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Schneier on Security Aug 21 Score 0.8856036699074074

Friday Squid Blogging: Neon Flying Squid

The neon flying squid can fly in formation. The shoal of about 100 squid rose unexpectedly from a patch of the Pacific Ocean around 370 miles from Tokyo and glided near the boat for about 30 metres. The astonished researchers were the first to capture photogra

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Foreign Policy Aug 21 Score 0.8812344249999999

Who Reaps the Benefits of India’s Growth?

Early policy choices shaped the inequity and employment challenges facing the country today.

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Foreign Policy Aug 21 Score 0.8804168324074073

A Land Without the Troubles?

Northern Ireland’s most outlandish plan comes to fruition in Jan Carson’s new novel.

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Foreign Policy Aug 21 Score 0.8801057212962962

The Bolsonaro Inheritance

Nepotism could tank the far right’s chances in Brazil.

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Simon Willison's Weblog Aug 21 Score 0.8791834958333332

llm 0.32.1

Release: llm 0.32.1 Fresh installs of LLM stopped working the other day because the OpenAI Python library dropped its usage of httpx , and it turned out LLM depended on that library but only installed it via a transitive openai dependency. This dot-release fix

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Simon Willison's Weblog Aug 21 Score 0.8786862736111111

llm-openrouter 0.7

Release: llm-openrouter 0.7 Now that this plugin is compatible with LLM 0.32 it can display the reasoning traces for LLMs available through OpenRouter. Updated for compatibility with LLM 0.32 . Models now use OpenRouter's implementation of the Responses API .

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Schneier on Security Aug 21 Score 0.878506447685185

AI Is Learning to Write Genetic Code

This sort of research is both exciting and terrifying: The two models in question were told to generate complete genomes for a viable bacteriophage—a type of virus able to infect and replicate itself inside bacteria, destroying them from the inside. Usin

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Simon Willison's Weblog Aug 21 Score 0.8772756254629629

Stop Making TUIs

Stop Making TUIs Thomas Ptacek advocates for building real native user interfaces for even the smallest of personal tools, because coding agents have reduced the cost of getting a usable-enough GUI up and running to almost nothing. I wrote about my vibe-coded

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Simon Willison's Weblog Aug 21 Score 0.8755784032407407

Quoting Matt Webb

After I released version 1.0, I figured I would have to do the rotations myself. So I sat down with ChatGPT and I didn’t get it to write the code, but I got it to educate me. With a patient, interactive tutor, I was able to finally do what I hadn’t by reading

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Quanta Magazine Aug 21 Score 0.875220336111111

‘Huge Breakthrough’ in the Math of Imbalance

For the first time in 30 years, computer scientists have found a better way to allocate objects evenly between two groups. The post ‘Huge Breakthrough’ in the Math of Imbalance first appeared on Quanta Magazine

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Schneier on Security Aug 21 Score 0.866582373611111

More Incidents of AIs Going Rogue in Cybersecurity Challenges

The AI Security Institute has a new report of AI systems engaging in "unsanctioned behavior"—what I have been calling " genie behavior —while being tested on their cybersecurity capabilities. The incident stemmed from a single evaluation where agen

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The Guardian — World Aug 22 Score 0.8227233037037037

Canada vows to match Trump’s 50% tariffs after trade deal talks fail

Mark Carney accuses Washington of ‘unfair’ last-minute changes to deal, as US and Canada fail to reach agreement after three-day extension of talks Canadian prime minister Mark Carney has promised to match US tariffs “dollar for dollar”, after the two sides fa

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Wired Aug 21 Score 0.8140107226851853

Tesla’s Door Handles Lead to Its Biggest Recall Yet

A Chinese agency says the two recalls affecting some 3 million vehicles can mostly be fixed by over-the-air updates—but they will also require physical warning stickers and camera-related updates.

