NHL sets its most confusing team history straight, and it's still pretty confusing

The NHL has officially worked out one of its most confusing team histories by consolidating the histories of both incarnations of the Winnipeg Jets.While it clears some things up, it kind of makes it all a little bit more confusing.The Jets and the league announced on Wednesday that the statistical histories of both incarnations of the team have been merged.That sounds nice and simple... but it isn't.What's confusing is that the original Jets, which started in the World Hockey Association in the...

RCMP says no sign of interrupted investigations following FBI's outcry over CBC

The head of the RCMP says there's no evidence to suggest investigations were impacted following a report last week that FBI Director Kash Patel temporarily halted co-operation with the Mounties in retaliation for an internal CBC memo.

California superintendent candidate ejected from sports league meeting for boisterous Title IX defense

California state superintendent candidate Sonja Shaw was removed from a California Interscholastic Federation Southern Section Council meeting Thursday after delivering an unscheduled speech demanding officials address transgender athlete participation in girls’ sports.Shaw, the president of the Chino Valley Unified School District Board of Education, told OutKick she was forced to leave the meeting in Long Beach after officials deemed her to be trespassing. Police were called, according to Shaw...

UN: Gaza suffering world’s worst economic crisis as Israel denies genocide

A UN report says 90% of businesses are destroyed and prices are 270% higher than in 2022.

WATCH: Mass walkout before Netanyahu speech prompts fiery response from Israeli prime minister

A mass walkout of delegates before Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s address to the United Nations General Assembly prompted a fiery response from the Israeli leader.As Netanyahu took the stage, dozens of delegates from across the globe could be seen streaming out of the chamber in New York City. Chants of protest could also be heard in the hall as the U.N. president called the assembly to order.After taking the stage, Netanyahu said, "Before I begin, just a quick announcement, if ther...

Rogan warns of youth support for communism as comic Yakov Smirnoff recalls escape from USSR

Podcaster Joe Rogan blasted what he described as a "push towards communism" among young Americans as he spoke to legendary comedian Yakov Smirnoff, who grew up in the USSR.Smirnoff, a Soviet-born comedian who became popular in the U.S. in the 1980s, described to Rogan how he and his father would secretly listen to Voice of America, a U.S. government-funded international news broadcaster, late at night, knowing that they would get in trouble if anybody knew. He also described how his mother was g...

Netanyahu Attacks Mamdani in Heated U.N. Speech

The Israeli prime minister accused Mayor Zohran Mamdani, an outspoken critic of Israel, of antisemitism. Mr. Mamdani said Mr. Netanyahu was repeating “baseless lies.”

Iowa teacher, 10-year-old student die during fifth grade school field trip at Lake Macbride State Park

An Iowa teacher and 10-year-old student died after an incident at Lake Macbride State Park during a fifth grade school trip, authorities and school officials said.The Johnson County Sheriff’s Office identified the victims Wednesday as Hannah Jorgensen, 24, of Tiffin, and Ahmed Osman, 10, of Iowa City.The sheriff’s office said deputies responded shortly after noon Tuesday to a report of people in the water at Lake Macbride State Park near the Coralville Reservoir spillway.GEORGIA TEACHER, FATHER ...

Breaking up Troy Aikman and Joe Buck would be a big mistake for ESPN | Bobby Burack

ESPN will broadcast its first Super Bowl this February, with Joe Buck and Troy Aikman on the call. It will mark the duo’s seventh Super Bowl broadcast together and perhaps its last.Buck recently agreed to a new six-year, $108 million contract extension with ESPN. However, sources confirm to OutKick that Aikman and the network remain far apart in contract negotiations. Aikman’s current deal expires after the Super Bowl.Aikman, who turns 60 in November, has not received a long-term offer from ESPN...

AI Bubble Watch: Oracle Seeks Financial Shield From Massive Data Center Project

Can the public declare force majeure, too?

Actors Susan Sarandon, Hannah Einbinder among detained protestors outside Netanyahu's UN speech

Actors Susan Sarandon and Hannah Einbinder were among the protestors detained in New York City on Thursday as Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivered a speech to the United Nations General Assembly.

Madison Beer gets new skin while Justin Herbert sinks to 0-2, Aaron Rodgers' ex lashes out and NFL or college?

