The Trump administration has announced they are starting construction on Trump's $100 million arch.
Ars Technica
• Beth Mole
150 research primates got diarrhea, flooding lab with priceless vaccine data
Researchers now have clear new targets and insights for developing a Shigella vaccine.
The San Francisco Standard
• George Kelly
In wake of arrest aboard yacht, Sausalito city manager calls it quits
Elaine Forbes, the former head of the Port of San Francisco, was found on someone else’s boat after she was reported missing in July.
Ars Technica - All content
• Dan Goodin
US senator calls on the NSA to give guidance for use of VPNs
Open source, commercial, single-hop, multi-hop, mixnet? The array of options is dizzying.
Ars Technica - All content
• Jon Brodkin
NJ urges SCOTUS to rule that Kalshi sports bets are gambling, not "swaps"
Circuit split raised the odds that SCOTUS will rule on Kalshi fight against states.
Ars Technica - All content
• Scharon Harding
VMware migration reduces Tottenham Hotspur's licensing fees by 85 percent
Pro soccer team's CTO points to "issues with the Broadcom takeover."
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• Federica Sgorbissa
Just like a fruit fly, a new algorithm never forgets old scents
Insect-inspired "sparse coding" does fast learning, avoids catastrophic forgetting.
Ars Technica - All content
• Kyle Orland
Four major AI models suffer rare overlapping downtime
Service interruptions hit ChatGPT, Claude, Grok, and Gemini practically simultaneously.
Ars Technica - All content
• Ashley Belanger
Trump’s 100% tariff on drones will be disaster for the US, critics warn
Americans fear there are no cheap alternatives as tariffs suddenly hit drones.
Q: AI is pushing money upwards to just a few people.
Trump: The biggest beneficiaries of what I've done are the middle class. Also, most of these AI companies are public. The 401Ks are through the roof.
Q: Are you concerned about AI?
Trump: No
Q: Are we doing enough to protect jobs?
Trump: AI's gonna be positive. There's some negatives, but that will be straightened out. You know, data centers are actually fabulous.
Trump: They have windmills all over Scotland. You fly over Scotland, it's just [BLEEP]
Q: The worst case is that AI and robots will turn against humanity. Do we have guardrails?
Trump: It's going to be fine. We'll always have something to stop them, right? We'll have a little gear. 'I really don't like that. I really don't like that robot.' We'll stop it.
TPM – Talking Points Memo
• Josh Marshall
Mild-Mannered and Cautious Election Guru Charlie Cook Predicting GOP Armageddon
Longtime election analyst Charlie Cook has a piece up on his Substack looking at the fast-approaching midterms. It’s an interesting...
Ars Technica
• Dan Goodin
US senator calls on the NSA to give guidance for use of VPNs
Open source, commercial, single-hop, multi-hop, mixnet? The array of options is dizzying.
Ars Technica
• Jon Brodkin
Supreme Court urged to let states regulate sports bets on prediction markets
Circuit split raised the odds that SCOTUS will rule on Kalshi fight against states.
Racket
• Keith Harris
On the Big Screen This Week: Crooked Italians, Funny Fascism, and Billy Wilder
Pretty much every movie you can catch in the Twin Cities this week.
Trump: Data centers are actually fabulous
Trump claims AI will help the military because "you won't be making stupid mistakes"
Electrek
• Peter Johnson
These top-selling EVs are on sale for Labor Day
The Hyundai IONIQ 5 and Toyota bZ are on sale for Labor Day to clear inventory for the incoming 2027 models.
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