# selected — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 36 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover selected. Page: Feed: --- ## [Weekly Unemployment Claims - 8/20/26](https://neilsethi.substack.com/p/weekly-unemployment-claims-82026) _2026-08-20 · Neil Sethi · Neil’s Newsletter_ Initial claims edge lower, remaining very low historically. Continuing claims increase but 4-week average continues to see biggest y/y drop since Dec '22. ## [As We Approach The Open... 8/20/26](https://neilsethi.substack.com/p/as-we-approach-the-open-82026) _2026-08-20 · Neil Sethi · Neil’s Newsletter_ Roundup of global markets and financial news ahead of the cash opening of US equities including corporate and international updates ## [Nori A3: New US-made humanoid robot with just $1,688 price tag for house chores unveiled](https://interestingengineering.com/ai-robotics/us-humanoid-robot-nori-a3) _2026-08-20 · Jijo Malayil · Interesting Engineering_ San Francisco-based Nori Robotics has launched the Nori A3, an American-assembled humanoid robot priced at... ## [China could deploy uncrewed aerial, underwater drones to counter attacks near contested islands](https://interestingengineering.com/military/china-uncrewed-defense-system-contested-islands) _2026-08-20 · Prabhat Ranjan Mishra · Interesting Engineering_ A report has revealed that China is exploring a new model of maritime defense in... ## [Puttalam Mayor Eng. Rinsad Ahamed Undertakes Official Visit to Mongolia](https://puttalam.mc.gov.lk/?p=506) _2026-08-20 · admin\_mc · Puttalam Municipal Council_ Puttalam Mayor Eng. Rinsad Ahamed Undertakes Official Visit to MongoliaPuttalam Mayor Eng. Rinsad Ahamed Undertakes Official Visit to MongoliPuttalam Mayor \[…\] ## [Rs. 70 Million Allocated for the Renovation of Puttalam KAB Memorial Auditorium](https://puttalam.mc.gov.lk/?p=461) _2026-08-20 · admin\_mc · Puttalam Municipal Council_ Under a special Rs. 70 million (7 crore) allocation by the National People’s Power (NPP) Government, the Puttalam Municipal Council \[…\] ## [Construction of Rs. 1 Million House Begins in Thillayadi Under Samurdhi Programme](https://puttalam.mc.gov.lk/?p=482) _2026-08-20 · admin\_mc · Puttalam Municipal Council_ A foundation stone-laying ceremony was held for a house valued at Rs. 1 million for a selected beneficiary family in \[…\] ## [Nuclear-powered heater to keep spacecraft alive through Moon’s freezing two-week night](https://interestingengineering.com/space/nuclear-heater-blue-ghost-lunar-lander) _2026-08-20 · Aamir Khollam · Interesting Engineering_ Firefly Aerospace will send a nuclear-powered heating technology to the Moon in 2028, testing whether... ## [Quantum sensing to map hidden critical mineral deposits ahead of crucial 2027 test](https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/quantum-gravity-sensing-critical-minerals-before-drilling) _2026-08-20 · Neetika Walter · Interesting Engineering_ Neutral-atom quantum computing firm Infleqtion plans to test a quantum sensing system in Colorado in... ## [New zinc battery uses ‘troublemaker’ protons to store more energy, lasts 500+ cycles](https://interestingengineering.com/energy/zinc-battery-electrode-proton-storage-mof) _2026-08-20 · Neetika Walter · Interesting Engineering_ KAIST researchers have developed an electrode for water-based zinc-ion batteries that uses protons to add... ## [Realtime AI Arbitrage Terminal (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/y3JVIgO39yfW) _2026-08-20 · **Sponsored**_ Realtime auto-trading across exchanges with scored setups, backtesting, and risk controls. ## [Soccer Set To Host UCF Thursday Night Inside LSU Soccer Stadium](https://lsusports.net/news/2026/08/19/soccer-set-to-host-ucf-thursday-night-inside-lsu-soccer-stadium) _2026-08-19 · LSUsports.net - The Official Website of LSU Athletics_ ## [New 578-foot Mach 1 ground-based sled track trains vital F-35 shields for US pilots](https://interestingengineering.com/military/us-navy-mach-1-ground-sled-track) _2026-08-19 · Aamir Khollam · Interesting Engineering_ The U.S. Navy has opened the nation’s first ground-based sled track designed to test aircraft... ## [Utah rare earth worth $5.5M per tonne wins approval from Japanese