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404MEDIA.CO We placed a tracking device in a shipment of rare books to see which AI company was buying it, and found an Amazon facility where Amazon scans and destroys books.

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MACRUMORS.COM Apple is working on camera-equipped AirPods that appear to be nearly ready to launch, based on a video MacRumors found in the macOS Tahoe 26.7 release candidate. In a short demo, a man holds a book up so the camera in the AirPods can see the title. "With Visual Intelligence, your world becomes savable. See something you like? Just ask me to save it for later," says the voiceover text.

" }, { "id": "https://www.404media.co/show-how-3m-is-0-at-fault-expert-witness-used-chatgpt-to-write-report-defending-company-in-deadly-explosion-lawsuit/", "title": "‘Show How 3M Is 0% at Fault:’ Expert Witness Used ChatGPT to Write Report Defending Company in Deadly Explosion Lawsuit", "url": "https://www.404media.co/show-how-3m-is-0-at-fault-expert-witness-used-chatgpt-to-write-report-defending-company-in-deadly-explosion-lawsuit/", "image": "https://storage.ghost.io/c/0f/76/0f76b548-bc58-4f25-abc3-3f5ebca07da4/content/images/size/w1200/2026/08/3M-St-Paul-Monument-place001-rgb.jpg", "content_text": "ChatGPT prompts show how an expert witness report was created in a $61 million lawsuit over an explosion that killed three people.", "content_html": "

404MEDIA.CO ChatGPT prompts show how an expert witness report was created in a $61 million lawsuit over an explosion that killed three people.

" }, { "id": "https://futurism.com/future-society/college-critical-thinking-ai", "title": "Bosses Horrified as "AI Native" College Graduates Hit the Workplace", "url": "https://futurism.com/future-society/college-critical-thinking-ai", "image": "https://futurism.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/college-critical-thinking-ai.jpg?w=1200", "content_text": ""AI native" college graduates are hitting the workplace -- and, as experts warned, bosses are finding their performance disappointing.", "content_html": "

FUTURISM.COM "AI native" college graduates are hitting the workplace -- and, as experts warned, bosses are finding their performance disappointing.

" }, { "id": "https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2026/08/5.0-laying-the-foundation/", "title": "5.0: Laying the foundation", "url": "https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2026/08/5.0-laying-the-foundation/", "image": "https://blog.joinmastodon.org/authors/imani-joy.jpg", "content_text": "First looks at the upcoming changes to Mastodon’s composer and navigation on web", "content_html": "

BLOG.JOINMASTODON.ORG First looks at the upcoming changes to Mastodon’s composer and navigation on web

" }, { "id": "https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cly8mpp9r8no", "title": "Man charged with sharing asylum seeker addresses in Thetford", "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cly8mpp9r8no", "image": "https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/branded_news/1200/cpsprodpb/a63d/live/b1b7bdf0-9af5-11f1-930b-57cfba7235f9.jpg", "content_text": "The 62-year-old man is charged with misconduct in public office and appears before magistrates.", "content_html": "

BBC.CO.UK The 62-year-old man is charged with misconduct in public office and appears before magistrates.

" }, { "id": "https://www.404media.co/the-national-park-service-is-using-flock-rangers-are-pissed/", "title": "The National Park Service Is Using Flock. Rangers Are Pissed", "url": "https://www.404media.co/the-national-park-service-is-using-flock-rangers-are-pissed/", "image": "https://storage.ghost.io/c/0f/76/0f76b548-bc58-4f25-abc3-3f5ebca07da4/content/images/size/w1200/2026/08/nps-flock.png", "content_text": "“I fear for the day when a visitor's National Park experience is interrupted by being pulled over and held at gunpoint because a license plate reader misread their plate.”", "content_html": "

404MEDIA.CO “I fear for the day when a visitor's National Park experience is interrupted by being pulled over and held at gunpoint because a license plate reader misread their plate.”

" }, { "id": "https://www.404media.co/xs-algorithm-feeds-off-ragebait-and-impacts-democrats-more-study-finds/", "title": "X's Algorithm Feeds Off Ragebait and Impacts Democrats More, Study Finds", "url": "https://www.404media.co/xs-algorithm-feeds-off-ragebait-and-impacts-democrats-more-study-finds/", "image": "https://storage.ghost.io/c/0f/76/0f76b548-bc58-4f25-abc3-3f5ebca07da4/content/images/size/w1200/2026/08/photo-1694878981789-130374dde465.jpeg", "content_text": "X is driving engagement by making users fight in the replies.", "content_html": "

404MEDIA.CO X is driving engagement by making users fight in the replies.

" }, { "id": "https://www.propublica.org/article/measles-cases-vaccines", "title": "Measles Used to Be in Our Rearview Mirror. Now Cases Are Reaching Record Highs.", "url": "https://www.propublica.org/article/measles-cases-vaccines", "image": "https://www.propublica.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/GettyImages-2201702057.jpg?resize=2000,1050", "content_text": "In other parts of the world that have let their guard down to vaccine-preventable diseases, long-forgotten scourges have roared back and killed and disabled children.", "content_html": "

PROPUBLICA.ORG In other parts of the world that have let their guard down to vaccine-preventable diseases, long-forgotten scourges have roared back and killed and disabled children.

" }, { "id": "https://www.politico.eu/article/europe-digital-sovereignty-experiment-living-without-us-tech-for-72-hours/", "title": "Flipping the kill switch: I survived 72 hours without US tech", "url": "https://www.politico.eu/article/europe-digital-sovereignty-experiment-living-without-us-tech-for-72-hours/", "image": "https://www.politico.eu/cdn-cgi/image/width=1200,height=630,fit=crop,quality=80,onerror=redirect/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/17/without-US-tech-feat02.jpg", "content_text": "The EU wants to decrease reliance on American technology. Here’s what happened when a POLITICO reporter tried to live and work without it.", "content_html": "

POLITICO.EU The EU wants to decrease reliance on American technology. Here’s what happened when a POLITICO reporter tried to live and work without it.

" }, { "id": "https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/08/18/google-buys-crashed-airline-spirits-data-at-auction-because-ai/5288962", "title": "Google buys crashed airline Spirit’s data at auction, because AI", "url": "https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/08/18/google-buys-crashed-airline-spirits-data-at-auction-because-ai/5288962", "image": "https://image.theregister.com/5273664.jpg?imageId=5273664&x=0&y=0&cropw=100&croph=100&panox=0&panoy=0&panow=100&panoh=100&width=1200&height=683", "content_text": "$10 million buys over 100 million emails, 30 million recorded phone calls, reams of stuff from Teams, Oracle, and SAP", "content_html": "

THEREGISTER.COM $10 million buys over 100 million emails, 30 million recorded phone calls, reams of stuff from Teams, Oracle, and SAP

" }, { "id": "https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/08/hidden-airtag-reveals-amazon-is-trashing-rare-books-to-train-ai/", "title": "Hidden Airtag reveals Amazon is trashing rare books to train AI", "url": "https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/08/hidden-airtag-reveals-amazon-is-trashing-rare-books-to-train-ai/", "image": "https://cdn.arstechnica.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/GettyImages-149405480-1152x648.jpg", "content_text": "Amazon’s team uses a T. rex preparing to devour a book as its logo.", "content_html": "

ARSTECHNICA.COM Amazon’s team uses a T. rex preparing to devour a book as its logo.

" }, { "id": "https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/camera-traps-reveal-iberian-lynxes-soaking-their-prey-a-first-ever-discovery-among-carnivores-180988591/", "title": "Camera Traps Reveal Iberian Lynxes Soaking Their Prey, a First-Ever Discovery Among Carnivores", "url": "https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/camera-traps-reveal-iberian-lynxes-soaking-their-prey-a-first-ever-discovery-among-carnivores-180988591/", "image": "https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/I1hc0J4iJtB1PAu_8i7nf6sKq-w=/fit-in/1600x0/filters:focal(497x331:498x332)/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer_public/fc/0c/fc0c96bd-b46f-4204-bc40-6e96a5067f59/screenshot_2026-04-21_at_41725pm.png", "content_text": "Scientists speculate that the wild cats are trying to improve hydration or ease their cubs’ transition to solid food. The finding points to resilience in one of the world’s most endangered felines", "content_html": "

SMITHSONIANMAG.COM Scientists speculate that the wild cats are trying to improve hydration or ease their cubs’ transition to solid food. The finding points to resilience in one of the world’s most endangered felines

" }, { "id": "https://www.publicnotice.co/p/dhs-surveillance-minnesota", "title": "DHS's abuse of power in Minnesota was even worse than we knew", "url": "https://www.publicnotice.co/p/dhs-surveillance-minnesota", "image": "https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!J_Wl!,w_1200,h_675,c_fill,f_jpg,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep,g_auto/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdac494ba-5835-48f6-a36f-834e74e4f213_3000x1998.jpeg", "content_text": "It's the stuff of East Germany.", "content_html": "

PUBLICNOTICE.CO It's the stuff of East Germany.

