OpenAI agents hijacked a German wiki for two months, researchers say
A German programming wiki spent two months being used as a message board by OpenAI’s AI agents, and nobody noticed until late August. Researchers found
Germany’s far right eyes election breakthrough as AfD surges in Saxony
The nationalist party that promises to strip back asylum rights is poised to win a state election for the first time.
South Korea mulls ‘contributions’ in Strait of Hormuz
Seoul heavily affected by closure of strategic waterway and under heavy US pressure for participation against Iran.
India’s Smriti Mandhana becomes top run-scorer in women’s cricket
Mandhana overtook former India captain Mithali Raj, who had been the top international scorer with 10,868 runs.
UK support for Falkland Islands ‘unwavering’ after Argentina restates claims, No 10 says
The comments come as Argentinian president Javier Milei says the “winds of change” favoured his country’s claim on the British overseas territory.
US diesel prices hit an all-time-high
Fuel prices have soared since the Iran conflict began at the end of February, mirroring the surge in wholesale oil prices.
Europe targeted in summer campaign of sabotage and Russia is the chief suspect
Germany has blamed Russia for an attack on Leipzig airport but there has been a series of suspicious incidents elsewhere.
How could US-Iran conflict end? Three experts give their views
After renewed strikes this week, does either side have an exit strategy?
Stanford scientists discover immune cells that explode like microscopic bombs
Stanford researchers discovered immune cells in flatworms that explode within minutes, killing nearby bacteria and foreign cells before vanishing completely. Their unusually fast and localized
Scientists catch a “jumping gene” mid-leap between species
Scientists have uncovered a surprising way that “jumping genes” may move between species and speed up evolution. While these mobile genetic elements were thought to
Ad Attacks Cleveland Clinic for Being Too ‘Woke’
This is a MedPage Today story. Cleveland Clinic officials fired back at a conservative organization’s “Woke Alert” attack ad that asked if the large health
Democrats prep for potential election chaos and Lindsay Clancy attorney calls out juror: Morning Rundown
Democrats prepare to thwart potential disruption of midterm elections.
I found 150+ Labor Day sales that are actually worth shopping — deals are up to 75% off
Labor Day 2026 is on Sept. 7, but deals are already here. Get up to 75% off Amazon, Home Depot, Wayfair, Lowe’s and REI, plus
Kristi Noem erupts over family court case: ‘Dragging his reputation through the mud’
Kristi Noem, the former Homeland Security secretary, erupted publicly this week because a South Dakota news outlet accurately reported her son-in-law is her son-in-law. The