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According to the Colombian Geological Survey, the quake hit at around 11:45 am local time on Wednesday, with the epicentre in Los Santos, in Colombia's Santander department.
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The company won't say if medical devices are affected or if any customer data was exfiltrated.
TechCrunchUnited States
Meta agreed to set more time limits and enhance protections in its platforms for young users, but was short on some specifics.
NYT Technology
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DUBAI — Iran and Oman are still working on the details of an agreement on the Strait of Hormuz, a senior Iranian source said on Wednesday, after Iran's Revolutionary Guards said the two countries had agreed how to share the waterway and its revenues. The elite force's spokesperson, echoing Tehran's
Korea Times WorldUnited States
Tim Curry, a character actor who created a gallery of delicious, very loony villains for stage and screen, including Dr. Frank-N-Furter in “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” and the smug concierge in “Home Alone 2: Lost in New York,” has died. He was 80. Curry, who suffered a stroke in 2012 that put hi
Korea Times WorldUnited States
The rule in question would require election officials to give USPS voter information and use federally reviewed, uniquely barcoded ballot envelopes.
CNBC Top News
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Anyone traveling by train across Europe spends a surprisingly large portion of the trip not on a moving train. Today, about 25% of travel time is spent on transfers and layovers at train stations because of poorly coordinated timetables.
Phys.org
Efficiently controlling heat generation has become a major challenge as the semiconductors used in smartphones, computers and similar devices have become higher-performing and more miniaturized. The way heat is transmitted is determined by the vibration of the atoms that constitute a material, but i
Phys.org
The S&P 500 moved slightly lower on Wednesday after the latest personal consumption expenditures price index reading revealed that inflation remains elevated.
CNBC Top News
Leaker Evan Blass has just posted what he claims are the three colors coming to iPhone Ultra, and they include a surprising red option.
9to5Mac
Kennedy has blamed others for declining vaccination rates, and downplayed the dangers of measles.
STAT News
Although named after the Nevada gaming mecca, Las Vegas Sands has largely depended on the Asia/Macau story of the last decade.
CNBC Top NewsUnited States
The TCL Nxtpaper 11 Plus is an 11.5-inch Android tablet that can be all you need, especially with this early Labor Day deal.
ZDNet
Dolly Parton's letter to Eminem had an impact on him because "she definitely didn't have to take the time to do it," he wrote. David Crotty/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images Dolly Parton's letter to Eminem shows the power of a thoughtful, unexpected note. Networking is strongest when it isn't trans
Business InsiderUnited States
It's 8:52 AM and 86 degrees Fahrenheit (30 Celsius) where I live in Southern California. My husband just came back from a morning outing with our four-month-old. "How was the botanic garden?" I ask him. "It was okay. It was just too hot," he tells me. I didn't expect us to spend so much of our son's
The VergeUnited States
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The British actor took on numerous roles in both theater and film, including 'Home Alone 2: Lost in New York' and 'Clue.' He passed away at his home in Los Angeles on Tuesday.
Le Monde EnglishUnited States
The Silicon Valley company agreed to pay up to $17.1 billion in penalties as part of a landmark settlement with states over social media addiction claims.
NYT TechnologyUnited States
You don’t have to leave the country to find an affordable place that matches your retirement vision.
MarketWatch
Recent population estimates show that Charlotte, North Carolina, is the fastest-growing large city in the United States
The Independent WorldUnited states
I really enjoyed losing myself in nature in Wānaka, New Zealand. Kaitlyn Rosati I've visited 90 countries and seen a lot of beautiful places around the world. Wānaka, New Zealand, has an incredible natural landscape. I loved the architecture in Colonia del Sacramento, Uruguay. In January 2016, I t
Business InsiderUnited States
The decision removes legal holds on implementing the president's executive order.
ABC News Top
Indeed's data showed that the median pay for various roles was higher for data centers than for other gigs. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images Indeed job posting data showed data center roles can pay more than similar non-data center ones. Working nights or being on call could be potential downsides for
Business InsiderUnited States
BRUSSELS/WASHINGTON, Aug 26 - Senior European diplomats will seek to reassure the Pentagon’s policy chief on Thursday that they are stepping up on defence amid uncertainty about a U.S. review of forces in Europe and concern about Russia, officials told Reuters.
Straits Times WorldUnited States
In a key clinical trial, patients who got the pill, daraxonrasib, lived twice as long as those who got chemotherapy.
