People Emerge from New York City Manhole at 4:19am
August 23rd, 2026The manhole people are back .
They were spotted at 4 am in Manhattan exiting another man hole . pic.twitter.com/F2VUD7DwAE
— Viral News NYC (@ViralNewsNYC) August 22, 2026
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Go For A Drive Around Los Angeles…
August 23rd, 2026…get trapped behind a malfunctioning Waymo on a road that looks like something out of a high budget zombie apocalypse movie.
Here's Conner enjoying an early morning drive around Los Angeles, trapped behind a malfunctioning Waymo in a homeless camp. pic.twitter.com/Wj6TbLhkSB
— cryptogon (@cryptogon) August 23, 2026
How Much Would an AI Crash Destroy?
August 22nd, 2026Via: Patrick Boyle:
U.S. Navy Live-Fire Tests Drone Sailboat With Missile Launcher
August 22nd, 2026Via: ZeroHedge:
Once known primarily for capturing dramatic footage from inside hurricanes and tropical storms during the Atlantic hurricane season, Saildrone’s autonomous surface vessels have evolved into dual-use platforms that recently demonstrated the ability to deploy Joint Air-to-Ground Missiles (JAGM).
California-based Saildrone revealed in a press release that its unmanned surface vehicle (USV) launched two Lockheed Martin JAGM missiles for the first time during the Rim of the Pacific exercise off Hawaii.
More: Saildrone and Lockheed Martin Demonstrate Missile Launch from Saildrone USV
Chinese Robot Runs 100m Sprint Quicker than Usain Bolt’s World Record
August 22nd, 2026Why run them into a padded barrier instead of slowing them down??? haha
Via: Guardian:
A ?robot named Lightning ?has run ?the 100m in 9.32 seconds, ?beating the human world ?record, China’s ?state broadcaster ?has reported.
The humanoid, developed by the Chinese smartphone manufacturer Honor, ?reached a peak speed of 14.5 metres per second during ?a test event for ?the second World Humanoid Robot Games, which ?began on Saturday. The ?performance surpassed ?the ?9.58sec men’s ?100m world record ?set ?by Usain Bolt 17 years ago at the World Athletics Championships in Berlin.
Turkey Issues Arrest Warrant For Netanyahu
August 22nd, 2026Via: ZeroHedge:
Turkey has escalated its anti-Israel actions, after months of denunciations connected to its Gaza, Syria, and Iran policies – and is once again taking things to new levels.
The Erdogan government has just issued an international arrest warrant for Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as part of an investigation into Israel’s interception of an aid flotilla for Gaza, which happened in mid-May and involved over 50 vessels and nearly 500 international activists.
Justice Minister Akin Gurlek announced Friday on X that Netanyahu and another top official are wanted for “genocide” related to military actions in Gaza.
“We categorically reject the notion that the Netanyahu administration, which is implementing a genocide policy in Gaza, is untouchable and unaccountable,” Gurlek said.
“We will not allow the crimes committed in Gaza to be covered up or the perpetrators to be shielded by impunity. We will resolutely utilize all possibilities of national and international law,” the Justice Minister added.
Former Acting U.S. Attorney Found Dead Inside Federal Building in San Diego
August 21st, 2026Via: Los Angeles Times:
Assistant U.S. Atty. Andrew Haden was found dead in an office inside the Edward J. Schwartz federal building in San Diego on Wednesday, shortly after being reported missing. There were no signs of foul play involved, authorities said.
Haden, 48, had worked for the U.S. attorney’s office since 2010 and twice served as acting U.S. attorney for the Southern District of California during transitions of leadership — once for around two months in 2023 and then again for another two-month stint in 2025.
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Haden was a veteran prosecutor who held several leadership roles during his career, including that of first assistant attorney general for the Southern District, which is the second-in-command role. He also served as chief of the Violent Crimes & Human Trafficking Section and of the Criminal Division.
Haden was raised in San Diego and graduated from University City High before obtaining his bachelor’s degree in political science from Stanford University.
He then served five years in the Navy and completed two overseas deployments in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation Iraqi Freedom and Joint Task Force Liberia.
How Much More Toxic Crap Can They Put on Our Food?
August 20th, 2026Via: Truthstream Media:
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The Hidden Debt That Apple Owes to the CIA
August 20th, 2026Via: Wall Street Journal:
Without CIA funding that helped keep NeXT afloat in the ’80s, Steve Jobs might not have made a triumphant return to Apple—and the iPhone might not have its foundational operating code.
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“How many units are you prepared to deliver on an annual basis?” Romello asked.
“That’s privileged information,” Jobs shot back.
“Is it more than 20,000? That’s what I want to buy: 20,000 units,” Romello said. “And I want ’em this year, but I want ’em with two modifications.”
The customization Romello had in mind wouldn’t be handled by Jobs or NeXT. The intelligence customer wanted a faster chip, supplied by Motorola, and a special graphics card, from Intel. “We never told him what we were really after,” Romello said. “We didn’t give him a copy of the chip. They were done aftermarket by us, by our proxies.”
He may not have known exactly what the CIA was planning to do with his computers, but Jobs was eventually granted a top-secret security clearance so he could visit classified facilities.
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Publicly, NeXT said it had a contract with the federal government as part of a partnership with ESL. Even inside the government, the CIA’s involvement was shielded; the National Security Agency was the official buyer, according to Dain Ehring, who worked with Romello on the NeXT contract.
Book: Valley of Death: How Big Tech is Fueling the Future of War by Sharon Weinberger
Current State of Battlefield Robots in Ukraine War
August 19th, 2026Mostly Chinese-made components + 3D printing + Starlink…
Related: U.S. and Ukrainian Forces Went Head-to-Head in an Exercise. Ukraine’s Drones Won.
