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Stanford economists update their Canaries in the Coal Mine study, showing AI's impact is strongest for entry-level workers. Using ADP payroll data and AI-exposure measures (Anthropic Economic Index), they find 22- to 25-year-olds in the most AI-exposed occupations now have 19% lower employment than peers in less exposed fields (up from 13%). The drop is driven by lower hiring rates, not higher quits or layoffs. Automated-use roles show steeper declines; augmentative AI use shows muddier effects. Higher codified knowledge and education buffer some impacts, but entry paths for new workers are narrowing.
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lcamtuf analyzes how much of Hacker News is AI. Using February and June 2026 sampling, AI-related items overwhelmed top stories: Feb saw AI occupy four of five top posts on several days (and a day with an AI vendor marketing line-up), with only a few days avoiding AI. In June, roughly 60% of the daily lineup was AI-related or AI-generated early in the month, settling near 50% toward month’s end (up from 40% in February). Pangram detected AI-written content; results include both pure AI posts and AI-adjacent stories.
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Anthropic told its San Francisco staff to work from home this week after Allied Universal warned its security workers might strike. The SEIU says no strike authorization vote has been called and it’s in protracted contract talks with Allied and other California security firms. Anthropic’s policy requires in-office presence at least 25% of the time. The move follows rising security spending in tech; Anthropic is prepping an IPO and was valued around $1.5 billion in secondary markets.
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The piece shows how MySQL CDC to BigQuery works using the binlog: it captures every INSERT/UPDATE/DELETE in order with full row state, avoiding gaps from periodic SELECT-based syncs. Requirements: ROW-format binlog with FULL row images, binlog_row_image not PARTIAL_JSON, REPLICATION SLAVE/CLIENT privileges, a unique server-id, and sufficient binlog retention. Setup involves granting privileges, validating log_bin, binlog_format, and binlog_row_image, and editing my.cnf if needed. A managed tool like Erathos handles snapshot mode, server-id collisions, and recovery from purged logs. After CDC is streaming, changes map to BigQuery operations; reliability over speed.
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Bomb fishing in Indonesia's Spermonde Archipelago blasts reefs with homemade explosives, destroying coral and harming marine life. Researchers estimate more than 8,500 detonations annually across ~350 square miles, with a single blast flattening about 200 square feet and 75% of local coral lost since 1990. The practice, used to harvest fish, is hard to police and driven by complex incentives beyond poverty. Scientists used 16 months of audio recordings and AI to detect detonations; real-time GPS-enabled sensor networks could aid enforcement. Unlike bleaching, reef recovery is possible if bomb fishing stops.
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An Portland-based remote worker built a backyard office by converting an 8x10 shed rather than buying an Autonomous pod, to better control heating and lighting while staying under budget. They used a Tuff Shed shell, added larger custom windows and a skylight, poured a concrete pad, ran 60A electrical with ethernet, and hired contractors for insulation, drywall, flooring, and a Daikin mini-split HVAC. Final cost was about $19,478, under $20k. Key takeaways: opt for bigger windows, get multiple quotes, use small contractors, install extra outlets, run hardwired internet, and plan ventilation.
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Apple debuts the Mac mini with M6 and M5 Pro, a compact desktop offering major AI and pro workloads. M6 delivers up to 4x faster AI, up to 2x faster storage/graphics, and 40% faster CPU, with a 12-core CPU, 12-core GPU, Dual 16-core Neural Engine, and memory up to 32GB (170GB/s). M5 Pro adds up to 18-core CPU and 20-core GPU with Neural Accelerators, up to 64GB memory (307GB/s). Wi‑Fi 7, Bluetooth 6, 2.5Gb Ethernet (10Gb option), Thunderbolt 4/5, and genlock via USB‑C. macOS 27 with Siri AI; pre-order Aug 25; ships Sept 22; from $899 and $1,699.
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OpenAI is restoring the five-hour cap on Codex and ChatGPT Work for ChatGPT Plus users, effective Aug 25, 2026. After five hours or the weekly cap, users can wait for reset or buy extra credits. Pro ($100/$200) plans remain unaffected; Enterprise and Edu accounts use a separate system. The move, explained by engineer Thibault Sottiaux, aims to smooth compute load and prevent confusion for casual/new users.
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Analyse des piratages des impôts (DGFiP) et de l’Éducation nationale en 2026, montrant un échec systémique: surfaces d’attaque élargies, gouvernance fragmentée et retards dans l’adoption du cloud et de l’IA. Trois questions centrales: pourquoi les attaques se répètent et permettent l’exfiltration, pourquoi la détection tarde, et comment les données peuvent être volées via des comptes privilégiés et des accès interministériels. En comparaison avec la Bulgarie (2019), l’article critique le cadre de sécurité public, appelle à recentrer l’informatique, instaurer un zero-trust transversal, renforcer la journalisation et accélérer la transposition NIS2, et repenser l’IA et la cybersécurité étatique.