'Nightcaps' is a daily column that catches you up on the biggest sports, news and culture stories you may have missed while pretending to do work at your desk. It runs Monday-Friday on OutKick.com.Over the hump and safely onto the other side of the week. Our long, 72-hour nightmare without football is over. Thank goodness.Thursday night football tonight. College games tonight, tomorrow and Saturday. NFL back at it on Sunday.We've also got the Presidents Cup starting today, although nobody really...

Hurricane Polo is coming. Here's what it means for Southern California

Two hurricanes in the Pacific could combine with high tides to cause flooding and erosion at Southern California beaches early next week.

Neo4j makes the case for knowledge graphs as shared context for AI agents

Knowledge graphs can give enterprise agents a shared understanding of how data, business rules and processes fit together. However, that context becomes harder to maintain when each new agent carries

Trump FDA pick repeatedly sidesteps Sanders' universal healthcare demands in heated clash

Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., repeatedly pressed President Donald Trump's pick to lead the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to endorse universal healthcare as a "human right" Thursday, growing frustrated as the nominee declined to give him the yes-or-no answer he sought.Dr. Heidi Overton, a physician who completed her residency at Johns Hopkins in Baltimore before joining the America First Policy Institute, faced off with the Vermont independent as she seeks to replace Dr. Marty Makary, who resi...

I Think I Found an AI Agent Worth the Risk

Instinct saved me $550, booked my restaurant reservations, and warned me about a phishing scam. It also wasted $64 and might be a security nightmare.

‘Hold My Legs’: How Ernie Sisto Shot a Sky-High Disaster

When a B-25 bomber crashed into the Empire State Building in 1945, a Times photographer leaned far out to get close up.

What the Infamous “Housing Shortage” Looks Like: Inventories of New Single-Family Homes Balloon, Sales Crawl, Prices Sag

Homebuilders have been doing their job creating lots of new housing stock, but demand is weak, and supply sky-high.

Dozens of delegates walk out on Netanyahu as he makes fiery speech to UN

The Israeli leader used his address at the United Nations to denounce Israel's critics.

Flea-borne typhus outbreak prompts renewed warnings in Los Angeles County

Health officials issued a warning after a second wave of flea-borne typhus was reported in Los Angeles County.

DOJ Alleges UC Medical School Discriminates In Race-Based Admissions

DOJ Alleges UC Medical School Discriminates In Race-Based Admissions Authored by Naveen Athrappully via The Epoch Times, A Department of Justice (DOJ) investigation into the University of California-San Francisco's (UCSF's) medical school has determined that the institution discriminates on a racial basis during its admission process. Signage on the exterior of a building at the UCSF Mission Bay campus in San Francisco on Feb. 10, 2025. Justin Sullivan/Getty ImagesThe investigatio...

New York Times Cooking is coming to Meta's AI and display glasses

The app is getting a "hands-free" mode that can narrate recipe steps.

Lindsey Vonn hard launches new relationship in her bikini, Tinder date ghosted abroad and dating after marriage

It's the final Thursday of September, somehow, and there's love in the air everywhere you turn. Is it the dip in temperature that the arrival of fall has brought to some and promises to bring to others?That could account for some of it, but not all. We're getting this week's True Romance started with the hard launch of Lindsey Vonn's new relationship.THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW!The Olympic gold medalist didn’t do so bundled up in ...

Donald Trump adds political stakes, anticipation and potential sideline chaos to Texas-Tennessee showdown

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. There was already enough anticipation surrounding the upcoming showdown between No. 1 Texas and No. 14 Tennessee at Neyland Stadium this weekend.Now, with President Donald Trump planning to attend Saturday’s high-stakes SEC matchup, both teams will have to prepare for circumstances beyond their control.This will be Trump’s third college football game in the past two years. He attended the 2026 College Football Playoff National Championship between Miami and Indiana, as well as t...

Iran Willing To Strike Deal With US Before Midterm Elections: Pezeshkian

Iran Willing To Strike Deal With US Before Midterm Elections: Pezeshkian Summary US-Iran talks uncertain: as Iran has stuck by its conditions while engaging Kushner-Witkoff in NY at UN. Iran threatens escalation beyond Persian Gulf: Tehran warned the conflict could spread to the Indian Ocean if attacked again. Yemen front intensifies: Saudi Arabia said it intercepted six Houthi ballistic missiles. Oil markets react: Renewed tensions pushed Brent crude to $106/barre...

