fed rate hikes. The 60-day deadline of the US-Iran MOU expires and Tehran says it has lost "all…
He Was a Top Lawn Care Influencer on YouTube. Then Everything Went Haywire. — Many people think Greg Chism is a freak — or worse. He says he was just following the incentives of the platform.
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Nine CEO sees ‘world of growth in publishing’ as network slashes costs — Matt Stanton says company has ‘good pipeline’ of AI deals ahead even as it aims to cut $160m in costs
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Fed Minutes Show Many Officials Wanted Rate Hike in July — Several Federal Reserve officials favored an interest-rate hike last month and many indicated that policy tightening would be necessary if inflation didn’t decline, a record of the central bank’s most recent policy…
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'Total incinerated destruction': Canada wildfire evacuees wonder if they still have homes — More than 12,000 have been forced to evacuate over the weekend after a wildfire quickly tore through Canada's picturesque Okanagan region.
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Your executable is a SQLite database — I have been probably obsessed with two things in the last few years: Nix as a tool to explore innovative ideas that require the capability to rebuild the world and replacing ELF with SQLite as an executable format. You might have noticed…
The 3-Ingredient Tofu Marinade Behind a 20-Year Cult Favorite — They tried taking it off the menu. It didn’t go well.
'You legend. Manager loved it' - Southampton's Spygate WhatsApps revealed — New WhatsApp messages have revealed how Southampton orchestrated a spying campaign against their Championship rivals.
BP Joins Venezuelan Oil Trade to Challenge Trafigura and Vitol — BP Plc has become the latest foreign company to begin trading Venezuelan oil since the US removed former President Nicolás Maduro, following in the footsteps of Trafigura Group and Vitol Group.
The Global Web of Subsea Cables That Connects the World Can Now Detect Whales—Even When They're Silent — A diving whale revealed how existing technology makes it possible to monitor cetaceans swimming quietly across the seabed
Xbox has a bunch of translucent green accessories for the console's 25th birthday — Xbox has a bunch of translucent green accessories for the console's 25th birthday.
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Samsung announces a mid-range Galaxy S26 FE for $699 — It comes with the same AI features as the regular Galaxy S26.
Shark scientists gets £1m to help protect them — Natural England's Species Recovery Programme will focus on the blue shark, porbeagle and tope.
Xenoblade Genesis, the next mainline entry in the action RPG franchise, launches in 2027 — Nintendo dropped a lot of news for Xenoblade fans this morning.
Chip Stocks Lead Selloff as Investors Question AI Assumptions — Tech stocks are selling off and there’s no sign of any letup. A new AI model from a Chinese startup is one contributing factor.
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Algorithms on billion-scale graph using 10GB RAM: I love DataFusion! — In a previous post, I was sceptical about using Apache DataFusion for graph analytics. However, after some thought and experimentation, I changed my mind. I have reconsidered my approach and now have a…
PC Harper's killers to stay in jail as PM announces changes to early release scheme — Andy Burnham tells BBC Breakfast anyone convicted of manslaughter will be excluded from the early release scheme in the Sentencing Act.
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Royal Navy warships track Russian vessels for three days in UK waters — HMS Duncan, HMS St Albans and HMS Severn used radars to monitor four vessels as they passed through the North Sea and English Channel last week.
New, Solar-Powered Safari EVs Are Getting Us Closer Than Ever to Wildlife — Solar-powered electric vehicles are making wildlife encounters quieter and more sustainable. The technology could soon reshape safaris and wildlife tourism far beyond Africa.
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Sudan’s al-Burhan pledges immunity for dialogue, rules out Hemedti return — Al-Burhan pledged temporary immunity and legal protections for participants in a Sudanese national dialogue.
After killer quarter, Palantir CEO Alex Karp calls AI industry 'Marxist' | TechCrunch — After a quarter that delivered $1 billion in profit, Palantir CEO Alex Karp on Monday once again warned that AI frontier labs as too untrustworthy for enterprises.
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Outrage in India over death of six-year-old ‘slapped’ by his teacher — Andhra Pradesh's regional minister of education says he is taking legal action with committee against those responsible.
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How America celebrated and mourned Dolly Parton, in Nashville and beyond — The great Dolly Parton died earlier this week and tributes have poured in from across the country. <br><br>Fans are mourning the loss of a country music icon who not only changed the musical landscape…
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Dolly Parton death: The internet remembers the country music icon — Stars and fans remember a singular talent with a big heart, big dreams, and even bigger hair.
Performance meets value: Why Ausom e-scooters stand out this summer — Ausom e-scooters are a great way to get around during the summer months, and now some models are on sale.
Spurs admit 'football success was not driving decisions' — Tottenham say "football success had not been driving our decisions" as non-executive chairman Peter Charrington admitted failings and vowed to rebuild in an open letter to the club's supporters.
Lit Hub Daily: August 14, 2026 — How following Octavia Butler’s advice guided Clarence A. Haynes to write a novel. | Lit Hub Craft Casey Michel explores the decline of American democracy (and the rise of the oligarch class).…
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Hiked the same trail every weekend for a year, swore I knew it, turned left at the split last week out of boredom and found an entire waterfall nobody talks about, huh 🌲💧
SpaceX has officially acquired AI coding startup Cursor — The $60 billion acquisition has been finalized.
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My LS-Swapped Corvette Returns to Jackstands — My 1985 LS-swap Corvette project exists because I wanted a sporty two-door with 400 horsepower at the tire, a manual transmission, and no nannies. In short, I wanted a gen-two SRT-10 Viper coupe. (Yes, I’ve spent a lot of…
startup founder keeps a spreadsheet of every reason investors said no. 247 entries. some of them contradict each other? 🤔
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The Wealth and Glam of “The Hamptons” Looks Almost Quaint — Barbara Kopple’s documentary follows a generation of starlets, moguls, and other tanned partygoers who have no idea what tragedies and class anxieties lie in store.
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Most hiking guides tell you to go up early, come down before dark. Nobody mentions the part where you're fine until mile 8 and suddenly your knees are negotiating with your brain 🥾
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Sarah Ferguson expected back in the UK 'shortly', source says — The former Duchess of York is renting a six-bed house in the Home Counties, reports say.