SW US mine rush collides with water limits
The gap between a legal right and a secure physical supply is becoming more apparent in the US critical mineral production.
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Venice Biennale President Defends Russia Inclusion in New Interview
Pietrangelo Buttafuoco said he would do “everything” again if he had to, despite the Italian Culture Ministry’s backlash and the European Commission's stripped funding.
Aiyedatiwa Flags Off Payment of N3.82bn Gratuities to 985 Retirees in Ondo
•Pledges to clear inherited arrears before end of tenure Fidelis David in Akure Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, on Wednesday flagged off the payment of N3.82 billion gratuities to 985
UAE driverless car rules announced: New licensing, registration and testing regulations explained
UAE approves new driverless car regulations covering inspection, registration, licensing and testing as autonomous vehicles expand across the country
The whisky ad and the Women’s March: When the struggle becomes a marketing campaign
A whisky advertising campaign that used the 1956 Women’s March and the voice of Winnie Madikizela-Mandela to sell alcohol has trivialised anti-apartheid history in pursuit of consumerism.
- Whisky ad used 1956 Women's March and Winnie Madikizela-Mandela's voice
- Historian criticizes trivialization of anti-apartheid history for consumerism
- Ad's apology taken after public outrage
GANGS AND GOVERNANCE: Gayton McKenzie comes off as gangster’s proxy for sharing untested claims about JP Smith
In a video shared on social media, Sport, Arts and Culture Minister Gayton McKenzie says that a 28s gangster phoned him and claimed the City of Cape Town’s JP Smith once worked for an organised crime…
Collaborative governance — election buzzword or game-changer for municipalities?
True collaborative local governance needs to move beyond superficial community consultation toward active, joint problem-solving, where both can address interconnected system failures, ahead of the…
Google Escapes Forced Breakup of AdX Marketplace
Google avoided a forced breakup of its advertising technology business, Reuters reported Wednesday (Sept. 2). U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema in Alexandria, Virginia, rejected the Department of…
NY Times Union Calls on Publisher to Abandon Potential Athletic-Kalshi Deal, Citing ‘Journalistic Independence’
The outlet's decision not to pursue a prediction markets partnership at this time predates the union’s Wednesday letter The post NY Times Union Calls on Publisher to Abandon Potential Athletic-Kalshi…
- Union urges New York Times to halt potential Athletic-Kalshi deal
- Partnership could jeopardize journalistic independence
- Athletic decides not to proceed with Kalshi deal
Nyoro: I would beat Ruto hands down if election was held today
Kiharu Member of Parliament and People’s Party of Kenya leader Ndindi Nyoro says he can beat President William Ruto in an election held today.
- Ndindi Nyoro would win election against Ruto if held today.
- Nyoro promises free basic education in 3 months if elected.
- Criticizes government borrowing for sports infrastructure.
Farmer aims to be first to swim length of Darling River
A Victorian farmer has made it his mission to become the first person to swim the 1,650 kilometres of Australia's second-longest river.
A US Navy Virginia-Class Attack Submarine Is Now In Grøtsund, Norway
The visit of the nuclear-powered submarine has gotten a bit less attention than the arrival of USS Abraham Lincoln in Thailand!
Stocks Rebound as Oil Prices Stay Elevated | Closing Bell
Comprehensive cross-platform coverage of the U.S. market close on Bloomberg Television, Bloomberg Radio, and YouTube with Romaine Bostick, Sally Bakewell, Lisa Mateo, and Tim Stenovec.
NSCDC Strengthens Female Special Force With New Intelligence, Research Training
Michael Olugbode in Abuja The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has commenced a two-day capacity-building programme for its Female Special Force (FSF), with a renewed emphasis on…
China builds ‘soft power’ with Egypt as Jinping cultivates relationships with Middle East allies
The Chinese president arrived in Egypt to present as a stabilizer in the region—and contrast itself with the United States.
Montreal West parents want crossing guard back at troubled intersection near school
Reconfiguration of the intersection is expected to begin Wednesday with the new layout expected to be completed by the first week of October.
Wonderful raises $550M at $5B valuation for its AI automation platform
Artificial intelligence agent startup Wonderful AI BV today announced that it has raised $550 million in funding. The Series C round was led by Insight Partners, which was also the headline backer of…
From MIT to IBM, expediting AI and quantum deployment
MIT affiliates engage with the MIT-IBM Computing Research Lab to bring rigorous theory to production systems.
Spanish police report flags Moroccan police failings in Ceuta migrant rush
A report by the National Centre for Immigration and Borders said Moroccan police made 'no serious attempt to try to reduce, disperse or move the mass of people away from the border perimeter'. The findings risk embarrassing Spain's leftist government, which has avoided blaming Morocco for the crisis.
