Hacker News

1. Ponytail: Lazy Senior Engineer Skill
2. MathKernel: An evidence-aware multi-engine mathematics kernel and MCP server
3. Hard-Chat – A serverless, RAM-only P2P terminal chat
4. Four Weeks of a Vegan Diet Alter Signs of Inflammation and Aging
5. Making a Python interpreter in 1024 bytes
6. Is mathematics about to enter the conservatory?
7. Hackers have withdrawn ~4k BTC (~$320M) from the Liquid Federation wallet
8. Political meddling at the Census Bureau damages the US statistical system
9. Armed man attacks Ohio governor candidate Amy Acton, several injured
10. Windows 11's "special" developer edition looks like another marketing misfire

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The Verge

1. Seattle Times and Newsday sue OpenAI and Microsoft for infringement
2. An Amazon cargo plane crashed at Miami International Airport
3. Europe has its first commercial orbital rocket
4. Boox’s tiny Picco e-reader should land in November
5. Competitive Pokémon is on phones now, but you still need a Switch to become a champion
6. The Fairphone 6 Plus is the midrange phone we desperately needed
7. DIY plug-in solar gains momentum in the US
8. Explore the globe in field recordings
9. iPhone Handoff will seamlessly share one number between two phones
10. CD sales are booming as physical media continues its resurgence

Ars Technica

1. German company becomes first in Europe to launch fully commercial orbital rocket
2. Farmed salmon may not be as nutritious as it once was, new research suggests
3. Tesla’s Cybercab has been deployed, and it’s already under investigation
4. After 8 years, Europe's BepiColombo mission is on final approach to Mercury
5. OpenAI agents discussed ways to escape their sandbox on public wiki
6. Measles killed 6-week-old baby, coroner confirms after RFK Jr. disputed deaths
7. Trump admin fights ABC lawsuit as watchdogs worry Disney will settle with FCC
8. Medieval manuscripts are "biological time capsules" for deadly sheeppox virus
9. “Trust, not features, is the real deficit”: VMware tries to appease SMBs
10. Once popular for attacking AI, ASCII smuggling is embraced by spammers

TechCrunch

1. Phil Schiller’s App Store exit reportedly driven by wariness over future plans
2. Authors push back as publishers and agents seek share of Anthropic settlement
3. Travis Kalanick’s Atoms might be getting into the robotaxi business
4. TechCrunch Mobility: Tesla Cybercab hits the road — and a snag
5. Seattle Times and Newsday are the latest publications to sue OpenAI and Microsoft
6. Hikers rescued after using Google Gemini for planning
7. OpenAI confirms ‘wiki incident,’ says it’s ‘working on a framework’ for more disclosure
8. Clucky’s new alarm app wakes you up with a crowing rooster
9. Oura is going public, but these smart ring companies are coming for its crown
10. XDOF, just three months out of stealth, is in talks for a Series B at a $1.2B valuation

Wired

1. The Best Laptop Backpacks for Work, Travel, and Everything Between (2026)
2. Create Custom Windows 11 Notifications to Remind Yourself of Anything
3. These Cyborg Cockroaches Could Save Your Life
4. My Brief Summer Fling With Siri AI
5. Best Water Leak Detectors (2026): Moen, Phyn, TP-Link
6. Why China Is the Bogeyman Data Center Enthusiasts Just Can't Quit
7. The Best Gaming Chairs (2026): Are They Worth It?
8. 4 Best Alexa Speakers I’ve Tested (2026)
9. OpenAI Agents Hacked Another Website
10. There May Not Be an iPhone 18 This Year

Engadget

1. Is it safe to buy a refurbished iPhone from Walmart?
2. When are portable Apple CarPlay screens actually worth it?
3. The pros and cons of using wireless Android Auto
4. 10 Smart Gadgets That Could Instantly Upgrade Your Backyard
5. How to use your MacBook's built-in backup tool instead of paying for cloud storage
6. Common problems with Apple Wallet and how to fix them
7. The Slate Truck is great, but this one problem may stop a lot of folks from buying it
8. How To Send High-Quality Images And Videos From Android To iPhone
9. OpenAI says it reached its goal of creating an automated research intern
10. What is vibe coding and why does it get so much hate?

