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• Daily News Stuff 18 August 2026 Aug 18, 2026

  Lexx News Edition Top Story Meta faces a $1.4 trillion fine in a case brought by multiple US stats over (checks notes...

• Daily News Stuff 17 August 2026 Aug 17, 2026

  Backsplash Edition Top Story Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei says the AI backlash is fundamentally a crisis of trust and a...

• Daily News Stuff 16 August 2026 Aug 16, 2026

  Ananaisotropic Edition Top Story Every fusion power startup that has raised over $100 million. (Tech Crunch) Your wee...

Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com

• Stories About Kevin Aug 18, 2026

  Read Stories About Kevin Our hotel has a new coworker, who I'll call Kevin. I work the 7 AM – 3 PM full time, and Kev...

• When The Swedish Fish Never Swam Upstream Aug 18, 2026

  Read When The Swedish Fish Never Swam Upstream Customer: "So what's back there, anyway?" Me: "Back where?" Customer: ...

• Those Are Some Beefy Mental Hoops To Jump Through Aug 18, 2026

  Read Those Are Some Beefy Mental Hoops To Jump Through Customer: "Here! See? Meat!" Me: "Oh, you wanted beef?" Custom...

GadgeteerZA

Simplifying Gadgets and Technology, is my passion!

• Open Source Caving: 20 Years of Making Cave Mapping Tools Aug 18, 2026

  “In his talk Open Source Caving: 20 Years of Making Cave Mapping Tools at Hackaday Europe 2026, Phil takes us through...

• N64 classic GoldenEye 007 has been 100% decompiled, paving the way for mods and ports Aug 18, 2026

  “Rare’s GoldenEye 007, which dropped back in 1997, is one of the most influential games in history. It arguably estab...

• Cheap USB-C chargers are actually fine—these 4 specs are all that matter Aug 17, 2026

  “These days, buying a charger requires you to be familiar with USB PD, PPS, GaN, and a handful of other acronyms, on ...

Above the Law

A Legal Web Site – News, Insights, and Opinions on Law Firms, Lawyers, Law School, Law Suits, Judges and Courts

• Meet Me At ILTACON: Ajax, An Intelligent Timekeeper That Adapts To Your Existing Workflow Aug 18, 2026

  [Sponsored] Stop by booth 577 to see how Ajax can find your firm 12% more billable time. The post Meet Me At ILTACON:...

• Expert Asked ChatGPT ‘Show How 3M Is 0% At Fault’ Making For Entertaining Deposition Aug 18, 2026

  This had to be fun for the plaintiffs' attorney! The post Expert Asked ChatGPT ‘Show How 3M Is 0% At Fault’ Making Fo...

• Avoiding The AI Efficiency Trap: What Biglaw Needs To Get Right  Aug 18, 2026

  [Sponsored] Join our expert panel on Sept. 9 to hear key takeaways from ILTACON 2026 — and the implications for the l...

The Volokh Conspiracy

Mostly law professors | Sometimes contrarian | Often libertarian | Always independent | Est. 2002

• No Preliminary Injunction Against Alleged Defamation of Counselor by Estranged Wife/Ex-Client Aug 18, 2026

  From Patterson v. Patterson, decided by Chief Judge Brian Morris (D. Mont.) today: James Patterson ("Plaintiff") file...

• "As If These Blunders Were Not Enough," U.S. Attorney Office Management … Aug 18, 2026

  "decided to double book the same [prosecutor] for two trials on the same day," writes federal judge in blocking felon...

• Ninth Circuit Rejects Trump Administration Acting U.S. Attorney Appointment Aug 18, 2026

  A persuasive opinion by Judge Eric Miller curtails the Trump Administration's attempt to color outside the lines.

SoraNews24 -Japan News-

Bringing you yesterday's news from Japan and Asia, today.

• Dog-friendly Wanwan Liner bus to begin operations between Tokyo and Osaka this fall Aug 18, 2026

  This upcoming doggy express offers a new option for long-distance travel in comfort with your Best Friend. For many, ...

• Starbucks Japan releases two new seasonal drinks that blur the line between summer and autumn Aug 18, 2026

  We find out if Starbucks does justice to a fruit with a very Japanese flavour.  As we make our way through August, we...

• Totoro shaved ice wows Studio Ghibli fans in Tokyo for a very limited time Aug 18, 2026

  Shirohige’s Cream Puff Factory turns the beloved Ghibli star into a very cool character. Shirohige’s Cream Puff Facto...

