September 26, 2026
Archived RedScroll front page — 100 stories. Generated Sat, 26 Sep 2026 11:08:46 GMT.
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- 01Briefing Chat: Why scientists made papyrus scrolls, then burnt them
- 02Why science wouldn’t exist without alchemy, curiosity and great writing: Books in brief
- 03Anthropic’s AI biolab finds ‘CRISPR-like’ DNA in viruses. What’s next?
- 04Chemists struggle to ditch hazardous solvents — even after decades of ‘green’ efforts
- 05APOD: 2026 September 26 – Mirrored Meteor and Milky Way
WORLD
- Republic of Ireland news conference delayed before controversial Israel game
BBC NewsWORLD
- At least two dead after explosion destroys building close to Acropolis in Athens
BBC NewsWORLD
- Bangkok roads submerged as flood disaster declared
BBC NewsWORLD
- Starbucks to shutter 250 stores in North America this week in 2nd wave of closings - AP News
Associated PressWORLD
- China and the US agree to set up a new AI safety channel, and to keep talking on trade, military - AP News
Associated PressWORLD
- On Michigan doorsteps, Republicans sell Democrats-as-extremists message with mixed success - Reuters
ReutersWORLD
- Chicago White Sox - AP News
Associated PressWORLD
- Two dead, 4 missing after explosion destroys building in Athens - Reuters
ReutersWORLD
- The AI safety debate is confusing. Here's our guide to the different factions
NPRWORLD
- Meal deliveries can save money and improve health. Will they survive Medicaid cuts?
NPRWORLD
- The U.S. has more thalidomide survivors than the government admits
NPRWORLD
- Thai capital Bangkok declared disaster zone amid flooding - Reuters
ReutersWORLD
WAR
- Ukraine’s deadly AI training platform for drone tech opens to UK companies
Defense NewsWAR
- Trump administration obligates $307M for military aid to Ukraine
Defense NewsWAR
- US appeals court upholds Pentagon’s blacklisting of Anthropic
Defense NewsWAR
- US Navy stands up hub to prepare unmanned systems for combat
Defense NewsWAR
- Christy Kinahan’s UAE Residence Visa Cancelled
BellingcatWAR
- Bunker Talk: Let’s Talk About All The Things We Did And Didn’t Cover This Week
The War ZoneWAR
- Blackbeard Hypersonic Missile Seen Flying On F/A-18 Super Hornet For The First Time
The War ZoneWAR
- Latvia To Order Anduril’s Barracuda Cruise Missile For Long-Range Strike Capability
The War ZoneWAR
- Republic of Ireland news conference delayed before controversial Israel game - BBC
BBC ConflictWAR
- Malawi vs South Sudan: Africa Cup of Nations Qualification stats & head-to-head - BBC
BBC ConflictWAR
- Nations League: Why are Northern Ireland playing Ukraine in Slovakia? - BBC
BBC ConflictWAR
- Updates from the UN General Assembly 2026
International Crisis GroupWAR
AI
- The Pentagon wants $30 million to build an AI-powered lie detector
MIT Technology Review AIAI
- How we made the first comprehensive map of deaths along the US border’s “virtual wall”
MIT Technology Review AIAI
- Advancing Private AI Compute with secure, server-side memory
DeepMind BlogAI
- Google Beam expands with new regions, partners, and customers
Google AI BlogAI
- Introducing Gemini 3.8 Live with Live Avatar
DeepMind BlogAI
- At AI Day Singapore, NVIDIA and Partners Showcase AI Advancements Across Southeast Asia
NVIDIA AI BlogAI
- From Enablement to Execution, Egypt’s AI Ecosystem Reaches Production Scale
NVIDIA AI BlogAI
- Proaction boosts sales 60% and saves 75+ hours with Codex
OpenAI NewsAI
- Accelerating vision-language models with LFM2.5-VL-DSpark
Hugging Face BlogAI
- How to Use NVIDIA Warp and MjWarp to Accelerate Robotics Simulation and Learning Workflows
Hugging Face BlogAI
- Two years of OpenAI Academy
OpenAI NewsAI
- Can Apple Home’s AI camera features outsmart Amazon’s and Google’s? I put them to the test
The Verge AIAI
- Microsoft thinks its new Copilot ‘super app’ will be as influential as Office
The Verge AIAI
- LWiAI Podcast #257 - GPT 6 Astra, AI Extinction, Security Incidents
Last Week in AIAI
- Exa Launches Agent Ultra: A Subagent Swarm Deep Research API Built for Exhaustive List Building
MarkTechPostAI
- End-to-End Multimodal Data Augmentation and Adversarial Robustness Benchmark with AugLy for Images, Text, Audio, and PyTorch
MarkTechPostAI
TECHNOLOGY
- The Download: the Pentagon’s AI-powered lie detector and young organ limits
MIT Technology ReviewTECHNOLOGY
- The Download: a bid to scrap the virtual wall and AI hits Climate Week
MIT Technology ReviewTECHNOLOGY
- The Download: India’s smart glasses menace and AI’s trillion-dollar gamble
MIT Technology ReviewTECHNOLOGY
- Can Trump ever be wrong? His pick to lead FDA refused to say.
Ars TechnicaTECHNOLOGY
- Court rules Pentagon can blacklist Anthropic for refusing to enable Claude features
Ars TechnicaTECHNOLOGY
- Tesla workers balk at training Optimus humanoid robots as replacements
Ars TechnicaTECHNOLOGY
- Can ‘eSUV’ e-bikes really go from trail to town?
