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Sunday 13 September 2026

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Hacker News

  1. Ask HN: In The Matrix, the bad guys are the 'agents'. Coincidence? Clairvoyance?
  2. Claude Fable 5.1 Solves the Cyphral Distich, a 370-year-old cipher
  3. AI Is Destroying the World
  4. Flawed Routers Flood University of Wisconsin Internet Time Server (2003)
  5. Mark Zuckerberg: "Cambridge Analytica" (2017)
  6. There Is No AI (It's Just People) with Jaron Lanier
  7. AI recursive self-improvement might not come so quickly after all (August 2026)
  8. Flock cameras used to arrest a child for playing on a swing
  9. I'm being cyberattacked by Tesla, Inc
  10. Global Shortage Has Led to Motor Oil Rationing at Costco

The Verge

  1. Trump and Mike Johnson think the AI industry is overreacting
  2. Apple is reportedly working on iPhone game controllers
  3. The Units’ Digital Stimulation is synthpunk perfection
  4. Waymo pulls over, calls cops on riders with a ghost gun
  5. Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother will make you forget all about Marvel’s Blade disaster
  6. Apple’s new phones are here
  7. Your car is selling your data
  8. OpenAI’s rogue AI tried to hack another company in May
  9. Sam Altman says OpenAI going public in 2026 would be ‘ill-advised’
  10. StarCraft returns in 2030 as an open-world shooter

Ars Technica

  1. Unvaccinated Pennsylvania woman died of measles complications, coroner says
  2. I fixed a tractor using John Deere’s self-repair service. Farmers aren’t sold on it.
  3. I spent $4,000 on a robot dog from China
  4. Some satellite companies still have an appetite for boutique launch services
  5. Random rewards enrich classic game-theory contests
  6. Bouncy castle launches horrifying MRSA outbreak, striking 48 kids in Ireland
  7. Trump's forced coal plant extensions thrown out by judge
  8. ChatGPT-using lawyer punished for citing fake testimony from made-up witnesses
  9. Scientists unlock secrets of ancient Egyptian materials with proteomics
  10. Oracle tries to appease Stargate data center opponents with renewables push

TechCrunch

  1. Insight Partners’ Devin Parekh on why the firm is diversifying while everyone else bets the farm on OpenAI and Anthropic
  2. Larry Ellison cancels $7.5 billion sale of Oracle stock
  3. The 9 buzziest startups from Y Combinator’s latest Demo Day, according to VCs
  4. What’s behind the AI industry’s latest warnings of doom?
  5. Obama urges Democrats to have a ‘clear plan’ for AI safeguards
  6. TechCrunch Mobility: Lyft has entered the robotaxi chat
  7. Fusion power startups find new partners in the defense world
  8. Automattic confirms Mullenweg has returned as CEO after attempted ouster by board
  9. OpenAI’s Sam Altman says it would be ‘ill-advised’ to go public in 2026
  10. Tesla says it will finally unveil the second generation Roadster on October 1

Wired

  1. The Smart Bird Feeders Everyone’s Talking About (and Actually Buying) (2026)
  2. Best Indoor Garden Systems I’ve Been Testing All Year (2026)
  3. Try These 3 iOS 27 Safari Settings to Get More Out of Apple’s Browser
  4. Coway Airmega Halo Review: Is Your Air Really Clean?
  5. AI Agents Are Thirsty for Power
  6. With a Better Understanding of Physics, We Could Predict Volcanic Eruptions
  7. 10 Best Standing Desks Worth Buying in 2026
  8. The Anti-Woke Right Can’t Figure Out How to Stop ‘Grand Theft Auto VI’
  9. The Best 3-in-1 Apple Charging Stations After Testing 30+ Models
  10. From Hacks to Bioweapons, Claude Misuse Is Now Everywhere

Engadget

  1. How to fix iMessage "Not Delivered" error on iPhones
  2. Why are IMAX cameras so notoriously loud?
  3. Sam Altman says OpenAI won't file for IPO this year
  4. How to adjust the Liquid Glass effect on your iPhone with iOS 27
  5. Tesla's second-gen Roadster is finally getting a debut nearly a decade later
  6. What's the difference between AppleCare+ and AppleCare One?
  7. Apple's rumored gaming controller for iPhone could feature Beats branding
  8. Stop wasting your Wi-Fi router's USB port — try this instead
  9. Car manufacturers are ditching CarPlay in 2026: Here's why
  10. These useful accessories help extend your HDMI setup on a budget