" }, { "id": "https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/18/comcast-adds-motion-sensing-to-millions-of-its-newer-routers-with-a-privacy-catch/", "title": "Comcast adds motion sensing to millions of its newer routers, with a privacy catch | TechCrunch", "url": "https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/18/comcast-adds-motion-sensing-to-millions-of-its-newer-routers-with-a-privacy-catch/", "image": "https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/xfinity-1232480636.jpg?w=1024", "content_text": "A new feature added to Comcast's newest routers can detect if there is motion is inside your home without needing traditional motion sensors.", "content_html": "

TECHCRUNCH.COM A new feature added to Comcast's newest routers can detect if there is motion is inside your home without needing traditional motion sensors.

" }, { "id": "https://www.inquirer.com/opinion/cia-drone-attacks-galapagos-20260816.html", "title": "We need to care about Trump’s CIA murdering fishermen on the high seas | Will Bunch", "url": "https://www.inquirer.com/opinion/cia-drone-attacks-galapagos-20260816.html", "image": "https://www.inquirer.com/resizer/v2/ASOW6OWGW75TU6REBIXTJ5NL4M.jpg?auth=a5ae38131440eb320a6f7b7af170b02691bfffaf53d6107cd06ee868c4590efa&width=760&height=507&smart=true", "content_text": "Reports that CIA drones attacked fishing boats off the Galápagos Islands may be Trump’s worst war crime yet.", "content_html": "

INQUIRER.COM Reports that CIA drones attacked fishing boats off the Galápagos Islands may be Trump’s worst war crime yet.

" }, { "id": "https://apnews.com/article/ice-liability-insurance-misconduct-civil-lawsuit-af330d49dcb9e40295c1fea4fc9ae6f6", "title": "ICE pitches legal insurance to help shield local officers who make immigration arrests", "url": "https://apnews.com/article/ice-liability-insurance-misconduct-civil-lawsuit-af330d49dcb9e40295c1fea4fc9ae6f6", "image": "https://dims.apnews.com/dims4/default/2602ca6/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1933x1288+0+0/resize/980x653!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2Fa2%2F29%2F504109a8c83935fbc0cceac862a1%2Fcfa014cd672249378f12d11544d28c3e", "content_text": "U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is pitching a plan to help shield local police officers who make immigration arrests from possible financial consequences if they are accused of on-duty misconduct.", "content_html": "

APNEWS.COM U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is pitching a plan to help shield local police officers who make immigration arrests from possible financial consequences if they are accused of on-duty misconduct.

" }, { "id": "https://theconversation.com/biological-sex-is-neither-binary-nor-a-spectrum-a-biologist-explains-how-its-multidimensional-289786", "title": "Biological sex is neither binary nor a spectrum – a biologist explains how it’s multidimensional", "url": "https://theconversation.com/biological-sex-is-neither-binary-nor-a-spectrum-a-biologist-explains-how-its-multidimensional-289786", "image": "https://images.theconversation.com/files/754212/original/file-20260816-50-ub8x4w.jpg?ixlib=rb-4.1.1&rect=0%2C108%2C2023%2C1011&q=45&auto=format&w=1356&h=668&fit=crop", "content_text": "Each person is a mosaic of sex-related and postpubertal biological traits that vary in their degree of femaleness and maleness.", "content_html": "

THECONVERSATION.COM Each person is a mosaic of sex-related and postpubertal biological traits that vary in their degree of femaleness and maleness.

" }, { "id": "https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/abc-first-amendment-lawsuit-fcc-1236837028/", "title": "ABC Files First Amendment Lawsuit Against FCC", "url": "https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/abc-first-amendment-lawsuit-fcc-1236837028/", "image": "https://variety.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/ABC-Sues-FCC-First-Amendment.jpg?w=1000&h=563&crop=1", "content_text": "ABC Files First Amendment Lawsuit Against FCC", "content_html": "

VARIETY.COM ABC Files First Amendment Lawsuit Against FCC

" }, { "id": "https://www.texasobserver.org/maternal-mortality-committee-roe-deaths-lawmakers-politics/", "title": "Texas Maternal Mortality Committee's Next Report Will Skip Post-'Roe' Deaths. Lawmakers Suspect Political Influence.", "url": "https://www.texasobserver.org/maternal-mortality-committee-roe-deaths-lawmakers-politics/", "image": "https://www.texasobserver.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/20241118-Villasana-Abortion-Deaths-37-scaled.jpg", "content_text": "And one Texan says the body’s decision “retriggered” the pain of losing his wife, who counts among the preventable deaths that soon followed the state’s abortion bans.", "content_html": "

TEXASOBSERVER.ORG And one Texan says the body’s decision “retriggered” the pain of losing his wife, who counts among the preventable deaths that soon followed the state’s abortion bans.

" }, { "id": "https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cddjlmeqjgyo", "title": "Sainsbury's branch pauses AI cameras use after shopper ejected", "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cddjlmeqjgyo", "image": "https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/branded_news/1200/cpsprodpb/cf39/live/0e2e29b0-9809-11f1-82c8-334b551e2d55.jpg", "content_text": "Matt Arnold says he was asked to leave the store after being wrongly flagged as a shoplifter.", "content_html": "

BBC.CO.UK Matt Arnold says he was asked to leave the store after being wrongly flagged as a shoplifter.

" }, { "id": "https://apnews.com/article/pentagon-audit-china-harvard-mit-738832f9f20186dc5f9ef1aa39914636", "title": "Pentagon orders audit of 30 universities' partnerships with foreign institutions", "url": "https://apnews.com/article/pentagon-audit-china-harvard-mit-738832f9f20186dc5f9ef1aa39914636", "image": "https://dims.apnews.com/dims4/default/112f099/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4000x2665+0+1/resize/980x653!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2F48%2F7c%2F1037df3080228d51ba221a9e03a6%2F15f57abd54ff4f48855bf6aa7387c506", "content_text": "The Department of Defense has ordered 30 U.S. universities to audit their partnerships with mostly Chinese universities and military training institutions as President Donald Trump's administration scrutinizes the country’s growing global influence.", "content_html": "

APNEWS.COM The Department of Defense has ordered 30 U.S. universities to audit their partnerships with mostly Chinese universities and military training institutions as President Donald Trump's administration scrutinizes the country’s growing global influence.

" }, { "id": "https://www.wired.com/story/the-big-interview-podcast-andy-yen-proton/", "title": "Can AI Coexist With Privacy? Proton’s Andy Yen Says It Will Have To", "url": "https://www.wired.com/story/the-big-interview-podcast-andy-yen-proton/", "image": "https://media.wired.com/photos/6a834c04b090060b28185af1/191:100/w_1280,c_limit/Big-Interview-UV-Solo-Andy-Yen-Business.jpg", "content_text": "Proton’s CEO is a champion of encryption for everyone. So why is he going all in on un-encryptable AI?", "content_html": "

WIRED.COM Proton’s CEO is a champion of encryption for everyone. So why is he going all in on un-encryptable AI?

" }, { "id": "https://spectrum.ieee.org/mexico-olinia-car-electric-vehicle", "title": "Mexico’s Olinia 1 Is a Homegrown EV Built for the Country's Streets", "url": "https://spectrum.ieee.org/mexico-olinia-car-electric-vehicle", "image": "https://spectrum.ieee.org/media-library/image.jpg?id=67541519&width=1200&height=600&coordinates=0%2C167%2C0%2C167", "content_text": "The Olinia 1 is designed to fit the needs of the country’s drivers", "content_html": "

SPECTRUM.IEEE.ORG The Olinia 1 is designed to fit the needs of the country’s drivers

" }, { "id": "https://www.theverge.com/transportation/981194/faa-air-traffic-elon-musk-peter-thiel-palantir", "title": "Elon Musk broke the FAA — Palantir is picking up the pieces", "url": "https://www.theverge.com/transportation/981194/faa-air-traffic-elon-musk-peter-thiel-palantir", "image": "https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/08/268692_Elon_Musk_tore_down_the_FAA_so_Peter_Thiel_could_build_it_back_up_CVirginia.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C10.732984293194%2C100%2C78.534031413613&w=1200", "content_text": "Palantir’s reach in the FAA keeps growing.", "content_html": "

THEVERGE.COM Palantir’s reach in the FAA keeps growing.

