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№829 (page 24) · newest development 12h 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 like a run, we have to make that play.”— Rashee Rice · full quotes →
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World

Israel seals West Bank crossings for Sukkot, tightening 300-checkpoint network

Defence Minister Israel Katz ordered a week-long closure of West Bank crossings, cutting Palestinian access to jobs and holy sites amid an…

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№830 (page 24) · newest development 23h ago · 7 pieces from 3 sources · ranked by recent attention, at most a few cards per topic

“unlawful”— UN General Assembly resolution, international body · full quotes →
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AI

Trump dines with Anthropic's Amodei days after Pentagon wins court fight over Claude ban

The meeting comes as Anthropic loses its court challenge to a Pentagon supply-chain-risk label and Amodei warns AI development is moving…

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№831 (page 24) · newest development 1d ago · 6 pieces from 1 sources · ranked by recent attention, at most a few cards per topic

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Politics

Abbott–Hinojosa Texas Governor’s Race Tightens to Single Digits

Data-center backlash and Hinojosa’s economic-populist message have turned a once-safe Abbott reelection into a close contest.

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№832 (page 24) · newest development 22h 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— Greg Abbott, Texas Governor · full quotes →
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Business

Lindsay Owens calls for 'Shoppers' Bill of Rights' to fight corporate price gouging

Economic sociologist argues data brokers and AI pricing tools enable manipulative pricing; urges regulation and consumer uprising.

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№833 (page 24) · newest development 16h 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

Boston Globe's viral lesbian bar mask story draws Hollywood rights offers

UTA is fielding scripted and documentary pitches for the Globe's viral Last Ditch bar story as it fuels a subscription surge.

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№834 (page 24) · newest development 17h 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

Panda launches $2,997 personal AI computer with on-device processing

A startup is taking preorders for a local-only AI machine that runs models without cloud connectivity, but early skepticism focuses on…

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№835 (page 24) · 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

NHL player takes leave after father killed in bear attack in Russia

An NHL player has taken a leave of absence following his father's death in a bear attack during a fishing trip.

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№836 (page 24) · newest development 19h 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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World

Report details how a New York Fed account gives US leverage over Iraq's oil funds

A two-decade-old financial arrangement rooted in the 2003 invasion still routes Iraq's oil revenues through the US, letting Washington…

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№837 (page 24) · newest development 21h ago · 4 pieces from 2 sources · ranked by recent attention, at most a few cards per topic

“The US decision to freeze or delay sending Iraq's foreign currency entitlements represents a serious violation of the financial and political sovereignty of…”— Muayen al-Kadhimi, Former parliamentary Finance Committee member · full quotes →
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AI

Pragmatic Anthropomorphism: Treating LLMs as collaborators, not conscious beings

Developer argues the consciousness debate misses the point—what matters is how you actually work with AI systems.

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№838 (page 24) · 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

GOP Senate candidates press Trump to end Iran war as midterms loom

Five weeks before the midterms, Republican Senate hopefuls in Iowa, Michigan and Ohio break with Trump on the Iran war amid voter anger…

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№839 (page 24) · 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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Business

Report: US creative industries lost 200,000 jobs in four years amid AI rise

Newsletter analysis by Joseph Politano ties an unprecedented downturn in film, publishing and design jobs to the spread of generative AI.

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№840 (page 24) · 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

Lucasfilm Taps Jon Watts to Direct New Star Wars Skywalker Trilogy

Disney reportedly picks the Spider-Man and Skeleton Crew director for the first film in Simon Kinberg's next chapter of the Skywalker Saga.

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№841 (page 24) · 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

Alan Kay's old Quora answer on ENIAC's BIOS resurfaces on Hacker News

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…

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Sports 20h ago

Israeli fans chant IDF slogans after 3-0 loss to Ireland

Football supporters invoke military after UEFA Nations League defeat, drawing scrutiny over military rhetoric at sports events.

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№843 (page 24) · newest development 20h ago · 3 pieces from 2 sources · ranked by recent attention, at most a few cards per topic

“Yes, we lose in football. But where we don't lose? The IDF.”— Israeli football fans · full quotes →
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World

Streeting: Iran 'poses a threat' to UK, more defense funds coming

UK Defence Secretary Wes Streeting warns of Iranian threat and teases new defense spending, while declining to link arrests near RAF…

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№844 (page 24) · newest development 22h ago · 6 pieces from 3 sources · ranked by recent attention, at most a few cards per topic

“I don’t want to draw a link between what’s happening in Iran and this incident at this stage”Wes Streeting— Wes Streeting · full quotes →
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Climate 23d ago

Farmer rescues weakened orangutan from Borneo forest fires as Indonesia battles haze

A farmer in West Kalimantan found an orangutan writhing on the ground near a fire site and gave it water; the animal now battles…

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№845 (page 24) · 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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AI

Corporate America shifts to cheaper open-source, often Chinese, AI models

FT data shows US firms beyond Silicon Valley rapidly adopting open models as alternatives to OpenAI and Anthropic systems.

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“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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Russia Changing Missile And Drone Attack Strategy On Ukrainian Capital

Russia has switched attack strategies on Kyiv, launching multiple waves of small drone groups throughout the day instead of large…

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Politics

Labour drops triple lock pension pledge to fund new care service

Andy Burnham's plan to scrap the guarantee draws support from Jess Phillips as part of broader election strategy.

