The Guardian
Forbes editor gets $6M 'gift' from a business partner, fails to disclose it, and gets a one-way ticket out the door - proving that even at a magazine about business, some transactions are off the books.
BBC World
Romania's nuclear plant takes an unplanned break as the Danube dries up, and Europe collectively wonders if this is what 'climate crisis' feels like.
The Guardian
New fossil study: CO2 pollution won't 'green' the planet - it'll just make forests die off, contradicting Trump officials who insist plants love carbon.
The Verge
After a summer of robotic lawnmower trials, one emerged as the champion - and it looks like Darth Vader's dog.
TechCrunch
OpenAI swaps revenue chiefs faster than you can say 'AGI,' hires a guy from a $32 billion acquisition, and hopes nobody notices the missing revenue goals.
The Guardian Europe
Hegseth says sailors are fine, senators say otherwise, and the Kennedy Center is still renovating its way to controversy - plus tarifftastic transshipping and a Harvard win.
BBC Politics
England's homeless children hit a record 177,530, because 'temporary' has become a permanent lifestyle choice for the government.
SpaceNews
After years of political ping-pong, Space Command breaks ground on a purpose-built HQ in Alabama - just in time for a decade of split-brain commuting.
Pitchfork
Björk turns a solar eclipse into a fashion-forward rave in Iceland, because who needs astronomy when you have balloon couture and 7,000 friends?
BBC Politics
Reform UK suspends councillor Dave Rowan for 2019 posts suggesting John Bercow be hanged and spewing homophobia and Islamophobia - because apparently, the past always catches up, especially when it's on X.
BBC Health
Post-eclipse, eye doctors are bracing for a rush of patients who thought staring at the sun was a spectator sport. Spoiler: it's not.
BBC Business
Luxury department store Harvey Nichols gets rescued by Sports Direct's owner, who promises tough choices and a 'smaller business' - because nothing says high-end like a bargain basement.
The Guardian Europe
Spiders are tuning their webs like guitars, beetles are dropping perfume, and insects are having richer conversations than most humans - all while we walk by, blissfully unaware.
MIT Technology Review
Flock tightens license plate reader rules, but with no independent oversight, the changes might be just for show.
The Guardian
Europe is literally on fire (and also in drought), but hey, at least Eurovision is going to Burgas.
The Guardian
Third near-miss at Sydney airport in three weeks has investigators busy and travellers wondering if they should just walk.
BBC Business
Surrey charity gets £100k to help families afford school uniforms, because apparently education isn't free and neither are blazers.
SpaceNews
NASA's Gateway cancellation triggers Paragon to lay off 70, but the company insists it's not a fatal blow - just a 'setback' with a silver lining of intellectual property.
The Atlantic
A reissued book reminds us that Jonestown wasn't just a madman's doing - it was a group project starring too many enablers and a decade of bad vibes.
The Guardian
James's documentary chronicles their rise through bad decisions, from rejecting Factory Records to skipping the Smiths' tour for meditation, all while being charmingly self-indulgent.
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