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Israeli strikes kill at least 12 in southern Lebanon as ceasefire tensions deepen
A residential strike in Kfar Reman and a separate attack on a vehicle have added to the death toll in southern Lebanon, where officials say Israeli operations are testing the limits of a US-backed ceasefire framework.
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Cloud in a Bottle wants self-hosting to feel like a phone, not a sysadmin job
The open-source project launches a personal-cloud stack that bundles containers, unified login and app permissions, with a managed option meant to make self-hosting less intimidating.
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TSA opens a new way to visit the gate without flying
Gateside by TSA PreCheck lets eligible travelers request access to the secure side of participating airports, with a $45 fee and a narrow advance window.
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GPT-6 Astra looks strong on simple robot tasks but still stalls on precision
A benchmark post from OpenAI RoboCurve says Astra beat Claude Fable 5.1 on a block-to-bowl task while tying it on a puzzle insertion, using fewer tokens and shorter runs.
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Hundreds of masked protesters block Dover port in morning disruption
BBC reporting says traffic into and out of the port stopped for hours before police dispersed the crowd by midday, with no arrests made.
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Europe’s gold repatriation is about resilience, not panic
The Netherlands has moved 86 tonnes of gold from North America to London, joining a broader European shift that reflects geopolitical anxiety, reserve management, and the practical realities of where bullion is easiest to trade.
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Artificial Analysis updates Intelligence Index to v4.2 with more private tests and harder tasks
Artificial Analysis has moved its Intelligence Index to v4.2, adding tougher evaluations, more held-out test sets and new benchmarks aimed at measuring real-world agentic work.
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MikroTik’s silent RouterOS patch points to a security fix hidden in the binary diff
A quiet RouterOS update on 2026-09-03 prompted a reverse-engineering write-up that says the patch addressed multiple security flaws, including an SSH login path and a separate memory corruption issue.
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Gateside by TSA PreCheck lets eligible travelers request access to the secure side of participating airports, with a $45 fee and a narrow advance window.
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New Zealand clears limited MDMA use for severe PTSD, becoming second country to allow it
Medsafe has approved two psychiatrists to prescribe pharmaceutical-grade MDMA for severe post-traumatic stress disorder in controlled clinical settings, with treatment paired with psychotherapy and limited to adults.
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US diesel hits record $5.85 a gallon as war-linked fuel costs ripple through the economy
The American Automobile Association says average US diesel prices have reached a record $5.85 a gallon, intensifying pressure on farmers, hauliers and food supply chains already strained by the Iran war.
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Nazi-looted painting returns to focus as Argentina orders restitution
A work missing for eight decades is set to be returned to the heir of Dutch Jewish dealer Jacques Goudstikker after appearing in a house listing in Mar del Plata.
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