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Thursday, August 20, 2026

Daily edition · 2026-08-20 · 136 stories

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Credit Market Trends: Record Sales and Rising Treasury Risks

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Credit Market Dynamics: Record Sales and Treasury Risk

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Investors Warn US Over Shifting From Predictable Debt Management

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    Credit Market Trends: Record Sales and Rising Treasury Risks

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    Credit Market Dynamics: Record Sales and Treasury Risk

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    Investors Warn US Over Shifting From Predictable Debt Management

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    Treasury Secretary Bessent's Bond Buyback Plan and Market Impact

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Treasury Secretary Bessent's Bond Buyback Plan and Market Impact

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Treasury Secretary Bessent's Plan to Increase Buybacks of Longer-Dated Debt

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GCSE results and grading guidance for 2026

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GCSE Exams and Results Guide 2026

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Ronaldinho comeback at age 46 in Italy

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AliExpress runs silent WebAudio fingerprinting that breaks Bluetooth multipoint

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HTML Can Do That

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I like 'em thick: an apology to my English teachers

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Malicious Rust crate Arrayref runs a build-time payload

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CIA funding helped keep NeXT afloat in the 80s

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The August 17 outage, and the work ahead

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Show HN: Huzzah – a novel approach to coding with AI

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ChatGPT launches Apple Messages integration for automated text writing

ChatGPT has launched a new integration with Apple Messages that allows users to automatically generate and send text messages.

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OpenAI gaining market share on Anthropic among business users

OpenAI is making gains against competitor Anthropic in capturing business users, according to new data.

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ChatGPT launches Apple Messages integration for automated texting

ChatGPT has launched a new integration with Apple Messages that allows users to automatically generate and send text messages.

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OpenAI gaining market share against Anthropic among business users

OpenAI is gaining market share among business users compared to competitor Anthropic, according to new data.

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Google Discover gets AI chatbot-tuned feed customization

Google is enhancing its Discover feed with AI-powered customization that allows users to describe their content preferences in natural language.

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The Enhanced Games posts $60 million loss

The Enhanced Games, a venture attempting to revolutionize sports by permitting performance-enhancing drugs, has resulted in significant financial failure with a reported $60 million loss.

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Google Discover gets AI chatbot-tuned feed customization

Google is enhancing its Discover feed with AI-powered customization that allows users to describe their content preferences in natural language.

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The Enhanced Games posts $60 million loss

The Enhanced Games, a venture attempting to revolutionize sports by permitting performance-enhancing drugs, has resulted in significant financial failure with a reported $60 million loss.

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Someone targeted security researchers using a fake crypto conference as a lure

Cybercriminals impersonated a legitimate cryptocurrency news organization to target security researchers by luring them to a fake crypto conference.

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Ok, can we actually cool data centers with our pee?

In a humorous comment, Jason Kelce suggested using human urine to cool data centers instead of potable water, a proposal that surprisingly has some scientific merit.

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China Is Strapping 'Digital Bombs' to Civilian Infrastructure—Is the US Ready?

China has allegedly embedded malicious code—termed 'digital bombs'—into critical civilian infrastructure, posing a significant national security threat to the United States.

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The Galaxy's Fastest Star Could Reveal the Secrets of a Supermassive Black Hole

Astronomers have identified S301, the fastest star in the galaxy, which orbits extremely close to Sagittarius A*, the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way.

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Someone targeted security researchers using a fake crypto conference as a lure

Cybercriminals impersonated a cryptocurrency news website and used a fake crypto conference as a social engineering tactic to target security researchers.

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Ok, can we actually cool data centers with our pee?

Former NFL player Jason Kelce humorously suggested using human urine to cool data centers instead of potable water, a joke that researchers say isn't entirely unrealistic.

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China Is Strapping 'Digital Bombs' to Civilian Infrastructure—Is the US Ready?

China's Volt Typhoon hacking group is reportedly embedding malicious code, described as 'digital bombs,' into critical civilian infrastructure systems.

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The Galaxy's Fastest Star Could Reveal the Secrets of a Supermassive Black Hole

Astronomers have identified S301, the galaxy's fastest star, which orbits remarkably close to Sagittarius A*, the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way.

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Runlayer, Rippling drop lawsuits

Runlayer and Rippling have resolved their legal dispute by dropping their lawsuits without any monetary settlement.

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Google gives publishers a new way to fight AI-driven traffic losses

Google has introduced a new feature allowing readers to designate publishers as preferred sources across its Search, Discover, and Google News platforms.

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Mark buys a castle

Mark Zuckerberg has purchased a castle located near Meta's international headquarters in Ireland.

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Roblox must make changes after failing to block adults creeping on kids

Roblox has been found to have inadequate safeguards against adult predators targeting children on its platform and must implement significant changes.

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