" }, { "id": "https://www.theverge.com/news/981381/comcast-xfinity-shield-wifi-motion-sensing", "title": "Comcast is turning millions of its routers into motion detectors", "url": "https://www.theverge.com/news/981381/comcast-xfinity-shield-wifi-motion-sensing", "image": "https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/08/XFN_Lifestyle_DEC25_008_HR_260318.jpeg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C10.752571281949%2C100%2C78.494857436102&w=1200", "content_text": "Comcast is activating free Wi-Fi motion sensing on Xfinity gateways, allowing its routers to detect movement at home.", "content_html": "

THEVERGE.COM Comcast is activating free Wi-Fi motion sensing on Xfinity gateways, allowing its routers to detect movement at home.

" }, { "id": "https://time.com/article/2026/08/18/is-the-world-getting-uglier/", "title": "Is the World Getting Uglier?", "url": "https://time.com/article/2026/08/18/is-the-world-getting-uglier/", "image": "https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5a06385ee81a21f2/6a7f47ffdad88a67b7026e82/tesla-cybertruck.jpg?branch=production&width=2400&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9", "content_text": "So much contemporary design feels more bloviating than expressive, as though visual volume now matters more than beauty, writes Debbie Millman.", "content_html": "

TIME.COM So much contemporary design feels more bloviating than expressive, as though visual volume now matters more than beauty, writes Debbie Millman.

" }, { "id": "https://www.theverge.com/tech/981326/apple-airpods-with-cameras-demo-video-leak", "title": "Apple’s camera-equipped AirPods appear in leaked video", "url": "https://www.theverge.com/tech/981326/apple-airpods-with-cameras-demo-video-leak", "image": "https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/08/Apple-AirPods-with-cameras-demo-video-leak.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C10.732984293194%2C100%2C78.534031413613&w=1200", "content_text": "“See something you like? Just ask me to save it for later.”", "content_html": "

THEVERGE.COM “See something you like? Just ask me to save it for later.”

" }, { "id": "https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2026/08/apple-announces-changes-for-apps-in-the-european-union/", "title": "Apple announces changes for apps in the European Union", "url": "https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2026/08/apple-announces-changes-for-apps-in-the-european-union/", "image": "https://www.apple.com/newsroom/images/2026/08/apple-announces-changes-for-apps-in-the-european-union/tile/Apple-App-Store-compliance-hero-lp.jpg.og.jpg?202608181559", "content_text": "Apple today announced changes to its business terms for apps in the European Union, following close collaboration with the European Commission.", "content_html": "

APPLE.COM Apple today announced changes to its business terms for apps in the European Union, following close collaboration with the European Commission.

" }, { "id": "https://deadline.com/2026/08/abc-sues-fcc-first-amendment-lawsuit-1237044059/", "title": "ABC Files First Amendment Lawsuit Against FCC", "url": "https://deadline.com/2026/08/abc-sues-fcc-first-amendment-lawsuit-1237044059/", "image": "https://deadline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ABC-logo-Brendan-Carr-FCC.jpg?w=1000", "content_text": "The network says attacks on the news division and Jimmy Kimmel are part of a Trump administration "retaliatory campaign" to curb its free speech.", "content_html": "

DEADLINE.COM The network says attacks on the news division and Jimmy Kimmel are part of a Trump administration "retaliatory campaign" to curb its free speech.

" }, { "id": "https://www.wired.com/story/you-can-finally-buy-a-fairphone-a-sustainable-repairable-smartphone-in-the-us/", "title": "Fairphone Is Finally Selling Its Repairable Phone in the US", "url": "https://www.wired.com/story/you-can-finally-buy-a-fairphone-a-sustainable-repairable-smartphone-in-the-us/", "image": "https://media.wired.com/photos/6a834ef61807e061ff4c4b86/191:100/w_1280,c_limit/Fairphone-Gen-6-Julian-Chokkattu-Gear.jpg", "content_text": "More than a decade after launching in Europe, the Netherlands company is now selling its repairable phones in the US, starting with the Fairphone (Gen 6+).", "content_html": "

WIRED.COM More than a decade after launching in Europe, the Netherlands company is now selling its repairable phones in the US, starting with the Fairphone (Gen 6+).

" }, { "id": "https://www.wired.com/story/meta-ran-ads-for-an-app-promising-to-nudify-female-politicians/", "title": "Meta Ran Ads for an App That Promised to Nudify Female Politicians", "url": "https://www.wired.com/story/meta-ran-ads-for-an-app-promising-to-nudify-female-politicians/", "image": "https://media.wired.com/photos/6a7b83f8c77bf6fe1feeaecb/191:100/w_1280,c_limit/Politics_An%20NSFW%20Ad%20Featuring%20a%20Deepfaked%20Elisa%20Slotkin%20Is%20Running%20on%20Meta%20Platforms_v1.jpg", "content_text": "One advertisement featured a pornographic video with a deepfake closely resembling a prominent US politician. Apple removed the app from the App Store after an inquiry from WIRED.", "content_html": "

WIRED.COM One advertisement featured a pornographic video with a deepfake closely resembling a prominent US politician. Apple removed the app from the App Store after an inquiry from WIRED.

" }, { "id": "https://www.theverge.com/entertainment/981131/coyote-vs-acme-david-zaslac-warner-bros-discovery", "title": "Is Coyote vs. Acme really great or do people just hate David Zaslav?", "url": "https://www.theverge.com/entertainment/981131/coyote-vs-acme-david-zaslac-warner-bros-discovery", "image": "https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/08/CVA-Still-8.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=11.258087239583%2C13.543332248264%2C77.483825520833%2C72.120003255208&w=1200", "content_text": "The answer may surprise you.", "content_html": "

THEVERGE.COM The answer may surprise you.

" }, { "id": "https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/instead-of-selling-business-owner-donates-company-to-trust-for-charity", "title": "Instead of selling, business owner donates company to trust for charity", "url": "https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/instead-of-selling-business-owner-donates-company-to-trust-for-charity", "image": "https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2026/08/profitswithpurpose-1024x576.jpg", "content_text": "Last month, Eddie Smith, the owner of Grady-White Boats in Greenville, North Carolina, made waves when he announced that he was pledging nearly all his company's future profits to charity. Instead of selling Grady-White, Smith chose to gift it to a perpetual purpose trust that will distribute profits to causes. Liz Landers spoke with him about the decision and why he hopes others will follow suit.", "content_html": "

PBS.ORG Last month, Eddie Smith, the owner of Grady-White Boats in Greenville, North Carolina, made waves when he announced that he was pledging nearly all his company's future profits to charity. Instead of selling Grady-White, Smith chose to gift it to a perpetual purpose trust that will distribute profits to causes. Liz Landers spoke with him about the decision and why he hopes others will follow suit.

" }, { "id": "https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/natalie-harp-trump-aide-jon-ossoff-questions-rcna593003", "title": "Who is Natalie Harp? Sen. Jon Ossoff puts Trump aide in spotlight", "url": "https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/natalie-harp-trump-aide-jon-ossoff-questions-rcna593003", "image": "https://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/t_nbcnews-fp-1200-630,f_auto,q_auto:best/rockcms/2026-08/260817--Natalie-Harp-ew-437p-cb2a80.jpg", "content_text": "The former TV news anchor began working for Trump in 2022 and has become a close aide during his second term.", "content_html": "

NBCNEWS.COM The former TV news anchor began working for Trump in 2022 and has become a close aide during his second term.

