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.
Why iPhone App Blockers Are Harder to Build Than They Look
https://usefella.com/blog/how-iphone-app-blockers-work/
https://usefella.com/blog/how-iphone-app-blockers-work/
Tooltips Need a Delay, and Then They Need to Skip It
https://blog.master.dev/tooltips-need-a-delay-and-then-they-need-to-skip-it/
https://blog.master.dev/tooltips-need-a-delay-and-then-they-need-to-skip-it/
blog.master.dev
Tooltips Need a Delay, and Then They Need to Skip It
Thinking about UX, a slight delay on a simple tooltip can be nice so that mousing over something quickly doesn't trigger it, but if there are related tooltips nearby, maybe we don't need to wait.
Dolly Parton, queen of country music and humanitarian hero, dead at 80
https://www.cnn.com/2026/08/25/entertainment/dolly-parton-death
https://www.cnn.com/2026/08/25/entertainment/dolly-parton-death
CNN
Dolly Parton, queen of country music and humanitarian hero, dead at 80 | CNN
Dolly Parton, who rose from humble beginnings to the greatest heights of American music and became one of the country’s most philanthropic, unifying and beloved stars, has died. She was 80.
FDA authorizes first wearable device that monitors ketone and blood sugar levels
https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/fda-authorizes-first-wearable-device-continuously-monitors-both-ketone-levels-and-blood-sugar
https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/fda-authorizes-first-wearable-device-continuously-monitors-both-ketone-levels-and-blood-sugar
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
FDA Authorizes First Wearable Device That Continuously Monitors Both Ketone Levels and Blood Sugar
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today authorized the Libre Duo 10 Day Continuous Dual Glucose Ketone Monitoring System for people aged 2 years and older living with diabetes.