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Sally Rooney just defeated a data center.
Literary Hubby Dan Sheehan·18 Sept 2026
Sally Rooney just defeated a data center. Here’s a rare piece of heartening tech news to buoy you toward the weekend: A West of Ireland data center objected to by novelist Sally Rooney has just had...
Researchers used Anthropic's Claude to hack into OpenAI | TechCrunch
TechCrunchby Aditya Mehta, Rebecca Bellan·18 Sept 2026
In a twist that captures the strange new state of AI security, independent security researchers have used Anthropic’s Claude to break into OpenAI, exposing cracks in the ChatGPT-maker’s defenses...
No, But - Longreads
Longreadsby Carolyn Wells·18 Sept 2026
I’m not a fan of improv. I’ve even walked out of a class before—being told to pretend to give birth just wasn’t for me.
How to Make the U.S.-China AI Race Less Dangerous
Timeby Julian Gewirtz and Matt Sheehan·18 Sept 2026
The timing could hardly be worse. Even as Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent prepares to meet Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng this weekend to discuss AI, President Donald Trump has dismissed public...
Final 24 hours to exhibit at Disrupt 2026 | TechCrunch
TechCrunchby TechCrunch Events·18 Sept 2026
Exhibit table bookings close tonight, Friday, September 18, at 11:59 p.m. PT. After that, you cannot add your startup to the Expo Hall. Tables are limited and first come, first served.
How Zoe Kazan Made 'East of Eden' Her Own
Timeby Eliana Dockterman·18 Sept 2026
In June 2024, Zoe Kazan boarded a flight to New Zealand. She was excited. For a mother of small children, a quiet solo flight is a vacation unto itself. She scrolled through the in-flight movies.
Princess Diana's brother claims Charles sounded "like a lottery winner" after she died
CBS Newsby Holly Williams·18 Sept 2026
London — The brother of the late Princess Diana claims in his upcoming book that King Charles III, then Prince Charles, "sounded giddily elated — like a lottery winner," right after his ex-wife...
Fed staff should have known Silicon Valley Bank was vulnerable, new report finds
US Top News and Analysisby Matt Peterson·18 Sept 2026
An outside review of the Federal Reserve's oversight of the failure of Silicon Valley Bank in 2023 has found the Fed's staff "knew, or should have known," that the bank was vulnerable prior to the...
The Women Who Sold Books Door to Door - JSTOR Daily
JSTOR Dailyby Livia Gershon·18 Sept 2026
In the second half of the nineteenth century, before the rise of public libraries, many people in remote parts of the United States got their hands on new books thanks to traveling salespeople.
Reality TV star Porsha Williams reveals she had to undergo emergency partial hysterectomy: "It all happened so fast"
CBS Newsby Gayle King·18 Sept 2026
For more than a decade, reality TV star Porsha Williams has given fans a window into her life, from fertility struggles to the aftermath of her divorce.
NASA’s Hubble Spots an Out-of-Sync Galaxy - NASA Science
NASAby Elizabeth Tammi·18 Sept 2026
Though the spiral galaxy in this new image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope seems serene, it hides a chaotic secret.
Reaction to ‘Ted Lasso’ shows left-wing critics are never satisfied, so why does Hollywood keep trying?
FOX Newsby Dan Zaksheske·18 Sept 2026
Apple’s major hit show "Ted Lasso" centered its return on women’s soccer and nearly every grievance progressive critics prioritize. They still said it failed women.
Country music star pulled her Bible into bed with her to get through 'awful' divorce
FOX Newsby Kelly McGreal·18 Sept 2026
Accustomed to performing under the bright lights of concert halls as well as TV studios during her time as a finalist on "The Voice," country music star Karen Waldrup of Nashville never anticipated...
Germany's leader under huge pressure as far-right AfD gains steam, but could he be forced out?
CBS Newsby Anna Noryskiewicz·18 Sept 2026
Berlin — German leader Friedrich Merz's position is under threat as the far-right surges in popularity and support for his own center-right party tanks.
Adopt This Data Center Plushie and Hear Its Piercing Scream
Wiredby Boone Ashworth·18 Sept 2026
Uh oh, we got a cute alert! It’s Bezzy, your adorable, cuddly, anthropomorphized server-rack and stuffed-animal friend!
Trump, 80, Is Shocked by What’s in His Own Executive Order
The New Republicby Edith Olmsted·18 Sept 2026
President Donald Trump admitted that he had no clue what was in his own executive order. During a dinner in the White House Rose Garden Thursday, Trump announced an executive order on...
Social Security reform plans could sway voters in battleground Senate races, survey finds
US Top News and Analysisby Lorie Konish·18 Sept 2026
Senators elected this November are slated to be in office in the fourth quarter of 2032 — the projected depletion date for the trust fund Social Security relies on to help pay retirement benefits.
‘It’s discouraging’: Increasingly expensive housing market stymies would-be buyers
NBC Newsby Maya Huter·18 Sept 2026
The average interest rate on a 30-year fixed mortgage soared to 7.2% this week, its highest in a year and a half.
Chemical Conversations Between Forests and the Sky Affect Air Quality, Clouds, and More - Eos
Eosby Dennis Clark·18 Sept 2026
Do forests cool the planet or warm it? It’s a deceptively simple question with no clear answer. The catch is that the same forest can push climate in opposite directions at once.
Venusian Sulfur Clouds Might Not Be So Inhospitable After All - Eos
Eosby Karthik Vinod·18 Sept 2026
Venus’s pale face enshrouds a hostile reality unfolding beneath its clouds, one that’s inhospitable for life-forms as we know them.
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