A Claude Code skill that recovers export-blocked Kindle highlights
https://github.com/l3a0/claude-plugins
https://github.com/l3a0/claude-plugins
GitHub
GitHub - l3a0/claude-plugins: l3a0's Claude Code plugin marketplace — kindle-highlights: verbatim Kindle highlight extraction with…
l3a0's Claude Code plugin marketplace — kindle-highlights: verbatim Kindle highlight extraction with truncation recovery - l3a0/claude-plugins
Vintage Artificial Intelligence: Before It Got Awkward
https://blog.archive.org/2026/08/16/vintage-artificial-intelligence-before-it-got-awkward/
https://blog.archive.org/2026/08/16/vintage-artificial-intelligence-before-it-got-awkward/
One corner of China’s internet is insisting that the Tang Dynasty never existed
https://www.cnn.com/2026/08/19/style/china-tang-dynasty-never-existed-hoax-intl-hnk
https://www.cnn.com/2026/08/19/style/china-tang-dynasty-never-existed-hoax-intl-hnk
CNN
Why is one corner of China’s internet insisting a golden era never existed?
Something weird has been happening on China’s internet. One small and vocal corner has been claiming the country’s most famous historical dynasty never existed.
iCloud+ Hide My Email addresses will remain on icloud.com
https://developer.apple.com/news/?id=1ptvdtcm
https://developer.apple.com/news/?id=1ptvdtcm
Apple
Update: New domain for Sign in with Apple - Latest News - Apple Developer
Starting later this year, new Sign in with Apple addresses, previously issued on privaterelay.appleid.com, will be issued on private.icloud.com. Existing addresses on privaterelay.appleid.com will continue to work and forward mail to users without interruption.After…
Bookshelf – Self-hosted eBook library that runs on object storage
https://github.com/murerkinn/bookshelf
https://github.com/murerkinn/bookshelf
GitHub
GitHub - murerkinn/bookshelf: Self-hosted ebook library that runs on object storage - a Cloudflare Worker over R2, or a Node server…
Self-hosted ebook library that runs on object storage - a Cloudflare Worker over R2, or a Node server over a directory. No database. - murerkinn/bookshelf
Iran Is Using Foreign Criminals to Attack Its Critics Overseas
https://www.newyorker.com/news/letter-from-the-uk/iran-is-using-foreign-criminals-to-attack-its-critics-overseas
https://www.newyorker.com/news/letter-from-the-uk/iran-is-using-foreign-criminals-to-attack-its-critics-overseas
The New Yorker
Iran Is Using Foreign Criminals to Attack Its Critics Overseas
Pouria Zeraati, a dissident who was living in London, was stabbed by a group of Romanian thugs. His case is part of a widening campaign by the Iranian regime to silence its detractors.
Thomson Reuters Launches Its Own Frontier Model
https://www.thomsonreuters.com/en/press-releases/2026/august/thomson-reuters-leverages-its-world-class-data-assets-to-launch-its-own-frontier-model
https://www.thomsonreuters.com/en/press-releases/2026/august/thomson-reuters-leverages-its-world-class-data-assets-to-launch-its-own-frontier-model
Thomson Reuters
Thomson Reuters Leverages its World-Class Data Assets to Launch Its Own Frontier Model
Thomson, the company's proprietary LLM, was trained and is run at a fraction of the cost of comparable frontier models and remains fully owned and controlled by Thomson Reuters
Ask HN: Good large format (>20 inches) touchscreen E-Paper display options?
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49428842
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49428842
Headlong: A Microharness for Persistent Agents
https://www.laude.org/updates/headlong-a-microharness-for-persistent-agents
https://www.laude.org/updates/headlong-a-microharness-for-persistent-agents
Laude Institute
Headlong: a microharness for persistent agents
Self-guided agents that think continuously
Show HN: Screen memory without screenshots, just text to Markdown
https://github.com/dragthelake/ambient-context
https://github.com/dragthelake/ambient-context
GitHub
GitHub - dragthelake/ambient-context: A menu bar app that keeps a written record of what you worked on.
A menu bar app that keeps a written record of what you worked on. - dragthelake/ambient-context
Screen viewing time from age 1 to 8 years and subsequent academic performance
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12519-026-01046-1
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12519-026-01046-1
SpringerLink
Screen viewing time from age 1 to 8 years and subsequent academic performance and working memory
World Journal of Pediatrics - Screen viewing time is associated with children’s academic and cognitive outcomes, but longitudinal studies are scarce, hindering identification of the most...
Quantum battery upends the rules of charging
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20260824-this-quantum-battery-charges-faster-the-larger-it-gets
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20260824-this-quantum-battery-charges-faster-the-larger-it-gets
Bbc
'It's very counterintuitive': The quantum batteries that upend the rules of charging
The world's first quantum battery prototype is here and it has some bizarre properties. Could these devices one day power quantum computing – or even your phone?
HelloAssembly The smallest possible complete Windows application
https://github.com/PlummersSoftwareLLC/HelloAssembly
https://github.com/PlummersSoftwareLLC/HelloAssembly
GitHub
GitHub - PlummersSoftwareLLC/HelloAssembly: The smallest possible complete Windows application
The smallest possible complete Windows application - PlummersSoftwareLLC/HelloAssembly
OpenAI restores 5-hour Codex and Work limits for ChatGPT Plus users
https://9to5mac.com/2026/08/24/openai-restores-5-hour-codex-and-work-limits-for-chatgpt-plus-users/
https://9to5mac.com/2026/08/24/openai-restores-5-hour-codex-and-work-limits-for-chatgpt-plus-users/
9to5Mac
OpenAI restores 5-hour Codex and Work limits for ChatGPT Plus users - 9to5Mac
OpenAI announced today that it is restoring a five-hour limit on Codex and ChatGPT Work for Plus subscribers. Here are the details.
The state of AI in 2026: On the road to ROI
https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/quantumblack/our-insights/the-state-of-ai
https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/quantumblack/our-insights/the-state-of-ai
McKinsey & Company
The state of AI in 2026: On the road to ROI
In this 2026 edition of the annual McKinsey State of AI global survey, we look at the latest trends shaping how organizations use artificial intelligence.
Apple Releases New Polishing Cloth
https://www.macrumors.com/2026/08/25/apple-releases-new-polishing-cloth/
https://www.macrumors.com/2026/08/25/apple-releases-new-polishing-cloth/
MacRumors
Apple Releases New Polishing Cloth
Apple today released a new version of its Polishing Cloth on its online store. In the U.S., pricing is now set at $9, down from $19 for the previous version of the cloth. We have yet to determine if the new Polishing Cloth is smaller than the original or…
Anthropic Sees over $30T in Potential Revenue
https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/anthropic-expected-to-tell-investors-it-sees-over-30-trillion-in-potential-revenue-a611efea
https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/anthropic-expected-to-tell-investors-it-sees-over-30-trillion-in-potential-revenue-a611efea
The Wall Street Journal
Exclusive | Anthropic Expected to Tell Investors It Sees Over $30 Trillion in Potential Revenue
The AI startup is likely to top SpaceX’s eye-popping potential revenue estimate.