Top AI experts badly underestimated how fast the field is moving, study finds

Leading AI experts have consistently underestimated how fast AI is advancing, according to the Forecasting Research Institute. AI reached gold-medal level at the International Mathematical Olympiad fi

Macklemore announces new tour in support of Palestine

American rapper Macklemore says he's launching a tour of his own after being removed as an opener for the U.S. leg of English singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran's tour. All proceeds from the shows will go to organizations supporting Palestinians, Macklemore said.

‘Illegal, Unlicensed Gambling Operation’: New York Sues Polymarket

The suit comes two months after New York sued Kalshi.

Backlash erupts over Hasan Piker’s upcoming speaking engagement at Cornell

Controversial Twitch streamer Hasan Piker has yet to take the podium at Cornell University, but he's already facing sharp backlash from critics who say his presence reflects deeper issues at the core of campus culture.The event, which is part of the "Students Not Bombs" campaign, is being hosted on Sept. 24 by the university's chapters of Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), Young Democratic Socialists of America (YDSA) and Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP).Piker has a history of making controver...

Sources: Jev developer TypeSafe is in talks to raise $1B+ at a $10B+ valuation; last week the startup announced a $40M seed, PitchBook says at a $200M valuation (The Information)

The Information: Sources: Jev developer TypeSafe is in talks to raise $1B+ at a $10B+ valuation; last week the startup announced a $40M seed, PitchBook says at a $200M valuation Silicon Valley has a

Wall Street's Nuclear Bull Case Requires Reactors To Actually Get Built

Wall Street's Nuclear Bull Case Requires Reactors To Actually Get Built Wall Street is largely on board with the nuclear bull case. But investor patience is thinning with an industry that is enjoying both political support and demand from deep-pocketed customers, yet still struggles to this day to get any projects actually started. We noted a similar sentiment with Barclay’s nuclear outlook, as investors increasingly want evidence of real delivery. New research from Jefferies and ...

Five Police Officers Criminally Charged for Misusing Flock Cameras in Indianapolis

"Nationwide, at least 100 police department employees have been charged with or accused of misusing license-plate readers for unauthorized purposes," reports the Washington Post. They cite their past investigations "based on thousands of pages of police and court records," which found that "In many of these cases, officers used Flock's roadside cameras to track the location of romantic partners and exes." In fact, five Indianapolis police officers were just criminally charged Wednesday with fr...

Is everyone bricking their phone to stop doomscrolling?

There is a funny twist to the anti-FOMO craze. Now people are worried they may be missing out on the latest way to spend less time on their phones. You may have heard people talking about "bricking" their phones. Thankfully, they are not destroying them. A $59 product called Brick is getting attention because it lets you temporarily block distracting apps and websites, creating a physical barrier between you and whatever keeps sucking you back into your screen. I understand the appeal. If you ha...

PrismML brings its tiny LLMs to Qualcomm-powered smart glasses

Prism's larger goal is open-weight AI that runs on devices and makes better use of the computing power they already have.

BottleCap AI Releases ThinkingCap-Qwen3.8-27B: 37.2% Fewer Thinking Tokens at a 0.86pp Accuracy Cost

BottleCap AI has released ThinkingCap-Qwen3.8-27B, a fine-tune of Qwen3.8-27B that spends 37.2% fewer thinking tokens across 12 benchmarks. Macro accuracy moves from 86.65% to 85.79%, and long-context

Elizabeth Holmes Is Set to Leave Prison Early

With a buzzy movie on the way and growing legion of MAHA fans, the Theranos founder could be making a comeback.

EXCLUSIVE: DHS Secretary Mullin slams sanctuary politicians as attacks on ICE officers skyrocket

FIRST ON FOX: Assaults against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers have steadily increased in recent months by 1,649% with many incidents fueled by opposition to the Trump administration's crackdown on illegal immigration.There were 647 assaults against ICE personnel from Jan. 20, 2025, through Sept. 20, 2026, compared to just 37 under the Biden administration from Jan. 20, 2021, to Sept. 20, 2022, according to the Department of Homeland Security."The brave men and women of I...

