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Poop-maxxing: How a 30-year-old chart became a hot gut health trend

The Bristol Stool Chart is praised by gastroenterologists, who also caution that the visual guide for healthy bowel movements has limitations.

NBC News - Aug 17, 2026 10:27am EDT

Nvidia backs financing for OpenAI data center in Ohio

Technology giants are shelling out billions to scale capacity to meet massive data center demand.

CNBC - Aug 17, 2026 10:26am EDT

Meta faces ‘astronomical’ consequences as legal fight reaches critical moment in California

Less than two weeks after a loss in New Mexico, Meta faces a much bigger legal test in a case being co-led by California's attorney general.

CNBC - Aug 17, 2026 10:15am EDT

Trump alarms South Korea with call to scale back military drills and deference to Kim Jong Un

“North Korea and China would be the ones most pleased by this,” said retired Lt. Gen. Chun In-bum, former commander of South Korea’s Special Warfare Command.

NBC News - Aug 17, 2026 10:14am EDT

Amazon Practically Gives Away Anker 75W USB-C Car Charger With Retractable Built-in Cable at a Record Low

Gizmodo - Aug 17, 2026 10:13am EDT

Cyber vulnerability sweep picks up Royal Navy drones sending data to China

No, no nasties to see here, guv...

Register UK - Aug 17, 2026 10:12am EDT

72-year-old woman says she was hit with pepper spray while recording ICE agents in Manhattan

Linda Wolff, an immigrant rights supporter, filed a federal tort claim against ICE after the incident.

NBC News - Aug 17, 2026 9:50am EDT

Anthropic Revenue Explodes Past $11.5 Billion. Its Blockbuster IPO Is Now Coming Into Focus.

The AI company is now telling investors its sales could approach $200 billion by 2028.

International Business Times - Aug 17, 2026 9:25am EDT

Amazon Offloads Govee Smart Light Bulbs at a Steal, With Matter, Alexa, and Google Assistant Support

Gizmodo - Aug 17, 2026 9:13am EDT

Trump orders military to ‘substantially reduce’ joint exercises with South Korea

The president cited the U.S. ally’s refusal to join the war in Iran and his “very good” relationship with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un as reasons for curtailing the annual drills.

NBC News - Aug 17, 2026 9:10am EDT

The Strait of Hormuz: Persistent U.S.-Iran maritime flashpoint

Trump’s war on Iran has placed the narrow and congested waterway in the middle of the battlefield, driving a spike in oil and gas prices worldwide.

NBC News - Aug 17, 2026 8:54am EDT

Toshiba M450 QLED 4K Smart Fire TV Is Nearly 50% Off, With Every Size Dropping to a Record Low on Amazon

Gizmodo - Aug 17, 2026 8:50am EDT

Bose SoundLink Micro 2nd Gen Speaker Gets a Second Price Cut on Amazon, Finally Breaking Below $100

Gizmodo - Aug 17, 2026 8:44am EDT

'Scream' and 'Heroes' Actor Hayden Panettiere Has Died at Age 36

Gizmodo - Aug 17, 2026 8:07am EDT

AI chip mimics the human brain's capacity for split-second motor control — it solved problems using 10,000 times fewer calculations

Live Science - Aug 17, 2026 7:50am EDT

Samsung Galaxy S27 leaks are multiplying: Camera, prices and what to believe

Galaxy S27 rumor mill hits overdrive as credible leaks mix with wild guesses

Gulf News - Aug 17, 2026 7:43am EDT

Alibaba answers Meta’s AI challenge with new laptop-ready model

Alibaba launched a laptop-ready AI model and released the weights of its most powerful Qwen model, escalating its rivalry with Meta in open-weight AI.

CNBC - Aug 17, 2026 7:37am EDT