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Sunday 20 September 2026

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Hacker News

  1. Google's Open Agentic Orchestrator
  2. Bill to Ban Private Equity from Owning Medical Practices
  3. Nobody pays for FOSS, we can force them to
  4. Ogre Battle 64 Recompiled Project at 99.05%
  5. OpenAI's Sam Altman to Brief UN Security Council Next Week
  6. Frontier Labs Are Selling Garbage to Fools in Washington
  7. The Hierarchy of Money
  8. Software Sandboxing: The Basics
  9. A Necessary History of the Oddest Letter: W
  10. I turned Jev into a (lousy) chatbot

The Verge

  1. No Dogs in Space is back to feed your need for obsessive music history
  2. No one is surprised that Nvidia’s Jensen Huang thinks AI fears are overblown.
  3. Kojima Productions disputes reports the studio is in trouble
  4. Trump now says he wants to form an ‘AI Force’
  5. A24’s reputation is on the line with the SCP Foundation movie
  6. All roads lead to cable
  7. The hidden monopoly behind your TI graphing calculator
  8. Humans, not rogue AI, are still the biggest cybersecurity risk to energy systems
  9. A great new video game movie
  10. Meta’s Muse is creepy, but maybe not for the reasons you think

Ars Technica

  1. An undercover Google analyst infiltrated a notorious supply-chain hacking gang
  2. Don't call it an SUV: The Ferrari Purosangue review
  3. T. rex teeth indicate it ran as warm as an elephant
  4. Learning another language may be one of the best ways to keep your brain healthy
  5. Rings around a tiny body have changed over the past decade
  6. AI hallucination of Chinese nuclear components almost led to US military attack
  7. FAA tees up $875M AI tool to help manage air traffic congestion
  8. FCC lets Paramount sell 49.5% equity stake to Saudi Arabia, UAE, and Qatar
  9. Finding the cells that put our brain to sleep
  10. US government website used Chinese model the FBI called "malicious"

TechCrunch

  1. World model companies are keeping a lot of secrets
  2. Elon Musk’s latest Boring Company pitch involves a Hyperloop between Austin and San Antonio
  3. Is the AI industry really ready to slow down?
  4. Vocci’s ring adds a new form factor to meeting note-taking
  5. ScrollEd wants to turn textbooks into TikTok
  6. New California law will penalize influencers who don’t disclose political ads
  7. TechCrunch Mobility: How do we know when an AV is safe enough?
  8. A small but growing number of founders are betting on bringing people together offline
  9. 6 days left to get ahead at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026
  10. Flock reportedly tries to shrink workforce with employee buyouts

Wired

  1. Thermacell LIV 2.0 Review: Taking My Yard Back
  2. Welcome to Dogs Anonymous, the Online Support Group for People With Difficult Dogs
  3. It’s Donald Trump Versus MAGA on Data Centers
  4. Meta's Muse Is Better at Surveilling Than Helping Me
  5. Meet the Academics Trying to Stop You From Having Sex in Robotaxis
  6. What You Need to Know About the Foreign-Made Router Ban in the US
  7. How to Avoid Scams and Sketchy Products on Amazon (2026)
  8. What ChatGPT Thinks It Knows About You Is Affecting Its Answers. Here’s How to Change That
  9. Tiny Hairs That Help Corals Breathe May Malfunction in Warming Oceans
  10. Forget the AI Slowdown—the Vulnerability Explosion Is Already Happening

Engadget

  1. How to join a FaceTime call with your Android phone or Windows PC
  2. How to use Xbox mode on your Windows PC
  3. SpaceXAI's Grok Bot is in early beta - Here's how to try it
  4. Is there any benefit to keeping your smart TV in standby mode?
  5. How to use ChatGPT to make stickers for iMessage and WhatsApp
  6. Retroid Pocket unexpectedly expands its Duo lineup with a Lite Plus version
  7. The benefits of using an E Ink tablet over an iPad
  8. How to customize the side button on your Samsung Galaxy phone
  9. Joby Aviation completed a fully autonomous flight from California to North Carolina
  10. What's the 30-degree rule for TVs?

