Qwen3.8 Max now ranked as the best overall model by agentic index
https://artificialanalysis.ai/?intelligence=agentic-index
https://artificialanalysis.ai/?intelligence=agentic-index
artificialanalysis.ai
AI Model & API Providers Analysis | Artificial Analysis
Comparison and analysis of AI models and API hosting providers. Independent benchmarks across key performance metrics including quality, price, output speed & latency.
Quake – 30th Anniversary Update
https://slayersclub.bethesda.net/en-US/news/quake-30th-anniversary-update
https://slayersclub.bethesda.net/en-US/news/quake-30th-anniversary-update
slayersclub.bethesda.net
Quake – 30th Anniversary Update
To celebrate the 30th Anniversary of Quake, we have collaborated with MachineGames to create a new episode, Dawn of the Machine, now available as a free update to Quake.
Astronomers capture highest-resolution image ever of the Sun's surface
https://physicsworld.com/a/astronomers-capture-highest-resolution-image-ever-of-the-suns-surface/
https://physicsworld.com/a/astronomers-capture-highest-resolution-image-ever-of-the-suns-surface/
Physics World
Astronomers capture highest-resolution image ever of the Sun’s surface
Picture reveals tiny plasma whirlpool-like patterns that have never been seen before
Civilians under siege by Mexican cartel fight back with AK-47s, grenades
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/civilians-that-were-under-siege-by-a-mexican-cartel-fight-back-with-ak-47s-and-grenades
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/civilians-that-were-under-siege-by-a-mexican-cartel-fight-back-with-ak-47s-and-grenades
PBS News
Civilians that were under siege by a Mexican cartel fight back with AK-47s and grenades
Experts say Guerrero now holds many competing armed groups and that vigilantes are often absorbed, and armed, by the cartels themselves.
Bioengineered chewing gum may offer a way to fight microbes linked to cancers
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/08/260803080917.htm
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/08/260803080917.htm
ScienceDaily
Cancer-fighting chewing gum cuts HPV levels by up to 93%
A specially engineered chewing gum reduced HPV by up to 93% and nearly eliminated two bacteria linked to head and neck cancer. The treatment preserved beneficial mouth bacteria, raising hopes for a safer and more affordable therapy.
Show HN: Pokémon Emerald Ported to Raspberry Pi Pico 2
https://github.com/mattdeeds/pokeemerald-rp2350
https://github.com/mattdeeds/pokeemerald-rp2350
GitHub
GitHub - mattdeeds/pokeemerald-rp2350: Pokémon Emerald ported to the RP2350. No emulator, 60 fps HDMI output. Recompiled for Cortex…
Pokémon Emerald ported to the RP2350. No emulator, 60 fps HDMI output. Recompiled for Cortex-M33. - mattdeeds/pokeemerald-rp2350
Welcoming the Nepalese Government to Have I Been Pwned
https://www.troyhunt.com/welcoming-the-nepalese-government-to-have-i-been-pwned/
https://www.troyhunt.com/welcoming-the-nepalese-government-to-have-i-been-pwned/
Troy Hunt
Welcoming the Nepalese Government to Have I Been Pwned
Today, we welcome the 47th government onboarded to Have I Been Pwned’s free gov service: Nepal. Their National Cyber Security Centre now has access to monitor Nepalese government domains against the data in HIBP. This gives the NCSC the ability to identify…
GitHub Actions suffers second-longest major outage in its history
https://www.githubstatus.com/uptime/br0l2tvcx85d
https://www.githubstatus.com/uptime/br0l2tvcx85d
Githubstatus
GitHub Status - Uptime History
GitHub's Uptime History
Spin audit of SQD/QSCI quantum-chemistry benchmarks on iron–sulfur clusters
https://zenodo.org/records/21359923
https://zenodo.org/records/21359923
Zenodo
Which state are you converging? A spin audit of sample-based quantum diagonalization benchmarks on iron–sulfur clusters — supplementary…
This is the data-and-code archive for the preprint "Which state are you converging? A spin audit of sample-based quantum diagonalization benchmarks on iron–sulfur clusters." Sample-based quantum diagonalization (SQD, also called QSCI) selects electronic configurations…
Meta Ordered to Pay $942M to Address Harm to Kids from Social Media
https://www.wsj.com/tech/meta-ordered-to-pay-942-million-to-address-harm-to-kids-from-social-media-8ba5aab7
https://www.wsj.com/tech/meta-ordered-to-pay-942-million-to-address-harm-to-kids-from-social-media-8ba5aab7
The Wall Street Journal
Meta Ordered to Pay $942 Million to Address Harm to Kids From Social Media
A New Mexico judge ordered the social-media giant to create a new $567 million fund in addition to paying $375 million in previously determined civil penalties.
