
nasa.gov
Ancient Milky Way Mergerhttps://www.nasa.gov/image-article/ancient-milky-way-merger/This artist’s concept, released on Aug. 17, 2026, depicts a collision between our Milky Way galaxy and a dwarf galaxy known as LKH that happened about 12 billion years ago. A study of data from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope, recently published in the journal Nature Astronomy, shows definitive evidence of a dwarf galaxy merging with the young […]Aug 19, 2026 4:18 PM
bloomberg.com
SpaceX Is Unlocking More Shares. What That Means for Investors.https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-19/spacex-is-unlocking-more-shares-what-that-means-for-investorsSpaceX’s blockbuster $86.2 billion initial public offering on June 11 smashed just about every record there is for new listings. Investors large and small rushed to buy shares in the IPO and get behind Elon Musk’s grand vision for data centers in space, expanded Starlink satellite internet service, artificial intelligence, computer chip manufacturing, space tourism and even asteroid mining.Aug 19, 2026 4:13 PM

hollywoodreporter.com
Nielsen Rolls Out Suite of TV Ratings Updates for 2026-27 Seasonhttps://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/nielsen-tv-ratings-changes-2026-27-season-1236676535/The ratings provider says the changes in co-viewing measurement, TV universe estimates and other areas will bring more accurate data to clients.Aug 19, 2026 4:00 PM

cbsnews.com
Vaccine exemptions hit a record last year, the CDC says. Here's what that means for parents.https://www.cbsnews.com/video/vaccine-exemptions-hit-a-record-last-year-the-cdc-says-heres-what-that-means-for-parents/Kindergarten vaccine exemptions hit a record high last year in the U.S., according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data. Dr. Celine Gounder breaks it down.Aug 19, 2026 3:44 PM

npr.org
Real-world study of Oregon's nonmedical psilocybin program shows promisehttps://www.npr.org/2026/08/19/nx-s1-5936443/oregon-psilocybin-ptsd-depression-anxietyOregon was the first state to establish a legalized and regulated psilocybin industry. Since then, thousands have tried magic mushrooms. Here is the first data from the state's real life experiment.Aug 19, 2026 3:22 PM

techcrunch.com
AI isn’t close to curing cancer. This startup says it knows what it will take.https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/19/ai-isnt-close-to-curing-cancer-this-startup-says-it-knows-what-it-will-take/It's the data, stupid.Aug 19, 2026 12:00 PM

wired.com
‘Your Excel Skills Suck’: The Power Users Turning Spreadsheets Into a Spectator Sporthttps://www.wired.com/story/your-excel-skills-suck-the-power-users-turning-spreadsheets-into-a-spectator-sport/Data and finance professionals are competing in Excel obstacle courses—amassing huge followings and keeping the Microsoft program relevant.Aug 19, 2026 11:00 AM
bing.com
Meet the startup helping Wall Street put a price on AI computehttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx&aid=&tid=6a85ebb55f7b463ca3a58e7b8c30bea3&url=https%3a%2f%2ftechcrunch.com%2fvideo%2fmeet-the-startup-helping-wall-street-put-a-price-on-ai-compute%2f&c=4271247154553374998&mkt=en-usWatch as Silicon Data's Steve Hou joins the Equity podcast to break down the index tracking what it costs to rent a GPU.Aug 19, 2026 10:26 AM

wired.com
Reverse-Lookup Service Exposed Millions of Photos of People’s Faceshttps://www.wired.com/story/reverse-lookup-service-exposed-millions-of-photos-of-peoples-faces/The people-search tool ClarityCheck says its reverse image search service is “private and secure”—but it left a database containing more than 9 million image files exposed.Aug 19, 2026 10:00 AM

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Congo's Ebola outbreak reaches 5,000 cases as it outpaces response effortshttps://www.npr.org/2026/08/19/g-s1-139164/congos-ebola-outbreak-reaches-5-000-cases-as-it-outpaces-response-effortsGovernment data showed the outbreak had so far recorded 5,021 cases, including 2,378 deaths. The outbreak has infected and killed more people at a greater speed than any other outbreak in history.Aug 19, 2026 9:29 AM

