France seizes nearly $260 million worth of cocaine at Dunkirk, totaling about 8,600 lbs.

LG smart TVs were reportedly caught scanning users’ home networks, tracking viewing activity, & recording nearby conversations — even while disconnected from the internet.

Sam Altman meets with executives from major U.S. power companies as OpenAI pitches its AI cybersecurity technology to help defend the electrical grid.

ICE arrests a Peruvian green card holder in Kansas for allegedly voting in the 2024 presidential election while falsely claiming U.S. citizenship.

Hillary Clinton declares the U.S. should take a “very tough position” toward Israel if Benjamin Netanyahu is reelected.

Anthropic reveals it blocked several possible attempts to use Claude for biological weapons research, including work involving gain-of-function experiments at a military institute.

3 Lindsay Clancy jurors say they plan to attend a potential retrial in support of Clancy, after the foreperson called the mistrial “so heartbreaking.”

Turkish vibecoder hooks a fruit fly’s brain up to the Turkish Central Bank & lets it make interest rate decisions.

Jim Cramer warns Nvidia’s stock sometimes feels “cursed,” but says he is not giving up on Jensen Huang, his vision, or his products.

NASA unveils a "lunar AI model" trained on 17 years of Moon data, aiming to accelerate crater mapping, ice detection, & future lunar exploration.

GameStop now generates more revenue from collectibles than from video games.

Anthropic accuses China’s Moonshot AI of secretly routing nearly 300,000 user requests through Claude & passing the responses off as its own.

U.S. appeals court rejects Trump's bid to enforce new mail-in voting restrictions ahead the midterms.

Iran has resumed producing ballistic missiles using stockpiled components & underground facilities, according to U.S. & Middle Eastern officials. — WSJ

OpenAI projected to announce another Millennium Prize solution this month, after revealing it has made “substantial progress” on a second problem. 53% chance.

Brent crude soars above $107/barrel.

Pentagon technology chief rejects warnings that AI could destroy humanity, arguing fears of mass unemployment & extinction amount to a “doom loop.”

OpenAI unveils “Data agent” for ChatGPT Work, connecting to company databases to analyze data without writing queries.

Gavin Newsom's 2028 presidential odds collapse to an all-time low, as he lays groundwork for a potential White House run. 7% chance.

A 6-foot-5, $100,000 statue of Charlie Kirk will be unveiled in Times Square today at 2:33 p.m., the exact time he was assassinated one year ago.

European police raid farms across Belgium, France, Ireland, & the Netherlands in an investigation into the suspected trafficking of thousands of horses.

It’s been revealed that fake 49ers player Daejon Love was still wearing team gear when he was arrested in Boise, Idaho.

Minnesota couple sentenced to a combined 97 months in prison after defrauding a federal child nutrition program of roughly $8.8 million.

Elon's The Boring Company raises $3 billion at a $23,000,000,000.00 valuation, led by the United Arab Emirates, to expand tunneling projects worldwide.

Diesel prices have hit the $9.999 per gallon display limit at 5 California gas stations, according to GasBuddy data.

Jalen Brunson will host Saturday Night Live’s season premiere, making him the first Knick in franchise history to do so.

Trump urges midterm voters to “pretend that I’m on the ballot” in November.

2,977 drones recreate the Twin Towers at full scale over New York Harbor, with 1 light honoring each victim of the 9/11 attacks.

Trump’s proposed $5,000 dividend for every adult U.S. citizen would cost roughly $1,226,375,630,000.00.

DHS reveals ICE has deported 2,015 known or suspected terrorists since Trump returned to office.

Will ex-Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon publicly testify before congress?

James Talarico officially backs a national ban on gender transition surgeries for minors.

Trump announces $500 Obamacare refunds for nearly 1 million Americans across 30 states, with checks set to begin going out in October.

UK man accused of sending Russia the locations of four British drone manufacturing sites.

AbbVie reports positive late-stage results for a preventive treatment aimed specifically at menstrual migraine.

Vibecoder gives a simulated fruit fly brain $100 to trade Bitcoin, stimulating its dopamine neurons whenever it turns a profit.

Snapchat launches “Plans,” allowing users to organize gatherings with up to 200 friends directly in the app.

U.S. producer inflation climbs to 5.4% year-over-year in August.

Trump predicts U.S. gas prices will fall below $2 per gallon immediately after the November midterm elections.

President Trump calls on the Dallas Mavericks to “redo” the Luka Dončić trade.

DeepSeek launches V4.1 Flash, charging as little as a fraction of a cent per million tokens.

Denver sues to block armed ICE agents from serving immigration warrants at polling locations.

Iran temporarily suspends its 10% freight charge on foreign vessels carrying oil, gas, & petroleum to and from the country.

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UK universities call for major tax breaks for companies that hire workers under 25, as the youth unemployment crisis worsens.

Albany County sheriff’s investigator arrested after allegedly running 4,000+ unauthorized Flock searches, including tracking an ex-girlfriend’s car 3,000 times.

Google to invest more than $15 billion in AI data centers across Finland.

UK man charged with assisting a Russian military intelligence group in an alleged sabotage plot.

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August 2026 ties July 2023 as the hottest month ever recorded globally, according to European climate scientists.

Russia & Vietnam sign a deal to create a strategic oil reserve in Vietnam.

U.S. defense startup Covenant plans to begin mass-producing cruise missiles in Germany in 2027.

Trump warns Iran “not to get cute” after the U.S. detected activity at Pickaxe Mountain.

OpenAI vs. Anthropic: First to another Millennium Prize?

Trump promises a $5,000 dividend for every U.S. adult if Republicans retain control of both the House & Senate in the November midterms.

Ex-Meta AI researcher warns OpenAI could “cripple an entire nation if they wanted” by unleashing an unaligned swarm of autonomous AI agents.

Anthropic’s latest economic report warns that coders may need to learn to plumb toilets.

Trump reveals drug smuggling through the Gulf of America into the United States is down 97%.

Anthropic researcher claims he would “burn his equity to the ground” for just a 1% greater chance humanity survives advanced AI.

Bernie Sanders will convene a bipartisan Senate briefing next week on the “extraordinary dangers” posed by AI. — Axios

A fifth Lindsay Clancy juror speaks out, saying he was “devastated” the jury could not acquit her & accusing the lone holdout of failing to cite evidence for his position.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez speaks at the National Baptist Convention in Florida.

Florida woman spends 13 days in jail after Flock camera data wrongly tied her to a deadly crash.

James Talarico admits he “missed the mark” with his past claim that there are 6 biological sexes, now saying there are two.

Mark Zuckerberg faces backlash after Meta takes over the @‍muse Instagram handle for its new AI product, forcing the world-famous band Muse to switch to @‍museband.

Apple unveils “Live Rewind” for Apple Watch, letting users instantly transcribe the previous 15 seconds of conversation & ask Siri about what was said.

Odds John Fetterman leaves the Democrats before midterms surge after he makes a surprise appearance by video at the GOP convention. 20% chance.

Marco Rubio reveals he has “no plans at this time” to run for president in 2028, while leaving the door open to a future bid. — NBC