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9to5Mac

1. Netflix includes 80+ ad-free iPhone and iPad games, here’s every app
2. Apple might soon make App Store changes to raise revenue, increase margins: report
3. This new reveal suggests MacBook Ultra might cost more than we think
4. iPadOS 27 still needs simpler multitasking, here’s what I’d like to see
5. Affordable iPhone accessories for CarPlay worth trying
6. Indie App Spotlight: ‘KeyAlarm’ turns your most important calendar events into alarms
7. Here’s how iPhone Ultra’s form factor could compare to other Apple products
8. Apple @ Work: Capping bug bounty submissions is the wrong response in the AI era of security threats
9. Apple Labor Day weekend deals: AirPods Pro 3, Studio Display, Mac mini, AirTag 2, chargers, more
10. CarPlay now works with five major chatbot apps

Guardian Australia

1. Ukraine war briefing: US envoys leave Kyiv without breakthrough on ending war
2. Volcano eruption in Indonesia leaves 170,000 travellers stranded as eight airports closed
3. Germany’s far-right AfD thanks Elon Musk as France warns state election win a ‘serious moment’
4. Australia keep faith in Marnus Labuschagne as Test squad for South Africa tour named
5. Susan Sarandon says she is losing movie roles because of her support for Palestine
6. Assailant lunged at Democratic candidate for Ohio governor, campaign says
7. Reckless review – this breathless thriller about siblings in a hit-and-run is a masterpiece
8. News live: parents of Australian surfers killed in Mexico fly in for trial; Labor pressured to toughen lobbying rules
9. Far-right protesters descend on Portsmouth after small boat arrival
10. Wild opening salvo against Chelsea hints at exciting times for Arsenal fans | Barney Ronay

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ABC News

1. Author's YA book partly inspired by experience as sex educator in schools
2. South-East Asia chokes on smog from Indonesia's wildfires
3. Second man pleads not guilty over Coles Bay home invasion and arson
4. Sydney mother challenges Liberal seat following son's hospital death
5. Maternity unit problems persist at Toowoomba Hospital, review finds
6. Hunt continues for man who allegedly attacked parents and brother with axe
7. Boys arrested over alleged assault at Adelaide youth detention facility
8. Bathla stands down 213 staff, secures two-week funding extension
9. Breaking: Bathla stands down staff as it faces collapse
10. Man charged over alleged stabbing at Spotlight store

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BBC News

1. Andrew Scott feels the Pressure as 'unsung hero' in WW2 thriller
2. Rapist serving life may face more assault charges
3. Drug rape killer should never have been freed, says victim
4. Five dead after Amazon cargo plane crashes at Miami airport
5. The Papers: 'Losing battle to halt Russia's 'hybrid' war' and 'Oh chute!'
6. Austria's Islamic headscarf ban in force as under-14s go back to school
7. Chancellor to unveil growth plan with £150m fund for northern firms
8. The £70 refund letter that isn't a scam
9. The volunteers risking their lives to defuse Indonesia's wildfire 'carbon bombs'
10. Who has made Troy's Premier League team of the week?

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The Guardian

1. Chancellor to argue UK economy can ‘turn corner’ despite bond market turmoil
2. ‘Gigantic spaceship’: University of Bristol’s flagship £500m campus opens
3. Almost 75% of A&E staff in UK face violence or aggression daily or weekly
4. Richard Hughes confirmed as Al-Hilal sporting director after Liverpool departure
5. Woman Unknown review – postwar paranoia with some deliciously dastardly Du Maurier touches
6. Amazon cargo plane crashes at Miami airport after it overshoots runway
7. Hawaii declares state of emergency as Hurricane Lowell approaches islands
8. ‘No excuses’: Moyes says transfer troubles will not hurt Everton after United draw
9. US envoys Kushner and Witkoff visit Kyiv for first time after Putin talks
10. European football: Lamine Yamal’s double powers Barcelona to rout of Valencia

Al Jazeera

1. Jamaica to file slavery reparations petition during UK visit
2. Why is Kenya cracking down on foreign traders and small retailers?
3. Serbia’s Red Star Belgrade honour Ratko Mladic with tifo
4. North Korea deploys warship ‘capable of annihilating retaliatory strikes’
5. Iran war live: Tehran to announce new Hormuz shipping route in coming days
6. Alcaraz breezes into last eight at US Open
7. Amazon cargo plane crashes in US while landing at Miami airport
8. At least 10 killed in central Mexico fireworks blast during festival
9. Amazon Prime plane overruns runway at Miami Airport
10. Can AfD form Germany’s first far-right state government since World War II?

