Today's Lead
News Digest
Houthis Claim Direct Hits on Saudi Airbase as Hormuz Talks Postponed; Trump Rejects AI Slowdown Calls From Tech CEOs
Middle East escalation: Al Jazeera's live coverage, headlined "Iran war live," reports Yemen's Houthis claim "direct hits" on a Saudi airbase in a drone-and-missile attack, with no response so far from Saudi Arabia. Oman separately announced that talks with Iran and Gulf states…
Today's Digests
AI Digest
Security Veteran Calls AI Safety Narrative "Morally Corrupt" as Tencent and Google Open-Source Agent Tooling
A 25-year cybersecurity professional publicly attacked the AI safety narrative around agent sandbox incidents, just as Yoshua Bengio's notes on misaligned agent behavior recirculated and hardened both camps. Meanwhile agent infrastructure had a release day, with Tencent open-sourcing a sandbox runtime, Google reportedly open-sourcing an Android automation tool, and MCP gaining on-demand Agent Skills discovery.
Local News Digest
Vikings Rally With 29 Unanswered Points to Beat Packers After Kyler Murray Leaves Debut With Concussion
A quiet day for hyperlocal headlines in Golden Valley, Robbinsdale, Crystal, New Hope and St. Louis Park — so we'll point you to a story worth following for anyone keeping tabs on surveillance technology: University o...
Reality TV Digest
Housewives Band Together for Brandi Glanville's Medical Fund as RHOC Erupts Over "Realtor-Gate"
That's the tea, hennies — see you tomorrow for whatever brand-new feuds Bravo cooks up overnight. 🔫🌿☕
Pop Culture Digest
Celine Dion Just Returned to the Stage in Paris After Six-Plus Years — Grab the Tissues
CELINE IS BACK. After more than six years away from performing, Celine Dion made her long-awaited return to the stage in Paris, and Rolling Stone's review calls it an operatic…
Finance Digest
Drone Strike on a Saudi Pipeline, Yields at the 5% Doorstep, and an AI Bubble Check
The tape has been rough for a few weeks even though the S&P 500 is still up roughly 11% year-to-date and hovering near record levels, per Motley Fool — an interruption, not (yet) a reversal. The pressure points: an oi...
Gaming Digest
Wardogs Races Past One Million Copies as BlizzCon Delivers a Diablo IV x The Witcher 3 Crossover
The headline-grabber for Nintendo fans: despite the company's long-stated philosophy of putting gameplay above story, Nintendo maintains (and updates) an official Legend of Zelda timeline — and its latest revision see...
MTG Digest
Reality Fracture Preview Season Is On — and Titanbreach Is Sounding Very Kamigawa
Preview season means rules headaches, and this week's judge-bait threads are a good spread: whether [Teysa Karlov](https://www.reddit.com/r/magicTCG/comments/1wfuoeu/interaction_between_teysa_and_yuna/) doubles up Yun...
F1 Digest
Two Seconds From Glory: VSC Breaks Norris' Heart as Antonelli Conquers the Madring
Formula 1's first race in Madrid in 45 years delivered a familiar storyline: Kimi Antonelli finding a way to win. The Mercedes driver prevailed as polesitter Norris, who had comfortably pulled away in the early stages...
Sports Digest
Kyler Murray Knocked Out of His Vikings Debut with a Concussion, but Minnesota Crushes the Packers 39-22 Anyway
The season opener in Minnesota was a rollercoaster: new quarterback Kyler Murray took a hard, late hit in the first quarter and was ruled out with a concussion, but the Vikings beat the Packers 39-22 regardless. ESPN ...