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Influencers Have a Lot to Say About Politics. Many Are Quietly Paid for It.

Their videos have proliferated on social media, but the payments are frequently hidden from viewers.

El-Sayed Apologizes for March Comment About Michigan Synagogue Attack

Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic Senate nominee in Michigan, faced criticism from Jewish Democrats after remarking, “hurt people hurt people.”

In Georgia, Jon Ossoff Courts Broad Appeal With an Anti-Trump Script for Senate Race

Senator Jon Ossoff, the youngest sitting senator and the only Democrat seeking re-election this year in a state President Trump won in 2024, hasn’t moderated his message in his critical race.

At least 37 dead and hundreds evacuated after strike on Kyiv weapons depot

An investigation has begun into the storage of weapons for Ukraine's military near a residential area.

Cleverly quits shadow cabinet to run for London mayor

The capital is not set to vote on a new mayor until 2028.

Norway's new king remembers 'my dear father' in first speech

Haakon VIII pays emotional tribute to his late father, Harald V, before outlining how he wishes to reign.

Some on-air claims about Dominion Voting Systems were false, Fox News acknowledges in statement after deal is announced

Dominion still has pending lawsuits against election deniers such as Rudy Giuliani and Sidney Powell

Here are the 20 specific Fox broadcasts and tweets Dominion says were defamatory

• Fox-Dominion trial delay 'is not unusual,' judge says • Fox News' defamation battle isn't stopping Trump's election lies

Simurg – free web search for your AI agents that aborts hallucinations

Article URL: https://pypi.org/project/simurg/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.c

Will financing bottleneck AI compute? An Anthropic case study

Article URL: https://epochai.substack.com/p/will-financing-bottleneck-ai-compute

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As AI safety concerns mount, three pioneers make the case for staying open

At Ai4, three of the world's most respected AI experts — Geoffrey Hinton, Fei-Fei Li, and Andrew Ng — debated regulation, open source access, and how America can compete as China advances in Asia.

Data center demand drives 66% surge in natural gas power plant costs

Natural gas power plant costs have nearly doubled in two years and take 23% longer to build as data center electricity demand skyrockets.

Converge Bio raises $25M, backed by Bessemer and execs from Meta, OpenAI, Wiz

AI drug discovery startup Converge Bio raised $25 million in a Series A led by Bessemer Venture Partners, with additional backing from executives at Meta, OpenAI, and Wiz.

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Soundcore Liberty 5 Pro Review: Master of Phone Calls

Outstanding call quality and an excellent price point put these earbuds way ahead of pricier competition.

NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope Has a Hidden Technological Leap

Astronomers will test equipment that, if it’s successful, will one day be crucial for discovering Earthlike planets.

The Cybersecurity Apocalypse Is Coming in ‘Months,’ AI Giants Warn

Plus: Hackers target over 100 US water systems, ICE puts in an order for robot dogs, and you’ll never guess what “MrChildPorn” was arrested for.

2026 烟灶选购指南

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本周看什么 | 最近值得一看的 10 部作品

📅本周新预告《社交清算》新预告8月27日，电影《社交清算》发布了新预告，将于10月9日在北美上映。凭借《社交网络》斩获奥斯卡金像奖的艾伦・索金带来全新姐妹篇，当科技巨头以「言论自由」为名逃避责任，当算 ...查看全文

开学季 | 学习不止在课堂：这些方法和技巧帮你做好知识管理

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科技爱好者周刊（第 410 期）：你需要知道的 AI 三种机制

这里记录每周值得分享的科技内容，周五发布。

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科技爱好者周刊（第 409 期）：程序员的职业未来

这里记录每周值得分享的科技内容，周五发布。

本杂志开源，欢迎投稿。另有

科技爱好者周刊（第 408 期）：你需要知道的 AI 缓存知识

这里记录每周值得分享的科技内容，周五发布。

本杂志开源，欢迎投稿。另有

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K, C or E? Why economists can’t agree on the shape of today’s economy

Economists have long viewed the post-pandemic economy as "K"-shaped. That consensus has now evaporated.

OpenAI to end model access to Cursor after acquisition by Elon Musk's SpaceX

OpenAI plans to end model access through Cursor on Nov. 12, citing concerns after SpaceX’s $60 billion acquisition of the coding startup.

Tech backlash reaches fever pitch as AI angst collides with social media fears

With data center concerns becoming a major election issue and Meta reaching a landmark settlement in a social media case, the tech backlash is gaining steam.

