Friday (Vendredi) August (Août) 21, 2026

August 21, 2026 by Zaki (Zack) Qayoumi in blog, music, music therapy, reading

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Vendredi 21 Août 2026 | Friday, August 21, 2026

Written & Curated by Zaki Qayoumi, aka “Zack”

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TGIF, tout le monde! Today's edition is all about Videogames — plus the week's biggest headlines across Technology, World Affairs, Electronic Music, and Diplomacy. Thank you, as always, for reading, watching, and listening.

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TGIF: Today's Top Videogame & Tech Headlines

Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Freedom ZERO Heads to New York Comic Con 2026 With Panel and Livestream! — GUNDAM #GUNDAM
Apple announces changes for apps in the European Union — Apple Newsroom
This MGS4 revamp overcomes the original game's biggest barrier — finally — Gaming Bible
Why 86 EIGHTY-SIX Should Be Your Next Mech Anime Watch — Crunchyroll Blog
Crunchyroll Store Removes Physical Manga, Light Novels — Anime News Network
Jason Flying A Plane In The New GTA 6 Leak Has Me More Excited Than Any Previous Trailer — Kotaku
‘I would love that but we're cheap and poor’ — Jeff Kaplan speeds through everything players should know about The Legend of California — PC Gamer
Number of girls choosing GCSE computing drops for second year in a row — ComputerWeekly
I still don't know who the Googlebook is for — PC World
No Man's Sky developer Hello Games celebrates 10-year anniversary — PlayStation.Blog
Call of Duty: NEXT and Modern Warfare 4 Beta: Early Intel, PC Specs, Pre-loading, and More — Xbox Wire
Grab Keychron's compact K8 wireless mechanical keyboard for an all-time low of $34 — Tom's Hardware
Worms: The Board Game Is on Sale for Its Lowest Price Ever at Amazon — IGN
Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2 Finally Has A Release Date, And Netflix Has More Anime On The Way — GameSpot
You probably haven't seen Anne Hathaway's best performance of the year — Polygon
A new Transformers Minecraft add-on lets you unleash chaos as both Autobots and Decepticons — PCGamesN

Coffee with Zack ☕ — Vendredi 21 Août 2026

What's up, everybody! It's Friday (Vendredi) August (Août) 21, 2026. TGIF! Let's celebrate by enjoying videogames this weekend — obviously, after you've all finished your homework for Monday if you're in school. I'll do a few livestreams if possible.

I may go to the movie theater and watch a movie and grab In-N-Out (#HaroldAndKumar4 mode). It's a hard choice, because it's the 25th anniversary of Fast & Furious 1, and I love the series, but I drive a VW and it's been giving me anxiety for years. I've tried, hopelessly, to buy a new car for over a decade, but Big Tech never hired me — over 30,000 job applications, and nothing. It's been royally frustrating. I still eat my tuna sandwiches, but I haven't had one in a while — need to make that trip to Jimmy John's in Roseville, CA.

There's also “The Brink of War” and “Mutiny.” I love Jason Statham, and my goal is to have a job like “The Transporter” someday, but given the tense relations between NATO and Russia over the conflict in Ukraine, I may watch the Jeff Daniels movie about why nuclear weapons should never be used instead.

All I have is about $50, which means my “opportunity cost” (for those of you who studied economics) is also a copy of Metal Gear Solid Volume 2, which includes MGS IV and MGS Peace Walker — two games that are crucial for my #RazerCreator livestreaming series on YouTube Gaming. Wish me luck making a decision!

P.S. Let's enjoy some level-up in Battlefield 6! TOP GUN mode starts this weekend! Let's go!

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Thursday (Jeudi) August (Août) 20, 2026

August 20, 2026 by Zaki (Zack) Qayoumi in blog, music, music therapy, reading

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Jeudi 20 Août 2026 | Thursday, August 20, 2026

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Bonjour à tous! Today's edition dives into Medicine and Mental Health — plus the latest across Technology, World Affairs, Electronic Music, and Diplomacy. Thank you, as always, for reading, watching, and listening.

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Precision Medicine for Genetically Defined Ehlers-Danlos Syndromes

The Ehlers-Danlos Society is delighted to be hosting the Precision Medicine for Genetically Defined Ehlers-Danlos Syndromes event, taking place on September 3–4, 2026, in Ghent, Belgium. This is a hybrid event that can be viewed from anywhere in the world, in over 60+ languages. — The Ehlers-Danlos Society

Learn more at ehlers-danlos.com

Bipolar Disorder and Military Enlistment

A diagnosed history of bipolar disorder is generally a permanent medical disqualification for enlistment in the U.S. military. High-stress combat environments, erratic sleep schedules, and the challenges of maintaining steady medication access make active service unsafe for individuals with unmanaged or recurring mood disorders.

via Gemini AI

Can You Make a Living as a Music Therapist?

Monetizing music therapy involves balancing clinical care with sustainable business models. Revenue typically flows from private-pay clients, institutional contracts, insurance reimbursements, and diversified digital or educational products rather than standard commercial music streams.

Core Revenue Streams

Private-Pay Sessions: Direct-client fees paid by families or individuals (frequent for pediatric or specialized developmental care).
Institutional Contracts: B2B agreements with hospitals, schools, hospice networks, and senior living facilities.
Insurance & Grants: Third-party reimbursements where applicable, supplemented by community grants or state funding.
Diversified Products: E-books, continuing education courses, and digital toolkits aimed at professional peers.

Most users on Reddit agree that while a stable living is possible, scaling income past a standard salary usually requires moving into private practice or building multi-tiered business models rather than relying purely on direct clinical hours.

via Gemini AI

Death Stranding 2's Endgame Loop as Video Game Therapy

Finishing Death Stranding 2 leaves you in an open endgame loop with unlimited standard orders, offering a unique form of video game therapy. Delivering cargo endlessly mirrors real-world exposure therapy and mindfulness, letting you process feelings of grief, isolation, and routine in a calm environment.

