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.
When str.lower() is a security vulnerability in Python – Seth Larson
https://sethmlarson.dev/when-str-lower-is-a-security-vulnerability
https://sethmlarson.dev/when-str-lower-is-a-security-vulnerability
sethmlarson.dev
When str.lower() is a security vulnerability in Python
Some internet standards only support ASCII characters, but the world uses
much more than the Latin alphabet. Thus, a mapping from Unicode to
ASCII for use in domain names is required.
NamePrep was...
much more than the Latin alphabet. Thus, a mapping from Unicode to
ASCII for use in domain names is required.
NamePrep was...
One Go binary, one YAML file, one SQLite database: I wrote my monitoring tool
https://rvier.fr/posts/why-i-wrote-my-own-monitoring-tool-EN
https://rvier.fr/posts/why-i-wrote-my-own-monitoring-tool-EN
rvier.fr
One Go binary, one YAML file, one SQLite database: why I wrote my own monitoring tool
Gjallar: a KISS monitoring service in ~3,400 lines of Go. Zero CGO, a lock-free alert state machine, SIGHUP hot-reload with validation.
Show HN: TeXbrain, a LaTeX editor that runs pdfTeX in the browser via WASM
https://github.com/swimmingbrain/texbrain
https://github.com/swimmingbrain/texbrain
GitHub
GitHub - swimmingbrain/texbrain: FOSS browser-based latex editor with live preview, real-time collaboration, and git integration.
FOSS browser-based latex editor with live preview, real-time collaboration, and git integration. - swimmingbrain/texbrain
The brain may be about to have its Ozempic moment
https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2026/08/11/the-brain-may-be-about-to-have-its-ozempic-moment
https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2026/08/11/the-brain-may-be-about-to-have-its-ozempic-moment
The Economist
The brain may be about to have its Ozempic moment
Pharma’s newest obsession involves mimicking the system that keeps people awake
Ask HN: What is one simple thing LLMs are insanely bad at?
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49443820
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49443820