# reader (news sources) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 4 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover reader. Page: Feed: --- ## [Letters to the Editor: Ranchers, farmers and environmentalists are capable of working together](https://www.latimes.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/story/2026-08-22/point-reyes-farmers-environmentalists) _2026-08-22 · Opinion Voices_ 'Point Reyes was founded on the vision that conservation and working ranches could coexist. Its future should honor that legacy rather than abandon it,' writes two L.A. Times readers. ## [Over 1 Million People Have Clicked LinkedIn's AI Slop Button](https://tech.slashdot.org/story/26/08/21/224221/over-1-million-people-have-clicked-linkedins-ai-slop-button?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed) _2026-08-22 · BeauHD · Slashdot_ According to a post from chief product officer Hari Srinivasan, "over a million people" have clicked on LinkedIn's new "Seems like AI slop" button, which launched after one analysis found 41% of the platform's longform posts were fully AI-generated. The Verge reports: In Thursday's post, Srinivasan said that users are overall "now experiencing 40% less views on what we classify as AI slop from… ## [Contributor: Why writers are fighting Paramount's takeover of Warner Bros.](https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2026-08-22/writers-guild-fighting-paramounts-warner-bros) _2026-08-22 · Tom Fontana and Michele Mulroney · Opinion Voices_ When a major studio buys its competitor, it leads to lower compensation for industry workers and reduced choices and diversity for audiences. ## ['Off the Charts' El Nino Is Already the Strongest Since Records Began](https://news.slashdot.org/story/26/08/21/2216202/off-the-charts-el-nino-is-already-the-strongest-since-records-began?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed) _2026-08-22 · BeauHD · Slashdot_ A rapidly developing El Nino is already reaching record-setting levels for this time of year and is expected to intensify further over the coming months. "The El Nino has blossomed. It is off the charts. Usual measures of El Nino have blown past prior record levels in the period with good data, even though maximum effects are still several months in the future," writes renowned climate scientist… ## [China Joins Europe In Scrapping Windows For Linux](https://linux.slashdot.org/story/26/08/21/2158246/china-joins-europe-in-scrapping-windows-for-linux?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed) _2026-08-22 · BeauHD · Slashdot_ An anonymous reader quotes a report from ZDNet: According to a Bloomberg report, attributed to China's Ministry of State Security, the country has ordered some government agencies to drop Windows 10 China Government Edition for Chinese-made Linux distributions. Why not Windows 11? Because China, like many other non-US governments, no longer trusts American companies with their software and… ## [Township Fights Nuclear Weapons Data Center By Passing a Moratorium on Electrical Infrastructure](https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/26/08/21/2015213/township-fights-nuclear-weapons-data-center-by-passing-a-moratorium-on-electrical-infrastructure?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed) _2026-08-21 · BeauHD · Slashdot: Your Rights Online_ Ypsilanti Township, Michigan, has imposed a six-month moratorium on "major electric utility infrastructure" in its latest attempt to delay a proposed $1.2 billion University of Michigan-Los Alamos data center that would support nuclear-weapons research. Township leaders, who have already paused water service for data centers, say the project has moved forward without adequate consultation and want… ## [Apple Cuts Jobs In Siri, Vision Pro Immersive Video and Gaming Teams](https://apple.slashdot.org/story/26/08/21/207246/apple-cuts-jobs-in-siri-vision-pro-immersive-video-and-gaming-teams?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed) _2026-08-21 · BeauHD · Slashdot_ Apple is cutting more than 200 jobs as it shifts resources toward a rebuilt, AI-powered Siri and other future products. Roughly 100 positions are being eliminated from the Vision Pro organization, including much of its gaming team and some immersive-video staff. Another 100 cuts are hitting the Siri and software teams. Bloomberg reports: In a statement, Apple acknowledged that it was realigning… ## [American Who Wiped His Phone With 'Duress' Password During Border Search Gets Felony Charges](https://yro.slashdot.org/story/26/08/21/202201/american-who-wiped-his-phone-with-duress-password-during-border-search-gets-felony-charges?