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Ars Technica
• Samuel Axon

With new open models, Meta pitches another reboot of its struggling AI strategy

With new open models, Meta pitches another reboot of its struggling AI strategy

Meta has been trailing competitors. Zuckerberg thinks he's found a way forward.

Daring Fireball Valid
John Gruber

What’s New in iOS 27 Beta 5

9to5mac.com/2026/08/10/heres-whats-new-with-ios-27-beta-5/

Zac Hall at 9to5Mac has a good rundown of new features and changes in beta 5. Some app icons got tweaks (the Siri app in particular looks much cooler now), and a bunch of the existing American and British Siri speaking voices now have the Pace and Expressivity adjustment sli...

Political Wire
• Taegan Goddard

Yea or Nay?

Here’s fun way to test just how well you know the U.S. Senate. Yea or Nay gives you five senators and three bills each day — and challenges you to guess how each senator actually voted. It’s deceptively hard, highly addictive and a lot of fun.

The San Francisco Standard
• Sam Mondros

SF Camerawork to close after 52 years, citing rising costs

The announcement comes after a year marked by numerous major gallery closures in San Francisco.

Berkeleyside
• Hope Muñoz

The first new path in 5 years is being built in the Berkeley Hills

For the first time since 2021, volunteers with the Berkeley Path Wanderers Association were hard at work forging a new path.  

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Political Wire
• Taegan Goddard

FBI Inquiry Into Trump’s Russia Ties Was Derailed

“For the last year, the Trump administration’s efforts to seek retribution against intelligence officials and FBI agents who investigated Russia’s 2016 election meddling have been spearheaded by federal prosecutors in South Florida trying to build a criminal case,” the New York Times reports. “But in recent weeks, the White House has added a dimension to […]

Ars Technica
• Beth Mole

Trump signs bonkers order that cuts vaccines, promotes ones that don't exist

Trump signs bonkers order that cuts vaccines, promotes ones that don't exist

Trump falsely claimed the MMR vaccine is "quite lethal" and linked shots to autism.

Gift Articles

FAA to halt flights at Reagan National for Trump’s Grand Prix race (wapo.st)

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They Were Diagnosed With Autism as Adults. It Has Changed Their Lives. (wsj.com)

wsj.com/health/wellness/adult-autism-diagnosis-life-change-f3bc0ea5?st=AJgEHa&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink

Gift Articles

Drought made us desperate. Google’s data centre will bring disaster (thetimes.com)

thetimes.com/article/14705495-f094-449f-9de5-3d3b8e0d235f?shareToken=f768de963e65d8246ffea59d13a40e15

Gift Articles

If Congress can’t save college sports, it’s time for Plan B. Except there is no Plan B (Gift Article) (nytimes.com)

nytimes.com/athletic/7502365/2026/08/10/congress-college-sports-plan-b/?unlocked_article_code=1.4VA.0c2Z.gZDsF-9mn8xw

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Felony record didn’t stop fraudster from fleecing GI Bill of $1.5 million (wapo.st)

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GOP Senators Release Fauci Texts Discussing Covid Vaccine Risk to Pregnant Women (wsj.com)

wsj.com/politics/policy/gop-senators-release-fauci-texts-discussing-covid-vaccine-risk-to-pregnant-women-ec4eaa12?st=YCxbUB&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink

Gift Articles

How AI Makes Me More Productive (medium.com)

medium.com/@tthomas1000/how-ai-makes-me-more-productive-8cd21cebdbc2?sk=50f5a43a270ea603e8f69193ff168d8d

Gift Articles

How a Counterintelligence Inquiry Into Trump’s Russia Ties Was Derailed (Gift Article) (nytimes.com)

nytimes.com/2026/08/10/us/politics/trump-memos-russia-investigation.html?unlocked_article_code=1.4VA.93dO.1HEW8YH8CgwY&smid=url-share

WordPress Developer Blog
• Justin Tadlock

What’s new for developers? (August 2026)

WordPress 7.1 ships August 19, and the Field Guide is out. Responsive block styles, pseudo states, the SVG Icon API, and an always-iframed post editor coming soon.

Political Wire
• Taegan Goddard

A Record Trump Shouldn’t Want to Beat

“The average national price for a gallon of gasoline hit $4.01 today, according to AAA – higher than it has ever been this late in the summer, an ominous sign for Republicans as they confront voters’ concerns with affordability,” Politico reports. “The national average price for a gallon of gas has never surpassed $4 after […]

Political Wire
• Taegan Goddard

Trump Downplays Frequency of Calls with Kevin Warsh

“President Donald Trump played down the frequency and length of his conversations with Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh, which raised fresh questions about whether he was seeking to directly influence the central bank,” Bloomberg reports. “Trump insisted on Monday that he had spoken to Warsh only once ‘briefly’ since joining the Fed, despite one of […]

Electrek
• Peter Johnson

Lexus undercuts luxury rivals with 2027 ES prices starting under $50,000

The all-electric 2027 Lexus ES returns for the 2027 model year, with prices starting under $50,000.