Wednesday, September 23, 2026 · Atlanta
D’s Personal Morning Newspaper
Front Page · Front Page · Reuters
New Mac mini and Mac Studio systems are being pitched as lower-cost alternatives to cloud AI, with Apple demonstrating a trillion-parameter model running across four Mac Studios.
Front Page · Reuters
Anthropic says Opus 5.5 cuts operating cost while improving coding performance and adds stronger safeguards, intensifying the frontier-model price/performance race.
Front Page · Tomshardware
A Texas jury found Bambu’s X1, P1 and A1 families infringed Stratasys patents involving prime towers and bed-leveling methods; Bambu says it plans to appeal.
Technology & Making · Reuters
The new Unit 42 service combines models from Anthropic, OpenAI and open-weight systems to continuously probe web apps, APIs and cloud infrastructure for weaknesses.
Business & AI · Reuters
The data startup raised $350 million after annualized revenue reportedly surged above $350 million, showing how valuable high-quality training and reinforcement-learning data has become.
Technology & Family · Reuters
Tom Siegel, now leading Common Sense Media’s Youth AI Safety Institute, says AI products need stronger age verification and independent safety standards for minors.
Business & Economy · Reuters
Technology shares regained leadership as oil prices eased, with AMD’s trillion-dollar valuation helping lift the semiconductor sector.
Technology & Making · Images
Apple’s newest desktops are available now, making its local-AI pitch immediately relevant to anyone considering a MiniMac-class upgrade.
F1 · Reuters
Max Verstappen heads to Azerbaijan looking for his first win of the season, while Kimi Antonelli arrives with an 81-point championship lead.
F1 · Reuters
The F1 Commission agreed to reduce the standard Grand Prix distance from 305 km to 290 km, cutting a typical race by two or three laps.
Cars · Reuters
The supercar maker is broadening its lineup as luxury and performance brands look for enough volume to support rising development costs.
Cars · Reuters
Milan Nedeljkovic says low-cost Chinese vehicles threaten European competitiveness, while arguing negotiated pricing and dialogue are preferable to escalating trade barriers.
Photography · Helpx
Version 27.10 adds an AI Assisted Editor beta, prompt-based editing, mask-guided AI edits and a new non-destructive lighting adjustment layer.
Photography & Security · Helpx
Adobe’s September security update fixes critical vulnerabilities that could permit arbitrary code execution in older Photoshop versions.
Atlanta · Forecast
Atlanta starts mostly cloudy around 72°F, with a high near 76°F and a chance of a shower. Thursday turns less humid and the weekend stays dry.
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | Home | Away | L10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 92 | 65 | .586 | - | 51-28 | 41-37 | 6-4 | |
| 87 | 70 | .554 | 5.0 | 42-34 | 45-36 | 5-5 | |
| 77 | 80 | .490 | 15.0 | 45-33 | 32-47 | 5-5 | |
| 74 | 84 | .468 | 18.5 | 37-41 | 37-43 | 7-3 | |
| 72 | 85 | .459 | 20.0 | 36-45 | 36-40 | 4-6 |
ESPN · Sports · Auburn Tigers Football
Record 5-4 · 10th in SEC · Sat, November 14th at 12:00 PM EST
Auburn visits Mississippi State in SEC playOregon's 'Shoe Ducks' jab at Ohio State tops college football Week 10 trolls
Sports · Cbssports
Atlanta is 92–65 and hosts the Reds at 7:15 p.m. at Truist Park after dropping Tuesday’s opener.
Sports · Statmuse
The Braves have already clinched the NL East at 92–65; Philadelphia is 87–70, leaving Atlanta exactly five games ahead in the standings.
Atlanta & Culture · Creativeloafing
City Springs Theatre Company’s production runs through September 27, giving Atlanta a strong midweek stage option tonight.
Atlanta & Culture · Creativeloafing
Theatrical Outfit’s production of Fences plays at 7:30 p.m. and continues through October 4.
Science & Space · Science
NASA says teams are completing final prelaunch activities and reviews for the next crewed mission to the International Space Station.
Discovery · Science
Landsat imagery shows large wildflower carpets across arid parts of Western Australia after favorable winter rainfall.
Personal · Vogue
Today’s reading emphasizes solving problems with help from your circle, asking for perspective, and using clarity about what you do not want to narrow the path forward.
A box containing part of Truman Capote’s cremated remains sold at auction in 2016 for $43,750 after attracting 12 bids.
Source →Neptune was found because its position was mathematically predicted from disturbances in Uranus’s orbit before Johann Galle observed it through a telescope.
Neptune was discovered on September 23, 1846 after mathematicians predicted where astronomers should look for it.
Read more →Today favors collaboration. Ask trusted people how they see the situation and what they can contribute. Shared goals move faster when you stop trying to solve every piece alone. If you are unsure, use what you know you do not want to clarify what you do.
Virgo horoscope →Apple local AI economics
Claude Opus 5.5 developer adoption
Bambu Lab response to the Stratasys verdict
Braves rebound attempt against Cincinnati