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- Global headlines: Trump says U.S., Iran slated for indirect talks after he rejects latest proposal (Hostile rhetoric on both sides underscored the difficulty of reaching a negotiated end to the war); 5 arrested in U.K. near base used by U.S. on suspicion of planning terror act (President Trump said U.S. and British authorities were working together on the investigation. He said he believed the suspects were “looking to do big damage.”); and Rise in young Catholic converts points to spiritual longing in U.S. and Europe (As Pope Leo XIV visits France, the number of converts is growing in secular Western countries, and some in Gen Z are rediscovering the faith of their grandparents).
- Markets leaned higher, with 4 of 7 tracked indexes up; S&P BSE SENSEX down 1.29% was the largest move.
- Benchmarks tracked: S&P 500, NASDAQ Composite, Euronext 100 Index, and Public Joint-Stock Company Moscow Exchange MICEX-RTS plus 3 more indexes.
Hacker News and Product Hunt
- Hacker News: Owed a billion dollars in Nvidia stock (A first-person account of a 1993 NVIDIA stock option grant, a decades-later discovery of a vesting discrepancy, and how the statute of...); Thinking fast and slow in AI: The role of metacognition (2021) (AI systems have seen dramatic advancement in recent years, bringing many applications that pervade our everyday life. However, we are...); and Ember-1 (Ember-1 is a new specialized model from Fireworks Research that delivers Kimi K3’s quality with 40% fewer tokens).
- Product Hunt features Microsoft Copilot (The Al built for work), Sayble (AI copilot for calls that tells you what to say next), and Ryu Journal (A journal to help busy minds let go).
Global Headlines
Top stories across selected outlets, presented in a fast daily brief format.
Trump says U.S., Iran slated for indirect talks after he rejects latest proposal
Hostile rhetoric on both sides underscored the difficulty of reaching a negotiated end to the war.
5 arrested in U.K. near base used by U.S. on suspicion of planning terror act
President Trump said U.S. and British authorities were working together on the investigation. He said he believed the suspects were “looking to do big damage.”
Rise in young Catholic converts points to spiritual longing in U.S. and Europe
As Pope Leo XIV visits France, the number of converts is growing in secular Western countries, and some in Gen Z are rediscovering the faith of their grandparents.
Ukrainian boarding schools train teens to replace fallen fathers in war
The Washington Post was granted rare access to one of five boarding schools the government has opened. They are part grief counseling and part boot camp.
At sacred Lourdes, Pope Leo confronts a new reminder of the church’s sins
Mosaics by Marko Rupnik, a Slovenian priest-artist, were covered up after at least 20 women accused him of sexual and psychological abuse. He is now on trial.
Iran open to ‘real diplomacy’ but ready for ‘apocalyptic war’ if US attacks
Abbas Araghchi's warning comes after Washington rejected a seven-day roadmap to end the war and reopen Strait of Hormuz.
Refugees in South Africa fear new attacks as September 30 deadline looms
Refugees in Durban say they have nowhere safe to return to after being forced from a makeshift camp.
Pope pledges action on clergy child abuse in meeting with French survivors
Head of the Roman Catholic Church holds 'emotional' two-hour meeting with seven survivors in French town of Lourdes.
Powerful storm floods US Northeast, causes power outages
The nor'easter causes another round of flooding in low-lying areas in New Jersey and New York City and knocks out power.
Three killed, four injured in shooting at Detroit, Michigan, strip club
Police say the US shooting followed an altercation at an after-hours venue, and four people are in hospital.
Mexico's Baja California braces for Hurricane Polo as Hurricane Nolo threatens Hawaii
Hurricane Nolo edged further away from the Hawaiian Islands on Sunday as major Hurricane Polo bore down on Mexico's Baja California peninsula with a threat of storm surge, high winds and heavy rains.
Eviction of 87-year-old sparks protests in Madrid over housing crisis
Tens of thousands marched through Madrid on Saturday to protest Spain's housing crisis and the eviction of an 87-year-old woman, camping overnight in Madrid's historic Puerta del Sol plaza.
Nantucket shipwreck uncovered by Nor'easter
The local newspaper in Nantucket got a tip: 'I found what I believe to be a shipwreck uncovered by the storm.'
Scientists discover two new species of sea spiders along Canadian coastline
So far, scientists have identified more than 1,300 species of sea spiders.
South Africa reels from spate of mass shootings that killed 38 people in a week
On Saturday night, there were separate mass shootings near South Africa's two largest cities.
Landmark Chinese garden takes root in England
SALFORD, England — After nearly eight years in the making, a Chinese garden that authorities describe as the largest of its kind in Europe has opened in Salford, bringing a distinctive Chinese presence to the horticultural landscape of northern England.
Ukraine's provocations fuel tensions, Putin says
MOSCOW/KYIV — Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that an escalation of tensions would not achieve the outcome sought by Kyiv and could only worsen the situation in Ukraine.
Roaring back to life
A dinosaur statue stands guard outside a temple, a hint at the ancient giants buried deep in the earth below, making up northeastern Thailand's "dinosaur rush".
