German carmakers flood jobs market with managers after wielding axe
https://www.ft.com/content/e345d51f-11f7-4d4d-8f09-86dd3a225597
https://www.ft.com/content/e345d51f-11f7-4d4d-8f09-86dd3a225597
EU rules on AI models become enforceable. What's going to change?
https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/08/02/eu-rules-on-ai-models-become-enforceable-whats-going-to-change
https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/08/02/eu-rules-on-ai-models-become-enforceable-whats-going-to-change
euronews
EU rules on AI models become enforceable. What's going to change?
EU AI Act rules on AI models become enforceable today, making Brussels the world's top AI regulator. Euronews breaks down what this all means for Europe and beyond.
My personal AI benchmark: "Generate an SVG of a frog with a Habsburg jaw."
https://frogs.vaguespac.es/
https://frogs.vaguespac.es/
Frogs
FROGS_ — the Habsburg-jaw SVG benchmark
One prompt, every model: generate an SVG of a frog with a Habsburg jaw. Each model gets three tries a month.
Californians' data deletion requests, DROP, become enforceable Aug. 1
https://www.nbcsandiego.com/nbc-7-responds-2/californians-data-deletion-requests-drop-become-enforceable-aug-1/4054771/
https://www.nbcsandiego.com/nbc-7-responds-2/californians-data-deletion-requests-drop-become-enforceable-aug-1/4054771/
NBC 7 San Diego
Californians' data deletion requests, DROP, become enforceable Aug. 1
Starting Aug. 1, registered California data brokers must honor requests to stop selling consumers' personal information.
Why Book Corners won't sync contributions back to OpenStreetMap
https://www.andreagrandi.it/posts/why-book-corners-wont-sync-contributions-back-to-openstreetmap/
https://www.andreagrandi.it/posts/why-book-corners-wont-sync-contributions-back-to-openstreetmap/
Andrea Grandi
Why Book Corners won't sync contributions back to OpenStreetMap
I wanted Book Corners to contribute newly submitted public bookcases back to OpenStreetMap. After researching the operational and community requirements, I decided not to implement it.
Apple engineer says he was fired after refusing to send cust. device IDs to AT&T;
https://runtimewire.com/article/exclusive-apple-engineer-says-he-was-fired-after-refusing-to-send-customer-devic
https://runtimewire.com/article/exclusive-apple-engineer-says-he-was-fired-after-refusing-to-send-customer-devic
RuntimeWire
EXCLUSIVE: Apple engineer says he was fired after refusing to send customer device IDs to AT&T
A former Apple engineer alleges he was fired after refusing AT&T requests for device identifiers without customer releases. Apple denies wrongdoing.
Rust project goals: Immobile types and guaranteed destructors
https://github.com/rust-lang/rust-project-goals/blob/main/src/2026/move-trait.md
https://github.com/rust-lang/rust-project-goals/blob/main/src/2026/move-trait.md
GitHub
goals/src/2026/move-trait.md at main · rust-lang/goals
Rust Project Goals tracker. Contribute to rust-lang/goals development by creating an account on GitHub.