August 18, 2026
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WORLD
- Lindsay Clancy begged for help before her children's killings, mother-in-law testifies
BBC NewsWORLD
- Earthquake rocks Spain's historic Granada, injuring three
BBC NewsWORLD
- Nigeria influencer arrested after seizure of cocaine worth $28m destined for the UK
BBC NewsWORLD
- US sanctions International Criminal Court president, senior lawyer - Reuters
ReutersWORLD
- 'Profits won.' The child safety trial against Meta kicks off in federal court
NPRWORLD
- Trump says US has no talks planned with Iran and other news from the Middle East - AP News
Associated PressWORLD
- Carney and Trump speak ahead of 50% US tariff deadline - Reuters
ReutersWORLD
- Trump threatened to bomb Oman because he's unhappy with country's deal with Iran, officials say - AP News
Associated PressWORLD
- Disney, ABC sue FCC over threats to broadcast licenses - Reuters
ReutersWORLD
- Senator presses Hegseth, Caine for commitment to keep US military out of the midterm elections - AP News
Associated PressWORLD
- S. Korea stresses US alliance amid confusion over Trump drill cut
NPRWORLD
- U.S. and Iran miss peace talks deadline. And, Alaska, Florida and Wyoming primaries
NPRWORLD
WAR
- DARPA came close to finding a drone that can lift four times its own weight
Defense NewsWAR
- How US military funding propelled China’s robot dogs
Defense NewsWAR
- US Army requests 133,000 GMLRS rockets by 2034
Defense NewsWAR
- US Air Force looks to acquire target drones that can mimic stealth jets
Defense NewsWAR
- Why The Ford Class Carrier’s Island Superstructure Is Located So Far Back
The War ZoneWAR
- Air Force Wants Family Of Expendable Target Drones That Can Mimic Everything From Stealth Fighters To UAV Swarms
The War ZoneWAR
- Where Are The Aircraft Carriers?: August 17, 2026
The War ZoneWAR
- U.S. Military Training With South Korea Reduced Over Iran War Snub
The War ZoneWAR
- Anti-Ukraine post from Reform supporter's account was unofficial, says party - BBC
BBC ConflictWAR
- At least 17 killed in Russian strike on Ukraine | BBC News - Modern Ghana
BBC ConflictWAR
- Ukraine appeals to FIA to overturn Russia inclusion - BBC
BBC ConflictWAR
- Russia warns UK will pay for supplying drones to Ukraine | BBC News - Modern Ghana
BBC ConflictWAR
AI
- What happens when a kid’s robot best friend dies?
MIT Technology Review AIAI
- How kids feel about AI, in their own words
MIT Technology Review AIAI
- Scaling AI agents with trustworthy data
MIT Technology Review AIAI
- Putting sign language AI into users’ hands
DeepMind BlogAI
- Get closer to the game with Gemini and Pixel
Google AI BlogAI
- Bring your spreadsheet data to life with Sheets canvas
Google AI BlogAI
- Introducing Gemini 3.7 Flash
DeepMind BlogAI
- Universitas Gadjah Mada, Indosat and NVIDIA Open Indonesia’s First University AI Center to Develop Local AI Talent
NVIDIA AI BlogAI
- How Much Memory Does Your Agent Actually Need?
Hugging Face BlogAI
- Partnering with CodeAI to prepare the first AI generation
OpenAI NewsAI
- Pacing model development in an era of cyber-critical capabilities
OpenAI NewsAI
- Same Cluster, 33 Points More Utilization: What Changed Was the Order
Hugging Face BlogAI
- Google’s Pet Memory forgot who my cats are
The Verge AIAI
- Elon Musk broke the FAA — Palantir is picking up the pieces
The Verge AIAI
- ByteDance Seed and Tsinghua AIR Introduces CUDA Agent: A Large-Scale Agentic RL System for CUDA Kernel Generation
MarkTechPostAI
- Meet Needle 2: An Open 45M-Parameter Tool-Calling Model That Ships as a 14MB Binary and Runs a Full Session in 28MB of RAM
MarkTechPostAI
TECHNOLOGY
- The Download: how people really use AI, and Flock’s design choices
MIT Technology ReviewTECHNOLOGY
- The role of the astronaut is in flux
MIT Technology ReviewTECHNOLOGY
- The Download: dead robot friends and the “censorship-industrial complex”
MIT Technology ReviewTECHNOLOGY
- Peacock raises prices by 18 percent after becoming profitable
Ars TechnicaTECHNOLOGY
- The United States is about to wake up to the threat from China's space program
Ars TechnicaTECHNOLOGY
- Fairphone's latest repairable phone is finally available in the US for $650
Ars TechnicaTECHNOLOGY
- Samsung’s Galaxy Buds 3 Pro are almost half off today
The VergeTECHNOLOGY
- PlayStation’s wireless gaming speakers launch in November
The VergeTECHNOLOGY
- Apple squashes EU beef with new App Store rules
The VergeTECHNOLOGY
- OpenAI institutes new safeguards after Hugging Face breach
TechCrunchTECHNOLOGY
- Save up to $300 on your TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 pass until August 21
TechCrunchTECHNOLOGY
- Etched’s valuation doubles to $21B in a month
TechCrunchTECHNOLOGY
BUSINESS
- America Inc has a tight grip on allied governments
The Economist BusinessBUSINESS
- Is the LA Lakers’ sale a sign of sports investment gone mad?
