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Neither doom nor dismissal: The Atlantic's case for treating AI risk like any other manageable crisis https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/2026/09/how-to-navigate-ai-panic/688703/?utm_source=feed #mix #ai #tech

US and Denmark reach a deal giving America permanent security control over Greenland after months of annexation threats https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c63d7lexyym1o The BBC reports that the US and Denmark have agreed a deal under which America gains permanent control over Greenland's security arrangements, resolving months of tension triggered by Trump's repeated #mix #greenland #us

Smuggling gangs resort to mega-dinghies as crackdown squeezes small boat supply in the Channel https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ce3rn93de9eo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss Once-rival criminal groups are being forced to work together because of a shortage of small boats, a BBC investigation has found. #mix #migration #uk

The coordinated plot to disrupt mail-in voting before November's US midterms https://www.vox.com/today-explained-newsletter/501557/mail-in-voting #mix #elections #us

US and Iran exchange their most intense strikes in weeks — Iran says civilians were killed https://time.com/article/2026/09/02/us-iran-deadly-strikes-attacks-civilians-sirik-strait-hormuz/ #mix #iran #war

Range Rover Electric review: massive performance, huge range and serious off-road EV skills — at a serious price https://www.wired.com/story/the-range-rover-electric-has-finally-arrived/ After long delays, JLR’s biggest gamble with its Range Rover brand is here with huge performance, range, and off-road EV skills. It’s mighty pricey, but the US gets a cheaper model. #mix #ev #cars

AI plots a course to Alpha Centauri: the Fermi Explorer Mission aims to launch a spacecraft by end of 2029 https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/09/01/1143247/ai-interstellar-journey-alpha-centauri/ A nonprofit organization called the Fermi Explorer Mission announced today that it intends to launch a spacecraft to our nearest star system by the end of 2029. It’s a hugely ambitious mission—if all… #mix #ai #space

The coordinated plot to disrupt mail-in voting before November's US midterms https://www.vox.com/today-explained-newsletter/501557/mail-in-voting This story appeared in Today, Explained, a daily newsletter that helps you understand the most compelling news and stories of the day. Subscribe here. It took the US government two years to roll out… #mix #elections #us

US and Iran exchange their most intense strikes in weeks — Iran says civilians were killed https://time.com/article/2026/09/02/us-iran-deadly-strikes-attacks-civilians-sirik-strait-hormuz/ Iran said the latest attacks killed several civilians, including a child, while the U.S. military said it “never targets civilians.” #mix #iran #war

Child-monitoring apps need a rethink — a researcher who lived the worst of the internet explains why https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/08/19/1141623/child-monitoring-apps-need-reboot/ Pam Wisniewski’s digital adolescence showed her the best and the worst of the internet. At 14, she left an abusive home, where she’d been isolated in a fifth-wheel trailer at the end of a seven-­mile… #mix #parenting #tech

Flock's AI policing tool goes far beyond licence plates — Wired reconstructed the system already used by police https://www.wired.com/story/flock-safety-os-investigate/ Flock’s surveillance cameras have already sparked outrage. WIRED reconstructed its next-generation AI system, already in use by some police, to confirm it goes much further than tracking license… #mix #ai #surveillance

Florida's worst primary just ended — Rep. Randy Fine beat Dan Bilzerian in a race nobody wanted to watch https://www.vox.com/politics/499767/randy-fine-dan-bilzerian-florida-6-district Rep. Randy Fine, the Republican running for reelection in Florida’s Sixth Congressional District, has unfavorably compared Muslims to dogs and suggested Israel should starve Gazans. “We need more… #mix #politics #florida

MIT Tech Review: AI agents for science and the anatomy of the 'censorship-industrial complex' claim https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/08/10/1141526/the-download-ai-agents-science-censorship-industrial-complex/ This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. AI for science needs reasoning, not just data —Eric Schmidt,… #mix #ai #tech

Amber extreme heat warning issued for UK as temperatures could reach 38°C on Thursday https://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/articles/ce8ljn1ngg2o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss An amber weather warning for extreme heat has been issued for Thursday, when extreme temperatures are expected to peak. #mix #heatwave #uk

AI professors navigate a strange new world where research, industry and ethics keep colliding https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/08/10/1141597/ai-professors-are-negotiating-the-new-realities-of-academic-research/ This story originally appeared in The Algorithm, our weekly newsletter on AI. To get stories like this in your inbox first, sign up here. Last week, I headed 30 miles south of San Francisco to a… #mix #ai #academia

AI for science needs reasoning, not just pattern recognition — MIT Tech Review on what comes next https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/08/10/1141384/ai-agents-for-science/ Every few decades, someone announces that science has reached its end. In 1903, the revered physicist Albert Michelson wrote that the “facts of physical science have all been discovered.” In the… #mix #ai #science

Record 230 migrants cross the English Channel in a single small boat on Saturday https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4g4vxjg2yno?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss The boat made the journey on Saturday, when a total of 258 migrants made the crossing on four boats. #mix #migration #uk

How Trump's White House renovation obsession could play out at the 2026 midterms https://www.theatlantic.com/national/2026/08/trump-ballroom-midterms-washington-week/688234/?utm_source=feed Panelists joined to discuss the president’s continued interest in renovating landmarks in the nation’s capital. #mix #politics #trump

Former federal prosecutor Andrew Weissmann argues Trump can still be held legally to account https://www.newyorker.com/podcast/political-scene/andrew-weissmann-thinks-donald-trump-can-be-held-to-account The President believes he’s above the law. A former federal prosecutor disagrees. #mix #politics #law

Our Sticky Love: the Netflix K-drama blending small-town romance and crime gets a satisfying sweet ending https://time.com/article/2026/08/07/our-sticky-love-k-drama-ending/ The Netflix K-drama combines charming small town romance and crime drama for a satisfying tale of love against all odds #mix #kdrama #television