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Thrive Capital's Joshua Kushner Warns AI Euphoria Is Eroding Venture Discipline
Technology

Thrive Capital's Joshua Kushner Warns AI Euphoria Is Eroding Venture Discipline

Thrive Capital's first investor letter discloses $60bn in assets and a 41% gross IRR while its founder argues Silicon Va...

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New Plaintiff Alleges Grok Turned a Childhood Photo Into Explicit Images
Technology

New Plaintiff Alleges Grok Turned a Childhood Photo Into Explicit Images

A fourth plaintiff has joined a class action alleging xAI failed to stop Grok from creating sexualized images of real mi...

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Natural Gas Could Triple at Some U.S. Hubs, Hitting Hyperscaler AI Power Plans
Energy

Natural Gas Could Triple at Some U.S. Hubs, Hitting Hyperscaler AI Power Plans

Noreva sees U.S. gas prices rising above $10 per million BTUs as AI data center demand meets LNG exports and slower supp...

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Marco Arment launches Unforgetful, a $19.99-a-year reminders app for serial snoozers
Technology

Marco Arment launches Unforgetful, a $19.99-a-year reminders app for serial snoozers

The Overcast developer's new iOS and Mac app reuses your Apple Reminders database but adds repeating alerts and scaling ...

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Leapmotor Exits Survival Warning After First 100,000-Vehicle Month
Automotive

Leapmotor Exits Survival Warning After First 100,000-Vehicle Month

The Chinese EV maker says it is past its ‘most frightening period’ after July deliveries doubled to 101,267; it now need...

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Magnitude 7.7 Earthquake in Eastern Indonesia Kills at Least 47
News

Magnitude 7.7 Earthquake in Eastern Indonesia Kills at Least 47

Rescue teams are struggling to reach Nagekeo after landslides blocked roads and communications, leaving the death toll l...

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Five Wounded in Shooting at Virginia State University; Campus Lockdown Lifted
News

Five Wounded in Shooting at Virginia State University; Campus Lockdown Lifted

Five people were wounded near a Virginia State University dormitory early Saturday, including at least one student. Poli...

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Ukraine Says Flamingo Missiles Hit Russian Rocket Center in Samara
Defense

Ukraine Says Flamingo Missiles Hit Russian Rocket Center in Samara

Kyiv reports direct hits on a military airfield and the Progress rocket plant, targeting a key node in Moscow's Starlink...

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Ukraine Says Flamingo Missiles Hit Russian Rocket Plant Behind Starlink-Style Network
Defense

Ukraine Says Flamingo Missiles Hit Russian Rocket Plant Behind Starlink-Style Network

Kyiv claims long-range Flamingo missiles struck Russia's Progress rocket centre in Samara, hitting the plant that builds...

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Cambridge Study: Why Activating and Blocking the Same Receptor Both Aid Weight Loss
Health

Cambridge Study: Why Activating and Blocking the Same Receptor Both Aid Weight Loss

A Nature Metabolism study in mice traces GIP receptor agonists to the brainstem and antagonists to the hypothalamus, exp...

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Ants, Bees and Wasps: Genetics Alone Didn't Build Their Complex Societies
News

Ants, Bees and Wasps: Genetics Alone Didn't Build Their Complex Societies

A 69,000-species study in Current Biology finds that the link between haplodiploidy and eusociality is concentrated in o...

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Sodium Nitrite Poisoning Emerges as Growing Factor in UK Suicide Deaths
Health

Sodium Nitrite Poisoning Emerges as Growing Factor in UK Suicide Deaths

A BMJ Public Health study finds the preservative is implicated in 164 coroner-approved cases from 2019–24, mostly young ...

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Sodium Nitrite Linked to Rising UK Suicide Deaths, Study Urges Access Curbs
Health

Sodium Nitrite Linked to Rising UK Suicide Deaths, Study Urges Access Curbs

A BMJ Public Health analysis ties widely available food preservative sodium nitrite to a rise in UK suicide deaths, with...

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Vibe Management: How AI Assistants Are Taking Over Routine Managerial Work
Technology

Vibe Management: How AI Assistants Are Taking Over Routine Managerial Work

A founder argues that delegating metrics, reporting and financial checks to AI agents is becoming the new standard — and...

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Bulgarian Housing Construction Loses Momentum After Strong Start to 2026
Real Estate

Bulgarian Housing Construction Loses Momentum After Strong Start to 2026

Bulgarian municipalities issued fewer housing permits in Q2 2026 than in Q1, but annual activity remains high, data show...

