Tech
Book-style foldables now match compact tablet screen sizes, but compromises remain for serious work.
Sep 27now
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№794 (page 23) · newest development 1d ago · 3 pieces from 3 sources · ranked by recent attention, at most a few cards per topic
“Foldable phones are a premium convenience, but not quite full-blown replacements for every phone and tablet. They can absorb the job of a casual compact…”— Engadget · full quotes →
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Sports
Los Angeles Rams QB Matthew Stafford threw his 33rd career pick-six in Week 3, surpassing Brett Favre's 18-year-old regular season mark.
Sep 27now
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№795 (page 23) · newest development 18h ago · 3 pieces from 3 sources · ranked by recent attention, at most a few cards per topic
“There is a new pick-six king in NFL history.”— Yahoo Sports · full quotes →
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World
Three days of intense rainfall in northern India's most populous state killed dozens and damaged over 1,000 homes.
Sep 27now
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№796 (page 23) · newest development 17h ago · 8 pieces from 3 sources · ranked by recent attention, at most a few cards per topic
“At least 62 people have died after days of heavy rain and flooding in northern India's Uttar Pradesh state”— Uttar Pradesh officials, State government · Philadelphia Inquirer / Associated Press · full quotes →
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AI
Developer argues the consciousness debate misses the point—what matters is how you actually work with AI systems.
Sep 27now
5 pieces · 3 sources · 1 comments
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№797 (page 23) · newest development 1d ago · 5 pieces from 3 sources · ranked by recent attention, at most a few cards per topic
“This is a great way to think about it. Maybe I get better results because I say "please" and "thank you" (yes really) and talk patiently and conversationally.”— nolan@toot.cafe · full quotes →
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Politics
Labour's new leader confronts voter rightward shift and Reform UK gains at annual conference.
yesterday 11 AMnow
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№798 (page 23) · newest development 13h ago · 3 pieces from 3 sources · ranked by recent attention, at most a few cards per topic
“British Prime Minister Andy Burnham's leadership is being put to the test. At the governing Labour Party's annual conference, members appear hopeful that he…”— Al Jazeera Inside Story, News analysis program · YouTube · full quotes →
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Business
Economic sociologist argues data brokers and AI pricing tools enable manipulative pricing; urges regulation and consumer uprising.
yesterdaynow
4 pieces · 3 sources · 1 comments
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№799 (page 23) · newest development 15h ago · 4 pieces from 3 sources · ranked by recent attention, at most a few cards per topic
“American shoppers are fed up—with high prices AND the opaque, manipulative ways that corporate America sets them.”— Lindsay Owens · full quotes →
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Culture
"Bring Your Love" took the award, marking a joint win for the pop veteran and the younger star.
Sep 27now
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№800 (page 23) · newest development 1d ago · 2 pieces from 2 sources · ranked by recent attention, at most a few cards per topic
“‘Bring Your Love’ by Madonna & Sabrina Carpenter wins Best Collaboration at the #VMAs .”— popbase.tv, Pop culture news account · Bluesky · full quotes →
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Tech
Engineer documents successful DIY repair of decade-old rechargeable lights using an LLM to identify the battery model.
Sep 27now
32 pieces · 4 sources · 129 comments
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№801 (page 23) · newest development 1d ago · 32 pieces from 4 sources · ranked by recent attention, at most a few cards per topic
“Love this. I have a pile of nice Cygolites (both front and tail) that my whole family uses that are maybe 8 or 9 years old. Their capacities have largely…”— robot_jesus · full quotes →
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Sports
Chiefs QB completes all 14 play-action attempts for 201 yards and a touchdown, tying a 20-year record.
yesterdaynow
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№802 (page 23) · newest development 11h ago · 5 pieces from 3 sources · ranked by recent attention, at most a few cards per topic
“It's opening up a lot, just knowing our run game has a huge impact. When it's time for [pass catchers] to be called to make the play downfield when it looks…”— Rashee Rice · full quotes →
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21d ago
The provided coverage consists entirely of daily and career horoscope predictions from Indian and U.S. news outlets, along with…
began Aug 31now
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№803 (page 23) · newest development 21d ago · 154 pieces from 3 sources · ranked by recent attention, at most a few cards per topic
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World
After Xi Jinping's state visit, Trump's ambassador to Beijing insists Washington's one-China policy and arms sales to Taipei remain intact.
Sep 25now
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“He and President Xi talk about that every time they get together.”
— David Perdue · full quotes →
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AI
FT data shows US firms beyond Silicon Valley rapidly adopting open models as alternatives to OpenAI and Anthropic systems.