" }, { "id": "https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/politics/a73287733/caribbean-boat-bombings-us-pete-hegseth-ineffective/", "title": "Turns Out We Blew Up All Those Boats in the Caribbean for Nothing", "url": "https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/politics/a73287733/caribbean-boat-bombings-us-pete-hegseth-ineffective/", "image": "https://hips.hearstapps.com/hmg-prod/images/474c7441-0b90-4f4b-af62-614886cd7943.jpeg?crop=1xw:0.75xh;0xw,0.037xh&resize=1200:*", "content_text": "As if we needed more confirmation that Pete Hegseth and our defense department are both psychotic and ineffectual.", "content_html": "

ESQUIRE.COM As if we needed more confirmation that Pete Hegseth and our defense department are both psychotic and ineffectual.

" }, { "id": "https://www.ctvnews.ca/edmonton/article/couple-initially-told-to-pay-cancellation-fee-for-cable-internet-after-wildfire-destroys-home/", "title": "Couple initially told to pay cancellation fee for cable, internet after wildfire destroys home", "url": "https://www.ctvnews.ca/edmonton/article/couple-initially-told-to-pay-cancellation-fee-for-cable-internet-after-wildfire-destroys-home/", "image": "https://www.ctvnews.ca/resizer/v2/6WNM7WMWYFHRLHDWOFNWO4C52Q.png?smart=true&auth=a15e7e37338c560eb79b085f4ed2766e9463b6406c40942d270c32fb739da236&width=1200&height=630", "content_text": "A couple who lost their home in a British Columbia wildfire this summer had to face an additional challenge after the fire: cancelling their internet and cable.", "content_html": "

CTVNEWS.CA A couple who lost their home in a British Columbia wildfire this summer had to face an additional challenge after the fire: cancelling their internet and cable.

" }, { "id": "https://www.cbsnews.com/news/doj-asks-court-reinstate-charges-kilmar-abrego-garcia/", "title": "Justice Department asks court to reinstate criminal charges against Kilmar Abrego Garcia", "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/news/doj-asks-court-reinstate-charges-kilmar-abrego-garcia/", "image": "https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/03/22/83bc5d03-3f88-4ab2-aeb4-b8971db87d75/thumbnail/1200x630/847d7ad107a4e1923c27add6f71883b6/ap26048635925218.jpg", "content_text": "In May, a federal judge dismissed a criminal indictment against Abrego Garcia, who had been accused of smuggling immigrants in the U.S. illegally.", "content_html": "

CBSNEWS.COM In May, a federal judge dismissed a criminal indictment against Abrego Garcia, who had been accused of smuggling immigrants in the U.S. illegally.

" }, { "id": "https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy5dz0kkn0wo", "title": "UK 'supports Ukraine 100%', Burnham says, after Russia's drone warning", "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy5dz0kkn0wo", "image": "https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/branded_news/1200/cpsprodpb/8e2c/live/689027f0-9afc-11f1-a27d-25dca26018ed.jpg", "content_text": "Russia accuses the UK of escalating the Ukraine war by supplying British-made drones as the prime minister vows to support Kyiv in its "hour of need".", "content_html": "

BBC.CO.UK Russia accuses the UK of escalating the Ukraine war by supplying British-made drones as the prime minister vows to support Kyiv in its "hour of need".

" }, { "id": "https://theconversation.com/babies-born-under-sugar-rationing-grew-into-adults-with-lower-cancer-risk-289873", "title": "Babies born under sugar rationing grew into adults with lower cancer risk", "url": "https://theconversation.com/babies-born-under-sugar-rationing-grew-into-adults-with-lower-cancer-risk-289873", "image": "https://images.theconversation.com/files/754389/original/file-20260817-50-s3fxyn.jpg?ixlib=rb-4.1.1&rect=0%2C389%2C5086%2C2543&q=45&auto=format&w=1356&h=668&fit=crop", "content_text": "Britain’s postwar sugar rationing was an accidental experiment. Decades on, it’s revealing how early diet shapes cancer risk, ageing and eating habits for life.", "content_html": "

THECONVERSATION.COM Britain’s postwar sugar rationing was an accidental experiment. Decades on, it’s revealing how early diet shapes cancer risk, ageing and eating habits for life.

" }, { "id": "https://futurism.com/future-society/internet-connected-pet-feeders-go-down-cats-hungry", "title": "Internet-Connected Pet Feeders Go Down, Leaving Kitties Hungry", "url": "https://futurism.com/future-society/internet-connected-pet-feeders-go-down-cats-hungry", "image": "https://futurism.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/internet-connected-pet-feeders-go-down-cats-hungry.jpg?w=1200", "content_text": "Some cat owners were horrified when they realized that their expensive smart pet feeders started missing feeding schedules due to an outage.", "content_html": "

FUTURISM.COM Some cat owners were horrified when they realized that their expensive smart pet feeders started missing feeding schedules due to an outage.

" }, { "id": "https://www.theverge.com/tech/980876/fairphone-6-plus-us-t-mobile-amazon", "title": "Fairphone’s latest repairable phone is going on sale in the US", "url": "https://www.theverge.com/tech/980876/fairphone-6-plus-us-t-mobile-amazon", "image": "https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/08/fairphone-6-plus-3.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C10.741906587151%2C100%2C78.516186825698&w=1200", "content_text": "Fairer phones for the USA.", "content_html": "

THEVERGE.COM Fairer phones for the USA.

" }, { "id": "https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/2026/10/trump-white-house-transgender-mike-pence/688284/", "title": "The Wrong Kind of American", "url": "https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/2026/10/trump-white-house-transgender-mike-pence/688284/", "image": "https://cdn.theatlantic.com/thumbor/rLZJUgCqY5PD67X0yjF6lxTIKuU=/0x35:2000x1077/1200x625/media/img/2026/08/1026_WEL_Curlee_WrongAmerican_16x9/original.jpg", "content_text": "The Trump White House needed me—until the fact that I am trans became public.", "content_html": "

THEATLANTIC.COM The Trump White House needed me—until the fact that I am trans became public.

" }, { "id": "https://www.propublica.org/article/private-schools-vouchers-wisconsin-atlas-preparatory", "title": "At “Quasi-Public” Private Schools, 100% of Students Get Tuition Vouchers. There’s Almost No Accountability.", "url": "https://www.propublica.org/article/private-schools-vouchers-wisconsin-atlas-preparatory", "image": "https://www.propublica.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/20260711-Alvarado-Vouchers-026_maxHeight_3000_maxWidth_3000.jpg?resize=2000,1500", "content_text": "Private schools — even those that are heavily dependent on taxpayer funding — often operate without the scrutiny public schools are subject to. Following the money at one Milwaukee private school reveals an opaque world with little oversight.", "content_html": "

PROPUBLICA.ORG Private schools — even those that are heavily dependent on taxpayer funding — often operate without the scrutiny public schools are subject to. Following the money at one Milwaukee private school reveals an opaque world with little oversight.

" }, { "id": "https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/trump-tariff-uk-global-digital-facebook-google-b3034696.html", "title": "Trump’s threat of 100% import tariff on UK ‘not a bluff’, US trade tsar warns", "url": "https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/trump-tariff-uk-global-digital-facebook-google-b3034696.html", "image": "https://static.independent.co.uk/2026/08/17/21/taEfPcSEgblxMgOAe8huCKjTSMpYz9UmtwTgiiEl5SaEVo8rLZsefAJvEapK7tlrs3-f_S6ueklLiPzjLpNU8EMaTYZFZzjMNF3q..?trim=0,0,0,0&width=1200&height=800&crop=1200:800", "content_text": "Donald Trump issued the threat in June over the UK’s digital tax on American companies - but has so far not followed it up", "content_html": "

INDEPENDENT.CO.UK Donald Trump issued the threat in June over the UK’s digital tax on American companies - but has so far not followed it up

" }, { "id": "https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/08/too-little-too-late-flock-admits-their-technology-needs-reforms", "title": "Too Little, Too Late: Flock Admits Their Technology Needs Reforms", "url": "https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/08/too-little-too-late-flock-admits-their-technology-needs-reforms", "image": "https://www.eff.org/files/banner_library/flockbanner2_davemaass_ccby.png", "content_text": "The reforms are a combination of long overdue changes along with some cosmetic fixes that fail to address the fundamental dangers of this technology.", "content_html": "

EFF.ORG The reforms are a combination of long overdue changes along with some cosmetic fixes that fail to address the fundamental dangers of this technology.

