What caused the flooding in Nepal? 27. August 2026 (20:20) Experts point to 'glacial collapse' as the trigger for deadly floods that have swept through parts of Nepal and Tibet.(BBC News)
A Georgia Cop Used Flock to Track 2 Other Cops: His Ex and Her Friend 27. August 2026 (20:12) After an affair with a fellow police officer ended, a Georgia cop used Flock to track her movements—and those of a man whose vehicle often showed up near hers, internal investigation records show.(Wired)
Netflix Failed at Video Games. Now It’s Trying to Promote Them 27. August 2026 (19:25) Netflix has walked back plans to put AAA games on its streaming platform. Instead, it's pivoting to marketing highly anticipated titles like Grand Theft Auto VI.(Wired)
OpenAI Is Developing a ‘Persistent’ AI Agent 27. August 2026 (18:52) Code reviewed by WIRED reveals the company is developing a feature that enables Codex to continue working proactively until it is “put to sleep.”(Wired)
BBC Inside Science 27. August 2026 (18:00) The datacentres are coming, potentially in the hundreds.(BBC News)
Meta Projected It Could Spend $10 Billion on Anthropic’s A.I. 27. August 2026 (16:04) The social networking giant projected it could spend $10 billion annually on Anthropic’s tools, illustrating the friend-foe relationships underlying the A.I. race.(New York Times)