We finally have a trailer for that four-hour Elon Musk documentary

It was directed by Alex Gibney, who has made films about Enron, Scientology and Elizabeth Holmes.

Dems shamed as DHS brings ICE shooting receipts after politician called ICE officers ‘liars with masks’

The Department of Homeland Security called out dozens of Democrats and members of the media for "spreading lies" about a recent ICE officer-involved shooting in Austin, while a former agency director suggested the political response may be by design.Wilber Rafael Garces Perez, a 28-year-old Venezuelan national whom DHS says is an illegal immigrant in the U.S., was shot by an ICE agent during a chase Sunday. Perez was arrested and taken to a nearby hospital, where he was treated and listed in sta...

Claude Found a Mysterious CRISPR-Like System—but Anthropic Can’t Say What It’s Capable of

Anthropic said Claude AI has identified a previously unknown enzyme system that looks remarkably like CRISPR’s gene-editing Cas9. But looks can be deceiving.

Columbia Professor Wins Award For Book On 'White Paint' Being Racist

Columbia Professor Wins Award For Book On 'White Paint' Being Racist Authored by Micaiah Bilger via The College Fix, Among the many woke winners of this year's prestigious National Book Awards is a black Columbia University professor whose screed attacks "white paint" as racist. Professor Wendy Walters' new book, "A Dead White: An Argument Against White Paint," claims that white paint is not the "neutral" architectural design element that it initially appears to be. Instead, sh...

Starbucks to close 250 more cafes in North America

Starbucks will close 250 North American cafes in its latest turnaround push.

4 GOP senators rebel against Trump on Iran war, vote with Dems to rein in authority

Despite voter fury and rising fuel prices, most Republican senators stayed the course with President Donald Trump and his war on Iran in a vote Thursday.Though vulnerable Republicans on the campaign trail broke with Trump earlier this week, calling for an "immediate end" to the war, lawmakers on the Hill stuck with him and defeated another attempt by Democrats to rein in his war authorities as the conflict nears the eight-month mark.Still, there was a group of rebellious Republicans who had cons...

Nor’easter Could Bring Heavy Rain, Winds, and Flooding to East Coast

Rain, flooding and gusty winds are all in the forecast for the Northeast this weekend, but just how much is still a little uncertain.

Bessent Plays Hardball With "Bloomberg Bros": Yields Spike As Treasury Accepts Just 68% Of Maximum Buyback Offers

Bessent Plays Hardball With "Bloomberg Bros": Yields Spike As Treasury Accepts Just 68% Of Maximum Buyback Offers Two weeks ago, treasury yields spiked to a 3 year high (still well below 5%), after the first expanded Treasury buyuback operation which had a maximum capacity of $6 billion, resulted in just $5.187 billion in actual buyback offers accepted by the Treasury. That was a problem because as BofA's rates guru, Mark Cabana, wrote just ahead of the first buyback (his note is a...

Federal judge tells Trump to turn the press passes back on

U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly has granted a temporary restraining order reinstating Politico, MS NOW, and CNN to the White House press pool. He doesn't think DOJ has much chance of pulling this off. Reporters immediately reported for work, only to find they weren't allowed to enter the White House for several hours as their "hard cards" were turned back on. Read the rest The post Federal judge tells Trump to turn the press passes back on appeared first on Boing Boing.

California woman missing since 2007 found buried under mountain home. Her ex is arrested

The former husband of Jill Maiorca is accused of killing her in 2006 and hiding her body under the Big Bear Lake home "without the homeowner's knowledge," authorities said.

Senator Tommy Tuberville: pilots, flight attendants and air traffic controllers are furries

Ranting about "transgenderism" in Congress, U.S. Senator Thomas "Tommy" Tuberville (R—Alabama) briefly diverted his attention to a different group: furries. "Many" airline pilots, flight attendants, and air traffic controllers, he said, are part of the furry community. If the thought represents a masterclass in the unprovable and unfalsifiable, it's one that's clearly been on his mind; Tuberville did not identify a source for his claim. Read the rest The post Senator Tommy Tuberville: pilots, f...

China’s Xi and Trump have different views on controlling AI during US visit

The US President went out of his way to welcome his Chinese counterpart to Washington.