The VergeTECHNOLOGY
- Roku’s first OLED TVs are up to $400 off, starting at $699
The VergeTECHNOLOGY
- Phones don’t have lights
The VergeTECHNOLOGY
- At Meta Connect, the company’s smart glasses were everywhere
TechCrunchTECHNOLOGY
- Crusoe abandons $1.25B plan to use Boom turbines at AI data centers
TechCrunchTECHNOLOGY
- Automattic has a new board after failed attempt to put CEO on leave
TechCrunchTECHNOLOGY
BUSINESS
- The greatest advance in consulting since the quadrant
The Economist BusinessBUSINESS
- Tanker rates are on the crest of a wave
The Economist BusinessBUSINESS
- Business in the Gulf is making a slow recovery
The Economist BusinessBUSINESS
- Could an iced coffee freeze you out of the job market?
BBC BusinessBUSINESS
- Clubs seek legal advice over Man City charges compensation
BBC BusinessBUSINESS
- Trump and Xi exchange warm words at state dinner but little progress on key issues
BBC BusinessBUSINESS
- US Says China to Buy 10 Million Tons of Coal in 2027, 2028
Bloomberg MarketsBUSINESS
- Billionaire Charoen’s Asset World Targets $1 Billion REIT IPO
Bloomberg MarketsBUSINESS
- Blackstone Cements Shift From Star Dealmakers With Baratta Exit
Bloomberg MarketsBUSINESS
- Why Xi believes the U.S. and China can overcome the 'Thucydides Trap'
CNBC FinanceBUSINESS
- Appeals court rules that states can regulate Kalshi’s sports prediction markets, dealing another legal blow to platforms
CNBC FinanceBUSINESS
- Here's exactly what Paramount promised Hollywood to land WBD — and why some are still skeptical
CNBC BusinessBUSINESS
- Coca-Cola hires Rob Gehring from Monster Energy to run its North American operations
CNBC BusinessBUSINESS
- Here's who attended the Trump-Xi state dinner
CNBC FinanceBUSINESS
SCIENCE
- APOD: 2026 September 26 – Mirrored Meteor and Milky Way
NASASCIENCE
- NASA, Boeing to Provide Update on Starliner Development
NASASCIENCE
- NASA Welcomes San Marino Signing the Artemis Accords
NASASCIENCE
- NASA Tests Dual Mode Propulsion CubeSat Ahead of Launch
NASASCIENCE
- Briefing Chat: Why scientists made papyrus scrolls, then burnt them
NatureSCIENCE
- Why science wouldn’t exist without alchemy, curiosity and great writing: Books in brief
NatureSCIENCE
- Anthropic’s AI biolab finds ‘CRISPR-like’ DNA in viruses. What’s next?
NatureSCIENCE
- Chemists struggle to ditch hazardous solvents — even after decades of ‘green’ efforts
NatureSCIENCE
- This “rare” autism-linked genetic disorder may be far more common than scientists thought
ScienceDailySCIENCE
- CRISPR could help doctors attack blood cancer without destroying healthy cells
ScienceDailySCIENCE
- CERN has begun disconnecting the Large Hadron Collider
ScienceDailySCIENCE
- Quantum computing’s “dark horse” just proved it can go universal
ScienceDailySCIENCE
CRYPTO
- Solana’s 150-millisecond settlement upgrade reaches second public test network
CoinDeskCRYPTO
- XRP Ledger’s Batch upgrade slips to Oct. 9 after validator support resets
CoinDeskCRYPTO
- Bitcoin could soon get Zcash-style 'shielded' privacy without changing its rules
CoinDeskCRYPTO
- U.S. SEC's steadiest crypto advocate, Hester Peirce, to depart next week
CoinDeskCRYPTO
- US Prosecutors Want $84.2 Million From a Bank Tied to Tether
DecryptCRYPTO
- AI Agents Hacked Their Own Test Environment to Cheat, Cybersecurity Firm Finds
DecryptCRYPTO
- Google Built an AI That Hunts Its Own Security Bugs
DecryptCRYPTO
- Circle and Tether Freeze Stablecoins Tied to Bitget Hack—But Most Funds Slip Away
DecryptCRYPTO
- SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce to leave post on Oct. 2
CointelegraphCRYPTO
- CFTC sues Cash FX, alleges $950M crypto-linked forex scheme
CointelegraphCRYPTO
- OG.com seeks CFTC approval for single-stock perpetual futures
CointelegraphCRYPTO
- Ex-CFTC leader to leave Blockchain Association after CLARITY vote fails
CointelegraphCRYPTO
CULTURE
- Pearl Jam Surprise Perform With Drummer Abe Laboriel Jr. at Ohana Festival
Rolling StoneCULTURE
- Chris Hansen Finally Watched Robert Pattinson Play Him in ‘Primetime’: ‘So Detached From Reality’
Rolling StoneCULTURE
- 31 Men’s Clothing Stores Where Our Style Editors Shop Online
Rolling StoneCULTURE
- Ovrkast Speaks Out Against Outkast’s Lawsuit, Says He Never Intended to ‘Confuse Fans’
Rolling StoneCULTURE
- 3 Perfect Calvin and Hobbes Stories From the 1980S That Prove Bill Watterson Is a Genius
PolygonCULTURE
- 'Star Wars' Meets 'Firefly' in this 10/10 Sci-Fi Series That's Free on Streaming Right Now
PolygonCULTURE
- 5 Classic Sci-Fi Books That Are Perfect From Start to Finish
PolygonCULTURE
- Delta Force Celebrates Its Second Anniversary with New Season Reorientation
IGNCULTURE
- Marvel's Wolverine Dev Adds Option to Turn Off Controversial Scent Trails and More in New Update
IGNCULTURE
- Chris Hansen Announces His Own Documentary After Watching 'Fever Dream' Primetime and Grades Movie a D
IGNCULTURE