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Register UK - Aug 08, 2026 11:28pm EDT
Verizon mobile service down for thousands of customers in the U.S., Downdetector shows
Verizon recommended that customers who are still impacted by the outage restart their devices. The company did not provide a reason for the outage.
CNBC - Aug 08, 2026 8:42pm EDT
Europe resorts to drastic measures as rivers dry up, bringing energy and economic pain
It’s impossible to escape the consequences of the rolling crises and record-breaking heat now facing the world’s fastest-warming continent, as critical rivers hit record lows.
NBC News - Aug 08, 2026 8:42pm EDT
Iran issues new demands over Strait of Hormuz
Iran on Saturday issued a new list of demands to the United States, complicating efforts to reopen the critical Strait of Hormuz. NBC News’ Keir Simmons reports from Doha.
NBC News - Aug 08, 2026 7:53pm EDT
Young suspects fuel alarm over ISIS online recruitment | Fox News Video
‘The Big Weekend Show’ panel discusses how online terror recruitment is reaching young people.
Fox News - Aug 08, 2026 7:36pm EDT
Roger Craig reveals he has vascular dementia during his Pro Football Hall of Fame speech
Nearly eight minutes into a nine-minute speech, Craig announced his diagnosis, saying his doctors believe “it may be related, at least in part, to the concussions” he experienced during his playing career.
NBC News - Aug 08, 2026 5:16pm EDT
X Introduces Big, Promising Revamp of Its Program for Paying Content Creators
Gizmodo - Aug 08, 2026 4:54pm EDT
Senate confirms Todd Blanche as attorney general after weeks of uncertainty
Senators from both parties had expressed concerns about Blanche’s role in President Donald Trump’s controversial IRS settlement deal and his prior work as the president’s personal lawyer.
NBC News - Aug 08, 2026 4:49pm EDT
Iran says deal on Strait of Hormuz is close but will not open the waterway by itself
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Iran and Oman were “very close” to agreement on a new shipping route through the Strait of Hormuz but that reopening the strait depended on other conditions.
NBC News - Aug 08, 2026 4:08pm EDT
Louisiana warns against flesh-eating bacteria after five deaths
State officials said nine people have been infected with Vibrio vulnificus this year and five of them have died.
NBC News - Aug 08, 2026 3:46pm EDT
Christian Science Monitor - Aug 08, 2026 3:35pm EDT
Hunter Biden says Joe Biden’s cancer has spread
The former president’s son described his father’s cancer as “very debilitating.”
NBC News - Aug 08, 2026 2:21pm EDT
AI expert warns of power grid challenges as data centers surge | Fox News Video
AI Infrastructure Coalition's co-chair Garret Graves discusses the massive surge in AI data centers in Texas and the power grid challenges they present.
Fox News - Aug 08, 2026 1:39pm EDT
OpenAI to pause some work on AI model Astra due to security concerns
Guardian UK - Aug 08, 2026 1:24pm EDT
Devs to Anthropic, OpenAI, Cursor, and friends: Make security and privacy the default
Researchers scour social media to measure developer concerns about AI coding tools
Register UK - Aug 08, 2026 1:22pm EDT
Jorge Messi, father of soccer legend Lionel Messi, dies at age 68
Jorge Messi’s death was confirmed by a medical clinic administrator in Argentina.
NBC News - Aug 08, 2026 1:10pm EDT
Naked college swimmer killed security guard before fleeing on foot in Maui, police say
Legend Storer, 20, was a student at Concordia University Irvine and a NCAA Division II swimmer, according to the university’s website.
NBC News - Aug 08, 2026 12:32pm EDT
Can Reddit Survive the AI Boom?
The platform is making AI better while AI is making it worse.
New York Magazine - Aug 08, 2026 12:25pm EDT
U.S. Postal Service reports $2.5 billion quarterly loss
Postmaster General David Steiner warned that without action from Congress, the cash-strapped agency could close thousands of post offices, reduce service and raise prices.
NBC News - Aug 08, 2026 12:21pm EDT
Using AI has an environmental impact — here are 4 ways you can minimize it
Live Science - Aug 08, 2026 11:23am EDT
All ICE officers will have body cameras by end of August, director says
The accelerated rollout follows several high-profile shootings involving ICE officers who were not wearing body cameras.
NBC News - Aug 08, 2026 11:17am EDT
Hugging Face hack marks start of dangerous AI cyber era and many firms 'don't even know it'
The Black Hat cybersecurity conference in Las Vegas couldn't have come at a better time, with AI agent hacks stacking up from Anthropic, Meta and OpenAI.
CNBC - Aug 08, 2026 10:24am EDT
Is football AI-proof? Why tech investors wanted a slice of the World Cup
What was the thinking of the investors backing the now-canned plan, and are such proposals in the future inevitable?
BBC News - Aug 08, 2026 8:52am EDT
Artists facing an 'unwinnable battle' against internet fakes
Illustrator Kerrie McNeill said it's "frustrating" for artists like her when copies of their work are copied and sold on online marketplaces.
BBC News - Aug 08, 2026 8:09am EDT