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AI · The Decoder

Deepseek releases experimental Flash vision model that rivals Opus 4.8 on agent benchmarks

Deepseek has released V4-Flash-Vision-Exp, an experimental multimodal model that adds image understanding to V4-Flash's text capabilities. On the company's own multimodal agent benchmarks, it approaches Opus 4.8 and sometimes beats it. The article Deepseek releases experimental Flash vision model that rivals Opus 4.8 on agent benchmarks appeared first on The Decoder .

Products & Consumer Tech · Ars Technica

Lawsuit demands Logitech hand tariff refunds over to customers

Logitech increased prices by up to 25 percent last year.

World · Al Jazeera

Secret tunnel becomes museum for Syria chemical attack and siege of Ghouta

A Ghouta tunnel used during Assad’s siege is now a museum, 13 years after government forces’ deadly sarin gas attack.

Cloud & Infrastructure · AWS News Blog

AWS Glue 6.0 now available with 30% lower price and full Apache Iceberg v3 support

AWS Glue 6.0 is built on a fully modernized runtime, Apache Spark 4.1, Python 3.13, and Scala 2.13, delivering 30% lower pricing than previous AWS Glue versions.

Cybersecurity · The Hacker News

14 Trojanized npm Packages Drop RedC2 4.0 Linux Backdoor With AI-Assisted C2

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a set of trojanized npm packages that masquerade as working calendar and streak utilities but are engineered to stealthily deliver an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered Linux implant dubbed RedC2 4.0. "When the module loads, it locates the bundled binary, marks it executable, and launches it as a detached background process," TrendAI, Trend Micro's

World · Deutsche Welle

German army helps Poland construct a defensive barrier against Russia

Poland is building a defense system along its northern and eastern borders to protect itself from Russia. Since June, German sappers have been assisting their NATO ally with the construction of the East Shield.

Society · NPR Top Stories

Supreme Court allows Trump's ballroom construction to continue for now

The ruling comes after months of back-and-forth between the Trump administration and the National Trust for Historic Preservation.

World · Al Jazeera

Espanyol vs Real Madrid: La Liga – prediction, lineups, teams

Real Madrid kickoff their campaign at Espanyol in Barcelona as Jose Mourinho's targets winning La Liga return.

World · Al Jazeera

Drone strike on Ukraine shopping centre kills six, injures 103

A Russian drone strike hit a major shopping centre in Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine, killing six people and injuring 103

AI · The Decoder

Data center opposition surged from 42 to 75 percent in just one year, survey finds

Three out of four Americans now oppose having a data center built near them, up from an even split just a year ago, according to a Heatmap News survey. 61 percent are "strongly opposed." The article Data center opposition surged from 42 to 75 percent in just one year, survey finds appeared first on The Decoder .

World · BBC Europe

Rescuers dig through Ukraine mall wreckage as Zelensky condemns 'despicable' Russian strike

Four people are still missing after Friday's attack which killed 16 and left 130 injured, including a number of children.

Products & Consumer Tech · Ars Technica

Chinese regulators tell Tesla to fix nearly 3 million cars

Chinese safety regulators have cracked down on doors that don't open in a crash.

Products & Consumer Tech · The Verge

$100 Best Buy gift cards will be $60 at stores Saturday

The best gift card deal we’ve spotted this year is happening Saturday, August 22nd, at Best Buy stores for one day only. In celebration of the retailer’s 60th anniversary, you can purchase a $100 Best Buy gift card for $60. The deal is only good for as long as supplies last at your local store, […]

World · Al Jazeera

How is drought hitting UK farming?

After months of heatwaves and unusually dry weather, officials say as much as two-thirds of England is in drought.

World · Al Jazeera

Arsenal sign Konsa from Villa as Premier League holders bolster defence

England defender Ezri Konsa joins Arsenal from Aston Villa in a deal understood to be worth £51m ($69m).

World · Al Jazeera

Why Iran is threatening Europe’s ‘strategically important’ southeast

Tehran has threatened Bulgaria, home to a US air base, but how credible is that threat?

Developers & Open Source · GitHub Changelog

Better tools for managing blocked users

Managing blocked users is now faster and clearer for personal accounts and organizations. With this update, you can: Search by username, full name, or email. Sort and paginate long lists.… The post Better tools for managing blocked users appeared first on The GitHub Blog .

World · Al Jazeera

Israeli army, settlers kill 2 Palestinians in separate West Bank incidents

Israeli settlers fatally shot 17-year-old Karim Sanad Shalaldeh while Israeli forces killed 58-year-old Fathi Khazem.

Notable Blogs · Simon Willison

llm 0.32.1

Release: llm 0.32.1 Fresh installs of LLM stopped working the other day because the OpenAI Python library dropped its usage of httpx , and it turned out LLM depended on that library but only installed it via a transitive openai dependency. This dot-release fixes that for the moment by pinning to openai<3 , and a soon-to-drop 0.33 release will switch from httpx to httpx2 . Tags: httpx , openai , llm

Products & Consumer Tech · The Verge

Walmart is finally adding Apple Pay and Google Pay

Walmart will soon allow you to pay for your items with Google Pay or Apple Pay. In an announcement on Friday, Walmart says it's going to bring tap-to-pay capabilities to "select" Walmart and Sam's Club locations starting August 24th, before rolling out support to all US stores by the end of 2026 and gas stations […]

Notable Blogs · Stratechery

2026.34: App Snore

The best Stratechery content from the week of August 17, 2026, including Apple making compromises in the EU, Truth (Social) and reconciliation, and August fun with the Clippers and Lakers.

World · Al Jazeera

Migrants clash with French police as they attempt to cross the Channel

French border police clashed with migrants in northern France on Friday, as they intercepted a small boat.

Notable Blogs · Simon Willison

llm-openrouter 0.7

Release: llm-openrouter 0.7 Now that this plugin is compatible with LLM 0.32 it can display the reasoning traces for LLMs available through OpenRouter. Updated for compatibility with LLM 0.32 . Models now use OpenRouter's implementation of the Responses API . Three new server-side tools: Shell , WebFetch , and WebSearch . Enable these with options like -T WebSearch . Tags: llm , openrouter

World · Al Jazeera

Ukraine’s Shakhtar to use ex-Russian-owned Chelsea as Champions League home

Shakhtar have not played at home since 2014 when Russia annexed the Donetsk region and now switch to Stamford Bridge.