Esports Nations Cup postponed to 2027https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/esports-nations-cup-postponed-2027-184001058.htmlUSA Esports, Romanian coach react to the delay
Aug 18, 2026 6:40 PM
OpenAI Overhauls Safety Protocols After Its AI Agents Went Roguehttps://www.wired.com/story/openai-overhauls-safety-protocols-after-its-ai-agents-went-rogue/The ChatGPT maker says its upcoming Astra model may have reached “critical” cyber capabilities, prompting it to halt a significant number of training runs while it tightens internal safeguards.
Aug 18, 2026 6:33 PM
Could Buckeye Commit Jett Harrison Be Better Than His Brother?https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/could-buckeye-commit-jett-harrison-183139158.htmlA former Buckeyes great delivers a major evaluation of his brother, a five-star receiver committed to Ohio State’s 2028 class.
Aug 18, 2026 6:31 PM
OpenAI Is Slowing Down Its AI Traininghttps://time.com/article/2026/08/18/openai-slowing-training/After an unreleased model escaped its sandbox, OpenAI has paused frontier training efforts and shifted resources towards safety
Aug 18, 2026 6:23 PM
Chris Bell returns to practice, potentially adding another option to Dolphins’ young receiving corpshttps://sports.yahoo.com/articles/chris-bell-returns-practice-potentially-181614430.htmlThe Miami Dolphins wide receiver room could receive a boost soon with the return of rookie Chris Bell, who has been sidelined for much of training camp while recovering from a knee injury sustained in college. Bell has participated in two practices this week after being activated from the non-football injury list on Monday. “It feels great," Bell said Tuesday.
Aug 18, 2026 6:16 PM
State Farm dividend checks are going out: When will you get yours and who qualifies?https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiwAFBVV95cUxQTTJ1WXdVeGFPWDk2TElFajF2LXREY2xyYlRsMElTeUhpb2pfbVV2YS1peHBlaFdIVkJZYnNBenJJQ3BacjdScFc0bHc2RlMzclowSkN3M1psaU13ZVVnUWlEaXNmZUxQMk9peExYS0ZVdnNtZExjMy1LY25TQ2JMdHUxdjdwVFpNZWplTHNELWVmbzUtMjVZdk1GeE1ucTZEYmFVZWVXRVRBdVl0Q3FWenc3eXl1QWZiNWJpMHZ6RGU?oc=5State Farm dividend checks are going out: When will you get yours and who qualifies? delawareonline.com
Aug 18, 2026 6:10 PM
Kamaru Usman Says He Has Style to Beat Islam Makhachevhttps://sports.yahoo.com/articles/kamaru-usman-says-style-beat-180813605.htmlFormer UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman believes he has the style to defeat current champ Islam Makhachev.Makhachev fought and defeated Ian Machado Garry at UFC 330 this past Saturday in Philadelphia. But before Machado Garry was granted the title shot, there were talks that Usman could potentially get it instead, given his status as a […] The post Kamaru Usman Says He Has Style to Beat Isla...
Aug 18, 2026 6:08 PM
Round Hill Music Sues Suno, Anthropic for Copyright Infringement, Seeking Up to $1 Billion in Damageshttps://variety.com/2026/biz/news/round-hill-music-sues-suno-anthropic-copyright-infringement-1236837467/The independent music publisher Round Hill Music sued Suno and Anthropic, accusing the two AI companies in a federal court in California of infringing its copyright by illegally scraping hundreds of its songs to train their models without permission. Round Hill, which owns the rights to songs such as Bonnie Tyler’s “Total Eclipse of the […]
Aug 18, 2026 6:07 PM
OpenAI institutes new safeguards after Hugging Face breachhttps://techcrunch.com/2026/08/18/openai-institutes-new-safeguards-after-hugging-face-breach/The new safeguards include more detailed monitoring of models during the development process, as well as greater emphasis on alignment and security during the post-training process.
Aug 18, 2026 6:00 PM
Ella Langley on Spotlighting Female Country Artists on Tour, Wanting to Work With Harry Styles and Miranda Lambert Advicehttps://variety.com/2026/music/news/ella-langley-female-openers-harry-styles-miranda-lambert-1236837420/For Ella Langley, 2026 has been one long victory lap. The Alabama-born country star’s “Choosin’ Texas” has become a bona fide crossover phenomenon, spending 15 weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100 — a record for a non-holiday song by a woman — while her sophomore album, “Dandelion,” arrived in April. Then came the accolades. Langley swept all […]
Aug 18, 2026 5:53 PM
Ranking international cities most likely to land NFL team, from London and Munich to Mexico Cityhttps://sports.yahoo.com/articles/ranking-international-cities-most-likely-174849309.htmlRoger Goodell said the NFL will "one day" have a team outside of the United States. But which international cities make sense?
