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- India’s central bank wants AI to approve loans that humans would rejecton August 12, 2026 at 01:18
Regulator hopes for greater financial inclusion, without extra risk or blaming models for bad decisions
- Modular’s Mojo programming language hits 1.0 milestoneon August 11, 2026 at 23:50
Developers await open source compiler release to dispel uncertainty following Qualcomm acquisition
- Signal adds an extra layer of security to make sure you’re actually chatting with the right personon August 11, 2026 at 21:45
One big caveat, though: You need your contact’s phone number
- 421 bugs in Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday release, and the Norks have already attacked oneon August 11, 2026 at 21:31
Sysadmins, welcome to your new norm
- Give Palantir up to $244m through 2028, says internal Defense Department memoon August 11, 2026 at 21:15
Draft memo taps AI data analysis biz for help with military production efficiency
How To Geek
- 3 surprising HBO Max shows you can binge this week (August 10-16)by Derek Malcolm on August 11, 2026 at 22:00
Kitchen chaos, stop-motion mayhem, and a slow-burn kidnapping thriller—HBO Max has a little of everything this week.
- This rare VW Passat hid the engine that built Bugatti and Bentley—until reliability killed itby Carl Anthony on August 11, 2026 at 21:30
Originally sketched on the back of an envelope during a bullet train ride.
- I asked Gemini, ChatGPT, and Copilot to build a project management app—the winner surprised meby Tony Phillips on August 11, 2026 at 21:00
All three assistants created usable offline tools, but one stood out with smarter decisions and thoughtful extras.
- 4 excellent Prime Video movies to watch this week (August 10-16)by Derek Malcolm on August 11, 2026 at 20:30
A classic cyborg cop, Florence Pugh as a wrestler, Kristen Wiig’s wedding disaster, and a musical biography told in Lego bricks.
- I ditched Unraid’s app templates for Ubuntu, and my homelab finally took offby Patrick Campanale on August 11, 2026 at 19:31
Unraid’s templates were approachable, but eventually became a limitation.