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed) _2026-08-21 · BeauHD · Slashdot: Your Rights Online_ Federal prosecutors have charged activist Samuel Tunick with obstruction after he gave Customs and Border Protection officers a duress passcode that wiped his GrapheneOS-powered Pixel during a border search. "His prosecution is one of the earliest known instances of the federal authorities charging a person with destroying evidence using a program designed to wipe a device clean after a specific… ## [AI Boosted Homework Scores, Then Exam Scores Dropped](https://news.slashdot.org/story/26/08/21/1951227/ai-boosted-homework-scores-then-exam-scores-dropped?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed) _2026-08-21 · BeauHD · Slashdot_ An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Economist: Students and school children are increasingly using artificial intelligence. A survey last year by Chegg, an ed-tech firm, found that 80% of rich-world undergraduates used it in their studies. More recent polls put the figure at 94% in Britain and 93% in Germany. Such widespread adoption has fueled concerns about the impact the technology… ## [Man Dressed As Darth Vader Defends Flock Cameras to San Diego City Council](https://yro.slashdot.org/story/26/08/21/1840254/man-dressed-as-darth-vader-defends-flock-cameras-to-san-diego-city-council?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed) _2026-08-21 · BeauHD · Slashdot: Your Rights Online_ A man dressed as Darth Vader used a Public Safety and Livable Neighborhoods Committee meeting in San Diego to mock the city's use of Flock surveillance cameras, sarcastically arguing that the technology would help the "emperor" track "rebel scum" and find Luke Skywalker. "This is what the emperor needs. This technology will help us find the rebel scum and the hidden base on Hoth," he said. The… ## [Refer a Friend, Earn Rewards (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/u5Byncf0PQXj) _2026-08-21 · **Sponsored**_ Earn rewards when friends get the Graphite Business Card through your referral. ## [Micron Unveils $10 Billion AI Memory Research Lab In Boise](https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/26/08/21/1752224/micron-unveils-10-billion-ai-memory-research-lab-in-boise?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed) _2026-08-21 · BeauHD · Slashdot_ Micron says it will spend $10 billion over the next decade on a new research lab in Boise focused on advanced memory technologies, computing systems, and future chip manufacturing. Here are some details, as reported by Reuters: - Micron Research Labs will bring together customers, academia, government and the broader semiconductor ecosystem to pursue breakthroughs, the company said. - The latest… ## [Linus Torvalds Endures A Debug Session From Hell, 'Enormously Helped' By AI](https://it.slashdot.org/story/26/08/21/1742239/linus-torvalds-endures-a-debug-session-from-hell-enormously-helped-by-ai?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed) _2026-08-21 · BeauHD · Slashdot_ Linus Torvalds says AI "enormously helped" him track down a stubborn Intel Xe graphics driver bug that took 24 debugging patches and 18 kernel boots to isolate. "I'd like to call it my tireless helper, but the AI several times stated flat out that this was impossible and unsolvable and that we should just write a report about it," wrote Torvalds on the commit. "I suspect those things have been… ## [Walmart To Finally Start Accepting Apple Pay and Google Pay](https://news.slashdot.org/story/26/08/21/1525227/walmart-to-finally-start-accepting-apple-pay-and-google-pay?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed) _2026-08-21 · BeauHD · Slashdot_ After years of refusing to adopt tap-to-pay technology in its stores, retail giant Walmart announced today that it is finally accepting payments via both Apple Pay and Google Pay. The rollout begins August 24 at select Walmart and Sam's Club locations and is expected to reach all stores by year-end. It will then expand to fuel stations by mid-2027. TechCrunch reports: The news is a surprise, as… ## [Letters to the Editor: Whether it's past presidents or vandals, Trump will always blame someone else](https://www.latimes.