The Economist BusinessBUSINESS
- The world’s biggest fast-food chain is moving into pubs
The Economist BusinessBUSINESS
- Global borrowing costs hit fresh highs on oil, AI and inflation
BBC BusinessBUSINESS
- Wetherspoons bans customers playing music from phones in pubs
BBC BusinessBUSINESS
- Ferguson shipyard to cut a quarter of its workforce
BBC BusinessBUSINESS
- Ex-Tricolor Executives Face SEC Lawsuit After Firm Collapse
Bloomberg MarketsBUSINESS
- Trump Will Have to Make 'Bad Deal' With Iran, Says Former National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan
Bloomberg MarketsBUSINESS
- Pending Home Sales Drop to Weakest Since Start of Year
Bloomberg MarketsBUSINESS
- Disney-owned ABC files First Amendment lawsuit against FCC
CNBC BusinessBUSINESS
- Kalshi seeks to launch ‘perps’ on equity indexes as it moves in on traditional exchanges' turf
CNBC FinanceBUSINESS
- Analysis: Bond market pressure is squeezing Main Street as Wall Street waits on Warsh
CNBC FinanceBUSINESS
- Sea Ray parent Brunswick bets on AI navigation and new revenue streams to help stalling boat sales
CNBC BusinessBUSINESS
- Hims & Hers CEO says FTC lawsuit misunderstands how the company works
CNBC BusinessBUSINESS
SCIENCE
- NASA Student Aviation Challenge Focuses on Nation’s Infrastructure
NASASCIENCE
- NASA’s B777 Gets New Coat of Paint
NASASCIENCE
- NASA Glenn’s Legacy Forged Through Decades of Flight Research
NASASCIENCE
- APOD: 2026 August 18 – Perseids from Perseus
NASASCIENCE
- Lala Batters Hawaii
NASASCIENCE
- Curiosity Blog, Sols 4975-4981: Happy 14th Landing Anniversary
NASASCIENCE
- Scientists may have finally proved that “empty” space isn’t really empty
ScienceDailySCIENCE
- Einstein’s biggest “mistake” came back — and changed cosmology forever
ScienceDailySCIENCE
- A therapy that “rewrites” childhood memories can ease fear of failure
ScienceDailySCIENCE
- The bacteria that make cheese taste so good may also benefit your gut
ScienceDailySCIENCE
- Low-fat vegan diet helps people lose weight without eating less
ScienceDailySCIENCE
- Webb’s mysterious little red dots may be hiding entire galaxies
ScienceDailySCIENCE
CRYPTO
- Bitcoin has gone quiet as traders chase ‘5x or 10x’ payoffs elsewhere
CoinDeskCRYPTO
- Kraken adds U.S. stocks in Europe as TradFi-crypto divide blurs
CoinDeskCRYPTO
- Why the Trump-backed crypto venture is distancing itself from Hong Kong AI aggregator WorldClaw
CoinDeskCRYPTO
- Bitcoin miners’ AI pivot pays off, but mining could revive with one twist
CoinDeskCRYPTO
- Trump Family Crypto Firm Tied to Chinese AI Models US Government Called a Security Risk
DecryptCRYPTO
- Bitcoin Wallet Maker BitBox Says AI Found Severe Flaws in Firmware
DecryptCRYPTO
- Google Is Paying $10 Million to Use Spirit Airlines Data to Train Its AI Models
DecryptCRYPTO
- Citi to Launch Bitcoin Custody as Wall Street Pushes Deeper Into Crypto
DecryptCRYPTO
- Kraken’s Krak debuts US debit card as Payward broadens financial services push
CointelegraphCRYPTO
- Federal prosecutors blast ex-Celsius CEO’s motion to vacate as ‘without merit’
CointelegraphCRYPTO
- Metaplanet expands Bitcoin treasury strategy to US with 2,100-BTC Nasdaq play
CointelegraphCRYPTO
- Neuberger teams with Securitize on multi-chain tokenized fixed-income fund launch
CointelegraphCRYPTO
CULTURE
- Charley Crockett Is Still Mad About Twin Temple, Says He ‘Lost Respect’ for Jack White
Rolling StoneCULTURE
- Who Is VMA Best New Artist Nominee Magnus Ferrell? (Hint: More Cowbell)
Rolling StoneCULTURE
- A 22-Year-Old Drama Student Filmed Jimi Hendrix’s Woodstock Performance From the Stage
Rolling StoneCULTURE
- Allman Betts Family Revival Tour to Mark 10th Anniversary With Robert Randolph, Sierra Hull
Rolling StoneCULTURE
- HBO’s Sci-Fi Detective Series With a Near-Perfect Rotten Tomatoes Score Is Officially #1 on Streaming
PolygonCULTURE
- Wolverine Director Explains Why the New PS5 Game Isn't Open-World
PolygonCULTURE
- What time does Fortnite Chapter 7 Season 4 release in your time zone?
PolygonCULTURE
- Toy Story 5 Lands on Digital After Massive Box Office Run
IGNCULTURE
- Get a 1,000W 48V Adult Electric Bike With 28mph Top Speed and 80 Mile Range for Just $240 Shipped
IGNCULTURE
- First Look at Crunchyroll’s Upcoming Chainsaw Man Collection
IGNCULTURE