9to5Mac

  1. Delayed Apple TV series ‘The Savant’ may finally air next year
  2. Review: Satechi’s Thunderbolt 5 CubeDock pairs perfectly with the new M6 Mac mini
  3. iFixit tears down iPhone 18 Pro, explores variable aperture, finds concerning repair issue
  4. Five ways that the new Siri AI is frustrating iPhone and Apple Watch users
  5. Here’s why Apple scrapped its shorter Apple Pencil designed for iPhone Duo: report
  6. iOS 27 makes your iPhone faster in these 30+ ways
  7. Apple Watch Series 12 and Ultra 4 missing one health-focused feature
  8. Apple is taking a little bit of a gamble with iPhone Duo software: Will it pay off?
  9. Indie App Spotlight: ‘GasPulse’ lets you keep an eye on gas price trends around you
  10. Apple Watch Series 12 might finally convince me to switch away from WHOOP

Guardian Australia

  1. Can Trump and Xi cooperate to guide humanity through the AI revolution? Humanity might depend on it | Alan Finkel
  2. Trump reportedly to form health funding board that could veto ‘woke’ initiatives
  3. Albanese launches bid for UN security council seat and names former Murdoch aide to top diplomatic post
  4. Australia news live: Albanese names former News Corp executive as consul-general in New York
  5. More than a dozen arrested in connection with 2021 assassination of Haitian president
  6. Middle East braces for more violence as Iran claims US is planning to renew bombing campaign
  7. Friedrich Merz vows to stay in office after CDU ‘disaster’ in German state elections
  8. Elvira’s fairytale crumbles at the last to hand Spaun PGA Championship title
  9. Jonathan David earns Atlético precious win over 10-man Real Madrid in fractious derby
  10. Cunha strikes late to deny Fulham and salvage point for Manchester United

ABC News

  1. North Korea launches ballistic missiles, prompting 'stern protest'
  2. Kenyan breaks women-only half marathon world record by a second
  3. Massacre site concerns halt plans for regional Victorian dog park
  4. Short-stay owner ordered to pay compensation after refusing guide dog user
  5. Live: ASX set to slide despite Wall Street edging up and lower oil prices
  6. Calls grow for mental health service in Victorian town 'left out of the mix'
  7. Live: Australians to live longer and have fewer children by 2066
  8. With this 'little bit', households can help tackle organic waste problem
  9. Winless Bombers, Saints and Magpies AFLW coaches under pressure
  10. Hundreds recruited to help foster kids visit birth families in NSW

BBC News

  1. Specialist courts for rape cases to be rolled out across England and Wales
  2. Man, 82, dies after beach fight with 76-year-old over sunlounger in Greece
  3. Smith wins World Series of Darts Finals as Littler run ends
  4. Bundesliga
  5. Mourinho prints out 'red card' incidents after Real lose derby
  6. Neville calls Man Utd 'pathetic' - but Carrick maintains belief
  7. What have we learned from the Premier League so far?
  8. Sister of Pakistan's ex-PM Imran Khan arrested
  9. Danny Dyer and Becky Hill join water industry protest
  10. Burnham hails Greenland deal ahead of expected first Trump meeting

The Guardian

  1. Specialist courtrooms to prioritise rape cases in England and Wales
  2. The Split Up review – this soapy divorce drama is loads of lavish, nonsensical fun
  3. NFL roundup: Bears QB Caleb Williams carted off in loss to Vikings; Saints stun Ravens
  4. Manchester United’s engine room runs out of puff as fans begin to voice frustration | Jacob Steinberg
  5. Deaths of three women in sea at Brighton had no criminal involvement, police say
  6. Andy Burnham faces a weakened Trump – but the president remains unpredictable
  7. Feeling ‘forced out’ by Badenoch? Lib Dems conference welcomes young Tory defectors
  8. Marlen Reusser holds off Zoe Backstedt to retain world time-trial cycling title
  9. Ella Baron on our evolving relationship with AI – cartoon
  10. McCullum hails Brook’s captaincy as England move top of T20 world rankings