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/story/2026-08-21/trump-blame-reflecting-pool-memorial) _2026-08-21 · Opinion Voices_ 'Nothing is ever the fault of President Trump or his administration, whether it's the Reflecting Pool, the costly war with Iran, the extended deployment of a U.S. aircraft carrier or the economy,' writes an L.A. Times reader. ## [Google Gives Publishers a 'Preferred Sources' Button to Fight AI-Driven Traffic Losses](https://news.slashdot.org/story/26/08/21/0113259/google-gives-publishers-a-preferred-sources-button-to-fight-ai-driven-traffic-losses?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed) _2026-08-21 · BeauHD · Slashdot_ Google is giving publishers a new way to fight declining referral traffic from AI-powered search by letting them embed a "Preferred Sources" button that readers can use to favor their sites across Search, Discover, and Google News. "The idea is to make it easier for readers to find links from the sites they know and trust when they're searching for content or interacting with Google's AI to learn… ## [Letters to the Editor: We should be expanding access to retirement accounts, not punishing the wealthy](https://www.latimes.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/story/2026-08-21/401ks-retirement-account-access) _2026-08-21 · Opinion Voices_ 'The Trump IRA helps adults who fall through the cracks: part-time workers, the self-employed and employees of small businesses lacking traditional 401(k)s,' writes an L.A. Times reader. ## [Letters to the Editor: Despite the U.S. lagging, EV sales are growing rapidly elsewhere](https://www.latimes.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/story/2026-08-21/global-electric-vehicle-sales-hybrids) _2026-08-21 · Opinion Voices_ 'The truth is, we're on track to end all manufacturing of internal combustion engines by 2035. To help, never buy a gas car again — only EVs going forward,' writes an L.A. Times reader. ## [I Need To Know... Which Of These 24 Super-Popular BookTok Books Is The Hottest, Spiciest, And Sexiest Ever?](https://www.buzzfeed.com/jennifer_mcphee/what-is-the-sexiest-booktok-picks) _2026-08-21 · Jennifer McPhee · BuzzFeed News_ I want the book to essentially turn into flames... That's how hot it is. View Entire Post ## [Letters to the Editor: ICE's shock gloves are supposedly nonlethal. So were Tasers, until they weren't](https://www.latimes.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/story/2026-08-21/ice-shock-gloves-tasers) _2026-08-21 · Opinion Voices_ 'The shock gloves are supposed to be non-lethal. Tell that to the family of the first person shocked who happens to have atrial fibrillation, tachycardia or some other heart ailment and then dies,' writes an L.A. Times reader. ## [Letters to the Editor: Xavier Becerra absolutely should debate Steve Hilton — with conditions](https://www.latimes.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/story/2026-08-21/becerra-hilton-governor-debate) _2026-08-21 · Opinion Voices_ 'The moderators need to have and actually use a mechanism for keeping debaters on track, forcing them to answer the questions and stopping them from talking when they veer off into individual campaign rhetoric,' writes an L.A. Times reader. ## [Chovy's Blog: Agentic Coding (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/LMLj2klhhlIj) _2026-08-21 · **Sponsored**_ Personal posts on agentic coding, moshcode CLI, and security findings. ## [Microsoft Gives Task Manager Another Task: Watching AI Workloads](https://tech.slashdot.org/story/26/08/21/0136250/microsoft-gives-task-manager-another-task-watching-ai-workloads?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed) _2026-08-21 · BeauHD · Slashdot_ Microsoft is expanding Windows Task Manager to show per-process NPU and GPU neural-engine usage, giving users more visibility into which apps are consuming hardware for AI workloads. The Register reports: The Processes tab can show NPU use alongside CPU and GPU activity, while the Performance tab displays overall utilization. \[...\] Microsoft was keen to point out the metrics that can be monitored.… ## [Everyone Has A Single Word That Matches Their Personality — What’s Yours?](https://www.buzzfeed.com/graceholtzclaw/word-that-matches-your-personality-quiz) _2026-08-21 · Grace Holtzclaw · BuzzFeed News_ This one goes out to all my words-of-affirmation people. View Entire Post ## [Granderson: My road trip revealed the good and the bad that hold America together](https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2026-08-21/road-trip-america-homelessness) _2026-08-21 · LZ Granderson · Opinion Voices_ Every shared meal emphasizes what we have in common, as does the collective decision to accept homelessness. ## [China Is About to Launch Its Most Ambitious Moon Mission Yet](https://science.slashdot.org/story/26/08/21/0121220/china-is-about-to-launch-its-most-ambitious-moon-mission-yet?