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GPT-5.6 kernel of truth: Sol can cut its own costs, says OpenAI

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OpenAI has detailed, in a new engineering blog post, how the GPT-5.6 model family balances capability and cost across its

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Modus’s operandi: To give AI agents just the right amount of context

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As more companies plug AI agents into the deepest depths of their internal data banks, how can they be sure

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Shipping code without human verification

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Agents are writing code faster than humans can review it. The answer is not “review faster”; that would be like

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If The Podcaster Desires To Defeat The Aggregator, He Must Look Inward

If The Podcaster Desires To Defeat The Aggregator, He Must Look Inward
Listen to enough sports podcasts, and eventually you will hear someone spit the name of every podcaster's greatest enemy: The aggregators. Oh, how the fellas who talk about sports into a mic for a living love to complain about the aggregators. Don't aggregate this! yelps Zac...

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In A Summer Of Superstar Movement, Steph Curry Is Conspicuously At Home

In A Summer Of Superstar Movement, Steph Curry Is Conspicuously At Home
Now that LeBron James has found his newest version of joy with the Fanatics 76ers and the nation has finished chewing over all the ramifications thereof, be they ridiculous and absurd or merely improbable and stupid, the discourse cries out for a new main character in the hi...

WIRED
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X Says Australia’s Under-16s Social Media Ban Risks Interfering With Foreign Law

Elon Musk's platform hit out at the country's “invasive” information-gathering powers as it demands the government drop efforts to strengthen its no-children policy.

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Study: Dinosaurs Were Charbroiled After Chicxulub Impact...

Study: Dinosaurs Were Charbroiled After Chicxulub Impact. “The impact would have produced an immense cloud of dust that superheated the upper atmosphere, charbroiling living organisms unable to take shelter and igniting widespread wildfires.”

Electrek
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Volvo drops lidar for good on EX90 and ES90, pays owner compensation

Volvo has confirmed it’s dropping lidar for good on the EX90 and ES90, and it’s paying owners compensation for a feature they were promised but will never get.

In Norway, that payout is NOK 18,000 (about $1,900) per car, one of several market-by-market checks Volvo is writing after cutting ties with lidar supplier Luminar.

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President Trump on Fox & Friends: America’s Unrelenting Strength Keeps Maximum Pressure on Iran

This morning on Fox & Friends, President Donald J. Trump delivered a clear, uncompromising update on U.S. operations against Iran. President Trump detailed total naval control of the Strait of Hormuz, unmatched U.S. intelligence and strike readiness, and a firm strategy that keeps maximum pressure on the Iranian regime while leaving the door open to […]

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Political Wire
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David Roth Ends Senate Campaign in Idaho

“Idaho Democrat David Roth announced Tuesday he is ending his campaign for U.S. Senate,” the Idaho Capital Sun reports. “The candidate had faced pressure from some prominent Democrats to drop out and rally behind independent candidate Todd Achilles. However, Roth had previously told the Idaho Capital Sun he had no intention of supporting Achilles.”

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What Political Wire Members Value Most

Thank you to everyone who took the time to fill out the member survey. The results confirmed something I’ve long known: Political Wire has an unusually loyal, engaged and satisfied membership base. More than eight in ten respondents said they have been reading Political Wire for at least five years. Join now to continue reading. […]

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When Microsoft reviewed the early results of Anthropic’s new AI model for cybersecurity, it was a sobering scene: Hundreds of bugs were identified, many of them critical.

What followed was a “mad dash” to patch them — but many more remain.

https://www.propublica.org/article/anthropic-mythos-microsoft-software-vulnerabilities?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

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We do agree. With this administration, invoking your Fifth Amendment rights is often the smartest course of action. They have shown a willingness to aggressively pursue and target people, so protecting your constitutional rights is more important than ever.

Gift Articles
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Where data centres are proposed, Ontario voters have questions for their local candidates (nationalobserver.com)

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No-Bake Chocolate Mousse Bars Recipe • 4★ (Gift Recipe) (cooking.nytimes.com)

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Who says no to a CJ Abrams to Red Sox trade? Your best Nationals deadline ideas (Gift Article) (nytimes.com)

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Transitioning Between Work and Life (gailgauthier71.medium.com)

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Check the Receipts Before You Believe the Sermon (medium.com)

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Russia Charges Telegram Founder Durov With Aiding Terrorism (wsj.com)

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The Latest Sign of Knicks Fever: ‘Champions Way’ Is Headed for Auction (Gift Article) (nytimes.com)

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