PWV: Value Begins To Struggle, Momentum Is Shifting Towards Growth

Narrow Credit Spreads Make USHY A Hold (Rating Downgrade)

GDX: Gold Stung By A Hawkish Warsh, But Gold Miners Remain A Compelling Buy

Stock Market Week Ahead: Chips, Cybersecurity And Jobs

The stock market's sluggish summer heads into September focused on the Fed's mid-month rate policy meeting.

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These 7 Stocks Are Analyst Favorites For Magnificent Earnings Growth; Amazon Holds Key Level

Among the best stocks in earnings performance, highly rated Eli Lilly is in a buy zone.

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Microsoft, Palantir Among Stocks To Watch As Software Bounces Back

Microsoft has an Accumulation/Distribution Rating of A+, the highest in the enterprise software industry group.

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The best Labor Day furniture sales of 2026: Top couch and mattress deals

Shop the best Labor Day furniture sales of 2026. From big discounts on editor-tested couches to patio clearance, here are the deals you can't miss.

Sony accuses Anthropic of 'brazen campaign' to train Claude on its music — and wants up to $150,000 a song

In a new lawsuit, Sony Music and Warner Chappell say Anthropic used "thousands upon thousands" of songs to train Claude, including "Eye of the Tiger."

Our daughter inspired a YouTube show that we started in our closet. Now we're set on creating an empire.

Arlene Hollingsworth took extra psychology clients to help fund Gracie's Corner. The family project eventually became a full-time business.

Federal Reserve Board issues enforcement action with former employee of Banco Popular de Puerto Rico

Federal Reserve Board issues enforcement action with former employee of Banco Popular de Puerto Rico

Minutes of the Board's discount rate meetings on July 20 and July 29, 2026

Minutes of the Board's discount rate meetings on July 20 and July 29, 2026

Federal Reserve Board announces approval of application by National Westminster Bank Plc

Federal Reserve Board announces approval of application by National Westminster Bank Plc

一句话找图，低清图再增强：HarmonyOS7 视觉 AI 如何走进真实应用

Agent 时代，为什么有人开始重新造 Google？

下一层抽象：从UX角度思考Agentic OS的样貌

八万亿中国人寿的科技进阶

伴随着算力成为关键生产要素和生产力，这家总资产超过8万亿元的寿险公司，正在通过数智化将规模优势持续转化为经营效率和发展韧性。

MiniMax 的中报魔术：亏损在收窄，烧钱在加速

用30亿美元和B端转型，赢 了继续留场的资格

硬科技，开始拯救商场了

有流量、没销量？

Import AI 470: No rights for machines; automating environment generation with SPADE; and building better GPU kernels with Hawkeye

Differential acceleration of cyber, math, and AI

Import AI 469: Science AI; RSI simulator; and Zuck's technological pessimism

The new frontier of AI is developing capable autonomous researchers

Import AI 468: 23 RSI ideas; PostTrainBench+; and how trust and transparency interplay with AI racing

Which galaxy will you choose?

AI Weekly Issue #525: Nvidia may buy into Perplexity above $30B before Wednesday's earnings

The Information reports that Nvidia is discussing an equity investment in Perplexity at a valuation above $30 billion. Perplexity's annualized revenue has reportedly passed $750 million, up from less

AI Weekly Issue #524: What AI models are actually coming in the next six months?

If you use AI at work, the tools you rely on could change again before February. OpenAI, Google, Meta, Anthropic, several Chinese labs, and a group of world-model startups are all preparing or rumored

AI Weekly Issue #523: AI ethics is nobody's job now. The labs prefer it that way.

Who is actually accountable for ethics inside a frontier AI lab? This year four of them answered, mostly by removing the people and structures that held them to it. Below is who left, what each compan

Sony Music, Warner sue Anthropic, alleging a “brazen campaign” of intellectual property theft

This latest lawsuit is particularly broad and homes in on accusations of illegal piracy.

“We’re not doing 30 bets a year”: Vijay Pande on betting small after running $4 billion at a16z

Vijay Pande — who left a16z's roughly $4 billion biotech practice last year to start the much smaller, AI-native VZVC — talks about why biology is finally shifting from a "discovery" science to an "en

Nvidia’s AI advantage is moving beyond the GPU

The new generation of data center systems is increasing efficiency with smarter traffic control instead of just more processor cycles.

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Piloting the world's first double-blind AI evaluations

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