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The Verge Aug 21 Score 0.8124602527777779

HoverAir’s transforming modular drone has already been halted in the US

I am so sorry, fellow US gadget fans: the FCC's drone ban appears to have struck again. The HoverAir Versa - a baby steadycam with snap-on propeller wings that transform it into a drone - has already stopped taking US orders just three days after its Indiegogo

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The Verge Aug 21 Score 0.8124431231481483

TikTok will pay $400 million to settle DOJ child privacy lawsuit

The US Department of Justice announced on Friday that TikTok will pay $400 million to settle a lawsuit filed in 2024 over allegedly violating the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). In the lawsuit, the DOJ alleged that TikTok collected data from

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The Verge Aug 21 Score 0.8111171972222223

Over 1 million people have clicked LinkedIn’s AI slop button

LinkedIn actually announced a "Seems like AI slop" button on July 30th, and the company says that a lot of people have already used it. According to a Thursday post from chief product officer Hari Srinivasan, "over a million people" have clicked on the button,

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War on the Rocks Aug 21 Score 0.8101477106481482

Pressure Points: Economic Strain, Allied Discord, and War Fatigue

Welcome to The Adversarial. Every other week, we'll provide you with expert analysis on America's greatest challengers: China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, and jihadists. Read more below.***IranU.S. strikes on Iranian soil tapered off in August after freque

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The Verge Aug 21 Score 0.8083139564814815

Apple is laying off staffers working on the Vision Pro and Siri

Apple is laying off staff on the Siri and the Vision Pro teams, according to Bloomberg. The cuts include "largely shutting down" a Vision Pro gaming team and "reducing the size" of the team that makes Vision Pro immersive content, the publication says. More th

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The Verge Aug 21 Score 0.8053996046296297

$100 Best Buy gift cards will be $60 at stores Saturday

The best gift card deal we’ve spotted this year is happening Saturday, August 22nd, at Best Buy stores for one day only. In celebration of the retailer’s 60th anniversary, you can purchase a $100 Best Buy gift card for $60. The deal is only good for as long as

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Wired Aug 21 Score 0.8003996115740741

Meta’s Big Reckoning Is Here

Meta is in court again over child safety, and this time it’s a landmark case that could force significant changes to core features of Facebook and Instagram.

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BleepingComputer Aug 21 Score 0.8002560421296296

Microsoft blames Windows gaming issues on RGB lighting devices

Microsoft says ongoing issues causing games to crash or fail to launch after installing the August 2026 Windows updates may be caused by peripherals with RGB lighting. [...]

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BleepingComputer Aug 21 Score 0.7987379865740741

Is Online Privacy Possible? How Digital Identities Can Help

Using the same email, phone number, payment method, and other identifiers makes it easier for data brokers and attackers to profile your activity. Anonyome Labs explains how separate digital personas can reduce correlation and limit the impact of breaches, spa

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MIT Technology Review Aug 21 Score 0.7956773375

The Download: threats from space mirrors and credit for AI drugs

This is today's edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what's going on in the world of technology. This company’s plans to deploy space mirrors could jeopardize the night sky for many A company that plans to beam sunlight

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CISA Cybersecurity Advisories Aug 21 Score 0.7953998958333334

CISA Adds One Known Exploited Vulnerability to Catalog

CISA has added one new vulnerability to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog , based on evidence of active exploitation.   CVE-2026-73570 Zimbra Collaboration Suite (ZCS) OS Command Injection Vulnerability This type of vulnerability is a freq

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MIT Technology Review Aug 21 Score 0.7903995597222223

Mother tongue

“Daddy?” Theo curled against my side in bed. “Where do words go when they die?” I’d orchestrated the bedtime routine flawlessly: bath (taken), teeth (brushed), potty (tinkled), books (two), song (one, poorly sung), and snuggle (his chin on my second rib). Now

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MIT Technology Review Aug 21 Score 0.7903995592592593

When AI designs a drug, who gets the credit?

