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U.S. Strikes Iran Over Strait of Hormuz Mines, Trump Says

U.S. Central Command did not say precisely what it was trying to destroy in Iran, but it said the attacks were aimed at Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps.

Two More Oil Tankers Are Attacked in the Strait of Hormuz

The ships were hit near Oman on Monday, the latest attacks on vessels in the Persian Gulf. Oil prices rose more than 2 percent.

At G20 Summit, Scott Bessent Says U.S. Has Support for Economic War Against Iran

The Treasury secretary is also facing pushback on the Trump administration’s trade policies at the global gathering.

Burnham promises more devolution and public control of essential services

Tory leader Kemi Badenoch said Burnham was offering "more government control, more taxes and more politicians", as he addressed MPs for the first time as PM.

UK long-term borrowing costs highest since 1998 ahead of October Budget

Higher borrowing costs have piled fresh pressure on Andy Burnham ahead of his first Budget.

Keir Starmer announces he is standing down as MP

The move will trigger a by-election to replace the former prime minister in his London constituency.

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

AI is making back-office work extinct

Article URL: https://www.whitecollardream.com/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator

AI trolley users rack up higher basket values and spend longer in store

Article URL: https://www.citystgeorges

In-memory security gate for autonomous AI agent tools

Article URL: https://bartholomew.info

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49528

Introducing agentic video understanding with Gemini

Gemini Omni 1.1 Flash lets you build with more control

Piloting the world's first double-blind AI evaluations

Piloting the world's first double-blind AI evaluations

Time Capsule of Testable Human Knowledge: 41 Years of Jeopardy! in a Single Free Local Model

arXiv:2608.27459v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: In 2011, IBM's Watson was something like a sealed capsule of its era's queryable knowledge. Its DeepQA system defeated the strongest human Jeopardy! ch

Rating the Raters: Rasch Measurement Theory for LLM Evaluation

arXiv:2608.27463v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: LLMs now sit on every side of evaluation: as examinees scored on benchmarks, judges of other models' outputs, and raters of human-generated content. Ea

Not All Explanations Are Sought: Information-Seeking Psychology for Human-Centered XAI

arXiv:2608.27464v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: This position paper argues that human-centered explainable AI (HCXAI) should incorporate insights from the psychology of information seeking. Drawing o

ERR+: Sequential Entropy Resolution for Efficient and Decisive LLM Reasoning

arXiv:2608.28771v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Large reasoning models achieve strong performance on complex tasks by generating extended chain-of-thought (CoT) traces via reinforcement learning with

Unsupervised Latent Space Alignment with Hyperspherical Geodesic Matching

arXiv:2608.28840v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Independently trained neural networks tend to encode the same data with similar latent geometries. These latent geometries are not directly compatible,

Curvature Cryptanalysis of Smooth Transformer Feed-Forward Networks

arXiv:2608.28843v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: We show that smooth two-layer feed-forward networks (FFNs) expose an additional structural model extraction channel under a chosen-input raw-output ora

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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OpenAI Is About to Release Its First AI Model With ‘Critical’ Cyber Abilities

The company will give select partners early access to its Astra AI model—so they have time to shore up their defenses.

The Diamond Moon and Other Astronomical Events to See in September 2026

September is full of opportunities to expand your knowledge of the night sky. Mark your calendars.

Best Amazon Labor Day Deals (2026): Sony, Shark, Anker

These are the 15 best Amazon Labor Day deals on WIRED-tested, WIRED-recommended products in 2026.

社区速递 156 | 满血全功能磁吸转换头与手机 AI 通话的真实体验

除了首页时间流和侧栏的精选展位，少数派Matrix社区还有很多优秀内容因条件所限无法得到有效曝光，因此我们决定重启Matrix周报，并在此基础上添加更多社区内容、作者投稿新玩意呈现给大家。上周社区速递 ...查看全文

线下活动 | 全新 iPhone 发布在即，来与少数派一起看 Apple 发布会

北京时间9月10日凌晨，Apple一年一度的秋季特别活动即将拉开帷幕，我们会在Keynote讲演环节中见到新一年度的iPhone、AppleWatch等多个新品。除了备受期待的iPhone18Pro系 ...查看全文

开学季｜值得关注的官翻渠道汇总（2026）

不管你是大学新生想要购置数码产品，还是即将踏入职场的毕业生租房想要添置小家电，在处于身份和环境转换的新阶段里，都可以试着把钱用在刀刃上、选择性价比更高的产品和销售渠道。查看全文

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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U.S. strikes Iran as Tehran retaliates, raising risk of wider war

U.S. Central Command announced new strikes around the Strait of Hormuz following Iranian attacks on ships and U.S. military personnel. Iran said it retaliated.

