A controlled study shows that switching between coding-agent harnesses like Claude Code, OpenCode, or mini-SWE-agent barely moves pass rates more than rerunning the same setup. Cost per task, however, can triple, driven mainly by the system prompt that gets resent with every step. The article Fancy harnesses make coding agents more expensive but not better, study finds appeared first on The Decoder .
Between November 2025 and March 2026, the Dutch security firm Eye Security pushed more than 2 million updates to computers it did not own to switch off a background updater that it said could have allowed an outsider to take over the machine. The updater belongs to Time4Popcorn, an abandoned copy of Popcorn Time, a free app that streamed pirated films and TV over BitTorrent. Popcorn Time was
Around 200 emergency personnel are deployed to fight the blaze at the Nazi dictator's Alpine residence in Germany.
We don’t have written records, but I’m imagining that groups of cavemen made decisions around the fire in largely the same way we run sophisticated organizations today. About a hundred years ago, three disciplines helped create the modern world: Scientific management used a stopwatch and the assembly line to relentlessly improve the productivity of the […]
Government campaign recommends three days’ worth of stores for emergencies, but some are ahead of the game Dried foods, bottled water, medicine stocks and backup power banks: it could be the props cupboard on a disaster movie, but instead it is precisely what some UK residents are stockpiling amid official warnings about Russian “state-sponsored terrorism” and the impact of the climate crisis. The government launched a campaign on Thursday advising people to set aside three days’ worth of stores to deal with a whole range of eventualities, and some are already well under way. Continue reading...
Every other decade over the past hundred years has produced at least one midterm that made a big difference in Congress and in national politics more broadly.
Bolivian teachers strike over wages and education reform
Centuries after the end of Islamic rule, some Muslims are choosing Andalusia, drawn by traces of its past.
Taiz, a city in southwestern Yemen, faces a severe water crisis as Houthi rebels backed by Iran tighten their encirclement. The city has struggled with water issues for over a decade, but the situation has worsened in recent weeks.
France is deploying some 70,000 police as fresh nationwide protests are set to begin. A deadly shooting near Paris has additionally fueled tensions. DW has more.
As Yerevan hosts the global biodiversity summit, concerns over mining and environmental protection deserve scrutiny.
Ex-Barcelona forward to make November return, having last played for Brazilian club Fluminense in 2015.
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Friday added two vulnerabilities impacting Collabora Online Built-in CODE Server and Arista VeloCloud Orchestrator (VCO) to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV), citing reports of active exploitation in the wild. The critical-severity vulnerabilities are listed below - CVE-2026-110447 (CVSS score: 9.2) - An operating
Ramaswamy's ad featuring Acton's estranged mother draws Republican criticism as Ohio governor's race heats up.
Hundreds of thousands are expected to turn out, as more than 70,000 police officers are to be deployed over some may defy restrictions.
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As Israel heads to the polls on October 27, its polarising and longest-serving prime minister is seeking re-election.
Customer service can be a "really, really difficult job." Will AI make it easier — or cause even more headaches?
Release: battledrones v14: Compass Rose, a four player map I added four player online mode to Battledrones - previous maps were limited to two. Here's the initial prompt I used: Add a new map for a four player battle - four way rotational symmetry, up to four AI players, works with the WebSocket non-audio based multiplayer mode so up to four human players can join (any spare slots use AI) Claude Opus 5.5 added a new map called "Compass Rose" and modified the WebSockets multiplayer network code to support up to four players for that map, joining via share links or QR codes. The new teams use robots themed in purple and green, joining the existing blue and red designs. You can preview those colors in the updated model browser . Here's a replay link to watch a four way AI battle with the "Goliath Armada" mutator turned on, where each side starts with four giant Goliath mech units. Tags: game-design , projects , claude
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President Javier Milei’s role in cryptocurrency launch does not translate into a fraudulent scheme, judge says.
Tankers part of US-Russia deal that could see 500,000 metric tonnes of fuel supplied to world market this month. What we know on day 1,704 Three tankers carrying Russian diesel are on their way to North America, Russian deputy prime minister Alexander Novak said on Friday . In a statement quoted by Russian news agencies, Novak said the cargoes were part of a deal that could see Russian companies supply 500,000 metric tonnes to US and world markets in October. “The first three fuel tankers are already on their way to the eastern coast of the Atlantic Ocean, with significant support from the RDIF (Russian Direct Investment Fund),” Novak said. Under a deal announced this month by US president Donald Trump, Russia agreed to supply diesel to global markets in an effort to lower fuel prices in return for Trump temporarily lifting US sanctions on Russian fuel. Reuters reported that the Malta-flagged medium-sized tanker Agioi Fanendes, loaded with ultra-low sulphur diesel, is expected to arrive in the US on 7 November. The White House has said that Russia and Ukraine have agreed to a ceasefire in the Russian-occupied city of Oleshky , where a deepening humanitarian crisis has left thousands of civilians struggling to survive. In a statement on Friday, the White House said both sides had agreed to halt all military operations in the city from 27 October to allow humanitarian aid deliveries and preparations for the evacuation of civilians. Residents of the southern Ukrainian city, which has been under Russian occupation since February 2022, have described increasingly desperate conditions amid severe shortages of food, water and electricity. An estimated 2,000 people remain in the city, with some reportedly forced to survive on weeds, boiled grass, bread and meagre rations. Both Russian and Ukrainian officials said all sides were close to agreeing to a ceasefire. The Oleshky ceasefire comes as the US is trying to organise new talks aimed at ending the war . Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Friday negotiators from Ukraine, Russia and the US have agreed to technical-level meetings in the first half of November in Abu Dhabi. A US official later said the three countries may hold their next talks in a couple weeks in Abu Dhabi or Switzerland. Zelenskyy said he hoped a meeting of the countries’ leaders would follow. The peace efforts follow a rift between Washington and Kyiv in recent weeks and a series of moves by Trump seen as favouring Russia, including limitations being placed on the Starlink communication system that Ukraine uses to protect against incoming attacks. Trump said on Friday that if Ukraine still faced a problem accessing the system, he would straighten it out and, if necessary, speak about the matter to SpaceX CEO Elon Musk. As the UK government prepares next week for the first budget under Andy Burnham’s leadership, EU leaders have pressed the new prime minister at a summit in Brussels to contribute more to Ukraine’s defence effort . EU officials say Canada and Japan also should do more to support Ukraine . The UN nuclear watchdog IAEA said Fiday that repairs to key power infrastructure near Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant had been completed under a temporary ceasefire it brokered. The repairs strengthened the plant’s connection to its sole remaining external power line, known as Ferosplavna-1, reducing the risk of another loss of off-site electricity at Europe’s largest nuclear power station. Continue reading...
Syrians are protesting Israel’s occupation of parts of the country’s south, near the occupied Golan Heights.
Intense rainfall slammed the Four Corners region late this week. As rivers flooded, towns declared evacuations and emergencies and made rescues.