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Donald Trump signed orders on Monday that slashed the ‌size of two national monuments in southern Utah by more than 90%
to allow for grazing, motorized recreation, logging and other resource development in the region.
The proclamations ⁠reduced the
Bears Ears National Monument to 121,100 acres from 1.36 million acres,
and cut the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument to 181,500 acres from 1.87 million acres.

In a data breach notification published on its Netherlands, Belgium, and Germany websites, the German discount supermarket chain Lidl said an IT security incident at one of its IT service providers affected some of the data stored by Lidl Online Shop customers.
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Lidl customers across Europe hit in suspected data breach - here's what we know
Customers in three countries have had some of their data stolen but so far, it hasn't surfaced anywhere.

"Arctic warming alters weather patterns across the globe"
#Arctic #Climate #ClimateChange

Arctic warming alters weather patterns across the globe
Sea ice acts as the planet’s air conditioning – one that’s melting away.

Thrive Capital's Thrive Holdings, which acquires traditional service businesses and adds AI, raised $2B from SoftBank, D1, and others at a $12B valuation (Michael J. de la Merced/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/12/business/dealbook/thr…

Thrive Holdings, A.I.-Focused Buyer of Service Firms, Raises $2 Billion
The company, Thrive Holdings, acquires businesses to infuse them with artificial intelligence and drew interest from backers like SoftBank.

Anthropic research based on ~310K anonymized Claude conversations shows how Claude's expressed values and behaviors vary across models and languages (Jason Nelson/Decrypt)
https://decrypt.co/373422/anthropic-claude-personality-changes-model-language…

Claude's Personality Changes Depending on the Model—And the Language You Speak
According to new Anthropic research, Claude consistently expresses different values across models and languages.

A wildfire erupted in the heart of the Santa Ynez Valley on Monday afternoon, with three to five acres burning near 1500 Alamo Pintado Road. Forward progress was stopped by 4:45 p.m., but the initial estimate was that the fire could reach 20 acres. Numerous structures were briefly threatened by the Alamo Fire, which appears to have started near the historic Buttonwood Farm & Vineyard.

Watch Duty - Wildfire Maps & Alerts
Real-time information about wildfire and firefighting efforts nearby

Community pushback from across the US and beyond is making some companies reconsider their data center buildout plans
https://www.theverge.com/column/963346/ai-data-centers-fight

The fight against AI data centers is just beginning
Plans to build massive AI data centers are spreading across the globe, but community members are fighting back due to concerns about rising energy costs, impacts on the water supply, noise pollution, and more.

Microsoft updates Edge with new AI features, including letting Copilot gather information from open tabs and use browsing history for more relevant answers (Emma Roth/The Verge)
https://www.theverge.com/tech/930188/microsoft-edge-copilot-ai-tabs

Microsoft’s Edge Copilot update uses AI to pull information from across your tabs
Microsoft Edge is adding a new AI feature that will allow its Copilot AI chatbot to answer questions about the content across all of your open tabs.


Wildfire smoke is once again pouring across the United States
following a weekend of new blazes across Canada’s British Columbia.

A total of 11 new fires were reported across that province,
where a state of emergency was declared on Saturday,
with thousands forced to evacuate near Summerland,
located about 40 miles north of the British Columbia-Washington state border.

The largest fire in this region, called the Bald Range Fire,
had burned throug…

Wildfire smoke is once again pouring across the United States
A weekend of new blazes across Canada’s British Columbia has created new smoke that is now wafting into the United States.