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Some developers are using the Claude Code harness to access cheaper non-Anthropic models, including GPT-5.6 Sol, via proxies and services like OpenRouter (Alix Coutures/The Information)
https://www.theinformation.com/articles/developers-f…

Developers Find Ways to Use Claude Code Without Anthropic Models
Boris Cherney, the head of Anthropic’s coding tool Claude Code, last month found himself in the middle of an online spat that highlighted how some developers are finding workarounds to using Claude Code with cheaper non-Anthropic models, including those of rival OpenAI, to save costs.Developer ...

Amazon canopy bridges enable 15,000 wildlife crossings without a single roadkill https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/08/amazon-canopy-bridges-enable-15000-wildlife-crossings-without-a-single-roadkill/

Amazon canopy bridges enable 15,000 wildlife crossings without a single roadkill
Founder’s Briefs: An occasional series where Mongabay founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis, perspectives and story summaries. Roads through Brazil’s forests divide primate habitat and sometimes force animals that normally remain in the canopy onto the ground. Researchers in the Amazon are testing rope bridges that allow them to cross above traffic. Eight bridges were […]

The shock gloves, he went on to explain, allow their wearer to inflict pain without leaving the sort of marks that could look bad to witnesses or leave an officer vulnerable to lawsuits.
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/08/i…

The Orwellian Company Behind ICE’s New Electric Shock Gloves
“With a glove, there are no burn marks or scars.” That makes it hard for victims to sue.

Just back from traveling in Scotland for a couple of weeks, and this time I went without a computer - Just Lightroom Mobile on iPad. I encountered a bunch of caveats and ended up writing this guide at Framespotting for people who want to try the same - you'll want to plan and practice to make this work well! Sorry about the dorky Gemini illustration.

On the Road with Lightroom and iPad
Want to travel with just Lightroom Mobile on iPad, and no computer? It can be done but there are caveats! Here's everything I learned about making the process as smooth as possible.

WhatsApp rolls out a guest calling feature letting people join a call even if they don't have an account; guests cannot start a call and have to be invited (Anna Washenko/Engadget)
https://www.engadget.com/2286108/whatsapp-adds-a-guest-…

WhatsApp Adds A Guest Option For Joining Calls Without An Account
It’s also working on calendar integrations for later this year.

Ukraine’s Vulnerability Grows
as Starlink Is Restricted
and Russia Escalates
A huge attack cut power to
600,000 people in Kyiv,
and a Pentagon-funded
satellite internet program
appeared to be curbed
without warning.
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Ukraine’s Vulnerability Grows as Starlink Is Restricted and Russia Escalates
A huge attack cut power to 600,000 people in Kyiv, and a Pentagon-funded satellite internet program appeared to be curbed without warning.

Ledger unveils Atom, an $899 data-only Android-based smartphone companion device launching in summer 2027, as it pauses some sales following hardware tampering (Dominic Preston/The Verge)
https://www.theverge.com/tech/1011133/ledger-atom-hardware-wal…

Ledger’s new hardware wallet is an Android phone without the phone
The Ledger Atom is a data-only Android device designed to work alongside your phone as a hardware wallet signer.

The Supreme Court on Monday blocked a Trump administration plan to dramatically change how Americans vote by mail in the lead-up to the midterm elections,
a major loss for Trump, who has long claimed without evidence that fraud is rampant in mail voting.
The ruling was a resounding win for Democratic-led states and voting rights groups, which had argued that the plan was unconstitutional and an existential threat to the democratic process.
The Trump administration’s efforts…

Supreme Court Rejects Trump’s Restrictions on Voting by Mail
The ruling is a major loss for the Trump administration, which wanted to dramatically change how Americans vote by mail in the midterm elections.

When the conservative American commentator Tucker Carlson sat down last year for a buzzy interview with Iran’s president, Masoud Pezeshkian,
the unlikely encounter would most likely never have happened without the involvement of a tiny, independent Iranian outlet.
Mahdi Ahmadi, the founder of Azad, a six-person team that hosts debates in Tehran and publishes them on YouTube, pitched Mr. Carlson on the idea, he said, and then connected him with the president’s team.
This med…

The Iranian YouTube Show Posing Questions Few Dare Ask
Azad, a popular online debate program, has tackled topics that push the limits of Iran’s authoritarian system. Some question how it has remained on air.

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