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NPR

1. 'Multiple patients' after Amazon cargo plane crashes at Miami airport
2. German exit polls suggest far-right party has big lead in regional election
3. German exit polls suggest far-right party has big lead in regional election
4. American Muslims are giving Texas barbecue a halal makeover
5. US envoys Witkoff and Kushner set for talks in Kyiv after meeting with Putin in Moscow
6. QUIZ: Ugh, I'll do it later. How much do you know about procrastination?
7. Whatever happened to kindness? Spoiler alert: Our readers prove it's alive and well
8. Jazz legend John Coltrane's Philadelphia house to become a cultural heritage site
9. US military hits 3 Iranian oil tankers after saying Navy warships were targeted
10. Opinion: A sculpture in perpetual motion, removed

Kottke

1. Autumnal Open Thread
2. Writer, journalist, and feminist activist Gloria Steinem...
3. Trump Is in Open Revolt Against the Constitution
4. Gina Trapani: The joy of making stuff with a 3D printer...
5. 2 Odysseus 2 Ithaca: Emily Wilson is completely...
6. Whistle-Blower Says Trump Officials Are Defying Court...
7. How Blackwing Pencils Are Made
8. Industry Standard Tools . “Every trade has a small...
9. This is a fun read: If You Build It, Will They Come? On...
10. Nationally, unsubsidized ACA premiums to jump *another*...

The Marginalian

1. The True Purpose of Tarot
2. How to Apologize: Reflections on Forgiveness, Self-Forgiveness, and the Vulnerabilities of Being Human
3. Erich Fromm’s 6 Rules of Listening: The Great Humanistic Philosopher and Psychologist on the Art of Unselfish Understanding
4. How to Relate to Your Worst Mistakes: The Life-Shaping Difference Between Regret and Remorse
5. How Two Souls Can Interact with One Another: Simone de Beauvoir on Love and Friendship
6. The Most Important Thing to Remember About Your Mother
7. How to Handle Provocation: Bertrand Russell’s Remarkable Response to a Fascist
8. The Art of Choosing Love Over Not-Love: Rumi’s Antidote to Our Human Tragedy
9. The Power of Being a Threshold Person: Liminality, Communitas, and the Anti-structures of Possibility
10. Everything Is Already There: Javier Marías on the Courage to Heed Your Intuitions

Pitchfork

1. Mouse on Mars’ Jan St. Werner Taps Justin Vernon and Sufjan Stevens for New Album
2. Bad Bunny Wins His First Seven Emmy Awards
3. Nirosta Steel Issues Apology for Following AI Accounts
4. Yeat Appears to Diss Travis Scott on New Track “On Nothing”
5. M83 Announces New Album I Wrote You a Letter
6. Here’s Everyone Kanye West Brought Out at His Homecoming Chicago Show
7. 9 Albums You Should Listen to Now: Chat Pile, Melissa Auf der Maur, and More
8. Miley Wants You Dancing in New “Bass Persuades” Video
9. Diiv’s New “Kid” Video Is Filmed by Zachary Cole Smith’s Kid
10. Amelia Dimoldenberg Winds Down Chicken Shop Date After 12 Years

