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.

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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.

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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

U.S. judge denies Andrew & Tristan Tate’s bid for release from Miami jail as they fight extradition to the U.K., calling them a “quintessential flight risk.”

Trump assures dangerous AI systems could simply be shut down with a “little gear,” downplaying fears of an existential AI threat.

Apple reveals the iPhone 18 Pro & Pro Max can reach 50% battery in just 15 minutes of charging.

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𝕏 adds official NFL rosters directly to team profiles, following the unmasking & arrest of fake 49ers player Daejon Love.

U.S. Treasury uncovers $17,500,000,000.00 in suspected fraudulent health care activity.

ICE launches a nationwide tipline for reporting suspected commercial driver’s license fraud.

Hunter Biden rejects rugpull claims, insisting he has not made a “single dollar” & attributing the collapse to weak liquidity & technical issues.

Anthropic is reportedly building a "predictive" surveillance system to monitor anti-AI activists, in some cases alerting police before a crime occurs.

Military aide accidentally deploys the emergency slide on Trump’s new Air Force One, delaying his departure to the GOP convention in Dallas. — NYT

Prestigious Massachusetts college Wellesley will offer free tuition to domestic students from families earning $200,000 or less annually, starting next year.

Marco Rubio annnounces the U.S. will seek $45 million in additional security funding for Ecuador to combat drug trafficking & cartels.

Anthropic claims Claude can now autonomously improve AI alignment, finding successful fixes across 10 failure categories without hurting model performance.

Flávio Bolsonaro surges in the odds to win Brazil’s presidential race, potentially extending Latin America’s rightward shift. 47% chance.

Grok can now manage users' Coinbase portfolios from chat, including balance checks, market analysis, & buying, selling, or canceling crypto trades.

Internet accuses Apple of photoshopping "freakishly long" fingers into its iPhone Duo marketing, to make the massive foldable look easier to hold one-handed.

Amazon reportedly expected to be largely shielded from liability for the Miami cargo plane crash.

Apple’s 2 terabyte iPhone Duo will cost $3,199, making it the company’s most expensive phone ever.

Venture capitalist Peter Levin predicts Pokémon cards would become the “global currency” after an apocalypse, arguing their accessibility & scarcity make them uniquely suited for trade.

AI jailbreaker Pliny vibecodes a “meth lab simulator” using GPT-6 Astra, modeling the real drug production process inside an interactive virtual lab.

Massachusetts moves to restrict data center development, requiring local community agreements before projects can receive state permits.

OpenAI to partner with Samsung on next-generation chips, including joint research and production work on new AI processors.

FDA announces recall of Kofinas garlic-infused extra virgin olive oil, warning it contains an ingredient not approved for culinary use.

U.S. Treasury announces it will buy back up to $6,000,000,000.00 in long-term government debt Thursday.