After 8 years, Europe's BepiColombo mission is on final approach to Mercury
"Fundamentally, we want to learn about the origins of this planet and how it came to be like it is."
URSY.NEWS / The day in headlines
Friday 4 September 2026
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OpenAI agents discussed ways to escape their sandbox on public wiki
In all, 3,700 internal agents posted 18,000 messages discussing cheating on a test.
Measles killed 6-week-old baby, coroner confirms after RFK Jr. disputed deaths
"It’s long past time for RFK to stop playing games with people’s lives."
Nepal floods unite Maidstone as 'single community'
Thirty three people from the UK are among 5,330 still missing after the flash floods nine days ago.
NASA Ames Fire Department Aircraft Firefighting Training
The fire department at NASA’s Ames Research Center in California’s Silicon Valley will perform training on the Moffett Federal Airfield beginning Tuesday, Sept. 8 through Friday, Sept. 11. The training will involve the use of a propane-fueled aircraft fire simulator and be conducted from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. PDT. Because the aircraft simulator is […]
Trump admin fights ABC lawsuit as watchdogs worry Disney will settle with FCC
FCC tells court it is “open-minded" about whether ABC should lose licenses.
Medieval manuscripts are "biological time capsules" for deadly sheeppox virus
Other archives and libraries around the world may also contain genetic traces of past disease outbreaks.
Architecting memory and storage in the AI era
The era of AI inference has arrived. Imagine a healthcare system analyzing millions of data points in real time to accelerate life-saving medical research, or an intelligent assistant instantly resolving thousands of complex customer needs at once. These real-world breakthroughs rely on advanced infrastructure acting as the engine of continuous intelligence, powering real-time services while…
Pears struggling in chase of 380 to beat Kent
Worcestershire close day three on 84-3 after being set a target of 380 to win by Kent.
“Trust, not features, is the real deficit”: VMware tries to appease SMBs
Broadcom admits it put “too big a focus on VCF.”
Once popular for attacking AI, ASCII smuggling is embraced by spammers
A once-overlooked block of unicode that's invisible to humans is gaining ever wider use.
Pentagon rescinds new testosterone screening policy without explanation
The Pentagon says the guidance is being updated after being online for one day.
NASA Hosts Virtual Artemis Webinar for Blind, Low-Vision Community
NASA will host a virtual webinar at 2 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 2, titled “The RS-25 Engine and the Future of Artemis Missions: An Accessible Webinar for the Blind and Low-Vision Community.” This webinar is open to the public, however it is tailored specifically for a blind and low-vision audience. The webinar will last about two hours and include […]
Valve secretly leaked a Left 4 Dead 2 trailer to dodge the ESRB
"I think we can't get in trouble for that now. It's like 20 years ago."
Second complete map of a fruit fly brain completed
Every neuron and connection in the brain of a fly has been mapped—twice.
Anthropic’s $2 trillion IPO puts powerful external trustees in spotlight
Public-market scrutiny will intensify pressure on the Claude maker’s unusual attempt to balance profit and purpose.
Musk wins court order to block use of “Twitter,” but not “tweet” and bird logo
Saying X is “formerly Twitter” in App Store lets Musk block use of Twitter name.
Trump White House just tossed a grenade into international space relations
"Let me be clear: America is not only welcome—we want you there."
UK Music Industry Organisations Call on Government to Tackle EU Export Fees
The EU brought in new fees for small packages this summer, raising the cost of sending items such as vinyl and merchandise to people based around Europe UK Music and the Association of Independent Music (AIM) have issued a joint statement calling on the UK Government to tackle new fees for exporting items to the European Union (EU). At the start of July, the EU introduced a flat customs duty of €…
Loraine James Releases Album, ‘It’s Nothing Personal.’, on Bandcamp
The nine-track record is available digitally for free Photo by Diara Sow Loraine James has released a surprise new album, titled It's Nothing Personal.. Comprised of nine tracks, the new record follows Detached From The Rest Of You, an album that James put out on Hyperdub earlier this year. It can be purchased digitally for free via Bandcamp, while a CD edition is also available to buy there too.…
Probe after dead puppies found in field
Several further shallow burial sites were later located in the same field close to Pilgrims Way.
Lunar Occultation of Venus
On Wednesday, June 17, skywatchers across the United States—and parts of Canada—enjoyed a rare event: a daytime lunar occultation of Venus. A lunar occultation occurs when the Moon moves directly in front of another celestial object from our viewpoint on Earth, briefly hiding it from sight. This time, the Moon slipped in front of Venus […]
Council wants Bayeux Tapestry priority for residents
The Bayeux Tapestry exhibition at the British Museum will be open to the public from Thursday.
