August 19, 2026
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WORLD
- 81-year-old confesses to German cold case murder of US tourist in 1994
BBC NewsWORLD
- Canada and US say they are finalising a trade deal, but details remain murky
BBC NewsWORLD
- South Korea shortens war games with US, citing Washington request
BBC NewsWORLD
- Israeli military launches criminal probes into killings of Hind Rajab and Palestinian paramedics - AP News
Associated PressWORLD
- In new filings, Kennedy Center says it won't try to put Trump's name on facade until Sept. 8
NPRWORLD
- Moderna vaccine cuts recurrence and spread of high-risk melanoma, raising new treatment hope - Reuters
ReutersWORLD
- Trump says he plans to meet with North Korea's Kim this year - Reuters
ReutersWORLD
- German prosecutors say second Nord Stream suspect arrested in Croatia - Reuters
ReutersWORLD
- United Arab Emirates suspends trade with Iran after coming under renewed missile fire - AP News
Associated PressWORLD
- Why Aitana's 'Superestrella' is the surprise Latin hit song of the summer
NPRWORLD
- Trump picks Dr. Heidi Overton, a top White House aide, to lead the Food and Drug Administration - AP News
Associated PressWORLD
- This high-speed star is whipping around the black hole in the middle of our galaxy
NPRWORLD
WAR
- US Navy destroyer spent 4 days without power in South China Sea
Defense NewsWAR
- US, South Korea to cut length, scope of military drills after Trump order
Defense NewsWAR
- 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
- Singapore’s Formidable Class Frigate Appears Armed With Blue Spear Anti-Ship Missiles
The War ZoneWAR
- South Korea’s Highly Mobile 155mm Artillery System Wins U.S. Army Howitzer Contract
The War ZoneWAR
- New Details Emerge About Ukraine’s Homegrown “Equalizer” Glide Bomb
The War ZoneWAR
- Israel Moves AH-64 Apaches Closer To Critical Northern Front
The War ZoneWAR
- Multiple deadly Israeli strikes in Gaza in under 24 hours - BBC
BBC ConflictWAR
- Will there be a wartime election in Ukraine? - BBC
BBC ConflictWAR
- Israel opens up bids for highly-sensitive West Bank settlement project - BBC
BBC ConflictWAR
- Israel confirms soldiers fired at car in which Hind Rajab was killed and opens criminal investigation - BBC
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
- Get closer to the game with Gemini and Pixel
Google AI BlogAI
- Bring your spreadsheet data to life with Sheets canvas
Google AI BlogAI
- We still don’t know how people are really using AI
MIT Technology Review AIAI
- 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
- Offering Zero Data Retention for frontier models
OpenAI NewsAI
- LFM2.5 Q4\_0 Checkpoints from Quantization-Aware Distillation
Hugging Face BlogAI
- Replit expands access to software creation with GPT-5.6 Luna
OpenAI NewsAI
- ChatGPT Ads expands across Europe
OpenAI NewsAI
- How Much Memory Does Your Agent Actually Need?
Hugging Face BlogAI
- Nvidia’s new financial strategy does not compute
The Verge AIAI
- Robin Williams’ Instagram account brought back to fight ‘AI abuse’
The Verge AIAI
- ByteDance Seed and Tsinghua AIR Introduces CUDA Agent: A Large-Scale Agentic RL System for CUDA Kernel Generation
MarkTechPostAI
- NVIDIA Releases TensorRT Model Connect in Public Preview: Hugging Face Checkpoint to Native C++ Inference in Two Commands
MarkTechPostAI
TECHNOLOGY
- The Download: AI’s self-improvement problem, and what’s driving the heat
MIT Technology ReviewTECHNOLOGY
- Child-monitoring apps might need a reboot
MIT Technology ReviewTECHNOLOGY
- The Download: how people really use AI, and Flock’s design choices
MIT Technology ReviewTECHNOLOGY
- A fantastical journey unfolds in gorgeous Wildwood trailer
Ars TechnicaTECHNOLOGY
- mRNA cancer vaccine succeeded in Phase 3 melanoma trial, Moderna and Merck say
Ars TechnicaTECHNOLOGY
- Scientists find closest star to the Milky Way's central black hole
Ars TechnicaTECHNOLOGY
- Watch Valve set up the Steam Frame in its own leaked videos
The VergeTECHNOLOGY
- Grab an iPad Air M4 for its lowest price since the June increase
The VergeTECHNOLOGY
- OpenAI hit the brakes. Now what?
