
nytimes.com
California Cancels Talks With Paramount Over Warner Bros. Mergerhttps://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/24/us/california-bonta-paramount-warner-settlement-talks.htmlThe attorney general of California, one of 12 states suing to block the $111 billion deal, accused Paramount of leaking and misrepresenting earlier settlement discussions.Aug 24, 2026 7:42 AM
aljazeera.com
Ukraine’s allies convene in Kyiv as Zelenskyy seeks air defence boosthttps://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/24/ukraines-allies-convene-in-kyiv-as-zelenskyy-seeks-air-defence-boost?traffic_source=rss'Coalition of the Willing' leaders to discuss air defence shortage as Ukraine and Russia trade drone attacks.Aug 24, 2026 6:55 AM

bbc.co.uk
Burnham to hand long-range missile blueprints to Zelensky as he visits Kyivhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/clyqypkrzq5o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rssIt comes after Moscow warned of "consequences" over the reported use of British drones by Ukraine.Aug 24, 2026 5:16 AM

france24.com
UEFA chief Ceferin calls for Infantino to quit but rules out replacing himhttps://www.france24.com/en/sport/20260824-uefa-chief-ceferin-calls-for-infantino-to-quit-but-not-interested-in-replacing-himAleksander Ceferin, president of the European soccer confederation (UEFA) has announced that he will not run against Gianni Infantino but warned the under-fire FIFA president that he must either quit or face a leadership challenge in March. Infantino has been mired in a crisis since the failure of his controversial – and ultimately abandoned – plan to open FIFA to private investors.Aug 24, 2026 3:19 AM
aljazeera.com
Ebola cases in DRC hit 5,515 as Pope Leo urges global action to save liveshttps://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/24/ebola-cases-in-drc-top-5515-as-pope-leo-urges-global-action-to-save-lives?traffic_source=rssCase fatality rate climbs to nearly 48 percent in DRC, meaning almost one in two people infected with Ebola are dying.Aug 24, 2026 2:02 AM
cbsnews.com
Ukraine gains momentum against Russia but faces political challenge at homehttps://www.cbsnews.com/video/ukraine-gains-momentum-against-russia-political-challenge-home/Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russia plans to draft 300,000 more troops into the fight as the invasion drags on. On Sunday, waves of Ukrainian drones targeted Russia's economy, hitting a massive retail warehouse outside of Moscow. Holly Williams reports.Aug 24, 2026 12:55 AM
aljazeera.com
Zhou Bo: China’s alternative to Western powerhttps://www.aljazeera.com/video/the-india-report/2026/8/23/zhou-bo-chinas-alternative-to-western-power?traffic_source=rssSenior Colonel Zhou Bo and Sreenivasan Jain discuss China's vision of a fairer, multipolar world and work towards that.Aug 23, 2026 7:00 PM
cbsnews.com
Transcript: Dr. Scott Gottlieb on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," Aug. 23, 2026https://www.cbsnews.com/news/scott-gottlieb-face-the-nation-transcript-08-23-2026/The following is the transcript of the interview with former FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, who is on the boards of Pfizer and UnitedHealthCare, that aired on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on Aug. 23, 2026.Aug 23, 2026 6:51 PM
cbsnews.com
Army Secretary Dan Driscoll considering leaving post by end of year amid friction with Hegsethhttps://www.cbsnews.com/video/army-secretary-dan-driscoll-considering-leaving-post-by-end-of-year-amid-friction-with-hegseth/CBS News has confirmed Army Secretary Dan Driscoll is considering leaving his post by the end of the year amid friction with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. Earlier this year, Driscoll spoke to "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" about the importance of the drone battalion tasked with studying lessons from drone warfare, particularly in Ukraine, an effort he oversaw.Aug 23, 2026 6:06 PM
cbsnews.com
Face the Nation: Gottlieb, Donalds, Moultonhttps://www.cbsnews.com/video/face-the-nation-gottlieb-donalds-moulton/Missed the second half of the show? Former FDA Commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb, Florida GOP gubernatorial candidate Rep. Byron Donalds and Rep. Seth Moulton join Margaret Brennan.Aug 23, 2026 5:30 PM
cbsnews.com
Dr. Scott Gottlieb says Trump FDA pick Heidi Overton "could be a strong candidate"https://www.cbsnews.com/video/dr-scott-gottlieb-says-trump-fda-pick-heidi-overton-could-be-a-strong-candidate/Former FDA Commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb, who now sits on the boards of Pfizer and United Healthcare, told "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" that President Trump's pick to lead the FDA, Dr. Heidi Overton, "could be a strong candidate" due to her "deep policy background."Aug 23, 2026 5:26 PM