James Copenhaver, man shot at Trump Butler rally, dies of complications from injuries: report

James Copenhaver, of Coraopolis, Pennsylvania, who was wounded in a failed assassination attempt on President Donald Trump in 2024, has died, according to several reports.Copenhaver, in his mid-70s, was one of several people who attempted assassin Thomas Matthew Crooks shot at the Butler Farm Show complex outside Butler, Pennsylvania, after Crooks scaled the roof of a nearby glass manufacturing building and took aim at the then-presidential candidate.A person who answered a phone number connecte...

Alaska has a voting system like no other state; Republicans worry it could cost them in November

Republican Sen. Dan S. Sullivan is in the middle of a competitive race as he seeks re-election this year in red-leaning Alaska in a midterm showdown that's one of roughly a dozen that will determine if the GOP keeps control of the Senate.Working against Sullivan as he runs for a third six-year term in the Senate is not only a rough political climate facing Republicans but also Alaska's unique electoral system, which includes four candidates from an open primary advancing to the general election ...

NFL fines player nicknamed 'Juice' $14,926 for using a drinking celebration, calling it offensive

The NFL, which has an official beer sponsor, an official drink sponsor, and allows clubs to sell and serve alcoholic beverages in its stadiums during games, has fined San Francisco 49ers fullback Kyle Juszczyk for using a play celebration that imitates him "chugging a beer."Let this marinate for a moment.It gets crazier.TEXANS' AZEEZ AL-SHAAIR TO BE FINED ONCE AGAIN BY NFL FOR WEARING PRO-PALESTINIAN PERSONAL MESSAGE ON EYEBLACKJuszczyk received a letter from the league this week informing him h...

Women's college soccer team makes disturbing discovery in locker room ceiling

An Ohio man was arrested after allegedly taking photos of members of a college women's soccer team while hiding in the ceiling above their locker room, according to local reports.Jayson Barker, of Jeffersonville, faces nearly a dozen counts of voyeurism after being discovered inside the ceiling of the women's locker room at Wilmington College, WLWT-TV reported.Officers with the Wilmington Police Department responded to the Scheve Athletic Center on the school's campus just before 9:40 p.m. local...

Elizabeth Holmes is headed to a halfway house for people who need help finding jobs and housing

It is unclear whether her plea to pardon broker and President of the United States Donald Trump helped speed this along, but Elizabeth Holmes is getting out of prison quite a bit early. Just four years into an eleven-year term, Elizabeth Holmes will head to a transitional facility intended to help rehabilitated criminals find work, manage their finances, and re-enter society as a productive cog in our machine. Read the rest The post Elizabeth Holmes is headed to a halfway house for people who n...

Greenland Mining Company Plans To Double Size Of Rare-Earth Mine As US Signs Agreement

Greenland Mining Company Plans To Double Size Of Rare-Earth Mine As US Signs Agreement Authored by Jill McLaughlin via The Epoch Times, Days after President Donald Trump announced a security agreement with Greenland and Denmark, Greenland Mines applied on Sept. 21 to double the size of its rare earth mine to supply magnet metals needed for electric vehicles, wind turbines, and defense systems on the island. The North Carolina-based company's Sarfartoq rare earth district in sout...

Hayden Panettiere's overdose shows fentanyl crisis 'doesn't discriminate,' Stanford psychiatrist says

Hayden Panettiere's fatal overdose is a stark reminder that the fentanyl crisis has not gone away, even as the United States makes genuine progress in reducing overdose deaths since peaking in 2022.This week, the Greenville County Coroner's Office ruled that Panettiere died from the toxic effects of five drugs found in her system: fentanyl, 4-ANPP, Alprazolam, Methocarbamol and Quetiapine.Dr. Anna Lembke, a Stanford psychiatrist and addiction medicine specialist, told Fox News Digital that while...

CNN, MS NOW, Politico allowed back in White House after judge’s order

Reporters were initially turned away before returning during Xi Jinping’s visit.