Sep 27now
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№805 (page 23) · newest development 1d ago · 8 pieces from 4 sources · ranked by recent attention, at most a few cards per topic
“Mentions of open models in latest US earnings calls surged 6x YoY, with open models hitting 56% of Vercel tokens in August and 40% of AT&T's AI workloads”— Techmeme · full quotes →
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Politics
Activists rallied in Warsaw against EU chat-scanning legislation and urged citizens to lobby MEPs before a possible final deal as soon as…
yesterday 11 AMnow
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№806 (page 23) · newest development 13h ago · 6 pieces from 3 sources · ranked by recent attention, at most a few cards per topic
“People took to the streets in Warsaw on Saturday against #ChatControl: Big Tech must not monitor our chats!”— @echo_pbreyer@digitalcourage.social, Digital rights campaign account · Mastodon · full quotes →
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Business
Newsletter analysis by Joseph Politano ties an unprecedented downturn in film, publishing and design jobs to the spread of generative AI.
Sep 27now
5 pieces · 4 sources · 71 comments
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№807 (page 23) · newest development 1d ago · 5 pieces from 4 sources · ranked by recent attention, at most a few cards per topic
“sucks ass”— kate@shrike.club · full quotes →
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Culture
UTA is fielding scripted and documentary pitches for the Globe's viral Last Ditch bar story as it fuels a subscription surge.
began Sep 23now
4 pieces · 3 sources
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№808 (page 23) · newest development 16h ago · 4 pieces from 3 sources · ranked by recent attention, at most a few cards per topic
“a Netflix documentary within the next 12 months feels like a near-inevitability”— Drew Gillis, AV Club · full quotes →
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Tech
David Alvarez Rosa details a build pipeline that publishes his static site simultaneously to the clearnet and to a .onion address.
Sep 27now
24 pieces · 3 sources · 113 comments
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№809 (page 23) · newest development 1d ago · 24 pieces from 3 sources · ranked by recent attention, at most a few cards per topic
“There is no certificate authority, no DNS, and no exposed IP—the address is derived directly from a public key, and the connection is end-to-end encrypted by…”— David Alvarez Rosa, blog author · personal blog · full quotes →
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Sports
An NHL player has taken a leave of absence following his father's death in a bear attack during a fishing trip.
yesterdaynow
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№810 (page 23) · newest development 18h ago · 6 pieces from 1 sources · ranked by recent attention, at most a few cards per topic
“The fatal incident occurred during a fishing trip in Russia.”— Coverage · full quotes →
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Climate
23d ago
A farmer in West Kalimantan found an orangutan writhing on the ground near a fire site and gave it water; the animal now battles…
began Aug 30now
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№811 (page 23) · newest development 23d ago · 37 pieces from 6 sources · ranked by recent attention, at most a few cards per topic
“It was very weak, then I gave it water.”— Jais, Farmer in Ketapang, West Kalimantan · SCMP/Reuters · full quotes →
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22d ago
Researchers at the LUX-ZEPLIN experiment in South Dakota announced on September 1 the detection of a particle interaction that may involve…
began Sep 1now
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№812 (page 23) · newest development 22d ago · 298 pieces from 6 sources · ranked by recent attention, at most a few cards per topic
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World
Tehran's UN delegation says no negotiations planned, contradicting Trump's Sunday assertion that talks would resume soon.
Sep 27now
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№813 (page 23) · newest development 22h ago · 8 pieces from 3 sources · ranked by recent attention, at most a few cards per topic
“Iran's delegation in New York has no plans for negotiations with the United States”— IRNA (Iranian state news agency) · full quotes →
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Politics
Data-center backlash and Hinojosa’s economic-populist message have turned a once-safe Abbott reelection into a close contest.
yesterdaynow
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№814 (page 23) · newest development 21h ago · 7 pieces from 3 sources · ranked by recent attention, at most a few cards per topic
“They basically dug their own grave … That’s why they got the backlash they deserve.”
— Greg Abbott, Texas Governor · full quotes →
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AI
A routine AP guidance line saying AI systems don't think or feel drew furious pushback from Anthropic and DeepMind researchers, and mockery…
Sep 27now
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№815 (page 23) · newest development 1d ago · 13 pieces from 2 sources · ranked by recent attention, at most a few cards per topic
“I already admired Associated Press for its stand on on the Gulf of Mexico and Lake Ontario. And now I’m admiring its stand on reporting about AI.”— jeridansky@sfba.social · full quotes →
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Business
Markets rattled by geopolitical upheaval as mediators seek to broker U.S.-Iran talks over the war.
yesterday 9 AMnow
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№816 (page 23) · newest development 15h ago · 3 pieces from 3 sources · ranked by recent attention, at most a few cards per topic
“They want to make a deal, and I think that's fine. I like making a deal too, but ... that deal would not be acceptable.”