" }, { "id": "https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20251125-the-mysterious-black-fungus-from-chernobyl-that-appears-to-eat-radiation", "title": "The mysterious black fungus from Chernobyl that may eat radiation", "url": "https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20251125-the-mysterious-black-fungus-from-chernobyl-that-appears-to-eat-radiation", "image": "https://ychef.files.bbci.co.uk/624x351/p0mk4zj0.jpg", "content_text": "Mould found at the site of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster appears to be feeding off the radiation. Could we use it to shield space travellers from cosmic rays?", "content_html": "

BBC.COM Mould found at the site of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster appears to be feeding off the radiation. Could we use it to shield space travellers from cosmic rays?

" }, { "id": "https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cjwx5vx21y2o", "title": "Free bus travel for disabled people in England to be extended to 24 hours a day", "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cjwx5vx21y2o", "image": "https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/branded_news/1200/cpsprodpb/40a9/live/530f3030-9ad2-11f1-aed2-8d6da8d75094.jpg", "content_text": "The change, which has been welcomed by campaign groups, will come into effect in England from April.", "content_html": "

BBC.CO.UK The change, which has been welcomed by campaign groups, will come into effect in England from April.

" }, { "id": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2026/8/18/iran-war-live-trump-rejects-mou-extension-as-us-claims-control-of-hormuz", "title": "UAE detects two missiles launched from Iran; Israel kills 6 people in Gaza", "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2026/8/18/iran-war-live-trump-rejects-mou-extension-as-us-claims-control-of-hormuz", "image": "https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/AP26210557051361-1787072111.jpg?resize=1920%2C1440", "content_text": "Qatar's Foreign Ministry says mediators will return to push for US-Iran talks after deal on Hormuz is announced.", "content_html": "

ALJAZEERA.COM Qatar's Foreign Ministry says mediators will return to push for US-Iran talks after deal on Hormuz is announced.

" }, { "id": "https://www.404media.co/anthropics-text-watermarking-proves-ai-companies-do-not-care-at-all-about-writing/", "title": "Anthropic’s Text Watermarking Proves AI Companies Do Not Care at All About Writing", "url": "https://www.404media.co/anthropics-text-watermarking-proves-ai-companies-do-not-care-at-all-about-writing/", "image": "https://storage.ghost.io/c/0f/76/0f76b548-bc58-4f25-abc3-3f5ebca07da4/content/images/size/w1200/2026/08/CleanShot-2026-08-18-at-08.38.52@2x.png", "content_text": "AI companies see words as interchangeable and have zero clue how to judge the “quality” of writing.", "content_html": "

404MEDIA.CO AI companies see words as interchangeable and have zero clue how to judge the “quality” of writing.

" }, { "id": "https://gizmodo.com/r-i-p-columbia-house-heres-how-it-improbably-survived-this-long-2000799621", "title": "R.I.P. Columbia House: Here’s How It Improbably Survived This Long", "url": "https://gizmodo.com/r-i-p-columbia-house-heres-how-it-improbably-survived-this-long-2000799621", "image": "https://gizmodo.com/app/uploads/2026/08/CD-collection-1-1200x675.jpg", "content_text": "It wasn't music streaming that killed it, because it pivoted.", "content_html": "

GIZMODO.COM It wasn't music streaming that killed it, because it pivoted.

" }, { "id": "https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/08/microsoft-copilot-reveals-secret-input-that-allowed-it-to-be-hacked/", "title": "Microsoft Copilot reveals secret input that allowed it to be hacked", "url": "https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/08/microsoft-copilot-reveals-secret-input-that-allowed-it-to-be-hacked/", "image": "https://cdn.arstechnica.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/GettyImages-2242817595-1152x648.jpg", "content_text": "Secret parameter allowed hackers to steal passwords when a target clicked on a link.", "content_html": "

ARSTECHNICA.COM Secret parameter allowed hackers to steal passwords when a target clicked on a link.

" }, { "id": "https://apnews.com/article/trump-south-korea-military-exercises-american-interests-c602b29c49f56f2acdcca96bb6df08f3", "title": "Trump's slight of South Korea in favor of the North raises broader US security concerns", "url": "https://apnews.com/article/trump-south-korea-military-exercises-american-interests-c602b29c49f56f2acdcca96bb6df08f3", "image": "https://dims.apnews.com/dims4/default/37524ed/2147483647/strip/true/crop/8862x5905+0+0/resize/980x653!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2Fbf%2F74%2Fc8cbc492e95481076d29f8803617%2F7de385517df64b8096e952b9e3614088", "content_text": "Trump explained his decision by citing South Korea’s refusal to join his war against Iran and pointing to what he said was his good relationship with North Korea’s reclusive dictator, Kim Jong Un.", "content_html": "

APNEWS.COM Trump explained his decision by citing South Korea’s refusal to join his war against Iran and pointing to what he said was his good relationship with North Korea’s reclusive dictator, Kim Jong Un.

" }, { "id": "https://apnews.com/article/iran-us-israel-lebanon-gaza-hormuz-august-18-2026-9c48af23b713709e8e170191fbc78c2a", "title": "Trump says US has no talks planned with Iran and other news from the Middle East", "url": "https://apnews.com/article/iran-us-israel-lebanon-gaza-hormuz-august-18-2026-9c48af23b713709e8e170191fbc78c2a", "image": "https://dims.apnews.com/dims4/default/827e15f/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6000x3998+0+1/resize/980x653!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2Fb6%2F9a%2Fe6c76e68cb4b9315bd6a775ae322%2Fb9b5fedfe82b41d1a5f540c91b04ecf3", "content_text": "U.S. President Donald Trump says the U.S. has no planned talks with Iran but insists the Strait of Hormuz remains open.", "content_html": "

APNEWS.COM U.S. President Donald Trump says the U.S. has no planned talks with Iran but insists the Strait of Hormuz remains open.

" }, { "id": "https://www.theverge.com/tech/981269/google-home-gemini-pet-memory-nest-camera-review", "title": "Google’s Pet Memory forgot who my cats are", "url": "https://www.theverge.com/tech/981269/google-home-gemini-pet-memory-nest-camera-review", "image": "https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/08/268628_Pet_week_CVirginia_PET_RECOGNITION.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C10.732984293194%2C100%2C78.534031413613&w=1200", "content_text": "Who are you?", "content_html": "

THEVERGE.COM Who are you?

" }, { "id": "https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-humiliated-after-scotus-sides-with-nemesis-again/", "title": "Trump Humiliated After SCOTUS Sides With Nemesis Again", "url": "https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-humiliated-after-scotus-sides-with-nemesis-again/", "image": "https://www.thedailybeast.com/resizer/v2/T7KSDC6B5RGHFLEAOTY2O3CNHY.jpg?smart=true&auth=c704da9b81e2bf74232cfcdd367a48b120c739490182cca39265c781da6050b2&width=1200&height=630", "content_text": "The rebuff is the latest blow by the Supreme Court that the president helped reshape.", "content_html": "

THEDAILYBEAST.COM The rebuff is the latest blow by the Supreme Court that the president helped reshape.

" }, { "id": "https://www.techpolicy.press/the-web-is-being-made-accessible-for-ai-not-people/", "title": "The Web Is Being Made Accessible for AI, Not People", "url": "https://www.techpolicy.press/the-web-is-being-made-accessible-for-ai-not-people/", "image": "https://cdn.sanity.io/images/3tzzh18d/production/c1babb1106f1b3a326ce42d56713bc8441eb4620-1200x675.jpg", "content_text": "Jonathan Zong and Frank Elavsky critique how AI-driven infrastructure changes obscure accessibility and reveal whose needs society chooses to prioritize.", "content_html": "

TECHPOLICY.PRESS Jonathan Zong and Frank Elavsky critique how AI-driven infrastructure changes obscure accessibility and reveal whose needs society chooses to prioritize.

" }, { "id": "https://www.publicnotice.co/p/trump-uss-abraham-lincoln", "title": ""Suckers and losers" as policy", "url": "https://www.publicnotice.co/p/trump-uss-abraham-lincoln", "image": "https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fyVv!,w_1200,h_675,c_fill,f_jpg,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep,g_auto/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F421f49e9-ca6f-4cb6-b8f4-602b3177f704_3169x2016.jpeg", "content_text": "The plight of the USS Lincoln lays bare Trump's disdain for the troops.", "content_html": "

PUBLICNOTICE.CO The plight of the USS Lincoln lays bare Trump's disdain for the troops.

