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Anthropic shares more details about how Claude’s new watermarks will work

Anthropic will watermark text generated by its chatbot Claude to comply with the EU AI Act's Transparency Code.

Don’t overlook Elektron’s budget electronic music instruments

Elektron's budget Model:Samples and Model:Cycles grooveboxes are powerful and fun electronic music instruments.

15 Aug6 min read

SpaceX officially closes its Cursor acquisition

SpaceX has officially closed its acquisition of AI coding startup Cursor.

15 Aug2 min read

How to tell if your AI platforms’ accounts have been hacked

Users can check for suspicious activity on AI platforms like ChatGPT, Claude, and Perplexity by reviewing active sessions.

Semaglutide linked to lower predicted dementia risk

Semaglutide is linked to a lower predicted risk of dementia in certain patients.

15 Aug

Ars Technica

Ukraine strikes major Russian rocket factory with cruise missiles

Ukraine struck a major Russian rocket factory with cruise missiles, targeting the Progress Rocket Space Center.

15 Aug2 min read

Switched on Pop’s Nate Sloan and Charlie Harding love fresh vegetables and guitar pedals

Nate Sloan and Charlie Harding bring their deep dives on pop music to Netflix with Switched on Pop.

15 Aug7 min read

Star Wars: Ahsoka season 2 and Starfighter get teased at D23

Lucasfilm teased Star Wars: Ahsoka season 2 and Starfighter at D23.

Disney D23 2026: Everything announced for Star Wars, Marvel, and more

Disney's D23 event unveiled the cast for Marvel's X-Men movie, a new trailer for Avengers: Doomsday, and a first look at the VisionQuest TV show.

I finally found a magnetic phone grip I never want to remove

The OhSnap Snap Grip Stand offers a thin, magnetic phone grip with a versatile stand and secure finger loop, enabling both vertical propping and wireless charging.

Secondhand book sales are booming. Is it because of AI?

Secondhand book sales are booming globally, with booksellers reporting unusual bulk purchases, leading to speculation that AI companies are acquiring books for destructive scanning to train large language models.

Cloudflare's AI Psychosis

Cloudflare's shift from a focused infrastructure provider to a broad cloud platform has introduced product complexity, inconsistent developer experience, and increased outages, according to one customer.

15 Aug8 min read

Marvel reveals the new X-Men cast, including Inde Navarrette and Adam Driver

Marvel announced the cast for its upcoming X-Men film, with Sadie Sink as Jean Grey, Kit Connor as Cyclops, Christopher Abbott as Professor X, and Adam Driver as Mister Sinister.

Writergate: Zig I/O Interface Overhaul

Zig's I/O interface overhaul, dubbed "Writergate," replaced generic types with concrete types, vtables, and explicit buffering to improve API reusability, compile times, and enable async operations.

Yadda 3.0.0: BDD in the Age of AI Agents

Yadda 3.0.0 updates the BDD library for JavaScript with modernized code and tooling.

15 Aug8 min read

9to5Google

Pixel 11 ads show a mysterious screen-equipped tracker that’s not Pixel Watch 5 or Fitbit Air [Gallery]

Google Pixel 11 ads feature a mysterious screen-equipped tracker not identified as Pixel Watch 5 or Fitbit Air.

Every fusion startup that has raised over $100M

Several fusion startups have raised over $100 million to develop commercially viable fusion power plants.

15 Aug15 min read

Xteink’s tiny e-readers are getting access to free books through Libby

Xteink's e-readers are getting access to free books through Libby with new plugin support for CrossPoint Reader firmware.

GenRec: Towards LLM-Native Recommendation at Netflix

Netflix develops GenRec, a recommendation system using large language models.

Simplifying and Refactoring Introductory Calculus

Introductory calculus can be simplified and streamlined, reducing the number of concepts students must memorize while increasing flexibility and capability for first-year students.

15 Aug2 min read

9to5Google

Android 17 QPR2 adds App lock to Pixel

Android 17 QPR2 introduces an App lock feature to Pixel phones, allowing users to secure individual applications with biometric authentication or a PIN.

14 Aug1 min read

9to5Google

Android 17 QPR2 brings system blur to the Pixel lockscreen

Android 17 QPR2 introduces a system blur feature to the Pixel lockscreen, enhancing the visual interface for users.

14 Aug6 min read