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.
Show HN: Grafana agent observability for Hermes Agent
https://github.com/alexander-akhmetov/grafana-agento11y-hermes
https://github.com/alexander-akhmetov/grafana-agento11y-hermes
GitHub
GitHub - alexander-akhmetov/grafana-agento11y-hermes: Unofficial Grafana Agent Observability plugin for Hermes Agent
Unofficial Grafana Agent Observability plugin for Hermes Agent - alexander-akhmetov/grafana-agento11y-hermes
Gooseworks (YC W23) Is Hiring a Founding Builder / Engineer
https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/gooseworks/jobs/UJ4vH2F-founding-engineer
https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/gooseworks/jobs/UJ4vH2F-founding-engineer
Y Combinator
Founding Engineer / Builder at Gooseworks | Y Combinator
Note: This role is for someone who can combine engineering excellence with strong product thinking and taste. That’s why I’ve called it Founding Builder. The role is best for those who actually enjoy building products, not just building engineering systems.…
Research papers using "kidney disappointment" instead of "kidney failure"
https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=%22kidney+disappointment%22
https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=%22kidney+disappointment%22
Firefox for iOS now has a native adblocker
https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/block-ads-firefox-ios
https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/block-ads-firefox-ios
Tasklet (YC P26) Is Hiring a Head of Design Engineering
https://tasklet.ai/careers/head-of-design-engineering
https://tasklet.ai/careers/head-of-design-engineering
Tasklet
Head of Design Engineering — Careers at Tasklet
This creates a defining product-design challenge: inventing how people and teams work with AI that does real work, not merely chats. We're looking for a Head of Design Engineering to own that experience holistically—making the entire product simple, intuitive…
Anthropic revenue reportedly jumps to more than $11.5B in second quarter
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/15/anthropic-revenue-jumps-to-over-11point5-billion-in-q2-report.html
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/15/anthropic-revenue-jumps-to-over-11point5-billion-in-q2-report.html
CNBC
Anthropic revenue reportedly jumps to more than $11.5 billion in second quarter
The jump in revenue underscores the rapid growth of the Claude chatbot maker as it prepares for a potential blockbuster initial public offering.
The weekend is 100 years old
https://www.theguardian.com/money/2026/aug/16/the-weekend-is-100-years-old-skiveday-fridays-and-hybrid-working-ruined-it
https://www.theguardian.com/money/2026/aug/16/the-weekend-is-100-years-old-skiveday-fridays-and-hybrid-working-ruined-it
the Guardian
The weekend is 100 years old – but have ‘skiveday Fridays’ and hybrid working ruined it for everyone?
In 1926, Henry Ford gave his employees both Saturdays and Sundays off – and the two-day chunk of time to party, pray or simply do nothing was born. Now it’s changed beyond recognition
NIH is ending a key grant for budding clinical researchers
https://www.science.org/content/article/nih-ending-key-grant-budding-clinical-researchers
https://www.science.org/content/article/nih-ending-key-grant-budding-clinical-researchers
Science
NIH is ending a key grant for budding clinical researchers
Agency will no longer allow K career awards to fund clinical trials
Ordinary WiFi can now identify you with near-perfect accuracy
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/08/260811052857.htm
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/08/260811052857.htm
ScienceDaily
Ordinary WiFi can now identify you with near-perfect accuracy
Ordinary WiFi networks could quietly become powerful surveillance tools, allowing people to be identified without cameras, special sensors, or even carrying a connected device. Researchers showed that unencrypted signals routinely exchanged between WiFi devices…
I've built a free, open-source local and remote memory system for agentw and CL
https://www.lorekit.io/blog/give-your-agent-a-memory
https://www.lorekit.io/blog/give-your-agent-a-memory
LoreKit
Give your coding agent a memory in one command — no signup, just a folder — LoreKit blog
Your agent re-solves yesterday's problem because nothing wrote it down. The fix isn't a platform you adopt — it's one command, a folder you own, and a loop that closes on your own disk. And when a team needs the same lore, it's a free account, one install…