An update on residential proxies and the scraper situation https://lwn.net/SubscriberLink/1080822/990a8a5e2d379085/
LWN.net
An update on the scraper situation
Our article 'Fighting the AI scraper bot scourge', published in early 2025, discussed the probl [...]
What xAI's Grok build CLI sends to xAI: A wire-level analysis https://gist.github.com/cereblab/dc9a40bc26120f4540e4e09b75ffb547
Gist
What xAI Grok Build CLI actually sends to xAI - a wire-level analysis (grok 0.2.93)
What xAI Grok Build CLI actually sends to xAI - a wire-level analysis (grok 0.2.93) - grok-build-cli-wire-analysis.md
Vint Cerf, “father of the Internet”, is retiring https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/30/the-father-of-the-internet-is-finally-retiring/
TechCrunch
The 'Father of the Internet' is finally retiring | TechCrunch
Vinton Cerf, one of the creators of the protocols underlying the internet, will step down as Google's chief internet evangelist next week.
The LLM Critics Are Right. I Use LLMs Anyway https://www.theocharis.dev/blog/llm-critics-are-right-i-use-llms-anyway/
Jeremy Theocharis
The LLM Critics Are Right. I Use LLMs Anyway.
I almost agree with all of the LLM critics, yet I still use LLMs a lot. I know this sounds like I am delusional, but I don't think I am alone with it.
Microsoft Comic Chat is now open source https://opensource.microsoft.com/blog/2026/07/16/microsoft-comic-chat-is-now-open-source/
Microsoft News
Microsoft Comic Chat is now open source
Microsoft Comic Chat is now open source. Explore the IRC client that turned conversations into comics and helped introduce Comic Sans to the world.
First atmosphere found on Earth-like planet in habitable zone of distant star https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy4kdd1e0ejo
Bbc
First atmosphere found on Earth-like planet in habitable zone of distant star
Researchers have found an Earth-like, rocky planet orbiting within the habitable zone of a distant star with an atmosphere.
Kimi K3, and what we can still learn from the pelican benchmark https://simonwillison.net/2026/Jul/16/kimi-k3/
Simon Willison’s Weblog
Kimi K3, and what we can still learn from the pelican benchmark
Chinese AI lab Moonshot AI announced Kimi K3 this morning, describing it as their “most capable model to date, with 2.8 trillion parameters”. It’s currently available via their website and …
LG monitors silently install software through Windows Update without consent https://videocardz.com/newz/lg-monitors-silently-install-software-through-windows-update-without-user-consent
What AI did to stackoverflow in a graph https://data.stackexchange.com/stackoverflow/query/1953768#graph
GPT-5.6 used a prompt to close a 30-year gap in convex optimization https://old.reddit.com/r/math/comments/1uxj3cy/after_openais_cdc_proof_announcement_gpt56_used_a/
Reddit
From the math community on Reddit: After OpenAI’s CDC proof announcement, GPT-5.6 used a similar prompt to close a 30-year gap…
Explore this post and more from the math community
Fable 5 vs. GPT-5.6 Sol on an NP-Hard Problem: Does /goal help? https://charlesazam.com/blog/fable-5-gpt-5-6-sol-goal/
Charlesazam
Fable 5 vs. GPT-5.6 Sol on an NP-Hard Problem: Does /goal Help? - Charles AZAM
I gave Claude Fable 5 and GPT-5.6 Sol the same unpublished NP-hard optimization problem, with and without their native /goal mode. Fable 5 is a beast; /goal is not a game changer.
Is this the end of the once-mighty GoPro? https://amateurphotographer.com/latest/photo-news/going-going-gone-is-this-the-end-of-the-once-mighty-gopro/
Amateur Photographer
Going, going, gone? Is this the end of the once-mighty GoPro?
Once the biggest brand in action cameras, it all seems to be heading in one direction for the once mighty GoPro, unless a buyer can be found
Setting up your spare Mac for Claude Code to control, a step-by-step guide https://ykdojo.github.io/claude-controls-mac/
claude-controls-mac
How to set up your spare Mac for Claude Code to fully control - a step-by-step guide
Step-by-step guide to turning your spare Mac into an always-on machine Claude Code can fully control - talk to it from your phone through the Claude app or from your main Mac over SSH.
If You Build It, They Will Come https://www.benlandautaylor.com/p/if-you-build-it-they-will-come
Benlandautaylor
If You Build It, They Will Come