U.S. military nearly boarded a Chinese ship over a hallucinated AI intelligence report

In the spring of 2026, the U.S. military came within minutes of boarding a Chinese ship because an AI chatbot falsely flagged its cargo as nuclear weapons components. Armed soldiers were ready, aircra

Meta Launches Muse for Mac: A Personal AI Agent That Works Across Your Files, Mail, Messages, Calendar and Notes

Meta has released Muse for Mac, the first version of Muse that can complete things on a user’s computer. The agent works with local files and native apps, where your data already lives. It adds a desk

The Rise of A.I. Is Raising Threats From Drones, Police Group Warns

The leaps being made in artificial intelligence and the plunging costs of drones pose dangers to cities across the United States, according to the Police Executive Research Forum.

Mamdani Heralds ‘Pothole Politics’ in First Management Report

The report, which represents Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s first six months in office, shows improvements in some areas and challenges ahead in others.

The Summer New York City Stayed Outside

For many people in the city, the past few months fostered desperately needed moments of communal bliss and evoked a surprising feeling.

The Lawyers ‘Racing Against the Clock’ to Save New Yorkers From Eviction

With evictions rising in New York City and the court system overwhelmed, the Legal Aid Society created a specialized unit to tackle urgent cases.

Xiaomi Has a Luxury SUV for $31,000 That All Western Brands Should Fear

The SkyNomad—with heated floors, a projector, a pop-up roof, a fridge, swiveling seats, and over 1,000 miles of range—is a “luxury” ride that undercuts Range Rovers by tens of thousands of dollars.

[AINews] Here are 6 Clones of Jev in 2 days

Imitation is the sincerest form of Flattery

Vantora, formerly UP.Labs, which builds AI-native startups designed to solve problems for corporate customers, raised $100M+ from Silversmith Capital Partners

Kirsten Korosec / TechCrunch: Vantora, formerly UP.Labs, which builds AI-native startups designed to solve problems for corporate customers, raised $100M+ from Silversmith Capital Partners Four year

Business intelligence startup Veridion, which develops an AI-powered, real-time map of ~640M businesses worldwide, raised a $20M Series A led by Hoxton Ventures

Tamara Djurickovic / Tech.eu: Business intelligence startup Veridion, which develops an AI-powered, real-time map of ~640M businesses worldwide, raised a $20M Series A led by Hoxton Ventures The Ser

15-Year-Old Girl Killed After Being Hit by Truck in Manhattan

Two girls were on the bicycle when it was struck by a large truck attempting to turn on 1st Avenue and 14th Street in Manhattan. The other girl, 13, was in stable condition.

Saudi capital issues first air raid alert since renewed fighting in Yemen

Saudi Arabia earlier accused the Houthis of targeting Mecca but the group have denied it.

Newsom rejects effort to roll back CEQA exemptions for advanced manufacturing

Senate Bill 954 would have rolled back parts of last year's controversial overhaul of CEQA that allowed for advanced manufacturing facilities to be sited in communities without environmental review.

Overflowing pool causes partial hillside collapse in Hollywood Hills

An overflowing pool caused a hillside to partially collapse in Hollywood Hills on Friday, prompting evacuations, according to authorities.

GGUF vs GPTQ vs AWQ vs EXL2: LLM Model Formats Explained (2026)

GGUF, GPTQ, AWQ, EXL2, and EXL3 solve the same problem in different ways. This guide separates file containers from quantization methods. It explains bits per weight, calibration, and hardware fit. Th

Has the James Web Space Telescope Discovered a New 'Black Hole Star'?

The James Webb Space Telescope has been picking up little red dots in almost every image, writes Quanta magazine. And now two teams of astronomers propose they're looking at a new astronomical object: a black hole star. It shines with the light of billions of suns and hides a black hole in its core. But Quanta adds that "not everyone agrees with this bold interpretation." [Two Webb telescope surveys of distant objects included little red dots] for hours at a time. They tabulated precisely wha...

