Claude Code now has a built-in browser that lets the AI open, read, and interact with web pages directly inside the development environment. Write actions on external sites are screened by classifiers, and purchases or account creations need user approval. The article Claude Code now has a built-in browser that lets the AI read, click, and type on external websites appeared first on The Decoder .
Vasectomy numbers are rising in Australia. So what’s at play when men make the big decision – and how do they feel afterwards? Dr Nikolas Katelaris has “stopped counting” how many vasectomies he has performed. After the tally hit 2,000, it became hard to keep track. In the past few years, the Sydney procedural GP has noticed a definite uptick in demand for the procedure. Amid a national and international debate about declining fertility rates which often centres on women’s choices and experiences, Medicare data shows that the number of vasectomies performed in Australia has jumped from 22,230 in 2015 to 36,317 in 2025. And of the 699,473 total vasectomies recorded between January 2000 and December 2025, 210,105 – or nearly a third – took place in the last five calendar years. Sign up for a weekly email featuring our best reads Continue reading...
SteelSeries has the Arctis Nova Pro Wireless gaming headset on sale for $239.99 (currently between $300 and $350 at other retailers). The Xbox version that supports a host of other platforms including PlayStation, PC, and Switch is available in both black and white. The PlayStation version, which supports the same platforms except for Xbox, is […]
Microsoft recently took the wraps off Brain, the internal AI system that continuously monitors Azure’s health and, increasingly, acts on The post Meet Brain, the AI that decides when Azure is officially down appeared first on The New Stack .
The state of the smart home can be frustrating, because it is just so obvious how things ought to work. You should be able to control everything from everywhere. Your spaces should adapt to what you're doing and how you're feeling. Making your home smart shouldn't require renovating, and the smarts should be mostly invisible. […]
Vital maritime corridor closes after 90 vessels – including shadow fleet oil tankers – are attacked in under a week Russia has been forced to suspend shipping in the Sea of Azov after 90 vessels were targeted by Ukrainian drones in less than a week. Ukraine’s drone forces chief, Robert Brovdi, said on Sunday that his units had hit 10 tankers and four ferries overnight, as well as a major oil refinery in the city of Syzran. There had been several strikes on electricity substations in occupied Crimea, he added. Continue reading...
If you're reading an Oura Ring 5 review at The Verge, you likely fall into one of two camps: newcomers looking for a smartwatch alternative, or Oura users pondering an upgrade. In the case of the former, this is a great casual health tracker and the best smart ring on the market - but not […]
The unnamed pair were found semi-conscious with 40% burns after being trapped by the blazes raging through Almeria province, local media reports.
In 2019 Lampaert woke up unable to recognise his friends, his parents, even his own name. After decades of anxiety, abandonment and bullying, was his mind just trying to shield him from his past? On the day his life changed, Eric Lampaert woke up and saw his hands. What amazed him was that they were moving in front of him, and he appeared to be the person in control of them. We’re drinking coffee in the Groucho Club in London, and at this point he lets go of his cup and wriggles his fingers. Lampaert is an actor and standup whose work has a strong clowning dimension. His hands always seemed to have minds of their own – and, sometimes, strong differences of opinion. But as he got out of bed that fateful morning, marvelling at the magical things on the ends of his arms, he felt only wonder. What he didn’t yet know was that he had lost his memory, and his life would no longer feel like his own. That was seven years ago, on 17 March 2019, Lampaert says, a date not so much stamped in his memory as retrieved from his journal and recommitted. It was a knock on the door that told him “there were other things out there” beyond his bedroom: the Miracle Mile district of Los Angeles, housemates in the home he’d once shared with his estranged wife, and the downstairs neighbour who’d knocked to collect a bottle of bleach. Lampaert had borrowed it to clean coffee stains from the sink, but now he didn’t know the person at the door or the housemate wandering by. “Eric?” his neighbour said. “And I went: ‘I don’t know, I don’t know, I don’t know …” Continue reading...
I've always been the gamer in the family. When my son was born nearly 11 years ago, gaming was one of the things I looked forward to sharing with him. Pulling up a chair next to me, he would watch as I played Sea of Thieves with friends, often wearing the too-big-for-his-head headset to talk […]
There are many obstacles as EU governments seek to reduce their dependence on the US. DW looks at the European Unions's attempts to develop counterparts to Patriot and Tomahawk missiles, F-35 jets, and Starlink internet.
A majority of U.S. employees now want an AI sovereign wealth fund to hold corporations more accountable, according to a recent survey, as tech layoffs rise.
The quarterfinals are now behind us with plenty of key moments and incidents as the tournament enters the final four.
Qatar mourns Father Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani
Police arrest 28-year-old suspect in South Yorkshire in connection with the murder of former MP Ann Widdecombe.
Storm the size of France expected to bring days of heavy rains and strong winds to eastern and northern provinces.
This is The Stepback, a weekly newsletter breaking down one essential story from the tech world. For more on the data center buildout, follow Emma Roth. The Stepback arrives in our subscribers' inboxes on Sunday at 8AM ET. Opt in for The Stepback here. How it started Years before the AI boom threatened local power […]
A debate over the Bible verse Matthew 25 is pitting mainline pastors, Black protestants and the pope against evangelical politicians put on the defensive over President Trump's policies.
S&P Global has downgraded Oracle's credit rating to "BBB-," one notch above junk status. OpenAI accounts for roughly half of Oracle's $638 billion in contractual obligations. If OpenAI walked away, Oracle would be stuck with massive data center capacity it couldn't fill. The article S&P Global sees OpenAI as a "key credit risk" for Oracle and cuts its credit rating appeared first on The Decoder .
Meta pulled a controversial feature from its new Muse Image model after widespread criticism. The feature let users generate AI images of other people by @-mentioning their public Instagram accounts. No consent needed, just a username. Meta admits "this feature missed the mark" and shut it down days after announcing it. The article Meta kills Muse Image feature that let anyone generate AI photos of Instagram users without consent appeared first on The Decoder .
New climate evidence adds context to these long voyages.
Article URL: https://terrytao.wordpress.com/2026/07/11/old-and-new-apps-via-modern-coding-agents/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48880170 Points: 339 # Comments: 96
IRGC releases video of retaliatory missile strikes
Sheikh Hamad's 18-year rule catapulted Qatar to prosperity and reshaped its domestic, regional and global footprint.