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The Download: Claude’s inner workings and OpenAI’s “super app”
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Anthropic found a hidden space where Claude puzzles over concepts The AI firm Anthropic has got the clearest glimpse yet at what’s really goin…
MIT Technology Review
IEEE Remembers Pioneering Computer Scientist Peter G. Neumann
The computing community recently lost one of its enduring voices: IEEE Fellow Peter G. Neumann. The renowned computer scientist and respected risk analyst died on 17 May at the age of 93. For almost 70 years, Neumann shaped the computing field through his pioneering work on risks…
spectrum.ieee.org
57% of enterprises have watched AI agents be confidently wrong. The fix is an agentic context layer, but who has one?
An enterprise AI agent answers with total confidence, but the number is wrong. Nobody catches it until someone traces it back to a stale metric definition or a document the retrieval system never pulled. The model did not fail. The context it was given did. In the past six months…
venturebeat.com
StubHub Founder Has Ties to Major Scalpers on the Platform
Security filings reveal that the secondary ticket sale marketplace has close ties to scalpers that use its platform.
gizmodo.com
Filing: College app Fizz accuses VC of sharing confidential startup information with rival Sidechat
Fizz has expanded its lawsuit against rival Sidechat, alleging that a Maveron VC shared its confidential information obtained during a fundraising meeting with the competing startup.
techcrunch.com
OpenAI introduces ChatGPT Work, a cloud-based AI agent that manages tasks across email, Slack and calendars
OpenAI on Thursday launched ChatGPT Work, a new AI agent embedded inside its flagship chatbot that aims to transform ChatGPT from a question-and-answer tool into an autonomous work platform capable of executing complex, multi-step tasks across users' email, calendars, code reposi…
venturebeat.com
International tech
One of the simplest ways to feel less stressed may cost nothing: on days people experience more awe — the vast, the beautiful, the larger-than-us — they report less stress, and ‘awe walks’ seem to lift compassion too
We are writers and editors, not clinicians, psychologists, or therapists. What follows is our reading of published research, not advice. The studies here are mostly observational or small, and a pattern across a group of people is not a prescription for any one reader’s life. Whe…
siliconcanals.com
Older adults know AI is slop. They just like it
AI-generated singers, children, and even virtual lovers are providing seniors with comfort and companionship.
restofworld.org
AI Scientists Are Already on the Job in Beijing: Mixing Conduction Fluid in 20 Seconds
Beijing AI for Science labs deploy autonomous robotic scientists capable of designing experiments, collecting data, and discovering new materials autonomously, marking a shift in research paradigm.
pandaily.com
DJI launches first VTOL fixed-wing cargo drone EV50, says it set Everest altitude record
DJI on Thursday unveiled the DJI EV50, its first vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) fixed-wing cargo drone designed for long-range regional transport. The company said the aircraft reached an operating altitude of 8,861 meters during a Mount Everest scientific expedition earlier…
technode.com
100,000-Card Ultra-Intelligent Fusion: Sugon Dawn 8000 Marks a Milestone for China AI Computing Infrastructure
Sugon unveils China first fully domestic 100,000-card AI supercluster, the Dawn 8000, integrating supercomputing and AI computing on a unified architecture connected to the national computing network.
pandaily.com
Researchers from Penn State and Duke tracked more than 700 children for 20 years and found that a kindergartner’s social skills — sharing, listening, cooperating — were stronger predictors of adult employment and college graduation than their reading level or academic scores
A 20-year study of more than 700 children found that how a five-year-old got on with others predicted adult employment and college graduation, holding up even after early reading level was taken into account.
siliconcanals.com

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Apple sues OpenAI, accuses ex-employees of stealing trade secrets
https://www.macrumors.com/2026/07/10/apple-sues-openai/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48865019 Points: 270 # Comments: 128
9to5mac.com
The Agent Loop: How AI Goes From Answering Questions to Doing Things
In this article, we will walk through that progression. We will also look at how an agent is structured, what choices the model makes on every turn, what scaffolding holds it together, and when an agent is actually the right pattern to reach for.
bytebytego.com
How To Use Those Cute But Slightly Odd 7-Segment LCDs
If you’re not aware, there is such a thing as adorable little three digit LCD 7-segment displays. They come in a ten-pin DIP package and are just begging to be …read more
hackaday.com
3D Printed Scooter Fits in Your Luggage, Some Assembly Required
Though [Ivan Miranda] calls the 3D printed vehicle in his recent video a motorbike, what he ultimately pulls out of his suitcase is clearly a scooter. Linguistic confusion aside, the …read more
hackaday.com
Streaming vs Batch: Two Philosophies of Data Processing
When is the data complete enough to be moved to the compute stage?
bytebytego.com
Robot Dog in Browser
You’ve doubtlessly seen the current crop of robot dogs and, if you are like us, thought about getting one to play with. The problem is that the cheap ones are …read more
hackaday.com
New York City to to ban deceptive subscription practices
https://www.nyc.gov/mayors-office/news/2026/07/mayor-mamdani... Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48863464 Points: 351 # Comments: 189
The Guardian
GPT-5.6 Sol Ultra produces proof of the Cycle Double Cover Conjecture [pdf]
https://x.com/__eknight__/status/2075643450196971805, https://xcancel.com/__eknight__/status/2075643450196971805 Prompt: https://cdn.openai.com/pdf/04d1d1e4-bc75-476a-97cf-49055cd98... Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48863490 Points: 296 # Comments: 251
cdn.openai.com
QuadRF can spot drones and see WiFi through my wall
Article URL: https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2026/quadrf-can-spot-drones-and-see-wifi-through-my-wall/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48861717 Points: 406 # Comments: 164
jeffgeerling.com