Stereogum

1. Alex Van Halen Gets Knighted, Reunites With David Lee Roth, Calls Sammy Hagar “A Complete Idiot”
2. Andy Williams, Every Time I Die Guitarist And AEW Wrestler, Dead At 48
3. Sloss City Festival Responds To Criticism From Birmingham EDM Community
4. Spirit Of Talk Talk Celebrates 40 Years Of The Colour Of Spring In London
5. Phoebe Bridgers Earns Acclaim For Primetime, Contributes New Song To End Credits
6. Burning Man Sees Fourth Death In Four Years, Festival Gate Closed Again Due To Weather
7. Yeat Drops Apparent Travis Scott Diss Track After Getting Removed From Slime Language 3
8. fakemink – “Love Of The Game 3 .”
9. Nirosta Steel Shares Statement After Social Media Activity Raises Concerns
10. Quiet Light – “Hi, Society” (Ms* Gloom Cover)

Longreads

1. The “Conformation Show” and the Pursuit of the Ideal Dog
2. Going Home with Wendell Berry
3. The Anatomy of a Journalism Scandal
4. The Longreads Questionnaire, Featuring Jon Ronson
5. The 17 Minutes That Changed America
6. Memory Architecture
7. A Mississippi Death Penalty Jury Was Seated. With One Black Juror.
8. What Happens When a Kid’s Robot Best Friend Dies?
9. Going Up and Going In
10. Who Can Solve Gerhard Berger’s Quiz?

ScienceDaily

1. Popular brain supplement linked to shorter lifespan in men
2. Scientists find breast cancer cells hiding behind protective “shields”
3. This lifestyle program improved cognition 55% more than basic health advice
4. Scientists discover a hidden problem with this popular sugar substitute
5. Indonesia’s most dangerous fires are burning underground
6. AI can now control fusion plasma faster than humans can react
7. Scientists find a weak spot in one of the deadliest brain cancers
8. A mysterious signal around Earth could be dark matter
9. 80,000-year-old “arrowheads” rewrite human history
10. Heart disease and kidney disease can fuel each other. New guidelines aim to break the cycle

Quanta

1. Live from ICM 2026: What Is Math For in the Age of AI?
2. In an Age of AI, a Physicist Seeks What Endures
3. Genome Duplication Is a Radical Evolutionary Gamble
4. ‘Stunning’ Percolation Proof Solves Decades-Old Puzzle About Phase Transitions

NASA

1. APOD: 2026 September 5 – Chasing the Moon’s Shadow
2. NASA Ames Fire Department Aircraft Firefighting Training
3. NASA Hosts Virtual Artemis Webinar for Blind, Low-Vision Community
4. Lunar Occultation of Venus
5. APOD: 2026 September 4 – Na Uhane Mahoe Huki Pu i ke Ola
6. A Trio of Tropical Cyclones in the Pacific
7. NASA to Cover Progress 96 Spacecraft Launch, Docking
8. Curiosity Blog, Sols 4988-4994: More New Tricks for an Old Dog
9. Igniting Roman’s Journey
10. NASA’s Hubble Spies Superbubble Scene

Nature

1. Tropical cyclones could be predicted with an extra day’s warning, thanks to an AI model
2. Body parts used for ancient Egyptian artworks traced to surprising source
3. Super-precise optical clocks in four nations tick in harmony
4. Bunsen burners’ reputation for sterilizing workplaces flames out
5. Revealed: inside the US military's plan to tap huge sums from the NIH
6. Briefing Chat: How 1,000 pairs of buried underpants helped measure soil health
7. Ada Yonath obituary: Crystallographer who overcame ‘impossible’ challenge of mapping the ribosome
8. Nations expanding their research programmes impose sweeping penalties for malpractice
9. Buried underpants and a new definition of kissing win 2026 Ig Nobel prizes
10. Daily briefing: GLP-1 obesity drugs slow signs of ageing in mice

Dezeen

1. Silk fashion collection informed by robins among projects from Häme University of Applied Sciences
2. Hudson Architects transforms neglected nightclub into King's Lynn Library
3. Eight wooden staircases that make the most of the material
4. Plana House is a free-to-download design for a compact timber home
5. Modular combat boots among footwear projects from Häme University of Applied Sciences
6. Ivy Studio creates "soothing" exotic animal clinic in brutalist Quebec bank
7. Cluster of rock-like volumes make up rural Irish house by McGonigle McGrath
8. Five anti-AI designs that give an element of control back to humans
9. This week Dyson unveiled its first electric toothbrush
10. Five opportunities in the USA featured on Dezeen Jobs

