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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
Hunter Biden says Joe Biden’s cancer has spread further and is ‘very painful’
"The cancer has spread, is metastasized into his bones and further. It's very painful. It's very debilitating in many respects," Hunter Biden said.
CNBC - Aug 08, 2026 5:36pm 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
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
Iran's military stressed that the crucial waterway would only be reopened when the U.S. accepts Iran's conditions.
CNBC - Aug 08, 2026 1:34pm 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
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
Solar Eclipse in UK: Met office reveals best places to watch on Wednesday
The meteorological office has revealed the best spots to witness the UK’s deepest total solar eclipse for the next 54 years on coming Wednesday. On August 12, more than 90 percent of the sun's...
International The News - Aug 08, 2026 8:01am EDT