
bbc.co.uk
Labour MP suspended as party launches investigation into Covid loanshttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5y34gm7rp0o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rssAlaba has said he took out two taxpayer-funded loans during the pandemic but insisted he had not tried to avoid paying the money back.Aug 17, 2026 4:08 PM

sports.yahoo.com
You won't believe how bad the home plate-umpiring was in Sunday's Yankees-Blue Jays gamehttps://sports.yahoo.com/articles/wont-believe-bad-home-plate-160507808.htmlThis was one of the worst home plate umpire performances of the MLB season.Aug 17, 2026 4:05 PM
openwebsearch.ai
Show HN: OpenWebSearch – A router for web search indexeshttps://openwebsearch.aiHi HN, I'm one of the people behind OpenWebSearch (https://openwebsearch.ai).It's a router for web search indexes. You POST to one endpoint with a `provider` field, and it normalizes both the request and the response for web search indexes like Parallel, Brave, Exa and moreWhy we built it: we run a model company (Interfaze) and a lot of our models are smaller in size and we're experimenting if given web search can a smaller 9b or 70b model perform the same as 300b or 600b model and we found that it does extremely better when given web search similar to this paper (https://arxiv.org/abs/2203.05115)but we also found not all web search are built the same, some are better in people search, some better at financial data and others are bio research, etc.Like LLMs, web indexes are becoming commoditized with different indexes having different strengths and weaknesses with access to niche data, performance and cost. Every large model lab including Interfaze has to build their own internal mini-Aug 17, 2026 4:03 PM
bloomberg.com
Citadel Securities Says Spiking Yields Reflect Fed Policy Riskhttps://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-17/citadel-securities-says-spiking-yields-reflect-fed-policy-riskThe Federal Reserve’s reluctance to tighten monetary policy after a prolonged period of above-target inflation is keeping long-term bond yields at multiyear highs, posing a broader risk to markets, according to Citadel Securities.Aug 17, 2026 4:03 PM

mashable.com
Have you been Flocked? This website lets you find outhttps://mashable.com/tech/have-i-been-flocked-license-plate-searchHave I Been Flocked? lets drivers check public records to see whether someone searched their license plate through Flock.Aug 17, 2026 4:02 PM
sports.yahoo.com
FSU standing out to elite in-state offensive tacklehttps://sports.yahoo.com/articles/fsu-standing-elite-state-offensive-160114961.htmlThe Florida State Seminoles have been named one of the standout programs for four-star offensive lineman Nation Farmer.Aug 17, 2026 4:01 PM
hollywoodreporter.com
Lisa Barlow Reveals New Song “Echoes of You,” Follow-Up to First Single “Baby Gorgeous”: “I’m in My Pop Star Era, and I Love It” (Exclusive)https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/music/music-features/lisa-barlow-new-song-echoes-of-you-rhoslc-season-7-music-1236673995/‘The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City’ star tells THR she’s dropping her next single in September, and teases what’s to come from season seven of the Bravo hit: “It's one of our best seasons ever.”Aug 17, 2026 4:00 PM
sports.yahoo.com
Colorado Rockies prospect rankings, mid-season 2026: numbers 25-21https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/colorado-rockies-prospect-rankings-mid-160000577.htmlThree pitchers, one infielder and one outfielder make up the next five!Aug 17, 2026 4:00 PM

sports.yahoo.com
Manchester United could be set for £7m exithttps://sports.yahoo.com/articles/manchester-united-could-set-7m-155000868.htmlManchester United academy sales plan takes shape after Radek Vitek exitManchester United are sharpening their focus on academy monetisation, a move that speaks to both modern squad building and the fi...Aug 17, 2026 3:50 PM
sports.yahoo.com
Haywood Highsmith rejoins Phoenix Suns a week after being waivedhttps://sports.yahoo.com/articles/haywood-highsmith-rejoins-phoenix-suns-154645288.htmlHaywood Highsmith has agreed to a one-year deal with Phoenix Suns, his agent Jerry confirmed to The Arizona Republic.Aug 17, 2026 3:46 PM

news.google.com
Ellie Goulding Sues Ex-Management Company Over Live Nation Tieshttps://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMipwFBVV95cUxNYUR3ZjZ6Q1ZybWhVdGYyV3FjQ1VSU2ZWeEJqSm13VEswMUVxTnpOLTlvZThiRFpKSFVkamFvaWVYZGhyUE90aEkyWi1RZDFUSjBDMWctT1RFTlMtU1dWSHl2VmVXVmdIU2dxSGNVQy01dkVMMG5MalJBTXIwRV9adW1CeDV0TkNzOE83a2V4S0dtYzhRd3NqaUtlZGpCRHd1VkNrTF9BMA?oc=5Ellie Goulding Sues Ex-Management Company Over Live Nation Ties Rolling StoneAug 17, 2026 3:43 PM