Why Endless Delivery Works as Therapy

Repetitive Routine: Doing the same tasks over and over calms an anxious mind.
Low Stakes: Standard orders have no heavy story pressure, letting you relax at your own pace.
Clear Goals: Picking up a package and walking to a destination gives your brain a quick, happy reward.
Quiet Reflection: The long walks across open terrain leave space for your thoughts without harsh distractions.

Mental Health Benefits of the Endgame Loop

Stress Relief: Tuning out the main plot lowers your daily tension and lets you zone out.
Control: You choose where to go, what to carry, and how to build roads or zip lines.
Acceptance: Accepting that deliveries never truly end teaches you to find peace in daily, unglamorous work.

via Gemini AI, citing r/DeathStranding

Men, Miscarriage, and Unseen Grief

Men can experience severe post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression, and profound grief after an early miscarriage, especially after waiting many years for a firstborn child. Society often overlooks fathers in this pain — men may hide their sorrow to support their partner, leading to deep isolation and delayed trauma responses.

Common Signs of Trauma in Men

Intrusive Thoughts: Vivid memories, flashbacks, or nightmares about the loss or the medical emergency.
Emotional Numbness: Feeling detached from partners, friends, or daily life.
Avoidance: Staying away from places, people, or topics that trigger memories of the pregnancy.
Hyperarousal: Feeling constantly on edge, angry, irritable, or having trouble sleeping.
Guilt and Helplessness: Blaming oneself for not being able to protect the baby or the partner.

Ways to Cope and Heal

Acknowledge the Pain: Name the loss and allow yourself to feel angry, sad, or broken.
Communicate Together: Talk openly with your partner. Share your fears so you grieve as a team instead of alone.
Seek Professional Help: Find a therapist who knows about male grief, reproductive trauma, and PTSD.
Join Support Groups: Look for groups specifically for fathers who have lost a baby.

via Gemini AI, citing The Washington Post and Counselling Directory

Dating Anxiety for Geeky and Nerdy Men

Dating anxiety for geeky and nerdy men often stems from treating social interaction like a logic puzzle with a single “correct” answer, leading to intense self-monitoring and the fear that their authentic, passionate selves will face rejection.

Common Roots of Geek Dating Anxiety

Over-intellectualizing: Trying to analyze social rules or body language like code, which creates mental fatigue and awkwardness.
The “Bracing” Reflex: Expecting a negative reaction based on past social exclusion or mockery, causing men to hide their true depths and stay heavily guarded.
Perceived Powerlessness: Believing romance is a system where they lack agency, value, or control over the outcome.

Practical Steps to Manage the Stress

Drop the Performance: Stop trying to act like a smooth, generic archetype; most people respond better to genuine calm than a tense, perfect act.
Reframe Rejection: View a bad match as a failed data point, not a verdict on your core worth or lovability.
Leverage Strengths: Lean into environments with shared interests — like board game nights, conventions, or local hobby groups — where repeat exposure lets your personality show naturally.
Communicate Directly: Geeks often excel at clear, honest communication, which cuts through the confusing mind-games of modern dating.

via Gemini AI, citing Doctor NerdLove and the Good Men Project

Coffee with Zack ☕ — Jeudi 20 Août 2026

What's up, everybody! It's Thursday (Jeudi) August (Août) 20, 2026! Today we discuss the world of Medicine. Here are some stories that you may find important.

As always, if you are a doctor, find the time to read new medical journals, and when you can, write a new medical journal yourself. Thank you for your hard work.

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Wednesday (Mercredi) August (Août) 19, 2026

August 19, 2026 by Zaki (Zack) Qayoumi in blog, music, music therapy, reading

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Mercredi 19 Août 2026 | Wednesday, August 19, 2026

Written & Curated by Zaki Qayoumi, aka “Zack”

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Bonjour à tous! Today's edition is all about Music — electronic, hip-hop, rock, and everything in between — plus the latest across Technology, World Affairs, and Diplomacy. Thank you, as always, for reading, watching, and listening.

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🎧 JETLAG RADIO 4900 — Now Over 680 Tracks

This has been my main latest podcast, now with over 680 tracks/songs — perfect for a long round-trip flight. Enjoy! Talk amongst yourselves about how much you love this DJ podcast by yours truly, Zaki Qayoumi (aka “Zack”), and head over to DJMag.com to vote for me in the #Top100DJs poll contest. I appreciate it immensely.

I'm trying to obtain my first new car ever — thank you. As always, there will not be a JETLAG RADIO 4901 podcast until I receive a new car donation.

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Today's Music & Culture Headlines

‘I Lost the Ability to Think’: The Mind-Control Drug Being Used to Rob Unsuspecting Tourists — Rolling Stone
MOJO 395 — October 2026: The Beatles — MOJO
Tim Burgess: “Your Life Takes Place at 55 Miles an Hour Between One Gig and the Next” — SPIN
Dinosaur Jr.: There Near — Album Review — Louder Than War
Inside The Manufacture: Making A Tudor — A Behind-The-Scenes Look, From Raw Material To Finished Product — HODINKEE
DMH-W3000NEX 6.8″ Wireless CarPlay & Android Auto Receiver Floating 1-DIN — Pioneer DJ Car Audio
Balancing Multiple Objectives in Generative Recommendations with Adaptive Decoding — Spotify R&D
Victoria Canal gives off an unmatched sweetness in this new Take Away Show! — La Blogothèque
Druski, the Internet's King of Comedy, Sets His Sights on Hollywood — GQ
‘Star Wars Zero Company’ Final Gaming Trailer: Strategy & Cinematics Combine For A New Intergalactic Adventure — Maxim
Artist of the Month: salute — on Japanese record shops, five-hour sets and the club-night philosophy behind their forthcoming ‘infinite passion’ mixtape — Beatportal
Daily Life of Mr. Update — Teenage Engineering
Fresh deals for Leap — Native Instruments
“We liked the sound of what Giorgio was doing with I Feel Love” — Russell Mael on how Sparks went beyond pop to create their own sonic universe — Music Radar
XS Nightclub Finally Announced It's Reopening This November With A Massive Four-Day Lineup — Dancing Astronaut
Black Coffee Closes Out His 8th Hï Ibiza Season This October — Your EDM
Woman found dead at Houghton Festival named as Ibiza DJ Santanna Oush — Mixmag
Afrojack Makes Debut On Loco Dice's Desolat Records With New Single “Monopoly Man” — UFO Network
[EXCLU] Zaaki - Arya Stark #PlanèteRap — SKYROCK FM
Penn State Fraternity Cocaine Ring Bust Leads to Charges Against 14 People — The SOURCE
The 8 Best Coffee Table Books Available on Complex — COMPLEX
Sony CEO Confirms PlayStation 6 Launch Date Remains Indefinitely Delayed — HYPEBEAST
Witness Gets Into Heated Exchange During Testimony in Tupac Trial — XXL Magazine