SpaceXAI Releases Grok Voice Transcribe 2.0: A Speech-to-Text API Claiming 2x Accuracy Over 1.0 at $0.10 per Hour

SpaceXAI has released Grok Voice Transcribe 2.0, its newest speech-to-text model for batch and streaming audio. The company says it is twice as accurate as version 1.0 at the same price. Short-phrase

AI-Generated ‘Actress’ Tilly Norwood Starts Rambling in Cantonese During Piers Morgan Interview

That press tour sure sounds like it's going well!

Upcoming Trump–Xi Summit Is Really An AI Summit

Upcoming Trump–Xi Summit Is Really An AI Summit Authored by James Gorrie via The Epoch Times, When President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping meet at the White House on Sept. 24, the public agenda will be much larger than artificial intelligence (AI). Trade, semiconductors, rare earths, Taiwan, and other disputes will all be on the table. But AI is different. Trade agreements can be renegotiated. Tariffs can be raised or lowered. Semiconductor restrictions can be chan...

Caitlin Clark returns after FIBA title as Kelsey Mitchell sets WNBA scoring mark in Fever victory over Tempo

Kelsey Mitchell’s 33-point performance Friday night added another chapter to her record-setting season. The Indiana Fever guard became the WNBA’s single-season scoring leader in a 103-85 victory over the Toronto Tempo.Mitchell now has 1,034 points this season. A’ja Wilson, the reigning back-to-back WNBA MVP, set the previous mark in 2024, when she scored 1,021 points for the Las Vegas Aces.Mitchell’s teammate, Caitlin Clark, added 28 points Friday and matched her season high with 14 assists as I...

Minnesota's Anti-ICE Relief Fund Shut Down Due To Rampant Fraud

Minnesota's Anti-ICE Relief Fund Shut Down Due To Rampant Fraud Officials in Hennepin County, Minnesota, shut down a $2 million relief fund for businesses claiming to be affected by federal immigration enforcement after officials discovered widespread fraud among applicants, forcing them to end the program. The county board created the fund to help businesses "harmed" by Operation Metro Surge, the federal immigration enforcement operation that began in December 2025. Federal agents ...

Community colleges will be able to grant more bachelor's degrees under law signed by Newsom

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a pair of bills that would let community colleges offer more bachelor's degrees. The new degree options would be tied to regional workforce needs and campus performance.

New York Will Pay $24 Million to Family of Inmate Beaten to Death

The state reached a settlement with the family of Robert L. Brooks, who died after being beaten by prison guards in 2024.

Internal email: Flock is rolling out a voluntary severance program; sources say a significant number of Flock's ~1,500 employees may depart, as customers flee (Wired)

Wired: Internal email: Flock is rolling out a voluntary severance program; sources say a significant number of Flock's ~1,500 employees may depart, as customers flee As dozens of cities end contract

US Bans Palestinian Authority President From Attending UN, But Admits Iranians

US Bans Palestinian Authority President From Attending UN, But Admits Iranians Via Middle East Eye The Palestinian Authority's (PA) foreign ministry on Thursday condemned the US decision to bar Palestinian officials from attending the UN General Assembly for a second year in a row. The US has denied Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas a visa to attend the UN General Assembly in New York next week, repeating a move that drew widespread criticism last year. via AFP In a statement o...

Mountain lion caught on camera evading capture in San Francisco before being tranquilized, released

A mountain lion evaded capture for several hours in San Francisco on Friday after it was spotted in the busy Sunset District, the city's largest neighborhood.Officials, including police, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, animal control, and the San Francisco Zoo, surrounded the animal in Outer Sunset and eventually tranquilized it.It was later released back into the wild.WASHINGTON HOMEOWNER HEARS MYSTERIOUS BANGING, CALLS 911 BEFORE POLICE FIND GROWLING BOBCAT AT TOP OF STAIRSAnimal C...

Flock Offers Employees Buyouts as Customers Flee

As dozens of cities end contracts for its controversial license plate readers, Flock is rolling out a voluntary severance program, WIRED has learned.