Aug 18, 2026 5:48 PM
Sixers star Jaylen Brown back in the gym working on his ball-handlinghttps://sports.yahoo.com/articles/sixers-star-jaylen-brown-back-174015756.htmlPhiladelphia 76ers star Jaylen Brown is back in the gym working on his ball-handling ability.
Aug 18, 2026 5:40 PM
Kwame Brown predicts NBA will help LeBron James win title with 76ers and surpass Kobe Bryant and Steph Curryhttps://sports.yahoo.com/articles/kwame-brown-predicts-nba-help-173044364.htmlFormer Los Angeles Laker Kwame Brown has made a bold prediction about LeBron James’ move to the Philadelphia 76ers. The 76ers immediately became one of the title favourites after James joined them in free agency earlier this summer.
Aug 18, 2026 5:30 PM
Action News at Noon - August 18, 2026https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiTEFVX3lxTE1NLWI2NTBZU3hqandoVmsza2xXUHZyNTdLeW1pMDN0b0VxU1FsSDJSX1lFbnhUY0Y0b0t6UjdvN1dVb1FHNFdLaXNiNFnSAVJBVV95cUxPQzNaNUMyQmJDVl9TMmtFTWREdTlHM2p0SDFPcXU5TmRmbnQxZHVjTkFUbmd3MnlGXzNkWmUxMUV3Sll0M3ZDZWFKRkdpX0hycy13?oc=5Action News at Noon - August 18, 2026 6abc Philadelphia
Aug 18, 2026 5:22 PM
AP Top 25 reaction + Arch Manning hype cycle + USC Season Previewhttps://sports.yahoo.com/college-football/article/ap-top-25-reaction--arch-manning-hype-cycle--usc-season-preview-170139623.htmlOn this episode of the College Football Enquirer, Andy Staples, Ross Dellenger and Steven Godfrey dive into the AP Top 25 poll, Arch Manning heading into his Jr. season and a preview of USC.
Aug 18, 2026 5:01 PM
Deiveson Figueiredo vs. Payton Talbott among multiple bouts announced for UFC 332https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/deiveson-figueiredo-vs-payton-talbott-165632798.htmlUltimate Fighting Championship (UFC) today announced several new bouts for the upcoming UFC 332 event on Paramount+, recently made official for Sat., Oct. 3, 2026 at Delta Center in Salt Lake City, Utah. Chief among them is the bantamweight contest pitting Deiveson Figueiredo against Payton Talbott, a bout that could land Talbott a spot in […]
Aug 18, 2026 4:56 PM
Woody Harrelson Calls Jesse Eisenberg’s ‘The Debut’ ‘Phenomenal,’ Talks ‘Brothers’ With Matthew McConaughey: ‘If You’re Looking for ‘True Detective,’ It’s Not This’ https://variety.com/2026/film/global/woody-harrelson-jesse-eisenberg-brothers-matthew-mcconaughey-1236836973/The applause thundering within the Sarajevo National Theater could be heard from a mile away on Tuesday afternoon. The reason? Woody Harrelson. The actor, who is at the festival as the recipient of an honorary Heart of Sarajevo Award, delighted passionate fans in a 90-minute career talk bookended by two comedy shows: his breakout, “Cheers,” […]
Aug 18, 2026 4:54 PM
Masked menace films himself chasing residents as terrified victims scream for help: Policehttps://www.foxnews.com/us/masked-menace-films-himself-chasing-residents-terrified-victims-scream-help-policeSurveillance video shows a masked man in a doll mask chasing and assaulting people near Philadelphia City Hall before fleeing into a train station.
Aug 18, 2026 4:41 PM
Dodgers in divisional playhttps://sports.yahoo.com/articles/dodgers-divisional-play-163003263.htmlThe Dodgers enter Tuesday with an eight-game lead over the San Diego Padres and nine-game lead over the Arizona Diamondbacks in the National League West. At the moment, the Padres are in third wild card position, one game up on Arizona and one game behind the Philadelphia Phillies for the second wild card spot. Two […]
Aug 18, 2026 4:30 PM
Premier League chief says Fifa self-destructed over World Cup planhttps://sports.yahoo.com/articles/premier-league-chief-says-fifa-162657210.htmlPremier League chief executive Richard Masters has criticised Fifa president Gianni Infantino's World Cup sell-off plan, saying the organisation has "pressed the self-destruct button" by delivering "a self-inflicted wound".
Aug 18, 2026 4:26 PM