Coffee with Zack ☕ — Mercredi 19 Août 2026

What's up, everybody! Today is Wednesday (Mercredi) August (Août) 19, 2026. Today is Wednesday, therefore we celebrate the world of Music. I hope you enjoy the latest version of JETLAG RADIO 4900, available on Spotify.

Don't forget to vote for me, Zaki Qayoumi, in the DJ Mag #Top100DJs poll. I must have a single mention of myself and my DJ podcast in that magazine, so I can finally convince a car brand to donate me a vehicle. I am striving for my first new car ever. Thank you for your help.

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Tuesday (Mardi) August (Août) 18, 2026

August 18, 2026 by Zaki (Zack) Qayoumi in blog, music, music therapy, reading

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Mardi 18 Août 2026 | Tuesday, August 18, 2026

Written & Curated by Zaki Qayoumi, aka “Zack”

Founder • CEO • COO • CTO • Senior Project Manager • Director • President • VP • Chairman‑of‑the‑Board • Editor‑In‑Chief, ZACK TECHNOLOGY LLC

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Bonjour à tous! Today's edition celebrates Geeks, Nerds, Otakus, and Strebers everywhere — with the latest across Technology, AI, World Affairs, Electronic Music, and Diplomacy. Thank you, as always, for reading, watching, and listening.

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Geeks, Nerds & Tech: Today's Top Headlines

Sans méga-tour, le mois de juillet ramène la French Tech à un rythme plus modeste — Maddyness
Reflex's Newly Open-Sourced XY Library Offers Faster Python Charting — DevOps.com
Solar Power and Batteries Have Been Keeping Europe's Grid Stable — Slashdot.org
America's meetup explosion — Axios
Claude Corps — Anthropic
Companies are hiring so many tech chiefs they can't decide who's in charge — Quartz
How to rebuild your broken attention span — Vox
The US is about to make its allies pick a side in the AI cold war — TheNextWeb My take: DeepSeek is cheap, ChatGPT is expensive — American AI companies should be pushing prices down, not up.
Eater's Guide to College Football — Eater
Founders Are Using AI to Do the Impossible — but It's Secretly Becoming Their Biggest Nightmare — Inc.
AI companies are buying used books by the thousands. Some may be destroyed for training — Fast Company
I Shut My Company Down for 2 Weeks Every Year. It's Helping Fix a Broken Industry — And Proving Skeptics Wrong — Entrepreneur
Election Officials Are Preparing for Prediction Markets to Sow Chaos in the Midterms — WIRED
This Week in Tech 1097 — TWIT
Introducing Gemini 3.7 Flash — Google Blog
Four ways Google Research scientists have been using Empirical Research Assistance — Google Research
Andrea Wulf on George Forster — Lapham's Quarterly
Astronomy readers see a wonderful Spanish eclipse — Astronomy Magazine
The New AI Trust Architecture: 5 Requirements for Agent-to-Agent Communication — Salesforce, The 360 Blog
Is Judgment the Ultimate AI Skill? | AI Voices, Episode 4 — SAP #SAP #IwantToWorkAtSAP #Neurodivergent #Émotif

Coffee with Zack ☕ — Mardi 18 Août 2026

What's up, everybody! It's Tuesday (Mardi) August (Août) 18, 2026. Today we celebrate Geeks, Nerds, Otakus, and Strebers.

I may have forgotten to mention this yesterday, but there will indeed be a new episode of “Coffee with Zack” in English VLOG, and of course a new episode of “Coffee with Zaki” in French VLOG, soon.

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Monday (Lundi) August (Août) 17, 2026

August 17, 2026 by Zaki (Zack) Qayoumi in blog, music, music therapy, reading

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Lundi 17 Août 2026 | Monday, August 17, 2026

Written & Curated by Zaki Qayoumi, aka “Zack”

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Bonjour et bon lundi! It's Monday, which means it's Major Content Curation Day — today's edition spans World Affairs, Diplomacy, Technology, Science, and Motorsport. Thank you, as always, for reading, watching, and listening.