BepiColombo Makes Up-Close Measurement of Mercury's Solar Bombardment

BepiColombo's measurements of particle bombardment at Mercury will help assess the impact of space storms on Mercury's surface and on Earth's atmosphere.

Nex, which makes Nex Playground, raised a $150M Series E; Nex has sold 1M units of the motion-based gaming system targeted toward kids since its launch in 2023

Sophie McEvoy / GamesIndustry.biz: Nex, which makes Nex Playground, raised a $150M Series E; Nex has sold 1M units of the motion-based gaming system targeted toward kids since its launch in 2023 Sub

China's Stealth Fighters Take Shape As Great Powers Risk Sliding From Economic War Into Shooting War

China's Stealth Fighters Take Shape As Great Powers Risk Sliding From Economic War Into Shooting War Against a backdrop of resource nationalism, Beijing surrounding Taiwan with a record number of ships and raising blockade risks, an ongoing trade war, and President Trump challenging BRICS, the US military is disrupting China's access to cheap crude oil from countries such as Venezuela and Iran. This is merely the US response after Beijing spent the last 1.5 years depriving the West ...

Google’s Gemini Hacked Three Companies in May, and It’s Only Admitting That Now

Google said the incident proved its safeguards work, actually.

'Super cute' Hello Kitty cards draw crowds to the L.A. County Library

Hundreds of people across Los Angeles County braved long lines to score the limited-edition library card, which is available through mid-October. All California residents are eligible for one.

Google’s Gemini AI hacked into other companies, adding to ‘rogue’ AI incidents

Google says its Gemini AI model hacked three real companies during testing.

Israel Seeks 'Compensation' From Washington Over Saudi F-35 Sale

Israel Seeks 'Compensation' From Washington Over Saudi F-35 Sale Via The Cradle, Israel is expected to seek "compensation" from the US in the form of weapons systems that Washington has so far declined to sell to Tel Aviv, in response to US plans to sell F-35 fighter jets to Saudi Arabia in a $25 billion deal, Walla reported on 18 September. (Photo credit: U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jerreht Harris) A source familiar with the matter told the Hebrew news outlet that the Isra...

Anthropic adds support for the AGENTS.md instructions spec to Claude Code; OpenAI contributed AGENTS.md to the Agentic AI Foundation last year

Thomas Claburn / The Register: Anthropic adds support for the AGENTS.md instructions spec to Claude Code; OpenAI contributed AGENTS.md to the Agentic AI Foundation last year Devs cheer relief from c

Wanted: Notorious Lake Tahoe tree poisoner. Reward? $147,000

A question has bedeviled a wealthy Lake Tahoe enclave for years: Who is poisoning the towering trees that stand sentry on the lake's North Shore?

Newsom Whips Out Wiener's Dystopian "AI Kill Switch" Bill He Vetoed In 2024

Newsom Whips Out Wiener's Dystopian "AI Kill Switch" Bill He Vetoed In 2024 Gavin Newsom spent Friday morning getting in on the scramble to control AI. Executive Order N-9-26 "advances the creation of an AI kill switch" and tells California to hustle on third-party oversight of frontier labs. All he had to do was dust off Scott Wiener's kill switch bill he vetoed two years ago after the industry pushed back. SB 1047, Wiener's 2024 bill, would have made large-model shops test for ...

The National | Trump says Greenland's security now under U.S. control

Sept. 18, 2026 | Denmark has agreed to hand over 'permanent control' of Greenland's security to the U.S., President Donald Trump says. The B.C. Conservatives' implosion continues as three more MLAs leave the party. And the iconic Canadian Forces Snowbirds prepare for their final flight.

Trump Signs Memo To Remove Canadian Goods From US Federal Procurement

Trump Signs Memo To Remove Canadian Goods From US Federal Procurement Authored by Jason G. Antonio via The Epoch Times, U.S. President Donald Trump has signed a memorandum directing the removal of Canadian-origin goods from the federal civil procurement system, following through on a commitment he made earlier this month. President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on July 21, 2026. Saul Loeb / AFP via Getty Images The Sept. 16 memo authorizes t...