" }, { "id": "https://www.propublica.org/article/uline-uihlein-election-denial", "title": "That Cardboard Box in Your Home Is Fueling Election Denial", "url": "https://www.propublica.org/article/uline-uihlein-election-denial", "image": "https://www.propublica.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/20221025-uline-3x2.jpg?resize=2000,1334", "content_text": "A previously unreported boom in profits for the shipping supply giant Uline has provided the funds for a deeply conservative Midwestern family to bankroll anti-democracy causes around the country.", "content_html": "

PROPUBLICA.ORG A previously unreported boom in profits for the shipping supply giant Uline has provided the funds for a deeply conservative Midwestern family to bankroll anti-democracy causes around the country.

" }, { "id": "https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/czxqz91n5n8o", "title": "OpenAI launches ChatGPT for Teens with new safety features", "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/czxqz91n5n8o", "image": "https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/branded_news/1200/cpsprodpb/a091/live/d1a80e80-9aeb-11f1-930b-57cfba7235f9.jpg", "content_text": "OpenAI insisted this was not in response to a particular issue with children believing ChatGPT to be alive.", "content_html": "

BBC.CO.UK OpenAI insisted this was not in response to a particular issue with children believing ChatGPT to be alive.

" }, { "id": "https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cp8x9lz0zp2o", "title": "Man who rates benches on Instagram gives first ever 10/10 score", "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cp8x9lz0zp2o", "image": "https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/branded_news/1200/cpsprodpb/5439/live/5e7bf5d0-9ae0-11f1-aed2-8d6da8d75094.jpg", "content_text": "Rate This Bench founder Sam Wilmot says his favourite bench is in a South Gloucestershire churchyard.", "content_html": "

BBC.CO.UK Rate This Bench founder Sam Wilmot says his favourite bench is in a South Gloucestershire churchyard.

" }, { "id": "https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c62em5lpvnjo", "title": "AI to help planes avoid climate-warming contrails above North Atlantic", "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c62em5lpvnjo", "image": "https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/branded_news/1200/cpsprodpb/975e/live/208c6990-9ae4-11f1-b2f7-5d1639b20e22.jpg", "content_text": "A new UK trial hopes to reduce the condensation trails from planes, which can trap heat in the Earth's atmosphere.", "content_html": "

BBC.CO.UK A new UK trial hopes to reduce the condensation trails from planes, which can trap heat in the Earth's atmosphere.

" }, { "id": "https://theintercept.com/2026/08/18/iran-war-civilian-deaths-families-infant/", "title": "The Short Life of a Newborn During the Iran War", "url": "https://theintercept.com/2026/08/18/iran-war-civilian-deaths-families-infant/", "image": "https://theintercept.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/63783989-e1786746664918.jpg?fit=908%2C455&w=1200&h=800", "content_text": "“What crime had my 20-day-old grandchild committed?”", "content_html": "

THEINTERCEPT.COM “What crime had my 20-day-old grandchild committed?”

" }, { "id": "https://theintercept.com/2026/08/18/iran-trump-deportation-flights-ice/", "title": "ICE Worked With Iranian Regime to Set Up Deportation Flights as Trump Laid Plans for War", "url": "https://theintercept.com/2026/08/18/iran-trump-deportation-flights-ice/", "image": "https://theintercept.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/GettyImages-2267473972-e1787006747909.jpg?fit=5760%2C2880&w=1200&h=800", "content_text": "Immigration agents appeared to comply with an Iranian request to hand over specific nationals — and send the wrong person to Iran.", "content_html": "

THEINTERCEPT.COM Immigration agents appeared to comply with an Iranian request to hand over specific nationals — and send the wrong person to Iran.

" }, { "id": "https://newrepublic.com/article/214396/americans-starting-see-truth-gop", "title": "At Long Last, Americans Are Starting to See the Truth About the GOP", "url": "https://newrepublic.com/article/214396/americans-starting-see-truth-gop", "image": "https://images.newrepublic.com/73af4d3600cfbd93f3f4fce9e28e7722d4f68795.jpeg?w=1200&h=630&crop=faces&fit=crop&fm=jpg", "content_text": "A businessman can set this country right. Republicans are better for the economy. Republicans love the military. Lie, lie, and lie.", "content_html": "

NEWREPUBLIC.COM A businessman can set this country right. Republicans are better for the economy. Republicans love the military. Lie, lie, and lie.

" }, { "id": "https://kyivindependent.com/pepsico-said-it-would-leave-russia-last-year-it-paid-237-million-to-the-state/", "title": "PepsiCo said it would leave Russia. Last year, it paid $237 million to the state", "url": "https://kyivindependent.com/pepsico-said-it-would-leave-russia-last-year-it-paid-237-million-to-the-state/", "image": "https://assets.kyivindependent.com/content/images/2026/08/GettyImages-635964283_20260818-122019.jpeg", "content_text": "In response to Russia's full-scale invasion, PepsiCo announced it would suspend production and sales in Russia in March 2022 — and yet, last year it still paid $237 million in income tax to the Russian state.PepsiCo, one of the largest food and drink producers in the world, remains Russia's fourth-largest foreign business — with 60,000 workers and 19 factories still producing Pepsi Cola for Russian shelves under new names, Lyubimaya Cola and Evervess Cola.That continued presence means more m", "content_html": "

KYIVINDEPENDENT.COM In response to Russia's full-scale invasion, PepsiCo announced it would suspend production and sales in Russia in March 2022 — and yet, last year it still paid $237 million in income tax to the Russian state.

PepsiCo, one of the largest food and drink producers in the world, remains Russia's fourth-largest foreign business — with 60,000 workers and 19 factories still producing Pepsi Cola for Russian shelves under new names, Lyubimaya Cola and Evervess Cola.

That continued presence means more m

" }, { "id": "https://gizmodo.com/its-absolutely-terrifying-ai-is-reportedly-slopping-up-the-bills-in-congress-2000799734", "title": "'It’s Absolutely Terrifying': AI Is Reportedly Slopping Up the Bills in Congress", "url": "https://gizmodo.com/its-absolutely-terrifying-ai-is-reportedly-slopping-up-the-bills-in-congress-2000799734", "image": "https://gizmodo.com/app/uploads/2026/08/congress-1200x675.jpg", "content_text": "By one count, the number of requests for legislation in 2025 was up 72% from the same period in 2023", "content_html": "

GIZMODO.COM By one count, the number of requests for legislation in 2025 was up 72% from the same period in 2023

" }, { "id": "https://apnews.com/article/trump-white-house-millionaires-billionaires-appointees-212d2d5117f9be390f7eacfb79cf9cfc", "title": "Trump dwarfs his predecessors in the number of ultra-rich in his second White House, report shows", "url": "https://apnews.com/article/trump-white-house-millionaires-billionaires-appointees-212d2d5117f9be390f7eacfb79cf9cfc", "image": "https://dims.apnews.com/dims4/default/d26afe8/2147483647/strip/true/crop/8167x5442+0+2/resize/980x653!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2Fc3%2Ffd%2F1075326e6bf75ff668bb3a72ccee%2Feb744abbc19e4cdd9ca08dd4f8750f04", "content_text": "The number of people worth more than $100 million whom President Donald Trump has appointed to his administration is more than four times the combined total of the three previous presidents.", "content_html": "

APNEWS.COM The number of people worth more than $100 million whom President Donald Trump has appointed to his administration is more than four times the combined total of the three previous presidents.

" }, { "id": "https://apnews.com/article/minnesota-boundary-water-mining-walz-4123863c7030bbdec88a2a2aa888fd61", "title": "Minnesota governor signs order to slow down any mining efforts in Boundary Waters wilderness", "url": "https://apnews.com/article/minnesota-boundary-water-mining-walz-4123863c7030bbdec88a2a2aa888fd61", "image": "https://dims.apnews.com/dims4/default/5896e34/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2013x1341+18+0/resize/980x653!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2Fd7%2F13%2F238a9b7ff41c1aa817e0dddf43a7%2F42d113ebede846a8a66370a70fadc457", "content_text": "Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has suspended state work on proposed mining projects in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness.", "content_html": "

APNEWS.COM Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has suspended state work on proposed mining projects in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness.