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From Our Longreads

Unfit to Be President — Stress-Testing the Republic

A felony conviction, two impeachments, a dropped federal prosecution, a war that sent gas prices soaring, and a movement's most dangerous fringe — a documented case for why fitness to serve as Commander-in-Chief is, in 2026, a legitimate and urgent question. — ZACK TECHNOLOGY LLC

Major Content Curation: World Affairs, Diplomacy & Technology

Before the next nuclear crisis, listen to those who lived through the last one — The Bulletin of Atomic Scientists
Congress wanted to make its job easier. It handed Trump a weapon. — MS NOW
The Taliban are vile. Democracies must still engage with them — five years after America's exit, the Afghan regime is not going anywhere — The Economist
Under the Taliban, Afghanistan is, for once, peaceful — also very hungry, poor and repressed — The Economist
Can Zack Polanski do a Mamdani? — 1843 Magazine
The Intelligence | Global news — Afghanistan, five years on: our correspondent visits — The Economist Podcasts
Data — Do you think child care is too expensive? — The Economist Video
Is it time to talk to the Taliban? — The Insider, The Economist
What 60 Years of Data Reveals About How Men and Women Experience Leadership — Harvard Business Review
Tupac murder trial: ‘All hell broke loose’ night of rapper's shooting, witness says — BBC
Anthropic's Annualized Revenue Surpasses $65 Billion Before IPO — Bloomberg
Trump approval falls to 33%, lowest of his presidency — Reuters
Iran war live: Trump rejects MoU extension as US claims control of Hormuz — Al Jazeera
When You Can't Afford to Be Sick: From hakims and shrines to the operating table — Afghanistan Analysts Network
Trump votes by mail again in his home state of Florida — POLITICO
Donald Trump Is Still Trying to Make It Harder to Vote — The New Yorker
Trump's dumb border wall — The Verge
Why scientists are using cheap picnic coolers to protect some of the world's most endangered animals — Vox
‘Unprecedented’ number of Apple users received recent spyware alert, say investigators — TechCrunch
How kids feel about AI, in their own words — MIT Technology Review
My parents thought I was wasting my life playing video games. I became a millionaire by 27. — Business Insider
What is the culture of a city after dark? ADE and VibeLab's Nighttime Culture Index — global first, launching this October for 30 years of ADE — LinkedIn #ADE2026
Trump dismisses USS Lincoln criticism and snaps at CNN reporter to ‘be quiet’ — The Guardian
Kushner Meets Netanyahu in Jerusalem to Try to Break Logjam Over Gaza — The New York Times
New Details Released Surrounding Death Of Hayden Panettiere — Huffington Post
Even College Students Have Stopped Hanging Out — The Atlantic
Judge blocks Trump administration from moving FBI headquarters to DC office building — ABC News
60 days after signing Iran deal, Trump is stuck in a quagmire as war drags on — The Washington Post
Why Le Pen's plan for a constitutional referendum would be ‘a coup d'état in form and content’ — Le Monde
Inside the increasingly branded world of RushTok — Mashable
Photos of Youngsters Competing to Dance the Most Irish — VICE
A Democratic Socialist Aims to Oust a Top AIPAC Beneficiary in Florida — The Intercept
The Dinosaurs That Went Extinct… Twice — Nat Geo
Sen. Mark Kelly says USS Lincoln sailors ‘can't get basic needs met’ — NPR
Local Artist Feature: Neoclassical Pianist and Composer Releases Sophomore Project — Cap Radio News
Âge liminaire — Création originale pour « Manière de voir » — Le Monde diplomatique
The Top 10 Ways Trump Has Made America Weaker — Foreign Policy
Standing With Afghan Women — How to Support the Movement Resisting the Taliban's Extremism — Foreign Affairs
What Trump's Executive Order Means for Childhood Vaccinations — CFR.org
US bases ‘ill-equipped’ to stop drone attacks, NORAD deputy says — Task and Purpose
Iran offers up to $60K bounty on US troops — Stars and Stripes
Army Takes Action Against Chaplain Accused of Telling Black Captain He'd ‘Tie Her to Tree’ — Military.com
In Afghanistan, Growing Resistance Meets Fears of Pakistani Influence — The Diplomat
Inside Iran's New Wartime Leadership — The Cipher Brief
L'Événement | Chine, France — Dominique de Villepin, diplomates, Europe : les connexions de Grandview Institution — Intelligence Online FR
Why Aging May Be a Program, Not a Breakdown — Quanta Magazine
CERN's Long Shutdown 3: the High-Luminosity LHC upgrade underway — CERN
US Spacewalk 97 — NASA's Anil Menon and ESA's Sophie Adenot to replace a Space-to-Ground antenna — NASA
Watch Sophie Adenot's spacewalk live — ESA
Stolen vehicles are often linked to wider organized crime networks and illicit spare parts can be substandard — INTERPOL
The Future of NATO — with the U.S. pulling back, European partners face an urgent call to fill in the gaps — Air & Space Forces Magazine

Motorsport & Auto Corner

The Mercedes-AMG E53 Wagon Delivers Performance and Puzzlement — Road and Track #MercedesAMG
ABT Sportsline's Audi RS Q8-LE 1000 Makes The Lambo Urus Seem Tame — Yahoo! Autos #ABT #AudiRS
Porsche pays tribute to 100 years of the Nürburgring with a market edition 911 GT3 — Porsche #Porsche911GT3
2026 Nissan Z Nismo: Is the Extra Performance Worth the Premium? — Autoblog #NISMO
Why Lamborghini Won't Attempt a Nürburgring Lap Record With the Revuelto SV — MotorTrend

From April Fools' Joke to Nürburgring Hero: The BMW M3 Touring 24H Story

Coffee with Zack ☕ — Lundi 17 Août 2026

What's up, everybody! It's Monday (Lundi) August (Août) 17, 2026. It's Monday, therefore it's Major Content Curation Day. Lots of news to get through.

I also want to thank The Economist magazine for having a special about Afghanistan — it means a lot, especially for a region forgotten by the rest of the world, after five years of a horrific Taliban regime.

While Mercedes-Benz brought the Mercedes-AMG E53 Wagon to the United States, Audi RS promised new wagons for North America but the RS5 Wagon still isn't here, and neither is the RS4 nor the RS4 Wagon. People are impatiently waiting. Porsche hasn't made a new GTS Wagon in a while, and every BMW enthusiast is still trying to convince the BMW CEO in Germany to bring the M3 Touring to the USA with a new petition. As always, (M.A.P. B.) is hard at work.

I miss the Nürburgring in Germany so much. I hope to visit Super GT someday in Japan. There are rumors that Forza Horizon 6 will be released on PS5 in September — the world of JDM ought to be very excited.