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№848 (page 24) · newest development 15h ago · 8 pieces from 2 sources · ranked by recent attention, at most a few cards per topic

“Jess Phillips MP says she is 'delighted' with Burnham's plans to drop the triple lock pension pledge.”— Channel 4 News · full quotes →
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Business

U.S. stocks fall as oil surges and bond yields hit 19-year highs on Iran tensions

Markets rattled by geopolitical upheaval as mediators seek to broker U.S.-Iran talks over the war.

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№849 (page 24) · 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— Donald Trump, U.S. President · full quotes →
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Culture

Taylor Swift teases 'Patient Zero' music video with theory confirmation

Swift shares footage suggesting the track depicts a ghostly warning about industry patriarchy.

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“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

Recurse Center attendee's blog on summer projects gains traction on Hacker News

A personal write-up of study groups, AI experiments and small coding projects from a self-directed programmer retreat in Brooklyn climbed…

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№851 (page 24) · newest development 1d ago · 5 pieces from 3 sources · ranked by recent attention, at most a few cards per topic

“I spent the summer at Recurse Center, a programming retreat in Brooklyn, at the recommendation of my friend Cory.”— thill.me blog author, Recurse Center attendee · thill.me blog post · full quotes →
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Sports

Baker Mayfield sidelined minimum 3 weeks with dislocated thumb

Buccaneers QB suffers throwing-hand injury in loss to Vikings; rookie Jalon Daniels to start.

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“Well it's going to be like every other rookie, but he's played well in the preseason. He's very bright.”Todd Bowles— Todd Bowles · full quotes →
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World

Death toll rises to 81 in Uttar Pradesh floods as heavy rain eases

Three days of intense rainfall in northern India's most populous state killed dozens and damaged over 1,000 homes.

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“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

AP Stylebook's anti-anthropomorphism reminder sparks backlash from AI researchers

A routine AP guidance line saying AI systems don't think or feel drew furious pushback from Anthropic and DeepMind researchers, and mockery…

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“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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Politics

Mulvaney calls Trump's taxpayer-funded campaign ad 'wrong'

Former White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney criticizes a new Trump administration television advertisement.

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“wrong, it flat out is”— Mick Mulvaney · full quotes →
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Business 1d ago

Northern Star rejects Gold Fields' $27bn takeover, shares jump 9%

Australia's biggest gold miner calls the unsolicited South African bid 'opportunistic' and undervalued, even as activist investor Elliott…

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“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

Philadelphia's Academy of Natural Sciences, US's Oldest Natural History Museum, Closes

The nearly 200-year-old Drexel University-run institution shut its doors to the public this weekend amid local pushback.

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“For nearly two centuries, the institution has been a beloved Philadelphia landmark that helped spark generations' interest in natural science with displays of…”— Associated Press, Broadcast narration · Associated Press (YouTube) · full quotes →
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Sports

Barcelona sues Perez over referee accusations; hearing set for November

A Madrid court has scheduled a November 25 conciliation hearing between Barcelona and Real Madrid president Florentino Perez over his…

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№858 (page 24) · newest development 16h ago · 5 pieces from 2 sources · ranked by recent attention, at most a few cards per topic

“When I found out about this, I didn't want to have any dealings with a club that has been paying referees for two decades.”Florentino Perez— Florentino Perez, Real Madrid president · Yahoo Sports · full quotes →
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Tech

Developer builds a binary schema language to shrink JSON by 80%

A blog post walking through a hand-built binary serialization format spreads across Hacker News, Reddit, and Mastodon.

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№859 (page 24) · newest development 1d ago · 6 pieces from 5 sources · ranked by recent attention, at most a few cards per topic

“I saw someone on twitter arguing that saving data in JSON was apparently not what Real™ developers do.”— hereticpleb (blog author), blog author · hereticpleb.vercel.app · full quotes →
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World

Perdue: US Taiwan policy unchanged despite Xi's pressure at White House summit

After Xi Jinping's state visit, Trump's ambassador to Beijing insists Washington's one-China policy and arms sales to Taipei remain intact.

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“He and President Xi talk about that every time they get together.”David Perdue— David Perdue · full quotes →
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AI

OpenAI testing 'o,' an always-on ChatGPT assistant for email

References to the unannounced feature briefly appeared on OpenAI's website, revealing a new assistant in development.

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“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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Politics

Labour splits over scrapping state pension triple lock

Party divisions emerge as government considers ending the guaranteed pension increase mechanism.

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Business

Bitcoin sinks below $83k as Iran tensions and rate hike bets mount

Rising Treasury yields and stalled U.S.-Iran negotiations push crypto down amid broad risk-off sentiment.

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“Bitcoin's pullback from last week's highs is more likely a risk-off squeeze following a sharp four-day rally, profit-taking, and a $500 million-plus…”— Dan Khus, Chief analyst at LVRG Research · full quotes →
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Culture

Tomi Adeyemi won't watch her Children of Blood and Bone film, says she'll never adapt again

The author calls the adaptation experience "the worst thing I have ever had to live through" and rules out future film deals.

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“It was an intense choice, and I think it's because I needed people to see me in this one. I've had so much success, but it was also done in a way where so many…”— Tomi Adeyemi · full quotes →
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