— Donald Trump, U.S. President · full quotes →
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Culture
Disney reportedly picks the Spider-Man and Skeleton Crew director for the first film in Simon Kinberg's next chapter of the Skywalker Saga.
Sep 26now
37 pieces · 5 sources · 19 comments
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№817 (page 23) · newest development 2d ago · 37 pieces from 5 sources · ranked by recent attention, at most a few cards per topic
“Jon Watts is attached to direct the first installment of a new Star Wars trilogy, intended to continue the Skywalker Saga. Written by Simon Kinberg.”— @FilmUpdates · full quotes →
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Tech
A startup is taking preorders for a local-only AI machine that runs models without cloud connectivity, but early skepticism focuses on…
Sep 27now
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№818 (page 23) · newest development 1d ago · 13 pieces from 3 sources · ranked by recent attention, at most a few cards per topic
“We left the specs out because the landing page was made for non-technical consumers who aren't aware of the hardware required in general.”— moezee1 · full quotes →
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Sports
19h ago
Football supporters invoke military after UEFA Nations League defeat, drawing scrutiny over military rhetoric at sports events.
yesterdaynow
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“Yes, we lose in football. But where we don't lose? The IDF.”— Israeli football fans · full quotes →
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22d ago
The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art held its media preview in Los Angeles on September 2, with George Lucas and co-founder Mellody Hobson…
began Sep 2now
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World
Senate Democrats warn that the 2020-2022 peace deal is unraveling as fighting resumes in the region.
yesterdaynow
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№821 (page 23) · newest development 22h ago · 3 pieces from 3 sources · ranked by recent attention, at most a few cards per topic
“The African Union-brokered deal ending that war, an agreement Washington backed, is 'unraveling.'”— Senate Democrats led by Sen. Jeanne Shaheen · full quotes →
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Politics
Five weeks before the midterms, Republican Senate hopefuls in Iowa, Michigan and Ohio break with Trump on the Iran war amid voter anger…
yesterdaynow
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№822 (page 23) · newest development 22h ago · 6 pieces from 2 sources · ranked by recent attention, at most a few cards per topic
“Republicans are panicking over prices — and apparently over the president, too.”— New York Times, Publication · Press · full quotes →
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AI
References to the unannounced feature briefly appeared on OpenAI's website, revealing a new assistant in development.
Sep 27now
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№823 (page 23) · newest development 1d ago · 4 pieces from 2 sources · ranked by recent attention, at most a few cards per topic
“OpenAI is testing a new always-on assistant called "o", and references to the unannounced feature briefly showed up on the company's website.”— BleepingComputer · Mastodon · full quotes →
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Business
1d ago
Australia's biggest gold miner calls the unsolicited South African bid 'opportunistic' and undervalued, even as activist investor Elliott…
Sep 27now
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№824 (page 23) · newest development 1d ago · 11 pieces from 2 sources · ranked by recent attention, at most a few cards per topic
“Gold Fields has sought to acquire one of the world's premier gold portfolios at a price that falls well short of what the Board considers to be its fundamental…”— Michael Chaney, Northern Star Chairman · full quotes →
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Culture
Swift shares footage suggesting the track depicts a ghostly warning about industry patriarchy.
began Sep 24now
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№825 (page 23) · newest development 1d ago · 2 pieces from 2 sources · ranked by recent attention, at most a few cards per topic
“the music video confirming the theory that patient zero is about taylor (the ghost) warning female artists (dakota) about the industry and its patriarchal…”— folkfairypoet.bsky.social · full quotes →
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Tech
A years-old Quora response by computing pioneer Alan Kay to the question of whether ENIAC had a BIOS is circulating again after a fresh…
Sep 27now
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Sports
Buccaneers QB suffers throwing-hand injury in loss to Vikings; rookie Jalon Daniels to start.
Sep 27now
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№827 (page 23) · newest development 14h ago · 5 pieces from 4 sources · ranked by recent attention, at most a few cards per topic
“Well it's going to be like every other rookie, but he's played well in the preseason. He's very bright.”
— Todd Bowles · full quotes →
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World
New landslides, a blocked river and a Himalayan avalanche add to Nepal's disaster toll a month after floods killed over 1,400.
yesterdaynow
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№828 (page 23) · newest development 16h ago · 2 pieces from 2 sources · ranked by recent attention, at most a few cards per topic
“Rescue and search operations are ongoing in the affected areas in coordination with various agencies, while further details about the incident are being…”— Nepal Police, Law enforcement · full quotes →
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