At A Glance

Visualizing the most-used AI chatbots in 2025.

How exchanges like Chicago Mercantile act like trading referees.

So-called kosher salt is pretty much unknown outside the US.

How "Billy Possum" failed to challenge the dominance of the teddy bear.

What's inside a manhole?

Rewrite 1930s German history with this interactive narrative game.

Meet Carolina's Luke Kuechly, the NFL's genius linebacker.

AI expert shows cyclical nature of AI hype cycles—in 1988.

How Earth appears at night from space.

Ancient Asian farmer's calendar of 24 small seasons or "sekki."

A terminal man with a rare condition used AI to speed discovery of his cure.

Explore an interactive historical tree of technological progress.

How 1800s horse breeders sourced animals from the Syrian desert.

Weighing the pros and cons of prostate cancer screenings for men.

How NYC's Chinatown has evolved since 1940.

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In The NEWS

1440 is the knowledge company for the intellectually curious. But it began as an email we sent to 78 people.

Staying informed and satisfying your curiosity is now an everyday obstacle course.

Wading through thousands of headlines, op-eds, and algorithm-driven news feeds has left intellectually curious Americans frustrated with their options. That's why we started 1440 - a fact-driven news and knowledge resource that respects your time and intelligence. Curated by humans, not algorithms.

Every morning, we'd wake up to the same broken media landscape. Filler content. Talking heads. Opinions. Infotainment.

But one day, instead of repeating the cycle, we started working on a solution: a comprehensive news and knowledge source that delivers the most impactful stories of the day, distilled to deepen your understanding of the world and save you time.

• We're employee-owned, not affiliated with any larger media outlet.
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1440 Standards

• Human first.
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• Transparency and accountability.
• Publishing facts without motives requires honesty. From how we make money to our editorial process — if you have a question, please ask. We answer every message.
• Relentless curiosity.
• We're driven by a never-ending passion to learn. A relentless desire to understand our community. Country. World and universe. To express this, we ask questions.

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• Facts and action. Not just words.
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End of August 2025

The end of August 2025 is more than just the last August in this year which is rather silly since everyone knows that none of the 12 months are duplicated.  But, unless someone develops time travel, our past will never be revisited.

Time is divided, not equally, into PAST - PRESENT - FUTURE.

So, August 2025, when seen in July 2025 was considered our future, it was considered our present as it was unfolding, and when we enter into September 2025, August 2025 will be seen as our past.

That part is easy to understand...  at least it is for me, what is not easy to understand is that we can never be in all three of them at the same time, nor can we be in two of them at the same time.  However, as SECONDS pass you by can you distinguish them from the past, present, or future?

Two seconds is no problem...  but can you distinguish a second or a nanosecond as it passes by you?

Very few people actually give a damn about this because understanding this has absolutely no bearing on how one should live one's life.

It is easier to understand and possibly grapple with as we grow older because time seems to move faster the more, we age...  and yet, that is not true at all because times moves at the same rate at age 5 as it did at age 50 as it does at age 75 or higher.  It is just that our perception of time is what changed, not time.

When I was young the months of August throughout those early years seemed to move ever so slowly with each day spending as much time in the present as I needed it to spend.

Now, August 31, 2025, feels like it should be August 2, 2025, and there are many more days to follow.

Somewhat Political

 

Quantum entanglement follows universal rules across all dimensions

Quantum entanglement is incredibly difficult to understand, even scientists, but a new study shows it follows the same basic playbook no matter how many dimensions you consider. The authors used a tool called thermal effective theory to pin down universal behavior in a precise limit.

This matters because quantum entanglement sits at the heart of quantum computing, secure communication, and error correction, and theorists have chased clean statements about it for decades.

The team proves that a standard measure called Rényi entropy has a universal form when the replica number n is small, and the boundary of the region you study is spherical.

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Trump moves to cut $4.9b in foreign aid funds without Congress. Congress previously approved the funds for foreign aid programs, but the administration is using an untested legal maneuver known as a “pocket rescission” to try to cancel them without Congressional approval. The Impoundment Control Act gives the president authority to halt the release of congressionally earmarked funds for 45 days, but they must be released if Congress doesn’t vote to rescind them during that period. Now, the administration is invoking it with less than 45 days left before the end of the government’s fiscal year in hopes of not having to release the cash. Democrats, and even some Republicans, criticized the move as an unlawful end-run around Congress’s power of the purse. The move is likely to complicate budget negotiations next month to avoid a government shutdown.

Alibaba wants to fill China’s Nvidia-sized hole with new chip. In the latest salvo in the race between the US and China for AI supremacy, China’s Alibaba has developed a new chip that’s more sophisticated than anything it has released before, as American chips from Nvidia are hard to come by in China due to export restrictions and geopolitical tensions, the Wall Street Journal reported yesterday. It still probably doesn’t rival Nvidia’s AI capabilities, however, as CNBC later reported that the chip is designed for running AI applications, not for training them, which requires huge amounts of data. Still, Alibaba’s stock soared on the news.