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Apple unveils Mac Studio with M5 Max and M5 Ultra, its most powerful desktop for on‑device AI and demanding pro workflows. Up to 4.3x faster AI, up to 1.2TB/s bandwidth, and up to 512GB unified memory on Ultra. M5 Max: 18-core CPU, up to 40-core GPU, up to 128GB memory. M5 Ultra: up to 36-core CPU, up to 80-core GPU, up to 512GB. Wi‑Fi 7, Bluetooth 6, Thunderbolt 5; can cluster up to four systems for AI inference. macOS 27 with Siri AI/Apple Intelligence. Pre-orders Aug 25; ships Sept 22. Prices: M5 Max from $2,499; M5 Ultra from $5,499.
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Apple unveils two new M-series chips: M6, its first 2-nm chip, powering the Mac mini, and M5 Ultra, the most powerful Apple silicon, powering the Mac Studio. M6 packs a 12-core CPU, 12-core GPU with Neural Accelerators, a Dual 16-core Neural Engine, and up to 170 GB/s unified memory bandwidth (up to 32 GB RAM). M5 Ultra uses UltraFusion to form a quad-die package (up to 36-core CPU, up to 80-core GPU) with up to 1.2 TB/s bandwidth and 512 GB unified memory, plus a 32-core Neural Engine and AI-focused accelerators. Both emphasize on-device AI and developer workflows.
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Harvard Business School researchers quantify how credit-card rewards create a $9.2 billion annual wealth transfer from cash and debit users to premium-card users. Analyzing data from about 1 million merchants (including Clover) and the Durbin Amendment, they find premium-card users receive 43% of rewards while paying 30% of interchange fees; cash users get no rewards but cover ~10% of fees; large-bank debit users get ~13% of rewards yet pay ~23% of fees. The Durbin cap aided these dynamics, making the transfer regressive. Shopper sorting and sector discounts shrink the transfer by ~25%. Implications for policy and merchant pricing.
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HelloAssembly is a GitHub project aiming to produce the smallest complete Windows application: a running message loop with a title bar, window controls, and centered text. It showcases multiple implementations (Lasse, Theron, TinyOriginal) built with MASM32, Crinkler, and Yasm, including dead-code QRCode for posterity. The readme notes antivirus scanners may flag tiny executables and suggests whitelisting. It provides build instructions for each toolchain and lists current smallest sizes achieved across variants (1104, 818, 383, 540 bytes as of 03/11/2023).
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Don't Wordle is a free daily puzzle where you try to avoid guessing the hidden word. You have six tries and use green, yellow, and gray feedback to eliminate possibilities while keeping as many valid words in play as possible. You can undo a few guesses, track your stats, and share results. Each day has one puzzle. The site includes sections like How to Play, Tips, FAQ, Privacy, and About, and notes that JavaScript is required to play.
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Researchers at CSIRO have built the first working quantum battery prototype, which charges faster as it gets larger thanks to quantum effects like 'superabsorption' in an optical microcavity. Their device, which operates at room temperature, can charge in femtoseconds and store energy only for nanoseconds, but in March 2026 they demonstrated extraction of an electrical current. While quantum batteries could power quantum devices or, someday, phones or EVs, experts caution the technology is still fragile, with scalability and controllable energy retrieval as major hurdles. Some believe superconducting designs may become practical, others doubt widespread use outside quantum scale.
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In the GUSTO birth cohort, screen time from age 1 to 8 was linked to later cognition. After adjustment, each extra hour/day at age 1, 1.5, and 6 years predicted lower academic scores at age 9 (β: −1.47, −0.95, −0.88) and weaker working memory at age 10.5 (β: −1.12, −1.01). Cumulative average screen time over childhood related to poorer academic performance, but not working memory. Early infancy exposure showed the strongest single-age associations.
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Some US restaurants are banning tips and instead raising menu prices to fund higher staff wages. Proponents say it reduces reliance on tips and promotes pay fairness. Examples: La Cigale in San Francisco pays higher wages and does not accept tips; Nightshade Noodle Bar in Lynn, MA switched to tip-free, raising tasting menus to about $102–$126 to support kitchen staff. Results vary: Talulla in Cambridge reverted to tipping. Critics warn higher prices can depress demand and complicate revenue; supporters cite better staff retention. Tipping fatigue persists, but tipping is unlikely to disappear soon.
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