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 High-Resolution Imaging for Statistical Validation of TESS Planet Candidates https://arxiv.org/abs/2608.21560

 Mechanical Turk shutting down September 30 https://www.mturk.com/

 Zohran and the Short Link https://iamwillwang.com/notes/zohran-and-the-short-link/

 Worst-case glacial lake flood scenarios in a transboundary Himalayan basin 2022 https://nhess.copernicus.org/articles/22/3765/2022/nhess-22-3765-2022.html

 Qwen 3.8 27B Uncensored – Testing the Uncensored Qwen Model https://imageat.com/models/qwen-3-8-27b-uncensored

 WebMCP Challenge – OpenAI https://openai.com/webmcp-challenge/

 Show HN: We built the smallest dual-band aircraft tracker https://pantsforbirds.com/the-worlds-smallest-dual-band-ads-b-receiver-module/

 IBM Unveils Next Generation Dual-Architecture Processor https://newsroom.ibm.com/2026-08-24-ibm-unveils-next-generation-dual-architecture-processor-for-ibm-z-and-linuxone

 Serve Markdown to AI Agents with Accept Headers https://acceptmarkdown.com/

 The risks of AI are real but manageable (2023) https://www.gatesnotes.com/work/make-ai-work-for-everyone/reader/the-risks-of-ai-are-real-but-manageable

 A Thread-Register Decoupled GPU Execution Model for Efficient Tensor Computation https://arxiv.org/abs/2608.19628

 Study Reveals UnitedHealth's Profit Margins Four Times What It Claimed [pdf] https://insurancewatchdogcoalition.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/UHG-Profits-Study_August-2026.pdf

 The Tariff Cost: analysis of the costs to Americans from new tariffs on Canada https://thetariffcost.com/

 Tailcat: Secure Tunnels in Seconds (Tailscale) https://github.com/tailscale/tailcat