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Saturday (Samedi) August (Août) 15, 2026

August 15, 2026 by Zaki (Zack) Qayoumi in blog, music, music therapy, reading

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Samedi 15 Août 2026 | Saturday, August 15, 2026

Written & Curated by Zaki Qayoumi, aka “Zack”

Founder • CEO • COO • CTO • Senior Project Manager • Director • President • VP • Chairman‑of‑the‑Board • Editor‑In‑Chief, ZACK TECHNOLOGY LLC

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Bonjour et bon weekend! Today's edition covers a somber anniversary, Motorsport, Football/Soccer, Basketball, and more — plus the latest across Technology, World Affairs, Electronic Music, and Diplomacy. Thank you, as always, for reading, watching, and listening.

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🕯️ A Somber Anniversary: 5 Years Since the Fall of Kabul

Today marks a very important, somber anniversary: five years since the Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan. It's been unfortunate, and students — especially women, children, and teenagers — still cannot go to school. It's been terrible.

You can read my latest #LongReads on Afghanistan at zack.coffee/afghanistan. My book on Afghanistan is also available on Amazon in both paperback and Kindle: a.co/d/0fzrC7SD. The latest issue of The Economist has a special report on Afghanistan, which I'll talk about on Monday.

Weekend Sports & Motorsport Roundup

Ford ‘can't afford to wait for the racetrack to start learning’ — FIA WEC
‘He's on a mission’ — Vincent Kompany tipped to replace Gianni Infantino as FIFA president — FourFourTwo
Audi's 987-HP Nuvolari Supercar Is Coming to America, but Only 499 Exist — Autoblog
Behind the Performance: The Critical Role of Quality at Team Peugeot TotalEnergies — Peugeot Sport
Drive Alpine's iconic model on the Alpine Piste Bleue, located on the legendary Bugatti Circuit in Le Mans — Alpine Cars
GR Launches Upgraded GR86 — Carrying Forward the Legacy and Enhancing the Appeal of the “86” — Toyota GAZOO Racing
Max Verstappen pinpoints Red Bull's “big priority” for second half of F1 2026 — Motorsport.com
Can anyone stop Antonelli winning Italy's first title since 1953? — Formula 1
Preorder a Google Pixel 11 Smartphone and Get Up to $350 in Amazon Gift Cards — IGN
Rashford returns as AC Milan highlight issues facing Carrick — BBC Sport
UFC 330: Live results and analysis for Makhachev vs. Machado Garry — ESPN
New season. João still has the cheat codes 🎮✨ — Al-Nassr FC English
Manchester United after Leicester City youngster Louis Page — The Busby Babe
Real Madrid announce squad for preseason friendly against Schalke 04 — Managing Madrid
Arsenal vs. Como preseason match thread — The Short Fuse
Chelsea 3-1 Real Sociedad, Friendly: Post-match reaction — We Ain't Got No History
Transfer Rumour Mongering: Mbaye Back On — Liverpool Offside
Beach Rugby 2026 : Finales Nationales ! — France Rugby
I Found a BRAND NEW 2-Year-Old Car Still Sitting Unsold — Thomas Sieber
Why Disney Vacations Are Destroying People's Finances in 2026 — Zac Rios
EF1 Tornado Touched Down in Columbus, Less Than Five Miles From Campus — The Lantern #OSU
Player to Watch: Jermaine Mathews Jr. is the elder statesman of Ohio State's secondary — Land-Grant Holy Land #OSU
The Buckeye 20: #20 Jay Timmons — Eleven Warriors #OSU
Support the Los Rios Athletics Day of Giving — Los Rios College Blog
Christopher Nolan's ‘The Odyssey’ is everything an epic should be — State Hornet #SacramentoState
More than just a game: Chess Club at UC Davis — The Aggie #UCDavis
Explained: The landmarks and symbols of our third kit — ManUTD
Mbappé, Huijsen, and C. Espí scored against Schalke 04 as Real Madrid prepares to start La Liga on Saturday, the 22nd — Real Madrid
Launch of Stade Rennais F.C.'s new third kit — Stade Rennais
📸 Les images de la rencontre — FC Nantes
OM-Atlético de Madrid: The match — Olympique de Marseille
Paris lose by the narrowest of margins at Lens — PSG
Au Cœur du Stade, continuez de vivre la pré-saison sur YouTube ! — Stade Rochelais
Noah Mbamba prêté chez les Merlus — FC Lorient
Le résumé vidéo de TéFéCé - Hambourg SV (1-2), dernier match de préparation — Toulouse FC
Brand New Player — Bienvenue Zachary ! 🦁 — Olympique Lyonnais
Ranking the 10 best games on the Cavs schedule — Fear the Sword
How Many Games Will the Blazers Win in November? — Blazer's Edge
Sacramento Kings 2026-27 Season Schedule Released — The Kings Herald
The Cincinnati bullpen gets its own turn to suffer — Red Reporter
Match Recap: Republic FC 1 – 0 Lexington SC — Sacramento Republic FC
RECAP | Portland Timbers lose 2-1 on the road to Chicago Fire FC — Portland Timbers FC
Islam Makhachev scores head kick knockdown, ultimately controls Ian Machado Garry to retain title in UFC 330 main event — SB Nation
How the U.S. U-19 MNT Secured a FIFA World Cup Berth — US Soccer
La FFF dévoile le staff de l'Équipe de France — FFF
What's the Difference Between a Recall & Technical Service Bulletin? — MotorWeek
GT7 Stealth Car Giveaway Crashes Servers (Again), Entries Temporarily Suspended — GT Planet

Coffee with Zack ☕ — Samedi 15 Août 2026

What's up, everybody! It's Saturday (Samedi) August (Août) 15, 2026. Videogame livestreams are canceled tonight, but will resume Sunday night.

