Belgium Bans Internet Archive's 'Open Library' in Site Blocking Order
https://torrentfreak.com/belgium-bans-internet-archives-open-library-in-sweeping-site-blocking-order/
https://torrentfreak.com/belgium-bans-internet-archives-open-library-in-sweeping-site-blocking-order/
Torrentfreak
Belgium Targets Internet Archive's 'Open Library' in Sweeping Site Blocking Order (Update) * TorrentFreak
A Belgian court ordered intermediaries to block access to major shadow libraries, including the Internet Archive's Open Library.
Navy demonstrates multi-day solar UAS flight
https://www.navair.navy.mil/news/Navy-demonstrates-multi-day-solar-UAS-flight/Tue-07292025-1554
https://www.navair.navy.mil/news/Navy-demonstrates-multi-day-solar-UAS-flight/Tue-07292025-1554
www.navair.navy.mil
Navy demonstrates multi-day solar UAS flight | NAVAIR
The Navy, in partnership with Skydweller Aero, recently achieved continuous solar-powered unmanned flight during a nonstop three-day test from Stennis, Mississippi. Led by the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD), the test of Skydweller UAS…
The Rule of Law Is Dead in the US
https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/the-rule-of-law-is-dead-in-the-us/
https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/the-rule-of-law-is-dead-in-the-us/
The Nation
The Rule of Law Is Dead in the US
The rule of law presupposes that there are rules that provide a consistent, repeatable, and knowable set of outcomes. That’s no longer the case.
GPT-5 is already (ostensibly) available via API
https://old.reddit.com/r/OpenAI/comments/1mettre/gpt5_is_already_ostensibly_available_via_api/
https://old.reddit.com/r/OpenAI/comments/1mettre/gpt5_is_already_ostensibly_available_via_api/
Reddit
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OpenAI raises $8.3B at $300B valuation
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/01/business/dealbook/openai-ai-mega-funding-deal.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/01/business/dealbook/openai-ai-mega-funding-deal.html
NY Times
Exclusive: OpenAI Secures Another Giant Funding Deal
The venture capital round values the ChatGPT maker at $300 billion, and underscores the fierceness of the A.I. money race.
IRS head says free Direct File tax service is 'gone'
https://www.theverge.com/news/717308/irs-direct-file-gone-billy-long-trump-administration
https://www.theverge.com/news/717308/irs-direct-file-gone-billy-long-trump-administration
The Verge
IRS head says free Direct File tax service is ‘gone’
“Big beautiful Billy wiped that out.”
FBI seized $40k from Linda Martin without charging her with a crime
https://reason.com/2025/07/28/the-fbi-took-her-40000-without-explaining-why-she-fought-back-and-lost/
https://reason.com/2025/07/28/the-fbi-took-her-40000-without-explaining-why-she-fought-back-and-lost/
Reason
The FBI Seized Her $40,000 Without Explaining Why. She Fought Back Against That Practice—and Lost.
There is little accountability in civil forfeiture, which allows law enforcement to seize assets without charging the owner with a crime.
OpenAI Leaks 120B Open Model on Hugging Face
https://twitter.com/main_horse/status/1951201925778776530
https://twitter.com/main_horse/status/1951201925778776530
X (formerly Twitter)
main (@main_horse) on X
i pulled the 120b weights earlier for this, but failed to make inference work so far
here is a dump of my understanding of the model arch to help invite critique:
here is a dump of my understanding of the model arch to help invite critique:
At 17, Hannah Cairo solved a major math mystery
https://www.quantamagazine.org/at-17-hannah-cairo-solved-a-major-math-mystery-20250801/
https://www.quantamagazine.org/at-17-hannah-cairo-solved-a-major-math-mystery-20250801/
Quanta Magazine
At 17, Hannah Cairo Solved a Major Math Mystery
After finding the homeschooling life confining, the teen petitioned her way into a graduate class at Berkeley, where she ended up disproving a 40-year-old conjecture.
Coverage Cat (YC S22) Is Hiring a Senior, Staff, or Principal Engineer
https://www.coveragecat.com/careers/engineering/software-engineer
https://www.coveragecat.com/careers/engineering/software-engineer
Coveragecat
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NSF suspends nearly 300 UCLA grants (Terence Tao, Plasma Science Facility, etc.)
https://grant-witness.us/nsf-data.html
https://grant-witness.us/nsf-data.html
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Tesla must pay $329M in damages in fatal Autopilot case, jury says
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/08/01/tesla-must-pay-329-million-in-damages-in-fatal-autopilot-case.html
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/08/01/tesla-must-pay-329-million-in-damages-in-fatal-autopilot-case.html
CNBC
Tesla must pay portion of $329 million in damages after fatal Autopilot crash, jury says
A jury in Florida determined that Tesla should be held partly liable for a fatal 2019 crash involving its Autopilot technology.
If you Google 'bad UX', all the results appear in Comic Sans
https://www.google.com/search?q=bad+UX&sca_esv=3d1e29cf7e253e0e&sxsrf=AE3TifPI3Zlb9DuAvgLQfOsNJAeRxALXIQ%3A1754074055107&ei=xwuNaPmrBuyIkdUPoKuEuQQ&ved=0ahUKEwi5q9uHo-qOAxVsRKQEHaAVIUcQ4dUDCBA&uact=5&oq=bad+UX&gs_lp=Egxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAiBmJhZCBVWEgAUABYAHAAeACQAQCYAQCgAQCqAQC4AQPIAQCYAgCgAgCYAwCSBwCgBwCyBwC4BwDCBwDIBwA&sclient=gws-wiz-serp
https://www.google.com/search?q=bad+UX&sca_esv=3d1e29cf7e253e0e&sxsrf=AE3TifPI3Zlb9DuAvgLQfOsNJAeRxALXIQ%3A1754074055107&ei=xwuNaPmrBuyIkdUPoKuEuQQ&ved=0ahUKEwi5q9uHo-qOAxVsRKQEHaAVIUcQ4dUDCBA&uact=5&oq=bad+UX&gs_lp=Egxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAiBmJhZCBVWEgAUABYAHAAeACQAQCYAQCgAQCqAQC4AQPIAQCYAgCgAgCYAwCSBwCgBwCyBwC4BwDCBwDIBwA&sclient=gws-wiz-serp
www.google.com
🔎 bad UX – Google Search
When Flatpak's Sandbox Cracks
https://www.linuxjournal.com/content/when-flatpaks-sandbox-cracks-real-life-security-issues-beyond-ideal
https://www.linuxjournal.com/content/when-flatpaks-sandbox-cracks-real-life-security-issues-beyond-ideal
Researchers map where solar energy delivers the biggest climate payoff
https://www.rutgers.edu/news/researchers-map-where-solar-energy-delivers-biggest-climate-payoff
https://www.rutgers.edu/news/researchers-map-where-solar-energy-delivers-biggest-climate-payoff
Rutgers
Researchers Map Where Solar Energy Delivers the Biggest Climate Payoff