Sorority alumnae take legal fight to federal court after being 'given a brother' instead of sisterhood

Sorority alumnae returned to federal court on Monday, asking judges to revive their lawsuit against Kappa Kappa Gamma after they alleged the sorority's national leadership improperly allowed a chapter to admit a transgender woman.Plaintiff Allie Coghan told Fox News Digital that while she has since graduated, she hopes the appeal will establish a clear legal precedent that protects single-sex private spaces and keeps national organizations from overriding local member consent."We were promised a...

Ambulance Response Times Rise for Fifth Year in New York City, Report Says

It took 13 minutes on average to respond to life-threatening emergencies. Fire officials cited traffic, fewer ambulances and a high number of calls.

Cuba plunges into total blackout as electrical grid collapses again, US Embassy warns

Cuba experienced a total power failure Friday, according to the U.S. Embassy in Havana.The embassy said the failure was due to the "collapse of Cuba’s electrical grid."According to Cuban regime media, the reason for the collapse is under investigation and the timeline to restore power is unknown.""All U.S. citizens in Cuba or planning to travel to Cuba should be aware and plan accordingly. There are reports of cellphone and internet outages," the embassy added, noting that Cuba’s electrical grid...

Sources: Anthropic considers releasing a new AI model to counter OpenAI's momentum since Astra's launch, ahead of an IPO and after Amodei's call for a slowdown (Reuters)

Reuters: Sources: Anthropic considers releasing a new AI model to counter OpenAI's momentum since Astra's launch, ahead of an IPO and after Amodei's call for a slowdown Anthropic is considering roll

Late Friday Trump Bombshell: US Makes Deal For 'Permanent Control' Over Greenland's Security

Late Friday Trump Bombshell: US Makes Deal For 'Permanent Control' Over Greenland's Security President Trump late in the day Friday issued a lengthy, and absolutely bombshell and historic (if true) Greenland-related post on Truth Social, after a long relative silence on what was early on a core priority of his administration. He has announced that United States has entered into a security agreement with Denmark and Greenland to control the resource rich autonomous territory claimed...

Prince Harry: People who are knocked down but get back up inspire me

Prince Harry has launched an Invictus Games education scheme in Birmingham.

Only four countries have humans in space right now

How Many People Are In Space Right Now doesn't have a question mark, but it does give the answer: 10 humans, as of Friday, September 18, 2026, all on the International Space Station and Tiangong space station. Aboard the ISS are Jessica Meir, Jack Hathaway and Anil Menon of the U.S., Read the rest The post Only four countries have humans in space right now appeared first on Boing Boing.

Liberals looking to give minister explicit authority to end strikes: sources

The Liberal government's marquee fall legislation is expected to strengthen a controversial section of the Labour Code, two senior government sources tell CBC News.

Yankees star Aaron Judge heads back to injured list weeks after returning from broken rib

As the New York Yankees make a final push for October baseball, slugger Aaron Judge is likely to miss most of the remaining regular season.The Yankees announced Friday that they plan to place Judge on the 10-day injured list with a right calf strain. The move can be backdated to Thursday, which would make the three-time American League MVP eligible to return for the Yankees’ regular-season finale Sept. 27.Judge has appeared in just 66 games this season after playing more than 150 games in each o...

Tilly Norwood’s press tour is going about as well as you’d expect for an AI

In one particularly odd interview, Norwood seems to malfunction and begin speaking Chinese.

Tilly Norwood's press tour is going about as well as you'd expect for an AI

In one particularly odd interview, Norwood seems to malfunction and begin speaking Chinese.

Trump calls media ban from the White House ‘ban on the free press’

The ban has been slammed as 'unconstitutional'.

‘Almost Started a War’: US Military Nearly Boarded a Chinese Ship Based on Bad Intel From AI

One source told CNN that the "hallucination" was part of a trend in the U.S. military, not an isolated incident.