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed) _2026-08-21 · BeauHD · Slashdot_ China's Chang'e 7 mission is set to launch for the moon's south pole, where it will attempt the first-ever landing directly at the pole and search the region's dark craters for water ice. "It's an amazing mission," says Norbert Schorghofer, a Hawaii-based senior scientist at the Planetary Science Institute. "There has never been a landed mission to find water \[on the moon\]." If successful, China… ## [Are You Sure You Want a Car With a Giant Touch Screen?](https://tech.slashdot.org/story/26/08/20/2030251/are-you-sure-you-want-a-car-with-a-giant-touch-screen?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed) _2026-08-21 · BeauHD · Slashdot_ RAMageddon could soon push car prices higher as modern vehicles rely on ever more RAM and powerful centralized computers to run everything from infotainment to driver-assistance systems. Analysts cited by The Atlantic estimate the shortage could add a few percentage points to vehicle prices, which might not sound like much, but could potentially translate to around $2,000 on a $50,000 vehicle. The… ## [It’s Really Sad, But Most American Adults Haven't Read Enough Books To Pass This Main Characters Trivia Quiz](https://www.buzzfeed.com/abbyzinman/classic-novels-main-character-quiz) _2026-08-20 · Abby Zinman · BuzzFeed News_ I hope you paid attention in English class back in the day. View Entire Post ## [China's YouTube Rival Bilibili Is Going Global](https://news.slashdot.org/story/26/08/20/208238/chinas-youtube-rival-bilibili-is-going-global?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed) _2026-08-20 · BeauHD · Slashdot_ Bilibili, often described as China's answer to YouTube, is relaunching its international app and preparing an English-language site as part of a broader push into the U.S., Europe, Japan, and other markets. The company is courting Western creators like MrBest, hiring community and moderation staff globally, and building tools for brand partnerships. Semafor reports: The revamped international app… ## [How Many Of These 50 Basic Trivia Questions Can You Answer Correctly?](https://www.buzzfeed.com/abbyzinman/numbers-trivia-quiz) _2026-08-20 · Abby Zinman · BuzzFeed News_ If your brain hates numbers, get ready for a challenge. View Entire Post ## [Watching TikTok Videos and Instagram Reels Deactivates the Brain's Cognitive Control Network](https://tech.slashdot.org/story/26/08/20/1928242/watching-tiktok-videos-and-instagram-reels-deactivates-the-brains-cognitive-control-network?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed) _2026-08-20 · BeauHD · Slashdot_ An anonymous reader quotes a report from RathBiotaClan: Millions of people finish short video after short video every day; a new brain-scan study shows that the very act of finishing a clip they like temporarily quiets the brain regions that normally help them stay focused and weigh longer-term goals. When people watch a short video they enjoy enough to finish, two brain regions involved in… ## [Ukrainian Publishers Call For Support After Russian Attacks Destroy 10 Million Books](https://news.slashdot.org/story/26/08/20/201221/ukrainian-publishers-call-for-support-after-russian-attacks-destroy-10-million-books?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed) _2026-08-20 · BeauHD · Slashdot_ Russian attacks on Ukrainian publishing infrastructure in July and August destroyed roughly 10 million books, which equates to about 30% of Ukraine's annual book output. The Ukrainian Book Institute is warning of a potential "collapse of the entire book ecosystem" and is calling for international financial and industry support to help publishers, printers, and distributors recover. The Guardian… ## [International money transfers (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/35Kv6QbOZfBT) _2026-08-20 · **Sponsored**_ Send money to other countries and manage multi‑currency balances online. ## [Voters Aren't Waiting For November to Try Ousting Officials Over Data Centers](https://politics.slashdot.org/story/26/08/20/1951246/voters-arent-waiting-for-november-to-try-ousting-officials-over-data-centers?