" }, { "id": "https://apnews.com/article/idaho-abortion-ban-health-judge-a342b48b2042ed47d1e3738e3224802a", "title": "A federal judge blocks Idaho from prosecuting doctors for health-protecting abortions", "url": "https://apnews.com/article/idaho-abortion-ban-health-judge-a342b48b2042ed47d1e3738e3224802a", "image": "https://dims.apnews.com/dims4/default/e1a2a8a/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3036x2023+0+1/resize/980x653!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2Fc7%2F95%2Fc4fa5497a544991631d6094f9325%2Fc5a73332556e4195beb09ecb65a3cf8a", "content_text": "A federal judge says Idaho can't prosecute doctors who perform abortions to protect a pregnant person's health or prevent self-harm. U.S. District Judge B.", "content_html": "

APNEWS.COM A federal judge says Idaho can't prosecute doctors who perform abortions to protect a pregnant person's health or prevent self-harm. U.S. District Judge B.

" }, { "id": "https://apnews.com/article/ice-electric-shock-gloves-85ff746d3e0ee5f39e7a9a3f1f576252", "title": "AP Exclusive: ICE plans to give officers gloves that can deliver painful electric shocks", "url": "https://apnews.com/article/ice-electric-shock-gloves-85ff746d3e0ee5f39e7a9a3f1f576252", "image": "https://dims.apnews.com/dims4/default/ff6e8b8/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3000x1999+0+1/resize/980x653!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2F1a%2Fe0%2Fb1108c62ada6bd7f875ae7667182%2Fef9a1f1f7d854226b51f5728fbb73c24", "content_text": "Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers may soon be outfitted with gloves that can deliver painful electric shocks that are intended to gain compliance from combative individuals.", "content_html": "

APNEWS.COM Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers may soon be outfitted with gloves that can deliver painful electric shocks that are intended to gain compliance from combative individuals.

" }, { "id": "https://apnews.com/article/abc-fcc-kimmel-disney-lawsuit-8c379d4d4dc90e97a8ef57371f203bfa", "title": "ABC sues FCC over challenge to its broadcast licenses, saying actions present 'existential threat'", "url": "https://apnews.com/article/abc-fcc-kimmel-disney-lawsuit-8c379d4d4dc90e97a8ef57371f203bfa", "image": "https://dims.apnews.com/dims4/default/5c908db/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5029x3351+0+1/resize/980x653!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2F42%2F2d%2Fedeb7da3faebdc114d1909dbba5e%2Fc6680d082cb341599ca2360fb15d0526", "content_text": "ABC has filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration’s Federal Communications Commission, alleging violation of its First Amendment rights.", "content_html": "

APNEWS.COM ABC has filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration’s Federal Communications Commission, alleging violation of its First Amendment rights.

" }, { "id": "https://www.theverge.com/tech/980226/cat-ipad-kid-pet-tech-games-youtube", "title": "Oops! My cat is an iPad kid", "url": "https://www.theverge.com/tech/980226/cat-ipad-kid-pet-tech-games-youtube", "image": "https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/08/268628_Pet_week_CVirginia_PET_GAME_4f2b2f.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C10.732984293194%2C100%2C78.534031413613&w=1200", "content_text": "When he’s bored of toys, screen time comes into play.", "content_html": "

THEVERGE.COM When he’s bored of toys, screen time comes into play.

" }, { "id": "https://www.theverge.com/streaming/981105/youtube-video-view-counting-update", "title": "YouTube is changing how it counts views to give the numbers a boost", "url": "https://www.theverge.com/streaming/981105/youtube-video-view-counting-update", "image": "https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/03/acastro_STK092_04.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C10.732984293194%2C100%2C78.534031413613&w=1200", "content_text": "Watching one frame of a video will count as a view.", "content_html": "

THEVERGE.COM Watching one frame of a video will count as a view.

" }, { "id": "https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/981283/mozilla-firefox-smart-window-ai-features", "title": "Firefox’s Smart Window promises a better AI browser", "url": "https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/981283/mozilla-firefox-smart-window-ai-features", "image": "https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/08/Firefox_SmartWindow_OrganizeTabs.png?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C6.9226294357184%2C100%2C93.077370564282&w=1200", "content_text": "Can Mozilla build a better AI browser than Google, Microsoft, or OpenAI?", "content_html": "

THEVERGE.COM Can Mozilla build a better AI browser than Google, Microsoft, or OpenAI?

" }, { "id": "https://www.texasobserver.org/indigenous-group-sues-big-bend-border-wall/", "title": "Indigenous Group Sues to Stop Big Bend Border Wall on Religious Grounds", "url": "https://www.texasobserver.org/indigenous-group-sues-big-bend-border-wall/", "image": "https://www.texasobserver.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/DSC_1937.jpg", "content_text": "The lawsuit seeks an immediate injunction, arguing that CBP construction and surveying activities in Big Bend violates the Religious Freedom Restoration Act.", "content_html": "

TEXASOBSERVER.ORG The lawsuit seeks an immediate injunction, arguing that CBP construction and surveying activities in Big Bend violates the Religious Freedom Restoration Act.

" }, { "id": "https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/saturday/audio/2018784428/andrew-whitley-flour-to-the-people", "title": "Andrew Whitley: Flour to the People", "url": "https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/saturday/audio/2018784428/andrew-whitley-flour-to-the-people", "image": "https://media.rnztools.nz/rnz/image/upload/s--TFJLWENa--/t_tohu-badge-facebook/v1643784684/4MEOQ4Z_image_crop_117944?_a=BACCd2AD", "content_text": "For over 40 years Scottish man Andrew Whitley has been on a mission to change the way our bread is made. He says the spongy white stuff that dominates supermarket bread aisles was originally developed to fuel hungry mill and factory workers through the Industrial Revolution just isn't nutritious or healthy. So to fight back he co-founded Bread Matters, and more recently Scotland The Bread, a collaborative project to grow better grain and bake better bread with the common purposes of nourishment, sustainability and food sovereignty.", "content_html": "

RNZ.CO.NZ For over 40 years Scottish man Andrew Whitley has been on a mission to change the way our bread is made. He says the spongy white stuff that dominates supermarket bread aisles was originally developed to fuel hungry mill and factory workers through the Industrial Revolution just isn't nutritious or healthy. So to fight back he co-founded Bread Matters, and more recently Scotland The Bread, a collaborative project to grow better grain and bake better bread with the common purposes of nourishment, sustainability and food sovereignty.

" }, { "id": "https://www.newsweek.com/mitch-mcconnell-sick-paid-time-off-maternity-leave-comparison-12333132", "title": "Mitch McConnell is getting more paid time off than women who give birth", "url": "https://www.newsweek.com/mitch-mcconnell-sick-paid-time-off-maternity-leave-comparison-12333132", "image": "https://assets.newsweek.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/GettyImages-2219648250.jpg?w=1200&crop=1", "content_text": "Senator Mitch McConnell has continued to receive his full salary while being absent from the Senate for medical reasons.", "content_html": "

NEWSWEEK.COM Senator Mitch McConnell has continued to receive his full salary while being absent from the Senate for medical reasons.

" }, { "id": "https://www.newsweek.com/hakeem-jeffries-rejects-medicare-for-all-dsa-agenda-12328842", "title": "Hakeem Jeffries says he doesn't support Medicare for All or DSA agenda", "url": "https://www.newsweek.com/hakeem-jeffries-rejects-medicare-for-all-dsa-agenda-12328842", "image": "https://assets.newsweek.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/AP26197683549965.jpg?w=1200&crop=1", "content_text": "The congressman's remarks come as Democrats wrestle with ideological divisions between their progressive and moderate wings.", "content_html": "

NEWSWEEK.COM The congressman's remarks come as Democrats wrestle with ideological divisions between their progressive and moderate wings.

" }, { "id": "https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-cheat-card-white-house-photos-b3034974.html", "title": "Trump used cheat-sheet at White House event. Republicans lambasted Biden for that", "url": "https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-cheat-card-white-house-photos-b3034974.html", "image": "https://static.independent.co.uk/2026/08/17/22/2026-08-17T182720Z_2051375900_RC2H0NAKN4S4_RTRMADP_3_USA-TRUMP.JPG?trim=0,0,0,0&width=1200&height=800&crop=1200:800", "content_text": "The card included photographs and biographical information of meeting participants", "content_html": "

INDEPENDENT.CO.UK The card included photographs and biographical information of meeting participants

" }, { "id": "https://www.forbes.com/sites/we-dont-have-time/2026/08/01/why-climateflation-will-drive-food-prices-more-than-war/", "title": "Why Climateflation Will Drive Food Prices More Than War", "url": "https://www.forbes.com/sites/we-dont-have-time/2026/08/01/why-climateflation-will-drive-food-prices-more-than-war/", "image": "https://imageio.forbes.com/specials-images/imageserve/6a6e12e7406b924cf9e510cb/0x0.jpg?format=jpg&height=900&width=1600&fit=bounds", "content_text": "Economists expect this summer's heatwaves to drive 2027 food prices more than the Iran war. Climateflation, explained: from your grocery bill to your mortgage rate.", "content_html": "

FORBES.COM Economists expect this summer's heatwaves to drive 2027 food prices more than the Iran war. Climateflation, explained: from your grocery bill to your mortgage rate.