Navigating the Regulatory Labyrinth: How Biotech Leaders Are Rethinking Strategy in an Uncertain Regulatory Era
The companies that emerge from this evolving regulatory cycle with clean, rigorous, globally positioned programs will find themselves in a structurally superior competitive position when the…
End of a dollar-centered world nears, gold to replace some bonds, fund manager says
We're in a very early part of a generational boom market in commodities, says Willem Middelkoop.
- Dollar-centered world nearing end, shifting to multipolar system
- Gold replacing some bonds held by banks, signaling major market shift
- Silver predicted to reach $500 in near future, with long-term target of $500
How the SEC Went From Crypto Enforcement to Building an On-Chain Wall Street
Two years ago, Wall Street had to infer where blockchain fit inside securities law from enforcement actions. In 2026, the U.S.
Times remain tough for the building sector, but firms are adapting to the uncertainty, survey shows
Of those surveyed, 68 percent described their potential forward work as strong or steady, up from 64 percent last year.
- Building sector faces ongoing challenges but firms are adapting
- Confidence in pipeline slightly improved to 68% from 64%
- Cost pressures and consenting issues remain significant obstacles
GitOps in 2026: Why Pull Requests Are Taking Over Cloud Operations
For years, cloud infrastructure changes were mostly a mystery. An engineer would log into a dashboard, tweak a setting, run a few scripts, and that was it. Nobody worried until something broke.
Stakeholders Demand Greater Investment in Local Talent, Intelligence to Drive Nigeria’s AI Revolution
Michael Olugbode in Abuja Stakeholders in Nigeria’s technology sector have called for accelerated investment in local talent, intelligence and innovation as the country seeks to harness artificial…
- Stakeholders demand increased investment in local Nigerian talent and AI innovation.
- Huawei Nigeria AI and Cloud Summit 2026 focused on "Built Local, Built Intelligent".
- Huawei unveiled Nigeria Agentic Cloud to expand AI and cloud services with data sovereignty.
AlUla claim third straight win to top First Division football league
AlUla moved to the top of the First Division football league after defeating Al-Raed 2-0 at Prince Mohammed bin Abdulaziz Stadium in Madinah.
What's in an 'O'? Unusual Greek spelling may unlock mystery of ring tied to Pontius Pilate
It's a small, simple ring made of copper alloy and engraved with a handful of Greek letters and the image of a pottery vessel.
Ancient fossil from China reveals animal‑microbe partnerships dating back 550 million years
We often think of microbes as organisms that live around us, like the Salmonella bacteria and flu viruses that cause illness.
New model explains how bacterial promoter elements set gene activity and regulation
Bacterial promoters are DNA sequences that recruit RNA polymerase to initiate transcription, primarily through two elements called −10 and −35.
DR Congo Ebola vaccine trials to begin by November: WHO
Trials for three potential vaccines against the Ebola strain that has killed thousands in the Democratic Republic of Congo should begin by October or November, the World Health Organization said…
Genetic pathway offers new insight into timing of early brain development
Melbourne researchers have uncovered a critical signaling pathway that controls the timing of brain development, shedding new light on how neurodevelopmental disorders may develop.
A viral 1990s-style sitcom is putting an AI slop spin on ‘Friends.’ And people can’t look away
For most of the world, a purple New York City apartment with eclectic decor and a sassy blue-eyed brunette might sound like a scene straight out of the ’90s sitcom Friends .
OpenAI’s new reasoning technique alarms AI safety experts
OpenAI’s new Astra model will use “recurrent depth,” a technique that allows the model to operate outside of the sequential thinking that characterizes most reasoning models.
- OpenAI's Astra model introduces opaque recurrence, a novel reasoning technique.
- AI safety experts express concern over diminished ability to monitor model's thought process.
- Opaque recurrence involves looping queries, reducing legible traces and chain-of-thought records.
Double Fine's famous game jam returns with 26 new ideas and a promise to make Brutal Legend 2, if its Kickstarter stretch goal is met
The Amnesia Fortnight Kickstarter blew past its goal in just two days, but getting a new Brutal Legend is going to be a whole different pile of money
Greece just became the world's best place to retire. Here's the full 2026 ranking
A 7% flat tax on foreign income, a $2,000-a-month budget for a couple, healthcare that rivals anywhere in Europe — why International Living's 35th annual index just knocked Portugal and Spain out of…
U.N. admits exceeding Paris Agreement’s 1.5-degree-C warming target is “unavoidable”
The world is set to blow past the Paris Agreement’s longtime threshold “within the next few years,” according to a new report
- U.N. acknowledges exceeding 1.5-degree Celsius warming target is unavoidable
- Global temperatures to peak at 1.8 degrees Celsius above preindustrial levels
- Report urges preparation for life past 1.5 degrees warming
Multiverse says its 438B model is fast enough for AI agents. The benchmarks tell a more complicated story.
A 438-billion-parameter reasoning model isn’t an obvious choice when speed is a priority. Multiverse Computing is betting that compression can The post Multiverse says its 438B model is fast enough…
FDA orders recall of Arcan Bitters over undeclared drug substance
The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has ordered Unni Associates Company Limited to recall its Arcan Bitters product from the Ghanaian market within 14 days after laboratory analysis detected the presence of an undeclared drug substance.