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed) _2026-08-20 · BeauHD · Slashdot: Your Rights Online_ A growing backlash against AI data centers is spilling into local politics, with residents in more than a dozen communities pushing recall elections against officials who approved projects. "People are standing up and saying, 'Sorry, we don't want these data centers in our communities for a number of reasons,'" Senator Bernie Sanders, the Vermont independent, said in an interview. "'If you can't… ## [Does Using AI to Edit an Op-Ed on Students' Math Skills Undermine the Argument?](https://news.slashdot.org/story/26/08/20/1729258/does-using-ai-to-edit-an-op-ed-on-students-math-skills-undermine-the-argument?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed) _2026-08-20 · BeauHD · Slashdot_ An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Guardian: A math professor at the University of California, Berkeley, criticizing a "severe" math deficiency among students in an op-ed for the San Francisco Standard, admitted to using artificial intelligence to help edit the piece. The Standard published a 2,000-word piece by Zvezdelina Stankova last week, in which the professor said some of her math… ## [YouTube Offers Creators Millions of Dollars to Stay Off Netflix](https://news.slashdot.org/story/26/08/20/1715225/youtube-offers-creators-millions-of-dollars-to-stay-off-netflix?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed) _2026-08-20 · BeauHD · Slashdot_ Bloomberg reports that YouTube is offering major creators millions of dollars to keep some content exclusive to its platform as Netflix increasingly signs YouTube-native talent to non-exclusive deals. YouTube has also warned that creators who simultaneously publish on Netflix could lose marketing support, event opportunities, and access to revenue from certain brand campaigns. Quartz reports:… ## [I'm Genuinely Having Trouble Breathing After Seeing These 41 Extremely Disturbing And VERY Problematic Historical Photos Barely Anyone Has Seen Before](https://www.buzzfeed.com/abbyzinman/problematic-1920s-images) _2026-08-20 · Abby Zinman · BuzzFeed News_ I fear I'll never be the same again after seeing these. View Entire Post ## [Reverse-Lookup Service Exposed Millions of Photos of People's Faces](https://yro.slashdot.org/story/26/08/20/173219/reverse-lookup-service-exposed-millions-of-photos-of-peoples-faces?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed) _2026-08-20 · BeauHD · Slashdot: Your Rights Online_ Security researcher Jeremiah Fowler found that people-search service ClarityCheck left more than 9 million image files accessible in an unsecured Amazon S3 bucket, despite advertising its reverse-image search as "private and secure." A separate misconfiguration also exposed email addresses, phone numbers, and other personal information. Wired reports: Overall, according to findings from… ## [Contributor: The wealth tax debate exposes the economic ignorance of politicians](https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2026-08-20/wealth-tax-debate-exposes-economic-ignorance-of-politicians) _2026-08-20 · Veronique de Rugy · Opinion Voices_ Passing Prop 40 would incentivize founders to cash out rather than grow their businesses, hire more people and create more tax revenue. ## [Japan to Require AI Firms to Disclose Training Data](https://yro.slashdot.org/story/26/08/19/2322222/japan-to-require-ai-firms-to-disclose-training-data?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed) _2026-08-20 · BeauHD · Slashdot: Your Rights Online_ Japan is preparing a nonbinding "comply or explain" code that would urge generative AI companies, including foreign firms operating in Japan, to disclose what models they use, what training data they rely on, and how that data was collected. The proposal would also let rights holders ask whether specific webpages were included in training datasets. The Japan Times reports: The draft code comprises… ## [Letters to the Editor: Populist approaches to affordability aren't unrealistic. They're needed.](https://www.latimes.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/story/2026-08-20/affordability-populism-democratic-socialists) _2026-08-20 · Opinion Voices_ 'As wealth at the top produces more wealth at the top, our lower and middle classes are now confronted with economic desperation. This should be obvious to anyone observing the housing scene in California,' an L.A. Times reader writes. ## [Only People With A Massive Vocabulary Can Pass This 24-Word Synonym Test Without Getting At Least Half Wrong](https://www.buzzfeed.com/abbyzinman/synonym-sort-word-test) _2026-08-20 · Abby Zinman · BuzzFeed News_ They never taught you this in English class, huh? View Entire Post ## [Letters to the Editor: Young lifeguard's courage stands in stark contrast to Trump's behavior](https://www.latimes.