Never Eating the Cookie
The Daily WTFby Remy Porter13 Aug 2026
Maciej works as a freelancer, and that frequently means picking up old PHP code that nobody wants to support. One project had been lingering for ages with key features missing.
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top 1%The Battle of Antietam
Everything Everywhereby Gary Arndt13 Aug 2026
Podcast Transcript September 17, 1862, was the bloodiest day in the history of the United States.
“Your biggest enemy is your fear”
India Development Reviewby Anandhakrishnan S13 Aug 2026
In 1983, I was in Golana village in Gujarat, where my colleagues and I were working with the local Dalit population.
Human brain cells are far more powerful than scientists thought
Neuroscience News -- ScienceDaily13 Aug 2026
Human brain cells are far more powerful than scientists thought - Date: - August 13, 2026 - Source: - The Hebrew University of Jerusalem - Summary: - A single human brain cell may be far more...
Manila river clogged with rubbish after Typhoon Dolphin floods – in pictures
Environment | The Guardianby Guardian Staff13 Aug 2026
Manila river clogged with rubbish after Typhoon Dolphin floods – in pictures Days of rain has caused widespread flooding across the Philippines capital, Manila, and filled the city’s waterways with...
Safe havens protect Australian mammals from invasive predators. Why aren’t they working for other animal groups?
Environment + Energy - The Conversationby John Gould, Senior Research Assistant in Conservation Biology, University of Newcastle13 Aug 2026
Feral cats and foxes now roam across almost all of Australia. These predators are a major reason why many species have been driven to extinction.
Too smart to eat? Why octopus farms are such a slippery problem
Environment | The Guardianby Stephen Burgen13 Aug 2026
In 2022 Nueva Pescanova, Spain’s largest fisheries business, announced it was investing €65m (£56m) in the world’s first industrial octopus farm and processing plant near the Canary Islands’ port...
India fuels worldwide jump in planned coal production
India | The Guardianby Jillian Ambrose Energy correspondent13 Aug 2026
Enough new coalmining projects were proposed last year to increase global supplies by 2.5bn tonnes a year, an increase of 11% from the year before, even as demand for coal plateaus, according to a...
Researchers uncover hidden pore network within nuclear fuel
MIT Newsby Zach Winn | MIT News13 Aug 2026
The moment a nuclear reactor begins operation, a complex chain of events is initiated within the fuel: Heavy atoms split into fission products, knocking other atoms out of place and creating...
Iran war reveals protection of space assets on bases has to ‘evolve,’ top general says
Defense Oneby Thomas Novelly13 Aug 2026
Iran war reveals protection of space assets on bases has to ‘evolve,’ top general says Key radars have been hit during Epic Fury, Gen. Whiting says. HUNTSVILLE, Ala.
After 17 Years, I Have Some Big News to Share
In My Own Styleby Diane Henkler13 Aug 2026
Seventeen years ago, I sat down at my computer and started a blog called In My Own Style. At the time, I had no idea where it would lead me.
Netherlands hires Spain great Xavi Hernandez as first foreign-born coach since 1978
The Hinduby Authors; Contributors13 Aug 2026
Spain great Xavi Hernandez was hired as the Netherlands coach on Wednesday (August 12, 2026), becoming the first foreign-born leader of the national team in nearly 50 years.
PSG retain UEFA Super Cup with 2-1 win over Aston Villa
The Hinduby Reuters13 Aug 2026
Goals from Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and Desire Doué helped Paris St Germain to retain the UEFA Super Cup with a 2-1 victory over Aston Villa on Wednesday (August 12, 2026).
Scientists discover the brain has a fast lane and slow lane for clearing waste
Neuroscience News -- ScienceDaily13 Aug 2026
Scientists discover the brain has a fast lane and slow lane for clearing waste AI is revealing how the brain’s nighttime cleaning system flushes away harmful waste—and could someday help spot early...
2026 Sinquefield & Cairns Cups Round 3: So Leads Sinquefield Cup; Divya Deals Kosteniuk 3rd Loss
Chess.com Newsby Anthony Levin13 Aug 2026
So Leads Sinquefield Cup; Divya Deals Kosteniuk 3rd Loss GM Wesley So broke out to the sole lead of the 2026 Sinquefield Cup with a win, with the black pieces, over GM Fabiano Caruana.
New Marine commander takes the helm in the Pacific
Defense Oneby Jennifer Hlad13 Aug 2026
New Marine commander takes the helm in the Pacific Lt. Gen. Glynn passed the flag to Lt. Gen. Turner, a classmate from The Basic School, on Tuesday.
How I built a demo generator with GitLab Duo Agent Platform
GitLabby Itzik Gan Baruch13 Aug 2026
Published on: August 13, 2026 10 min read Learn how GitLab Duo Agent Platform was used to build a click-through demo generator that creates customer-facing interactive demos from a single prompt.
HeyGen x Google Cloud: Bringing Avatar IV to TPUs
Google Developers Blog13 Aug 2026
HeyGen is an AI video generation platform featuring avatar models. Avatar IV, the diffusion stack behind our talking-head videos, runs on more than 18B parameters and is available via Web and API.
Introducing Credentio: Open Source C++ Library for C2PA Content Credentials from Google
Google Developers Blogby Sherif Hanna13 Aug 2026
As AI transparency regulations and media provenance standards come into effect around the globe, determining content provenance has become a crucial requirement for modern media applications.
Upgrade to Windows 11 Pro for just $10
Cult of Macby Cult of Mac Deals12 Aug 2026
Not every Cult of Mac reader is all Mac, all the time. We know many of you use PCs for various reasons — and here’s the big Windows 11 sale you’ve been waiting for.