Al Jazeera

  1. France to summon Iran envoy after language centre closure in Tehran
  2. Qatar PM urges Gulf security framework with Iran
  3. Argentina’s Left stages ‘March of Anger’ over Milei’s austerity measures
  4. Eighteen suspects extradited to US over Haitian president’s 2021 killing
  5. Qatar PM describes fallout of US-Israel war on Iran as ‘earthquake’
  6. US, China open high-level talks ahead of Trump-Xi summit
  7. Qatar says it is working to revive Iran-US talks
  8. France’s Macron and Canada’s Carney announce plans to build stronger ties
  9. How will Saudi Arabia deal with the Houthis?
  10. Man Utd salvage Fulham draw as pressure mounts on Carrick

NPR

  1. Federal immigration agent shoots and injures man in Austin, Texas
  2. Poison suspected in deaths of ten lions in game reserve in Tanzania
  3. Germany's Merz vows to press ahead with reforms after historic state election defeat
  4. Trump says his D.C. arch will serve as 'military complex' with snipers and drones
  5. PHOTOS: The precarious life of fisherfolk
  6. In New Orleans, an empty building becomes a free store — and roller skating rink
  7. Judge orders Fox to hand over hundreds of documents in shareholders' case
  8. U.S. childcare costs are astronomical. More families are turning to grandparents
  9. Ukraine fires over 1,000 drones at Russia, including hundreds launched at Moscow
  10. How the NPR College Podcast Challenge changed lives

Kottke

  1. New novel from Emily St. John Mandel (Station Eleven):...
  2. Wes Anderson’s Criterion Closet Picks
  3. “The clan of predators currently in charge of the...
  4. Walking Men Worldwide
  5. Instant click for me: how NYC street signs are made ....
  6. The History of Concrete , a new documentary film by John...
  7. Review of a new book on Stephen Hawking . “The...
  8. The Blind Birdwatcher
  9. From our own Edith Zimmerman for the New Yorker, some...
  10. “ Szilveszter Makó’s surreal portraits have become...

The Marginalian

  1. Are You Working: In Defense of the Invisible Labors of Creativitiy
  2. The Courage to Be Yourself: E.E. Cummings on Art, Life, and Being Unafraid to Feel
  3. Edward Abbey on How to Live and How to Die
  4. Against the Cartesian Myth of Work/Life Balance: André Gregory’s Extraordinary Letter to Richard Avedon about the Nature of Creativity
  5. The Stoic Key to Living with Presence: Seneca on Time Spent vs. Saved vs. Wasted
  6. The Coziest Place on the Moon: Or, How to Bear Your Loneliness
  7. On Losing a Parent
  8. Actuality vs. Possibility and How to Hear the Signal of Your Life
  9. The Canon of Solitude: 200 Years of Great Writers, Artists, and Scientists on the Creative and Spiritual Rewards of Fertile Aloneness
  10. The Measure of a Life Well Lived: Henry Miller on How to Grow Old and the Secret of Remaining Young at Heart

Pitchfork

  1. Ed Sheeran Clarifies Gaza Stance, Again Blames Venues for Kicking Macklemore Off Tour
  2. Tune-Yards Line Up U.S. Tour
  3. Duncan Sheik Dies at 56
  4. The National’s Matt Berninger Releases Type It Up EP and New Video
  5. 11 New Albums You Should Listen to Now: Carly Rae Jepsen, Miley Cyrus, and More
  6. Bill Callahan Joins Meshell Ndegeocello to Cover Bob Dylan’s “With God on Our Side”
  7. Read the Full Credits to Miley Cyrus’ Bass Persuades
  8. Miley Cyrus Hits the Chateau Marmont in New ”Let’s Get Married” Video
  9. Gandalf Narrates Troye Sivan’s New “Party” Video
  10. Hamilton Leithauser and Rostam to Tour I Had a Dream That You Were Mine

Stereogum

  1. New Found Glory’s Chad Gilbert Dead At 45
  2. Say Now – “Met my match”
  3. Torture Methods – “RIPPER, REAPER”
  4. 95-Year-Old William Shatner Debuts Metal Band At Riot Fest Aftershow
  5. Ed Sheeran Returns To The Stage With Speech About Israel And Palestine
  6. Lizzy McAlpine Got Stella Lefty’d Over Nick Drake Soundalike On Her New Album
  7. The Weeknd Debuts New Song “Tokyo” With Yoko Takahashi At Asian Tour Kickoff
  8. Σtella – “Belinda”
  9. The 5 Best Songs Of The Week
  10. 2hollis – “Sex”