" }, { "id": "https://www.cnn.com/2026/08/16/climate/lake-powell-reservoir-record-low-colorado-river", "title": "Second-largest reservoir in US plunges to a record low | CNN", "url": "https://www.cnn.com/2026/08/16/climate/lake-powell-reservoir-record-low-colorado-river", "image": "https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/ap26202644055978.jpg?c=16x9&q=w_800,c_fill", "content_text": "Lake Powell provides water and electricity to millions. Drought has shrunk it to its lowest level on record.", "content_html": "

CNN.COM Lake Powell provides water and electricity to millions. Drought has shrunk it to its lowest level on record.

" }, { "id": "https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-confirms-github-is-down-worldwide/", "title": "Microsoft confirms GitHub is down worldwide", "url": "https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-confirms-github-is-down-worldwide/", "image": "https://www.bleepstatic.com/content/hl-images/2026/06/09/MS-GitHub.jpg", "content_text": "GitHub is down for some users as a widespread outage is causing errors across the website, API, Actions, Pull Requests, and several other services.", "content_html": "

BLEEPINGCOMPUTER.COM GitHub is down for some users as a widespread outage is causing errors across the website, API, Actions, Pull Requests, and several other services.

" }, { "id": "https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvgll74vvydo", "title": "Ebola outbreak in DR Congo becomes deadliest in its history", "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvgll74vvydo", "image": "https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/branded_news/1200/cpsprodpb/6968/live/176af9c0-99f5-11f1-8ffd-896dfa12c5fd.jpg", "content_text": "The outbreak was already the fastest growing on record, caused by a rare species of Ebola called Bundibugyo.", "content_html": "

BBC.CO.UK The outbreak was already the fastest growing on record, caused by a rare species of Ebola called Bundibugyo.

" }, { "id": "https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cqx7vp77g0jo", "title": "One dead and hundreds ill in UK salmonella outbreak", "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cqx7vp77g0jo", "image": "https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/branded_news/1200/cpsprodpb/f3f2/live/595da390-9af5-11f1-930b-57cfba7235f9.jpg", "content_text": "Most of the cases were in England in recent weeks, linked to eating imported eggs, experts believe.", "content_html": "

BBC.CO.UK Most of the cases were in England in recent weeks, linked to eating imported eggs, experts believe.

" }, { "id": "https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4g3re5ew8do", "title": "Parents pushed to breaking point by Child Maintenance Service, BBC told", "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4g3re5ew8do", "image": "https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/branded_news/1200/cpsprodpb/0d89/live/b02916d0-9a75-11f1-b68f-817a5a696299.jpg", "content_text": "Some parents describe battles to make ex-partners pay, while others say there have been mistakes in calculating what they owe.", "content_html": "

BBC.CO.UK Some parents describe battles to make ex-partners pay, while others say there have been mistakes in calculating what they owe.

" }, { "id": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/16/israeli-minister-calls-for-killing-30-to-40-palestinians-in-gaza-nightly", "title": "Israeli minister calls for killing ’30 to 40′ Palestinians in Gaza nightly", "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/16/israeli-minister-calls-for-killing-30-to-40-palestinians-in-gaza-nightly", "image": "https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/epa-13481358-1763390334.jpg?resize=1920%2C1440", "content_text": "Far-right National Security Minister Ben-Gvir sits on Israel's security cabinet, which helps shape war and policy.", "content_html": "

ALJAZEERA.COM Far-right National Security Minister Ben-Gvir sits on Israel's security cabinet, which helps shape war and policy.

" }, { "id": "https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2026/8/18/israels-siege-on-gaza-is-creating-a-breast-cancer-crisis", "title": "Breast cancer patients in Gaza face barriers to diagnosis and treatment", "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2026/8/18/israels-siege-on-gaza-is-creating-a-breast-cancer-crisis", "image": "https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/IMG_7878-1786990446.jpg?resize=1920%2C1440", "content_text": "Al Jazeera looks at the devastating impact that Israel's war and siege on Gaza are having on women with breast cancer.", "content_html": "

ALJAZEERA.COM Al Jazeera looks at the devastating impact that Israel's war and siege on Gaza are having on women with breast cancer.

" }, { "id": "https://variety.com/2026/film/news/hayden-panettiere-death-hollywood-sexual-predators-1236836037/", "title": "Hollywood Failed Hayden Panettiere", "url": "https://variety.com/2026/film/news/hayden-panettiere-death-hollywood-sexual-predators-1236836037/", "image": "https://variety.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/HaydenPanettiere.jpg?w=1000&h=563&crop=1", "content_text": "Hayden Panettiere, the star of “Remember the Titans,” “Heroes” and “Scream,” passed away at the age of 36. And Hollywood failed her terribly.", "content_html": "

VARIETY.COM Hayden Panettiere, the star of “Remember the Titans,” “Heroes” and “Scream,” passed away at the age of 36. And Hollywood failed her terribly.

" }, { "id": "https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2026/08/and-then-the-men-with-guns-tell-you-to-do-it-anyway/", "title": "And then the men with guns tell you to do it anyway", "url": "https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2026/08/and-then-the-men-with-guns-tell-you-to-do-it-anyway/", "image": "https://shkspr.mobi/blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/fire-alert.webp", "content_text": "In early February 2011 Egypt was in the middle of a political revolution. One morning, everyone's phones suddenly pinged with an alert. The Armed Forces asks Egypt's honest and loyal men to confront the traitors and criminals and protect our people and honour and our precious Egypt. A series of messages arrived all ostensibly from the network provider Vodafone. All pro-regime and all with the…", "content_html": "

SHKSPR.MOBI In early February 2011 Egypt was in the middle of a political revolution. One morning, everyone's phones suddenly pinged with an alert. The Armed Forces asks Egypt's honest and loyal men to confront the traitors and criminals and protect our people and honour and our precious Egypt. A series of messages arrived all ostensibly from the network provider Vodafone. All pro-regime and all with the…

" }, { "id": "https://mastodon.social/@urlyman/111284511932083107", "title": "Jonathan Schofield (@urlyman@mastodon.social)", "url": "https://mastodon.social/@urlyman/111284511932083107", "image": "https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/111/284/492/263/866/848/original/656b37c9f8195dac.jpg", "content_text": "Attached: 1 imageNow I’m not saying that my granddad, my dad and I are wholly responsible for the #climateCrisis, but this shows how CO2 parts per million have changed during our lifetimes.It wasn’t just us, guv. There were a few others involved.", "content_html": "

MASTODON.SOCIAL Attached: 1 image

Now I’m not saying that my granddad, my dad and I are wholly responsible for the #climateCrisis, but this shows how CO2 parts per million have changed during our lifetimes.

It wasn’t just us, guv. There were a few others involved.

" }, { "id": "https://mastodon.social/@jwz/117106720849031751", "title": "jwz (@jwz@mastodon.social)", "url": "https://mastodon.social/@jwz/117106720849031751", "image": "https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/117/106/723/468/375/767/original/4c770dc0d7b7aaa2.jpg", "content_text": "Attached: 1 imageDo Not Talk To Me About "AI"I had some cards printed up. These are unlikely to change any minds, but they will defintely shorten some incredibly tedious conversations at the bar. Here's a PDF if you'd like some of your own.https://jwz.org/b/yk-o", "content_html": "

MASTODON.SOCIAL Attached: 1 image

Do Not Talk To Me About "AI"

I had some cards printed up.

These are unlikely to change any minds, but they will defintely shorten some incredibly tedious conversations at the bar.

Here's a PDF if you'd like some of your own.
https://jwz.org/b/yk-o

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APNEWS.COM President Donald Trump says vandals are to blame for large swaths of dead grass on the National Mall near the World War II Memorial.

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