Senate Democrat Blocks Immediate Passage Of House-Passed Data Center Utility Rate Bill

Senate Democrat Blocks Immediate Passage Of House-Passed Data Center Utility Rate Bill Authored by Joseph Lord via The Epoch Times, A Senate Democrat on Sept. 17 blocked Republicans from moving to immediate passage on the Ratepayer Protection Act, a House-passed law that would encourage states to require data centers to pay for their own energy costs. The U.S. Capitol on Sept. 14, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times The bill previously passed the House in a 417-3 vote on Wednesd...

D.A. announces criminal charges against Lake Hughes animal rescuer

Prosecutors allege a Lake Hughes woman housed hundreds of rescue animals in unsanitary and inhumane conditions.

Gemini Hacked Three Companies in First Known Breakout by Google’s AI

Gemini Hacked Three Companies in First Known Breakout by Google’s AI Gemini finally caught up on Felony Bench! The hacks, which the company confirmed on Friday, occurred in May as part of a test run b

Why the House let out early is a matter of debate after Johnson says chamber has 'done its work'

It’s a matter of debate as to why House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., sent the House home a day early this week. This is in addition to the House lopping off two additional weeks from its schedule later this month and into early October."We're going to modify the House schedule by a day. And let me explain to you why. The House has done its work," Johnson said as House members fled Capitol Hill early Wednesday night. "House Republicans are going now back to our districts. We're going to make the ...

Hiker, 61, battles agonizing injury on grueling climb, resets dislocated shoulder himself

A 61-year-old hiker popped his own dislocated shoulder back into place during a hike on New Hampshire's Mount Washington and kept climbing.Connecticut resident Kurt Siuzdak was hiking Mount Washington earlier this week when he sustained the painful injury after slipping on wet granite.The news was reported by The Boston Globe Thursday, citing a statement Wednesday from the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department.HUSBAND AND WIFE GET TRAPPED IN PREMIER HIKING DESTINATION; ONLY ONE OF THEM MAKES IT...

WW3 Near-Miss? AI Hallucinated Nuclear Weapons Components Aboard Chinese Vessel Bound For Iran

WW3 Near-Miss? AI Hallucinated Nuclear Weapons Components Aboard Chinese Vessel Bound For Iran Could runaway artificial intelligence (AI) spark a future WW3? We don't need movies like Terminator 2 and its SkyNet to help us imagine this, it's 2026 and there is already a terrifying real-world precedent that could have kicked off a shooting war with nuclear-armed China. A human analyst within the US intelligence community utilized data gathered by AI for a report that was later widel...

Oh Dear, Condo Prices Dropped by 15% to 34% in 34 Bigger Markets. 6 Plunged Back to Where They’d Been 20 Years Ago

In another 35 bigger cities, condo prices dropped by 8-14%. Mind-blowing Condo Bubbles deflate in 34 charts.

Paramount appears to learn from its 'Big Brother' racial double standard on 'The Challenge'

Three contestants were abruptly removed from MTV’s long-running athletic reality competition series "The Challenge" this week following a reported racial incident that the show chose not to air.At the beginning of Wednesday’s episode of "The Challenge: Cutthroat," host T.J. Lavin entered the house without Leo Dionicio, Josh Goldstein and Nelson Thomas present."Leo, Nelson and Josh all broke the code of conduct here on 'The Challenge,' so they're all gone," Lavin told the remaining contestants.TH...

AI Insiders Issue New Warnings - Including Former Anthropic Engineer Jacob Coxon

Neither OpenAI or Anthropic is acting responsibly, warned AI researcher Jacob Coxon when resigning last week from Anthropic. But just hours earlier, OpenAI VP of Research Aidan Clark had posted "For the first time, I am asking myself if things are moving too fast. I'm honestly not sure, but I am sure that it would be good for us to have an answer to 'What would a successful pace look like?'" CNN noted Wednesday they're just some of the many AI insiders who are now concerned about the speed of ...

