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Also in today's Digest: college football returns (Need To Know), OpenAI begins releasing its latest model (Sci. & Tech.), the fertility "tipping point" (Pol. & World Affairs), can building muscle slow aging? (In-Depth), and much more.
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Need To Know
Gloria Steinem Dies
Feminist activist, journalist, and author Gloria Steinem died Wednesday at her home in New York City at age 92, her foundation announced yesterday.
Steinem became one of the most recognizable leaders of the modern women’s movement, spending six decades advocating for gender equality, reproductive rights, and women’s political representation. Her national profile began with a 1963 exposé of working conditions at New York’s Playboy Club, where she spent 11 days undercover as a Bunny (see photos). She cofounded Ms. magazine in 1971—read her reflections on the first issue. She helped establish the National Women’s Political Caucus and Women’s Media Center and received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2013. See how the movements she helped lead reshaped American life. Her final memoir, “An Unexpected Life,” is due out later this month.
Explore six decades of her personal archives and watch a 2008 interview with Steinem reflecting on her career.
A Changing Game
College football returns this weekend with a packed slate of games. No. 9 Ole Miss, facing No. 24 Louisville on Sunday (7:30 pm ET, ABC), is the lone ranked matchup, but Week 1 features multiple storied programs clashing (see full schedule).
No. 11 LSU hosting Clemson (7:30 pm ET, ABC) is widely considered Saturday’s marquee game. The Bayou Bengals and new coach Lane Kiffin have drawn scrutiny by attempting to roster players who signed NFL contracts. Those athletes sought another year of college eligibility by challenging NCAA rules—a move opposed by the Southeastern Conference, which is reportedly considering suspending or expelling LSU in response. Sunday’s lineup includes No. 4 Notre Dame playing Wisconsin at Lambeau Field (7:30 pm ET, NBC).
The action follows a brief Week 0 schedule that saw former New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick lead North Carolina to a 15-10 victory over TCU in Dublin, Ireland.
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Nvidia Stacks Up
Nvidia is purchasing Hugging Face—a repository of open-source AI models—for $12.9B, the company announced yesterday. The deal positions the world’s most valuable company to expand its control of the AI ecosystem beyond supplying semiconductor chips.
Hugging Face received a private-market valuation of $4.5B only three years ago. Since then, it has attracted more than 18 million users and 200,000 companies that use the platform to discover, share, and collaborate on more than 3 million open-source AI models (open- and closed-source models, explained). By purchasing the world’s biggest open-source AI model repository, Nvidia positions itself for a day when chip demand may slow. The deal is expected to close in the first half of 2027, pending regulatory approval.
When Hugging Face was the subject of an OpenAI hack in July, the company closed the vulnerability using a Chinese open-source model. See five of the most fascinating takeaways from the hack.
🫶 Humankind: A Chicago grandma has become a local celebrity by filling city buses, festivals, and baseball games with bubbles.
In The Know
Sports, Entertainment, & Culture
> Sean "Diddy" Combs' prison release date moved up to Feb. 5, 2028 (More) | Music mogul was convicted on prostitution-related charges; see previous write-up (More)
> The Athletic's investigation into Dianna Russini’s journalism concludes the NFL reporter violated publication standards by engaging in an undisclosed relationship with New England Patriots coach Mike Vrabel (More) | Read the full report (More)
> Fox News parts ways with longtime host Maria Bartiromo; the network did not specify a reason behind her departure (More)
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Science & Technology
> OpenAI begins phased rollout of GPT-6 Astra, its latest model that can independently find and exploit security flaws in computer systems (More) | Tesla hosts private event promoting its fully autonomous Cybercab (More)
> Psychedelic mushrooms contain a compound that may prevent nerve damage and pain caused by chemotherapy, new research using mice indicates; humans receiving cancer treatment will test the process in clinical trials later this year (More)
> BepiColombo spacecraft approaches Mercury after traveling almost eight years through the solar system; mission will allow scientists to study the planet’s geology, surface composition, and magnetic field (More) | Who was Bepi Colombo? (More)
Business & Markets
> US stock markets close higher (S&P 500 +1.1%, Dow +1.2%, Nasdaq +1.4%) after Fed Gov. Christopher Waller signals support for holding interest rates steady this month if inflation continues to cool (More)
> US mortgage rates climb to 13-month high, with average 30-year fixed rate rising to 6.71% from 6.66% last week; rate stood at 6.5% one year ago (More) | See mortgage rates over the past decade (More)
> Dutch central bank reallocates roughly $11B worth of gold reserves from the US and Canada to the UK, citing geopolitical tensions and desire for greater access to reserves (More) | Learn about t****he world's largest known gold vault (More)
Politics & World Affairs
> Billionaire Leon Black and former associate of Jeffrey Epstein defies subpoena to testify before House Oversight Committee, sues to avoid turning over requested nondisclosure agreements (More)
> People aged 65 and older began outnumbering children 5 and younger worldwide for the first time in recorded history in 2023, US Census report finds; the so-called "tipping point" in fertility came years earlier than expected (More) | Mapping each country's fertility rate (More)
> Justice Department charges ICE officer who nonfatally shot a Venezuelan man in Minnesota with lying to investigators (More)
In-Depth
> The Ozone Hole Mystery
Huge If True | Cleo Abram. In the 1980s, a massive hole opened in Earth's ozone layer—Earth's shield against harmful ultraviolet radiation. Then, we stopped hearing about it. One journalist travels to Antarctica to find out what happened. (Watch)
> Can Building Muscle Slow Aging?
1440 Explores | Dina Fine Maron. Growing older doesn't have to mean getting weaker. The science of strength training reveals how muscle shapes the way we age and what it takes to hold on to it. (Listen)
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