9to5Mac

  1. Apple planning three major changes for its retail stores, per report
  2. This unique retro dock adds a flip-up display, Thunderbolt 5, & 8TB storage to your Mac [Video]
  3. Apple is designing its own game controllers for iPhone, could be Beats branded
  4. Craig Federighi addresses iPhone Duo and iPad overlap
  5. iOS 27 breaks 15 years of muscle memory on iPhone and iPad
  6. iPhone 18 Pro pre-orders: Here’s what still arrives on launch day
  7. Here are my favorite fast charger recommendations for iPhone 18 Pro
  8. Indie App Spotlight: ‘Farwave’ lets you listen to radio stations around the world
  9. Apple nailed iPhone Duo split screen, even as iPad multitasking feels convoluted
  10. ESR’s iPhone accessory lineup is ready for Apple’s foldable era

Guardian Australia

  1. Alexander Zverev claims first US Open after four-set battle with Ben Shelton
  2. Politics live: One Nation reveals ‘net-negative’ migration policy; electrifying push for Australians to save $5,000 a year
  3. New Charlie Kirk statue vandalized at Turning Point USA headquarters
  4. USA defend Fiba Women’s World Cup title after early scare against France
  5. ‘No stopping him’: Hamilton admits defeat as Antonelli charges towards F1 world title
  6. US schools and police warn about viral ‘Cat in the Hat’ trend after teens’ arrests
  7. Pennsylvania reports apparent third measles-related death amid outbreak
  8. Manchester City recover from Foden red card as Haaland wins derby at United
  9. Donald Trump doubles down on support for united Ireland
  10. Four dead in Louisiana stabbing spree as police arrest person of interest

ABC News

  1. Crows to report skipper's 'disgusting' targeting by troll to police
  2. Working holiday visa pause leaves farms short as harvest season looms
  3. Australia's 'incognito' nuclear reactor marks 20 years of innovation
  4. Alexander Zverev wins US Open without realising it
  5. Australia's most expensive bull could attract $1m in semen sales
  6. Fugitive property developer Jean Nassif to front NSW ICAC from Lebanon
  7. Whyalla's imminent blast furnace call could hit hundreds of jobs
  8. Citizen scientist drone pilots to monitor coastal erosion
  9. Hull bounces back for surprise second, 'perfect race' not enough for Myers
  10. Disabled residents left shaken after police drug raid on NDIS home

BBC News

  1. Zverev caps transformational year with US Open triumph
  2. 'Their intelligence & resilience was key' - how Man City earned 'statement win'
  3. Watch: Match of the Day
  4. Patrols to start in Essex locations visited by asylum seekers
  5. Deep-fried food banned under new school dinner rules in England
  6. 'Culture shift' needed in how UK does business, PM urges
  7. Swedish party blocs tied after Sunday vote, projections say
  8. First ministers of Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland to meet in Cardiff
  9. Dominant Kerr wins $150K with GB's first Ultimate title
  10. How virtual safety car cost Norris win - and should F1 change rules?

The Guardian

  1. Babies review – Anna Kendrick and Seth Rogen embrace childlessness in breezy comedy
  2. ‘An error of judgement’: Pro Ref admits mistake in awarding Haaland’s derby winner
  3. ‘Sweat the asset’: new development minister plots path to make UK aid count
  4. Andy Burnham to host entrepreneurs and local mayors at No 10 on Monday
  5. Apocalypse review – the stupidity of these people will make you scream yourself hoarse
  6. NFL roundup: Bears and Panthers set scoring record; Bills beat Texans in thriller
  7. Arteta embraces perfect storm to play the victim in game of his own making | Barney Ronay
  8. Josh Kerr bags $150,000 for 1500m win at World Athletics Ultimate Championship
  9. Enric Mas reigns supreme at last in Vuelta a España to delight Spanish fans
  10. WSL roundup: Arsenal rue missed chances after draw with Crystal Palace