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Congo's Ebola outbreak reaches 5,000 cases as it outpaces response effortshttps://www.npr.org/2026/08/19/g-s1-139164/congo-ebola-outbreakGovernment data showed the outbreak had so far recorded 5,021 cases, including 2,378 deaths. The outbreak has infected and killed more people at a greater speed than any other outbreak in history.Aug 19, 2026 9:29 AM

cbsnews.com
Ebola Congo cases surpass 5,000 as record-setting pace of spread continueshttps://www.cbsnews.com/news/ebola-congo-cases-5000-record-setting-spread-pace-continues/The Ebola outbreak in Congo has passed 5,000 cases, government data showed, an unprecedented rate of spread that's outpacing efforts to slow it in one of the country's remotest regions.Aug 19, 2026 9:09 AM

fortune.com
For CEOs, retirement is the ultimate performance review—and 60% are failing ithttps://fortune.com/2026/08/19/ceos-retirement-preparing-failure-bcg-study/New data from BCG shows why the CEOs best at running companies are often the worst at leaving them.Aug 19, 2026 8:41 AM

theguardian.com
Catholic schools chief denies wiping critical evidence after performing factory reset on phone, Icac hearshttps://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/aug/19/catholic-schools-nsw-chief-wiped-phone-icac-evidence-ntwnfbDallas McInerney tells inquiry he wiped data from his devices over the weekend after receiving a security warning from his bankFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe chief executive of Catholic Schools NSW has denied he performed a factory reset on a work phone and iPad to wipe critical evidence for an investigation into...Aug 19, 2026 5:36 AM

sports.yahoo.com
Biggest WR draft debates: Who to target and avoid in 'make or break' roundshttps://sports.yahoo.com/fantasy/article/biggest-wr-draft-debates-who-to-target-and-avoid-in-make-or-break-rounds-040000581.htmlMatt Harmon and Ray Garvin are back talking WRs. The two settle their biggest WR draft debates by using Harmon's Reception Perception and Garvin's Trinity data to determine the WRs we should be targeting and avoiding in rounds 4-6. The two do a deep dive on WRs17-30 in current Yahoo ADP and figure out who could 'make or break' your fantasy teams this year.Aug 19, 2026 4:00 AM
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‘What On Earth’ — Sports World Reacts As Jason Kelce, Travis Kelce’s Company Urges People to Mail In Their Peehttps://sports.yahoo.com/articles/earth-sports-world-reacts-jason-030406448.htmlA viral ad campaign by the Kelce brothers’ joint company, Garage Beer, in collaboration with energy drink Liquid Death, has sparked amusement and bewilderment online. A satirical ad campaign by Liquid Death and Garage Beer, co-owned by Travis Kelce and his recently retired brother Jason, asks fans to mail in their urine to AI data centers to cool down their servers instead of wasting fresh water.Aug 19, 2026 3:04 AM
bing.com
The Future Of AI Compute Won’t Run On Just One Kind Of Chiphttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx&aid=&tid=6a85ce0fc09f41dc82d0f81200c65eea&url=https%3a%2f%2fsemiengineering.com%2fthe-future-of-ai-compute-wont-run-on-just-one-kind-of-chip%2f&c=14211995415715052224&mkt=en-usPower, token cost, interconnects, and software orchestration are pushing data centers toward heterogeneous clusters built from CPUs, GPUs, NPUs, optics, and custom accelerators.Aug 19, 2026 12:01 AM
bing.com
The Future Of AI Compute Won’t Run On Just One Kind Of Chiphttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx&aid=&tid=6a85ebb55f7b463ca3a58e7b8c30bea3&url=https%3a%2f%2fsemiengineering.com%2fthe-future-of-ai-compute-wont-run-on-just-one-kind-of-chip%2f&c=14211995415715052224&mkt=en-usPower, token cost, interconnects, and software orchestration are pushing data centers toward heterogeneous clusters built from CPUs, GPUs, NPUs, optics, and custom accelerators.Aug 19, 2026 12:01 AM
bing.com
The Future Of AI Compute Won’t Run On Just One Kind Of Chiphttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx&aid=&tid=6a85e10917f5482781e74d821cc7375e&url=https%3a%2f%2fsemiengineering.com%2fthe-future-of-ai-compute-wont-run-on-just-one-kind-of-chip%2f&c=14211995415715052224&mkt=en-usPower, token cost, interconnects, and software orchestration are pushing data centers toward heterogeneous clusters built from CPUs, GPUs, NPUs, optics, and custom accelerators.Aug 19, 2026 12:01 AM
bing.com
The Future Of AI Compute Won’t Run On Just One Kind Of Chiphttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx&aid=&tid=6a85d0359c1c41ddaca0847f3f803084&url=https%3a%2f%2fsemiengineering.com%2fthe-future-of-ai-compute-wont-run-on-just-one-kind-of-chip%2f&c=14211995415715052224&mkt=en-usPower, token cost, interconnects, and software orchestration are pushing data centers toward heterogeneous clusters built from CPUs, GPUs, NPUs, optics, and custom accelerators.Aug 19, 2026 12:01 AM