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bloomberg.com
Emerging Assets Halt Rally on Higher Oil Prices, Bond Selloffhttps://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-18/emerging-assets-halt-rally-on-higher-oil-prices-bond-selloffAn emerging-markets equity benchmark snapped a four-day advance and a currency gauge retreated from record highs as a global bond selloff combined with higher oil prices weighed on risk sentiment.
Aug 18, 2026 10:34 AM
npr.org
The grueling fight over who profits from AI musichttps://www.npr.org/sections/planet-money/2026/08/18/g-s1-138852/grueling-fight-over-who-profits-from-ai-musicAI can generate songs in seconds. But behind every AI track is a complicated question: Who should get paid? And, how? The fights have started.
Aug 18, 2026 10:30 AM
bloomberg.com
RBI’s Forex Deposit U-Turn Exposes Wider Communication Gaphttps://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-18/rbi-s-forex-deposit-u-turn-exposes-wider-communication-gapA sudden decision by India’s central bank to end a special incentive for attracting foreign-currency deposits a month ahead of schedule has caught bankers, economists and traders off guard and raised questions about how effectively it was communicating with market participants.
Aug 18, 2026 10:19 AM
samuel.vvolhejn.com
Show HN: Samuel, a Silly Speech Modelhttps://samuel.vvolhejn.com/My original idea was to make a modern supercharged version of SAM, the old-school text-to-speech. Then I remembered Pink Trombone, one of my favorite creative coding projects. In the end, I decided to just make it a model that mimics speech - it would be easy to make a text-to-speech by chaining an existing TTS with a Samuel filter.The phonetics work quite well for vowels - you can try making a sound and then seeing if the predicted tongue prediction matches where your tongue was. It's less accurate for consonants; it doesn't do plosives or nasals (I tried).How the machine learning works:It's a speech autoencoder in which the decoder is Pink Trombone. A couple of issues: PT is not differentiable, so I use Gumbel softmax to get a differentiable approximation. PT also generates audio sample-by-sample (apparently it's called a "Kelly-Lochbaum vocal tract model"), which would make training extremely slow. To do that, I approximate it using FIR filters that change each 10ms. The fundamental
Aug 18, 2026 10:16 AM
aljazeera.com
Eight air strikes hit airbase in Syria’s Idlibhttps://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/18/eight-air-strikes-hit-airbase-in-syrias-idlib?traffic_source=rssSyrian state TV quotes military source as saying Israeli forces carried out attack, causing damage and no casualties.
Aug 18, 2026 10:11 AM
theguardian.com
AFL chief breaks silence over ‘deeply concerning’ Sydney Swans sexual assault allegationshttps://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/aug/18/afl-chief-breaks-silence-over-deeply-concerning-sydney-swans-sexual-assault-allegations-ntwnfbAndrew Dillon says the AFL ‘will consider the broader conduct of the players as more information comes to light’The AFL has declared it is prepared to act over “deeply concerning” sexual assault allegations involving Sydney Swans players.Victorian police on Tuesday confirmed the sexual crimes squad was investigating a reported sexual assault at Melbourne’s Pullman Hotel early on Monday morning. No...
Aug 18, 2026 10:07 AM
sports.yahoo.com
Spalletti gives his verdict on Vicario after Juventus completes his signinghttps://sports.yahoo.com/articles/spalletti-gives-verdict-vicario-juventus-100500286.htmlIt has been widely reported that Luciano Spalletti does not fancy working with Guglielmo Vicario, and the manager famously questioned why Tottenham would want to get rid of him this summer.However, Ju...
Aug 18, 2026 10:05 AM
theguardian.com
Trump 2.0 has deleted or altered nearly 400 US datasets, endangering public health, education and morehttps://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2026/aug/18/trump-federal-data-deleted-alteredHealth data appears to be most affected by administration’s attempt to wipe findings that don’t align with its priorities, tracker showsA database of federal law enforcement officer misconduct records. A survey measuring physical, sexual and emotional violence against children and youth. Real-time pollution readings collected by air quality monitors from US embassies around the world.These are amo...
Aug 18, 2026 10:00 AM
sports.yahoo.com
Emanuel Emegha set to stay at Chelsea despite initial transfer uncertaintyhttps://sports.yahoo.com/articles/emanuel-emegha-set-stay-chelsea-100000120.htmlChelsea striker Emanuel Emegha is set to remain at the club this season.The Athletic claims the Netherlands international will be in the Blues’ squad despite speculation about his future.Emegha move...
Aug 18, 2026 10:00 AM
sports.yahoo.com
Report: Liverpool ready to sell two players after failed pre-seasonhttps://sports.yahoo.com/articles/report-liverpool-ready-sell-two-100000629.htmlLiverpool Transfer Latest: Chiesa, Elliott and Jones Facing Exit as Iraola Reshapes SquadLiverpool’s summer business is moving into a more decisive phase, with squad trimming now looking every bit a...
Aug 18, 2026 10:00 AM
sports.yahoo.com
Report: Liverpool ready to push hard to sign two forwardshttps://sports.yahoo.com/articles/report-liverpool-ready-push-hard-095000211.htmlLiverpool Transfer News: Barcola and Mbaye Talks Gather Pace in Potential £155m PSG Double DealLiverpool’s summer looks like it could get expensive, quickly. According to TeamTalk, the club have ma...
Aug 18, 2026 9:50 AM
sports.yahoo.com
Old Steven Adams clip goes viral after Kyle Kuzma compared 2020 NBA bubble to prisonhttps://sports.yahoo.com/articles/old-steven-adams-clip-goes-094605737.htmlSteven Adams is an NBA fan favourite for a reason, and an old clip of him talking about the NBA’s Covid-19 bubble has resurfaced after a recent Kyle Kuzma take. One of the most unique NBA seasons in history came in 2019-20.
Aug 18, 2026 9:46 AM
sports.yahoo.com
McInnes has plenty to prove in Europe as Jablonec test loomshttps://sports.yahoo.com/articles/mcinnes-plenty-prove-europe-jablonec-093716698.htmlThursday night's embarrassing Europa League exit is fully on Derek McInnes. Clearly, the two legs and McInnes' tactical choices proved he's not ready to manage at that level. It's a shame because he would have been a quality addition but given where we are at the moment, I'm not sure we can attract players of that level.
Aug 18, 2026 9:37 AM
sports.yahoo.com
Tampa Bay Rays Have Plenty of Reasons to Ignore Recent Three-Game Skidhttps://sports.yahoo.com/articles/tampa-bay-rays-plenty-reasons-092159507.htmlThe Tampa Bay Rays remain No. 4 in Bleacher Report's latest MLB power rankings despite a perfect 9-0 road trip. After dropping three of four to Baltimore, questions remain, but Tampa Bay's improving rotation, deeper lineup and trade-deadline additions still have the Rays looking like a legitimate Wo
Aug 18, 2026 9:21 AM
sports.yahoo.com
Premier League referees announced: Matchweek 1https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/premier-league-referees-announced-matchweek-092000662.htmlThe officials for Matchweek 1 of the Premier League have been announced, and Playmaker are here to quickly run you through the referees for each game.With the Premier League’s opening fixtures now a...
Aug 18, 2026 9:20 AM