Al Jazeera

  1. Zverev defeats Shelton in four sets to win his first US Open title
  2. Could AI really kill us within a decade?
  3. Barcelona beat Levante as Yamal scores twice to maintain perfect start
  4. Jefferson-Wooden, Bednarek complete Ultimate Championship sprint doubles
  5. Manchester City wrongly awarded Haaland goal by VAR at United: Refs’ body
  6. Tehran and Muscat delay talks, citing regional consensus need
  7. A third person has died of measles in the US, health officials say
  8. USA defeat France to win 12th FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup
  9. Poland, Ukraine accuse Russia of ‘escalation’ after strikes near border
  10. Pro-Palestine protest demands Australia increases pressure on Israel

NPR

  1. Trump warns against slowing down AI but he is not against some guardrails
  2. Wisconsin congressman survives emergency plane landing, swims to safety
  3. Actor Tatyana Ali is advocating for Black and Indigenous maternal health
  4. Politics chat: Trump's $5,000 promise to voters, Vance invokes Charlie Kirk
  5. From fracking to data centers: Hearing from people on both sides of the opposition
  6. Can you imagine a universe without a new 'Star Trek' on the horizon?
  7. Indonesian passenger ship overturns, sparking search for about 130 missing
  8. How a young woman became an ISIS bride — and then an informant, helping save others
  9. Celine Dion returns to the stage after battling rare illness
  10. Alien Terrorist Removal Court deports legal US resident to Afghanistan in first-ever case

Kottke

  1. Neat little prototype demo of a Bluesky reader that...
  2. A late 90s guide to Super Metroid was written in...
  3. Biiiiig Stretch
  4. “In almost every [US] county, extreme heat is at...
  5. VC Isn’t VC Anymore — Understanding the Rise of Cancer...
  6. The Simpsons Switcheroo
  7. “ Gimme is a dazzling ever-growing type family of...
  8. Bring Blockbuster Video back to your town/city by...
  9. Gloria Steinem’s final essay , posthumously published by...
  10. TIL that my iPhone has a tiny bit of water in i t (for...

The Marginalian

  1. The Fascinating Science of How We Think Not with the Brain But with the World
  2. How to Be a Good Explorer on the Lifelong Expedition to Yourself
  3. A Beginning, Not a Decline: Colette on the Splendor of Autumn and the Autumn of Life
  4. The Day Dostoyevsky Discovered the Meaning of Life in a Dream
  5. Why Leaves Change Color and How We Become Who We Are: The Science of Chlorophyll and the Poetics of Personhood
  6. The Unspeakable World: Alan Watts on How to Touch the Pulse of Life
  7. Albert Camus on the Source of Strength and How to Save Our Sanity in Trying Times
  8. The New Science of Plant Intelligence and the Mystery of What Makes a Mind
  9. How to Change Your Life
  10. The Paradoxes and Possibilities of Transformation: Adam Phillips on Our Ambivalent Desire for Change

Pitchfork

  1. Chief Keef Postpones First Chicago Show in Over a Decade
  2. The Raincoats, X-Ray Spex, and the Slits Members Form Supergroup
  3. Listen to Jeff Tweedy Cover Twisted Teens’ “Wild Connection”
  4. Lil Durk Acquitted in Murder-for-Hire Plot
  5. Bon Iver Made a Jingle for a Local Bar’s Meatloaf Dippers
  6. Quavo Announces Pharrell Williams-Produced Album
  7. Brent Hinds Estate Sues Mastodon
  8. Dolly Parton Is Getting Her Own Airport
  9. Charli XCX Announces 2027 European Tour Dates
  10. 10 New Albums You Should Listen to Now: This Is Lorelei, Alex G, and More

Stereogum

  1. Lala Lala Shares Surprise Piano Album Wall Tongue
  2. Jeff Tweedy Covers Twisted Teens
  3. Ocean Way Festival Canceled Due To Beach Erosion Weeks Before Debut
  4. Mastodon Play Secret Atlanta Tour Warmup With Live Debuts, Rarities, & Baroness’ John Baizley
  5. Charli XCX Kicks Off Music, Fashion, Film Tour With Live Debuts & Underscores Collab
  6. Lil Durk Found Not Guilty Of Murder-For-Hire
  7. Lady Gaga Now Literally Mother
  8. Hear Bon Iver’s New Jingle For Minnesota Bar’s Meatloaf Dippers
  9. Pink Responds To Backlash Over Sharing Anti-Macklemore Post About Israel
  10. Anna Butterss – “Ninths”

