No. 29
Wednesday, September 2, 2026
World
A glacier collapse and landslide near Rasuwa triggered catastrophic flash floods that became the deadliest natural disaster since 2015 in which country?
- Bangladesh
- Nepal
- Pakistan
- Bhutan
The flash floods struck Nepal near the China border, killing over 1,000 people.
ABC News · read the story
Business
Which open-source AI platform did a major chipmaker agree to buy for $12.9 billion this week?
- Hugging Face
- OpenAI
- Cohere
- Stability AI
The chipmaker's reported deal to acquire Hugging Face would be its largest acquisition ever.
CNBC · read the story
Science
A new BMJ study found that roughly what fraction of former NFL players in the sample had CTE?
- 1 in 4
- 1 in 2
- 1 in 20
- 1 in 10
The study found at least a quarter of studied former NFL players died with CTE, likely an undercount.
NPR
Tech
Who officially took over as Apple's CEO from Tim Cook this week?
- Craig Federighi
- Eddy Cue
- John Ternus
- Jeff Williams
John Ternus, Apple's hardware chief, succeeded Tim Cook after his 15-year tenure.
NBC News · read the story
Sports
Which tennis star suffered his earliest-ever Grand Slam exit, losing in five sets in the first round of the US Open?
- Roger Federer
- Andy Murray
- Novak Djokovic
- Rafael Nadal
Novak Djokovic lost in five sets in the first round, ending his streak of 78 consecutive first-round wins.
CNN · read the story