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Simon Willison 8/10 ?

Auto mode is now the default in Claude Code for Pro, Max, and Team plans

Auto mode is now the default in Claude Code for Pro, Max, and Team plansAnthropic arereallyconfident in Claude Code'sauto mode, to the point that they are making it the default setting for new session...

2026-08-08

Hacker News 7/10 ?

Should you stop cracking your knuckles?

Article URL:https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20260807-should-i-stop-cracking-my-knucklesComments URL:https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49226563Points: 9# Comments: 2

2026-08-08

Slashdot 7/10 ?

New Orleans Will Use AI To Answer 911 Calls Instead of a Human

"If you call 911 in New Orleans, you may hear the sound of an artificial intelligence (AI) agent answering your call instead of a human voice," reports the Shreveport Times: The Orleans Parish Commun...

2026-08-08

TechCrunch 7/10 ?

Planned Amazon data center could become the biggest climate polluter in the U.S.

As part of a planned Texas data center, Amazon is investing in an on-site power plant that could reportedly become the largest source of climate pollution in the United States.

2026-08-08

Hackaday 7/10 ?

Grading Tomatoes with an ESP32 and ML

If you’ve ever worked with produce, you might know about grading. In addition to deciding if, say, a strawberry is good or not, they also have to sort them by…read more

2026-08-08

Engadget 7/10 ?

How to connect your retro GameCube to a modern TV

Gaming Nintendo How to connect your retro GameCube to a modern TV A single adapter could be all you need. By Igor Bonifacic and Samantha Catalano Aug. 8, 2026 2:30 pm EST Igor Bonifacic for Engadget W...

2026-08-08

The Verge 6/10 ?

X replaces its revenue-sharing program with ‘Original Content Rewards’

X is ending its controversial revenue-sharing program for content creators, which has seen numerous revisions under Elon Musk's reign. In its place, it's launching a new Original Content Rewards progr...

2026-08-08

Hacker News 7/10 ?

Shopify replaced Redis with MySQL for inventory reservations–and it scaled

Article URL:https://shopify.engineering/scaling-inventory-reservationsComments URL:https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49226536Points: 6# Comments: 0

2026-08-08

Slashdot 7/10 ?

More Police Officers Fired, Investigated, or Arrested for Misusing Flock Camera Systems

In Georgia the Savannah Police Department "terminated four sworn officers and two civilian employees following an internal investigation into misuse of the department's Flock Safety License Plate Read...

2026-08-08

TechCrunch 7/10 ?

OpenAI acquires presentation startup NextSlide

In Brief Posted: 12:41 PM PDT · August 8, 2026 Anthony Ha OpenAI acquires presentation startup NextSlide NextSlide recently announced that it’s joining OpenAI, with the presentation startup’s team mem...

2026-08-08

The Verge 6/10 ?

An Amazon data center could have the worst polluting power plant in the country

To power its new West Texas data center, Amazon is investing in the construction of a new power plant that could be one of the largest single producers of greenhouse gases in the US, according to the ...

2026-08-08

Hacker News 7/10 ?

Wikipedia's founder on his life's work: "A propaganda tool"

Article URL:https://nordictimes.com/world/wikipedias-founder-on-his-lifes-work-a-propaganda-tool/Comments URL:https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49226113Points: 13# Comments: 8

2026-08-08

Slashdot 7/10 ?

America's First Grid-Scale Sodium-Ion Battery Plant Gets Its First Big Test

"In a milestone for energy storage technology, Peak Energy has selected Sacramento, California, as the home of America's first manufacturing facility dedicated to grid-scale sodium-ion battery systems...

2026-08-08

Hacker News 7/10 ?

Maryland Closes More of Cunningham Falls State Park After Second Beaver Attack

Article URL:https://news.maryland.gov/dnr/2026/08/05/dnr-closes-additional-areas-of-cunningham-falls-state-park-following-second-beaver-attack/Comments URL:https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4922591...

2026-08-08

Hacker News 7/10 ?

The Unreasonable Effectiveness of Mathematics in the Natural Sciences [pdf]

Article URL:https://web.njit.edu/~akansu/PAPERS/The%20Unreasonable%20Effectiveness%20of%20Mathematics%20(EP%20Wigner).pdfComments URL:https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49225676Points: 4# Comments: ...

2026-08-08

Hacker News 7/10 ?

Open-source interactive map for the Aug 12 total solar eclipse

Article URL:https://eclipsefan.org/?v=2&t=max&layers=eclipse%2Cbesselian%2Cumbra-live%2Cshadow-3d%2Ccloud-projection%2Cosm&lat=43.4623&lon=-3.8099&opacity=besselian%3A0.2%2Cumbra-live%3A0.2&zoom=6&pal...

2026-08-08

Slashdot 7/10 ?

Paper Goods Company Is Investigating an Alternative to Trees

The Dallas Business Journal reported Monday that the U.S. multinational paper goods company Kimberly-Clark announced "that its researchers identified and advanced patented technology transforming fibe...

2026-08-08

Hacker News 7/10 ?

Denmark Requires Oral Defenses for Students' Written Work to Counter AI Cheating

Article URL:https://mezha.net/eng/bukvy/ca117584_denmark_requires_oral/Comments URL:https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49224294Points: 68# Comments: 29

2026-08-08

Hacker News 7/10 ?

TinySol, a tiny solitaire game for DOS

Article URL:https://classicbits.net/coding-and-software/my-software/monosol/Comments URL:https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49224020Points: 4# Comments: 0

2026-08-08

Slashdot 7/10 ?

Microsoft, Google, Amazon, Meta and Oracle Expect a Negative Cash Flow of $125 Billion Next Year

The Washington Post shared surprising news this week about five top AI companies. Microsoft, Google, Amazon, Meta and Oracle "are spending so much on developing AI and delivering it to customers tha...

2026-08-08