Record-High 89% in U.S. Say Government Corruption Widespread
https://news.gallup.com/poll/713933/record-high-say-government-corruption-widespread.aspx
https://news.gallup.com/poll/713933/record-high-say-government-corruption-widespread.aspx
Gallup.com
Record-High 89% in U.S. Say Government Corruption Widespread
Perceptions of government corruption in the U.S. hit a record high in 2026, with broad agreement across partisan lines.
Can guitar frets perform multiplication?
https://www.charlespetzold.com/blog/2026/09/Can-Guitar-Frets-Perform-Multiplication.html
https://www.charlespetzold.com/blog/2026/09/Can-Guitar-Frets-Perform-Multiplication.html
Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index v4.2
https://artificialanalysis.ai/articles/artificial-analysis-intelligence-index-v4-2
https://artificialanalysis.ai/articles/artificial-analysis-intelligence-index-v4-2
artificialanalysis.ai
Announcing Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index v4.2
We are accelerating elements of our upcoming v5 release with interim updates to keep pace with the frontier. Index v4.2 has more complex and realistic tasks, and more private test sets to prevent gaming
Nitter has more working instances than before the takedowns
https://codeberg.org/mv12star/shitter/wiki/Instances
https://codeberg.org/mv12star/shitter/wiki/Instances
Codeberg.org
Instances
Alternative Twitter front-end. Fork of zedeus/nitter on GitHub.
GPT-6 Astra in code review: Gains, privacy, and cost
https://www.coderabbit.ai/blog/gpt-6-astra-code-review-evaluation
https://www.coderabbit.ai/blog/gpt-6-astra-code-review-evaluation
CodeRabbit
GPT-6 Astra review: code review gains, privacy, and cost
CodeRabbit’s early GPT-6 Astra evaluation covers cross-file bug detection, customer data protection, public API pricing, and building NIGHTSHIFT.
Why are European countries moving their gold out of North America?
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvgyn8q8gqxo
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvgyn8q8gqxo
Bbc
Why are European countries moving their gold out of North America?
The Netherlands has relocated 86 tonnes of the shiny stuff - what's going on?
AI handles incidents, engineers lose touch with their systems
https://www.sylvainkalache.com/blog/ai-handles-incidents-engineers-lose-touch-with-their-systems
https://www.sylvainkalache.com/blog/ai-handles-incidents-engineers-lose-touch-with-their-systems
Sylvainkalache
AI handles incidents, engineers lose touch with their systems
AI-assisted incident response can lower MTTR while leaving engineers less prepared for the complex incidents automation cannot solve.
Netherlands pulls gold out of the US for fears of 'geopolitical unrest'
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-04/why-the-netherlands-moved-its-gold-from-us-and-canada/107111990
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-04/why-the-netherlands-moved-its-gold-from-us-and-canada/107111990
www.abc.net.au
Why the Netherlands pulled 86 tonnes of gold from US central bank
The central bank of the Netherlands has moved dozens of tonnes of its gold out of the United States and Canada to boost the country's "crisis preparedness" amid "increasing geopolitical unrest".
Pentagon rescinds new testosterone screening policy without explanation
https://arstechnica.com/health/2026/09/pentagon-releases-then-quickly-removes-testosterone-screening-policy/
https://arstechnica.com/health/2026/09/pentagon-releases-then-quickly-removes-testosterone-screening-policy/
Ars Technica
Pentagon rescinds new testosterone screening policy without explanation
The Pentagon says the guidance is being updated after being online for one day.
There's No Limit to How Bad Code Can Get
https://zachkehs.com/blog/theres_no_limit_to_how_bad_code_can_get/
https://zachkehs.com/blog/theres_no_limit_to_how_bad_code_can_get/
Zach Kehs
There's No Limit to How Bad Code Can Get
Metaphors like "a sinking ship" are often used to describe codebases, but are misleading. A _business_ will sink long before code quality reaches a hypothetical floor. Technical debt has no bankruptcy, no clean reset, so metaphors that imply an end provide…
Flock used >100 times to track veteran who recorded traffic stop
https://reason.com/2026/09/02/wisconsin-cops-used-flock-over-100-times-to-track-a-navy-veteran-after-he-lawfully-recorded-a-traffic-stop/
https://reason.com/2026/09/02/wisconsin-cops-used-flock-over-100-times-to-track-a-navy-veteran-after-he-lawfully-recorded-a-traffic-stop/
Reason
Wisconsin Cops Used Flock Over 100 Times To Track a Navy Veteran After He Lawfully Recorded a Traffic Stop
A lawsuit claims the Waukesha County Sheriff’s Office used the cameras in retaliation against the vet for exercising his First Amendment right.
Space industry lacks workers needed to rebuild satellites lost in war: report
https://www.defensenews.com/industry/techwatch/2026/09/04/space-industry-lacks-workers-needed-to-rebuild-satellites-lost-in-war-report-says/
https://www.defensenews.com/industry/techwatch/2026/09/04/space-industry-lacks-workers-needed-to-rebuild-satellites-lost-in-war-report-says/
Defense News
Space industry lacks workers needed to rebuild satellites lost in war, report says
The U.S. does not have enough engineers, technicians and assemblers to rebuild military space assets destroyed in a war with China or Russia, per RAND.
Private German rocket makes history, reaches orbit from European soil
https://www.space.com/space-exploration/launches-spacecraft/isar-aerospace-second-launch-norway-andoya-spaceport-spectrum-rocket
https://www.space.com/space-exploration/launches-spacecraft/isar-aerospace-second-launch-norway-andoya-spaceport-spectrum-rocket
Space
Private German rocket makes history, reaches orbit from European soil
"This is right now making history — making history for Spectrum, making history for Isar, making history for Europe."