Show HN: Whisper transcribes 70-year-olds more accurately than 20-year-olds
https://github.com/Kayvan-Zahiri/asr-age-gap
https://github.com/Kayvan-Zahiri/asr-age-gap
GitHub
GitHub - Kayvan-Zahiri/asr-age-gap: Speech recognition does not degrade with speaker age. Voice-agent turn-taking does, by 2-5x.
Speech recognition does not degrade with speaker age. Voice-agent turn-taking does, by 2-5x. - Kayvan-Zahiri/asr-age-gap
New Orleans will use AI to answer 911 calls instead of a human
https://www.shreveporttimes.com/story/news/local/louisiana/2026/07/28/is-new-orleans-using-ai-to-answer-911-calls-instead-of-human-dispatchers-impacts-emergencies-crime/91065014007/
https://www.shreveporttimes.com/story/news/local/louisiana/2026/07/28/is-new-orleans-using-ai-to-answer-911-calls-instead-of-human-dispatchers-impacts-emergencies-crime/91065014007/
Shreveport Times
New Orleans will use AI to answer 911 calls instead of a human
New Orleans is using AI to answer 911 calls instead of human dispatchers. What does this mean for crime and emergency response?
Anthropic CEO reportedly worried new hires only care about money
https://finance.yahoo.com/technology/ai/articles/anthropic-ceo-reportedly-worried-hires-160000647.html
https://finance.yahoo.com/technology/ai/articles/anthropic-ceo-reportedly-worried-hires-160000647.html
Yahoo Finance
Anthropic CEO reportedly worried new hires only care about money — while hiring an event planner for 6x the going rate
The comments may be seen as ironic coming from Dario Amodei, considering Anthropic offers some eye-watering salaries for jobs that typically pay much less.
I've succesfully compiled Netscape 3.0.2 on a 64 Debian
https://www.reddit.com/r/netscape/comments/1ve7wkm/ive_succesfully_compiled_netscape_302_on_a_64/
https://www.reddit.com/r/netscape/comments/1ve7wkm/ive_succesfully_compiled_netscape_302_on_a_64/
Reddit
From the netscape community on Reddit: I've succesfully compiled Netscape 3.0.2 on a 64 debian
Explore this post and more from the netscape community
2027 memory capacity is reportedly sold out
https://www.ign.com/articles/ramageddon-continues-another-year-as-2027-memory-capacity-is-reportedly-sold-out
https://www.ign.com/articles/ramageddon-continues-another-year-as-2027-memory-capacity-is-reportedly-sold-out
IGN
Now That 2027 RAM Manufacturing Capacity Has Reportedly Been Sold Through, It's Hard To Imagine the RAMageddon Ending Any Time…
A new report suggests that all three memory manufacturers — Samsung, SK Hynix, and Micron — have collectively sold through their 2027 memory manufacturing capacity to AI companies.
The Gargantuan Lie That Is Collapsing the Climate
https://www.currentaffairs.org/news/the-massive-climate-lie-that-will-destroy-human-civilization
https://www.currentaffairs.org/news/the-massive-climate-lie-that-will-destroy-human-civilization
www.currentaffairs.org
The Gargantuan Lie That is Collapsing The World’s Climate
Thinking we have time left to address climate change, or that “Net Zero by 2050” will save us, is driving us toward full social collapse in ways that become more obvious with every new broken temperature record.