First human trials of designer protein therapies stun US neuroscientists
https://cen.acs.org/biological-chemistry/biotechnology/human-trial-chemogenetic-brain-therapy/104/web/2026/08
https://cen.acs.org/biological-chemistry/biotechnology/human-trial-chemogenetic-brain-therapy/104/web/2026/08
Chemical & Engineering News
First human trials of designer protein therapies stun US neuroscientists
Chinese researchers are testing DREADDs, a gene therapy to turn down neuronal activity, in the clinic
So How Is AI Drug Discovery Doing, Really?
https://www.science.org/content/blog-post/so-how-ai-drug-discovery-doing-really
https://www.science.org/content/blog-post/so-how-ai-drug-discovery-doing-really
Science
So How Is AI Drug Discovery Doing, Really?
So How Is AI Drug Discovery Doing, Really?
Why tech bosses keep sharing their manifestos about AI
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cz97ljy91zxo
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cz97ljy91zxo
Bbc
Why tech bosses keep sharing their manifestos about AI
Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg is the latest Big Tech name to pen a letter thousands of words long about AI.
Digital Signal Processing Pioneer Bede Liu Dies at 91
https://spectrum.ieee.org/digital-signal-processing
https://spectrum.ieee.org/digital-signal-processing
IEEE Spectrum
Digital Signal Processing Pioneer Bede Liu Dies At 91
The IEEE Life Fellow is remembered as a founder of the field
SugarTrack – an offline Android logbook for blood sugar (no account, no cloud)
https://sugartrack-beta.vercel.app/
https://sugartrack-beta.vercel.app/
sugartrack-beta.vercel.app
SugarTrack — Download the App
A free Android logbook for blood sugar. No account, no internet, no cloud — everything stays on the phone.
The Government Is Monitoring Anti-Flock TikTok and Instagram Accounts
https://www.404media.co/the-government-is-monitoring-anti-flock-tiktok-and-instagram-accounts/
https://www.404media.co/the-government-is-monitoring-anti-flock-tiktok-and-instagram-accounts/
404 Media
The Government is Monitoring Anti-Flock TikTok and Instagram Accounts
Documents from law enforcement spy centers show the government is warning cops of "extensive and ongoing chatter on social media" about methods to "physically destroy Flock LPR cameras."
Credit card debt rises to $1.26T, nearing all-time record
https://abc7.com/story/credit-card-debt-rises-126-trillion-nearing-time-record/19667289/
https://abc7.com/story/credit-card-debt-rises-126-trillion-nearing-time-record/19667289/
ABC7 Los Angeles
Credit card debt rises to $1.26 trillion, nearing all-time record
Americans' credit card debt reached $1.26 trillion, increasing by $21 billion in the second quarter of this year, according to new data.
Government sponsored study on alcohol doesn't stand up to scrutiny: Nassim Taleb
https://nntaleb.substack.com/p/have-another-drink
https://nntaleb.substack.com/p/have-another-drink
Substack
Have Another Drink!
Government sponsored study on alcohol doesn't stand up to scrutiny.
I checked 30 frontier model cards. Here are the benchmarks labs report
https://koutian.is-a.dev/benchmark-radar/?view=leaderboard
https://koutian.is-a.dev/benchmark-radar/?view=leaderboard
Benchmark Radar
Which benchmarks do frontier labs actually report?
A live ranking of the benchmarks reported in frontier model cards, system cards, and technical reports. Measures vendor reporting convention, not benchmark quality.
The Iran War Is a Whole New Level of Quagmire for the US
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2026/08/12/the-us-forgot-the-lessons-of-iraq-now-its-desperate-for-ideas-on-iran-01033217
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2026/08/12/the-us-forgot-the-lessons-of-iraq-now-its-desperate-for-ideas-on-iran-01033217
POLITICO
The Iran War Is a Whole New Level of Quagmire for the US
There are three main camps emerging with proposals, all of which have downsides.