Legacy of flying tigers lives on
For those living Flying Tigers — a group of volunteer US pilots who came to China as early as 1941 to help fight against the invading Japanese troops — traveling back to China for this year's events marking the 85th anniversary of their great deeds is demanding due to their advanced age.
China Daily documentary wins film award in Europe
A China Daily documentary featuring life in Shenyang, Liaoning province, won an international communication award at the 8th China-EU Film Festival in Brussels on Saturday.
Amid concerns over Russia sanctions law, Foreign Secretary meets U.S. delegation
Foreign Secretary Misri meets U.S. delegation amid Russia sanctions law tensions, discussing SRIA impact, energy security, and India-U.S. relations.
Congress to hold self-respect meeting over Haldwani ‘purification’ ritual
Congress’s Dalit-Adivasi Self-Respect Meeting to protest Haldwani purification ritual and highlight rights violations against SC/ST communities.
M.A. Baby meets Kejriwal ahead of INDIA bloc meeting on Election Commission
CPI(M) leader M.A. Baby meets Kejriwal ahead of INDIA bloc talks on ECI, SIR, and coordinated opposition protests.
Three-storey building under construction collapses near Ambala City; four dead, over 10 injured
Six killed as three-story under-construction Ambala building collapses; 12 injured, rescue ops ongoing amid investigations.
Supreme Court urges West Bengal Assembly Speaker to decide disqualification petitions within October 8
Supreme Court urges West Bengal Assembly Speaker to decide disqualification petitions by October 8, within a reasonable time per Meghachandra judgment.
UK police question five men held at airbase used by US to attack Iran
Reuters: UK police question five men held at airbase used by US to attack Iran.
South African tavern shooting death toll rises to 18 after one more victim dies
Reuters: South African tavern shooting death toll rises to 18 after one more victim dies.
German security agencies face dilemma after victories for far right and far left
Reuters: German security agencies face dilemma after victories for far right and far left.
China to cut tariffs on US farm goods, but list excludes soybeans
Reuters: China to cut tariffs on US farm goods, but list excludes soybeans.
Saudi foreign minister arrives in Washington for talks with Rubio
Reuters: Saudi foreign minister arrives in Washington for talks with Rubio.
Market Snapshot
Latest completed sessions across the selected benchmark indexes.
| Index | Region | Session Date | Value | Change | Direction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S&P 500 | US | 2026-09-28 | 7743.41 | 39.28 (0.51%) | Up |
NASDAQ Composite | US | 2026-09-28 | 27068.72 | 129.32 (0.48%) | Up |
Euronext 100 Index | Europe | 2026-09-28 | 1899.88 | 4.55 (0.24%) | Up |
Public Joint-Stock Company Moscow Exchange MICEX-RTS | Europe | 2026-09-28 | 85.20 | -0.11 (-0.13%) | Down |
HANG SENG INDEX | Asia | 2026-09-28 | 24658.11 | 148.02 (0.60%) | Up |
Nikkei 225 | Asia | 2026-09-28 | 65877.62 | -486.59 (-0.73%) | Down |
S&P BSE SENSEX | India | 2026-09-28 | 72941.07 | -954.67 (-1.29%) | Down |
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Owed a billion dollars in Nvidia stock
A first-person account of a 1993 NVIDIA stock option grant, a decades-later discovery of a vesting discrepancy, and how the statute of limitations settled it.
Thinking fast and slow in AI: The role of metacognition (2021)
AI systems have seen dramatic advancement in recent years, bringing many applications that pervade our everyday life. However, we are still mostly seeing instances of narrow AI: many of these recent developments are typically focused on a very limited set of competencies and goals, e.g., image interpretation, natural language processing, classification, prediction, and many others. Moreover, while these successes can be accredited to improved algorithms and techniques, they are also tightly linked to the availability of huge datasets and computational power. State-of-the-art AI still lacks many capabilities that would naturally be included in a notion of (human) intelligence. We argue that a better study of the mechanisms that allow humans to have these capabilities can help us understand how to imbue AI systems with these competencies. We focus especially on D. Kahneman's theory of thinking fast and slow, and we propose a multi-agent AI architecture where incoming problems are solved by either system 1 (or "fast") agents, that react by exploiting only past experience, or by system 2 (or "slow") agents, that are deliberately activated when there is the need to reason and search for optimal solutions beyond what is expected from the system 1 agent. Both kinds of agents are supported by a model of the world, containing domain knowledge about the environment, and a model of "self", containing information about past actions of the system and solvers' skills.
Ember-1
Ember-1 is a new specialized model from Fireworks Research that delivers Kimi K3’s quality with 40% fewer tokens.
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Prompting Claude Opus 5.5
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Malleable software: Restoring user agency in a world of locked-down apps (2025)
The original promise of personal computing was a new kind of clay. Instead, we got appliances: built far away, sealed, unchangeable. In this essay, we envision malleable software: tools that users can reshape with minimal friction to suit their unique needs.
Made by Mechanical Means
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Alan Kay's answer to “Did the ENIAC have a BIOS”?
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Self-Hosting on the Dark Web
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