magnet maker](https://interestingengineering.com/energy/terbium-oxide-japanese-magnet-approval) _2026-08-19 · Aamir Khollam · Interesting Engineering_ Energy Fuels has cleared another hurdle in its push to build a Western supply chain... ## [Markets Update - 8/19/26](https://neilsethi.substack.com/p/markets-update-81926) _2026-08-19 · Neil Sethi · Neil’s Newsletter_ A look at what happened today impacting US equity, Treasury, and selected commodity markets, and what to watch for tomorrow. ## [Rehabilitation of Two Culverts on Outer Circle Road, Puttalam](https://puttalam.mc.gov.lk/?p=468) _2026-08-19 · admin\_mc · Puttalam Municipal Council_ Two damaged culverts on Outer Circle Road in Ward 8, Puttalam have been newly rehabilitated by the Puttalam Municipal Council. \[…\] ## [National People’s Power Government Housing Project](https://puttalam.mc.gov.lk/?p=465) _2026-08-19 · admin\_mc · Puttalam Municipal Council_ The foundation stone-laying ceremony was held for the construction of houses for three low-income families under the Samurdhi Fund. The \[…\] ## [Puttalam Selected for National Programme to Develop 16 Cities](https://puttalam.mc.gov.lk/?p=460) _2026-08-19 · admin\_mc · Puttalam Municipal Council_ Puttalam has been selected as one of 16 cities under a national programme to develop these cities in a planned \[…\] ## [Sports Equipment Donated to Puttalam Indoor Sports Complex](https://puttalam.mc.gov.lk/?p=457) _2026-08-19 · admin\_mc · Puttalam Municipal Council_ With the support of PHD / OL 99, alumni associations of Puttalam Zahira College, four Table Tennis Court Barriers were \[…\] ## [Concrete Road Development Work Begins on Puttalam Thillayadi 3rd Cross Road](https://puttalam.mc.gov.lk/?p=454) _2026-08-19 · admin\_mc · Puttalam Municipal Council_ Concrete road development work has commenced on Thillayadi 3rd Cross Road in Puttalam, with an allocation of Rs. 4 million \[…\] ## [A New Milestone for Puttalam Municipal Council](https://puttalam.mc.gov.lk/?p=451) _2026-08-19 · admin\_mc · Puttalam Municipal Council_ A New Milestone for Puttalam Municipal Council: Highest Monthly Revenue of Rs. 75 Million As a result of continuous efforts \[…\] ## [Open directory of blogs for agents (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/iuzxem3WpyEL) _2026-08-19 · **Sponsored**_ Submit URLs or OPML; receive feed pages with summaries, plus JSON/OPML/plain text ## [Drainage Rehabilitation in Ward 5](https://puttalam.mc.gov.lk/?p=436) _2026-08-19 · admin\_mc · Puttalam Municipal Council_ A budget of Rs. 2 million has been allocated to carry out the drainage rehabilitation work, which has been a \[…\] ## [China’s J-36 jet engineers warn LLM hallucinations invent war and design data](https://interestingengineering.com/military/china-j-36-rogue-intelligence-models) _2026-08-19 · Aamir Khollam · Interesting Engineering_ China’s aircraft engineers have warned that artificial intelligence could feed false data into military intelligence,... ## [Australian portable battery survives -76°F to 140°F to power US troops anywhere](https://interestingengineering.com/energy/3me-edgevolt-portable-battery-us-military-prism) _2026-08-19 · Neetika Walter · Interesting Engineering_ Australian battery and electrification company 3ME Technology has been selected by the U.S. Defense Innovation... ## [FOMC Minutes - From July 2026 meeting](https://neilsethi.substack.com/p/fomc-minutes-from-july-2026-meeting) _2026-08-19 · Neil Sethi · Neil’s Newsletter_ Fed minutes show the Fed moving more hawkish in July with no talk of potential rate cuts and “many” seeing policy tightening as appropriate if inflation does not decline. ## [New method converts difficult-to-recycle aircraft composite waste into aerogel insulation](https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/recycling-approach-carbon-fiber-aerogel) _2026-08-19 · Mrigakshi Dixit · Interesting Engineering_ The National University of Singapore (NUS) has developed a method to turn difficult-to-recycle carbon fiber... ## [The Universe's Fastest Manhole Cover](https://thearchiveinbetween.substack.com/p/the-universes-fastest-manhole-cover) _2026-08-19 · The Archive In Between · The Archive In Between_ Selected from Annex A-4639K. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/211889373/1b553616f056b01d9b74eb8fa154a660.mp3) ## [Of the power of the intellect, or, on human liberty - Spinoza' Ethics Part V](https://tomharari.substack.com/p/of-the-power-of-the-intellect-or) _2026-08-19 · Tom Harari · Tom Harari_ Spinoza confuses his readers by ending on the immortality of the mind and a "third kind" of knowledge ## [As We Approach The Open... 8/19/26](https://neilsethi.substack.com/p/as-we-approach-the-open-81926) _2026-08-19 · Neil Sethi · Neil’s Newsletter_ Roundup of global markets and financial news ahead of the cash opening of US equities including corporate and international updates ## [Watch: China’s LandSpace beats SpaceX with world-first stainless-steel booster recovery](https://interestingengineering.com/space/china-landspace-first-stainless-steel-booster-recovery) _2026-08-19 · Mrigakshi Dixit · Interesting Engineering_ China’s LandSpace successfully launched the 66-meter (217-foot) Zhuque-3 rocket into orbit and vertically recovered its... ## [IBM’s cryogenic system can link hundreds of quantum chips, 180 times colder than deep space](https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/ibm-cryogenic-system-hundreds-quantum-chips) _2026-08-19 · Ameya Paleja · Interesting Engineering_ Computing major IBM has unveiled its first modular cryogenic quantum fridge, which can be joined... ## [Open directory of blogs (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/fYyuuFoGpLc0) _2026-08-19 · **Sponsored**_ Drop URLs or OPML — get per-blog pages plus machine-readable JSON, OPML, text ## [Industrial Production - July 2026](https://neilsethi.substack.com/p/industrial-production-july-2026) _2026-08-19 · Neil Sethi · Neil’s Newsletter_ Industrial production advances slightly below expectations but now highest since Jan 2019 on rising AI, crude, and utility production offset somewhat by weaker consumer goods led by autos. ## [ORNL is engineering nuclear batteries built to run for decades with zero maintenance](https://interestingengineering.com/energy/ornl-nuclear-battery-radioisotopes) _2026-08-19 · Munis Raza · Interesting Engineering_ From the ocean floor to the surface of Mars, some places simply cannot be reached... ## [World’s largest 3,200-megapixel camera weighing 6,600lb begins a decade-long sky survey](https://interestingengineering.com/space/rubin-observatory-lsst-ten-year-survey-begins) _2026-08-19 · Munis Raza · Interesting Engineering_ A camera roughly the size of a small car started taking a new photo of... ## [US: Radiant sends portable nuclear reactor on a 1,000-mile road trip to prove readiness](https://interestingengineering.com/energy/kaleidos-nuclear-reactor-begins-road-trip) _2026-08-19 · Atharva Gosavi · Interesting Engineering_ Radiant’s 1-MWe Kaleidos microreactor began traveling from El Segundo, California, to Idaho National Laboratory on... ## [The Daily Decision Digest: 18 August 2026](https://digest.appealbase.com/p/the-daily-decision-digest-18-august) _2026-08-19 · Niall Cook · The Daily Decision Digest_ As planners and developers start getting to grips with the new NPPF it seems that Inspectors are doing the same, with only 12 appeal decisions yesterday, yet still permissioning 250 new residential units — the selected decisions below include two sizeable housing developments, an inquiry addressing immunity and remedial planting, a hearing on the lawfulness of hardstanding, and several enforcement… ## [AI needs more than chips: 5 metals powering the data center boom](https://interestingengineering.com/ai-robotics/ai-needs-more-than-chips-5-metals-powering-the-data-center-boom) _2026-08-19 · Kaif Shaikh · Interesting Engineering_ Artificial intelligence may look like a software revolution, but the infrastructure behind it is intensely... ## [E-2D Hawkeye upgrade sharpens tracking of over 3,000 targets under $1.2B deal](https://interestingengineering.com/military/e-2d-block-ii-upgrade-critical-design-review) _2026-08-19 · Neetika Walter · Interesting Engineering_ The E-2D Advanced Hawkeye is moving toward a major technology upgrade that will improve how... ## [Australia taps US firm to build yard for 10,000-ton AUKUS nuclear