The VergeTECHNOLOGY
- Meet the startup helping Wall Street put a price on AI compute
TechCrunchTECHNOLOGY
- T-Mobile ‘chopped a cable’ to expel Chinese hackers from its network
TechCrunchTECHNOLOGY
- Time’s running out! Save $300 on your TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 pass until August 21
TechCrunchTECHNOLOGY
BUSINESS
- Chinese firms are wrapping their supply chains around the globe
The Economist BusinessBUSINESS
- Meta’s blockbuster trial draws parallels to big tobacco
The Economist BusinessBUSINESS
- America Inc has a tight grip on allied governments
The Economist BusinessBUSINESS
- US retail giant receives $1bn boost from tariff refunds
BBC BusinessBUSINESS
- 81,000 warning letters sent to crypto holders in HMRC tax crackdown
BBC BusinessBUSINESS
- Jump in energy bills drives UK inflation to highest rate for four months
BBC BusinessBUSINESS
- Fed Minutes Show Many Officials Wanted Rate Hike in July
Bloomberg MarketsBUSINESS
- Iran Has 'Little Incentive' To Open Strait, Says Former Ambassador Daniel Fried
Bloomberg MarketsBUSINESS
- Treasury’s Potentially Limitless Buybacks Cloud T-Bill Outlook
Bloomberg MarketsBUSINESS
- Fed officials saw need for rate hike if inflation doesn't cool, minutes show
CNBC FinanceBUSINESS
- Lowe's gives muted outlook as it sees 'pressure' in home improvement spending
CNBC BusinessBUSINESS
- Carvana shares are under pressure this week as Mark Walter probe fuels investor jitters
CNBC FinanceBUSINESS
- Target says its turnaround is picking up steam, with help from a big tariff refund
CNBC BusinessBUSINESS
- Retail investors aren't entirely giving up on AI trade, but they appear more cautious
CNBC FinanceBUSINESS
SCIENCE
- NASA Updates Next Steps for Commercial Swift Boost Mission
NASASCIENCE
- Ancient Milky Way Merger
NASASCIENCE
- NASA Establishes State Hubs to Grow Technical Aerospace Workforce
NASASCIENCE
- Career Spotlight: Mechanic (Ages 14-18)
NASASCIENCE
- Evidence for vacuum-enhanced superconductivity in NbSe 2
NatureSCIENCE
- Too much mate choice overwhelms frogs
NatureSCIENCE
- A black hole's spin could finally be measured by a high-speed star
NatureSCIENCE
- Reply to: Artefacts in single-cell mtDNA analyses misinform phylogenies
NatureSCIENCE
- Coffee drinkers have less fat, more muscle, and surprising hormone differences
ScienceDailySCIENCE
- Tiny quantum engines reveal useful energy hiding in “waste heat”
ScienceDailySCIENCE
- Pollen has a surprising problem — and honeybees have found a way around it
ScienceDailySCIENCE
- This 23-foot crocodylian may have ruled South America’s food chain
ScienceDailySCIENCE
CRYPTO
- Crypto campaign fund Fairshake faces $2 million setback in Florida primaries
CoinDeskCRYPTO
- Bitcoin surges above $68,000, liquidating $1.4 billion shorts as Treasury buybacks boost risk appetite
CoinDeskCRYPTO
- Bitcoin nears key technical breakout that could propel prices to $76,000
CoinDeskCRYPTO
- Coinbase, Circle and Bullish jump as Clarity Act proponents express optimism about bill
CoinDeskCRYPTO
- Six-Bug Exploit Halts Maya Protocol After $1.4 Million in Bitcoin Stolen
DecryptCRYPTO
- Moderna Stock Doubles on Cancer Breakthrough: Here’s What It Means
DecryptCRYPTO
- Coinbase's Base Is Betting Big on AI Agents With $1 Million Startup Accelerator
DecryptCRYPTO
- Bitcoin Surges Toward $70K as $1.14 Billion in Crypto Shorts Get Rekt in an Hour
DecryptCRYPTO
- FalconX, Ethena bring USDe backing assets into $1B institutional credit facility
CointelegraphCRYPTO
- OCC head promises final GENIUS rules by November
CointelegraphCRYPTO
- StanChart, HSBC execute first live transaction on Swift blockchain ledger
CointelegraphCRYPTO
- Standard Chartered analyst eyes $100K BTC as US Treasury doubles long-end buybacks
CointelegraphCRYPTO
CULTURE
- GTA 6 Leaks Gave Fans a Soundtrack Tease, But We Want More
PolygonCULTURE
- GTA 6's Newest Gameplay Leak Drama Has Turned Ugly
PolygonCULTURE
- Minecraft's Biggest Replacement, Valheim, Officially Returns in 3 Weeks
PolygonCULTURE
- Star Trek's Best Spock Quote Perfectly Explains Why Sci-Fi Series Has Lasted Nearly 60 Years
PolygonCULTURE
- Jason Statham's Mutiny Debuts With Horrible Rotten Tomatoes Score
PolygonCULTURE
- Relive the Original Xbox By Building Your Own 1:1 Scale 3,509-Piece Mattel Brick Shop Version
IGNCULTURE
- Today’s Best Deals: Rise of Ronin, Beats Studio Pro Headphones, and 480Hz LG 480Hz OLED Gaming Monitor
IGNCULTURE
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 Beta Will Fix Issues That Have Plagued the Series for the Better Part of a Decade
IGNCULTURE
- Latest Xbox Console Updates Include Extremely Belated Profile Badge if You Bought an Xbox One Back in 2013
IGNCULTURE
- Speed Racer: The Complete Series Collector’s Edition on Blu-Ray Is Up for Preorder (and on Sale at Amazon)
IGNCULTURE