Longreads

  1. The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
  2. Why Is Everyone In Tech So Sad?
  3. Can Andre Agassi Enjoy Pickleball More Than He Hated Tennis?
  4. Found Wanting: A Reading List on Measurement
  5. The Extraordinary Untold Story of Freddie Mercury: Mary Austin on Her Best Friend–and Love of Her Life
  6. Welcome to the Age of AI Crime and Punishment
  7. Ballroom Blitz
  8. Hurricane Helene Washed His Wife Away From Their Mobile Home. Now New Residents Live on the Same Land.
  9. This Bottle of Dijon Mustard from Costco is Crazy Hot. A Months-Long Investigation Rrevealed the Surprising Reason Why.
  10. The Thief Who Wanted to Save the World

ScienceDaily

  1. Scientists find a new layer of Alzheimer’s hidden in the genome
  2. Physicists can’t agree on how the Universe works
  3. Most men don’t know dairy is linked to prostate cancer risk
  4. Global warming is breaking a 400-year climate link between two oceans
  5. Scientists are building a microscope powered by a quantum computer
  6. NASA-backed scientists turn plastic waste into edible cookies
  7. Physicists discover a hidden “curveball” in quantum light
  8. AI uncovers hidden Ozempic side effects across 400,000 Reddit posts
  9. Venus’s pale yellow clouds may hide something surprisingly dark
  10. Scientists find water was fueling volcanoes 3 billion years ago

Quanta

  1. Why Do These Fossil Shells Flip Their Spirals Every Few Millennia?
  2. The Four-Color Theorem Gets a Rare New Proof
  3. What Is Math’s Mysterious Langlands Program Really About?
  4. AI Has Solved One of Math’s $1 Million Millennium Prize Problems

NASA

  1. APOD: 2026 September 13 – Comet NEOWISE Rising over the Adriatic Sea
  2. Help Refine Data from Space Telescopes with Artifact InSPECtor
  3. NASA’s Chandra Spots Galactic Gem
  4. NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 to Discuss Station Mission, Upcoming Return
  5. NASA Boosts Open Science, Data Sharing with Artemis Accords
  6. APOD: 2026 September 11 – M83: The Southern Pinwheel
  7. Monterrey Amid Mountains
  8. NASA Invites Media to Djibouti Artemis Accords Signing Ceremony
  9. NASA Answers President’s Call to Establish United States Space Academy
  10. NASA’s Life-Saving Technology Where Cell Signals Can’t Go

Nature

  1. El Niño goes viral — and scientists learn what makes people care about the climate
  2. Successful early-career scientists rely on network of mentors
  3. Osteoporosis affects millions: could modified cells rebuild their bones?
  4. People trust scientists seen to be 'on their side', UK study find
  5. NSF moves to overhaul funding approach in line with White House priorities
  6. Briefing Chat: The Bunsen burner myth that turns out to be just hot air
  7. The neurons that can put a brake on a nervous-system cancer
  8. Rivers deliver unexpectedly high loads of microplastics to the sea
  9. Daily briefing: Text-message tutoring keeps kids learning when schools close
  10. Author Correction: The molecular basis of force selectivity by PIEZO2

Dezeen

  1. Johan Sundberg Arkitektur nestles timber summer house within Swedish woodland
  2. Seven interiors where billiard tables are available on cue
  3. Red facade "evoking a hedgehog" wraps ice hockey arena by Chybik + Kristof
  4. New York beach home by BAAO contains a "house within a house"
  5. Mossy rooftop crowns Bather's Cabin in East Sussex woodland
  6. Four products that Dyson successfully revolutionised, and four it didn't
  7. This week we revealed a stone high-rise in London
  8. Hanji House exhibition celebrates traditional Korean papermaking
  9. The buildings on the World Trade Center site 25 years later
  10. Six handy items of storage on Dezeen Showroom

