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Notable Blogs · Simon Willison

llm-anthropic 0.26

Release: llm-anthropic 0.26 Includes new features enabled by LLM 0.32 : New models: claude-fable-5 , claude-sonnet-5 , and claude-opus-5 . #75 , #76 Added server-side tools for WebSearch , WebFetch , CodeExecution , and AnthropicMCP , available through LLM's -T interface or Python tools= . The previous -o web_search* options have been removed in favor of -T WebSearch . #79 Upgraded to llm>=0.32 . Reasoning, tool calls, tool results, and server-side tool results now stream as typed events. Reasoning for llm CLI prompts now displays to standard error unless you pass --hide-reasoning/-R . Simplified extended thinking to thinking and thinking_effort ( low , medium , high , xhigh , or max ). Claude 5 models think by default; -o thinking 0 disables thinking for Sonnet 5 and Opus 5, while Fable 5 always thinks. -R/--hide-reasoning now omits reasoning from responses and logs. The thinking_budget , thinking_display , and thinking_adaptive options have been removed. #80 Tags: llm , anthropic , claude , model-context-protocol

Products & Consumer Tech · Ars Technica

Senators demand crackdown on wildfire "prediction markets"

Fire experts warn such markets could incentivize arson.

World · BBC Europe

EU commends Spain's 'swift response' to Ceuta migrant crisis

About 70,000 of the 72,000 people who came to Ceuta illegally last week have been returned to Morocco, Spain says.

World · Deutsche Welle

Italy: Garbage workers help woman find €1 million jackpot

A woman who won €1 million mistakenly threw her lottery ticket in a trash bin in Bitonto, southern Italy — prompting her local sanitation company to launch an hourslong search.

World · Deutsche Welle

New Gaza peace plan: Will US pressure Israel to accede?

Reports suggest US President Donald Trump would be "very disappointed" if Israel doesn't agree to a new peace plan for Gaza, announced last week. But how far would the US go to make that happen?

Society · The Guardian Society

Government contracts to require job creation instead of green targets under new rules

Louise Haigh says taxpayer money must benefit local communities amid backlash from environmental groups Ministers will scrap the requirement for companies to prove their green and progressive values before they are awarded government contracts, and instead ask firms to prove they will help young people back into work. As part of a government push to reduce the number of people not in education, employment or training (Neets) in the UK and boost regional growth, public sector buyers will double the consideration they give to whether companies will get more people into jobs, rather than if they can show they are improving social and environmental wellbeing. Government procurement contracts account for about £90bn of taxpayers’ money spent each year. Continue reading...

Products & Consumer Tech · Ars Technica

Trump killed the Digital Equity Act, but US was forced to bring part of it back

$1.25 billion program restored, but judge ruled race provision unconstitutional.

World · BBC Middle East

Projectile sinks Indian-flagged ship off Yemen coast

All 14 people on board the Indian-flagged vessel were safely rescued, India's ministry of external affairs says.

Business · CNBC Technology

AMD's revenue climbs 50% and data center sales doubled, but the stock is down

AMD's Data Center unit is driving the company's growth, up 107% over last year.

World · Al Jazeera

Funeral for family killed in US strike on Iran’s Qeshm Island

The funeral for a couple and their toddler took place after they were killed in the US strike on Iran's Qeshm Island.

Startups & Funding · Hacker News Best

Thanks FedEx, This Is Why We Keep Getting Phished (2024)

Article URL: https://www.troyhunt.com/thanks-fedex-this-is-why-we-keep-getting-phished/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49175192 Points: 265 # Comments: 70

AI · TechCrunch AI

SpaceX has bought $329M worth of Tesla Megapacks so far this year

The purchase illustrates just how interconnected Elon Musk's universe of companies are.

World · Al Jazeera

Death toll rises to 87 in India’s flood-stricken Assam

Flood victims in India’s Assam district are living in makeshift shelters after monsoon rains caused widespread flooding.

World · Atlantic Council

Winter is coming: Ukraine warns of escalating Russian ballistic strikes - Atlantic Council

Winter is coming: Ukraine warns of escalating Russian ballistic strikes    Atlantic Council

Business · CNBC Technology

Pinterest shares fall on lukewarm sales guidance

Pinterest reported better-than-expected earnings and revenue for the second quarter, though its forecast was online in line with estimates.

Society · BBC Technology

SpaceX shares sink after first earnings report reveals huge AI spending plans

Elon Musk told investors that people were "underestimating" his company.

Products & Consumer Tech · Ars Technica

Texas halts data center connections to power grid amid overwhelming demand

Governor who touted Texas as AI “epicenter” pauses data center grid connections.

Developers & Open Source · Chrome Releases

Stable Channel Update for Desktop

The Stable channel has been updated to 151.0.7922.75/.76 for Windows and Mac and 151.0.7922.75 for Linux, which will roll out over the coming days/weeks. A full list of changes in this build is available in the Log   Interested in switching release channels? Find out how here . If you find a new issue, please let us know by filing a bug . The community help forum is also a great place to reach out for help or learn about common issues. Daniel Yip Google Chrome

Products & Consumer Tech · The Verge

EA is now a private company

Electronic Arts has officially become a private company. Last September, EA announced that an investor group led by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF), Silver Lake, and Affinity Partners would be taking the company private in a $55 billion deal, and on Tuesday, EA said the deal successfully closed. The PIF will reportedly own 93.4 […]

Products & Consumer Tech · Product Hunt

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Society · NPR Top Stories

Oregon's wildfire season is pushing ranchers to evacuate their cattle

Oregon has been having an extremely active fire season. Some of the areas burning are critical to ranchers whose livelihoods depend on cattle.

Society · NPR Top Stories

One Maine community's fight to save a birthing center

In mid-coast Maine a grassroots coalition is fighting to prevent the proposed closure of Miles Hospital's labor and delivery center.

AI · TechCrunch AI

Open-weight AI models are catching up to the frontier. The safety gap remains.

A new SaferAI report finds Z.ai's open-weight GLM-5.2 approaches frontier AI capabilities while lacking key safety mitigations, renewing concerns that powerful open models could outpace governance and safeguards.

Cloud & Infrastructure · The New Stack

CSPM adoption jumped 60%. Tickets stayed open.

A cloud security finding becomes useful only when someone decides what matters, assigns an owner, and follows it through. For The post CSPM adoption jumped 60%. Tickets stayed open. appeared first on The New Stack .