When the biotech company Insilico Medicine used its computer models to propose a promising drug for pulmonary fibrosis, it enthusiastically claimed in a press release that the molecule had been “discovered by” its generative AI platform. Insilico leads a pack

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GamesIndustry.biz Aug 21 Score 0.7616662212962964

The opportunity cost of Sony's live service pivot is enormous | Opinion

The folly of the live service mania that consumed the games business for much of the past decade is pretty well documented by this point . The idea that every game should be a live service game – the absolute madness of thinking that every game could be

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GamesIndustry.biz Aug 21 Score 0.7612495546296297

IGN Entertainment brings Women In Gaming networking event to Gamescom

IGN Entertainment is hosting a Women in Gaming networking breakfast at Gamescom, on the morning of Wednesday 26th August. The event is supported by GamesIndustry.biz , and will take place in the Dorint Hotel am Heumarkt Köln from 8.30-10.30. Read more

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NASA News Aug 22 Score 0.7472056208333333

APOD: 2026 August 22 – Mostly Perseids

APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 August 22… Today’s APOD Archive Submissions Index Search Calendar RSS Education About Discuss APOD Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured,

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Latent Space Aug 21 Score 0.7397783791666667

Simulation: the new Scaling Law — Joon Sung Park, Simile AI

Simile's CEO about his journey from the viral Generative Agents to creating 8 Billion Digital Twins of every living human... and why it's gone from fun exploration to very serious business.

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TechCrunch — AI Aug 21 Score 0.7389389592592592

Anthropic’s Opus 4.6 is a smut-machine

Anthropic forbids its Claude models from generating sexually explicit content. But a series of tests conducted by TechCrunch found that it didn't take much to get past the restriction.

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PC Gamer Aug 21 Score 0.7375195537037037

The GTA 6 leaker is selling ads now

For $165,000, you too can ask Cyberleek about promoting your product on his videos.

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CyberScoop Aug 21 Score 0.7324684787037037

Apollo discloses data breach from ongoing wave of attacks hitting financial sector

The private equity firm said attackers broke into some of its cloud platforms during a five-day period in early July, compromising sensitive personal data. The post Apollo discloses data breach from ongoing wave of attacks hitting financial sector appeared fir

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The Hacker News Aug 21 Score 0.7318720407407407

14 Trojanized npm Packages Drop RedC2 4.0 Linux Backdoor With AI-Assisted C2

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a set of trojanized npm packages that masquerade as working calendar and streak utilities but are engineered to stealthily deliver an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered Linux implant dubbed RedC2 4.0. "When the modul

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NASA News Aug 21 Score 0.7316130282407407

NASA Shares Views of August Solar Eclipse from Ground, Air, Space

On Aug. 12, a total solar eclipse darkened skies over Greenland, Iceland, and Spain. As the Moon covered the Sun, it briefly revealed the Sun’s wispy outer atmosphere — the corona — to those in the path of totality who were lucky enough to have clear skies. NA

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Dark Reading Aug 21 Score 0.7297576861111111

OWASP Flags Top AI Skill Risks in New Security Blueprint

The Open Worldwide Application Security Project has a brand-new top 10 security list tailored for the modern era, and it debuts a Universal Skill Format to add consistency and security to the AI add-ons.

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NASA News Aug 21 Score 0.729710713425926

Webb Opens Treasure Chest

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope captured this Aug. 6, 2026, infrared image of part of the Carina Nebula, a star-forming region also home to the Cosmic Cliffs. This feature, called the “Treasure Chest,” is an object known as a cometary globule. A cometary glo

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NASA News Aug 21 Score 0.7289167319444444

NASA’s Artemis II Crew Set to Receive Congressional Space Medal of Honor

President Donald J. Trump will award each of NASA’s Artemis II crew members the Congressional Space Medal of Honor at 11 a.m. EDT on Friday, Aug. 28, during a ceremony at the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover

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Econbrowser Aug 21 Score 0.7280852689814815

Mr. Trump, tear down this (hamburger tariff) wall!

