Daily Digest
Saturday, September 12
Top picks
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Revolut Starts EURR Rollout With Bridge as Regulated Issuer
BlockchainRevolut opens EURR to selected customers in three countries; Bridge reported €374 outstanding, compared with €394.5 million of Circle’s EURC
The Defiant · thedefiant.io
- 2
7-seat ladder-frame Mitsubishi Pajero is back to combat 4x4 status quo
TechIt’s been five years since Mitsubishi pulled the Pajero from its global lineup. Make that closer to a decade for regions that knew it as the
New Atlas · newatlas.com
- 3
[Let’s Talk] September 2026 Nintendo Direct reactions
NintendoNintendo treated fans to not one, but two Directs this week. The first one was all about The Legend of Zelda, and mostly focused on showing
Nintendo Everything · nintendoeverything.com
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Akeso details survival win for its PD-1xVEGF drug versus Keytruda
BiotechAkeso and Summit Therapeutics claimed a key win over Keytruda at the start of September, and are now spelling out that survival data. They h
Endpoints News · endpoints.news
- 5
iPhone 18 Pro pre-orders: Here’s what still arrives on launch day
AppleApple’s new iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max lineup went up for pre-order today, ahead of the September 18 launch day. As of Saturday eve
9to5Mac · 9to5mac.com
SEC Crypto Custody Rewrite Enters White House Review
BlockchainThe planned rule would cover advisers and investment companies and clarify digital-asset custody, following the withdrawal of a separate 202
The Defiant · thedefiant.io
Brent Tops $106 And Hike Odds Reach 64% As Crypto Sells Off
BlockchainOne hundred and three of the 125 largest non-stablecoin tokens were lower on the day after August producer prices came in at 0.4% and the 30
The Defiant · thedefiant.io
OpenAI IPO won't happen this year, says Sam Altman
Blockchain"Given everything happening with safety, right now would be an ill-advised moment to go public," OpenAI CEO Sam Altman told Fortune.
CoinDesk · coindesk.com
Bitcoin Suisse plans to cut up to half its Swiss jobs as it shifts work abroad
BlockchainThe company is closing its Copenhagen IT site while maintaining Bratislava and opening a new hub in Vietnam to reduce costs.
CoinDesk · coindesk.com
ICYMI: Dragon Quest Monsters: The Withered World Demo Out Now On eShop
NintendoTransfer "up to 8 monsters" to the full game. During a sizzle reel in the Nintendo Direct earlier this week, Square Enix gave fans another l
Nintendo Life · nintendolife.com
Persona 4 Revival trailer introduces Teddie
NintendoAtlus issued a new trailer for Persona 4 Revival trailer that focuses on Teddie. In the game, Teddie is voiced by Laila Berzins. Teddie is a
Nintendo Everything · nintendoeverything.com
This Super Mario Bros. secret is surprising even veteran players
NintendoAn Easter Egg for Super Mario Bros. has been making the rounds which has surprised even veteran players. Super Mario Bros. is one of Nintend
Nintendo Everything · nintendoeverything.com
Final Fantasy 7 remake series director says “it kind of feels like fate” to return to Nintendo hardware, talks Switch 2 sales
NintendoFinal Fantasy 7 remake series director Naoki Hamaguchi has commented on the Nintendo Switch 2 versions, including how they’ve been selling.