Trump announces White House ban against three media outlets

President Donald Trump announced Friday that CNN, MS NOW and Politico will be banned from the White House."I am proud to announce that, effective immediately, I am banning Fake News CNN, MSNOW ... and Politico ... from the White House as a result of their constant 'reporting' FAKE NEWS!" Trump wrote in a Truth Social post.Trump doubled down on his announced ban while taking questions from reporters at the Oval Office, citing "cumulative stories" the three outlets have published over the years."Y...

Vance calls midterms a referendum on ‘common sense versus pure unadulterated crazy'

Vice President JD Vance called out Democrats Friday, saying the midterms will be a referendum on "common sense versus pure unadulterated crazy."While stumping in Iowa, Vance said Democrats are no longer "the party my grandparents grew up talking about."Raised by a union steelworker, Vance said his father told him that "FDR’s Democrat party, that JFK’s Democrat party was the party of the workingman.THE ONE LINE FROM JD VANCE’S GOP KEYNOTE THAT REVEALS HIS VISION FOR AMERICA"This is not FDR’s part...

A startup that builds other startups raised $100M and is all-in on physical AI

UP.Labs, now doing business under the name Vantora, is building startups for industrial corporations.

A startup that builds other startups raised $100M, and is all-in on physical AI

UP.Labs, now doing business under the name Vantora, is building startups for industrial corporations.

Meta's personal AI agent Muse climbs to No. 1 among free apps on Apple's US App Store, ahead of ChatGPT; Muse launched on September 8

Georgia Hennessy / Business Insider: Meta's personal AI agent Muse climbs to No. 1 among free apps on Apple's US App Store, ahead of ChatGPT; Muse launched on September 8 Mark Zuckerberg's ambition

NYU Langone Ends Care for Trans Youth in Deal With Justice Department

The major Manhattan hospital system agreed to pay $8.5 million to settle a federal inquiry into gender-transition treatments for adolescents.

Minnesota Authorities Arrest ICE Agent On State Assault Warrant In January Shooting

Minnesota Authorities Arrest ICE Agent On State Assault Warrant In January Shooting Authored by Kimberly Hayek via The Epoch Times, A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent wanted on state charges of assault and false reporting was arrested Wednesday in downtown Minneapolis eight months after the shooting of a Venezuelan man during an immigration enforcement operation. Protesters gather at the Bishop Whipple Federal Building to oppose immigration enforcement operation...

Anthropic is operating a lab that conducts biology experiments

AI leaders have been promising that AI is the key to curing human disease. Anthropic researchers have also been warning that AI might kill us all.

US officials say overreliance on Palantir's Maven AI system was among the factors that contributed to a February missile strike in Iran that killed 123 children (Bloomberg)

Bloomberg: US officials say overreliance on Palantir's Maven AI system was among the factors that contributed to a February missile strike in Iran that killed 123 children Pentagon investigators hav

Huge Parallel Pro-Iran Demonstrations Take Over Sanaa and Tehran 

Huge Parallel Pro-Iran Demonstrations Take Over Sanaa and Tehran  Parallel protests were held in Tehran and Sanaa on Friday - both involving Shia populations expressing defiance at the US-Saudi-Israel axis, at a moment the region is on fire and Iran and its proxies seek to assert dominance and control over global energy transit chokepoints. All the while American bases and forces are largely in retreat, as even Pentagon internal findings confirmed just this week. Supporters of Yeme...

AI almost led the US military to start a war with China, report says

CNN's sources claim the US nearly attacked a Chinese ship it believed was carrying nuclear weapon components.

Donald Trump claims ‘infinite’ Greenland security deal with Denmark

'From now on, no US adversary can EVER have a base in Greenland.'

Trump claims ‘infinite’ Greenland security deal with Denmark

'From now on, no US adversary can EVER have a base in Greenland.'

A ThinkPad T480 just replaced my RTX 3090

My RTX 3090 is at a board-level repair shop, and I'm not going to spend the kind of money a modern, already two-year-old video card costs to replace it if it's dead. I threw GeForce Now on my 2017 Linux/Windows laptop, and it seems to work better than my 24Gb Nvidia monster card, even when it was working. Read the rest The post A ThinkPad T480 just replaced my RTX 3090 appeared first on Boing Boing.