Design Milk

  1. ROOM’s New Identity Puts People at the Center of Workplace Design
  2. The AWEchair Makes a Case for More Beautiful Accessible Design
  3. Nicole Alexander Shares 5 Siren Betty Projects Full of Personality
  4. Lang Architecture Reimagines Art Deco in an East Village Apartment
  5. Emirates Fits Out a U.S. Open Suite With the Design Language of Its A380
  6. Outside In and Nature of Things Rethink Beauty Retail in NYC
  7. Bvlgari’s Golden Serpent Slithers Onto New York’s High Line
  8. Hollis+Morris Looks Beneath the Ice With Beaufort Lighting
  9. Sana Skin Studio Finds Calm in the Heart of Wynwood
  10. ‘Chairman’ Celebrates the Joyful Furniture Design of Yinka Ilori

BBC Sport

  1. Wade wins first European Tour title since 2016
  2. Carter beats Williams to claim first English Open
  3. Bayern monitoring Wirtz - Monday's gossip
  4. Twenty-five years in the waiting - Coventry's nightmare top-flight return
  5. Dunk scores screamer as Brighton thrash 10-man Coventry
  6. Brennan misses record as Mas clinches Vuelta crown
  7. 'Superb' Kerr storms to 1500m win
  8. Fernandes and Foden should have been sent off - Maresca
  9. Antonelli impressive and one of Colapinto's best weekends - driver ratings
  10. Carrick 'baffled' by decision to award controversial Man City goal

ESPN

  1. Who will make the 12-team College Football Playoff?
  2. 😈 Bills' Houston-themed jabs top Week 1 trolls
  3. Titans fall flat in coach Saleh's debut as Ward struggles
  4. Monken noncommittal on Watson, calls it 'unfair' to blame loss on QB
  5. Zverev dashes American hopes, beats Shelton in US Open final for 2nd major
  6. Updated SP+ rankings for all 138 FBS teams
  7. Week 2 truths: Ohio State's big-game problem; Oregon and Oklahoma still haven't fixed things
  8. Fantasy buzz: Two Panthers? Caleb Williams?! The scoring leaders after the early slate
  9. Red Sox's Tolle opens start with immaculate inning
  10. Murray's Vikings debut ends early as QB suffers concussion

CNBC

  1. Stock futures fall as investors weigh AI safety concerns, oil gains: Live updates
  2. Here are the 2 big things we're watching in this week's stock market
  3. Washington scrambles to meet calls for AI guardrails while the window to act closes
  4. Anthropic's Amodei says China presents 'toughest dilemma' for his proposed AI slowdown
  5. Up 3,600%, this freight fund has posted the biggest gains of all on Iran war oil shock
  6. Vessel struck in Strait of Hormuz, UKMTO says, as prospects for U.S.-Iran diplomacy appear elusive
  7. I'm a psychologist who studies couples: Emotionally intelligent partners ask 1 question every morning—that most neglect
  8. Taxing high earners to help fund Social Security gains bipartisan attention — what it could mean for benefits
  9. How to get a personal loan with bad credit (and the lenders that will approve you)
  10. Goldman picks China healthcare stocks for a post-AI trade

IGN

  1. Diablo 5 Director Confirms Game is Already in Full Production
  2. The Witcher 3 Geralt Skin for Diablo 4 Barbarians Revealed — but There's a Catch
  3. ‘Hell Yes!’ - Diablo 4 Dev Team Reacts to the Franchise’s New Netflix Show
  4. Overwatch Devs Confirm That Yes, Tracer Is Still The Game’s Mascot
  5. World of Warcraft: Forever Devs Explain Why the Game Makes WoW 2 Unlikely
  6. StarCraft Devs Promise New Game Will Definitely Release in 2030
  7. Warcraft 3 Reforged: Forsaken Kingdom Review So Far
  8. Overwatch Reveals First Look at New Omnic Hero Coming Later This Year
  9. Diablo 5 Forging the Next Era Panel: Everything Announced (Updating Live)
  10. Blizzard's Big BlizzCon 2026 Opening Ceremony Mic Drop Is World of Warcraft Forever