Longreads

  1. No, But
  2. Murder-in-Law
  3. The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
  4. Shetland’s Most Wanted
  5. Then They Came for the Ostriches
  6. The Longreads Questionnaire, Featuring Roberto José Andrade Franco
  7. A True-Crime Producer Posed as an Heiress — Then Allegedly Stole $30 Million
  8. Paid Phones
  9. The Violent Feud That Shocked the Horse World
  10. Eating Alone

ScienceDaily

  1. 8 common food additives linked to high blood pressure and heart disease
  2. Scientists discover a hidden “ID card” in cat urine
  3. Scientists may have solved a 2,000-year-old Dead Sea Scrolls mystery
  4. New nanoparticles make hidden chemical differences light up
  5. Scientists opened a sealed envelope after 10 years. Gravity still didn’t make sense
  6. Ancient DNA reveals how plague kept returning for 400 years after the Black Death
  7. A 66-million-year-old tooth reveals T. rex was nearly as warm as a human
  8. Einstein’s “spooky action” just survived one of physics’ most extreme tests
  9. Hurricane Hunters reveal 4 warning signs that a storm is about to strengthen
  10. Hidden gut defect that may explain why IBD keeps coming back

Quanta

  1. Mathematicians Build Long-Awaited Graph Sandwich
  2. Where Does the Quantum World End and Ours Begin?
  3. Ctenophores Aren’t Just Beautiful. They’re Biological Wonders.
  4. Black Holes or Black Hole Stars? Astronomers Spar Over Webb Telescope’s ‘Little Red Dots.’

NASA

  1. APOD: 2026 September 20 – Analemma over the Callanish Stones
  2. APOD: 2026 September 19 – A Zodiacal Night
  3. NASA Invites Media to Albania Artemis Accords Signing Ceremony
  4. NASA-JAXA XRISM Mission Sees Pulsar Gathering Companion’s ‘Wind’
  5. NASA Awards SpaceX Three Crew Flights to Space Station
  6. COSI Telescope Comes Together
  7. NASA’s Hubble Spots an Out-of-Sync Galaxy
  8. APOD: 2026 September 18 – Messier 33: The Triangulum Galaxy
  9. NASA Awards Launch Services for StarBurst Gamma-Ray Detector
  10. NASA Invites Media to SpaceX’s 35th Resupply Launch to Space Station

Nature

  1. How research funding took me out of the lab and into leadership
  2. Cognitive resilience helps to predict Alzheimer’s dementia
  3. Europe pushes for space independence amid geopolitical rifts
  4. AI cracked the Navier–Stokes challenge. What does that mean for physics?
  5. How to make a brain: new experiments challenge existing picture
  6. First for RNA therapy: man with rare motor-neuron disease improves after treatment
  7. Chinese companies doubled down on science after US tech restrictions
  8. Briefing Chat: Evidence mounts for hidden chambers beyond Tutankhamun's tomb
  9. Mercury is shrinking with age — faster than thought
  10. How a team of AIs discovered a promising lung-cancer drug

Dezeen

  1. Multi-generational house in Bengaluru designed to be "conducive to reading"
  2. Seven buildings that demonstrate the versatility of bamboo
  3. Fritz Hansen Sound Club invites visitors to enjoy music in Bauhaus-inspired listening spaces
  4. Victoria Yakusha crafts sculptural jewellery boutique in New York
  5. IF_DO transforms neglected building in Hastings into "genuinely welcoming" community centre
  6. Eight green-roofed homes that sprout from their surroundings
  7. This week we reported on London Design Festival
  8. Basura creates data centre toy that emits "ear piercing hum" when squeezed
  9. Housing project for victims of domestic violence among projects from Cardiff University
  10. This tote bag-life jacket combination is an "essential that shouldn't exist"