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Friday (Vendredi) August (Août) 14, 2026

August 14, 2026 by Zaki (Zack) Qayoumi in blog, music, music therapy, reading

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Vendredi 14 Août 2026 | Friday, August 14, 2026

Written & Curated by Zaki Qayoumi, aka “Zack”

Founder • CEO • COO • CTO • Senior Project Manager • Director • President • VP • Chairman‑of‑the‑Board • Editor‑In‑Chief, ZACK TECHNOLOGY LLC

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🖱️ Razer Naga V3 Pro — Adapt and Unleash

Stay ahead of the game even when it changes. Built on 17 years of MMO mastery, the Razer Naga V3 Pro is the ultimate wireless MMO gaming mouse, featuring 3 swappable side plates that adapt to any genre you play. Now more customizable, faster, and more precise than ever, the multi-genre master is reforged for MMO, Battle Royale, FPS, MOBA, and beyond.

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TGIF: Today's Top Videogame & Tech Headlines

Gundam Breaks a 47-Year-Old Rule Ahead of Sydney Sweeney's Netflix Movie — Yahoo #GUNDAM
Apple Arcade's lineup of hit puzzle games gets even bigger with the addition of Block Blast!+ and Art of Fauna: Cozy Puzzles+ — Apple Newsroom
Zelda: Ocarina of Time Unreal Engine 5 remake gameplay has us counting down the days — Gaming Bible
Persona 4 Revival Trailer Runs Through New Features — Crunchyroll Blog
Toei Animation Marks 70th Anniversary With Special Video — Anime News Network
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City — The Kotaku Review — Kotaku
It looks like Windows updates might actually be speeding up the OS now — PC Gamer
Why sexualisation of women by Grok's GenAI is a data privacy issue — ComputerWeekly
Gmail offers fully encrypted email. But better alternatives exist — PC World
PlayStation Plus Game Catalog for August: Helldivers 2, Kingdom Come Deliverance II, Vampire Survivors, Hell is Us and more — PlayStation.Blog
Revisit the Arcade Racing Classic Ridge Racer with ACA-Exclusive Features, 30% Off Now — Xbox Wire
Nvidia doubles RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell's MSRP to a staggering $16,000 — Tom's Hardware
Made by Google 2026: Everything Announced — IGN
Ghost Of Yotei Expansion, Roguelike Survival Mode, And Complete Edition Announced — GameSpot
Steam ‘dad gamer’ FPS shoots up best sellers list after devs urge fans not to buy it — Polygon
WoW 12.1 is finally here, and there's a brand new talent tree and instance type — PCGamesN

Coffee with Zack ☕ — Vendredi 14 Août 2026

What's up, everybody! It's Friday (Vendredi) August (Août) 14, 2026. TGIF! Today we celebrate the world of video games! Don't forget that I am a #RazerCreator, and you can expect some new livestreams from me this weekend.

As always, if you're back in school, best practice is to do your homework during weekdays, and wait until the weekend to use your gaming console or PC to play video games. Trust me.

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Thursday (Jeudi) August (Août) 13, 2026

August 13, 2026 by Zaki (Zack) Qayoumi in blog, music, music therapy, reading

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Jeudi 13 Août 2026 | Thursday, August 13, 2026

Written & Curated by Zaki Qayoumi, aka “Zack”

Founder • CEO • COO • CTO • Senior Project Manager • Director • President • VP • Chairman‑of‑the‑Board • Editor‑In‑Chief, ZACK TECHNOLOGY LLC

Bonjour à tous! Today's edition dives into Medicine, Mental Health, and Video Game Therapy — plus the latest across Technology, World Affairs, Electronic Music, and Diplomacy. Thank you, as always, for reading, watching, and listening.

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Precision Medicine for Genetically Defined Ehlers-Danlos Syndromes

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Dancing as a Complementary Tool for Bipolar Disorder

Dancing can be a powerful, creative outlet and a helpful complementary tool for managing bipolar disorder symptoms, but it is not a replacement for medical treatment. Movement helps release feel-good brain chemicals, reduce stress, and process heavy emotions.

How Dancing Helps Mental Health

Mood boost: Physical movement releases endorphins and dopamine, which help ease depression symptoms.
Emotional release: Free-form or rhythmic movement gives a safe physical outlet for frustration, anxiety, or racing thoughts.
Mind-body connection: Focusing on steps or rhythm brings your mind into the present moment and breaks cycles of negative thinking.
Social connection: Group dance classes reduce isolation and build a sense of community belonging.

Important Considerations and Risks

Not a cure: Exercise and creative therapies cannot replace prescribed mood stabilizers or professional psychiatric care.
Manic phase risks: During manic or hypomanic episodes, high-energy activities like intense dancing can sometimes feed into overexertion, exhaustion, or grandiosity without the person realizing their body needs rest.
Physical strain: Skipping sleep or ignoring physical limits during high moods can worsen overall health and stability.

via Gemini AI

DJ Mag Top 100: Music Therapy & Mental Health in EDM

The intersection of music therapy and the DJ Mag Top 100 showcases how the electronic dance music (EDM) community uses its massive global platform to fund clinical therapy, support neurodivergent ravers, and combat the mental health crises affecting touring artists.

Major Charity & Fundraising Campaigns

The DJ Mag Top 100 is the world's largest publicly voted music poll, pulling in millions of international votes annually. The publication uses this massive footprint to drive charitable support:

Bridges for Music Partnership: The Top 100 DJs campaign officially partners with charities like Bridges for Music. Their 2025 campaign united 42 artists from the Top 100 list (kickstarted by a major donation from Martin Garrix) to raise over £170,000, bankrolling education, mindfulness, entrepreneurship, and music therapy programs for youth in underserved townships in South Africa.
Nordoff and Robbins Collaboration: For events like its Best of British Awards, DJ Mag has consistently partnered with Nordoff and Robbins, the UK's largest independent music therapy charity, to fund clinical music interventions for people suffering from life-limiting illnesses, isolation, or trauma.

