If AI kills us, don't blame the machine
Salonby Alex Galbraith12 Sept 2026
Imagine a stopped cable car sitting at the top of a steep hill in San Francisco. There’s a switch just below the car that would send the trolley onto one of two tracks.
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Literary Hubby Lit Hub Daily12 Sept 2026
Lit Hub Weekly: September 7 - 11, 2026 THE BEST OF THE LITERARY INTERNET - A new season means new books. Here are 34 titles you need to read this fall.
From Hacks to Bioweapons, Claude Misuse Is Now Everywhere
Wiredby Andy Greenberg, Lily Hay Newman, Dell Cameron12 Sept 2026
Editor’s note: After more than a decade, this is the last WIRED Security News This Week. “The roundup,” as we call it internally, started as a way to ensure that our readers knew about the latest...
Pennsylvania lawmaker suggests Trump should rename Lake Erie to 'Lake Pennsylvania'
FOX Newsby Landon Mion12 Sept 2026
Pennsylvania state Rep. David Maloney, a Republican, is asking President Donald Trump to rename Lake Erie to "Lake Pennsylvania" following similar renaming efforts by the president.
Lindsay Clancy DA rarely does plea deals, but her case could be the 'exception,' veteran attorney says
FOX Newsby Adam Sabes12 Sept 2026
If you or someone you know is having thoughts of suicide, please contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255).
Deprogrammed: The 'radical perspective change' that led this transgender atheist to Jesus
FOX Newsby Alba Cuebas-Fantauzzi12 Sept 2026
Sitting in the comfort of her sunlit white room, adorned with gold jewelry sits Haley Furst, a woman who identified as a transgender, atheist man who supported communism for several years before...
Omos annihilates Rey Mysterio after winning Triplemania 34 match, getting reinstated to AAA roster
FOX Newsby Ryan Gaydos12 Sept 2026
LAS VEGAS – Omos was confident going into his match against Rey Mysterio at Triplemania 34 Night 1 and had every reason to be.
The Battle of New York
Hyperallergicby Hakim Bishara12 Sept 2026
September 7, noon: It’s Labor Day but some labor has to be done. I see a young man at a cafe wearing a hat embroidered with the words “Contemporary Art Market.” If only he knew, I mutter, and bury...
The AfD's Dark Agenda for Germany
Timeby John Kampfner12 Sept 2026
“Everything is Possible,” declares the Alternative for Germany (AfD), the far-right party sending shockwaves across Germany and farther afield, after winning 43.8% of the vote in Saxony-Anhalt, a...
Someone Should Maybe Do Something About the AI Apocalypse, Right?
The New Republicby Jason Linkins12 Sept 2026
In the theater, there’s an old saying about “Chekhov’s gun” that basically goes like this: If the playwright shows the audience a gun in the first act, you are locked into a certain plot...
Ric Burns, N.Y.C. Optimist
The New Yorkerby Eric Lach12 Sept 2026
Not long ago, the documentary filmmaker Ric Burns appeared in the doorway of his Upper West Side office with a fresh wound over his forehead.
On Not Being a Homeowner
The New Yorkerby Anna Holmes12 Sept 2026
In 2014, a decade before my mother died, I helped her sort through the contents of her garage, on Baja Avenue, in Davis, California.
Branch Gave Its Terrific Office Chair a Gaming Makeover, and I Am All for It
Wiredby Louryn Strampe12 Sept 2026
There aren’t many differences between what you’d need for a good office chair versus a good gaming chair, but for some reason, they’re often marketed differently.
‘I’m Really Terrified’: A Mathematician Grapples With AI’s Recent Breakthroughs
Wiredby Isabella Ward12 Sept 2026
Mathematician and author Steven Strogatz starts to cry when he talks about the artificial-intelligence-driven breakthroughs in his field over the past week.
You Don’t Have a Right to Safe Drinking Water, Trump-Appointed Judge Rules
Wiredby Sophie Hurwitz12 Sept 2026
This story originally appeared on Mother Jones and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration. On Friday, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the dismissal of a lawsuit against the city of...
An Overdue Trash Bill Left This Alabama Woman in Handcuffs. She’s Not Alone. - Inside Climate News
Inside Climate Newsby By Lee Hedgepeth12 Sept 2026
DOUBLE SPRINGS, Ala.—As 59-year-old Pam Benton sat handcuffed to a cold bench inside the Winston County Courthouse, shame flooded over her.
Formal Repeal of Roadless Rule Directly Threatens Midwest Wilderness - Inside Climate News
Inside Climate Newsby By Sarah Mattalian12 Sept 2026
Michigan’s Norwich Plains is a stretch of unbroken wilderness in the state’s Upper Peninsula dominated by northern hardwood forest, with sugar maples and old-growth aspens that provide habitat for...
Maryland Under Pressure as Local Moratoriums Supercharge Opposition to Data Centers - Inside Climate News
Inside Climate Newsby By Aman Azhar12 Sept 2026
More than 60 advocacy groups from across Maryland are urging leaders in Annapolis to put a temporary pause on new data center proposals until their impacts on the environment and communities can be...
The push for a sustainable artisanal mining in the Peruvian Amazon
Mongabay Globalby Lucia Torres12 Sept 2026
MADRE DE DIOS, Peru — In Madre de Dios, in the Peruvian Amazon, thousands of people depend on gold mining, while the spread of mercury and deforestation are transforming the country’s most...
Tehran won’t surrender to the U.S., Iranian President Pezeshkian says, as India's Modi urges dialogue and peace
US Top News and Analysisby Priyanka Salve12 Sept 2026
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said his country will not surrender, adding that it has resisted aggression from the U.S. and Israel.