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Democrats have a strong edge heading into November’s US midterm elections,
polls show. In recent days, election prognosticators have shifted even more races in favor of Democrats.
Still, some races have openings for Republicans to pick off an incumbent Democrat,
or win over voters for open seats.
Republicans are pouring money into these places in hopes of minimizing their losses.
Mid-decade redistricting in red states also may help Republicans knock off some D…

US midterm elections: 10 under-the-radar races worth watching
Though Democrats have a strong edge heading into the midterms, some races have openings for Republicans

Academic idea of an open access conference:
You have to pay £££ to attend online or in-person, even if you are one of the speakers (actually you'll often have to pay more then), and often can only talk if you travel to it in-person (even if that means a transatlantic flight, etc), and have to pay for your own travel and accommodation. You can however read a PDF about a talk for free. The PDF will have been written before the event started.
What it should mean:
Speakers …

Apples Smart-Home-Hub hat einen Namen – plus neue technische Details
Neben „homeOS“ hat Apple offenbar einen zweiten Begriff im Zusammenhang mit seinem kommenden Home-Gerät schützen lassen. Neues gibt es auch zur Hardware.

Apples Smart-Home-Hub hat einen Namen – plus neue technische Details
Neben „homeOS“ hat Apple offenbar einen zweiten Begriff im Zusammenhang mit seinem kommenden Home-Gerät schützen lassen. Neues gibt es auch zur Hardware.

We have reached the AI oroboros stage, where chatbots are fed mainly astroturfed data from chatbots, because the legit sites have noped out of getting DDOSed constantly.
Do not trust the chatbot.
https://www.instagram.com/p/Db4DLZIh5a3/

deana on Instagram: "just so we all have all the information"
188K likes, 1,166 comments - wetclaude on August 10, 2026: "just so we all have all the information".

Cowboys place Malik Davis on IR with hip injury and sign Israel Abanikanda off practice squad https://www.foxsports.com/articles/nfl/cowboys-place-malik-davis-on-ir-with-hip-injury-and-sign-israel-abanikanda-off-p…

"Invasive species have more severe environmental impacts in Global South, study finds"
#Animals #Environment

Invasive species have more severe environmental impacts in Global South, study finds
The environmental impacts caused by invasive alien species are more severe in poor countries of Global South than wealthy countries of Global North, a new study finds. The study shatters a long-standing assumption that wealthier Global North countries suffer the worst effects of invasive alien species (IAS) and highlights weak governance and insufficient management capacity […]

Verflixt, keine Alkohol, kein Sport aber Staubsaugen geht sagt die Ärztin zur Grippe-Impfung #Impfung #FluShot #Influenza

Over 30 crypto companies, including Coinbase and Block, say frontier AI safety guardrails hinder legitimate security work while attackers use stronger tools (Shaurya Malwa/CoinDesk)
https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2026/08/13/bitcoin-firm…

Bitcoin firms ask AI labs for same tools attackers already have
Coinbase, Block, BitGo and dozens of others signed a letter arguing that safety guardrails on frontier models are blocking legitimate security work while adversaries face no such limits.

Broncos may have their deepest WR group in years, but can they cut down on drops? https://www.nfl.com/news/broncos-may-have-their-deepest-wr-group-in-years-but-can-they-cut-down-on-drops

Dallas Cowboys Hype Still Going Strong For Prominent NFL Insider Despite Slow Start https://www.si.com/nfl/cowboys/onsi/dallas-cowboys-hype-going-strong-prominent-nfl-insider-despite-slow-start