engadget.com
Is a liquid-cooled PC worth it?https://www.engadget.com/2240150/is-liquid-cooled-pc-worth-it/Air cooling is reliable, while liquid cooling is visually slick. Which one you should use depends on how heavy you game on your system.Aug 23, 2026 4:30 PM

bbc.co.uk
Scottish climber completes 'full house' of 1,072 peaks around UKhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0m7mv0xkkro?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rssThe 38-year-old becomes one of just over 100 people who have stood on all 1,072 summits.Aug 23, 2026 4:00 PM
news.ycombinator.com
Ask HN: Advice for selling a tech domain namehttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49409177The domain name is evaluated as over $10k by Gemini, so I don't want to blow it. And I never done that.Aug 23, 2026 2:35 PM
news.ycombinator.com
Ask HN: Have your coding agents finished work you no longer wanted?https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49409147Sometimes I start several coding agents at the same time, each working on a different task. I just let them go and don’t watch them closely.The problem is that I may change my mind later but forget that one of the agents is still working toward the old goal. A couple of hours later, it submit a patch with all tests passing and reports that the job is done. But when I check the result, I find that it has finished implementing a plan I had already abandoned.Has anyone else who uses multiple coding agents run into this? How do you handle agents that keep working after your plan changes? Do you cancel them manually, use a shared task list to track the current work, or simply work out during final review?How do you distinguish between “an agent run has finished successfully” and “the actual work is done”?Aug 23, 2026 2:30 PM
microphone.computer
Show HN: Self-Hosted Social Media Agents with Raspberry Pihttps://www.microphone.computer/A while back I posted about a project I was working on for a real-time voice agent that runs ads on Meta to build conviction and prioritize side gig/business ideas (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48900788); you yammer away and it automates market research, problem statements and hypotheses. I've been working with some folks from HN on the app since then.What we've been focused on building is a modern solo-founder GTM tool -- figuring out how to triangulate aspiration, problems only you can solve, and organic distribution in one solution. So, not building apps; but rather helping you figure out what you like and then connect you with the right people that can help you on your journey and find the communities to help you distribute it.For the latter, I was impressed by the recent Grok bot launch; but didn't want Elon accessing all of our accounts to train on -- so I set-up dockerized social media agents that run at home on a Raspberry Pi. They'll do the same job as Grok for this buAug 23, 2026 2:24 PM

france24.com
China abruptly delays ambitious Chang’e-7 mission to find water ice on moonhttps://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20260823-china-abruptly-delays-ambitious-chang-e-7-mission-to-find-water-ice-on-moonChina has postponed its Chang’e-7 lunar mission, which was due to launch in the coming days and search for water ice near the Moon’s south pole, a government agency said Saturday. Officials said the mission did not meet launch conditions, without providing further details.Aug 23, 2026 2:23 PM
cbsnews.com
Inside shooting victim Fletcher Merkel's bedroomhttps://www.cbsnews.com/video/inside-shooting-victim-fletcher-merkels-bedroom/Eight-year-old Fletcher Merkel was one of two students killed when a gunman fired randomly into the Annunciation Catholic Church in Minneapolis last August. Steve Hartman (who documented the bedrooms of young shooting victims in the Oscar-winning short documentary "All the Empty Rooms") talked with Fletcher's parents, Jesse and Mollie, about their son, and the sacred space he left behind. [For more, visit cbsnews.com/rooms]Aug 23, 2026 2:01 PM
cbsnews.com
Milan's Casa Verdi, a rest home for musicians living in harmonyhttps://www.cbsnews.com/video/milans-casa-verdi-a-rest-home-for-musicians-living-in-harmony/Opera great Giuseppe Verdi, one of history's most successful composers, used his fortune to create a retirement home for professional musicians "not favored by fortune." Residents of Casa Verdi in Milan not only share their lifetimes of artistry, they also provide master classes to young musicians. Chris Livesay reports.Aug 23, 2026 1:54 PM

france24.com
Greek Ithaca island hopes for big tourism boost thanks to Odyssey moviehttps://www.france24.com/en/greek-ithaca-island-hopes-for-big-tourism-boost-thanks-to-odyssey-movieGreece's most famous islands have spent this year fighting to keep tourists out... with Santorini and Mykonos now capping cruise arrivals and charging steep entry fees just to manage the crowds. But on one small island, they're hoping for the opposite problem. Ithaca, the legendary home of Homer's Ulysses, is banking on a Hollywood boost, as Christopher Nolan's Odyssey draws new attention to a corner of Greece that's largely stayed off the tourist map. Story by Camille Knight.Aug 23, 2026 1:43 PM