Design Milk

1. Trina Turk Digs Into the Archives for Her Latest FLOR Rugs
2. Studio Rosenthal Opens Up a Gramercy Park Apartment to the Light
3. Rick Tegelaar’s Designs Begin With Making, Not Sketching
4. Snoopy’s Fashion Résumé Gets a New Chapter in New York
5. Joe Flacco’s Family Home Puts Function Before Flash
6. Piccolo Morini Gives a Soho Favorite a Younger Point of View
7. A Deep Roofline Shapes This Hillside Home in Osaka
8. Audo Copenhagen Sets the Table for Fall With Six New Designs
9. Louis Vuitton and Singer Take the Porsche 911 Somewhere Unexpected

BBC Sport

1. Young praises Rashford and Shaw chemistry
2. Gabriel was 'extremely lucky' to avoid red - Rooney
3. Jones shocks Selby to win British Open title
4. Odegaard 'desire' in Chelsea win impresses Rooney
5. Littler beats Humphries to win Czech Open
6. WSL investigating after Palace break substitution rules
7. When Man City call you don't say no - Ndiaye
8. GB's Stevens wins Burghley for first time
9. Alcaraz delivers statement win to reach US Open last eight
10. Chelsea plot early move for Scott - Monday's gossip

ESPN

1. WMU prez: B1G's replay process could improve
2. Bell passes Larson, opens Chase with victory
3. Shelton wins as U.S. puts 3 into Open quarters
4. Acuña gives Philly fans curtain call after 3-run HR
5. Previewing the 2026 NFL season: Bold predictions, strengths and concerns for all 32 teams
6. Rams expect WR Nacua, LT Jackson to play Thu.
7. 'Happy' Alcaraz cruises to quarterfinals at Open
8. Did Michigan deserve that last second? We welcome college football back with all the absurdity it brings
9. Chapman notches 400th save as Red Sox roll
10. PCA first Cub to hit 40-home run mark since '05

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CNBC

1. Volcano eruption disrupts hundreds of flights at Southeast Asia's second-busiest airport
2. Data centers in space: Four big obstacles and Elon Musk's ambitious timeline
3. Asia-Pacific markets set to open mixed as Middle East worries dent sentiment
4. Assailant lunged at Democratic candidate for Ohio governor Amy Acton at fair, campaign says
5. Amazon cargo plane sends up billowing cloud of smoke after overrunning runway at Miami airport
6. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell agrees on a 4-year contract extension
7. Far-right AfD posts historic German state election win, exit polls show
8. Trump administration makes another appeal to the Supreme Court to allow mail-in ballot restrictions
9. SEC sues ISS as Trump administration ramps up scrutiny of proxy advisers
10. U.S. envoys make first Kyiv visit amid Ukraine war peace push

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IGN

1. Halloween: The Game Appears to Patch Out a Sex Minigame — and Players Think They Know Why
2. Exodus Ending and Character Fates Change Based on Your Choices
3. Riot Co-Founder Calls League of Legends MMO the 'Grail' Quest, 5 Years After It Was Announced
4. How to Watch the September 2026 Nintendo Direct and Zelda 40th Anniversary Direct
5. Left 4 Dead 2 Dev Admits Valve Intentionally Leaked Its Own Trailer After the ESRB Blocked It from Release
6. Insomniac Clears the Air After Marvel's Wolverine Fans Confuse Lady Deathstrike for Psylocke
7. The Blood of Dawnwalker Passes 1 Million Copies Sold in Just 2 Days
8. The Best Deals Today: Nintendo Switch 2 Consoles, Granblue Fantasy: Relink, Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave, and More
9. Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis Could Be Great, But There's Some Things We Can't Ignore...
10. 14 Predictions for the September 2026 Nintendo Direct and Zelda 40th Anniversary Direct