In a default judgment, a US federal judge awards Nintendo of America $4.5M in damages in its lawsuit against a Reddit moderator who sold pirated Switch games

Nicole Carpenter / Aftermath: In a default judgment, a US federal judge awards Nintendo of America $4.5M in damages in its lawsuit against a Reddit moderator who sold pirated Switch games The court

'Unmasking a Monster': Golden State Killer series challenges timeline of Joseph DeAngelo's crimes

For four decades, Joseph DeAngelo hid in plain sight as the man authorities would eventually identify as the Visalia Ransacker, the East Area Rapist and, most famously, the Golden State Killer. But a new Fox Nation series is investigating whether his known crimes tell the whole story."Golden State Killer: Unmasking a Monster" re-examines DeAngelo’s violent past through exclusive testimony and never-before-seen evidence, asking whether his crimes began earlier than previously believed and, if so,...

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Trump dodges meeting Netanyahu during Israeli leader’s New York visit

It is rare that a visiting Israeli leader is not invited to the White House.

Nikole Hannah-Jones' friend sends Black son to private school after NYT writer has education regrets

The Atlantic staff writer Jenisha Watts said Wednesday she plans to send her young Black son to private school, citing her own experience with struggling schools while choosing a different path from friend and 1619 Project creator Nikole Hannah-Jones, who recently confronted regrets about her daughter’s public school education.Watts said in her Atlantic essay that Hannah-Jones’ experience helped convince her she could not make the same decision for her son."I could never make the choice she made...

Macklemore hits back with ‘Free Palestine Tour’ after Sheeran split

The rapper has announced dates in the UK, France and Ireland, with US dates to come.

The Future of ‘Doctor Who’ Is Still Uncertain, But Here’s a Great Way to Celebrate Its Past

'The Satan Pit Extended Cut,' starring David Tennant as the Tenth Doctor and Billie Piper as Rose Tyler, is coming to theaters for 'Doctor Who' Day.

'Palestinian Rachel Dolezal': Philadelphia Activist Admits She Lied About Being Palestinian And Black

'Palestinian Rachel Dolezal': Philadelphia Activist Admits She Lied About Being Palestinian And Black A Philadelphia activist spent years building a public persona around identities she apparently didn’t have, proving once again that even people obsessed with policing everyone else’s identity occasionally forget to check their own paperwork. Hannah Gann, a teacher and prominent local anti-Israel activist, admitted this week that she is a white woman who had falsely portrayed hersel...

Canadian PM Carney says he was prepared for Trump ordering invasion

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney says he prepared for the "extreme tail risk" that the U.S. would invade Canada amid recent trade tensions.Carney made the statement in an interview with The New York Times published Wednesday, saying he weighed the possibility after President Donald Trump began referring to Canada as the 51st state."I think you have a responsibility in these roles to look at extreme tail risk. That’s just risk management. That’s not a base case," Carney told the Times, arguing...

New York continues to fight prediction markets with a lawsuit against Polymarket

The state now has illegal gambling charges underway against four of these businesses.

Ballot seizure by Riverside County sheriff was 'unlawful,' California Supreme Court rules

The state's high court issued a ruling Thursday on whether Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco had the authority to seize more than half a million ballots in what the former Republican candidate for governor claimed was an investigation into voter fraud.

Mayday call captures pilot's urgent warning before aircraft goes down off coast

A pilot's dramatic escape from a plane that crashed into the Pacific Ocean off California has prompted an investigation. The plane, an MK-58 Hawker Hunter, plunged into the water after the pilot reported trouble while flying off California's Central Coast on Tuesday evening, ABC News reported.The crash triggered an emergency response near Morro Bay, where the pilot was rescued after ejecting from the aircraft.DEADLY HELICOPTER CRASH KILLS 2 PILOTS BATTLING RAGING WILDFIRE IN YOSEMITEThe Federal ...

Google is sending a teensy-tiny AI data center to space

It's an experiment to see how the chips hold up in the harsh vacuum of the cosmos.

Sources: the NSA told lawmakers it is spending billions this year to test AI models; proposals for a US AI regulatory body estimated costs of $20M-$40M per year

Jeff Stein / The Washington Sun: Sources: the NSA told lawmakers it is spending billions this year to test AI models; proposals for a US AI regulatory body estimated costs of $20M-$40M per year The

This. Is. Madness...

This. Is. Madness... Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news, The View co-host Sunny Hostin cited the Lindsay Clancy mistrial Tuesday to relate a celebratory story about how in 1991 she was a lone jury hold out who flipped for a cannibal killer who boiled a woman and literally served her as soup. While the panel chewed over the Clancy debacle, Hostin announced she had effectively blocked a guilty verdict for Daniel Rakowitz - the East Village drifter known as the Butcher of ...

