Nvidia dramatically reduces amount of OpenAI infra financing it may guarantee
https://www.reuters.com/business/nvidia-scales-back-250-billion-openai-data-center-guarantee-wsj-reports-2026-08-14/
https://www.reuters.com/business/nvidia-scales-back-250-billion-openai-data-center-guarantee-wsj-reports-2026-08-14/
Anthropic's 'Watermark' Text Adulteration in Claude Is a Perversion of Writing
https://daringfireball.net/2026/08/anthropics_watermark_text_adulteration_in_claude_is_a_perversion_of_writing
https://daringfireball.net/2026/08/anthropics_watermark_text_adulteration_in_claude_is_a_perversion_of_writing
Daring Fireball
Anthropic’s ‘Watermark’ Text Adulteration in Claude Is a Perversion of Writing
It’s unacceptable for a tool to sacrifice an iota of clarity, coherence, meaning, quality, etc. for the purpose of embedding hidden clues within the text to suggest its provenance. The idea that anything other than *my* needs should factor into the generation…
The Life and Death of Direct File [pdf]
https://www.ischool.berkeley.edu/sites/default/files/vinton_report_5.pdf
https://www.ischool.berkeley.edu/sites/default/files/vinton_report_5.pdf
AGI-64 Brings Sierra Adventures to the Commodore 64
https://meanhamster.com/news/agi-64-brings-sierra-adventures-to-the-commodore-64
https://meanhamster.com/news/agi-64-brings-sierra-adventures-to-the-commodore-64
Meanhamster
Mean Hamster Software
Independent games and software for classic and modern computers since 1985.
Gmail might partially be to blame for receiving emails from other Sean Conners
https://boston.conman.org/2026/08/11.1
https://boston.conman.org/2026/08/11.1
The Boston Diaries
Gmail might partially be to blame for me receiving emails from other Sean Conners - The Boston Diaries - Captain Napalm
$12B of US ratepayers' money wasted on a modeling mistake in PJM
https://newsletter.semianalysis.com/p/12b-of-us-ratepayers-money-wasted
https://newsletter.semianalysis.com/p/12b-of-us-ratepayers-money-wasted
Semianalysis
$12B of US ratepayers' money wasted on a modeling mistake and PJM wants to do it again
American Grid design needs an overhaul, Why it is good to be full of cold air.
Show HN: Desktopcolors.com – A museum for solid background colors of classic OS
https://desktopcolors.com
https://desktopcolors.com
Desktopcolors
desktopcolors.com — The desktop color archive
Every solid desktop background color shipped by classic operating systems.
Self hosted email continues to steeply decline
https://labs.ripe.net/author/artem-berezin/two-providers-a-stubborn-plateau-and-a-very-long-tail-email-in-the-tranco-top-1m/
https://labs.ripe.net/author/artem-berezin/two-providers-a-stubborn-plateau-and-a-very-long-tail-email-in-the-tranco-top-1m/
RIPE Labs
Two Providers, a Stubborn Plateau and a Very Long Tail: Email in the Tranco Top-1M
Ten years of DNS measurements reveal three trends across the Internet's most popular domains: email continues to consolidate around two providers, DMARC enforcement has hit a plateau, and a surprisingly large long tail of infrastructure defies easy classification.
Who Owns Commodore? The Retro PC Brand Still Exists, but a Lot Has Changed
https://www.bgr.com/2233625/who-owns-commodore-retro-brand/
https://www.bgr.com/2233625/who-owns-commodore-retro-brand/
BGR
Who Owns Commodore? The Retro PC Brand Still Exists, But A Lot Has Changed - BGR
Commodore is still in business, but it isn't quite the household name it once was, instead producing a flip phone and other "fun" tech.
David Sacks on X: Some thoughts on Dario's post
https://twitter.com/DavidSacks/status/2089227290769080656
https://twitter.com/DavidSacks/status/2089227290769080656
X (formerly Twitter)
David Sacks (@DavidSacks) on X
Some thoughts on Dario’s post:
1. Dario does not actually address Gavin Baker’s account of what he said – something he could easily deny if it were inaccurate.
2. Dario claims his critics live in a “bubble” where all regulation equals regulatory capture.…
1. Dario does not actually address Gavin Baker’s account of what he said – something he could easily deny if it were inaccurate.
2. Dario claims his critics live in a “bubble” where all regulation equals regulatory capture.…
Cialis is an erectile dysfunction drug. Could it also help you live longer?
https://www.npr.org/2026/08/17/nx-s1-5928263/cialis-viagra-tadalafil-longevity-heart-health
https://www.npr.org/2026/08/17/nx-s1-5928263/cialis-viagra-tadalafil-longevity-heart-health
NPR
Cialis is an erectile dysfunction drug. Could it also help you live longer?
In some wellness circles, tadalafil is promoted as a longevity drug. There is evidence showing a link between it and a lower risk of death in men, but there are no well-controlled trials in humans.
Judge relying wholly on AI in order is covered by judicial immunity, court rules
https://reason.com/volokh/2026/08/17/judges-allegedly-relying-wholly-on-ai-in-order-is-covered-by-judicial-immunity-court-rules/
https://reason.com/volokh/2026/08/17/judges-allegedly-relying-wholly-on-ai-in-order-is-covered-by-judicial-immunity-court-rules/
Reason.com
Judge's Allegedly "Relying Wholly" on AI in Order Is Covered by Judicial Immunity, Court Rules
From Wednesday's decision in Phillips v. Parlade, by Judge Gloria Navarro (D. Nev.), where a litigant sued a state court...