effort

And better AI-powered experiences will be a critical part of that effort.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026

She helps organize an effort to “deflock” Lowe’s, one of the company’s largest commercial clients.

From Salon ● Aug. 17, 2026

Then, in a last-ditch effort to fend off Hong’s insurgency, Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley, who had previously suspended his campaign, reentered the race less than a month before polls opened.

From Slate ● Aug. 17, 2026

The Times leads with possible widespread bans on water use at car washes and private swimming pools in an effort to combat the drought.

From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026

I just stand there, shivering with the amount of effort it’s taking for me to not scream or cry or both.

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz

"They haven't received aid yet because Nitung Village was isolated for nearly two days after the quake," he said, noting that efforts were underway to rush aid to the survivors.

From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026

Both of the state’s major political parties as well as prominent politicians and several labor unions opposed the efforts when they were placed on the 2010 ballot.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026

Her efforts led the antivirus software Kaspersky to begin flagging the tools known as stalkerware as a privacy threat to its customers instead of labeling it as benign.

From Salon ● Aug. 17, 2026

Logistics operators’ efforts to automate more warehouses are accelerating as wages rise and consumer demand for speedy deliveries increases, the WSJ Logistics Report’s Liz Young writes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026

She had been sitting facing the front window, which looks out across the lawn—which by this time, what with Pasqual’s efforts, was starting to look pretty good.

From "Lawn Boy" by Gary Paulsen