RCMP says relationships with allies 'strong' after report FBI stopped co-operation following CBC 9/11 memo

The head of the RCMP says the national law enforcement agency maintains "strong relationships" with its allies, seemingly downplaying reports that FBI Director Kash Patel sought to punish Canada for a CBC memo regarding how to describe 9/11.

Could King Tut’s Tomb Be Hiding an Ancient Queen?

The deceased pharaoh may have hijacked the larger burial of one of ancient Egypt's most famous women: Nefertiti.

No Benefits: Why Most Americans Hate The Idea Of AI Data Centers

No Benefits: Why Most Americans Hate The Idea Of AI Data Centers Authored by Brandon Smith via Alt-Market.us In recent months I’ve been asked by numerous readers to give my take on the AI data center issue and the debate it has ignited across the US. In response, I’ve jumped into a steep learning curve, but it seems to parallel information I’ve covered in previous articles on AI. From what I can tell, both political parties are split on the data center debate. There are Democrats ...

Taylor Swift quiet as friend Ed Sheeran takes heat over Macklemore's 'Free Palestine' concert fiasco

Taylor Swift hasn’t publicly spoken out in support of close friend Ed Sheeran as controversy over Macklemore's removal has engulfed Sheeran's latest tour.Sheeran has faced scrutiny from some pro-Palestinian and anti-Israel activists after his tour promoter and venues dropped rapper Macklemore from his Loop Tour after Macklemore’s onstage chants of "Free Palestine" earlier this month.Groups, including StopAntisemitism and the Combat Antisemitism Movement called for Macklemore's removal, while sin...

Trump says deal struck to boost U.S. military presence in Greenland

RIP to Cult Actor Gerrit Graham, Star of ‘Phantom of the Paradise’ and ‘Child’s Play 2’

Graham also appeared on multiple 'Star Trek' shows and played the title character in 'CHUD II: Bud the CHUD.'

'He's Dust': Ole Miss students rip Lane Kiffin as LSU coach prepares for hatred in Oxford

OXFORD, Miss. Ole Miss fans have been waiting for this game since Lane Kiffin left town 10 months ago for LSU, so one more day won't hurt. But that doesn’t mean the animosity toward their former head coach in Oxford has to simmer down before kickoff.It took me around five minutes of traversing campus to start hearing the banter about the guy who used to roam the Rebels' sidelines for six years.As he makes his way back to Oxford on Saturday afternoon to lead his Tigers into hostile territory, it'...

The 9 best of a TIFF grappling with a world coming apart

Like every year, the Toronto International Film Festival’s 51st iteration boasted a basket of incredible, now-buzzy titles for the coming year. This year, many were about people overwhelmingly young people grappling with a confusing and fracturing world and the feeling they weren't made for it.

Unsealed FBI interviews reveal Obama, Emanuel's discussions about Blagojevich Senate seat deal

Anyone who has a conversation with former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich is likely to hear his claim that he was never going to sell the U.S. Senate seat vacated by former President Barack Obama in 2008, insisting his innocence in the high-profile case that led to him serving nearly eight years in federal prison. Blagojevich has repeated for years that he was closing in on a deal to appoint Lisa Madigan to the U.S. Senate.Hers is a name that has largely dropped out of the public arena. At the tim...

FBI Warns ICE Agents Not to Trust Any Woman Willing to Date Them

ICE officers on dating apps should be wary of tradwives, an FBI memo suggested, as well as any woman whose profile would "appeal" to them.

Illegal immigrant rideshare driver charged with rape in Maryland had prior NYC sex abuse arrest

An illegal immigrant rideshare driver accused of sexually assaulting a teenage female passenger in Maryland has a history of sex abuse in New York, federal authorities said.Abdoulaye Dia, of Lanham, Maryland, was charged with first-degree rape, kidnapping, second-degree assault and third-degree sex offense, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said.On Tuesday, Montgomery County Police officers were called to a hospital where an underage teen girl reported a rape. She told police she was rap...