Five Indianapolis Cops Charged With Misusing Flock Cameras, Including One Case of Stalking

Four of the officers have been suspended and recommended for termination.

Soros-linked prosecutor faces primary challenge as fellow Democrat targets his record

Fairfax County Commonwealth’s Attorney Stephen Descano is facing a forceful rebuke from a former federal prosecutor who extensively criticized his record after announcing her bid to unseat him.Descano, a Democrat, has faced criticism over what opponents describe as lenient prosecutorial decisions, particularly in serious cases involving illegal immigrant suspects. Former federal prosecutor Brittany Dunn-Pirio said that if there weren’t systemic problems in his office, she would want to work ther...

The Surface Mouse’s Haptics Are Truly Unique, but We Need Even More Rumble

The new smaller Surface Pro and Surface Laptop are sticking with the rumbly trackpads and a bare few new features for a higher price tag.

Turtle Beach Rematch review: The cutest Switch 2 controller of the bunch

Official Nintendo designs and RGB lighting give the Rematch an adorable edge.

Rare Moomin mug sells for €46k

If you like Tove Janssen's Moomin, with its nearly perfect charm-disquiet ratio, you'll surely love the above "Diving with Shells" mug with Moomintroll enjoying a dip. The €46,023 sale price, though, set a record at Muumimukit rahaksi, a website specializing in Moomin rarities. Read the rest The post Rare Moomin mug sells for €46k appeared first on Boing Boing.

Why Yankees ace Cam Schlittler is in the AL MVP conversation and could join an exclusive club

If you shoot for the moon, you will land among the stars. In Cam Schlittler’s case, however, he and his blazing fastball may take him past the stars and straight to the moon.The New York Yankees ace has been nothing short of dominant this season. The swashbuckling 25-year-old is all but a lock to win the American League Cy Young Award.But why stop there? He should win the American League MVP too. Schlittler should become just the 12th player in MLB history to win the Cy Young and MVP in the same...

Disney built a subway inside Houston's airport

This week on the popular theme park podcast Disney Dish with Len Testa and Jim Hill, Disney historian Jim Hill tells the story of The Walt Disney Transportation Company and its one achievement: installing a PeopleMover in what was then called The Houston Intercontinental Airport (now The George Bush Intercontinental Airport). Read the rest The post Disney built a subway inside Houston's airport appeared first on Boing Boing.

Watch the New Trailer for the Explosive Documentary on Elon Musk

The tech oligarch has threatened legal action against the filmmakers.

A dolphin in Australia steals food from fish in the grossest way

If you have ever eaten French fries in the vicinity of seagulls, you have experienced kleptoparasitism, even if you don't know the word. Seagulls snatch fries from humans. Bald eagles harass ospreys into dropping fish. Pea crabs live inside mollusks like clams and oysters and steal their food. Read the rest The post A dolphin in Australia steals food from fish in the grossest way appeared first on Boing Boing.

Sources: the White House asked OpenAI and Anthropic not to share new models with UK's AISI until US reviews them; Anthropic appears to have agreed (Politico)

Politico: Sources: the White House asked OpenAI and Anthropic not to share new models with UK's AISI until US reviews them; Anthropic appears to have agreed The White House has asked OpenAI and Anth

Ugly 7Y Auction Tails As Foreign Demand Slides Despite Record High Yield

Ugly 7Y Auction Tails As Foreign Demand Slides Despite Record High Yield After yesterday's dismal 5Y aucton which pushed yields to multi-decade highs, moments ago the Treasury completed its last coupon auction of the week, selling $44 billion in 7Y paper. It was another ugly auction, if not quite as ugly as yesterday's shitshow. The sale stopped at a high yield of 5.085%, up from 4.512% a month ago and the highest yield on record for 7 Year paper! It was tailed the When Issued 5...

Ancient Parisians Torched Their Own City to Stop Caesar. Archaeologists May Have Found the Scorch Marks

For over two millennia, the ancient settlement of Lutetia bore witness to the city that became Paris. But its precise location remained uncertain for centuries.

