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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…

castanet.net - Darren Handschuh - Okanagan woman has published a children's colouring book filled with interesting bug facts
Okanagan woman has published a children's colouring book filled with interesting bug facts
Castanet.net

Niki Murrant has created a colouring book called Bugs Have Jobs, highlighting all the good things insects do. Niki Murrant wants people to know just how beneficial bugs can be. The Okanagan woman has created a colouring book called Bugs Have Jobs…

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…

litmagnews.substack.com - Becky Tuch - Q: What is published, when do rights revert back, and is publishing corrupt?
Q: What is published, when do rights revert back, and is publishing corrupt?
Lit Mag News

Welcome to our weekend conversation! I've gotten a handful of questions recently. Typically I try to bunch reader questions together into an overall theme, as many small questions often fall under one large category—unfair contracts or…

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…

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…

si.com - Samuel Profeta - Kevin Love Retirement Next? Kalshi Prediction Market Expects Yes
Kevin Love Retirement Next? Kalshi Prediction Market Expects Yes
Sports Illustrated

Kevin Love is the next name that many around the NBA believe will announce his retirement next, and Kalshi is preparing for it with an 85% chance on Kalshi's NBA next team market that he does so before the 2026-27 season. Love, currently an…

yahoo.com - Jared Blikre - Markets just flipped the script on Kevin Warsh's Fed: Chart of the Day
Markets just flipped the script on Kevin Warsh's Fed: Chart of the Day
Yahoo!

Only two weeks ago, Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh said markets had done ' quite a bit ' of the Fed's tightening. Wall Street has since taken it all back — and then some. A gauge of US market conditions published by Bloomberg rose Thursday to its…

forbes.com - Sandy Carter - Palantir Leads AI Data Deal With USA Today Sparking A Newsroom Revolt
Palantir Leads AI Data Deal With USA Today Sparking A Newsroom Revolt
Forbes

News, revealed in an earnings call, about Palantir and USA Today sparked debate. (Photo by INA FASSBENDER / AFP via Getty Images) The most heated AI data fight in America media is happening inside the nation's largest newspaper chain started with a…

seekingalpha.com - Quipus Capital - Koppers Is Performing But Is Feeling Input Price Pressure In A Weak Demand Market (KOP)
Koppers Is Performing But Is Feeling Input Price Pressure In A Weak Demand Market (KOP)
Seeking Alpha

Koppers Holdings reported 2Q26 results with stable adjusted performance but significant GAAP impairment charges, maintaining a Hold rating. Performance Chemicals outperformed expectations, but margin gains were partly hedging-driven and may face…

ladbible.com - Britt Jones - Gen-Z are ditching 9-5 working days for new 'income stacking' trend
Gen-Z are ditching 9-5 working days for new 'income stacking' trend
LADbible

Sometimes, one job just doesn't give you what you want, and Gen Z is doing something about that. There have been reported differences in the way each generation thinks about work. From Millennial hustle culture to Gen Z being quite obviously not…

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