Anthropic's first embedded evaluator is … Accenture?

Accenture is about to take on its most high-risk consulting engagement ever.

Anthropic's first embedded evaluator is … Accenture?

Accenture is about to take on its most high-risk consulting engagement ever.

Anthropic’s first embedded evaluator is … Accenture?

Accenture is about to take on its most high-risk consulting engagement ever.

Shocker: AI-Exposed College Majors Linked To Weaker Employment And Pay, Study Finds

Shocker: AI-Exposed College Majors Linked To Weaker Employment And Pay, Study Finds Authored by Bill Pan via The Epoch Times, The rise of artificial intelligence coincides with a sharp deterioration in initial earnings and employment for graduates of the college majors most exposed to the technology, according to a new study. A job seeker meets with a recruiter during a job fair at the Carson Event Center in Carson, Calif., on June 30, 2026. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Since the ...

Canada to play Cuba for 2028 Olympic berth in men's volleyball

Canada is inching closer to a 2028 Olympic berth in men’s indoor volleyball following a three-set semifinal sweep of Mexico on Friday at a qualifying tournament in Moncton, N.B.

Trump claims deal struck with Denmark to give U.S. security control over Greenland

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that Washington has entered an agreement ‌with Denmark and Greenland that gives ‌the U.S. permanent ​control over security, and all other ​needs, in ​Greenland.

A Fossil Capybara Tooth Suggests the Atacama Desert Was Once Surprisingly Wet

The Atacama Desert in Chile is thought to be the oldest non-polar desert in the world.

Jina AI Releases jina-ocr-v1: A 3.4B MoE Document Parser With Built-In Speculative Decoding for Low-Budget GPUs

Jina AI has released jina-ocr-v1, a visual document parser that converts PDFs, scans, tables, charts and invoices into Markdown. The model has 3.4B total parameters, with about 570M active per token,

Another battery fire erupts at Moss Landing, where some units are still charged

Almost two years after a massive battery fire south of Santa Cruz displaced 1,200 people and smoldered for days, the same facility is burning again.

Holdout Clancy Juror Lawyers Up, Goes Into Hiding

Holdout Clancy Juror Lawyers Up, Goes Into Hiding Attorney Edward Paltzik said Thursday that he is representing Michael Desronvil, the lone holdout juror in the murder trial of Lindsay Clancy, who would not agree that Clancy was not criminally responsible for strangling her three children in January 2023. According to Paltzik, Desronvil has relocated to an undisclosed location in northern New England after his refusal to join the rest of the jury made him the target of a mob. "I ...

Angle Health, which wants to use AI to expedite healthcare benefits for small businesses, raised $600M led by Vitruvian Partners at a $2.7B valuation

Maria Armental / Wall Street Journal: Angle Health, which wants to use AI to expedite healthcare benefits for small businesses, raised $600M led by Vitruvian Partners at a $2.7B valuation Founded by

Trump declares victory in historic deal with Greenland as he secures 'permanent' US military rights

FIRST ON FOX: President Donald Trump struck a sweeping agreement with Denmark and Greenland this week granting the United States permanent military rights on the strategically placed Arctic island.The U.S. will now have permanent access, basing and overflight rights in Greenland, and the ability to establish additional military installations as needed, according to a senior U.S. official who outlined the deal exclusively to Fox News Digital.The deal bars China, Russia and other non-NATO countrie...

Man says ChatGPT designed a schizophrenia drug he made in his garage

Douglas Yao, a man claiming to have a degree in computational biology from Harvard, claims that he made a new schizophrenia drug that ChatGPT designed. https://x.com/DouglasYaoDY/status/2097377733466800489 He said that he made it in a chemistry lab that he set up in his garage. Read the rest The post Man says ChatGPT designed a schizophrenia drug he made in his garage appeared first on Boing Boing.

Carney rallies Liberal MPs as 'crucial session' of Parliament set to resume

Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Friday his government is focused on bringing down costs for Canadians and defending the country's sovereignty, though he acknowledged that some of those efforts are in their early stages.