NYT Science
As the Claude maker reportedly prepares for a $2 trillion IPO, it is pitching investors on an addressable market roughly equal to the entire U.S. GDP.
Fortune
Raúl Torrez said New Mexico secured stronger protections against AI chatbots and predators than the national settlement. Child safety experts agree.
FortuneMexico
A newly discovered water dominated exoplanet is in hot-water literally and figuratively, it orbits so close to its parent star it is headed to a fatal collision that will see it devoured.
Space.com
Capuchins hunt and eat small vertebrates more often as plant foods wane. The behavior may help us learn more about humans’ early dietary evolution.
Science News
Here's everything new you can do on a Pixel 11 to make the most of your 2026 flagship phone.
Lifehacker
This is a friendly reminder that the Nintendo Switch 2 will jump in price by $50 starting on September 1st. That’s next Tuesday! The company gave plenty of notice, but the time has finally come. The base 256GB model that ships without a game will go from $449.99 to $499.99. Nintendo recently announc
The Verge
Want the nano-texture feel on your iPad display without the commitment? Astropad has an all-new version of its excellent Rock Paper Pencil product that adds a second writing feel while retaining its removable design.
9to5Mac
The ESA's Sentinel satellites captured a 76 sq. km. chunk of ice breaking off from Greenland's Petermann Glacier. They watched the cracks and deformations happen in real time leading up to the calving. While calving is normal, it's happening more often, and this is another clear sign that the Arctic
Universe Today
Prince Harry, Meghan, and their two children are believed to have flown into the country privately from California.
BBC Top StoriesUnited States
Key PointsXRP’s price fell to its lowest levels in nearly four years this month.
Nasdaq Markets
Nasdaq-listed SOL treasury company DeFi Development Corp launched a free network dashboard on Wednesday. Its pitch: judge Solana on more than just price.
Decrypt
Key PointsThe FDA just approved the company's on-body injector for its blood cancer drug.
Nasdaq Markets
David Tisch started off thinking he’d do just one startup deal. Years later, his firm BoxGroup is at the center of VC’s biggest acquisition ever.
Fortune
The blockchain analytics firm said just 14% of the onchain activity it identified is covered by the OECD’s international crypto tax-reporting framework.
Cointelegraph
OpenAI first launched its free ChatGPT for Teachers program in 2025. Today the company announced a vast expansion of the program, covering 55 additional school systems across 20 states.
9to5Mac
Key PointsShares were sold at a weighted-average price of $154.83 per share.
Nasdaq Markets
The deal has been reached during a California federal court trial over claims brought by US states.
BBC BusinessUnited States
US designates Palestine Action activist group 'Specially Designated Global Terrorist' MEE staff on Wed, 08/26/2026 - 17:15 US crackdown follows the UK's proscription against Palestine Action one year ago Protesters, with their faces covered for fear of retaliation, par
Middle East EyeUnited States
“I’ve been unhappy for a while.”
MarketWatch
Article URL: https://github.com/tailscale/tailcat Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49452990 Points: 34 # Comments: 1
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Hegseth says military action still possible in US-Israel war on Iran US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth says military options have not been ruled out in the US-Israeli war on Iran. Hegseth’s statement comes after Washington imposed “unprecedented” sanctions on Iran this week. In an interview on
Middle East EyeUnited States
The social media giant settled with 47 states, the District of Columbia and U.S. territories, and agreed to make major changes to its products over claims its platforms endangered children.
NYT Technology
Here’s why most parents balk at this legal task.
MarketWatch
UN Watch says UNRWA teacher Imad Youssif El Samhouri glorified terrorism for years before the United Nations honored him at a memorial service.
Fox News World
Ads have started popping up in Apple Maps, following Apple's announcement in March that it would let businesses pay for top spots. They're appearing on my iPhone as the first entry in the "suggested places" section in search, but Apple says they'll also show up at the top of search results. Accordin
The VergeCanada
If you're into installing Android apps outside the Google Play Store, you should be aware that the process has changed and now includes a waiting period.
ZDNet
During the Aug. 12 total solar eclipse over Europe, scientists aimed to study a long-standing mystery: why the Sun’s outer atmosphere, the corona, is far hotter than its visible surface. Capturing the data they needed meant being in exactly the right place at exactly the right time. Pilots from NAS
NASA Breaking NewsUnited States
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Our minds are expert at manufacturing catastrophes that never arrive, yet we pay the emotional price as if they were real. The post Thought of the day from philosopher Michel de Montaigne: “There were many terrible things in my life, but most of them never happened.” appeared first on Space Daily.
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