Judge isn’t ready to decide whether Lisa Cook can keep her job for now. A federal judge heard more than two hours of arguments yesterday about whether the Federal Reserve governor President Trump has tried to fire over allegations of mortgage fraud should be able to continue in her role while her suit challenging the dismissal plays out—but didn’t rule on the pressing question for the central bank. The judge, who asked probing questions of both Cook’s attorney and the government’s, has asked for more written arguments to be submitted to her by Tuesday. The outcome of the case, which is likely to ultimately end up before the Supreme Court, could shift the balance of power between the president and the historically independent Fed.—AR

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Sports, Entertainment, & Culture
> Ariana Grande announces dates for her first tour in seven years (More) | Ryan Gosling, Amy Adams, and Aaron Pierre tapped to star in "Star Wars: Starfighter," set to premiere in May 2027 (More)

> The 2025 US Open tennis championships continue; see latest women's bracket (More) | ... and men's bracket (More)

> UEFA Champions League draw announced with the league phase for the 36-team tournament set to begin Sept. 16 (More) | Inter Miami to take on Seattle Sounders on Sunday (8 pm ET, Apple TV+, Univision) for the Leagues Cup championship (More)


Science & Technology
> CDC Director Susan Monarez removed from post by President Donald Trump after refusing order from Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.; four top agency officials have departed in recent days, RFK Jr.'s deputy appointed acting director (More)

> Engineers develop self-assembling electrolyte that easily breaks apart at the end of its life; marks a key advance toward cost-efficient recycling of electric vehicle batteries (More)

> Researchers combine two decades of satellite data to create most detailed map of global seasonal cycles to date, identifying regional hot spots where seasons are out of sync (More)


Business & Markets
> US stock markets close higher (S&P 500 +0.3%, Dow +0.2%, Nasdaq +0.5%) following fresh economic data; S&P 500, Dow hit new records (More)

> US economy expanded at an annual rate of 3.3% in Q2, up from initial estimate of 3%; growth comes after US gross domestic product shrank 0.5% in Q1 (More)

> Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook sues President Donald Trump to block his move to dismiss her over mortgage fraud allegations; judge sets hearing for today (More)


Politics & World Affairs
> Minneapolis communities hold memorial services for victims of Wednesday's attack on Annunciation Catholic School (More) | See previous write-up (More)

> Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth bars Microsoft from continuing to hire Chinese citizens to manage the Pentagon's cloud services (More)

> Newark Liberty International Airport temporarily grounds flights amid air traffic control communication issues (More)

SOURCE:  1440 NEWS

My Political Wants

 

I am registered to vote in Tennessee, but neither as a Democrat nor as a Republican nor as an Independent - I am just registered.

My politics are very simple:

1. Low Individual Taxes
2. Balanced Budgets Only
3. No Support of Foreign Wars
4. Limit National Debt to 25% of GDP
5. Protection From Robots Taking Jobs
6. Weak Federal Government
7. Strong State Government
8. Strong Military
9. Increase in Social Security
10. Guaranteed Healthcare
11. Strong Law Enforcement
12. No Tax Shelters for Anyone
13. Non-profits Pay Taxes
14. Robust College Classes
15. Tariffs on Foreign Made Goods
16. No DEI
17. No Illegal Immigrants
18. Term Limits for Congress & Supreme Court
19. No Second Amendment
20. No Biological Males in Female Sports

OBVIOUSLY, many of these twenty points will never take place, even though they support both the liberal and conservative points of view.

One thing is for certain which is something I OPPOSE WHOLEHEARTEDLY and that is the USA is moving towards SOCIALISM...  Not the kind of socialism where the government owns the means of production but the kind of socialism that includes:

• Guaranteed Income
• Free Healthcare
• Free Education
• Free Transportation
• Rent & Price Controls

This type of socialism is guaranteed to take place in the USA and probably through the world is because of AI/Robots taking jobs.  When robots take our jobs, government will have no choice but to provide those five items and more.

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Coal Power Plant Demolished For Nuclear Fusion Prototype

In reading about sustainable energy and writing about it, there have been some happy news stories where former landfills are outfitted with solar power arrays and where abandoned coal mines also are found to have solar power potential. 

Rivian is involved with one such project as reported on this site. I also conducted an interview about a derelict petrol station transforming into an EV charging hub.

Now comes another reversal of technologies situation: this one is about getting rid of a coal power plant for a cleaner source of electricity. Chris Mowry, CEO at Type One Energy, answered some questions about the project.

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