submarines](https://interestingengineering.com/military/australia-us-firm-aukus-nuclear-submarine) _2026-08-19 · Aamir Khollam · Interesting Engineering_ Australia has selected a joint venture involving U.S. engineering firm Amentum and Laing O’Rourke to... ## [Three Tigers on AP Preseason All-America Teams](https://lsusports.net/news/2026/08/18/three-tigers-on-ap-preseason-all-america-teams) _2026-08-18 · LSUsports.net - The Official Website of LSU Athletics_ ## [China tests flying wing aircraft 1.6 times wider than the B-2 bomber for 800 passengers](https://interestingengineering.com/transportation/china-flying-wing-aircraft-800-passengers) _2026-08-18 · Aamir Khollam · Interesting Engineering_ China is exploring a radical passenger aircraft design that could carry more than 800 people,... ## [New sensors enable real-time tracking to tackle US’ 94,000-ton nuclear waste stockpile](https://interestingengineering.com/energy/nuclear-fuel-recycling-real-time-tracking-system) _2026-08-18 · Neetika Walter · Interesting Engineering_ SHINE and GE Vernova are developing a system that could track nuclear material in real... ## [Markets Update - 8/18/26](https://neilsethi.substack.com/p/markets-update-81826) _2026-08-18 · Neil Sethi · Neil’s Newsletter_ A look at what happened today impacting US equity, Treasury, and selected commodity markets, and what to watch for tomorrow. ## [Pending Home Sales - July 2026](https://neilsethi.substack.com/p/pending-home-sales-july-2026) _2026-08-18 · Neil Sethi · Neil’s Newsletter_ Existing home contract signings fall to second lowest pace on record in July as mortgage rates climb to 1-year high. ## [Housing Starts & Permits - July 2026](https://neilsethi.substack.com/p/housing-starts-and-permits-july-2026) _2026-08-18 · Neil Sethi · Neil’s Newsletter_ Housing starts fall back towards post-Covid lows, but permits rise to best since February. Completions drop to least since 2020 and units under construction near those levels. ## [Tickets On Sale For Women's Basketball's Inaugural Preseason Banquet "The Premiere"](https://lsusports.net/news/2026/08/18/tickets-on-sale-for-womens-basketballs-inaugural-preseason-banquet-the-premiere) _2026-08-18 · LSUsports.net - The Official Website of LSU Athletics_ ## [As We Approach The Open... 8/18/26](https://neilsethi.substack.com/p/as-we-approach-the-open-81826) _2026-08-18 · Neil Sethi · Neil’s Newsletter_ Roundup of global markets and financial news ahead of the cash opening of US equities including corporate and international updates ## [Signs](https://patchofsky.substack.com/p/signs) _2026-08-18 · John Davies · A Patch of Sky_ Towards autumn, and thoughts of back to school... [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/211569987/b585bdbdbddd7131daf469ecbc885c17.mp3) ## [The Daily Decision Digest: 15-17 August 2026](https://digest.appealbase.com/p/the-daily-decision-digest-15-17-august) _2026-08-18 · Niall Cook · The Daily Decision Digest_ On the day the new NPPF was released, 69 appeal decisions were decided (still under the old framework), allowing 40 residential units or bedspaces, counting self contained homes, HMO bedrooms, C2 care places and residential caravans — the decisions below cover Green Belt and grey belt housing, noise evidence for industrial development, urban intensification, housing stock protection, specialist… ## [Episode 187 - What's Better Than Binary?](https://adventofcomputing.libsyn.com/episode-187-whats-better-than-binary) _2026-08-17 · Advent of Computing_ Binary is synonymous with digital computing. But is it the only way to crunch numbers? The short answer is no. The long answer, well, that's today's topic. Today we are talking about ternary, aka base 3. From it's early uses in the 19th century, to actual computers, and even theoretical designs; ternary proves to be a difficult topic to track down... and a very unique one. Selected sources:… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/adventofcomputing/ep187_ternary.mp3?dest-id=1206722) ## [LSU to Host Celebration of Life for Skip Bertman on Aug. 25 at PMAC](https://lsusports.net/news/2026/08/17/lsu-to-host-celebration-of-life-for-skip-bertman-on-aug-25-at-pmac) _2026-08-17 · LSUsports.net - The Official Website of LSU Athletics_