AI chatbots becoming experts at changing people's minds. What's their secret?
https://www.science.org/content/article/ai-chatbots-are-becoming-experts-changing-people-s-minds-what-s-their-secret
https://www.science.org/content/article/ai-chatbots-are-becoming-experts-changing-people-s-minds-what-s-their-secret
Science
AI chatbots are becoming experts at changing people's minds. What's their secret?
ChatGPT and other AIs use a flood of facts, and the occasional lie, to persuade humans
Second Circuit Allows Government to Search Electronic Devices at the Border
https://knightcolumbia.org/content/second-circuit-allows-government-to-search-electronic-devices-at-the-border-without-any-suspicion
https://knightcolumbia.org/content/second-circuit-allows-government-to-search-electronic-devices-at-the-border-without-any-suspicion
Knight First Amendment Institute
Second Circuit Allows Government to Search Electronic Devices at the Border Without Any Suspicion
NEW YORK—The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit today held that border agents may search travelers’ electronic devices without suspicion. The Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University and the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the…
Mathematicians Build Long-Awaited Graph Sandwich
https://www.quantamagazine.org/mathematicians-build-long-awaited-graph-sandwich-20260918/
https://www.quantamagazine.org/mathematicians-build-long-awaited-graph-sandwich-20260918/
Quanta Magazine
Mathematicians Build Long-Awaited Graph Sandwich
The proof of a decades-old conjecture has given researchers a new way to understand complex networks.
North Korean nuclear test sets off years of earthquakes – Science – AAAS
https://www.science.org/content/article/north-korean-nuclear-test-sets-years-earthquakes
https://www.science.org/content/article/north-korean-nuclear-test-sets-years-earthquakes
Science
North Korean nuclear test sets off years of earthquakes
Seismic activity around the Punggye-ri test site has increased since a large nuclear explosion in 2017
US Treasuries Have Become Unappetizing for Foreign Central Banks and Governments
https://wolfstreet.com/2026/09/17/treasuries-have-become-badly-unappetizing-for-foreign-central-banks-governments/
https://wolfstreet.com/2026/09/17/treasuries-have-become-badly-unappetizing-for-foreign-central-banks-governments/
US Military had close call after using AI for hallucinated intelligence report
https://www.cnn.com/2026/09/18/politics/us-military-ai-false-intelligence-china-ship
https://www.cnn.com/2026/09/18/politics/us-military-ai-false-intelligence-china-ship
CNN
Exclusive: US military had close call after using AI for false intelligence report, sources say
The episode shows the risks of using this new, relatively poorly understood technology in the middle of the Iran war
Border agents can search cellphones without a warrant or reasonable suspicion
https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/the-government-was-entitled-trumps-border-agents-can-now-search-cellphones-without-a-warrant-probable-cause-or-reasonable-suspicion-2nd-circuit-rules/
https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/the-government-was-entitled-trumps-border-agents-can-now-search-cellphones-without-a-warrant-probable-cause-or-reasonable-suspicion-2nd-circuit-rules/
Law & Crime
Border agents can search cellphones without a warrant or reasonable suspicion: 2nd Circuit
A federal court of appeals ruled that a traveler's cellphone may be searched by government agents at the border without a warrant or suspicion.
Android 17 is the first since 3.x to add new APIs without releasing to the AOSP
https://grapheneos.social/@GrapheneOS/117282080803799576
https://grapheneos.social/@GrapheneOS/117282080803799576
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GrapheneOS (@GrapheneOS@grapheneos.social)
Android 17 QPR1 is the first release since Android Honeycomb (3.x) adding new APIs for app developers without a release to the Android Open Source Project. The new APIs are currently exclusive to the Pixel OS and aren't available to other Android OEMs.
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Korea raises data breach fines to 10% of revenue
https://www.koreajoongangdaily.com/business/korea-raises-data-breach-fines-to-10-of-revenue/12869899
https://www.koreajoongangdaily.com/business/korea-raises-data-breach-fines-to-10-of-revenue/12869899
koreajoongangdaily
Korea raises data breach fines to 10% of revenue
Companies behind major negligent data leaks can now face fines of up to 10 percent of annual revenue under revised privacy rules.
US troop deaths during Iran war exceed Pentagon count by at least four
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/us-troop-deaths-iran-war-exceed-pentagon-count-by-least-four-washington-post-2026-09-18/
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/us-troop-deaths-iran-war-exceed-pentagon-count-by-least-four-washington-post-2026-09-18/
How OpenAI Used Its Own LLMs to Design Its Jalapeño Chip
https://spectrum.ieee.org/llms-for-chip-design
https://spectrum.ieee.org/llms-for-chip-design
IEEE Spectrum
How OpenAI Used Its Own LLMs to Design Its Jalapeño Chip
AI drastically shortened its design time; it will only get faster
Alibaba open-sources AI model that can detect cancer and nearly 150 conditions
https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3368055/alibaba-open-sources-medical-ai-model-can-detect-cancer-and-nearly-150-conditions
https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3368055/alibaba-open-sources-medical-ai-model-can-detect-cancer-and-nearly-150-conditions
South China Morning Post
Alibaba open-sources AI model that can detect cancer and nearly 150 conditions
Tested on nearly 40,000 real-world exams, the model outperformed most radiologists, according to a new study published in Science.
Gemini hacked three companies in first known breakout by Google's AI
https://www.reuters.com/business/gemini-hacked-three-companies-first-known-breakout-by-google-ai-wsj-reports-2026-09-18/
https://www.reuters.com/business/gemini-hacked-three-companies-first-known-breakout-by-google-ai-wsj-reports-2026-09-18/