GitHub Actions suffers second-longest major outage in its history
https://www.githubstatus.com/uptime/br0l2tvcx85d
https://www.githubstatus.com/uptime/br0l2tvcx85d
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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.
US's largest newspaper chain partners with Palantir to analyze audience data
https://www.niemanlab.org/2026/08/americas-largest-newspaper-chain-usa-today-co-partners-with-palantir-to-analyze-audience-data/
https://www.niemanlab.org/2026/08/americas-largest-newspaper-chain-usa-today-co-partners-with-palantir-to-analyze-audience-data/
Nieman Lab
America’s largest newspaper chain, USA Today Co., partners with Palantir to analyze audience data as search traffic falls
USA Today Co. has made a deal with software company Palantir to analyze and monetize user behavior, the company announced on Thursday. In its Q2 earnings call Thursday morning, USA Today Co. chairman and CEO Mike Reed told investors he expects the partnership…
Software is about people, not code
https://letterstoanewdeveloper.com/2020/01/27/software-is-about-people-not-code/
https://letterstoanewdeveloper.com/2020/01/27/software-is-about-people-not-code/
Letters To A New Developer
Software is about people, not code
Dear new developer, When I was starting out, I thought that software development was all about code. After all, that was the main thing I was working on. Well, maybe not the main thing, as I needed…
Canada adds 75,000 new jobs in July, unemployment rate lowest in 2 years
https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/canada-jobs-july-2026-9.7299225
https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/canada-jobs-july-2026-9.7299225
CBC
Canada adds 75,000 new jobs in July, unemployment rate lowest in 2 years | CBC News
Canada added 75,000 jobs in July, up 0.4 per cent, as the unemployment rate fell to 6.4 per cent, its lowest level in two years.
Oracle bans AI-generated code from OpenJDK
https://app.dealroom.co/news/feed/oracle-bans-ai-generated-code-from-openjdk-despite-ellison-s-claim-oracle-isn-t-writing-its-own-code
https://app.dealroom.co/news/feed/oracle-bans-ai-generated-code-from-openjdk-despite-ellison-s-claim-oracle-isn-t-writing-its-own-code
Dealroom.co
Dealroom.co | Oracle bans AI-generated code from OpenJDK despite Ellison's claim 'Oracle isn't writing' its own code
Oracle has banned AI-generated code from OpenJDK contributions, citing safety, security, and intellectual property risks. The open-source Java project steward said developers can use LLMs privately for debugging and reviewing code but cannot submit AI-generated…