GLM-5.3 (open-weight) beat Anthropic/OpenAI models – for 1/5 the cost
https://reinvently.co.uk/tools/ed-o-meter/
https://reinvently.co.uk/tools/ed-o-meter/
Reinvently
The Complete LLM Leaderboard: The Ed-o-meter
Seventeen models on the Featherbench leaderboard: glm-5.3 leads at 100%, eight tie at 96%, and checker errors flip the safety ranking. See who tops the board.
We must not grant AI agents legal personhood
https://www.ft.com/content/b8cc4bf4-6d3c-4974-8428-9a091983c473
https://www.ft.com/content/b8cc4bf4-6d3c-4974-8428-9a091983c473
Over 170k Nonprofits Lost All Their Data. Is Microsoft to Blame?
https://slate.com/technology/2026/08/microsoft-software-nonprofit-data-delete.html
https://slate.com/technology/2026/08/microsoft-software-nonprofit-data-delete.html
Slate Magazine
The Quiet Decision Microsoft Made That Devastated Thousands of Nonprofits
When the tech giant retired a popular software grant, years of nonprofit data vanished with it.
'The Nerd Reich' tracks the 'unmasking of Silicon Valley's true politics'
https://www.npr.org/2026/08/10/nx-s1-5925350/the-nerd-reich-tracks-the-unmasking-of-silicon-valleys-true-politics
https://www.npr.org/2026/08/10/nx-s1-5925350/the-nerd-reich-tracks-the-unmasking-of-silicon-valleys-true-politics
NPR
'The Nerd Reich' tracks the 'unmasking of Silicon Valley's true politics'
Journalist Gil Durán argues that a small circle of Silicon Valley billionaires and venture capitalists have concluded that democracy is in their way — and that they should be governing in its place.
The Planet Now Has More Trees Than It Did 35 Years Ago
https://psmag.com/environment/the-planet-now-has-more-trees-than-it-did-35-years-ago/
https://psmag.com/environment/the-planet-now-has-more-trees-than-it-did-35-years-ago/
Pacific Standard
The Planet Now Has More Trees Than It Did 35 Years Ago
Tree cover loss in the tropics was outweighed by tree cover gain in subtropical, temperate, boreal, and polar regions.
Migrating a Synology NAS to a UniFi UNAS Pro 8 with Robocopy, SMB Multichannel
https://www.hanselman.com/blog/migrating-a-synology-nas-to-a-unifi-unas-pro-8-with-robocopy-smb-multichannel-and-surprising-performance-traps
https://www.hanselman.com/blog/migrating-a-synology-nas-to-a-unifi-unas-pro-8-with-robocopy-smb-multichannel-and-surprising-performance-traps
Hanselman
Migrating a Synology NAS to a UniFi UNAS Pro 8 with Robocopy, SMB Multichannel, and Surprising Performance Traps
I’ve had a Synology NAS for a very long time, and recently I started moving its ...
Nearly 3M Teslas recalled in China over hidden door handles
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4g6ggdg030o
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4g6ggdg030o
Bbc
Nearly three million Teslas recalled in China over hidden door handles
Other brands affected by the recall include Chinese carmakers XPeng, Xiaomi and Geely.
New EU-wide product repair rules come into force
https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2026/0824/1588931-repair-rules/
https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2026/0824/1588931-repair-rules/
RTE.ie
New EU-wide product repair rules come into force
New EU rules have come into force aiming to tackle the 35 million tonnes of waste the premature disposal of consumer goods generates across the bloc.
FDA clears blood test to aid evaluation for Alzheimer's disease
https://medicine.washu.edu/news/fda-clears-blood-test-to-aid-evaluation-for-alzheimers-disease/
https://medicine.washu.edu/news/fda-clears-blood-test-to-aid-evaluation-for-alzheimers-disease/
WashU Medicine
FDA clears blood test to aid evaluation for Alzheimer’s disease | WashU Medicine
The blood-based biomarker test is based on technology developed at WashU Medicine by Randall Bateman, MD, and David Holtzman, MD.
Andreessen Horowitz is investing billions into a bleak future
https://www.modelrepublic.org/articles/a16z-portfolio
https://www.modelrepublic.org/articles/a16z-portfolio
www.modelrepublic.org
Andreessen Horowitz is shaping AI policy — while investing in a bleak vision of the future - Model Republic
The firm’s investment portfolio is full of companies that have exploited legal loopholes, created disturbing products, and broken the law.
Over 5,200 Ebola cases recorded in Congo
https://www.afro.who.int/countries/democratic-republic-of-congo/news/over-5200-cases-recorded-democratic-republic-congocrosses100-days-ebola-outbreak-declaration
https://www.afro.who.int/countries/democratic-republic-of-congo/news/over-5200-cases-recorded-democratic-republic-congocrosses100-days-ebola-outbreak-declaration
WHO | Regional Office for Africa
Over 5200 cases recorded as Democratic Republic of the Congo crosses 100 days since Ebola outbreak declaration | WHO | Regional…
Kinshasa—One hundred days have passed since the Democratic Republic of the Congo declared the ongoing Ebola outbreak, which has now become the country's fastest growing. Transmission is outpacing control efforts, requiring a substantial scale-up across all…
Fast drilldown dashboards from a single Parquet file
https://www.hamiltonulmer.com/customer-dashboards-r2-hyparquet/
https://www.hamiltonulmer.com/customer-dashboards-r2-hyparquet/
Hamiltonulmer
Fast drilldown dashboards from a single Parquet file
Range Requests Are All You Need
Woman stranded in Spain after UK's eVisa system mistakes her for twin sister
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/aug/24/woman-stranded-spain-uk-evisa-system-mistakes-twin-sister
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/aug/24/woman-stranded-spain-uk-evisa-system-mistakes-twin-sister
the Guardian
Woman stranded in Spain after UK’s eVisa system mistakes her for twin sister
Nidia Webb, who is legally settled in UK, falls foul of ‘known issue’ with Home Office’s digitised immigration process
Anthropic candidates face blunt money question
https://www.axios.com/2026/08/24/scoop-anthropic-candidates-face-blunt-money-question
https://www.axios.com/2026/08/24/scoop-anthropic-candidates-face-blunt-money-question
Axios
Scoop: Anthropic candidates face blunt money question in job interviews
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei is worried employees are coming to the AI lab for the wrong reasons.
Ask HN: Why do corporate failures always seem to punish the wrong people?
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49418675
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49418675