windmill.dev
How dbt works, and why orchestrators shouldn't split it into taskshttps://www.windmill.dev/blog/how-dbt-works-and-its-orchestratorsAug 20, 2026 1:14 PM
reuters.com
Kingmakers: Crypto, AI, betting firms fuel record spending on the 2026 midtermshttps://www.reuters.com/legal/legalindustry/new-kingmakers-crypto-ai-betting-firms-fuel-record-spending-2026-midterms-2026-08-20/Aug 20, 2026 11:52 AM
yahoo.com
California lawmakers want corporations to disclose ties to slavery despite uncertain future for reparationshttps://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/california-lawmakers-want-corporations-disclose-113128820.htmlAug 20, 2026 11:31 AM
arstechnica.com
The United States is about to wake up to the threat from China's space programhttps://arstechnica.com/space/2026/08/the-united-states-is-about-to-wake-up-to-the-threat-from-chinas-space-program/Aug 20, 2026 10:57 AM
developer.spotify.com
Spotify Soloist, official terminal client for headless and DIY setupshttps://developer.spotify.com/blog/2026-08-13-introducing-spotify-soloistAug 20, 2026 8:32 AM
yahoo.com
I've spent 5 years building a life in the US. Even with an H-1B, I don't feel secure enough to buy a home or start a family.https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/ive-spent-5-years-building-040301913.htmlAug 20, 2026 4:03 AM
aljazeera.com
Publisher of US military newspaper resigns over differences with governmenthttps://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/20/publisher-of-us-military-newspaper-resigns-over-differences-with-government?traffic_source=rssRetirement of longtime publisher of Stars and Stripes comes amid push from Trump administration for editorial control.Aug 20, 2026 12:34 AM
yahoo.com
Invited media and military members held at gunpoint at Space Force base in Californiahttps://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/us--vandenberg-journalists-detained-002051318.htmlAug 20, 2026 12:20 AM
aljazeera.com
Kosovo finds remains of at least 23 people in suspected mass graveshttps://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/19/kosovo-finds-remains-of-at-least-23-people-in-suspected-mass-graves?traffic_source=rssThe discovery is part of Kosovo’s long-running effort to find people who disappeared during a brutal war in the 1990s.Aug 19, 2026 11:55 PM
foxnews.com
Pastor and wife spread Gospel nationwide before abuse case exposed disturbing realityhttps://www.foxnews.com/us/pastor-wife-spread-gospel-nationwide-before-abuse-case-exposed-disturbing-realityShaantal Garlick was convicted of facilitating the aggravated rape of a child and neglect as her husband Benjamin Garlick faces life in prison.Aug 19, 2026 11:26 PM
yahoo.com
Pastor and wife spread Gospel nationwide before abuse case exposed disturbing realityhttps://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/pastor-wife-spread-gospel-nationwide-232658273.htmlAug 19, 2026 11:26 PM
abcnews.com
WATCH: Over 20 tons of squid spill onto Rhode Island road blocking traffic for 8 hourshttps://abcnews.com/video/135775640/A tractor-trailer overturned on its side releasing over 20 tons of squid onto a roadway in Narragansett, Rhode Island, on Sunday, according to state police.Aug 19, 2026 11:05 PM
scientificamerican.com
NASA's rescue mission for the Swift space telescope has failedhttps://www.scientificamerican.com/article/nasa-calls-off-rescue-mission-for-its-falling-swift-space-telescope/Aug 19, 2026 11:05 PM
foxnews.com
Ketel Marte's unexplained absence gets stranger as Diamondbacks fight for NL wild card spothttps://www.foxnews.com/outkick-sports/ketel-martes-unexplained-absence-gets-stranger-diamondbacks-fight-nl-wild-card-spotKetel Marte vanished from the Arizona Diamondbacks with no explanation, leaving MLB manager Torey Lovullo unsure if his star was even in Boston.Aug 19, 2026 11:00 PM
foxnews.com
Former congressman Matt Gaetz speaks out on helping Royce White in WNBA Draft pursuithttps://www.foxnews.com/outkick-sports/former-congressman-matt-gaetz-speaks-royce-white-wnba-draft-pursuitFormer U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz is providing legal counsel to Royce White in his formal declaration for the 2027 WNBA Draft under gender eligibility rules.Aug 19, 2026 9:58 PM
blog.vrypan.net
Sing-song: a speakable encoding for long numbers and keyshttps://blog.vrypan.net/2026/08/19/260819-sing-song/Aug 19, 2026 9:57 PM
aljazeera.com
Displaced Lebanese watch southern Lebanon’s ‘pilot zones’ from afarhttps://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/8/19/displaced-lebanese-watch-southern-lebanons-pilot-zones-from-afar-2?traffic_source=rss“You can't do anything. Just stand here and watch.”
Al Jazeera’s Ali Hashem watched Israeli attacks near his home town.Aug 19, 2026 9:10 PM
fortune.com
Geopolitical risk needs to move away from the ‘after-dinner speaker’: Eurasia Group and Rio Tinto’s Dominic Bartonhttps://fortune.com/article/geopolitical-risk-after-dinner-speaker-eurasia-group-dominic-barton-08-19-2026/Eurasia Group counselor Dominic Barton says corporate leaders can no longer treat geopolitics as a boardroom sideshow amid tariffs and new restrictions.Aug 19, 2026 9:00 PM
news.ycombinator.com
Ask HN: If you write release notes, what stops you from being specific?https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49367131Slack's release notes (https://slack.com/release-notes) are mostly "Bug fixes and performance improvements." or something trying too hard to be funny.If you write release notes for software with a lot of users: what makes you go generic? I assume there's a reason past laziness and I'd rather hear it from someone who's made the call.Aug 19, 2026 8:57 PM
aljazeera.com
Spain plans transfer of 500 migrant children from Ceuta to mainlandhttps://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/19/spain-plans-transfer-of-500-migrant-children-from-ceuta-to-mainland?traffic_source=rssCeuta leaders want children returned to Morocco, but Madrid says deporting them is 'outrageous'.Aug 19, 2026 8:53 PM