The Jamestown Foundation

Jamestown provides primary-source analysis on global developments of strategic importance to the United States and its allies. We primarily cover Russia, the People’s Republic of China, Taiwan, Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, and Central Asia.

• Lessons Learned From Russia’s War Against Ukraine: The Case of Lithuania Aug 18, 2026

  Ambassador Eitvydas Bajarūnas

• Geopolitical Socialism: Xi and Putin Build Bloc Power Aug 18, 2026

  Matthew Johnson

• Xi Bids for Global Leadership at 2026 World AI Conference Aug 17, 2026

  Lea Thome

Kev Quirk

Kev Quirk

• The Smell of AI Aug 18, 2026

  The Smell of AIby Kevin WammerKevin talks about his opinions for various use cases for AI and LLMs.Read post ➡ I star...

• 2026-08-17 11:29: I regularly get marketing emails off the back of this site. "Here's a free license... Aug 17, 2026

  I regularly get marketing emails off the back of this site. "Here's a free license for our tool" or "can we put a lin...

• 2026-08-16 14:35: Working great 👍🏻 Aug 16, 2026

  Working great 👍🏻 Thanks for reading this post via RSS. RSS is ace, and so are you. ❤️ You can reply to this post by e...

Hackaday

Fresh hacks every day

• Announcing the 2026 Hackaday Retrocomputing Challenge Aug 18, 2026

  What is it about retrocomputing? For some people, it’s nostalgia. For others, it’s the appeal of simplicity. For stil...

• So, You Want to Fix an Old Camera Aug 18, 2026

  Old cameras are a fantastic way to experiment with photography, and outside a few brands, they can be an inexpensive ...

• Smartphones and the Next Generation of Hearing Aids Aug 18, 2026

  If you don’t actually need one, you’d be forgiven for thinking a hearing aid just makes everything louder for the wea...

The Emu Café Social

A tranquil café with coffee and tea

• Pook-Emu Bee: Links For 08-18-26 Aug 18, 2026

  Another weekday means another set of Poook-Emu Bee links. 1 | Jeanie Buss battling siblings over sale of remaining La...

• Sensationalist Economics Reporting in Morning Brew Aug 17, 2026

  Writing for Morning Brew, Matty Merritt covered “luxury butter.” According to the author: “With grocery item costs up...

• Pook-Emu Bee: Links For 08-17-26 Aug 17, 2026

  Pook-Emu Bee was off Saturday for the newsletter and off Sunday because I had work to finish, but we return on this f...

News - AlternativeTo.net

The latest tech news from AlternativeTo

• AI coding platform Cursor launches Origin, a code hosting service to compete with GitHub Aug 18, 2026

  Cursor has launched Origin, a new capability that allows users to host their code directly within the AI coding platf...

• YouTube will now count views the moment a video begins to play, from the very first frame Aug 18, 2026

  YouTube is set to standardize its public view counting system across all video formats, aiming to enhance consistency...

• Zotero 10 improves search capabilities, adds PDF reading mode, and brings multi-selection Aug 18, 2026

  Zotero 10 has been released as the newest version of this open source research management software. The update introd...

It's FOSS

Making You A Better Linux User

• This Solo Dev Already Built a Popular Distro. Now He's Trying It Again Aug 18, 2026

  Built on AlmaLinux with bootc, it promises atomic updates and zero manual upkeep.

• The Xen Project is Serious About Safety, So It Formed a Committee Aug 18, 2026

  Founding members AMD, EPAM, and Renesas already put in the groundwork, and there's a new Premier Plus membership tier...

• I Found an Easy Way to Make GNOME More Colorful Aug 18, 2026

  Rewaita makes it easy to recolor GTK and Libadwaita apps with popular palettes, custom colors and a few extra visual ...

Daily Medieval

A daily post on the Middle Ages by Tim Shaw.

• Paul the Deacon Aug 18, 2026

  Winfrid, son of Warnefrid, was born about 720 in the Duchy of Friuli, the northern part of the Italian Peninsula that...

• Pepin's Rebellion Aug 17, 2026

  There was a rebellion against Charlemagne in 792 by a handful of Frankish nobles headed by Charlemagne's eldest son, ...

• Pepin the Hunchback's Treatment Aug 16, 2026

  Charlemagne's first son was named Pepin. Shortly after his birth he developed a spinal deformity that has caused hist...