U.S. House votes to avoid government shutdown amid GOP hard-liner resistance

The U.S. House on Tuesday voted in favor of a short-term spending measure that would avoid a government shutdown until after November's midterm election.

Palo Alto Networks beats quarterly estimates on AI demand, continues acquisition spree

Palo Alto Networks' stock has nearly doubled this year as AI boosts demand for security detection and response tools

Lineage Cell Therapeutics: Balancing An Out-Licensed Pipeline Against Clinical Risk

Netflix: We're Near The Bottom - I'll Pounce On The Breakout Or Retrace

Magnolia Oil & Gas: WildFire Creates An Inventory Duration Moat

Dow Jones Futures: Market Breaks Key Levels As Oil Prices Jump; Dell, Credo, Palo Alto Are Earnings Movers

The Dow Jones and Nasdaq 100 fell below their 50-day lines as oil prices jumped. Dell, Palo Alto and Credo were earnings movers late.

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Credo Technology Stock Falls Despite Beating Fiscal Q1 Targets

Credo Technology late Tuesday beat estimates for its fiscal first quarter and with its sales outlook. But Credo stock fell in extended trading.

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Palo Alto Stock Climbs On Fiscal Q4 Earnings Beat, 2027 Outlook

Palo Alto stock rose amid fiscal Q4 earnings and revenue that topped estimates while the cybersecurity firm's fiscal 2027 guidance came in above views.

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Best Visible phone plan deals of September 2026: Get 50% off Visible Pro Plus

For a limited time, newcomers can get 50% off their first year of Visible Pro Plus. Here's how to score one of the best deals we've seen this year.

Sam Altman says he doesn’t like smart glasses: 'I find it very uncomfortable talking to people with a camera and a light’

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is far from the only person who is recoiling from smart glasses that can capture video.

Why global bond markets are tumbling all at once

Bond yields were on the rise globally on Tuesday, with investors spooked about wars, inflation, and a shaky fiscal outlook.

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

云原生弹性的能力，迁移成为 Agent 时代的数据基座能力之一？

OpenClaw 迎来史上最大更新：933 名贡献者、超 1.6万次 PR 提交！打开浏览器就能用

3名开发者做出来的副业项目，半年冲进 4万人！亚马逊云科技把内部 Agent 工作台开源了

歌礼制药半年亏3.2亿：押注GLP‑1赛道，烧钱阵痛与专利风险双双袭来丨看财报

核心候选药ASC30正遭遇石药专利挑战。

从 Token 到扭矩，AI 落地东盟的四道「硬」关｜SEA Frontline

当 AI 落地沿着产业链往下游走，账会越算越重。

A Moment of Truth for Sony in China After Black Myth: Wukong

The breakout success of Black Myth: Wukong reshaped Sony Group’s strategy in China, sparking an unprecedented surge in hardware sales and forcing headquarters to re-evaluate the market’s potential. A

Import AI 471: Why Hugging Face worries me; space mining; FIve Eyes on AI

Plus, a live event with Robin Sloan!

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

AI Weekly Issue #528: What are companies building with AI? An Applied AI Deep Dive

We went looking for what companies are actually building with AI. The answer was not more chatbots. It was drones carrying diagnostic samples, driverless Frito-Lay trucks, AI-guided flight paths, repa

AI Weekly Issue #527: Schools are choosing opposite futures for AI

One University of Chicago curriculum is removing AI-assisted writing from the classroom. Alpha School is expanding a model that puts adaptive software at the center of the academic day. The strongest

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

Open AI’s Astra model is on the way—and very good at breaking into computer systems

OpenAI previewed the precautions it is taking as it prepares to release Astra, its newest, cyber-critical LLM.

Google’s Android update tackles motion sickness, accessibility, and more

While some of the features see Google playing catch-up to Apple, which already offers similar features for iPhone users, others specifically leverage Gemini to provide various improvements.

Anthropic’s new Fable release is cheaper, less restrictive

Fable 5.1 includes changes meant to reduce token cost and false-positive restrictions from the model's safeguards.

Introducing agentic video understanding with Gemini

Gemini Omni 1.1 Flash lets you build with more control

Piloting the world's first double-blind AI evaluations

Piloting the world's first double-blind AI evaluations