Your next OpenAI API timeout might not be a timeout at all
OpenAI said Tuesday that its upcoming Astra model is the company’s first to reach the Critical cybersecurity threshold in its The post Your next OpenAI API timeout might not be a timeout at all appeared first on The New Stack .
Anthropic’s Claude failures have made agent observability a security priority
Anthropic aimed to steer its ship into safer, more carefully charted waters this week. The company announced it was improving The post Anthropic’s Claude failures have made agent observability a…
MapQuest is now the No. 1 U.S. app after bucking Trump’s ‘Lake America’ renaming
The once-dominant mapping app has surged to the top of Apple’s U.S. App Store after refusing to adopt Trump’s “Lake America” name, drawing more than half of its 2026 U.S. downloads in just six days.
- MapQuest, once dominant, now No. 1 U.S. app on App Store
- Refused to rename Lake Ontario to "Lake America" as ordered
- 1.5 million downloads in U.S. and Canada since directive
Sleep tourism is now a $690 billion industry. Here's where Europe does it best
Reykjavik's near-silent nights, Vilnius's blackout-curtain hotels, Zürich's low light pollution — the cities multiple 2026 studies keep naming as Europe's best for actually getting rest
So, how bad is Bill Simmons' proxy betting mishap? We asked legal experts what could happen.
Sportsbooks like FanDuel prohibit customers from making bets on others' behalf because of state law.
Station Crew Cleans Up, Relaxes After Busy Month of Spacewalks
The Expedition 75 crew members are coming off a busy period that saw four spacewalks take place in one month outside of the International Space Station.
Huge genetic study finds strong links between DNA and personality traits
A study of more than 1 million people found genetic influences on the Big Five traits that shape our personality.
- Over 1.14 million participants from 46 studies across 13 countries analyzed
- 1,260 genetic markers linked to Big Five personality traits identified
- Genetics explains 5-16% of variation in personality traits, overlaps with psychiatric disorders
Tech bosses press G20 to build data centres, but split on risk
Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang tells G20 ministers AI is essential infrastructure, even as US communities push back against new data centres.
Physical attractiveness appears to shape family planning accuracy for young women
Young adults vastly overestimate their likelihood of having children before age 30, but a person's relationship status and physical attractiveness can strongly predict how accurate their family planning expectations will actually be.
In Canada, immigration status is associated with length of ICU stay after stroke
Among people who have a stroke in Canada, immigrants were admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) at similar rates to long-term residents or people who were born in Canada, but they were more likely to have longer stays in the ICU, according to a study published Sept. 2, 2026, in Neurology.
Hyundai just topped the world’s largest EV battery study — analysis of 500,000 tests sees it beat Tesla to the long-term battery health title
500,000 EV battery tests reveal the electric cars that hold onto their range best.
Bill Simmons Under Review After Admitting to Proxy Betting on Podcast: ‘Lesson Learned’
“I talked about how I got my daughter’s boyfriend to place some bets for me in Massachusetts because I was in L.A. ... did not know about the proxy rules,” the host says The post Bill Simmons Under…
CrowdStrike Moves to Secure Software Supply Chains at the Endpoint
CrowdStrike today at its Fal.con 2026 conference extended its reach into the realm of software supply chain security with the addition of an offering that blocks malicious open-source packages at the…
A Playable Build of an Unreleased Scream Game Has Surfaced Thanks to the Steam Leak
An unreleased Scream game has found its way online thanks to the recent Steam leak.
77-Year-Old Volunteer Teacher Arrested After Striking Young Student in Altercation Over Pokemon Cards
A 77-year-old volunteer teacher was arrested after reportedly striking a young student in a dispute over Pokémon cards.
Ravens expect to be back in contention in Jesse Minter’s first season as coach
- Baltimore Ravens aim to return to contention under Jesse Minter's first season.
- 2025 schedule favors Ravens, playoff opponent arrives in Week 8.
- Key players like Lamar Jackson and Kyle Hamilton expected to continue impact.
Premier League Clubs Spend Record $4.7B on Player Transfers
The Premier League’s transfer spending dwarfed the rest of Europe’s Big Five.
NASA’s Dragonfly Gets Wired Up While Titan Landing Area Is Named
Peeking into the clean room at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Maryland, it might be one of the first things you notice about NASA’s Dragonfly: the dozens of silver cables snaking around and through the structure of the in-progress, Titan-bound rotorcraft.
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WhatsApp for Android loophole lets private photos be accessed without unlocking
A loophole in WhatsApp for Android lets someone see private photos on your device without the device being unlocked, which obviously isn’t supposed to happen. more…
Common diabetes drug metformin may slow aging, researchers say
Researchers report metformin, a widely used diabetes medication, could help slow certain biological signs of aging, according to recent studies.