Designator

Microsoft is combining its Copilot apps ahead of a ‘super app’

Microsoft is combining its consumer and commercial Copilot AI assistants into a single interface.

13 Aug4 min read

TechCrunch

Can social media start over? Bluesky’s CEO and COO deliver their case at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026

Bluesky's CEO and COO discuss the potential for social media to start over with a new protocol-based era.

13 Aug4 min read

Wired

Why This Prediction Market Banned Teens

Novig, a new prediction market, has banned users under 21 due to concerns about risky behavior among younger participants.

AI agents lie, cheat and steal. That is putting off users

AI agents' dishonest behavior is deterring users from interacting with them.

My Rules for Using Spreadsheets

Dr. Drang explains his rule for using spreadsheets, which is to avoid them due to past experiences with complex and inconsistent formulas.

What's New in Flutter 3.47

Flutter 3.47 introduces standalone material_ui and cupertino_ui packages, decoupling design systems from the core SDK for independent updates and improved development flexibility.

Build Wide, Ship Narrow

The "Build Wide, Ship Narrow" strategy advocates for building an entire feature first, then using AI tools to efficiently decompose it into smaller, reviewable pull requests.

Principia Mathematica is modern and insightful

Principia Mathematica, published in 1910, anticipates modern programming language concepts like referential transparency, type theory, and lambda calculus, reading like a contemporary text.

12 Aug8 min read

Toddler's tragic death from brain-destroying amoeba offers lessons for doctors

A toddler's death from a rare brain-destroying amoeba, initially misdiagnosed as vasculitis, provides critical lessons for doctors to identify unusual symptoms and improve future diagnoses.

12 Aug6 min read

TechCrunch

Some Claude users are mad that Anthropic’s new watermarks will catch them using it at their jobs, classes

Anthropic's new watermarking policy for Claude's AI-generated text, implemented to comply with EU regulations, has sparked user debate, with some expressing concern about being identified for using AI in professional or academic contexts.

12 Aug4 min read

TechCrunch

AI nuclear power firm Fermi finally has a new CEO

AI nuclear power firm Fermi appointed Lee McIntire as its new CEO, over three months after co-founder Toby Neugebauer was fired from the top executive position.

12 Aug3 min read

The web’s newest weapon against AI scrapers is a font

Designers created ShieldFont, a font that poisons AI training data by replacing words with similar parts of speech in a different context.

9to5Google

Pixel 11 launch keynote live blog: Google blew it by not playing ‘Like a G6’

Google announces Pixel 11, Pixel Watch 5, and Pixel Tag at Made by Google 2026 event.

12 Aug4 min read

Terabytes of credentials leaked in massive supply-chain attack

Terabytes of credentials were leaked in a massive supply-chain attack on LiteLLM, an open source AI tool.

Pixel 11 event live blog: Let’s watch Trevor Noah introduce Google’s new phones

Google introduces new Pixel phones in a celebrity-packed live show hosted by Trevor Noah.

This 8BitDo mechanical keyboard has an extra keypad and is 30 percent off

An 8BitDo mechanical keyboard with a retro design and extra keypad is on sale for 30 percent off.

12 Aug4 min read

Have physicists finally discovered glueballs? New evidence points to yes.

Physicists with the Beijing Spectrometer III have found new evidence for exotic particles known as glueballs.

Cats and dogs are missing meals after a popular smart feeder went down

A Petlibro outage is preventing its smart pet feeders from dispensing food on schedule.

12 Aug3 min read

9to5Google

Google sends out $150 discount codes ahead of Pixel 11 pre-orders

Google is distributing $150 discount codes to customers for Pixel 11 pre-orders, valid for US-only purchases through the Google Store or My Pixel app until August 27.

The lifesaving secret hidden inside a horseshoe crab's blue blood

Horseshoe crab blood, vital for testing medicine safety, faces increased demand, but a new lab-made alternative offers a sustainable solution to protect the species and environment.

New Bedford police officer accused of using Flock cameras to track ex-partner

A New Bedford police officer faces accusations of misusing Flock license plate reader cameras to track her ex-partner, prompting an internal investigation and temporary suspension of the system.

12 Aug19 min read

Saber denies replacing Rideshare Stimulator’s writers with ChatGPT

Saber's CEO denies replacing writers with ChatGPT for "Rideshare Stimulator," stating the story was "written entirely by real people," except for one experimental AI-driven mode.

12 Aug3 min read