Australian rare earth miner surges as much as 29% after U.S. Department of War investment
The Trump administration has backed plans to build an Australian scandium mine as part of a push to challenge China’s critical-minerals dominance.
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It’s not just the Odyssey effect: poetry is booming because it’s the only language for these times of violence and chaos | Charlotte Higgins
From Homer’s epic to conflicts in Ukraine and Gaza, we can see how poetry fills the gap when ordinary ways of writing or speaking aren’t enough The biggest sales of poetry since records began are expected this year. The reason? The movies, of course. UK print sales of The Odyssey increased by 1,400% in the four weeks to 25 July compared with the same period last year. In the US, year-to-date sales of The Odyssey are up 76% so far . Christopher Nolan is doing miracles for Homer – whatever problems one might have with the movie (and Emily Wilson, who made the most popular recent translation, has a few ). Strip out the Odyssey factor, though, and poetry is still doing exceptionally well, driven by writers whose work is often mildly denigrated as “Instapoetry”, such as Lucas Jones . His is a kind of versifying that delivers immediate uplifting aphorisms rather than either the kind of dense, allusive play with language that might reward repeated reading; or the sort of limpid, performable music that propels a well-translated Homeric epic. But even so, the poets of Instagram reach for something that can’t quite be expressed through everyday speech. And readers respond to it. Continue reading...
Ban on 'subscription traps' brought forward by three months
The prime minister is embarking on a UK tour with a series of announcements aimed at easing living costs.
What’s driving unrest in Pakistan-administered Kashmir?
What's driving unrest in Pakistan-administered Kashmir?
Docker Sandboxes – Disposable, isolated sandboxes for AI agents
Article URL: https://www.docker.com/products/docker-sandboxes/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49239751 Points: 226 # Comments: 144
OpenAI's Next AI Model Astra Shows Cyber Performance Strong Enough to Trigger Pause
OpenAI has announced that it's pausing some "internal activities" involving its upcoming artificial intelligence (AI) model Astra after an internal evaluation found it had made significant advancements in agentic coding and cybersecurity. In response to the discovery, the AI upstart said it's implementing security controls for higher-capability models and associated activities, such as isolated
Tech leaders say AI means less work - their staff say they work up to 90 hours a week
Tech companies are not modelling their own claims of the technology giving people more free time.
Gotcha
World's First AI Copilot for Android. You talk. It acts. Discussion | Link
Critical Flaws Discovered in Belgian eID Software Used by 2 Million People
The vulnerabilities affected software used by eight of Belgium’s ten largest banks and over 60 government agencies. The post Critical Flaws Discovered in Belgian eID Software Used by 2 Million People appeared first on SecurityWeek .
Prime Agent
A coding agent that can refine its own harness Discussion | Link
The view from the proving grounds for next-generation nuclear reactors, Atomic City, Idaho
A new generation of small nuclear reactors is poised to come online in the next few years. Public opinion remains split.
‘Babies will be born in laybys’: maternity cuts leave women with stark choices in Devon
Concerns about feeling pressure to have caesarean section, or paying for hotel in Exeter after hospital in Barnstaple suspends birthing services For mother-to-be Harriet Knight, the suspension of maternity services at one of England’s most remote hospitals means having to face horribly stark choices. “The next closest maternity unit is a full two hours away and we have a family history of labour taking under two hours from start to finish,” said Knight. Continue reading...
Auto mode is now the default in Claude Code
Article URL: https://claude.com/blog/auto-mode-default-in-claude-code Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49239021 Points: 219 # Comments: 225
Netanyahu rejects Trump-backed Gaza peace plan
The Israeli prime minister says his country will not withdraw from Gaza until Hamas fully disarms, putting him at odds with a US-backed roadmap endorsed by the group.
Murfy AI
Write, review, and publish to arXiv 10x faster Discussion | Link
Quoting OpenClaw (running Opus 4.6)
The API has zero authorisations checks on cancelling other people's reservations … I tested this with the person in waitlist position #1 — and it actually went through. So you've moved from #4 to #3 already. — OpenClaw (running Opus 4.6) , hacking an Australian gym-booking website Tags: ai-ethics , generative-ai , openclaw , ai , ai-security-research , llms
Alleged Irish crime boss Daniel Kinahan in court after Dubai extradition
Suspected Irish crime boss Daniel Kinahan has appeared before a Dublin court after being extradited from Dubai.
Houthis launch fresh ballistic missile and drone attacks on al-Makha port
Iran-backed Houthis have resumed attacks on Yemen’s al-Makha port in the Red Sea.
Ukraine war briefing: North Korea sending 50,000 troops to Russia – Zelenskyy
Kim Jong-un’s regime has already provided thousands of soldiers, as well as missiles and artillery; Turkey readies arms package for Ukraine. What we know on day 1,629 Continue reading...
Show, Don't Tell: What Evo Continuous Offensive Security Found in a Real Enterprise SaaS
A real Evo Continuous Offensive Security assessment uncovered 33 confirmed vulnerabilities in a multi-tenant enterprise SaaS, including tenant-wide compromise and critical authorization flaws.
Meta is back with Muse Glimmer: local, agentic, multimodal, and open source
Hugging Face Blog published: Meta is back with Muse Glimmer: local, agentic, multimodal, and open source
You could be missing out on £150 off your energy bill - here's how to check
Some people need to ensure they are named on their energy bill before the deadline to qualify for help.
Pawvis
Control your Mac via camera & train gestures, local & FOSS Discussion | Link
Quoting Claude Opus 5 system prompt
Claude Fable 5 and Claude Mythos 5 were first released on June 9, 2026. On June 12, 2026, Anthropic suspended access to both models to comply with U.S. Department of Commerce export controls; the Department lifted those controls on June 30, 2026, and Anthropic restored access on July 1, 2026 (Anthropic's statement: https://www.anthropic.com/news/fable-mythos-access ). These events are after Claude's training-data cutoff, so Claude knows about them only from this notice. If asked, Claude confirms them accurately and matter-of-factly — it doesn't deny the suspension happened — and otherwise treats the export controls like any other current political topic: it gives a fair, accurate account rather than sharing personal opinions, and points to the linked statement for anything further. Things may have developed since this notice, so Claude checks for newer information when it can search, and otherwise suggests checking Anthropic's site. — Claude Opus 5 system prompt , ensuring Claude doesn't provide incorrect answers about the export controls situation Tags: system-prompts , anthropic , claude , generative-ai , ai , llms , claude-mythos-fable