Industry Mental Health Initiatives

The grueling lifestyles of Top 100 DJs — marked by constant jetlag, isolation, and late nights — have forced a heavy focus on professional therapeutic support:

The Executive Stress Management Programme: Launched at IMS Ibiza in collaboration with the Music Industry Therapist Collective (MITC) and backed by major industry figures (such as CAA agent Maria May, who represents Top 100 artists like David Guetta), this initiative provides free therapeutic courses to help dance music professionals navigate burnout.
The Backline Mental Health Toolkit: Distributed across electronic music channels, this resource offers 24/7 crisis hotlines, strategic sobriety guidance, and mental health frameworks tailored specifically for traveling DJs and music executives.

Top 100 Artists Pioneering the Concept

Alok (ranked No. 3): The Brazilian star frequently advocates for the therapeutic capabilities of sound, using his global sets to highlight “Raga therapy” — the ancient Indian science exploring how musical frequencies affect human emotion and cellular well-being.
Above & Beyond (ranked No. 51): Their globally celebrated Group Therapy brand and radio show explicitly lean into the emotional, communal, and healing aspects of progressive trance and ambient electronic music.
Gai Barone: Highly respected within the progressive house circuit, Barone is a classically trained pianist and a former clinical music therapist who spent years applying targeted music therapy in hospices.

via Gemini AI, citing DJ Mag, Wikipedia, and Magnetic Mag

Video Game Therapy Through Naruto

Video game therapy and narrative exploration of series like Naruto involve using character journeys, interactive gameplay, and shared fandom themes to process trauma, build emotional resilience, and teach coping strategies through familiar pop-culture archetypes.

Therapeutic Value of Naruto's Narrative

Overcoming Isolation: Naruto's journey from an ostracized child to a respected leader provides a powerful metaphor for dealing with loneliness, rejection, and finding acceptance.
Empathy and Redemption: Themes involving Sasuke and Naruto teach conflict resolution, the weight of trauma, and the possibility of forgiving rivals or oneself.
Resilience Building: The overarching “ninja way” (never giving up) is frequently cited by fans and explored in pop-psychology discussions as a framework for enduring personal hardship.

Interactive Processing Through Games

Active Engagement: Playing titles like Naruto X Boruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm Connections lets individuals actively reenact pivotal emotional turning points rather than just passively watching them.
Externalization of Stress: Controlling a character during high-intensity battles allows players to channel frustration, manage emotional regulation, and experience a controlled sense of mastery.
Clinical Trials and Media Choice: While some institutional settings explore structured “anime-based therapy” frameworks, practitioners generally note that utilizing established interactive media requires matching the client's familiarity with the source material to ensure a comfortable therapeutic alliance.

via Gemini AI, citing Treatment Indiana and PC Gamer

Coffee with Zack ☕ — Jeudi 13 Août 2026

What's up, everybody! It's Thursday (Jeudi) August (Août) 13, 2026. Today we discuss the world of Medicine. Today is especially important, because doctors around the country are alarmed at the Trump administration and RFK Jr.'s efforts to roll back childhood vaccination recommendations, which pediatricians warn could put kids' health at real risk.

As always, listen to your family physician and your pediatrician for your kids. It's very important. Thanks for listening. #VaccinesSaveLives

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Wednesday (Mercredi) August (Août) 12, 2026

August 12, 2026 by Zaki (Zack) Qayoumi in blog, music, music therapy, reading

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Technology · World Affairs / Affaires Étrangères · Electronic Music · Diplomacy / Diplomatie

Mercredi 12 Août 2026 | Wednesday, August 12, 2026

Written & Curated by Zaki Qayoumi, aka “Zack”

Founder • CEO • COO • CTO • Senior Project Manager • Director • President • VP • Chairman‑of‑the‑Board • Editor‑In‑Chief, ZACK TECHNOLOGY LLC

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🎵 New Music 2026 — My Latest AI-Assisted Tracks

Please enjoy almost two dozen new songs I've created recently, made with Google Gemini AI Pro. About 20 songs so far, and counting.

🎧 JETLAG RADIO 4900 — Latest Version

The latest version of JETLAG RADIO 4900 is now over 365 songs/tracks. I'm still looking for a car brand sponsor — preferably German-engineering or JDM. Most DJs get a new Lambo after 50 podcasts (see Nicky Romero); I've done over 4,900 episodes. I'd love my new car donation. Thanks for your help.

Don't forget to vote for me in the DJ MAG Top 100 DJs poll.

Today's Music & Culture Headlines

A True-Crime Producer Posed as an Heiress — Then Allegedly Stole $30 Million. Mary Carole McDonnell made low-budget crime shows, but her own story was built on deceptions fit for one of her series. Now, she's on the FBI's Most Wanted list and the target of a global manhunt. — Rolling Stone
MOJO 395 — October 2026: The Beatles — MOJO
Seth MacFarlane's American Songbook Obsession Meets The Muppets — SPIN
The Surge: Meow — Album Review, band backlash and interview — Louder Than War
Inside The Manufacture: Making A Tudor — A Behind-The-Scenes Look, From Raw Material To Finished Product — HODINKEE
DMH-W3000NEX 6.8″ Wireless CarPlay & Android Auto Receiver Floating 1-DIN — Pioneer DJ Car Audio — I really need this; if anyone can donate one, it would be much appreciated!
Let's Talk Agentic Development: Spotify x Anthropic Live — R&D Blog At Spotify
Run The Jewels — La Blogothèque
How to Wash Your Sneakers Without Ruining Them — GQ
Bella Hadid Stuns In Alo's New LA-Set Campaign — MAXIM
RÜFÜS DU SOL Tease Touring Hiatus: “We're Not Going to Be Touring for a Solid Amount of Time” — Beatportal
Daily Life of Mr. Update — Teenage Engineering
Komplete Start is free — and built to take you further — Native Instruments
“Every time I played it, I got phone call after phone call…” — The story of William Orbit's rework of Adagio for Strings — Music Radar
Heineken's ‘The Clinker’ Smartband Creates Festival Friends — Dancing Astronaut
UNTOLD Closes Out 2026 With Half a Million Fans in Cluj-Napoca — Your EDM
Fans left frustrated after Fugees' set at Milton Keynes' Diaspora Calling! halted after an hour — Mixmag
Exclusive Interview with Californian Based DJ Producer — Groove Trooper — UFO Network
Golo & Ritchie on holidays! Mrik's interview — SKYROCK FM
Over 200 Names Released on Witness List as Jury Selection Begins in Tupac Shakur Murder Trial — The SOURCE
Everything You Missed From ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ — COMPLEX
Taylor Swift Named Youngest Inductee Ever into Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame — HYPEBEAST
YoungBoy Never Broke Again Reveals Doctor Told Him His Heart Is Swollen — XXL Magazine

