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Dolly Parton, Country Music Icon, Dies at 80
Dolly Parton, the country singer behind 'Jolene' and 'I Will Always Love You,' died at 80 in Nashville; family asks that fans support her Imagination Library. ...Read more
FDA Clears Abbott’s Libre Duo 10 Day, First U.S. Wearable to Continuously Monitor Ketones and Glucose
FDA authorizes Abbott’s Libre Duo 10 Day, the first U.S. wearable to continuously monitor ketones and glucose for ages 2 and up. ...Read more
Justice Department Sues Columbus Municipal Court Over Rule Limiting Immigration Arrests
DOJ sued Franklin County Municipal Court in Columbus, saying its new Rule 2.10 unlawfully bars federal immigration arrests at or near the courthouse. ...Read more
NASA Spotlights Ames’ Software, Coronagraph Tools Ahead of Roman Telescope Launch
NASA details how Ames Research Center’s software, coronagraph masks and supercomputing will support the Roman Space Telescope ahead of its Aug. 30 launch. ...Read more
Bitcoin Tops $81,000 as ETF Inflows and U.S. Treasury Buybacks Boost Demand
Bitcoin topped $81,000 on Aug. 25 — its highest since mid‑May — after nearly $2bn of U.S. spot‑ETF inflows, Treasury long‑bond buybacks and a softer dollar. ...Read more
ECHR Grand Chamber Orders Türkiye to Release Osman Kavala, Declares His Conviction Void
The European Court of Human Rights ordered Türkiye to free civil-society activist Osman Kavala and to erase the legal effects of his conviction under the Convention. ...Read more
Apple unveils M6 (first 2nm Mac chip) and quad-die M5 Ultra to boost on‑device AI
Apple introduced the M6 — its first 2nm Mac chip — and the quad-die M5 Ultra, aiming to bring far stronger on-device AI to new Mac mini and Mac Studio. ...Read more
Study finds at least 24.5% of former NFL players who died 2016–2021 had CTE
Using deaths of 878 former NFL players (2016–2021), researchers estimate at least 24.5% had CTE, with a plausible prevalence range up to 97.7%. ...Read more
30 Killed as Heavy Rain Triggers Collapse of Dar-es-Salam Landfill in Conakry
Thirty people died after heavy rain caused a collapse at the Dar‑es‑Salam landfill in Conakry, burying homes and shelters while rescuers search for survivors. ...Read more
CD PROJEKT Targets 2028 Release Window for The Witcher 4, Won't Show Game at Gamescom 2026
CD PROJEKT RED says The Witcher 4 is targeting a 2028 release window and won't be shown at Gamescom 2026; focus will be on a Witcher 3 expansion. ...Read more
Carnegie Mellon Preprint Finds Reinforcement Learning on Benign Facts Can Amplify LLM Leakage of Memorized Emails
A CMU preprint shows reinforcement learning on benign factual Q&A can make models more likely to reveal memorized Enron email addresses. ...Read more
Northwestern team realizes first one-positron quantum cyclotron, enabling sharper antimatter tests
Northwestern physicists trapped a single positron in a quantum cyclotron, demonstrating quantum control that could enable more precise CPT tests. ...Read more
SEC Division of Corporation Finance Ends No-Action Responses for Rule 14a-8 Shareholder Proposals
SEC’s Corporation Finance will stop issuing nonbinding no-action and no-objection replies on Rule 14a-8 shareholder proposals, shifting disputes away from staff review. ...Read more