Devils' new concession contraption lets you play hockey with a popcorn puck while watching actual hockey

Have you ever been at a hockey game and thought, "Man, I wish I could be playing some sort of hockey-like game right now with a piece of popcorn as a puck?"Me neither, but on the off chance that you have, the New Jersey Devils have gone into the lab and made your dream a reality.Behold! The official Devils-branded popcorn bucket with some kind of pinball hockey game on top!It's the work of the mad scientists at Levy Restaurants, and it could be the biggest salvo in the ongoing war for novelty st...

Northern California college wrestling star dies in fall at Yosemite National Park

Santa Rosa Junior College sophomore Ryan George died in an apparent accident at Yosemite National Park on Sunday, his college wrestling coach posted in a statement Tuesday.

Macklemore slammed as 'performative' after announcing 'Free Palestine Tour'

Macklemore is taking his views on "Free Palestine" on the road.The rapper, who was dropped from Ed Sheeran's tour earlier this month after stirring controversy with his politically charged performances, announced Thursday that he's going on a new tour he's calling the "Free Palestine Tour.""If these last couple of weeks have shown us anything, it’s that something has shifted over the last three years. There has been a collective awakening around Palestinian liberation, the power of billionaires ...

Missouri's redistricting mess created an election problem Supreme Court has days to untangle

Missouri’s congressional map fight is hurtling toward another potential Supreme Court showdown, with courts at odds over which districts should govern the November election after more than 1.2 million Missourians voted in the August primary under a different map.The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit ruled Monday that Missouri must use its 2025 congressional map in November, finding that switching to the state’s 2022 districts after the primary would violate the U.S. Constitution. But ...

It took MapQuest until 2026 to add public transit directions

The 30-year-old map service is quickly getting with the times.

Black Forest Labs launches FLUX 3 Action, an open robotics AI model

Black Forest Labs is entering robotics with FLUX 3 Action. The open-world-action model uses camera feeds to predict what action a robot should take next. With just seven billion parameters, it sets a

Hackers Hack the FBI’s Hacking Unit: Report

Compromised FBI personnel records identified members of the bureau’s Remote Operations Unit.

The ‘V/H/S/Mixtape’ Trailer Promises Top-Volume Terror

The latest installment of the found-footage horror anthology is music-themed, with entries by David Moreau ('Mads'), RZA, and more.

While Millennials cheer Toys R Us comeback, key piece of data reveals dystopian reason for its return

If you came of age in the 80s or 90s, chances are you remember Toys R Us, the international toy retailer with the anthropomorphic giraffe for a mascot and the catchiest jingle in the business."I don't wanna grow up, I wanna be a Toys R Us kid."Well, the truth of the matter is we did grow up, and about a decade ago, millennials aging out of the toy-buying demographic spelled doom for the once-titanic toy store, as Toys R Us filed for bankruptcy in 2017 and closed all of their stores the following...

Belleville, Ont., police to give update on motive behind shooting near synagogue

Satellite Images Reveal Rapid Expansion At Seven Chinese Nuclear Sites

Satellite Images Reveal Rapid Expansion At Seven Chinese Nuclear Sites Authored by AG News Staff via American Greatness, China is rapidly expanding infrastructure tied to its nuclear weapons program, with satellite images revealing major construction at seven sites as Beijing faces growing scrutiny over its expanding arsenal. An investigation published Wednesday identified activity at Pingtong, Zitong, Lop Nur, Jiuquan, Mianyang, Jinta and Guangyuan. The satellite imagery docume...

Google Photos ‘Clueless’-inspired virtual closet is now available on Android and iOS

The AI-powered feature builds a virtual wardrobe from your photos, and is now broadly available after first rolling out to Android users in June.

The Pixel Watch 5's blood pressure and insulin resistance trends are rolling out this week

The first trend reports for the health data will be available in early October.

Google Photos' new Redact tool will make it easy to hide sensitive information

Google Photos' new AI-powered features include the Redact tool, which can quickly blur parts of an image.

Google Photos 'Clueless'-inspired virtual closet is now available on Android and iOS

The AI-powered feature builds a virtual wardrobe from your photos, and is now broadly available after first rolling out to Android users in June.

N.S. teacher charged with sexually assaulting student at school

Matthew Donahoe, 53, faces charges in incidents alleged to have occurred this school year. RCMP have identified other victims and say there may be more.