Your Local Epidemiologist

Providing a direct line of "translated" public health science to you, so you can take action for your community's health

• Covid-19 and dengue creeping up, vaccinations creeping down, a new mRNA flu vaccine, and more Aug 18, 2026

  The Dose (August 18)

• Why you can’t find a primary care doctor Aug 12, 2026

  And what to do about it

• EO for routine childhood vaccines, Covid-19, fire, heat, and more Aug 11, 2026

  The Dose (August 11)

LBV Magazine English Edition

History & Culture

• The Human Male Pelvis Is an Evolutionary Innovation for Walking Long Distances, While the Female Pelvis Resembles That of Neanderthals Aug 18, 2026

  A study conducted at the Department of Anatomy and Anthropology at Tel Aviv University, whose results have been publi...

• Hubble Discovers That the Milky Way Devoured the Dwarf Galaxy Kraken-Heracles 11.8 Billion Years Ago Aug 18, 2026

  An international team of astrophysicists has managed to identify, thanks to the archives of the Hubble Space Telescop...

• At the Monastery of San Juan de la Peña, One of the Most Brutal Trials of the Middle Ages Was Regulated: Walking Nine Steps with a Red-Hot Iron Aug 18, 2026

  One of the places in Spain that you absolutely have to visit is the Royal Monastery of San Juan de la Peña. Not only ...

The New Leaf Journal

Where the leaves are perennially virid

• Recapping Junited and JulyReply 2026 at ECS Aug 18, 2026

  Recapping my 2026 Junited and JulyReply posts from Emu Cafe Social, all in one post on The New Leaf Journal.

• Free White Printer in Brooklyn Heights Reminds Me of Visual Novel Aug 17, 2026

  A free white printer with a note left out for the taking in Brooklyn Heights reminded me of a Japanese horror visual ...

• The Worm in My Shoe Aug 13, 2026

  A 2026 story of a snake in a football helment in Arkansas reminded me of that time in 1995 when an earthworm found it...

Noahie's Blog

Welcome! This is where you can find my most up-to-date writings.

• None Aug 18, 2026

  I've been struggling with feelings of shame. With this project, confessing all the things I have—all under my governm...

• Rest Up Aug 14, 2026

  I'm afraid of moving on. There's a certain paralysis-by-analysis that plagues me, if you can believe it! Even with al...

• Unutterable Whispers Aug 13, 2026

  Remember when discourse used to be called rhetoric? Even though those French deconstructionists aptly foresaw its col...

Stranger Than Usual

• Rollenspielszenen: Geistersuppe Aug 17, 2026

  Tea untersucht systematisch, wie eine Suppe funktioniert, die Menschen ins Geisterreich schickt.

• Erlebnis Sonnenfinsternis: Der Komödie erster Teil Aug 16, 2026

  Wir haben ausgekundschaftet, wo man die Sonnenfinsternis am besten betrachten kann.

• Erlebnis Sonnenfinsternis: Prolog Aug 16, 2026

  Wir haben die Sonnenfinsternis nicht gesehen, nur erlebt.

Fatbobman's Blog

English Home | Fatbobman's Blog ｜肘子的 Swift 记事本 – Sharing content related to Swift, SwiftUI, Core Data, and Swift Data, as well as covering development tools, AI, and other topics. All articles are original creations; for reproduction, please contact the author.

• Who Is the Slower App Review Process Actually Stopping? - Fatbobman's Swift Weekly #149 Aug 17, 2026

  Slower App Store reviews have become something more and more developers can clearly feel. In the age of vibe coding, ...

• ContentBuilder Explained: The Secret Behind SwiftUI's Type-Checking Speedup Aug 12, 2026

  In WWDC 2026, Apple engineers introduced a new SwiftUI feature — ContentBuilder. From the usage perspective, it seems...

• Apple Intelligence Has Passed Chinese Government Review and Is Coming to China - Fatbobman's Swift Weekly #148 Aug 10, 2026

  In July, Apple Intelligence appeared on the latest list of generative AI services registered with China’s Cyberspace ...

LifeDev.net

Empowering creative people

• How Do You Learn With AI? 9 Ways to Use AI Tools for Studying Anything Faster Aug 17, 2026

  Learn with AI and you get something students have wanted since the invention of homework, a tutor that is available a...

• How Do You Do an Autumn Reset? 8 Steps to Restart Your Routines After Summer Aug 12, 2026

  An autumn reset is the yearly ritual that productive people quietly swear by while everyone else waits for January, a...

• How Do You Say No Politely? 9 Scripts for Protecting Your Time Aug 06, 2026

  Say no politely, and most of your calendar problems disappear, which is exactly why the skill is so hard to learn. Ev...