Innocent-looking AI reasoning can make bad behavior harder to catch
Science Newsby Sascha Brodsky8 Sept 2026
Safety concerns about AI are growing, and now, a common method for catching misbehaving systems could have flaws, new research suggests.
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top 51%Sleep Deprived? Try This Quick Recovery Option That’s Not a Nap
GQby Tyler Chin8 Sept 2026
Everyone’s been there: A poor night’s sleep (or no sleep at all) has left you feeling horrible in the morning.
Richard Kelly on Donnie Darko at 25: ‘It’s a Miracle That Any Movie Gets Made’
Wiredby Miles Klee8 Sept 2026
For a diehard fan of Donnie Darko, meeting director and screenwriter Richard Kelly is a thrill in itself.
Scientists discover a powerful new antivenom hidden in rattlesnake blood
ScienceDaily8 Sept 2026
Scientists discover a powerful new antivenom hidden in rattlesnake blood Scientists are turning snakes’ own venom defenses into an antivenom that proved about 10 times more potent than a current...
How the Elite Learned to Seem Less Elite - JSTOR Daily
JSTOR Dailyby Livia Gershon8 Sept 2026
The richest, most powerful people in a society don’t just materially control the lives of others.
Third Burning Man festivalgoer dies during final days of annual Nevada desert gathering
FOX Newsby Stephen Sorace8 Sept 2026
A third Burning Man festivalgoer has died after being transported to a hospital, authorities said, marking the latest death connected to the Nevada desert gathering after two men died at the...
Your personality may be more genetic than scientists realized
ScienceDaily8 Sept 2026
Your personality may be more genetic than scientists realized - Date: - September 8, 2026 - Source: - Michigan State University - Summary: - More than 1,200 genetic variants have been linked to the...
Qualcomm stock pops 6% on data center infrastructure deal with Amazon
US Top News and Analysisby Ari Levy8 Sept 2026
Qualcomm shares jumped 6% on Tuesday after the company announced a data center infrastructure partnership with Amazon Web Services, a major win as the chipmaker tries to take on Nvidia in the...
Lindsay Clancy attorney Kevin Reddington signals he's open to a deal, hopes DA will 'revisit' case
FOX Newsby Adam Sabes8 Sept 2026
Lindsay Clancy's attorney signaled Tuesday he would be open to a plea deal, saying he hopes the district attorney will "revisit" the case now that her murder trial has ended in a mistrial.
‘Plastic pollution hotspots’ spawn a public health crisis across Latin America
Mongabay Globalby Alexandra Popescu8 Sept 2026
- Since 2018, when China banned the import of plastic waste, many countries in Latin America have been struggling to manage a huge increase in the amount of plastic waste imported into the region...
'Patients pay the tariff': Swiss pharma CEO warns of Trump's generic drug tariff threat
US Top News and Analysisby Elsa Ohlen8 Sept 2026
American patients would ultimately bear the cost of President Donald Trump's threatened tariffs on generic drugs, the CEO of Swiss pharmaceutical company Sandoz told CNBC, warning that...
Stars and Stripes shows how government‑funded journalism can work — if it’s free to report the truth
Nieman Labby Cindy Elmore8 Sept 2026
As local and national news outlets continue to disappear across the U.S., I’d always thought that the military newspaper Stars and Stripes offered one model for a partial solution: government...
Noem’s Rumored Lover Used His Power for Unprecedented Corruption
The New Republicby Hafiz Rashid8 Sept 2026
Corey Lewandowski, former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s close adviser and rumored boyfriend, used his position at the department to attempt to make some money for himself.
Taylor Sheridan's attention to weapons handling sets 'Lioness' apart from other military dramas
FOX Newsby David Hookstead8 Sept 2026
Taylor Sheridan doesn't miss a beat when it comes to "Lioness." Sheridan's epic CIA/military drama is currently airing season 3 on Paramount+, and there are just two episodes remaining in the...
Here’s where rental demand is heading and what it means for future home sales
US Top News and Analysisby Diana Olick8 Sept 2026
A version of this article first appeared in the CNBC Property Play newsletter with Diana Olick. Property Play covers new and evolving opportunities for the real estate investor, from individuals to...
Millennial woman designing Ukraine's own ballistic missile says it will soon put Moscow in reach
CBS Newsby Aidan Stretch8 Sept 2026
Kyiv — Ukraine's most important weapons manufacturer wears mismatched earrings and a black knit dress.
A Secretive DHS ‘Predictive Policing’ Unit is Analyzing Americans’ Financial Habits and Pulling Them Over
404 Mediaby Joseph Cox8 Sept 2026
Border Patrol is running secretive predictive policing units that analyze Americans’ financial activity and other data, then feed that intelligence to local police who pull people over who are not...
Amid fear of Russia's war on Ukraine spreading, Lithuania trains civilians, tells Putin: "We don't fear you"
CBS Newsby Aaron MacLean; Erin Lyall8 Sept 2026
Vilnius, Lithuania — Russia struck Ukraine's capital Kyiv overnight, bringing an end to a three-day pause in attacks by the two countries on each other's capital cities as President Trump's envoys...
Congress spends $7 trillion. Here’s how that math works out if you think of just $100
FOX Newsby Ted Jenkin8 Sept 2026
You work. You get paid. Washington takes its cut. But have you ever stopped to ask one simple question: Where does the money actually go? Forget trillion-dollar numbers for a minute.
Mariska Hargitay and the quiet death of the award-show roast
Salonby Candice Frederick8 Sept 2026
The news that Mariska Hargitay will host this year’s Primetime Emmys didn’t inspire many posts in the usual social spaces, and there’s a good reason why.