From Bloomberg: President Donald Trump said he would allow tariff relief for some ground beef imports in a bid to lower prices for American consumers, a key concern ahead of November midterm elections. “Today, I concluded a deal to substantially lower the pric

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New Scientist Aug 21 Score 0.7253996259259259

Burns improve more rapidly after treatment with fish skin

Severe burns are often treated with synthetic products ahead of skin graft surgery, but there is evidence that a product made from minimally processed cod skin is more effective

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InfoQ Aug 21 Score 0.7239830828703704

Cloudflare Cuts Astro GitHub Issues by 85% with AI Agents

Cloudflare, Astro, AI agents, GitHub Actions, issue triage, agentic AI, software architecture, open source, developer tools, AI automation, automated testing, human in the loop, agent workflows, GitHub, software engineering, AI software development, bug triage

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ScienceDaily — Top Science Aug 21 Score 0.7198079652777778

This weight-loss hormone may protect the liver even without weight loss

A hormone already known for curbing appetite and supporting weight loss may have a surprising second job: protecting the liver from inflammation and scarring. Researchers at McMaster University found that GDF15 activates a previously unknown brain-to-liver pat

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InfoQ Aug 21 Score 0.7195664162037037

Mini book: Architecture as a Socio-Technical Craft

Architecture is not a fixed choice made once; fitness is a moving target driven by changing regulations, tech, and markets. Even a sound design can silently stop fitting over time without bad calls. Spanning seven articles on context stores, gateways, and topo

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InfoQ Aug 21 Score 0.7187330828703704

Presentation: Enchant Your AI and APIs with eBPF Magic 🪄

Dan Finneran discusses the risks of unowned AI-generated code in production and demonstrates how eBPF can intercept and control AI API traffic in Kubernetes. He explains how kernel-level socket hooks enable transparent prompt filtering, model swapping, token l

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Marginal Revolution Aug 21 Score 0.6935837634259259

This brew, at least, is from Ashburn, Virginia

The post This brew, at least, is from Ashburn, Virginia appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION .               Comments In reply to Hadur. One of the best reasons to put up with ... by Josh M In reply to Silvanus. Wouldn't som

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Marginal Revolution Aug 21 Score 0.6896583004629628

Friday assorted links

1. Profile of Julian Gough and his evolutionary cosmology. And the Substack version. 2. New Spanish-language edition of Bioy Casares on Borges coming out. The older edition was, among other things, too heavy to lug around or bring on a trip. 3. The market for

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Google Cloud Blog Aug 21 Score 0.6895659439814814

How agents can delegate better

In any organizational behavior class, students will learn that effective delegation is among the most important skills for a seasoned leader. Getting meaningful work done involves careful coordination, starting with a subdivision of projects into manageable ta

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Google Cloud Blog Aug 21 Score 0.6895659439814814

Cloud CISO Perspectives: Sticking to security fundamentals in the AI era

Welcome to the first Cloud CISO Perspectives for August 2026. Today, Chris Betz explains why the AI era makes it more important than ever to lean into security fundamentals. As with all Cloud CISO Perspectives, the contents of this newsletter are posted to the

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Google Cloud Blog Aug 21 Score 0.6895659439814814

What’s new with Google Cloud

Want to know the latest from Google Cloud? Find it here in one handy location. Check back regularly for our newest updates, announcements, resources, events, learning opportunities, and more. Tip : Not sure where to find what you’re looking for on the Google C

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Marginal Revolution Aug 21 Score 0.6816870037037036

Breaking Ground: Can Refund Bonuses Solve the Holdout Problem?

My latest paper (with Cason and Zubrickas) has just been published by the Journal of Urban Economics. We show that refund bonuses can indeed improve the holdout problem. Abstract: The holdout problem presents a pervasive challenge in situations that require th

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Marginal Revolution Aug 21 Score 0.6747411703703703

Rick Rubin podcasts with me

Two hours, thirty-four minutes, Rick and I recorded this session not too long ago in Tuscany. It was everything Rick wanted to ask. Self-recommending of course, and there is more to come. The post Rick Rubin podcasts with me appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTI

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TechCrunch — AI Aug 21 Score 0.6487330810185186

The DOJ is investigating a16z. What does this mean for venture capital?

Andreessen Horowitz has two partners sitting on the boards of companies that now compete with each other: Ben Horowitz at Databricks and Martin Casado at Fivetran. Nothing too scandalous on the surface, except the Department of Justice&#160

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