$580M undersea cable rerouted to avoid the grave of Dobby the House Elf
https://www.tomshardware.com/networking/usd580-million-undersea-cable-rerouted-to-avoid-the-grave-of-dobby-the-house-elf-company-caves-to-fan-demands-to-safeguard-harry-potter-filming-location-will-instead-pass-by-bronze-age-burial-site
https://www.tomshardware.com/networking/usd580-million-undersea-cable-rerouted-to-avoid-the-grave-of-dobby-the-house-elf-company-caves-to-fan-demands-to-safeguard-harry-potter-filming-location-will-instead-pass-by-bronze-age-burial-site
Tom's Hardware
$580 million undersea cable rerouted to avoid the grave of Dobby the House Elf — company caves to fan demands to safeguard Harry…
The beach where the undersea cable meets the sea is also the same beach where Dobby's burial scene was shot for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.
Why Did OpenAI's Head of Ethics Chloé Bakalar Leave?
https://aimagazine.com/news/why-did-openai-head-of-ethics-chloe-bakalar-leave
https://aimagazine.com/news/why-did-openai-head-of-ethics-chloe-bakalar-leave
AI Magazine
Why Did OpenAI’s Head of Ethics Chloé Bakalar Leave?
OpenAI’s Ethics Head Chloé Bakalar has left the leading AI amid a tumultuous period for AI safety – following the OpenAI hacking incident
Claude Code is leaking real email address as a User-Agent string in curl command
https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/issues/78431
https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/issues/78431
GitHub
[BUG] you stupid agent used my real email as user agent string without asking anything · Issue #78431 · anthropics/claude-code
Preflight Checklist I have searched existing issues and this hasn't been reported yet This is a single bug report (please file separate reports for different bugs) I am using the latest version...
The US tried to stop cartel money-laundering; devastated mom-and-pop businesses
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/11/us-mexico-border-area-money-transfer-rule-change-small-businesses
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/11/us-mexico-border-area-money-transfer-rule-change-small-businesses
the Guardian
The US tried to stop cartel money-laundering. It devastated mom-and-pop businesses instead
Small businesses pay hidden toll after money-transfer rule change to curb illicit activities near the US-Mexico border
Show HN: Git-knife – edit commit messages, authors, and dates like a spreadsheet
https://github.com/TheRealYT/git-knife
https://github.com/TheRealYT/git-knife
GitHub
GitHub - TheRealYT/git-knife
Contribute to TheRealYT/git-knife development by creating an account on GitHub.
Why Go Is an Ideal Language for AI-Assisted Software Engineering
https://developers.googleblog.com/why-go-is-an-ideal-language-for-ai-assisted-software-engineering/
https://developers.googleblog.com/why-go-is-an-ideal-language-for-ai-assisted-software-engineering/
Googleblog
Google for Developers Blog - News about Web, Mobile, AI and Cloud
As AI shifts software engineering from writing to reviewing, discover how Go's strict compiler and unified toolchain ensure reliable AI-generated code.
Bluesky's active user base is shrinking as its focus expands beyond the app
https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/11/blueskys-active-user-base-is-shrinking-as-its-focus-expands-beyond-the-app/
https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/11/blueskys-active-user-base-is-shrinking-as-its-focus-expands-beyond-the-app/
TechCrunch
Bluesky’s active user base is shrinking as its focus expands beyond the app | TechCrunch
Over a year following its post-election surge, Bluesky’s mobile app is seeing a continued decline in active users, though its remaining community is still relatively engaged.
pg_clickhouse v0.10: Subquery pushdown and 1000x faster TPC-H queries
https://clickhouse.com/blog/pg_clickhouse-whats-new-july-2026
https://clickhouse.com/blog/pg_clickhouse-whats-new-july-2026
ClickHouse
What's new in pg_clickhouse v0.10.0: Subqueries, TPC-H Speedups, C Driver, and Aggregates | ClickHouse
Discover what's new in pg_clickhouse v0.10.0: 16 of 22 TPC-H queries now push down in full, plus a rebuilt C driver and broader aggregate support.
WorldClaw Agentic 3D open-world generation at scale
https://tencent-hunyuan.github.io/Hunyuan3D-WorldClaw/
https://tencent-hunyuan.github.io/Hunyuan3D-WorldClaw/
WorldClaw
WorldClaw: Agentic 3D Open-World Generation at Scale
From one open-ended prompt to an explicit, explorable, and editable 3D world.
US hires over 2k video gamers as air traffic controllers
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/video-gamer-air-traffic-controllers-faa-recruitment-sean-duffy/
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/video-gamer-air-traffic-controllers-faa-recruitment-sean-duffy/
CBS NEWS
Play video games? You, too, could become an air traffic controller.
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy is touting the success of a campaign targeting video gamers to train as air traffic controllers.
CFTC declares market emergency, orders Kalshi to continue to operate in New York
https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/9281-26
https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/9281-26
CFTC
CFTC Exercises Emergency Authority to Ensure Market Stability
The CFTC exercised its emergency authority in response to KalshiEX, LLC’s notification of a market emergency and ordered the exchange to continue to operate in accordance with the Commodity Exchange Act’s Core Principles.