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NASA Images Show Peat Fires Darkening Indonesia as 2026 Haze Season Begins

NASA satellites show drought-fueled peat fires darkening skies over Sumatra and Borneo, disrupting schools, flights and raising climate and health concerns. ...Read more

#indonesia, #peatfires, #haze, #climate

North Korea’s party charter drops “peaceful unification” language and expands Kim Jong Un’s powers

Newly released Workers’ Party charter omits 'peaceful unification' language and codifies broader powers for Kim Jong Un, Seoul analysts say. ...Read more

#northkorea, #kimjongun, #workersparty, #interkorean

NVIDIA says AI outscored top human on IOI 2026 problem set in unofficial run

NVIDIA researchers report an AI scored 535.4 on the IOI 2026 problem set—above the top human's 498.27—but the run was unofficial and unsupervised. ...Read more

#ai, #nvidia, #competitiveprogramming, #ioi

Trump Signs Short-Term Funding Bill H.R. 6500, Keeping Government Funded Through Dec. 11

President Trump signed H.R. 6500, a continuing resolution funding federal agencies at FY2026 levels through Dec. 11, 2026, averting an Oct. 1 lapse. ...Read more

#congress, #budget, #continuingresolution

RBA opens consultation to adapt RITS for tokenised wholesale markets, says no retail CBDC case

Reserve Bank of Australia seeks input on adapting RITS to support tokenised wholesale markets while reaffirming no public-interest case for a retail CBDC. ...Read more

#rba, #cbdc, #tokenisation, #australia

NBA Strips Clippers of Five First‑Round Picks, Fines Team $30 Million and Suspends Steve Ballmer After Probe

NBA penalizes Los Angeles Clippers after probe found salary‑cap circumvention tied to Kawhi Leonard endorsements: five first‑round picks forfeited, $30M fine and owner suspended. ...Read more

#nba, #clippers, #steveballmer, #kawhileonard

States Led by California Sue HHS to Block Rule Cutting Medicaid, CHIP Reimbursements for Gender‑Affirming Care

A coalition of state attorneys general sued HHS to block a rule ending federal Medicaid and CHIP reimbursements for some gender-affirming care for minors. ...Read more

#transgender-health, #medicaid, #chip, #hhs, #legal

Tornado Watch for Western, Central New York as Storms Threaten Upstate

Storm Prediction Center issued a tornado watch for western and central New York Wednesday evening, warning of possible tornadoes, damaging winds and large hail. ...Read more

#severeweather, #tornado, #newyork

Teamsters Say Amazon Workers at Riverside's DJT6 Began One-Day ULP Strike on Sept. 2

Teamsters say Amazon workers at Riverside's DJT6 held a one-day unfair-labor-practice strike on Sept. 2 over alleged retaliation and safety concerns. ...Read more

$AMZN, #amazon, #teamsters, #labor, #riverside

UNEP: World Likely to Cross 1.5°C in Next Few Years; Urges Rapid Cuts and Carbon Removal

UNEP warns the world is likely to cross 1.5°C within years and urges immediate, sustained emissions cuts, faster adaptation and carbon-dioxide removal. ...Read more

#climatechange, #globalwarming, #unep, #parisagreement

AMD publishes detailed Instella‑MoE technical report; weights licensed for research use

AMD published a detailed technical report and checkpoints for Instella‑MoE, a 16B MoE model trained on its Instinct GPUs — but model weights are licensed for research only. ...Read more

$AMD, #amd, #ai, #moe, #openmodels

Judge Rules Pentagon Unlawfully Retaliated Against Anthropic Over Surveillance Stance

A federal judge found the Pentagon unlawfully labeled Anthropic a 'supply chain risk' after the company refused to allow its AI for mass U.S. surveillance. ...Read more

#anthropic, #ai, #pentagon, #firstamendment

John Ternus Becomes Apple’s CEO as Tim Cook Moves to Executive Chair

John Ternus became Apple’s CEO on Sept. 1 as Tim Cook moved to executive chair; Apple disclosed governance and compensation changes tied to the transition. ...Read more

$AAPL, #apple, #ceo, #timcook, #johnternus

Severe Thunderstorm Watch Issued for New York City Metro, Mid-Atlantic Through Midnight

The Storm Prediction Center issued a Severe Thunderstorm Watch for the New York City metro and Mid‑Atlantic, warning of damaging winds, hail and possible tornadoes. ...Read more

#weather, #severeweather, #mid-atlantic, #new-york

Judge Approves Meta Settlement That Mandates Age Checks, Teen Limits and Years of Audits

Federal judge approved a ~$17bn Meta settlement that mandates age-assurance checks, default teen limits, parental controls and years of audits. ...Read more

#meta, #privacy, #teens, #settlement