Open-source interactive map for the Aug 12 total solar eclipse
https://eclipsefan.org/?v=2&t;=max&layers;=eclipse%2Cbesselian%2Cumbra-live%2Cshadow-3d%2Ccloud-projection%2Cosm⪫=43.4623&lon;=-3.8099&opacity;=besselian%3A0.2%2Cumbra-live%3A0.2&zoom;=6&palier;=minute
https://eclipsefan.org/?v=2&t;=max&layers;=eclipse%2Cbesselian%2Cumbra-live%2Cshadow-3d%2Ccloud-projection%2Cosm⪫=43.4623&lon;=-3.8099&opacity;=besselian%3A0.2%2Cumbra-live%3A0.2&zoom;=6&palier;=minute
EclipseFan
EclipseFan – Interactive map of the Aug 12, 2026 total solar eclipse
Interactive map of the August 12, 2026 total solar eclipse. Precise timings, path of totality, weather odds and viewing tips for any location.
Maryland Closes More of Cunningham Falls State Park After Second Beaver Attack
https://news.maryland.gov/dnr/2026/08/05/dnr-closes-additional-areas-of-cunningham-falls-state-park-following-second-beaver-attack/
https://news.maryland.gov/dnr/2026/08/05/dnr-closes-additional-areas-of-cunningham-falls-state-park-following-second-beaver-attack/
Wikipedia's founder on his life's work: "A propaganda tool"
https://nordictimes.com/world/wikipedias-founder-on-his-lifes-work-a-propaganda-tool/
https://nordictimes.com/world/wikipedias-founder-on-his-lifes-work-a-propaganda-tool/
The Nordic Times
Wikipedia's founder on his life's work: "A propaganda tool" - The Nordic Times
Reveals that 85 percent of the platform's most powerful editors are anonymous, how conservative sources are blacklisted, and that the CIA has edited content.
Depression has tripled in the last 15 years. Arthur Brooks about the cause
https://bigthink.com/series/full-interview/meaning-crisis-brooks/
https://bigthink.com/series/full-interview/meaning-crisis-brooks/
Big Think
Depression has tripled in the last 15 years. Arthur Brooks says he knows the real cause
Arthur Brooks studies happiness for a living, and he says the epidemic of depression and anxiety among young adults comes down to one culprit: a meaning crisis.
The phone book that led us to Assad's spy chief in hiding
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4gyrzn8p94o
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4gyrzn8p94o
Bbc
The phone book that led us to Assad's spy chief in hiding
How we tracked down "The Spider" who was once one of the most-feared men in Syria.
ChatGPT starts blocking direct requests to copy an author's style
https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/07/chatgpt-stops-cloning-famous-writers-voices-but-may-capture-a-similar-feeling/
https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/07/chatgpt-stops-cloning-famous-writers-voices-but-may-capture-a-similar-feeling/
Ars Technica
ChatGPT starts blocking direct requests to copy an author's style
New behavior capturing a writer's "broad qualities" could have legal implications.
Retraction: The App Store Rejection of the Week That Was a Correct Rejection
https://daringfireball.net/2026/08/retraction_app_store_rejection_of_the_week
https://daringfireball.net/2026/08/retraction_app_store_rejection_of_the_week
Daring Fireball
Retraction: The App Store Rejection of the Week That Was, in Fact, a Correct Rejection
My disdain for astrology is so utter, and my esteem for Godier’s previous work so high, that it simply never occurred to me that he might have actually made and submitted to the App Store an astrology app, let alone that he’d then feign surprise and frustration…
Illinois Just Told Every Operating System to Start Reporting Your Kid's Age
https://itsfoss.com/news/illinois-age-verification-bill/
https://itsfoss.com/news/illinois-age-verification-bill/
It's FOSS
Illinois Just Told Every Operating System to Start Reporting Your Kid's Age
The Children's Online Social Media Safety Act has device makers collect the age bracket, but apps still have to act on it.
"The original URL for this prediction will no longer be available in 11 years." (2011)
https://longbets.org/601/
https://longbets.org/601/
Lake Mead hits historic low water level as Colorado River struggles
https://apnews.com/article/colorado-river-lake-mead-record-low-fa402842e76ed624f71360f467b2579d
https://apnews.com/article/colorado-river-lake-mead-record-low-fa402842e76ed624f71360f467b2579d
AP News
Lake Mead hits historic low water level as Colorado River struggles
The largest reservoir in the United States has plummeted to its lowest water level since it was created some 90 years ago.
Software Giant SAP Stops Most Travel and Hiring Because of AI's Soaring Cost
https://www.404media.co/software-giant-sap-stops-most-travel-and-hiring-because-of-ais-soaring-cost/
https://www.404media.co/software-giant-sap-stops-most-travel-and-hiring-because-of-ais-soaring-cost/
404 Media
Software Giant SAP Stops Most Travel and Hiring Because of AI’s Soaring Cost
SAP says it needs to “be disciplined in how we spend.” That includes still freezing hires and travel. Unless it's to do with AI, of course.
Show HN: DeepSeek-V4 Latent Reasoning – moving "thinking" into latent space
https://blog.n.ichol.ai/packaging-latent-reasoning-as-a-real-model
https://blog.n.ichol.ai/packaging-latent-reasoning-as-a-real-model
AI Research
Latent Reasoning
DeepSeek-V4-Flash-0731-Latent-Reasoning. A self-contained model that does thinking in latent space, NVFP4-quantized, with a production vllm form for serving runtime.
https://huggingface.co/nmitchko/De
https://huggingface.co/nmitchko/De
Amazon circumvents Gilroy community vote for AI data center
https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/data-centers/amazon-secretly-circumvents-community-vote-for-massive-ai-data-center-45-year-old-rules-lock-gilroy-residents-out-of-public-comment-window
https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/data-centers/amazon-secretly-circumvents-community-vote-for-massive-ai-data-center-45-year-old-rules-lock-gilroy-residents-out-of-public-comment-window
Tom's Hardware
Amazon secretly circumvents community vote for massive AI data center
Residents of Gilroy, California, were caught by surprise when an Amazon data center started construction in their city. Negotiations for the project started in 2020, with public comments open until 2024, but it flew under the radar.
An Israeli professor lost a prestigious US job offer after speaking out on Gaza
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2026/aug/06/professor-israel-gaza-university-of-minnesota
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2026/aug/06/professor-israel-gaza-university-of-minnesota
the Guardian
An Israeli professor lost a prestigious US job offer after speaking out on Gaza. Now the university is paying him $250,000
The University of Minnesota withdrew an offer for Raz Segal to lead its Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies after an organized campaign against his hiring