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Jeopardy! publicly advertised its clue-writing position for the first time in the show's 42-year history, attracting over 1,300 applicants in just eight days for a role paying up to $178,000 annually. Candidates faced the same 50-question test given to contestants, plus had to draft full rounds of categories and clues sourced only from verifiable references, with Wikipedia and AI tools explicitly forbidden.
Tailwind Labs, creator of the widely used Tailwind CSS framework, announced it is joining Shopify. The framework, installed over 110 million times weekly and used by companies like OpenAI, X, Cloudflare and Reddit, will now be developed within Shopify's product ecosystem rather than as a standalone business.
Lyft has launched Waymo robotaxi access in Nashville, marking the first city where Waymo vehicles appear on both the Lyft and Waymo apps simultaneously. Riders requesting Standard, Priority Pickup, Wait & Save or Extra Comfort trips may be matched with a driverless Waymo car, provided both pickup and drop-off fall within a designated central Nashville zone covering areas like Downtown, East Nashville and Midtown.
A new open-source tool called Tithon decouples Jupyter kernel execution from the client, running the kernel and streaming its output through a host-side daemon instead of the editor process. This means closing VSCode, losing SSH, or shutting a laptop no longer kills a long-running notebook session, and reconnecting restores the full output history rather than a blank slate. It also stores notebooks as compact .py files with real image outputs instead of bloated .ipynb JSON, making them easier for AI agents to read.
A researcher at an independent science society describes efforts to recreate Liesegang rings, patterned bands that form in gel with geometric spacing following a (1+p)^n series. The work follows earlier tabletop experiments including Rayleigh-Bénard convection cells using mica powder and oil, and an unsuccessful attempt at the Briggs-Rauscher oscillating reaction. The goal is identifying which variables control these self-organizing, non-equilibrium chemical phenomena.
A Sydney court convicted Enrico Pucci, 50, on 30 domestic violence charges against his former partner Stacey, including remotely manipulating her Tesla via the vehicle's app. He added an unauthorised 'parental control' profile giving him command over the car's temperature, locks, curfew and speed, at one point triggering Valet Mode to cap it at 40km/h while she was driving. Police documents describe him boasting he was 'in her car' and 'in her maps' while stalking her.
Ahead of Apple's 'Surprise and shine' event, John Ternus posted a cryptic video showing a spotlight shining on the corner of what looks like an iPhone. Speculation points to the video hinting at a variable aperture camera system rumored for the iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max.
Hotel developer Ian McClure has become the first outside operator in more than ten years to sign a fresh development agreement with Planet Fitness, rather than buying into the chain by acquiring an existing franchisee's gyms. McClure's firm, Gulf Coast Hotel Management, which runs extended-stay hotels and Wyndham properties across several states, secured three area deals to open over a dozen locations on Florida's Gulf Coast. Each gym costs between $1.3 million and $5.4 million to launch depending on financing.
Apple is reportedly expanding its trade-in program so that devices with minor cosmetic flaws, such as small screen cracks, qualify for the same value as pristine units. The change is expected to go live across Apple's entire product line as soon as the online store reopens after today's iPhone event. It comes as new iPhone 18 Pro models are expected to carry roughly $100 price increases.
Ahead of Apple's 'Surprise and shine' event, leakers and Bloomberg's Mark Gurman detail expected announcements including the foldable iPhone Duo, iPhone 18 Pro with a smaller Dynamic Island supporting three Live Activities, a mechanical aperture on the Pro Max, and faster charging. AirPods 5 are also expected, offering versions with and without wireless charging cases plus improved noise cancellation, while camera-equipped AirPods have reportedly been pushed to next year. Pre-orders for the iPhone Duo and iPhone 18 Pro are expected to open September 12 at the usual 5 a.m. PT time.
New analysis argues that leadership should not be viewed as a hierarchy above followership, since attaining a position of authority does not guarantee competence in it. Studies cited show traits like narcissism often help people rise into leadership roles while doing little to make them effective once in charge.
Apple unveiled the iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max, featuring a main camera with dynamic aperture control, a new A20 Pro chip built on 2nm technology, and an enlarged vapor chamber for cooling. Pricing starts at $1,199 for the 18 Pro and $1,299 for the Pro Max, both up $100 from last year, with preorders starting September 12 and availability September 18.