A new chapter for MIT Reads
MIT Newsby Brigham Fay | MIT Libraries18 Sept 2026
As it marks its 10-year anniversary, MIT Reads is being reimagined for the age of artificial intelligence.
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top 73%A new understanding of how enzymes influence bacterial protein production
MIT Newsby Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology18 Sept 2026
Antimicrobial resistance is one of the most pressing global health and development challenges of our time.
China firm gave Iran lifeline to collect Hormuz tolls before pulling plug amid US warning
FOX Newsby Emma Bussey18 Sept 2026
Iran’s sanctioned Persian Gulf Straits Authority (PGSA) regained secure online access for four days after a Shanghai-based internet security firm provided and then revoked its web credentials...
Disney names CTO for the first time as media giant expands tech push
US Top News and Analysisby Lillian Rizzo18 Sept 2026
Disney is looking to increase its foothold in the technology space with its latest hire. The media giant said Friday it hired Karandeep Anand, most recently CEO of Character.AI, effective Oct.
Angel mom pleads with her party to 'grow up' on immigration after newlywed son killed in truck crash
FOX Newsby Taylor Penley18 Sept 2026
A lifelong Democrat whose newlywed son and daughter-in-law were killed in a crash involving an illegal immigrant truck driver is pleading with her party to change course on immigration, saying she...
Houston Cougars vs. Texas Tech Red Raiders Friday night preview and over 53.5 prediction
FOX Newsby David Troy18 Sept 2026
One of my favorite things about college football as the season goes on is that we get it on multiple days. Right now, it is pretty much only on Friday and Saturday.
The curious, unsolved case of “The Black Dahlia”
Salonby Melanie McFarland18 Sept 2026
Bad movies are a low-key passion of mine. This is no secret to my forbearing friends who slouched in theater seats next to me during, say, every Paul W. S.
Family offices are clamoring for AI investments | TechCrunch
TechCrunchby Dominic-Madori Davis18 Sept 2026
For the wealthy families who manage their own money through a family office, the math right now is simple, according to Djoann Fal, a family office advisor and investor at the private wealth...
An Undercover Google Analyst Infiltrated a Notorious Supply Chain Hacking Gang
Wiredby Andy Greenberg18 Sept 2026
Before two of its alleged members were arrested and charged in Australia last month, the hacker group known as TeamPCP carried out a hacking spree unlike any other in history.
'Scream' star admits he's 'ashamed' of sequel return after actress fired over anti-Israel comments
FOX Newsby CJ Womack18 Sept 2026
"Scream" actor Matthew Lillard said Tuesday that he felt "ashamed" for returning to the horror franchise after actress Melissa Barrera was fired over social media posts about Israel and the war in...
Trump Expands His Plan to Have Data Centers Take Over Public Lands
The New Republicby Malcolm Ferguson18 Sept 2026
President Trump is looking to potentially build 12 new data centers on federal public lands—something the vast majority of Americans are against, regardless of political affiliation.
FBI, Coast Guard boarded hacked oil tankers heading towards US coast | TechCrunch
TechCrunchby Zack Whittaker18 Sept 2026
Cybersecurity teams with the U.S. Coast Guard and the FBI boarded two U.S.-bound oil tankers last month after hackers reportedly compromised at least one of the ship’s networks and took control of...
Roger Goodell details NFL expansion possibilities and a timetable for a full season of international games
FOX Newsby Armando Salguero18 Sept 2026
Commissioner Roger Goodell made the rounds during the NFL's first week of the regular season and into Thursday night's opening of the new Highmark Stadium in Buffalo.
The Kennedy Center is just Trump’s latest hostage
Mother Jonesby Reported by Dan Friedman with Video by Sonel Cutler18 Sept 2026
Donald Trump has in lurched, in short order, from would-be savior to abductor of the Kennedy Center, replacing vows to restore the facility’s greatness with a threat to demolish it if he can’t put...
GOP lawmakers smell something else behind Big Tech's AI doomsday warnings: 'Something else going on'
FOX Newsby Elizabeth Elkind18 Sept 2026
Republicans on Capitol Hill are grappling over whether and how to regulate artificial intelligence companies even as top AI business leaders warn the technology could pose an existential threat to...
Against the Cartesian Myth of Work/Life Balance: André Gregory’s Extraordinary Letter to Richard Avedon about the Nature of Creativity
The Marginalianby Maria Popova18 Sept 2026
Against the Cartesian Myth of Work/Life Balance: André Gregory’s Extraordinary Letter to Richard Avedon about the Nature of Creativity By Maria Popova Half a millennium into our recovery from the...
Duncan Sheik, singer-songwriter behind "Barely Breathing" and Broadway's "Spring Awakening," dies at 56
CBS Newsby Kerry Breen18 Sept 2026
Duncan Sheik, the singer behind the '90s hit "Barely Breathing" and later the Tony Award-winning composer of Broadway's "Spring Awakening," has died at 56 years old, his family said Friday.
Ticket prices rise for Macklemore solo concert after Ed Sheeran tour removal
US Top News and Analysisby Catriona Marangi18 Sept 2026
Macklemore's removal from Ed Sheeran's tour is having ripple effects on the ticket market. Ticket prices for an upcoming Macklemore performance are climbing after the rapper was dropped from the...
Slotkin urges Trump to press Xi on report that Iran used Chinese satellite info in deadly Jordan attack
CBS Newsby Kathryn Watson; Sara Cook18 Sept 2026
Washington — Democratic Sen. Elissa Slotkin is urging President Trump to press Chinese President Xi Jinping on evidence that the Iranians used satellite images from Chinese entities to carry out...
AI security experts say they used Claude to hack ChatGPT
CBS Newsby Megan Cerullo18 Sept 2026
Software security researchers used Anthropic's Claude AI platform to hack OpenAI's ChatGPT tool, adding to mounting concerns about the vulnerability of leading large language models to...