Design Milk

  1. Elliot March Lets the Landscape Lead the Way
  2. Americans Aren’t Afraid of Dark Paint—They Just Want It Warmer
  3. The Best Advent Calendars of 2026 for Design Lovers
  4. The Kimchi Brings Seoul’s Visual Energy to Prague
  5. Veo’s Rover Electric Trike Makes Micromobility More Accessible
  6. A 1978 Vancouver Special Gets a “Sophisti-Quirk” Reinvention
  7. Laneige Turns Skincare Customization Into a Four-Story Experience
  8. Inside a New Venice Hotel With a Lighter Take on Venetian Grandeur
  9. 7 South African Designers to Know From Maison&Objet 2026
  10. Venus Williams Serves Up a New Collection With Crate & Barrel

BBC Sport

  1. Match of the Day
  2. Elvira loses nerve as Spaun triumphs at Wentworth
  3. Spurs eye £125m move for Gibbs-White - Monday's gossip
  4. Who has made Troy's Premier League team of the week?
  5. Cunha's late strike denies Fulham first league win of season
  6. Man City beat Sunderland in eight-goal thriller to go three points clear
  7. Watch: Sportscene - Celtic v Rangers highlights
  8. Liverpool boss Iraola makes winning return to Bournemouth
  9. Leeds continue unbeaten start in league with draw against Palace
  10. Holdt scores hat-trick as Spurs thrash 10-player Palace

ESPN

  1. Follow live: Commanders fighting from behind after Jayden Daniels goes down
  2. 😈 Eagles poking fun at Titans tops NFL Week 2 trolls
  3. Commanders QB Daniels suffers elbow injury against Cowboys
  4. Ranking CFB's unbeaten teams, from Georgia and Indiana to App State and UMass
  5. WR London regrets argument with fan, but 'I don't take light to disrespect'
  6. Pulisic starts, scores first Milan goal of '26 in win
  7. Fantasy buzz: DeVonta Smith in top 5?! Leading scorers through Sunday's early slate
  8. Answering NFL Week 2's biggest questions: What happened to all that offense?
  9. Bears QB Williams leaves on cart after falling on scramble
  10. Blue Jays ace Cease undergoes MRI to check shoulder

CNBC

  1. Stock futures rise slightly after Dow posts third straight losing week: Live updates
  2. Trump says his planned arch would become a 'military complex' able to host drones and snipers
  3. Russia's ruling pro-Putin party on track to win wartime election after drones strike Moscow
  4. Trump to meet with NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Monday ahead of UN General Assembly
  5. Bessent meets China Vice Premier He Lifeng ahead of Trump-Xi summit
  6. The 'robot relations' department may become reality in workplace of the future
  7. 8 signs you're raising a resilient, emotionally mature child, says psychologist
  8. AI, data center alarms dominate Congressional Black Caucus week in Washington
  9. U.S. urges Americans to reconsider Middle East travel as Iran tensions rise
  10. ‘It's awful’: How tariffs, soaring fuel costs and higher interest rates are squeezing American companies

IGN

  1. Final Fantasy 7 Revelation Will 'Easily Take Over 100 Hours' for Completionists to Beat, Director Teases
  2. Poppy Playtime Spinoff Escape from Playtime Gets Early Access Release Date
  3. Hideo Kojima Reveals What Happened With Sony in Exclusive First Interview Since PlayStation Ditched Physint
  4. The Last of Us Director Apologizes to God of War Laufey Devs After Calling Recent AAA Games 'Boring'
  5. Insomniac Says Marvel's Wolverine Uses No Generative AI After Fans Spot Strange Signs in-Game
  6. We Ranked The 10 Best Eevee Pokémon Cards of All Time
  7. The Blood of Dawnwalker Modders Aren’t Missing the Point – They Just Love the Game
  8. As Fans Flood the World of Warcraft: Forever Beta, Dev Says It's Putting Up 'The Craziest Numbers I've Seen in 17 Years Working at Blizzard'
  9. Marvel's Wolverine Developer Nerfs Scent Trails and Audio Sense Indicators After 'Fart Gas' Backlash
  10. Lollipop Chainsaw Live-Action Movie Revealed by Dragami Games

