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."
South African diamond mines are closing due to weak sales and lab-grown stones
https://www.wsj.com/business/diamond-mines-are-closing-and-south-africans-have-few-alternatives-fa3b8cbf
https://www.wsj.com/business/diamond-mines-are-closing-and-south-africans-have-few-alternatives-fa3b8cbf
The Wall Street Journal
Diamond Mines Are Closing and South Africans Have Few Alternatives
Weak sales and lab-grown stones are threatening the livelihoods of thousands of the country’s workers in De Beers’ mines.
America's Two Largest School Districts Impose AI Moratoriums
https://www.techpolicy.press/americas-two-largest-school-districts-impose-ai-moratoriums/
https://www.techpolicy.press/americas-two-largest-school-districts-impose-ai-moratoriums/
Tech Policy Press
America’s Two Largest School Districts Impose AI Moratoriums
The New York City Department of Education and the Los Angeles Unified School District announced new policies this week, reports Chris Mills Rodrigo.
OKF Agent Memory – Git-native persistent memory for AI coding agents
https://github.com/okf-memory/okf-agent-memory
https://github.com/okf-memory/okf-agent-memory
GitHub
GitHub - okf-memory/okf-agent-memory: Git-native persistent memory for AI coding agents. Implements Google OKF v0.2 with sub-300µs…
Git-native persistent memory for AI coding agents. Implements Google OKF v0.2 with sub-300µs in-memory BM25 search, embedded MCP server, and progressive disclosure. Slashes token bloat by 80% with ...
Cloud in a Bottle: making self-hosting accessible to everyone
https://cloudinabottle.org/blog/launch-post
https://cloudinabottle.org/blog/launch-post
Cloud in a Bottle
Cloud in a Bottle: making self-hosting accessible to everyone | Cloud in a Bottle
Your open-source personal cloud: containerized apps, unified auth, good UX. Self-hosting should feel like using a smartphone that serves webapps, not a sysadmin side job.
AI, Tools and Transformation
https://www.ben-evans.com/benedictevans/2026/9/3/ai-tools-and-transformation
https://www.ben-evans.com/benedictevans/2026/9/3/ai-tools-and-transformation
Benedict Evans
AI, tools and transformation — Benedict Evans
It’s very tempting to imagine that AI turns everyone into a tool-builder - now everyone can just ask the model to make the software they need, and apps as we know them are dead. I think that misunderstands how most people think and where software actually…
Vancouver strip club's Instagram taken down over sign featuring lake joke
https://www.vancouverisawesome.com/local-news/vancouver-strip-club-instagram-taken-down-sign-calls-out-trump-12725993
https://www.vancouverisawesome.com/local-news/vancouver-strip-club-instagram-taken-down-sign-calls-out-trump-12725993
Isar Aerospace reaches orbit and deploys payloads on second flight
https://isaraerospace.com/press/history-for-european-spaceflight-isar-aerospace-reaches-orbit-and-deploys-payloads-on-second-flight
https://isaraerospace.com/press/history-for-european-spaceflight-isar-aerospace-reaches-orbit-and-deploys-payloads-on-second-flight
Isar Aerospace
History for European spaceflight: Isar Aerospace reaches orbit and deploys payloads on second flight - Isar Aerospace
By enabling access to space, we contribute to humanity’s progress and our planet’s sustainable technological and economic development. Select your journey to orbit and launch with us.
You Don't Have a Right to Safe Drinking Water, US Court Rules
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/09/drinking-water-mississippi-lawsuit/
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/09/drinking-water-mississippi-lawsuit/
Mother Jones
You Don’t Have a Right to Safe Drinking Water, US Court Rules
A Trump-appointed judge also said Americans have no “constitutional right to truthful information” during a public health crisis.