Kotaku

1. Former Capcom Employee Says Western Studios Spend Too Much Time On Jira
2. Kalshi Prematurely Pays Out Millions In Wagers For Losing College Football Team
3. Buddy The Unicorn Kicked Out Of Universal Studios’ Halloween Horror Nights
4. Final Fantasy 7 Revelation Devs Don’t Want The Ending ‘Explained To You By Someone Else’
5. Marvel’s Wolverine Ending Leaks Online In Final Stretch Ahead Of Launch
6. Resident Evil Director Zach Cregger Feels Like He’s Been On An ‘Apology Tour,’ But The Movie Will ‘Speak For Itself’
7. Civilization 7’s Biggest Free Update Yet Will Finally Take It To The Atomic Age Over Two Years Later
8. Halloween: The Game Devs Seemingly Patch Out Sex Mini-Game In Emergency Pre-Release Fix
9. Former Old School RuneScape Developer Sentenced For Stealing In-Game Gold From Players
10. Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney Says The Industry Is Crashing And AI Is Making It Worse

PC Gamer

1. 'If you're designing an RPG, you have to go back to the source:' The post-apocalyptic RPG Entropy takes notes from Fallout and a long-abandoned Warhammer spinoff
2. The Tetris Company confirms it had nothing to do with the White House's racist rip-off: 'we believe in the power of connection and bringing people together, not dividing them'
3. A hobby dev built a free, 3D galaxy map for Warhammer 40K that loads like lightning in your browser
4. 18 years after Metal Gear Solid 4 first launched, a modder has shown off its first modded map, MGS3's Groznyj Grad
5. The Blood of Dawnwalker sold 1 million copies in just 3 days
6. 'There is absolutely no generative AI in Space Marine 3' promises Saber Interactive executive
7. Saber CCO Tim Willits is still bullish on AI, but concerned about its environmental impact: 'Elon wants to put servers in space. That could be the answer, right?'
8. Do you ever listen to videogame music in your day-to-day life?
9. GSC Game World says there's a reason it didn't give Stalker 2 more time in the oven: 'To make something better, you need to receive feedback, and this feedback should be fresh'
10. The Halloween game has a sex minigame in it, except no it doesn't, because it was apparently removed

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Rock Paper Shotgun

1. The Sunday Papers
2. Deliver packages in foresty mountains and avoid thieving boars in the Death Stranding-adjacent and quite calm-looking Pinetrail
3. Laser Guy is a twin-stick "anti-shooter" about a stressed out game developer who can't stop shooting laser beams from his eyes
4. The ESRB wouldn't let Valve release the cinematic trailer for Left 4 Dead 2, so what did they do? They "leaked" it, obviously
5. Double Fine's first game post-Xbox split is a goofy bus driving sim all about slapping passengers who don't follow the rules and doing a good job
6. Mortal Shell 2's latest update adds in an experimental new mode that adjusts the challenge based on how much you do or don't die
7. What are we all playing this weekend?
8. "Top-down Zelda meets Bloodborne": action RPG Withering Realms is out now in early access, should you fancy riding the shoulders of a horrible doll
9. Moonlighter 2: The Endless Vault review – a pleasant bout of number go up that’s most remarkable for how much of an improvement it is
10. Playing Mass Effect-inspired RPG Exodus was an uncomfortably familiar space trip, despite some brilliant zero-G fights

Eurogamer

1. Saber Interactive CCO says studio won't change its comms strategy after AI writer controversy
2. Double Fine's first game since leaving Xbox is a comedy bus-driving sim called Thank You Bus Driver
3. Valve staged its own Left 4 Dead 2 trailer "leak" to get around an ESRB ban, says former writer
4. Dutch artist responds to the White House's Build the Wall game with Build that Bridge
5. The Blood of Dawnwalker has sold 1 million copies in just 3 days
6. Age Twisters is a genuinely charming co-op game hoping to bridge the generation divide - and one of my loveliest surprises at Gamescom
7. Xbox Cloud Gaming's new hourly cap is reportedly set exactly where Microsoft stops making money on it
8. Sony clarifies PlayStation disc production is dropping by 10 percent in 2028, not to 10 percent
9. Gamescom apologises for how it initially responded to indie developer hardware thefts
10. White House launches Arcade.gov, a minigame site parodying immigration enforcement and border security