Nintendo Everything · nintendoeverything.com
Here are my favorite fast charger recommendations for iPhone 18 Pro
AppleOver the past year, I’ve had the pleasure of testing out loads of chargers and MagSafe charging stands for Apple devices. If you just preord
9to5Mac · 9to5mac.com
Indie App Spotlight: ‘Farwave’ lets you listen to radio stations around the world
AppleWelcome to Indie App Spotlight. This is a weekly 9to5Mac series where we showcase the latest apps in the indie app world. If you’re a develo
9to5Mac · 9to5mac.com
Unread 5.0
AppleJohn Brayton: Unread 5.0 is available now from the App Store. This update adds these improvements and more: Improvements around hero images,
Daring Fireball (John Gruber) · goldenhillsoftware.com
Post Peek — Litterbox-Inspired Tweet Viewing Extension for Chrome
AppleTim VanBenschoten: Post Peek is an independent, open-source project inspired by Litterbox, the Safari extension by Zhenyi Tan (And a Dinosau
Daring Fireball (John Gruber) · github.com
Everyone should slow down AI development except for me
TechArticle URL: https://xeiaso.net/notes/2026/everyone-slowdown-but-me/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49678683 Points: 179
Hacker News (best) · xeiaso.net
Evoke’s budget electric moto promises serious everyday rideability
TechWe’ve covered Evoke Motorcycles a couple of times before, but the company seems to have been in a state of limbo for the past couple of year
New Atlas · newatlas.com
OpenAI’s rogue AI tried to hack another company in May
TechIn May, hundreds of malicious and spam packages were uploaded to RubyGems, causing a serious disruption for the host. Now independent resear
The Verge · theverge.com
Sam Altman says OpenAI going public in 2026 would be ‘ill-advised’
TechOpenAI CEO Sam Altman confirmed that there would be no OpenAI IPO in 2026 during an interview with Fortune. Over the course of 45 minutes, A
The Verge · theverge.com
Setbacks for Novartis; Anthropic looks for a dealmaker; and more
BiotechWelcome back to another edition of Endpoints Weekly! While it is still technically summer, the season is starting to turn now that we’re pas
Endpoints News · endpoints.news
FDA extends review of Exelixis' colorectal cancer drug candidate
BiotechCalifornia-based drug developer Exelixis submitted new safety and efficacy data on its potential treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer (
Endpoints News · endpoints.news
Yarrow brings in more cash; AbbVie drug succeeds in menstrual migraine trial
BiotechPlus news about Sino Biopharm and AtomVie. Yarrow gets more money: New Haven-based Yarrow Bioscience priced a $150 million offering at $26 p
Endpoints News · endpoints.news
New report may spell trouble for future cheaper biologics
BiotechA trade group representing generics and biosimilars is warning that the lack of product development could imperil billions of dollars in pot
Endpoints News · endpoints.news
Uranium companies see new chapter for the market
NuclearThe momentum that is currently driving the East's appetite for uranium is not currently being matched in the West - but new types of custome
World Nuclear News · world-nuclear-news.org
Deep Fission completes borehole demonstration
NuclearA full-sized prototype of the canister that will hold the Gravity reactor has been installed and then retrieved from a borehole using standa
World Nuclear News · world-nuclear-news.org
Tips from China's 56-month nuclear construction schedule
NuclearThe President of China's State Nuclear Power Technology Corporation, Ma Yuanhua, shared their "thinking and practice" in developing a fleet-
World Nuclear News · world-nuclear-news.org
Proxima announces plan for German HTS production facility
NuclearMunich-based stellarator company Proxima Fusion and the State of Lower Saxony have signed a memorandum of understanding to build Europe's fi
World Nuclear News · world-nuclear-news.org
Why Do These Fossil Shells Flip Their Spirals Every Few Millennia?
ScienceThe mystery of the flipping foraminifera may conceal a rarely observed evolutionary process playing out across the planet. The post Why Do T
Quanta Magazine · quantamagazine.org
Swiss trial for 2017 avalanche deaths unsettles hazard researchers
ScienceGeologist and officials were acquitted last week, but scientists fear future liability for failing to predict similar disasters
Science (news) · science.org
Common gene variant that increases risk of lupus may protect against viruses
ScienceAn evolutionary trade-off may have helped a mutation linked to auto-immune disease persist in human populations
Science (news) · science.org
Social science studies may promise anonymity, but participant identities often lurk in public data
ScienceOne-fifth of data sets intended to support replication breached privacy standards, study finds
Science (news) · science.org
🎧 New podcast episodes
- The Cognitive RevolutionAI
AI:AM Highlights: Astra as AGI, OpenAI's Pause, Mythos @ Mozilla & Human Agency vs Technocapitalism
Nathan Labenz and Prakash Narayanan examine the capabilities of GPT-6 Astra and the economic forces accelerating frontier artificial intelligence. Across a series of featured discussions, guests Kseni
- Machine Learning Street TalkAI
How Replication Could Teach Machines What Good Science Looks Like — Edward Hughes
Can a machine learn the judgement that separates a plausible-looking result from a faithful experiment? Edward Hughes, Chief Scientist and co-founder of Inherent, joins Tim Scarfe to argue that creati
- Dwarkesh PodcastAI
AI researchers debate how close we are to recursive self-improvement
New episode with John Schulman, Beren Millidge and Charlie O’Neill. I got together with some of the most insightful AI researchers I know who are at the openish companies, because I wanted to hear the
- Stratechery / Sharp TechTech
(Preview) Astra (and AGI?) Arrives, Meta’s Muse and the Agent Opportunity, Anthropic and the Revival of (P)Doom Angst
Andrew and Ben begin with Ben’s article on Tuesday on the transformative value of LLMs writing things down. Topics include: How assistants have helped Ben solve his blindspots, the omnicompetent assis