Today's Lead
News Digest
Supreme Court Rejects Trump Mail-Voting Limits; President Dismisses AI Fears as 'a Hoax' as Kennedy Center Warns of Closure
The U.S. Supreme Court rejected President Trump's bid to tighten mail-in voting rules ahead of the midterms (MPR News; Al Jazeera) — one of two courtroom losses for the administration, which Al Jazeera reports also suffered a "double legal setback" over visa and green card…
Today's Digests
AI Digest
An OpenAI Researcher Warns Models Will "Seem Aligned Even When They Are Not" as Palantir's CTO Calls the Safety Push a "Coup"
Today's sharpest split is over AI risk itself: an OpenAI capabilities researcher published a warning that models are becoming too situationally aware to evaluate, while Palantir's CTO and others framed the safety push as political theater. Meanwhile, developers tallied the concrete bill for agentic coding, from Anthropic's reported 25x jump in CI jobs to Amplitude's infrastructure overhaul.
Local News Digest
U of M to remove Flock camera after Cedar-Riverside pushback — here's what Minnesota law says about the data
No Golden Valley-specific headlines made today's cut, so we'll lead with the biggest West Metro-adjacent story — one with clear relevance for any suburb weighing license-plate readers:
Pop Culture Digest
The Emmys Gave Us Taylor Swift, Two Olivia Bensons, and Meg Stalter Painted Solid Gold
The 78th Emmys weren't just an awards show — they were a full internet event. Beyond Taylor's sketch, TMZ notes the night featured Meg Stalter painted *gold* on the red carpet (commitment to the bit, respect) and movi...
Finance Digest
Fed Week Flip: Banks Jump to Hike Calls as the AI Trade Cracks and the 10-Year Eyes 5%
It's been a rough few weeks: oil prices are soaring amid increased Middle East tensions, and a discouraging inflation report has kept pressure on the Fed ahead of tomorrow's decision. The S&P 500 remains up 12% year t...
Gaming Digest
Valve's Steam Frame Opens Orders at a Lens-Watering $1,059 — While Sora Drops Into Fortnite and Arc Raiders' Expeditions Faces the Axe
Beyond Pokémon, Game Freak is cooking up Ame no Chi Hare Onna, a magical-girl title whose aspects will change depending on whether it's sunny or raining in the real world, according to Kotaku — a genuinely wild design...
MTG Digest
Tarmogoyf Returns and the Puppies Are Flickering: Reality Fracture Spoiler Season Hits Full Swing
Reality Fracture's big weekend: MTGGoldfish rounds up the September 11–14 spoilers — a green Omniscience, a red Demon, a black Phoenix, and the return of Tarmogoyf, with callbacks…
F1 Digest
Two Seconds From Heartbreak: VSC Destroys Norris's Madring Win as Antonelli Takes Another Title Step
Antonelli wins F1's first race at the Madring — his eighth career victory — after a lap-14 VSC, triggered just two seconds after Norris had passed the pit entry, wrecked the…