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Ted Lasso season 4 is trending in Australia, the UK, the US and the Netherlands as new episodes land. Episode 9 paid a touching tribute to Anthony Head, with Annette Badland reflecting on Mae's bittersweet journey with the Lady Greyhounds. Critics remain divided, with The A.V. Club arguing the season is built on one odd creative choice stacked on top of another.
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Google DeepMind has announced Gemini 4 Argon, a new version of its Gemini AI model line aimed at handling complex, multi-step AI workflows. The announcement is drawing attention from developers and AI watchers discussing what the model's improvements mean for agentic and reasoning tasks, and how it stacks up against competing frontier models from OpenAI and Anthropic.
- 3Eclipse Foundation Launches Sovereign AI Foundation for Open Source AI▼Sovereign AI Foundation Launches: Eclipse Foundation on Open Source and AI Control
The Eclipse Foundation has announced the launch of the Sovereign AI Foundation, a new initiative focused on open source approaches to AI control and governance. The move aims to give organisations and governments greater independence over their artificial intelligence stacks, echoing growing interest in sovereign AI and open, transparent alternatives to proprietary models.
- 4CBS Orders 'Undercover Boss' Reboot With Drew Carey▼CBS Orders ‘Undercover Boss’ Reboot With Drew Carey, ‘Stacks Of Cash’ & ‘24 Hour Millionaire’ Unscripted Series
CBS has greenlit a reboot of 'Undercover Boss' to be hosted by Drew Carey, alongside two new unscripted series, 'Stacks Of Cash' and '24 Hour Millionaire'. The orders signal the network's continued investment in unscripted, money-themed formats. Details on premiere dates and further casting have not yet been announced, but the Drew Carey attachment is already drawing attention from television watchers.
- 5Broadcom Highlights High Availability Features in VCF 9.1▼Broadcom Knights: High Availability for Modern Business in VCF 9.1 - Broadcom Newsroom
Broadcom has published a new item in its 'Broadcom Knights' series focused on high availability in VMware Cloud Foundation 9.1, positioning the platform's resilience capabilities as a fit for modern business demands. The release outlines how VCF 9.1 supports continuous service availability for enterprise workloads, part of Broadcom's ongoing push to promote its VMware cloud stack following its acquisition of the company.
- 6UC Berkeley tops Times Higher Education public university rankings in North America●UC Berkeley is the No. 1 public university in North America in Times Higher Education rankings
UC Berkeley has been named the No. 1 public university in North America in the latest Times Higher Education rankings. The campus, part of the University of California system, leads the region's publicly funded institutions in the influential global league tables. The result reinforces Berkeley's reputation for research strength and academic excellence, and is being noted among educators and prospective students tracking how top public universities compare worldwide.
- 7Two Google alumni raise $11.3M for AI venture fund●Two Google alumni raise $11.3M to back AI startups that enterprises will actually pay for https://techcrunch.com/2026/09
Two former Google employees have raised $11.3 million for a new venture firm, Bag Ventures, that will invest in artificial intelligence startups. The fund is focusing on AI companies building deeper in the technology stack, with an emphasis on startups that offer practical products enterprises are willing to pay for rather than hype-driven ventures.
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Pro Football Focus has published its 2026 rankings of all 32 NFL offensive lines, evaluating every team's blocking unit ahead of the new season. The full list, from strongest to weakest, is drawing attention from fans debating where their teams landed and which front offices did enough in free agency and the draft to protect their quarterbacks.