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Berkshire Hathaway has upped its bet on the U.S. housing market, and also boosted its stakes in Alphabet and Delta Air Lines. Source: https://www.marketwatch.com/story/berkshire-hathaway-doubles-down-on-the-u-s-housing-market-with-a-fresh-bet-on-this-stock-e5c8484a?mod=mw_rss_topstories

Trump memo is first time gov't has authorized private sector to perform cyber attacks. Source: https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/08/white-house-recruits-security-firms-to-hack-overseas-cybercriminals/

The indictment means there will be no public preliminary hearing with witness testimony ahead of a possible full-blown trial Source: https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-news/nick-reiner-indicted-murder-rob-michele-reiner-1235607630/

"I think the producers had more time to prepare for season 4 and every episode felt incredible on the page" Source: https://www.space.com/entertainment/space-movies-shows/star-trek-strange-new-worlds-cast-on-taking-bigger-leaps-for-season-4s-outside-the-box-episodes-interview

Commemorating three decades of the transformative 3D shooter, id Software releases a surprise new expansion and limited merch collection with composer Trent Reznor Source: https://kotaku.com/just-about-everything-other-than-the-music-sells-out-in-nins-30th-anniversary-quake-collection-2000722712

Stream new releases from Ravyn Lenae, Karol G, Flo, and more Source: https://pitchfork.com/story/11-new-albums-you-should-listen-to-now-ravyn-lenae-karol-g/

Check out this video from BBC News: "Washington residents react to Spokane wildfire damage. #BBCNews" Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/rvONIlueZok

Over 1 million people a year die from diarrheal disease. Nearly half are kids under age 5. A new vaccine in trials offers great hope. Source: https://www.npr.org/2026/08/07/g-s1-137456/diarrhea-disease-vaccine-childhood-deaths-shigella

Description SkyFall ground-penetrating radar engineer Maya Román connects a coaxial cable to a test antenna in the Environmental Test Lab’s electromagnetic interference testing chamber at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California. The antenna was pointed up during test to minimize reflections and interferences with the antenna pattern during the measurement. Equipped with four instruments each, the […] Source: https://science.nasa.gov/photojournal/antenna-testing-for-nasas-skyfall-mission/

Smith’s fifth studio album arrives on Aug. 21 Source: https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/sam-smith-when-hes-gone-single-hazel-eyes-1235603990/