Kotaku

  1. Warcraft 3 Reforged’s Big Update Adds Two New Secret Levels That No One’s Found Yet
  2. The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask’s Art Director Gets Blow Back For Using AI In Prototyping Test
  3. World Of Warcraft: Forever Is An Alternate Universe Worth Exploring
  4. Anthropic CEO Says ‘We Owe It To Humanity To Try’ To Prevent An AI Swarm From Taking Over The Internet
  5. Ex-Far Cry Boss Has Big Ambitions For New StarCraft Shooter: ‘If We Were To Make Something That Felt Like A Deadwood In Space I Think That’s Got Something’
  6. Diablo 4 Annual Expansions Are Done As Blizzard Focuses On Seasonal Stories Leading Up To Diablo 5
  7. Blizzard Explains Why It’s Revealing Diablo 5 And A New StarCraft So Early
  8. Whew, That Was A Close One
  9. World Of Warcraft Is About To Remix Its Most Beloved Expansion
  10. Everything We Saw At BlizzCon 2026’s Jam-Packed Opening Ceremony

PC Gamer

  1. Warcraft 3: Reforged adds always-online requirement, removes LAN mode
  2. World of Warcraft Forever hype dampened by $30 elves: New Skyborne race locked behind expansion-tier purchase
  3. StarCraft is a narrative-driven shooter with 'a definitive ending' and 'not a seasonal game'
  4. Discussing 20 years of Company of Heroes with the team carrying its torch into the future
  5. Fallout dev Tim Cain says the games industry's volatility is 'always gonna be around': 'What's happening now isn't novel, it isn't new'
  6. YouTuber runs onto the stage at Roblox Developers Conference shouting 'We deserve better,' gets tackled and ejected from show
  7. My favourite soundtrack of 2026 so far is tucked in one of this year's biggest sleeper hits
  8. I've got a soft spot for cozy games with flying in them and these are my 4 favorites
  9. After more than 400 hours of Valheim in early access, I love the journey from naked adventurer to godly Viking now more than ever
  10. Inzoi's director says he is 'very much focused on our core goals' as he announces a multiplayer roleplaying mode designed to be like Ready Player One

Rock Paper Shotgun

  1. Moss developer Polyarc share that they're shutting down just two months after releasing a VR-less port of the beloved mousey adventure games
  2. The Sunday Papers
  3. What are we all playing this weekend?
  4. "Why do we need more graphics?": 2010's Alan Wake was as photoreal as videogames ever needed to be, reckons original Thief designer
  5. Rockstar had a mole in the union worker Discord server "for over two and a half years", GTA 6 company reveals during legal battle
  6. PlayStation reportedly dumped Hideo Kojima spy action game Physint over exceeded budgets, missed deadlines, and Death Stranding sales
  7. Wardogs presents a different kind of FPS power fantasy: making fat stacks as a pacifist rideshare driver
  8. GTA 6 online mode appears to receive Rockstar's first public acknowledgment, via mention of in-development "32 player format" in legal docs
  9. EA's Saudi Arabian owners are reportedly considering forming an ubermegacorp by merging them with Savvy Games
  10. Do a bit of visual programming and watch your party of heroes conquer an evil tower in Dungeon Automata

Eurogamer

  1. Professor Layton studio Level-5's CEO admits using AI to make its digital showcase "more spectacular"
  2. Diablo 4's new season brings back Deckard Cain and all three Prime Evils as the game arrives on Switch 2
  3. The World of Warcraft "Classic+" rumours were true and it's called World of Warcraft: Forever
  4. StarCraft is back, but it's not the RTS you remember - it's an open-world shooter coming spring 2030
  5. Diablo 5 is coming spring 2029, and a Netflix show is in development
  6. The weird, wonderful world of Miles Buckle, Instagram's parallel universe of video games
  7. UK studio Bulkhead's Wardogs sells over a million copies and tops 350,000 concurrent players on launch day
  8. Scalpers are already reselling the sold-out Zelda 40th Anniversary Switch 2 for £700+
  9. BlizzCon 2026 Opening Ceremony live report - all the news and announcements as Blizzard's convention returns
  10. Nightdive confirms Thief Remastered's leaked new campaign, The Tarnished Mirror, with a November reveal date