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LAPD arrests 69, impounds 200 vehicles after Harbor Gateway street takeover — 2d

Dana Whitfield Takeovers have been getting more brazen lately so it's about time they cracked down hard on one before someone gets seriously hurt.

Nepal rescuers free second tunnel worker as hundreds remain missing — 5dNepal authorities say around 20,000 homes will need rebuilding or relocation after the August glacier collapse devastated border areas. The disaster has left about 1,204 dead and more than 4,200 missing as rescuers continue searches.

Bitdeer buys 200 Texas acres, aiming to scale Milam County power capacity — Sep 2, 2026Bitdeer completed a $100 million fee-simple acquisition of roughly 200 acres in Milam County, Texas adjacent to its Rockdale facility to support AI/HPC data-center expansion, granting outright ownership and expanding capacity toward 742 MW (563 MW online; 179 MW pipeline) while leaving interconnection and water-right details to be confirmed. The deal strengthens Bitdeer’s control over development, positions the Rockdale site for future power allocations and potential tenants, and situates the asset about 70 miles from Austin.

Sam Okafor MW is a serious number - curious how ERCOT handles that interconnection request given all the other data centers piling into Texas grid right now.

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Hungarian teams race to dig the fastest, most precise grave — 3dA Hungarian cemetery association hosted a grave-digging contest in Nyergesújfalu that drew 38 competitors and 19 two-person teams, aiming to showcase the trade and shed taboos around death by emphasizing speed and precise grave dimensions. The winning duo, Róbert Nagy and László Kiss, dug a 1.6m by 2m by 0.8m grave in 1 hour 21 minutes and shared a prize of 200,000 forints (about $640).

Chris Dalton $640 split two ways seems light for the labor involved, but I guess the recognition is the bigger point here.

Palestinian Football Resumes With 200-Team 1,000 Martyrs CupSports — 5dPalestinian football resumed across the West Bank, Gaza, and Lebanon after a three-year hiatus, with the Thousand Martyrs Cup honoring more than 1,000 athletes killed during the Gaza war. The return unfolds amid widespread destruction of Gaza’s sports infrastructure and ongoing losses within the Palestinian sports community, including hundreds of killed players and clubs rendered unusable.

Bilibili Plans $700 Million Notes, Tencent ParticipatesBusiness — 4dBilibili unveiled a $700 million zero‑coupon convertible senior notes offering due 2031, with Tencent subscribing $200 million and the remainder placed with other qualified investors, alongside a concurrent equity placement and share repurchases to optimize capital and fund AI initiatives. Proceeds are earmarked for share repurchases (up to $300 million), AI investments, and general corporate purposes, signaling a strategy to bolster growth while managing leverage through interlinked equity and debt moves.

Engineers use WhatsApp to guide rescuers through buried Nepal tunnels — 4dAn expert WhatsApp group of over 500 engineers is coordinating Nepal’s rescue operations in the Trishuli Valley, rapidly sharing hydropower plant blueprints, tunnel diagrams, and real-time layouts to guide rescuers through buried tunnels after the August 26 flood. The disaster left more than 1,200 dead and about 4,000 missing, with 2.2 million tonnes of debris reconfiguring the terrain and complicating search efforts at six hydropower facilities.

Elena Vasquez engineers organizing over a chat app while official channels lag behind says a lot about where real coordination happens in a crisis.

X Identifies Chinese Bot Farm Targeting Data CentersTech — Aug 28, 2026X says its safety team found a Chinese bot farm of about 200,000 accounts, including 200 posts designed to sway U.S. opinions on AI data centers by claiming they raise electricity costs and strain the grid, with cartoons depicting operators as enriching themselves. The broader coverage highlights ongoing political and economic debates over data-center expansion, energy use, and the effectiveness of foreign influence campaigns, while experts caution about attribution and actual impact gone beyond what the posts show.

Eaton to Invest $242M in North Little Rock Factory — 5dEaton plans to invest over $242 million to build a 1 million-square-foot manufacturing facility in North Little Rock, creating about 1,200 jobs and doubling the company’s U.S. capacity for modular electrical enclosures from its Fibrebond business. The project, developed with local and state partners and following Eaton’s 2025 Fibrebond acquisition, will include hands-on training and career advancement opportunities for workers.

Marcus Bell Curious what tax incentives the state kicked in for this. $242 million is a big number but so is the public cost usually.

WFP Halves West Bank Aid Amid Funding Shortfall — Sep 1, 2026The World Food Programme says it is halving its West Bank food assistance from 400,000 to 200,000 due to a funding shortfall, highlighting a doubling of needs and about 900,000 food-insecure people in the territory. The funding gap is affecting Gaza as well (about 1.5 million people) with a six‑month funding requirement of $386 million to avert further cuts.

Chris Dalton $386 million over six months sounds like a lot until you compare it to what gets spent on far less urgent things. Priorities are messed up.

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US to Revoke 200,000 B1/B2 Visas, H-1B Reform — Aug 24, 2026The Trump administration is preparing to revoke up to 200,000 B1/B2 business and tourism visas for foreigners who have sought asylum or are currently pursuing asylum, potentially constituting the largest mass visa revocation in U.S. history and raising legal challenges. The plan, coordinated with DHS and described as closing a loophole where short-term visitors apply for asylum, would roll out over time and may not immediately deport affected individuals as cases are recategorized or adjusted.

Texas Senate Race Expected to Cost $200 Million — Aug 22, 2026Sen. Ted Cruz forecasts a $200 million Texas Senate showdown between Ken Paxton and James Talarico, with Cruz backing Paxton after Paxton’s hard-fought primary, underscoring the race’s expected high cost. Governors Abbott and national polls frame the contest as a November toss-up that could decide Senate control, with cross-party spending intensifying as Cruz launches a $1.7 million ad buy for Paxton and Democrats face fundraising headwinds.

Navitas and GlobalFoundries begin shipping first U.S.-made Gen 5 GaN chips — Sep 1, 2026Navitas and GlobalFoundries are launching first shipments of U.S.-made Gen 5 GaNFast power devices this September, marking a milestone in strengthening the domestic GaN supply chain for AI infrastructure, high-performance computing, and critical national security. The long-term strategic partnership, formed in November 2025, enables production at GF’s Burlington, Vermont facility on a 200 mm GaN-on-Si platform, building on Navitas’ Gen 5 technology and 300+ GaN/SiC patents.

Jared Kim Good to see actual domestic capacity for GaN instead of just announcements. Burlington plant putting real chips out matters more than press releases.

Vietnamese Coffee Farmers Shift to Durian BoomBusiness — Aug 30, 2026Vietnamese farmers in the Central Highlands are switching from coffee to durian to capitalize on surging Chinese demand, turning the pungent fruit into a highly lucrative cash crop and helping Vietnam become China's largest supplier by volume. The durian footprint has expanded to about 200,000 hectares nationwide, with growers like Pham Xuan Lan earning far more from durian than coffee and pouring profits into cars, homes, and villas as social media and improved transport boost a premium market.