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  • Why This Prediction Market Banned Teens

    Wired | Thu, 13 Aug 2026 13:30:00 +0000

    Novig bars the youth,
    Jacob Fortinsky clarifies,
    “We’re not like the rest.”

    Jacob Fortinsky, the CEO and cofounder of the new prediction market Novig, says his outfit isn’t like those other markets. You know the ones.

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    August 17, 2026
  • How switching your bank account could earn you up to £220

    BBC Business | Sun, 16 Aug 2026 23:14:47 GMT

    Britons check their banks,
    £220 left unclaimed,
    Change brings richer gains.

    New research suggests staying put is costing British savers billions in missed interest every year.

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    August 17, 2026
  • Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo now deadliest in country’s history

    The Guardian World | Mon, 17 Aug 2026 00:09:57 GMT

    Congo mourns its dead,
    Ebola claims two thousand,
    Outbreak rages on.

    At least 2,325 people have been killed, according to government data, surpassing the death toll from 2018-20 outbreakThe Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is now the deadliest in the country’s history with at least 2,325 people killed, according to government data, surpassing…

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    August 16, 2026
  • Trump says US to scale back South Korea military drills after it stayed out of Iran war

    BBC World | Mon, 17 Aug 2026 02:51:27 GMT

    Trump scales back drills,
    South Korea stays out of war—
    North’s leader nods back.

    Trump cites his "very good relationship" with North Korea's leader in deciding to downsize the exercises.

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    August 16, 2026
  • Kushner Meets With Hamas to Advance Trump’s Gaza Plan

    NYT Home | Sun, 16 Aug 2026 21:16:17 +0000

    Kushner in Cairo,
    Hamas leaders in the room,
    Gaza plans advance.

    The president’s son-in-law met the Palestinian militant group’s leaders in Egypt, officials said. He will soon see Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli leader.

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    August 16, 2026
  • A black hole shredded a “super sun” — but something strange may have survived

    Science Daily | Sat, 15 Aug 2026 23:46:46 EDT

    Black hole's fierce grip rends,
    Star's blaze brightens sky—Whippet,
    Helium's swift dance stays.

    Astronomers have witnessed a black hole violently shredding a massive star, creating one of the most energetic stellar explosions ever observed. The event, nicknamed “the Whippet,” briefly released about 400 billion times the Sun’s energy and sent a shock wave racing outward at one-fifth the…

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    August 16, 2026
  • Class act: The working-class game binding London and Canberra

    Politico | Sun, 16 Aug 2026 13:45:00 EST

    Rugby unites men,
    Burnham cheers, Albanese too—
    London, Canberra bound.

    Andy Burnham and Anthony Albanese have found something few world leaders can replicate: a shared obsession with rugby league.

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    August 16, 2026
  • Temperatures soar to 38C as amber extreme heat warning in effect

    BBC Science | Thu, 13 Aug 2026 15:53:37 GMT

    Amber warnings out,
    Thursday’s heat climbs to 38—
    Records break in place.

    Heat is spiking again on Thursday with a rare warning in place and more records falling.

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    August 16, 2026
  • Mark Zuckerberg’s AI Manifesto Is 6,500 Words—and Barely Says Anything

    Wired | Thu, 13 Aug 2026 21:14:43 +0000

    Zuckerberg's long scroll,
    AI buzz fills midnight chats,
    Deceptive silence.

    AI is shifting the culture, from tech CEO manifestos to 1 am job interviews. We unpack some of the latest, along with the top findings from Black Hat and Defcon, this week on Uncanny Valley.

    Read the original article

    August 16, 2026
  • Changing pubs into homes to be made harder under new rules

    BBC Business | Sun, 16 Aug 2026 15:04:13 GMT

    New rules in the UK,
    Pubs to homes face stricter paths—
    Planning policy shifts.

    The rules will come into force on Monday along with other changes to planning policy.

    Read the original article

    August 16, 2026
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