Pet Shop Boys Detail New Album, ‘A Man From The Future’
It was made in collaboration with Alan Turing biographer Andrew Hodges, and encompasses songs, spoken world, and electronic and orchestral music Photo by Eva Pentel Pet Shop Boys are set to release a new album next month, titled A Man From The Future and made in collaboration with Alan Turing biographer Andrew Hodges. Spanning eight tracks, the new LP takes in electronic and orchestral music, as…
Rocket Report: Engines installed for Artemis III; Long March 6C breakup in LEO
Two of Europe's leading launch startups announced new fundraising this week.
'Someone's gonna get killled'
Dartford residents tell us of the blight that's making them scared to leave their homes.
The Download: selling battlefield drone data and AI reshaping language
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Data from drones in Ukraine is fueling a new Wild West marketplace —Cory Alpert, a researcher at the University of Melbourne studying AI’s impact on democracy, who previously served in the…
Analysis: UK solar power hits record high over summer 2026
Solar power generation in the UK reached a new record over the summer of 2026, as temperatures across the nation… The post Analysis: UK solar power hits record high over summer 2026 appeared first on Carbon Brief.
Nearly impossible? How Fairphone built the ethical, repairable Fairphone Gen 6+.
Fairphone's CTO explains how and why the Dutch company builds a different kind of smartphone.
How this summer’s heat and drought impacted crops in Europe – in six charts
Farmers around Europe are dealing with the aftermath of a summer of extreme heat, drought and wildfires that were exacerbated… The post How this summer’s heat and drought impacted crops in Europe – in six charts appeared first on Carbon Brief.
Chinese businesses are giving away AI tokens with coffee, credit cards, and dumplings
Five unexpected ways computing power is entering everyday life in the country.
The Strange World of… Music Made By and For Plants
On the 50th anniversary reissue of Mort Garson's Mother Earth’s Plantasia, a cult classic attempt to communicate with plants via Moog noodles, Joe Muggs selects 10 more examples of musicians plugging themselves into the green stuff Detail from the front cover of Mort Garson's Mother Earth’s Plantasia The fields are barren, glaciers are melting, whole landscapes are burning – it’s not looking good…
Data from drones in Ukraine is fueling a new Wild West marketplace
Battlefields in Ukraine are littered with the remnants of drones, which are now firmly established as a critical weapon of modern warfare. But behind all that wreckage, there’s a new gold mine for the defense sector. The data drones generate will far outlast the wars in which they are used to fight, increasingly becoming part…
Potential for pine martens' return, findings show
Pine martens are largely confined to Scotland, with small groups in England and Wales.
Manic Street Preachers Announce New Live Album, ‘Holy Bible Live’
It was captured across three shows that the band played at London's Roundhouse in December 2014 Manic Street Preachers have announced a new live album, Holy Bible Live. It centres around three shows that the band played at London's Roundhouse in December 2014, which saw them play their classic 1994 album The Holy Bible in full for the first – and possibly last – time to mark its 20th anniversary.…
Arab Strap – Half-Told Tales
Arab Strap Half-Told Tales Aidan Moffat and Malcom Middleton go big with an album of disco-inflected rock and stadium-filling tunes, but it's the smaller, more vulnerable moments that make their music special, finds Zara Hedderman Half-Told Tales by Arab Strap To name an album filled with fourteen hyper-detailed narratives, Half-Told Tales is something of a misnomer. If anything, a hint of vaguen…
'I entered event to see where I was at, and I won'
Maisie Adam, who lives in Brighton, says one of her proudest moments is doing Live at the Apollo.
'Dark and dingy' mental health hub gets £680k refurb
Coleman House in Dover re-opens to patients after £680,000 refurbishment.
What went right this week: the good news that matters
A ‘superhuman’ tool to spot heart disease, France slows fast fashion, and a species comes back from the brink, plus more The post What went right this week: the good news that matters appeared first on Positive News.
Horse riders raise safety concerns over speeding
Riders in Kent argue changing the speed limit would improve safety for themselves and drivers.
'Progress undermined' at prison as issues persist
The independent monitoring board for Cookham Wood in Rochester says it has 'considerable potential'.
APOD: 2026 September 4 – Na Uhane Mahoe Huki Pu i ke Ola
APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 September 4 – Na… Today’s APOD Archive Submissions Index Search Calendar RSS Education About Discuss APOD Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. Nā ʻUhane […]
A Trio of Tropical Cyclones in the Pacific
The Pacific was buzzing with storms while the Atlantic was notably quiet.