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Bulgarian Housing Construction Loses Momentum After Strong Start to 2026
Real Estate

Bulgarian Housing Construction Loses Momentum After Strong Start to 2026

Bulgarian municipalities issued fewer housing permits in Q2 2026 than in Q1, but annual activity remains high, data show...

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Klingbeil Proposes Scrapping €1,080 Tax-Free Staff Discounts, Angering Coalition
Economy

Klingbeil Proposes Scrapping €1,080 Tax-Free Staff Discounts, Angering Coalition

A draft tax-reform bill would end the annual tax-free allowance for employee discounts, saving Germany €240 million a ye...

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Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger Medien to Cut 57 Jobs in AI-Driven Regional Shift
Companies

Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger Medien to Cut 57 Jobs in AI-Driven Regional Shift

The German regional publisher is dissolving its Rheinische Redaktionsgemeinschaft on 30 September, moving regional produ...

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Climate Damage Costs Germany €500m a Day, and Households Have Levers
Personal Finance

Climate Damage Costs Germany €500m a Day, and Households Have Levers

Record heat, a 12-centimetre Rhine and 10,000 heat-related deaths have pushed climate costs into household budgets; sola...

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Deutsche Bahn Sues to Block Rail Capacity Order as Italo Prepares €3.6bn German Entry
Companies

Deutsche Bahn Sues to Block Rail Capacity Order as Italo Prepares €3.6bn German Entry

Germany's rail operator is challenging a regulator ruling that would reserve at least a quarter of congested long-distan...

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Unitree's G1 Robot Went Viral as an Influencer. Now It Must Prove It Can Work
Technology

Unitree's G1 Robot Went Viral as an Influencer. Now It Must Prove It Can Work

Chinese maker Unitree shipped more than 5,500 G1 humanoids last year and turned the robot into a viral influencer star. ...

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Dallas to Discontinue PPO Health Plan and Keep HSA and PCP Options in 2027
Insurance

Dallas to Discontinue PPO Health Plan and Keep HSA and PCP Options in 2027

Dallas's proposed budget would end its PPO health plan and keep two Blue Cross Blue Shield options, with roughly 90% of ...

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Colorado's Hospital Squeeze: What H.R.1's Medicaid Cuts Mean for Patients and Rural Care
Health

Colorado's Hospital Squeeze: What H.R.1's Medicaid Cuts Mean for Patients and Rural Care

Federal Medicaid cuts are colliding with Colorado's already fragile hospital finances. Lower reimbursements, new work ru...

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Georgia Governor Race Sharpens Over Medicaid Expansion and Rising Premiums
Politics

Georgia Governor Race Sharpens Over Medicaid Expansion and Rising Premiums

A University of Georgia survey shows premium worries cross party lines as Keisha Lance Bottoms and Rick Jackson split ov...

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Experience Economy: Why Spending Is Shifting From Things to Memories
Lifestyle

Experience Economy: Why Spending Is Shifting From Things to Memories

Global spending on travel, concerts and cultural events is outpacing purchases of goods, with growth reported from China...

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How to Choose a Russian Residential Property That Actually Holds Value
Real Estate

How to Choose a Russian Residential Property That Actually Holds Value

Residential property can be a stable long-term asset, but not every flat beats inflation. The key is location, entry pri...

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Russia’s Halal Fintech Push: Digital Sukuk From Dagestan to Dubai
Technology

Russia’s Halal Fintech Push: Digital Sukuk From Dagestan to Dubai

Russian banks are piloting Sharia-compliant digital financial assets—tokenised sukuk, halal accounts and AI screening—wh...

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Dushanbe Detains 10 Suspects Over Deliberate HIV Infections Amid Global Funding Squeeze
Health

Dushanbe Detains 10 Suspects Over Deliberate HIV Infections Amid Global Funding Squeeze

Tajik police say more than 60 people may have been exposed in a deliberate HIV transmission case, as UNAIDS warns of ris...

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AppLovin Bets Its Ad Engine Can Move Beyond Gaming Downloads
Companies

AppLovin Bets Its Ad Engine Can Move Beyond Gaming Downloads

The mobile ad specialist is courting ecommerce and non-gaming marketers while its stock has halved amid short-seller pre...

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Sergio Leal's Second Act: An Andorran Club Exit and a 600-Cover Costa Dorada Restaurant
Companies

Sergio Leal's Second Act: An Andorran Club Exit and a 600-Cover Costa Dorada Restaurant

After selling his Andorran football club stake at a profit, former striker Sergio Leal now runs Amazonia, a renovated Co...

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