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/story/2026-08-20/lifeguard-ryder-williams-trump) _2026-08-20 · Opinion Voices_ 'The president and his policies won't save us. And the Republican Party, lacking profiles in courage, will not save us either,' an L.A. Times reader writes. ## [These 26 "Modern Classics" Are Constantly Called The Best Books Of Our Time — But Only One Deserves The #1 Spot](https://www.buzzfeed.com/jennifer_mcphee/award-the-top-modern-classic-book) _2026-08-20 · Jennifer McPhee · BuzzFeed News_ Calling all bookworms. Time to prove you're right! View Entire Post ## [These 19 Movies Are Secretly Inspired By These Classic Stories...And I Had Nooooooo Idea — Can You Guess Which Ones?](https://www.buzzfeed.com/jennifer_mcphee/movies-based-on-classic-books-trivia-quiz) _2026-08-20 · Jennifer McPhee · BuzzFeed News_ Do you actually know what The Lion King is based on? View Entire Post ## [Letters to the Editor: Hayden Panettiere's story helped break the stigma for abuse survivors](https://www.latimes.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/story/2026-08-20/hayden-panettiere-abuse-memoir) _2026-08-20 · Opinion Voices_ 'Every time a public figure says "this happened to me too," it chips away at the silence and stigma that keep survivors from reaching out,' an L.A. Times reader writes. ## [The Average American Adult Knows Nothing About Science, And You're No Different If You Score Less Than 20/35 On This Basic Biology Test](https://www.buzzfeed.com/abbyzinman/biology-trivia-quiz) _2026-08-20 · Abby Zinman · BuzzFeed News_ If you know nothing about how your own body works, that's pretty embarrassing. View Entire Post ## [New Study Challenges Common Assumptions About Screen Time For Kids](https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/26/08/19/2231240/new-study-challenges-common-assumptions-about-screen-time-for-kids?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed) _2026-08-20 · BeauHD · Slashdot_ bryanandaimee shares a report from ScienceDaily: A Finnish study has found an unexpected association between screen use and cognitive performance. Children who accumulated more screen time as they grew up tended to show better cognitive processing during adolescence. One of the researchers cautions against viewing screen time as entirely harmful and says the goal should be to balance physical… ## [Contributor: Stop shaming the use of AI. For some with disabilities, it's a godsend](https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2026-08-20/artificial-intelligence-writing-disability) _2026-08-20 · Sharon Schindel · Opinion Voices_ You can acknowledge the danger artificial intelligence poses in one context and still value the access it gives you in another. ## [Contributor: At airports, ICE snatches people who are following the rules](https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2026-08-20/ice-immigration-agents-airport-enforcement-visas) _2026-08-20 · Raul A. Reyes · Opinion Voices_ Many of the targets have visa renewals pending somewhere in the government's backlog of 3.1 million cases. ## [Calmes: Trump's reputation for corruption is doing Democrats' work for them](https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2026-08-20/trump-affordability-corruption) _2026-08-20 · Jackie Calmes · Opinion Voices_ The president is campaigning against Republicans by enriching himself while in office. ## [I Read The Hottest Thriller Books From The Past 20 Years — And These 15 Were Absolutely Unputdownable, While These 15 Left Me Wondering What The Hype Was About](https://www.buzzfeed.com/jennifer_mcphee/thriller-books-that-are-worth-the-hype-or-not) _2026-08-20 · Jennifer McPhee · BuzzFeed News_ I'll say it: I don't understand the Freida McFadden hype. View Entire Post ## [Rescue Mission Is Called Off For NASA's Aging Swift Space Telescope](https://science.slashdot.org/story/26/08/19/2213259/rescue-mission-is-called-off-for-nasas-aging-swift-space-telescope?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed) _2026-08-20 · BeauHD · Slashdot_ NASA has called off a $30 million mission to rescue its aging Swift space telescope after Katalyst Space's Link spacecraft developed persistent control and positioning problems. The Associated Press reports: Katalyst said Link will not attempt to capture Swift and boost it to a higher orbit because of problems with controlling the spacecraft. NASA said this means the telescope will plunge through…