Kotaku

  1. Potential Glimpse At Yoko Taro’s Neon Genesis Evangelion Drops At The Weeknd Concert
  2. Cursed ‘Blood Mew’ Misprinted Pokémon Cards Have Collectors Seeing Red And Resellers Seeing Dollar Signs
  3. Beloved Super Nintendo JRPG Receives Its First Re-Release But It’s The Sequel You Gotta Get Excited For
  4. Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls Is Still Fighting For Its Life On Steam
  5. Marvel’s Wolverine Seemingly Censored In Some Places, Cutting References To Mystique’s Lesbian Relationship
  6. Multiplex Staff Film More Accurate Resident Evil Adaptation To Accompany Zach Cregger’s Movie
  7. Hideo Kojima Calls Physint The ‘Biggest Selling Title I Could Possibly Create’ And Promises ‘Anything Espionage Is Going To Be Fun’
  8. Hideo Kojima Says Sony Canceled Physint Over A Zoom Call And Claims He Still Doesn’t Know The Reason Why
  9. Nintendo Gives Mario Those Little Coin Pockets In Newly Updated Renders
  10. Father Says Nine-Year-Old Spent Over $100K Plugging Minecraft YouTube Videos And Cost Him His Job

PC Gamer

  1. First 5-day Tokyo Game Show in 30 years cuts back to 4 in face of Typhoon Dujuan
  2. Elden Ring Nightreign is dead, but modders are dabbing on its corpse, with one porting an entire Dark Souls 2 DLC zone as a playable map
  3. Everything announced at the PC Gaming Show Tokyo Direct 2026
  4. Take to the skies and shoot your mates in the face with a shotgun in Fish & Ships
  5. Feel like a kid again when toy car game Obstacle Overdrive launches October 2
  6. I lost hours to this roguelike card-based city builder even though I had no idea how all of those words could fit together
  7. Solarpunk MMO Loftia is launching into early access November 3
  8. Unlock your inner Superman with a new demo from Undefeated: Genesis
  9. Marked For Mayhem is a 4-player dungeon crawler that wants you to try to win as a team while also beating all your teammates as a player—good luck
  10. Robots versus fungi FPS Mycopunk is leaving early access next month

Rock Paper Shotgun

  1. The Sunday Papers
  2. What are we all playing this weekend?
  3. In the absence of a new Deus Ex, indie imsim Tokyo Walled City may scratch that stealth 'n' stolen passwords itch
  4. Tractor-battling teenage road trip RPG Keep Driving is getting official mod support via Steam Workshop later this month
  5. Single player games might require age verification if they use Steam under EU Kids Act's current draft, according to MEP's senior policy adviser
  6. Roman Sands RE:Build review: A unique and obliterating blend of resort sim, engineering horror and alchemic ritual
  7. Denuvo are suing a prolific cracker for bypassing their DRM on 26 videogames, despite not knowing their real identity
  8. Control Resonant review: A superbly strange action-RPG that'll make you feel tiny and godly at once
  9. Baldur's Gate 3 Act Two Expansion mod, out now in beta, adds a whole new region to explore after dealing with the Shadow Curse
  10. "Publishers are afraid of certain parts of the world": Saber Interactive's message to North American studios is to get their head out of their own geography

Eurogamer

  1. Call of Duty maker Activision claims video game cheating is now a £6.3 billion ($8.5 billion) a year industry
  2. Hideo Kojima responds to accusations of Physint being over budget and late on deadline, says he still "loves Sony" despite collapse of publishng deal
  3. Blizzard developer says World of Warcraft: Forever's beta numbers are the "craziest" he's seen in 17 years
  4. Clive Barker's Hellraiser: Revival gets a playable demo and a new trailer ahead of its October launch
  5. The Last of Us director apologises for calling out Sony Santa Monica's God of War Laufey after saying he was "not excited"
  6. Wolverine developer Insomniac denies using generative AI after fans spot strange restroom sign
  7. HoYoverse's Nodusfall might look like Elden Ring, but there's a promising dark fantasy action game here that took me by surprise
  8. What we've been playing - "the rest of the party is, frankly, absolutely feral, so I've been trying to balance that out"
  9. Sony execs behind iconic game-sharing meme recreate it, but fittingly, without a physical game
  10. New 200GB GTA 5 leak suggests Rockstar Games scrapped a massive Liberty City DLC, and reportedly includes very early GTA 6 work