Aug 9, 2026
We need to honor this.
Aug 9, 2026
An affordable microcontroller has become the foundation for a growing suite of open-source, user-friendly anti-surveillance tools. Learn about the ESP32 at #DEFCON on Sunday, August 9 at 10:00 am PT on Main Track 1 https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/07/eff-bsideslv-black-hat-and-def-con
Aug 9, 2026
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Aug 9, 2026
It’s the latest change in what has been a tumultuous few years for creators.
Aug 9, 2026
As part of a planned Texas data center, Amazon is investing in an on-site power plant that could reportedly become the largest source of climate pollution in the United States.
Aug 9, 2026
Only months after setting a 200,000 target in April, Sheinbaum doubled it from a newly inaugurated campus in Texcoco. Archived version: archive.is/…/sheinbaum-doubles-education-goal/ Disclaimer: The article linked is from a single source with a single perspective. Make sure to cross-check information against multiple sources to get a comprehensive view on the situation.
Aug 9, 2026
Yolŋu hip-hop artist dominates, while Butchulla duo and cousins Birdz and Fred Leone win artist of the year and Drifting Clouds takes home best new talent
Aug 9, 2026
The government describes the program as a way to support low-income families and promote social stability. Among those married were people who lost family members in violent attacks. Archived version: archive.is/newest/https://…/a-78291396 Disclaimer: The article linked is from a single source with a single perspective. Make sure to cross-check information against multiple sources to get a comprehensive view on the situation.
Aug 9, 2026
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan on Aug. 8 called on Russia and Ukraine to impose a moratorium on attacks on vessels in the Black Sea amid the increasing number of strikes on ships in the region. Archived version: archive.is/…/turkey-urges-halt-to-russian-ukraini… Disclaimer: The article linked is from a single source with a single perspective. Make sure to cross-check information against multiple sources to get a comprehensive view on the situation.
Aug 9, 2026
Pakistan on Thursday announced its implementation of the Foreign Media Facilitation Guidelines 2026 (the Guidelines), imposing strict regulatory limits on foreign journalists and local nationals working for international media outlets. The six-page document mandates that all international media operations and their personnel register directly with the External Publicity Wing of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. Archived version: archive.is/…/pakistan-tightens-grid-on-internatio… Disclaimer: The article linked is from a single source with a single perspective. Make sure to cross-check information against multiple sources to get a comprehensive view on the situation.
Aug 9, 2026
Ukraine’s military reportedly launched a wide-ranging drone attack on the Russian city of Belgorod overnight on Aug. 9, Russian Telegram media channels reported. Archived version: archive.is/…/fires-explosions-seen-in-russias-bel… Disclaimer: The article linked is from a single source with a single perspective. Make sure to cross-check information against multiple sources to get a comprehensive view on the situation.
Aug 9, 2026
Teenage girl treated in hospital after Friday’s school shooting has died, police say Archived version: archive.is/…/thailand-school-shooting-toll-rises-… Disclaimer: The article linked is from a single source with a single perspective. Make sure to cross-check information against multiple sources to get a comprehensive view on the situation.
Aug 9, 2026
More than 20,000 people have been forced from their homes by out-of-control wildfires in Canada’s British Columbia, where 105 blazes are currently burning. Archived version: archive.is/newest/https://…/a-78291841 Disclaimer: The article linked is from a single source with a single perspective. Make sure to cross-check information against multiple sources to get a comprehensive view on the situation.
Aug 9, 2026
“We’re not the same iD, we’re half the same iD.”
Aug 9, 2026
The raging fire has burned an area of around 176ha at the active volcano, a popular tourist destination. Archived version: archive.is/…/indonesia-closes-all-access-to-mount… Disclaimer: The article linked is from a single source with a single perspective. Make sure to cross-check information against multiple sources to get a comprehensive view on the situation.
Aug 9, 2026
Tesla explosion in an Auburn, Washington garage injured two firefighters; the cause remains under investigation by the King County Sheriff’s Office.
Aug 9, 2026
Independent ownership of Chrome “would open the distribution channel Google controls and allow Chrome to serve browser users when it makes privacy decisions,” Public Knowledge says in a friend-of-the-court brief filed with the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals.
Aug 9, 2026
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has refused to clarify whether she will maintain the three non-nuclear principles. Archived version: archive.is/…/japan-nuclear-debate-unnerves-propon… Disclaimer: The article linked is from a single source with a single perspective. Make sure to cross-check information against multiple sources to get a comprehensive view on the situation.
Aug 9, 2026
China’s National Meteorological Centre on Sunday issued a red typhoon alert, its most severe warning, as Typhoon Dolphin barrelled towards the country’s densely populated eastern coast. Flights in and out of the region were cancelled and nearly 100,000 people were relocated to less risky areas, according to authorities. Typhoon Dolphin is expected to make landfall late Sunday or early Monday. Archived version: archive.is/…/20260809-flight-cancellations-evacua… Disclaimer: The article linked is from a single source with a single perspective. Make sure to cross-check information against multiple sources to get a comprehensive view on the situation.
Aug 9, 2026
An unidentified drone of a type used by Kyiv’s army exploded near a pipeline bordering Bulgaria and Romania. The drone entered Bulgarian airspace from Romania before exploding 1,000 metres from the Trans-Balkan gas pipeline. Archived version: archive.is/…/ukraine-denies-targeting-bulgaria-as… Disclaimer: The article linked is from a single source with a single perspective. Make sure to cross-check information against multiple sources to get a comprehensive view on the situation.