Artificial Intelligence

AI caught telling future versions of itself to bypass human controls, OpenAI reveals · the-independent.com

Wall Street’s Nasdaq hits all-time high as AI frenzy gathers pace · aljazeera.com

Meta's Muse Tops App Store, Ignites Wall Street Debate on AI Monetization · finance.biggo.com

Coffee

This kind of coffee or tea is linked to lower risk of cognitive decline, study finds · creators.yahoo.com

Your Morning Coffee May Have a Disturbing Ingredient, and an FDA Study Says It’s Allowed · yahoo.com

Caraway's new coffee maker is designed so plastic never touches the water · sfgate.com

Robots

Boston Dynamics Opens Center to Train Atlas Robots for Auto Manufacturing · thomasnet.com

XPENG's Iron Humanoid Robot Walked Out Immediately After Being Assembled · engadget.com

Humanoid robot sales tally hit 7,000 globally last year · reuters.com

Parenting

When your child asks if they’ll be harmed like the people on the news, what do you say?… · iosconews.com

Parents with two daughters report the highest levels of happiness, Chinese study finds · psypost.org

Study Discovers Surprising Finding About Boys’ Youth Group Attendance · movieguide.org

Business

A New Buffett Takes On the Task of Preserving Berkshire Hathaway’s Culture · wsj.com

Recruitment startup founder pleads guilty in $27M fraud scheme · staffingindustry.com

Business execs seize on AI as top tool for decision-making · cfodive.com

Health Care

Trump administration to remove 760,000 Affordable Care Act enrollees over fraud claims · abcnews.com

Eating more ultra-processed foods linked to worse health, study finds · abcnews.com

New survey finds 70% of Gen Z healthcare workers plan to look for a new job within the next… · fiercehealthcare.com

Mental Health

Loneliness Erases Nearly 6 Healthy Years · neurosciencenews.com

Mental health conditions are lasting longer today than they did a decade ago · psypost.org

Even the smallest joys can help prevent suicide, researchers say · cbsnews.com

Economics

Consumer sentiment is in the dumps despite a solid economy. Goldman Sachs blames 'lower… · cnbc.com

Report: 1 in 10 young singles stopped dating because of cost · mashable.com

The Lunar Economy Could Be Worth $566B by 2050. First, We Have to Build It. · payloadspace.com

Podcasts

Tom Hanks, Ta-Nehisi Coates and More Join Barack Obama’s ‘A Great Book’ Podcast at Audible · variety.com

NPR's College Podcast Challenge is back for 2026 · npr.org

John Hinckley Jr., Who Attempted to Assassinate Ronald Reagan, Starting a Podcast and Asking… · yahoo.com

Career

Adam Grant Says Career Success Now Depends Less on Expertise and More on Agility · inc.com

'Skills nobody can take': Meet a 20-year-old with a 4.5 GPA who skipped college for technical… · fortune.com

Women see the upside of changing careers. Financial fears are keeping many in place. · bizjournals.com

Organized Crime

As gangs gain influence, Brazil seeks to shield election from candidates with criminal ties · reuters.com

US-led Americas coalition backs sanctions against crime groups · iraqinews.com

Owners of 100+ VIP Smoke Shops plead guilty to drug trafficking, organized crime charges · whio.com

Health

Eating more ultra-processed foods linked to worse health, study finds · abcnews.com

Former FDA commissioners: Heidi Overton has an opportunity to strengthen the FDA · statnews.com

Are LED lights bad for us? Study warns they’re the ‘new asbestos’ · ttownmedia.com

Education

How return-to-office mandates are quietly eating away at America’s future · thehill.com

Girls Outscore Boys in Reading in 89 of 90 Education Systems · visualcapitalist.com

How screens are hurting teens' reading skills · dw.com

Religion

Latter-day Saint retention rates decline but church members remain among America’s most… · deseret.com

9 ways US Mormons are changing, according to Pew data · religionnews.com

New study links the spread of the internet to a global decline in religious identity · psypost.org

History

The American Revolutionary War 250th Anniversary Special | History In A Nutshell · scetv.org

Movies

The Odyssey North America Box Office: Christopher Nolan’s Epic Surpasses Pixar’s 2nd Biggest… · imdb.com

Jon Bernthal's Billion Dollar Blockbuster Officially Topples a 130-Minute Tom Cruise Action… · movieweb.com

'Coyote vs. Acme' Crosses $100 Million: Inside the Underdog's David vs. Goliath Marketing… · thewrap.com

Comedy

Vir Das Unveils ‘I Say We Run!’ Comedy Tour With London Residency, North American Dates… · variety.com

Nimesh Patel on stand-up, Palestine and politics · theguardian.com

Music

From Hip-hop Psalms to the Ten Commandments in Jazz: AI turns entire Bible into 30,000 songs · newswire.com

From Genesis to Revelation: The ambitious AI project turning the Bible into music · christiantoday.com

Iconic country music group begins farewell tour: ‘We’ll be all over America’ · pennlive.com

Money

Kremlin-backed forgery scheme moved $6.9bn through global banks · ft.com

President Trump’s money managers made more than 1,100 trades in July · edition.cnn.com

Barclays staffers are demanding more money to return to the office—they want compensation for… · fortune.com

Free speech

Protest Limits on Capitol Steps Curb Free Speech, Court Says (1) · news.bloomberglaw.com

UC temporarily blocked from enforcing transgender name and pronoun rules · latimes.com

Cornell Ranks 219 out of 261 Schools in FIRE’s College Free Speech Rankings · cornellsun.com

Conspiracy Theories

Princess Diana's Brother Shut Down Conspiracies About Her Death — But Reality May Be Even More… · yahoo.com

Trump Posted About Magic Beds That Cure Cancer. Millions of Americans Believe They’re Real. I… · slate.com

Apple Podcasts

Apple Maps & Apple Podcasts join forces for Hidden Histories guides & episodes · appleinsider.com

Independent media

How the White House media ban could impact independent coverage · nbcnews.com

The Propaganda Monitor: RSF exposes China’s global campaign to distort journalism worldwide · rsf.org

India’s TV news faces credibility crisis amid rise of independent media · muslimnetwork.tv

Crime

Man gets 25 years for 2001 Bronx rape of college student, identified through DNA genealog · abc7ny.com

US retail crime operation leads to more than 1,900 arrests · yahoo.com

New Mexico ballistics network generates leads in more than 500 criminal incidents · organmountainnews.com

Ireland

Zelenskiy and US spy chief Ratcliffe meet in Ireland, sources say · reuters.com

Ireland fines Google €403 million on behalf of EU for location data breach · lemonde.fr

Cave markings discovered in Ireland could transform understanding of when humans first settled… · theartnewspaper.com