theguardian.com
China’s economy showing signs that slowdown may be extendinghttps://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/aug/17/china-economy-slowdown-signs-extendingIndustrial output and retail sales slump in July after one of the country’s weakest quarterly growth rates everChina’s economy is showing signs of extending a slowdown with a slump in industrial output and retail sales in July, adding to pressure on Beijing to intervene with measures to support activity.After the world’s second largest economy posted one of its lowest quarterly growth readings on ...Aug 17, 2026 3:36 PM
speko.ai
Launch HN: Speko (YC S26) – OpenRouter for Voice AIhttps://speko.ai/Hi HN! I'm Bek, founder of Speko, a platform that finds an optimal combination of speech-to-text, LLM, and text-to-speech models, given your constraints, among all our public benchmarked options, and tells you why.Demo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=no2LY2gRh-cTypical production voice agent is an ensemble of three models: STT, an LLM, and TTS.Each of those layers offers a dozen credible vendors, and each month there are new models on the market. Almost everyone evaluates once, picks a stack of their choice, and never rechecks because switching from a vendor to another involves yet another integration and arguments about the numbers.The result is that you use voice agents running last quarter's models while better and cheaper options are available.Before founding Speko, I spent four years as cofounder and CTO building voice agents for enterprises across Asia in 10+ languages. Each time a new speech model would arrive, we repeated the same ritual: hire native-speaking raters, benchmarkAug 17, 2026 3:36 PM
sports.yahoo.com
Buffalo Bills re-sign player 3 days after releasing him, cut rookie fullbackhttps://sports.yahoo.com/articles/buffalo-bills-sign-player-3-153024985.htmlThe Bills brought Otis Reese IV back just three days after releasing him and cut rookie fullback Jackson Acker after one preseason game.Aug 17, 2026 3:30 PM
sports.yahoo.com
Yankees Birthday of the Day: Jorge Posadahttps://sports.yahoo.com/articles/yankees-birthday-day-jorge-posada-153000168.htmlOne of the “Core Four” turns 56 years old today.Aug 17, 2026 3:30 PM
sports.yahoo.com
Jets running back Breece Hall strains groin at practice. Tests planned, but Aaron Glenn optimistichttps://sports.yahoo.com/articles/jets-running-back-breece-hall-152946925.htmlNew York Jets running back Breece Hall strained his groin during practice Monday and will have tests to determine the severity of the injury. Coach Aaron Glenn appeared cautiously optimistic after practice that Hall’s injury wasn't serious. Glenn said Hall would have imaging tests done on the groin.Aug 17, 2026 3:29 PM
sports.yahoo.com
U.S takes eventing bronze at equestrian worlds, first medal for Phillip Dutton at age 62https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/u-takes-eventing-bronze-equestrian-152747222.htmlThe U.S. has one medal at worlds with jumping still to go.Aug 17, 2026 3:27 PM

sports.yahoo.com
'Don't call up Ahmed to carry the drinks'https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/dont-call-ahmed-carry-drinks-151441216.htmlLeicestershire head coach Alfonso Thomas hopes England 12th man duties will not deny him the services of all-rounder Rehan Ahmed for the One-Day Cup final next month.Aug 17, 2026 3:14 PM
news.ycombinator.com
Ask HN: Is this the worst time to be human?https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49332387With AI doing much of the work, how do we humans keep life interesting? Ex:- 1.Generate much of the code and remove the joy of developers that they had over all these years. 2. Generate Animation videos/movies or Anime books. People who make a living by drawing because they like it will feel all the more miserable. 3. May be more scenarios can be listedIf you are into a particular profession because you like it and get paid in addition, you have every reason to be miserable/ depressed.what are your thoughts? 1. Is this the beginning of golden age for people who does not have any good skill but just mediocre who will make a killing by using AI tools and drive away people who are into a certain profession because of passion? 2. Are creative people doomed? 3. What options are available ? 4. Looks like greed is causing miserable lives for everyone. 5. Perhaps passionate people will continue to do things the "old way" but cannot make a living or compete with AI folks. For ex:- drawing animaAug 17, 2026 3:13 PM

forbes.com
Why Secret Recordings On Social Media Have Little Legal Protectionhttps://www.forbes.com/sites/legalentertainment/2026/08/17/why-secret-recordings-on-social-media-have-little-legal-protection/Smart glasses and cell phones are turning ordinary people into viral content without consent. The law offers little recourse. But an outraged comment section might.Aug 17, 2026 3:09 PM