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WORLDOpenAI releases its official report on the Hugging Face breachThe report, which spans several discrete cybersecurity compromises, is the most complete accounting of the incident to date.TechCrunch·4d ago
WORLDBreaking down the AL West and wild-card racesWe put this year's mediocre AL postseason picture into context historically and analyze the AL West and wild-card races.ESPN·4d ago
WORLDFlash floods on Nepal-Tibet border leave scores dead and hundreds missing<p>At least 157 people dead and hundreds of tourists among missing after roads, bridges and power plants swept away</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/aug/27/nepal-flash-flood-live-updates-tibet-border-death-toll-missing-himalayas-floods-flooding-latest-news">Nepal-TiThe Guardian·4d ago
WORLDThere Are No Trans Women in the WNBA, so Right-Wingers Are Making Some UpAs culture warriors continue to stoke the flames of a gender panic in professional sports, wild conspiracy theories are coming into play.Wired·4d ago
WORLDThe Humanoids at China’s Robot Games Were Faster Than Usain Bolt—but I’m More Impressed by Their Tweezer MasteryBeijing’s endlessly delightful Robot Games featured tons of impressive stunts. But the most mind-blowing tricks challenged the humanoid’s brain, not its brawn.Wired·4d ago
WORLDBeing a mom is hard — the heat is making it harderIt's 8:52 AM and 86 degrees Fahrenheit (30 Celsius) where I live in Southern California. My husband just came back from a morning outing with our four-month-old. "How was the botanic garden?" I ask him. "It was okay. It was just too hot," he tells me. I didn't expect us to spend so much of […]The Verge·4d ago
WORLDWhat Does $17.1 Billion Mean for Meta?The Silicon Valley company agreed to pay up to $17.1 billion in penalties as part of a landmark settlement with states over social media addiction claims.NY Times·4d ago