Coffee with Zack ☕ — Mercredi 12 Août 2026

What's up, everybody! It's Wednesday (Mercredi) August (Août) 12, 2026. Please enjoy my almost two dozen new songs — there's a YouTube Music playlist called New Music 2026 above.

Today is a VERY IMPORTANT DAY, because there's a huge celestial event all day! There's a partial eclipse in the morning, you can also witness all the planets aligned, and after midnight PST you can watch the meteor shower! I can't wait to see the planets aligned and the meteor shower!

Unfortunately, Dr. Aline Guillet works in the ER back in France and will be very busy, but I hope she has a few minutes to look outside and watch the stars — maybe make a wish. I definitely miss her and would love to get coffee again.

Anyway, for the time being, I'll just have to find time to livestream Mass Effect Trilogy (Legendary Edition) and Mass Effect: Andromeda. It'll take years, given the amount of DLCs. If you're a guy, don't forget to take a lady to this event — it's very romantic.

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Tuesday (Mardi) August (Août) 11, 2026

August 11, 2026 by Zaki (Zack) Qayoumi in blog, music, music therapy, reading

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Technology · World Affairs / Affaires Étrangères · Electronic Music · Diplomacy / Diplomatie

Mardi 11 Août 2026 | Tuesday, August 11, 2026

Written & Curated by Zaki Qayoumi, aka “Zack”

Founder • CEO • COO • CTO • Senior Project Manager • Director • President • VP • Chairman‑of‑the‑Board • Editor‑In‑Chief, ZACK TECHNOLOGY LLC

Bonjour à tous! Today's edition celebrates Geeks, Nerds, Otakus, Intellos, and Strebers everywhere — with the latest across Technology, AI, World Affairs, Electronic Music, and Diplomacy. Thank you, as always, for reading, watching, and listening.

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Geeks, Nerds & Tech: Today's Top Headlines

Prospection commerciale : le problème n'est pas de contacter des inconnus, mais de le faire sans raison valable — Maddyness
Gemini App Reaches One Billion Monthly Users — Digg
AI-Generated Code Is Cheap But the Context Infrastructure Behind It Is Not — DevOps.com
Linux Desktop Use Surged To 22% On One Workday, Cloudflare Data Shows — Slashdot.org
Trump's mail-in voting restrictions blocked nationwide by federal judge — Axios
Responsible AI that meets government needs — Anthropic
8 real places behind Spider-Man: Brand New Day that fans can visit right now — Quartz
Hackers just broke into America's tap water — Iran almost certainly hacked into water systems in a dozen states. How scared should you be? — Vox
Amazon's $5m campaign against Mamdani's delivery bill is the best argument for passing it — TheNextWeb
Do Charli XCX and The Strokes Make $60 Burgers Taste Better? — Eater SF
A Man Asked a Bot to Book Him a Gym Class. It Deleted Someone Else's Spot Instead — Inc.
Mark Zuckerberg wants you to trust Meta with your personal AI. Good luck with that — Fast Company
Mark Zuckerberg Just Published a 6,500-Word Essay on AI — Here Are the Crib Notes — Entrepreneur
AI Is Dead. Organoids Are Alive — WIRED
This Week in Space 222 — TWIT
Stream free movies and shows on Google TV Freeplay — Google Blog
Advancing AMIE towards expert-level audio-visual clinical consultations — Google Research
Truth Actually — A tour through a century of climate-change documentaries — Lapham's Quarterly
The Sky This Week from August 7 to 14: A solar eclipse and shooting stars — Astronomy Magazine
Build vs. Buy CRM in 2026: The True Cost Comparison — Salesforce, The 360 Blog
George Russell: Why He Says He's Achieved Nothing Yet | Significant Figures — SAP #IwantToWorkAtSAP #Neurodivergent #Emotif

Coffee with Zack ☕ — Mardi 11 Août 2026

What's up, everybody! It's Tuesday (Mardi) August (Août) 11, 2026. Today we celebrate Geeks, Nerds, Otakus, Intellos, and Strebers. I'm happy to announce that after a long rebuild, Digg.com is back and you can finally access it with a login via Twitter! I included one of their stories in today's update, and I look forward to Kevin Rose and Alex Albrecht being back with a new episode of Diggnation soon.

Speaking of which, I shouldn't forget about Tim Ferriss — I've included one of his latest podcasts as well, and I have yet to watch their latest “The Random Show” episodes.

As for myself, I've been working on Music with AI (which is different from the music I make with a DAW), and I'll talk about it tomorrow, since Wednesdays we discuss the world of Music. I swear, as soon as Trump is no longer President, I'm using FL Studio (DAW) at least 1/3 of my days. I know a lot of people want to hear my upcoming album MAESTRO — it's years away, but who knows, the sooner the political noise settles down, the sooner the album gets released. A lot of us are excited about the midterms coming up; November 2026 needs to get here faster.

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Until Next Time!