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theguardian.com - Jackson Ryan - Science or fiction? Shadowy 'paper mills' let you pay to be a published author - of fraudulent research
Science or fiction? Shadowy 'paper mills' let you pay to be a published author - of fraudulent research
The Guardian

Dr Reese Richardson's phone constantly buzzes with notifications. The scientific research integrity specialist has been tracking shadowy organisations known as “paper mills”, which turn a profit by offering fraudulent academic…

futurism.com - Frank Landymore - Publisher of Axios Boasts That He Uses AI to 'Read' Everything For Him Now, Instead of Using His Brain
Publisher of Axios Boasts That He Uses AI to 'Read' Everything For Him Now, Instead of Using His Brain
Futurism | Science and Technology News

Can't-miss innovations from the bleeding edge of science and tech All is not well in the fourth estate. On Tuesday, the publisher of Axios hit “post” on an article about how he basically uses AI to read for him now, instead of…

express.co.uk - Holly Kintuka - DWP publishes full list of stomach conditions to get £779 a month handout
DWP publishes full list of stomach conditions to get £779 a month handout
Daily Express

Thousands of people may be eligible for the benefit which helps with living costs The Department for Work and Pensions has published a list of 25 gastrointestinal conditions that could qualify people for Personal Independence Payment (PIP).

rockpapershotgun.com - Oisin Kuhnke - Ron Gilbert talks the untraditional way he got Thimbleweed Park 2 funded, and his frustrations with modern publishing deals
Ron Gilbert talks the untraditional way he got Thimbleweed Park 2 funded, and his frustrations with modern publishing deals
Rock Paper Shotgun

I think it would be a tad fair if you heard that Thimbleweed Park 2 is in the works and thought, 'who funded that?' Not because it doesn't deserve funding, but because adventure games aren't exactly in vogue (even though it's not as dead a genre as…

dev.to - AndrewSispoidis - I published our agent-security benchmark, including the attacks we fail to catch
I published our agent-security benchmark, including the attacks we fail to catch
DEV Community

Every company building AI agent security publishes a detection rate. We were doing it. The problem is that none of these numbers are checkable. You see '99% detection' or 'blocks 100% of prompt injection,' and there is no test set, no failure list…

mirror.co.uk - Jason Heavey - New daily racing pullout launched in the Mirror with more tips, news and insight
New daily racing pullout launched in the Mirror with more tips, news and insight
Daily Mirror

The Mirror is launching a fantastic and free daily horse racing pullout for its band of loyal readers who love the sport of kings. It is the first time in its 123-year history that the paper has carried a racing supplement every weekday. From…

makeuseof.com - Oluwademilade Afolabi - The prediction that Linux had no future aged disastrously
The prediction that Linux had no future aged disastrously
MakeUseOf

A few months after Linus Torvalds released the first version of Linux, he found himself arguing publicly with someone whose work had helped shape the project in the first place. If you're fuzzy on the terminology, what the Linux kernel actually…

scmp.com - Ling Xin - China's 1MW perovskite solar farm beats silicon system in industrial-scale test
China's 1MW perovskite solar farm beats silicon system in industrial-scale test
South China Morning Post

A China-led team has cleared the last major hurdle in the race to commercialise the most promising alternative to conventional silicon solar technology, paving the way for the next generation of low-cost, high-efficiency panels to be made on an…

seekingalpha.com - Political Comments - Politics And The Markets 08/16/26
Politics And The Markets 08/16/26
Seeking Alpha

This is the forum for daily political discussion on Seeking Alpha. A new version is published every market day. Please don't leave political comments on other articles or posts on the site. The comments below are not regulated with the same rigor…

forbes.com - Neil Winton - German Automakers In The Crosshairs As Chinese Momentum Grows
German Automakers In The Crosshairs As Chinese Momentum Grows
Forbes

Aion Y EV. Guangzhou Automobile Group's Aion is the latest Chinese brand to launch sales in Europe. (Photo by Subaas Shrestha/NurPhoto via Getty Images) The good news for Europe's automakers is that home sales will rise a bit in 2026. The trouble…

scmp.com - Liu Zhen - From cargo to combat: China urged to prepare civilian ships for wartime use
From cargo to combat: China urged to prepare civilian ships for wartime use
South China Morning Post

China should speed up plans to commandeer civilian ships for wartime operations, drawing lessons from Britain's use of commercial vessels during the 1982 Falklands conflict, according to a defence researcher at Beijing's top economic planning…

ksl.com - Adam Small, KSL - Great Salt Lake not expected to hit new low in 2026; but what if it does in the future?
Great Salt Lake not expected to hit new low in 2026; but what if it does in the future?
KSL.com

Editor's Note: This article is published through the Great Salt Lake Collaborative with funding from Love the Lake, an initiative of the non-profit Great Salt Lake Alliance. Editorial decisions are made independently by the Collaborative and…

aljazeera.com - Why is the latest Ebola outbreak worsening?
Why is the latest Ebola outbreak worsening?
Al Jazeera

Virus spreading in DRC faster than containment efforts. The Ebola outbreak in northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo has already killed 2,000 people. It is spreading faster than any previous outbreak, outpacing efforts to contain it, says…

polygon.com - Matt Patches - The past and future of Fablehaven, according to Brandon Mull
The past and future of Fablehaven, according to Brandon Mull
Polygon.com

A particular kind of gratitude between writers and readers travels through fourth-dimensional space. Fablehaven author Brandon Mull knows this well. Long before he wrote about a secret preserve filled with fairies, demons, satyrs, and rock golems…

forbes.com - Billy Bambrough - White House Leak Reveals Bitcoin And Crypto Are Suddenly Braced For A Price Game-Changer
White House Leak Reveals Bitcoin And Crypto Are Suddenly Braced For A Price Game-Changer
Forbes

08/16 update below. This post was originally published on August 15 Bitcoin and crypto prices have limped through 2026, despite U.S. president Donald Trump's support and the Federal Reserve's bitcoin nightmare suddenly coming true. Sign up now for…

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